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Software and Hardware for Educators II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel McCarthy, University of Wyoming; Cameron Wright, University of Wyoming; Steven Barrett, University of Wyoming; Jerry Hamann, University of Wyoming

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in 1993. As a faculty member at the University of Wyoming since 1993, Jerry has pursued research interests in applied robotics and control, signal processing, and higher education teaching and learning. He directed the University of Wyoming Hewlett Foundation Engineering Schools of the West Initiative until 2008, which is focused upon enhancing the recruitment, retention and quality of undergraduate engineering students. He now serves as Head, Department of Computer Science. Page 15.1115.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Student-Created Laboratory Exercises for the Digital

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Computers in Education Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Igor Verner, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology; Leonid Revzin, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology

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that the automated titration experiment is more simpleand significantly faster, experimental results in this mode are more accurate because the controlis not by eyeballing. The students were very positive about automation of manual operations intheir laboratory practice. Many of the students expressed interest and motivation in studyingautomation and participation in designing and building automation devices.ConclusionOur experience of creating simple affordable automation devices, their integration with a datalogging system and teaching automated laboratories indicates the considerable potential of thistechnology for improving experiential chemistry education in high schools.Application of the developed devices enables to save time spent for

Conference Session

Signal Processing Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yuan-Lin Chen, MingChi University of Technology; Shun-Chung Wang, Lunghwa University of Science and Technology

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structure of micro-controller application. Page 15.69.5technique and I2C bus communication technique. Totally 25 laboratory experiments weredesigned for hands-on practicing. These contain all the most significance principles whichshould be known by students.Teaching contents per each lab are listed in Table 2. We intended to combine the lecturingsection with the laboratory experiment as an integral unit to ease the learning experience ofstudents. The result is that 10 teaching items are addressed in each lab. Firstly, the goal ofexperiment is introduced, and then the action of the experiment is clearly described. For example,sometimes photographs are

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Computer Gaming and Virtual Reality for Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katrina Neville, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology; Peter Burton, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology; Ian Burnett, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology

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AC 2010-685: A SECOND LIFE VIRTUAL STUDIO AS AN ONLINE TEACHINGENVIRONMENTKatrina Neville, Royal Melbourne Institute of TechnologyPeter Burton, Royal Melbourne Institute of TechnologyIan Burnett, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology Page 15.86.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 A Second Life Virtual Studio as an Online Teaching EnvironmentAbstractIn this paper the development of a virtual learning environment in Second Life is detailed. Thelearning environment described is in the form of a virtual television studio for use in multimediaengineering courses, with an example implementation described for RMIT University’s offshorecampus.This paper

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Signal Processing Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cameron Wright; Thad Welch; Michael Morrow

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Using Inexpensive Hardware and Software Tools to Teach Software Defined Radio Abstract Signal processing topics such as software defined radio are more easily taught by using demonstra- tions and laboratory experiences that pique the students’ interest. This paper describes a new, inexpensive software defined radio educational platform based upon M ATLAB and the Texas Instruments C6713 dig- ital signal processing starter kit. We describe the various hardware and software issues and discuss how such a platform can be used in the classroom.1 INTRODUCTIONSoftware defined radio (SDR) is a topic that is becoming

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Computational Tools and Simulation I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Derek Yip-Hoi, Western Washington University

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AC 2010-138: STRATEGIES FOR TEACHING CAD AUTOMATION TOENGINEERS AND TECHNOLOGISTSDerek Yip-Hoi, Western Washington University Derek Yip-Hoi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Technology at Western Washington University and coordinator of the department’s CAD/CAM program. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor where he worked for several years as a Research Scientist in the area of Reconfigurable Manufacturing before moving out to the Pacific Northwest where he spent 3 years at the University of British Columbia before moving to WWU. His teaching interests are in CAD/CAM, CNC, design methodology, mechanical

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Computational Tools and Simulation III

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aparna Sukhavasi, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Richard Hall, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Hong Sheng, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Ronaldo Luna, Missouri University of Science and Technology

