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2015 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Firdous Saleheen; Salvatore Giorgi; Zachary Smith; Joseph Picone; Chang-Hee Won

application to an entry-level circuits course.The paper is organized as follows: Section II is an overview of VOLTA design, Section IIIdescribes the assessment methods for VOLTA, and Section IV presents the assessment methodsand results. Finally, conclusions are presented in the last section.II. VOLTA Design OverviewThe Virtual Open Lab Teaching Assistant (VOLTA) is a virtual assistant that can guide a studentthrough hardware-based electrical engineering circuits laboratory. Fig. 1 provides an overview ofthe VOLTA architecture. The different modules of VOLTA, hosted in a server, are accessible viathe Internet for the instructors, developers, and students. The students use a portable compacthardware setup for circuit implementations. VOLTA is

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2015 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Jacob J. Elmer; Noelle Comolli

student survey, all of theproblems were rated highly (< 2.5) on a 3-point scale that indicated whether the problems wereineffective (1 pt), needed some improvement (2 pts), or were effective “as is” (3 pts). Due to thispositive feedback, we will be assigning this project again in future classes, perhaps with a fewadditional unit operations (e.g. a distillation step or refrigeration cycle).I. Introduction Project-based learning (PBL) is an intriguing approach to engineering education in whichstudents are assigned projects that require them to apply the concepts learned in class towardssolving relevant real world problems. PBL has been shown to have many significant benefitscompared to traditional sets of isolated or unrelated homework

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2014 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Kanti Prasad

finished chip along with its real time testing. This comprises offour distinct and disparate phases namely-Phase 1: Chip design – This basically involves thedesign of the chip based on specifications provided by the customer, Phase 2: Mask Set – Itinvolves   the   conversion   of   design’s   layout   and   placement   into   set   of   masks   e.g. diffusion,contact, and metallization masks etc., Phase 3: Mask Transfer – This involves transferring themask set onto a wafer substrate such as Si or GaAs etc., Phase 4: Packaged Chip – Thisincorporates inscribing, dicing, die bonding, wire bonding and encapsulating chip.The author proposed an innovative Education Model at Canadian Conference of EngineeringEducation held at Helifax (Canada) in 1994. It

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2014 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Leah M. Akins; Daniel C. Barbuto; Mark G. Courtney

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2014 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Tristan Ericson; Scott Kiefer

academic curriculum to reinforce measures have been to (1) increase individual studentlecture material, and all students are required to complete accountability to the project, (2) specifically encouragethree separate terms of co-op experience as a graduation students who aren’t “pulling their weight” to increase theirrequirement (Mechanical Engineering Program Curriculum, productivity, and (3) ensure that the projects are completedYork College of Pennsylvania, http://cagtalog.ycp.edu1). The with sufficient time for vehicle testing prior to competitioncapstone design sequence follows this “hands-on” approach dates.and contains two semesters of design, build, and

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2014 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Hong Li; Ashwin Satyanarayana

1 Curriculum Modification Reflects the Growth of Computer Systems Technology Hong Li and Ashwin Satyanarayana { hli, asatyanarayana }@citytech.cuny.edu Department of Computer Systems Technology New York City College of Technology, 300 Jay St, N-914, Brooklyn, NY 11201. education curriculum [6]. The curriculum must be flexible as

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2014 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Russell Woleslagle; Brian Swartz P.E.

> REPLACE THIS LINE WITH YOUR PAPER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (DOUBLE-CLICK HERE TO EDIT) < 1 A Bridge in Panama: Case Study of Messiah College Project-Based Learning Russell Woleslagle and Brian Swartz The IPC formalizes a mechanism by which Engineering Abstract— The Collaboratory for Strategic Partnerships and students can complete an internship with the CollaboratoryApplied Research offers unique collaborative project and receive academic credit for the work accomplished. Theopportunities for

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2014 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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L. Simon

computationsincluding the main variables that drive performance. Several and visualization to their websites. This tool uses the featurespedagogical studies outline the benefits of interactive learning of Mathematica to carry out calculations and display thethrough computer simulations [1-3] and the importance of results on the web. There are several stages involved invisualization in retaining information [4-6]. Simulations also installing webMathematica. The first step is to set up a servletassist to anchor abstract knowledge to daily activities. In container, such as Apache Tomcat, and Java. Support documents

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2014 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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JERRY-DARYL FLETCHER; LeeRoy Bronner; Yacob Astatke

1 A Systems Engineering Approach to Managing Engineering Student Retention Efforts at a HBCU Jerry-Daryl Fletcher, LeeRoy Bronner, and Yacob AstatkeAbstract— the pipeline for minority engineers has seen some I. BACKGROUNDrecent growth, but remains narrow, especially when compared A. Definition of termsto the increasing need for engineers in the current U.S. Retention Rate: the percentage of first-time, full-time

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2014 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Pritpal Singh; Maria Virginia Moncada

