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Using IT to Enhance Design Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Harwood; David Shaw

. Introduction to engineering design and decision-making. Christian world-view applied to engineering. Use of logic, experimental design and design criteria. Project oriented. Page 7.927.1 "Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Education"The class meets for lecture two hours per week and for a weekly three hour laboratory period.In an audit of departmental objectives1 using the Levels of Learning (LoL) defined by Bellamyand McNeill2,3 it was determined that two of the objectives receiving special

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Said Shakerin

Session 2793 An Undergraduate Research Project: Experimental Investigation of Drag Reduction for a Cylinder with an Attached Fin William Cook and Said Shakerin1 Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories / University of the Pacific Livermore, CA / Stockton, CA wcook@llnl.gov / sshakerin@uop.eduKey words: drag reduction, wind tunnel, load cell, fin, undergraduate researchAbstractAn example of an undergraduate research project carried out in the area of fluid mechanics isreported in this paper. This project can also be used as a

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Innovative Courses for ChE Students

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2002 Annual Conference

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Michael Jennings; Melanie McNeil; Art Diaz

Chemical Engineering Department has had a Biochemical Engineeringemphasis since 1994. At the time of its initiation Chemical Engineering students did not haveadequate preparation to take many of biotechnology courses available in Biology, Biochemistry orChemical Engineering. The emphasis developed over the next five years to remove this deficiencyand the current emphasis is as shown in Table 2. Table 2. Courses in Biochemical Engineering Emphasis. Chem 135 Biochemistry (replaces second semester PChem) ChE 192 Introduction to Biochemical Engineering ChE 194 Biochemical Engineering Laboratory *ChE 115 Materials and Energy Balances *ChE 151 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics *ChE 158

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Teaching Outside the Box

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2002 Annual Conference

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Rachel Specht; Kathryn Hollar; Mariano Savelski; Stephanie Farrell; Robert Hesketh; C. Stewart Slater

Pressure, Saturated) conditions. The software offersmany options for the convenient display of automatically-calculatedvalues; however, these direct measurements at BTPS conditions arethe only values necessary to perform the calculations involved in this experiment. Thecalculation/display options may be exercised in order to provide numbers against which studentsmay check their calculations.For their laboratory report, students perform all calculations by hand. In a subsequent laboratoryperiod, students are introduced to the process simulator, HYSYS. In an in-class activity, studentsuse HYSYS to draw a simple process flow diagram of the respiration cycle. They provide theirdata and allow HYSYS to perform material and energy balances on the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Ralph Budwig; Beyerlein Steve; Matthew Cunnington; Levi Westra; Donald Elger

help students realize the value of good experimental practice and to help studentslearn the distinctive features of good engineering practice. The key purpose of the wind tunneland each associated project is to create an environment in which meaningful learning can occur.Integrating wind tunnel experiments into engineering science or laboratory courses has beendone for many years. Experiments can reinforce concepts taught in the classroom and provideexperiences for future learning 3. To reinforce concepts taught in a first engineering science Page 7.372.1course, Foss developed a wind tunnel facility in which the students performed

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Lab Experiments in Materials Science

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2002 Annual Conference

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Harvey Abramowitz

workers. Thisincludes the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Handbook, which only liststhe static load limits. Therefore, a standardized dynamic load procedure was developed. Basedon this procedure, an experiment is described, which can be used as a laboratory exercise for acourse in strength of materials.IntroductionIn recent years, attention has been directed to the effects of dynamic loading on solid-sawn andcomposite wood planks. Interest has multiplied because the scaffold platform material is theweakest link of any temporary structure. Because current platform design is based on staticloading,1 this procedure does not consider normal platform usage. Common usage alwaysincludes application of dynamic loading, such as

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multim engr edu;dist.,servi&intern based

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2002 Annual Conference

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Kenny Fotouhi; Ali Eydgahi; Ibibia Dabipi

, form the basis for furtherreview and improvement of the process. Page 7.19.3 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering EducationFacilitiesTo have a successful new engineering program, it is important to develop a climate thatfosters professional development and professional activities consistent with the ongoingefforts for restructuring engineering education for the new millennium through moderntechnologically-based laboratory and computing facilities.Thus, the success of any engineering program depends on quick

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Unique Lab Experiments

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2002 Annual Conference

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Ron Bollick; Ajit Kelkar

Session 2002-1993 Introduction to Fatigue in Riveted Joints and Adhesively Bonded Joints Ajit D. Kelkar and Ronnie L. Bolick Department of Mechanical Engineering North Carolina A&T State University Greensboro, North Carolina 27411IntroductionA new hands on approach in laboratory experimentation at the undergraduate level in themechanical engineering curriculum presents comparison of the mechanical properties: includingTensile Strengths, Ultimate Strengths, Elongation and Fatigue Life at ambient temperature,between specimens

