Conference Session

Digital Technologies and Learning

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debra Gilbuena, Oregon State University; Ben Uriel Sherrett, Oregon State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2011-1434: EPISODES AS A DISCOURSE ANALYSIS FRAMEWORKTO EXAMINE FEEDBACK IN AN INDUSTRIALLY SITUATED VIRTUALLABORATORY PROJECTDebra Gilbuena, Oregon State University Debra Gilbuena is a doctoral student in Chemical Engineering at Oregon State University. She currently has research focused on student learning in virtual laboratories. Debra has an MBA and MS as well as 4 years of industrial experience including a position in sensor development, an area in which she holds a patent. Debra was awarded the Teacher’s Assistant of the Year Award by the College of Engineering at Oregon State University for her work as a Teacher’s Assistant.Ben Uriel Sherrett, Oregon State University Ben is studying the engineering design

Conference Session

ELOS Best Paper Nominations

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Huettel, Duke University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

AC 2011-1400: CONNECTING THEORY AND PRACTICE: LABORATORY-BASED EXPLORATIONS OF THE NAE GRAND CHALLENGESLisa Huettel, Duke University Lisa G. Huettel received the B.S. degree in engineering science from Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, in 1994 and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from Duke University, Durham, NC, in 1996 and 1999, respectively. She is currently an Associate Professor of the Practice in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Duke University, where she also serves as the Director of Undergraduate Studies. Her interests include engineering education and applications of statistical signal processing

Conference Session

Techniques to Enhance Environmental Engineering Courses

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Ross Pfluger, U.S. Military Academy; Weimin Wu, Stanford University

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Environmental Engineering

Demonstrating Microbial Growth and Metabolic Kinetics with Methanotrophic Bacteria: A Classroom Laboratory ExperimentAbstractWith the field of biotechnology rapidly expanding, it is increasingly important to providerelevant, hands-on education to environmental engineering students in the area of microbialgrowth and metabolic kinetics. Students enrolled in introductory microbiology courses can havedifficultly visualizing the physical growth of bacteria, the stoichiometric ratios of substrateconsumption, and the results of metabolic processes that produce end products. Methanotrophicbacteria can be used as a model, allowing students in an experimental laboratory class tounderstand microbiological fundamentals. Methanotrophs have been well studied

Conference Session

Focus on Capstone Experiences in the Chemical Engineering Curriculum

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Philip H. Harding, Oregon State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

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Chemical Engineering

AC 2011-2009: DESIGN OF A SENIOR LABORATORY SEQUENCE TOGUIDE STUDENTS IN MULTIPLE ACADEMIC PROGRAMS TOWARDSWORKFORCE PREPAREDNESSPhilip H. Harding, Oregon State University Dr. Harding has served since 2007 as the Linus Pauling Distinguished Engineer at Oregon State University School of Chemical, Biological, and Environmental Engineering. He has worked in the oil, pulp and paper, and microelectronic industries with a history of responsibilities including process engineering, research and development, product reliability, and worldwide manufacturing and research strategy. He holds 14 patents, with another 9 pending. Most recently, he worked for Hewlett-Packard Company in the role of Master Technologist.Milo Koretsky

Conference Session

Distance and Web-based Learning in ECE

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brock J. LaMeres, Montana State University; Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2011-457: A COMPARISON OF HANDS-ON VERSUS REMOTE LAB-ORATORY EXPERIENCE FOR INTRODUCTORY MICROPROCESSORSCOURSESBrock J. LaMeres, Montana State University Brock J. LaMeres is an Assistant Professor in the electrical and computer engineering department at Mon- tana State University (MSU). LaMeres teaches and conducts research in the area of digital systems and engineering education. LaMeres is currently studying the effectiveness of online delivery of engineer- ing education including the impact of remote laboratory experiences. LaMeres’ research group is also studying the effective hardware/software partitioning using reprogrammable fabrics. This work involves exploiting the flexibility of modern FPGAs to optimize

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Projects and Applications

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chandra R. Sekhar, Purdue University, Calumet ; Omer Farook, Purdue University; Jai P. agrawal, Purdue University Calumet; Essaid Bouktache, Purdue University, Calumet

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Engineering Technology

AC 2011-601: A COURSE ON BIOMEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION UTI-LIZING LABORATORY BASED ON SYSTEM DESIGN APPROACHChandra R. Sekhar, Purdue University Calumet Chandra R. Sekhar, Purdue University Calumet Professsor CHANDRA R. SEKHAR is a member of the faculty of the Electrical and Computer Engineer- ing Technology at Purdue University Calumet. Professor Sekhar earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry from the University of Madras (India), a Diploma in Instrumentation from Madras Institute of Technol- ogy and Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from University of Pennsylvania. Professor Sekhar’s primary teaching and research focus is in the areas of Biomedical and Process Control Instrumentation and Clinical