Venture Well, to develop andimplement a tele-health system in the region around Waslala to improve access to quality healthcare for the members of the communities in that region. A system was developed and implementedand details of the project can be found in references [1] and [2]. One of the byproducts of thisproject was the development of a partnership with the Universidad Nacional de Ingieneria (UNI) inManagua, Nicaragua, the largest and most prominent engineering school in Nicaragua.It was recognized that there are many needs in the rural communities in Nicaragua and a proposalwas written to NCIIA for funding to support the development of technologies to enhance the qualityof life for rural Nicaraguans. The proposed project was to develop a

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2014 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Matuga Obed; Guangming Chen

tests being performed, the patient of the week.can stay waiting for diagnosis from 30 min to120 in medium and 20 min to 45 min in lowcare.3|Page From Figure-1 (on attached page) which shows200 Patient per day significant factors, we can determine that patients per day are not significant but the rest F150 are significant. That means there is minimal r effect by patients per day on the system.100 e From figure- 2 (on attached page) which shows q50

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2014 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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James Solderitsch

A Practical Introduction to Engineering a Secure Internet of Things James Solderitsch Villanova University Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering 800 East Lancaster Ave, Villanova PA 19085 james.j.solderitsch@villanova.eduABSTRACT 1. INTRODUCTIONEveryone is talking about the Internet of Things (IOT). When Just use “Internet of Things (IOT)” as a search

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2014 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Mahmoud Elsayed; Paul Cotae

control the miniatureand demonstrate underwater communication between acoustic modem and to process our data. The anticipatedmoving acoustic sensor nodes over different distances network system setup developed in [3] will focus on:achieving optimum mutual information. We have 1. Entropy of transmitted and received message signal,developed GUI software “SAM-control” that generates where we use the PN-sequence as transmitted andm-sequences of 1023 length, handles their transmission received signals, which will be a binary sequenceand communications between sensor nodes. In addition, due to PPM modulation used by default in

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2014 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Shanelle M. Harris; LeeRoy Bronner

A Modified System Development Life Cycle for the Analysis of Complex Systems Using the Formal Specification of Software for a Kitchen Cooking Application Shanelle M. Harris, LeeRoy Bronner Ph.D., P.E. Morgan State University SDLC process is the waterfall Fig. 1. The waterfall is a Abstract— With the large complex problems facing 21st predictive model flow of sequential phases where the outputscentury researchers, such as Engineering Education, Retention, of stages are the inputs to the preceding stage [1

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2014 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Ruth Ochia P.E.

1 Development of an undergraduate bioengineering curriculum that mirrors the breadth of the field Ruth Ochia, Ph.D., P.E. Department of Bioengineering, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA of areas of concentration, this curriculum set up might be moreAbstract—Temple University’s Bioengineering undergraduate difficult.program was launched in Fall 2013 and initially comprised a The purpose of

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2014 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Alisa Morss Clyne

College of Medicine. In the laboratoryTangorra (biorobotics). 25 students enrolled in the course (23 components, students observed a microfabricationfrom mechanical engineering and 2 from electrical demonstration in Dr. Noh’s lab and discussed their own deviceengineering), and all 25 completed and passed the course. The goals. The students then designed a lab-on-a-chip device forcourse included 5 PBL modules. HIV detection or monitoring, and their final deliverable was a 1. Medical Devices (Clyne): In this module, students Powerpoint presentation of their devices. An infectiouslistened to a short overview lecture on human physiology, and disease

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2014 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Lethia Jackson; Courtney Lamar; Quincy Brown; Velma Latson

structured learning activities led by faculty who teach introductory computing courses at theshow students that computer science is much more than undergraduate level. Faculty design the learning activities forcomputer programming. This workshop is also open to K-8 the summer camp, but teachers provided feedback on age-teachers and college instructors teaching introductory appropriate activities based on their knowledge and teachingcomputer science [1]. experience. Throughout this phase

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2014 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Carla D. Wheaden

1 The Degradation of Radome Panels due to Probabilistic Extreme Wind Events Carla D. Wheaden prediction of the occurrence of extreme wind events in Guam. Abstract—Radomes house and protect valuable satellite Wind gust maximum speed data were collected from aequipment worldwide, and the health of the structures is database of monthly wind measurements over a period of 20monitored by reliability engineers

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2014 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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F.T. Fisher; R.S. Besser; K. Sheppard; C.H. Choi; E.H. Yang

1 An Approach for Introducing Concepts of Nanotechnology within the Undergraduate Curriculum F.T. Fisher, R. S. Besser, K. Sheppard, C.-H. Choi, and E.H. Yang Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ 07030 Abstract - While developing countries such as India and China than 20% from 1983 to 1999, and according to the Scienceare producing unprecedented numbers of engineers and and Engineering Indicators this

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2014 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Seri Park

