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EM Skills and Concepts in the Real World

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2003 Annual Conference

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Charles Thompson

the management of technology. This is a long established practice,particularly in the training of doctoral students who will be studying the management of realengineering organizations, although it is underreported in the current periodical literature. Theusefulness of this technique to practicing engineers and engineering managers, as distinguishedfrom researchers, will be discussed as a basis for justifying its application to undergraduateengineering students who may have no present interest in a career in research. Particularattention will be given to two evolving areas: student choice of projects; student critiquing ofprojects.No justification is required for the choice of projects by the instructor; from experience, theinstructor can

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Learning Enhancements for CHE Courses

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2003 Annual Conference

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Polly Piergiovanni; S. Scott Moor

Learning: Experience as the Source of Learning and Development, Prentice-Hall (1984).15. D. Wyrick and L. Hilsen, “Using Kolb’s Cycle to Round Out Learning,” 2002 ASEE Annual Conference, session 3612 (June 2002).16. R. Felder, “Reaching the Second Tier: Learning and Teaching Styles in Engineering Education,” J. College Science Teaching, 23(5), 286-290 (1993).17. R. P. Hesketh, C. S. Slater, S. Farrell, and M. Carney, “Fluidized Bed Polymer Coating Experiment,” Chem. Eng. Ed. 36(2) 138 (2002).18. D. Geldart, "Types of gas fluidization" Powder Technology 7: 285-292 (1973).19. P. Pergiovanni, “Simple, Low-Cost Demonstrations for UO II (Mass Transfer Operations),“ 2003 ASEE Annual Conference (June 2003).20. Elenco Electronics, Inc

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Arne Weigold; M. P. Sharma; Edward Anderson; Roman Taraban

Session 2793 Developing a Model of Students’ Navigations in Computer Modules for Introductory Thermodynamics Roman Taraban1 , Edward E. Anderson2 , M. P. Sharma3 , and Arne Weigold 4 1,4 Department of Psychology Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX 79409-2051 roman.taraban@ttu.edu arne.weigold@ttu.edu 2 Department of Mechanical Engineering

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Teaching Teaming Skills Through Design

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2003 Annual Conference

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William Ziegler

is required in nearly every technical profession.1,2,3,4,5 In addition, theAccreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) mandates teamwork in Criterion3.d. of the Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs.6One common method of implementing teamwork in an academic setting is to assign a project to agroup of students. The students complete the project, submit the work for evaluation, andeveryone on the team receives the same grade at assessment time. The primary problems with thisscenario are twofold. First, the skills required for teamwork are never actually taught. The workof the team is just “expected”. Secondly, everyone on the team receives the same grade eventhough the work was undoubtedly not accomplished equally by each

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ECE Online Courses, Labs, and Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

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Salvatore Morgera; Hanqi Zhuang

AN UNDERGRADUATE LABORATORY FOR WEB-BASED INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROL Hanqi Zhuang and Sal Morgera Department of Electrical Engineering Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL 33431 Session Number: 1526 Summary The objectives of this project are to demonstrate that (a) it is practical and feasible tooffer engineering undergraduate students a course on Web-based Instrumentation andControl (WIC) that involves recent technological innovations; (b) the proposed coursecan be effectively conducted with two integrated components

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Physics in the K-16 Classroom

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2003 Annual Conference

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Mike Cheung; Rex Ramsier; Ed Evans; Francis Broadway; Helen Qammar

. Some of our recent experiences inapplying new strategies in this course will be discussed. While addressing theAccreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) criteria in our coursestructuring, our methodology uses a hybrid combination of techniques including (1)project-based learning, (2) field trips, and (3) team-working tasks and group activitiesboth inside and outside the classroom. The discussion in this paper includes contentanalysis of free-form written student responses, reports, and reflection statements, andhow we can use these to modify the course and provide feedback to the students. Weenvision that these early experiences improve student attitudes and encourage moreactive and meaningful student participation in their own

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Instrumentation and Control Applications

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2003 Annual Conference

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Andrew Koffman; Bryan Waltrip; Svetlana Avramov-Zamurovic

Bridge Measurement Analysis Svetlana Avramov-Zamurovic1, Bryan Waltrip2 and Andrew Koffman2 1 United States Naval Academy, Weapons and Systems Engineering Department Annapolis, MD 21402, Telephone: 410 293 6124 Email: avramov@usna.edu 2 National Institute of Standards and Technology†, Electricity Division Gaithersburg, MD 21899. Telephone: 301 975 2438, Email: bryan.waltrip@nist.govIntroductionAt the United States Academy there are several engineering majors, including Systems Engineering.This program offers excellent systems integration

