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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 4

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Emel Cevik, Texas A&M University; Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University; Bugrahan Yalvac, Texas A&M University; Jennifer Whitfield, Texas A&M University; Mathew Kuttolamadom, Texas A&M University; Jay R. Porter, Texas A&M University; Joseph A. Morgan, Texas A&M University

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Pre-College Engineering Education

Paper ID #29312A Study of Secondary Teachers’ Perceptions of Engineers and Conceptionsof EngineeringEmel Cevik, Texas A&M UniversityDr. Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University Dr. Michael D. Johnson is a professor in the Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution at Texas A&M University. Prior to joining the faculty at Texas A&M, he was a senior product development engineer at the 3M Corporate Research Laboratory in St. Paul, Minnesota. He received his B.S. in mechanical engineering from Michigan State University and his S.M. and Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dr

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ECCD Technical Session 4: Energy and Analysis

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Arash Kialashaki, California State University, Chico

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

efficiencyinvestments. Program administrators design and manage efficiency programs that facilitate theimplementation of energy-efficient solutions by working with program implementationcontractors, manufacturers, distributors, ESCOs, architects, engineers, building and constructioncontractors and tradespeople, and building owners.A research conducted by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) investigated andidentified major challenges to the projected expansion of the energy efficiency service sector(EESS) workforce by conducting interviews with energy efficiency program administrators,program implementation contractors, and building and construction industry professional andtrade association representatives [1]. The LBNL-reported challenges, combined

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Multidisciplinary Learning Experiences

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Lynn Albers, Hofstra University; Edward H. Currie, Hofstra University; David M. Rooney, Hofstra University; Robyn Alma, Hofstra University; Travis Chen Shen, Hofstra University

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

receipt of pledged financial supportguaranteeing the program’s solvency for at least the next four years.In addition to the scholarly work produced, helping both faculty and students professionally, theprogram also ensured greater utilization of laboratories during what was previously a relativelyslack time between the end of one academic year and the start of the next. By making availablethe skilled labor of highly talented students, the program also is producing a noticeable shift infaculty research areas toward topics that dovetail well with programs that emphasizeundergraduate education.The summer of 2019 marked the fourth year of the official program, and the sixth of any paidsummer research experience. Table 1 shows the growth of the number

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 19

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Abhidipta Mallik, New York University Tandon School of Engineering; Pooneh Sabouri, New York University Tandon School of Engineering; Shramana Ghosh, New York University Tandon School of Engineering; Vikram Kapila, New York University Tandon School of Engineering

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Pre-College Engineering Education

interests include robotics, mechanical design, and biomechanics.Dr. Vikram Kapila, NYU’s Tandon School of Engineering Vikram Kapila is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at NYU Tandon School of Engineering (NYU Tandon), where he directs a Mechatronics, Controls, and Robotics Laboratory, a Research Experience for Teachers Site in Mechatronics and Entrepreneurship, a DR K-12 research project, and an ITEST re- search project, all funded by NSF. He has held visiting positions with the Air Force Research Laboratories in Dayton, OH. His research interests include K-12 STEM education, mechatronics, robotics, and con- trol system technology. Under a Research Experience for Teachers Site, a DR K-12 project, and GK-12 Fellows

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Curriculum Development in Technological Literacy

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

promoted by a variety ofresearchers and scholars into practice (Narayanan, 2007 & 2019). Implementation procedurehas been fairly ‘standardized’ by the author at Miami University. He has been using thisprocedure throughout his research activity at Miami University. In addition to routinely usedmethodologies like traditional lectures and laboratory exercises, the author heavily promotes theimplementation of 21st century modern technology. This includes, but not limited to: WorldWide Web, WebEx, You Tube, I.V.D.L. (Interactive Video Distance Learning) etc.TraditionalAudio-visual techniques such as power point presentations, tutorials, problem-solving sessions,reflective research reports, peer group discussions, etc. also supplement student

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 1

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Katherine C. Chen, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Tiffiny Antionette Butler , Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Suzanne Sontgerath, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Ryan Nicole Meadows, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

from an internal grant opportunity by a group ofalumna and friends of WPI to support women in STEM [1]. In the very first iteration of theprogram, the goal was to enable high school women to engage in hands-on STEM research instate of the art research laboratories under the guidance of women graduate student role modelsfor a semester (10-12 weeks).By having the research projects supervised by graduate students, we did not have to burdenfaculty members (although they needed to approve their graduate student’s participation in theprogram) and the graduate students had opportunity to develop their skills in scoping a shortresearch project and mentoring younger students. Furthermore, to compensate the graduatestudents for their time and effort, a

