Conference Session

Student Attitudes and Perceptions

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Farrokh Attarzadeh, University of Houston; Deniz Gurkan, University of Houston; Miguel Ramos, University of Houston; Mequanint Moges, University of Houston; Victor Gallardo, University of Houston; Mehrube Mehrubeoglu, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi; Reddy Talusani, Houston Community College System; Shruti Karulkar, University of Houston

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Educational Research and Methods

gauge student progress relative tothe program objectives.As illustrated by column three in Table 2, data collected by the measurement tools do notnecessarily reflect a single program objective. Indeed, a single assessment activity may helpevaluate student academic progress in more than one area. Table 2. Relationship between Program Questions and Measurement Tools. Objectives are referred to with their numbers as listed in Table 1 of this paper. Evaluation Questions Measurement Tool Objective(s) Addressed by Data Obtained via Measurement Tool(s)Are mentees

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Best Zone Paper Competition

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Hanson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Patrick Brophy, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Council of Sections

Engineering, Inc.; MMS-A/E; Skidmore,Owings & Merrill LLP; Spencer Engineering, Inc.; Thorton-Thomasetti Group; andWalter P. Moore and Associates, Inc. The authors are very grateful to the Office ofInstitutional Research, Planning, and Assessment at Rose-Hulman for their assistancein developing and administering the surveys. The authors would also like to thankProfessor Mark Yoder from the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department atRose-Hulman for assistance with the Electrical Engineering examples.References1. Puri, P. S. (Moderator) “Computer Misuse – Are We Dealing with a Time Bomb?”, Forensic Engineering: Proceedings of the First Congress, Task Committee on Avoiding Failures Caused by Computer Misuse, Forensic Engineering Division

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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Ali Daneshmandnia

to the prospective student, S/he has to interruptthe student and asks him/her to retake the test. This causes many problems such as having morethan one result for student, and making the student frustrated and tired which leads to receivingan inaccurate test score. Milosh Suggest that to correct such problem we have to redesign theforms so the proctor can distinguish the main part of the form, such as students name, type of testand number of times that the student have taken the test already.Errors made by network administrators In the Microsoft network environment, users are usually associated with a domain. Adomain can be associated with other domains as a child domain or parent domain. However,when an active directory domain

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2009 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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apply basic concepts frommechanics to extended objects in equilibrium.Introduction In this paper, I describe the design and development of a tutorial sequence on theequilibrium of rigid bodies. This tutorial, Equilibrium of rigid bodies, is one of the tutorials inTutorials in Introductory Physics by L. C. McDermott, P. S. Shaffer, and the U. Wash. P. E. G.published in 2000 that make up the set of tutorials on rotations. The tutorial described has beenwritten to address student difficulties with the equilibrium of rigid bodies. These materials areintended for use in an introductory physics course for engineering majors prior to them takingsophomore-level engineering statics. The context is balancing. Each tutorial sequence, whichincludes

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Measurement Innovation

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joshua Schwartz, Western Carolina University; Mequanint Moges, University of Houston; Xiaojing Yuan, University of Houston; Driss Benhaddou, University of Houston

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Instrumentation

. WWW.cypress.com 10. http://edageek.com/2007/03/26/horizon-hobby-cypress-psoc/ 11. S. Patel, et al, Analysis of the Severity of Dyskinesia in Patients with Parkinson’s disease via wearable sensors. International workshop on wearable and implantable body sensor networks, 2006, pp. 123-126. Page 14.1275.7

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Innovation in Construction Engineering Education I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kris Mattila, Michigan Technological University

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Construction

Contractors of America. (2005). Construction Estimating & Bidding: Theory/Principles/Process, Publication 3505. Arlington, Virginia, AGC.8. bid. (2009). In Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. Retrieved February 4, 2009, from http://www.merriam- webster.com/dictionary/bid9. Bidding. (2008). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved February 4, 2009, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bidding&oldid=25481993410. R. S. Means. (2003) Building Construction Cost Data (61st ed.). Kingston, MA.11. Frank R. Walker Company. (1999). Walker’s Building Estimator’s Reference Book (26th ed.). Lisle, IL.12. Elder Flag. (2009). Retrieved February 4, 2009, from http://www.ederflag.com/index.htm

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Curriculum Development and Teaching Models in NRE

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dimitri Tamalis, Florida Memorial University; Sheldon Landsberger, University of Texas, Austin; Steven Biegalski, University of Texas, Austin; Vanessa Sanders, Florida Memorial University; Chanika Symister, Florida Memorial University; Rose Stiffin, Florida Memorial University

