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New Trends in ECE Education II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Meyer, Purdue University; Mark Johnson, Purdue University School of ECE; Cordelia Brown, Purdue University

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2008-1250: TABLETS FOR TIMELY DESIGN DOCUMENTATIONDavid Meyer, Purdue University David G. Meyer has been very active in curriculum development, learning outcome assessment, design education, and use of instructional technology. He is currently responsible for creating, maintaining, and teaching the core ECE digital systems course sequence. He has written numerous papers on innovative uses of technology in education; more recent research contributions include papers on learning outcome assessment in both lower-division “content” courses and in senior-level capstone design courses.Mark Johnson, Purdue University School of ECE Dr. Mark C. Johnson has been Manager of Digital and Systems

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Innovations in Laboratory Studies

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Helen McNally, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

AC 2008-1238: DOES THE INDEX OF LEARNING STYLES PREDICTLABORATORY PARTNER SUCCESS IN ELECTRONICS COURSES?Helen McNally, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. McNally is an assistant Professor or Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology at Purdue University. She is a member of the Birck Nanotechnology Center and the Bindley Bioscience Center (BBC) at Purdue’s Discovery Park. Dr. McNally currently directs the BBC Biological Atomic Force Microscopy (BioAFM) Facility. Dr. McNally’s research interests involve the development and integration of scanning probe technologies for fluid applications. She is currently developing BioAFM short courses and courses in nano and bio technology at the

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Problem Solving and Misconceptions

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Jackman, Iowa State University; Sarah Ryan, Iowa State University; Craig Ogilvie, Iowa State University; Dale Niederhauser, Iowa State University

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Educational Research and Methods

University. His assessment work includes developing a scale to examine intrapersonal factors that influence technology integration and classroom teachers’ use of technology relative to national standards. Page 13.1064.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008Scaffolding to Improve Reasoning Skills in Problem FormulationAbstractEducators in engineering and science disciplines are well aware of student difficulties informulating problems. Correct problem formulation is a critical phase in the problem solvingprocess because the solution follows directly from the formulation. Students in this phase areengaged in

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Curricular Developments in Energy Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth Van Treuren, Baylor University; Ian Gravagne, Baylor University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, 200222. Hodge, B. K., “Alternate Energy Systems – A New Elective?,” Proceedings of the American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, 200223. Rosa, A. J., Predecki, P. K., and Edwards, G., “Technology 21 – A Course on Technology for Non- Technologists,” Proceedings of the American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, 200424. Jansson. P. M., Stewart, J., Heston, W., Molner, R., Murphy, J., and Tomkiewicz, P., “Undergraduate Service Learning: Campus Photovoltaic System Siting, Design, and Permitting,” Proceedings of the American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, 200525. Wies, R

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Introductory Materials Science Course

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Cottrell, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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Materials

AC 2008-1816: AN INTRODUCTORY MATERIALS COURSE: MAKINGCONCRETE STAND UP TO THE TASKDavid Cottrell, University of North Carolina at Charlotte DR. DAVID S. COTTRELL is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Technology, University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1978 and retired in 2000 after more than 22 years of service with the US Army Corps of Engineers. Studies at Texas A&M University resulted in an MS Degree in Civil Engineering in 1987 and a PhD in 1995. He is a registered Professional Engineer and has taught courses in statics, dynamics, mechanics of materials, graphic communications, engineering economy, and

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2008 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Jerry McCoy; Scott Holmstrom; Parameswar Hari

The Physics Journal Club Jerry McCoy, Scott Holmstrom, Parameswar Hari Department of Physics and Engineering Physics, The University of TulsaAbstractThe Physics Journal Club is an innovative and successful outreach programs organized by theUniversity of Tulsa Department of Physics and Engineering Physics. The club meets monthlyduring the academic year to discuss current progress in physics. The club will begin its twelfthyear this coming fall. Attendees include current and former TU students and faculty, high schoolstudents and their teachers, and interested community members. Average meeting attendance isover a hundred. Prior to the meetings, articles from current journals are

