Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gerald Recktenwald, Portland State University; Robert Edwards, Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Douglas Howe, Portland State University; Jenna Faulkner, Portland State University; Calvin Hsieh, Portland State University

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Mechanical Engineering

Project. Page 14.1215.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 The Engineering of Everyday Things: Simple Experiments for the Thermal and Fluid SciencesAbstractA series of demonstrations and laboratory exercises have been developed to teach fundamentalconcepts in the thermal and fluid sciences of the undergraduate engineering curriculum. Thismaterial is part of an educational research project called the Engineering of Everyday Things.The title reflects the use of common technology like hair dryers, blenders, toasters and bicyclepumps, which are used to demonstrate principles of thermodynamics

Conference Session

BME Curriculum Development

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Samantha Jacques, Milwaukee School of Engineeirng; John D. Gassert, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Thomas Swiontek, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Jeffrey LaMack, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Charles Tritt, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Larry Fennigkoh, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Ron Gerrits, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Vincent Canino, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Nancy Schlick, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Biomedical

2020 Report (2) as well as alumniand employer data.Recommendations from the Engineer of 2020 ReportSeveral recommendations on engineering curriculum as well as skills engineers need to gainduring their undergraduate career were given in the report from the National Academy of Page 14.280.2Engineering. Below are some of these recommendations [2]1. Students and professors should be the primary actors in the learning process.2. Engineering curricula must be better aligned with the challenges and opportunities graduates will face in the workplace3. The teaching, learning, and assessment processes should move a student from one state of knowledge

Conference Session

International Aspects of Civil Engineering

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eric Crispino, United States Military Academy; Andrew Bellocchio, United States Military Academy; Scott Hamilton, United States Military Academy; Aaron Hill, United States Military Academy; Stephen Ressler, United States Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

modern engineering textbooks and course notes from West Point, access to a widerange of engineering laboratory equipment at NMAA, and exposure to modern teachingtechnology such as whiteboards, smart boards, video projectors, and a computer aided designlab.4 Figure 1: Civil Engineering Faculty—Spring 2008Despite the many benefits for Kabul University and their faculty from teaching part time atNMAA, the rapidly expanding reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan have also created a hugedemand for qualified engineers. Kabul University also struggles to attract and retain high qualityinstructors in this environment. Salaries offered by private engineering firms range from $700 to$3,500 per month depending on the degree of the

Conference Session

Learning as a Community

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Timothy Hinds, Michigan State University; Thomas Wolff, Michigan State University; Neeraj Buch, Michigan State University; Amanda Idema, Michigan State University; Cynthia Helman, Michigan State University

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First-Year Programs

in Figure 2 below. Page 14.749.9 Figure 2: Cornerstone Engineering Project Assembly LabA suite of offices has been designated near the computer and project labs for instructional staff,graduate teaching assistants and upper-level undergraduate mentors.When locating a large program and its respective students within a new or renovated facility,many needs arise for housing of services and administration. In addition to newly renovated andplanned classroom and laboratory space, office and other facility needs exist for programadministration, instruction and support staff, academic advising, and other support services.Residence Hall Gender BalancingThe gender distribution of students at MSU is approximately 54% female

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andreas Spanias, Arizona State University; Linda Hinnov, Johns Hopkins University; Michael Stiber, University of Washington, Bothell; Marios Pattichis, University of New Mexico; Costas Pattichis, University of Cyprus; Cajetan Akujuobi, Prairie View A&M University; Shalin Mehta, Arizona State University; Ed Doering, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Raja Ayyanar, Arizona State University; Karthikeyan Ramamurthy, Arizona State University; Harvey Thornburg, Arizona State University

. By engaging a total of sevenuniversities in the development and assessment of software and course content, we extend theutility of J-DSP to several disciplines including Electrical Engineering, Earth Sciences,Biomedical Engineering, Power Engineering, and Arts and Media. The key outcomes of theCCLI phase 2 project included a) upgrades to the J-DSP GUI, b) extensions in the signalprocessing functionality of J-DSP, c) on-line laboratory exercise development, and d)dissemination and assessment and a pilot test of a new multi-site laboratory concept that allowsstudents in the five universities to run real time distributed on-line simulations. Results of thePhase 2 project have been published mainly for Electrical Engineering courses

Conference Session

Technical-Capacity Building & Exporting of Higher Education to Developing Countries

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hisham Alnajjar, University of Hartford; Mohammad Saleh Keshawarz; Akram abu-aisheh, University of Hartford; Saeid Moslehpour, University of Hartford; Nasir Ali Ahmady, Herat University, Afghanistan; Devdas Shetty, Lawrence Technological University

