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Educational Opportunities in Engr. Abroad

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2002 Annual Conference

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Hugh Rogers; Ferdinand Walbaum

(within the Europeaninternal market, for instance).Opportunity for a New Partnership (Siemens and Siemens-Westinghouse). Siemens is oneof the leading companies in the field of electrical engineering and electronics in the internationalmarketplace., The Power Generation Group (PG) is one of the world’s leading vendors of powerplant technology, offering a complete range of services and products for cost-effective powergeneration in power plants of all types and sizes.The Muelheim Steam Turbine and Generator Center is part of the Siemens Power GenerationGroup, which is responsible for Siemens’ business in the power plant sector throughout theworld. The Muelheim Development and Manufacturing Center develops and manufacturescomplete turbine generator

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Assessment Issues

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2002 Annual Conference

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Malgorzata Zywno

presentations took place in 1999. The academic performance of studentswas significantly higher, compared with those registered in the conventional version of the course.As well, positive attitudes towards technology-aided instruction were observed. A formalcomparison study conducted in 2000 confirmed these findings, and pointed towards hypermedia Page 7.1205.1 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationinstruction accommodating a wider range of learning styles than conventional instruction, as

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Web Education: Delivery and Evaluation

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2002 Annual Conference

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Sérgio Franco; Marco Silveira; Luciano Costa; Guillermo Creus

and honest. It is impossible todevelop a cooperative learning process using authoritarian evaluation. With the democraticapproach, students must be involved in the decisions about evaluation content.” Other work shows that study groups6 (with two students each) improve learning becausefrequently a student is better prepared to identify the doubts of his classmate than the professor. Page 7.590.2 “Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2002, American Society for Engineering Education” C. How technology can work with

Conference Session

Closing Manufacturing Competency Gaps II

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2002 Annual Conference

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John Farris; Jeffrey Ray

and Masters degrees at Lehigh University and his Doctorate at the University ofRhode Island. He has 6 years of college engineering teaching experience as well as 3 years of industrial designexperience. His teaching interests lie in the first year design, design for manufacture and assembly, interdisciplinarydesign and kinematics.Jeffrey L. Ray, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Engineering in the Padnos School of Engineering at Grand ValleyState University. Dr. Ray holds a BS and MS in Mechanical Engineering from Tennessee Technological Universityand a Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University. He is the Mechanical Engineering Program Chair with primary teachingresponsibilities in first-year engineering courses and coordinating the Senior Capstone

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Assessment Issues

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2002 Annual Conference

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Ottis Hoskins; Joni Spurlin; Jerome Lavelle; Sarah Rajala

administrative and educational support services; assesses whether it achieves these outcomes; and provides evidence of improvement based on analysis of those results. See Comprehensive Standard on Institutional Effectiveness, pg. 11.1Like SACS, the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) has also movedtoward an outcomes assessment process. Consequently, the concept of outcomes assessment isnew for many faculty within engineering programs. All general comprehensive reviewsbeginning 2001-02 have been conducted under the new outcomes-based criteria (EngineeringCriteria 2000 or EC2000). EC2000 states that each program must develop program educationalobjectives, program outcomes, and develop methods to assess each

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ET Interdisciplinary Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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John Cremin; Terrence Kelly

Session 3148 A Global Positioning System Course for Non Electronics Majors Terrence Kelly, John Cremin Parks College of Engineering and Aviation Saint Louis UniversityAbstractThe Avionics Program in the Aerospace Technology Department of Parks College ofEngineering and Aviation of Saint Louis University offers a course, GPS: Applications, for non-avionics and avionics majors. The course has no prerequisites and operates as a semi-independent study course. The class meets together during the first half of the semester to coverthe basic operation and

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ET Web Based Laboratories

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2002 Annual Conference

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Thomas Hall

Session 2248EET Laboratory Courses: From the Classroom to the Web--From Research to Practice Thomas M. Hall, Jr. Northwestern State University of LouisianaAbstractIn the rush to offer courses, programs, or degrees on-line, there have been many approaches tosolving the problem of including laboratory work in engineering technology programs. Oneapproach to developing (or adapting) electronics engineering technology laboratory courses fordelivery on the World Wide Web is presented in this paper. Research demonstrating thefeasibility of using simulation

Conference Session

Industry Participation and Ethics in BME

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2002 Annual Conference

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Kara Bliley; Emily Mowry; Amy Gray; Jerry Collins; Christina Mathieson; Sean Brophy

extracurricularlearning activity). Last semester the instructor (Collins) lead class discussions on severalethical cases selected from a variety of topic areas, including stem cell research, scientificreporting, the high cost of development of medical technology, and educational andenvironmental responsibilities of large corporations. Other students were invited to attend this movie event. The movie event wasadvertised using fliers posted around campus inviting people to participate in watchingthe movie and participate in the discussion (one second year student from ChildDevelopment attended, and 1 first year and 2 senior biomedical engineering studentsattended). The event was scheduled for a Wednesday evening and pizza was served aspart of a pre movie

