Conference Session

Advances in Engineering Economy Pedagogy

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Jablonowski, University of Texas, Austin

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Engineering Economy

AC 2010-3: INCORPORATING UNCERTAINTY INTO LEARNING CURVES: ACASE STUDY IN OIL DRILLING ESTIMATESChristopher Jablonowski, University of Texas, Austin Christopher Jablonowski is Assistant Professor of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin where he performs research on decision-making under uncertainty, industrial organization, and safety management systems. Prior to joining the University of Texas at Austin, he worked as an upstream project analyst with IPA, Inc., an economist with the US Government, and as a drilling engineer with Shell Offshore Inc. He holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech, a M.B.A. from Tulane University, and a Ph.D. in

Conference Session

Assessment & Continuous Improvement in ECET: Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ronald Land, Penn State University - New Kensington

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Engineering Technology

EET ProgramsAbstractFor many years, faculty and administrators of electrical/electronic engineering technology(EET) degree programs have voiced a need for a comprehensive, nationally-normed exam,available to all EET graduates, that would provide a valid assessment of the cumulative skills ofstudents completing their programs. ABET's adoption of outcomes-based accreditation criteria,which emphasize assessment and continuous program improvement based on objectivemeasurements, heightened the importance of such a exam. As a result, the Electrical andComputer Engineering Technology Department Heads Association (ECETDHA) undertook aproject beginning in 2007 to develop just such a test. Several key accomplishments werenecessary for this project to

Conference Session

Sustainable Construction Practice

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Soller, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Daphene Koch, Purdue University

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Construction

AC 2010-1570: INDUSTRY COLLABORATION THROUGH A TECHNICAL ANDLEADERSHIP LECTURE SERIES WITHIN A CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENTCURRICULUMMichael Soller, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis Michael J. Soller., Strategic Account Manager at Bowen Engineering Corporation. B.S. Civil Eng., University of Dayton, M.S., Purdue University. He has over 24 years of commercial and industrial project management experience and was an adjunct professor for the Department of Construction Technology of Purdue School of Engineering & Technology at Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) for 11 years. Mr. Soller is a member of ASCE, ASEE, AIC, Advisory Board with the Construction

Conference Session

Communication in Design

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen Eichhorn, SUNY Oswego; Cara Thompson, SUNY Oswego; David Vampola, SUNY Oswego; Fritz Messere, SUNY Oswego; Rachid Manseur, SUNY-Oswego

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2010-218: INFUSING COMMUNICATION SKILLS IN AN ENGINEERINGCURRICULUMKristen Eichhorn, SUNY OswegoCara Thompson, SUNY OswegoDavid Vampola, SUNY OswegoFritz Messere, SUNY OswegoRachid Manseur, SUNY-Oswego Page 15.736.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Infusing Communication Skills in an Engineering CurriculumAbstractThe development of a new electrical and computer engineering program offers a rare opportunityto design an innovative and modern curriculum that incorporates important skills and content.The envisioned program is project-based and includes innovative and multidisciplinary aspectsin its curriculum, organization and its operation. This work

Conference Session

Program Development and Pipelines for Recruitment

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jaby Mohammed, The Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi; Ramesh Narang, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Jihad Albayyari, Indiana-Purdue University

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Manufacturing

network and have access to a suite of licensed software. IPFW also has many open student laboratories that are part of a campus-wide intranet and that support all non-specialized courses on campus.DEMAND AND EMPLOYMENT FACTORSMFET degree graduates find career opportunities in many areas involving manufacturingsystems and operations. Some of these are based on industries having processes such as,fabrication, stamping, welding, forging, casting, plastics processing, advanced CNC machining,and other emerging technical areas. Program graduates have titles such as processengineer/technician, manufacturing engineer, design engineer, lab technician, tooling engineer,project engineer, engineering manager, and maintenance engineer.MARKET DEMANDThe

Conference Session

Leadership and Strategic Planning

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cynthia Fry, Baylor University; Gregory Leman, Baylor University; William Jordan, Baylor University; Brian Garner, Baylor University; Brian Thomas, Baylor University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

workforce and to build economic and technical commerce in their communities. This focus on entrepreneurial leaders is increasingly important as the U.S. competes to maintain its economic position in a global marketplace based on innovation.”4The KEEN program works only with private universities that have been invited to submitproposals. Their belief is that private universities can make systemic changes more quickly andeasily than more bureaucratic public universities.The KEEN network currently consists of 20 universities. Baylor University is in the third cohortof universities to become involved. In addition to providing financial support for projects, thefoundation also supports two conferences each year where the schools get together

