Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alka Harriger, Purdue University; Kyle Lutes, Purdue University; Jack Purdum, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

programming and microprocessor design. However,the clear emphasis of the software development courses in CIT is on using programminglanguages to build business applications. Figure 1 shows these distinctions based on the student'srole within the various layers of Information Technology. This distinct emphasis on usingprogramming languages and tools for application development, rather than on teaching studentshow programming languages and microprocessors work, impacts the way the courses are taught.The authors believe teaching these skills help students get part-time jobs and internships evenafter the first semester.The sequence of study in CIT recognizes that there are different types of software anddifferences in the way in which that software is

Conference Session

Laboratories and Computer Simulation in BME

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Kang-Mieler

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

-on learning? An hands-on learning approach requires students to become activeparticipants instead of passive learners who simply listen to lectures. The concept of “hands-onlearning” is not new in engineering education. A previous study of engineering educationshowed that hands-on learning is an effective method for engineering classes.1 In fact, over thepast 10 years or so, many engineering schools and programs have started to adopt “hands-onlearning” into their curricula. Whether using simple everyday household items or sophisticatedequipment, professors are now trying to integrate hands-on learning into their classes.Laboratory activities are the traditional method of providing students hands-on experience.However, with advancements in

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robin Little, Douglas L. Jamerson Jr. Elementary School; Charles Parsons, Douglas L. Jamerson, Jr. Elementary School; Pat Van Driessche, Douglas L. Jamerson, Jr. Elementary School; Marilyn Barger, University of South Florida; Kim Parsons, Douglas L. Jamerson, Jr. Elementary School; Richard Gilbert, University of South Florida; Debbie O'Hare

curriculum.Charles Parsons, Douglas L. Jamerson, Jr. Elementary School CHARLES PARSONS is the Science Coach at Douglas L. Jamerson, Jr. Elementary School Center for Mathematics and Engineering. He earned a B.A. in Elementary Education from the University of South Florida. His experiences include over 30 years teaching in Kindergarten through fifth grade classrooms and 1 ½ years as a resource teacher. Chuck has curriculum writing experience and has presented at various state and national venues.Pat Van Driessche, Douglas L. Jamerson, Jr. Elementary School PAT VAN DRIESSCHE is a fourth grade teacher at Douglas L. Jamerson, Jr. Elementary School Center for Mathematics and Engineering. She earned a B.S. in

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Greene, University of Saint Thomas

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

engineering problems. System simulations, step and impulse responses, convolutionintegrals, and later in the course the DFT were all used. This approach has the added advantageof introducing the students to actual industrial tools that they may be asked about in futureemployment.ModulationSeveral Simulink models were developed during the class. Figure 1A shows one used tointroduce the concepts of modulation. The details of the modulator and demodulator are shownin Figures 1B and 1C respectively. FIGURE 1 EXAMPLE SIMULINK EXPLORATION OF AM MODULATION Page 12.1326.5 FIGURE 2 MODULATOR

Conference Session

Technology Literacy for Engineering Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Devon, Pennsylvania State University; David Ollis, North Carolina State University

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

they exist both within and around technology.3While persuasive in general, there are many caveats to these propositions: 1. It is not possible to be literate about all, or even most, technologies. Doctors, electrical engineers, and chemical engineers, for example, typically live in largely mutually exclusive worlds.2 2. It may be more important to be able to think sensibly about a technology, its costs and benefits and for whom, than to understand how it works.4 3. In a diverse world, there will be people whose talents and lives do not require “technological literacy,” and whose views of technology may be valuable precisely because of that.4 4. Technology has become increasingly idiot proof for users, even

Conference Session

Software Engineering Topics

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Sebern, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Mark Hornick, Milwaukee School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

colleagues, Recently, this latter tool has been extended to better supportdevelopment teams and customized process definitions. As a result, the Process Dashboard maywell become a de facto standard for software process data management support.Metrics, Process Design, and Support Tool FunctionalityIn designing or applying data management tools to a chosen software process, one of the firststeps is to choose appropriate product and process measures. Watts Humphrey and his SEIcolleagues, while defining the PSP and TSP processes, developed a set of four base measures,from which many derived measures can be calculated (Table 1). Base Measures Derived Measures Product size (e.g., LOC

