Conference Session

Embedded Computing

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Holden, California Maritime Academy

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Computers in Education

AC 2008-1513: THE UBIQUITOUS MICROCONTROLLER IN MECHANICALENGINEERING: MEASUREMENT SYSTEMSMichael Holden, California Maritime Academy Michael Holden teaches in the department of Mechanical Engineering at the California State University Maritime Academy. Page 13.1275.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 The Ubiquitous Microcontroller in Mechanical Engineering: Measurement SystemsIntroductionThis paper will describe a project aimed at integrating microcontrollers in several classesthroughout the mechanical engineering curriculum at the California State University MaritimeAcademy (CMA). The goal is to give our

Conference Session

Programming for Engineering Students II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick Jarvis, University of St. Thomas; Jeff Jalkio, University of St. Thomas; Marty Johnston, University of St. Thomas; Christopher Greene, University of St. Thomas; Mari Heltne, University of St. Thomas

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Computers in Education

AC 2008-277: CUSTOMER BASED COURSE DEVELOPMENT – CREATING AFIRST YEAR PROGRAMMING COURSE FOR ENGINEERS AND SCIENTISTSPatrick Jarvis, University of St. Thomas Patrick L. Jarvis received his J.D. in Law and Ph.D. in Computer Science both at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. He has broad industry and consulting experience in the design and development of procedural and object-oriented systems, relational database systems, peer-to-peer and client-server systems, as well as the management of high technology employees. His law practice focuses on arbitration and mediation of high technology disputes. He joined the Computer and Information Sciences faculty of the University of St

Conference Session

Programming for Engineering Students II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremy Garrett, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Thomas Walker, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Computers in Education

AC 2008-318: STUDENT ATTITUDES TOWARDS THE USE OF GRAPHICALPROGRAMMING LANGUAGESJeremy Garrett, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Jeremy Garrett is currently working on his Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction, with a specialization in Integrative S.T.E.M. Education, at Virginia Tech. His doctoral research, which he has recently begun, is on college freshmen-level engineering design curriculum. He has an M.S. in Applied and Industrial Physics from Virginia Tech, and a B.S. in Physics from Western (North) Carolina University. He has been teaching freshmen and sophomore general engineering courses for the last four years (some years as a lead teacher / instructor and some years as an

Conference Session

Computer Education Management Tools II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roger Hadgraft, The University of Melbourne

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Computers in Education

impact (politicians choose sub-optimal solutionssuch as desalination plants). Several studies have recommended more broadly educatedengineers to cope with problems that stretch our minds in four dimensions – the technical, thesocial, the environmental and the economic 1,2,3,4.The introduction of the (University of) Melbourne Model is one initiative to meet this breadthplus depth requirement 5,6. The Melbourne Model provides a broad foundation for universityeducation, with students taking a major discipline as well as a minor in a non-cognatediscipline (the breadth sequence). It also provides an opportunity to bring the teaching ofseparate engineering disciplines closer together as we move into a world requiringinterdisciplinarity and

Conference Session

Re-Imagining the Higher Ed Classroom -- Tablet PCs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elliot Moore, Georgia Institute of Technology; Monson Hayes, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Computers in Education

Collaboration," in Proceedings 2nd Pervasive Computing and Commuincations Workshop, 2004.17 V. Razmov and R. Anderson, "Pedagogical Techniques Supported by the Use of Student Devices in Teaching Software Engineering," in Proceedings SIGCSE, 2006, pp. 344-348.18 M. D. Theys, K. Lawless, and S. George, "Tablet Computers and the Traditional Lecture," in Proceedings 35th Frontiers in Education, Indianapolis, IN, 2005.19 N. Ward and H. Tatsukawa, "Software for Taking Notes in Class," in Proceedings Frontiers in Education, Boulder, CO, 2003.20 C. L. Willis, "Mind Tools for Enhancing Thinking and Learning Skills," in Proceedings SIGITE, Newark, NJ, 2005, pp. 249-254.21 C. L. Willis and S. L. Miertschin, "Tablet PC’s as