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2008 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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James A. Ejiwale

teams are confronted with the challenge of establishing trusting working relationships through technological interaction alone. • A third challenge is accessing and leveraging the unique knowledge of each member to successfully achieve the team’s goal. Helping virtual team members learn to address Proceedings of the 2008 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education 4 these differences in ways that will support full, open, and complete communication is also a fundamental teaching objective in preparing people for virtual teaming.Forms of Virtual TeamsVirtual workforce and related

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Web-Based Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Olowokere, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Kayode P. Ayodele, Obafemi Awolowo University; Olutola Jonah; Temitope O. Ajayi, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria; O.O. Akinwunmi, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria

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Computers in Education

RVLs can be sufficiently resolved, theycould be even more appropriate than real labs for training engineers who will use technologiessimilar to RVL in their future workplace.Most of the limiting factors to RVL adoption above have solutions in sight. Developing countriesmight actually be a vehicle for driving more rapid adoption of RVLs because in their case, thereis a compelling need. Institutions in such countries usually operate with chronic underfunding,therefore they have started demonstrating a desire for technologies that could meet theirstudents’ experimentation needs within budget constraints. If third world institutions startadopting RVLs en masse, it is possible that by throwing their collective weight behind a fewplatforms, these

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Writing and Portfolios

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jung Oh, Kansas State University-Salina; Judith Collins, Kansas State University-Salina

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Educational Research and Methods

Arizona State University in 2001. Her research interests include information literacy, instructional technology, and literature and technology. Page 13.1368.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Using virtual teams to improve information literacy and distributed cognition in a collaborative writing and general chemistry assignmentHow might individual information literacy skills contribute to the work of the group? Would across-curricular assignment generate observable communication related to distributed cognitionduring virtual team activities?IntroductionTwo

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Embedded System Design

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daren Wilcox, Southern Polytechnic State University; Steve Wilson, Southern Polytechnic State University; Gerd Wöstenkühler

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Electrical and Computer

embedded design based on the Toolstick.1. IntroductionThe sophomore course referred to in this paper is the second course of the digital design sequence in theelectrical engineering technology program at Southern Polytechnic State University. SouthernPolytechnic State University was founded in 1948 as a unit of the Georgia Institute of Technology at therequest of the Georgia Business and Industry Association 1. In 1949 it was named Southern TechnicalInstitute. In 1970, it separated from Georgia Tech while becoming one of the first colleges to offer thebachelor of engineering technology degree. In 1987 it became the Southern College of Technology. In1996 it reached university status. Throughout its history, Southern Poly has responded to the

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2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Abdelrahman Elleithy; Alaa Abuzaghleh; Abdelshakour Abuzneid

A NEW MECHANISM TO SOLVE IEEE 802.16 AUTHENTICATION VULNERABILITIE Abdelrahman Elleithy, Alaa Abuzaghleh, Abdelshakour Abuzneid Computer Science and Engineering Department University of Bridgeport Bridgeport, CT 06604 Abstract- Wi-Max (Worldwide) Interoperability for Microwave Access is a new technology that canprovide broadband access at a high bandwidth. The availability of microwaves towers provides a verycost effective for delivering high bandwidth in metropolitan. Wi-Max is a multi-hop network wheresecurity is a major issue in designing such networks. Designing a secure Wi-Max is a major

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Abdelrahman Elleithy; Alaa Abuzaghleh; Abdelshakour Abuzneid

A NEW MECHANISM TO SOLVE IEEE 802.16 AUTHENTICATION VULNERABILITIE Abdelrahman Elleithy, Alaa Abuzaghleh, Abdelshakour Abuzneid Computer Science and Engineering Department University of Bridgeport Bridgeport, CT 06604 Abstract- Wi-Max (Worldwide) Interoperability for Microwave Access is a new technology that canprovide broadband access at a high bandwidth. The availability of microwaves towers provides a verycost effective for delivering high bandwidth in metropolitan. Wi-Max is a multi-hop network wheresecurity is a major issue in designing such networks. Designing a secure Wi-Max is a major

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2008 Northeast Section Meeting

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Abdelrahman Elleithy; Alaa Abuzaghleh; Abdelshakour Abuzneid

