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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ashley Clayson, Laboratory for Innovative Technology and Engineering Education; P K Raju, Auburn University; Chetan Sankar, Auburn University

. Sankar is a Professor of Management at the Auburn University's College of Business. He received his Ph.D. from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and has worked at Temple University and AT&T Bell Laboratories. His research interests focus on researching innovative practices to integrate teaching, research, and outreach both locally and globally (www.litee.org). He has published more than 150 papers in journals, book chapters, and conference proceedings. He has won awards for research and teaching from the Society for Information Management, iNEER, Decision Sciences Institute, American Society for Engineering Education, Frontiers in Education, and the Project Management

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Embedded System Design

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bin Wang, Wright State University; Zhiqiang Wu, Wright State University; Yong Pei, Wright State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

technologies across protocol layers. The evolution of wireless communication andnetworking presents such a need and a unique opportunity to integrate undergraduate educationacross the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science curricula, which trains future engineerswith a deeper and holistic understanding of and skills for current and emerging wirelesscommunication and networking technologies.In this paper, we report the development of an easily replicable model of evolvable, low cost,software defined radio (SDR)-based wireless communication and networking laboratories aswell as associated teaching and learning materials that can be adopted or adapted to impactnational engineering education practices. The SDR-based laboratories are tailored to the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Hanson, California Polytechnic State University; David Elton, Auburn University; Gary Welling, California Polytechnic State University; Daniel Pitts, Auburn University; Daniel Butler, Auburn University

,synchronous video conferencing between California Polytechnic State University (PrimarilyUndergraduate Institution) and Auburn University (Research-1 University) have been conducted.In addition, video productions have been assigned and completed by students in lieu ofconventional written laboratory reports. These activities are conducted to develop new teachingmethodologies and to investigate the pedagogical benefits of incorporating unconventionallearning styles into teaching of geotechnical engineering laboratory courses. New experimentsfor the undergraduate laboratory have been developed as part of this project. Role-playing bystudents was included. Geotechnical competitions have been held between the universitiesincorporating synchronous video

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IE and Manufacturing

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Pitts, Morgan State University; Ricardo Camilo, Morgan State University

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

graphics. The developed layouts can then be used with process planning totrack the status of a system in real time. Figure 1 shows all of the courses which will utilize theIRAM Laboratory and how they relate to future student senior design research projects.Goal 2: Assessing the educational impact with mini-module laboratory projects for problemsolvingThe equipment utilized in the IRAM Laboratory combined with the OpenCIM software (whichaccompanies the equipment) will enable the IE Department to teach how CIM is applied tobusiness, engineering, and factory floor elements and the links between them. The softwareprovides an open software architecture that allows users to easily incorporate other applicationsand obtain data for statistical

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Capstone

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Palmer, Louisiana Tech University; Hisham Hegab, Louisiana Tech University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

in the capstone experience. However, there is little transition between the highlydefined problems provided in lecture and laboratory courses versus the open-ended projectstudents are asked to solve in their capstone design course. The capstone design projects for theNanosystems Engineering program is provided by faculty across a variety of disciplines.Therefore, it became evident that rather than expecting each faculty mentor to provide certainbasic skills, a more effective approach would be to have all Nanosystems Engineering students towork on a smaller open-ended project in the last quarter of the Junior year to teach all theelements that they would need to apply more deeply in their capstone project the following year.The educational

Conference Session

Curricular Developments in Energy Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Radian Belu, Drexel University; Darko Korain, Desert Research Institute

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

-Learning systems andvirtual laboratory experiments. The project represents an innovative approach in teaching,studying and integrating hands-on experiments, project-based teaching and learning of renewableenergy sources, power electronics and control.Our long term goal is to develop an integrated research facility in the area of renewable energy,RENSym platform24-28,30,31. The main target group of RENSym Learning Environment comprisesof undergraduate students enrolled in engineering and engineering technology programs. Otherpotential target groups are organizations offering further training courses for technicians andengineers. The developed materials, e-Learning support platform, computer simulations, virtuallaboratory, renewable energy

Conference Session

Software and Hardware for Educators II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel McCarthy, University of Wyoming; Cameron Wright, University of Wyoming; Steven Barrett, University of Wyoming; Jerry Hamann, University of Wyoming

