, Information Science and Technical Culture at the middle school level in his native Croatia. Within physics and science education, his research interests are focused on educational technology, cognitive issues in learning and teacher education.Gregory Triplett, University of Missouri Dr. Triplett received his B.S. in electrical engineering from Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University and M.S. in electrical engineering from Florida State University. He completed his PhD as a member of the Intelligent Semiconductor Manufacturing Group at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He publishes in electronics, nanotechnology, and computer architecture venues
AC 2007-2819: DEVELOPING BASIC CRYPTOGRAPHY LAB MODULES WITHOPEN SSLEd Crowley, University of Houston Page 12.490.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Developing Basic Cryptography Lab Modules with OpenSSLPerceived topic: Innovative TeachingKeywords: Security, Cryptography, Open Source, Lab Development, NetworkingWhile there has been a recent proliferation of quality cryptography texts, there remains ashortage of quality applied laboratory exercises and related support materials. In part, thisis due to the cost and availability of commercial cryptographic software. In part, this isdue to the time and resource commitment required to develop laboratory
participants to pursue graduate studies in science, technology, engineering andmathematics (STEM) programs. The NSF Engineering Research Centers (ERC) Program, whichis designed to foster multi-institutional, interdisciplinary, and systems-oriented approach tocollaborative research, is a favorable environment for development of a rich REU experience.Following completion of a successful three-year REU program at Virginia Tech and theUniversity of Puerto Rico Mayaguez (UPRM), CPES successfully proposed a three-yearcontinuation of the program at both universities. During this period, CPES also sought tobroaden its approach to the REU program goal of expanding linkages to curriculums designed toincrease participation of students from under-represented
Ltd., Nottingham, England,http://www.tq.com/product/index.asp?pid=tm162. TM102 Universal Vibration Apparatus, TQ Education and Training Ltd., Nottingham, UK,http://www.tq.com/product/index.asp?pid=tm1023. Hanson, B.A. “Computerization of a Cam Follower Experiment using Data Acquisition System” The Universityof Tulsa, Mechanical Engineering Department, Senior Design Project, (advisor J. R. Shadley), 1989.4. LabVIEW, National Instruments Corporation, Austin, TX, http://www.ni.com/labview/5. Visual Nastran 4D, MSC Software Corporation, Santa Ana, CA,http://www.mscsoftware.com/support/prod%5Fsupport/4d/6. Working Model 2D, Design Simulation Technologies, Inc., Canton, MI, http://www.design-simulation.com/WM2D/index.php7. Juvinal R.C. and Marshek
AC 2007-446: A MATHCAD APPLICATION FOR TEACHING ENERGYECONOMICS AND EFFICIENCY IN UNDERGRADUATE ELECTRICMACHINES COURSESCarl Spezia, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carl J. Spezia received his Ph.D. degree in Engineering Science from Southern Illinois University Carbondale in 2002. From 1980 to 1988, he was a power system planning, protection, and control engineer in the utility industry. He is presently an assistant professor in Electrical Engineering Technology at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Page 12.61.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 A Mathcad
AC 2007-1558: ASSESSING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF AN OUTCOME-BASEDINFORMATION SYSTEMS CURRICULUMAzzedine Lansari, Zayed University Azzedine received a Ph.D. in Bioengineering from North Carolina State Uni-versity in 1992. From 1992-1998, he was a senior researcher at Computer Sciences Corp. and MANTECH, Inc. He joined Zayed University in August 1998. Currently he is an assistant professor of Information Technology. His teaching interests include instructional technology and statistical modeling. His research interests include systems modeling, educational technology and curriculum design in Information Systems.Akram Al-Rawi, Zayed University Akram is a Professor of Conputer Science at King
ofdisciplines of technology and engineering. The key concept here is to introducemodularity so that resources can be used by different universities in different programs.Laboratory resources are being developed at both the University of Colorado and theUniversity of Houston. Future implementations will be developed at the collaboratinguniversities.We are currently offering these courses at the engineering technology department at theUH and the electrical and computer engineering department at CU. A major componentof our work will be outcome assessment and the continuous improvement model that willbe used to adapt the laboratories to provide an effective hands-on experience to thestudents in different setting.This paper will present set of laboratories
