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Laura-Ann S. Chin; Kenneth A. Kroos; Justinus A. Satrio

                            Integrating  Freshmen  into  Exploring  the  Multi-­‐faceted  World  of  Engineering   and  Sustainability  through  Biofuels  Synthesis  from  Waste  Cooking  Oil     Laura-­‐Ann  S.  Chin1

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Qinghai Gao

human being has limited number of biometrics. Therefore, it is a desirable to generatemultiple independent biometric templates from biometric image (s). The partial fingerprint basedverification methods we are proposing in this paper mainly focus on achieving this goal. The rest of the paper is organized as follows. Section 2 reviews previous work done byothers on matching partial fingerprints. Section 3 briefly states our contribution. Section 4introduces the methods of generating partial fingerprint images and the matching algorithm. Insection 5 we give our preliminary testing results. Section 6 summarizes and concludes the paper.Literature review Generally it is easier to obtain partial fingerprints than full fingerprints

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Muhammad Faysal Islam; Mohammed Nazrul Islam

Conference.[10] Nokes, S., & Kelly, S. (2007). The definitive guide to project management: the fast track to getting the job done on time and on budget: Pearson Education. Prentice Hall Financial Times.[11] Project Management, I. (2004). A guide to the project management body of knowledge : (PMBOK guide). Newtown Square, PA :: Project Management Institute, Inc.[12] Sage, A. P., & Rouse, W. B. (2009). Handbook of Systems Engineering and Management: John Wiley & Sons.[13] Wysocki, R. K. (2010). Effective Project Management: Traditional, Adaptive, Extreme: John Wiley & Sons.

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Todd Holden; Vazgen Shekoyan; Sunil Dehipawala; George Tremberger Jr; David Lieberman; Tak Cheung

. Copyright ASEE Middle Atlantic Regional Conference Delaware April 20-21 2012ConclusionsThis explorative project shows that structural equation model is capable of providingquantitative information on the causative hypotheses/elements such as pre-requisites in asequence of courses. The LISREL software is fairly easy to implement and it is hopedthat the presented results would popularize the application of SEM in engineering andtechnology program pedagogy.AcknowledgementsPartial supports from several CUNY grants are gratefully acknowledged.References1. Bollen KA, Noble MD 2011, “Structural equation models and the quantification ofbehavior”, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2011 Sep 13;1082. LISREL softwarehttp://www.ssicentral.com/3. Taasoobshirazi, G. and

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Z80 was selected for the CPUrather than an 8086 for several reasons. First and foremost, the 8086 is no longer manufactured.Second, the Z80’s clock is DC-coupled, allowing students to single-step through instructions fordebugging (the 8086 requires a 2 MHz minimum clock speed). Third, the Z80 is a popularprocessor among hobbyists and in industry and is supported by a rich set of peripheral interfacecomponents and projects. Fourth, the Z80 provides completely independent data and addressbuses; on the 8086, the lower eight bits of the address bus are multiplexed with the data bus,which students can find confusing. In addition, since the Z80 is based on the 8080, Z80instructions are very similar to basic x86 instructions. As an added benefit

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Robert T. Bailey

. Shih, P. Schrader, “Use of Scenario-Based Learning Approach in Teaching Statics,” in Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Salt Lake City, UT, June 20 – 23, 2004.3. Newcomer, J. L., Many Problems, “One Solution Method: Teaching Statics without `Special Cases’”, Frontiers in Education Conference, San Diego, CA, October 27 – 31, 2006.4. Yang, E. and B. Withiam, “Efficient Statics Lecture Through the Use of Worksheets,” in Proceeding of the Fall 2010 Mid-Atlantic ASEE Conference, Philadelphia, PA, October 15-16, 2010.5. Danielson, S. and Mehta, S., “Teaching Resources for the New Millennium: Statics as an Example,” Journal of STEM Education, Vol. 2, No. 1

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SeductionCorporate Reasons Better tutorials More repeatable documentation Certification and Standards Knowledge base Failure documentation Project Process EvolutionNotebook Assessment Form Project Writing Problem WritingNotebook Writing is not DeadIn the 1970’s, at Harvey Mudd College, engineering notebooks could be found in sophomorelevel engineering course rooms. Old donated equipment was being worked on. Previous andcurrent students left their notebooks in the classroom. The initial student motivation was to digup information. Today students initially search the internet. Yet reading each other’s notebookstaught a lot more than technical detail.Before the summer of 2011, US patents began with writing

