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Teaching Circuit Theory and Electronics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daren Reed Wilcox, Southern Polytechnic State University; Gerd Walter Wöstenkühler, University of Applied Sciences, Hochschule Harz

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Electrical and Computer

for instruction. A current trend is to use trainers such asNational Instruments ELVIS platform. Dedicated training systems are relatively expensive. Thelongevity of the dual-in-line IC and breadboard is due in part to it being relatively inexpensive.The combination teaches the student the invaluable skills of circuit layout and trouble-shooting.Proposed in this paper is a new concept in the art of laboratory instruction which combines thecircuit trainer concept with the tried and true breadboard method. Using this concept, laboratoryinstruction can now be focused on modern surface mount components and ICs such as the uA741(and others such as the TL081 and TL051) in the small outline (SO) package. The developmentof this concept is the direct

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Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adrian Ieta, Oswego State University College; Rachid Manseur, State University of New York, Oswego; Thomas E. Doyle P.Eng., McMaster University

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Engineering Physics & Physics

- fluid experiments.LATEST DEVELOPMENTSAn old VEECO instrument, **** Add sentence on what a VEECO instrument is **** has beenlocated in the department and made available. With the help of a senior faculty, the instrument isinstalled in the laboratory and allows the study of electrospray at reduced atmospheric pressure.The instrument is still being adjusted for this purpose but it is estimated that the procedure willbe completed during Spring 2011. These changes will allow for quicker evaporation of the spraydroplets and essentially open up a different avenue for micro and nano-particle synthesis. One ofthe authors will teach a capstone course in the Spring that will use the developed laboratory asthe main research facility. Students will

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Interdisciplinary Education in Engineering Technology

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University; Michael G Mauk P.E., Drexel University; Radian G. Belu, Drexel University; Eric Carr, Drexel University

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Engineering Technology

author of three technical papers in the field of Engineering Technology Education. Page 22.76.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 A new approach in teaching “Measurement Laboratory” courses based on TRIZAbstractThis paper presents a novel approach in improvement of a laboratory based course in“Measurement Laboratory”. The course is a core curriculum course for all concentrations of theEngineering Technology (ET) program including electrical, mechanical and industrialengineering technology. The instruction is based on both lecture and hands-on

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Jumoke Ladeji-Osias; Kehinde Abimbola; Yacob Astatke; Craig Scott

Teaching a Sophomore Course with a Laboratory Component Online Jumoke Ladeji-Osias, Kehinde Abimbola, Yacob Astatke, Craig Scott Morgan State University 1700 E. Cold Spring Lane, Baltimore, MD 21239 Jumoke.Ladeji-Osias@Morgan.Edu, Kehinde.Abimbola@Morgan.Edu Yacob.Astatke@Morgan.Edu, Craig.Scott@Morgan.EduJUMOKE LADEJI-OSIASJumoke Ladeji-Osias, Ph.D. is an associate professor of electrical engineering at MorganState University. She teaches courses and conducts research in the area of digital design.KEHINDE ABIMBOLAKehinde Abimbola is a doctoral student in civil engineering at Morgan State University

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Teaching Circuit Theory and Electronics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carl Greco, Arkansas Tech University; James D. Reasoner Jr, Arkansas Tech University; Daniel Bullock, Arkansas Tech University; Carlos L. Castillo, Arkansas Tech University; Patricia S. Buford, Arkansas Tech University; Gill G. richards, Arkansas Tech University

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2011-1467: EFFICACY OF LAB REPORTS FOR ELECTRIC CIRCUITSLABORATORY ASSESSMENTCarl Greco, Arkansas Tech University Dr. Greco is a professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering with research interest in biomedical sig- nal processing. He teaches courses in digital systems, signals and systems, communications and biomed- ical signal processing.James Douglas Reasoner Jr., Arkansas Tech University Received the BSEE from the US Naval Academy in 1971 and the MA in Defense Analysis and Strategic Studies from the US Naval War College in 1986. He is the Director of Electrical Engineering Laboratories and an Instructor of Electrical Engineering at Arkansas Tech University.Daniel Bullock, Arkansas Tech University Dr

