Conference Session

Technical Session 4b

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2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Jean M. Andino P.E., Arizona State University; Thonya Otsengue

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, andfundamental reactor concepts of mole balances, conversion, and yield. Moreover, the systemsthat are discussed enable a broader discussion of air pollutant formation and control. These areareas that students may easily relate to in their everyday lives. Methods by which the tools can beemployed in alternative scenarios are also discussed.Introduction Chemical kinetics and reactor design courses can be augmented through the use ofexample problems that are simplified enough, yet relate to real-world scenarios. The study of airpollutant formation and control provides example problems that may be used to reinforceconcepts of reaction order, rate expressions, material balances, and the effects of reactor systems,while simultaneously allowing

Conference Session

Technical Session 2a

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2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Dean Arakaki, Cal Poly State University

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real-world applications were preparedto spark student interest in electromagnetics and help initiate new student projects. The videoswere first introduced in Fall Quarter 2015. Although lecture video production is a well-exploredsubject, this paper describes the author’s experience with this teaching method; issues in creatingthe videos – especially for less-computer savvy instructors – and their effect in changing studentperceptions of the subject and motivation. Future directions include flipped classroom formatimplementation to enhance student interest in electromagnetics topics and applications, withaccompanying concept comprehension and retention improvements.Background and IntroductionThe author has been teaching electromagnetics at the

Conference Session

Technical Session 1d

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2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Medha Dalal, Arizona State University; Jean S Larson, Arizona State University; Claudia Elena Zapata, Arizona State University; Wilhelmina C. Savenye, Arizona State University; Edward Kavazanjian Jr., Arizona State University; Nasser Hamdan, Center for Bio-mediated & Bio-inspired Geotechnics

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materials will be collected.Afterward, the module will be made available on the CBBG website for nationwidedissemination.Discussion and implicationsWhile using a traditional lecture method for delivering the module, we incorporated a fewcognitivist and constructivist strategies drawing from the Merrill’s first five principles ofinstruction and the 4C/ID model.5, 6 Merrill’s five principles5 include real-world problems,activation of existing knowledge, demonstration, application, and integration. 4C/ID model hasfour components: learning tasks, supportive information, procedural information and part-taskpractice for teaching complex tasks by mimicking real-life situations.To provide a broad overview of the geotechnical engineering tasks, we

Conference Session

Technical Session 1d

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2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Micah Lande, Arizona State University; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Steven Weiner, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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lifelong learning andinformation literacy behaviors are more desirable in academic and professional settings thanothers. Additional, specific skills related to Making in the context of engineering courses mayalso include multiple representations, visual thinking, a connection to real world, levels ofabstraction, creativity, and application to engineering content.Future Role for Making in the ClassroomThere is an opportunity to connect engineering Making and doing to undergraduate engineeringcurricula. Making-Based Learning can support students in academic Makerspaces. It is also apotential magnet for attracting and recruiting a broader base of engineering students. Aninversion of the values of engineering analysis and engineering doing may be

Conference Session

Technical Session 5a

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2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Jeffrey Thomas Yan; James LeRoy Dalton, Cañada College; Kattia Chang, Engineering Student at Cañada College; Bianca Corine Villanueva Doronila, Canada College; Victor Josue Melara Alvarado, Canada College; Christopher Thomas; Ian M Donovan, San Francisco State University; Kartik Bholla; Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Wenshen Pong P.E., San Francisco State University; Zhaoshuo Jiang P.E., San Francisco State University; Cheng Chen, San Francisco State University; Kwok Siong Teh, San Francisco State University; Hamid Mahmoodi, San Francisco State University; Hao Jiang, San Francisco State University; Kazunori Okada, San Francisco State University; Xiaorong Zhang, San Francisco State University

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Functions Revealed by Electromyography, 5th ed, vol. 278. pp. 126. City: Williams & Wilkins; 1985:126.8 Donovan I, Valenzuela K, Ortiz A, Dusheyko S, Jiang H, Okada K, Zhang X: MyoHMI: A Low-Cost and Flexible Platform for Developing Real-Time Human Machine Interface for Myoelectric Controlled Applications. In proc. of the 2016 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC 2016), Budapest, Hungary, October 9-12, 2016.9 Lopatto D. (2004). Survey of Undergraduate Research Experiences (SURE): First Findings. Cell Biology Education. 3:270–277.

Conference Session

Technical Session 2d

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2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Si Jung Kim, UNLV; Yi Liu; Zenan Yu; Hyoung J Cho, University of Central Florida; Lei Zhai, NanoScience Technology Center, University of Central Florida; Jayan Thomas, University of Central Florida

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wouldlike to include in the app if they were a part of design team. They would like to include -nanotechnology examples in the real world, An actual nano lab that they can have as hands-on experience, effective visualizations as diagrams/interactive figures, tablets as a stereoscope, effective assessment module testing their learning progress periodically, persuasivemodule (e.g., comparison to fiend grades), and gamification concept rewarding their learning(e.g., scholarship). Figure 8 shows the overall distribution of their desire of features for anapp based nanotechnology learning. Figure 8. Participants’ Desire of Designing an App Conclusions and Future Works This paper explored students’ needs on an app based learning