A NEW MECHANISM TO SOLVE IEEE 802.16 AUTHENTICATION VULNERABILITIE Abdelrahman Elleithy, Alaa Abuzaghleh, Abdelshakour Abuzneid Computer Science and Engineering Department University of Bridgeport Bridgeport, CT 06604 Abstract- Wi-Max (Worldwide) Interoperability for Microwave Access is a new technology that canprovide broadband access at a high bandwidth. The availability of microwaves towers provides a verycost effective for delivering high bandwidth in metropolitan. Wi-Max is a multi-hop network wheresecurity is a major issue in designing such networks. Designing a secure Wi-Max is a major

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New Trends in ECE Education II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aleksandr Panchul, UTSA; David Akopian, UTSA

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2008-2513: DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATIONAL APPLICATIONS FORSMARTPHONESAleksandr Panchul, UTSA Aleksandr Panchul received M.Sc. in Computer Science from Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology in 1997. He is currently a PhD student at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of the University of Texas at San Antonio. His research interests include software engineering, digital communications, distributed systems, 3D animation, virtual environments, CPU emulators and mobile applications.David Akopian, UTSA David Akopian received the M.Sc. degree from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology in 1987 and Ph.D. degree from the Tampere University of Technology (TUT), Finland

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STEM Pipeline: Pre-College to Post-Baccalaureate

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gillian Nicholls, University of Pittsburgh; Harvey Wolfe, University of Pittsburgh; Mary Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Larry Shuman, University of Pittsburgh

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Educational Research and Methods

engineering students and understanding what affects their choice of collegemajor is critical to engineering educational research. Insufficient numbers of students aremajoring in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) topics. Understandingthe factors that affect students’ interest in studying STEM, capability of succeeding in STEM,and likelihood of persisting to achieve a STEM degree is of vital concern to educators.This study used an extensive national longitudinal dataset of over 12,000 students to develop aset of logistic regression models for predicting which students ultimately achieve a STEM degreevs. another educational outcome. The potential educational outcomes included no collegedegree, a less than four year college degree

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1553 FPD3 - Computer & Programming Tools in First Year Instruction

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Robertson, Arizona State University; Sarah Roux, Arizona State University; Vivek Ramanathan, Arizona State University; Mark Rager, Arizona State University

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First-Year Programs

respectively and the outcomes from these classes arethe basis of this paper. Most of the students were registered for a Technology program butacademic distinctions between engineering and technology are largely artificial in the systemscontext and when the subject and its applications are evolving rapidly.This paper represents the outcome of a multi-faceted review of progress. The authors are: 1. A student from the Fall 2007 class. 2. A student from the Fall 2006 class 3. The graduate assistant for both classes (preparation and assignments) 4. The responsible faculty member.Each author brings a different perspective of background experience to the shared experience ofthe course. However, the stimulus for the paper came from a

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Fluid Mechanics Experiments and Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Calvin Hsieh, Portland State University; Gerald Recktenwald, Portland State University; Robert Edwards, Pennsylvania State University-Erie

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

transfer, applications of numerical analysis, and in improving undergraduate engineering education.Robert Edwards, Pennsylvania State University-Erie Robert Edwards is a Lecturer in Engineering at The Pennsylvania State Erie - The Behrend College where he teaches Statics, Dynamics, and Fluid and Thermal Science courses. He earned a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from Rochester Institute of Technology and an MS degree in Mechanical Engineering from Gannon University. Page 13.710.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Implementing Inquiry-based Experiments

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lawrence Whitman, Wichita State University; Janet Twomey, Wichita State University; S. Cheraghi, Wichita State University

AC 2008-1085: LEAN AND GREEN PRODUCTION SYSTEMS CLASS PROJECTLawrence Whitman, Wichita State UniversityJanet Twomey, Wichita State UniversityS. Cheraghi, Wichita State University Page 13.840.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 LEAN AND GREEN PRODUCTION SYSTEMS CLASS PROJECTAbstractUnderstanding cause-and-effect relationships is key to evaluating and designing a productionsystem. Traditional instruction methods including textbook study and lectures introduce studentsto concepts, theories, and formulas involved in manufacturing systems. Developments insimulation technology have enabled educators to give students a "real

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Institutional and Curricular Reform

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeffrey Froyd, Texas A&M University; Charles Henderson, Western Michigan University; Jean Layne, Texas A&M University; Andrea Beach, Western Michigan University; Noah Finkelstein, University of Colorado; R. Sam Larson, Kaiser Permanente Colorado

