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Micromachining in Manufacturing Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wesley Stone, Western Carolina University; John Graham, Western Carolina University

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Manufacturing

. He earned his BS in Electronics Engineering Technology and his MS in Technology at Western Carolina University. Page 14.41.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 A Laser Micro-Machining DOE to Investigate Material Removal VolumesAbstractThis paper presents the results and lessons learned from a design of experiments (DOE),developed to better understand the factors that affect volume of material removed (MRR) duringa laser micro-machining process. The Oxford Laser micro-machining center was brought intothe Engineering & Technology Department’s laboratory to be used for

Conference Session

Outreach and Hands-on Materials

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Magda, Weber State University

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Materials

ductility. To reintroduce ductility back into a material,students learn about the annealing processes. This process will reverse the effects of cold workby soaking the cold work material in a furnace at a recrystallization temperature for a specifiedtime. The cold work material will typically go through a three-part process of recovery,recrystallization and then grain growth. The final properties will exhibit lower strength withhigh ductility and a material with large grains in its microstructure.These two processes of cold work and annealing are discussed further in this paper and willfocus on the effect of cold work tough pitch copper 11000 and annealing yellow brass 26000.Students conduct a laboratory exercise to plot material behavioral curves

Conference Session

ECE Pedagogy and Assessment II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dale Buechler, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Phillip Sealy, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; David Drury, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Mesut Muslu, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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Electrical and Computer

we incorporate hands-on laboratory and design experiencesthroughout the curriculum that reiterate and extend what the students learn in the traditionallecture mode. Although instructional techniques can improve transfer in students it is not alwaysthe main problem. This was documented by Phillip J. Parker in a recent paper in which hecompared student performance on a first-day quiz to the type of learning environment in theprior class2. Half of the students took the prerequisite class from a professor that used an activelearning environment. The other half of the students took the prerequisite class from a professorusing a traditional lecture style. The students performed equally poorly on this quiz. In this casethe key problem was that the

Conference Session

Curriculum in Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology: Part I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Veeramuthu Rajaravivarma, State University of New York, Farmingdale; Cajetan Akujuobi, Prairie View A&M University

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Engineering Technology

Dr. Akujuobi is a Professor of Electrical Engineering and the founding Director of the DSP Solutions, Mixed Signal Systems and Broadband Access Technologies Programs and Laboratories at Prairie View A&M University. He is also the founding Director of the Center of Excellence for Communication Systems Technology Research (CECSTR). His research interests include High-Speed (Broadband) Communication Systems, Mixed Signal Systems and DSP Solutions. He is also the Department Head for Engineering Technology at Prairie View A&M University. Page 14.610.1© American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tzu-Liang Tseng; Thompson Sarkodie-Gyan, University of Texas, El Paso; Jianmei Zhang, University of Texas, El Paso

of rapid globalization across almost all types ofmanufacturing industries, it is foreseen that the network based manufacturing willbecome a significant activity in coming years. According to literatures 1-6, the NBM isone of the fast growing businesses in the manufacturing sector. A distinguishingcharacteristic on the delivery of the curriculum will be student involvement in “hands-on”laboratory activities and experiences. Furthermore, graduates from the program will bewell-prepared with high-tech skills in the areas of automation, production and micro-manufacturing technology. It is expected that nationally this curriculum reform willbecome a national model of teaching network based manufacturing technology andmanagement, while locally it

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design in the Classroom

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jessica Brakora, University of Michigan; Brian Gilchrist, University of Michigan; James Holloway, University of Michigan; Nilton Renno, University of Michigan; Steven Skerlos, University of Michigan; Toby Teory, University of Michigan; Peter Washabaugh, University of Michigan; Daryl Weinert, University of Michigan

