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IE Enrollment/Curriculum Development

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Erick Jones

“Using Industrial Engineering Tools to Improve Engineering Student Attrition” Erick C. Jones, Satish S. Oswal, Ann Koopman, Brandy Keithley University of Nebraska-LincolnABSTRACT Bright students are leaving Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) programs.In the landmark study, “Talking About Leaving'', Seymour and Hewitt suggest that eachinstitution should examine its own set of factors as to why students leave these programs, andthen take appropriate action. Previous research has identified multiple reasons for the studentretention problem including attitudes toward the engineering field, student’s self-confidencelevels, quality of instructor interactions, and robustness of

Conference Session

Architectural Engineering Education I

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2005 Annual Conference

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James Wang

, Mind, Experience, and School, Committee on Developments in the Science of Learning, National Research Council, National Academic Press. 9) Bronet, F. and Schumacher, J. (1999) Design in Movement: The prospects of interdisciplinary design. Journal of Architectural Education, 53(2), pp. 97-109.10) Castellano, M., Stringfield, S. and Stone, J. R., III. Career and Technical Education Reforms and Comprehensive School Reforms in High Schools and Community Colleges: Their Impact on Educational Outcomes for At-risk Youth. St. Paul: National Research Center for Career and Technical Education, University of Minnesota, 2001. http://nccte.org/publications/index.asp11) Chodikoff, I. (2004) Viewpoint. Canadian Architect

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Computing Tools for Engineering Education

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2005 Annual Conference

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Kenneth Dudeck

& Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”(2). In terms of the decomposed real matrices (C and D) for Z-1 and (kr and ki ) for k,equation (2) becomes: v = (C kr – D ki) + i (D kr + C ki ) (8) The example shown here was for a set of four complex equations which yields a 4x4complex matrix. It should be noted that the spreadsheet is laid out for a set of eightcomplex equations, or an 8x8 complex matrix. When fewer equations are needed, theunused equations should be set up so the remaining unknown variables are defined aszero. This is accomplished by setting 1’s along main diagonal of both the A and Bmatrices, and zeros off

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

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Changhong Lin; Ahmed Abdalla; Wayne Wolf

g cl ayi in s st g g pl en pl tin cl os St Sample Events FIGURE 2. Measurements of system power consumption.References1 Wayne Wolf, Computers as Components: Principles of Embedded System Design, MorganKaufman, 2000.2 Ahmed Amine Jerraya and Wayne Wolf, eds., Multiprocessor Systems-on-Chips, MorganKaufman, 2004.3 Douglas Boling, Programming Microsoft Windows CE .NET, third edition, Microsoft Press,2003

Conference Session

Assessment Issues in 1st-Yr Engineering

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2005 Annual Conference

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Heidi Diefes-Dux; P.K. Imbrie; Tamara Moore

--- K. Banks Electrical D. Jones M. Lundstrom Industrial C. Chandrasekar C. Chandrasekar Materials Science A. King A. King Mechanical S. Wereley S. Wereley Nuclear R. Taleyarkhan T. JevremovicIn addition to students being enrolled in various formats of the first-year seminar course (i.e.,with or without a nano-theme), a portion of them (718) were co-enrolled in another requiredcourse ENGR 106 – Engineering Problem Solving and Computer Tools. This distinction isnoteworthy because all students in ENGR 106 worked on a

Conference Session

Design Experiences in Energy Education

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2005 Annual Conference

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Robert Harder

uniform:q " = h (T i ,x − T m , x )where:Ti , x = temperature via thermocouple locationTm , x = mean temperatureTherefore: q" VIhx = = (Ti , x − Tm , x ) As (Ti , x − Tm, x )The mean air temperature as a function of position x must be determined. For a constant heatflux: dTm q" s P Ph = = (Ts − Tm ) dx m& c p m& c pnote that qconv is independent of x.Integrating of a pipe from x = 0 to x: x x q" ∫in m ∫0 m& c p dx = sP dT q" s PxTm ( x) − Tm (in) = −0 m& c p q"s PxTm ( x) = Tm ,i + m& c pTherefore the mean temperature of the air at each x

