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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Yahong Rosa Zheng; Sarat K. Chitneni; Daryl G. Beetner

plug-in can beinserted.Adding FIR compiler IP core into the designThe top level design for the entire quartus project is generated consisting of two symbol blocksone of which contains the BDF file mentioned above and the other consists of the filter block inwhich the FIR compiler IP core plug-in is added.FIR compiler mega core plug-in configurationThe FIR compiler can be invoked from the mega core plug-in wizard in Quartus and selectingthe FIR compiler v3.3 core from the DSP Plug-ins and then specifying a filename for itsautomated code generation either in Verilog or in VHDL. The mega core plug-in offers severalcustomization options. The structure of the filter can either be a bit-serial, fully parallel, multi-cycle or a fully serial filter

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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Jeff Parker; Ping Liu

Prototyping a Digital Communication System with a Novel Blind Adaptive Equalizer Jeff Parker Ping Liu Dept. of Electrical Engineering Dept. of Electrical Engineering Arkansas Tech University Arkansas Tech University Russellville, AR 72801 Russellville, AR 72801 Email: jeff.parker@gmail.com Email: pliu@atu.edu Abstract— In this paper, an undergraduate research project, a few drawbacks. The CMA algorithm is dependent on thesponsored by

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William M. Baer

acceptable behavior.18 Plagiarism detection programs do have limitations. The most heinous offenders, thosethat purchase papers from custom paper mills, will not be detected. Even though detection canfind instances of plagiarism, it does not address many of the reasons of why the plagiarismoccurred in the first place. If those reasons are not addressed, students may just find another wayto get away with the unethical behavior. Ironically, detection programs may also erode the trustof our students. Using detection programs may cause us to be seen as the enemy and not as thementors which we strive to be.19 Lawrence Hinman compared the use of plagiarism detectionsoftware to mandatory drug testing.20 Detection finds the problems, but it projects

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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Christi Patton Luks; Laura P. Ford

A&M University and her M.S. in Applied Mathematics and her Ph.D. inChemical Engineering from The University of Tulsa. She is currently involved in applying fuel cells and reformersto hybrid-electric vehicles.‡ In the Project tab of Control Builder, right click on the module name. Choose Configure Module Parameters. Addthe needed parameters under History Configuration on the Server History tab. Proceedings of the 2007 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education 8LAURA P. FORDDr. Ford is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Tulsa. She earned

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Kimberly H. Henthorn

collaboratively do not successfully complete the engineering curriculum. Many newengineering students are surprised to learn that group work is encouraged, because they have notyet determined where the line between collaboration and copying is drawn. It is absolutelyessential that engineering faculty, especially those teaching introductory courses, help instillgood collaborative habits in their students and help them distinguish acceptable group behavior(working together) from bad ones (copying). This can be accomplished through collaborative in-class thought experiments, group homework assignments, and larger semester projects. Moststudents eventually figure out the benefits of group work, although helping them discover this asearly as possible in their

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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Stephan A. Durham; W. Micah Hale; Seamus Freyne

engineering practice. This provides anopportunity for students to research engineering projects and determine what w/c is frequentlyused for certain structures (bridge beams, highway pavements, sidewalks, etc…).Concrete Curing ExperimentThe concrete curing experiment is a laboratory exercise in which four different curing treatmentsfor concrete are analyzed. The curing regiments used for this experiment include: Moisture curing in a water filled tank, Dry curing in the laboratory, Ambient curing outside the laboratory, and Box curing with insulation.Students cast thirty-six – 4”x8” concrete cylinders to be used to determine the compressivestrength. Each curing regiment consists of nine cylinders, of which three cylinders are

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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Ken Barnard; Greg Stephens; Raju Dandu

a goal to have a number of students send text message to their friends about EarthDay. Engineer Technology students had their solar boat project on display. Breakout sessionsincluded topics of interest for students which included topics such as Leadership in Energy andEnvironmental Design (LEED) certification standards, energy efficient lighting systems,transportation, wind energy, green marketing, local foods, and energy savings. Finally, studentswere encouraged to play games, fly kites and play outdoor music.Faculties were encouraged to participate by being involved with student events, breakoutsessions, and a poetry reading. Since this was our first event, and Earth Day is often thought ofas a soft educational event, some faculties were

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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Brandon W. Olson

Integrate observation Theory & practice Self discoveryLikes Being innovative Think linearly Common sense Adapting Being involved Work with detail Strategic thinking Intuitive conclusions Timed tests Disorganization Text reading Long lecturesDislikes No thinking time Group projects No applications Standard routines No interaction Criticism Written work No option exercisesFavorite Why? What? How? What if?Question The learning personalities illustrated in Fig. 1 and Table 1 represent not just“preferences” on the part

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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Douglas R. Carroll; Hong Sheng

animpossible trip for students who are in another city. There are no office hours when thefaculty member is traveling. The author’s experience is that the convenience of computerbased communication tools is more important to the students than receiving personal one-on-one help. It is not unusual to have half the class participate in a two-hour Webex®session. It has been possible to use the computer as a communication tool for severalyears, but until recently the hardware and software were not available to make it a goodteaching tool for lower division engineering courses. In the last few years, tablet PCs andthe associated software have become available which allow the screen to be used just likea chalkboard, and projected onto the students