Conference Session

Computational Tools and Simulation II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Hill, University of Hartford

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Computers in Education

AC 2010-2252: SCHEMATIC CAPTURE AND TECHNICAL DRAWINGSOFTWARE FOR COMPUTER ENGINEERINGJonathan Hill, University of Hartford Jonathan Hill is an associate professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Hartford in Connecticut. PhD and MSEE from Worcester Polytechnic Inst. in Worcester MA, and previously a project engineer at Digital Corp. He instructs graduate and undergraduate computer engineering computer courses, directs graduate research, and performs research involving embedded microprocessor based systems. His specific projects involve digital communications, signal processing, and intelligent instrumentation

Conference Session

Experiences in Teaching Energy Courses

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Narayanan Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

areas. Thus for instance we reject the notion that“high intensity solar cells” which are very expensive, have no terrestrial market applications. Page 15.870.2In the longer term we expect to see these added to solar concentrators on urban roofs, at veryPage 15.870.3 3. OUTLINE OF THE COURSEThe course is given a 4xxx designation, but invites students who have earned junior status toregister as well. An 8xxx section is co-taught, in order to facilitate graduate studentparticipation. The expectation is that the graduate students will complete much moresophisticated projects and business plans in the course, and provide

Conference Session

Embedded System Design

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Firas Hassan, Ohio Northern University; Srinivasa Vemuru, Ohio Northern University

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Electrical and Computer

able to configure their application. Details about each step will be described in thefollowing section using the blackjack game as a design example.Teaching planAs mentioned before, the teaching plan was applied successfully in an elective class in the ECEdepartment at the University of Akron. Although, the class contained lecture notes and labsession, the concentration in this paper will be on the lab sessions. The lab sessions weredesigned as one large project that ran through the whole semester. At the end of the semesterstudents were able to build a configurable full version of the blackjack game using a hybriddesign approach. All lab sessions were implemented on Altera’s T-Rex C1 development boardwhich is equipped with a Cyclone

Conference Session

Gender and Minority Issues in K-12 Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara Christie, Loyola Marymount University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

facultyprovide a similar curriculum taught in Engineering 101 and Pre-calculus college courses.The afternoon classes are project-oriented. Students design mousetrap cars usingSolidWorks, and build their cars in the Mechanical Engineering Laboratory. At night,students work on group projects that include designing and building robots using LEGOMindstorms NXT. To recruit students, we created a partnership between our College andfive different academic enrichment programs in Southern California. By working withcommunity organizations, we have reached highly motivated students who have a strongaptitude for science and mathematics. Since 2001, 203 students from 66 different highschools in the Greater Los Angeles Area have participated in SECOP. Of these

Conference Session

Pedagogy and Assessment in ECE

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gordon Skelton, Jackson State University; Wei Zheng, Jackson State University; HuiRu Shih, Jackson State University; Evelyn Leggette, Jackson State University; Tzusheng Pei, Jackson State University

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Electrical and Computer

ENGINEERINGIntroductionThe research reported in this paper reflects an effort to enhance student self-awareness and toself-regulate their learning in a Special Topics Course taught during the fall semester at JacksonState University. The students were introduced to the concepts of software engineering,systems engineering and problem solving in support of a semester level project based upon smallteam dynamics. Emphasis was placed on monitoring the students’ feedback on a number ofissues related to self-regulated learning concepts of motivation, study techniques, self awarenessand metacognition. The primary purpose of the research was to attempt to understand andmentor junior and senior level students in computer engineering in regard to their learning andstudy

Conference Session

Design Education II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Chen, Bradley University; Ye Li, Bradley University

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Manufacturing

college levelfacility planning course. Such a course carries three-credit hours, and is comprised of aweekly two-hour lecture and a two-hour lab. Important entrepreneurial concepts are firstintroduced to students, such as identifying opportunities, creating a business plan, andanalyzing the market to determine the target customers. Students will then develop theproduct and determine the customer demand based upon the market analysis. This paperdiscusses those tasks as part of students’ projects, ranging from determining the number ofworkers and machines required by the facility, to the total cost required to start thebusinesses. Outcome of the course was evaluated by pre and post evaluation instrumentsconducted by an external professional

