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Rajesh G. Bachu; S. Kopparthi; B. Adapa; Buket D. Barkana

related frame size into two frames. Thisphenomenon can be seen for Frame 2, 7, and 8 in the Table 1. 54. ConclusionWe have presented an approach for separating the voiced /unvoiced part of speech in a simple andefficient way. The algorithm shows good results in classifying the speech as we segmented speech intomany frames. In our future study, we plan to improve our results for voiced/unvoiced discrimination innoise.References:[1] Jong Kwan Lee, Chang D. Yoo, “Wavelet speech enhancement based on voiced/unvoiced decision”,Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology The 32nd International Congress and Exposition onNoise Control

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Robert M. Brooks; Soumitra Basu; Shriram Pillapakkam; Kurosh Darvish; Keerthi V. Takkalapelli

the overall course grades.RecommendationsThe following are the recommendations on how these findings would be used in the future for thefuture offerings of the course. The grade allotted to the empowerment projects will be increased 5from twenty to thirty percent. The projects will be expanded to accommodate other tools oflearning such as group discussions, presentation and communication skills. There are plans tocontinue the work presented at least for the next five years.References(1) Woods, D. and Crowe, C.M., (1985) Characteristics of engineering students in their first two years, Engineering Education, 74, pp. 289-295.(2) Boyer, E.L. (1995) Assessing scholarship, ASEE prism, 4, pp 22-26

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Abdelrahman M. Rabie; Rahman Haleem

. These preparations attempt to change the students’speaking habits so that presentations and discussions are conducted in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA).The ratio of colloquial and foreign words in normal and academic conversations is one of the basic issuestackled in the sequence. So is planning for writing, researching and critical thinking. The latter issues arenew to students and are significantly important in developing their abilities to communicate their ideas inan effective manner.In the colleges, a different scheme has been devised; Arabic Labs were attached to at least two coursestaught in each college. The content was driven by the English courses under the control of the college.The Arabic Lab simply shadowed the main course and used

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. Statistical tests were conducted and results were documented on the power of simulation.Development of Finite Element AnalysisA computer program was developed by idealizing the flexible pavement into a finite element continuum.In this investigation a layered pavement system was idealized as an axisymmetric solid with finiteboundaries in both radial and axial directions, as shown in Fig 1. The axisymmetric body was thendivided into a set of ring elements, rectangular in section and connected along their nodal circles. Thefinite elements are actually complete rings in the circumferential direction, and the nodal points at whichthey are connected are circular lines in plan view. Because of axisymmetry, the three-dimensionalproblem reduces to a two

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task. Creativity vs. performance was a constant argument during this project.Conclusions and Future PlansA simple, hands-on, open ended problem was introduced to the Strength of Materials Course. This open-ended exercise facilitated communication between the instructor and the students, encouraged team workamongst the students, and provided an opportunity for active learning and for emphasizing creativeproblem solving. Future plans call for the development of additional projects that can be incorporatedinto the Strength of Materials Course. Project-based courses have proven to achieve the course objectivesin higher levels and improve the learning experience.Bibliography1. National Academy of Engineering (2004). The Engineer 2020: Visions of

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Dean M. Aslam; Zongliang Cao; Cyrous Rostamzadeh

All Generators A switches/gates Coputer Switches All M, T, C, S, L, Lego VDG I, A S, T, E M M, H A & Sensors Generators VDG Design A S, T, E L M A, S, T, P, U, E T, C, W Use of LegosConclusions and Future Plans Focusing on technology innovations

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Adam J. Czekanski; David-Michael P. Roux

learned and compare these results toexamination scores. This study involved 96 students divided among six sections, each with an averagesize of approximately 16 students. The course was organized into four blocks of instruction (I throughIV), each representing major course themes. Mid-term examinations were administered at the end ofblocks I and III. We were each assigned three sections of students to teach over the course of thesemester and selected ten (of 40) scheduled 55-minute lectures in which review questions were used toassess the students’ grasp of course material presented during the lessons. Three review questions wereadded to each of the lesson plans and presented at the end of the designated lessons, each in a multiple-choice format

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Robin K. Burk

varioussystem objectives, the student teams identify a preferred solution to be implemented. Sensitivity analysisis performed to determine the effect on solution ranking of variation in either the decision-maker’srelative priority assigned to functional objectives or in the estimated system performance of designs onkey evaluation criteria. The recommended solution design, lifecycle cost estimates and the results ofsensitivity analysis are then presented to the client for an implementation decision.In Phase 4 of the SEMP, the client’s chosen solution would be implemented. This is generally beyond thescope of course activity. However, student teams are required to draft an implementation plan thatidentifies appropriate outcome monitoring approaches to

