Conference Session

International Case Studies, Collaborations and Interactions

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shi (Stan) Lan, DeVry University-Chicago; Yaqing Mao, Beijing Normal University, China

Tagged Divisions

International

, catching up projects, etc.?(2c) Was there an interaction of students in either country (China versus the United States) andtheir gender difference (female versus male) in regard to the average number of hours they spendweekly studying outside the classroom on reading, researching, doing homework, catching upprojects, etc.?(2d) For each gender group studied in this research, was there a statistically significant differencebetween students in China and students in the United States in regard to the average number ofhours they spent weekly studying outside the classroom on reading, researching, doinghomework, catching up projects, etc.? Page

Conference Session

Progress on Raising the Bar

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Ressler, U.S. Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

, because many engineering disciplines prefer not to require that master’s degree recipients in their disciplines also satisfy their Basic Level Program Criteria. • BOK Outcomes 1 through 11 are logically addressed in the basic level criteria, because of their direct association with ABET Criteria 3(a) through 3(k). BOK Outcome 12 is logically addressed in the advanced level criteria, because it requires advanced, specialized knowledge. BOK Outcomes 13 through 15, however, might reasonably be addressed at either the basic or advanced level. These professional practice topics— project management, construction management, asset management, business, public policy and administration, and leadership

Conference Session

Topics in Nuclear and Radiological Engineering Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erich Schneider, University of Texas-Austin; Sheldon Landsberger, University of Texas-Austin; Steven Biegalski, University of Texas-Austin

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Nuclear and Radiological

. Radiation and Radiation Protection (3 hr) d. Radiation and Radiation Protection Laboratory (3 hr) e. Radioactive Waste Management (3 hr)Research topic classes worth three hours of credit were also offered to interested students.Once the pipeline of students was established from the undergraduate program we wereable to fill our graduate program with well qualified graduate students. We furthermoreoffered various undergraduate research assistants to students who showed a keen interestin graduate school. Through this mechanism we were able to identify the students whowere most qualified to then attend the national laboratories either as summer interns or onfunded M.S. and Ph.D. projects. To satisfy the need of the national

Conference Session

FPD6 -- Early Intervention & Retention Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Light, University of Washington; Laura Girardeau, Washington State University; Jennifer Beller, Washington State University; Greg Crouch, Washington State University

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First-Year Programs

“worth it” overall but not freshmen seminar class. Page 11.1404.8 Content analysis ‚ worked with peers in study groups and projects; from reflective ‚ made friends; reports ‚ perceived Teniwe as helping them make the transition to college primarily through friends and ready-made study groups; 5 ‚ majority of students in dualistic phase as categorized by Perry

Conference Session

ECET Curriculum

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elaine Cooney, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

engage studentsin practical and interesting projects, and equip students to work in an industry that has highgrowth.References 1. Texas Instruments, Inc. “Radio Frequency Identification.” (2006) http://www.ti.com/rfid/docs/products/transponders/RI-I02-114A-01.shtml 2. Morrison, Jim. "Help Wanted." RFID Journal. (2005) Vol. 2, No. 2, pp 13-20 3. The Computing Technology Industry Association. “Industry Support Grows for CompTIA RFID Certification Initiative.” (2005) http://www.comptia.org/pressroom/get_pr.aspx?prid=591 Page 11.1098.5

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Jones, Southwest Tennessee Community College; James M. Northern, Southwest Tennessee Community College

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Computers in Education

2006-730: USING WIRELESS TABLET PERSONAL COMPUTERS TO EXTENDENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY CLASSROOMS AND ENHANCE LEARNINGLisa Jones, Southwest Tennessee Community College Lisa G. Jones is currently Assistant Professor in Electrical Engineering Technology at Southwest Tennessee Community College in Memphis, Tennessee. She joined Southwest in 2002 after 20 years of working as a design engineer and project manager in the electronics industry including Bell Labs, AT&T, Truevision, and Thomson Consumer Electronics. Ms. Jones earned her BSEE degree from Memphis State University in 1980 and her MSEE degree from Georgia Institute of Technology in 1981.James M. Northern, Southwest Tennessee Community