Conference Session

Engineering Management Program Management

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Martin High, Oklahoma State University; Paul Rossler, Oklahoma State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

howour Legal Studies in Engineering program raises the awareness of our students to theirlegal responsibilities to their employers and to society. We will present short coursemodules that can be used in all levels of engineering courses to illustrate how engineeringpractice and our legal system interact.Concept of Negligence The concept of negligence is broad and vague in common usage, but its legaldefinition is fairly straightforward: negligent behavior is that which a reasonably prudentperson in the same or similar circumstances would not have undertaken. By definition,no one intends to be negligent because everyone strives to be reasonably prudent. Sothen, why does negligence occur, and why does it occur as often as it does?1 Clearly

Conference Session

Improving ME Instructional Laboratories

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samuel Yang, Troy High; Mariappan Jawaharlal, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

and ultrasonic), two temperature sensors, a light sensorand accelerometer.The entire system is constructed on the lid of a plastic storage box for easy transportation. Thestorage box goes over the board and snaps shut, enclosing the entire model. The AC poweradaptor is mounted on the side of the storage box, so the entire unit can be transported withoutany shifting parts. The system, by default, operates in a demo mode in which each sensoroperation is demonstrated.Demo mode is very useful for new users as they can step through various functionalities of thesystem. Once acquainted with the basic operations, users can design and develop their ownexperiments. The general layout of the board is shown in Fig 1. Fig 2 shows fully

Conference Session

CE Poster Session in Exhibit Hall

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Candace Sulzbach, Colorado School of Mines

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

to complete the project. Oklahoma State University has used the “Work BreakdownStructure” shown in Figure 1, to outline all of the basic tasks associated with the concretecanoe project, including structural analysis, hull design, concrete mix design, reinforcementdesign of the composite section, form construction, preparation for the technical paper and oralpresentation, paddling practice, etc. Develop Promotional Pamphlet Fundraising Work Breakdown Structure Collect Donations (WBS) Update

Conference Session

Cognitive and Motivational Issues in Student Performance II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Victoria Robson, Virginia Tech; Vinod Lohani, Virginia Tech; Tanner Bateman, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

. SAT scores and programming concepts post-test scores were thebest predictors of course grade. The paper also presents results related to the impact of priorcollege experiences on engineering major retention rates.1. Background and PurposeA new Department of Engineering Education (EngE) was created within the College ofEngineering (COE) at Virginia Tech in May 2004 to improve engineering pedagogy. The EngEis responsible for conducting a year long freshman engineering program (also called GeneralEngineering (GE) program). Approximately, 1200 engineering freshmen join GE program everyyear. Another primary mission of the EngE department is to carry out rigorous research in thearea of engineering education and support the research agenda as

Conference Session

Undergraduate Spacecraft Design I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashley Smetana, University of Michigan; Suzanne Lessack, University of Michigan; Thomas Liu, University of Michigan; Rebecca Wind, University of Michigan; William Woelk, University of Michigan; Theresa Biehle, University of Michigan; Laura Dionisio, Loyola Marymount University; Rafael Ramos, University of Michigan; Nathaniel Gallaher, University of Michigan; Katie Thorne, Michigan Technological University; Brian Gilchrist, University of Michigan; Peter Washabaugh, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

sensor technologies. The main purposeof TSATT is to develop a way to decrease the risk normally incurred while testing these sensortechnologies and algorithms in flight as well as to develop ground observation capabilities ofclose-flying spacecraft. The design of TSATT consists of two end masses – connected by a tetherdeveloped by Tethers Unlimited, Inc. – that are initially joined together. Upon separation, theend masses are free to move apart from each other as the tether is deployed up to 1 km.Deployment initiates the beginning of data collection from the two end masses. Once a set timeis reached, the tether begins to retract, and data is collected as the two end masses are pulledtogether.Since separation is a possible point of failure on the

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fanyu Zeng, Indiana Wesleyan University

unavailability of a centralized laboratoryfor online students. Because of these specially designed laboratory modules, onlinestudents have gained the same learning experience as students in a centralized laboratory.1. IntroductionComputer network courses are traditionally conceptual in nature with an emphasis onopportunities for students to apply networking theory in their practices in order tostrengthen their knowledge in the theory and develop their practical problem solvingskills. Therefore, a laboratory environment is a key component in any computer networkcourse. The lab design for new online computer network courses first encounters anumber of constraints that traditional networking courses do not have. The key issue isthat there is no centralized