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

David Thompson

some studentswere concerned about personal safety when crossing campus at night.A third component of the Engineering Center was the location of a computer laboratory in theresidential unit. Students are assessed a technology fee and in return computer classrooms and Page 7.478.2open computer laboratories are made available for student use. All of the classrooms and most“Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineerign Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ã 2002, American Society for Engineering Education”of the open labs are located in engineering academic buildings. A smaller open laboratory

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Innovative Curriculum in ET

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2002 Annual Conference

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Robert Angus; Thomas Hulbert

” fundamentalsto non-electrical/electronic majors. Yet the demands of industry for multi-disciplined B.S.graduates are increasing as more high-technology firms strive to become increasingly effective andefficient in the global marketplace.This paper describes the development of a multidisciplinary instructional package for teaching acircuit and system-design sequence. It includes a: (1) theory-oriented text that emphasizes the connection of engineering-technology technical material to the physics, (2) companion laboratory-experiments text required to reinforce the theory, and (3) technical-communications text to assist students in learning and tying written and verbal communications to their newly-found knowledge.More than ten

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What's in Store for the ChE Curriculum?

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Farhad Sharifi

engineering emerged as a distinct profession about at the same time as theIndustrial Revolution, which involved the rise of modern chemistry and industrial chemicalprocesses after 17 th and 18 th centuries4. Chemical engineering was first conceptualized inEngland as early as 1881, although it was not popularly accepted, but its primary educational andindustrial evolution occurred in US 2, 3. The idea of chemical engineering was born in thechemical laboratories, when the need for chemical products exceeded the production capacity ofthe laboratories, and at the same time, cost was a major concern. This demanded a major scale-up, and in turn, required engineering calculations as well. Germans preferred to make a team ofchemists and mechanical engineers

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Energy Programs and Software Tools

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2002 Annual Conference

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Magedy Salama; M Kazerani; Khaled Nigim

Page 7.1262.1can be simulated without sufficient background knowledge. “Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2002, American Society for Engineering Education” Session # 1433 (Energy Programs and software Tools) The use of GPMS provides a flexible tool for the teacher to integrate the theory withproblem solving techniques. Several articles focused on the practicality of using GPMS for awide range of topics in the electrical engineering discipline. The emerging trend is towardspaperless classrooms and laboratory setups. Reference [1] demonstrates the use of GPMS as alink to enforce

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

William Haering

usually intheir first semester in college. It covers the following general topics: laboratory practices;mechanical stress, strain and the measurement of strain using a wheatstone bridge; circuitbuilding; engineering design projects; report writing; presentation making; traditionalmechanical drawing; and an introduction to word processing, spreadsheets, presentationsoftware, and CAD packages. Structuring and delivering such a course successfully to freshmanstudents is a challenge. Having taught the course over a two-year span, I believe thosechallenges involve: balancing the breath of the topics with the appropriate level of detail,ushering the students through design projects when they possess almost no technical engineeringknowledge, and

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Course and Curriculum Innovations in ECE

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2002 Annual Conference

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Rocio Alba-Flores; Christopher Carroll; Fernando Rios-Gutierrez

Session 2632 New Life for the MC68HC11 Evaluation Board Christopher R. Carroll, Rocio Alba-Flores, Fernando Rios-Gutierrez Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Minnesota Duluth ccarroll@d.umn.edu, ralbaflo@d.umn.edu, friosgut@d.umn.eduAbstractMotorola’s MC68HC11 microcontroller has been the mainstay of laboratories inintroductory microprocessor courses across the country for about ten years. The EvaluationBoard (EVB) for that processor has formed the basis for lab stations in most of thosecourses. The MC68HC11 is still probably the most popular and

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Dru Germanoski; David Brandes

Page 7.27.1effect of many diffuse pollutant and sediment sources throughout a watershed has significantimpacts on water quality downstream. The rapid increase in the rate of land development(i.e., "suburban sprawl") adds to the already existing problem, because this tends to increaseerosion, sedimentation, and flooding, and reduce groundwater recharge. The term "smartgrowth" has been coined to represent a concept of land-use planning that minimizes theimpacts of development on the ecologic and hydrologic integrity of the watershed5 .With these ideas in mind, faculty at LC have recently obtained a National ScienceFoundation Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) grant to create awatershed-based field laboratory comprised of a

