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Aaron Brown, Metropolitan State University of Denver; Duane B Swigert, Metropolitan State University of Denver

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Paper ID #11056The Development and Integration of Humanitarian Engineering Curriculumin an Engineering Technology ProgramMr. Aaron Brown, Metropolitan State University of Denver Aaron Brown is Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology and Coordinator at Metropoli- tan State University of Denver. His education includes: B.S., California State University-Chico; M.S., University of Colorado-Boulder; PhD Candidate Civil Systems Engineering; University of Colorado at Boulder Professor Brown’s background includes aerospace industry work. Among his notable project contri- butions were design work on the

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Pritpal Singh, Villanova University

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Rural Nicaraguans Pritpal Singh1, Maria Virginia Moncada2, Edmond Dougherty1 and James Klingler3 1 Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Villanova University, Villanova, PA 19085 USA 2 Dept. of Electronic Engineering, Universidad Nacional de Ingieneria, Managua, Nicaragua 3 Dept. of Management, Villanova School of Business, Villanova University, Villanova, PA 19085 USAAbstractA collaboration between the Universidad Nacional de Ingieneria (UNI) in Managua, Nicaraguaand Villanova University was established three years ago. The initial collaborative efforts werefocused on a telehealth humanitarian development project. More recently, faculty members atUNI and

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Valentina Cecchi, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Mona Azarbayjani, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Brett Tempest, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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). The purpose of the competition isboth educative – educational experience for the participating students, for the general public, forthe building industry and the policy makers – and research oriented – encouraging multi-disciplinary collaboration towards development of new technologies and methods.The paper discusses the educational experience of the students participating in this internationalcompetition, focusing on the engineering undergraduate students. It describes the planimplemented for integrating the Solar Decathlon into the required curricula within theengineering, architecture, and business departments. A project as large and diverse as this onerequired accommodating curricular development at various levels and within various modes

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Rockwell Franklin Clancy III, The University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong Joint Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Guangyu Zhang, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

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Page 20.28.2  IntroductionThis paper discusses a project in which we are currently engaged entitled “Orienting EngineeringEthics in terms of China and Chinese Values: Its Significance Based on Three Case Studies.”This research has a two-fold aim: 1 to identify and rectify shortcomings in curricula addressingthe ethical, social, and political dimensions of engineering in international environments, as wellas misunderstandings in international engineering environments that result from theseshortcomings; 2. to identify and rectify deficiencies within engineering curricula offered inChina, as well as safety concerns that result from these deficiencies.As this research is ongoing, here we simply share our findings thus far

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

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Paper ID #11001Utilization of Eclipse-based Software Tools in Teaching a New Software De-velopment Methodology to EngineersDr. Nannan He, Minnesota State University, Mankato Nannan He received the Ph.D. in computer engineering from Virginia Tech. She did Post-doc at Oxford University in UK and participated two EU projects. From 2012 to present she is an Assistant Professor at the ECET department in Minnesota State University at Mankato. Her teaching and research interests are in safety-critical embedded software, real-time embedded systems, and software verification. She is an IEEE member and reviewers for many conferences

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Dianne J DeTurris, California Polytechnic State University; Jane L. Lehr, California Polytechnic State University; James M Widmann, California Polytechnic State University; Lily Hsu Laiho, California Polytechnic State University; Fred W DePiero, California Polytechnic State University; Zoe Wood Wood; Alana Christine Snelling

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. Fulbright Scholar.Lily Hsu Laiho, California Polytechnic State UniversityDr. Fred W DePiero, California Polytechnic State University Dr. Fred DePiero received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Michigan State Uni- versity in 1985 and 1987. He then worked as a Development Associate at Oak Ridge National Laboratory until 1993. While there he was involved in a variety of real-time image processing projects and several laser-based ranging systems. Fred began working on his Ph.D. at the University of Tennessee while still at ORNL, and completed it in May 1996. He then joined the faculty at CalPoly. Fred is presently the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Affairs in the College of Engineering.Dr. Zoe Wood Wood