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Design in Engineering Education

research, or competitions.7,8,9One example is shown in Figure 3, which shows a small satellite built by students for NASA andmentored by faculty and engineers from Michigan’s Space Physics Research Laboratory (SPRL).The Icarus spacecraft had a mass of 21.3 kg, was battery and solar-cell powered with an averagepower requirement of 12.5 W. It was equipped with a magnetometer and GPS receiver tomeasure the dynamics of the spacecraft system.Figure 3. Icarus Students in the Space Systems Fabrication Lab have created anextracurricular program to build spaceflight-qualified hardwareAnother recent example from S3FL is shown in Figure 4. One of our PhD students, Mr. TomLiu, defined a set of top-level goals and measurements and has mentored an undergraduate

Conference Session

Automation and Robotics Subjects in Manufacturing Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yuqiu You, Morehead State University

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Manufacturing

technologyprogram for their future careers in modern manufacturing companies, a new curriculum inRobotics Application Engineering has been developed and applied in the semester of spring 2008.This paper describes the course and laboratory of Robotics Application Engineering for studentsof manufacturing 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 applicationdevelopments of industrial robots. Robotics Application Engineering is taught as a 400 levelcourse for senior undergraduate students in the ITMT program. This course teaches

Conference Session

Engineering Education in Africa, Asia and the Mid-East Region

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tokunbo Ogunfunmi, Santa Clara University

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International

exposed to both basic and applied courses as well as laboratory and industrial training to enablethem satisfy the manpower needs of the public and industrial sectors of the Nigerian economy. Thegraduates are expected to be able to design and supervise Engineering projects and construction,develop new products and techniques as well as maintain Engineering Units. The program also offerssufficient depth to enable the promising graduates to undertake postgraduate work in Electronic andElectrical Engineering or related disciplines in Science Engineering.The program is organized such that two years of basic training in Electronic and ElectricalEngineering Science is followed by more detailed professional training in the field of Electronic

Conference Session

Industry Collaborations in Engineering Technology

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alamgir Choudhury, Western Michigan University; Pavel Ikonomov, Western Michigan University; Jorge Rodriguez, Western Michigan University

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Engineering Technology

% compared toprevious design.Efficiency of hydraulic drive system: A key component of this design was to ensure optimalfunction of the hydraulic power transfer system. There are specific performance and safetycriteria of bikes that would be participating in the competition. Due to limitations in time, costand manufacturing methods available in a typical university laboratory, design of pump andhydraulic motor meeting the operating characteristics of the bicycle was deemed unrealistic.Instead, it would be prudent to identify available pump and motors which would perform mostefficiently at the operating rotational speed and torque of the bicycle. Most hydraulic motors andpumps are designed for industrial use at relatively high velocity and pressure

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

M. Dayne Aldridge

. Rust, Jon P., Hamouda, Hechmi, Hewitt, Elizabeth R., Shelnutt, James W., and Johnson, Thomas, "Quality Improvement Partnerships with Industry Using Student Teams," Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 84, No. 1, pp. 41-44.16. Miller, Gregory R. and Cooper, Stephen C., "Something Old, Something New: Integrating Engineering Practice into the Teaching of Engineering Mechanics," Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 84, No. 2, pp. 105-115. Page 1.129.6 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings17. Beaudoin, Diane and Ollis, David F., "A Product and Process Engineering Laboratory

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1996 Annual Conference

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S.v. Babu; S.M. Ross; I.I. Suni; D.H. Rasmussen

how people use computer systems so that better systemscan be designed which more closely meet users' needs" (Preece, 1993). The importance of usability studies of newlearning technologies such as hypermedia has already been noted (Grice and Ridgway, 1993). Understanding emerges from studying user interaction with computer systems in particular workenvironments, in this case PC-equipped computer laboratories on the campus of a technological university. Usabilitystudies typically attend to four elements of HCI: o the user o the task or job o the context o the computer system (Preece, 1993).The exploratory usability testing reported here collected and synthesized information about the needs andcapabilities of

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Ralph O. Buchal

Exploration The classroom lecture is usually a highly-structured forum for delivering information from theprofessor’s notes to the students’ notes. The course content is compiled and organized by the teacher. The newmodel places responsibility with the student to seek and explore information from many sources, and tosynthesize a deeper knowledge and understanding of the material.Passive Absorption vs. Apprenticeship Too often, traditional engineering education relies on the passive absorption of information. Engineeringproblem solving tends to be mechanistic, relying on highly repetitive solutions of simple, idealized, linearproblems. Laboratory experiments frequently have a cook-book approach, with little opportunity for