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Educational Research and Methods

, Adult and Continuing Education from Michigan State University. Sam’s research focuses on organizational change in large complex organizations, diffusion of innovations, and learning transfer. Her research support includes NSF, W. K. Kellogg Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and Population Services International. She is the author of book chapters and peer reviewed journal articles, including guest editor for Metropolitan Universities Journal, STEM Innovation and Dissemination: Page 13.906.1 Improving Teaching and Learning in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.© American

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Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma in Manufacturing Education 1

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alan Leduc, Ball State University

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Manufacturing

AC 2008-1460: SIX SIGMA: DOES IT BELONG IN THE MANUFACTURINGCURRICULUM?Alan Leduc, Ball State University Alan Leduc is an Associate Professor, in the Manufacturing Engineering Technology program at Ball State University and the creator and advisor for the Minor in Process Improvement which focuses on Six Sigma training and will provide students and opportunity to earn a Six Sigma Black Belt certification prior to graduation. In addition to 19 years of teaching experience Alan has 25 years of experience prior experience in industry in the areas of manufacturing, quality, and engineering, ending his industrial career as a Vice President and General Manager. Alan has an M.B.A., M.S

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Alternative Energy Source Projects

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Craig Somerton, Michigan State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2008-1054: AN OCEAN ENERGY PROJECT: THE OSCILLATING WATERCOLUMNCraig Somerton, Michigan State University CRAIG W. SOMERTON Craig W. Somerton is an Associate Professor and Associate Chair of the Undergraduate Program for Mechanical Engineering at Michigan State University. He teaches in the area of thermal engineering including thermodynamics, heat transfer, and thermal design. He also teaches the capstone design course for the department. Dr. Somerton has research interests in computer design of thermal systems, transport phenomena in porous media, and application of continuous quality improvement principles to engineering education. He received his B.S. in 1976, his M.S. in 1979

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ERM Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kevin Dahm, Rowan University; Roberta Harvey, Rowan University

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2008-2300: USING LET ME LEARN® TO PROMOTE METACOGNITION ANDFOSTER TEAMING SKILLSKevin Dahm, Rowan University Kevin Dahm is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Rowan University and a certified Let Me Learn® consultant. He earned his BS at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (92) and his PhD at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (98). He is the recipient of several ASEE awards, including the 2002 PIC-III Best Paper Award, the 2003 Joseph J. Martin Award and the 2004 Raymond W. Fahien Award.Roberta Harvey, Rowan University Roberta Harvey is an Associate Professor in the Department of Writing Arts at Rowan University and a certified Let Me Learn® Consultant. She teaches writing

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ECE Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Asad Azemi, Pennsylvania State University

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2008-1942: TEACHING ELECTRIC CIRCUITS USING TABLET PC ANDCENTRAAsad Azemi, Pennsylvania State University Asad Azemi is an associate professor of Engineering at Penn State University. He has received his B.S. degree from UCLA in 1982, M.S. degree from Loyola Marymount University in 1985, and Ph.D. degree from University of Arkansas in 1991. His professional interests are in nonlinear stochastic systems, signal estimation, biocomputing, and use of computers and related technologies in undergraduate and graduate education to improve teaching and enhance students’ learning. Page 13.1158.1

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Instrumentation and Controls Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Faramarz Mossayebi, Youngstown State University; Frank Li, Youngstown State University; Eric Lombardo, YSU; CHITRA RAJAGOPAL, Kent State University, Tuscarawas Campus

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

presently employed by Mine Safety Appliances Company in Pittsburgh, PA.CHITRA RAJAGOPAL, Kent State University, Tuscarawas Campus Ms Chitra Rajagopal is Assistant Professor of Engineering Technology at the Kent State University, Tuscarawas Campus, where she teaches electrical and electronic engineering technology courses in in-person and on-line formats. She is currently researching on embedded system design, microcontrollers and control system. Page 13.390.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Developing an Advanced Digital Control Laboratory with a System-On-a

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Inter- and Multidisciplinary Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Samuel Lakeou, University of the District of Columbia; Esther Ososanya, University of the District of Columbia; Wagdy Mahmoud, University of the District of Columbia; Fatou Mbengue, University of the District of Columbia; Bodjona Coboyo, University of the District of Columbia; Abdulaziz SIrag, University of the District of Columbia; Ben Latigo, University of the District of Columbia