Conference Session

Technical Session 2c

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2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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bryan james mealy, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

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integratingthe learning of digital concepts with learning a hardware description language (HDL). We feelthis approach overwhelms students with details, which results in students not adequately learningeither topic.This paper describes our new approach to digital design. We focus this new approach onpresenting topics in the context of digital designs with real-world applications, removingantiquated topics, separating the learning of an HDL from learning basic digital design, andpresenting all circuits using a new digital design paradigm. We first provide an overview of ournew approach, which describes our motivations behind moving away from the traditionalapproach. We base our approach on a new digital design paradigm, which we describe in thenext

Conference Session

Technical Session 5a

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2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Alexander Sebastian Furlanic, San Francisco State University; Philip A. Thomas, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo ; Panfilo Jesus Armas, SFSU; Rene Parra Medina, San Jose State University; Jackie Lok; Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Wenshen Pong P.E., San Francisco State University; Cheng Chen, San Francisco State University; Kwok Siong Teh, San Francisco State University; Xiaorong Zhang, San Francisco State University; Hamid Mahmoodi, San Francisco State University; Zhaoshuo Jiang P.E., San Francisco State University

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Figure 1, was used in this study for data collection. Shimmer isadopted because it features a 3-axis accelerometer and 3-axis magnetometer (LSM303DLHCfrom STMicroelectronics, Switzerland) that is also commonly used in many commercial smartwearable devices. In addition, the hardware and software of the device is dedicated to researchpurposes, which allows the focus to be put on data collection and synchronization rather thanprogramming another app or framework. In this study, to mimic the uncertainties that contributeto the time offsets in the real-world, a random time delay is embedded in the activation processof the Shimmer sensors. Figure 1. Shimmer3 kinematic sensors (Image is from the

Conference Session

Technical Session 3d

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2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Julia Roche, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; James M Widmann, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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many of the non-IBLAstudents to achieve the correct answer. However, as seen by the results of the DCI, whenstudents had to rely on basic dynamics tools to solve a more general rigid rolling bodyproblem, it appears that the students who participated in IBLA had a better conceptualunderstanding of what was occurring. While it may be helpful to implement the “line ofaction” technique when teaching students about spools specifically, IBLA’s are still anextremely powerful tool that can help provide students with a real-world reinforcement oftheir dynamics concepts.AcknowledgementsSupport for this work was generously provided by the National Science Foundation, NSF#1044282, “Using Inquiry-Based Activities to Repair Student Misconceptions in

Conference Session

Technical Session 4a

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2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Elizabeth Fife, University of Southern California

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research skills that are aligned with the objective to increase understandingof how engineering interacts with societal forces and how to communicate to the multipleaudience that take part in the decision-making, assessment and research, and implementation oftechnological solutions.The use of real world problems in the classroom to underscore societal and ethical concernspredates the NAE Grand Challenges, as many instructors in the past have used specific examplesto excite students and guide them to the social, ethical and legal implications (Etter,1994).Researching and writing about important problems that are at the global level and thus havebroad impact is thought to improve communication skills, understanding of interdisciplinary

Conference Session

Technical Session 3d

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2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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R. Radharamanan, Mercer University

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. Figure 1: Knee anatomy3D Scanner (Reverse Engineering)Using a 3D scanner to obtain solid models from an existing product in order to create a new oneis a process classified as a reverse engineering method. Abella et al5 described reverseengineering as “the basic concept of producing a part based on an original or physical modelwithout the use of an engineering drawing”. Based on this concept, the reverse engineering wasapplied in this project through a 3D scanner. A 3D scanner is a device for creating highresolution, accurate digital 3D models from real-world objects. The scanner is built aroundstereo-vision and structured light projection in order to generate 3D. The scanner is controlled by3D scanning software that runs on a computer. A 3D

Conference Session

Technical Session 2d

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2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Andrew W Hostler, Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo; Bridget Benson, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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.” They also indicated it was nice “being ableto ask questions without feeling stupid.” Figure 6: Average Workshop Feedback on a 5 point Likert scale (1 indicated strong disagreement and 5 indicating strong agreement)The data suggest that the workshop enabled students to obtain the hands-on skills and project experiencethey needed to give them the motivation and confidence to stick with their majors and seek out moreopportunities (such as summer internships) to gain real-world engineering experience.Finally, the workshop teaching experience was valuable to the upper division students as well. This classwas taught by a fourth year engineering student considering a masters degree, and teaching lectures

Conference Session

Technical Session 5a

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2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Erik N Dunmire, College of Marin; Thomas Rebold, Monterey Peninsula College; Nicholas Langhoff, Skyline College; Tracy Huang, Canada College

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. Thelevels of agreement in the effectiveness of the labs, their satisfaction with the lab experience andthe connection between the lecture and the lab are similar for the online and F2F students. Inpointing to their favorite lab activity, three online and three F2F students indicated that theyenjoyed all the labs; several students identified various labs involving SolidWorks as theirfavorite. The overall assessment of the lab experience from the majority of students in bothcourses was very positive with many students noting how they enjoyed learning new skills thatcan be applied to the real world.5. Conclusions and Future PlansThe pilot implementation of the online Engineering Graphic course at Cañada College in Fall2015 was successful. Students in