Conference Session

Computer Simulation and Animation I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Othoniel Rodriguez-Jimenez, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico; Carlos Pacheco, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico; Nelson Reyes-Aviles, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico; Marisol Mercado, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico

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Computers in Education

AC 2008-2935: UNISYLLABUS: A TOOL TO MANAGE YOUR PROGRAM’SSYLLABIOthoniel Rodriguez-Jimenez, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico Othoniel Rodriguez-Jimenez is Associate Director for the Computer Engineering program at Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico. He holds a PhD in Computer Engineering and Computer Science from the University of Missouri-Columbia. His main research areas are eLearning, computers in education, and reconfigurable hardware.Carlos Pacheco, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico Nelson Pacheco graduated magna cum laude from the Computer Engineering Program at Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico. He is currently a Senior Engineering Consultant with Abacus

Conference Session

Computer Simulation and Animation II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Rossow, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville

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Computers in Education

AC 2008-526: LEARNING STATICS BY STUDYING WORKED EXAMPLESMark Rossow, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Mark P. Rossow is Professor of Civil Engineering at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. He received the B.S. (1964) in mathematics engineering, and M.S. (1966) and Ph.D. (1973) degrees in applied mechanics from the University of Michigan. From 1973 to 1979, he was on the faculty of Washington University in St. Louis. In 1979, he joined the faculty of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. His research interests lie in applying computers to problems in fields such as engineering education, solid mechanics, soil mechanics, surveying, reactor safety analysis, and structural

Conference Session

Embedded Computing

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Richardson, Purdue University

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Computers in Education

AC 2008-2928: EVALUATING DEVELOPMENT BOARDS FOR LABORATORYBASED EMBEDDED MICROCONTROLLER COURSES: A FORMALEVALUATION MATRIXJeffrey Richardson, Purdue University Jeffrey J. Richardson is an Assistant Professor for the Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Department at Purdue University where he teaches introductory and advanced embedded microcontroller courses as well as project development and management courses. At Purdue, he is active in the recruitment and retention of students, applied research and has written several conference papers related to teaching embedded microcontroller systems

Conference Session

Computer Simulation and Animation II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Chandler, Rochester Institute of Technology; James Vallino, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Computers in Education

AC 2008-543: CONTROL SYSTEM PLANT SIMULATOR: A FRAMEWORK FORHARDWARE-IN-THE-LOOP SIMULATIONDavid Chandler, Rochester Institute of Technology Dave Chandler was born in Camarillo, California, on October 27, 1981. He graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology in 2004 with highest honors and a bachelors of science in Computer Engineering. Upon graduation he began his career as a software engineer at Harris RFCD, working on software defined military radio systems. He completed a Masters of Science degree in Computer Engineering from RIT in 2007. He currently lives with his wife Cheri in Rochester NY.James Vallino, Rochester Institute of Technology James R. Vallino is an Associate Professor

Conference Session

Hardware Descriptive Language Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Hill, University of Hartford

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Computers in Education

AC 2008-866: CONTROL SYSTEM DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION USINGTHE MOTOR CONTROLS TOOLKIT – THE ROBOT CARJonathan Hill, University of Hartford Dr. Jonathan Hill is an Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture (CETA) at the University of Hartford, located in Connecticut. Ph.D. and M.S. from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) and Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from Northeastern University. Previously an applications engineer with the Networks and Communications division of Digital Corporation. His interests involve embedded microprocessor based systems.Patricia Mellodge, University of Hartford Dr

Conference Session

Educational Software

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith Curtis, Microchip Technology Inc.

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Computers in Education

engineer with only the option of a full rewrite in response to changes. 4. The methodology must produce code that is reusable. This falls under the shortcut heading—the fastest way to produce solid-code is to reuse existing solid code. Here, the well-documented and modular nature of the methodology should keep in mind the goal of reuse. 5. The methodology must be able to handle complexity. A top-down, modular approach starts by breaking the main large and complex functions into smaller, less-complex blocks, then break each of those blocks into smaller, less-complex blocks, and so on until the design is just a group of smaller manageable pieces.To distill these goals down to a simpler expression, what is