Conference Session

International Case Studies:Collaborations, Exchanges & Interactions

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joerg Mossbrucker, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Stephen Williams, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Edward Chandler, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Holger Dahms, Lübeck University of Applied Sciences; Owe Petersen, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Jens Thiedke, Lübeck University of Applied Sciences

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International

University in 1985 and is a registered PE in Wisconsin. He teaches courses in circuits and communications.Owe Petersen, Milwaukee School of Engineering Dr. Petersen is Department Chair and Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE). He is a former Member of Technical Staff at AT&T Bell Laboratories and received his Ph.D. degrees from the University of Pennsylvania in 1971. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE and an ABET EAC program evaluator in Electrical Engineering.Holger Dahms, Lübeck University of Applied Sciences Dr. Dahms is Professor of Electrical Engineering at the Lübeck University of Applied Sciences since 1991. He

Conference Session

Experiential and Service Learning

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yusuf Mehta, Rowan University; Peter Mark Jansson, Rowan University; Dianne Dorland, Rowan University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

firstsemester of the course focuses on multidisciplinary engineering experiments using engineeringmeasurements as a common thread. The theme of the second semester is reverse engineering ofa commercial product or process. Sophomore Clinic I combines a 1-credit multidisciplinaryengineering laboratory with the 3-credit college composition and rhetoric requirement and is co- Page 12.1011.4taught by engineering and writing arts faculty. The 3-hour laboratory for the course is asemester-long multidisciplinary design project. Sophomore Clinic II follows the same structureas Sophomore Clinic I, with public speaking as the 3 credits of required

Conference Session

Computer Education Management Tools

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phil Rawles, Purdue University

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Computers in Education

being reviewed in addition to a numeric score. This approach can beuseful in helping the students justify their scores. It is the author’s opinion that comments shouldbe required for any students that is given either bonus points or less than fifty percent of theavailable points. In this manner students learn to document exceptional and poor performanceand it provides better evidence of over and underperforming student’s work that may be useful ina grade appeal situation.The author normally uses peer evaluation in the laboratory section of upper divisionundergraduate courses. Teams of two to four students work to complete each project and itsdocumentation. In this environment the peer evaluation base is 20 points with up to 150% of thebase

Conference Session

Improving ME Education: Trends in Mechanical Engineering I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Efstathios Michaelides, University of North Texas; Reza Mirshams, University of North Texas

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Mechanical Engineering

4 CSCE1020 Mechanics 3 PHYS1710Learning to learn 2 EENG1910 Mechanics Lab 1 PHYS1730MEE practice I 1 MEEN1110 Gen. Chemistry for Science Majors 3 CHEM1410UCC course (Wellness) 3 Laboratory for Gen. Chemistry 1 CHEM1430English 3 ENGL1310/13 Technical Writing (UCC) 3 ENGL2700 MEE practice II 1 MEEN1210Total credit hours 17 15 Table B. Sophomore

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technology Curriculum

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge Alvarado, Texas A&M University; Angie Hill Price; Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

interdisciplinary engineering from Texas A&M University.Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University Dr. Johnson is an assistant professor in the Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution at Texas A&M University. Prior to joining the faculty at Texas A&M, he was a senior product development engineer at the 3M Corporate Research Laboratory in St. Paul, Minnesota. He received his S.M. and Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dr. Johnson’s research focuses on the cost modeling and analysis of product development and manufacturing systems

Conference Session

Accreditation and Assessment Concerns in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean-Pierre Bardet, University of Southern California; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Fred Meyer, United States Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

posit to apply widely researched educational psychology principles and practicesto the engineering curriculum. These practices include: ‚ vignette-based instruction, ‚ embedded signature assignments, ‚ rubric judged laboratory experiences, ‚ value judged internships, and ‚ concept inventory assessments in all courses in the courses.All five of these teaching practices combine assessment to instruction and are linked tostudent performance. Vignette-based instruction is described as a provision of instructionwhere students are provided with real world vignettes or workplace problems and mustsolve these vignette based issues or problems using principles perspectives and practicesthat they have learned in courses1. These are often group

Conference Session

Computer ET Innovation

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chengcheng Li, East Carolina University; Lee Toderick, East Carolina University; Peng Li, East Carolina University; Tijjani Mohammed, East Carolina University; Philip Lunsford, East Carolina University