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Laboratory Development in ECE

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark G. Thompson, Kettering University; Craig J. Hoff, Kettering University; James Gover, Kettering University; Allan R. Taylor, Kettering University; Michelle R. Pomeroy, Kettering University; Kevin (Hua) Bai, Kettering Univ

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Electrical and Computer

taught at the University of Michigan.To properly teach this curriculum with equal emphasis on theory, simulation and hands-onlaboratory experiences, would require the cross-disciplinary (electrical engineering, computerengineering, and mechanical engineering) development of an integrated hybrid vehicle powerelectronics laboratory. The HEV Green Mobility Laboratory is the outcome of this effort.The Green Mobility Laboratory has been designed to support hands-on undergraduate studentexperiments, faculty demonstrations, independent studies, and graduate student research projects.The laboratory opened for the Fall 2010 academic semester and was utilized in the first newcourse, Design, Simulation, and Control of Power Electronic Circuits for Electric

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Laboratories and Projects in BME

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vladimir Genis, Drexel University; Donald L. McEachron, Drexel University; Fran Cornelius, Drexel University

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Biomedical

that will be ingreat demand nationwide15. During the development of the biomedical instrumentationlaboratory, existing educational materials and teaching strategies based on the prior results of thecourses offered to students of Engineering Technology, School of Biomedical Engineering, andCollege of Nursing and Health Professions will be revised and exchanged.The CurriculumTier 1 – Clinical EnvironmentThe Clinical Simulations Laboratories are based at the College of Nursing and HealthProfessions. This integrated hardware and software system includes multidisciplinary casescenario building functionalities, live & archived viewing of simulation encounters, manual orautomatic recording capabilities, documentation of learner behaviors

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Great Ideas for Projects that Teach Instrumentation

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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El-Sayed Aziz, Stevens Institute of Technology; Zengqian Wang, Stevens Institute of Technology; Sven K. Esche, Stevens Institute of Technology; Constantin Chassapis, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Instrumentation

control engineering teaching laboratory14 was developed and demonstrated atOregon State University in 1998. A remote laboratory called VLAB15 involving an oscilloscopewas set up at The National University of Singapore in 1999. Later, a Web-based experiment16 forcontrolling a coupled tank apparatus was developed. In the Process Control and AutomationLaboratory17 at Case Western Reserve University, a process rig was made accessible over theInternet, where the user can submit parameters using a Web browser from a remote client to aLaboratory Virtual Instrument Engineering Workbench (LabVIEW) Web server, which isconnected to the process rig via a PLC control module. An interactive online laboratory forremote education called Automated Internet

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New Developments in Teaching Electromagnetics and Related Topics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Michael Petersen, Grand Valley State University, Graduate School of Engineering; Bogdan Adamczyk, Grand Valley State University

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Electrical and Computer

courses and the testing for local industry. In addition to teaching at GVSU, he works with the EMC group at Gentex Corp. developing courses for industry and laboratory material for EMC courses at GVSU. Page 22.996.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Laboratory Driven EMC Education – Design of a Power SupplyAbstractThis paper describes a practical approach to teaching electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) in theundergraduate curriculum. The elective senior level course discussed here combines aspects ofboth theory and applied engineering. In this course several laboratory

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Pedagogical Innovations in Laboratory Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Murthy Kasi, North Dakota State University; Yaping Chi, North Dakota State University; G. Padmanabhan, North Dakota State University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

AC 2011-84: TEACHING FLOWNET CONCEPTS TO ENGINEERING UN-DERGRADUATES USING ELECTRICAL ANALOGY OF GROUNDWA-TER FLOWMurthy Kasi, North Dakota State University Murthy Kasi is currently an Environmental Engineering doctoral candidate in the Department of Civil Engineering and an Instructor in the Fluid Mechanics laboratory for undergraduates at North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota, USA. He obtained his Bachelors degree in Civil Engineering from Andhra University, India, and Masters in Environmental Engineering from South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD, USA. Areas of concentration of his doctoral research are groundwater bioremediation, wastewater treatment, and water quality modeling. He has been

