Conference Session

Writing and Communication I: Innovative Models for Curriculum and Assessment

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marie Paretti, Virginia Tech; Lisa McNair, Virginia Tech; Diana George, Virginia Tech; kelly belanger, Virginia Tech; Lisa Norris, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

students’ abilities to cross disciplinary boundaries successfully. To begin addressing thesegaps, we have established a partnership between Engineering Education and the First-YearWriting Program. Together, we have developed an experimental pilot course of first yearcomposition that explicitly connects the ABET professional skills to the WPA outcomes first toestablish a metacognitive framework for learning communication skills and second todemonstrate that curricular choices in the humanities not only promise a “liberal education,” butalso provide valuable tools for developing the ability to think like a 21st century engineer.Specifically, the goals of this course were to: 1) help students develop a rhetorical framework forcommunication practices

Conference Session

Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Experiments and Labs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bijan Sepahpour, The College of New Jersey; Shou Rei Chang, The College of New Jersey

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

costs may lead to thelack of vital laboratory apparatus and in turn deprive the engineering students from beingsufficiently exposed to important concepts such as verification of the theory throughexperimentation, interpretation and analysis of data and gaining sufficient background fordesigning experiments. However, if blueprints of the designs of a (desired) apparatus areavailable, and on site machining capabilities exists, a major cut may be expected in the final cost.Such designs and blueprints may be generated in-house in collaboration with undergraduateengineering students3.II - Objectives of the ExperimentThe following major objectives were set at the inception of the project;1. To develop an experiment for examination of the stress

Conference Session

MIND - Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ibironke Lawal, Virginia Commonwealth University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

degrees (11,316 women and 51,798 men);33 percent of earth, atmosphere, and ocean science degrees (1,485 women and 2,972 men); Page 12.1613.234 percent of mathematical and computer science degrees (12,764 women and 24,857 men);37 percent of physical science degrees (5,702 women and 9,694 men);50 percent of biological and agricultural science degrees (39,369 womenand 39,100 men);51 percent of social science degrees (56,834 women and 54,955 men); and73 percent of psychology degrees (53,863 women and 19,965 men).5As late as 1960’s women made up only 1 percent of students studying engineering in the UnitedStates. A review of national surveys of

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Danielle Amatore, Oregon State University; Edith Gummer, Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

building blocks for thedevelopment of many capstone courses; these guidelines focus on the practice of engineering andinclude requirements for communication, teamwork, creativity, the synthesis of core engineering Page 12.904.2concepts applied to an open-ended project, incorporation of economic considerations, andinclusion of relevant health, safety, and ethical issues.1 Industrial needs have also shaped thedevelopment of capstone courses in a variety of ways, from reporting a perceived lack of hands-on-experience in recently graduated engineers to providing mentorship and projects for capstonecourse.2 In addition to providing students the

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technology Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Cook, Montana State University; Robb Larson, Montana State University; Keith Fisher, Montana State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

seen, and continues to see a decline of manufacturing employmentopportunities1. Fortunately, other sectors of industry have seen significant growth in jobsrequiring technology skills2. As the U.S. economy adjusts to this continuing decline, ourgraduates have found employment with a much more diverse cross-section of employers. Jobopportunities in construction related industries, as well as mining and transportation have seensteady growth in both Montana3 and the U.S.1 in recent years.The M&IE department has seen significant change in the past few years as well. In AY2003/2004, the MET program was staffed with the equivalent of one tenured faculty member(who also acted as program coordinator), along with three full-time adjunct faculty

Conference Session

Best Practices for Campus Representatives

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amir Karimi, University of Texas-San Antonio

Tagged Divisions

Campus Representatives

responsibility for theplanning, organization, and management of the annual conference.This paper is an update of the paper published in the proceeding of the 1995 ASEE annualconference.1 Some of the practices suggested in the original paper are now outdated. Forexample, due to the changes in technology, current practices in communication with the authors,announcements for Call for Papers, registration procedures, and publication medium are verydifferent from those used in 1995. Practices described in the original paper which are stillapplicable are retained in this paper. The goal of this paper is to assist campus representativeswho may be considering hosting their ASEE-Section annual conference.IntroductionASEE membership is divided into four (4) zones