Conference Session

Assessing Design Coursework II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Nazemetz, Oklahoma State University; Paul Rossler, Oklahoma State University; Martin High, Oklahoma State University; Karen High, Oklahoma State University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

31,1790,1 cpf"kh"vjg"cwvjqtuÓ"wpfgtitcfwcvg"gpikpggtkpi"gfwecvkqp and past teaching experience istypical, relatively few of these have been used in teaching engineering design. The number ofissued patents is a measure of the technological progress of a society, and approximately 160,000patents are issued each year by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) (Figure 1).2Almost all of these patents reference other, previously issued patents and, in so doing, provide ahistory of the Ðprior artÑ leading up to any given invention.This prior art is typically quite rich. As a condition to obtaining a patent, the inventor mustadequately describe the invention so that others skilled in the art can practice it.3 During thepatent term,4 this description

Conference Session

International Case Studies:Collaborations, Exchanges & Interactions

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carol Gattis, University of Arkansas; Findlay Edwards, University of Arkansas

Tagged Divisions

International

. The program’s purpose is to introduce UofA students toIndian culture and history while studying engineering, to build connections with undergraduateand graduate engineering programs in India, and to bring awareness of the UofA engineeringprogram to Indian students and faculty. Few India study abroad programs exist, and those thatdo tend to focus on only the student experience. Our program also focuses on buildingrelationships with Indian universities, students and faculty.Creation of the program entailed: 1) determining program goals and budget, 2) creating theadministrative framework for this unique program, 3) locating an appropriate engineering collegein India to host the students and faculty, 4) selecting the UofA faculty member/courses

Conference Session

International Distance & Service Learning for Engineers- Discussion on Best Practices

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keshav Varde, University of Michigan-Dearborn

Tagged Divisions

International

education and value-addedknowledge gained by students. The College of Engineering and Computer Science at thisinstitution has been offering several graduate degree programs via AL learning mode; theseprograms are identical to those offered to on-campus students. This provided an opportunity toassess and compare performance and learning outcomes of AL Vs on-campus students.This assessment was based on two graduate level courses which had a combined enrollment ofover 150 graduate students. While the quality of instruction and knowledge transfer to both thegroups was about the same, academic assessment of the two groups showed followingcharacteristics: 1. Although AL students, on average, performed as well as the campus students, the spread

Conference Session

Liberal Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Meyer, Clarkson University; Dick Pratt, Clarkson University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

and engineering. Prior to EC20001, it met the ABET criteriafor course content in the humanities and social sciences.With the introduction of the ABET Engineering Criteria 2000 (EC2000)1 the emphasis oncurricular evaluation shifted from a prescription of topical content to assessment of studentlearning outcomes. As part of EC2000, engineering curricula were required to demonstrate Page 12.1399.2outcomes that went beyond those that might be expected from the traditional distribution ofcourses in the arts and sciences alone. As a way of fulfilling this requirement, we proposed thatgraduation requirements should be based on outcomes, rather than a

Conference Session

Effective Tools for Teaching Engineering Economy

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Ristroph, University of Louisiana-Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

easier than the time honored tradition of manual cheating.This paper examines the foregoing issues by first exploring simple solutions and then progress-ing to more advanced methods. The presentation is based on Microsoft’s widely used Excel soft-ware [1], but other systems can be used as long as they support user-written routines known asmacros to extend their capabilities. For example, OpenOffice.org’s free Calc [2] system has mostof the capabilities of Excel, but it uses a different dialect of Basic for its macro language. EIOf-fice [3] is an integrated office system with a spreadsheet very similar to Excel that uses Java toprogram its macros. Most engineers are familiar with engineering economics, so examples aregiven for that field. The

Conference Session

Preparing Engineering Students for International Practice

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saeed Khan, Kansas State University-Salina; Beverlee Kissick, Kansas State University-Salina

Tagged Divisions

International

designed as a single-purpose device to store and to play digitalmusic. The device is currently being marketed with the enormously successful iTunes, aimed atteenagers and young people in their twenties, iPod devices are tasteful and elegant. Table 1 is acomparative look of the innovative considerations for the Intel PC with the iPod.Class Presentations:The authors have used the two case studies to demonstrate differences in innovativeconsiderations for the two products in their respective marketplaces. While the presentation wasintended for engineering technology students it was first offered to a calculus class. The classconsisted mostly of students, majoring in engineering technology, aviation, and technologymanagement, although some students

