Conference Session

TC2K Methods and Models

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lynn Kelly, New Mexico State University; Michael Morrell, New Mexico State University; Thomas Jenkins, New Mexico State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

type. For example, if theaverage student score on the exam has been declining each time the exam is offered, then theprogram should recognize this trend and investigate the causes and remedies – closing the loop.Also, if the average scores are good or even rising over time – the definition of success - butspecific question(s) on a specific topic has been consistently poor, then once again the programshould recognize that this concept, which is part of the students desired skill set or it wouldn’t bein the exam, needs to be investigated. Therefore, a tool such as the senior competency exam hasa lot of potentially useful data which can be utilized for assessment but this information is oftenhard to gather and recognize within the large data set

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado at Boulder

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Environmental Engineering

, R.D., J-S. Shih, and S.L. Sessions. 2000. Comparative risk assessment: an internationalcomparison of methodologies and results. J. Hazardous Materials. 78: 19-39. Page 12.1288.6

Conference Session

Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs and Issues

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Valerie Galarza, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Mariela Figueroa, UPRMUniversity of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Cristina Lugo, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Ricardo Rodriguez, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Francisco Rivera, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Alexandra Medina-Borja, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

5 4 Public 3 Frequency 2 Private 1 Rural 0 s t ty

Conference Session

Educational Software

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harry Franz, University of Houston-Downtown; Alberto Gomez-Rivas, University of Houston-Downtown

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

Power Factor KVA KW KVARS “C” bankKVARS “ S 0 100% Desired . LINE FEED PLANT LOAD P.F.CorrectionMOTOR LOAD POWER FACTOR CORRECTION SYSTEM USING SOFTWARE THAT WILL CORRECT THEPOWER FACTOR TO A DESIRED “SET” VALUE.FOR LINE FEED :*THE SYSTEM HAS INDICATORS FOR PLANT LINE FEED VOLTS and AMPSFOR PLANT LOAD :*THE SYSTEM HAS INDICATORS FOR PLANT LOAD POWER FACTOR, KVA, KW, KVARSFOR POWER FACTOR CORRECTIONUSING A “C” (CAPACITOR) BANK:*THE SYSTEM HAS A

Conference Session

Assessing Design Coursework I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shih-Liang (Sid) Wang, North Carolina A&T State University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

://www.ideationtriz.com/software.asp[7] Goldfire Innovator from the Invention Machine, http://www.invention-machine.com/[8] Kaplan, S., Introduction to TRIZ, Ideation International, Inc., 1997.[9] The TRIZ journal, http://www.triz-journal.com/[10] Otto, K. and Wood, K., Product Design, Prentice Hall, 2000.[11] Dieter, G., Engineering Design: A Materials and Processing Approach, 3rd ed., McGraw-Hill, 1999.[12] U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission's website, http://www.centennialofflight.gov/index.cfm[13] NASA Glenn Research Center - The Beginner's Guide to Aeronautics, http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K- 12/airplane/[14] Popular Mechanics, http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/air_space[15] ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) Mechanical Engineering

Conference Session

Integrating Mathematics, Science, and Engineering

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenna Carpenter, Louisiana Tech University

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

Conference4. N. A. Pendergrass, Robert E. Kowalczyk, John P. Dowd, Raymond N. Laoulache, William Nelles, James AGolen and Emily Fowler (1999), Improving First-year Engineering Education, Proceedings of the 1999 Frontiers inEducation conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico5. N. Fisher, S. Rankin, B. Saunders, and K. Millett (2006), Excellence in Undergraduate Mathematics:Confronting Diverse Student Interests, A Final Report, Retrieved January 16, 2007, fromhttp://www.math.uic.edu/~mer/pages/Excellencepage/Final_report-_EUM_proj..pdf. Page 12.914.6

Conference Session

Hands-on Materials Science and Engineering

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gangbing Song, University of Houston; Richard Bannerot, University of Houston