Conference Session

Innovations in Power Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sanghun Choi, Purdue University; Maryam Saeedifard, Purdue University; Rohit Shenoy, MathWorks

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Electrical and Computer

- pare students for successful careers. Previously he was marketing manager for MathWorks’ Controls products and worked closely with customers in automotive and aerospace industries on modeling, simu- lation, and control design. Page 22.67.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 A Modern Educational Power Electronics Laboratory to Enhance Hands-on Active LearningAbstract – A new educational power electronics laboratory based on state-of-the-art tools andindustrial-grade platforms is presented in this paper. The developed laboratory, which is builtbased upon

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve Warren, Kansas State University; Xiongjie Dong, Kansas State University; Tim J. Sobering, Kansas State University; Jason Yao, East Carolina University

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NSF Grantees

AC 2011-1927: A RAPID ANALYSIS AND SIGNAL CONDITIONING LAB-ORATORY (RASCL) DESIGN COMPATIBLE WITH THE NATIONAL IN-STRUMENTS MYDAQ PLATFORMSteve Warren, Kansas State University Steve Warren received a B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Kansas State University in 1989 and 1991, respectively, followed by a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin in 1994. Dr. Warren is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at Kansas State University. Prior to joining KSU in August 1999, Dr. Warren was a Principal Member of the Technical Staff at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, NM. He directs the KSU Medical Component Design Laboratory, a

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering in Silico

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debra Gilbuena, Oregon State University; Ben Uriel Sherrett, Oregon State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

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Chemical Engineering

AC 2011-2075: ADAPTION OF A VIRTUAL LABORATORY CURRICU-LUM: A PRELIMINARY STUDY OF IMPLEMENTATION AT OTHER IN-STITUTIONSDebra Gilbuena, Oregon State University Debra Gilbuena is a doctoral student in Chemical Engineering at Oregon State University. She currently has research focused on student learning in virtual laboratories. Debra has an MBA and MS as well as 4 years of industrial experience including a position in sensor development, an area in which she holds a patent. Debra was awarded the Teacher’s Assistant of the Year Award by the College of Engineering at Oregon State University for her work as a Teacher’s Assistant.Ben Uriel Sherrett, Oregon State University Ben is currently studying for a M.S. in

Conference Session

Embedded System Design

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Warren A. Rosen, Drexel University; Eric Carr, Drexel University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2011-70: AN ONLINE LABORATORY-BASED GRADUATE ENGINEER-ING TECHNOLOGY COURSE IN PROGRAMMABLE DEVICES AND SYS-TEMSWarren A. Rosen, Drexel University (Eng. Technology) Dr. Warren A. Rosen received his Ph.D. in physics from Temple University in 1978. Between 1978 and 1985 Dr. Rosen served as assistant professor of physics at Colby and Vassar Colleges where he carried out research in optical physics, solar physics, and medical physics. From 1985 to 1996 he worked at the Naval Air Warfare Center, Aircraft Division in Warminster, PA where he established an optical communi- cations laboratory for development and characterization of optical components, systems, and protocols for high-performance avionics data networks. Dr

Conference Session

Active and Inquiry-Based Learning

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jonte Bernhard, Linköping University, Sweden

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Educational Research and Methods

has an extensive record of research in magnetic materials with a Ph.D. in Solid State Physics and a M.Sc. (Eng.) degree in Engineering Physics from Uppsala University. Presently he is chairman of the SEFI Working Group on Engineering Education Research (WG-EER) and co-ordinator for the Nordic Network for Engineering Education Research (NNEER) funded by the Nordic Council. Page 22.973.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Investigating student learning in two active learning labs- Not all “active” learning laboratories result in conceptual understanding

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul G. Flikkema, Northern Arizona University; Kenji Ryan Yamamoto, Northern Arizona University; Carol Haden, Magnolia Consulting, LLC; Jeff Frolik, University of Vermont; Tom Weller, University of South Florida

