Conference Session

Technical Session 4a

Collection

2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

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 3b

Collection

2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Brandon J Leung, San Jose State University; Yuting Huang, Canada College; Fernando Lorenzo, 3D Convenience; Sergio Rodriguez-Reyes, San Jose State University; Janine Criselda L. Young, University of California, Berkeley; ali attaran; Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Cheng Chen, San Francisco State University; Zhaoshuo Jiang P.E., San Francisco State University; Wenshen Pong P.E., San Francisco State University; Hamid Shahnasser, San Francisco State University; Kwok Siong Teh, San Francisco State University; Xiaorong Zhang, San Francisco State University; Hamid Mahmoodi, San Francisco State University

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technical details of the research conducted bythe interns and may seem to deviate from the educational aspect of the paper, but these can beviewed as a sample representative work and report on the project created by the internsthemselves. 2. Research Project Background: STT-MRAM TechnologyThe three forms of memory commonly used today are SRAM, DRAM, and Flash [1]. SRAM isStatic Access Random Memory that can retain data in the form of binary bits of 0s and 1s as longas power is constantly supplied. It is used as a computer’s cache memory that stores programinstructions for fast access by the processor. SRAM has great read and write speeds but itsmemory cell is relatively large in area and hence not a suitable option for large memory arrays.In

Conference Session

Technical Session 4b

Collection

2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Jason Matteson, Northern Arizona University; David M Richter, Northern Arizona University

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aim in mind, one backbone assignment given to students is to have them completesmall writing assignments about assigned material for the class before they arrive. They areasked to think through material—a philosophical essay, a textbook chapter, a news article, adocumentary—and compose one main claim about that material worth discussing. Given thediversity of the materials assigned, students will do a lot of different things to prepare fordifferent discussions: they might propose a criticism, they might elaborate and idea, they mightdraw a comparison to previous material, and so on. These small assignments are gradedprimarily on whether they demonstrate a preparedness to have a serious philosophical discussionin class about the material.In

Conference Session

Technical Session 3b

Collection

2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Reza Raeisi, California State University, Fresno; Vidya sagar reddy Gopala P.E., California State University, Fresno

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design verification of Application-SpecificIntegrated Circuits (ASIC). TetraMax is the leading tool for generating minimum test patternspossible that covers maximum test coverage for a wide range of designs. The unparalleled ease-of-use and high performance provided by TetraMax allows designers to create efficient, compacttest for even the most complex designs in minimal time. Normally, Computer Engineeringcurriculum does not include courses beyond their fundamental digital logic courses. We havedeveloped a course “Digital Systems Testing and Testable Design”; for students of ComputerEngineering who want to be specialized in the design, verification and testing side of VLSIcircuits. We will share our knowledge gained through building and

Conference Session

Technical Session 3a

Collection

2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Nolan Tsuchiya PE, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Paul Morrow Nissenson, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Mariappan Jawaharlal, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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on the faculty at Rowan University, N.J., and Kettering University, Mich. Jawaharlal is passionate about education and focuses on K-12 STEM education. He writes education columns for the Huffington Post. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 A Student Assessment of the Value of a Redesigned First Year Mechanical Engineering Orientation CourseAbstractME 100L (Mechanical Engineering Orientation) is a one-unit introductory lab course required byall incoming mechanical engineering students at California State Polytechnic University,Pomona, with an enrollment of approximately 400 per year. Prior to 2014, ME 100L was ageneral orientation course with a curriculum that did

Conference Session

Technical Session 5a

Collection

2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

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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summerprogram, the community college students were working closely with graduate students at SFSUto evaluate the reliability and accuracy of the wearable device sensors comparing to traditionalhigh-fidelity sensors, and to resolve the time synchronization challenge, a fundamental questionon using the smart wearable device as seismic sensors.Proposed SolutionMost wireless sensor devices contain individual clocks, which are just timers that use a crystaloscillator to keep time. Because each sensor has their own individual clock, there is potential fora phenomenon called clock drift. Clock drift refers to the fact that not all clocks have the exactsame frequencies as each other. In other words, they do not count time at the same rate. As timeprogresses

Conference Session

Technical Session 1d

Collection

2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

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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engineering, the learner will be able to- • Define the field of biogeotechnical engineering, describe its fundamental principle, and name various disciplines involved in biogeotechnics. • Differentiate between bio-inspired and bio-mediated processes. • Describe opportunities available in the field and acquire positive attitude toward biogeotechnical research and career.Content sequencing The order in which information is presented, plays a crucial role in helping the learnerunderstand the content in efficient and effective manner.4 Taking cues from Merrill’s firstprinciples of instruction5 and cognitive learning theories12, 13 that recommend activating existingknowledge and

Conference Session

Technical Session 5b

Collection

2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

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

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2017 Pacific Southwest SectionMeeting: Tempe, Arizona Apr 20 Paper ID #20697Strengthening Community College Engineering Programs through Alterna-tive Learning Strategies: Developing Resources for Flexible Delivery of a Ma-terials Science CourseDr. Erik N Dunmire, College of Marin Erik Dunmire is a professor of engineering and chemistry at College of Marin. He received his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from University of California, Davis. His research interests include broadening access to and improving success in lower-division STEM education.Mr. Thomas Rebold, Monterey Peninsula