Conference Session

Implementing the CE BOK into Courses and Curricula

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Doran, University of WIsconsin-Madison; Charlie Quagliana, University of WIsconsin-Madison; Norman Doll, University of WIsconsin-Madison; Jeffrey Russell, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Greg Harrington, University of WIsconsin-Madison

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Civil Engineering

teaching design courses to be professionallylicensed, possess extensive professional experience in the fields being taught, and to maintaincontemporary knowledge by ongoing professional practice. Another means of achieving thisgoal is by effectively integrating practitioners into the faculty and curriculum to provide thenecessary practical experience.Desired Program Outcomes and the Need for Faculty with Professional Practice ExpertiseThe ABET, Inc. General Criteria for Baccalaureate Level Programs18 contain eleven (a throughk) specific stated program outcomes. Although all apply to professional practice to a degree,several have a clear and direct connection:(c) An ability to design…within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental

Conference Session

Introducing Programming in the First Year

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Virgilio Gonzalez, University of Texas, El Paso; Eric Freudenthal, University of Texas, El Paso

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First-Year Programs

modified course designed to introduce studentsto computer programming including an intense hands-on introduction to Python, C and electriccircuits. Continuing evaluation of introductory programming offerings at UTEP has motivatedevolutions in curriculum, course objectives, and evaluation strategies. Interestingly, the resultingcourse, which engages students in “computational reasoning,” integrates both programming and Page 15.1382.8mathematics, and is engaging students with weak math skills. Results from early evaluationefforts are encouraging and have lead to adoptions into other areas. We anticipate that studentswho attend the Electrical

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Technology Courses

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Cottrell, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Engineering Technology

AC 2010-2114: INTEGRATING CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT INTO AMULTI-DISCIPLINARY SEMINAR COURSE: BROADENING THE STUDENTHORIZON TO BETTER FUNCTION AND APPRECIATE GLOBAL,CONTEMPORARY ISSUESDavid Cottrell, University of North Carolina, Charlotte DR. DAVID S. COTTRELL is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Technology, University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1978 and retired in 2000 after more than 22 years of service with the US Army Corps of Engineers. Studies at Texas A&M University resulted in an MS Degree in Civil Engineering in 1987 and a PhD in 1995. He is a registered Professional Engineer with the Commonwealth of Virginia

Conference Session

Industry based new Innovative and Nontraditional Curriculum in Industrial Technology and Industrial Engineering Technology

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xuefu Zhou; Xiaodong Yue; James Everly

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Engineering Technology

only engineering and sciencestudents, but also engineering technology students in the general fields of computing,networking, communications and information technology.This paper describes an approach to teaching public-key cryptography to electrical and computerengineering technology students utilizing three computer projects designed to provide hands-onexperience with public-key cryptography. These projects introduce students JAVA BigIntegerclass and its built-in methods and open source cryptography libraries such as crypto++ allowingstudents develop public-key cryptographic applications. Instead of using a small modulus forsolely instructional demonstration, these projects allow student’s natural curiosity to bestimulated and result in a

Conference Session

Experiences in Teaching Energy Courses

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Fletcher, Lawrence Technological University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

cell research used under a wide range of operational conditions for the US Army, as well as battery research, and the implementation of alternative energy power sources in autonomous ground vehicle robots. He is also working with his students supporting DTE Energy in the operation and optimization of their Hydrogen Power Park in Southfield, Michigan, a photovoltaic, biomass, water electrolysis, hydrogen storage, hydrogen vehicle fueling station and fuel cell power demonstration project, funded by the Department of Energy. He has also established an alternative energy laboratory at LTU that contains integrated fuel cell and hydrogen generation systems, as well as equipment

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Industry based new Innovative and Nontraditional Curriculum in Industrial Technology and Industrial Engineering Technology

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Louis Reifschneider, Illinois State University

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Engineering Technology

thesummer.Bibliography1. Nepal, B.P., Albayyari, J. M. (2007). An Industrial Project Management Course for Technology Curriculum, Proceedings of the 2007 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition.2. Kelley, D.S. (2005). Team Design Problem in Technology. Journal of Industrial Technology, 21(1), 1-8.3. Schmidt, L., Schmidt, J., Colbeck, C., Bigio, D., Smith, P., Harper, L. (2003). Engineering Students and Training in Teamwork: How Effective?, Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition.4. Smith, K. (2000). Strategies for Developing Engineering Student's Teamwork and Project Management Skills, Proceedings of the 2000 American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Division Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adrian Ieta, State University of New York, Oswego; Rachid Manseur, SUNY-Oswego; Thomas Doyle, McMaster University