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Page 13.1308.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Undergraduate Research in New Concept in Solar Energy Capture: Theory, Modeling, and SimulationI. IntroductionThis work describes a newly initiated undergraduate research work on new concept insolar energy capture. Recently reported photovoltaic efficiencies of novel solar terrestrialconcentrator cells have reached record levels. In fact, it is reported that metamorphic, orlattice-mismatched, GaInP/ GaInAs/ Ge 3-junction cells have reached 40.7% efficiency .Efficiency higher that 40% was also reported from measurements on lattice-matched 3-junction cells. Under such dramatic changes, research on all aspects of solar cells,including theory, modeling and simulation

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Technical Capacity Bldg for Developing Countries & Service Learning

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Duffy, University of Massachusetts Lowell

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International

and, rather than spreadourselves too thin geographically, we expand the types of infrastructure needs met in the samenetwork (health care, education, communication, energy, water, food production, housing). Thesustainability of these infrastructure systems is a key goal of our program in keeping with visionof a balance between advance of technology and preservation of the natural environment andculture of the Quechua (Inca) people.Although the VE program is similar to Engineers Without Borders (EWB, 2008)9 and Engineersfor a Sustainable World (ESW, 2008)8, it differs in several key ways: It is older; it is focused onsustained commitment to one region; it is tightly linked to service-learning in a variety ofcourses; it is interdisciplinary

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Fluid Mechanics Experiments and Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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B. Terry Beck, Kansas State University; Brian Anderson, Kansas State University; Mina Hosni, Kansas State University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

academic research in their discipline early in their college careers.2 CSI studentsparticipate in a variety of projects with research teams throughout the College of Engineering.The students worked in labs, testing facilities, and on their own to learn what academic researchis like. The CSI Program is one of six initiatives that are funded by STEP. STEP (Science,Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Talent Expansion Program) is supported by theNational Science Foundation’s STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)Talent Expansion Program.The modifications to the existing wind tunnel facility take the form of test section inserts, whichcan be constructed from inexpensive materials to form a wide variety of different nozzle

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Best Practices in Aerospace Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kristi Shryock, Texas A&M University; Helen Reed, Texas A&M University

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Aerospace

methods in this paper.BackgroundFounded in 1932 under the name Engineers' Council for Professional Development, ABET(formerly Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) accredits post-secondarydegree-granting programs. Many people interpret this to mean that ABET accredits departments,colleges, or even courses. In reality, ABET accredits programs, and your accreditation workshould reflect the program as a whole.Some programs treat the six-year time lag between visits with the following timeline: - Year 1 – Celebrate success of previous ABET visit. - Years 2-4 – Feel that ABET is a long time away. - Year 5 – Begin to worry about ABET visit the following year, and survey every class imaginable to be ready for year 6 with the

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Student Engagement and Motivation

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Crown; Arturo Fuentes; Bob Freeman

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Educational Research and Methods

needs.IntroductionThe engineering education environment has seen many changes in the past twenty years.Advances in computers, networks, and technology have made a wealth of information andcomputational tools accessible to students like never before. Course web sites give studentsaccess to supplemental learning materials1, an ability to dialog with other students and faculty onforums2, and even tutorial movies ranging from working through homework problems to usingmodeling or computational programs related to the course3. In addition, there has been a flood ofinterest in and funding of engineering education research. One would assume that with all ofthese advances and focused attention that student academic success would be growingexponentially. In fact, many

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Innovations in ECE Education III

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University; Yuan-Teng Cheng, Texas A&M University

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2008-1545: INTELLIGENT TUTOR FOR LADDER LOGIC PROGRAMMINGSheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University Dr. Sheng-Jen (“Tony”) Hsieh is an Associate Professor in the College of Engineering at Texas A&M University. He holds a joint appointment with the Department of Engineering Technology and the Department of Mechanical Engineering. His research interests include engineering education, cognitive task analysis, automation, robotics and control, intelligent manufacturing system design, and micro/nano manufacturing. He is also the Director of the Rockwell Automation laboratory at Texas A&M University, a state-of-the-art facility for education and research in the areas of automation