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Michael Berry; Paul Russo; Joshua Wyrick

came to the realization that to complete even a simpletask a great deal of effort was needed especially when so many players are involved. From this experiencecommunication skills have been tested and a new understanding of project progress has been learned. Wecame to the understanding that in different cultures, tasks and projects can be handled differently. In theUS, we have become accustomed to timely responses and quick actions to proposed plans while inSenegal this was not common practice. When in country, we realized that things move at a different pace, 5a pace I would call laissez-faire in essence. This Senegalese state of mind

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Yiming Rong

started project preparation (named PQP at WPI) before the trip. During PQP, thecommunication among project partners, co-advisors, and sponsor company mentors were established. Thestudents worked on problem definition, background knowledge and information acquisition, as well asmaking a project plan. Then the mixed student teams spent significant amount of time working in theproject sponsoring company in full time with engineers to work out valuable results of the projects. The MQP in China program has been expanded to involve more universities and companies,including the Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea, and two local companies sponsoring twoprojects. In 2008, fifteen WPI students will go to China and Korea, working with twenty one

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Padmini K. Ramalingam; Munther Abualkibash; Rajendra Tadvi; Jeongkyu Lee

conceptsincluding generic and specific ontology (3) identification of relationship between concepts suchas ‘Is-A’, ‘Part-Of’, and ‘Has-A’. The main contributions of the proposed approaches aresummarized as follows: • We introduce a formal definition of multimedia ontology, • We proposed three steps to create a multimedia ontology, and 8 • We build multimedia ontology for a real application, i.e., wireless capsule endoscopy videos.Our case study shows that the proposed approach can be satisfactorily applied to a realapplication for WCE videos.We plan to integrate the created ontology with WCE applications, such as bleeding detection

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Frank X. Wright; Marie-Pierre Huguet

bound.… To electronsF’01-S’02In the fall semester I was assigned a course developer to help me redesign a graduate level course –International Business – planned for distance delivery through the course management system WebCT.This mandated use of Web-based technology triggered a dialogue that is still going on. Although herprimary responsibilities were to work with me as I integrated Web-based technology into my classroom, 3 American Society for Engineering Education ASEE Zone I Conference, United States Military Academy, West Point, NY, March 28-29, 2008she became the outsider looking in. She observed the different sections of this course and

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Junichi Kanai

Days Spring 2005 Fall 2005 Spring 2006 Figure 3. Cumulative Number of Students Activated their Accounts Since the Beginning of a Semester 5When students posted their design ideas and plans, not only teammates, but also faculty advisers wereable to review the information and provide any necessary feedback to the students without waiting for thenext scheduled class. Similarly, faculty advisers can respond to students’ questions and concerns. Thisquick turnover of information had a

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Eileen M. Kowalski; Joe D. Manous

Education and Practice. 131:4, 218-222.7. Friesen, Marcia, K. Lynn Taylor, and M.G. Britton (2005) “A Qualitative Study of a Course Trilogy in Biosystems Engineering Design”. Journal of Engineering Education. 94:3, 287-296.8. Grigg, Neil S., Marvin E. Criswell, Darrell G. Fontane, Laurel Saito, Thomas J. Siller, and Daniel K. Sunada (2004) “Integrated Civil Engineering Curriculum: Five-Year Review”. Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice. 130:3, 160-165.9. Light, Richard J., Judith D. Singer, and John B. Willett (1990) By Design, Planning Research on Higher Education. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, 296p.10. Newstetter, Wendy C. (2005) “Designing Cognitive Apprenticeships for

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Hudson V. Jackson; Evelyn A. Ellis

futurepublications.ConclusionThe opportunities for PK-12 students to be exposed to engineering and its benefits to the world in generaland to each individual in particular are infinite. Through strategic planning and the creation of real-worldconnections, students can be inspired to consider engineering as a “normal” part of everyday living whichprovides a pathway for the development of creative ideas that can impact the world in both positive andnegative ways. Through “career imprinting,” PK-12 students can be encouraged to fully connect learningand living so they more intimately understand why what they are learning really matters. They will then,hopefully, choose to become engineers who are committed to making the world a better place to live,work, and play now as

