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Embedded Computing

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rathika Rajaravivarma, Central CT State University

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2006-1382: PEER ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGIES FOR ALABORATORY-BASED COURSERathika Rajaravivarma, Central CT State University Page 11.987.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006Peer Assessment Methodologies for a Laboratory-Based CourseAbstractAdvances in technology and the explosive growth of the Internet have called fornew ways of learning environment. The content delivery is no longer the passiveapproach of lecture emanating from the teacher to the student. It is imperativethat computer networking courses taught at the undergraduate level containadequate hands-on implementation based projects and experiments in order tobetter train students. The computing curricula 2001 (CC2001

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Computers in Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ece Yaprak, Wayne State University

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2006-1431: INTEGRATING TEACHING AND TECHNOLOGY USING COELIVEEce Yaprak, Wayne State University Dr. Ece Yaprak is an Associate Professor of Engineering Technology at WSU. Her academic interests are in digital design and computer networking. Her research has led to seven NASA and one U.S. NAVY faculty fellowships and three NASA grants. Her professional experience at General Electric, the Ford Motor Company, and several NASA laboratories and the US Navy SPAWAR Center help her blend real world experience into her teaching. She has won three teaching awards in the College of Engineering. She has developed distance learning classes. She is an IEEE/TAC program evaluator

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Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Xueshu Song, Northern Illinois University; Abul Azad, Northern Illinois University

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2006-1421: INTERNET-BASED PHYSICAL EXPERIMENTS: APPLICATIONWITHIN A LABORATORY COURSEAbul Azad, Northern Illinois University DR. ABUL AZAD is an Assistant Professor with the Department of Technology of Northern Illinois University, USA since July 2001. He completed his PhD in 1994 from the University of Sheffield, UK, which was sponsored by the Commonwealth Scholarship, UK. Subsequently he worked with the University of Sheffield and University of Portsmouth (UK) with various capacities. His research and teaching interests include Internet-based physical experiments, mechatronics, real-time computer control, adaptive/intelligent control, and mobile robotics. Dr. Azad has over 75 referred

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Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Benjamin Anderson, Iowa State University; Thomas Daniels, Iowa State University

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class. In addition,Xen Worlds allows for the turn-in of an entire virtual network instead of a few select artifactssuch as configuration files, programs, outputs or screen shots. This allows for grading to occurdirectly on the VMs as the instructor or teaching assistants are able to run the VM to evaluate itsbehavior. Finally, Xen Worlds can achieve these goals with a relatively modest hardware costand no software cost.The prototype of the Xen Worlds project was introduced in the senior-level course CprE 431X,Basics of Information Security, in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at IowaState University during the Spring 2005 semester, and has been greatly expanded for the nextoffering of the course in Spring 2006. This paper will

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Roxanne Toto, Pennsylvania State University; Mark Wharton, Pennsylvania State University; John Cimbala, Pennsylvania State University; John Wise, Pennsylvania State University

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2006-1599: ONE STEP BEYOND: LECTURING WITH A TABLET PCRoxanne Toto, Pennsylvania State University Roxanne Toto is an instructional designer and e-Learning Support Specialist for Engineering Instructional Services at the Pennsylvania State University. In this capacity she supports faculty, teaching assistants and staff in developing technology skills and integrating those skills into courses and provides assistance in the areas of teaching, learning, instructional technology, and assessment. She received her B.A. in American Studies from Temple University in Philadelphia, her M.S. in Instructional Design and Technology from Philadelphia University; and is currently writing her dissertation in

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Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan Lord, University of San Diego; Leonard Perry, University of San Diego

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2006-1184: TABLET PC-IS IT WORTH IT? A PRELIMINARY COMPARISON OFSEVERAL APPROACHES TO USING TABLET PC IN AN ENGINEERINGCLASSROOMSusan Lord, University of San Diego Susan M. Lord received a B.S. from Cornell University and the M.S. and Ph.D. from Stanford University and is an Associate Professor of EE at the University of San Diego. Her teaching and research interests include electronics, optoelectronics, microwave photonics, materials science, & first year engineering courses. She and several colleagues won the 2004 Helen Plants award for Best Nontraditional Session at FIE2004 for Feminist Frontiers.Leonard Perry, University of San Diego Leonard A. Perry, PhD is an Assistant Professor of

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Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Phillips, University of Guelph; Michele Oliver, University of Guelph; Bill Van Heyst, University of Guelph; Douglas Joy, University of Guelph; Warren Stiver, University of Guelph