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Pedagogical Innovations in Laboratory Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian P. Sangeorzan, Oakland University; Matthew Nathaniel Bruer, Oakland University; Laila Guessous, Oakland University; Xia Wang, Oakland University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Society for Engineering Education, 2011 A Relevant, Automotive-Themed Experiment that Teaches Fundamental Flow Rate Concepts and Experimental UncertaintyAbstractIt is a common experience, in undergraduate laboratories, that the students perceive the simplebench-top experiments to be boring or irrelevant to real engineering and societal problems.Without relevance, many students feel disconnected from the lab experience, lose interest inwhat they are doing and do not think while they are in the lab. If students do not think about theactual measurement, the measurement errors and how the measurements relate to an engineeringmodel or to the information that they are trying to gain, then the lab experience has failed.Described in

Conference Session

Great Ideas for Projects that Teach Instrumentation

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Meghan Marie Rock, Rochester Institute of Technology; Harry Marx, Rochester Institute of Technology; Seth M. Kane, Rochester Institute of Technology; Robert Garrick, Rochester Institute of Technology; Larry Villasmil, Rochester Institute of Technology, College of Applied Science and Technology; James H. Lee, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Instrumentation

Institute of Technology. He received his BSME in 1988 from the ”Universi- dad Nacional Experimental del Tchira” in Venezuela. After graduation, he joined ”Petrleos de Venezuela” working in several positions as a rotating equipment specialist in the E&P division. He earned his MSME in 2002 and PhD ME in 2006 from Texas A&M University. His research interests include Computational Fluid Dynamics, Rotor dynamics & Turbo machinery, Industrial Power Generation & Refrigeration, Heat Transfer, and Fluid Power. He teaches courses in the area of thermal and fluid sciences such as fluid power, applied fluid mechanics and thermo-fluid laboratory. He holds memberships in ASME, AIAA and ASEE.James H. Lee, Rochester

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Teaching Analog and Digital Communication: Novel Ideas for Lecture Courses, Laboratories, and Projects

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jay Wierer, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Edward W. Chandler, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2011-2298: ANALOG AND DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS LABORA-TORY EXPERIMENTS USING EMONA TIMSJay Wierer, Milwaukee School of EngineeringEdward W. Chandler, Milwaukee School of Engineering Dr. Chandler is Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Milwaukee School of Engi- neering (MSOE). He received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from Purdue University in 1985 and is a registered Professional Engineer in Wisconsin. He previously was a Member of Technical Staff at L-3 Communications and currently performs systems engineering consulting in the area of communica- tions for DISA (U.S. DoD). He is a Senior Member of the IEEE, and teaches courses in circuits, signals, and communications

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New Developments in Teaching Electromagnetics and Related Topics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yong Xu, Virginia Tech; Kathleen Meehan, Virginia Tech; Cortney V. Martin, Virginia Tech; Alan B Overby; Xiangyu Wei, Virginia Tech

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Electrical and Computer

circuits andelectronics laboratory courses taken by our mechanical engineering undergraduate students. Thegoals when developing each of the assignments are to provide a demonstration of one-to-twotheoretical concepts in practice, to provide an increasing level of experimentation and designcontent in the exercises, and to develop a sense of self-confidence and motivation for thestudents to complete the experiments with minimum guidance from graduate teaching assistants(GTAs), the laboratory staff, and course instructor.The LiaB kit contains an analog/digital trainer (ANDY board), shown in Figure 1, a digitalmultimeter (DMM), electrical components that include a set of 5% resistors, capacitors,inductors, light emitting diodes, several operational

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Topics Related to Telecommunications

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yuhong Zhang, Texas Southern University; Xuemin Chen, Texas Southern University; Lawrence O Kehinde P.E., Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State