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Nuclear and Radiological

who previously had limited laboratory experience.References 1. S. Turhan, H. Yucel, and A. Demirba. Prompt gamma neutron activation analysis of boron with a 241Am-Be neutron source. J. Radioanal. Nucl. Chem. (262 3), pp 661-664, 2004 2. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, http://www.springerlink.com/content/105692/ Page 14.603.6Page 14.603.7

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Novel Measurement Experiments

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carmine Polito, Valparaiso University

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Instrumentation

-75/18, Earthquake Engineering Research Center, University of California, Berkeley, 1975-07, pp. 138. 2. Li, X. S., Chan, C. K., and Shen, C. K. (1988). "An automatic triaxial testing system." Advanced triaxial testing of soil and rock, ASTM STP977, 95–106. Page 14.173.8

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Curriculum Development and Applications

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Holly Ault, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Engineering Design Graphics

February 6, 200910. Tumkor, S. and Pochiraju, K., Rapid Prototyping in the Design Methodology, ASEE Annual ConferenceProceedings, paper 2008-2307.11. Rodriguez, J. et al. Application Of Rapid Prototyping For Engineering Design Projects, ASEE Annual Page 14.1262.7Conference Proceedings, paper 2006-231712. Carlson, L. Rapid Prototyping to Cement CAD Modeling Skills, ASEE Annual Conference, 2005

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Developing Young MINDS in Engineering: Part I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ardie Walser, City College of the City University of New York

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Minorities in Engineering

. Page 14.315.2IntroductionAttracting students from underrepresented groups to engineering and retaining them hasbeen a struggle for engineering schools for many decades. Often what schools do to meetthis challenge is to develop special programs. These programs target at-risk students andare developed around one or more of three major themes such as: mentoring/advisement,financial support, academic acceleration/remediation or some combination of all three.The primary objective of such programs is to give the at-risk student what every s/heneeds in order to succeed in the engineering program of their choice. A number of theseprograms have shown considerable success at attracting, retaining and graduatingstudents from underrepresented groups with

Conference Session

Signal Processing Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thad Welch, Boise State University; Cameron Wright, University of Wyoming; Michael Morrow, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Computers in Education

received in both a “Signaland Systems” course where only a very limited amount of course time was devoted to DT topicsand in the “DSP” course which was devoted entirely to discrete time and DSP topics. We havetried using both the moving average model and the savings account model in the classroom and,while the vast majority of the discussions are identical, there is considerably more student interestin the savings account discussions.We encourage educators to try this somewhat unconventional example as a first introduction in acourse such as discrete-time signals and systems (DTSS) or digital signal processing (DSP).References[1] S. K. Mitra, Digital Signal Processing: A Computer-Based Approach, McGraw-Hill, 3rd edition, 2006.[2] Daniel McGinn and

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Workplace Concerns, Realities, and Intangibles

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ralph Ocon, Purdue University, Calumet

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

, S. (2007). Deliberate Acts of Decency, Human Resource Magazine, Vol. 52 (7), pp. 97-99.8. Bolch, M. (2008). Nice Work, Human Resource Magazine, Vol. 53 (2), pp. 78-80.9. Morris, B. (2008). You have Victims Working for You. You have Batterers Working for You Too, Fortune Magazine, Vol. 158 (10), pp. 122-133.10. Powell,K. (2008). More than the Math, Human Resource Magazine, Vol. 53 (2), pp. 87-91.11. Thilmany, J. (2007). In Case of Emergency, Human Resource Magazine, Vol. 52 (11), pp. 79-83.12. Seligson, H. (2007). Jerks On The Job, The Times Newspaper, Sept 23, Section D (1),13. Lencioni, P. (2008). Minimizing Misery, Human Resource Magazine, Vol. 53 (1), pp. 79-81.14. Ocon, R. (2006). Issues on Gender and Diversity in

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Goal Specific First-Year Courses

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Lewis, University of Louisville; Jeffrey Hieb, University of Louisville; David Wheatley, University of Louisville

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First-Year Programs

implicit critical thinking components. The criticalthinking portion of the assignment will help reinforce the importance of engineering reasoning tothe students. By making critical thinking an explicit outcome of the course, students should bebetter prepared to strengthen and enrich their critical thinking skills in future (upper level)courses.Also, planned in the revisions of the course is the creation of a standard case study evaluationrubric that will be used to evaluate parts of the case study assignments. This rubric will allowthe course instructor(s) as well as any TAs to consistently grade these assignments. Thisconsistency will allow the students to better understand where improvement is needed in theirassignments and more importantly