Tagged Divisions

Materials

evaluating the demonstrations indicated (94% agreement) that the SMA interactivedemonstrations are “very effective” or “effective” in demonstrating the concept of SMA.AcknowledgementsThe authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support from the National Science Foundation(Grant No. 0341143 and Grant No. 0305027). This interactive demonstration was an outcomeof an interdisciplinary senior design project.References1. Ambrose, S. A. and C. H. Amon. “Systematic Design of a First-year Mechanical Engineering Course at Carnegie Mellon University,” Journal of Engineering Education, pp. 173-181, April, 1997.2. Felder, R.M. and L.K. Silverman, “Learning and Teaching Styles in Engineering Education,” Engineering of Education, Vol. 78, pp.674-681

Conference Session

Graduate Education and Undergraduate Research in ET

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jinwen Zhu, Missouri Western State University; Virendra Varma, Missouri Western State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

International was used in our project, which starts withunderstanding the physics of the basic semiconductor, dielectric, and conducting Page 12.234.3materials. The software provides a Virtual Wafer Fab technology simulation environmentenabling the ATHENA process technology simulators and the ATLAS device technologysimulators to prepare, run, optimize, and analyze semiconductor experiments to achieveoptimal process recipes and device targets3. In our project, the ATLAS device simulatorwas used to simulate the electrical behavior of our devices. The software includes severalmodules: S-Pisces/Device3D, 2D/3D device simulators; Blaze, 2D & 3D devicesimulator

Conference Session

Knowing our Students, Part 1

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heidi Loshbaugh, Colorado School of Mines; Brittany Claar, Regis University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

a student enrolls into an institution perceivedas having a particular identity, s/he must engage with that identity and ultimately choose whetherto accept or reject it as personally relevant and desirable or tolerable. Engineering students,particularly at a STEM-intensive institution, must engage with the broader cultural perceptionthat engineers are geeks; at MT, students often refer to themselves and their peers as “engi-nerds,” so closely is the identity of an engineer tied to being geeky or nerdy. APS data indicatethat this process of identification is emergent; first-year students react differently than second-year students to the connection between geeks and engineers. The shift among MT students is todistance themselves from being

Conference Session

Technical Issues in Architectural Engineering II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Henriette Bier, TU Delft; Dave Hoffers, TU Delft; Matthijs Frederiks, TU Delft; Sander Korebritz, TU Delft

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

Hoffers, TU Delft D. Hoffers is student at Delft University of Technology. He participated 2006 in the BuildingRelations project and developed the sub-tool: SizeDefiner.Matthijs Frederiks, TU Delft M. Frederiks is student at Delft University of Technology. He participated 2006 in the BuildingRelations project and developed the sub-tool: FunctionDistributor.Sander Korebritz, TU Delft S. Korebritz is student at Delft University of Technology. He participated 2006 in the BuildingRelations project and developed the sub-tool: BoundingBox. Page 12.320.1© American Society for Engineering Education

Conference Session

Technical Capacity Building for Developing Countries

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bethany Jones, United Arab Emirates University

Tagged Divisions

International

AC 2007-940: A PRIMER ON CAPACITY BUILDINGBethany Jones, United Arab Emirates University BETHANY S. JONES is James Madison Distinguished Professor at the James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia. She recently completed an 18-month term as Dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at the United Arab Emirates University in Al-Ain, UAE. Dr. Jones received her B.A. degree from Chestnut Hill College and her M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in French from Case Western Reserve University. Following her doctoral work, Dr. Jones held faculty appointments and administrative positions at Cleveland State University, the University of Delaware, Southwest Missouri State University , and

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ibibia Dabipi, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Bryan Burrows-McElwain, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Anthony Stockus, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Christopher Hartman, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

, “…advancesin performance,… technology, or discipline(s), must be much more highly integrated than Page 12.1544.2in the past” [3]. At the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, (UMES) a steadymovement toward more complex design has been the experience of the first yearengineering students enrolled in Introduction to Engineering Design class. TheEngineering and Aviation Science Department uses its unique programs in AviationSciences as well as the basic engineering program as a spring board to seek outmeaningful projects that compliment both units in the Department. Participating facultyhave recognized a departure from past student designs with more

Conference Session

Training Faculty to Teach CE

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allen Estes, California Polytechnic State University; Ronald Welch, The University of Texas-Tyler

