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Robert Avanzato

14 COLLABORATIVE DESIGN USING VIRTUAL WORLD TECHNOLOGY Robert Avanzato RLA5@psu.edu Penn State Abington Abington, PA Abstract: Collaboration and teamwork in support of engineering design are an integral part of the engineering process and undergraduate engineering education. Virtual world technology provides an immersive, engaging, dynamic and highly interactive 3D environment which supports dynamic 3D modeling and collaboration among participants who may be

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Shahryar Darayan; David Olowokere; Xuemin Chen

85 ASSESSMENT AND CURRICULUM MODIFICATION INELECTRONICS ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM Shahryar Darayan David Olowokere Xuemin Chen Darayan_sx@tsu.edu Olowokeredo@tsu.edu Chenxm@tsu.edu Department of Engineering Technology 3100 Cleburne, Houston, Texas 77004 Abstract: The Electronics Engineering Technology at Texas Southern University has been actively involved with course embedded assessment techniques for more than nine years. The assessment project has spanned the engineering technologies programs, the

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Bryndol Sones; Frank Wattenberg

235 DIY MODELING: A MODELING-SIMULATION COMPLEMENT TO CLASSROOM TECHNOLOGIES IN UNDERGRADUATE PHYSICS AND ENGINEERING COURSES Bryndol Sones Frank Wattenberg bryndol.sones@usma.edu frank.wattenberg@usma.edu U.S. Military Academy West Point, NY 10996 Abstract: Prompted by Eric Mazur’s 1997 book and his promotion of the practical classroom techniques of peer instruction, many physics and engineering

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ASM Delowar Hossain; Zory Marantz; Djafar Mynbaev

140 CAN WE TEACH MODERN ELECTRONICS AT A TWO- YEAR ENGINEERING-TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM? ASM Delowar Hossain, Zory Marantz Djafar Mynbaevahossain@citytech.cuny.edu zmarantz@citytech.cuny.edu dmynbaev@citytech.cuny.edu Department of Electrical and Telecommunications Engineering Technology New York City College of Technology of the City University of New York 300 Jay Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201Abstract: Teaching electronics in career-oriented two-year programs is a challenge due to thepractical knowledge that must be

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Yu Wang; Alex Wong; Aparicio Carranza

Abstract: The course of Microcomputer Systems Technology has been one of the core courses in the Computer Engineering Technology curriculum (Bachelor of Technology in CET) at the New York City College of Technology of the City University of New York. The Intel microprocessor in PC based computer was the chosen hardware in this course. The assembly and C++ languages were crucial tools in the study of microprocessor organization. We currently focused mainly on the topic of PC computer parallel interface technology. However, we did not pay particular attention to the integration of current programmable peripheral components, such as USB (universal serial bus) based input

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Yacob Astatke; Farzad Moazzami; Craig Scott; Jumoke Ladeji-Osias

4 Using Online Video Lectures to Enhance Engineering Courses Yacob Astatke, Farzad Moazzami, Craig Scott, Ladeji-Osias yacob.astatke@morgan.edu, kladeji@eng.morgan.edu Morgan State University, Baltimore ,Maryland Abstract:The use of technology in the classroom has greatly impacted engineeringeducation during the last 20 years. The expansion of the internet and the use of computers, tabletpcs, smart boards, and other wired and wireless devices have proliferated throughout education.One thing that has not drastically changed with the infusion of

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Kalyan Mondal

, industrial espionage resultingin major financial losses, and many more malicious after effects. By using worms, viruses, Trojan horses, andvarious malicious tools, hackers have managed to make safe computing a more difficult task. This has resulted inintroducing the concepts of cybersecurity in the education of computer science, information technology, and relatedfields. Cyber defense concepts are being introduced in traditional engineering and technology programs. To this end,we have developed a course module on “Secure Programming” to effectively teach the best practices of securecoding in Fairleigh Dickinson University’s undergraduate engineering programming course. This paper presents thecontents of this module and our experiences in teaching it