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Engineering Technology

, making theICT program the largest program in the College.In the meantime, distance education (DE) sections constitute an increasing portion of the studentenrollment of the ICT program. Studies have shown that this trend will continue in the futureyears. To deliver hands-on experience to the online teaching, with a quality equivalent to whatstudents can get from the face-to-face laboratory environment, has been an eminent requirementfor further expanding our DE program.A number of studies on remote computer networking and technology laboratory have been donein recent years. These studies can be classified into four categories.1. Remote access system and remote lab architecture designSome studies1, 2, 3 intend to create remote access methods for

Conference Session

Service Courses for Non-Engineers

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Krupczak, Hope College; David Ollis, North Carolina State University

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

solutions to problems. The last model toemerge is concerned with assessing technological impacts, connecting technologicaldevelopments to other areas of society, history and culture, or reflecting on engineering in abroader context.1. Technology Survey Courses. ‚ Address a range of technologies. ‚ May include social and historical dimensions. ‚ May include lectures, demonstrations, laboratories. ‚ Scientific principles usually a major component. ‚ Includes “How Things Work” courses ‚ Includes Physics courses that emphasize everyday technology. ‚ Could include some introduction to engineering courses.Examples: Bloomfield. ............................How Things Work: Physics of Everyday Life [8,10] DeGoode

Conference Session

New Ideas for ChEs II (aka ChE Potpourri)

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gerardine Botte, Ohio University; Keeley Schneider, Ohio University; Bryan Boggs, Ohio University

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Chemical Engineering

AC 2008-1024: KIDS BIRTHDAY PARTIES: “HAVING FUN AND LEARNINGENGINEERING”Gerardine Botte, Ohio University Gerardine G. Botte: Dr. Botte is an Associate Professor at the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department at Ohio University and the Director of the Electrochemical Engineering Research Laboratory (EERL) at Ohio. She received her B.S. from Universidad de Carabobo (Venezuela), and her M.E. and Ph.D. from University of South Carolina. She worked for three years as a Process Engineering in a Petrochemical Complex (PEQUIVEN, filial of PDVSA. Venezuela) before going to graduate school. Dr. Botte applies chemical engineering principles for the analysis of electrochemical systems. She has

Conference Session

Computer ET Innovation

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fernando Rios-Gutierrez, Georgia Southern University

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Engineering Technology

academic development for use of modern design techniques ‚ Enhance active learning and instruction ‚ Increases in-laboratory interactive experience ‚ Improves in-class assessment and evaluation of students, by means of live demonstration and simulations. ‚ Takes advantage of computer simulations, debugging facilitates, collaborative and interactive learning, and promotes in class participation for the students. With the integration of this technology in our classes we have made the learning experiencemore interesting and dynamic, and made difficult topics more accessible and easier to understandto the students. The computer based design approach provides each student with immediateinformation about their projects. In

Conference Session

Novel Courses and Content for ChEs II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lawrence Decker, Wentworth Institute of Technology; William Hansen, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Robert Dewar, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Chemical Engineering

energy. This energy will then be transferred to the greenhouse enclosure atnight. A moveable thermal blanket will be drawn over the top and down the sides of thegreenhouse on cold nights to further preserve heat.A geothermal closed loop ground coil heating system will be furnished for supplementaryheating with radiant hot water as required. This system will basically transfer heat from theground and discharges it into the greenhouse in the cold weather. It is 50% more efficient than astandard gas fired heater. The yearly electricity requirement for geothermal system will be offsetwith the electricity provided by a 7.5 KW solar voltaic system installed on the south facing roofof the adjacent laboratory building.Monthly heat loss charts have been

Conference Session

Technology Integration in the Classroom

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yuqiu You, Morehead State University

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Manufacturing

AC 2008-2101: DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW CURRICULUM FOR ROBOTICSINTERFACING ENGINEERINGYuqiu You, Morehead State University Page 13.408.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Development of a New Curriculum for Robotics Interfacing EngineeringI. IntroductionThis paper describes a course and laboratory of Robotics Interfacing Engineering for students ofmanufacturing technology program (ITMT) in the Department of Industrial and EngineeringTechnology (IET).There are four Robotics courses offered in the IET Department spanning from 100 level to 400level to teach concepts, operation, programming, maintenance, interfacing, and