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Jennifer M. Jacobs; Elizabeth A. Eschenbach

engineering classroom. Participants develop skills for teaching in a diverse classroom. 2 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings Page 1.171.2 Teaching Topics Participants choose two different sessions from the following sessions: Teaching and Assisting in the Laboratory, Leading a Recitation, Grading, Tutoring and Office Hours, Writing as Learning Engineering, and Presentation Skills. Microteaching Sessions A TF videotapes four TAs, while each TA teaches a short lesson and other TAs play the role of engineering students. The group reviews the video tape and the TF

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Merl Baker

patterns of employment for scientists and engineers. This pardcuku ASEE audience is especially interested in graduate education for scientists and engineers, but all Ph.D. programs must be assessed in the context of changing world conditions and job markets, and be altered accordingly. The traditional Page 1.372.2 programs have and will continue to be effective in producing Ph.D.s for academe, national laboratories, and ?$iiii’F 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings ‘..,pyyc

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Ph.D., Joel L. Cuello

instruction and laboratory investigations forprospective engineers and technicians. It should not be forgotten that the United States MilitaryAcademy at West Point, founded in 1802, placed its main emphasis on the training of engineersafter 1817. The American Literary, Scientific, and Military Academy, a civilian school foundedin 1819 in Vermont, also trained soldiers and engineers.27Thus, the demand for the democratization of American education, among others, eventually ledto the establishment of true universities in the United States, with the concomitant privileges ofexpanded, utilitarian curricula, availability of elective courses and the freedom of universitiesfrom sectarian control. Thus, the "horizontal expansion" of American higher education

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert H. Willis

Session 2570AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AND THE IMPACT ON MINORITY ENGINEERING PROGRAMS Robert H. Willis Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory ABSTRACTMany educational institutions have developed special programs to deal with theunderrepresentation of minorities and females on their college campuses. This hasinvolved special admission policies, financial aide, additional support for students,recruitment of faculty, and special minority programs.As the political, social and economic climate has changed, there have been those whoseek to take advantage

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Sohail Anwar; Roy Sheehan; Durel Hauser

. Designconsiderations are described and details of AK68 operation are discussed. INTRODUCTIONWhile teaching a sophomore level introductory course on microprocessors to the Penn State Altoona electricalengineering technology students, the authors of this paper observed that a significant amount of students’ laboratorytime was spent on an aspect of the exercises considered to be extraneous to the fulfillment of the laboratoryobjectives. The laboratory experience centered on elemental computer programming with a hardware emphasis. Toaccomplish this, exercises were devised involving a Motorola M68000 based small board computer and acorresponding commercially available cross-assembler.Although a major aspect of the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kerrie Kephart, University of Texas, El Paso; Elsa Villa, University of Texas, El Paso; Louis Everett, University of Texas, El Paso; Arunkumar Pennathur, University of Texas, El Paso

expertise and experiences are in human factors engineering (modeling human behavior and performance), and in engineering education. His research in human factors has been funded by NIH (work on older Mexican American adults), and the US Army Research Laboratory (work on modeling concurrent mental and physical workload in soldiers). Dr. Pennathur has been writing about and teaching sociotechnical approaches to work design. Dr. Pennathur is currently co-PI with Everett on a Phase 2 NSF CCLI grant for cultivating authentic engineering discourse. His interest in the NSF project is how faculty members navigate the engineering instructional space. Dr. Pennathur has also created the virtual collaborative

Conference Session

The Role of Engineering in Public Policy

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melissa Lott, University of Texas, Austin; Carey King, University of Texas, Austin; Michael Webber, University of Texas, Austin

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Engineering and Public Policy

http://pepei.pennnet.com/display_article/319003/6/ARTCL/Display/none/1/PSEG-to-build- $150-million-power-plant.11. 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.pdf12. 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.pdf13. National Renewable Energy Laboratory. (2007, October 30). Retrieved June 25, 2008, from Fuel From the Sky: Solar Power's Potential for Western Energy Supply: http://www.nrel.gov/csp