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Electrical and Computer

course isviewed in a dynamic perspective. Currently the Lab serves the needs of Physics students, while in thenear future it will mainly serve the needs of the future ECE students (possibly including some studentswho have currently taken the course). Therefore, the need for Lab restructuring at this time is paralleledby the need to tune in the content to present and future student needs (an adapted course will be in thefuture part of the ECE program). An integration of laboratory and lecture will be performed in the future,as the entire ECE program and laboratory designs (building facilities) were conceived in this way.In the current phase, lab experiments were tested in lab conditions and modified in order to match thelecture curriculum and

Conference Session

Computer Gaming and Virtual Reality for Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Jaurez, National University; Peilin Fu, National University; Ronald Uhlig, National University, San Diego; Shekar Viswanathan, Ph.D., M.B.A., P.E., received a Bachelor of Technology in chemical

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Computers in Education

introduction of constructive competition provides an additionalelement of motivation, as it enhances realism and amplifies student ideas.IntroductionThis paper reports initial findings from taking existing video game design techniques and Page 15.229.3processes and integrating them into the wireless communication engineering curriculum. Usinggames to teach and inform has been the subject of many studies, due to the engaging nature andapparent concentration of playing games in order to achieve goals and entertain1. This projectoriginated in the desire to enhance learning in the Wireless Communications Masters (WCM)degree program at National University

Conference Session

Teaching Mechanical Systems: What's New

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Raghu Echempati, Kettering University; Richard Dippery, Kettering University

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Mechanical Engineering

the students engaged in aclassroom and to add value to the course. A typical Machine Design course truly integrates thecore concepts taught in Linear Algebra, Statics and Mechanics of Materials courses to a greatextent that no other course sequence exists in an undergraduate engineering curriculum, the onlyexception could be a Capstone Design course that usually requires many other pre-requisites inorder to give a truly multi-disciplinary design experience. Use of some of the math and/or CAEtools as a part of a machine design course is believed to help performing parametric studies andto evolve alternative designs. Due to its nature, students should be taught to appreciate open-endedness and ambiguity of design requirements that are inherent

Conference Session

Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace and Successful Graduates for a Flat World: What Does It Take?

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah Zappe, Pennsylvania State University; Thomas Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University; Hien Nguyen, Pennsylvania State University

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International

, learning communities, online discussions, instructional design for online learning, and innovative technology for learning. She can be reached at htn126@psu.edu. Page 15.169.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 An Investigation of First Year Students’ Perceptions of Global AwarenessAbstractMost engineering educators recognize the importance of emphasizing the so-called “soft-skills”in the undergraduate curriculum in order for graduates to be competitive in the global workforce.Of increasing interest for many engineering programs is engaging students in

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching and Assessment Tools

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tristan Utschig, Georgia Institute of Technology; Judith Norback, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2010-1970: REFINEMENT AND INITIAL TESTING OF AN ENGINEERINGSTUDENT PRESENTATION SCORING SYSTEMTristan Utschig, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Tristan T. Utschig is a Senior Academic Professional in the Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning and is Assistant Director for the Scholarship and Assessment of Teaching and Learning at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Formerly, he was Associate Professor of Engineering Physics at Lewis-Clark State College. Dr. Utschig has regularly published and presented work on a variety of topics including assessment instruments and methodologies, using technology in the classroom, faculty development in instructional design, teaching

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Electrical & Computer Engineering Division Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Khalid Al-Olimat, Ohio Northern University

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Electrical and Computer

called senior capstone design project - is an important componentof engineering curriculum worldwide. The course is a senior level course with a commonobjective which is to mainly allow students to reinforce their technical skills and to integrate andapply them to solve engineering problems. ABET1 states the definition of engineering design as“Engineering design is the process of devising a system, component, or process to meet desiredneeds. It is a decision-making process (often iterative), in which the basic sciences, mathematics,and engineering sciences are applied to convert resources optimally to meet a stated objective.Among the fundamental elements of the design process are the establishment of objectives andcriteria, synthesis, analysis

Conference Session

Faculty Development for Distance Learning

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Visco, Tennessee Technological University; Dirk Schaefer, Georgia Institute of Technology; Tristan Utschig, Georgia Institute of Technology; J. P. Mohsen, University of Louisville; Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering; Michael Prince, Bucknell University; Cynthia Finelli, University of Michigan