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Engineering Technology

22.457.10This kind of state-of-art laboratory and technology will help our engineering technologyeducation better prepare students for careers in industry.AcknowledgementsThis work is partially supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant Numbers DUE-0942778and HRD-0928921.References:1 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engineering_technology.2 http://www.coe.neu.edu/Depts/SET/set/whatisset.html3 http://www.careercornerstone.org/pdf/engtech/engtech.pdf4 M.L. Good, N.F. Lane, “Producing the Finest Scientists and Engineers for the 21st Century”, Science, Vol. 266, pp. 741-743, November 1994.5 http://www.ni.com/nielvis/6 http://zone.ni.com/devzone/cda/tut/p/id/86577 Y. Zhang, “The Application of MATLAB to Teaching Communication Systems” Proceedings

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Mechanical Engineering Laboratories I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University; Tony Lee Kerzmann, Robert Morris University

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2011-2653: INTEGRATED HANDS-ON MECHANICAL SYSTEMS LAB-ORATORIESArif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University ARIF SIRINTERLIKCI received B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Istanbul Tech- nical University, Turkey, and a Ph.D. degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering from the Ohio State University. Currently, he is a Professor of Engineering as well as Co-Head of Research and Outreach Cen- ter at Robert Morris University in Moon Township, Pennsylvania. His teaching and research areas include rapid prototyping and reverse engineering, robotics and automation, bioengineering, and entertainment technology. He has been active in ASEE and SME, serving as an officer of the ASEE Manufacturing

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Innovations in Power Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Linfeng Zhang, University of Bridgeport; Xingguo Xiong, University of Bridgeport; Navarun Gupta, University of Bridgeport

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Electrical and Computer

University of Bridgeport. In order to have hands-onexperience, a laboratory is necessary for our engineering students with their interest in thesustainable energy as well as smart grid. A course, Sustainable Energy Laboratory, was proposedby the school’s curriculum committed and it is offered in the Spring semester, 2011. In thiscourse, a series of experiments are designed on the operating and testing of solar panels, windturbine, fuel cell. Moreover, experiments on power electronics and data acquisition aredeveloped to optimize the utilization of different energy sources. Finally, simulation on smartgrid power system and hybrid power system will help the students understand the challenges inthe use of sustainable energy resources

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Simulation and Virtual Instrumentation

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nikunja Swain, South Carolina State University

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Engineering Technology

. Page 22.1398.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Teaching Microcontrollers through Simulation AbstractThere are numerous uses of simulation, starting from simulation of simple electric circuits to complextasks such as electromagnetic fields, heat transfer through materials, networking, computer circuits,game programming, electron flow in semiconductors, or beam loading with the ultimate objective ofproviding illustrations of concepts that are not easily visualized and difficult to understand. Simulatorsare also used as an adjunct to and, in some cases such as distance learning courses, as a substitute foractual laboratory

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Aerospace Teaching and Learning II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Radian G. Belu, Drexel University; Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University; Alexandru Catalin Belu, Case Western Reserve University

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Aerospace

AC 2011-2209: TEACHING MECHANICS WITH MAPLERadian G Belu, Drexel University (Tech.) Dr. Radian Belu is Assistant Professor within the Engineering Technology (ET) program - Drexel Uni- versity, Philadelphia, USA, and Research Assistant Professor at DRI, Reno, Nevada. Before joining to the Drexel University Dr. Belu hold faculty and research positions at universities and research institutes in Romania, Canada and United States. His research interests included power system stability, control and protection, renewable energy system analysis, assessment and design, power electronics and electric machines for wind energy conversion, radar and remote sensing, wave and turbulence simulation, mea- surement and modeling

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Student Entrepreneurial Skills and Mindset II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Calvin C. Jen, Calvin College; Tyler Scott Helmus, Calvin College; Steven H. VanderLeest, Calvin College