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Programs II

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2005 Annual Conference

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Scott Danielson; Robert Hinks; Mark Henderson; Chen-Yaun Kuo; Chell Roberts; Darryl Morrell; Robert Grondin

of the concentration on the Y axis and all of the attributes onthe X axis. An evaluation of each concentration against each attribute is currently beingperformed. Eventually all of the evaluations values will be multiplied by the attribute weight andsummed to produce a final evaluation value for each concentration. Table 4. Components of the Concentration Decision Matrix Concentrations Attributes Weight Simulation Engineering Market for graduates 0.93 Integrated Product Development Has a passionate faculty champion(s) 0.89 Instrumentation and Measurement Program market niche

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Matthews; Perry Heedley

critical, since these types of issues are not detected by automatedchecks such as DRC and LVS. It’s important to have a complete set of schematics on hand foruse by those reviewing the plot(s), to be sure that they can understand the circuits involved.The Final Design PhaseThe last stage of the IC development process before a circuit block is considered ready to betaped out for fabrication is the final design phase. The purpose of this phase is to incorporate theeffects of the physical layout into the block’s circuit design and address any performance issuesfound. The goals of the final design phase are to complete the circuit design and layout andensure that the final design including layout parasitics meets all specifications. Note that

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade for Teaching II

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2005 Annual Conference

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Chris Smaill, University of Auckland

computer engineering curriculum at University of California- Davis. IEEE Transactions on Education, 1994. 37(2): p. 136-146.12. Gibbs, G. and T. Habeshaw, Learning to teach. Powerful ideas in teaching and learning. 1996, Oxford: Oxford Centre for Staff Development.13. Hartley, J. and I.K. Davies, Note-taking: a critical review. Programmed Learning and Educational Technology, 1978. 15: p. 207-224.14. Gibbs, G., S. Habeshaw, and T. Habeshaw, 53 interesting things to do in your lectures. 1988, Bristol: Technical and educational services.15. Ruhl, K., C. Hughes, and P. Schloss, Using the pause procedure to enhance lecture recall. Teacher Education and Special Education, 1987. 10: p. 14-18.16. Hativa, N

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Capstone/Design Projects: Electr-Mech ET

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2005 Annual Conference

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Michael E. Hay; Recayi Pecen

CO2 for every gallon of fuel consumed. • To showcase solar-electric technology in a novel manner. • Development of a method of recreational transportation that is pollution-free to the streams and lakes that is applicable to our state, country and world. • To do all of this without taking the fun out of it all.Because the details of the problem faced by each team differed, the methods pursued woulddiffer each year. The first year team was primarily concerned with making an entry. Subsequentteams built upon the knowledge, experience and challenges encountered by the previous team(s).The project’s main sponsor is Iowa Energy Center (IEC), a non-profit state organization whichinvests its resources to

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Wei Lin; G. Padmanabhan

Creating Access, 1997-1998.” NACME Research Letter, Vol. 8, No. 2. http://www.nacme.org/pdf/RL-1998-10.pdf4. May, Gary S. and Chubin, Daryl E. (2003). “A Retrospective on Undergraduate Engineering Success for Underrepresented Minority Students.” Journal of Engineering Education, January.5. Baker, G. (1984). “Pre-College Preparation of Minority Students for Careers in Engineering.” Transactions of American Nuclear Society, Vol. 46, pp. 35-36.6. Snyder, N. and Bowman, B. (1989). “Improving the Pre-Engineering Education of Low-Income Minority Youth: Lessons from a Demonstration Project.” ASME Tech. Soc. Publicn.,Vol. 2, pp. 1-6

