Conference Session

Use of Technology in Civil Engineering Courses

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yusuf A Mehta, Rowan University; Parth Bhavsar, Rowan University; Ayman Ali, Rowan University

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Civil Engineering

reliability and how it relates to pavement design and travel time were explained in thebeginning followed by the importance and impacts of SHRP 2 product L04. Figure 1: Illustration of Vertical SHRP 2 Products Integration Approach.Junior course: Civil Engineering Materials Civil Engineering Materials is a required junior level course offered in the fall of thejunior year. This class meets for 150 minutes of lecture and 150 minutes of laboratory everyweek. In this course, the students learn about aggregates, cement, cement concrete, asphalt, andasphalt concrete. They learn cement concrete and Superpave mix design and conductexperiments in the laboratory on these materials. SHRP 2 products, such as Precast Concrete Pavements

Conference Session

Software and Programming

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suxia Cui, Prairie View A&M University; Yonghui Wang, Prairie View A&M University; Lin Li, Prairie View A&M University; Xiaobo Peng, Prairie View A&M University; Bugrahan Yalvac, Texas A&M University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

Department of Education.Dr. Yonghui Wang, Prairie View A&M University Dr. Yonghui Wang received his B.S. in Optoelectronics from Xidian University in 1993, his M.S. in electrical engineering from Beijing Polytechnic University in 1999; and his Ph.D. in computer engineering from Mississippi State University in 2003. From 1993 to 1996, he was a Research Engineer with the 41st Electrical Research Institute in Bengbu, China. From July 1999 to December 1999, he worked as an IT Specialist in IBM China, Beijing, China. From 2000 to 2003, he was a research assistant with the Visualization, Analysis, and Imaging Laboratory (VAIL), the GeoResources Institute (GRI), Mississippi State University. He is currently an Associate

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mustafa Shraim, Ohio University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

means for delivering PBL effectively. A senior-levelproject will demonstrate how PDSA and design of experiment can be used together to both learnabout a manufacturing process and how to improve it.Students will be using three existing laboratories with manufacturing processes to demonstratethe proposed method with the 3-D printing as the featured project. As additive manufacturing inthe form of 3-D printing is becoming more popular in research and in limited production runs, itstill has many challenges when it comes to manufacturing at a large scale. These challengesinclude cost of making the product as well as speed of production. While these challenges aretechnology-based, studying current 3-D printing processes for improving quality and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debapriyo Paul, Texas A&M University; Bimal P. Nepal, Texas A&M University; Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

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 B.S. in mechanical engineering from Michigan State University and his S.M. and Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dr. Johnson’s research focuses on design tools; specifi- cally, the cost modeling and analysis of product development and manufacturing systems; computer-aided design methodology; and engineering education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Advanced Manufacturing Research Experiences for High School Teachers: Effects on Perception

Conference Session

General Technical Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mihaela Radu, SUNY Farmingdale State College; Clint S. Cole, Digilent, Inc.; Mircea Alexandru Dabacan, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca; Monica Ignat Bot, Digilent; Alex Wong, Digilent, Inc.; Joe Harris, Digilent, Inc.

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

beintegrated with lectures in the classroom or online, home projects, or when students want to tryout their own ideas, explore creative projects and ideas, using their own computers andassociated free computer-based-tools. Enriching students educational experiences, by providingopportunities inside and especially outside the traditional classroom and laboratory setting,enhance learning6. It is well supported by educational research that people retain 10% of whatthey hear but retain as much as 90% of what they “learn by doing” 6. The inexpensiveprogrammable hardware platforms enable students to quickly and easily experiment withadvanced technologies and build and test real-world, functional designs anytime and anywherestudents prefer to work7.Trying to

Conference Session

Technology Integration in the Classroom for Manufacturing II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Devdas Shetty, University of Hartford; Jonathan Hill, University of Hartford; Tom Eppes, University of Hartford

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Manufacturing

. Page 12.1168.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 PRECISION POSITIONING AND VIBRATION MEASUREMENT USING INTELLIGENT INSTRUMENTATION AND SIMULATION TOOLSAbstract:The objective of this research is to detail the development of a simple and uniqueinstrumentation for precise micro-measurement as well as vibration measurement in anintegrated manufacturing set up that can be demonstrated in a student laboratory. Based on thiswe propose new research for a smaller embedded measurement unit. All machines have someamount of forced vibration. However, in some cases, this vibration may cause damage to themachinery. Understanding vibration in aerospace applications is critical for any system