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering in K-12 and the First Year

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Robert P. Hesketh, Rowan University; Martha Grover, Georgia Institute of Technology; David L. Silverstein P.E., University of Kentucky

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Chemical Engineering

faculty (59%) compared to a required course outside of chemical engineering (24%). In the comments to this question there were many departments that taught statistics in a laboratory course such as unit operations (25 out of 93). What was not ascertained in this survey was the statistics topics that were taught in these courses. Perhaps a future survey on this subject should be conducted to determine what is taught in universities and what topics are used by industry. 50 45 40 Percent Response 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0

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Chemical Engineering in K-12 and the First Year

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Ashlee N Ford Versypt, Oklahoma State University; Daria Khvostichenko, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Chemical Engineering

such as EngineeringWithout Borders6, and collegiate engineering design and laboratory courses7-12. Engineering-related curricula about water have been developed for use in K-12 classrooms and outreachevents13-15. We sought to develop inexpensive activities using household materials that coulddemonstrate chemical engineering separations concepts connected to our teaching and researchinterests in fluid mechanics, mass transfer, and biomedical engineering. Additionally, wedeveloped a physical game as an analogy for particle motions through pores of different sizeswith various surface properties. We have not seen documentation of a similar game in any of thefiltration educational materials published or distributed elsewhere. The lesson plan

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Best in 5 Minutes: Demonstrating Interactive Teaching Activities

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Scott A Civjan P.E., University of Massachusetts, Amherst

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Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering

would be applicableto any construction site field trip.Defining goals and objectivesMason (1) reviewed 43 studies on the effectiveness of field trips at the university, secondary andelementary education levels. Though most of the included studies related to science activities andmany compared field trips as a substitute instruction for class or laboratory instruction, theauthor concluded that Virtually all results indicated that field work should be used in conjunction with, or supplementary to, other methods of instruction.The recommendations stated by McLoughlin (6) are a good starting point for any field trip.Specifically, the field trip should be planned such that students actively seek out information that makes them

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Dynamics II - Feel the Vibe

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Yucheng Liu P.E., Mississippi State University

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Mechanical Engineering

”, Proceedings of the 120th ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Atlanta, GA, USA, June 23-26, 2013.7. Y.-C. Liu, F. Baker, W.-P. He, and W. Lai, “Development, assessment and evaluation of laboratory experimentation for a mechanical vibrations and controls course”, International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education, 47(4), 2019, 315-337.8. Y.-C. Liu and F. Baker, “Development of Vibration and Control Systems through Student Projects”, Proceedings of ASEE SE Section Annual Conference, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA, March 10 – 12, 2019.9. M.A. Creasy, “How do you teach vibrations to technology students”, Proceedings of the 121st ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Indianapolis, IN, USA, June 15-18

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Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 1

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Jerry Lynn Dahlberg Jr, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Jae Hoon Lim, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Peter Thomas Tkacik, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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Diversity

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Military and Veterans

veterans advocate and dedicated graduate school opportunities.To support an ongoing veteran recruitment and retention program, the University of NorthCarolina at Charlotte, Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science Department developedan elective undergraduate course (ENGR 3999). This course was designed to use imagery andhands on, military based research laboratory experiences to engage veteran and non-veteranengineering undergraduate students. The class is available to all engineering students, butpredominately attended by Mechanical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering Technologystudents.Our curriculum development process was guided by the Integrative Approach for CurriculumDevelopment Framework [3]. This framework explains that

Conference Session

Engagement in Practice: Engaging the Community through Educational Outreach

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mariam Manuel, University of Houston; Ricky P. Greer, University of Houston; Jerrod A Henderson, University of Houston (CoE & CoT); Virginia Snodgrass Rangel Rangel, University of Houston

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

. Additionally, Mariam has taught both on-level and AP Physics I (formerly known as Pre-AP Physics) and played an integral role in writing the district physics curriculum consisting of rigorous labs, activities, and projects. Mariam fills the role of Alumni Representative on the UTeach STEM Educators Association (USEA) Board and was also elected Secretary-Treasurer. She is also currently pursuing a Ph.D. in STEM education at Texas Tech University.Mr. Ricky P. Greer, University of Houston Ricky Greer graduated from Tuskegee University with a bachelor’s in History. He went on to work at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as a community outreach specialist & unit operations laboratory manager, and through his

Conference Session

Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 2

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Buchholz, University of Iowa; Pablo M. Carrica, University of Iowa; Jae-Eun Russell, University of Iowa