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

head training, thisarticle will hopefully help suggest the types of topics that might be included based on existingtraining programs and a survey of current civil engineering department heads.Bibliography1 Graham, S. and Benoit, P., “Constructing the Role of Department Chair”.http://www.acenet.edu/resources/chairs/docs/Graham_Constructing.pdf ACE Department Chair Online ResourceCenter, American Council on Education, Washington D.C. 2004 Accessed January 1, 2007.2 Estes, A.C., Survey Results, Department Head Training. Conducted October 6, 2006. Civil EngineeringDepartment Head list serve, Educational Division, American Society of Civil Engineers, pp. 1-5.3 University of Texas, Agenda, Workshop for Department Chairs and Organized Research

Conference Session

Retention of STEM Students

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Morrison Obeng, Bethune-Cookman College; Xiaohe Wu, Bethune-Cookman College

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

. Frey, and L. J. Leifer, “Engineering Design: Thinking, Teaching andLearning” Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 94, No.1 , 2005, pp. 103 – 120.5. McDermott, L. C., “How We Teach and How Students Learn – A Mismatch?,” American Journal of Physics, Vol.61, No. 4, 1993, pp. 295 – 299.6. Knight, D. W., L. E. Carson, and J. F. Sullivan, “Staying in Engineering: Impact of a Hands-On, Team-Based,First-Year Projects Course on Student Retention,” Proc. ASEE Annual Conference, 2003, Session 3553.7. Fink, L. D., “What is Significant Learning?,” http://www.ou.edu/idp/significant (accessed Jan. 2007).8. Litzinger, T. A., J. C. Wise, and S. H. Lee, “Self-directed Learning Readiness Among Engineering UndergraduateStudents,” Journal of Engineering

Conference Session

Academic Boot Camp

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorja Kimball, Texas Engineering Experiment Station; Bryan Cole, Texas A&M University; Margaret Hobson, Texas Engineering Experiment Station; Karan Watson, Texas A&M University; Christine Stanley, Texas A&M Univeristy

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

Administration and Human Resource Development at Texas A&M University. Dr. Cole has served in a variety of administrative capacities and as the Director of the Summer Seminar on Academic Administration for twenty-eight years training over 1000 higher education administrators representing over 150 institutions. Dr. Cole's professional interests include continuous improvement in educational systems, educational law and educational administration and he is a frequent speaker and consultant on systemic improvement of educational systems. Dr. Cole received his B. S. from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and his M.Ed. and Ph.D. in Educational Administration (Higher Education) from Texas A&M

Conference Session

Embedded Computing

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Holden, San Francisco State University; Juan Carlos Miranda, San Francisco State University; Jose Coto, San Francisco State University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

plant model is assumed (see Equation 1) for the transferfunction from applied voltage (Va) to motor speed (y), and data from a step response is used toselect the poles and system gain. As only 3 parameters must be estimated (2 poles and a DCgain), students generally find the poles through trial and error after calculating the gain fromsteady-state values. y K ? 1 Va s - as - b 2Gathering the open-loop response data is a good exercise as the motor system’s control law mustbe modified to create the step input in voltage—the open-loop control law is that the

Conference Session

K-12 Engineering and Pre-College Outreach Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Piechota, University of Nevada-Las Vegas

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

reinforcement of the need to stay on task and turn in assignments in a timely manner. High school students are also more likely to lose focus and become diverted in to other topics that interested them.Bibliography1. Wallace, D.R., and P. Mutooni, 1997. A comparative evaluation of World Wide Web-based and classroom teaching, Journal of Engineering Education, 86(3): 211-219.2. Haag, S., and J.C. Palais, 2002. Engineering Online: Assessing Innovative Education, Journal of Engineering Education, 91(3): 285-290.3. Rutz, E., R. Eckart, J.E. Wade, C. Maltbie, C. Rafter, V. Elkins, 2003. Student Performance and Acceptance of Instructional Technology: Comparing Technology-Enhanced and Traditional Instruction for a Course in

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University; Richard Newman, Arizona State University; Arunachala Nadar Mada Kannan; Slobodan Petrovic, Arizona State University; Govindasamy Tamihzmani, Arizona State university

years of teaching experience in the fields/subjects of photovoltaics, fuel cells and batteries with over 50 journal and conference publications/presentations. Page 12.255.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Arizona -Texas Consortium for Alternative and Renewable Energy Technologies L.V. Munukutla, R. Newman, A.M. Kannan, G. Tamizhmani, and S. Petrovic Electronic Systems Department Arizona State University at the Polytechnic campusAbstract The focus of the Arizona–Texas Consortium for Alternative and RenewableEnergy Technologies is to