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Web Systems and Web Services

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2003 Annual Conference

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John Gallagher

supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0096311. Additional support provided byWright State University and the Ohio Board of Regents. The authors would like to thank Richard Drushel and WendyPeluso for their help in our research efforts.Bibliography1. Beer, R.D., Chiel, H.J., and Drushel, R.F. “Using Autonomous Robotics to Teach Science and Engineering”, Communications of the ACM (June 1999). ACM Press.2. CWRU Autonomous Robotics Course. Online. http://www.eecs.cwru.edu/courses/lego375/3. Martin, F.M. A Toolkit for Learning: Technology of the MIT LEGO Robot Design Competition.4. MIT 6.270 Autonomous Robot Design Competition. Online. http://www.mit.edu:8001/activities/6.270/ home.html5

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A Potpourri of Innovations in Physics

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2003 Annual Conference

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Mark Kithcart; Legunchim Emmanwori; G. Van Ness Burbach; Dominic Clemence; Caesar Jackson; Guoqing Tang

researchtraining program in geophysics at North Carolina A&T State University. Being an extremelybroad and important field of science, geophysics entails the study and exploration of the earthand its atmosphere and waters by means of physical measurements, and requires its practitionersto utilize a combination of mathematics, physics, geology, and computer science to analyze thesemeasurements to infer properties and processes of the complex earth system. By its nature ofinterdisciplinarity, geophysics makes research and development projects ideal for education andresearch training of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) students.Education and training have become lifelong pursuits for our workforce, as new jobs requiringnew skills

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Greg Luttrell

discussion facts/issues remained validquiz/exam items. Page 8.141.5III.C. Maglev TrainsProceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering EducationAs the class left rail transportation and began discussing transit, the WebCT discussion shifted toa topic that was not being directly covered in-class: magnetic levitation (Maglev) trains. Thisdiscussion topic was a two page article from the January 2002 issue of Prism magazine titled,“Fast Track for trains”7 which discusses the technology involved, design issues, and

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Manufacturing Competitiveness

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2003 Annual Conference

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Todd Johnson; John Fesler; Kenneth Stier

, Industrial Engineer, Production Manager, PlantManager, and VP of Operations. Todd is the initial point of contact for companies in 4 central Illinoiscounties and works as a member of high performance service delivery teams to help companies.KEN STIERKen Stier is a professor in the Department of Technology at Illinois State University and sequence Page 8.1070.14coordinator for the Integrated Manufacturing Systems Sequence. He has twenty-two years of teaching Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2003, American Society for Engineering Education

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Computers in Education Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Michael Yudelson; Latifur Khan; I-Ling Yen; Evgeny Panteleev

adaptation capabilities for an on-line education system.Intellectualization of the personalization will make a distance learning environment morecomfortable for a wide variety of learners and will contribute to a greater dissemination of theeducational opportunities.1 IntroductionRecent advances of network technologies and multimedia capabilities have greatly enhancededucation technologies. The amount of online educational resources is growing rapidly. Manyweb-based courses are being offered and a lot of lectures are being broadcast via the Internet.Distance education (DE) has many advantages, such as its geographical independence andschedule independence (though some deadlines are helpful). However, due to the lack ofinteraction between the

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Julio Davalos

externally bonded to concrete; a rehabilitation technology widely used for retrofit ofhighway bridges, particularly for seismic response, and other concrete and masonry structures. Page 8.873.13Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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William Hankley

software engineering)tools for software modeling and development, GUI (graphical user interface) design, case studiesof several kinds of software applications, writing skills, and programming assignments. Examplesystems include typical business data management software, soft real-time control of devices,direct manipulation visual models, and distributed computing. Programming is done primarilyusing Java, with some work using C++. With the foundation of object oriented structure, there islittle difficulty in using the equivalent subset of C++. The course is offered within a track ofsoftware engineering (within a computer science/ information systems curricula); however, thecourse is also taken by electrical and computer engineers and some students

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Veretta Sabb; Clarence Hill; Antonio Gonzalez; Freya Toledo; Didier Valdes-Diaz

Session 2793 The National Summer Transportation Institute (NSTI): 10 years motivating minority students toward professions in the transportation industry. Didier M. Valdés-Díaz (1), Clarence W. Hill(2), Antonio A. González- Quevedo(1), Veretta J. Sabb(2), and Freya M. Toledo-Feria(1) (1) School of Engineering, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez/ (2) National Resource Center, South Carolina State UniversityAbstract Ten years have passed and it seems as it was yesterday when a