Conference Session

Sustainability & Environmental Issues

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roger Hadgraft, The University of Melbourne; Jenni Goricanec, RMIT University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

. Autonomising3. Building Alliances Page 12.654.74. Creating Public Representation5. Linking and Knotting1. Mobilising (logistics)This stage defines how things happen. This requires a movement towards the world – in thephysical sciences, it implies physical instruments, in anthropology, expeditions, in sociology,surveys and questionnaires. It includes the fabulous resources available on the Internet.It also means articulating the argument. This process involves plans, project management, andfinances, including funding. It includes resources such as teaching spaces, laboratories, fieldtrips and technology organisations like Australian National Science and

Conference Session

Assessing Design Coursework I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith Sheppard, Stevens Institute of Technology; Edward Blicharz, Stevens Institute of Technology; Bernard Gallois, Stevens Institute of Technology; Rashmi Jain, Stevens Institute of Technology; Ian Denholm, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

programming within this environment. In the design course robot project,students use a PIC microprocessor (PIC 16F877A - Microchip Technology Inc.) on a custom -designed circuit board. The board has been designed for great flexibility to allow use for latercourses up to senior design and exploits the full capabilities of the PIC chip. The board has pre-wired interfaces for two motors, a number of sensors and micro switches and a set of additionalanalog and digital I/O connections as well as extension capabilities through daughter boards. ThePIC can be programmed in C++. In the design laboratory the student groups undertake a series of Page

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators: Tricks of the Trade II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claude Villiers, Florida Gulf Coast University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

Page 12.182.4the Superpave mix design criteria. They also performed laboratory testing on commonly usedCivil Engineering materials including asphalt binder, hot mix asphalt, aggregates, and Portlandconcrete cement. They analyzed and evaluated the data to make useful conclusions. Each studentwrote a final report on the mixture they designed. The student’s final grade for this class ispresented in Fig. 1. Two students obtained an A, two ended with a B+, while the other twofinished the class with Fs. The low performance was mainly driven by the student’s lack ofparticipation and discipline to return and complete all the assignments and tests. Materials (n=6), Pavements (n=15), Geometric Design (n=17), Highway (n=10

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Self, California Polytechnic State University; James Widmann, California Polytechnic State University

working in a team-based environment, developing a systems-based approach to solving the problem, plusdeveloping and refining conceptual models are all important skills that can be learned in an MEA(in addition to its technical content). Developing higher-order thinking and strong problemsolving strategies are as (or more) important to a working engineer as their technical knowledge.The MEA has several salient differences from other problem-based exercises4. Traditionalexercises typically involve selecting the correct equations, applying a “cookbook” approach, andcoming up with a correct answer. Laboratory exercises and creative hands-on exercises inengineering classrooms often have a similar approach. MEAs require students to develop amodel

Conference Session

New Trends in Engineering Management Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ertunga Ozelkan, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Agnes Galambosi, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

and implemented, and show the successful outcomes.Ramasundaram et al. [9] developed an environmental virtual field laboratory to studyenvironmental properties and processes that stimulate the higher-order cognitive skills of Page 13.472.3students to enhance existing on-campus courses and/or distance education courses. The work ofDickey[3] describes virtual worlds as an emerging medium currently being used in bothtraditional classrooms and for distance education. They also provide an overview and analysis oftwo specific environments, Active Worlds Educational Universe and Adobe. They also discussthe implications of using each application

Conference Session

Collaborative & New Efforts in Engineering Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Kornecki, ERAU; Thomas Hilburn, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott; Wojciech Grega, AGH; Jean-Marc Thririet, LAG; Miroslav Sveda, BUT

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International

AC 2008-1359: A COMMON US-EUROPE CURRICULUM: AN APPROACH FORREAL-TIME SOFTWARE INTENSIVE SYSTEMSAndrew Kornecki, ERAU MSEE, PhD, Professor; engaged in a variety of research projects sponsored by the FAA, NSF, Florida State, and the industry (~$700K as the PI, ~$2.5M as co-PI); author and co-author of over 80 refereed papers in journals and conference proceedings; construction of real-time and safety critical software, embedded systems, computer simulation and aviation software, control and computer engineering education; teaching in undergraduate and graduate engineering programs on three continents; established ERAU Real-Time Software Laboratory; consulting and providing training for