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advisorbut they are encouraged and free to seek help from all faculty in the school.To quantify whether CAD/CAE is being used intelligently we asked University of GuephProfessor Emeritus Jan Jofriet to review four capstone design reports (which incorporated CAEas part of the design process) against a number of ‘intelligent use’ indicators. Professor Jofriethas an extensive background in researching and teaching of FEA. The projects utilized eitherCFD or solid mechanics within their design. Six measures were used to assess the level ofintelligent CAE use. Table 1 provides the six measures and the descriptors used for each of thesemeasures.Observations and DiscussionOne of the most valuable outcomes that has resulted from this effort in the second

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Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Saeid Moslehpour, University of Hartford; Racquel Brown, University of Hartford

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called Orcad-PSpice. This programprovides students with a teaching environment to virtually design digital and analog circuits. TheROM programming starts from simulation and goes on to programming the real devices. Aprogram called TT2ROM is used along with Orcad-PSpice to make the student fully comprehendthe usage of these devices. The TT2ROM program is used to produce an Intel Hex File and thenthese files are linked to Orcad-PSpice for simulation purposes. Students now have theopportunity to design and program their information onto ROM devices2.Orcad-PSpice is an electronic simulator used to test and design analog and digital circuits as wellas designing printed circuit boards. The Orcad Capture is only one part of the Orcad-PSpicefamily of

Conference Session

Mobile Robotics in Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bradley Bishop, U.S. Naval Academy; Carl Wick, U.S. Naval Academy; George Piper, U.S. Naval Academy

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2006-1905: TEACHING ROBOT DESIGN: STUDENT-DRIVEN, OPEN-ENDEDDESIGN PROJECTSBradley Bishop, U.S. Naval Academy BRADLEY E. BISHOP is an Associate Professor in the Weapons and Systems Engineering Department at the United States Naval Academy (USNA). He received the B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Michigan State University in 1991, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in EE from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1994 and 1997, respectively. He is the founder of the Mobile Robotics Laboratory at USNA. His research interests include robot swarm control, autonomous surface vessels, and nonlinear control.Carl Wick, U.S. Naval Academy CARL E. WICK is a Professor and

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Computed Simulation and Animation

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Raymond Jacquot, University of Wyoming; Cameron Wright, University of Wyoming; Robert Kubichek, University of Wyoming

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0 0 Figure 11. Line voltage as a function of distance and time for pulse propagation.ConclusionThe authors have discussed a series of MATLAB programs written to assist in the teaching ofelectrical transmission lines. Both sinusoidal steady-state and transient behaviors areexamined graphically with dynamic animations being the most instructive. The programs can beused in the classroom or in the computer laboratory, although some careful thought by theinstructor on how they will be used is required to get the maximum benefit. These and otherpartial differential equation animation programs are available at the University of WyomingMATLAB animation resource website at www.eng.uwyo.edu/classes/matlabanimateThese

Conference Session

Issues in Digital Signal Processing

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Kubichek, University of Wyoming; Thad Welch, U.S. Naval Academy; Cameron Wright, University of Wyoming

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Page 11.33.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006A Comprehensive Suite of Tools for Teaching Communications Courses Abstract Both the U.S. Naval Academy and the University of Wyoming offer a wide variety of electricalengineering courses concerning communications. Additionally, required design courses offeropportunities for exposure to a wide variety of real-world communication systems and topics.Whether these courses are discussing the basics of analog and digital communications, or thedetails of advanced digital modulation schemes and error performance, until very recently, wehave found it exceeding difficult to perform communications systems demonstrations and thesubsequent signal

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Programming for Engineering Students

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ramzi Bualuan, University of Notre Dame

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Engineering Course Based onStudent Feedback,” 2004 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Salt Lake City, Utah, June 2004.3. Kuncicky, D., Matlab Programming, Prentice-Hall, 2003.4. Herniter, M., Pangasa, R., Scott, D., “Teaching Programming Skills with Matlab”, 2001 ASEE AnnualConference and Exposition, Albuquerque, New Mexico, June 2001.5. Azemi, A., “Using Matlab to Teach the Introductory Computer-Progamming Course for Engineers, 2004ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Salt Lake City, Utah, June 2004.6. Cole, W., Everbach, E., McKnight, S., Ruane, M., Tadmor, G., “Teaching Computers to EngineeringFreshmen Through a ‘High-Tech Tools and Toys Laboratory’ ”, 2001 ASEE Annual Conference andExposition, Albuquerque, New Mexico, June 2001.7. Litkouhi