Conference Session

Capstone Design Pedagogy I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Trivett, University of Prince Edward Island

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Design in Engineering Education

forest. In this metaphor, an engineer“tree” can have an infinite variety of branches and leaves, while still retaining a core trunkof design and project management expertise which distinguishes them as an engineer.While the paradigm may sound fanciful, the author uses an example course plan from theCanadian experience to illustrate how this different paradigm can be more receptive tostudent interests, and to industry needs yet still support the foundations of the profession.The proposed paradigm shows that, in accordance with the role of engineers in industry,the ability of design, project management and teamwork are central, while the specifictechnical specialities are supporting “branches”.IntroductionIt is an ongoing enterprise to continue to

Conference Session

High School Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamed Abdelrahman, Tennessee Technological University; Holly Stretz, Tennessee Technological University; Angela McCulley, White County High School; Bridget Pugh, Monterey High School

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

nanorods isimportant for use in medical diagnostics. During the research project a procedure was carried outto demonstrate how to successfully synthesize nanorods with a high aspect ratio. ScanningElectron microscope analysis produced images that were further analyzed using AdobePhotoshop to determine the aspect ratio of the nanoparticles. This paper will present highlights ofthe teachers experience during the RET program and the two legacy cycles that were developedas a result of their experience.IntroductionThe current paper is one of a group of papers that introduces the experience of 9 teachers whoparticipated in a program for research experience for teachers in manufacturing forcompetitiveness in the United States. The program details are

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yunfeng Wang, The College of New Jersey; Christopher Ault, The College of New Jersey; Teresa Nakra, The College of New Jersey; Andrea Salgian, The College of New Jersey; Meredith Stone, Independent Evaluator

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Mechanical Engineering

(IMM) and Music in the same class. It isa project-oriented course that fosters critical thinking, creative problem-solving, andcomputational thinking skills through an open-ended team project requiring the synthesis ofknowledge in all four core disciplines. Students work collaboratively to design and developinnovative robotic and graphical conducting systems that can direct an orchestra. Topics taughtinclude robotics, visual music, abstract animation, computer vision, algorithms, data processing, Page 15.166.2music conducting, and project management.This course was offered in the semester of Fall 2009 for the first time. It is a cross-listed

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge Valenzuela, Auburn University; Jeffrey Smith, Auburn University; Ben Reece, Auburn University; David Shannon, Auburn University

reinforcement that the students receive from otherengineering courses with regard to computer programming skills. This project’s goal is toinvestigate whether significant, formal, well-designed reinforcement of the programming skillsoutside of traditional programming courses will lead to students more proactively using theirprogramming skills in situations that would benefit from their use. Five modules have beendeveloped and tested during the first year of the project. In this presentation, we will discuss thepreliminary results stemming from the use of these modules in our undergraduate courses. Thisproject is being funded by the Division of Undergraduate Education of the National ScienceFoundation under Grant DUE-0836260.IntroductionAs educators, it

Conference Session

Issues and Directions in ET Education & Administration: Part II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gerry Marekova, Drexel University; Vladimir Genis, Drexel University; David Spang, Burlington County College

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Engineering Technology

Business Development positions. He is currently the Dean of Science, Mathematics, and Technology at Burlington County College, a position he has held for the past five years. Dr. Spang has previously served as principle investigator on both NSF and NASA grants, as Adjunct Professor of Project Management (cost, risk, contract & procurement) at the Keller Graduate School of Management and as Adjunct Professor of Material Science at SUNY Maritime College. Dr. Spang has also served on the Editorial Board of the International Materials Reviews, a publication of ASM International and has served as a reviewer of ASEE proceeding submissions

Conference Session

Women in K-12 Engineeering & Outreach Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shannon Ciston, University of New Haven; Ellen Worsdall, Northwestern University; Jessica Swenson, Northwestern University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

onexpressed interest and enthusiasm by an application including free response questions, andevidence of potential, (selection was not based on previous academic achievement).Program Details:The programs were 3 days long, including 8 hour days. The days were a mix of classroomsessions, team design project time, research laboratory tours, and field trips. The theme “STEPUP! Design your future” was applied for summer 2008, and the theme “STEP into a GreenerFuture!” was applied for the summer of 2009. In 2008, there were 16 girl participants and 8graduate or undergraduate facilitators. In 2009, there were 24 girl participants and 10 graduateor undergraduate facilitators, plus one high school volunteer facilitator. Classroom activities consisted of