Conference Session

Ethical Responsibilities of Engineers in the World of Corporate Business

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna Riley, Smith College

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

thank the students in all offerings of my course on Engineering and Global Development fortheir feedback in helping develop the course. I thank the reviewers for challenging commentsthat surely improved this paper. This material is based upon work supported by the NationalScience Foundation under Grant No. 0448240. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions orrecommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarilyreflect the views of the National Science Foundation.References1. ABET Engineering Criteria 2007-2008. http://www.abet.org/Linked%20Documents-UPDATE/Criteria%20and%20PP/C001%2007-08%20CAC%20Criteria%2011-14-06.pdf Accessed January 8, 2007.2. Harvey, D. A Brief History of Neoliberalism. Oxford

Conference Session

International Engineering Education Ii / International Engineering Education I - Poster Session / International Engineering Education II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Webert Lovencin, University of Florida; Fazil Najafi, University of Florida; Nick Safai, Salt Lake City College

Tagged Divisions

International

a difference?” Electronic Proceedings, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers’ (IEEE), 1996 Frontiers in Education Conference.2. Brainard, S. G. and Carlin, L. (1998). “A six-year longitudinal study of undergraduate women in engineering and science.” Journal of Engineering Education, October 1998, pp. 369-375.3. Robinson, T. (1990). “Understanding the gap between entry and exit: A cohort analysis of African American students’ persistence.” Journal of Negro Education, Vol. 59 (2), pp. 207-218.4. Soriana, E. (1985). “Financial aid.” In R. Landis (Ed.), Improving the retention and Graduation of Minorities in Engineering. NACME, New York, pp. 93-98.5. Patangia, H.C. (2003). “A recruiting and retention strategy

Conference Session

Technology Integration in the Classroom for Manufacturing II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Anderson, Oregon Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

accomplish the same goal and would be easier toimplement. Lynxmotion, in fact, markets a small turn table for this type application.Simulation of Lynx Robot The MS Robots Suite includes a simulation package. One of the nextgoals is to model the Lynxmotion robot so that programs may be executed off line. Oregon Institute of Technology has several old robots from the 1970’s that are stillmechanically sound, but whose controls are hopelessly out of date. Modern stepper or servodrives are available relatively inexpensively. Software drivers will be written for the some ofthese devices to allow MS Robotics Suite to address them as services. The software written forthe Lynxmotion controls will be modified to allow the same user interface to drive these

Conference Session

Student Diversity: attracting and retaining a diverse population of students

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carol Haden, Northern Arizona University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

common knowledge in the field of engineering education that numbers of women andminorities obtaining engineering degrees is far below their representation in the U.S.population[1]. Many studies have sought to discern reasons for lack of representation of womenand minorities in science, mathematics and engineering degree programs. Studies related tominority students point to, among other factors, lack of pre-college academic preparation,financial difficulties, barriers related to being first generation college students [e.g. 2, 3, 4] and socio-cultural factors [5]. Studies related to female student underrepresentation in S&E fields havesuggested that women leave not from a lack of academic ability, but among other reasons,because of socio

Conference Session

Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs and Issues

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Cunningham, Museum of Science, Boston; Cathy Lachapelle, Museum of Science, Boston

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Page 12.640.3reduced lunch— preliminary post-hoc examination of the data has not shown evidence ofinteraction effects.Because control data was collected in the 2005-2006 school year, comparison against a controlpopulation has not been possible for questions developed after 2005. For these more recentquestions—most of them unit questions—only the EiE student results are presented.Sample SizeWe are working with a sample size of 5,139 students who used the EiE curriculum and 1,827students from the control sample who did not. Each EiE student completed a GeneralEngineering assessment, as well as questions from the EiE unit(s) he or she completed. Eachcontrol student completed 1/3 of the General Engineering assessment (questions randomlyassigned

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation in Engineering Education II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Rivale, University of Texas-Austin; Taylor Martin, University of Texas-Austin; K. Diller, University of Texas-Austin

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Written System Interactions Constitutive Eqn Principles 0 absent absent absent absent absent Description Picture present Incorrect Incorrect present but Incorrect 1 but missing governing constitutive missing heat interactions heat exchanger principles equation(s) exchanger