Collection

2003 GSW

Authors

Bonnie Boardman; Lynn Peterson

while the benefits of a common course were many, there were problemsas well. For retention purposes, it is vital that engineering freshman be involved classroomparticipants. To ensure that students were not merely bystanders in their educational experience,thought-provoking, entertaining lab exercises needed to remain a part of the freshman courseexperience. Additionally, each department had department specific content that was necessaryfor their students to be successful in their academic careers. This content varied from departmentto department. There was not time in the semester to give all content to all students. It wasagreed that there still needed to be a departmental component to the class and that componentneeded to be in a laboratory

Collection

2009 GSW

Authors

Melissa C Lott; Dr. Carey W King; Dr. Michael E Webber; Dr. Kathy J Schmidt

/ngw/ngupdate.asp8. International, P. E. (2008, February 1). PSEG to Build $150 Million Power Plant. Retrieved June 25, 2008, from http://pepei.pennnet.com/display_article/319003/6/ARTCL/Display/none/1/PSEG-to-build- $150-million-power-plant.9. National Renewable Energy Laboratories. (2007, May). Retrieved June 25, 2008, from Annual Report on U.S. Wind Power Installations, Cost, and Performance Trends: 2006: http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy07osti/41435.pdf10. National Renewable Energy Laboratory. (n.d.). Retrieved June 25, 2008, from Assessment of Parabolic Trough and Power Tower Solar Technology Cost and Performance Forecasts: http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy04osti/34440.pdf11. National Renewable Energy Laboratory. (2007, October

Conference Session

FPD10 - Freshman Engineering Introduction to Design

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Swanbom; David Hall, Louisiana Tech University; Kelly Crittenden, Louisiana Tech University

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First-Year Programs

of the course is spent learning about circuits thoughthe use of a Parallax® Boe-Bot10 that each student purchases for themselves. This robot serves asthe overall platform for laboratory and design activities throughout the freshman year and isreally the backbone for the curriculum. Its use is not discussed further here. However, it doesprovide an opportunity for students to implement working circuits on a breadboard and tomeasure both current and voltage well before they are required to compute the electrical energyusage of the pump during the analysis stage of the project. Students also learn about linearregression and learn to use Microsoft Excel® just before starting the pump project. The finalthing that students do is to review the

Conference Session

Topics in K-12 Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado at Boulder

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

this point of view.”Designing fun hands-on activities is somewhat challenging for EVEN. Many of the things thatwe do most commonly in the laboratory involve dangerous chemicals or expensive and fragileequipment. EVEN deals a lot with pollution, but most harmful chemicals and microorganisms inwater and air can’t be readily “seen”. Some hardy equipment designed for use in the field can bepurchased. But this equipment is rather expensive so only a few are generally available – notenough for an entire group of 20 to 30 students.Another important aspect of designing activities for high school students is the length of time theunit requires. Given the short attention spans of most high school students, 50-minutes is therecommended activity length

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

HuiRu Shih, Jackson State University; Wei Zheng, Jackson State University; Wilbur L Walters, Jackson State University; Stevenson Paradeshi, Jackson State University

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Engineering Technology

converse piezoelectric effect.The induced strain field can then be used to deform the main body of the host structure. 73.1 Laboratory Exercise This lab module explores the phenomenon of photoactuation in PLZT and assesses itsapplication potential to precision actuation and control. In the experiment, one photostrictiveactuator patch is bonded to one side of a 1.0 mm (0.04 inches) thick plastic beam, which iscantilevered such that its width is vertical, and its thickness is horizontal to allow bending of thebeam to take place in the vertical plane. The beam has a length of 15 cm, 3 cm of which is heldin the clamp, and a width of 5 mm. The actuator patch is 15 mm long, 5 mm wide and 0.4

Conference Session

Solar Power, Wind Power, and Energy System Initiatives

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Narciso Macia, Arizona State University; John-Paul Ishioye, Arizona State University; Brigid Dotson, University of Washington; Maria Macia, Veritas Preparatory Academy

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2008-2674: IMPACT OF SHADING ON COOLING AND HEATING LOADNarciso Macia, Arizona State University Narciso F. Macia is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electronic Systems, at Arizona State University at the Polytechnic campus (formerly ASU East). He received B.S. and M.S. degrees in mechanical engineering in 1974 and 1976 from the University of Texas at Arlington. He also received a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Arizona State University in 1988. He is a Registered Engineer in the State of Arizona.John-Paul Ishioye, Arizona State University John-Paul Ishioye graduate research assistant at ASU-PTL, Arizona State University Photovoltaic Testing Laboratory. He has a