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

in 1993. As a faculty member at the University of Wyoming since 1993, Jerry has pursued research interests in applied robotics and control, signal processing, and higher education teaching and learning. He directed the University of Wyoming Hewlett Foundation Engineering Schools of the West Initiative until 2008, which is focused upon enhancing the recruitment, retention and quality of undergraduate engineering students. He now serves as Head, Department of Computer Science. Page 15.1115.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Student-Created Laboratory Exercises for the Digital

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Curriculum in Mechanical Engineering Technology: Part II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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B. Sridhara, Middle Tennessee State University

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Engineering Technology

located in a highly industrialized area. Our MET students arerequired to take several senior level classes such as Fluid Power, Heating, Ventilation and AirConditioning (HVAC), Robotics, and Mechanical Vibration. We started teaching Vibrationformally in the fall of 2006 and currently this course does not have a formal laboratory. We maynot be able to set up such a laboratory in the near future because of the budget cuts we are facingat the departmental and university levels. Therefore, the author decided to include two vibrationrelated hands-on activities, the Helmholtz resonator project and an industrial visit. The studentteams are required to design, build and test Helmholtz resonators, and write a formal report.They are also required to visit

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Salahuddin Qazi, SUNY Institute of Technology; Robert C Decker, Mohawk Valley Community College

AC 2010-1785: INSTRUCTIONAL LABORATORY FOR VISUALIZATION ANDMANIPULATION OF NANOSCALE COMPONENTS USING LOW COST ATOMICFORCE MICROSCOPESSalahuddin Qazi, SUNY Institute of Technology Salahuddin Qazi is a full Professor at the School of Information Systems and Engineering Technology, State University of New York Institute of Technology (SUNYIT), Utica, NY. He teaches and conducts research in the areas of Fiber Optics, Optical and Wireless Communication, and Nanotechnology. Dr. Qazi is recipient of several awards including the William Goodell award for research creativity at SUNYIT and engineering professionalism by Mohawk Valley Engineering Executive Committee, and forging closer

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Igor Verner, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology; Leonid Revzin, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology

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Computers in Education

that the automated titration experiment is more simpleand significantly faster, experimental results in this mode are more accurate because the controlis not by eyeballing. The students were very positive about automation of manual operations intheir laboratory practice. Many of the students expressed interest and motivation in studyingautomation and participation in designing and building automation devices.ConclusionOur experience of creating simple affordable automation devices, their integration with a datalogging system and teaching automated laboratories indicates the considerable potential of thistechnology for improving experiential chemistry education in high schools.Application of the developed devices enables to save time spent for

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Ficken, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2010-147: IMPLEMENTING THE DIGITAL SPEED CONTROLLER TUNINGOF A LABORATORY ROTARY HYDRAULIC SYSTEMJohn Ficken, Milwaukee School of Engineering Page 15.688.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010IMPLEMENTING THE DIGITAL SPEED CONTROLLER TUNING OF A LABORATORY ROTARY HYDRAULIC SYSTEM Page 15.688.2ABSTRACTThe objective is to give the students practical experience in tuning a digital speed controller for arotary hydraulic system starting with the Ziegler-Nichols method. Digital controller basics andthe tuning method are discussed. In using this method the critical tuning area of system operationmust first be

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Capstone and Senior Design in Engineering Technology: Part II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Marshall, University of Southern Maine

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Engineering Technology

AC 2010-1540: A LABORATORY/DESIGN BASED, PROBLEM SOLVINGCAPSTONE HELPS ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGISTS HIT THE JOB MARKET!John Marshall, University of Southern Maine John Marshall received his Ph.D. from Texas A&M University and is the Internship Coordinator for the Department at the University of Southern Maine. His areas of specialization include Power and Energy Processing, Applied Process Control Engineering, Applied Automation Engineering, Fluid Power, and Facility Planning. Page 15.44.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 A Laboratory/Design Based, Problem Solving Capstone

Conference Session

Sustainable Energy Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joshua Goldade, University of North Dakota; Tessa Haagenson, University of North Dakota; Hossein Salehfar, University of North Dakota; Mike Mann, University of North Dakota

