Collection

2008 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Shannon G. Davis; Bryan W. Hill; Carol S. Gattis; Bradley M. Dearing; Edgar C. Clausen

relationship of the experiment to what the studentsare studying; general directions for completing the exercise; parameters or limitations in thedesign; how the students will be evaluated; and how the experiment relates to the ArkansasScience Frameworks.Table 3 provides a listing and description of the participant-developed design experiments; somewere very open-ended design-oriented experiments, and some fell a somewhat short of that goal.This likely reflects the participants’ current state in understanding the design process. Somegroups created two design activities and others struggled to prepare one. Table 3. Description of Participant-prepared Design Activities Activity DescriptionBeak

Collection

2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Barrie Jackson

Development.Jackson has been a member of ASEE for many years which reflects his profound interest in Education.During his Shell career he attended Ontario Institute for Studies in Education as a part time Masters ofEducation student. As a result of a transfer out of the country he was unable to complete this degree.

Collection

2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Imin Kao

podcast publishing requires a morecareful planning of the sequence and length of production in order to make it more effective inthe utilization of what the technology offers. As can be appreciated, the modules 2a~2n can beflexibly managed and controlled by the instructor to reflect the learning appetite of the class, andto adjust in both real-time class teaching and/or asynchronous delivery.3.2 Relationships and Interaction with StudentsOn of the potential problems of asynchronous delivery of course contents is the danger ofremoving the relationships and interaction between the faculty and students in a lively classroom.Once the interaction stops, it becomes only a one-way instruction of information, and ceases topromote a healthy learning

Collection

2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Elif Kongar; Tarek Sobh

goals are achieved attheir corresponding aspiration levels. This also implies that embedding Eq. 15 into the model is notrequired since the results would remain unchanged.5. Conclusions and Future ResearchThe proposed paper attempts to find “best” solutions to factors that would ensure sustainability of theSchool of Engineering at the University Bridgeport. In this regard, a Preemptive Goal Programmingmodel is applied to the first five goals of the School. Even though it is mathematically cumbersome toformularize the relationships between the goals and model variables given that the model reflects reality,it provides interesting results depicting the effects of various goals on the remaining system variables andgoals. Hence, the model can also

Collection

2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Bassem Alhalabi; M.K. Hamza; Ali Abu-El Humos

facilitated in learning the material 70 Performing the experiment via on CL has facilitated in learning the material 80The equity between remote labs and software simulation reflects the fact that remote labs need moreenhancements in terms of the hardware and software used to develop the remote labs environment shouldthe remote labs be able to relinquish software simulation and be at the same time a substitute for realphysical labs. Segment 4- Questions Set 4 Result (%) The experiments procedures and purpose was clearly understood using RL. 75 The experiments procedures and purpose was clearly understood using SS. 67.5 The

Collection

2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Hudson V. Jackson; Evelyn A. Ellis

demonstrated by students’ performance on standardizedachievement tests poses a special challenge due to the rigid instructional schedules that are often used intoday’s classrooms. Career imprinting will require teachers to have more latitude in their dailyinstructional schedules so that they can guiltlessly deviate from “test-prep or time on task driven” agendasto “capitalizing on teachable moments” and “student interest-driven” agendas which will afford learnersthe opportunity to reflect on what they are learning. This will not only make it possible for them to puttheir newly acquired knowledge into the context of what they already know but will also motivate them to 7think outside of the

Collection

2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Elif Kongar; Paul Kontogiorgis; Nancy L. Russo; Tarek Sobh

other invited speakers at society-sponsored events reflect the diverse membership of thesociety5.Industry also has a responsibility to accelerate readiness of the female workforce, which will helpalleviate skills availability issues, and bridge the communication gap between IT functional jobs andbusiness leaders’ vision with academic institutions.Honorary societies, funding agencies - including federal agencies and foundations, along with thecongress, should take the necessary steps to encourage adequate enforcement of female workforcedevelopment.Women are well positioned to make major advances in interdisciplinary research. They like to integrateacross various academic fields and use multi-pronged, multi-disciplinary approaches. They work well

Collection

2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

John Hartke; Robert Kewley; Greg Kilby; Greg Schwarz; Gunnar Tamm

engineering solutions included moving to more eye safe wavelengths for the laser, includinga power control mechanism so that the laser emits the minimum power required to accomplish themission, and developing a system that allows the operator to know if any off-axis reflected light becomesblinding to those in the area.[5] These solutions were fed back to the engineering teams for integrationinto the system as a whole. Once the engineers on this project completed their component designs, systems decision processsupported assessment of the relative value of these designs in order to make a recommendation to theclient. Figure 4 shows the results of this analysis for each of the design alternatives

Collection

2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Barrie Jackson

Development.Jackson has been a member of ASEE for many years which reflects his profound interest in Education.During his Shell career he attended Ontario Institute for Studies in Education as a part time Masters ofEducation student. As a result of a transfer out of the country he was unable to complete this degree.

