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Re-Imagining the Higher Ed Classroom -- Tablet PCs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dewey Spangler, Virginia Western Community College; Kimberly Filer, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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AC 2008-547: IMPLEMENTATION OF TABLET PC TECHNOLOGY IN ME 2024 -ENGINEERING DESIGN AND ECONOMICS AT VIRGINIA TECHDewey Spangler, Virginia Western Community College Dewey Spangler is an instructor in the department of Mechanical Engineering at Virginia Tech. Mr. Spangler holds an M.S. in Civil Engineering and a P.E. license in the Commonwealth of Virginia. He has served as faculty advisor to over two hundred mechanical engineering sophomores in the area of product design and has taught over the last nine years in the areas of physics, engineering mechanics, object oriented programming, geographical information systems, engineering economics, project management, product design, and contract law. His

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Re-Imagining the Higher Ed Classroom -- Tablet PCs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elliot Moore, Georgia Institute of Technology; Monson Hayes, Georgia Institute of Technology

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AC 2008-1300: ENHANCING DISTRIBUTED LEARNING ENVIRONMENTSWITH TABLET PC TECHNOLOGY AND SOFTWAREElliot Moore, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Elliot Moore II received his Bachelors, Masters, and PhD degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1998, 1999, and 2003, respectively. As a graduate student he was awarded as a National Science Foundation (NSF) Fellow, President’s Fellow, and FACES (Facilitating Academic Careers in Engineering and Science) Fellow. After working in a post-doctorate position for about a year, Dr. Moore joined Georgia Tech as an Assistant professor in Fall 2004. One of Dr. Moore’s research areas includes the use of digital

Conference Session

Computer Simulation and Animation II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Avanzato, Pennsylvania State University, Abington Campus

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AC 2008-2588: SECOND LIFE 3D VIRTUAL WORLD IN A FRESHMANINFORMATION SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY COURSERobert Avanzato, Pennsylvania State University, Abington Campus Page 13.1067.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008Second Life 3D Virtual World in a Freshman Information Sciences and Technology CourseAbstractSecond Life is an on-line, 3D, virtual community which provides an environment forstudents to interact, communicate, explore, design, build, and collaborate in a creativefashion. During the fall of 2007, an Information Sciences and Technology (IST) coursefor freshman undergraduates utilized Second Life to investigate the advantages of

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Computer Simulation and Animation II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Chandler, Rochester Institute of Technology; James Vallino, Rochester Institute of Technology

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AC 2008-543: CONTROL SYSTEM PLANT SIMULATOR: A FRAMEWORK FORHARDWARE-IN-THE-LOOP SIMULATIONDavid Chandler, Rochester Institute of Technology Dave Chandler was born in Camarillo, California, on October 27, 1981. He graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology in 2004 with highest honors and a bachelors of science in Computer Engineering. Upon graduation he began his career as a software engineer at Harris RFCD, working on software defined military radio systems. He completed a Masters of Science degree in Computer Engineering from RIT in 2007. He currently lives with his wife Cheri in Rochester NY.James Vallino, Rochester Institute of Technology James R. Vallino is an Associate Professor

Conference Session

Educational Software

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Keith Curtis, Microchip Technology Inc.

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AC 2008-315: EMBEDDED SOFTWARE DESIGN METHODOLOGY TO HELPSTUDENTS SUCCEED IN THE REAL WORLDKeith Curtis, Microchip Technology Inc. Page 13.481.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Embedded Software Design Methodology to Help Students Succeed in the Real WorldIntroduction: A Tool for Entering the Workforce With ExperienceIn the good old days, new engineers could look forward to a long and rewarding career, workingfor a well-established engineering firm. They would typically spend their first year ofemployment “learning the ropes” from older, more-experienced engineers. During thisapprenticeship, they would pick up the tips, tricks

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Educational Software

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark Hopkins, Rochester Institute of Technology

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AC 2008-2741: RELATING CONTINUOUS-TIME AND DISCRETE-TIME IN THECLASSROOMMark Hopkins, Rochester Institute of Technology Mark A. Hopkins is an Associate Professor in the Dept. of Electrical Engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), Rochester, NY. He obtained his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Tech in 1988. His main research interests are in the areas of modeling and controlling large flexible structures, and engineering education. Page 13.1030.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Relating Continuous-Time and Discrete-Time in the ClassroomAbstractIt never ceases to

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Web-Based Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Felipe Arango, Stevens Institute of Technology; Gonca Altuger, Stevens Institute of Technology; El-Sayed Aziz, Stevens Institute of Technology; Constantin Chassapis, Stevens Institute of Technology; Sven Esche, Stevens Institute of Technology