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International

designing new programs. However,designing and executing the support facility for such program in a foreign land is extremelychallenging; especially given the location of Herat University, and the security conditions in awar torn country.We, the University of Hartford team, concluded that in order to support such a program inMechatronics Engineering, several laboratories needed to be established in addition to theexisting laboratories: • a Circuit/Electronics/Digital Laboratory • a Mechatronics Laboratory • a Computer Laboratory for teaching • a Distance Learning Facility to provide real-time support for faculty.A detailed design for each of the laboratories was developed and all specifications wereprovided, including cost estimate and

Conference Session

Embedded Computing

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Barrett, University of Wyoming; Jeffrey Anderson, University of Wyoming; Jerry Hamann, University of Wyoming; Robert Kubichek, University of Wyoming; Suresh Muknahallipatna, University of Wyoming; John Pierre, University of Wyoming; David Whitman, University of Wyoming; Cameron Wright, University of Wyoming

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Computers in Education

from 16].We have solved these two challenges by updating our embedded system related coursework andlaboratories on a limited budget using student engineers. We have successfully used studentengineers in the past to develop custom laboratory equipment and teaching aids including a[adapted from 16]: Page 14.528.16≠ Verilog HDL controlled robot [12],≠ Labview based digital signal processing and bioinstrumentation laboratory program [13],≠ Robot to teach complex real time embedded systems concepts [14],≠ Visual simulator to teach real-time operating systems [15], and≠ A teaching platform based on the Motorola/Freescale HC12 and HCS12

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Arun Ravindran, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Patricia Tolley, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Arindam Mukherjee, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Electrical and Computer

concepts introduced in the class and thefamiliarize students with simulation and synthesis tools. A short pre-laboratory assignment isgiven to ensure that the students are adequately prepared for the laboratory session. Theinstructors ensure their availability in the lab to answer questions that students have while doingtheir lab assignments. Additionally a graduate teaching assistant is available during the labsession as well as for a few hours outside class each week to answer student queries. Our labsessions are currently based on VHDL and the Xilinx ISE which includes the ModelSimsimulator and the Xilinx XST synthesizer. The hardware platform consists of the PCI-X basedNallatech FPGA boards equipped with Virtex-II 6000 FPGAs and 128 MB on

Conference Session

DELOS Best Paper Nominations

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Rogers, United States Military Academy; Robert Rabb, United States Military Academy; Christopher Korpela, United States Military Academy; Ryan Ebel, United States Military Academy

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

, class lectures were central and some demonstrationshighlighted a few topics. Labs were not well developed and were very basic. In 2008, we used alaboratory teaching approach for this course with just-in-time instruction to address key conceptsand topics given the breadth of the material. Students were required to complete pre-labexercises that reinforced material from the lectures and in turn gave them a preview of the actuallab activity. The pre-lab assignments strengthened their understanding of the material and helpedmake experiments go smoothly on lab day. Page 14.839.33. Mechatronics Teaching MethodologyFour laboratory exercises were

Conference Session

Design in the ECE Curriculum

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark McDermott, University of Texas, Austin; Jacob Abraham, University of Texas, Austin; Mihir Ravel, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

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Electrical and Computer

to provide an“active learning” approach using a common set of platforms for both virtual and physical Page 14.270.2prototyping.Course Sequence OrganizationCourse 1 - Basic VLSI DesignThis course focuses on teaching the student the building blocks of VLSI systems. The studentsuse the Weste & Harris book “CMOS VLSI Design: A Circuits and Systems Perspective” asreading material to support the lecture material. There are three laboratory assignments thatprovide the student with the necessary capabilities to design and layout CMOS integrated circuitsusing a virtual prototyping platform from Cadence Design Systems. There is a class projectwhich

Conference Session

New Trends in CHE Education I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jason Keith, Michigan Technological University; David Silverstein, University of Kentucky; Donald Visco, Tennessee Technological University

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Chemical Engineering

to remain inthe time domain. Furthermore, the utility of frequency response methods often result insimilar debates among members of academia and industry.Tom Edgar (University of Texas at Austin and co-author of the textbook ProcessDynamics and Control) suggests61: ≠ De-emphasize frequency response, but keep Laplace transforms ≠ Reduce coverage of multiple approaches for PID controller tuning ≠ Increase use of simulation in sophomore and junior courses ≠ Introduce a number of short laboratory experiences ≠ Use case studies to show how process control can solve real engineering problems ≠ Teach process control in the senior yearA thorough discussion of the question of what to teach in process control was recentlypublished62.Once