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Computing Tools for Engineering Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Asad Azemi, Pennsylvania State University; Laura L. Pauley

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2006-1149: TEACHING THE INTRODUCTORY COMPUTER-PROGRAMMINGCOURSE FOR ENGINEERS USING MATLAB AND SOME EXPOSURE TO CAsad Azemi, Pennsylvania State University Asad Azemi is an associate professor of Engineering at Penn State University. He has received his B.S. degree from UCLA in 1982, M.S. degree from Loyola Marymount University in 1985, and Ph.D. degree from University of Arkansas in 1991. His professional interests are in nonlinear stochastic systems, control systems, signal estimation, bio-computing, and use of computers in undergraduate and graduate education.Laura Pauley, Pennsylvania State University Laura Pauley is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and the Arthur L. Glenn Professor of

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Mobile Robotics in Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Parten, Texas Tech University

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a new system to meet this need forBEST has become a project for the TTU ECE second project Laboratory.II Project LaboratoriesThe laboratory structure in the Electrical and Computer Engineering department at TexasTech University is somewhat different than most university laboratories [1-10]. There arefive, 3-hour credit required laboratory classes. Although all of the laboratories have pre-requisites, they are not associated with any one class. All of the laboratories requirestudents to work in teams on long term projects. The student teams each have a projectadvisor, separate from the lab instructor and teaching assistant associated with each labclass and section. All of the teams report on their progress and answer questions on

Conference Session

Embedded Computing

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hugh Jack, Grand Valley State University; Nael Barakat, Grand Valley State University

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package thatallows data collection and control systems to be constructed very quickly for industrial applica-tions. Unfortunately the high cost of the system (> $2000) made it unsuitable for laboratory envi-ronments where students commonly damage the DAQ boards. Moreover, the software hides manyof the implementation details which is very convenient for professionals, but makes it very diffi-cult to teach the fundamentals. Based upon these observations the use of LabVIEW was reduced(not eliminated).In 2003 we began to use Axiom development boards5 based upon the Motorola 68HC11. Theseboards have a price of $89 and allowed students to program systems in C. This shift was very suc-cessful and allowed students to implement control systems that

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Embedded Computing

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven Barrett, University of Wyoming; Daniel Pack, U.S. Air Force Academy

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design as you teach in class.ResultsFor the two elective courses, to measure how well the concepts were internalized by thestudents involved (4 courses, approximately 120 students), students were tested on theconcepts via traditional tests and final examinations. Students performed well ondescribing key components of the concepts and applying them in design exercises.Students also did a good job of properly documenting their work in laboratory notebooks.Students were allowed to use their laboratory notebooks during tests and examinations.This was purposely done to encourage them to employ sound documentation techniquesand also to emphasize the use of the laboratory notebook as a tool.The most exciting results were in the final design projects in

Conference Session

Issues in Digital Signal Processing

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cameron Wright, University of Wyoming; David Mares, University of Wyoming; Steven Barrett, University of Wyoming; Thad Welch, U.S. Naval Academy

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who wish to learn more about bioinstrumentation and biosignalprocessing who either have not taken all these foundational courses or do not feel well preparedin these areas. To meet this pedagogical challenge, the authors have incorporated a large numberof demonstrations and laboratory exercises into these courses, based upon our experience that thisgreatly aids learning.8–12 We take advantage of a new and highly flexible tool for educators: thenew ELVIS benchtop platform combined with the latest version of LabVIEW, both now availablefrom National Instruments (www.ni.com). In addition, the authors integrated various BIOPACproducts (available from BIOPAC Systems, Inc., www.biopac.com) with ELVIS in a way notseen before. The results of using

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Computers in Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Jones, Southwest Tennessee Community College; James M. Northern, Southwest Tennessee Community College

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College James M. Northern, P.E., is currently Program Coordinator of Electrical Engineering Technology at Southwest Tennessee Community College. He graduated from Memphis State University with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering in 1970. He also has a B.S. in Psychology and a M.S. in Technical Education from Memphis State University. Mr. Northern worked as an engineer and senior engineer at Allan & Hoshall for 8 years in the area of rural power system analysis and has been teaching at Southwest for 25 years in the areas of instrumentation and electrical engineering technology. Page 11.1417.1