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Elif Kongar; Tarek Sobh

research associate in the Laboratory for Responsible Manufacturing(LRM) at Northeastern University since September 1999. She has also been employed as an Assistant Professor byYildiz Technical University till February 2006. Dr. Kongar is currently an Assistant Professor at BridgeportUniversity. Her research interests include the areas of supply chain management, logistics, environmentallyconscious manufacturing, product recovery, disassembly systems, production planning and scheduling and multiplecriteria decision making.Dr. Tarek M. Sobh received the B.Sc. in Engineering degree with honors in Computer Science and AutomaticControl from the Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University, Egypt in 1988, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees inComputer and

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M. Ali Montazer, University of New Haven

regardless of size, budget and product mix.More recently, as a decision support tool, simulation modeling has also become aneffective and easy-to-use tool in implementing Lean / Six sigma programs. West Point, NY - ASEE Zone I 2008 ConferenceLean / Six Sigma ConceptsThe concepts of Lean / Six Sigma trace their origins in Industrial Engineering whereunderstanding the basics of production systems for planning, scheduling, and controllingproduction amounts and timing are fundamental to the discipline. In its simplestmeaning, Lean refers to efforts to eliminate waste in a system or a process, maintainingcontinuous improvement, and bringing greater efficiencies to the production operation.The paperback book by Womack et al (1991

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Bahram Nassersharif

publications.ConclusionThe design and implementation of this classroom has been both an exciting and challenging experience.We have stretched the limits of some the technologies for use in a classroom; for example, the number ofvisual displays, the distances for transmission high definition digital signals from the computer source tothe screens, etc.The response by professors and students has been very positive. Some faculty will be using all of thetechnology available to them as they change their instructional techniques while some will probably useonly the basic features of the classroom. One workshop has already been offered for faculty andadditional workshops are planned during the spring semester for faculty to maximize their use of thisclassroom.Many students

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Roy T.R. McGrann

which collection of assessment data is requiredby our ABET Criteria Matrix (Table I).The ME 481 Project #3 Assignment (Marker Problem)As an example of a marker assignment, the project assignment for Fall 2007 is given here: “Design and analyze the landing gear assembly shown in Figure 1. 4 1. Create the seven components and five pins as parts using Pro/E. Use the dimensions given on the drawings provided. Note: these dimensions are approximate dimensions only. Design the final dimensions so that there are no improper interferences in the assembly. Changes cannot be made to the plan-view location of the ground points (D, A), the dimensions of the tire and wheel, the location of

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Eugeny Sosnovsky; Bradleigh Windsor; Yiming Rong

, 2007. 129: pp. 283-294.3. Li, S. and Chen, L., Towards Rapid Redesign: Pattern-based Redesign Planning for Large-Scale and ComplexRedesign Problems. Journal of Mechanical Design, 2007. 129: pp. 227-233.4. Chen, L., Ding, Z., and Li, S., A Formal Two-Phase Method for Decomposition of Complex Design Problems.Journal of Mechanical Design, 2005. 127: pp. 184-195.5. Miles, L.D., Techniques of Value Analysis and Engineering, 3rd ed. 1989, Lawrence D. Miles Value Foundation.Available at http://wendt.library.wisc.edu/miles/milesbook.html.6. Central Industrial Supply Company, Central Industrial Supply (CIS), 2008. Available at: http://www.cisww.com/.7. Chusilp, P. and Jin, Y., Impact of Mental Iteration on Concept Generation. Journal of Mechanical

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Dean M. Aslam; Aixia Shao

I, A S, T, E M M, H A Sensors generators 6Conclusions and Future Plans Focusing on technology innovations, rather than education research, this paper reveals for the first time Lego-based hands-on nano-educational modules field-tested on approximately 200 K-12, undergraduate and graduatestudents. As most of the educators in engineering in the US have doctoral degrees in research areas related toengineering fields, their knowledge and focus on education research is limited. On the other hand most of

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NADIYE O. ERDIL; KOENRAAD E. GIESKES

combined office hours for the learning communitystudents never suffered from lack of attendance. This arrangement turned out to be effective in terms ofstudent participation and engagement. The students seemed to enjoy spending time with the faculty andthe teaching assistants outside class time. Both, the lunches and the office hours were informal, wherestudents were not limited to course-related topics only. Some of the topics that came up during thelunches were the students’ curriculum, their future career plans, questions about the different engineeringdisciplines, or just plain daily conversations. Providing time for students in an informal environment totalk about such topics in a stress-free manner encouraged them to think and discuss their