Conference Session

Sustainability in Engineering Courses

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Aurandt, Kettering University; Terri Lynch-Caris, Kettering University

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Environmental Engineering

technician, Ray Rust, for hisdemonstration and insights offered while running the jet engine with biodiesel. Thismaterial is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under GrantNo. 0511322. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressedin this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of theNSF. For further information please visit http://green.kettering.edu.Bibliography1. National Academy of Engineering (NAE). “Grand Challenges for Engineering.” Washington, D.C., February 15, 2008.2. “Kettering Industrial Ecology Team.” http://green.kettering.edu (accessed November 1, 2008)3. Lynch-Caris, Terri, Jennifer Aurandt, Craig Hoff, Andy Borchers, Jackie El-Sayed, Ben

Conference Session

Measuring the Impacts of Project-based Service Learning on Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University; Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Chris Swan, Tufts University

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International

6REFERENCESABET, 2007. Criteria for Evaluating Engineering Programs. www.abet.org. 21 pp.Atman, C. and S. Sheppard, 2008. Describing the Engineering Student Learning ExperienceBased on Center for Advancement of Engineering Education (CAEE) Findings. Presented at2008 Conference, American Society for Engineering Education. Pittsburgh, PA. June, 2008.Bolen, M.C., ed., 2007. A Guide to Outcomes Assessment in Education Abroad. The Forum onEducation Abroad. 238 pp.Council on Competitiveness, 2008. The Skills Imperative. Compete 2.0, Council onCompetitiveness. 40 pp.LeCompte, M.D. and J.J. Schensul, 1999. Designing and Conducting Ethnographic Research.AltaMira Press. 220 pp.NAE, 2008. Changing the Conversation: Messages for Improving Public Understanding

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Sustainability in Engineering Courses

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anoop Desai, Georgia Southern University; Jean-Claude Thomassian, State University of New York, Maritime College

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Environmental Engineering

and Redesign the Business case for sustainabilityFigure 2: Different Methods of Instruction and Creative Activities Adopted within the CourseStructureConclusionThis paper demonstrated the re-design of a course on sustainability. The course will be offered toall students across campus. It seeks to build on this singular strength: diversity of educationalbackgrounds. This is done to try and enhance creativity of students insofar as the decisionmaking process is concerned. The authors intend to share the results of this unique experimentin future publications at this forum.References1. S. L. Hart, Beyond Greening: Strategies for a sustainable world

Conference Session

Programmatic Issues in Physics or Engineering Physics

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Ross, University of Detroit, Mercy; Eswara Venugopal, University of Detroit, Mercy; Daniel Maggio, University of Detroit, Mercy; Meghann Mouyianis, University of Detroit, Mercy

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Engineering Physics & Physics

; Exposition, Pittsburgh, PA (2008).7. This information is available at the College Board’s website http://www.collegeboard.com. The 5th Annual AP® Report to the Nation, http://www.collegeboard.com/html/aprtn/pdf/ap_report_to_the_nation.pdf http://www.collegeboard.com/html/aprtn/pdf/ap_report_to_the_nation_raw_numbers_app_c.pdf. http://professionals.collegeboard.com/testing/ap/about8. Saul Geiser and Veronica Santelices. The Role of Advanced Placement and Honors Courses in College Admissions. Berkeley: University of California, 2004. http://repositories.cdlib.org/cshe/CSHE-4-04/9. Dougherty, C., Mellor, L., & Jian, S. (2006). The relationship between Advanced Placement and college graduation. (National Center for Educational

Conference Session

Applying What We Teach to IE Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Jackson, East Carolina University; Sherion Jackson, East Carolina University; Merwan Mehta, East Carolina University

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Industrial Engineering

sigma: Statistical quality control and design ofexperiments and systems. Springer-Verlag, London.[2] Creveling, C. M., Slutsky, J. L., & Antis, D. (2003). Design for six sigma in technology and product development.Prentice Hall PTR, Upper Saddle, NJ.[3] Gryna, F. M. (2001). Quality planning & analysis (4th Edition). McGraw-Hill Irwin, Boston, MA.[4] Gryna, F. M., Chua, R. C. H., & Defeo, J.A. (2007). Juran’s quality planning and analysis for enterprise quality.McGraw-Hill, Boston, MA.[5] Summers, D. C. S. (2006). Quality (4th Edition). Pearson Prentice-Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ.[6] The Six Sigma Green Belt Primer. (April 3, 2006). Quality Council of Indiana. West Terre Haute, IN