Conference Session

Potpourri of First-Year Issues

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S. Scott Moor, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne

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First-Year Programs

,problem sets and projects outside the classroom. The need is to use them more inside theclassroom. In spite of this recognition and many faculty who do use these approaches in class,most university learning spaces are designed to be optimized for straight lecture. Active andcooperative processes can be brought into any space but why not design the space with them inmind? Learning spaces of a different design send a message to both faculty and students that adifferent approach to learning is expected.Two classrooms were redesigned to easily accommodate active and cooperative approaches infirst-year classes. The first room was a computer classroom. It was previously arranged in atraditional configuration where each student had a computer arranged

Conference Session

Innovative Courses/Pedagogies in Liberal Education I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kyle Simmons, University of Utah; Susan Sample, University of Utah; April Kedrowicz, University of Utah

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Liberal Education

collaborative writing skills; and (d)feedback from the instructional team guiding continuous improvement in the course.BackgroundCollaboration and communication impact engineering practice in profound ways. Engineers needto be creative, innovative problem solvers, often under time constraints. As a result, effectiveteamwork and communication are paramount. To equip students with the teamwork andcommunication skills necessary for engineering practice, educators have developed variousapproaches including writing across the curriculum, cooperative project-based learning, andintegrated communication instruction. For more than ten years, we have integrated teamwork andcommunication (oral and written) instruction into the freshman and senior

Conference Session

Student Engagement in ECE

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Freudenthal, University of Texas, El Paso; Rebeca Gonzalez, Chapin High School; Sarah Hug, University of Colorado; Alexandria Ogrey, University of Texas, El Paso; Mary Kay Roy, University of Texas, El Paso; Alan Siegel, NYU

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

curriculumrepresenting a discipline‟s activities. Activities and projects of introductory computing curriculum designedto attract students generally focus on the dramatic outcomes of tasks whose programming challenges arefrequently more clerical than analytical. Consider the voluminous specification required to generate thedetailed choreography of a robotic dance (without regards for physics). While the graphical outcomes ofthese projects are impressive, and the specification of these moves may provide may provide useful practiceof coding skills, we have concern that the technical tasks have little similarity with analytically intenseacademic coursework typical of computer science and other STEM disciplines. We have encounteredstudents who enjoy analytical work

Conference Session

Industry Collaborations in Engineering Technology

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Cook, Montana State University; Salman Adam, Montana State University; Darla Goeres, Montana State University; Steven Anderson, Montana State University; Diane Walker, Montana State University; Alfred Cunningham, Montana State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Laboratory (SBML) at the CBE. Ms. Walker holds B.S. degrees in both Biology and Bio-Resources Engineering and an M.S. degree in Environmental Engineering, all from Montana State University. In addition, Diane oversees and conducts testing projects for industry and provides quality assurance for a federally-funded contract held by the SBML.Alfred Cunningham, Montana State University Dr. Cunningham is a Professor of Civil Engineering at Montana State University. He is a founding member of the Center for Biofilm Engineering (CBE) and coordinates CBE’s industrial research and education programs as part of the Center’s 23 member Industrial Associates Program. Integration of graduate and undergraduate

Conference Session

Innovations in Civil Engineering Education I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Civil Engineering

Engineering Students to SustainabilityAbstractAs articulated in the Body of Knowledge for Civil Engineering, all civil engineering studentsshould be introduced to the concept of sustainability. The objective of this project was tointegrate sustainability concepts into the 1-credit Introduction to Civil Engineering course thatfirst year students are required to take at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Student attitudesabout sustainability were evaluated using a written survey and in class questions to whichstudents responded using a Course Response System (clickers). Evidence of student learning onsustainability was acquired via student performance on a homework assignment worth 12% oftheir overall course grade

Conference Session

Teaching Dynamics

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Self, California Polytechnic State University; James Widmann, California Polytechnic State University