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Dell, Rochester Institute of Technology; Jeanne Christman, Rochester Institute of Technology; Teresa Wolcott, Rochester Institute of Technology; Maureen Valentine, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Women in Engineering

Addition of a Social Support Network and Community Building ActivitiesAbstractThis paper describes a low-cost, successful program to help retain female EngineeringTechnology students with the ultimate goal of increasing the number of female graduates of ourEngineering Technology programs. This program was started in 2003. The programminginitially focused on academic support in the form of tutoring, formation of study groups andreimbursement for academic laboratory kits. This program did improve retention, but a survey ofour students found that they also desired social support and opportunities to serve thecommunity. Since the addition of programming involving social support and communitybuilding, retention of women students in

Conference Session

Engineering Education in India, Central and Eastern Asia

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fazil Najafi, University of Florida; Romitkumar Gajjar, University of Florida; Kirandeep Kaur, University of Florida; Sarah Jayasekaran, University of Florida; Nick Safai, Salt Lake City College

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International

or state approved high school or equivalent with at least 15 academic units. These units should include but are not limited to 3 years of Math, Three years of Natural Science with laboratories, 3 years of social science, 4 years of Page 14.325.3 English and 2 sequential years of foreign language. A minimum grade C is required for admit to University of Florida. ≠ For SAT a total score of 1330 is required with a minimum of 440 in either of verbal and quantitative. ≠ A composite score of 19 is required in the ACT with a minimum of 19 on math, 17 on English and 18 on reading. ≠ Applicants

Conference Session

Engineering and Technology for Everyone

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Krupczak

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

, history and culture, or reflecting on engineering in abroader context.1 Technology Survey Courses.Technology survey courses are those found to address a wide range of technologies. Manyinclude aspects of the social and historical dimensions of technology. The course formats werefound to be diverse but typically include lectures, demonstrations, and laboratories. Explanationof scientific principles utilized in technological devices is usually a major component. Thiscategory includes courses that classify themselves as “How Things Work” courses and includes Page 14.545.3physics courses that emphasize everyday technology. In some cases broadly based

Conference Session

Freshman Experience in Engineering Technology

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

JungHun Choi, Ohio University; Wieslaw Grebski, Pennsylvania State University, Hazleton; Kenneth Dudeck, Pennsylvania State University, Hazleton

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Engineering Technology

for the motivational purpose of studying Math (ODE and Matrices) and Dynamics. Robotics and Mechatronics are optional and can encourage studying Dynamics and Control.3.1.4 Fluid Part: Fluid Mechanics, Thermo-dynamics, and Heat Transfer. Can be separated to Fluid/Thermo Part or not. Provide basic concepts to the students to inspire the study of Math and Statics, and students will be able to link basic mechanics to Fluid Part ahead of times. Examples of Laboratory experiments are easy to understand. Can be strong motivation to study Math. (PDE)3.1.5 Miscellaneous Part: Mechanical Engineering Technology Profession and Engineering Software (AutoCad, SolidWorks, Matlab, Mathematica, and Ansys

Conference Session

Engineering Education in India, Central and Eastern Asia

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fazil Najafi, University of Florida; Ashutosh Upadhyay, University of Florida; Nick Safai, Salt Lake City College

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International

). International students are required to have either beeneducated in an English speaking country or provide results of the TOEFL test6.The minimum requirements for qualification into the engineering program are8:1. Graduation from a regionally accredited or state-approved secondary school or the equivalent (General Education Degree, G.E.D.) Page 14.326.32. Fifteen academic units, including 4 years of English, 3 years of math, 3 years of natural sciences (two with laboratories), 3 years of social sciences, and 2 sequential years of a foreign language.3. A cumulative C average in the academic core, as computed by the university, at all institutions

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Cady, National Academy of Engineering; Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering; Catherine Didion, National Academy of Engineering; Karen Peterman, Goodman Research Group, Inc.