Conference Session

Programming for Engineering Students II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jayaraman Jayaraman Thiagarajan, Arizona State University; Kostas Tsakalis, Arizona State University; Andreas Spanias, Arizona State University; Harvey Thornburg, Arizona State University

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Computers in Education

LabVIEW and its use in signals and systems and they can develop theirown LabVIEW programs. Student responses reveal that the visualization tools helped studentsimprove understanding of fundamental concepts such as aliasing and upsampling (95% ofstudents). In addition to the basic LabVIEW functions, the students responded that the functionsprovided in the Digital Filter Design and Control Design toolkits enabled them to design simplersystem representations.Bibliography1. Beyon, J. Y., “LabVIEW Programming, Data Acquisition and Analysis”, Prentice Hall PTR (Upper Saddle River,NJ), 2001.2. Oppenheim, A.V., Willsky, A.S. and Hamid, S., “Signals & Systems,” Prentice Hall Signal Processing Series,Hall PTR, (Upper Saddle River, NJ).3. Spanias, A

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Innovation in the Civil Engineering Classroom

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Roberts, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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Civil Engineering

Conference Session

International Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Akbar Eslami, Elizabeth City State University; Aliza Williams, Elizabeth City State University; Kerry Krauss, Elizabeth City State University; Amir Rezaei, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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International

advance of internet technologytools developed in the1990’s has made it possible to access a facility or laboratory at distance.For example, some universities have changed traditional laboratory to the virtual one that take Page 14.97.2place in a traditional laboratory where some students can use the local lab workbenches andothers can perform the experiments remotely 2-3. Also, an internet accessed robotic system canradically enlarge the number of students that can participate in practical robotics projects and itimproves the quality of the learning environment provided by educators for these topics 4.Another example of an online laboratory course

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education III

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cordelia Brown, Purdue University; Yung-Hsiang Lu, Purdue University; Melissa Yale, Purdue University; Deborah Bennett, Purdue University

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Electrical and Computer

Digital Age: Reconciling the Roles of Pedagogy,Technology, and the Business of Learning, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, November 2003.[4] Woit, D and D. Mason, “Effectiveness of Online Assessment”, SIGCSE ’03, February 2003.[5] Shen, J., K-E. Cheng, M. Bieber, and S. R. Hiltz, “Traditional In-class Examination vs. Collaborative OnlineExamination in Asynchronous Learning Networks: Field Evaluation Results, Conference on Information Systems,August 2004.[6] English, J., “Experience with a Computer-Assisted Formal Programming Examination”, ITiCSE ’02, June 2002. Page 14.925.8

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Using Technology to Enhance Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Chen, California Polytechnic State University

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Educational Research and Methods

Initiative, March 2006. Available on-line at http://www.educause.edu/7ThingsYouShouldKnowAboutSeries/7495, accessed Feb. 5, 2009. .2 EDUCAUSE, “7 Things You Should Know About… Lecture Capture,” EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative, December 2008. Available on-line at http://www.educause.edu/7ThingsYouShouldKnowAboutSeries/7495, accessed Feb. 5, 2009.3 http://www.apple.com/education/mobile-learning/, accessed Feb. 5, 2009.4 Hrastinski, S., “Asynchronous and Synchronous E-Learning,” EDUCAUSE Quarterly, 31(4), 2008.5 Russell, T.L., The No significant Difference Phenomenon, 5th ed. (Montgomery, AL: International Distance Education Certification Center), 2001.6 Felder, R.M., “A Longitudinal Study of Engineering Student Performance and

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Faculty Development and Research in ET

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Khan, DeVry University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2009-1627: FACULTY SCHOLARSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL CURRENCY: ASELF-ASSESSMENT MODEL FOR DEVELOPING AN EFFECTIVEPROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLANAhmed Khan, DeVry University AHMED S. KHAN, Ph.D., is a senior Professor in the EET dept. at DeVry University, Addison, Illinois. He received his M.Sc (applied physics) from University of Karachi, an MSEE from Michigan Technological University, an MBA from Keller Graduate School of Management., and his Ph.D. from Colorado State University. His research interests are in the areas of Fiber Optic Communications, Faculty Development, Nanotechnology, Application of Telecommunications Technologies in Distance Education, and impact of Technology on Society. He teaches

Conference Session

IT-based Instructional Technologies

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University; Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley State College