Conference Session

Knowing Our Students II

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joachim Walther, University of Queensland; David Radcliffe, University of Queensland

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Educational Research and Methods

complex system with a number offormal constraints. This is embedded in the social context of the particular university systemand gives the student the chance to succeed by building personal relations and gatherinformation through others. However, it should be noted that other effects, such as traditionallearning, might have contributed to the acquisition of the stated competencies. Due to thelimitations of the data the proportions of the respective contributions can not be evaluated atthis stage.Quote 2 (from the transcript of the discussion of focus group No. 2) “During my degree I gave up asking questions. It just was not encouraged. Today when I work on interdisciplinary projects I encountered situations where it would have

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katrina Ramsdell, Virginia Tech; Madeline Schreiber, Virginia Tech; Maura Borrego, Virginia Tech; Michael Alley, Virginia Tech

Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. He is the author of The Craft of Scientific Presentations (Springer-Verlag, 2003). Page 11.778.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Integrating a Sentence-Headline Design of Teaching Slides With Active-Learning Measures in a Large ClassAbstract In large classes, instructors often project and then post presentation slides tocommunicate important information. As recently shown, using teaching slides that have asuccinct sentence headline supported by visual evidence, rather than the traditional phraseheadline supported by a bullet list, has led to

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt Rosentrater, USDA-ARS; Radha Balamuralikrishna, Northern Illinois University

Tagged Divisions

International

Shewhart [73, 74], which have founduniversal appeal in traditional global manufacturing. Due to the inherent nature of the presenceof a number of variables and possible varied levels of their existence involved in bio-basedmanufacturing, quality techniques such as the design of experiments and Taguchi studies [75]become highly relevant for process innovation and improvement. Knowledge in these and otherbasic quality principles is a prerequisite in most engineering and technology degree programs, soextending these concepts to include bio-based manufacturing can be accomplished with relativeease.Management/business concepts such as strategic project planning, project scheduling, andproject management are indispensable in the operation of successful

Conference Session

TC2K Methods and Models

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Wise, Pennsylvania State University; Dhaneshwar Lall, Pennsylvania State University; Dhushy Sathianathan, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

, i.e. specific homework problem or specific lab project. (Figure 1.) The evidence section is most critical to effective assessment, as it controls against a “Lake Woebegone” effect in which all of the students are seen as “above average”. Faculty are required to provide justification for their ratings.Figure 1. Faculty Assessment of Student Performance 2. Faculty Perception. Faculty are presented with a list of the course-level outcomes for their course, and asked to rate the overall effectiveness of the course in helping the students to meet the outcomes. They are given the opportunity to reflect on successes and shortcomings, identify equipment needs and constraints, and otherwise record their

Conference Session

Writing and Communication II

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luke Niiler; David Beams, University of Texas-Tyler

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

requires students to make oral presentations as well as towrite laboratory reports, business letters, résumés, and technical research papers. Written reportsand oral presentations are required in mid-level courses, and the senior-level two-semestercapstone design sequence, a joint effort of Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering,requires students to write project proposals, progress reports, updates, and final reports as well asmake an oral presentation in each semester. Dr. Niiler, founding director of UT-Tyler’s WritingCenter, has extensive experience working with students from across the disciplines on subject-specific writing projects. He has contributed to the Electrical Engineering Laboratory Reportstyle guide, and regularly

Conference Session

Energy Resources, Efficiency, and Conservation

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarma Pisupati, Pennsylvania State University; Wendy Mahen, PennSylvania State University; Mark Deluca, Pennsylvania State University; Martin Gutowski, Pennsylvania State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

work. On this page, PHP scripts duplicate the students'calculations to help graders find the student's errors and give customized feedback. Thereare form fields on this page so graders can grade the assignment and make comments. Assoon as this occurs, students can see their grades and comments online.All the graded items in the class, not just the online assignments, are included on thestudent's 'grades page.' Their final course grade is also automatically projected, with anaccompanying letter grade.For some graded items, quizzes for example, the lowest two scores of ten may bedropped when the final course grade is calculated. The 'grades page' counts all of thequizzes until nine are graded, then the lowest grades are dropped. For example, one