1 Modification of Engineering Economics Class at Villanova University Seri Park, PhD., P.T.P. in CEE 4606 Senior Capstone Design and CEE 4602 Abstract—There are several aspects of engineering economics Professional Practices, both senior core courses. Figure 1that depend on cutting-edge technology because it is an area that depicts this relationship.integrates fundamental economic knowledge and several

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2014 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Holly T. Frederick

1 Pedagogical Advantages of a Multi-phase Undergraduate Laboratory Project Holly T. Frederick, Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, PA ‘noun’ and idea based syntax to a ‘verb’ and action based [2].Abstract— A four phase laboratory project has been developed The ideas can be applied to different disciplines and even toand used in an undergraduate environmental

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2014 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Velma Latson; Lethia Jackson; Courtney Lamar; Daryl Stone

SAT Missing 38% 42% A custom textbook was created by an established Cum GPA 2.42 2.57textbook publisher for the control group. The textbook GPA missing 31% 45%included chapters on how to program using the Python White 1% 2%programming language. The learning outcomes in the Black 89% 91% Hispanic 0% 0%textbook were aligned with the expected learning Asian

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2014 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Sadan Kulturel-Konak; Abdullah Konak; Gül E. Okudan Kremer; Ivan E. Esparragoza

development usingProfessional skills are valuable attributes required by technical an empirical study from the teamwork communication domain.disciplines to complement technical skills in the practice of the The MDL is selected as the theoretical framework for anprofession [1]. The Accreditation Board of Engineering and assessment model because of its demonstrated validity inTechnology (ABET) defines students outcomes under its predicting the stages of student development. Previously, theCriterion 3, which are specifically related to professional skills. MDL has been tested in many different technical domains (e.g.,These outcomes can be grouped into (i) process skills (i.e

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2014 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Abdullah Konak; Jungwoo Ryoo; Sadan Kulturel-Konak

1 Student Perceptions of a Hands-on Delivery Model for Asynchronous Online Courses in Information Security Abdullah Konak, Jungwoo Ryoo, and Sadan Kulturel-Konak Abstract—In this paper, we introduce a delivery model for enhanced this model by including two additional layers asasynchronous online courses in information security. We in- discussed in the following sections. In the past two years, wevestigate whether it is possible to provide distance learning designed and offered two

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2014 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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A. Kabalan

1 Think – Pair – Share: A Case Study in an Electrical Engineering Class A. Kabalan Introductory electrical engineering classes focus on Abstract—Think - Pair - Share is a pedagogical practice that introducing students to a set of new concepts which can beaims at increasing and varying student participation in the applied for practical purposes. In such classes students areclassroom. Research has shown that

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2014 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Adel Setoodehnia; Andrew Pantaleo

1 Understanding Physics Concepts through Project Based Learning Adel Setoodehnia (Student) and Andrew Pantaleo (Instructor) Union County Magnet High School, Scotch Plains, NJ and interdisciplinary education. The Union County Magnet Abstract— Project Based Learning has been researched and High School is one of fifteen schools in New Jersey awardedpracticed at many high schools as well as colleges. Union

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2014 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Kyle V. Moses; W. Michael Petullo

as nmap, the de facto correspondence between transport-layer Application ports and services, and how to manage the robust composition Apply 3 Comprehension and operation of existing network products. Understand 2 Knowledge Remember 1 III. S HORTCOMINGS IN COMPUTER SECURITY EDUCATION What is limiting in the studies described above is that eachFig

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2014 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Xuejun Qian; Seong W. Lee

buildings consumed 17.9 quads of primary energy, representingdesign is not only enable permanent ongoing reduction in energy 18.9% of total U.S. energy consumption [3]. In 2011, commercialconsumption, but also improve the occupant comfort and air quality for themillions of populations. Students used the mixed factorial design method buildings consume nearly 19% of total U.S. energy consumption [1].during the design phase to figure out the significant factors and their effects. Furthermore, according to the AEO2012 Reference case, the growthBuilding envelopes including wall, window, roof and door were selected as of energy end-use predict in the

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2012 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Todd Holden; Vazgen Shekoyan; Sunil Dehipawala; George Tremberger Jr; David Lieberman; Tak Cheung

) is illustrated with a representative model that shows a latent variable“Hands-on Aptitude” having manifestations in kinematics and laboratory grades, and hasa 100% loading on another latent variable “Concept Theory Aptitude”. Extension toother pre-engineering course grades is discussed briefly.Keywords: structural equation model, LISREL software, educational researchIntroductionStructural equation models (SEM) have been used to probe the aspects that concerncausative hypotheses/elements contained in engineering and technology educationalresearch datasets 1. The causative hypotheses/elements would convey causal assumptions,but not necessarily a model that would generate validated causal conclusions. Structuralequation model analysis is an

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2012 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Todd Holden; P. Schneider; E. Cheung; J. Prayor; R. Duran; J. Ye; George Tremberger Jr; David Lieberman; Tak Cheung