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2011-376: WIRELESS-INTEGRATED EMBEDDED REAL-TIME CON-TROL: A CASE STUDY IN ADOPTING RESOURCES FOR DEVELOP-MENT OF A LOW-COST INTERDISCIPLINARY LABORATORY PROJECTPaul G. Flikkema, Northern Arizona University Paul G. Flikkema received the PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park. From 1993-1998 he was an Assistant Professor at the University of South Florida, and joined Northern Arizona University as an Associate Professor in January 1999, where he is currently Professor of Electrical Engineering. He has been a JSPS Visiting Researcher at Yokohama National University, a Visiting Research Scientist at Sony Computer Science Laboratories, Tokyo, and a Nokia Fellow at Helsinki

Conference Session

Digital Simulation Tools in Energy Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yakov Cherner, ATEL, LLC; Ahmed S. Khan, DeVry University, DuPage; Aminul Karim, DeVry University, Downers Grove; Gary J. Mullett, Springfield Technical Community College

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

various capacities, most recently retired as the director of engineering and information sciences programs Currently he is serving as the director of academic outreach for the university.Prof. Gary J. Mullett, Springfield Technical Community College Page 22.1586.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Use of Adaptable Simulation-based Virtual Laboratories for Teaching Alternative Energy and Energy Conservation in Engineering & Technology ProgramsAbstractThe paper presents multilayered highly interactive simulation-based integrated and adjustablevirtual

Conference Session

Techniques to Enhance Environmental Engineering Courses

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephanie Luster-Teasley, North Carolina A&T State University; Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University

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Environmental Engineering

and chemical remediation processes for water and soils. Prior to joining North Carolina A&T State University, she was a private consultant at two consulting firms specializing in chemical oxidation remediation for soil and water remediation. Her educational research investigates the use of problem based learning and case studies to improve classroom instruction.Prof. Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University (Eng) Page 22.1232.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Reforming Environmental Engineering Laboratories for Sustainable Engineering: Incorporating

Conference Session

ELOS Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brennan T. Ashton, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Paul Malmsten, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Gautam Vallabha, MathWorks; Sergey N. Makarov, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

AC 2011-192: A LABORATORY PROJECT INTRODUCING BASIC MI-CROPROCESSOR HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE FOR AN INTRODUC-TORY UNDERGRADUATE ECE CLASS FOR NON-MAJORSBrennan T. Ashton, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Sophomore in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.Paul Malmsten, Worcester Polytechnic InstituteGautam Vallabha, MathWorks Gautam K. Vallabha received the B.S. (1995) degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, U.S.A, and the Ph.D. (2003) degree in Complex Systems and Brain Sci- ences from Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, U.S.A. From 2003 to 2007, he was a postdoctoral researcher at the Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition at

Conference Session

Teaching Analog and Digital Communication: Novel Ideas for Lecture Courses, Laboratories, and Projects

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexander M. Wyglinski, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Daniel J. Cullen

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2011-1869: DIGITAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS EDUCATION VIASOFTWARE-DEFINED RADIO EXPERIMENTATIONAlexander M. Wyglinski, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Alexander M. Wyglinski is an Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), Director of the Wireless Innovation Laboratory (WI Lab), and Director of the WPI Limerick Project Center. He received his Ph.D. degree from McGill University in 2005, his M.S. degree from Queens University at Kingston in 2000, and his B.Eng. degree from McGill University in 1999, all in electrical engineering.Daniel J. Cullen Page

Conference Session

Teaching Analog and Digital Communication: Novel Ideas for Lecture Courses, Laboratories, and Projects

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lei Miao, The University of Cincinnati; Denis Fedorov, University of Cincinnati; James O. Everly, University of Cincinnati; Max Rabiee, University of Cincinnati

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Electrical and Computer

the IEEE Cincinnati Section, and in 1997 he received the IEEE Professional Achievement Award. He has held several research and management positions in industry working for such companies as Battelle’s Columbus Laboratories, Rockwell International, and Claspan Corporation. He joined the University of Cincinnati in 1985.Max Rabiee, University of Cincinnati Max Rabiee earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Kentucky (UK) in 1987. He has taught electrical engineering and electrical engineering technology courses full-time & part-time for 28 years; and he is currently Professor and ECET Program Chair in the School of Electronics and Computing Systems in the College of Engineering and

Conference Session

Teaching Analog and Digital Communication: Novel Ideas for Lecture Courses, Laboratories, and Projects

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chaitri Aroskar, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Yahong Rosa Zheng, Missouri University of Science and Technology

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Electrical and Computer

, and IEEE ICC 2006-09, IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Confer- ence 2007-08, and IEEE International Sensors Conference 2004, etc. She served as an Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications for 2006-2008. She has been a senior member of the IEEE since 2007. She is the recipient of an NSF CAREER award in 2009. Page 22.436.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Design of Simulink Projects for an Undergraduate Communications CourseAbstractThis paper describes a set of six Simulink based laboratory