Conference Session

Faculty Reward System Reform

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Gary Bertoline

Session 2155 A Look at Representative Templates for Professionally Oriented Faculty Reward Systems in Other Service ProfessionsG. R. Bertoline, 1 D. R. Depew, 1 M. J. Dyrenfurth, 1 A. L. McHenry, 2 E. M. DeLoatch, 3 P. Y. Lee, 4 D. D. Dunlap, 5 S. J. Tricamo, 6 D. A. Keating, 7 T. G. Stanford 7 Purdue University 1/ Arizona State University East 2/ Morgan State University 3 California Polytechnic State University 4 / Western Carolina University 5 New Jersey Institute of Technology 6/ University of South Carolina 7

Conference Session

Capstone/Design Projects: Electrical ET

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

AHAMAD FARHOUD

bothmotion and speech, the next step was to determine the scope and logical order of these functions.First, when motion (a child approaching) is detected, the abominable snowman, who is hidingbehind a large Christmas tree, pushes the tree aside, revealing himself and startling guests. Then,the scary creature looks around, ostensibly, seeking out the victim. Suddenly, he raises his armin a threatening manner. Then, his demeanor changes and he waves. Simultaneously, thesnowman speaks! He cheerfully greets his audience, transforming at once into a lovable friend.A complete flowchart of the scope of the project is given in Figure 1. S ta rt S en se

Conference Session

International Engineering Education II

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Radha Balamuralikrishna; Kurt Rosentrater

case studies) is provided below. Moreover, these references Page 10.590.7 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Educationare categorized according to the two disciplines that most closely intersect the field of industrialtechnology, namely, engineering and business.BooksEngineering and Technology EthicsAlcorn, P. A. 2001. Practical Ethics for a Technological World. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.Beder, S. 1998. The New Engineer: Management and Professional Responsibility in a Changing

Conference Session

Diversity: Women & Minorities in ET

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2005 Annual Conference

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Joan Begolly; Jennifer Gilley

Francisco: Jossey-Bass; 1996. p.57-95.10 Blaisdell S. Predictors of women’s entry into engineering: why academic preparation is not sufficient. Women in Engineering Conference; 1998 Jun 14-16; Seattle, Wash.: Women in Engineering Programs & Advocates Network; 1998. p. 31-37.11 Anderson L, Gilbride K. Gender bias towards engineering careers: does it still exist? 2002 WEPAN Conference Proceedings; 2002 Jun 8-11; San Juan, Puerto Rico: Women in Engineering Programs & Advocates Network; 2002.12 Kauser Jahan PE, Sukumaran B, Head L, Keil ZO. AWE: a workshop for attracting middle school girls to engineering. 2000 WEPAN National Conference; 2000 Jun 25-27; Washington, D.C.: Women in

Conference Session

New Trends in Graduate Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Denny Davis

are important to employers of engineering program graduates. Such omissions fromCriterion 3 outcomes has been noted by Cupp et al.25 Thus, the profile provides a usefulfoundation or checklist for defining engineering program outcomes.Table 5: Mapping of ABET Engineering Criterion 3 Outcomes to Engineer Profile Roles 3 h Impact 3c Design 3d Teams 3g Comm 3a M/S/E

Conference Session

BME Introductory Courses

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Amy Curry; Eugene Eckstein

).Bibliography1. Bransford J, National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Developments in the Science of Learning., National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Learning Research and Educational Practice. How people learn: brain, mind, experience, and school. Expanded ed. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press; 2000.2. Schwartz DL, Brophy S, Lin X, et al. Software for Managing Complex Learning: Examples from an Educational Psychology Course. Educational Technology Research and Development. 1999 1999;47(2):39-59.AMY L. DE JONGH CURRY is an Assistant Professor in Biomedical Engineering at TheUniversity of Memphis. Her interests in enhancing engineering education include incorporatingtechnology into the

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Susanne Green; Michele Auzenne; Chris Burnham; Ricardo Jacquez