Collection

2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Manan Joshi; Sarosh Patel; Lawrence Hmurcik

IMPROVEMENTS IN ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY SMOOTHENING AND AMPLIFICATION Manan Joshi, Sarosh Patel, Dr. Lawrence Hmurcik Electrical Engineering Department University of Bridgeport Bridgeport, CT 06604Abstract - The electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) is a graphic recording of the time-variant voltagesproduced by the myocardium during the cardiac cycle. The P, QRS, and T waves reflect the rhythmicelectrical depolarization and re-polarization of the myocardium associated with the contractions of theatria and ventricles. The electrocardiogram is generally used clinically in diagnosing

Collection

2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

John Hartke; Robert Kewley; Greg Kilby; Greg Schwarz; Gunnar Tamm

engineering solutions included moving to more eye safe wavelengths for the laser, includinga power control mechanism so that the laser emits the minimum power required to accomplish themission, and developing a system that allows the operator to know if any off-axis reflected light becomesblinding to those in the area.[5] These solutions were fed back to the engineering teams for integrationinto the system as a whole. Once the engineers on this project completed their component designs, systems decision processsupported assessment of the relative value of these designs in order to make a recommendation to theclient. Figure 4 shows the results of this analysis for each of the design alternatives

Collection

2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Bassem Alhalabi; M.K. Hamza; Ali Abu-El Humos

facilitated in learning the material 70 Performing the experiment via on CL has facilitated in learning the material 80The equity between remote labs and software simulation reflects the fact that remote labs need moreenhancements in terms of the hardware and software used to develop the remote labs environment shouldthe remote labs be able to relinquish software simulation and be at the same time a substitute for realphysical labs. Segment 4- Questions Set 4 Result (%) The experiments procedures and purpose was clearly understood using RL. 75 The experiments procedures and purpose was clearly understood using SS. 67.5 The

Collection

2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Elif Kongar; Paul Kontogiorgis; Nancy L. Russo; Tarek Sobh

other invited speakers at society-sponsored events reflect the diverse membership of thesociety5.Industry also has a responsibility to accelerate readiness of the female workforce, which will helpalleviate skills availability issues, and bridge the communication gap between IT functional jobs andbusiness leaders’ vision with academic institutions.Honorary societies, funding agencies - including federal agencies and foundations, along with thecongress, should take the necessary steps to encourage adequate enforcement of female workforcedevelopment.Women are well positioned to make major advances in interdisciplinary research. They like to integrateacross various academic fields and use multi-pronged, multi-disciplinary approaches. They work well

Collection

2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Aasia Riasat; Syed S. Rizvi; Faraz Arain

possibly change a few key factors and then predict what the state of thesystem would be at the end of the next cycle. In general, almost all black-box based learningenvironments have the following characteristics: small group collaborations that spread throughout thelearning experience, opportunities to formulate policies that help in decision making, and opportunities toanalyze results and reflect upon the decision making process.4. Conclusion We present two approaches that greatly involve in system dynamics based learning environments. Weargue that the black-box approach has certain advantages but it is only appropriate as long as we have asimple problem domain. As learners become more proficient in using the simulation, they need to accessthe

Collection

2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Hudson V. Jackson; Evelyn A. Ellis

demonstrated by students’ performance on standardizedachievement tests poses a special challenge due to the rigid instructional schedules that are often used intoday’s classrooms. Career imprinting will require teachers to have more latitude in their dailyinstructional schedules so that they can guiltlessly deviate from “test-prep or time on task driven” agendasto “capitalizing on teachable moments” and “student interest-driven” agendas which will afford learnersthe opportunity to reflect on what they are learning. This will not only make it possible for them to puttheir newly acquired knowledge into the context of what they already know but will also motivate them to 7think outside of the

Collection

2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Elif Kongar; Tarek Sobh

goals are achieved attheir corresponding aspiration levels. This also implies that embedding Eq. 15 into the model is notrequired since the results would remain unchanged.5. Conclusions and Future ResearchThe proposed paper attempts to find “best” solutions to factors that would ensure sustainability of theSchool of Engineering at the University Bridgeport. In this regard, a Preemptive Goal Programmingmodel is applied to the first five goals of the School. Even though it is mathematically cumbersome toformularize the relationships between the goals and model variables given that the model reflects reality,it provides interesting results depicting the effects of various goals on the remaining system variables andgoals. Hence, the model can also