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Mauro J. Caputi; George DeMarco; Jacqueline Pierson; Brittney Schmidt; Evan Sick

Workbook & Lab Manual, Season 12 - Spring 2012. Hofstra Engineering Dept., 2012.[2] Lieu, D. K., Sorby, S., The Fundamentals of Visualization, Modeling, and Graphics for Engineering Design. Delmar, Cengage Learning, 2009. 8

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Yacob Astatke; Craig Scott; Kemi Ladeji-Osias; Grace Mack

. Mattern, S. Packman, “Research Report No. 2009-2: Predictive Validity ofACCUPLACER® Scores for Course Placement: A Meta-Analysis,” The College Board, NewYork, 2009 [On-Line].http://professionals.collegeboard.com/profdownload/pdf/09b_765_PredValidity_WEB_091124.pdf[3]. Hodges, C. B., & Kim, C. (2010), “ Email, self-regulation, self-efficacy, and achievement ina college online mathematics course,” Journal of Educational Computing Research, 43(2), 207-223.[4]. Attewell, P., Lavin, D., Domina, T., & Levey, T. (2006). New evidence on collegeremediation. Journal of Higher Education, 77(5), 886–924.[5]. COMPASS (2009). COMPASS Guide to Effective Student Placement and Retention inMathematics. Iowa City, Iowa: ACT.http://www.act.org/compass/pdf

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Lunal Khuon; Timothy Camise; Clayton Bannan; Kevin Buckley

, S., Singh, P., O’Brien, J, Jones, G., Char, E., Mer- cede, F., Weinstein, R., and Yost, J., Project-Based Freshman Engineering Experience: The Core Course, ASEE Annual Meeting, 2010. 2. Nitzan, M., Automatic Noninvasive Measurement of Arterial Blood Pressure, IEEE Instru- mentation & Measurement Magazine, pp. 32-37, Feb. 2011. 3. Neuman, M., Measurement of Blood Pressure, IEEE Pulse Magazine, pp. 39-44, Mar.-Apr. 2011. 4. Drzewiecki, G., Hood, R. and Apple, H., Theory of the Oscillometric Maximum and the Systolic and Diastolic Ratios, Annals of Biomedical Engineering, Vol. 22, pp. 88-96, 1994. 5. Chua, C.S. and Hin, S.M., Digital Blood Pressure Meter, Freescale Semiconductor Appli- cation Note, AN1571, Rev 1

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Mauro J. Caputi

end of thesemester. Over 95% of the students write favorable comments about the Lecture, includingcomments for improvements. The feedback has been used to modify and strengthen severalportions of the Lecture media and Class Workbook.BIBLIOGRAPHY[1] Caputi, M. J., DESIGN 15 Class Workbook & Lab Manual, Season 11 - Fall 2011. Hofstra Engineering Dept., 2011.[2] Hacker, M., Burghardt, D, Technology Education: Learning by Design. Pearson Prentice Hall, 2004.[3] Hill, P. J., The Science of Engineering Design. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1970.[4] Niku, S. B., Creative Design of Products and Systems. Wiley, 2009.[5] Hofstra First-Year Connections. URL http://www.hofstra.edu/Academics/Colleges/Hclas/FYC/index.html

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Yacob Astatke; Craig Scott; Kemi Ladeji-Osias; Petronella James

,” International Journal of Continuing Education Lifelong Learning, 2010, vol. 3, Issue: 1, pp: 53-71.[7]. R. Oliver, “Exploring Benchmarks and Standards for Assuring Quality Online Teaching and Learning in Higher Education,” Proceedings of the 16th Open Distance Learning Association of Australia Biennial Forum, Canberra, October 2003.[8]. D. Millard, M. Chouikha, and F. Berry, "Improving Student Intuition via Rensselaer‛s New Mobile Studio Pedagogy", ASEE 2007 Annual Conference, Honolulu, HW, June 2007.[9]. K. Conner, et. al., “Multi-Institutional Development of Mobile Studio Based Education and Outreach,” 2011 American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, June 26-29, 2011.[10