2006-1004: A SUCCESSFUL PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN INDUSTRY ANDACADEMIA: RED GOLD, INC.Jody Pierce, Purdue University Jody Pierce is an Assistant Professor of Organizational Leadership and Supervision at Purdue University's College of Technology location in Anderson, Indiana. Her business and industry background includes 28 years between General Motors and Delphi Automotive in manufacturing and labor relations. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Business from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and a Master of Business Administration from Anderson University.Russell Aubrey, Purdue University Russell A. Aubrey is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology at Purdue
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
research mission of ouruniversity laboratory, as depicted in Figure 1. The synergistic interaction between teachingand research, their drivers and end-results is also illustrated. These drivers can be classifiedinto those of resource needs (e.g. qualified personnel) and technology related issues. Resource Page 11.52.3needs can be further classified into three types – (1) design and application engineers, (2) radarsystem integrators and managers, and (3) research and development scientists. These needsare met by BS, MS, and PhD graduates, respectively. Thus our undergraduate and gradu-ate educational initiatives have been developed to provide an
method.Case Study Methodology for Teaching and LearningCase study methodology has been widely exploited as an instructional approach in varioussubject areas such as medicine, law, business, education, engineering, technology, and science.Use of this teaching method has been extensively discussed in the literature8, 9, 10, 16.The case study method promotes team-based activities, active learning and the ability to handleopen-ended problems10. Case study methodology also fosters the development of higher-levelcognitive skills8, 9. Shapiro13 summarizes several teaching and learning approaches as follow:lectures and readings facilitate “acquiring knowledge and becoming informed about techniques”;exercises and problem sets provide “the initial tools for
Radio1. Introduction This paper discusses the implementation of a course in software-defined radio (SDR)technology and systems. The course contains significant computer and hands-on project work inorder to implement working SDR systems. Focusing on SDRs provides a method to tie togethermany of the classes in a typical electrical engineering undergraduate’s curriculum: core coursessuch as Circuits and Devices, Signals and Systems, Embedded Microcontrollers, andEngineering Electromagnetics; as well as many of the popular elective courses such asCommunications, Controls, and Signal Processing. Building a functioning SDR system requiressome understanding of all of these topic areas. SDR is an emerging technology that promises to have a
2006-1990: ENGAGING UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN MACHINELEARNING RESEARCH: PROGRESS, EXPERIENCES AND ACHIEVEMENTSOF PROJECT EMD-MLRGeorgios Anagnostopoulos, Florida Tech GEORGIOS C. ANAGNOSTOPOULOS is an Assistant Professor in the Electrical & Computer Engineering department of Florida Institute of Technology. His research interests are statistical machine learning, neural networks and data mining.Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida MICHAEL GEORGIOPOULOS is a Professor of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Central Florida. His research interests lie in the areas of neural networks and applications of neural networks in pattern
Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Developing a Design Based Alternative Energy CourseIntroductionWith the rising cost of oil, the depletion of domestic natural gas supplies, and the documentedimpact of increased CO2 production on global warming, engineering students have developed arenewed interest in alternative energy technologies and careers. This renewed interest, coupledwith the initiation of state and federal sponsored programs to enhance alterative energy educationsuch as the Michigan NextEnergy program, has led to the establishment of a design basedalternative energy course in the mechanical engineering department at Michigan StateUniversity. This paper presents the development of the course, its evolution through
2006-955: TAILORING THE INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE IN THE UAE ANDTHE USABethany Oberst, United Arab Emirates University Bethany S. Oberst is Professor and Dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at the United Arab Emirates University. She is also, with Russel C. Jones, co-editor of the International Engineering Education Digest, distributed monthly to ASEE members. Page 11.1192.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Tailoring the International Experience in the UAE and the USAAbstractThe notion that engineering students need