Conference Session

New Trends in Energy Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Faruk Yildiz, University of Northern Iowa; Recayi 'Reg' Pecen; Jin Zhu, University of Northern Iowa; Liping Guo

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

obtainedfrom different energy sources, such as vibration, light, acoustic, airflow, heat, temperaturevariations. Table 1 below illustrates the comparisons of various energy scavenging sourcesderived from various number of research efforts. One of the physical phenomena that are beingemployed to satisfy the requirements for the generation of small amounts of electricity is themechanical rotation.This paper introduces an energy scavenging technique for low power wireless sensor nodes witha focus on conversion of mechanical rotation energy to electricity. Here we consider a hydraulicdoor closer as a potential energy resource where the door is moved by human power in daily life.The two phases of door hydraulic system operations are: the first phase is the

Conference Session

The Impact of Curriculum on the Retention of Women Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Romkey, University of Toronto

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

impersonal, oftencreating a sense of alienation among female students (Brickhouse, Lowery and Schultz8,1999) while catering to males.Kohlberg’s model of moral development is based on stages that progress from reliance onrelationships to independence (Hekman25, 1995). Kohlberg’s sequence of moral developmentwas proposed as follows (Langford36, 1995): 1. Heteronomous morality: the avoidance of breaking rules to avoid punishment and the general avoidance of physical damage to persons or property 2. Individualism, instrumental purpose and exchange: following rules to meet one’s own interests and letting others do the same 3. Mutual interpersonal expectations, relationships and interpersonal conformity: living up to what

Conference Session

Direct Measures of Student Performance

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fred Meyer, U.S. Military Academy; Stephen Bert, U. S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

provide an overview of the assessment process and to provide initialresults of data collected from the fall semester of AY 06-07; additional data will be added to theoverall matrix during future semesters to complete the overall program assessment.The USMA Civil Engineering ProgramThe USMA CE Program is an ABET accredited undergraduate-only program. The CE ProgramOutcomes shown in Table 1 are configured to meet the requirements of ABET 3a-k and specifywhat civil engineering majors should be able to accomplish at the time of graduation from theUSMA. With the evolution of the Body of Knowledge (BOK) and the promise ofimplementation in the near future, the CE Program Outcomes include the requirement to addressaspects of construction and asset

Conference Session

Effective Learning Innovations in Civil Engineering Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Blake Tullis, Utah State University; Steven Barfuss, Utah Stat University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

(2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7).In addition to the system design, Weiss and Gulliver5 recommend that writtencommunication and the implementation of spreadsheet programs as additional key pointsfor hydraulic structure design courses. Effective written communication, which shouldinclude the ability to concisely summarize key points from a design report or feasibilitystudy in an executive summery or cover letter, is critical to insuring that the proposedsolution is acceptable, to both the engineer and client, and that the solution is germane tothe problem.Because it may not be practical to incorporate all of the topics of a feasibility studysuggested by 1 into a design course, instructors must select an appropriate subset ofdesign-related topics, as well as

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers – II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve Shumway, Brigham Young University; Jared Berrett, Brigham Young University; Andy Swapp, Milford High School; Ronald Terry, Brigham Young University; Thomas Erekson, Western Illinois University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

sometype of competitive basis.1 In addition, professional development participants should beprovided with some type of special recognition for their involvement.Locke comments that professional development programs are most successful when theparticipants are involved in the planning process.2 This aspect of professional development isoften overlooked as it is much easier for the deliverers of professional development to pre-planactivities rather than plan activities in collaboration with participants. Despite the effectivenessof this collaboration, Wade found that professional development is more effective when theleader then assumes the primary role of the “presenter” of information and the participants are“receivers”.1From their meta-analysis

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Eduaction - Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gül Okudan, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

whether or not changes to the classroom environment have any impact on studentlearning due to a lack of validated instruments. Therefore, the overall purpose of this project isthe development of a stable instrument designed to measure the impact of pedagogic changes andsupporting classroom materials on student learning. This paper documents the rationale fordeveloping a new instrument and describes its development process.IntroductionAssessment of students’ engineering design knowledge at various points during their engineeringcurriculum is very critical. This assessment might have many purposes including gaining anunderstanding on: 1) are most students able to meet the intended objectives for the course? 2) isthe information retained after a

