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Track 1 - Session 1

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2014 ASEE International Forum

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Jonathan W. Valvano, University of Texas, Austin

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shipping. The second solution was to providelocal buying options for each region (Europe, Asia, South America, Oceania, and Africa). InAsia the local suppliers offered lower prices than the world-wide distributors. The third solutionwas to get a grant for free kits. Because each lab has a simulation and a real-board component,we could identify students who were engaged in the class, yet couldn’t get a kit (completed the Page 20.14.4labs in simulation but not on the real board). We gave away kits to 50 students. Because we useda powerful microcontroller connected to a personal computer, we were able to build into the labenvironment a no-cost

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session 1

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2014 ASEE International Forum

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John Matthew Long, Deakin University; Simon William Cavenett, Deakin University; Eloise Gordon, Deakin University; Matthew Joordens, Deakin University

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Curriculum and Lab Development

thestudents another program running on his computer, allowing real-time software demonstrationsand data analysis. The session can also be recorded for viewing later. The software is run via astandard web browser and Java. Figure 1: Screen-shot of E-live being used in a tutorial in a third-year mechanical- engineering and materials-selection class, showing the software’s basic features.methodE-live web-based tutorials were introduced in our school in 2009, first in mechanical-engineering and materials subjects. The application was mainly practicing problem-solvingwith a small group of on-line students. The following year tutorials in first-year physics began.The practice extended course-by-course over the following years. By semester

Conference Session

Track 1b - Session 1

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2014 ASEE International Forum

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Nannan He, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Han-Way Huang, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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Curriculum and Lab Development

years, multiple large EU-funded researchprojects have been launched or completed to promote the application of MBD in industry, andtarget at solving challenges encountered in different real-world application domains, such asCESEAR project 2 (Cost-efficient methods and processes for safety relevant embedded systems),MOGENTS project 3 (Model-based Generation of Tests for Dependable Embedded Systems),and SESAME project (A Model-driven Test Selection Process for Safety-critical EmbeddedSystems) 4. However, there are few universities in America that offer engineering students theknowledge of MBD.In the last decade, eclipse-based tools and MBD methodology have been widely applied todeveloping dependable embedded software systems in various embedded

Conference Session

Track 1b - Session 1

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2014 ASEE International Forum

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Mert Bal, Miami University

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Curriculum and Lab Development

: industrial robots; fluid trainers; test instruments; manufacturingmachines etc. Virtual Reality or simulation systems are useful to virtually replicate expensiveand complex machinery used in distance laboratories, but it lacks the hands-on component in thelaboratory experiment, which is highly critical for students’ learning 1.From these aspects, the Remote Laboratory is a potential technology as it has the ability to fillthe gaps in distance laboratory education. Using the internet and World Wide Web, heavy andcomplex lab equipment could be controlled by students from any location. As it constitutesoperating real lab equipment remotely, this approach promises more hands-on feeling to studentsthan simulations. Remote laboratory is a complex system

Conference Session

Track 1b - Session 1

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2014 ASEE International Forum

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Marjaneh Issapour, State University of New York, Farmingdale; Gonca Altuger-Genc, State University of New York, Farmingdale

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, Farmingdale State College. The summer outreach program willfocus on real-world challenges and energy issues and introduce different forms of energygeneration through hands-on modules. Each module will focus on an energy component whileemphasizing the use of engineering technology and science involved in energy generation,conversion and conservation. The outreach program’s leadership component is embedded in acombination of activities such as: hands-on training, brainstorming sessions, world energyproblem debate sessions and team presentation sessions.Summer Program Description:The STEM and Energy Leadership program is developed to be offered for the first time in thesummer of 2014 at the State University of New York, Farmingdale State College. The

Conference Session

Track 2 - Session 2

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2014 ASEE International Forum

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Robert W Fuessle, Bradley University; Amir W Al-Khafaji, Bradley University

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Curriculum and Lab Development

partner is the primary instructor for each course in coordinationwith CEC faculty. Each partner brings a real-world example for students to work out the designwith all practical and real details. As part of this course, one industrial partner with internationalconsulting experience provides a lecture on how and in what ways internationalization isimportant for students.One way to evaluate the success of CEC’s internationalization program is that CEC has led theUniversity in terms of number of students participating in study abroad. Another way to assessthe impact of CEC internationalization program is by student surveys at all levels and by a senior“exit interview”. During this latter interview, seniors and selected CEC faculty discuss ways

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Andras Gordon, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Richard J Schuhmann, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Richard F. Devon, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Andrew Michael Erdman, The Pennsylvania State University; Ahmad Atieh, Taibah Univeristy; Peter Dietrich, Corvinus University Budapest

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, 32006). He is very familiar with Hofstede, et al. But he does not study virtual teams and he spends a lotof time on expatriates, which is not relevant to us.As Lewis observes, you have to treat all people personally as individuals and relying on stereotypes maybe devastating in a relationship or team. However, there are stereotypical business cultures that operatein various countries to varying extents.The CourseA course with real world project assignments was developed at the Pennsylvania State University, inwhich US undergraduate engineering students currently work together with undergraduate businessstudents at Corvinus University, Hungary and undergraduate engineering students at Taibah University,Saudi Arabia. Bilateral and trilateral

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session 1

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2014 ASEE International Forum

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Michael B. Cutlip, University of Connecticut; Mordechai Shacham, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev; Michael Elly, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

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, energy,environment, security, and quality of life for all peoples.”(1) There are many types of problemsolving involved in SBES; however, the simulation and solution of real engineering problems isvery important and often requires the application of numerical methods. This is one area ofproblem solving that sets the engineering students and engineering professionals apart frommany other disciplines. Thus the advancement of engineering education worldwide andparticularly in developing countries requires resources for the efficient application of numericalmethods by engineering students, faculty and staff.Access to software and the computing resources that can enable numerical problem solving is aparticular challenge to engineering departments in

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session 1

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2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Mudasser Fraz Wyne, National University

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Curriculum and Lab Development

classes that are to be offered to meet student demand [19]. Students andgraduate in these days move from country to country seeking employment or going for higherdegree. The mass movement forces academic institute to globalize or internationalize theircurriculum for various programs. Academic globalization would mean that the graduates areequipped with competencies applicable in today’s world where national borders no longerhamper the flow of employment, technologies and products from one country to another. On theother hand it is also the ability of academic communities to attract as well as integratebrainpower of any nationality seamlessly. The rationales for this globalization are somewhatsimilar for developed or developing countries. Authors

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session 2

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2014 ASEE International Forum

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Miquela Trujillo, University of New Mexico; Peter V. Vorobieff; Francisco Martin Vigil, University of New Mexico; Tennille Charisse Bernard, The University of New Mexico; Clinton Lee Corbin, University of New Mexico

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Curriculum and Lab Development

engineering concepts being taught while also fosteringcollaboration amongst students to learn the intricacies of applying their knowledge to a real-world application.2 Although it was seen by Cline and Powers that in order to fully realize thebenefits of PBL, students and faculty must accept a larger work load. The entire teaching methodtaught must be restructured in a manner that the students are responsible for their empiricalprogression through the lab.3This paper will discuss the restructuring of the curriculum of an Instrumentation Laboratory forundergraduate Mechanical Engineering students at the University of New Mexico. Increasingundergraduate enrollment during an economic downturn left the Instrumentation Laboratorypoorly equipped to