Conference Session

Advances in Engineering Economy Pedagogy

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abhijit Gosavi, Missouri University of Science and Technology

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Engineering Economy

underlying revenuemanagement are rooted in operations research, they can certainly be taughtto engineering students. It took a long time for supply chain managementto make its way from business schools to engineering schools, andengineering professors have mixed feelings about the fact that it took sucha long time. It will be interesting to see if revenue management follows asimilar route, and if it ever does how long it takes to make this journey.An outline of the course that was taught in an engineering department,along with a description of the course contents, will be presented. Whatthe instructor learned while teaching the course will also be described. Inaddition, specific areas that were treated in detail and the projects providedfor students

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2009 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Kanti Prasad

at our place so far. 1. Introduction“Theory without practice is Utopia and practice without theory is superstition” has beenthe guiding beacon in imparting the instructions by the author all along. It is because ofthis reason the VLSI design laboratory was established simultaneously with thedevelopment of VLSI Design courses (16.502/16.470). In 1984, only text book availablewas Mead and Conway and DLAP was the prime tool for the experimental layout andsimulation. The projects were fabricated at M2C, and were tested at UMASS Lowellusing LV 500 tester.Full use was made of both of these in the class room as well as in the laboratory. Since itinvolved extensive use of programming in PASCAL, along with VAX

Collection

2009 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Kanti Prasad

at our place so far. 1. Introduction“Theory without practice is Utopia and practice without theory is superstition” has beenthe guiding beacon in imparting the instructions by the author all along. It is because ofthis reason the VLSI design laboratory was established simultaneously with thedevelopment of VLSI Design courses (16.502/16.470). In 1984, only text book availablewas Mead and Conway and DLAP was the prime tool for the experimental layout andsimulation. The projects were fabricated at M2C, and were tested at UMASS Lowellusing LV 500 tester.Full use was made of both of these in the class room as well as in the laboratory. Since itinvolved extensive use of programming in PASCAL, along with VAX

Conference Session

Thinking, Reasoning, and Engineering in Elementary School

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Augusto Macalalag, Stevens Institute of Technology; Susan Lowes, Teachers College/Columbia University; Mercedes McKay, Stevens Institute of Technology; Karen Guo, Teachers College/Columbia University; Elisabeth McGrath, Stevens Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

knowledge in specific science topics andengineering. This paper will focus on the data collected from teachers regarding thesecond goal of this project, which is improving the teachers’ notions of scientific inquiry.Future papers will focus on findings that will address the other goals.Each year of the PISA program focuses on a different science discipline withcorresponding technology and engineering lessons. The first year was devoted to life andenvironmental sciences, earth and space sciences this year, and physical sciences nextyear.During the two-week summer institute held in 2008, teachers learned earth and spacescience content through lectures, hands-on activities, field trips, webquests, collaborativework, reflections, model-based inquiry

Conference Session

Distance and Web-Based Learning in ET: Remote and Virtual Laboratories

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kim Nankivell, Purdue University, Calumet

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Engineering Technology

the sharing of resourcesother than data and attracts research & development funding through collaboration. These typesof VL are not without restrictions, there are guidelines that each individual or organization that isparticipating in the VL must abide by and specific elements are identified for the enforcement ofthese guidelines.The government and private industry have been heavily involved in the implementation and useof VL. The Human Genome Project (HGP) has been employing this technology since 1988 whenthe U.S. Congress appropriated funds to the Department of Energy (DOE) and the NationalInstitutes of Health (NIH) thus establishing the HGP. The official start of the project was inOctober of 1990 and was funded with an anticipated

Conference Session

Manufacturing Curricula for the Year 2015 and Beyond

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Venkitaswamy Raju, State University of New York-Farmingdale

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Manufacturing

) State University of New York – Farmingdale, NY 11735Abstract:The project leading to this paper was carried out as part of SME’s efforts to prepare themanufacturing curricula for the year 2015 and beyond. In doing so, it considered the roleof manufacturing in the global economy, the factors affecting the scope of manufacturing,and the current efforts to revitalize manufacturing in the various parts of the world. Itthen reviewed the curricular models proposed to address the needs of the manufacturingindustry. As an extension of the analysis, recommendations were made on the key aspectsof a manufacturing curriculum with an emphasis on innovation and entrepreneurship.Further, the recommendations included the creation of a flexible degree program