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2010-2059: DESIGN OF A LABORATORY EXPERIMENT TO MEASUREFUEL CELL STACK EFFICIENCY AND LOAD RESPONSEJoshua Goldade, University of North Dakota Josh Goldade is originally from Velva, a small town in western North Dakota. Upon graduation from Velva High School in 2002, Josh enrolled at the University of North Dakota to major in electrical engineering. In the spring of 2005, Josh left for Sweden to study abroad for a year. After returning to the U.S., he continued on the path towards his Bachelor’s degree at UND. In the summer of 2007, Josh took a six-month cooperative education position at Daktronics in Brookings, SD, and he returned to Daktronics for another summer internship in 2008. Josh

Conference Session

New Instrumentation Ideas

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Hergert, Miami University

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Instrumentation

video or video streaming and are connected to an http stack. The equipment typically includes HVAC trainers, conveyors, wind tunnels, and fluid trainers. F. Laboratories in Vans Driven to Distance Sites. This equipment is driven to the distance sites. Some community colleges use vans to teach labs at distance sites. The problem with this method is that it allows access to equipment for a limited time, making it difficult to accomplish more than competency based tasks. The California Distance Learning Project states that these types of mobile labs are becoming less popular as distributed learning increases. 3 G. Smaller Portable

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Materials Lab Experiments and Demonstrations

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Kessler, Iowa State University; Prashanth Badrinarayanan, Iowa State University

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Materials

AC 2010-2182: LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS IN THERMAL ANALYSIS OFPOLYMERS FOR A SENIOR/GRADUATE LEVEL MATERIALS SCIENCECOURSEMichael Kessler, Iowa State University Michael Kessler is an Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Iowa State University. His research interests include the mechanics and processing of polymers and polymer matrix composites, thermal analysis, fracture mechanics, and biologically inspired materials.Prashanth Badrinarayanan, Iowa State University Prashanth Badrinarayanan is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Iowa State University. His research interests include development and characterization of

Conference Session

New Learning Paradigms I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kendra Seniow, Oregon State University; Eric Nefcy, Oregon State University; Christine Kelly, Oregon State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

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Educational Research and Methods

.) Developing Models in Science Education (Dordrecht: Kluwer). 3–18.2. Koretsky, M.D., D. Amatore, C. Barnes, and S. Kimura, “Enhancement of student learning in experimental design using a virtual laboratory,” IEEE Transactions on Education 51, 76 (2008).3. Kelly, C., E. Gummer, P. Harding and M.D. Koretsky, “Teaching Experimental Design using Virtual Laboratories: Development, Implementation and Assessment of the Virtual Bioreactor Laboratory,” Proceedings of the 2008 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition (2008).4. Koretsky, M.D., C. Kelly, P. Harding, and E. Gummer, "Comparison of Student Perceptions of Virtual and Physical Laboratories, “Proceedings of the 2009 American Society for Engineering

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Engineering Management Program Design

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Douglas Timmer, University of Texas, Pan American; Miguel Gonzalez, University of Texas, Pan American; Connie Borror, Arizona State Universtiy; Douglas Montgomery, Arizona State University; Carmen Pena, University of Texas, Pan American

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Engineering Management

AC 2010-884: TEACHING CONTROL CHARTS FOR VARIABLES USING THEMOUSE FACTORYDouglas Timmer, University of Texas, Pan AmericanMiguel Gonzalez, University of Texas, Pan AmericanConnie Borror, Arizona State UniverstiyDouglas Montgomery, Arizona State UniversityCarmen Pena, University of Texas, Pan American Page 15.1169.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Teaching Control Charts for Variables using the Mouse FactoryIntroductionThe American Society for Engineering Management (ASEM)1 defines engineering managementas “the art and science of planning, organizing, allocating resources, and directing andcontrolling activities which have a technical component.” Quality

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Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Radian Belu, Drexel University; Alexandru Belu, Case Western Research University