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Women in Engineering

field. Female studentsespecially are turned away by images of engineers as males who work alone in a laboratory [3].Thus, it is important to disseminate accurate pictures of engineering to students of all ages.Programs designed to expose girls to exciting work in engineering fields have had some successin increasing their awareness and accurate mental images of engineering [4]. Ryerson Universitysaw an increase in female enrollment over the years they offered a summer camp that includedactive laboratory projects [4]. An extension of that project included short workshops during theschool year, and although boys and girls had similar knowledge about engineering prior to theworkshop, boys were far more likely than girls to indicate interest in

Conference Session

Design for Community and Environment

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig Somerton, Michigan State University; Brian Thompson, Michigan State University; Alan Haddow, Michigan State University

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Design in Engineering Education

therapy laboratory. Theproject involved designing and producing an exercise cycle for children ages 5 to 12, weighingapproximately 35 to 70 pounds, with a medical diagnosis of Spastic Diplegia Cerebral Palsy. Page 11.705.4The team very quickly identified the critical design features for such a cycle: steering, seating,locomotion by pedaling, and aesthetics. The team built three complete system prototypes andseveral component prototypes. In their synthesis stage the team made considerable use of designby analogy. Some examples of this are shown in Figure 1. Figure 1 Design by Analogy for the Reaching Above and Beyond Cycle I

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Non-Technical Skills in ET

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jay Bhatt, Drexel University; Vladimir Genis, Drexel University; Joshua Roberts, Drexel University

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Engineering Technology

Engineering Education, 2006 Library Experience for Applied Engineering Technology StudentsAbstractThe full-time Applied Engineering Technology Program at Goodwin College of DrexelUniversity was launched two years ago. This program clearly distinguishes itself fromtraditional engineering programs. The curriculum places emphasis on the application oftheory rather than on derivations and proofs. The majority of courses are fully integratedwith training and laboratory experience, extensive use of software and industrial casestudies. The information literacy of students plays an important role in the educationprocess. The primary goal of an academic library is to support the curriculum and providea more

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade in Research

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Keith, Michigan Technological University

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New Engineering Educators

students (and often with your doctoral students as well) youwill have to write one or more of the papers yourself, after the student has defended theirwork. Make sure that you get electronic copies of their thesis and all computer codes,laboratory notebooks, etc. so you can write the paper. Your grad students tend to answeremail more rapidly before they have graduated!If you have an excellent undergraduate student in your classes, recruit them for summerresearch in your group. Once you see that they can do just as good of a job in the lab as inyour course, recruit them for graduate school at your institution.Tip #6: Learn To Network – One of the best ways to develop a national reputation is toget to know as many people in your discipline and field

Conference Session

Embedded Computing

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Clark Merkel, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; David Fisher, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Computers in Education

-HulmanInstitute of Technology. A two week “PLC” experience was implemented based on theuse of Allen-Bradley Pico PLCs and the Picosoft application software. Additionally twodifferent laboratory demonstration stations were built in-house to provide a “hands-on”control experience for students. This paper talks about how the “PLC” experience hasbeen implemented and how well it has been received as part of the mechatronics course.Introduction:Mechatronics at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology has historically been a classfocused on the use of microcontroller devices and the language skills needed to programthem. In this course, students learn to program a Handy Board microcontroller and use itto monitor a variety of different sensors and control a number of

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lihong (Heidi) Jiao, Grand Valley State University

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Electrical and Computer

engineering and thecourse promotes a greater level of interest in electrical engineering before the students areofficially admitted to the School of Engineering. The main challenge in offering this course tosophomore students is to achieve a balance between mathematical theory and experientiallearning. Real-life examples and laboratory activities were designed to provide the students withhands-on experiences and to enforce the understanding of theoretical materials. The paperdescribes in detail how the course concepts were organized and instructed, examples of the labactivities developed, and evaluation data on two pilot offerings of the course.IntroductionUp to winter 2004, the course EGR 255 Materials for the Electrical Sciences in School