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systemin lab with a teaching assistant were compared with those who did the lab as a homeworkassignment. Across all experiments, compared to groups who used the learning system, thestudents in the 2004 control group rated their perceived learning, motivation, and real worldlearning significantly higher, but scored significantly lower on an objective quiz over thematerials covered in the lab. In the 2009 study, students who used the system on their ownscored significantly higher on the objective quiz than those who used the system in class.Further, students in all experimental groups rated their knowledge, following the uses of thesystem, higher than their perceived knowledge before using the system, where they wereonly exposed to textbook and

Conference Session

Software and Hardware for Educators I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Warren Rosen, Drexel University; Eric Carr, Drexel University

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organization andarchitecture, programming models, and control theory.The lectures and laboratory exercises form a complete teaching module centered around amicrocontroller-based “smart” house. The students use a low-cost microcontroller to measurestatus and control functions such as temperature in the house. The house is essentially a foambox with electric heater, thermoelectric “air conditioner” and an attic vent fan. After anintroduction to basic microcontroller functionality and a small subset of the microcontroller’sinstruction set, the students learn to measure inside and outside temperatures and actuate thecooling and heating elements. They then program the microcontroller to implement aconventional hysteresis-based control system and measure

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Computers in Education Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Easley, Louisiana Tech University; David Hall, Louisiana Tech University; Nicholas Beard, Louisiana Tech University; Glenn Fardsalehi, Louisiana Tech University; Nathan Wallace, Louisiana Tech University; Michael Swanbom, Louisiana Tech University

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floor, organize a messy cabinet, and encourage a student who isdown, all in the same evening. Academically strong students who are good at troubleshootinghardware and software applications are desirable. The dream student is one that takes ownershipof the laboratory and in their role as a mentor.4. MarketingAs with any successful venture, promotion of the product is a key to success. Initially, the facultymembers teaching in the freshman program placed an emphasis on the availability of the helpdesk as well as the services provided by the help desk. In addition, strategically placed signageprovided additional exposure. The best advertising tool, however, proved to be word of mouth -students discussing amongst themselves their experiences with

Conference Session

Tablet and Portable PCs for Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lin Li, Prairie View A&M University; Sherri Frizell, Prairie View A&M University; Yonggao Yang, Prairie View A&M University

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support theirinstructional needs.The specific objectives of the project include:1. Strengthening the educational infrastructure for computer science and engineering by incorporating advanced technology into courses and curricula2. Improving the delivery of laboratory and lectures3. Enhancing learning and teaching efficiency using computerized assessment platform4. Deepening students’ understanding of abstract concepts and enhancing students’ comprehension skills from theory to practice5. Promoting active learning and stimulate students’ interests in computer science and engineering subjects6. Developing support materials to assist faculty in the use of technology to support their instructional needsIn the sections below, we describe

Conference Session

Robotics in Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carlotta Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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understanding of their major and breadthunderstanding of another major. It is hypothesized that this type of classroom experience is amore realistic simulation of their future workplace.Robotics is typically used as an artifact to engage K-12 students in science, technology,engineering and mathematics (STEM), recruit students to STEM, teach concepts such asprogramming, controls or embedded systems and also to teach freshman or senior design. Basedupon mainstream media, movies, film and K-12 competitions; students gain interest in roboticsbut also at times an unrealistic perception of the state of the art. Typically, undergraduaterobotics courses suffer from lack of a good textbook and either too basic or too complicatedactivities because of student pre

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Robotics in Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenny Fotouhi, University of Maryland; Susan Cooledge, University of Maryland Eastern Shore

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Page 15.871.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Microcontroller Controlled Walking RobotAbstract: The objective of this project, funded by the ACTION Program at the University ofMaryland Eastern Shore, was to involve and expose undergraduate students, particularlyminority and under-represented students, in research and real-world projects. One of the uniqueaspects of this project was the involvement and collaboration of a graduating senior student aswell as a freshman student during construction and application of the robot. This arrangementwas intended to provide an opportunity for peer teaching and learning. The construction andoperation of an advanced walking robot was intended to display the

Conference Session

Software and Hardware for Educators I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chad Hager, United States Air Force Academy; Steven Barrett, University of Wyoming; Cameron Wright, University of Wyoming; Jerry Hamann, University of Wyoming