Conference Session

Issues and Direction in ET Education and Administration: Part II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shekar Viswanathan, National University, San Diego; Howard Evans, National University, San Diego; Lal Tummala, San Diego State University

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Engineering Technology

years of industrial and academic experience encompassing engineering and environmental consulting, research and development, and technology development. Career experience includes teaching at the University level, conducting fundamental research, and developing continuing educational courses.Howard Evans, National University, San Diego Dr. Howard Evans was appointed founding Dean of the School of Engineering and Technology, National University, in October, 2003. He received B.S. degrees in Physics and Chemical Engineering from Brigham Young University, and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering Science from the California Institute of Technology. Dr. Evans has over 20 years of executive and

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Measurement Innovation

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farid Farahmand; Leela Mohan Kesireddy, Central Connecticut State University; Mark Lynch, Central Connecticut State University

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Instrumentation

AC 2009-386: A LOW-COST APPROACH TO INTEGRATING SENSORTECHNOLOGY IN MULTIDISCIPLINARY COURSESFarid Farahmand, FARID FARAHMAND is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Science at Sonoma State University, CA, where he teaches Advanced Networking and Digital Systems. He is also the director of Advanced Internet Technology in the Interests of Society Laboratory. Farid's research interests are optical networks, applications of wireless sensor network technology to medical fields, delay tolerant networks. He is also interested in educational technologies and authored many papers focusing on eLearning and Active Learning models.Leela Mohan Kesireddy , Central Connecticut State

Conference Session

Issues and Direction in ET Education and Administration: Part II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carmine Balascio, University of Delaware

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Engineering Technology

departmental laboratory space for teaching laboratory-rich ET subject matter.≠ Recruitment of faculty who can contribute to a general ET program when hiring decisions are based primarily on the ability of a potential tenure-track faculty member to support the research mission of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources – a mission that does not specifically include research related to ET.≠ Recruitment of faculty in a department with no doctoral program and only a fledgling master’s program.The role of adjunct faculty, future evolution of the ET program at UD, and implications forprograms in more conventional settings are also discussed.Introduction:The history of the general ET program at the University of Delaware (UD) goes

Conference Session

Exemplary Outreach Programs in Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Joseph Cocozza, University of Southern California

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Measure- This is a 6-point Likert type scale provided to both the teachers and the undergraduate students that measures multidisciplinarity, power of research experience and leadership. It is aligned to the National Academy of Engineering’s Grand Challenges and the NAE’s Engineers for 2020.≠ Rubric for Laboratory Presentations and Lessons- This rubric, also aligned to Engineer’s for 2020, assesses the teachers’ and REU students’ research presentation (and in the case of the teachers, their lesson plan quality.ResultsThis paper presents results of the RET and REU program in two areas: the participant teachersand their perceived impact on the students that they teach. At this point in the data analyses, dueto the fact that the

Conference Session

New Trends in CHE Education II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Ted Lee, University of Southern California

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Chemical Engineering

simply applying a nano or bio “coat of paint” to existingcourses will serve the students well. Given the wide differences between the macroscopic andmolecular approaches to teaching the students may end viewing nanotech and biotech asunrelated, rather than integral parts of their ChE education. We have chosen to address these curricular and pedagogical challenges by bringingundergraduate research and laboratory experiences into the classroom. This has beenaccomplished through the creation of degree projects: projects that will span the entire four yearsof a student’s undergraduate education. For example, students pursuing a nano-emphasis have adegree project entitled “Nanoparticles”, while the degree project for bio-emphasis students is

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University; Arunachalanad Kannan, Arizona State University; Richard Newman, Arizona State University; Slobodan Petrovich, Arizona State University; Govindasamy Tamizhmani, Arizona State University

relationships through physicochemical characterization. The focus is mainly on hydrogen and direct methanol fuel cells for stationary as well as automotive applications.Richard Newman, Arizona State University Richard L. Newman recently retired from the Arizona State University at the Polytechnic campus as Director of Training Operations for the Microelectronics Teaching Factory. Prior to joining Arizona State University, Richard served as an Associate Director at the NSF funded Maricopa Advanced Technology Education Center (MATEC) and twenty years as a faculty member and administrator within the Division of Technology and Applied Sciences at Arizona Western College and the University of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susana Lai-Yuen, University of South Florida; Kingsley Reeves, University of South Florida

manufacturing process for their own designs.Course lectures were followed by hands-on laboratory assignments where students were given aproblem to solve using the concepts learned in the classroom and utilizing the design andmanufacturing facilities at the lab. The first laboratory sessions provided students with hands-onexperiences in programming and operating manufacturing equipment such as CNC milling andrapid prototyping machines. The manufacturing laboratories were performed in teams of 2 to 3students.Students taking the Manufacturing Processes course have been exposed to CAD softwarethrough a pre-requisite course. However, it was observed during the teaching of the controlgroup that their exposure to CAD software was limited and this caused