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

AC 2011-873: TEACHING ENTREPRENEURSHIP THROUGH VIRTUESCalvin C. Jen, Calvin College Cal Jen, M.Arch., is currently serving as an associate professor of business at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, MI where he has taught business full-time for the past 4 years. He has previously taught archi- tecture for 12 years as adjunct faculty at the University of Michigan and at Calvin College. He has 30 years of business experience in architecture and corporate management including 15 years as the founder and principal architect of AMDG Architects, and 9 years as the senior vice president of real estate and human resources for Domino’s Farms (global headquarters of Domino’s Pizza). Cal has also served on a wide variety of

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Teaching Analog and Digital Communication: Novel Ideas for Lecture Courses, Laboratories, and Projects

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bruce E. Dunne, Grand Valley State University; Codie Wilson, Grand Valley State University

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2011-2468: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS: A NEW COURSEON THE WIRELESS PHYSICAL LAYER WITH LABORATORY COM-PONENTBruce E. Dunne, Grand Valley State University Bruce E. Dunne received the B.S.E.E. (with honors) and M.S. degrees from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1985 and 1988, respectively, both in Electrical and Computer Engineering. He received the Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, in 2003. In the Fall of 2003, he joined the Padnos College of Engineering and Computing, Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, MI, where he is currently an Associate Professor of Engineering. Prior to this appointment, he held several research and

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Pedagogical Innovations in Laboratory Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

AC 2011-1079: ASSESSMENT OF A LABORATORY ORIENTED STUDYCURRICULUMMysore Narayanan, Miami University DR. MYSORE NARAYANAN obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Liverpool, England in the area of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. He joined Miami University in 1980 and teaches a wide variety of electrical, electronic and mechanical engineering courses. He has been invited to contribute articles to several encyclopedias and has published and presented dozens of papers at local, regional , national and international conferences. He has also designed, developed, organized and chaired several conferences for Miami University and conference sessions for a variety of organizations. He is a senior member of IEEE

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Digital Simulation Tools in Energy Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yakov Cherner, ATEL, LLC; Ahmed S. Khan, DeVry University, DuPage; Aminul Karim, DeVry University, Downers Grove; Gary J. Mullett, Springfield Technical Community College

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

various capacities, most recently retired as the director of engineering and information sciences programs Currently he is serving as the director of academic outreach for the university.Prof. Gary J. Mullett, Springfield Technical Community College Page 22.1586.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Use of Adaptable Simulation-based Virtual Laboratories for Teaching Alternative Energy and Energy Conservation in Engineering & Technology ProgramsAbstractThe paper presents multilayered highly interactive simulation-based integrated and adjustablevirtual

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jianyu Liang, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Terri A. Camesano, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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NSF Grantees

popular media, inquiry-based laboratories, and a community of scientific practice to motivate students to learn developmental biology. CBE- Life Sciences Education, 2008. 7: p. 36-44. 5. BIO 2010, Transforming undergraduate education for future research biologists. 2003, Washington, D.C.: National Research Council, National Academies Press. 6. Council, N.R., BIO 2010, Transforming undergraduate education for future research biologists. 2003, Washington, D.C.: National Academies Press. 7. Coppola, B.P., Laboratory instruction: ensuring an active learning experience, in McKeachie's Teaching Tips, W. McKeachie, Editor. 2002, Houghton Mifflin: Boston, MA. 8. Gunsch, L., A comparison of

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Poster Sessions for Unit Operations Lab Bazaar and Tenure-Track Faculty

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Deniz Rende, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Nihat Baysal, Yeditepe University; Sevinc Rende, Isik University

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Chemical Engineering

process is toencourage life-long learning skills. A crucial component of this endeavor is to follow thegraduates and to observe whether the stated outcomes of an undergraduate curriculum are metfollowing graduation.3. Course StructureThe three consecutive UOL courses offered in chemical engineering curriculum have twopurposes: firstly, introducing fundamental transport concepts to students enabling them toreinforce core courses and secondly, teaching how to design/implement experiments and lastlyemphasizing critical thinking on the processes. In industry, engineers are often responsible forpractical laboratory issues in order to meet the requirements for experimental data in developinga new product and to test a product whether the product or