Conference Session

Issues in the Professional Practice of Faculty Members in Civil Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrea Welker, Villanova University; Frank Falcone, Villanova University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

more complex problems in at least three civil engineering disciplines 3. demonstrate relevant skills associated with contemporary civil engineering practice including written and oral communication, computer proficiency, appropriate engineering laboratory techniques, and teamwork 4. explain by way of several examples the societal context of civil engineering practice including the importance of civil engineering works to society and contemporary issues from at least three civil engineering disciplines 5. explain basic concepts in management, business, and public policy 6. explain the professional and ethical responsibilities of engineering practice including the significance of licensure and the

Conference Session

Potpourri

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nina Dahlmann, Technische Universitaet Berlin; Maria Elsner, Technische Universitaet Berlin; Sabina Jeschke, University of Stuttgart; Nicole Natho, Technische Universitaet Berlin; Olivier Pfeiffer, Technische Universitaet Berlin; Christian Schroeder, Technische Universitaet Berlin

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Women in Engineering

that the high relevance of practical courses and projects in these modules,the extensive access to laboratories and independent experimenting, the possibility of a broadchoice and the internship are of special interests for our female students.Aims of the programEconomics and society have a growing demand for interdisciplinary educated graduates with abroad scientific knowledge. Interdisciplinary, both application and research-oriented programs asdeveloped at Berlin Institute of Technology focus on teaching methods and basics of computersciences, mathematics and natural sciences. They aim at providing a basis for the development ofcomprehensive knowledge about scientific methods which are complemented by choices offurther technical and non

Conference Session

Technology in the Physics or Engineering Physics C

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nataliia Perova, Tufts University; Walter H. Johnson, Suffolk University; Chris Rogers, Tufts University

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Engineering Physics & Physics

. A construction of knowledgethrough meaningful activities, reflected in socio-constructivist ideas, rather then acquisitionthrough transmission in formal instruction, became important for deeper conceptual knowledgedevelopment, and scientific inquiry became an integral part of the learning sciences.Our instructional module should be effective in improving students learning based uponeducational theories such as multiple intelligences and constructivism. The unit provides alearning environment based on several principles of Gardner’s multiple intelligences theory. Avariety of learning activities are included, such as discussions that promote student–studentinteractions, group projects that allow for creative elements and laboratory

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation of Graphics Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aaron Clark, North Carolina State University; Jeremy Ernst, North Carolina State University; Alice Scales, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

collect similar data. Fourth, an emphasis on using the data outside of the classroom needs tobe expanded and emphasized in future studies. Fifth, students in graphics courses should be Page 13.1203.12surveyed concerning their preferred formats of instruction (traditional lecture/laboratory, hybridstructure, or total distance education as learning environments). Since some students taking thissurvey were in hybrid course (on-line lectures and face-to-face laboratory), but the majority werein traditional lecture/laboratory, all formats of instruction were considered equal on all levelswith student interest. Finally, the survey needs to be conducted

Conference Session

Project-Based Learning in ECE Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arif Uluagac; Douglas Williams, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

International Conference Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing (ICASSP), 2001.7. P.S. Hong, D.V. Anderson, D.B. Williams, J.R. Jackson, T.P. Barnwell, M.H. Hayes, R.W. Schafer, and J.D. Echard, “DSP for Practicing Engineers: A case study in internet course delivery,” IEEE Trans. on Education, vol. 47, no. 3, pp. 301-310, August 2004.8. LabVIEW User Manual, http://www.ni.com/pdf/manuals/320999b.pdf9. LabVIEW Run-time Engine, http://zone.ni.com/devzone/cda/epd/p/id/485010. NI Speedy-33 User Manual, http://digital.ni.com/manuals.nsf/websearch/104061C41B6A2362862570460052AEE911. Sharon Gannot and Vadim Avrin, "A Simulink© and Texas Instruments C6713® based Digital Signal Processing Laboratory", The European

Conference Session

Assessment

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University; Maura Borrego, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Jenny Lo, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Educational Research and Methods

which I had no previous knowledge • Ability to take on projects and tasks just outside of my comfort zone • Programming skills • Interconnectedness of research - no one person can move a discipline forward without the input, help, and support of the team they work with • Importance of networking • The ability to identify logistical problems and solve them to avoid delays. • Database search and laboratory etiquette • Friendships, dedication, and compromise • Self-motivation • Working with various high tech tools and equipment • Sensitive to time frame/deadlines • Improving time management skills • I learned what it takes to be a scientist or an engineer