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

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Edward Wheeler; Cliff Grigg; Zachariah Chambers; Richard Layton

viewed not as an assortment of problems inmechanics, electronics, hydraulics, and so forth, but as a systems problem, requiring a systemsperspective. The automobile industry is only one example of an industry where this trend can bereadily identified.2 Thus, knowledge of electrical systems is an integral part of every mechanicalengineer's background, and it follows that electrical systems service courses are an integral partof mechanical engineering curricula.Those who teach these courses know that the problems are not primarily ones regarding contentbut rather of delivery. The very real problems that can appear in these service courses are oftendue to a lack of motivation or interest on the part of students, a classroom/laboratory design

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Teaching Entrepreneurship to Engineers

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jacquelyn Sullivan; Lawrence Carlson

Session 1354 Exploring Entrepreneurship through Product Development: A Hands-on Approach Lawrence E. Carlson, Jacquelyn F. Sullivan Co-Directors Integrated Teaching and Learning Laboratory and Program College of Engineering and Applied Science University of Colorado at BoulderAbstractEngineering students of all disciplines typically engage in at least one open-ended designexperience during their undergraduate careers. Through hands-on design and build projects, theylearn

Conference Session

Undergraduate Research and New Directions

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Habibur Rahman

radar systems.It is tailored to maintain a good balance of mathematical rigor suitable enough to convincestudents without causing them to loose interest. It is an attempt to distill the very complex andrich technology of radar into its fundamentals. The course also includes some laboratorycomponents, in the form of laboratory demonstrations, to emphasize the principles and conceptsof some radar types. There are only a few universities in the nation that offer a radar course toundergraduate students. There are several reasons to explain why most of the undergraduateprograms avoided attempting to offer a radar course. These are explained in sections III—V.II Course OutlineThe objectives of the Radar Systems course are to introduce the

Conference Session

Introduction to Engineering Courses

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2002 Annual Conference

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Steven Reyer; Glenn T. Wrate, Northern Michigan University; John Wheeldon; Owe Petersen

, the lecture introduced the concepts and helped them set up any laptop softwarenecessary for the lab. As the students rotated between the four professors every two weeks, theyexperienced the professors’ specialty areas, connected with the professors (and EE advisors), andexperienced different teaching styles. Page 7.577.2 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering EducationThe students were required to attend every lecture and every laboratory, and perform additionalwork if classes were missed. If a

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Vipin Kumar; Scott Eberhardt

that I am trying tocommunicate. I draw on various active learning techniques: small group activities,laboratories and demonstrations, some form of "hands-on" experience.Upon returning from the Welliver Fellowship I enthusiastically became Chair of theUndergraduate Education Committee of our department. I championed the " credit-for-coop" idea, which has been implemented now for over a year. A coop program has beenin existance for mechanical engineering students for a long time, but the students nevergot any credit for it, and this led to a delay in their graduation. Under this program,mechanical engineering students can earn up to 4 credits for a six-month industrialinternship (or 2 credits for a three-month internship). The program was

Conference Session

Special Topics

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Moshe Hartman; Harriet Hartman

from faculty;direct hands-on “real world” laboratory and teamwork experience in every semester of the four-yearprogram, entrepreneurial expertise. Instead of an emphasis on competition between individuals, muchof the work is organized in project teams replicating real-world interdisciplinary collaboration; usuallythese teams are set up to avoid having only one female with multiple males, although interest in theproject may supercede the gender composition, especially in the more advanced years. Nearly 2/3 ofRowan’s juniors and seniors have the opportunity to do summer internships, gaining further real-worldexperience. Rowan prides itself on its low student-faculty ratio and its high level of student-facultyinteraction. Relatively small class

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Panel on Entrepreneurship Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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Norman Kaderlan; Mary Ann Rankin; John Butler; Steven Nichols

the development and commercialization of technology with anemphasis in commercializing technology from university laboratories. The coursecombines traditional lectures emphasizing the theory of product development and ofproduct (and service) commercialization. The course used numerous outside speakerswho emphasize more pragmatic aspects of product development and commercialization.The course requires students to -Develop a process framework for commercialization of technology from the laboratory to the marketplace within a university context, -Develop an understanding of how to assess technologies for commercialization potential, -Develop an understanding of how to create a commercial venture

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ECE Design, Capstone, and Engr. Practice

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Mustafa Guvench

Reference [9]) Page 7.317.6 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2002, American Society for Engineering EducationThis work would not have been possible without the equipment and funding received fromSandia Laboratories, National Science Foundation and Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation. REFERENCES [1] P.E. Allen and D.R. Holberg, ”CMOS Analog Circuit Design”, Oxford University Press, New York 1987. [2] R.J. Baker, H.W. Li and D.E. Boyce, “CMOS Circuit Design, Layout, and Simulation", IEEE