1.3 %“We” Collocated We can n/a We areUse of 2.8% 2.2% 1.4%“Cluster(ing)”“Cluster(ing) Cluster was Join the cluster Un-patternedCollocated” Cluster were Help in the clusterUse of 0.6% 0 0.5%“Engineering”“Engineering” Engineering n/a n/aCollocated becauseUse of 1.0% 0 0.4%“Instructor(s)/Teacher(s)”“Instructor(s)/ Un-patterned n/a Un-patternedTeacher(s)”CollocatedUse of

Conference Session

Computer & Web-Based Instruction

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Tom Mincer; David McDaniel; Laurence Caretto

formulas for the user. This provides aworking example of a formula that users can copy and edit for their own use.As shown in Figure 2, the calculator has two insert buttons. The first, near the top, inserts one oftwo formulas capable of computing the critical properties (TFCritProps and TFCritProp). Thelower one, just below the calculate button, inserts the cell formula for the state results from theuser-selected input conditions. Clicking this insert button brings up the insert dialog shown inFigure 3. This dialog allows the user to specify the kind of cell formula(s) desired and thelocation where they will be entered.There are two basic kinds of property formulas. One kind of formula returns a single property

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Zhifeng Kou; Sudhir Mehta

educators should also consider testing the PBL method of instruction in different Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright. 2005, American Society for Engineering Educationengineering subjects, and the implementation and assessment approach used in this paper caneasily be applied to study its impact on enhancing student learning in their course(s).AcknowledgementsThis work is partially supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Grant No. DUE-0126671. The proposal, "Developing and Assessing Impact of Problem-Based LearningMaterials " is funded by the Division of the Undergraduate Education (DUE) at the NSF undertheir Course, Curriculum, and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Robi Polikar; Maria Tahamont; Ravi Ramachandran; Linda Head

nanotechnology –into the entire ECE curriculum, with additional elective courses designed to provide a minor orconcentration in the novel content area. If successful, this approach can then be used for integrat-ing BME into other engineering disciplines within a college of engineering, which may thenserve as the foundation of an interdepartmental undergraduate BME degree program. 3. Implementation The proposed prototype includes eight experiments to be incorporated into the ECE corecurriculum, along with a new technical elective with its own project(s) to achieve the abovestated goals and objectives. Depending on the specific class, the experiments can take anywherefrom 1 week to 15 weeks. The experiments are designed to be increasingly complex and

Conference Session

Information Integration

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2005 Annual Conference

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Richard Priesmeyer; Mary Fernandez; John Fernandez

computer technology,SIGITE 2004 Conference, October 2004.3. Krug, S., Don’t Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability, New Rider Press,Indianapolis, IN, 2000.4. Marcur, A., The emotion connection, Interactions, November-December, 2003, 28-34.5. McCracken, D. and Wolfe, R., User-Centered Website Development: A Human-Computer InteractionApproach, Pearson Education Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ, 2004.6. Preece, J., Rogers, Y., and Sharp, H., Interaction Design: Beyond Human-Computer Interaction, John Page 10.613.7Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, NY, 2002. Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual

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Web-Based & Distance Instruction

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2005 Annual Conference

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Yolanda Guran-Postlethwaite; David N. Pocock; David Dutton

. Hu, J. “Tele-lab IT security: A means to build security laboratories on the web.” Proceedings - 18th International conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications, AINA 2004 v 2, 2004, p 285-288.8. Lin, P.I., Broberg, H., Mon, A. “A web-based lab for distance learning.” ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, 2002, p 10161-10172.9. Scott, T.C. “Versatile, low cost electronics lab protoboard” ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, 2004, p 15243-15250.10. Naghedolfeizi, M.; Arora, S.; Garcia, S. “Survey of Lab VIEW technologies for building Web/Internet-enabled experimental setups.” ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, p 7897-7906.11. Grinberg, I, Matusiak, R.C. “Experiments with electrical motors in distance