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Computing Curricula Series December 12, 2004.” The Joint Task Force on Computing Curricula IEEE Computer Society, Association for Computing Machinery, 2004.[2] M. Morris Mano, Charles R. Kime, “Logic and Computer Design Fundamentals—Fourth Edition,” Pearson Education, Inc., 2008.[3] S.F. Barrett, A. Wells, C. Hernandez, T. Dibble, Y. Shi, T. Schei, J. Werbelow, J. Cupal, L. Sircin, G. Janack, “Undergraduate Engineers for Curriculum and Laboratory Equipment Development,” Computers in Education Journal, Vol. XIII, No. 4, 2003, 46-58.[4] A. Griffith, S. F. Barrett, D. Pack, “Verilog HDL Controlled Robot For Teaching Complex Systems Design,” Computers in Education Journal, Vol XVIII, No. 1, Jan – Mar 2008

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Computers in Education Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathryn Rodhouse, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Benjamin Cooper, Savant LLC; Steve Watkins, Missouri University of Science and Technology

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WWW: http://www.acsl.org/.9. H. Said, “The Effect of Programming Learning Center on Students in First Year Programming Sequence,” Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, American Society for Engineering Education, 2004.10. A. Azemi, “Teaching Computer Programming Courses (Using the Internet) in a Computer Laboratory Environment,” Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, American Society for Engineering Education, 2002.11. Squeak Smalltalk. Squeak Oversight Board. Available WWW: www.squeak.org.12. Squeak Smalltalk Tutorials. Hawthorne Center for Innovation. Available WWW: www.hawcenter.org/squeak.html

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Computers in Education Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hamed Farahani Manesh, Eastern Mediterranean University; Dirk Schaefer, Georgia Institute of Technology

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components and trace the reaction ofholonic control for finding delivery routes, repairing workstations and dynamically updating theproduction schedules.Implementation of a ‘Virtual Reality-Based Holonic Manufacturing System (VR-HMS)’ inAgile Manufacturing Laboratory EducationThe VR-HMS module has been designed and developed for use as a visual demonstration andlaboratory support tool for teaching various multidisciplinary topics related to agilemanufacturing, including holonic manufacturing systems. The module has been used forteaching engineering students the theory and the operating principles of HMS and MAS throughinteractive demonstrations and the standalone experiments in the virtual environment.The VR-HMS provides several distinguished

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Signal Processing Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hanjun Xian, Purdue University; Krishna Madhavan, Purdue University

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, S., et al., Modern Sensing and Computerized Data Acquisition Technology in High School Physics Labs. 2007. 23: p. 902-909.4. Kashlan, A.E.l. and S.E.l. Kashlan, Instrumentation and measurement course for non-electrical engineering students. 2006. 43: p. 173-184.5. Mishra, S., Y. Pan, and T. Oh. Undergraduate Research in Wireless Sensor Security Course. in Proceedings of the 13th Colloquium for Information Systems Security Education. 2009. Seattle, WA.6. Meshkova, E., J. Riihijarvi, and P. Mahonen. Teaching embedded systems with active learning: The SMEAGOL approach. in Frontiers in Education Conference, 2008. FIE 2008. 38th Annual. 2008.7. Li, S. and A.A. Khan, Applying IT Tools to a Laboratory Course

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Computer Education Innovations II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Suxia Cui, Prairie View A&M University; Yonghui Wang, Prairie View A&M University; Siew Koay, Prairie View A&M University; Yonggao Yang, Prairie View A&M University

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, Xi’an, China, in 1993, the M.S. degree in electrical engineering from Beijing Polytechnic University, Beijing, China, in 1999, and the Ph.D. degree in computer engineering from Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS, in 2003. From 1993 to 1996, he was an Engineer with the 41st Electrical Research Institute, Bengbu, China. From 2000 to 2003, he was a research assistant with the Visualization, Analysis, and Imaging Laboratory (VAIL), the GeoResources Institute (GRI), Mississippi State. He is currently an Assistant Professor with the Department of Engineering Technology, Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX. His research interests include image and signal processing, and

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Online and Web-based Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amelito Enriquez, Canada College