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Engineering Physics & Physics

methods of teaching in the lectureor the laboratory. We use a laboratory project-based approach, where the students arelearning by doing. The course is divided into two sections, lecture and laboratory session.During the laboratory session, the students work at mid-term and final projects, while thelecture the programming, numerical and computational techniques and methods arediscussed. The usefulness of this approach is evaluated by surveys conducted everysemester, and feedback from other educators is highly appreciated.I. IntroductionComputational physics is an independent way of doing physics, and an essential tool ofthe physics research. Numerical computations are essential to further understanding ofphysics problems, and computers and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kemper Lewis, State University of New York, Buffalo; Kevin Hulme, State University of New York, Buffalo; Edward Kasprzak, Milliken Research Associates; Deborah Moore-Russo, State University of New York, Buffalo; Puneet Singla, State University of New York, Buffalo; Kenneth English, State University of New York, Buffalo

Page 15.1168.2education emerged soon after that. Virtual laboratory experiments were created to supplementthe physical laboratories to teach various electronics and circuitry concepts8. Both quantitativeand qualitative results strongly supported the use of the virtual experiments as a supplementalsource of learning. Baher created a virtual laboratory to provide students with more and quickeraccess to feedback on the thermodynamic performance of their virtual and simulated designconcepts9. Studies across three universities demonstrated potential to provide valuable additionalinstruction to students using the virtual simulations. Other simulated environments have beendeveloped to enhance or replace the traditional physical instruction of a

Conference Session

Signal Processing Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yuan-Lin Chen, MingChi University of Technology; Shun-Chung Wang, Lunghwa University of Science and Technology

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Computers in Education

structure of micro-controller application. Page 15.69.5technique and I2C bus communication technique. Totally 25 laboratory experiments weredesigned for hands-on practicing. These contain all the most significance principles whichshould be known by students.Teaching contents per each lab are listed in Table 2. We intended to combine the lecturingsection with the laboratory experiment as an integral unit to ease the learning experience ofstudents. The result is that 10 teaching items are addressed in each lab. Firstly, the goal ofexperiment is introduced, and then the action of the experiment is clearly described. For example,sometimes photographs are

Conference Session

BIM and Other New Construction Practices

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Korman, California Polytechnic State University; Lonny Simonian, California Polytechnic State University

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Construction

AC 2010-23: USING BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING TO TEACHMECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, AND PLUMBING COORDINATIONThomas Korman, California Polytechnic State UniversityLonny Simonian, California Polytechnic State University Page 15.1320.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Using Building Information Modeling to Teach Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing CoordinationAbstractThe coordination of mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) systems has become a majorchallenge for project delivery teams. The MEP coordination process involves locatingequipment and routing Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning (HVAC) duct, pipe, electricalraceway

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Project-based Learning and Other Pedagogical Innovations

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Josef Rojter, Victoria University of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

processes.Students are asked questions concerning classical engineering failures, dangers of materialsubstitutions, environmental and social impact on product design and also on o materials usedin the school’s laboratories by research students and staff. Instructional knowledge forms aplatform for further inquiry.The teaching, in this subject, is presented in grand narrative form. Students are required toundertake further reading of recommended and referenced texts. The course material is alsosupported by the course material l written and compiled by this author.Experimentation and ObservationIn a traditional schema this is normally referred to as to laboratory practical session. However,as important as traditional laboratory sessions are in developing

Conference Session

Manufacturing Division Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Manufacturing

AC 2010-114: TEACHING OF BIOMEDICAL MANUFACTURING IN THEUNDERGRADUATE MANUFACTURING/MECHANICAL ENGINEERINGPROGRAMSDave Kim, Washington State University, VancouverWei Li, University of TexasTamara Wogen, Washington State University, Vancouver Page 15.1182.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010Biomedical Manufacturing in the Undergraduate Manufacturing/MechanicalEngineering Programs AbstractBiomedical manufacturing defined as “the applications of manufacturing technology toadvance the safety, quality, cost, efficiency, and speed of healthcare service and research”is a rapidly growing field. This field is unlike many other businesses

Conference Session

Issues and Directions in ET Education & Administration: Part II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Johnson, Rochester Institute of Technology; Brian Thorn, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

, laboratory equipment and space are in such short supply that the department isunable to meet instructional demands. Teaching demands in the department under study havebeen shown to have significant variability. [1] When coupled with fluctuations in the level ofsponsored research awards, this variability will lead to significant challenges in meetingdepartmental obligations.This work is based on a series of conversations the authors had regarding the nature of this‘numbers game’ and is an effort to better understand the nature of the variability associated withthis common departmental challenge. In this paper a basic model will be constructed and appliedto a set of realistic department data. In all cases the analysis considers only pending