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Bijan Bayat Mokhtari; Ethan Wong; Aidan Murphy; Andy S. Zhang; Fritzpatrick Roque; Iem Heng

arnthe them latest to engineeringtechnologyusedintheindustryagain valuable practical experience in the process. Thanks to a grant from National SFoundation (NSF) Advanced Technology Education (ATE) division, in fall 201, a MechatronicsTechnology Center (MTC) was established in the department of mechanical engineertechnology department to introduce the latest mechatronics technology to themechanical engineering technology department as well as to the students in theengineering technology department. Many hands-on mechatronics designed projects havcreated for students to learn the latest robotic/mechatronics technology either

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Aiman S. Kuzmar

Statics. However, they are neither expected nor should they be allowed to design, and that is why they need a different kind of Statics. This paper presents the approach developed to teach Statics to Construction Management students at Sam Houston State University where the author has taught in the past three years. It shows the similarities and differences of teaching Statics to both Construction Management students on one side and to Engineering and Engineering Technology students on the other side. But more importantly, it outlines what needs to be implemented to fit the needs of Construction Management graduates at actual construction sites. Recommendations are made based on this new approach of teaching Statics to

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Walter W. Buchanan; Muhammad H. Kehnemouyi

to faculty at two-year institutions.The American Society for Engineering Education has a long past to be proud of, a significantcurrent presence in engineering and engineering technology education, and a future with a lot ofpromise. The main mission of ASEE is to provide benefits to its members, and it has been ourexperience that the annual conference is one of the most important benefits. The opportunity tonetwork with engineering and engineering technology faculty around the country, and to learnfrom peers at technical and other sessions is invaluable. As a junior faculty member, gettingintroduced to the Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) is invaluable. Its sessionsintroduce one to many good pedagogical techniques to be a good

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Andy S. Zhang; Ali Harb; Iem Heng; Farrukh Zia; Alex Wong

true for many small companies on which an engineer maybe required toperform many tasks that go beyond his/her originally field of study. To help college students tolearn the latest multidisciplinary approach to product design, in the fall 2010, the departments ofmechanical engineering technology and computer engineering technology introduced a hands-ondesign project in their respective capstone courses as well as in extracurricular undergraduateresearch projects. These hands-on design projects contained mechanical design,electrical/electronic design as well as software design components.In previous studies, various embedded systems such as Compact real-time controller (cRIO)from National Instruments, NXT brick from Lego Mindstorm, and Arduino

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Fangyang Shen; Bing Qi; Hong Li; Arvid Friberg

unable to find the time, money or resources to learn the technologies demanded by emerging industry. In reality, this is due to a lack of effective NA education methodology which can be solved by applying an elastic system with the best practices of: educational curriculum support, network technology, engineering and management, which can make the NA curriculum effectively adapt to the drastic changes of industry requirements. Consequently, college education in NA needs to adapt and promote viable curriculum innovation in order to improve the efficacy and preparedness of the next generation network administrators. 3URFHHGLQJV RI WKH 6SULQJ 0LG$WODQWLF 6HFWLRQ

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Ahmed Azam

American Society of Engineering Education 23Introduction:Obtaining a high quality education is one of the most important decisions an individualcan make in his or her lifetime, and in today’s current economy, there is a need forpeople to re-educate themselves due to a change in the types of jobs that are in demand.DeVry University has offered quality education for more than eighty years, where itstarted out offering degrees related to technology in Chicago, Illinois and has expanded toa wide variety of degrees not only in the United States, but also in Canada and Brazil.DeVry has answered the demand for quality education in the classroom and online aswell

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Orla Smyth LoPiccolo

118IMPLEMENTING A BUILDING CONSTRUCTION VISUAL DICTIONARY PROJECT INTO A FRESHMAN COURSE Orla Smyth LoPiccolo, M Arch, RA, Assistant Professor lopicco@farmingdale.edu Department of Architecture and Construction Management State University of New York - Farmingdale State College Lupton Hall, 2350 Broadhollow Road, Farmingdale, New York 11735 Abstract: Freshman Architecture and Construction Management Engineering Technology students in my sections of a Materials and Methods of

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David A. Vaccari

252 A HARD JOB: ASSESSING “SOFT” OUTCOMES David A. Vaccari, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE dvaccari@stevens.edu Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ 07030Abstract: Under criterion 3 of the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of ABET,engineering programs are required to have eleven documented student outcomes1, commonlyreferred to as “a through k.” Five of these student outcomes represent technical attributes thatengineering educators are familiar with teaching and assessing. However, six of these studentoutcomes are, for many faculty members