Conference Session

Developing Tomorrow's Leaders through Co-op Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrian Millward-Sadler, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences; Annette Casey, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences; Emilia Bratschitsch, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

tongue and this follow-up process enables skills to be transferred and applied in a secondlanguage.The second Web 2.0 technology examined is “e-portfolio”. Again, in conjunction with courses in theirnative language, students are required to create their own online portfolio in English using the portfolioplatform Mahara, complete with their résumé, covering letters, details of projects, other academicachievements and any other miscellaneous data relevant to successfully gaining employment as agraduate engineer. The group structure of the platform allows for both instructor and peer assessment,as well as self reflection for students post submission. This exercise also demonstrates interculturaldifferences within the EU, and also between EU

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum and Practices in Engineering Technology

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Mullett, Springfield Technical Community College

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Engineering Technology

have signed on to the idea that a more systems orientedapproach is needed but are unsure as to exactly how one implements that on a course by courseor total program basis. A recent National Science Foundation funded Advanced TechnologyEducation (ATE) project has started to develop system based course materials and has asked forinput from faculty from across the nation. However, the basic question remains, what will be theskills needed in the middle of the next decade or in the year 2020? How can we as faculty predictthe future of the field and modify curricula appropriately in anticipation of change? A goodplace to start is the most recent report (2007) of the International Technology Roadmap forSemiconductors (ITRS) organization coupled with

Conference Session

Gender and Minority Issues in K-12 Engineering

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Siddika Guzey, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Tamara Moore, University of Minnesota; Gillian Roehrig, University of Minnesota

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

through contextual problem solving. Her work on an NSF funded project entitled Modeling: Eliciting, Developing, Integrating and Assessing (MEDIA) Project is creating and researching multi-disciplinary engineering problems for use at the undergraduate and K-12 level. Problems from the MEDIA project are being extended to the Reach for the Sky project, as well as to local school districts, such as Mahtomedi Community Schools, who are implementing engineering into their curriculum.Gillian Roehrig, University of Minnesota Dr. Gillian Roehrig is an Associate Professor of Science Education. Gill is a former high school chemistry teacher with a strong interest in engaging students in inquiry-based

Conference Session

Been There, Done That: Advice for NEEs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University; Philip Gerhart, University of Evansville

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New Engineering Educators

efficiency, collaboration, and even a form ofapprenticeship, simply because chances are good that communication styles, leadership methods,and interests are very similar between a parent and a son/daughter. In addition, these similaritiescould be used as criteria when forming a mentor relationship. This paper will elaborate on thevarious advantages available, pitfalls to avoid, and best practices while citing specific examplesof the authors. Examples include sharing common notes and exams, project/researchcollaboration between universities, reinvigoration of old resources, committee and professionalsociety involvement, guest lecturing, an ease and trust in communication on important issues toengineering programs (e.g., accreditation visits

Conference Session

Think Outside the Box! K-12 Engineering Curriculum

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nichole Au, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Julia Ross, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Taryn Bayles, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

learned to the computersimulation of the solar energy system as well as theirown design projects. Page 14.554.7Final Design ChallengeThe overall design challenge for the EngineeringEnergy Solutions module is to design and build asystem that collects energy from a renewable source(solar, hydro, or wind), converts the energy into a formthat can be transported, stores it for a specified periodof time, and then uses the energy to illuminate a lightbulb. The goal is to optimize the efficiency of thesystem, which means to maximize the ratio of theuseful work output to the energy input. This designproject is unique because it requires the students to lookat an

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

B. Terry Beck, Kansas State University; Bill Whitson, Kansas State University; Greg Payne, Kansas State University; Trevor Heitman, Kansas State University

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Mechanical Engineering

Nuclear Engineering Department at Kansas State University (KSU). He worked on the wing morphing test setup as part of a senior honors research project.Greg Payne, Kansas State University Greg Payne is a senior in the Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering Department at Kansas State University (KSU). In addition to his work as laboratory assistant on our MNE wind tunnel facility, where he has contributed significantly to wind tunnel lab development projects such as the current smoke rake and wing morphing project, he was also the team leader for the KSU SAE Aero Design Competition in 2008.Trevor Heitman, Kansas State University Trevor Heitman is a junior in the Mechanical and Nuclear