Conference Session

Novel Courses and Content for ChEs II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margot Vigeant, Bucknell University; James Maneval, Bucknell University; Michael Prince, Bucknell University; Michael Hanyak, Bucknell University; William Snyder, Bucknell University

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Chemical Engineering

would be sufficiently flexible to work with other processesshould the project change in the future. While this was not known at the time, buildingthis flexibility into the projects from the start enabled the highly flexible designenvironment currently used.In the Spring 2000 implementation of Senior Design, one of three course projects wasdevoted to paper-only design of the soap plant that could be built in the existing unitoperations laboratory space. Based upon their work, and continued work by Dr. Manevaland Hanyak, the department faculty were convinced that switching second semesterdesign to the practical process would be a good idea.From Spring 2001 to 2003, the course model switched entirely to practicalimplementation of different aspects

Collection

2003 GSW

Authors

Jerry K. Keska; Heechan Shin

and sent to theremote user as they are being measured in the laboratory. With the ability to control theexperimental instruments remotely, equipment can be operated and the data acquired and analyzedvia TCP/IP network. IntroductionThe recent developments in the Internet and the introduction of the World-Wide Web (WWW)have enabled the remote access opportunities to real world equipment with the availability and thecapabilities of these new communication facilities, combined with the generalization of computeruse for data acquisition, control of real processes and the incorporation of the two-phase flow weboperable experiment, students can run the experiment from anywhere in the world anytime usingTCP/IP

Conference Session

Mobile Robots in Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anthony Reed, Louisiana Tech University; Taylor Creekbaum, Louisiana Tech University; Matthew Elliott, Louisiana Tech University; David Hall, Louisiana Tech University; Davis Harbour, Louisiana Tech University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

set up in a lecture / laboratory formatand meet twice a week for 1 hour and 50 minutes. These three engineering courses add up to sixsemester hours and span the entire freshman year.The “original” freshman engineering course sequence between 1998 and the spring of 2007included engineering fundamentals (circuits, material balance and statics), computer applications(Excel, Mathcad and Solid Edge), statistics, engineering economics, teamwork, communicationskills, and a design project. The students did most of their work in teams, including homeworkproblems, laboratory activities and presentations. The freshman year culminated in a designcompetition between student teams.In 2002, the College began to pilot a robotics-centered set of freshman

Conference Session

Educational Software

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

developed a software pack-age tailored to the TMS320C6711 and TMS320C6713 DSK (DSP Starter Kit). The 6713 DSKis shown in Fig. 1. After several years of experience with our original winDSK program for theTMS320C31 DSK, the new winDSK6 software package is greatly improved and more capable,and takes full advantage of the higher performance DSKs. The winDSK6 program is a WindowsVista/XP/2000 application that provides an intuitive graphical user interface (GUI), and ensuresthat the first experience with the DSK is a positive and motivating one. This software makes theDSK hardware much more accessible to new users, and facilitates easy-to-use, ready-made class-room and laboratory demonstrations. For simplicity, all application software and DSK code

Conference Session

Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vijay Renganathan, Institute of International Education; Lester Gerhardt, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Peggy Blumenthal, Institute of International Education; Allen Greenwood, Mississippi State University

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International

, Poland, and Slovakia). The fellowship Page 13.731.8supports laboratory research that aids the student in their pursuit of their advanceddegrees. As a benefit of this program, selected students who are unable to find anappropriate host will be aided in placement by IIE’s European office in Budapest,Hungary. CESRI Fellows are expected to arrive in Budapest for a one-weekorientation to Central Europe, and then end their internship with a two-day debriefingsession sharing results.BenefitsMany of the benefits of a graduate summer internship stem from the fact that it takesplace during the summer. Students are not expected to interrupt ongoing academicwork, or

Conference Session

STEM Pipeline: Pre-College to Post-Baccalaureate

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nancy Healy, Georgia Institute of Technology; Lynn Rathbun, Cornell University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

partnership of 13 university-based laboratories supported by the NSF. The NNIN alsohas extensive education outreach programs for the K-gray population. One such program is ourNNIN Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU). NNIN has a strong commitment to thebroader mission of nanotechnology education, knowledge transfer, and outreach for the nation.Since 1997, NNIN (and its predecessor NNUN) has conducted a network wide, multi-site REUprogram. Between 40 and 80 students participate annually in the NNIN REU and over 500undergraduates having completed this summer research program. We have several years’ worthof evaluation results from annual surveys which we use to modify the program and to measurethe impact of our program on career choices. The