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AC 2008-1057: PILOTING A GAME-BASED VIRTUAL LEARNINGENVIRONMENTFelipe Arango, Stevens Institute of TechnologyGonca Altuger, Stevens Institute of TechnologyEl-Sayed Aziz, Stevens Institute of TechnologyConstantin Chassapis, Stevens Institute of TechnologySven Esche, Stevens Institute of Technology Page 13.982.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Piloting a Game-based Virtual Learning EnvironmentAbstractIn a new technological era, where virtual environments and social networks are redefining howstudents interact with each other and exchange information, alternative and complementaryapproaches to traditional hands-on laboratories are emerging. Educational

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Embedded Computing

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Holden, California Maritime Academy

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students useful skills that will help distinguish themfrom other job candidates. Microcontroller technology is new enough that recent graduates cansuccessfully compete with more senior engineers who have never learned to design withmicrocontrollers.Microcontrollers are becoming ubiquitous in many modern products and machinery, due to theirability to perform complex electronic functions for low cost, and understanding how to use thesesystems is a valuable skill set for any engineer. While some projects will require an electricalengineer to implement the microcontroller design, having the ability to design simplemicrocontroller systems will give a mechanical engineer the ability to be responsible for theentire design of many mechatronic devices, as

Conference Session

Computer Education Management Tools II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dianne Raubenheimer, North Carolina State University; Rebecca Brent, Education Designs Inc.; Jeff Joines, North Carolina State University; Amy Craig, North Carolina State University

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Education, 2008 Integration of Computer-Based Problem Solving into Engineering CurriculaAbstractThe primary objectives of this engineering project are (1) to examine how to develop students’problem solving and computational skills early in their program of study and (2) to furtherenhance these skills by building upon critical computing concepts semester after semester. Theproject is a component of NC State University’s quality enhancement plan, which focuses on theuse of technology in enhancing student learning. The project stems from new introductorycomputer-based modeling courses that were created in two engineering departments, and hasexpanded to include other departments. We give an overview of the

Conference Session

Programming for Engineering Students I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Birmingham, Grove City College; Vincent DiStasi, Grove City College

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AC 2008-1611: ACTIVE LEARNING ACROSS THE COMPUTER SCIENCECURRICULUMWilliam Birmingham, Grove City CollegeVincent DiStasi, Grove City College Page 13.144.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Active Learning Across the CS Curriculum1. IntroductionThe general idea of active learning is to engage students during lecture with a variety of thingsthat actively involve them in the material being presented. Through active engagement, studentsare highly encouraged to focus attention on the lecture. While active learning holds greatpromise, it also raises several important issues: designing materials for lecture that incorporateactive learning while keeping

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Programming for Engineering Students II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amy Craig, North Carolina State University; Lisa Bullard, North Carolina State University; Jeff Joines, North Carolina State University; Tom Miller, North Carolina State University; Carolyn Miller, North Carolina State University; Dianne Raubenheimer; George Rouskas, North Carolina State University; Larry Silverberg, North Carolina State University; Eric Wiebe, North Carolina State University

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Chemistry from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1976. He received the MS degree in Biomedical Engineering and Mathematics in 1980, and the PhD in 1982, both from UNC-Chapel Hill. Since 1982 he has been with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at North Carolina State University, where he holds the rank of Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and currently serves as Associate Dean for Distance Education and Information Technologies. In his role as Associate Dean, Dr. Miller is responsible for strategy, deployment, and implementation of the College of Engineering's academic and administrative computing networks and distance education delivery

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Programming for Engineering Students II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patrick Jarvis, University of St. Thomas; Jeff Jalkio, University of St. Thomas; Marty Johnston, University of St. Thomas; Christopher Greene, University of St. Thomas; Mari Heltne, University of St. Thomas

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AC 2008-277: CUSTOMER BASED COURSE DEVELOPMENT – CREATING AFIRST YEAR PROGRAMMING COURSE FOR ENGINEERS AND SCIENTISTSPatrick Jarvis, University of St. Thomas Patrick L. Jarvis received his J.D. in Law and Ph.D. in Computer Science both at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. He has broad industry and consulting experience in the design and development of procedural and object-oriented systems, relational database systems, peer-to-peer and client-server systems, as well as the management of high technology employees. His law practice focuses on arbitration and mediation of high technology disputes. He joined the Computer and Information Sciences faculty of the University of St

Conference Session

Programming for Engineering Students I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mathieu Desnoyers, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal; Michel Dagenais, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal

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. Page 13.1171.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008Teaching the GNU/Linux Operating System with the LTTNG Kernel Tracer1 AbstractComputer systems involve increasingly complex hardware components and software abstractions,e.g. an Xen Hypervisor managing virtual machines running on a multi-core CPU. In the industry,computer engineers are asked to understand these technologies. To tackle this task, companiesdeveloping large scale and embedded systems rely on tracing tools to get precise performancemonitoring and behavior analysis information.This paper first discusses the industry need for computer engineers with a good understandingof computer systems. Subsequently, it illustrates how the Linux Trace Toolkit Next Generation(LTTNG

Conference Session

Programming for Engineering Students II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland Eastern Shore

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Students Using Fun Animation in Matlab” Proceedings of the 2006 ASEE Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois.15. Nagchaudhuri, A., Mitra, M., Brooks, C., Earl, T.J., Ladd, G., and Bland, G., "Integration of Mechatronics, Geospatial Information Technology, and Remote Sensing in Agriculture and Environmental Stewardship", Proceedings of 2006 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE'06), November 5-10, Chicago, IL., 200616. Nagchaudhuri, A., William, M., Mitra, M., Conry, R.W., and Bland G., "Vertical Integration of Students and Mentoring Activities Pave the Way for Phase-II of UMES-NASA Collaborative Experiential Learning Project", Session 2470, Proceedings of the 2004 ASEE Annual Conference, Salt

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Programming for Engineering Students II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeremy Garrett, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Thomas Walker, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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assistant / GTA). Prior to that, he worked, for approximately two years, doing a combination of computer programming (primarily C++ and LabVIEW) and engineering research (fiber optic sensor design and testing as well as automotive adhesive testing).Thomas Walker, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Tom Walker is an associate professor in the Engineering Education Department at Virginia Tech. His research interests are in the areas of active and collaborative learning, both synchronous and asynchronous in the engineering learning space, educational technologies, distance-learning, and object-oriented engineering design

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Educational Software

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sam Shearman, National Instruments; Erik Luther, National Instruments; Ed Doering, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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microstructures in high-volume plastic coatings for non-imaging optics applications. He received a BS (1993) in electrical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, GA).Erik Luther, National Instruments Erik Luther, Textbook Program Manager, works closely with professors, lead users, and authors to improve the quality of Engineering education utilizing National Instruments technology. During his last 5 years at National Instruments, Luther has held positions as an academic resource engineer, academic field engineer, an applications engineer, and applications engineering intern. Throughout his career, Luther has focused on improving education at all levels including volunteering

Conference Session

Re-Imagining the Higher Ed Classroom -- Tablet PCs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vinod Lohani, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Ricky Castles, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Aditya Johri, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Dewey Spangler, Virginia Western Community College; David Kibler, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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degree in computer engineering, also from Virginia Tech. He is also currently in pursuit of a second MS degree in industrial and systems engineering. Mr. Castles research interests include educational modeling and knowledge representation.Aditya Johri, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Dr. Johri is an assistant professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. He obtained a PhD in learning science and technology design from Stanford in 2007. Some areas of his research include geographically distributed & virtual work, and design and examination of socio?technical infrastructure for learning.Dewey Spangler, Virginia Western Community College Dewey

Conference Session

Mobile Robots in Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven Barrett, University of Wyoming; Chad Hager, University of Wyoming; Mike Yurkoski, University of Wyoming; Robert Lewis, University of Wyoming; Matthew Jespersen, University of Wyoming; Zachary Ruble, University of Wyoming

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AC 2008-17: UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERS FOR CURRICULUM ANDLABORATORY EQUIPMENT DEVELOPMENT: A FREESCALE S12MICROCONTROLLER LABORATORY TRAINERSteven Barrett, University of Wyoming Steven F. Barrett received the BS Electronic Engineering Technology from the University of Nebraska at Omaha in 1979, the M.E.E.E. from the University of Idaho at Moscow in 1986, and the Ph.D. from The University of Texas at Austin in 1993. He was formally an active duty faculty member with the United States Air Force Academy, Colorado and is now an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Wyoming. He is a member of IEEE (senior) and Tau Beta Pi (chief faculty advisor). His research

Conference Session

Hardware Descriptive Language Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Auer, Carinthia University of Applied Sciences, Austria; A.Y. Al-Zoubi, Princess Sumaya University for Technology; Danilo Garbi Zutin, Carinthia University of Applied Sciences, Austria