Conference Session

Novel BME Courses and Course Adaptations

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Catalano, State University of New York-Binghamton

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

External Fluid Fluid Dynamics Dynamics Final Exam: Art Project Complete Analysis of Turbulent Low a Plant or Flows Reynolds Animal Number Flows Animals Plants Figure 1. Mind-map of Topics

Conference Session

EM Program Trend and Development

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jerry Westbrook, University of Alabama-Huntsville

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

discipline and to develop standards thatmember schools could use to guide academic program development and content. Once standards(shown in Exhibit 1) were developed, ASEM decided to develop a certification effort to identifythose programs that met the standards. The certification process was developed to be similar toan ABET model, including a self-study and a site visit by an assessment team.The plan for certifying master’s programs was presented at the 2002 ASEM National Conferencein Tampa, FL. The ASEM Board of Directors studied the plan for one year. In October of 2003,at its National Conference in St. Louis, MO, ASEM authorized a pilot project to use theproposed certification standards on some of the better-known EM programs in the country

Conference Session

Assessment & TC2K Methods

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Crossman, Old Dominion University; Alok Verma, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Project Assessment CAP/Coop Supervisor X X X X X X X X Ratings Employer Surveys Used to assess program objectives Exit Exam of Writing X Proficiency Senior Surveys –Dept. X X X X X X X X X X X Senior Surveys –Univ. X X X X X X X X X X X The two shaded rows in the table above indicate tools that are used every three Page 11.176.4years to collect assessment data. The remaining tools are used on an annual basis. Theclassification of these tools into direct

Conference Session

International Case Studies, Collaborations and Interactions

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charlie Edmonson, University of Dayton; Donna Summers, University of Dayton

Tagged Divisions

International

issues from a manager’s point of view. This isalso the section of the course that discusses U.S. labor legislation, employee rights,compensation, wage determination, and negotiation.Two key student projects form the basis of much class discussion. Each student is expected toresearch an assigned country in detail. Their detailed presentation to the class is expected tocover business etiquette, cultural orientation and context, business practices, negotiationpractices, business travel, business entertaining, protocol, gestures, and customs such asgreetings, meal etiquette, and dress. Country presentations are limited to the 25 or so countrieswhere our students might be expected to work. These countries include European countries likeItaly, England

Conference Session

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

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

literacy is part of life-long learning. Each instruction session was team-taught by two faculty members and a librarian. They report that after four years, theresults of this model “have been nothing short of sensational”9.As part of a discussion on integrating library instruction into a pre-existing freshmancurriculum, Robinson and Nelson (2002) conclude: “Collaboration is…the key.Librarians and instructors must routinely work to meet the needs of students. Studentsneed to see the connection between what they are learning in media literacy and theircurrent research projects.”10In a presentation to the ASEE11, Nestor L. Osorio (2002) looked at the specificinformation resources available to engineering students and how this shapes their needfor

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Summers, Weber State University; Julanne McCulley, Weber State University

his career in both industry and education, he has worked as a consultant, brought in to solve specific problems with high profile military and NASA projects. His current focus in education is to teach sound engineering principals with a hands-on application.Julanne McCulley, Weber State University Julanne K. McCulley (Julie) earned a bachelor’s degree in Electronic Engineering Technology and a second degree in Mathematics Teaching from Weber State University. She has over 15 years of industry engineering experience, specializing in automation and controls in the automotive industry. For three years, Julie taught developmental math courses for Weber State University. She is currently a

Conference Session

Practice/Partnership/Program Issues

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Davis, University of Hartford