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Ocean and Marine

experiments, Froude and Reynolds number scaling isaddressed in detail, and considerable time is spent discussing laboratory safety, instrumentation,data acquisition systems, and uncertainty analysis. Students complete several homeworkassignments individually, and three standard projects, completed in teams, involving a)measurement of resistance on an underwater vehicle, b) measurement of resistance on a surfacevessel, and generation of open water curves on a propeller.Figure 3: Towing tank models used in ENH. Top: KRISO container ship (KCS) with Hama stripsmounted near the bow to force transition; bottom: DARPA SUBOFF.Content in CNH and ENH is delivered using a range of resources, including lecture notes,supplementary texts, and ITTC (International

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Strategies for Effective Education in Manufacturing

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Chiou, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso; Michael G Mauk P.E., Drexel University; Yalcin Ertekin, Drexel University (Tech.) (MERGED); Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Carlos Michael Ruiz, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.)

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Manufacturing

Paper ID #23931 learners. She also has extended experience in curriculum development. Dr Husanu developed laboratory activities for Measurement and Instrumentation course as well as for quality control undergraduate and graduate courses in ET Masters program. Also, she introduced the first experiential activity for Applied Mechanics courses. She is coordinator and advisor for capstone projects for Engineering Technology.Mr. Carlos Michael Ruiz, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.) c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 An Advanced Manufacturing Workshop for Enhancing Engineering and Technology EducationAbstractAn Advanced Manufacturing Workshop for educators

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 2

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Huiming Fan, East China University of Science and Technology

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Engineering and Public Policy

andenterprises. We should stimulate further the activity of trainings for talents combiningindustries and schools, give full play to the important role of industrial resources in thetraining for talents with engineering technologies, establish and improve the talent trainingsystem integrating both industries and education and promote the comprehensive and deepcollaboration between universities and enterprises in the faculty team, curriculum module,practice base, major projects, key laboratories, etc. Five, continue to optimize and update the resources of engineering talent training andpromote the opening and sharing of high-quality educational resources. We should activelyadapt to the new challenges and new requirements for the development of the

Conference Session

Integrating Additive Manufacturing Practices in Education

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Cherif Megri, North Carolina A&T State University; Sameer Hamoush P.E., North Carolina A&T State University; Donna Lynn Stallings

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Diversity

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Manufacturing

6 1 3.42 Modeling Laboratory Science 1 1 6 4 2.92 Collecting/Analyzi 3 6 3 4 ng Data Hypothesis 2 4 6 3.67 Development Problem Solving 3 6 3 4 Motivations for program experience Contributes 2 5 5 3.75 significantly to field of interest Desire to improve 2 4 5 1 3.58 my skills working with people from diverse backgrounds My academic

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Aerospace Division Technical Session 1

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth W. Van Treuren, Baylor University

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Aerospace

. At Baylor University, he teaches courses in laboratory techniques, fluid mechanics, energy systems, and propulsion systems, as well as freshman engineering. Research interests include renewable energy to include small wind turbine aerodynamics and experimental convective heat transfer as applied to HVAC and gas turbine systems. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Applying Active Learning to an Introductory Aeronautics ClassAbstractAn elective, Introduction to Aeronautics, has been a traditional lecture course at BaylorUniversity teaching aeronautics from a design perspective. In Spring 2017, active learning wasintroduced to make the course more interactive and hold students

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Topics in Computing and Information Technology-I

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew R. Schmitt, Metropolitan State University; Theresa Chasar, Newell Brands; Mangaya Sivagnanam, Ingersoll Rand; Faisal Kaleem, Metropolitan State University

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Computing and Information Technology

webbrowser may be the client, and an application on a computer that hosts a website may be theserver. HTTP GET requests focus on requesting data from a server and the server providing therequested data back to the client. HTTP POST requests usually involve a client providing data toa server and the server uploading or storing that information [12].3.2 IoT Emulation through VirtualizationTo adequately measure the effects of available resources (CPU, RAM, and networkingcapability) on IoT botnets, we architected an IoT emulation environment utilizing virtualizationtechniques. Fig. 1 below outlines the high-level topology of our emulation laboratory. The goalof this emulation environment was to remove as many variables as possible and to focus on

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College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ali Ahmad, Manufacturing Extension Partnership of Louisiana; Mike Wolff, Manufacturing Extension Partnership of Louisiana