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New Faculty Issues and Concerns

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2003 Annual Conference

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Ronald Krahe

Session 3275 Teach Less Better Ronald P. Krahe, P.E. Associate Professor of Engineering Penn State Erie, The Behrend CollegeAbstractWhat are we trying to accomplish? Many of us feel the pressures of adding more and more material tothe curriculum. Just keeping up with technology can be a challenge in itself. At the same time, business,industry, and society are telling us that our teaching is vastly overrated, irrelevant and ineffective.Several interesting approaches have been suggested in literature to address

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Improving Communication Skills in ME

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2003 Annual Conference

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Robert Chasnov

of the technology hasimproved the visual appeal of the presentations. However, the judging criteria have not changed;Organization of the presentation and Delivery and Effectiveness each contribute 30% towards the 2overall score. This favors a well-prepared, polished presentation above a highly technical butmonotone report. Our two Air Force ROTC winners could testify that their leadership training includedpreparing “spit-and-polish” briefings delivered to their commanding officers. Our first winner expressedherself without the pauses (uhs, ums, and the like) common to many engineering briefings. Vocalcontrol, frequent eye-contact, and proper timing portray confidence which the judges highly favor inthese two very important

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Teamwork & Assessment in the Classroom

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2003 Annual Conference

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Sharon Sauer; Pedro Arce

Equations used to Perform Measurements with the Device: Derivation from Fundamentals Principles and Application 7. Worked out Examples of Problems that Involved the Variables (see 2) and the Device 8. Identification of Physical Situations that can be described or Understood using the Know- How gained in this Project. 9. Produce a Class Demonstration to Show the Basic Aspects of Your Project.Key Words:Team work; team assessment; ABET Criteria; Final Exams; Collaborative work; UOL;Active learning. Page 8.244.6Contact information about the authors:A- Dr. Sharon Sauer, Chemical Engineering, Rose-Hullman Institute of Technology

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Assessment Issues

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2003 Annual Conference

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Richard Jones; John Hackworth

.2. J. R. Hackworth, "A Video-Taped Laboratory in Electrical Power and Machinery. ASEE 2001 AnnualConference Proceedings.JOHN R HACKWORTHJohn R. Hackworth is Program Director for the Electrical Engineering Technology program at Old DominionUniversity. He holds a B. S. Degree in Electrical Engineering Technology and a Master of Science Degree inElectrical Engineering, both from Old Dominion University. Prior to joining the Old Dominion University faculty,John had approximately 20 years of industrial experience in test engineering and plant automation.RICHARD L. JONESRichard Jones has been teaching at ODU since 1994. He is a retired United States Navy Submarine Service Lt.Commander with sub-specialties in Ballistic Missile, Torpedo, Sonar, and

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Tools of Teaching and Learning

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2003 Annual Conference

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Elizabeth Davis; David Socha; Valentin Razmov

Session 1531 When Conflict Helps Learning David Socha†§, Valentin Razmov§, Elizabeth Davis † Center for Urban Simulation and Policy Analysis § Department of Computer Science & Engineering University of WashingtonAbstractWe describe techniques, implemented in a junior software engineering course, for creating anenvironment of safety and for regulating the amount of conflict so that students can learn how touse conflict to benefit their learning and the project instead of

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Nancy Gautier

. Students in the class realized that subjectsthey currently do not enjoy as students may become more enjoyable once in the workplace. A CEO of a local Human Resource Services company spoke to an InformationManagement class. He discussed how his company incorporated information technology into itslong term strategic planning. He first showed the students a strategic plan for his company from 5 Page 8.175.7years ago and discussed how the company fell short, met, or exceeded the plan in terms of its“Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition AnnualCopyright © 2003, American Society

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Vernon Lewis

Session 2793 A Cold-Formed Wall Panel for Building Construction -A Case Study Vernon W. Lewis, Jr. Department of Engineering Technology Old Dominion University Norfolk, Virginia 23529AbstractIn the spring of 2002, Old Dominion University, though our Technology ApplicationsCenter was asked to perform testing on a new type of structural wall panel. These panelswill be used in interior and exterior applications and for load bearing and non-load bearingconditions. This testing was done in accordance with the

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Motivating students to achieve

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2003 Annual Conference

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David Murphy

Session 3475 On The Other Side of the Fence: Practical Tips for First Time Teachers Dave Murphy Fire Safety Engineering Technology The University of North Carolina at Charlotte To teach is to learn twice over – Joseph Joubert The bell rings, the door shuts, and suddenly you are faced with a multitude of inquisitivefaces looking expectantly at you. The room slowly becomes quiet . . . what next? Your newvantage point provides an unfamiliar view of the awesome