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. Page 15.207.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Assessing the Effectiveness of Synchronous Content Delivery in an Online Introductory Circuits Analysis CourseAbstractA 2008 study released by the US Department of Education indicates that online enrollments aregrowing at substantially faster rates than overall higher education enrollments (12.9% vs. 1.2%),with over 3.9 million students (or over 20% of all U.S. higher education students) taking at leastone online course in the fall of 2007. The study also reveals that among the eight majordiscipline areas examined, engineering has much lower online representation compared to others.One reason for this slow adoption of online teaching pedagogies in US engineering

Conference Session

Software and Hardware for Educators I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fadi Obeidat, Virginia Commonwealth University; Ruba Alkhasawneh, Virginia Commonwealth University; Jerry Tucker, Virginia Commonwealth University; Robert Klenke, Virginia Commonwealth University

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, embedded systems design,as a topic, has been recently adopted by universities as one of the undergraduate/graduatecourses/majors in the computer engineering area. Students enrolled in these courses are assumedto have a background in programming and hardware design skills using assembly languages, C,and hardware description languages (HDL) such as VHDL. Efforts have been made to define aset of theoretical and practical educational methodologies that help in achieving better outcomesof such courses8-13. In 2005, a workshop for embedded system education was held in conjunctionwith EMSOFT embedded software conference14. The presented papers discussed three mainfactors that affect the educational process in the embedded systems field: 1) teaching

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Online and Web-based Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles Lesko, East Carolina University; John Pickard, East Carolina University

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AC 2010-2204: DATA IN DEPTH: WEB 3-D TECHNOLOGIES PROVIDE NEWAPPROACHES TO THE PRESENTATION OF COURSE CONTENTCharles Lesko, East Carolina University Charles Lesko is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Technology Systems, College of Technology & Computer Science at East Carolina University. He received his BS at the US Naval Academy; he holds a MS in Forensics from National University and a second MS in Computer Information Systems from Boston University; his PhD is in Applied Management from Walden University. His current teaching and research regime focus on strategic technology management and communication, information technology project management, and virtual reality

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Computational Tools and Simulation II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jonathan Hill, University of Hartford

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available inour computer laboratories. Students also install this software on their home computers.KiCad is software for the creation of electronic schematic diagrams and printed circuit boardartwork. It is useful for everybody working in electronic design. In the microprocessor devicescourse I teach, due to the complexity of the circuits we build, it is practically impossible to drawschematics by hand. Such complexity is due to the detail required to actually construct suchcircuits. Even in a modest microprocessor system with an 8-bit data bus and a 16-bit addressbus, keeping track of pins and pin numbers is problematic. In performing homework and projectwork alike, students absolutely require a powerful yet easy-to-use schematic capture tool.Dia

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Computational Tools and Simulation III

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Stanley, Kettering University; Gianfranco DiGiuseppe, Kettering University

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mechanics principles. He is also the karate and jiu-jitzu instructor at Kettering University, where he incorporates many of the martial arts principles and methods in the classroom.Gianfranco DiGiuseppe, Kettering University Professor DiGiuseppe joined Kettering University in 2005 and now teaches in the Mechanical Engineering Department. His teaching interests are in Thermodynamics, Fluid Dynamics, Heat Transfer, and fuel cell courses. His research interests are in fuel cells and batteries with an emphasis on Solid Oxide Fuel Cells with over 15 years of experience. He is responsible for Kettering's Solid Oxide Fuel Cell research facility and is focused on research related to improved

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Computer Education Innovations I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alisa Gilmore, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Herbert Detloff, University of Nebraska, Lincoln at Omaha

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AC 2010-1994: ASSESSING SENIOR STUDENT EXPERIENCES WITH A NOVELMOBILE ROBOTICS LEARNING PLATFORM IN A COMPUTER ANDELECTRONICS ENGINEERING PROGRAMAlisa Gilmore, University of Nebraska, Lincoln Alisa N. Gilmore, M.S.E.C.E., P.E. is a Senior Lecturer with the Department of Computer and Electronics Engineering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Ms. Gilmore has extensive industrial experience in telecommunications and manufacturing, and has used her industry background to foster industrial partnerships in robotics at the university and to develop and teach courses in circuits, telecommunications, and robotics. She has served as senior staff for two NSF grants in the ITEST and Discovery K