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Nadia Benakli; Satyanand Singh; Ashwin Satyanarayana; Arnavaz Taraporevala

in the late 1980’s for the purpose of creating and interactivelyexploring graphical representations of concepts. Many experimental studies designed tosubstantiate the educational effectiveness of such visualization technology [2]. In this paper wediscuss how Visualization can help students in Math and Computer Science by giving 3examples from each department.A. Computer ScienceMotivationKorhonen and Malmi [3] describe a visualization system that presents novice programmers withgraphical representations of algorithms which requires them to manipulate these representations Proceedings of the Spring 2013 Mid-Atlantic Section Conference of the American Society of Engineering

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Hong Li; Ali Setoodehnia

130BIOGRAPHYHONG LI,Ph.D. of Mathematics, is Associate Professor and Chair of Computer Systems Technology Department.Combining many years of industrial and academic experiences, she focuses onresearch in mathematical modeling inseveral fields of applications and published a number of papers related toresearch in the fields of civil engineeringand biomedical engineering. She also has interest of research in teaching pedagogy, innovationof teachingthe digitalgeneration.ALI SETOODEHNIA received Ph.D. degree of Electrical Engineering. He has been professor and department headat ECPI University online campus for last three years. His research interests include neural network, control systemand signal processing. For 18 years, He has been teaching as professor

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Abayomi Dairo; Nikola Jovic; Paul Cotae

36LOW COST FREQUENCY SHIFT KEYING ACOUSTIC MODEM FOR UNDERWATER WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS Abayomi Dairo Nikola Jovic Dr. Paul Cotae abayomi.dairo@udc.edu nikola.jovic@udc.edu pcotae@udc.edu Electrical and Computer Engineering Department School of Engineering and Applied Sciences University of the District of Columbia 4200 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20008 Abstract: We focus on the underwater sensor nodes that have applications in oceanographic data

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Issam Damaj; Ashley Ater Kranov

authors didn’t answer the question on how to clearly define the termSoE and how to develop a measurement framework for its assessment.In this investigation, we define the term SoE and develop measurable SoE indicators. Theinvestigation addresses issues related to SoE in general and for the Sustainability of TechnicalEducation (SoTE) in Particular. Here, technical education is concerned with Engineering,Engineering Technology, Computing , and Applied Science.This paper is organized so that the next section defines SoE and SoTE. The following sectionexplains the measurement framework. A later section provides a general evaluation. The lastsection concludes the paper and sets the ground for future work. Proceedings of the Spring

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Ali Daneshmandnia

of the Spring 2013 Mid-Atlantic Section Conference of the American Society of Engineering Education 61instructors will become stimulated when they teach using its User-Centered Design (UCD)approach, which is the common design methodology for programs such as Moodle.Using Moodle should be satisfying and worthwhile in a HCI project because several HCIconcepts can be examined, namely: familiarity of interface, consistency, error recovery, dialogueinitiatives, and task migratability (Hinze-Hoare, HCI and Educational Metrics as Tools for VLEEvaluation, 2008). The following are reasons that author this study gives for

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Fritzpatrick Roque; Aidan Murphy; Bijan Bayat Mokhtari; Joseph Kim; Alex Barbaran; Andy S. Zhang; Farrukh Zia

@citytech.cuny.edu New York City College of Technology 186 Jay Street, Brooklyn NY 11201 Abstract: When a doctor performs an endoscopic procedure, it is possible that a loop may be formed by the endoscopic tubing inside the patient’s body. This condition may potentially harm the patient seriously if the doctor who performs the procedure is unaware of the situation. This paper presents a technique on how to detect the formation of an endoscopic loop using stretch sensors. A custom-made loop detecting device using the stretch sensors was developed. Upon bending, sections of the endoscope will elongate while other sections will be compressed. The changes in dimension of the stretch sensor result in

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Anatoliy Gordonov

this would solve the problem. Unfortunately, this is nota complete solution. If we try to plant a flower in the soil that is not prepared specifically for it, the flowerfades out after a while. In order to study and then use security rules, students have to beprepared for this. They have to fully understand the consequences of breaking these rules. Proceedings of the Spring 2013 Mid-Atlantic Section Conference of the American Society of Engineering Education 109 2 Here I would like to give an