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Assessment Issues

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2003 Annual Conference

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Greg Kremer

graduates have a strong fundamental scientific and technical knowledge base and a SA A D SD proficiency in learning, using, and understanding technology to serve as a foundation for Page 8.1027.11 engineering practice and life-long learning.3 OU ME graduates are proficient technical communicators, able to completely and clearly SA A D SD Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education document analytical and experimental work, provide a clear and concise

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Curricular Issues in BAE

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2003 Annual Conference

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William Hart; Mike Williams; George Grandle; Alvin Womac

educational effectiveness of (1)various sensory stimuli, (2) informational structure, (3) presentation method andtechnology, (4) exchanges between students and teachers and (5) academic rigor of thecurricula. Hitchings et al. (2001), Ess (2001), and Strohman et al. (2001) addressed coursedevelopment, student and course evaluation and assessment, and best-practicesdevelopment with respect to ABET’s guides for developing outcome-based web materialin biosystems engineering curricula. The consensus was that the use of the followingguidelines is critical: (1) communicating course expectations from the start, (2) motivatingstudent participation with scores, (3) ensuring initial student technological literacy, (4)monitoring student progress on some

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Glenda Kelly; Martha Absher; Gary Ybarra

Session 2793 Math Understanding through the Science of Life (MUSCLE) Glenda T. Kelly1, Gary A. Ybarra2 and Martha S. Absher2 1 Private Practice, Chapel Hill, NC/ 2 Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NCAbstractMUSCLE is an academic enhancement program partnering Duke University’s Pratt School ofEngineering, Lakewood Elementary School and Rogers-Herr Middle School in Durham, NC.The mission of this program is to promote a passion for understanding and applying

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EM Skills and Concepts in the Real World

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2003 Annual Conference

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Terry Collins; Alisha Youngblood

American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2003, American Society for Engineering EducationTERRY R. COLLINSTerry R. Collins, Ph.D., P.E., is an Assistant Professor in the Industrial Engineering department at the University ofArkansas. Dr. Collins is the Director and Chairman of Studies for the Masters of Science in OperationsManagement program, and Co-Director of the Arkansas Productivity Center. His focus in the teaching and researchareas is in Engineering and Technology Management. Dr. Collins also has 19 years experience in the Agriculture,Telecommunications, and Transportation industries.MANUEL D. ROSSETTIManuel Rossetti is an Associate Professor in the Industrial Engineering

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Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

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2003 Annual Conference

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Cajetan Akujuobi

Session 2220 On the Development, Simulation and Testing of a Mixed-Signal Flash ADC with Application to a Digital Voltmeter Cajetan M. Akujuobi Center of Excellence for Communication Systems Technology Research (CECSTR) Electrical Engineering Department, Prairie View A&M University P.O. Box 2117, Prairie View, Texas 77446 Cajetan_Akujuobi@pvamu.eduAbstractThe basic idea of a mixed signal system is explored in this work. A Flash Analog-to-Digital Converter(ADC) is developed, simulated and tested. Absolute accuracy

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Scott T. Miller; Andrew C. Arvin; Francesco Costanzo

presentations of eventhe most sophisticated topic.IntroductionThe third author of this paper has been actively teaching mechanics courses at the Penn-sylvania State University for the last seven years. During these years, he has made aneffort to make the students excited about mechanics as a way to characterize the behaviorof materials at various scales and for a variety of applications, including topics such as thedescriptions of phase transitions and the derivation of nonlinear continuum propertiesfor molecular dynamics simulations. Behind this effort there is a strong belief that the-oretical mechanics has much to offer to the solution of today’s technological challenges,which, with a strong emphasis on nano-scale phenomena, require a deep

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Steven Chin; John Schmalzel; Shreekanth Mandayam; Ravi Ramachandran; Linda Head

Session 1526 LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS UNIFYING CONCEPTS IN THE COMMUNICATIONS, DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING (DSP) AND VERY LARGE SCALE INTEGRATION (VLSI) COURSES Ravi P. Ramachandran, Linda M. Head, Shreekanth A. Mandayam, John L. Schmalzel and Steven H. Chin Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rowan University, Glassboro, New Jersey 08028Abstract - The hallmark of the Rowan College of Engineering undergraduate program is toprovide effective laboratory based instruction that illustrates important scientific concepts. Thispaper presents the results of an effort by