AC 2007-452: A HYDRAULIC CIRCUITS LABORATORY – TO IMPROVESTUDENT UNDERSTANDING OF BASIC ELECTRICITYR. William Graff, LeTourneau University R. William Graff is a professor in the School of Engineering and Engineering Technology at LeTourneau University, where he has taught since 1975. He received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees from Purdue University in electrical engineering. Prior to joining the faculty at LeTourneau, he was assistant professor of electrical engineering at Drexel University for six years, and at Wilkes College for two years. His professional interests include antennas, microwaves, plasmas, teaching, and ethics.Paul Leiffer, LeTourneau University Paul R. Leiffer is
AC 2007-864: SMART SENSOR INSTRUMENTATION DEVELOPMENTEXAMPLE INCLUDING THE NEW PARADIGM OF AN FPGA BASED SYSTEMJonathan Hill, University of Hartford Dr. Jonathan Hill is an assistant professor in the College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture (CETA) at the University of Hartford, Connecticut (USA). Ph.D. and M.S. from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) and BS from Northeastern University. Previously an applications engineer with the Networks and Communications division of Digital Corporation. His interests involve embedded microprocessor based systems.Devdas Shetty, University of Hartford Dr. Devdas Shetty is the founding chair holder of the Vernon D. Roosa Endowed Professorship
AC 2007-3: INTEGRATING WIND AND SOLAR ELECTRIC ENERGY INTOPOWER SYSTEM TEACHINGKala Meah, University of Wyoming Kala Meah received his B.Sc. from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology in 1998 and M.Sc. from South Dakota State University, SD, USA in 2003, both in Electrical Engineering. Mr. Meah is currently working on his Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of Wyoming. His research interest includes electrical power, HVDC transmission, renewable energy and energy conversion.Steven Fletcher, University of Wyoming Steven Fletcher is a staff engineer in the motor testing and training center at the University of Wyoming. The field of
Engineering Technology Department at the University ofArkansas at Little Rock (UALR) developed an Interactive Energy Management Tool (IEMT) forArkansas Companies, with funding from the Arkansas Energy Office (AEO). This tool is a web-based software resource, which can be accessed from any remote web-browser. The IEMT iscapable of providing users (industries) with customized recommendations with regard to energyconservation based on their specific inputs (data) to the software. The energy topics available forconsideration are: lighting, motors, motor drives, fans and blowers, pumps, heaters and ovens,boilers, furnaces, steam and steam leaks, and compressed air. However, the utility of the IEMT isdirectly linked to the number of industries that utilize
. from Western Kentucky University and an Ed.D. in higher education from Texas Tech University.Kathleen Alfano, College of the Canyons Kathleen Alfano is the principal investigator of CREATE’s NSF ATE Regional Center for Information and Manufacturing Technologies and has led CREATE (California Regional Consortium for Engineering Advances in Technical Education) since its development in 1996-1997. She previously served as Dean of Academic Computing and Professional Programs and is currently also a faculty member at College of the Canyons. She has over twenty years of successful faculty leadership, administration of technical departments, and leadership of State and Federal
at the University of Michigan-Dearborn, and the University of Vermont. Prior to joining the faculty at the Virginia Military Institute in the fall of 2004, Dr. Sullivan was employed by JMAR Inc. where he was involved in research and development of next generation lithography systems for the semiconductor industry.Anthony English, University of Tennessee-Knoxville Dr. Anthony English received a BASc in engineering physics from Simon Fraser University in Burnaby British Columbia, Canada, an MASc in electrical engineering from the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario Canada, and a PhD in Medical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University
assist student chapters with advertising ASEE and engineering pedagogy.The Purpose of Student ChaptersThere are already several excellent papers advising students how to build a successful ASEEstudent chapter1,2,3. This paper will not duplicate that information but will instead present ourvision of the future role of the ASEE national organization in the development of thrivingstudent chapters.ASEE student chapters are uniquely positioned to execute the ASEE mission to "encourageyouth to pursue studies and careers in engineering and engineering technology"4. ThrivingASEE student chapters on university campuses promote engineering pedagogy among graduatestudents, undergraduates, and children at K-12 schools in their communities. Active