Conference Session

Teaching Analog and Digital Communication: Novel Ideas for Lecture Courses, Laboratories, and Projects

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ratchaneekorn Thamvichai, Saint Cloud State University; Tonya Lynette Smith-Jackson, Virginia Tech; Carl B Dietrich P.E., Virginia Tech; Tamal Bose, Virginia Tech

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Electrical and Computer

their mentors, otherparticipants, and graduate and undergraduate student researchers at the host institution.2.2 Teaching/research/mentoring The faculty team used the Paideia method in developing the instructional and researchpart of the program. Paideia14 method includes three techniques: didactic teaching, coachingwith scaffolding, and seminar opportunities for independent proficiency. The organization ofthe 10-week research program consists of a two-week technical tutorial followed by an eight-week research project with weekly seminars and weekly meetings between student team andtheir mentor. The technical tutorials and hands-on laboratory, such as introduction to analog and digitalcommunications, introduction to software defined radio

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions: Mechanical Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patrick W. Pace, University of Texas, Austin; Kristin L. Wood, University of Texas, Austin; John J. Wood, U.S. Air Force Academy; Daniel D. Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy; Brian K Skibba, Air Force Research Laboratory

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Mechanical Engineering

Conference Session

Pay It Forward: Critical Thinking, Reflection and Faculty Engagement Promote Success in Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary R Goldberg, University of Pittsburgh, Department of Rehabilitation Science and Technology; Rory A. Cooper, University of Pittsburgh; Dan Ding, University of Pittsburgh, Department of Rehabilitation Science and Technology; Alicia Koontz, Human Engineering Research Laboratories

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

Laboratories Page 22.1615.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Using Experiential Learning to Inspire, Educate, and Empower Underrepresented Undergraduates in STEMAbstractThe vision of the Quality of Life Technology Engineering Research Center (QoLT ERC) is totransform the lives of people with reduced functional capabilities due to aging or disabilitythrough intelligent devices and systems. Through the ERC mechanism, a comprehensiveeducation and outreach program has been developed to inspire, educate, and empower

Conference Session

Focus on Capstone Experiences in the Chemical Engineering Curriculum

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Lepek, The Cooper Union; Richard J. Stock, Cooper Union

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Chemical Engineering

AC 2011-1915: ALTERNATIVE LAB REPORTS - ENGINEERING EFFEC-TIVE COMMUNICATIONDaniel Lepek, The Cooper Union Daniel Lepek is an Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering at The Cooper Union for the Advance- ment of Science and Art. He received his Ph.D. from New Jersey Institute of Technology and B.E. from The Cooper Union. Since joining The Cooper Union in 2009, he has taught more than half the courses in the chemical engineering curriculum. Currently, he teaches the undergraduate laboratory course se- quence and the graduate transport phenomena sequence. Recently, he has developed and introduced new elective courses on particle technology and pharmaceutical engineering. His research interests include particle

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Yao, East Carolina University; Loren Limberis, East Carolina University; Steve Warren, Kansas State University

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NSF Grantees

AC 2011-2781: USING PORTABLE ELECTRONICS EXPERIMENT KITSFOR ELECTRONICS COURSES IN A GENERAL ENGINEERING PRO-GRAMJason Yao, East Carolina University Dr. Jianchu (Jason) Yao joined the Department of Engineering at East Carolina University as an Assistant Professor in August, 2005. He received a B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from Shaanxi university of Science and Technology, China, in 1992 and 1995, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree in elec- trical engineering from Kansas State University in 2005. His research interests include wearable medical devices, telehealthcare, bioinstrumentation, control systems, and biosignal processing. His educational research interests are laboratory/project-driven

Conference Session

Emerging Information Technologies

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abul K. M. Azad, Northern Illinois University

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Computing & Information Technology

AC 2011-582: LEARNING FROM REMOTE EXPERIMENTATIONS OVERTHE INTERNETAbul K. M. Azad, Northern Illinois University Abul K. M. Azad is a Professor with the Technology Department of Northern Illinois University. His re- search interests include mechatronic systems and structural control, remote laboratory, adaptive/intelligent control, mobile robotics, and educational research. In these areas, Dr. Azad has over 100 referred journal and conference papers, edited books, and few book chapters. So far, he has attracted around $1.5M of research and development grants from various national and international funding agencies. He is active with various professional organizations along with editorial board member for a number of