of presentations and discussions were one hour and wasfound to be adequate to maintain student attention.Table 1. Seminar Topics Fall 2005 1 Classroom / Engineering Ethics 2 Communication Skills: Speaking, Writing, and Student - Teacher Interaction 3 Principles of Effective Teaching and Learning 4 The Art of Resume Writing 5 Understanding Individual Differences in Learning Page 11.268.4 6 Intellectual Property, Technology, and E-CommerceAssessmentAssessing the effectiveness of the training seminar is critical for the continuation of thispilot project. Success of this project also depends on
2006-2344: A POWER SYSTEMS ANALYSIS PROJECTTimothy Skvarenina, Purdue University Dr. Skvarenina received the BSEE and MSEE degrees from the Illinois Institute of Technology and the Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Purdue University. He served 21 years in the U.S. Air Force, in a variety of engineering and teaching positions. In the fall of 1991, he joined the faculty of the College of Technology at Purdue University where he currently holds the rank of Professor and teaches undergraduate courses in electrical machines and power systems and serves as the department assessment coordinator. He has authored or coauthored over 30 papers in the areas of power systems, pulsed power systems
2006-2307: DESIGNING, BUILDING, AND TESTING AN ADVANCEDINDUSTRIAL-GRADE THREE-PHASE DIGITAL POWER METERBobbie Meredith, Middle Tennessee State University BOBBIE JO MEREDITH, Mrs. Meredith is currently a graduate student, Computer Engineering Technology major in the Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Studies at Middle Tennessee State University. She earned her BS degree in Computer Engineering Technology with minor in Computer Science from MTSU in 2005. She is currently working as an Electronics Test Engineer for Schneider Electric, Power Monitoring and Control Division. Her interests include the design, building, programming, and testing of microprocessor and microcontroller based
, University of the District of Columbia Dr. Esther T. Ososanya is a professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of the District of Columbia. During her career, Dr. Ososanya has worked for private industry as a circuit development engineer and as a software engineer, in addition to her academic activities. She received her education in the United Kingdom, where she achieved her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Bradford in 1985. She was also a Visiting Professor at Michigan Technological University for five years, and a faculty member at Tennessee Technological University for 7 years prior to arriving at the University of the District of
Heidi Diefes-Dux is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Education (ENE) at Purdue University with a joint appointment in the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering (ABE). She is the chair of the ENE Graduate Committee and she is a member of the Teaching Academy at Purdue. She received her B.S. and M.S. in Food Science from Cornell University and her Ph.D. from ABE in 1997. Her research interests include open-ended problem solving, evaluation of education technology, and first-year and graduate curriculum development.P.K. Imbrie, Purdue University P.K. Imbrie is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Purdue University. He
2006-397: COLLABORATING WITH INDUSTRY VIA YOUR ADVISORY BOARDDaniel Davis, University of Hartford Daniel Davis, AIA is a Professor of Architecture in the College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture at the University of Hartford, where he has taught for 12 years. He has more than 25 years of experience as a Design Architect and many of his projects have been published in professional journals and won design awards. He has also published a book and a number of journal articles. Davis is also an Associate with Fletcher-Thompson, Architects and Engineers where he is the Director of Design of their Hartford, CT office
2006-721: MANUFACTURING LABORATORY LEARNING MODULES ONCAD/CAM/CMM AND ROBOTICSR. Radharamanan, Mercer University Dr. R. Radharamanan is a Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia. He has twenty-eight years of teaching, research, and consulting experiences. His previous administrative experiences include: President of International Society for Productivity Enhancement (ISPE), Acting Director of Industrial Engineering as well as Director of Advanced Manufacturing Center at Marquette University, and Research Director of CAM and Robotics Center at San Diego State University. His primary
2006-944: ASSESSING TEACHING METHODS FOR A COURSE IN NUMERICALMETHODSAutar Kaw, University of South Florida Autar K Kaw is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Jerome Krivanek Distinguished Teacher at the University of South Florida. With major funding from NSF, he is developing customized and holistic web-based modules for an undergraduate course in Numerical Methods (http://numericalmethods.eng.usf.edu). He has authored the textbook - Mechanics of Composite Materials, which is currently in its second edition. His scholarly interests include development of instructional technologies, integrating research in the classroom, thermal stresses, computational mechanics, and nanomechanics of