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AC 2008-70: DESIGN OF APPLICATION-SPECIFIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITSFOR IMPLEMENTATION IN A NETWORK OF REMOTE LABSMichael Auer, Carinthia University of Applied Sciences, Austria Michael E. Auer received his Ing. degree in 1971 and his Ph.D. degree in 1975 from the Dresden University of Technology. From 1974 to 19991, he was an assistant professor at the faculties Electrical Engineering and Informatics of this University. From 1991 to 1995, he was with F+O Electronic Systems GmbH, Heidelberg as Head of software department. In 1995, Michael Auer was appointed Professor of Electrical Engineering of the School of Electronics at Carinthia Technical Institute, Villach, Austria and works as visiting

Conference Session

Computer Education Management Tools II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Suleiman Ashur, Indiana University - Purdue University Fort Wayne; S. Scott Moor, Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne; Essam Zaneldin, Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne

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improvedcomputer science students’ access to software3.The current technologies that provide such accessare either custom-built for a single or a relatively small set of applications4.There are several used in the market to remotely access software including but not limited toopen source software like X Windows and VNC, and proprietary packages such as MicrosoftTerminal Services (Remote Desktop) and Citrix MetaFrame3.In this study the Citrix software was used to deliver applications to users remotely through theWeb5. This package was installed on the engineering sever by February 25, 2007. Three softwareapplications were available on Citrix to access by faculty and students: AutoCAD 2006, Matlab,and MultiSim. In order to assess the use of the Citrix, two

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Hardware Descriptive Language Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Harry Franz, University of Houston-Downtown

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controllers that allow fireprotection systems to be designed from scratch. This is in contrast to the mostly preprogrammedcommercial fire alarm signaling systems control panels that are also used in the ENGR-1403 lab.The use of the ENGR-1403 lab programmable logic controllers also acquaints students withprogrammable logic control which is an important tool that is used in industry. The students firstlearn to program logic by using functional blocks and logic diagrams in LabVIEW. The studentsthen use the lab logic controllers to program mnemonics and logic diagrams for fire alarmsystems.BackgroundThe ENGR-1403 course of the Engineering Technology department contains the design,installation, maintenance, and utilization of fire appliance and pre

Conference Session

Educational Software

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cameron Wright, University of Wyoming; Michael Morrow, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Mark Allie, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Thad Welch, Boise State University

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form small groups and to create a list of all of the things that “dig-ital” means to them. The answers would surprise most engineers: while they identify the moreutilitarian aspects of digital technology (faster, better picture, smaller), they also use words like“sleek,” “precise,” and “sophisticated.” We then introduce them to the basic concepts of digitalsignals, especially the idea that a digital signal is sampled, and because of that we need to worryabout quantization and aliasing. Both effects are demonstrated using winSK6 in the classroom.For quantization, the students are asked to guess how many bits of resolution we need in a musicsignal before they won’t be able to recognize it; no one yet has offered up the correct answer of onebit

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Computer Education Management Tools II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Roger Hadgraft, The University of Melbourne

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AC 2008-1332: COMPUTER-AIDED LEARNING AND ASSESSMENT: THENATURAL PARTNER FOR PROJECT-BASED LEARNINGRoger Hadgraft, The University of Melbourne Roger Hadgraft is a civil engineer with more than 15 years involvement in engineering education research. He has published many papers on engineering education, with a particular focus on problem/project-based learning and the use of technology to support learning in this way. He was instrumental in introducing a project-based curriculum into civil engineering at Monash University, commencing in 1998. From 2002-6, his work at RMIT was in curriculum renewal to embed graduate capabilities, specifically through a stream of project-based courses/subjects, one

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Web-Based Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ece Yaprak, Wayne State University; Karen Tonso, Wayne State University

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AC 2008-363: REAL-TIME, EMBEDDED-SYSTEMS NETWORKING: A NOVELWAY TO DEVELOP AN INTERACTIVE UNDERGRADUATE COURSEEce Yaprak, Wayne State University Dr. Ece Yaprak is a Professor of Engineering Technology in the College of Engineering at Wayne State University. Her areas of interest include computer networks and communications where she has published extensively. She has held engineering positions at General Electric and Ford Motor Company, and research fellowships at NASA (John Glenn, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Ames Research Center, and the Johnson Space Center) and the U.S. Navy (SPAWAR). She has received teaching excellence awards from her Division and the College of Engineering. She has received

Conference Session

Re-Imagining the Higher Ed Classroom -- Tablet PCs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Camilla Saviz, University of the Pacific; Abel Fernandez, University of the Pacific; Ken Hughes, Unversity of the Pacific; Megan Kalend, University of the Pacific; Cherian Mathews, University of the Pacific