Conference Session

ECE Division Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nuri Yilmazer, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Muhittin Yilmaz, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Remzi Seker, University of Arkansas, Little Rock

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2011-1446: A PROJECT BASED HANDS-ON DIGITAL LOGIC COURSENuri Yilmazer, Texas A&M University-Kingsville Nuri Yilmazer received the B.S. degree in electrical and electronics engineering from Cukurova Uni- versity, Adana, Turkey in 1996, and the M.S. and PhD degrees in electrical and computer engineering from University of Florida and Syracuse University in 2000 and 2006 respectively. He worked as a Post Doctoral Research Associate in Computational Electromagnetics Laboratory at Syracuse University from 2006 to 2007. He is currently working as an Assistant Professor in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science department at Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Kingsville, TX. His current research interests

Conference Session

Distance and Web-based Learning in ECE

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yacob Astatke, Morgan State University; Craig J. Scott, Morgan State University; Jumoke 'Kemi Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University

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Electrical and Computer

experiences and results in developing and delivering two coreElectrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) courses with laboratory components completelyonline using an internet based distance learning delivery system and the Mobile Studiotechnology and pedagogy. The challenge in offering ECE courses online is the fact they have avery intensive hands-on component, such as design and laboratory experiments, that requirestudents to use expensive laboratory equipment to complete and demonstrate their projects. Thisimplied that until now, institutions offering ECE laboratory courses had to have students attendthe laboratory courses on their campuses. Our ECE department is in the process of redesigningand delivering all 200-level and 300-level electrical

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen Meehan, Virginia Tech; Robert W. Hendricks, Virginia Tech; Cortney V. Martin, Virginia Tech; Peter Doolittle, Virginia Tech; Justeen Olinger, Virginia Tech

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NSF Grantees

community colleges, which were formerly lecture-only courses.A number of the major tasks in the National Science Foundation Course, Curriculum, andLaboratory Improvement Phase II grant, awarded in 2008, have been accomplished. Theseinclude publication of the 3rd edition of a laboratory manual in 2009,1 the development of onlinemultimedia learning materials to support student experimentation outside of the classroom,2-4 2,3 , 4vodcasts on measurement techniques used in individual experiments linked directly to the labreport template, and the development of online classes for two circuits laboratory courses.5 Thefirst is a d.c. circuits course is designed for off-campus students and the second is a supplementto increase independent learning by

Conference Session

Manufacturing Capstone and Design Projects

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saeed D. Foroudastan, Middle Tennessee State University; Rachel Klapper, Middle Tennessee State University; Sandi Hyde, Middle Tennessee State University

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Engineering Technology

objectives can further burden this task. Hands-on activities in the laboratory courses that often supplement basic science classes are, inarguably,beneficial as they can reinforce classroom concepts and instill students with confidence in boththeir knowledge and abilities. However, that confidence is often limited to the constructs of thetextbooks used in the specific courses, and laboratory work may not always challenge or excitestudents. Engineering educators face additional challenges in creating hands-on experiences fortheir students. The nature of engineering endeavors in terms of cost and development-time canlimit abilities to create meaningful engineering- laboratory courses. Additionally, faculty-ledand course-driven laboratory experiences

Conference Session

Distance and Web-based Learning in ECE

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dale N. Buechler, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Phil J. Sealy, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; John Goomey, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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Electrical and Computer

hours for remote studentswhich are essentially equivalent to face-to-face office hours.One of the strengths of our electrical engineering program has been that all but one of ourcourses has had an integrated laboratory component. In addition, most courses have requiredsignificant design projects. Distance students to date have completed their labs at their localtwo-year school instead of traveling across the state to main campus. Lab instructors have beenhired to provide equipment and lab support for these courses. This lab approach with an on-sitelab instructor has been serviceable for “cookbook” type laboratories, where all the instructionsare provided, and low-level design projects.Alternative approaches have been investigated for use with

Conference Session

BME Courses and Learning Activities

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Vernengo, Rowan University

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Biomedical

. Page 22.135.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Active and Cooperative Learning Activities for Introducing Undergraduate Students to BiomaterialsAbstractBiomaterials science is a relatively new interdisciplinary field. Because of the increasingprevalence of musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, and neurodegenerative diseases, there is anecessity to engineer biomaterials that can be used to treat these painful and debilitatingdisorders. The overall objective of this initiative is to teach our undergraduate studentsconcepts in the research, development, and clinical application of biomaterials. Twoopen-ended laboratory activities, one developed for freshman and the other