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Assessment in EM Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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Sami Ainane; Janet Schmidt; Gary Pertmer

Session No. 2002-189 Keeping the Flame Alive: What Happens AFTER the ABET visit Dr. Sami Ainane, Dr. Gary Pertmer, Dr. Janet A. Schmidt The Clark School of Engineering University of Maryland College ParkI. Introduction In the United States, engineering programs are accredited by ABET, the AccreditationBoard for Engineering and Technology. The Board is made of representatives from each of thevarious professional societies such as the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, the AmericanSociety of Mechanical Engineers, etc. Over the past ten years, ABET has developed a new andcomprehensive program

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

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2002 Annual Conference

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Srinivas Vanapalli; Wajiha Shireen

or Technology students need to know the state of the art variablespeed motor control methods that are being used in the context of exciting new applications. Inview of this, this paper presents the hardware and software aspects of a Digital Signal Processor(DSP) based controller for ac induction motors. This setup can be effectively utilized to Page 7.793.1demonstrate to students the various motor control functions for variable speed operation. This Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering

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ECE Online Courses, Labs, and Programs

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2002 Annual Conference

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Lonnie Harvel; Monson Hayes

Session 2432 Indexing an Archive of Streaming Media Educational Components Lonnie Harvel, Monson H. Hayes, Yu-Xi Lim, Jialin Tian, and Sankeun Lee School of Electrical and Computer Engineering Center for Distributed Engineering Education Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA 30332-0250 +(1) 404.894.2958 mhh3@eedsp.gatech.eduAbstract – In this paper we present some work on indexing

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Current Issues in Computing

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2002 Annual Conference

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Raj Desai; Eugenio Lord

.RAJ DESAIRaj L. Desai is an Associate Professor in the Department of Industrial and Engineering Technology at SEMissouri State University. Dr. Desai received a B.E. degree in Electronics Engineering from BangaloreUniversity, an M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Texas A&M University and a Doctor ofIndustrial Technology Degree from The University of Northern Iowa in 1991.EUGENIO LORDEugenio Lord is the Training Coordinator, Information Technology Unit at George Mason University inFairfax, Virginia. Dr. Lord received a B.A. degree in Graphic Arts Technology from ManchesterUniversity, a M.Ed. degree in Industrial Technology from Bowling Green State University, OH and a Ph.D.degree in Industrial Technology and Statistics from Iowa

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Assessment & Quality Assurance in engr edu

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2002 Annual Conference

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Carl Griffis

loops in action havebeen organized on a computer CD. Each electronic document has links to all the otherpertinent documents on the CD. The packaging is intended to increase the efficiency andaccuracy of the accreditation review.IntroductionAccreditation is a process of peer review through which we (society, the engineeringprofession, the university) give assurance to our students and their families that weprovide a high quality educational program for engineering students. In the USA, theAccreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) developed “Criteria 2000”,its most recent set of accreditation protocols (ABET, 2001a). Through Criteria 2000,institutions have the opportunity to apply innovative and creative ideas to insure that

Conference Session

The Computer, the Web, and the ChE

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2002 Annual Conference

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James Russum; Donald Visco

2002-2096 A New Method to Calculate Phase Coexistence James P. Russum and Donald P. Visco, Jr. Georgia Institute of Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Atlanta GA /Tennessee Technological University, Department of Chemical Engineering, Cookeville TNIntroductionA classic problem in thermodynamics is the evaluation of phase equilibria from equations ofstate (EOS). The development and solution of said problems is normally presented during theundergraduate chemical engineering thermodynamics course, with the problems solved eitherthrough an iterative procedure [1-3] or using a root-finding

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Philip Carpenter; Harvey Smith; Murali Krishnamurthi

consisting ofexperts from a number of universities and companies. The learning modules are being designedusing the Kolb learning cycle and include a variety of active-learning strategies such as classdiscussions, case studies, guest speakers, web applications, and team projects. Details of thelearning modules, pedagogical strategies, and assessment results are presented in this paper.1. IntroductionEnvironment touches our lives in many ways and we profoundly impact the environment aspolicy-makers, scientists, engineers, corporate decision-makers, and citizens. To protect theenvironment in today’s technological society, balance the needs of the population, and minimizeimpacts of environmental hazards, we need technically informed citizens with