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Continuing Professional Development

the changing engineering and engineering technology curriculum,there has also been a long-standing call to strengthen engineering and technology educators’capabilities and preparation to perform the task of educating students. This latter call, however,had remained virtually unanswered for more than a century. A recent response to this call isSPEED: Strengthening the Performance of Engineering and Engineering Technology Educatorsacross the Disciplines. SPEED is a concept for a formal, nationally recognized continuingeducation program for engineering and technology educators being developed with the supportof the ASEE. In the introductory part of this paper, the authors briefly present an overview ofprevious work which has led to the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Krause, Arizona State University; Jacquelyn Kelly, Arizona State University; Dale Baker, Arizona State University; Amaneh Tasooji, Arizona State University

AC 2010-1161: AN ATOMIC BONDING MODULE FOR MATERIALSENGINEERING THAT ELICITS AND ADDRESSES MISCONCEPTIONS WITHCONCEPT-IN-CONTEXT MULTIMODAL ACTIVITIES, WORKSHEETS, ANDASSESSMENTSStephen Krause, Arizona State University Stephen Krause, Arizona State University Stephen Krause is Professor in the School of Materials in the Fulton School of Engineering at Arizona State University. He teaches in the areas of bridging engineering and education, design and selection of materials, general materials engineering, polymer science, and characterization of materials. His research interests are in innovative education in engineering and K-12 engineering outreach. He worked on Project Pathways, an NSF

Conference Session

Think Outside the Box! K-12 Engineering Curriculum

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Heath Tims, Louisiana Tech University; Krystal Corbett, Louisiana Tech University; Galen Turner, Louisiana Tech University; David Hall, Louisiana Tech University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

us that they would prefer a more in-depthcurriculum that ties together application and content. The Infinity Project (www.infinity-project.org) focuses on digital electronics, allowing for a rigorous approach, but is limited to avery narrow range of topics. Teachers have indicated to us that they like the rigorous nature ofthe Infinity Project, but would prefer a broader spectrum of topics which seamlessly integratescience, engineering, and mathematics across the curriculum. “…it is very difficult to add STEM electives. … an approach which integrates STEM content within the core curriculum is significantly more viable than other, electives-based approaches. ” - Marvin Nelson, Teacher, Benton

Conference Session

Think Outside the Box! K-12 Engineering Curriculum

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Henry Harms, Stevens Insititue of Technology; Mercedes McKay, Stevens Institute of Technology; Elisabeth McGrath, Stevens Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

module is based upon the integration of LED and solar technologies to produce safeand cost effective lighting for use in homes that do not have access to the electric grid. More than2 billion people do not have access to clean drinking water. Students participating in the WaterPurification module will develop an understanding of this problem and be challenged to developmodel systems to meet the needs of people in specific communities.The project team developed the Introduction to Core Concepts of Systems Engineeringmodule which is used in all participating schools prior to the content specific modules describedabove. Students learn about systems and systems engineering as they reverse-engineer a commondevice that contains both electrical and

Conference Session

Think Outside the Box! K-12 Engineering Curriculum

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brittany Luken, Georgia Institute of Technology; Stacey Mumbower, Georgia Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

three activities were shared with 30 Atlanta area high school math teachers during a Centerof Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing (CEISMC) program. Theteachers were very enthusiastic about teaching students the important economic concept oftransportation tradeoffs through the use of real life scenarios. At the program’s completion,several of the teachers eagerly asked for copies of the handouts to use in their own classrooms.ConclusionThree distinct activities, designed to use across a wide range of audiences, can be used to providemiddle school and high school students with an introduction to the field of TransportationEngineering. The activities are highly interactive and utilize group discussions to get studentsthinking

Conference Session

Mechanics Division Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Rockaway, University of Louisville; D. Joseph Hagerty, University of Louisville

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Mechanics

AC 2010-480: QUALITY ENHANCEMENT IN STATICSThomas Rockaway, University of LouisvilleD. Joseph Hagerty, University of Louisville Page 15.1007.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Quality Enhancement in StaticsAbstractTo satisfy accreditation requirements the University of Louisville recently developed a QualityEnhancement Plan (QEP) to improve undergraduate instruction across all disciplines. Centralelements of the plan are: emphasis on critical thinking; integration of critical thinking throughoutthe curriculum; service learning for undergraduates; and a culminating experience. With theadoption of the QEP, instructors were asked to incorporate