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei PAN, Idaho State University; S. Hossein Mousavinezhad, Idaho State University; Kenyon Hart, Idaho State University

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Electrical and Computer

discipline. One of the authors hasextensive industrial background and has used up-to-date tools in microelectronics andrelated application areas; another author has several years of experience teaching DSP atdifferent schools.IntroductionAt our school we have a one-semester lecture course for both seniors and first-yeargraduate students, and a laboratory section in digital signal processing. The Oppenheim-Schafer-Buck textbook1 for the graduate course is widely used in many schools. We usethe book by Proakis and Manolakis2 as a text. The book by McClellan-Schafer-Yoder3 isan interesting one for signal processing first approach used in some programs. The bookby Smith4 is also available online and students can download it for free.We will next present

Conference Session

History of Aerospace Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Eberhardt, Boeing Company; Narayanan Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Aerospace

namePolytechnic Institute of New York University.California Institute of Technology The Guggenheim building at CalTech was completed in 1928, with a $305,000 grantfrom the Guggenheim Foundation for a graduate school and laboratory in aeronautics,built around a 10-foot low speed wind tunnel designed by Louis Kleinxii. Arthur EmmonsRaymond, Chief Engineer of Douglas Aircraft from 1925 to 1960, joined in 1927 as anAssistant Professor of Aeronautics, started teaching a Saturday class on airplane design toa class including Theodore von Karman, Arthur Louis Klein, Bateman, Clark Millikan,Sechler and Merrill. Clark Blanchard Millikan, starting with a Physics PhD on steadyviscous incompressible flow, developed the wind tunnel along with Klein. Early

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Culbertson, Arizona State University; Michael Oehrtman, Arizona State University; Janice Meyer Thompson, Arizona State University; Josh Gardner, Arizona State University; Christopher Mehrens, Arizona State University; Dale Baker, Arizona State University; Stephen Krause, Arizona State University

aspects of a course subject focused on a personalinterest area, such as music, relevance would be high and motivation would be quite positive, ifwell taught. For good teaching, the general theoretical underpinnings are based on the principlesof effective learning are found in How People Learn1, Knowing What Students Know2, and HowStudents Learn3. The materials developed were “learner-centered, knowledge centered,assessment centered and community centered”. This was done by developing, teaching, andassessing a course which integrates required courses in mathematics and laboratory science forliberal arts and fine arts majors. It used inquiry and project based learning of the math andscience content that was embedded in the engineering design

Conference Session

Contemporary Issues in CHE Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phillip Wankat, Purdue University

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Chemical Engineering

engineeringprofessors retool their research from a technical specialty to engineering education.IntroductionDespite being a relatively small engineering discipline and despite the conservatism of ChEdepartments, chemical engineers have been leaders in the push for engineering education reformand in engineering education research. Examples of chemical engineering leadership inpedagogy include the Chemical Engineering Division of ASEE Summer School that meets everyfive years, the Division’s publication of the journal Chemical Engineering Education, andleadership in teaching professors how-to-teach. Leadership in educational research has includedthe development of the guided design method, introducing Problem Based Learning intoengineering, laboratory

Conference Session

Measurement Tools

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lourdes Gazca, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla; Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla; Aurelio López-Malo, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla; Juan Manuel Garibay, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla

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Educational Research and Methods

. Page 14.305.2IntroductionUniversidad de las Américas Puebla (UDLAP) is a Mexican private institution of higherlearning committed to first-class teaching, public service, research and learning in a wide rangeof academic disciplines including business administration, the physical and social sciences,engineering, humanities, and the arts. The studied course, Introduction to Engineering Design(EI-100) is a first-semester 3 credit required course for almost every engineering program ofUDLAP since spring of 2001. Course content and classroom activities are divided into three,two-hour sections (Modeling, Concepts, and Laboratory) per week. Students have six differentEI-100 facilitators (an instructor and teaching assistant for each section). EI-100

Conference Session

Computational Tools and Simulation III

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Krishna Madhavan, Purdue University; Jacob Schroeder, Clemson University; Hanjun Xian, Clemson University

