Conference Session

Innovative Instruction Strategies in Calculus

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Martha Allen, Georgia College & State University; Amy Kelley, Georgia College & State University

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

new or recent Ph.D.s in mathematics. Page 12.598.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Emphasizing Teamwork and Communication Skills in Introductory Calculus CoursesAbstractIt is widely recognized that teamwork and communication skills are important outcomes inundergraduate engineering curricula. At our institution, the program goals in the mathematicsdepartment, which apply to our pre-engineering majors, also reflect the necessity of these skills.Student course exit surveys analyzed by the department indicated that communication skills, bothwritten and oral, were not integrated into the

Collection

2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Stefan A. Robila

reported last year. An increase ininformation security events within the academia may lead to federal and state legislative efforts thatwould ultimately add upon the requirements in handling private information within the academic world.Unlike other entities, academic institutions however have to strike a delicate balance between the freecirculation of ideas and the need for protection of personal information. With that in mind we havepursued to investigate two different aspects of the computers security within the academic realm. In thefirst phase, in the next section we are providing a statistical overview of the academic world securityincidents and reaction to them. In the second phase, detailed in the third section we are presenting

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reem Nasr, Boston University; Steven Hall, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Peter Garik, Boston University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

AC 2007-1919: STUDENT UNDERSTANDING IN SIGNALS AND SYSTEMS: THEROLE OF INTERVAL MATCHING IN STUDENT REASONINGReem Nasr, Boston UniversitySteven Hall, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPeter Garik, Boston University Page 12.1317.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Student Understanding in Signals and Systems: The Role of Interval Matching in Student ReasoningAbstractThis study was designed to investigate student understanding in signals and systems, particularlythe study of continuous-time linear, time-invariant systems. In this paper, we report on a principalfinding of this investigation, namely, the importance of the interval

Conference Session

Embedded Computing

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith Curtis, Microchip Technology Inc.

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

AC 2007-1261: EMBEDDED SOFTWARE DESIGN METHODOLOGY TO HELPSTUDENTS SUCCEED IN THE REAL WORLDKeith Curtis, Microchip Technology Inc. Page 12.595.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Embedded Software Design Methodology to Help Students Succeed in the Real WorldIntroduction: A Tool for Entering the Workforce with ExperienceIn the good old days, new engineers could look forward to a long and rewarding career,working for a well-established engineering firm. They would typically spend their firstyear of employment “learning the ropes” from older, more-experienced engineers.During this apprenticeship, they would pick up the tips, tricks and

Conference Session

Student Teams and Project-Based Learning

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margaret Huyck, Illinois Institute of Technology; Daniel Ferguson, Illinois Institute of Technology; Rachel Wasserman, Illinois Institute of Technology IPRO Program

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

AC 2007-2940: ASSESSING FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO UNDERGRADUATEMULTIDISCIPLINARY PROJECT TEAM EFFECTIVENESSMargaret Huyck, Illinois Institute of TechnologyDaniel Ferguson, Illinois Institute of TechnologyRachel Wasserman, Illinois Institute of Technology IPRO Program Page 12.266.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 ASSESSING FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO UNDERGRADUATE MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROJECT TEAM EFFECTIVENESS AbstractThe Interprofessional Projects Program at Illinois Institute of Technology is a project-basedlearning experience with the learning objectives of strengthening multidisciplinary

Conference Session

Special Session on Fixed-Point Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wayne Padgett, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

AC 2007-1924: FIXED-POINT DSP IMPLEMENTATION: ADVANCED SIGNALPROCESSING TOPICS AND CONCEPTUAL LEARNINGWayne Padgett, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Wayne T. Padgett received his Ph.D. from Georgia Institute of Technology in 1994. He has been teaching digital signal processing and related courses at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology for 12 years. He is a member of ASEE, a senior member of the IEEE, and is on the IEEE Signal Processing Society’s Technical Committee on Signal Processing Education. Page 12.752.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Fixed-Point DSP Implementation

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hassan Rajaei, Bowling Green State University; Mohammad Dadfar, Bowling Green State University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

. His research interests include Computer Extension and Analysis of Perturbation Series, Scheduling Algorithms, and Computers in Education. He currently teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in data communications, operating systems, and computer algorithms. He is a member of ACM and ASEE.Mohammad Dadfar, Bowling Green State University Page 12.803.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 High Performance Computing Student Projects Hassan Rajaei and Mohammad B. Dadfar Department of Computer Science

Conference Session

New Models for Teaching and Learning

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margherita Landucci, Liceo Artistico Statale; Fabio Garganego, Municipality of Venice

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

AC 2007-1680: TEACHING CHEMISTRY AS A CROSS-CULTURAL SUBJECT : IT& LINGUISTICSMargherita Landucci, Liceo Artistico StataleFabio Garganego, Municipality of Venice Page 12.1349.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Teaching Chemistry as a Cross-cultural Subject IT & LinguisticsAbstractThe main theme of this paper is the language of chemical formulae rather than the languagethat explains chemistry; the focus of our interest is the code used in writing chemicalformulae.The paper describes the nature and scope of a research project started by an out-of-schoolmultidisciplinary team who set up in 1993 and concluded

Conference Session

Service Learning Courses

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cher Cornett, East Tennessee State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

. Page 12.109.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 A Service-Learning Project in Digital Media Designed to Develop Professional SkillsAbstractIn well-developed instructional programs, professional skills such as business writing, teamorganization, project management, and oral presentation skills are built into courseworkthroughout the curriculum. Because of limitations of the classroom environment, theseexperiences only simulate those encountered in the field, making it difficult for students toappreciate the importance of these skills in their career preparation. In the Digital Media (DIGM)program at East Tennessee State University (ETSU), students often see professional skillsaspects of