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Computer Gaming and Virtual Reality for Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Jaurez, National University; Peilin Fu, National University; Ronald Uhlig, National University, San Diego; Shekar Viswanathan, Ph.D., M.B.A., P.E., received a Bachelor of Technology in chemical

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AC 2010-122: BEYOND SIMULATION: STUDENT-BUILT VIRTUAL REALITYGAMES FOR CELLULAR NETWORK DESIGNJames Jaurez, National University James J. Jaurez is a an Assistant Professor with National University’s School of Media and Communication. He teaches courses in the Master of Science in Educational and Instructional Technology and in the Bachelor of Arts in Entertainment and Interactive Arts programs, which has lead him to pioneer a fusion of the two disciplines and collaborate on a Hewlett Packard Technology for Teaching – Higher Education – Leadership Grant. A PhD candidate through Nova Southeastern University, James’ dissertation work is in Epistemic Game Creation in the discipline of Computing

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Programming for Engineering Students

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Punch, Michigan State University; Richard Enbody, Michigan State University; Colleen McDonough, Michigan State University; Jon Sticklen, Michigan State University

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Wikipedia for text search. He has also just published the textbook "The Practice of Computing using Python", a CS1 text using Python as the main language.Richard Enbody, Michigan State University Richard is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering. He joined the faculty in 1987 after earning his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Minnesota. Richard received his B.A. in Mathematics from Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota in 1976, and spent six years teaching high school mathematics in Vermont and New Hampshire. Richard's research interests are in computer security, computer architecture, web-based distance education and parallel

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Computational Tools and Simulation III

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hassan Rajaei, Bowling Green State University; Arsen Gasparyan, Bowling Green State University

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pleasant setting. Virtual laboratories can be built with simulationtechniques to guide our students learning complex subjects. A major difficulty, however,concerns whether the simplicity may come at the expense of effectiveness of the learningsurroundings. One remedy to this problem suggests use of special equipments often used for e.g.pilot training. Another example includes use of digital gloves and head-mounted devices invirtual reality applications. Nevertheless, these equipments are expensive and often not availableto most students. In contrast, our solution suggests use of inexpensive tools like web-cameras asan interface to interact with the simulated objects in cyberspace, and WBS as a core buildingblock of the virtual laboratories.In this

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Programming for Engineering Students

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Baker, University of Kentucky; Vincent Capece, University of Kentucky; Keith Rouch, University of Kentucky

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. He earned his bachelor's and master's degrees from Purdue University, and his Ph.D. (1977) from Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI. Page 15.442.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Effective Use of Screencasting Software in Engineering CoursesAbstractThis paper overviews several situations in which screencasts were developed using screencapturing software to enhance the learning experience in engineering courses. This softwareallows an engineering instructor with no background in producing training videos to easilyproduce computer-based videos customized for teaching specific topics. It can be

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Computational Tools and Simulation II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nicholas Roberts, Vanderbilt University; Greg Walker, Vanderbilt University

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AC 2010-1783: INVESTIGATION OF COMPUTATIONAL AND VISUALMODULES TO ENHANCE LEARNING IN UNDERGRADUATE HEAT TRANSFERNicholas Roberts, Vanderbilt University Nick Roberts is a Ph.D. candidate at Vanderbilt University where he researches micro/nano-scale thermal transport in solids and liquids and also serves as a teaching assistant in Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer.Greg Walker, Vanderbilt University Greg Walker is an Associate Professor at Vanderbilt University specializing in Heat Transfer and Energy Conversion in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Page 15.814.1© American Society for

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Signal Processing Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Santucci, Arizona State University; Tushar Gupta, Arizona State University; Mohit Shah, Arizona State University; Andreas Spanias, Arizona State University

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AC 2010-2233: ADVANCED FUNCTIONS OF JAVA-DSP FOR USE INELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING COURSESRobert Santucci, Arizona State UniversityTushar Gupta, Arizona State UniversityMohit Shah, Arizona State UniversityAndreas Spanias, Arizona State University Page 15.131.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Advanced Functions of Java-DSP for Use in Electrical and Computer Engineering Senior Level CoursesAbstractJ-DSP is a java-based object-oriented programming environment developed by Arizona StateUniversity as an educational tool for teaching fundamentals and applications of Digital SignalProcessing (DSP). This paper presents three new J-DSP