Conference Session

FPD2 - First-Year Advising and Transition

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Romkey, University of Toronto

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First-Year Programs

than in high school? How do you feel about the quality of instruction in the program? Do you feel comfortable with your instructors? Do you feel comfortable interacting with them in small groups, or in a one-on-one situation? Where do you learn the most? In class? In laboratory? When working individually? When working on your own? In tutorials? What do you find particularly challenging about learning from a lecture? Do you find that learning is more independently-driven than when you were in high school? How do you feel about assessment in university? Is there anything else you’d like to add about the challenges in transitioning from high school to university?After

Conference Session

Teaching Dynamics

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Hildebrand, Lake Superior State University; Wael Mokhtar, Grand Valley State University; Steve Bryan, Continental Automotive Systems

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

wasconsciously built-in; of course, this has the benefit of bolstering enrollment in thesecourses.4.3 Course Content & ObjectivesTable 3 lists, for each of the component courses of the two options presented above, theinstructional formats, i.e., respective weekly lecture and laboratory hours allocated, andthe specific course objectives (as tracked in the course assessment schemes). Page 14.1345.6 5 Table 3. Instructional Format & Course Objectives of the ElectivesEGME240 Assembly Modeling & GD&T

Conference Session

Design in the ECE Curriculum

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruce Dunne, Grand Valley State University; Chirag Parikh, Grand Valley State University; Andrew Sterian, Grand Valley State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

development positions in industry. From 1991 to 2002, he was a Staff Engineer with Tellabs, Naperville, IL. Additionally, in 1991, he was with AT&T Bell Telephone Laboratories, Naperville; from 1988 to 1991, he was with R. R. Donnelley & Sons, Lisle, IL; and from 1985 to 1986, he was with Zenith Electronics, Glenview, IL. His interests include adaptive filtering, speech enhancement, wireless and wireline communications, and engineering education. Dr. Dunne is a member of the IEEE, Eta Kappa Nu and ASEE. Chirag Parikh, Grand Valley State University Chirag Parikh is an Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, Michigan. He

Conference Session

Investigating Alternative-energy Concepts

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Keith Coogler, Sam Houston State University; Dominick Fazarro, Sam Houston State University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

construction tools, willbe used to construct a demonstration house in the second phase of the project. The Computermodels of the house and self powered furniture and appliances are being designed usingComputer Aided Design and Drafting software tools by the Design Development major studentslocated in the _____ Building. The Electronics lab have been upgraded by purchasing newdevices, computers, and design/simulation software packages for the purpose of this project. Theupgrade will especially support the second phase of the project. Students majoring in Electronicswould use equipments in the electronics laboratory located in the _____ Building for theelectrical design, development, wiring, and testing of the electrical components prior tointegration

Conference Session

Getting Started: Objectives, Rubrics, Evaluations, and Assessment

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zbigniew Prusak, Central Connecticut State University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

Multiple Intelligences (MI) proposed in1983 by Howard Gardner 5, 6 ; their relation to student evaluations is described later in the paper.Kotys et al. 7 studied impact of interactivity in the engineering classroom on student performanceand attitudes in course the Manufacturing Processes and Systems, a required senior level coursein mechanical engineering. Their approach to creating different levels of active learning was touse different levels of interactions that take place in classroom and laboratory. The three levelsof interaction used were: low-level interactivity, mid-level interactivity, and high-levelinteractivity, corresponding respectively to the following types of personal interaction: learner-teacher, learner-content and learner

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eduardo Montanez, Freescale Semiconductor; Michael Norman, Freescale Semiconductor

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

trendcontinues, the learning curve for tomorrows’ engineers grows steeper and the gap betweendesigning embedded systems in industry and teaching embedded systems development at auniversity widens. Educators are therefore challenged to adapt to advances in embedded systemswhile maintaining courseware that is broken into simple building blocks capable of maintainingcontinuity along the growth path. This requires a rich hands-on curriculum that encapsulatesmodular hardware, software, and courseware that can scale from fundamental concepts to moreadvanced topics.This paper introduces a modular demonstration, development and learning hardware platformand an example set of progressive laboratory exercises that help to meet this challenge. Theplatform includes