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Information Systems

toward multi-core and parallel processingarchitectures, tomorrow’s computer scientists must be educated on the tools and methodologiesfor parallel computing. As educators, teaching parallel hardware and software today is vital togiving our students the tools they need to build tomorrow’s hardware and software. It is crucialthat parallel and distributed computing topics be integrated into computer science curricula.References:[1] Lin, Calvin and Lawrence Snyder, “Principles of Parallel Programming”. Pearson Publishing Company, 2008.[2] Moore, G.,” Cramming more Components onto Integrated Circuits”. Electronics 38, 8, 1995.[3] Brin, S., and L. Page, “The Anaotomy of a Large Scale Hypertexual Web Search Engine”. Technical Report, Stanford

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computer-Oriented Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University; Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley University

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Information Systems

to debug, seek and find information they need, andthe ability to understand and reverse-engineer poorly written documentation. The students’feedback and their final project presentation indicate that they have pride in their projectaccomplishments and have gained confidence in their engineering abilities.References:[1] ABET, www.abet.org, retrieved January 10, 2009.[2] Tichon, M., Seat, S., “Team toolbox: Activities and suggestions for facilitation project teams”, Frontiers in Engineering Education Conference, 2004, 34th Annual, session.[3] IEEE Computer Society/ACM Computing Curriculum - Computer Engineering, www.eng.auburn.edu/ece/CCCE/ , Retrieved on January 15, 2009.[4] IEEE Computer Society, www.computer.org/education/cc2001

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Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs and Issues

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Austin Talley, University of Texas, Austin; Marilyn Fowler, Austin Children's Museum; Christina Soontornvat, Austin Children's Museum; Kathy Schmidt, University of Texas, Austin

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, Understanding the Effects: What Happens When the “New” Wears Off in Teacher Training” Proceedings of 2008 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, 2008.iii Kolb, D.A., Experiential Learning: Experience as the Source of Learning and Development. 1984, New Jersey, Prentice-Hall Inc, 1984.iv Bloom, B, Mesia, B., and Krathwohl, D., Taxonomy of Educational Objectives. New York: David McKay, 1964.v Austin Children’s Museum, www.austinkids.org accessed on January 6, 2009.vi Kao, G., Lin, S., and Sun, C., Breaking Concept Boundaries to Enhance Creative Potential: Using Integrated Concept Maps for Conceptual Self-Awareness. Computers & Education. December 01, 2008;51(4

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Computational Tools and Simulation I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sam Shearman, National Instruments

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Computers in Education

-view.cfm?id=16908. [4] Murat Tanyel, "Explorations In Communication Systems Using a Virtual Toolkit," 2003 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition Proceedings, Salt Lake City, 2003, http://soa.asee.org/paper/conference/paper- view.cfm?id=18001. [5] S. Easwaran, "An Innovative Software Tool for Teaching Discrete Convolution from the Perspective of the Output Signal in Digital Signal Processing," 2005 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition Proceedings, Portland, 2005, http://soa.asee.org/paper/conference/paper-view.cfm?id=20967. [6] Murat Tanyel, "Virtual Toolkit As a Tool for Innovation," 2006 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition Proceedings, Chicago, 2006, http://soa.asee.org/paper/conference/paper-view.cfm?id=1016. [7] Marlin

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nhut Ho, California State University, Northridge; Robert Ryan, California State University, Northridge

) by changing the grading,complexity and time duration of the projects and assignments.Step 4: Compare design requirements with existing curriculumTo ensure that the design requirements capture and address all the existing shortcomingsin the curriculum, the team compared the teaching depth in the existing design-stemsequence (denoted by lower cases i,t,u) with the proposed teaching depth (denoted byupper case I,T,U), and identified broken links and weaknesses. As indicated in Table 2a-2d, many SKA’s, shown with lower case i,t,u are not currently addressed, and in manycases, students are expected to have a certain SKA for utilization but this SKA either wasonly introduced, or was not introduced or taught in previous year(s). Some of the

Conference Session

Design in the ECE Curriculum

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark McDermott, University of Texas, Austin; Jacob Abraham, University of Texas, Austin; Mihir Ravel, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

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Electrical and Computer

requires the student to apply the knowledge of the three laboratory assignments to a realworld application. These applications include generating functional elements and libraries thatcan be used as building blocks in a larger VLSI implementation. The project is reviewed by thecourse instructor(s).Course 2 - Advanced VLSI DesignThe second course focuses on the “Early Design Planning” of complex SoC platforms andfeasibility analysis of critical circuits in the design. The students are required to do a class projectin lieu of individual lab assignments. The class project is designed to be as “real-world” aspossible utilizing a synthesizable open source Verilog model of a SoC as the design platform.The design platform undergoes detailed power and