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2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

E. Hou; T. N. Chang; A. Dhawan; J. Ji; E. Luxford; D. Rodriguez; W. Stoddart; S. Siddiqui

autonomous vehicle that cannavigate in a complex urban environment. The innovation of the NJIT system lies in its human-likeability that can make judgments based on the vehicle’s surroundings. This system is able to respond withthe speed and accuracy needed to complete all the objectives of this competition safely and effectively. The goal of this paper is to provide an overview of the initial architecture and design of the NJITautonomous vehicle. In addition, this project presents a number of education and management relatedproblems such as administration of a large student-centered project, interaction of diverse andmultidisciplinary subgroups, recruitment and supervision of team members, and relationship-buildingwith sponsor companies. In

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2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Elisabeth McGrath; Dawna Schultz

partnered with the New Jersey Principals and Supervisors Association, the NewJersey Department of Education and Verizon Communications to co-sponsor a one-day summit at Stevensin May 2007 for principals and administrators to share a vision of the technological competencies neededby citizens and workers in the 21st century. This conference will present research on student impact of K-12 engineering programs; provide an orientation to exemplary K-12 engineering curriculum resources;showcase best practices and strategies for integration of engineering/technology into existing curricula;and link K-12 engineering efforts to New Jersey’s policy and plans for STEM education and workforcedevelopment. Five New Jersey engineering universities will present

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2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Fani Zlatarova

mentioned above? Theauthor’s answer, based on her experiences from the last eight years of teaching at Elizabethtown College,has to do with the concept of the computing project and the way how these projects are created. 2Obviously, university students develop a taste for research, not only in practice-oriented issues, but also intheoretical concepts related to the respective project area. Their projects are comprehensive and thecomplexity involved is high. Usually, the number of projects is reduced to one per course and someinstructors do not even assign such projects in computing disciplines. The project results are due at theend of the