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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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for remote customers. Students collaborated with theirpartners in other countries and with remote customers only by way of electronic media during a semesterat the US university. During this period, international student groups experienced the challenges ofestablishing effective working relationships over long distances and maintaining their teams’ cohesionover the duration of the project. Team work can be improved if students learn to appreciate the ways inwhich the team members’ cultural preferences will affect the team’s decision-making and performance.An evaluation instrument was developed and it is being tested during the current semester. First, aninitial evaluation stage was applied at the beginning of the semester, before students at

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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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Page 20.18.2  Indonesia  the Netherlands  the United States.We even have taught handful of students while they were at sea, either in the merchant marineor in the Royal Australian Navy.In our experience, isolation, lack of real-time contact with teaching staff, and lack of access tolaboratories are some of the most significant challenges faced by these students, leading to highdrop-out rates among on-line students.7 Educational challenges faced by their lecturers includedifficulty teaching teamwork skills, ensuring effective group work among students,implementing cooperative and peer-based learning, supervising projects, and enabling thestudents to give in-class presentations. Laboratory work is

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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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the weekdays, andeach day faculty and students meet twice for 3 hour classes. By the end of the STEM andEnergy Leadership program, students will complete a total of 60 hours of classes which willinclude theoretical and hands-on work as well as components of active learning. This programaims to increase students’ familiarity with engineering, engineering majors, energy, challenges inthe field of energy along with global challenges in sustainability, energy and engineering.Certain projects will require students to work in teams which will also give them the opportunityto work with other students towards a shared goal. Page 20.19.4Summer Outreach

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Shankar Muthu Krishnan, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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appointments in Illinois, Miami and Singapore. At NTU in Singapore, he was the founding director of the BME Research Center and the founding head of the Bioengineering division. He was the Principal Investigator for several Biomedical Engineering projects. He also worked in R&D at Coulter Electronics in Miami and in hospital design and operations management at Bechtel for healthcare megaprojects. He has served in the National Medical Research Council in Singapore. His research in- terests are biomedical signals and image processing, telemedicine, medical robotics and BME education. Dr. Krishnan has co-edited the text ”Advances in Cardiac Signal Processing”, and published numer- ous papers in conference proceedings

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

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engineering andconstruction firms reach out around the globe, it is essential to prepare civilengineers/constructors to meet the challenge.Outcome j of ABET requires that students have a “knowledge of contemporary professionalpractice issues in management, business, public policy, and leadership in a multicultural andsocial context”5. Internationalization is also deeply embedded in this outcome. Civilengineering consulting and construction are businesses that manage the project from its veryconception through the building phase. Civil infrastructure is often dependent on governmentpolicy and funding in any country around the globe. Hence, civil engineers and constructorsneed to be visible leaders in public policy6.Outcome c mentions a student’s study

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Mert Bal, Miami University

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Paper ID #11057Assessment of Remote Laboratory Practices in Engineering Technology Dis-tance EducationDr. Mert Bal, Miami University Mert Bal received his PhD degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Eastern Mediterranean Univer- sity, North Cyprus in 2008. He was a Post-Doctoral Fellow in the University of Western Ontario, and a Visiting Researcher at the National Research Council Canada in London, Ontario, Canada between 2008 and 2010. He was involved in various research projects in the areas of collaborative intelligence, localiza- tion and collaborative information processing in wireless sensor networks, intelligent

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Hongshik Ahn, Stony Brook University; Imin Kao, Stony Brook University; Yacov A. Shamash, Stony Brook University; ChoonHo Kim

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Wireless and Information Technology (CEWIT), the Advanced Energy Research and Technology Center (AERTC), the Small Business Development Center, and the workforce development programs of the Center for Emerging Technologies. The College of Engineering and Applied Sciences has more than 2,000 undergraduate and 1,300 graduate students. During his tenure, College research expenditures have increased six fold to $30M per year. In 1994 he helped establish the highly successful state-wide SPIR program (Strategic Partnership for Industrial Resurgence). During the past ten years, working through the SPIR program, the College has partnered with more than 395 companies to assist them with more than 2,127 projects. Dr. Shamash is

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Achille Messac, Mississippi State University; James N Warnock, Mississippi State University; Masoud Rais-Rohani, Mississippi State University

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anddetermining the value of the technical society initiative to student professional developmentStudent Outcome Performance IndicatorsAbility to function on a multidisciplinary team • Contribute to team meetings • Display the necessary work ethic • Facilitate the contributions of other team members • Explain aspects of a project, process, or product related to engineering and non- engineering disciplinesAn