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Computers in Education

virtual laboratories. Newcyberlearning environments have the potential to extend learning from traditional classrooms andphysical laboratories to include informal environments such as social networks and virtualspaces. Despite these significant advances, a larger theoretical framework of learning thatincludes cyberinfrastructure at its very core has not yet evolved.The purpose of this research is to provide a synthesis of the fundamental characteristics ofcyberlearning environments that are being created to facilitate student learning withinengineering disciplines. Furthermore, we examine in-depth how educators are definingcyberlearning within the context of learning theories in general, and engineering education inparticular.Our methodology

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computer-Oriented Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phil Rawles, Purdue University; Anthony Smith, Purdue University; Raymond Hansen, Purdue University; Jeffrey Sprankle, Purdue University

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Information Systems

curricula.Baccalaureate curricula were designed to allow students completing their Associate’s degrees ata satellite campus to transfer to the main campus and complete their Baccalaureate Degreecoursework.Known colloquially as the “2+2” system, this approach created a significant critical path concernin the networking degree plan of study. The satellite campuses do not have the faculty expertise,nor the space and funds to teach laboratory-based networking courses. As a result, all corelaboratory-based networking courses had to be delivered in the junior and senior years. Studentstook the majority of their non-core courses in the first two years, then took predominatelylaboratory-based core courses in their last two years.This created several curriculum design

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Ciaraldi, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Eben Cobb, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Fred Looft, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Robert Norton, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Taskin Padir, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

engineering and advised capstone design projects within the robotics and automation option. He received his PhD and M.S. degrees from Purdue University, both in electrical engineering. He received his BS in electrical and electronics engineering from Middle East Technical University. Dr. Padir currently teaches undergraduate robotics engineering courses at WPI, advises student projects and participates in curriculum development activities for WPI's robotics engineering BS degree. Page 14.428.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Designing an Undergraduate Robotics Engineering

Conference Session

Programming for Engineering Students I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ed Crowley, University of Houston

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Computers in Education

AC 2009-2275: RUNNING LINUX IN A WINDOWS COMPUTER LABEd Crowley, University of Houston Page 14.1039.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Running Linux in a Windows Computer LabAbstractIn many courses, the effective use of Linux, or other open source software, can expandand enhance active learning opportunities for students. Since many institutions havestandardized on Windows Computer Laboratories, implementing Linux based learningexperiences may initially seem problematic. However, with a Live Linux CD, you canquickly and easily run Linux, and related open source tools, in an existing WindowsComputer Lab.In this paper, we will explain how Linux Live CDs

Conference Session

Enhancing Recruitment and Retention in Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eugene Brown, Virginia Tech; Robert McGahern, DDR&E; Robert Stiegler, NSWC-DD

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

to introduce teachers to the modules and the inquiry and design teaching processinstruction is provided by the College of William and Mary. DoD S&Es have recently beenadded to the program to work as mentors in the classroom beside the teachers in a fashion similarto the VDP. It is planned to disseminate the MWM in nine states during FY08-09, using Army,Air Force, and Navy laboratories as hubs for kit distribution and local partnerships.Assessing the Effectiveness of the Curricular-Change ProgramsDue to the significant investment in funds in the curricular-change programs, vigorous andcomprehensive assessment programs are essential in both determining their effectiveness and inidentifying and guiding needed improvements.VDPAssessments of

Conference Session

Faculty and Program Exchanges: Internationalizing, Collaborations and Interactions

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Saleh Keshawarz; Hisham Alnajjar, University of Hartford; Beth Richards, University of Hartford; Abdul Hai Sofizada, SHEP

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International

Associate Dean of the College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture at the University of Hartford. He is also an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. He holds a BSEE from Aleppo University, an MS from Ohio University, and a Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University.Beth Richards, University of Hartford Beth Richards is director of Rhetoric and Professional Writing Program at the University of Hartford, where she is teaching technical writing, critical literacy, business and management communication, and editing, as well as first year writing course conducted jointly with introduction to engineering and design.Abdul Hai Sofizada, SHEP Abdul Hai Sofizada is the Policy

Conference Session

Engaging Students in Learning

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Marshall, University of Southern Maine

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Engineering Technology

programs. “Differentiated instruction, oftenreferred to as universal design, is a teaching and learning style that is the result of neuroscienceresearch on how the human brain processes and retains new information”. 1Introduction“Acknowledging that students learn at different speeds and that they differ in their ability tothink abstractly or understand complex ideas is like acknowledging that students at any given agearen’t all the same height: It is not a statement of worth, but of reality”.2 In a differentiatedclassroom and laboratory, the teacher proactively plans and carries out varied approaches tocontent, process, and product in anticipation and response to student differences in readiness,interest, and learning needs. According to Tomlinson