Conference Session

Distance, Remote, and Virtual Experiments

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peng Li, East Carolina University; Philip Lunsford, East Carolina University; Tijjani Mohammed, East Carolina University; Lee Toderick, East Carolina University; Chengcheng Li, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

configured in a dedicated lab room. This flexibility allowed the students to work attheir own pace, and extended the lab environment to distance education students.Using VM technology, we were able to transfer a physical hands-on intrusion detection lab froma Windows-dominated environment to a diversified virtual environment in a very short period.We believe that virtual machine technology can be successfully used in other computer securityand networking labs.1. Introduction2006 may have been the year of virtual machine (VM) technology. During the year, VMwareInc. released VMware Server as freeware1. To compete with free virtualization solutions offeredby VMware and Xen, Microsoft announced that Virtual Server 2005 R2 was available as a

Conference Session

Outreach Projects and General Energy Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Srikanth Pidugu, University of Arkansas-Little Rock; Steve Menhart, University of Arkansas-Little Rock; Swaminadham Midturi, University of Arkansas-Little Rock

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

inconcept and implementation. Both upgrades are implemented in Excel spreadsheets and also inthe interview mode. As an example, consider the upgrade to premium efficiency motors. Byclicking on “motors” and following the appropriate links the following Excel spreadsheet willopen, as shown in figure 1. The sheet has been preprogrammed to determine the dollar andenergy savings that may be realized by upgrading from standard to premium efficiency motors.All of the fields are editable by the user, but typically a user would only need to edit the bluefields (number of motors, hp of each type, cost of a premium motor of that size, and the numberof hours per year in operation). Up to ten different sizes of induction motors may be analyzedsimultaneously

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Romkey, University of Toronto; Laura Bradbury, Division of Engineering Science, University of Toronto

which component of the curriculum needs to beadjusted.Curriculum mapping can be an integral starting point for curriculum integration, which isessentially the restructuring of learning activities to help students build connections betweentopics. Transferring knowledge from one context and applying it to another can be a challengingtask, and with students learning about a number of different topics in various, independentcourses, they must actively extend existing cognitive networks, or construct new networks tohold this new information (Bransford, Brown and Cocking, 1999)1. If topics taught in multiplecourses are closely related or relevant to each other, students can more easily and effectivelyretain this information. Essentially, it is

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deborah Switzer, Clemson University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University

. Page 12.268.3Figure 1, from left to right: Engineering students demonstrating a physical model of the conservation of energy,an interactive game using Newton’s Laws of Motion, and a model of polymer “monkey” chains.The Attitude SurveyConstruction of the survey To measure the motivation of undergraduate engineering students to remain in theprogram before and after the design project, a survey was developed based on the VIE (Valence,Instrumentality, and Expectancy) theory of motivation1. The survey was designed to assessmotivation to remain in an engineering discipline (the “behavior”), with the understanding thatthis behavior leads to the goal of entering the engineering profession. Content of items was basedprimarily on the ABET

Conference Session

Preparing Civil Engineering Students for a Flat World

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Hamilton, U.S. Military Academy; Fred Meyer, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

engineering education. In fact, Bruce Seely writes in the NAEreport that “Engineering education has been the subject of more studies and reviews, formal andinformal, than any other domain of professional education.” 1 We will examine some of therecent reports that call for change in engineering education, chiefly the National Academy ofEngineering (NAE) publication Educating the Engineer of 2020 – Adapting EngineeringEducation to the New Century1 and the ABET, Inc. “PROPOSED Criteria for AccreditingEngineering Programs.”2 While none of these reports mention inspiration by name, the authorsclearly hear the cry to inspire students as being the key to accomplishing many of the aimsaddressed in the publications.The Engineer of 2020The following

Conference Session

Engineering in High Schools

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Greg Russ, University of Maryland-Baltimore County; Jonathan Rice, University of Maryland-Baltimore County; Carolyn Parker, George Washington University; John Raczek, University of Maryland; Bruce Jarrell, University of Maryland-School of Medicine; Taryn Bayles, University of Maryland-Baltimore County; Julia Ross, University of Maryland-Baltimore County