Conference Session

Technical Issues in Architectural Engineering I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hector Estrada, University of the Pacific

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

professional environment. The package also includes a number of othertools: numerous visual aids including buckling animations, slide shows, a 3-D building modelwith preset views for all connections, lab spreadsheets linked to the AISC Shapes Database foreasy modification, web-based quizzes, project summary, editing instructions, a sample syllabus,and general building information. The entire package may be obtained from AISC by visitingtheir website: www.aisc.edu, see Figure 1. Our approach is different than the intended approach,which is detailed in the sample syllabus. We incorporate the entire package in the five-coursesequence in structural engineering rather than one course. Figure 1: Web-Enhanced Teaching of Structural Steel Web

Conference Session

Who Should Teach the BOK

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Harichandran, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

maintaining flexibility in ABET CE pro-gram criteria, and in the second edition of the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge document,is also stressed.Faculty Hiring Practices I investigated faculty hiring practices at 14 small- to medium-sized research-oriented CEEdepartments (typically having between 10 and 40 faculty members) by searching departmentWeb pages and identifying assistant professors. I ignored faculty members hired recently as as-sociate or full professors. I then contacted current or former chairs at these departments andposed the following questions to them: 1. Does your department tend to hire faculty in engineering science areas? 2. Has the number of faculty able to teach design courses declined in recent years? If so

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Eschenbach, Humboldt State University; Jami Montgomery, WATERS Network - CLEANER Project Office; James Johnson, Howard University; Chris Brus, University of Iowa; Dan Giammar, Washington University; Patricia Carlson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Bette Grauer, McPherson High School; Liesl Hotaling, Stevens Institute of Technology; Gbekeloluwa Oguntimein, Morgan State University; Steven Safferman; Tim Wentling, National Center for Supercomputing Applications

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

all engineering students. Three of Beth’s current projects are: 1) an NSF planning project for the Collaborative Large-scale Engineering Analysis Network for Environmental Research, 2) an NSF Scientific Leadership Scholars project providing 4-year scholarships to 30 students in computer science, environmental recourses engineering and mathematics and 3) a water resources curriculum project using CADSWES software.Jami Montgomery, WATERS Network - CLEANER Project Office Jami Montgomery is the executive director of the WATERS (WATer and Environmental Research Systems) Network. She received her bachelor's degree in Biological Sciences and her master's degree in Marine Studies (Biology and

Conference Session

FPD5 -- Placement & Early Success

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carol Gattis, University of Arkansas; Bryan Hill, University of Arkansas; Abraham Lachowsky, University of Arkansas

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

mentoring program was createdfor fall 2005 that, in its pilot year, had astounding results. Peer mentored students returned forthe spring semester in engineering at a significantly higher rate (94% vs. 78% for the non-mentored students). Peer mentored students were twice as likely as their non-mentoredcolleagues to have a first semester GPA greater than 2.5, and the average GPA of the peermentored students was 9% higher than that of their non-mentored cohort. Yet, the admissionprofile of the peer mentored group was equivalent to that of the non-mentored group. Fortystudents chose to participate in the peer mentoring pilot program.The success of this peer mentoring program can be attributed to several key factors, including:1) proper mentor

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Blair McDonald, SUU Integrated Engineering; William Pratt, SUU Integrated Engineering; Nicholas Winowich, SUU Integrated Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

“Today, we are in the midst of a technology revolution that is even larger and moredramatic in its sweep than the industrial revolution.” These words from “The future ofengineering education” by Dr. Wayne Clough, president of Georgia Tech [1], sound a clarion callto academia to change and adapt. Dr. Clough’s thesis is that computer based technology ischanging the dynamics of the workplace and that academia must transform if it is to serve theneeds of industry and our students. An “innovative interdisciplinary” approach is needed. Dr. Clough’s sentiments are echoed by L.S. Fletcher, a past president of the ASME in aletter to the editor: “Is Mechanical Engineering Obsolete?” Fletcher laments the resistance tochange, the narrowed focus of

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators: Tricks of the Trade I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward Gehringer, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

tointroduce a new topic into a course, but lack time to produce the necessary lecture andhomework materials. An independent-study student can scout the topic in advance and producelecture notes and problems that can be used in teaching the course. This helps both theindependent-study student, who learns about a new topic earlier than other students, and the restof the class, which has access to better course materials than they would otherwise.1. IntroductionAs a new faculty member, you probably want to expand your research team and get extra help inpreparing your courses. This paper will tell you how you can use independent-study courses tomeet these needs, while simultaneously enriching the students’ education by giving them theopportunity to work

