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ECE Online Courses, Labs, and Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Summers

directly on the Weber StateUniversity on-line server. Because of the viewing demands and high bandwidth required, several timesour students choked the WSU system, prompting the alternative approach of publishing the materialdirectly on a CD ROM. The CD ROM will be distributed at the beginning of the course, allowing thestudents to access the material on their own computer any time and as often as they desire.The Weber State University Computer and Electronics Engineering Technology department inpartnership with Orchid Educational Enterprises, Inc. has established an electronic media developmentlaboratory on campus at WSU. The purpose of the laboratory is to provide equipment and software andexpertise for on-line professors to develop streaming

Conference Session

Computer-Based Measurements

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Cooley; Jeff Randall; Terrence O'Connor; Nghia Le

internal functionscomputers are designed to provide.Using this TCS/computer package, students can begin to examine and analyze computers as heatgeneration/dissipation machines, not just as the computational or information gathering machinesthey are always assumed to be. And although it was designed for use by students in the study ofpractical applications of heat generation and transfer, it could also be used for a more rigorous,theoretical engineering-type examination. The issue that must be resolved, however, is whichapproach is most appropriate for the engineering technology students intended. Page 8.371.12“Proceedings of the 2003 American

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Assessing Teaching and Learning

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Doran; Leo Denton; Dawn McKinney

Session 3530 Promoting Student Achievement With Integrated Affective Objectives Leo F. Denton, Dawn McKinney, Michael V. Doran University of South Alabama School of Computer and Information Sciences Mobile, Alabama 36688In contrast to the perception that the low graduation rates in the SMET (Science, Mathematics,Engineering, and Technology) disciplines are a result of a “normal weed-out process,” studiesshow that large percentages of students are capable but choose not to persist

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2003 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Mani Mina; Vicky Thorland-Oster; Roger Bentley

. “Learning to think critically to solve engineering problems: Revisiting John Dewey’s ideas for evaluating engineering education,” Mani Mina, Iraj Omidvar, and Kathleen Knots, to be presented at 2003 ASEE Annual Conference, Nashville, TN, June 2003. 2. “Making technological paradigm shifters: Myths and reality. Experiencing the Electrical Engineering Learning Community (EELC) at Iowa State University,” M. Mina, in Proceeding of 2002 ASEE Annual Conference, June 2002. 3. The Fifth Discipline, P. Senge, Currency, 1994. 4. IQ and Human Intelligence, N. J. Makintosh, Oxford University Press, 1998.

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Mechanical Systems

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2003 Annual Conference

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Mrudula Ghone; John Wagner

Session 2666 A Multi-Disciplinary Mechatronics Laboratory Mrudula Ghone and John Wagner, Ph.D., P.E. Departments of Mechanical and Electrical/Computer Engineering Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634-0921Abstract: The global engineering market requires engineers who embrace a mechatronicsperspective with critical systems skills for participation on multi-disciplinary teams. Mechatronicsystems focus on the harmonious integration of electronics, sensors, actuators, and digitaltechnology into dynamic systems. In this paper, a series of mechatronic laboratory experimentsare presented

Conference Session

Improving Teaching and Learning

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2003 Annual Conference

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Suzanne Balik; Nachiappan Nagappan; Laurie Williams; Julie Petlick; Carol Miller; Miriam Ferzli; Eric Wiebe

beyond surface indicators. In: Schnase JL, Cunnius EL, editors. Proceedings of CSCL ’95: The First International Conference on Computer Collaborative Learning. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates; 1995. p. 75-83. Page 8.911.11 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition. Copyright 2003, American Society for Engineering EducationBiographyERIC N. WIEBE, Ph.D.Dr. Wiebe is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education at NCState University. He received his Doctorate in Psychology and has focused much

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2003 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

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B. L. Steward; T. J. Brumm; S. K. Mickelson

Understanding patterns in student learning styles to guide curriculum innovation B.L. Steward, T. J. Brumm, S. K. Mickelson Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Iowa State University ABSTRACTStudent learning styles effect how students learn. If there is a mismatch between moststudents’ learning styles in a class and the teaching style of the instructor, student learning canbe compromised. Learning styles of the students of two curriculums in the Agricultural andBiosystems Engineering Department (ABE) at Iowa State University, Agricultural Engineering(AE) and Agricultural Systems Technology (AST), were measured in

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

John Spinelli

the B.E. degree (summa cum laude) in electrical engineering fromThe Cooper Union, New York, in 1983, and the S.M. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering andComputer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1985and 1989, respectively. Page 8.1164.7 7

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mariano Savelski

Oklahoma in 1999. Dr. Savelski has seven years ofindustrial experience working first as process engineer for SADE Skanka and later on asquality and technology engineer for Kellogg. He joined the Chemical EngineeringDepartment at Rowan University as Assistant Professor in 1999.References[1] Harwood, John, Ramón Aparicio, Handbook of Olive Oil: Analysis and Properties,pp. 491-513, 1999, [11/02]. Available ISBN 0-8342-1633-7[2] Martinez Moreno, J.M., et al. Estudeios fisico-quimicos sobre las pastas de aceitunasmolidas. V. Afinidades entre las fases solidas y liquidas. 1957. Grasas Aceites 8, 155-161[3] International Olive Oil Council. Designations and definitions of olive oil.http://www.internationaloliveoil.org/oliveworld_usingoil.asp[4] Perry

Conference Session

Web Education: Delivery and Evaluation

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Tara Madhyastha; Jessica Masters; Ali Shakouri

that meet the needs of a broadaudience is analogous to the reuse of software modules: it is difficult to create modules that can be widelyreused. This process is expensive, and with constantly emerging technological areas, modules need to becontinually updated. We have created a framework, ExplaNet, that allows students to author course content for each otherin a guided assessment environment. ExplaNet can be seen as an extension to course discussion boards,which are frequently used to post and answer student questions with instructor moderation. In ExplaNet,the instructors post questions for students to solve, posting their explanations. Explanations can be sub-mitted in a variety of multi-media formats. If questions cover important

Conference Session

Energy Project and Laboratory Ideas

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Margaret Wismer

complete the labs on generator control, students need to know about pulse width modulation (PWM) circuits and feedback systems. While DC generators may not be the most likely machine a practicing engineer will encounter, it is felt that they provide students with a simpler introduction to machines and controllers as compared to AC or DC motors. The topic of DC generator voltage control leads naturally to DC motor speed control, AC generator voltage control and finally AC motor speed control. Recent student surveys indicate that they are satisfied with the course and that they have a grasp of the material.1 IntroductionThe typical electrical engineering course in electric rotating machinery and energy

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Activities for the Materials Classroom

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

James Masi

PolymersIntroductionElectroluminescent devices are showing promise for applications in future flat panel displays.Current flat panel display technology depends on inorganic light emitting diodes, backlit liquidcrystal displays, and vacuum fluorescent displays with field electron emission onto phosphors.The problem for manufacturers lies in how to reduce the cost of illuminated displays, whileincreasing their capacity and efficiency. Organic/molecular films may hold the solution to thisproblem.Observation of light emission has been observed in various polymers and copolymers of arylenevinylene, Polyphenylene vinylene (PPV) being the most efficient to date. However, a number ofconjugated homopolymers, copolymers, and polymer blends have been investigated. Thesematerials have