2003.17. Tester, J. and Hatfield, J. “The Design4Practice Sophomore Design Course: Adapting to a Changing Academic Environment,” proceedings of the ASEE Annual conference and exhibition, 2005.18. El Naga, H, Stokes, S. and El Naga, N. “The Use of Real Time Operating Systems and Development Tools as a Men to Revitalize Computer Engineering Programming Courses,” proceedings of the ASEE Annual conference and exhibition, session 1532, 2004.19. Schumacher, J., Welch, D., and Raymond, D. "Teaching introductory programming, problem solving and information technology with robots at West Point" proceedings of the 31st ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Reno, NV, October 2001.20. Plett, G, and Ciletti, M. “Piloting a Balanced
AC 2007-1274: EDUCATIONAL DISCRETE TIME SIGNAL PROCESSINGTOOLKITJonathan Hill, University of Hartford Dr. Jonathan Hill is an assistant professor in the College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture (CETA) at the University of Hartford, Connecticut (USA). Ph.D. and M.S. from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) and B.S. from Northeastern University. Previously an applications engineer with the Networks and Communications division of Digital Corporation. His interests involve embedded microprocessor based systems.Hisham Alnajjar, University of Hartford Dr. Hisham Alnajjar is the chair for the Electrical and Computer Engineering Dept. at the University of Hartford, Connecticut
AC 2007-1636: THE DEVELOPMENT OF A DIGITAL TELECOMMUNICATIONLABORATORYGeorge Moore, Purdue University George Moore received the PhD degree from the University of Missouri in 1978. From 1978 to 2001, he was a member of the technical staff at Bell Laboratories and Lucent Technologies. Currently, he is an assistant professor at Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana. His interest include software methods, telecommunication and distributed networking. He is a member of the IEEE, the IEEE Computer Society, and the ACM. Page 12.1404.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 The
of 1998. Itis administered by the National Science Foundation’s Division of Undergraduate Education(DUE). The program was modified in 2004 and is now known as the Scholarships in Science,Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) Program. The CSEMS Program supportsacademically talented students, financially needy students for study in the “targeted disciplines”of computer science, engineering, and mathematics; the S-STEM program will additionallysupport study in other natural sciences. Although metrics of financial need are established by thefederal government, participating institutions interpret thresholds for academic merit andfinancial need based on local circumstances. In addition to supporting students with financialneed, the
., Uhia, F. J., Sieres, J., and Campo, A., Experimental apparatus for measuring heat transfer coefficients by the Wilson plot method., Eur. J. Phys., 26, N1-N11 (2005).5. McCabe, W.L., Smith, J.C., and Harriott, P., Unit Operations of Chemical Engineering, 7th Ed., McGraw Hill, New York (2005), p. 296.6. McMullin, L., “Visualizing Differential Equations: Slope Fields”, College Entrance Exam Board, (2004), available at apcentral.collegeboard.com.7. Frankel, F., “Translating Science into Pictures: A Powerful Learning Tool”, in Invention and Impact: Building Excellence in Undergraduate Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematices (STEM) Education, AAAS, (2004).8. Dahm, K. D., Hesketh, R., and Savelski, M. J
demonstrations that appeal to K-12 students of allages. Since atoms are first learned about early in elementary school, students can relate tothe demonstrations as long as the presenter adjusts the vocabulary of the talk and targetsthe audience in selecting applications to discuss.References Cited 1. Rising Above The Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Economic Future, Committee on Prospering in the Global Economy of the 21st Century: An Agenda for American Science and Technology, National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine, The National Academies Press, 2006. 2. Bureau of Labor Statistics News Release 2000-2010 employment projection. 3. Kapur
and Manufacturing Engineering Technology of the Physics department of the Northern Kentucky University. He also serves as the general manageer of Alternative Plastics located in Erlanger KY. In the past he has worked in a microbiology lab as a research assitant and in a pharmacutical company as a control technician.Paul Cooper, Northern Kentucky University Paul Cooper is the interim chair of Department of Technology and an Associate Professor of Construction Management at Northern Kentucky University. He obtained his B.S. from Southwest Missouri State University; M.S. from Murray State University and his Doctoral candidacy in Adult and Continuing Education from University of North Texas; He
span the field of microelectronics including I.C. design, MEMS and semiconductor technology and its application in sensor development, finite element and analytical modeling of semiconductor devices and sensors, and electronic instrumentation and measurement. Page 12.1132.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Optoelectronic Device and Fiber Link Characterization in Computer Integrated Electronics Laboratory AbstractThis paper describes how automated measurement capabilities of a Computer-Integrated