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

2006-397: COLLABORATING WITH INDUSTRY VIA YOUR ADVISORY BOARDDaniel Davis, University of Hartford Daniel Davis, AIA is a Professor of Architecture in the College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture at the University of Hartford, where he has taught for 12 years. He has more than 25 years of experience as a Design Architect and many of his projects have been published in professional journals and won design awards. He has also published a book and a number of journal articles. Davis is also an Associate with Fletcher-Thompson, Architects and Engineers where he is the Director of Design of their Hartford, CT office

Conference Session

Defining Technological Literacy

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn Neeley, University of Virginia

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

Approach to the Relationship of STS and “Technological Literacy” Its [sic] not so important to pick the right name, as to not pick the wrong name. --Rajaneesh Narula, “A Short Guide to Baby Names,” The Astounding Importance of Triviality Accessed September 30, 2005 I have a reputation as a pain in the ass when starting a project. . . .I think naming projects is critical to their continued success. --Andy Lester, “On the Importance of Names

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in ET

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kari Clase, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

biotechnology results in ever-expanding needs for college graduates who haveknowledge of life-science based products and processes. There have been numerousreports of current and projected shortages of human resources possessing the requiredknowledge in the growing industry. In order to address the gap between education andthe workforce, the Department of Industrial Technology has developed an academicminor in biotechnology being implemented in fall 2004.This interdisciplinary biotechnology initiative is the result of a partnership among theDepartment of Industrial Technology, the Department of Biology, and the Department ofPharmacy. The program is administered within the Department of Industrial Technology.The minor is taken while the student

Conference Session

Women Faculty Issues and NSF's ADVANCE program

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jana Renner Martinez, University of Texas-El Paso; Evelyn Posey, University of Texas-El Paso

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

2006-939: FOCUSING THE LENS ON WOMEN FACULTY ISSUES: THREEYEARS OF ADVANCE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASOEvelyn Posey, University of Texas-El Paso Evelyn Posey is the Dorrance D. Roderick Endowed Professor and Chair of the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) Department of English and PI on the NSF ADVANCE Institutional Transformation for Faculty Diversity initiative. A specialist in Rhetoric and Writing Studies, she has served as Director of English Education; Director of the West Texas Writing Project, a site of the National Writing Project; Associate Dean of Liberal Arts; and Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs.Jana Renner Martinez, University of Texas-El Paso Jana

Conference Session

Computing Curriculum

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barry Lunt, Brigham Young University; Joseph Ekstrom, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

commonalities, since they allclaim to be computing disciplines. Analysis of the formal curricula shows that all five programscover: Computer foundational topics Computer programming (including algorithms, implementation, and software quality) Capabilities and limitations of computers (including societal impact) Software lifecycle issues Processes, both computing and professional Advanced computing topics Professionalism (including interpersonal communications, teamwork, management, ethics, and legal constraints) Applications to join theory and skills (including labs, assignments, projects, etc.) Capstone projects

Conference Session

Innovative and Computer-Assisted Lab Studies

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Helgeson, University of Tennessee-Martin

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

2006-984: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY VIBRATIONS/STRUCTURAL DYNAMICSCOURSE FOR CIVIL AND MECHANICAL STUDENTS WITH INTEGRATEDHANDS-ON LABORATORY EXERCISESRichard Helgeson, University of Tennessee-Martin Richard Helgeson is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Engineering Department at the University of Tennessee at Martin. Dr. Helgeson received B.S. degrees in both electrical and civil engineering, an M.S. in electral engineering, and a Ph.D. in structural engineering from the University of Buffalo. He actively involves his undergraduate students in mutli-disciplinary earthquake structural control research projects. He is very interested in engineering educational pedagogy, and has taught a wide

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmet Zeytinci, University of the District of Columbia; Philip Brach, University of the District of Columbia

profession receive so little respect and esteem? Let usexam four professions that have an essential common aspect, Architecture, Engineering, Law,and Medicine (AELM). These four professions all require a license to practice. There arevirtually no architectural design projects that do not require that the architect be a RegisteredArchitect (RA). All constructed engineering projects require that the engineer be a ProfessionalEngineer (PE), but unfortunately most manufactured engineering goods are designed andmanufactured with out the protection of Professional Licensure (the industry exemption). Whileit is possible to provide services related to the theory of the law as an employee in a firm, it is notpossible to “practice” law before a court with out