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Widmann, California Polytechnic State University

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Design in Engineering Education

work on their project and meet with their advisor weekly.The first quarter of Senior Design project is dedicated to design activities, including problemdefinition, conceptualization, decision making, detail design and analysis. The second quarterfocuses on construction and testing of the design. Topics covered in lecture or labs are listed inTable 1. For a survey of typical capstone content see Eggert.2 More detailed information on thiscourse structure and organization is provided by Widmann and Mello3.Table 1. Lecture and Laboratory ContentLecture Laboratory DeliverablesDesign Process and Methodology Requirements/Specifications Design LogbooksProject Management

Conference Session

Careers and Professional Development in BME

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Guilford, University of Virginia; Katherine Bishop, University of Virginia; William Walker, University of Virginia; J. Milton Adams, University of Virginia

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Biomedical

inphysiology, cell and molecular biology, and advanced laboratory techniques are moreacademically challenging than introductory biology courses and labs, yet provide similarbackground in basic science and techniques. However, medical schools might counter that theyare not equivalent. For example, two topics that are not taught in our curriculum that areordinarily taught in a standard two-semester biology and lab sequence are phylogeny and thebiology of specific non-mammalian eukaryotic genera. Neither do we teach ecology andevolutionary biology, though these are not universally covered in freshman biology courses.Bacterial and viral biology are covered in our cell and molecular biology course, though inspecific rather than broad terms.We sought to

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gene Liao, Wayne State University; Chih-Ping Yeh, Wayne State University; James Sawyer, Macomb Community College

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Mechanical Engineering

automotive technicians in HEVtechnology. The university developed a set of courses for community college instructors andautomotive engineers, and the community college is the first community college in the state –and one of the only in the nation – to train automotive technician students on servicing HEVs [3].However, no integrated HEV laboratory has yet been established for educational purposes. Thetremendous capital investment, tedious and time-consuming tasks required to establish a fullyfunction of HEV laboratory are convincing evidence that the community colleges and secondaryschools are in need of a low-cost, computer-based virtual HEV simulator.The motivation of this project is to develop an interactive, LabVIEW-based [4] simulation

Conference Session

Research and Education in Radiation and Radiologic

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mitchell Pryor; Sheldon Landsberger

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Nuclear and Radiological

paper reviews interdisciplinary nuclear and automation program implemented as shown inFigure 1. One pilot student has completed the workforce development program as a Mastersstudent with two working semesters at LANL. Three PhD students are currently completing theirsecond semester of course work. Both lab and research projects have been organized for eachstudent and the feedback from the National Labs is preliminary but very positive, includingdemand for additional students.Most importantly, this program fulfills the higher level objectives of each participant. • Student Researcher – It provides year-round funding to perform relevant research while exploring the opportunities in both academia and the research laboratories. • National

Conference Session

Our Future in Manufacturing: STEM Outreach

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Terence Fagan, Central Piedmont Community College

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Manufacturing

volume as well as calculate density."6 Another example of creative learningcan be seen in the Adaptive WATER Laboratory design built by five Rice University seniors.The laboratory was used to implement educational outreach. "The aim of this outreach was lessto demonstrate the Lab itself, and more to generate interest among these students because of theconcerning numbers of minorities entering science, technology, engineering and math (STEM)fields."5The premise of the “How To” project was to utilize service learning in higher academia tosupport K-12 engineering education. The idea for service learning helps college studentsunderstand real word issues and utilize their specific skill set, which adds value to a broaderpicture. As is pointed out by

Conference Session

Innovations in Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Programs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Omer Farook, Purdue University, Calumet; Chandra Sekhar, Purdue University, Calumet; Essaid Bouktache, Purdue University, Calumet; Jai Agrawal, Purdue University, Calumet; Jared Goodall, South Lake Automation

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Engineering Technology

. Enrollment of the course is limited to 16students. The class is broken into 4 groups, of 4 students each.Pedagogy of the CourseThe pedagogy of the course is based on Outcome Based Education [1], and utilizes theinteractive model of learning. All students maintain an online portfolio of the workreflecting their individual learning. In addition to this each team has its own onlineportfolio which chronicles the work of the team collectively. All the online portfolios areavailable to all the students in the class so as to foster horizontal learning. The system Page 14.1356.3designed in the laboratory to perform a specific task is the core measurement of