Conference Session

Leadership Perspectives in Engineering Technology

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Dyrenfurth, Purdue University; Mike Murphy; Robert Herrick; Manfred Hamann, University of Applied Science Wolfenbuettel

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching and Learning

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Godfrey, University of Auckland; Gerard Rowe, University of Auckland

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

skills and creativity, Bloom’s Taxonomy9 has been used bymany authors and curriculum developers 10, 11, 6. Bloom’s six cognitive levels asillustrated in Table 1 have been found to be accessible and relevant for engineeringeducators formulating course learning objectives.Wankat and Oreovicz7 and later Felder and Brent11 recognised a tendency forassessment, particularly summative assessment, to focus on the lower levels. Bothemphasised that all assessment items should include examples and problems at eachlevel of Bloom’s Taxonomy so that students would gain the desired proficiencies,otherwise students would master only those skills on which they had been tested.The literature quoted, combined with a reasonably short search of the internet

Conference Session

Design for the Environment

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Graham Armitage, University of Calgary; Phillip du Plessix, University of Calgary; Kara Chomistek, University of Calgary; Daryl Caswell, University of Calgary; Clifton Johnston, University of Calgary; Mohamed Nazir, University of Calgary; Marjan Eggermont, University of Calgary; Diane Douglas, University of Calgary; Brigit Knecht, University of Calgary

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

studentsare shaped by the behaviors of their engineering educators in both their approach to design, andintegration with the environment 4,5. Introducing problem solving together with social andcultural awareness is particularly important as engineers are increasingly employed by largemultinational corporations 3. Thus there is a need for engineers who can interact with the publicworldwide as well as provide the most appropriate solution 8,3. Engineering students discovertoo soon that the roots of a problem are often much broader than the perceived problem.Providing an appropriate solution is very challenging and requires engineers who are guided bytheir “ethics and are able to bridge the gaps between cultures and between people andtechnology”1.The U

Conference Session

Innovative Techniques in Graphics

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Irwin, Michigan Tech University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

of Engineering in which the majority of the university’sapproximately 5,500 undergraduate students are enrolled. The MET program is anABET-accredited program and enrolls the most students of any SOT program—approximately 200 students. The SOT started offering Baccalaureate degrees in 1994and recently stopped offering Associate’s Degrees. This administrative decision wasbased partly on the desire to not compete with what community colleges do best;delivering well-qualified technicians to the workforce. Along with the elimination of theAssociate degree option, the MET curriculum was redesigned based on extensivebenchmarking of comparable university degree offerings, industry needs, and advisoryinput. Table 1 provides a summary of the computer

Conference Session

Assessing Entrepreneurship Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Akash Choudhary, University of Missouri; Donald Myers, University of Missouri; Halvard Nystrom, University of Missouri; Mihir Gokhale, University of Missouri

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

interested in entrepreneurship after takingthe course and many perceive to have become successful entrepreneurs.Introduction “Entrepreneurship is a dynamic process of vision, change, and creation. It requiresan application of energy and passion towards the creation and implementation of new ideas andcreative solutions. Essential ingredients include the willingness to take calculated risks in termsof time, equity, or career; the ability to formulate an effective venture team; the creative skill tomarshal needed resources; and fundamental skill of building a solid business plan; and finally,the vision to recognize opportunity where others see chaos, contradiction, and confusion” 1.Entrepreneurship is more than the mere creation of business. The

Conference Session

Digital and Embedded System Design

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Bolding, Seattle Pacific Univ; Dave Van Ess, Cypress Semiconductor

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

or interface with the componentin a laboratory setting. Typically, a course will follow a sequence such as this1, 2: 1. Organization of microcontroller systems 2. Introduction to the development system used in the course 3. Programming the development system in assembly language or embedded C 4. External bus (memory) interfacing and timing 5. Exceptions and interrupts 6. Timer system 7. Parallel port interfacing 8. Serial port interfacing 9. Analog-to-digital conversion 10. Brief exploration of alternative microcontroller choicesBecause the details of almost every part of the course depend entirely on the type ofmicrocontroller chosen and the development environment provided, it is critical to the success ofthe course