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Monique Osborn; Dilip Nag

a result, bothengineering academics and students have had to consider the merits of a process driven approachrather than an emphasis on product. For the Gippsland campus educators, an approach such asthis has taken sometime to develop, particularly for those who have limited pedagogicalknowledge and also equate in depth content knowledge with effective teaching practices. Forfirst year undergraduates, there was a need to reconsider how students personalise and internaliseinformation presented in lectures, tutorials and laboratories. Previously too many assumptionshad been made by both academics and students concerning the efficient processing of knowledge(4).MAJOR ASSUMPTIONS OF LEARNING AND TEACHING1. Held by Freshmen · the purpose of a

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Assessment Issues

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Leonid Preiser

content of the curriculum, c) connectivity: bothinter-program and inter-departmental, d) reactive logistics: response to the industry demands andexpectations, e) proactive logistics: envisioning the forthcoming trends in the industry, f) high-tech support for degree programs: adaptive update on the instructional hardware/software in theclassrooms and laboratories, and g) optimization of experiences, areas of expertise, and academicbackgrounds of the faculty selected and assigned to the programs.Assessment Process and Sampled ResultsFor each degree program under evaluation, assessment model AMAS incorporated the followingsubsystems: a) proposed program-specific outcomes (usually up to seven outcomes per programopen for annual review and

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Novel Classroom Environments

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2002 Annual Conference

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Kathryn Hollar; Mariano Savelski; Stephanie Farrell

observed should be included in this section.4. A conclusions and recommendations section that includes some discussion on how to make the chocolate coating process more consistent.5. An appendix with raw data and sample calculations.Extension of ExperimentIf the laboratory period permits, the effect of power input of the microwave, fatcomposition of the chocolate, and mixing on melting time can be investigated.Results and Student ResponsesThis experiment was performed this semester with second-semester Freshman students inFreshman Clinic II. In the two sections of the course in which this experiment wasimplemented, students work in faculty-selected teams of 3 or 4 all semester on eitherreverse engineering the beer brewing process or

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Instrumentation Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Eric Wood; Mustafa Guvench

would be excited. Note that actual waveforms applied to the stators are invertedand amplified up to 200 volts. For instructional demos to a group of students, rather than doing thedemonstration on an actual micromotor which has to be viewed under a microscope, the demo can bedone on a larger scale display consisting 12 LEDs (one standing for each pole) and arranged uniformlyon a circle on a printed circuit board. Such a display , since it would be driven at low voltage, helpsavoid the danger of high voltage shock to the students and can be viewed by the whole groupsimultaneously in a small classroom or teaching laboratory, . For latter use the high voltage inverters andtheir high voltage DC source are turned off. Instead, another twelve

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New Approaches in Engineering Curriculum

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Boronkay; Janak Dave

and refine it in the formof a formal proposal, which upon approval becomes their senior project. In practice, ideas comefrom industry, personal interest and/or departmental laboratory needs. They are advised to thinkas if they were pitching their ideas to a group of venture capitalists. If someone funds it, then theproject moves forward. Each project has a faculty advisor. The relationship between the facultyadvisor and the student is the same as between a project engineer and his/her supervisor.They may select an industrial project, laboratory equipment, consumer product, personal needs,hobby related, or software interface project. The topics are broadly categorized into three majorareas of specialization: Design, Manufacturing and Energy

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Christopher Carroll

matters, and in those situations, the iPAQ is a handy tool for accessing globalinformation.Information StorageWith 32 megabytes of storage in the iPAQ, lots of information can be packed into thesmall, handheld device. Having this information readily available to students in class orin laboratories greatly eases their need to look up details that would otherwise requirechecking reference books or even traveling to the library. This capability was used inseveral classes during Fall, 2001, as an easy way to make the iPAQ devices useful tostudents in their coursework. Information as simple as tables of ASCII character codes orprotocols for standard interfaces were valuable resources for students in ComputerScience classes. Students in the

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Sunanda Mitra

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (DELOS), session number1526. ID#2002-1954ASEE Abstract Title: Optimized signal/image feature recognition for Machine Learning. NSFAWARD # 9980296, CRCD: Machine Learning: A Multidisciplinary Computer Engineering GraduateProgram.Sunanda Mitra, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Texas Tech University, Lubbock,Texas 79409. E-mail: Sunanda.Mitra@coe.ttu.edu.AbstractThis paper describes some of the research projects, facilitating machine learning, completed by graduatestudents supported by the NSF-CRCD AWARD # 9980296 entitled “Machine Learning: AMultidisciplinary Computer Engineering Graduate Program ” to Texas Tech University. The program isnow under development in