Conference Session

FPD5 -- Placement & Early Success

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mukul Shirvaikar, University of Texas-Tyler; Ron Pieper, University of Texas-Tyler; David Beams, University of Texas-Tyler

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First-Year Programs

2004 show 34 Entering, 31 Progressing, 14 Advanced and 5Graduated students, roughly corresponding to freshmen, sophomores, and upper-class studentsrespectively. Of the 84 students there are 6 women (7%). The ethnic breakdown is as follows: 64white non-Hispanic (76%), 4 black non-Hispanic (4.8%), 4 Hispanic (4.8%), 2 Asian/Pacificislander (2.4%), 7 international (8.3%) and 3 unknown (3.6%). Our projected goal is to increasethe student population at a rate of 14.5% per year over the next two years. Another goal is toincrease the underserved populations by an even larger margin. One of the characteristics of thelocal students in the East Texas regions is that they start work at an early age, typically after highschool, and continue working

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

work on a term project in a small team.Course OutcomesThis first offering of Experiences in Environmental Engineering had twenty-threestudents (48% women, 52% men). In the sections below, findings on learningpreferences and outcomes are revealed.Learning PreferencesTo examine the appropriateness of the course design all students were evaluated forlearning style preference. No two students learn alike. There are two primary reasons forthis: intellectual development, and learning preferences1. Both have genetic and culturalroots. While intellectual development is a measure of the maturity of the student’s mindand has been a favorite molding target of passionate teachers everywhere, learningpreference is less easily influenced. Learning style is

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rosamond Parkhurst, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara Moskal, Colorado School of Mines; Gary Downey, Virginia Tech; Juan Lucena, Colorado School of Mines; Thomas Bigley, Virginia Tech; Sharon Ruff, Virginia Tech

), he is Principal Investigator of the NSF-funded project Enhancing Engineering Education through Humanitarian Ethics, which is developing a graduate curriculum in humanitarian engineering at CSM.Thomas Bigley, Virginia Tech Thomas Bigley (tbigley@vt.edu ), a Ph.D. candidate in Science and Technology Studies at Virginia Tech, is currently researching technology, identity, and Occidentalism in East/West relations. He teaches courses in Science and Technology Studies, including Engineering Cultures. He received B.S./B.L.A./B.E.D. degrees from the University of Minnesota, M.B.A. from Fordham University, J.D. from the William Mitchell College of Law, M.Eng. in Civil and Environmental

Conference Session

ECET Curriculum

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Stanley, Old Dominion University; Richard Jones, Old Dominion University; John Hackworth, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Engineering Education, 2006 Increasing Productivity and Avoiding Circuit Simulation Errors in MultiSIM©AbstractMethods for streamlining MultiSIM circuit analysis projects are shown. Methods are shownwhich improve analysis results, streamline analysis methods, and prevent some common errors.Several examples of MultiSIM projects are given which illustrate each of the discussed methods.IntroductionIn recent years, MultiSIM (formerly Electronics Workbench) has proven to be an excellentlearning tool for electrical engineering and electrical engineering technology students. It can beadapted to any student learning level. For example, at the “beginner” level, the student canconnect individual components and

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Qian Du, Mississippi State University; Judy Schneider, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

electric circuits, is useful to thebasic measurements in experiments made by all majors.In order for all the students in ECE3183 to have hands-on experience, hardware homework willbe assigned. An Electronics Learning Lab box will be purchased for each group with three tofour students, which includes: all necessary parts and wires to build projects designed to employconcepts in ECE3183, manuals for project instruction, solderless breadbord for easy circuitconstruction, and build-in analog meters for quick result measurement. This will be a greatremedy of the loss of a traditional supporting lab.A majority of ME students will take ECE3183 and ME3701 in the same semester in their junioryear. As a part of coordination plan, the ME department will