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Easley, Louisiana Tech University; David Hall, Louisiana Tech University; Nicholas Beard, Louisiana Tech University; Glenn Fardsalehi, Louisiana Tech University; Nathan Wallace, Louisiana Tech University; Michael Swanbom, Louisiana Tech University

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Computers in Education

Up to an Integrated Curriculum to Full Implementation, “ Frontiers inEducation, Puerto Rico, 1999.2. Hall, D.E. and Barker, M., “Living with the Lab – Boosting Experiential Learning and Creativity in 1st YearEngineering Students,” Intelligent Automation and Soft Computing, 13 (1), 2007, 3-18.3. Parallax, Parallax Home Web Site, http://www.parallax.com/.4. Swanbom, M.E., Hall, D.E., and Crittenden, K.B., “Centrifugal Pump Design, Fabrication and Characterization:A Project-Driven Freshman Experience,” American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference andExposition, June 2008.5. Swanbom, M.E., Harbour, D., Hegab, H., and Eddy, D., “Microprocessor-Based Control System for Integrated

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

be shown how this is also critical to the study of the Integration aspect ofautomation where data is passed back and forth between a spreadsheet and the CAD system increating and manipulating geometry and product structures. Teaching the CATIA automationobject structure is accomplished through study of macros recorded during manual modelingactivities with the GUI. The benefits and challenges in using this approach are discussed.Overviews of assignments and project work are given. Assignments include the creation of abeam bending program in Excel that controls beam section and length parameters in CATIA andthat extracts section properties in calculating beam deflection and stresses. An example of projectwork that involves automating the

Conference Session

Retaining Women Engineering Students

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Metz, Stevens Institute of Technology; Suzanne Brainard, University of Washington; Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington

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Women in Engineering

constructed, unmonitored or untrained in group dynamics, the endresult may be that any marginalization underrepresented students experience in the classroombecomes magnified.20 Women students discussed this issue during interviews, havingexperienced relegation to administrative duties by the group, exclusion from the group and/orappointment as leader of the group often resulting in an excessive workload. Faculty and TAsneed to be aware of and implement effective group management skills.Category 2: Improve curriculumContinue to integrate relevant applications into the curriculum: Many interviewees enjoyedclasses that included hands-on experiences, problem-solving activities and real-life examples. Infact, their enthusiasm for hands-on activities and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reid Bailey, University of Virginia; Heather Rowan-Kenyon, University of Virginia; Amy Swan, University of Virginia; Marie Shoffner, University of Virginia; Alexandra Coso, University of Virginia

the other hand, aim to prepare students to perform integrationwork by equipping students with a holistic perspective and tools such as decision analysis, riskanalysis, and modeling in general. The TLP aims to integrate both the component- and system-level knowledge by focusing on an interdisciplinary program between two existing majors:electrical engineering for the component level and systems engineering for the systems level.The TLP curriculum is built on a theoretical model of interdisciplinary knowledge developed byBoix-Mansilla1. Through empirical studies, Boix-Mansilla identified four components ofinterdisciplinary knowledge as represented in Figure 1

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hamed Farahani Manesh, Eastern Mediterranean University; Dirk Schaefer, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Computers in Education

systems, interfaces for standardized data exchange between domain-specific PDM systems, and automated variant design generation of mechatronic systems and system families. Dr. Schaefer’s contributions to the Scholarship of Education concern one of the 14 Grand Challenges for Engineering as stated by the National Academy of Engineering – “Advance personalized learning.” In his research, Dr. Schaefer addresses the strategic design of engineering education for the next generation of engineers, the integration of game-changing paradigms such as mass customization, personalization and collaborative learning into the engineering curriculum, as well as virtual learning

Conference Session

Computer Education Innovations I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alisa Gilmore, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Herbert Detloff, University of Nebraska, Lincoln at Omaha

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Computers in Education

programming capability and agraphical programming interface (GPI) under development for K-16 users. It has a wide range Page 15.205.2of applications developed for K-12 math and science standards, and an ongoing development fora grades 5-8 curriculum via an online interactive website 2,3,4,5. It has a modifiable designconsisting of off-the-shelf electronic hobby store components, instead of proprietary componentsas with the LEGO MINDSTORMS® and VEX® commercially available robot kits 1. It hasbeen applied in the extensive SPIRIT teacher professional development project and shown to behighly successful for equipping K-12 teachers in STEM training, and to