Collection

2008 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Elif Kongar; Tarek Sobh

goals are achieved attheir corresponding aspiration levels. This also implies that embedding Eq. 15 into the model is notrequired since the results would remain unchanged.5. Conclusions and Future ResearchThe proposed paper attempts to find “best” solutions to factors that would ensure sustainability of theSchool of Engineering at the University Bridgeport. In this regard, a Preemptive Goal Programmingmodel is applied to the first five goals of the School. Even though it is mathematically cumbersome toformularize the relationships between the goals and model variables given that the model reflects reality,it provides interesting results depicting the effects of various goals on the remaining system variables andgoals. Hence, the model can also

Collection

2008 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Bassem Alhalabi; M. K. Hamza; Ali Abu-El Humos

facilitated in learning the material 70 Performing the experiment via on CL has facilitated in learning the material 80The equity between remote labs and software simulation reflects the fact that remote labs need moreenhancements in terms of the hardware and software used to develop the remote labs environment shouldthe remote labs be able to relinquish software simulation and be at the same time a substitute for realphysical labs. Segment 4- Questions Set 4 Result (%) The experiments procedures and purpose was clearly understood using RL. 75 The experiments procedures and purpose was clearly understood using SS. 67.5 The

Collection

2008 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Hudson V. Jackson; Evelyn A. Ellis

demonstrated by students’ performance on standardizedachievement tests poses a special challenge due to the rigid instructional schedules that are often used intoday’s classrooms. Career imprinting will require teachers to have more latitude in their dailyinstructional schedules so that they can guiltlessly deviate from “test-prep or time on task driven” agendasto “capitalizing on teachable moments” and “student interest-driven” agendas which will afford learnersthe opportunity to reflect on what they are learning. This will not only make it possible for them to puttheir newly acquired knowledge into the context of what they already know but will also motivate them to 7think outside of the

Collection

2008 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Elif Kongar; Paul Kontogiorgis; Nancy L. Russo; Tarek Sobh

other invited speakers at society-sponsored events reflect the diverse membership of thesociety5.Industry also has a responsibility to accelerate readiness of the female workforce, which will helpalleviate skills availability issues, and bridge the communication gap between IT functional jobs andbusiness leaders’ vision with academic institutions.Honorary societies, funding agencies - including federal agencies and foundations, along with thecongress, should take the necessary steps to encourage adequate enforcement of female workforcedevelopment.Women are well positioned to make major advances in interdisciplinary research. They like to integrateacross various academic fields and use multi-pronged, multi-disciplinary approaches. They work well

Collection

2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Jean-Paul Brice; Matthew Stein

half 1.5 inches apart. Twocorresponding holes, ¼ inch in diameter, are drilled on the steel bar so that the rods can move freely. Toeliminate any side to side displacement and allow smoother retraction, nylon bearings of ¼ inch outer and1/8 inch inner diameter are inserted into the holes. Each rod also goes through a ½ inch linear springsituated under the front skin. The springs permit the skin to return to its original position after the skin isreleased. On the back side, small rectangular blocks, threaded to screw onto the rods, are used to keep thefront skin from falling out. The block also serves in activating the optical sensor an inexpensive photo-reflective sensor purchased from DigiKey Inc

Collection

2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Imin Kao

podcast publishing requires a morecareful planning of the sequence and length of production in order to make it more effective inthe utilization of what the technology offers. As can be appreciated, the modules 2a~2n can beflexibly managed and controlled by the instructor to reflect the learning appetite of the class, andto adjust in both real-time class teaching and/or asynchronous delivery.3.2 Relationships and Interaction with StudentsOn of the potential problems of asynchronous delivery of course contents is the danger ofremoving the relationships and interaction between the faculty and students in a lively classroom.Once the interaction stops, it becomes only a one-way instruction of information, and ceases topromote a healthy learning

Collection

2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Jalpa Bani; Syed S. Rizvi

patterns. For example, we can repeatedly measure the time taken by AES for one (key; input)pair, convert the distribution of timings into a small block of colors, and then repeat the same colorpattern for many keys and inputs. A constant-time AES algorithm would have the same block of colorsfor every key and input pair, as shown in Figure 2. Figure 2 is also a 128 x 128 array of blocks. Here, Xaxis indicates the one key for each row of blocks and Y axis shows the one input for each column ofblocks. The pattern of colors in a block reflects the distribution of timings for that (key; Input) pair. Herefor the all (key, Input) pairs, the color patterns remains same, due to the constant time. Hence, attackercan not easily figure out at which point of

