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Gaetan Garcia; Matthew R. Stein

programs. The following list of examples demonstrates the nature of feedback we required to debug our programs: a. “The robot tracked the object for a little while then stopped..” b. “The program crashed when the first can crossed the broken-beam detector” c. “The operator pressed the interrupt button while the robot was tracking but nothing happened” 4. The remote student has nothing equivalent to a teach pendant, and this prevents the students from completing a small but important portion of the laboratory exercise. Even if the remote student had a teach pendant, the video image is not close enough for precise positioning. A remote teach pendant would also require careful

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Cristian Craciun

Teaching Automation Using Real PLC’S and Virtual Factories Faculty Paper Innovations In Engineering & Engineering Technology Education and Curriculum Development Cristian Craciun, Instructor and Lab Engineer of Engineering Laboratories Fairfield University Fairfield, Connecticut1. Abstract It is a need to teach students in Engineering by showing the machines and tools used in industry, this can be accomplished by buying equipments and putting them in the labs, through field trips or creating virtual factories. The

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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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Buket D. Barkana; Nelson Ngoh; Allen Cook

The Learning and Teaching Experiences in a Graduate Level Stem Course for Teacher Educators Faculty Paper K-12 Education (Curriculum Integration) Buket D. Barkana1, Nelson Ngoh2, Allen Cook2 1 School of Engineering, Department of Electrical Engineering 2 School of Education University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT 06604 E-mail: {bbarkana; ngoh; acook@bridgeport.edu}Abstract: It is essential that teachers understand the

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Kanti Prasad

A Consummate Model of VLSI Education for Preparing the Workforce towards Meeting the Challenges of the Hi-Tech Industry through Industrial Involvement Kanti Prasad Ph.D.; P.E. Professor/Founding Director Microelectronics/VLSI Technology Electrical and Computer Engineering Department University of Massachusetts Lowell Kanti_Prasad@uml.eduAbstract:In order to prepare the workforce for VLSI program, theoretical instructions must becomplemented with adequate laboratory facilities in order to validate the design from itsconception to

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Sarah Tasneem

activity of successive decomposition in programming may result in significanteducational benefits in many areas, including those unrelated to computer science.This paper presents an approach to teach an introductory programming course focusing at first on thedevelopment of the steps of algorithm using pseudocode, instead on the syntax of the language itself.For beginners programming language syntax can be very discouraging and intimidating. Student’sinterests are withdrawn if they are introduced to the syntax at the very beginning. At this stage oflearning the goal should be capturing the essence of designing a solution instead of focusing on thecomplexity of the programming language implementation. Laboratory experiments are designed tosolve

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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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Xingguo Xiong; Hassan Bajwa; Lawrence Hmurcik

Linux dual operating systems. Various EDA tools are available tostudents. Some EDA tools are: Cadence PSPICE, Synopsys (Tetramax ATPG, Design Vision,DC Shell, etc.), Mentor Graphics tools (IC Station, Design Architect, Accusim), etc. All thecomputer labs are equipped with ceiling projectors with multimedia support, and networkprinters.A Digital Design Laboratory is also available, which is equipped with 10 workstations. Eachhas a PC, programmable Altera boards, 2 power supplies, and oscilloscope, functiongenerator, different kinds of TTL chips, Altera boards, Xilinx boards, multimeteters, andother related hardware. Furthermore, we have a Microprocessor Laboratory/EmbeddedSystems Laboratory. It has 10 stations. Each has a personal computer

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Kenneth Edward Dudeck; Wieslaw Grebski

Physical Activity Computation and Modern MethodsNatural   Sciences Strength of MaterialsArts Thermodynamics  HumanitiesSocial   Sciences Design Component (11 credits)First Year Seminar Computer Aided Design/Drafting/Modeling   Capstone Design ProjectBasic   Math and Science (35 credits)Calculus/Differential Equations Track Courses/Professional Focus ( 38 credits)  Chemistry (Lecture and Laboratory) Detailed below.Physics   (Lecture and Laboratory) Specific Track Courses for

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Craig Stringer

RELALATING TOY EVALUATION TO ENGINEERING FUNDAMENTALS IN A FRESHMAN ENGINEERING DESIGN COURSE Craig Stringer Department of Engineering The Pennsylvania State University, DuBois Campus cjs206@psu.eduAbstractToys can be used as a powerful yet less intimidating means for teaching engineering designelements and allows for students the opportunity to directly apply their knowledge to a hands-onproject early on in their academic careers. In a freshman engineering design course, smallgroups of students used toys as a vehicle to learn fundamental engineering principles in studyingcomplex toy design. The

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Steve Klosterman; Simon Pitts; Steven McGonagle; Carey Rappaport

being mastery, on each of the leadership capabilities as a starting point and identify specificareas to develop (Figure 2). This diagnostic is repeated at the end of the course in the form of a360-degree feedback survey to measure growth overall and in the targeted capabilities. Figure 2, Engineering Leadership CapabilitiesEach capability is introduced in theory and historical context in an Engineering Leadership classenhanced by stories culled from the collective experience of the teaching cadre.Leadership LaboratoriesA Leadership Laboratory supplements each Engineering Leadership class enhancing thecandidates’ experience and mastery of topics introduced in lectures. By engaging in continuedself-assessment, interactive

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Alan Hadad; Akram Abu-aisheh

the colleges of engineering and technology. Several factors were paramount. The first of these was (as always) financial. The two colleges were among the smallest in terms of enrollment and faculty in the University, and merging them offered an opportunity to reduce administrative costs. Secondly, the laboratory facilities in many cases represented duplicates that were underutilized. It did not help that the two schools were situated at opposite ends of the campus.  Nevertheless, the prime motivation was to develop a college that would be “…locally prominent and nationally recognized…” in the pedagogy of the technological disciplines, an achievement that was not possible when the faculty and resources in those

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Michael J. Rust; Abe Kamal

. BackgroundOutreach programs by colleges and universities that are intended to disseminate engineeringknowledge and applications into local K-12 schools are not, in themselves, new concepts. Theuniqueness and specificity of the interactive nature of such programs are indeed the requisitecatalysts for new visions. As a result, some programs have experienced varied degrees ofsuccess, inequity, and sustainability.Lehigh University, a relatively small, private academic institution, launched an outreach programin 2002 for local middle and high school students1. Through this program, undergraduate seniorsand graduate students in Materials Science and Engineering disciplines developed practicaldemonstrations and laboratories in their respective subject matter. The

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S Claudina Vargas

A language-infused approach to introduce Dominican high school students to the logical process of designing experiments to construct knowledge K-12 Education (Curriculum Integration) SClaudina Vargas Complex Systems Optimization Laboratory, Northampton, MA 01060 E-mail: scvargas@cosola.org1Abstract: This work reports on the results of a discovery project designed to introduce Dominican highschool students to research concepts. The curriculum uses the ubiquitous water rocket to submersestudents into the logical process of formulating hypotheses and designing experiments to constructknowledge. The curriculum is