Conference Session

Build Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ram Mohan, North Carolina A & T State University; Ajit Kelkar, North Carolina A&T State University; Narayanaswamy Radhakrishnan, North Carolina A&T State University

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Minorities in Engineering

itsinception has graduated more than 25 students who are currently placed in several major globalindustries.Our CSE graduate program offers an interdisciplinary curriculum combining appliedmathematics, high performance parallel and scalable computing, scientific modeling andsimulation, data visualization, and domain areas such as physical sciences and engineering, lifesciences, agricultural and environmental sciences, technology and business. The studentsenrolled in the program begin with diversified backgrounds (prior undergraduate studies inengineering, physical sciences, life sciences, mathematics, business, etc). However, all studentsin the program are required to take four core courses relevant to CSE. These are: comprehensivenumerical analysis

Conference Session

Software and Hardware for Educators II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anne Clark, USAF Academy, CO; Brian Peterson, United States Air Force Academy

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Computers in Education

-engineering exercise. A testbench is provided that exercises thedatapath as if the controller was running a simple assembly language program that ends in aninfinite loop. Students must simulate their datapath and use clues from incoming control signalsand bus information to rewrite the assembly language program.Students then begin an integrative exercise where they interface their datapath with providedcode for the controller, memory, and I/O subsystems. They are asked to write a fairlycomplicated assembly language program implementing a stopwatch consisting of both minutesand seconds. This task mimics an earlier lab where students built the same stopwatch frommodulo-16 counters. In order to complete the lab, they must fully implement PRISM with

Conference Session

Computer Education Innovations II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Kuczenski, University of Notre Dame; Joshua Enszer, University of Notre Dame; Mark McCready, University of Notre Dame; Jay Brockman, University of Notre Dame

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Computers in Education

platforms for self-expression, and they can bemaintained dynamically over time. Some e-portfolio applications permit varying degrees ofaudience access, so the same portfolio might be used for multiple purposes. There are benefits tousing an electronic portfolio over a traditional portfolio; they can hold a great deal of informationwhile taking up little space, they can be accessed with minimal effort, and they can includecollaborative student work. Additionally, e-portfolios can be enhanced by the addition of sound,music, pictures, graphics and even video, and can serve to enhance computer and technologyskills.In particular, we hope to achieve four fundamental objectives with our NDeP project: 1) engagestudents in their learning and allow students

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Computers in Education

loggers and computers7. Educational studies indicated the positive effectof this practice on fostering higher order thinking skills of the students.In this study we constructed an automatic titrator and a computer controlled dispenser andfollowed up their use by high school students in chemistry laboratory experiments. The StudentLearning Environment Inventory (SLEI)8 was employed in order to examine students' perceptionsof a learning environment which integrates the automation devices in basic chemicalexperiments. Page 15.815.2Automation System DevelopmentWhile in the conventional chemistry laboratory experiment the learner deals with the reactor

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hui-Ying Wu, Ching Yun University; HsinPiao Hsu, Kainan University

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Computers in Education

, project-based learning can take acentral role. A flexible methodology which allows for English skills and subject-based ortechnical skills to be developed in an integrated way, project-based learning enables teachers andstudents to move beyond the limitations of the traditional intensive English curriculum” (p. 23).Practitioners also report that project work results in improved decision-making abilities, analyticaland critical thinking skills, and problem solving. Therefore, the purpose of this study is toestablish a podcasting instruction mobile learning system for a project-based e-commerce Englishto help students improve their English ability and enable them to focus on their weaknesses incertain e-commerce content.Research Method A

Conference Session

Build Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Terry Teays, Johns Hopkins University; Mary Bowden, University of Maryland at College Park; Guangming Chen, Morgan State University; Richard Henry, Johns Hopkins University

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Minorities in Engineering

time study. Systems engineering is an integral part of an engineeringproject. Funded through a NASA grant “Center of Excellence in Systems Engineering for SpaceExploration Technologies”, MSU established the Systems Engineering and Management Institute(SEMI) in May 2009. The goals of SEMI include but are not limited to: integrating systemsengineering curriculum into the existing engineering education and research programs at MSU;and providing the students with an opportunity to choose a concentration or minor in systemsengineering. One of the three exchange students assigned to MSU assisted Dr. Chen, the interimdirector of SEMI, in laying the foundation of SEMI’s curriculum and developing a small casestudy on a systems engineering application