Conference Session

Innovations in Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yuhong Zhang, Texas Southern University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

signal Figure 2Filter design plays an important role in communication systems. Digital filter design hasmany advantages. There are several structures, such as FIR transversal structure, IIR-Direct forms, Ladder WD network, Lattice WD network etc. After introducing theconcept and methods of filter design, a project is assigned to students: to recode his/hervoice wave and then add some noises. Observe the difference between them. They hadthe concept of “good” signal and “noise” signal. Figure 3 shows an example of originalsignal and noise signal generated by Matlab.The students design digital filters to filter the noise from the original message. Thespecification for the design of filter is ψ p ? 20 rad

Conference Session

New Trends in CHE Education II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Golter, Washington State University; Bernard Van Wie, Washington State University; Gary Brown, Washington State University; David Thiessen; Nurdan Yurt; Baba Abdul, Washington State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

first is a critical thinkingrubric developed by the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) on the author’s campusand the second is the Thermal and Transport Science Concept Inventory. At issue arehow to fit in new and different assignments, how or if to give students credit for theseactivities, and how to adapt the instruments to your course and material.IntroductionIn assessing a novel pedagogical approach, referred to as CHAPL, developed atWashington State University (WSU) which combines several effective pedagogies in asingle course including: the forming of Home Teams for conducting projects and solvinghomework problems (Cooperative Learning - CL); manipulating fluid and heatexchanger equipment to observe principles in action (Hands-on

Conference Session

Knowing Our Students, Faculty, and Profession

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashlyn Munson, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara Moskal, Colorado School of Mines; Alka Harriger, Purdue University

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Educational Research and Methods

Computer Information Technology and Assistant Department Head. Professor Harriger's current interests include reducing the IT gender gap, web application development, and service learning. Since January 2008, she has been leading the NSF-ITEST SPIRIT project which is discussed in this article and seeks to rekindle enthusiasm for information technology disciplines as a career choice among high school students, especially young women. Page 14.1104.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Surprising Possibilities Imagined and Realized Through Information Technology (SPIRIT

Conference Session

Panel: Forming an Interdisciplinary Research Collaboration

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Mills, University of South Australia; Judith Gill, University of South Australia; Suzanne Franzway, University of South Australia; Rhonda Sharp, University of South Australia

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Women in Engineering

. Page 14.1111.2Here we should briefly note that there are several different definitions of multidisciplinaryresearch [4], [5], [6]. The terms multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary are often usedinterchangeably, but Borrego & Newswander [3] have provided an excellent discussion of theseterms in the context of engineering education research. They define multidisciplinarycollaborations as those where “collaborators come together to work on a problem, each bringinghis or her own expertise and unique contribution. There is limited exchange of information inthis approach … collaborators leave the project without having learned much about the otherdiscipline(s)” (p.124). On the other hand interdisciplinary collaborations are defined as

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jerry Samples, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown

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New Engineering Educators

of achieving goals. around when questions arise.Communication Continuous, on a schedule, On an exception basis or when weekly meetings, more frequent something needs to be done. during projects. Interchange of Information passed haphazardly – information early enough to allow sometime too late for proper action. adequate time for completion.Assignments Passed on early with sufficient Passed on with short suspense. details to allow student time and Student pressured – no plan to ability to get the project assist student with the project

Conference Session

Software and Hardware for Educators III

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Bannatyne, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Dan Baldwin, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Kevin Marshall, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

and a positive perception of thelaptop program itself. IUPUI was also in the midst of updating all of the wireless access pointsthroughout campus in an effort to embrace mobile computing. No longer would students feel theneed to stay within the confines of a lab or classroom when they could now identify morecomfortable work areas as they study, develop projects or work with peers.In an effort to show an outward symbol of support and generate value in the laptop program tothe students, the department opened a library, populated with course textbooks. The departmentallibrary was seen as a positive benefit. Several textbooks for each course were available forcheckout, helping to alleviate any additional financial burden to the

Conference Session

Engineering and Other Disciplines

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Chang, United States Military Academy; Peter Hanlon, United States Military Academy; Kirk Ingold, United States Military Academy; Robert Rabb, United States Military Academy