Conference Session

Teaching Design in Manufacturing Curriculum I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dave Kim, Washington State University-Vancouver; Hakan Gurocak, Washington State University-Vancouver

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

. References[1] Reese, Susan, “Elements of an Effective Mentoring Program,” Connecting Educationand Careers, v81, n6, p20-21, Sep 2006.[2] Snyder, Ilana ; Jones, Anne ; Lo Bianco, Joseph; Using Information andCommunication Technologies in Adult Literacy Education: New Practices, NewChallenges. An Adult Literacy National Project Report, National Centre for VocationalEducation Research Ltd. P.O. Box 8288, Stational Arcade, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia.[3] Bornmann, L. ; Mittag, S. ; Danie, H.-D., “Quality Assurance in Higher Education--Meta-Evaluation of Multi-Stage Evaluation Procedures in Germany,” Higher Education:The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, v52, n4, p687-709, Dec 2006

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Eduaction - Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacy Wilson, Western Kentucky University; Mark Cambron, Western Kentucky University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

students inMay 2005 and May 2006. These results are presented below in Figures 1 and 2. Figure 1 showsthe rubric scoring averages in each of the five assessment categories for the industrial advisoryboard and the faculty. In general, the IAB assessed the students higher than the faculty but theaverages were very close. Page 12.1551.8 4 3.5 3 R u b ric A v e ra g e s 2.5 Board

Conference Session

Biology and Engineering

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ramana Gosukonda, Fort Valley State University; Masoud Naghedolfeizi, Fort Valley State University; Sanjeev Arora, Fort Valley State University

Tagged Divisions

Biological & Agricultural

(problem-based, tool-based, cases) Pedagogical goals Targeted course Targeted student audience, Prerequisite(s) Lecture notes (e.g. slides). Reading materials for the instructor (e.g. list of references) set of exercises and/or projects Instructor solution manual for the provided exercises Evaluation of module for potential curriculum impact assessment rubricsFaculty Training

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandra Yost, University of Detroit Mercy; Mohan Krishnan, University of Detroit Mercy

teaching three second-semestersophomore courses, and is in a position to work with these students to produce better team projectreports using LATEX/Subversion. Lessons learned from the first pilot study should lessen some ofthe difficulties experienced by the Juniors in learning how to participate in this collaborativewriting effort.6 AcknowledgmentsThe authors would like to thank Mr. Kevin Hickey, University of Detroit Mercy Web ServicesTeam for his technical support of this project.References [1] S. Miertschin and C. Willis, “Building infrastructure to develop electronic collaboration skill among students,” in Proc. 2005 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition: The Changing Landscape of Engineering and Technology Education in a Global

Conference Session

Graphics and Visualization

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jon Duff, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

. Literature on data visualization spans several decades—from the time wherevisualization activities required significant and dedicated computing facilities and proprietarysoftware, to distributed and collaborative visualization using inexpensive yet powerful desktopcomputers. 9, 10, 11Currently, visualization technologies are at a critical crossroad. Will data visualization remainthe provenance of an elite few or will structures and approaches arise to distribute its Page 12.1594.4functionality to those who can best make use of its potential? It is the modern equivalent of the1990’s centralized versus decentralized computing conflict.In this

Conference Session

Computer-Assisted Lab Studies

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lee Toderick, East Carolina University; Jingyuan Deng, East Carolina University; Philip Lunsford, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

distance education classes onwireless network configuration and security.References1. Mark Ciampa “ Security + Guide to Network Security Fundamentals, Second Edition” ISBN 0-619-21566-6 ©20052. Michael T. Simpson “ Hands-on Ethical Hacking and Network Defense” ISBN 0-619-21708-13. Allied Telesis Company. Available: http://www.alliedtelesyn.co.uk/site/files/documents/datasheet/MC1X_G.PDF downloaded January 17, 2007.4. Raza, I, “Containing emissions from a microprocessor module”, IEEE International Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility, Volume 2, 21-25 Aug. 2000 Page(s):871 – 876 vol.2.5. Phil Lunsford, Lee Toderick, "Firewalls for Remote Computer Labs", presented at the 2003 Convention of the National Association of Industrial