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yongpeng Zhang, Prairie View A&M University; Lin Li, Prairie View A&M University; Xuemin Chen, Texas Southern University

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NSF Grantees

students to develop the ability in solving implementation problems. Therefore, in order tocater for the industry requirements in the job market, the need for updating the educationalinfrastructure along with technology trend is more urgent in ET program. In response to thisconcern, two ET faculties from neighboring HBCUs (historically black universities) arecollaborating in an NSF CCLI project to utilize the recent information technology to revamp aseries of ET laboratories with virtual and remote functionalities. Information technology has had an enormous impact on engineering by providing new toolsacross the range of engineering disciplines. Meanwhile, it facilitates the development ofadditional teaching strategies, including vivid and

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Computers in Education General Technical Session I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yizhe Chang, Stevens Institute of Technology; El-Sayed Aziz, Stevens Institute of Technology; Sven K. Esche, Stevens Institute of Technology; Constantin Chassapis, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Computers in Education

subsequent analysis. The scriptedscenario11 for the first laboratory exercise was piloted in the fall 2007 semester in ‘ME 358Machine Dynamics and Mechanisms’, a junior level course for mechanical engineering majors atSIT.12 The laboratory exercise involved an industrial plant emulator13 designed for experimentswith different rotating bodies connected by a gear-belt mechanism. The experimental setupallowed students to determine the inertia of the device itself and of weights placed at variouslocations within the mechanism as well as to experiment with different gear ratios and beltstiffnesses.The purpose of this paper is to present another virtual experiment and asses its effectiveness as asupplementary learning tool for teaching the fundamental law

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First-Year Activities and Peer Review Strategies in Civil Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katherine Kuder, Seattle University; Nirmala Gnanapragasam, Seattle University

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Civil Engineering

. Page 22.820.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Implementing Peer-Reviews in Civil Engineering LaboratoriesAbstractABET 2009-10 criterion 3 requires that all engineering graduates demonstrate an ability tocommunicate effectively at the time of graduation (criterion g of a-k outcomes). Technicalcommunication is a critical skill for Civil Engineering students to achieve. However,incorporating technical writing in many engineering courses is difficult. At Seattle University,laboratory reports are used to teach technical writing skills. Unfortunately, students often preparetheir reports at the last minute, rather than devoting the time necessary to compose and edit theirwriting. When the

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Innovations in Power Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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vahid salehi pour mehr, Florida International University; Ali Mazloomzadeh, Florida International University; Osama A. Mohammed, Florida International University; Juan Francisco Fernandez, Florida International University; Javier Parra

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Electrical and Computer

integrated Korean Smart Grid System [11].The Energy System Research Laboratory at Florida International University is working onconstructing and implementing of a small-scale power system test-bed which has differentcapabilities for experimental research and educational purposes. This setup uses laboratory scaleof power system components in order to model the realistic behavior of a large power system. Byhaving this type of power system, engineers and researchers are capable to implement their ownidea about power system phenomenon in a practical way. It would be an excellent base not onlyfor innovative research ideas, but also for teaching power system engineering concepts tostudents who are interested to get an overall idea of power system

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bonnie Ferri, Georgia Tech; JillL L. Auerbach, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jennifer E. Michaels, Georgia Institute of Technology; Douglas B. Williams, Georgia Institute of Technology

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NSF Grantees

Processing Society’s Education Technical Committee, and he has been a member of the Society’s Board of Governors and Signal Processing Theory and Methods Technical Committee. Dr. Williams was co-editor of the Digital Signal Processing Handbook published by CRC Press and IEEE Press. He is a member of the Tau Beta Pi, Eta Kappa Nu, and Phi Beta Kappa honor societies. Page 22.1422.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 TESSAL: Portable Distributed Laboratories in the ECE CurriculumAbstract:The TESSAL (Teaching Enhancement via Small-Scale Affordable Labs) Center, funded by anNSF