Training System Design CourseCourse Description and DesignThis course was initially designed to prepare engineering students to make effective training anddevelopment decisions within their organizations. Specifically, the course emphasizedconducting training-needs analysis, training design and development, training technology, andprocedures to evaluate training effectiveness. The course customarily began with an introductionof some fundamental principles of performance to help analyze the causes of performanceproblems. It then addressed topics of adult learning and training principles, and how to applythese topics to individuals, teams, and organizations.During the first classroom session of the revamped role-play designed course, the usual
2006-2586: E-STADIUM: REAL-TIME GAME STATISTICS, HIGHLIGHTS, ANDENTERTAINMENTRonald Glotzbach, Purdue University Ronald J. Glotzbach is an Assistant Professor for the Interactive Multimedia Development area in the Department of Computer Graphics Technology at Purdue University’s West Lafayette campus. He is also the Purdue football e-Stadium Project Manager for ITaP. Ronald’s research interests include leading-edge technologies that expand the boundaries of dynamic and interactive content delivered and collaborated on via the graphical communication tool that is the web. Related interests include web-enabling software, dynamic content delivery methods, programming graphics, and integration
2006-1476: DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN EDUCATIONAL AXIALFLUX WIND TURBINE/GENERATORRecayi Pecen, University of Northern Iowa Recayi Pecen holds a B.S.E.E. and an M.S. in Controls and Computer Engineering from the Istanbul Technical University, an M.S.E.E. from the University of Colorado at Boulder, and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Wyoming (UW). He has served as faculty at the UW, and South Dakota State University. He is currently an associate professor and program coordinator of Electrical and Information Engineering Technology program in the Department of Industrial Technology at the University of Northern Iowa. His research interests and publications
skills and knowledge thancan be provided at the artisan level. Prospective employees, as well as employees alreadyon the job, need supplementary training to exploit new technologies, measurement,automation, and control systems. The use of I&M can be classified to three applicationschemes: 1) monitoring of processes and operations; 2) control of processes andoperations; and 3) experimental engineering analysis. The first application ischaracterized as having only a monitoring function, while in the second the instrumentserves as a component of an automatic control system. The third is for engineeringproblems that often require very extensive experimental studies. Industry now requiresengineers who can compete in an environment characterized
2006-1737: COMPARISON OF BACKFILLING ALGORITHMS FOR JOBSCHEDULING IN DISTRIBUTED MEMORY PARALLEL SYSTEMHasasn Rajaei, Bowling Green State University Hassan Rajaei is an Associate Professor in the Computer Science Department at Bowling Green State University. His research interests include computer simulation, distributed and parallel simulation, performance evaluation of communication networks, wireless communications, distributed and parallel processing. Dr. Rajaei received his Ph.D. from Royal Institute of Technologies, KTH, Stockholm, Sweden and he holds an MSE from U. of Utah.Mohammad Dadfar, Bowling Green State University
2006-1957: SIMULATION LEARNING EXPERIENCES IN ENERGYCONVERSION WITH SIMULINK AND SIM POWER SYSTEMSDavid McDonald, Lake Superior State University David McDonald has over thirty years of teaching experience in electrical engineering and engineering technology. Recent teaching has been in electrical machines, signal processing, and control systems. Page 11.1131.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 SIMULATION LEARNING EXPERIENCES IN ENERGY CONVERSION WITH SIMULINK AND SIMPOWERSYSTEMSAbstractThe paper discusses introducing simulation into
2006-545: COGNITIVE SUPPORT FOR LEARNING PLC PROGRAMMING:COMPUTER-BASED CASE STUDIESSheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University Sheng-Jen (“Tony”) Hsieh is an Associate Professor and member of the Graduate Faculty at Texas A&M University, College Station, TX. He holds a joint appointment with the Department of Engineering Technology and the Department of Mechanical Engineering and is a Halliburton Faculty Fellow for 2005-2006. His research interests include intelligent manufacturing system design, virtual instrumentation, thermal profiling for process and product characterization, and simulation and modeling. He is also the Director of the Rockwell Automation Laboratory, a state-of