Conference Session

Issues of Persistence in Engineering

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Ohland, Purdue University; Michelle Camacho, University of San Diego; Richard Layton, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Russell Long, Purdue University; Susan Lord, University of San Diego; Mara Wasburn, Purdue University

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Women in Engineering

of pedagogy and the application of community service learning, and inequalities in education, particularly persistence of women and people of color in engineering education.Richard Layton, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Richard A. Layton is the Associate Director of the Center for the Practice and Scholarship of Education and an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. His areas of scholarship include student team management, assessment, education, and remediation, laboratory reform focused on student learning, visualization of quantitative data, and engineering system dynamics. He is a guitarist and songwriter in the alternative rock band

Conference Session

Modern Software Measurement Techniques

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gurinder Singh, Future Technology Devices International Ltd. (USA); Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

. USB_READ - Reads data from the VNC1L chip 4. USB_WRITE - Sends known length Command/Data to the VNC1L chip 5. USB_WRITECMD - Sends null terminated data to VNC1L chip 6. USB_PARSE - Processes the data received from VNC1L chip and determines the action to take 7. GET_DEVICE_TYPE - Determines which device is connected to the VNC1L USB port 8. RUNSPI - Sends the data through SPI interface by loading the data in register “REG A” 9. INIT_PRINTER - Selects and sets up the printer connected to VNC1L USB port 10. USB_PRINT - Sends the VNC1L “DSD” command with the data string to the printer for printing 7. Classroom/Laboratory ProjectIt is important that technical students learn about USB and perform USB based

Conference Session

Faculty Development and Research in ET

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Denton, Purdue University; Nancy Denton, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

that industry has employed to certifythe certification process6,7.Corporate-based certification consists of certifying competency in a specific company’s systemsor products. Cisco, Motorola, National Instruments, and Rockwell Automation are all examplesof the many companies that offer certification programs for individuals. For example, Cisco Page 14.605.2offers individuals a three-level general networking certification program, with the option foradditional evolving specialist certifications. The general program offers six parallel certificationtracks, requiring a laboratory practice exam and a written examination to attain certification

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Audeen Fentiman, Purdue University; Susan Fisher, Purdue University

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Graduate Studies

, and what lessons have been learned.Tier 1: Graduate Student Organizations within DepartmentsThe College of Engineering at Purdue University has 12 graduate programs, and the extent towhich students have historically participated in a graduate student community has variedsignificantly among programs. Some programs have had strong and active graduate studentorganizations for many years. In other programs, some subdivisions or laboratories sponsoredstudent activities, but there was little or no coordination of those groups at the program level, andmost students were not involved in any formal graduate student community. Still other programshad virtually no graduate student organization. Furthermore, it is important to note that eachgraduate

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Haluk Ozemek, San Jose State University; Preetpal Kang, San Jose State University; Albert Khanh Nguyen, San Jose State University; pradeep badhan, San Jose State University

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Electrical and Computer

languages. These discussions during the lecturekeep the students interest high and trigger their curiosity. In the laboratory, students first useVisual Studio to develop simple programs and learn program debugging methods.In the second phase of the course students not only continue to improve and acquire newprogramming skills, but they also learn how to use a microcontroller. Understanding basiccomputer organization makes the microcontroller operation easily understandable. Furthermore,students conduct research on how to interface different peripheral hardware, such as sensors andactuators. In the laboratory, students develop projects using microcontroller development kitdeveloped by SJValley Engineering (SJVE)2. The laboratory experiments for

Conference Session

Assessment and Continuous Improvement in Electronics and Electrical ET Programs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Youakim Al Kalaani, Georgia Southern University

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Engineering Technology

Systems”, 6th Ed., 2006, Pearson Prentice Hall.2. Bollag, Burton, “Making an Art Form of Assessment”, The Faculty, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Washington D.C., October 26, 2006, pg 8.3. O’Connell, Robert,”Using Projects to Develop Laboratory Experiments for the Power Electronics Course”, [CD-ROM]. 2008 Annual Conference Proceedings, ASEE, AC 2008-1323.4. Taraban, Roman, et al, “A Paradigm for Assessing Conceptual and Procedural Knowledge in Engineering Students”, Journal of Engineering Education, October 2007, Vol.96 No.4, pp 335-345. Page 14.183.85. Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET