Conference Session

Virtual and Distance Experiments

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Schuyler, University of Hartford; Tom Eppes, University of Hartford

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

the University of Michigan. Page 11.638.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Feasibility of Totally Distance-Oriented EET/CET Technology ProgramsAbstractThis paper addresses the problem of delivering an effective “hands-on” learningexperience in a purely distance education program within electronic engineeringtechnology (EET) and computer engineering technology (CET). Experiential learning haslong been considered to be a necessary pedagogical component in engineeringtechnology. It is generally accepted that a graduate needs “hands-on” experience to besuccessful as an entry-level

Conference Session

NEW Lab Experiments in Materials Science

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Valerie Maynard, Northwestern University; Matthew Hsu, Northwestern University; Katherine Chen, California Polytechnic State University; R.P.H. Chang, Northwestern University

Tagged Divisions

Materials

. in materials science from Northwestern University. He has worked with the Materials World Modules since their inception.Katherine Chen, California Polytechnic State University is an Associate Professor in the Materials Engineering Department at Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo, CA. Her degrees are from Michigan State University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She has a strong interest in K-12 education, and spent her sabbatical with the NCLT at Northwestern University.R.P.H. Chang, Northwestern University is Professor of Materials Science & Engineering and Director of the Materials Research Institute at Northwestern University. His degrees are from the

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S. Hossein Mousavinezhad, Western Michigan University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

application area) first before devoting time to cover such topics aselectrostatics and magnetostatics. The author started teaching the course for the first timein Fall 2005 using a new textbook. There are pros/cons of covering applications areas(such as transmission lines) before a discussion of electric and magnetic fields (bothstatic and dynamic.) There are recent textbooks that introduce transmission lines first.Because of the importance of wireless communications and antenna technology, there hasbeen discussion among engineering educators that the subject of E&M is a fundamentalarea of study for all electrical engineering and perhaps computer engineering majors. Sothe question becomes how many E&M courses are needed? Most schools are

Collection

2006 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

LeeRoy Bronner; Amen Ra Mashariki

, transformation rules, automatic transformation, mapping,integration, code generation, reverse engineering and platforms support. Some vendorsclaim that their products support the full features or are fully compliant to the MDAspecification. Interactive-Objects for example claim that “ArcStyler from InteractiveObjects offers you the ability to create a dynamic link between business and technology.Application logic is captured in models which serve as the basis for automatictransformation to various technologies. This approach, which is fully compliant with theModel Driven Architecture concepts of the Object ManagementGroup, enables companies to achieve significant productivity gains, greater flexibility toreact to business change and reduced maintenance

Conference Session

Web-Based Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harish Eletem, Lamar University; Fred Young, Lamar University; Kendrick Aung, Lamar University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

2006-709: A WEB-BASED SOLVER FOR COMPRESSIBLE FLOWCALCULATIONSHarish Eletem, Lamar University HARISH ELETEM was a graduate student in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Lamar University. He received his M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Lamar University in 2005.Fred Young, Lamar University FRED YOUNG is a professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Lamar University. He received his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Southern Methodist University. He has published many technical papers and presented several papers at international conferences.Kendrick Aung, Lamar University KENDRICK AUNG is an associate professor in the Department of Mechanical

Conference Session

Factors Affecting Student Performance

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abel Fernandez, University of the Pacific; Camilla Saviz, University of the Pacific; Jeff Burmeister, University of the Pacific

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Camilla M. Saviz, Ph.D., P.E., holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Clarkson University, an MBA from the New York Institute of Technology, and a Ph.D. degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering from U.C. Davis. She is currently an associate professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of the Pacific. Dr. Saviz' research interests include measurement and modeling of hydrodynamics, water quality, and sediment transport in surface water systems. She has also served as co-principal investigator on several studies to develop and implement strategies to enhance the quality of engineering education.Jeff Burmeister, University of the Pacific Jeffrey S

Collection

2006 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Lance Breger; Kenneth Markowitz

DIAGRAMS TO EXPLAIN THE OPERATION OF AM AND FM TRANSMITTERS AND RECEIVERS Professor Lance Breger Professor Kenneth Markowitz lancebreger@hotmail.com kmarkowitz@citytech.cuny.edu New York City College of Technology 300 Jay Street Brooklyn, NY 11201ABSTRACT At New York City College of Technology, many students in electrical engineering technology are mathematically challenged. By this we mean that they are unable to relate complex formulas to a physical electrical system. To reach these students, mathematical

Collection

2006 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Salame Amr

The Hands-On Delivery Approach Enhances Students' Learning Skills and Problem Solving Abilities Salame Amr, Ph.D. Virginia State University, Petersburg, Virginia 23806AbstractMuch of the engineering technology curriculum offers a technology-based deliveryapproach. The presented approach here got enhanced by many hands-on case studiespresented to students and discussed. Lecture notes, supplemented by other media,promote synthesis and evaluation in the classroom. Students should present their resultand interpretations honestly and objectively, avoid untrue, deceptive, or undocumentedstatements, and disclose any financial

Conference Session

Internet and Distributed Computing

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip Lunsford, East Carolina University; Lee Toderick, East Carolina University; Daniel Brooker, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

2006-559: A REMOTELY CONTROLLED AND ISOLATED COMPUTERNETWORK TEST BED FOR ATTACK UNDERSTANDING BASEDINFORMATION ASSURANCE DISTANCE EDUCATION COURSESPhilip Lunsford, East Carolina University Phil Lunsford received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and a M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from North Carolina State University. He is a registered professional engineer and is currently an Assistant Professor at East Carolina University. His research interests include system simulation, telemedicine applications, and information assurance.Lee Toderick, East Carolina University Lee Toderick received a B.S. in Computer Science from

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohan Krishnan, University of Detroit Mercy; Shuvra Das, University of Detroit Mercy; Sandra Yost, University of Detroit Mercy; Kathleen Zimmerman-Oster, University of Detroit Mercy

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Teacher of the Year Award in 1996, UDM Faculty Achievement Award in 2001, and the ASEE North-Central Section’s Best Teacher Award in 2002. Das earned his B.Tech from Indian Institute of Technology, and M.S. and PhD. degrees from Iowa State University. He was a post-doctoral research associate at University of Notre Dame and worked as an analysis engineer for Concurrent Technologies Corporation prior to joining UDM.Sandra Yost, University of Detroit Mercy Sandra A. Yost, P.E., Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Detroit Mercy, where she teaches in the areas of control systems, digital and analog circuits and electronics, and design. She is currently

Conference Session

Design Projects in Wind and Solar Energy

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alvin Post, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

design,and it may function with even a crude flat plate collector in cooler climates.ConclusionAlthough the proposed pump will only raise water a few meters, this may serve forcertain agricultural applications. The reduced temperature requirement for the boilershould reduce heat losses and cycle times. It should also allow the use of simpler flatplate collectors, in cooler environments. The design is simple and should lend itself toapplications termed ‘appropriate technology’. This pump has not been built, but thedesign is offered in hope of stimulating further thought about low-temperature steam-driven solar pumps.Simple heat engines gave rise to modern engineering, but their simplicity can be

Conference Session

Innovative Partnerships

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Theodore Branoff, North Carolina State University; Pooneh Lari, North Carolina State University; Michelle Hsiang, Research Triangle Institute

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

. Page 11.1029.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Professional Development for Community College Teachers: Year Two Data from an Online Graduate Certificate Program in Community College TeachingIntroduction and Project OverviewThe departments of Adult and Higher Educations (AHE) and Mathematics, Science andTechnology Education (MSTE) within the College of Education at North Carolina StateUniversity developed an NSF supported graduate certificate program in Community CollegeTeaching (project #0302839). The cohort-based program has focused on developing theknowledge and skills necessary to design and deliver course-related content through technology-enhanced learning environments for

Collection

2006 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

LeeRoy Bronner; Swagata Pramanik; Akeila Richards

military has problems in sorting out all the data available oninsurgency for strategic purposes. To be effective in their strategic plans, themilitary needs a way to ask questions of insurgency information and receiveimmediate responses.The Engineering and Psychology departments at Morgan State University (MSU)in collaboration have developed an Insurgency Information Framework (IIF). AnIIF is a logical structure for organizing, classifying and presenting complexinsurgency information for military decision making. The IIF is developed byanalyzing and modeling the answers to questions such as: 1) How areinsurgencies planned for and what is the process? 2) Does insurgent behaviorprovide any insight into their future plans or actions (i.e., are

Conference Session

Novel BME Courses and Course Adaptations

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul King, Vanderbilt University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

freshman course inintroductory engineering). This course was originally intended to interest freshman students in thepotential application of their engineering skills to real-life problems. It wassimilarly intended to assist in the retention of students during the initial semesterof engineering classes. The course has had good student reviews, and seems tohave achieved its goals. This paper is intended to be of sufficient depth that the course may bereplicated easily elsewhere.Introduction The stated specific goals of this course include the introduction of thefreshman student to data analysis techniques in electrocardiography, medical andengineering nomenclature, engineering & engineering applied to medicine, technologies

Conference Session

BME Curriculum Development

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ann Saterbak, Rice University; Michele Follen, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center; Rebecca Richards-Kortum, Rice University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

University. Dr. Richards-Kortum received her B.S. degree in Physics and Mathematics from The University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1985 and her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Physics and Medical Physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1987 and 1990, respectively. Her research interests include: high-resolution in vivo optical imaging for enhanced detection of cancer; fluorescence imaging for cancer detection, electromagnetic modeling of light scattering by cells, and tissues and fiber optic sensors for in vivo detection of cancer. Page 11.956.1© American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

NEW Lab Experiments in Materials Science

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gukan Rajaram, North Carolina A&T State University; Devdas Pai, North Carolina A&T State University

Tagged Divisions

Materials

Engineering. He received the B.E. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Madurai Kamaraj University, and his MS in Metallurgical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology – Madras. His doctoral research is in the area of electrode and electrolyte synthesis and characterization for solid oxide fuel cells. He has been involved in teaching mechanical engineering lab courses. Page 11.870.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 LEARNING ABOUT PARTICLE SIZE CHARACTERIZATION WITH A WATER PITCHER FILTERIntroductionParticle technology deals with the production, characterization

Conference Session

Novel Measurement Experiments

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jun Kondo, University of Hartford; Santiago Noriega, University of Hartford; Devdas Shetty, University of Hartford

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

College of Engineering, Technology and Architecture, University of Hartford, ConnecticutABSTRACTDue to increasing requirements in performance, in areas such as computers andautomobiles, manufacturing companies have been forced to produce within tightertolerances and perform more elaborate testing to validate their products. In thecase of automotive manufacturers the measurement of vibration is essential. In thepast, equipment such as strain gauges and piezoelectric accelerometers have beenadequate in measuring it. However, they have had several disadvantages. Onedisadvantage being that the part must be mounted on the surface of the objectbeing measured. This can result in the mass altering the frequency and modeshape of the

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Measurements: Innovative Course Development

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Farrow, University of Tennessee-Martin

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

mechanical engineering2,3, civilengineering4, and electrical engineering5. Instrumentation courses are also of interest toelectrical engineering non-majors6, agricultural and biological engineering programs7, studentsof mechatronics8, and interdisciplinary programs9. A program minor in computer-basedinstrumentation has been reported10, and the complex issue of updating and maintaining dataacquisition hardware and software systems has been reported from an aerospace engineeringprogram11. Engineering technology programs also encounter issues of instrumentation12,13,14.One report was found of how efforts to update and expand instrumentation and experimentalmethods courses and laboratories paid off in the process of implementing a mechanicalengineering

Conference Session

Practice/Partnership/Program Issues

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeong Woo; Robert Johnson, Texas A&M University; Mark Clayton, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

2006-807: COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION IN A DISTRIBUTEDDESIGN STUDIOJeong Han Woo, Western Illinois University Jeong-Han Woo is an assistant professor of the Department of Engineering Technology at Western Illinois University. His research interests include knowledge management in the AEC industry, BIM (Building Information Model), IT( Information Technologies) on the design and construction industry, and construction process simulation. His e-mail address is j-woo@wiu.edu.Mark Clayton, Texas A&M UniversityRobert Johnson, Texas A&M University Page 11.342.1© American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

FPD6 -- Early Intervention & Retention Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carrie Slater, Virginia Tech; Whitney Edmister, Virginia Tech; Bevlee Watford, Virginia Tech; Jean Kampe, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

Polytechnic Institute and State University. She received her B.S. in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and is currently pursuing a M.S. in Industrial and Systems Engineering.Jean Kampe, Virginia Tech J. C. MALZAHN KAMPE is an associate professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. She received her Ph.D. in metallurgical engineering from Michigan Technological University, M.Ch.E. in chemical engineering from the University of Delaware, and a B.S. degree in chemical engineering at Michigan Technological University.Whitney Edmister, Virginia Tech WHITNEY A. EDMISTER is the

Conference Session

Energy Curriculum Advancements

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Blekhman, Grand Valley State University; Ali Mohammadzadeh, Grand Valley State University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

of Engineering at Grand Valley State University. He received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Sharif University of Technology And his M.S. and Ph.D. both in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. His research area of interest is fluid-structure interaction. Page 11.492.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Do Fuel Cell Topics Belong in a Combustion Course?AbstractCombustion technologies are responsible for a lion’s share of the country’s electric powerproduction and virtually a hundred percent of the conversion of fuels to power in thetransportation

Conference Session

Innovative and Computer-Assisted Lab Studies

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rafic Bachnak, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; Mike Englert, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

2006-48: WIRELESS LOGGERS FOR REAL-TIME DATA ACQUISITION ANDANALYSISRafic Bachnak, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Rafic Bachnak is Professor and Coordinator of Engineering Technology at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (A&M-CC). He received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Ohio University in 1983, 1984, and 1989, respectively. Dr. Bachnak was previously on the faculty of Franklin University and Northwestern State University.Mike Englert, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Mike Englert is a recent graduate of Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi. Mike graduated with a BS in Control Systems Engineering Technology

Conference Session

Assessment

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa McNair, Virginia Tech; Tamara Knott, Virginia Tech; Mary Leigh Wolfe, Virginia Tech; Marie Paretti, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

2006-2161: DEFINING AND ASSESSING THE ABET PROFESSIONAL SKILLSUSING EPORTFOLIOLisa McNair, Virginia Tech Dr. Lisa McNair (lmcnair@vt.edu, 540-231-1144) holds a Ph.D. in Linguistics and is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. She is Co-Director of the Virginia Tech Engineering Communication Center (VTECC), where she is developing communications curricula and assessment methodologies for engineering students and faculty, and conducting on-going research. Her research interests include curricular development and technology; international collaboration and communication; and interdisciplinary team work in electronic engineering design environments.Marie Paretti

Conference Session

Customizing Courses for Industry Training Needs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jody Pierce, Purdue University; Russell Aubrey, Purdue University; John Eddy, Purdue University; Charles Baker, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

2006-1004: A SUCCESSFUL PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN INDUSTRY ANDACADEMIA: RED GOLD, INC.Jody Pierce, Purdue University Jody Pierce is an Assistant Professor of Organizational Leadership and Supervision at Purdue University's College of Technology location in Anderson, Indiana. Her business and industry background includes 28 years between General Motors and Delphi Automotive in manufacturing and labor relations. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Business from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and a Master of Business Administration from Anderson University.Russell Aubrey, Purdue University Russell A. Aubrey is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology at Purdue

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roxanne Toto, Pennsylvania State University; Mark Wharton, Pennsylvania State University; John Cimbala, Pennsylvania State University; John Wise, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

2006-1599: ONE STEP BEYOND: LECTURING WITH A TABLET PCRoxanne Toto, Pennsylvania State University Roxanne Toto is an instructional designer and e-Learning Support Specialist for Engineering Instructional Services at the Pennsylvania State University. In this capacity she supports faculty, teaching assistants and staff in developing technology skills and integrating those skills into courses and provides assistance in the areas of teaching, learning, instructional technology, and assessment. She received her B.A. in American Studies from Temple University in Philadelphia, her M.S. in Instructional Design and Technology from Philadelphia University; and is currently writing her dissertation in

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Yeary, University of Oklahoma; Tian Yu, University of Oklahoma; Robert Palmer, University of Oklahoma; Mike Biggerstaff, University of Oklahoma; L. Fink, University of Oklahoma; Carolyn Ahern, Ahern and Associates

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

research mission of ouruniversity laboratory, as depicted in Figure 1. The synergistic interaction between teachingand research, their drivers and end-results is also illustrated. These drivers can be classifiedinto those of resource needs (e.g. qualified personnel) and technology related issues. Resource Page 11.52.3needs can be further classified into three types – (1) design and application engineers, (2) radarsystem integrators and managers, and (3) research and development scientists. These needsare met by BS, MS, and PhD graduates, respectively. Thus our undergraduate and gradu-ate educational initiatives have been developed to provide an

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Techniques in Mechanics

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shanzhong (Shawn) Duan, South Dakota State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

method.Case Study Methodology for Teaching and LearningCase study methodology has been widely exploited as an instructional approach in varioussubject areas such as medicine, law, business, education, engineering, technology, and science.Use of this teaching method has been extensively discussed in the literature8, 9, 10, 16.The case study method promotes team-based activities, active learning and the ability to handleopen-ended problems10. Case study methodology also fosters the development of higher-levelcognitive skills8, 9. Shapiro13 summarizes several teaching and learning approaches as follow:lectures and readings facilitate “acquiring knowledge and becoming informed about techniques”;exercises and problem sets provide “the initial tools for

Conference Session

Digital Communications Systems

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sven Bilen, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Radio1. Introduction This paper discusses the implementation of a course in software-defined radio (SDR)technology and systems. The course contains significant computer and hands-on project work inorder to implement working SDR systems. Focusing on SDRs provides a method to tie togethermany of the classes in a typical electrical engineering undergraduate’s curriculum: core coursessuch as Circuits and Devices, Signals and Systems, Embedded Microcontrollers, andEngineering Electromagnetics; as well as many of the popular elective courses such asCommunications, Controls, and Signal Processing. Building a functioning SDR system requiressome understanding of all of these topic areas. SDR is an emerging technology that promises to have a

Conference Session

Integrating Research Into Undergraduate ECE Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Georgios Anagnostopoulos, Florida Tech; Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida; Ken Ports, Florida Tech; Richie Samuel, University of Central Florida; Melinda White, Seminole Community College; Veton Kepuska, Florida Tech; Philip Chan, Florida Tech; Annie Wu, University of Central Florida; Marcella Kysilka, University of Central Florida

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

2006-1990: ENGAGING UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN MACHINELEARNING RESEARCH: PROGRESS, EXPERIENCES AND ACHIEVEMENTSOF PROJECT EMD-MLRGeorgios Anagnostopoulos, Florida Tech GEORGIOS C. ANAGNOSTOPOULOS is an Assistant Professor in the Electrical & Computer Engineering department of Florida Institute of Technology. His research interests are statistical machine learning, neural networks and data mining.Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida MICHAEL GEORGIOPOULOS is a Professor of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Central Florida. His research interests lie in the areas of neural networks and applications of neural networks in pattern