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Computer Based Measurements

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2002 Annual Conference

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Ingvar Gustavsson

Session 2359 A Remote Laboratory for Electrical Experiments Ingvar Gustavsson Department of Telecommunications and Signal Processing The Blekinge Institute of Technology, SwedenAbstractMany laboratory experiments in electrical engineering courses can be performed remotely usingreal equipment. Conventional electrical circuit experiments have been conducted over the Internetat BTH (Blekinge Tekniska Högskola: The Blekinge Institute of Technology) in Sweden fromdifferent locations simultaneously using an experimental hardware setup in a closed room at

Conference Session

ET Design Projects

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2002 Annual Conference

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David Myszka

Session 3147 Implementing “Student-Centered” Case Studies David Myszka University of DaytonAbstract Many fundamental courses in an engineering technology curriculum are primarilyconcerned with the analysis of simple devices. For the example of an introductorymechanics course, forces and motions of levers and bars are studied. Many instructorsbelieve that the complexities of commercial machinery are beyond the student’s currentabilities. Students eventually have the opportunity to study the details of machinecomponents in upper-level courses, once the

Conference Session

Graphics Applications in ME

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2002 Annual Conference

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Raymond Yee

of theproduct design projects are initiated by identifying the needs for the market. The productdevelopment can be either market-driven or new technology-driven. Once the needs areidentified, the first thing to do is plan for the design. This may include forming the design team,developing the required tasks, and establishing a project schedule. Employing concurrentengineering, design team usually consists of project manager, design project engineer,manufacturing engineer, material engineer, and quality assurance engineer. Depending on thesize of a company, a person may serve in multiple roles as mentioned earlier.Secondly, engineering specifications are developed based on who the customers are, what theirrequirements are, and what the

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Arthur Brodersen; Richard Shiavi

for the IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering.ARTHUR BRODERSEN is Professor and Chair of Electrical Engineering and ComputerScience. His recent technical interests have been the use of computer and network technology toenhance engineering education. Page 7.1033.7 “Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Education”

Conference Session

MINDing Our Business

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2002 Annual Conference

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Geoffrey Bland; Abhijit Nagchaudhuri

-Airborne ImagingResearch) project was partially funded by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)in the fall of 1999. The project has provided a platform for involving a group of morethan twenty undergraduate students in mathematics, science, engineering and technology(MSET) curricula at University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) in an "out ofclassroom" active learning and exploratory research experience in the field of remotesensing and its applications. The scientific objective of the project includes aerialimaging in the visible and infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum, land survey,study of shoreline erosion, research in agricultural land use patterns, and environmentalstudies pertaining to algal blooms in the Chesapeake Bay. The

Conference Session

Strategic Issues in EM Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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Halvard Nystrom

Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationcompletely resolved. It is difficult for distance programs to provide the learning fromlive interactive discussions and hands-on activities. However, DE programs aredeveloping new ways to address some of these limitations and new technologies andcommunication infrastructures continue to provide better solutions. Also, these DEclasses can also provide new ways to enable schools to provide EM education. Throughdistance channels, schools can begin to provide EM classes to their students withouthaving to hire the EM specialist faculty. Current EM programs will also be able toprovide a broader set of classes for their students and provide an improved program. Atthe same time, current EM

Conference Session

ECE Online Courses, Labs, and Programs

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2002 Annual Conference

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Anthony Trippe

Session 2432 A Methodology For Planning Distance Learning Courses Anthony P. Trippe Rochester Institute of Technology Electrical, Computer and Telecommunications Engineering Technology DepartmentAbstractThis article is based on personal experience gained as a result of facilitating over sixtyasynchronous classes over the last four years. The article is organized into five areas ofreview and consideration which can assist the faculty member to plan and develop alearning-centered course intended for distance delivery. Whether in the classroom or onthe Internet, critical scrutiny and

Conference Session

Tools of Teaching

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2002 Annual Conference

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Maher Murad

technology disciplines (Civil, Electrical, and Mechanical). The two Staticssections contained fifty five (55) students. The nature of the Statics course is primarily a lectureproblem-solving course and it builds on previous knowledge of physics and math. The HighwayDesign is a junior level course. Only Civil Engineering Technology (CET) students take theHighway Design course and it is preceded by two-sophomore level courses in surveying. TheHighway course is design and problem solving in nature. It develops students ability to usemathematical formulas, specifications and guidelines by design agencies, assumptions andfinally common sense to recommend solutions for a given highway problem. The HighwayDesign class contained thirty (30) students. The

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Physics in the K-12 Classroom

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2002 Annual Conference

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Sarah Faitak; Monika Blair; Matthew Johnson; Ken Vickers; Greg Salamo