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

munitions, detect and disable ordnance in hazardous environments, maneuver inrelatively small areas, be used as a decoy or be sent to draw out opponent fires without riskingthe life of the operator. There have also been various universities that have integrated roboticsinto their curriculum or developed new courses that use robotic platforms as the center piece.Weingarten, et. al. used robotics as a vehicle to engineering education and to propel the studentsinto research and life-long learning5. Chung and Anneberg6 summarized how to use contests tostimulate learning in computer science and engineering education. Mehrl et. al.7 used anautonomous robotics capstone design project to enable students to used their preferred learningstyle to learn how to

Conference Session

Developing New Instrumentation

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kamala Mahanta, State University of New York, Oneonta

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Instrumentation

equipment on the grant for LG beamshave made this feasibility study a successful venture that leads to future possibilities worthpursuing. An educational outcome of this project has been undergraduate student research8and contribution to a DOE/NYNBIT summer camp organized by SUNY Institute ofTechnology on the foundations of nanotechnology for selected high school seniors andteachers10.IntroductionLimits of shrinking devicesThe serious limitations experienced in the miniaturization of devices with the current-switchparadigm of turning the current “on” and “off” giving binary digits 0 and 1 include theinability to turn the current on and off cleanly, needing longer time to charge the interconnectlines between devices, presence of large statistical

Conference Session

LABVIEW-Based Experiments and Robotics Laboratory

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yanfei Liu, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

apply theirmechanical design knowledge when they build a robot. The software that comes with the kit,MPLAB IDE (Integrated Development Environment) and a C compiler, supply a true Cenvironment. MPLAB is a popular open source development tool for embedded systems and isalso used in a senior level embedded system course in our department. Hence choosing the VEXrobotics kit provides students with important skills for their later design project and for theirfuture career.The remainder of the paper is organized as follows. First, the VEX robotics kit and the necessarysoftware are introduced in detail. Then the four experiments and a final project are described,followed by the assessment methods and the results. The conclusions are given at the end

Conference Session

Two-Year/Four-Year: From Articulation to Matriculation

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Surendra Gupta, Rochester Institute of Technology; Abi Aghayere, Rochester Institute of Technology; Vincent Amuso, Rochester Institute of Technology; Michael Eastman, Rochester Institute of Technology; Daniel Johnson, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Two Year College Division

Education, 2009 ET2 Program for Transfer Students from Two-Year CollegesAbstractThis paper describes the Engineering and Technology Transfer Scholars’ (ET2) program recentlyfunded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) that focuses on students who transfer at the 3rdyear level from 2-year schools to our university. With scholarship support from NSF, we aim torecruit, retain and graduate 25 additional transfer scholars per year in our engineering andengineering technology (EET) BS degree programs. The NSF scholarship is in addition to grantsand aid awarded by our university. In support of this project, the university will contribute$50,000 to ensure that ET2 scholars have continuing financial support after the grant expires andhelp them

Conference Session

Teaching Statics

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sue Rosser, Georgia Institute of Technology; Laurence Jacobs, Georgia Institute of Technology; Janet Murray, Georgia Institute of Technology; Wendy Newstetter, Georgia Institute of Technology; Christine Valle, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

problematic when amplified bygender and under-represented (URM) minorities issues. And such faltering so early in the majorcan cause a student to leave engineering.While difficulties in the course arise for several reasons, our project seeks to address the problemof context. Our hypothesis is that women and minorities particularly, and students generally, aremore likely to do well in statics when the problems are placed in the context of real worldusefulness. An approach to teaching that effectively scaffolds students' efforts at model buildingand connects abstract principles/concepts to real world, every day applications will benefit allstudents while promoting diversity in engineering. Towards that end, we have been developingInTEL (Interactive

Conference Session

DELOS Best Paper Nominations

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Rogers, United States Military Academy; Robert Rabb, United States Military Academy; Christopher Korpela, United States Military Academy; Ryan Ebel, United States Military Academy

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Learning Mechatronics Through Graduated ExperimentationAbstractMechatronics at the United States Military Academy at West Point is a senior level course thatintroduces the interdisciplinary design of smart systems. It is a central course in the roboticstrack of the electrical engineering program, and the centerpiece of the mechanical engineeringprogram mechatronics track. Details of four hands-on activities that are graduated in difficultyare presented in this paper. The culminating lab utilized an unmanned vehicle. Relatively highspeeds of the vehicle make the project fun and engaging. Instructors report that the hands-onnature motivates students to excel and be creative. Their often