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Guoping Wang, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne

AC 2010-94: PREVIEW, EXERCISE, TEACHING AND LEARNING IN DIGITALELECTRONICS EDUCATIONGuoping Wang, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne Page 15.978.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Active Learning in Digital Electronics: Preview, Exercise, Teaching and LearningAbstractThrough multimedia delivery of new materials, web-based warm-up exercises and interactiveclassroom teaching/learning, this paper presents a new teaching approach - PETL (Preview,Exercise, Teaching and Learning) in teaching and learning digital electronics. Different from thetraditional recitation-based lecture formats, the proposed

Conference Session

Computer Gaming and Virtual Reality for Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katrina Neville, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology; Peter Burton, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology; Ian Burnett, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology

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Computers in Education

AC 2010-685: A SECOND LIFE VIRTUAL STUDIO AS AN ONLINE TEACHINGENVIRONMENTKatrina Neville, Royal Melbourne Institute of TechnologyPeter Burton, Royal Melbourne Institute of TechnologyIan Burnett, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology Page 15.86.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 A Second Life Virtual Studio as an Online Teaching EnvironmentAbstractIn this paper the development of a virtual learning environment in Second Life is detailed. Thelearning environment described is in the form of a virtual television studio for use in multimediaengineering courses, with an example implementation described for RMIT University’s offshorecampus.This paper

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Signal Processing Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cameron Wright; Thad Welch; Michael Morrow

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

Using Inexpensive Hardware and Software Tools to Teach Software Defined Radio Abstract Signal processing topics such as software defined radio are more easily taught by using demonstra- tions and laboratory experiences that pique the students’ interest. This paper describes a new, inexpensive software defined radio educational platform based upon M ATLAB and the Texas Instruments C6713 dig- ital signal processing starter kit. We describe the various hardware and software issues and discuss how such a platform can be used in the classroom.1 INTRODUCTIONSoftware defined radio (SDR) is a topic that is becoming

Conference Session

Computational Tools and Simulation I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Derek Yip-Hoi, Western Washington University

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Computers in Education

AC 2010-138: STRATEGIES FOR TEACHING CAD AUTOMATION TOENGINEERS AND TECHNOLOGISTSDerek Yip-Hoi, Western Washington University Derek Yip-Hoi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Technology at Western Washington University and coordinator of the department’s CAD/CAM program. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor where he worked for several years as a Research Scientist in the area of Reconfigurable Manufacturing before moving out to the Pacific Northwest where he spent 3 years at the University of British Columbia before moving to WWU. His teaching interests are in CAD/CAM, CNC, design methodology, mechanical

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mrinal Saha, University of Oklahoma; Zahed Siddique, University of Oklahoma; Bipul Barua, University of Oklahoma; Firas Akasheh, Tuskegee University

AC 2010-638: CREATE YOUR SCENARIO INTERACTIVELY (CSI) – ATEACHING MODULE FOR MANUFACTURING PROCESSESMrinal Saha, University of OklahomaZahed Siddique, University of OklahomaBipul Barua, University of OklahomaFiras Akasheh, Tuskegee University Page 15.330.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Create your Scenario Interactively (CSI) – A Teaching Module for Manufacturing ProcessesAbstractStudents can learn more effectively when they are actively involved in the learningprocess. The traditional approach is mainly “teacher-centered” and lacks in the nurturingof students’ skills in today’s changing world. Various non-traditional approaches such

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Technological Literacy for K-12 and for Community College Students: Concepts, Assessment, and Courses

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve Macho, Buffalo State College

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

AC 2010-1942: A FUNCTIONAL K-12 CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FORTEACHING TECHNOLOGICAL LITERACYSteve Macho, Buffalo State College Steve Macho completed a BS at St Cloud State University, and M.A. & Ed.D. in Technology Education at West Virginia University. Steve is a Minnesota farm boy who has been involved in technology his entire life. He worked at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico Highlands University, and is currently an Assistant Professor of Technology Education for at Buffalo State College. He became a member of the Oxford Roundtable in 2008 and plans to present another paper there in 2010