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Computers in Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shahnam Navaee, Georgia Southern University

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. Slicing Solids k. Presentation of Solids. Table 1. A Summary of Several Important Solid Modeling OperationsThe developed reference guide has been provided to all instructors assigned to teach this coursein the spring 2006 semester. The instructors can utilize such a guide while teaching in theclassroom/laboratory settings to complement their teaching and effectively aid the students withthe understanding and visualization of three-dimensional solids. Using this guide, a variety ofsolid models can be developed and edited with ease through interactions and discussions withstudents. The constructed models effectively enhance the visualization capabilities of studentsand provide them with new perspectives. This method of delivery for

Conference Session

Issues in Digital Signal Processing

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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CHIH-WEI HUANG, Arizona State University; Ashwinn Natarajan, Arizona State University; Rony Ferzli, Arizona State University; Andreas Spanias, Arizona State University

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6. REFERENCES[1] T. B. Welch, C. H. G. Wright, and M. G. Morrow, “Experiences in Offering A DSP-based Communication Laboratory,” Digital Signal Proc. Workshop, 2004 and the 3rd IEEE Sig. Proc. Education Workshop, pp. 68-72, Aug 2004[2] W.-S. Gan, “Teaching and Learning the Hows and Whys of Real-Time Digital Signal Processing,” IEEE Trans. on Educ., vol. 45, no. 4, pp. 336-343, Nov. 2002[3] M. D. Galanis, A. Papazacharias, and E. Zigouris, “A DSP Course for Real-Time Systems Design and Implementation Based on the TMS320C6211 DSK,” 14th International Conf. On Dig. Sig. Proc., vol. 2, pp. 853-856, July 2002[4] S. L. Wood, G. C. Orsak, J. R. Treichler, D. C. Munson, S. C. Douglas, R. Athale, and M. A. Yoder, “DSP

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Issues in Digital Signal Processing

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Murat Tanyel, Geneva College

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2006-814: VIRTUAL TOOLKIT FOR COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS AS A TOOLFOR INNOVATIONMurat Tanyel, Geneva College Murat Tanyel is a professor of engineering at Geneva College. He teaches upper level electrical engineering courses. Prior to Geneva College, Dr. Tanyel taught at Dordt College, Sioux Center, IA from Aug. 1995 to Aug. 2003. Prior to 1995, he was at Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA where he worked for the Enhanced Educational Experience for Engineering Students (E4) project, setting up and teaching laboratory and hands-on computer experiments for engineering freshmen and sophomores. For one semester, he was also a visiting professor at the United Arab Emirates University in Al-Ain, UAE

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Issues in Computer Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Timothy Bower, Kansas State University-Salina

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Page 11.1394.2read and modify, if needed, any exported global variables and data structures. The ability toread the kernel’s global data makes them ideal for student projects that examine global datastructures to more closely observe the behavior of the operating system. These projects typicallyonly read the data, so the stability of the system is maintained.With the introduction of the bachelor degree in Computer Systems Technology, Kansas StateUniversity at Salina offered an operating systems class for the first time in the fall 2004semester. From the initial planning of the class, the laboratory programming projects were aprimary concern. It was felt that programming projects using real operating systems would beperceived as more relevant

Conference Session

Computing Tools for Engineering Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Saroj Biswas, Temple University; Musoke Sendaula, Temple University; Sesha Yeruva, Temple University; Krishana Priya Sannidhi, Temple University; Ravi Shankar Dwivedula, Temple University

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makesit accessible to students at any time, b) it is interactive much like the way a student interacts witha human tutor, c) it is intelligent in the sense that it mimics the teaching style of a human tutor,and d) it is adaptable by any instructor. The course material is organized as a collection oflogical interrelated topics with examples, and exercise problems. The tutoring system maintainsa database for every interaction that the student makes with the system. As the studentprogresses through a course, the system records every move that the student makes, such as, thenumber of attempts that the student makes in solving a particular problem, whether the student isable to solve a problem, etc., and suggests prerequisites as the student stumbles

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Computed Simulation and Animation

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Frank Pietryga, University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown

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determination of proper circuit breaker selection and bracing of buswork and cabling. Traditionally, calculations for load flow and fault current analysis of smallpower systems have been done by hand and/or modern scientific calculators. With the use of theanimated simulation tool, the students obtained a good “feel” of what was happening within thecomplex power system. While teaching this course, the instructor has not abandoned thepresentation of the hand calculations of these quantities. Basic power system analysiscalculations are still presented, but concepts are enhanced with the use of the simulation tool.The students gain an appreciable understanding of the capabilities of the PowerWorld Simulatorafter the typical hand calculations are presented