Session 2480 How to Embed Basic Science Concepts in a High School Robotics Design Contest Sarah Faitak, Greg Salamo, Kenneth Vickers University of Arkansas Matt Johnson University of Oklahoma Monika Blair Texas InstrumentsIntroductionWhen observing a BEST (Boosting Engineering, Science and Technology) robotics competition,it is obvious that to develop a robot that is competitive, the participating

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Novel Classroom Environments

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2002 Annual Conference

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S. Scott Moor

, American Society for Engineering EducationBibliography 1. Krapp, Kristine & Long, Jacqueline (eds.), How Products Are Made: An Illustrated Guide to Product Manufacturing, Gale Research, 2. Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, 8th Ed., McGraw-Hill, 1997 3. Sergey Vasnetsov and Milan R. Shah, The Investors’ Guide to Chemicals, BT Alex, Brown Inc., 1998 4. James A. Kent (ed), Riegel’s Handbook of Industrial Chemistry, 9th Ed., Van Nostrand Reinhold, c1992 5. R. N. Shreve, Chemical Process Industries, 5th ed., McGraw-Hill, 6. Wolfgang Gerhartz (executive ed.), Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, 5th Ed., Weinheim, c1985 7. Hart, John, et. al. , Toxics A to Z : a Guide to Everyday Pollution

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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M. P. Sharma; Edward Anderson; Roman Taraban

. 10. Cengel, Y. A. and Boles, M. A., “Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach,” Edition 4, McGraw-Hill, 2001. 11. Chickering, A.W., & Gamson, Z.F. 1987. Seven Principles of Good Practice. AAHE Bulletin. 39, 3-7. 12. Taraban, R., Anderson, E.E., Sharma, M.P., and Hayes, M.W., “Monitoring Students’ Study Behaviors in Thermodynamics,” Proc. of the 2002 ASEE Anuual Conf. And Exhib., 2002.EDWARD E. ANDERSONEdward E. Anderson is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Texas Tech University where he is also theAssociate Director of the University Teaching, Learning, and Technology Center. His responsibilities at the Centerare to train and assist faculty throughout the university in applying technology to their teaching. He

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Innovative Curriculum in ET

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2002 Annual Conference

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John Cremin

Session 3549 Communication Disorders from an Avionics Perspective John D. Cremin Parks College of Engineering and Aviation Saint Louis UniversityAbstractThe field of Communication Disorders has much to offer the field of Avionics in areas dealingwith cockpit design and user interface. Avionics and Electronic Engineering Technology (EET)have much to offer Communication Disorders in areas dealing with electronic communications,navigation and control.This paper describes: Areas of communication disorders from the avionics

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Computers in Education Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Robert Avanzato

the fire-fighting robot contest. Freshman and sophomore engineer ingmajors at Penn State Abington have used the robot contest as design projects to satisfydesign components of coursework, and as a focus for undergraduate research in the areasof robot navigation and fuzzy logic. Overall, the robot contest has successfully served as a resource for undergraduatedesign, research, and K-12 outreach. Mobile robotics design competitions of this typeencourage creative problem solving, teamwork, project management, research, andpromote interest in careers in science, engineering, and technology. One of the positivefeatures of the Robo-TrailBlazers contest is that participants are encouraged to consider avariety of solution strategies, including

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Curriculum Development in Computer ET

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2002 Annual Conference

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Kevin Torres

Semiconductor Corporation. Page 7.1059.7 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering EducationBibliographyDesign Verification Tools User Manual Version 8.0, Copyright December 1999Lattice Semiconductor CorporationSchematic Entry User Manual Version 8.0, Copyright December 1999Lattice Semiconductor CorporationispDesignExpert Tutorial Version 8.0, Copyright December 1999Lattice Semiconductor CorporationERIC CLARKEric Clark is a senior in the Electrical Engineering Technology Program at Penn State Erie. He expects to

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ET Design Projects

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2002 Annual Conference

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Pin-Hui Tan; Roman Stemprok

). Multimedia as Information Engineering, Prentice Hall.2. Chen S.J., Gibson J.S.(2001, March). “Feedforward Adaptive Noise Control with Multivariable Gradient Lattice Filters,” IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, 49: 3.ROMAN STEMPROKAssistant Professor of Electronics Engineering Technology at the University of North Texas. Registered PE inTexas. Actively involved in research for industry with more than ten years of industrial research experience, oversix years of teaching experience, ten-plus research publications. Member of TAP5-TxDOT, IESNA and CIE. M.E.in Electrical Engineering, McGill University, Montreal (1989), Ph.D. from the Department of ElectricalEngineering, Texas Tech University, Lubbock (1995).PIN-HUI TANBachelor of Science Degree