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College Industry Partnerships

to PRINCIPLES II LAB Final Exam are used to assess theconduct, analyze, and interpret attainment of SLO 3. Theexperiments (ETAC of ABET acceptable target is 80% of studentsOutcome c). score C or better on final examination.SLO 4. Ability to function EET 1321: ELECTRICAL Students’ grades on the EET 1321effectively as a member of a PRINCIPLES II LAB Laboratory Reports are used totechnical team (ETAC of ABET assess the attainment of SLO 4. TheOutcome d

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Multidisciplinary Design II

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Forsyth, York College of Pennsylvania; Mark M. Budnik, Valparaiso University; Randi Shedlosky-Shoemaker, York College of Pennsylvania; Jeffrey Will, Valparaiso University

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

the Electrical and Computer Engineering De- partment at Valparaiso University since August of 2001. He teaches courses in senior design, computer architecture, digital signal processing, freshman topics, and circuits laboratories and is heavily involved in working with students in undergraduate research. Will is also a 2013 recipient of the Illinois-Indiana ASEE Section Outstanding Teacher Award and the 2014 ASEE National Outstanding Teaching Award. Upon coming to Valparaiso University, Will established the Scientific Visualization Laboratory (SVL), a facility dedicated to the use of Virtual Reality (VR) for undergraduate education. Working exclusively with undergraduate students, Will developed VR hardware and

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Engineering Technology Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pam Page Carpenter, NC State University; Nasim Lari; Erik Schettig, Wake County Public School System; David Matthew Sander, Wake Forest High School

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

experience through an appliedapproach (theory-to-practice) with sustainable transportation. The program parallels theengineering challenge of designing plug-in electric vehicles on a 1/10 scale. Students arechallenged to design efficient battery powered vehicles and solar charging station torecharge the vehicle’s batteries.Introduction Existing literature emphasizes the importance of hands-on learning. Nersessianbelieves hands-on experiences constitute the core of science learning (Ma and Nickerson,2006). Most recently, Bigler and Hanegan (2011) have found that allowing students touse equipment for DNA extraction and gel electrophoresis in a biotechnology classimproved students' content knowledge. The use of laboratories in enhancing courses

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University; Bimal P. Nepal, Texas A&M University; Norma Perez, Houston Community College

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #18020Highlighting and Examining the Importance of Authentic Industry Examplesin a Workforce Development Certificate ProgramDr. Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University Dr. Michael D. Johnson is an associate professor in the Department of Engineering Technology and In- dustrial Distribution at Texas A&M University. Prior to joining the faculty at Texas A&M, he was a senior product development engineer at the 3M Corporate Research Laboratory in St. Paul, Minnesota. He received his B.S. in mechanical engineering from Michigan State University and his S.M. and Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wesley G. Lawson, University of Maryland, College Park; Stephen Secules, University of Maryland, College Park; Shuvra Bhattacharyya, University of Maryland, USA, and Tampere University of Technology, Finland; Andrew Elby, University of Maryland, College Park; William Hawkins, University of Maryland; Tudor Dumitras, University of Maryland, College Park; Neruh Ramirez, University of Maryland, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Ph.D. degree from the University of California at Berkeley. He has previously held industrial positions as a Researcher at the Hitachi America Semiconductor Research Laboratory (San Jose, California), and Compiler Developer at Kuck & Associates (Champaign, Illinois). He has held a visiting research position at the US Air Force Research Laboratory (Rome, New York). He is a Fellow of the IEEE. He has been a Nokia Distinguished Lecturer (Finland) and Fulbright Specialist (Austria and Germany). He has received the NSF Career Award (USA).Andrew Elby, University of Maryland, College Park Andrew Elby’s work focuses on student and teacher epistemologies and how they couple to other cognitive machinery and help to drive

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Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 4

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Agnieszka Miguel, Seattle University; Shiny Abraham, Seattle University

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Electrical and Computer

junior-level courses have a peer tutor assigned to them. The peer tutor is responsiblefor holding office hours in our conference/student room to offer advice to students working ontheir homework assignments. Tutors often organize problem solving sessions or review sessionsbefore midterm or final examinations.Students organize their own study groups. We believe that this is a direct result of thecommunity we have strived to create in the department. We have an open lab policy: studentscan study in the laboratories if no class is being offered there. We encourage students to work ontheir assignments together. We believe that collaboration is a key to successful learning. Becausestudents are admitted directly into the department, they never compete

Conference Session

Virtual Reality, Simulation, and Optimization of Manufacturing

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jimmy Ching-ming Chen, Wayne State University; Y. Gene Liao, Wayne State University; Brandon Roderick Tucker, Washtenaw Community College ; Alan R. Lecz, Washtenaw Community College