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Computing Tools for Engineering Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Josephson, Tuskegee University; Jaya Krishnagopalan, Tuskegee University; Nader Vahdat, Tuskegee University

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Engineering Department. His research interests include adsorption, permeation of chemicals through polymeric materials, membrane separation and fire extinguishing agents. Page 11.1144.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Spreadsheet Instruction Within A First Year Chemical Engineering CourseAbstractThis paper reports upon our experiences with incorporating formal instruction in spreadsheetsoftware (Microsoft Excel) in our department’s introductory chemical engineering course.Spreadsheet instruction was conducted in the department’s computer laboratory with all thestudents

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Embedded Computing

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Clark Merkel, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; David Fisher, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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-HulmanInstitute of Technology. A two week “PLC” experience was implemented based on theuse of Allen-Bradley Pico PLCs and the Picosoft application software. Additionally twodifferent laboratory demonstration stations were built in-house to provide a “hands-on”control experience for students. This paper talks about how the “PLC” experience hasbeen implemented and how well it has been received as part of the mechatronics course.Introduction:Mechatronics at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology has historically been a classfocused on the use of microcontroller devices and the language skills needed to programthem. In this course, students learn to program a Handy Board microcontroller and use itto monitor a variety of different sensors and control a number of

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Mobile Robotics in Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Ahlgren, Trinity College; Igor Verner, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology

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to facilitate it by introducing theoretical tests (Robotics Olympiads) as integral parts ofrobot contests. We present our experience of theoretical tests at the Trinity College Fire-FightingHome Robot Contests [3], Botball Tournaments [4], and International Robot Olympiads [5].Teaching for Understanding and Aptitude DevelopmentAptitude can be defined as a capacity or potential for achievement in a given area based on theability to understand phenomena and principles both formally and through experience [6]. Thethree components of the aptitude are knowledge, ability, and motivation.Development of aptitude and understanding is not an automatic result of any learning process.From the experience of educational studies in mathematics and science

Conference Session

Embedded Computing

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anshuman Panda, Polytechnic University; Hong Wong, Polytechnic University; Vikram Kapila, Polytechnic University; Sang-Hoon Lee, Polytechnic University

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2006-1522: TWO-TANK LIQUID LEVEL CONTROL USING A BASIC STAMPMICROCONTROLLER AND A MATLAB-BASED DATA ACQUISITION ANDCONTROL TOOLBOXAnshuman Panda, Polytechnic University ANSHUMAN PANDA was born in New Delhi, India. He is currently pursuing a dual B.S/M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering and expects to graduate in December 2006. He is a member of Tau Beta Pi. He has worked as a teaching and research assistant with responsibilities in the area of mechatronics.Hong Wong, Polytechnic University HONG WONG was born in Hong Kong, China. In June of 2000 and 2002, he received the B.S. and M.S. degrees, respectively, in Mechanical Engineering from Polytechnic University, Brooklyn, NY. He is a member of Pi

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Programming for Engineering Students

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Filsinger, University of Cincinnati

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2006-1745: DESIGNING AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE COURSE FORELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY STUDENTSMichael Filsinger, University of Cincinnati MICHAEL D. FILSINGER is an Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology at the University of Cincinnati. He received a BA in Mathematics and MS degrees in Mathematics and Computer Science from the University of Cincinnati in 1990, 1992, and 1994, respectively. In addition to teaching, he has served as a computer system administrator. He is a member of IEEE, ASEE, and the Phi Beta Kappa honor society. Page 11.417.1

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Embedded Computing

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yul Chu, Mississippi State University

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break(e.g., Thanksgiving break) during the project term (from Oct. 22 to Nov. 28), most students wereshort of time to finish the project on time. Therefore, it would be better to start the project oneweek earlier than Oct. 22 for every fall semester (from the students’ comments).4. Conclusions There have been so many software tools developed to teach computer architecture classes.Traditionally, those tools have many options to select for any proper operations or consist oflengthy lines of code to figure out. Therefore, students are required to figure out the options firstand then learn the proper operations. In addition, since the tools used to have limited functions tooperate, it is difficult to design a new function logic with the tools