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

professional development workshops.RationaleThe recent report “Rising Above the Gathering Storm” written by a pre-eminent committee(National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering and Institute of Medicine)identified four recommendations that federal policy makers should take to bolster U.S.competitiveness in science and technology. At the top of their list was “to increase America’stalent pool by vastly improving K-12 mathematics and science education”1. In addition, theNational Science Foundation predicts that between 1998 and 2008 employment opportunities forengineering will increase by twenty percent, yet the trend of declining enrollment in engineeringdisciplines is expected to create a shortage of engineers in the U.S. in the near

Conference Session

Sustainable Engineering

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Beckman, University of Pittsburgh; Mary Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Gena Kovalcik, University of Pittsburgh; Matthew Mehalik, University of Pittsburgh; Robert Ries, University of Pittsburgh; Kim Needy, University of Pittsburgh; Laura Schaefer, University of Pittsburgh; Larry Shuman, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

progress at the end of the first yearwith respect to research and pedagogy with a special emphasis on describing the new coursedevelopment.1. IntroductionThe hallmark of US engineering has always been innovation, especially in the design of newproducts and processes that are optimized to reflect performance and price ideals. Althoughengineering designers have focused on performance and price criteria for over a century, the Page 12.371.2growing recognition that the world’s resources are finite while its population continues toincrease have led to a new criterion – sustainability – that now must be incorporated into thedesign process often as an

Conference Session

Meeting ABET Requirements

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Ward, California State University-Chico

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

in the 21st century. Regional accreditation agencies as well as theAccreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) are highlighting the importance ofassessing student learning outcomes. Problems encountered with early EC2000 assessmentprograms were noted in a study initiated by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers(ASME) titled Initial Assessment of the Impact of ABET/EC2000 Implementation UsingMechanical Engineering Programs as the Pilot Study Group 1. That study lauded the extensiveinitial involvement of faculty in defining educational objectives, and the participation of programAdvisory Boards to name a few. It also noted the shortcomings of certain assessmenttechniques, the failure of initial employer survey methods, and

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Thompson, University of South Carolina; Jed Lyons, University of South Carolina

Science and math teachers. Since itsinception, the NSF has provided over 250 million dollars to sponsor approximately 200university-based GK-12 projects [1]. This huge investment in public funding representsone of the first major attempts to form collaborative partnerships between universitySTEM experts and K-12 Science and math teachers working together in the school Page 12.383.3setting. The NSF's investment is aligned with reform documents that call for STEMexperts and the Science and math education communities to work together to develop theknowledge, reasoning, and thinking skills of Science and math educators [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7].Gk-12 projects across

Conference Session

Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs and Issues

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelly Hutchinson, Purdue University; Shawn Stevens, University of Michigan; Namsoo Shin Hong, University of Michigan; Molly Yunker, University of Michigan; Cesar Delgado, University of Michigan; George Bodner, Purdue University; William Fornes, Purdue University; Nick Giordano, Purdue University; Joseph Krajcik, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

has a positive effect on theirscience achievement;1,2 however, there is little research as to what topics increase students’interests.1 Nanoscale science and engineering is one topic currently being investigated as a wayto increase students’ interests due to its integrated nature and increasing popularity in society.This paper will examine the qualitative data gained from 58 in-depth student interviews of adiverse population. The phenomenographical analysis of interviews identified six characteristicsof topics that students report as influencing their interests: relationship of activities or questionsto students’ personal interests, the relationship of activities or questions to everyday life, priorknowledge, prior experience, the use hands

Conference Session

Practice/Partnership/Program Issues

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mahmoud Alahmad, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Matthew Pfannenstiel, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Douglas Alvine, Alvine Engineering; Clarence Waters, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

physical andFigure 1. PKI, a living experimental techniques in an interactive learning environment.laboratory display. These interactions give students the opportunity to facilitate the learning of engineering theory along with practical application. Similar to the ITL (Integrated Teaching and Learning) program, the PKI provides living examples of functional engineering components with which students and faculty can interact. Exposure to the systems and sensors that are integrated into and visible throughout the building stimulates the visualization

