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Tom Goulding; Durga Suresh

Team Teaching: Blending the Power of the Socratic Method with Traditional Pedagogy Tom Goulding and Durga Suresh Department of Computer Science Wentworth Institute of Technology gouldingt@wit.edu sureshd@wit.edu outcome if a Socratic like pedagogy is adopted in the Abstract classroom. This case study discusses the introduction ofthe Socratic Method into a

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Navarun Gupta; Sarosh Patel; Bhushan Dharmadhikari; Manan Joshi; Lawrence V. Hmurcik

ELECTRICAL GROUNDING – THEORY AND APPLICATION Navarun Gupta1, Sarosh Patel2, Bhushan Dharmadhikari2, Manan Joshi2, Lawrence V. Hmurcik1 1. Electrical Engineering Department, 2. Department of Computer Engineering and Science. University of Bridgeport, CT navarung@bridgeport.edu, saroshp@bridgeport.edu, bdharmad@bridgeport.edu, mjoshi@bridgeport.edu, hmurcik@bridgeport.eduABSTRACTThe concept of an electrical ground is pivotal to the application of all electrical circuits.In our teaching of this concept, we discuss grounding from both a theoretical andpractical perspective. Practical knowledge is gained from

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Matthew R. Stein

A Mechatronics Course at Roger Williams University Matthew R. Stein Assistant Professor of Engineering Roger Williams University Bristol, Rhode Island, 02809 mstein@rwu.edu AbstractThis paper describes the Mechatronics course developed at Roger Williams University and offered in theFall 2010 semester to juniors and seniors in the Mechanical Engineering Specialization. The course is anovel combination of lecture and laboratory experiences conducted in an electronics teaching

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Bruce Char

problem. We have used these techniques the past four years in engineer- ing classes including some involving 600-1000 first-year students. Over 120,000 student responses are automatically graded annually for homework assignments and proctored exams.Keywords: Symbolic mathematical computation, test management systems, computer-based training.IntroductionWeb-delivery test management systems such as Maple TA[1] can invoke programs which use scientific com-putation libraries for question generation and automatic answer-checking and grading. They facilitate eval-uation and practice on technical subjects for large classes of students. We have used Maple TA each term tobetween 500 and 900 engineering students each term in the past five years to

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Bhushan Dharmadhikari; Prabir Patra; Navarun Gupta; Lawrence V. Hmurcik

A SIMPLE ELECTRIC CIRCUIT MODEL TO EXPLAIN THE IMPEDANCE OF PLASTICS DOPED WITH CARBON NANOTUBES. Bhushan Dharmadhikari1, Prabir Patra2, Navarun Gupta3, Lawrence V. Hmurcik3 1. Department of Computer Engineering and Science, 2. Biomedical Engineering Department, 3. Electrical Engineering Department University of Bridgeport, CT bdharmad@bridgeport.edu, ppatra@bridgeport.edu, navarung@bridgeport.edu, hmurcik@bridgeport.eduABSTRACTWe explore the nature of the passive electrical properties of polymers in composite withadded carbon nanotube material. A simple model of 2 resistors and one capacitor issufficient to explain this

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Abdul Razaque; Khaled Elliethy; Fadel Hussen; Omer Etaech; Wafa Elmannai

NOVEL PROACTIVE PATCH PEER PROTOCOL TO SUPPORT FASTER DELIVERY OF VIDEO-ON-DEMAND 1 2 3 4 5 Abdul Razaque Khaled Elliethy Fadel Hussen Omer Etaech Wafa Elmannai 1 2 3 4 arazaque@bridgeport.edu elleithy@bridgeport.edu fhussen@bridgeport.edu Oetaech@bridgeport.edu welmann@bridgeport.edu Department of Computer Science and Engineering University of

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Christian Bach; Salvatore Belardo; Hassan Bajwa; Sahas Sakhare

INFORMATION SYSTEMS EFFECTIVENESS MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENT DEVELOPMENT Christian Bach Salvatore Belardo Technology Management Management Science and Information Systems University of Bridgeport University at Albany cbach@bridgeport.edu belardo@albany.edu Hassan Bajwa Sahas Sakhare Electrical Engineering Technology Management University of Bridgeport University of Bridgeport