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AC 2008-2895: FACULTY AND STUDENT USE OF TABLET PCS:PERSPECTIVES ON THEIR PEDAGOGICAL EFFECTIVENESSCamilla Saviz, University of the Pacific Camilla M. Saviz is an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of the Pacific. She received B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Clarkson University, an M.B.A. from the New York Institute of Technology, and a Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of California, Davis. She joined the University of the Pacific in 1999 and is a registered Professional Engineer in California.Abel Fernandez, University of the Pacific Abel A. Fernandez is Professor of Civil Engineering and Director of the Engineering

Conference Session

Computer Simulation and Animation I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Othoniel Rodriguez-Jimenez, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico; Carlos Pacheco, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico; Nelson Reyes-Aviles, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico; Marisol Mercado, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico

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in the syllabus formats used by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology(ABET), and the Middle-States Association of Colleges and Schools (MSACS). The applicationuses secure, role-based access control for users, who are assigned a user-name, password and role,and allowed to log-in using a web browser. Roles include Viewer, Editor, and Publisher. Theinformation captured in the process of editing a syllabus is stored in a relational database. Astandard report writer is used to produce a syllabus for a particular course in the format required by aparticular accrediting agency, and in specific document formats such as .doc or .pdf. Additionalreports are defined and new ones can be easily introduced. Because a large part of the

Conference Session

Computer Education Management Tools I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carole Goodson, University of Houston; Barbara Stewart, University of Houston; Susan Miertschin, University of Houston; Luces Faulkenberry, University of Houston

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AC 2008-1069: STUDENT PERCEPTIONS OF ACADEMIC HONESTY IN ANELECTRONIC AGECarole Goodson, University of Houston Carole Goodson is a Professor of Technology at the University of Houston. As an active member of ASEE, she is a member of the Academy of Fellows, a past Editor of the Journal of Engineering Technology, a past Chair of PIC IV and the ERM Division, and a past Chair of the Gulf Southwest Section of ASEE.Barbara Stewart, University of Houston Barbara L. Stewart is Professor of Human Development and Consumer Sciences at the University of Houston where she coordinates the Consumer Science program. She earned a BA degree from Brigham Young University, a MS from Utah State University

Conference Session

Mobile Robots in Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anthony Reed, Louisiana Tech University; Taylor Creekbaum, Louisiana Tech University; Matthew Elliott, Louisiana Tech University; David Hall, Louisiana Tech University; Davis Harbour, Louisiana Tech University

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University majoring in biomedical engineering. He graduated from a high school in Arkansas and plans to pursue a career in industry after graduating.David Hall, Louisiana Tech University David Hall is the James F. Naylor, Jr. Endowed Professor and the Program Chair for Mechanical Engineering at Louisiana Tech University. He received his B.S. from Louisiana Tech and his M.S. and Ph.D. from Georgia Tech. His research interests include trenchless technology and engineering education.Davis Harbour, Louisiana Tech University Davis Harbour is a Lecturer in Electrical Engineering at Louisiana Tech University. He received his B.S. and M.S. from the University of Oklahoma and his Ph.D. from the

Conference Session

Computer Education Management Tools I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sabina Jeschke, University of Stuttgart; Olivier Pfeiffer, Technische Universitaet Berlin; Thomas Richter, University of Stuttgart

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Media in Mathematics and Natural Sciences" and director of the MuLF Center (Multimedia Center for "New Media in Education and Research") at Berlin University of Technology (TU Berlin). Starting in 2001, her Berlin group has been a driving force behind the development of multimedia technologies at the university, implementing multimedia educational elements in the education of undergraduate students, in particular for engineering students. In May 2007, Sabina Jeschke has taken over a full professorship for "Information Technology Services" at the University of Stuttgart and is also acting as scientific and executive director (CEO) of the "Center of Information Technologies" of the

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Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nabil Lehlou, University of Arkansas; Nebil Buyurgan, University of Arkansas; Justin Chimka, University of Arkansas

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AC 2008-1827: AN "EIA" APPROACH TO SUPPORT LABORATORY LEARNINGENVIRONMENTSNabil Lehlou, University of ArkansasNebil Buyurgan, University of ArkansasJustin Chimka, University of Arkansas Page 13.169.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 An EiA Approach to Support Laboratory Learning EnvironmentsAbstractWhen developing or expanding hands-on laboratory environments that rely on technology, onefaces various challenges. Such inconvenience varies from expensive technological renovations tothe reliance of devices on human intervention, to the non-standardized communication betweennetworked objects that use different native programming languages. To overcome these