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Manufacturing

associated with lightweight materials at the high school,community college and university levels to meet emerging industry needs for engineers andtechnicians in the manufacturing industry. This paper is a report that majorly represents thedevelopment progresses and results of workshops for K-12 teachers and community collegefaculty, including workshop agendas, lecture and laboratory materials, and analyses ofparticipant feedback.IntroductionTo increase energy efficiency, save natural resources, improve product performances and explorenew industry applications, the uses of lightweight materials and designs in manufacturing haveemerged as a transforming innovation. Lightweight materials are changing the nature ofadvanced manufacturing, from designing

Conference Session

Electrical/Electronic ET Issues

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joe Delvicario, University of Hartford; Dominick Gerard Lauria, University of Hartford; Patricia Mellodge, University of Hartford; Ying Yu, University of Hartford

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Engineering Technology

DCcircuits labs is to provide students with fresh challenges, help them improve their troubleshootingskills, critical thinking skills, help them perform better in other labs, projects and betterunderstand the theory introduced in the lectures.Project ImplementationThe DC electric circuits course composes of 3 credit lecture and 1 credit (3 hours) lab. Threecircuit troubleshooting sessions were purposefully designed and embedded throughout the courseof the semester. See Table 1 for complete lab schedule. Table 1: Lab Schedule for DC Electrical Fundamentals Lab Lab Index Format Subject Lab 1 Typical Lab* Laboratory Meters and Power Supply Lab 2

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Engineering Leadership Competency and Skill Development

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Lupanow, Harvey Mudd College; Donald S. Remer PhD, PE, Harvey Mudd College

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Engineering Leadership Development

, government agencies, national R&D laboratories, and universities. He is also a registered professional engineer in California. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Self-Awareness of Student Leaders in an Experiential Undergraduate Engineering Clinic ProgramIntroduction to Clinic ProgramThe engineering clinic program at Harvey Mudd College was started in 1963, six years after thecollege first opened its doors [1]. It was different from other capstone projects at the time as itprovided students with real problems rather than ones invented by professors but was still keptin-house so that the intellectual experience could be overseen [1]. The ingenuity of its design

Conference Session

Computer-related Issues

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wangling Yu, Purdue University Northwest; Omer Farook, Purdue University Northwest; Jai P. Agrawal, Purdue University Northwest; Ashfaq Ahmed P.E., Purdue University Northwest

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Engineering Technology

, these courses were redefined, so that they are now taught using Programmable LogicDevices (PLD’s) [3]. We have included Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) as thefundamental component of the laboratory experience. This change was necessary to introducestudents to the practices of modern industry that utilizes FPGA for digital design.Programmable Logic Devices are cost-effective and give hardware designers the flexibility of anASIC with very short turnaround time. PLDs give the designer the ability to make changes easilyduring the development phase through simple changes in the program without making expensive,time-consuming changes to hardware and wiring connections. Finally, PLDs are easy to workwith as compared to Fixed Function Logic, where

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Simon Thomas Ghanat P.E., The Citadel; Dena Garner, The Citadel; Jason Howison, The Citadel; Rebecca A. Hunter, The Citadel; Breeanne Baker Swart, The Citadel; Shankar Madhab Banik, The Citadel; Michael P. Verdicchio, The Citadel; Nathan John Washuta P.E., The Citadel

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

otherinstitutional requirements, The Citadel was not able to hold a traditional 8-10 weekprogram. Thus, by offering options for students, they were allowed to participate in the SUREprogram and complete their military and other obligations. Based on the number of weeks whichstudents worked, they were provided a stipend that ranged from $2,000-$3,000 along withhousing and meals. The faculty working with the students received a modest stipend whichranged from $1,000-$1,500. In addition to working in their research laboratories, students wererequired to participate in meetings with other SURE students, as well as present their outcomesduring the first week of fall 2017 at The Citadel.Brief Description of Several Research ProjectsDuring summer 2017

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Technical Session 5: Topics related to Engineering

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Morrow Nissenson, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Nolan Tsuchiya P.E., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Mariappan Jawaharlal, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Angela C. Shih, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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Computers in Education

student assistants to record and edit a few full-length lecture seriestaught by well-respected senior instructors who would retire in the near future (e.g., [14]), aswell as produce demonstration videos of student laboratory experiments (e.g., [15]). Thesevideos would serve as both a resource for current students and a reference for new instructors.By 2015, over 100 videos had been produced and it was becoming evident that the departmentneeded a better method of organizing content by subject area. While it is possible to makeplaylists in YouTube, account administrators have limited control over the layout of the interfaceand it can be difficult for students to find content easily. In order to create a more user-friendlyexperience for students