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Teaching Part Three

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Collins, J.P. Morgan Chase; Gerard Lennon, Lehigh University; John Ochs, Lehigh University; Richard Weisman, Lehigh University; Vincent Munley, Lehigh University; Joseph Sterrett, Lehigh University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

. The faculty instructorsencourage groups to reflect on situations afterward and to appreciate the positiveeducational aspect on the overall project when Option 1 was used and deadlines aremissed. III. Typical Team ActivitiesTo provide insight on how the student teams operate with limited guidance two pastprojects are discussed, the 2005 golf design project and the 2007 master plan project.Additional details of the golf facility design can be found in Reference 1.A. Team StructureFrom the first day the project is presented, students are advised to attack the project bydividing into sub-groups that will focus on different aspects of the project. While theformation is left to the students, typically there are 6 to 8

Conference Session

Successful Outcomes of Student Entrepreneurship

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Khanjan Mehta, Pennsylvania State University; Sven Bilen, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Venture CDR 12 P3 Week Patents & Intellectual Quest 5 13 Property Issues Week POC to Product Reflection on Course, POC to Product 14 Technical issues Ventures, Ideas Non-technical Issues Week Course Quality Control Final Prototype Demos Final Presentations 15 P4 Exam Final Report Due Week

Conference Session

Course-Based Approaches to Entrepreneurship

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University; Donald Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

. Standard Average deviation Typically for every one credit hour, 3 to 4 hours per week of student time in and out of the classroom is expected. With this in mind, the one credit hour was 4.00 0.63 properly reflected in the time I spent on this course. How would you rate your experience for the course? 4.17 0.41 I got what I wanted out of this course (the course met my expectations). 4.33 0.52 Table 9. Student ratings of statements about the Creative Problem Solving course. On a scale of 1 to

Conference Session

K-12 Engineering Outreach Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Powers, Clarkson University; Bruce Brydges, SUNY Potsdam; Gail Gotham, SLL BOCES; James Carroll, Clarkson University; Peter Turner, Clarkson University; Douglas Bohl, Clarkson University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Raviv, Florida Atlantic University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

students’ innovation-related skills as well as students’ reflections on the class. Themain idea is to develop a student-centered environment that helps students to develop a can-do,proactive, innovative mindset; an environment that will light their spark of innovation, and providethem with resources to translate their ideas from paper to prototype. We have identified four majorgroups of relevant skills, namely, problem solving, “big picture”, personal and social skills, and usedseveral different activities to try to boost them. A variety of projects and challenges, and multi-sensory activities were synthesized to create an empirical, authentic, and multi-disciplinaryexperience. This effort is in line with our college longer term goal to infuse

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward Kasprzak, Milliken Research Associates; Kevin Hulme, University at Buffalo - SUNY; Deborah Moore-Russo, Suny - Buffalo; Kenneth English, University at Buffalo - SUNY; Kemper Lewis, University at Buffalo - SUNY

followed by traditional instruction (i.e. representative mathematical theory and governing dynamics equations) in the classroom setting. ‚ For each of the 11 laboratory groups, the laboratory instructors could easily detect the immediate progression of knowledge and lesson comprehension during the experiments. With the first driver, there would always be a considerable amount of apprehension and guesswork, as the student would serve as the first person to complete the exercise. Based on that student’s successes and shortcomings, the second and third drivers would conquer the exercises much more quickly and confidently, and generally speaking, improved driver performance in each session reflected this trend. ‚ The

Conference Session

SPECIAL SESSION: Describing the Engineering Student Learning Experience Based on CAEE Findings: Part 2

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Turns, University of Washington; Jessica Yellin, University of Washington; Yi-Min Huang, University of Washington; Brook Sattler, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

usually obtain more specific and useful information when we probe concrete and non- routine events than when we ask about general rules and procedures . . . probing in the CDM is not limited to responses that can be objectively anchored and verified. Questions can sometimes require the decision makers to reflect on their own strategies and bases for decisions . . . the probes are designed to obtain information at its most specific and meaningful level . . . thus we ask the decision- maker to select an incident that was challenging and that, in his or her decision- making, might have differed from someone with less experience.” (p. 465-466)In our case, we asked faculty to describe two specific