Azzedine received a PhD in Biomedical Engineering from North Carolina State University in 1992. From 1992-1998, he was a senior researcher at MANTECH, NC. He joined Zayed University in August 1998. Currently he is an assistant professor of Information systems. His research interests include systems model-ing, educational technology and curriculum design in Information Systems. His teaching interests include instructional technology and statistical modeling.Faouzi Bouslama, Zayed University Faouzi received a PhD in Electronics Engineering from Shizuoka University, Japan, in 1992. From 1992-1994, he was a researcher at Toshiba Co., Tokyo. From 1994-2000, he was Associate Professor of
2006-637: PREPARING NEW FACULTY MEMBERS TO BE SUCCESSFUL: ANO-BRAINER AND YET A RADICAL CONCEPTRebecca Brent, Education Designs Inc. REBECCA BRENT, Ed.D. (rbrent@mindspring.com) is President of Education Designs, Inc., a consulting firm in Cary, North Carolina. Her interests include faculty development in the sciences and engineering, support programs for new faculty members, preparation of alternative licensure teachers, and applications of technology in the K-12 classroom. She was formerly an associate professor of education at East Carolina University. She is co-director of the ASEE National Effective Teaching Institute.Richard Felder, North Carolina State University RICHARD M
only six students, or less than 6%, wereenrolled in the College of Engineering and Information Technology. This means that almost allof the student participants were pursuing non-engineering degrees. It is this fact that was mostintriguing and challenging from an engineering outreach perspective. In other words, how cannon-engineering students learn about the engineering implications of this disaster through theirservice experience?The 105 students were divided into five work groups of 21 students. Each group was assigned toa staff member who was responsible for supervising the daily work schedule and monitoring thestudents. The five staff members included the Director of the Russell House University Union,the Director of Housing and Residence
2006-1739: DEVELOPMENT AND ASSESSMENT OF INTERACTIVESPREADSHEET SOFTWARE FOR THE TEACHING OF SEMICONDUCTORDEVICE THEORYRamachandran Venkatasubramanian, Arizona State University RAMACHANDRAN VENKATASUBRAMANIAN recently graduated with an M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Arizona State University. He received his B.E. (Hons.) in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India. His research interests are in mixed-signal circuit design, computer architecture, semiconductor devices and software development for interactive semiconductor education.Guillermo G. Mendez, Arizona State University GUILLERMO G. MENDEZ is a M.S. student in the Mathematics
cutting-edgeNASA-related research into the undergraduate curriculum. Cal Poly Pomona chose toincorporate the Jet Propulsion Laboratories (JPL) robotic technology research into theundergraduate curricula of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, theEngineering Technology Department, Mechanical Engineering Department, and the ComputerScience Department. We proposed to conduct an interdisciplinary project, "Deep SpaceExploration using Smart Robotic Rovers", and develop an autonomous robotic rover.During the last three years, students and faculty participating in this program have developed arobotic rover that has successfully accomplished the initial goals of the project: (1) semi-autonomous navigation systems for remote robots, (2
2006-789: A DISTRIBUTED LEARNING NETWORK UNITES THE MID-SOUTHGeoffrey Wood, Southwest Tennessee Community College Geoffrey A. Wood is the Program Coordinator of the Manufacturing program and an assistant professor in the Engineering Technologies department at Southwest TN Community College in Memphis Tennessee. Degrees include a M.S. in Manufacturing Engineering Technology and a M.A. in Technical Writing from the University of Memphis. Mr. Wood worked in the inspection and NDE field prior to joining the teaching staff at Southwest. In addition to his academic career, he maintains a regular consulting business. Mr. Wood was awarded the State of Tennessee's Innovations in Distance
algorithms, machine learning, biological modeling, and visualization Page 11.234.1Georgios Anagnostopoulos, Florida Tech GEORGIOS ANAGNOSTOPOULOS is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Florida Institute of Technology. His research interests lie in the areas of Neural Networks, Machine Learning and Pattern Recognition.© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006Ingrid Russell, University of Hartford INGRID RUSSELL is a Professor of Computer Science at the University of Hartford. Her research interests are in the areas of artificial neural networks