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Frontiers

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Keith Williamson; Carol Considine; Paul Kauffmann; Tarek Abdel-Salam

examples of seminal case study research withinthe management literature dating back to the 1950’s. For example, Gibb and Wilkins6 cite Page 10.1013.1Blau’s7, Gouldner’s8 and Dalton’s9 work on management related cases. There are numerouscurrent works on the use and impact of case studies in education and these are excellent Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Session

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Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Mahmoud Quweider

Document: 2005-940Division: Computers in Education Integration of Educational Methodologies in the C o m p u t e r S c i e n c e C u r r i c u l u m b a s e d o n t h e B e o wu l f Curriculum Enrichment Integrated Lab (B-CEIL) Dr. Juan R. Iglesias, Dr. Mahmoud K. Quweider, and Dr. Fitra Khan jriglesias@utb.edu; mkquweider@utb.edu; khan@utb.edu CS/CIS Department, University of Texas, Brownsville Eighty Fort Brown Brownsville, TX 78521 U.S.A. 1-956-574-6616Abstract Over the past two years, the Computer Science faculty have been hard at workimplementing BCEIL (the Beowulf based Curriculum

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Orono; Stephen Ekwaro-Osire

. Page 10.600.7[3] Todd RH, Red WE, Magleby SP, Coe S. Manufacturing: A strategic opportunity for engineering education. Journal of Engineering Education 2001;90(3):397-405. Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2005, American Society for Engineering Education[4] Parsons JR, Seat JE, Bennett RM, Forrester JH, Gilliam FT, Klukken PG, et al. The engage program: Implementing and assessing a new first year experience at the university of Tennessee. Journal of Engineering Education 2002;91(4):441-6.[5] Davis DC, Gentili KL, Trevisan MS, Calkins DE. Engineering design assessment processes and scoring scales for program improvement

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MIND Education Trends

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Amy Monte; Gretchen Hein

supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No.0220500. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this materialare those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Page 10.678.7Foundation. Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering EducationReferences[1] Henes, R., Bland, M.M., Darby, J., McDonald, K., January, 1995 "Improving the Academic Environment forWomen Engineering Students through Faculty Workshops", The Journal of Engineering

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Curriculum Development in Electr-Mech ET

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2005 Annual Conference

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Donald Richter

-Year Integrated Engineering Curriculum on Graduation Rates and Student Satisfaction: A Longitudinal Study,” in Journal of Engineering Education, January 2004.[2] Starrett, S. and M. M. Morcos, “Hands-On, Minds-On Electric Power Education”, Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 90, No. 1, pp 93-99, January 2001.[3] Higley, K. A. and C. M. Marianno, “Making Engineering Education Fun,” Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 90, No.1, pp 105-107, January 2001.[4] Seymour, E. & Hewitt. N. Talking About Leaving: Factors Contributing to High Attrition Rates Among Science, Math and Engineering Undergraduate Engineering Majors. Final report to the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation on an

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Curriculum Development in Computer/Communications ET

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2005 Annual Conference

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Chandra Sekhar; Jai Agrawal; Omer Farook

downtownenvironment[8][9][10]. ss Wirele s or FSO Fiberles 99.999% availability Fig. 1 FSO/Wireless link between two buildings/campusesII. Project Definition This paper describes an undergraduate Senior Design project for designing a fiberless linkbetween two buildings approximately 500 meters apart that will enable high-speed networkinglink at Gigabit rates. The design is limited to only the FSO technology. The feasibility isillustrated in the lab environment due to limited time and resources. The link in normal

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Maixner

raises—how much of a percent pay raise could we allow before we break the bank Page 10.602.4 o Change in cost of fuel “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education” o Condensate depression • Optimal steam plant extraction pressures and flowrates (required incorporation of Excel™’s Solver feature—Goal Seeker might also be employed in various aspects of the project). The idea for this particular calculation was obtained from a design project