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Mechanics

principlesby analyzing a catapult for a medieval exhibit at a British Museum. These projects areintroduced before the material is covered, serving as a form of inductive learning and hopefullymotivating the material. Finally, we have included conceptual questions during each class periodto help the students think more deeply about the material (rather than just plugging numbers intoequations). Assessment will be presented using three metrics: final exam averages, scores on theDynamics Concept Inventory, and student attitudinal surveys.IntroductionLandmark publications such as How People Learn and Educating the Engineer of 2020 (alongwith numerous other publications) have suggested that we need to change the traditional way ofeducating engineering

Conference Session

Manufacturing Division Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dave Kim, Washington State University, Vancouver; Wei Li, University of Texas; Tamara Wogen, Washington State University, Vancouver

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

undergraduatestudents. The last two examples are the individual courses where individual MfgE/MEfaculty developed a course or a lab project in biomedical manufacturing. Page 15.1182.3 2Example 1: Biomedical Engineering Specialization Program at University of Calgary [5]The Engineering Programs at the University of Calgary offers the BiomedicalEngineering Specialization program, which allows undergraduate engineering students totake a series of biomedical engineering classes on top of the regular engineering classes.This group of students is called ‘the Biomedical Engineering Specialization students.’They are from various

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deborah Mechtel, United States Naval Academy; Samara Firebaugh, United States Naval Academy

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

final test of their project 5-6.The electrodynamics course at the United States Naval Academy begins withtransmission line theory, considered to be a useful pedagogical link between circuitanalysis and the vector calculus required for describing free space propagation ofelectromagnetic waves. This approach has successfully helped students understand wavepropagation concepts even before the course included a laboratory. The added laboratoryprovides an immediate illustration of transmission line topics using SONNET ™, a 3DPlanar Electromagnetic software package for the design and simulation of microstripcomponents.( SONNET Lite™ is free online but a University Program makes thesoftware available at a discount for colleges and universities.) After

Conference Session

Research on The First Year II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacy Bamberg, University of Utah; Debra Mascaro, University of Utah; Robert Roemer, University of Utah

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First-Year Programs

from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Stanford University. He teaches courses in engineering design, and is interested in integrating the use of design projects and active learning throughout the curriculum to improve engineering education. Page 15.789.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Interactive Learning Using a SPIRAL Approach in a Large Required First-Year Mechanical Engineering ClassAbstractThe use of active learning is being implemented in a large, required first-year MechanicalEngineering two-course sequence that is part of a

Conference Session

IE Applications and Systems

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samuel Guccione, Eastern Illinois University; Thomas McDonald, Eastern Illinois University

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Industrial Engineering

. An excellent source ofreal life examples can be found at the Winter Simulation Conference1. The papers presented overthe past 10 years of the Winter Simulation Conference were analyzed for such examples to beused in courses such as Systems Modeling or Modeling and Simulation Languages.In addition, the projects described in each paper were analyzed for characteristics that would beuseful for use as potential student projects. These projects could also be used as the basis forengineering and technology students to become involved in health care DES research.One of the first characteristics analyzed was the ranking of the DES software products beingused. Figure 1 shows that across all sectors, business, healthcare, and government, Arena

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Laboratories

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Esther Ososanya, University of the District of Columbia; Samuel Lakeou, University of the District of Columbia; Wagdy Mahmoud, University of the District of Columbia; Amarachukwu C Ukaegbu, University of the District of Columbia; Lily Kemathe, University of the District of Columbia

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Graduating Senior in Computer EngineeringPatrice Kamdem, University of the District of Columbia Graduating Senior in Electrical Engineering Page 15.350.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Design and Implementation of a Virtual Web-based Power Measurement Module for a Hybrid Renewable Power SystemAbstractThis paper presents the implementation of a hardware and software interface monitoring systemfor the power measurement and performance evaluation of a 4.54KW Solar/Wind comboRenewable Energy system designed for a Zero Energy Home. The project includes a low cost,LED based power level indicator working

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shane Cotter, Union College

targeted towards undergraduate students. An important component of the project was theproposed development of a set of laboratories which would give undergraduate students inElectrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) the opportunity to explore these importanttechnologies. In this paper, we detail these newly developed laboratories (based on a 10 weekterm) that allow students to gain hands-on experience with real-world biometric technologies.Each set of laboratories is based on a different clue and the ultimate goal of each laboratoryexperiment is to identify the persons responsible for an imaginary crime. The first threelaboratories are based on a speech signal clue and this gives students an opportunity to reviewmaterial from their introductory