Conference Session

Student Diversity: attracting and retaining a diverse population of students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carol Haden, Northern Arizona University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

common knowledge in the field of engineering education that numbers of women andminorities obtaining engineering degrees is far below their representation in the U.S.population[1]. Many studies have sought to discern reasons for lack of representation of womenand minorities in science, mathematics and engineering degree programs. Studies related tominority students point to, among other factors, lack of pre-college academic preparation,financial difficulties, barriers related to being first generation college students [e.g. 2, 3, 4] and socio-cultural factors [5]. Studies related to female student underrepresentation in S&E fields havesuggested that women leave not from a lack of academic ability, but among other reasons,because of socio

Conference Session

Liberal Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Tonkay, Lehigh University; E. Zimmers, Lehigh University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

many more students with an opportunity for leadership training.Leadership Honors ProgramThe Information and Systems Engineering Leadership Program (ISELP)1 was an honors programdeveloped for students in the Information and Systems Engineering degree program. Themotivation for the program came from alumni in leadership positions advocating that a formalleadership program would provide theory and practice in leadership and better prepare studentsfor leadership roles in their careers. ISELP was developed at the same time as the I&SE degreewith the intention of attracting highly qualified students to the university and providing themwith a broader education than the typical engineering student. ISELP began in 2002 and ispresently being phased

Conference Session

Curriculum Reform with Cooperative Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bryan Dansberry, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aaron Hill, U.S. Military Academy; Fred Meyer, U.S. Military Academy

use of embedded indicators to directly assess students’ abilities to achieve each of the 17Civil Engineering (CE) Program Outcomes. Embedded indicators have been shown previouslyto provide a better assessment of student work.1-4 Page 12.39.2The development and use of direct assessment techniques at the United States Military Academyhas become more prevalent over the last two years in response to requirements to provide moremeaningful assessment data without incurring additional faculty resources. CE492 is the idealcourse to discuss the application of this technique, because it is the CE Capstone Course andprovides a venue in which all of the 17

Conference Session

FPD7 -- Service Learning

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan Cordon, University of Idaho; Barbara Williams, University of Idaho; Steven Beyerlein, University of Idaho; Donald Elger, University of Idaho

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

authors emphasize that designshould be taught so that students can experience the steps as a process. Atman et al.11 concludethat there are several general characteristics of a successful design process: (1) the use of aprescribed methodology that allows for flexibility and opportunistic design, (2) the effective useof transitions among design steps; and (3) the development of good conceptual models, includingeffective scoping of the problem. Iteration is frequently mentioned as critical to design, andimportant to emphasize with novice engineers who may believe that linear thinking leading toone correct endpoint is a desirable course of action.Methods of (basic) research are usually reserved for graduate study. When research principlesare

Conference Session

Creating 'Materials' Awareness

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Materials

lasting two weeks. It is wellknown that laboratories and demonstrations add information and interest to science andengineering courses 1. Laboratory exercises provide a great opportunity to expose students to‘real materials’ in an active learning environment. Such exercises also provide a mean to satisfyimportant learning objectives and the ability to conduct experiments, analyze and interpret data 2.Our program centers on a series of interactive lectures in a lab setting, with relevant experimentsimmediately following. There are extensive pre-experiment discussions and comparison withactual results in post-experiment discussions. These are supplemented by lab tours of graduateand faculty research labs and interactions with those researchers, who

Conference Session

Design in the ECE Curriculum

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wagdy Mahmoud, University of the District of Columbia

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

times.ChallengesIntroducing system-level design tools into undergraduate courses pose many challenges to theinstructors of these courses. These challenges include:a) Number and functionalities of these tools: A large number of system-level tools are used. These tools are produced by Mathworks, Xilinx, and Mentor Graphics. These tools are used for design creation, functional and timing simulation, debugging, design synthesis, and to map, route, and download the design onto the implementation FPGA. Some of these tools are used to test the physical hardware produced.b) Documentation sizes: As shown in Table 1, these tools have lengthy user guides, references, and getting started manuals.c) Frequency of tools updates and modifications: currently, most of