mandatory software and hardwarecomponents, in fulfillment of the criteria of the Engineering Accreditation Commission of theAccreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (EAC of ABET) [1]. This is congruentwith the effort to allow students to study systems which can be simulated and controlled throughsoftware. The particular curriculum at EWU included 11 quarter credits classes in high levelprogramming languages such as C/C++ and/or Java. A summary review of the curriculum Page 12.362.2revealed that students graduated with not only with knowledge of those languages, but ofassembly, HDL, Matlab and Pspice, which are naturally embedded into the
Engineering. Professor Mousavinezhad is the general chair of the international IEEE e IT (electro/information technology) Conferences. He was part of the group promoting economic development in Michigan, MEDC, and was responsible for bringing Innovation Forums to Western Michigan University, January 21, 1999. These forums were a series of meetings and seminars focused on university and industry collaboration initiated by the Michigan Governor. The Forums were sponsored by the Kellogg and Dow Foundations and were designed for finding strategies to create more Hi-Tech jobs in the State. He was chair of the faculty senate (WMU) Graduate Studies Council, 2001-2003 and presently
AC 2007-2136: BRIDGING THE GAP WITH SLIPArlen Planting, Boise State UniversitySin Ming Loo, Boise State University Page 12.324.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Bridging the Gap with SLIP AbstractMany embedded system projects make use of some type of serial communications in order totransmit data packets between devices. The choice of methods to manage transmission andreceiving of data is critical, and small systems are no exception. Communications of this typecan be troublesome without borrowing techniques from other disciplines. However, one veryimportant criterion is that the protocol must be
electrical and computer engineering curriculum will producegraduates who are able to design components and systems."Program Objective D : " The electrical and computer engineering curriculum will producegraduates who have broad laboratory skills, including extensive teamwork and hands-onpractical abilities."Program Objective E : " The electrical and computer engineering curriculum will producegraduates who are aware of current and emerging technologies and professional engineeringpractices." Page 12.1281.17Appendix 2Course Objectives1:1. Develop a basic understanding of the theory of semiconductors and electronic devices [A]2. Develop the skills necessary to
AC 2007-2295: EDUCATING STUDENTS ON INFORMATION ASSURANCETHROUGH IMMERSION AND OPERATIONAL LEADERSHIPCurtis Carver, USMA Page 12.571.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Educating Students on Information Assurance through Immersion and Operational LeadershipAbstractThis paper presents the results an experiment to educate students on information assurancethrough immersion and student-led learning. As technology progresses, students face increasingattacks on their information systems. Rather than educate students solely in the classroom, weimplemented two experiences to increase student understanding of modern informationassurance using
each section in a modulesignal to students if additional studying is needed to meet learning objectives.1. IntroductionThere is an increasing demand for engineering education around the world, as well as increasingopportunities to leverage technology for this purpose. As one response, we are seeking to createa complete on-line introductory-level Statics course for novice learners. This project is part of awider Open Learning Initiative (OLI) at Carnegie Mellon University, supported by the Williamand Flora Hewlett Foundation, to develop cognitively-informed high quality on-line courses.With this Statics course we hope to increase the number of learners that can be reached(including independent learners), and to support other instructors with
AC 2007-904: A VIRTUAL MACHINE ENVIRONMENT FOR REAL-TIMESYSTEMS LABORATORIESMukul Shirvaikar, University of Texas-Tyler MUKUL SHIRVAIKAR received the Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Tennessee in 1993. He is currently an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Texas at Tyler. He has also held positions at Texas Instruments and the University of West Florida. His research interests include real-time imaging, embedded systems, pattern recognition, and dual-core processor architectures. At the University of Texas he has started a new real-time systems lab using dual-core processor technology. He is also the principal
AC 2007-649: A STUDENT PROJECT: DEVELOPING LABVIEW DRIVERS FOR AMEASUREMENT BRIDGESvetlana Avramov-Zamurovic, U.S. Department of DefenseKevin Liu, USNABryan Waltrip, NISTAndrew Koffman, NIST Page 12.124.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 A Student Project: Developing LabView Drivers for a Measurement Bridge SVETLANA AVRAMOV-ZAMUROVIC Weapons and Systems Engineering Department, U.S. Naval Academy Annapolis MD, 21412, USA KAITIAN LIU U.S. Naval Academy