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Henry Griffith, Wright State University; Riad Ajami, Director, Center for Global Business, WSU; Angela Griffith

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toassume that small scale projects with limited risk may be pursued with less hesitation, and may infact help advance the achievement of the aforementioned readiness factors required forimprovement on a larger scale. For example, Doman describes such an initiative in which leanprocess improvement was used as both an educational tool and a value-added addition to the gradechange process at Oakland University (Doman, 2011). Another similar opportunity for small-scaleimplementation exists in the course redesign process. For example, Balzer describes the utilizationof lean principles to the redesign of a course in leadership. (Balzer, 2010)Engineering Mathematics Sequence at Wright State UniversityAt Wright State University (WSU), proven processes

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Mudasser Fraz Wyne, National University

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Initiatives in the Romanian Higher Education, In the proceedings of the 7th WSEAS International Conference on Engineering Education (EDUCATION’10),pp. 104-109, July 22-24, Corfu Island, Greece, 2010.[3]. European Council, The Implementation of Permanent Educational Strategies in Europe. A report regarding permanent education, elaborated by the European Training Foundation (ETF) on the request of the European Council, October, 3 2003.[4]. Neculau, A., The Adults’ Education: Romanian Experiences. Polirom Publishing House, Iasi, 2004.[5]. Mills, J. and Treagust, D., Engineering Education- Is problem Based or Project-Based Learning the Answer?, Australian Journal of Engineering Education, 2003-2004, www.aaee.com.au/journal

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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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Asymco, whocovers the mobile industry has made somepredictions(4) regarding the future ofsmartphones. A particularly interestinggraphic is reproduced as Figure 1. Note thatthe smartphone numbers seem to beapproaching the world’s population in thenext 10 years. This is a challenge toconsider, but it does indicate thatsmartphones will probably be available as apossible educational tool with increasingpopularity with younger persons aseducators look toward the future. Figure 1 – Projection of Smartphone Users for 10 Years by World Region from H. Dediu (4)Special Considerations for AfricaMatthew Labrooy, who works with eLearning Africa(5), has written about Africa’s

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Henry W. Kraebber, Purdue University, West Lafayette; E. Shirl Donaldson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Katie Mae Hackney

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, 140 students have participated in short term study abroadtrips to Germany. The spring trips have grown in content and participation. The questions of thelong term impact of the short term study abroad on the participants were proposed as a graduatestudent project for the spring and summer of 2013.Survey MethodsA research survey was conducted to gather information about the impact of past on the 140students who have participated in week-long Germany study abroad trips through June of 2013.A survey was developed and approval for this survey was granted by the Purdue office of HumanResource Protection and created in online form using Qualtrics Survey software availablethrough the Purdue University Information Technology group (ITAP). The survey

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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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of the Facilitator,” 2011 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada June 26-29, 2011.3. Cline, M.J., and Powers, G.J., “Problem Based Learning via Open Ended Projects in Carnegie Mellon University’s Chemical Engineering Undergraduate Laboratory,” 27th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, November 5- 8, 1997.4. Goulet, R.U., and Owino, J.,”Experimental Problem-Based Learning in the Mechanics of Materials Laboratory,” 2002 Annual Conference and Exposition, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, June 16-19, 2002.Appendix ASample lab manuals for several laboratory experiments that were implemented in this course canbe found on the following

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Yakov E. Cherner, ATEL, LLC; Maija M Kukla, University of Maryland, College Park; Linn W Hobbs OBE, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Sergey V Vasilev, Yaroslavl State University; Ivan Fedorov; Alexander S. Sigov

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educational projects. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Use of a Virtual Multifunctional X-Ray Diffractometer for Teaching Science and Engineering CoursesAbstractA virtual x-ray diffractometer has been developed and used as a flexible and powerful tool tohelp undergraduate and graduate students become familiar with the design and operation of theX-ray equipment in visual and interactive ways and learn fundamental principles underlying theanalytical x-ray diffraction methods. The diffractometer has been used: for lecturedemonstrations, as part of homework and control assignments, for preparing students to a hands-on work in X-ray labs, in combination with actual X-ray