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Ruhala, University of Southern Indiana; Paul Kuban, University of Southern Indiana

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

; Analysis, at least until a sufficient number of students exist in the program to meritcreation of a new course. This section of ENGR 471 will be part of the two semester seniorcapstone experience, with the later course being Senior Design. These nine engineering electivecourses contain 12 design hours, which when combined with the 5 design hours in theengineering course, are more than the departmental goal of 16 hours. The last engineeringelective would be selected from one of the following: Manufacturing Systems, ElectricMachines, Vibrations, Engineering Materials, or Special Design Project. In addition, thecommittee discussed the creation of a course in robots, a 1-credit laboratory course inManufacturing, and a course in Advanced Dynamics

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Baer, Georgia Institute of Technology

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New Engineering Educators

engineering, have difficultyseeing the value of such training for them. Melissa Moore noted that “the most successful groupinstruction which takes place is in the context of a course, with the involvement and support ofthe teaching faculty member15.” It works especially well when tied to an individual assignmentor project. The literature shows many examples from freshman seminars16 to senior designclasses17. Some very effective learning experiences come from creative partnerships betweenlibrarians and teaching faculty.One of the author’s most memorable examples occurred in a graduate level environmentalengineering class. The professor wanted the students to explore a subject in depth. With theauthor’s help a series of assignments were created

Conference Session

Two-Year/Four-Year: From Articulation to Matriculation

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan Dimitriu, San Antonio College; Jerry O'Connor, San Antonio College

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Two Year College Division

the sixthiteration of the program. This project has been supported by grants from the Department ofEducation (MSEIP P120A050080) and Alamo Community College District Foundation.Brief History of the ProgramThe original version of the EDGE program was intended to serve well-prepared high schoolstudents in the 10th and 11th grades who would have participated in the San Antonio Pre-freshman Engineering Program (PREP) 2. EDGE was designed to introduce them to collegelevel course work as a learning community and provide activities to help them developindependent learning and teamwork skills with the goal of increasing their likelihood of earninga college degree in engineering, science, math, or other related field. The learning communitycourses

Conference Session

Curriculum in Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology: Part I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Muhammad Hasan, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

so,students are well informed about the choices they have for developing a working prototype fortheir capstone design project. Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) provide a flexiblehardware platform to accommodate digital systems. FPGAs provide further opportunities forruntime reconfiguration that may be quite useful in applications requiring frequent changes insystem behavior. In addition to having the necessary background in digital systems design,students need a tool that allows them to easily model their design such that the design could beimplemented smoothly on FPGAs. Very High Speed Integrated Circuit (VHSIC) HardwareDescription Language (VHDL) appropriately meets that need. VHDL even enables IntellectualProperty (IP) cores to be

Conference Session

Liberal Education and Leadership

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julia Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Richard House, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Anneliese Watt, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

Professional Communication course at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, where she has taught since 1999. Previous research has included the Professional Engineering Genres Project, and her focuses include engineering communication and rhetorical analysis. She is currently serving as Program Co-Chair for the IEEE Professional Communication Society Conference (IPCC 2009). Page 14.340.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Communication Pedagogy in the Engineering Classroom: A Report on Faculty Practices and PerceptionsAbstractThe purpose of this project was to analyze

Conference Session

Integrating Computer-based Technology in the Civil Engineering Classroom

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Chajes, University of Delaware; Glen Loller, University of Delaware; Frank Conforti, Bentley Systems; Scott Lofgren, Bentley Systems; Laura Meier, Bentley Systems

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

editing books including “MicroStation for AutoCAD Users”, “Managing and Networking MicroStation” among several others. In 1995, Frank was hired by Bentley Systems to spearhead the development of Bentley’s own commercial training operation (MicroStation Institute now known as the Bentley Institute). Recently, Frank was senior project manager for the development and deployment of the Bentley LEARN Server, a robust learning management system designed for use by all of Bentley’s commercial and academic users. Frank is currently the Learning Technologies Manager for the Be Careers Network, the organization within Bentley that works with academic institutions to educate faculty and students alike