Conference Session

Track: Special Topic - Social Justice and Reform Technical Session I

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2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

Authors

Emily Alicia Affolter, University of Washington; Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington; Cara Margherio, University of Washington; Emily Knaphus-Soran, University of Washington

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Diversity, Special Topic: Social Justice & Reform

several NSF- and NIH-funded projects, primarily working with national professional development programs for early-career academics from groups underrepresented in STEM. She is also currently serving as a Virtual Visiting Scholar of the AD- VANCE Research and Coordination Network. Her research is grounded in critical race and feminist theories, and her research interests include community cultural wealth, counterspaces, intersectionality, and institutional change.Dr. Emily Knaphus-Soran, Center for Evaluation & Research for STEM Equity (CERSE), University of Wash-ington Emily Knaphus-Soran is a Senior Research Scientist at the Center for Evaluation & Research for STEM Equity (CERSE) at the University of

Conference Session

PSW Section Meeting Papers - Disregard start and end time - for online paper access only

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2019 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Jay Tyler Davis II, California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo; Sonya Dick; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Bradley Wash, California Polytechnic University, SLO; Julia Holton, California Polytechnic State University: Department of Kinesiology and Public Health

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Pacific Southwest Section Meeting Paper Submissions

collaborating on the Dynamics Concept Inventory, developing model-eliciting activities in mechanical engineering courses, inquiry-based learning in mechanics, and design projects to help promote adapted physical activities. Other professional interests include aviation physiology and biomechanics.Mr. Bradley Wash, California Polytechnic University, SLOJulia Holton, California Polytechnic State University: Department of Kinesiology and Public Health c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Observing Motor Learning and Control through Juggling and Motion Analysis: A Collaboration Between Dynamics and Kinesiology Students Jay Tyler Davis, Sonya Dick, Brian P. Self, Bradley Wash, Julia Holton

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2019 ASEE PNW Section Conference

Authors

Xichen Jiang, Western Washington University; Patrick William Shive, Western Washington University

AverageInterruption Frequency Index (SAIFI), which describes the average number of outages acustomer experiences, and the Customer Average Interruption Duration Index (CAIDI), which isthe ratio of SAIDI to SAIFI, and measures the average restoration time. These three metrics fromPuget Sound Energy were used in the regression analysis for both residential and non-residentialcustomers.This project was conducted in collaboration between two undergraduate students, an electricalengineering faculty specializing in power systems, and engineers from a local utility. The natureof the research was interdisciplinary as it required both economics and power engineeringknowledge, which was challenging but also very rewarding for the students. The students reachedout to

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: The Art of Education

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ozgul Yasar-Inceoglu, California State University, Chico

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Mechanical Engineering

to provide opportunities for students to learn, study, and interact throughinterdisciplinary applications. The course had three hours of lecture per week. Contact hoursconsisted of formal lectures, guest speakers from both industry and academia, lab activities, andindividual and group projects. Formal lectures were generally delivered via instructorsPowerpoint slides prepared through nanotechnology textbooks, journal articles, video media,personal experience, etc. Nanomaterial characterization techniques lectures had both theory andexperimentation, where students observed microscopic and spectral analysis of the Table 1: Nanoscale Science and Engineering (MECH 430) course lecture topics Nanoscale Science

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: Design

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Foad Hamidi, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Shawn Grimes; Stephanie Grimes; Adena Moulton, Digital Harbor Foundation; Andrew Coy, Digital Harbor Foundation

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Digital Harbor Foundation where their work focused on teaching technology and maker skills to youth.Stephanie Grimes, Steph Grimes served as the Director of Programs & Education at Digital Harbor Foundation in Baltimore, MD from 2012-2019, where she lead a team in managing and creating out-of-school programs for youth, and professional development workshops for educators, focused on maker and technology education.Ms. Adena Moulton, Digital Harbor Foundation Adena Moulton manages Digital Harbor Foundation’s research initiatives, program evaluation processes, grant development, and fundraising initiatives. Adena formerly worked as a Researcher for the Wom- anStats Project studying violence against women, the Woodrow

Conference Session

Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Merredith D. Portsmore, Tufts University; Jessica Watkins, Vanderbilt University; Rebecca D. Swanson, Tufts University

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Pre-College Engineering Education

- facts. Her outreach work focuses on creating resources for K-12 educators to support engineering edu- cation in the classroom. She is also the founder of STOMP (stompnetwork.org), LEGOengineering.com (legoengineering.com) and the Teacher Engineering Education Program (teep.tufts.edu).Jessica Watkins, Vanderbilt University Jessica Watkins is Assistant Professor of Science Education at Vanderbilt University.Dr. Rebecca D. Swanson, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach Dr. Swanson is a postdoctoral research associate studying teacher learning in an online graduate-level engineering education program at Tufts University. Prior to joining the CEEO at Tufts, Dr. Swanson worked on research projects studying

Conference Session

FPD8 - Early Intervention & Retention

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gretchen Hein, Michigan Technological University; Amber Kemppainen, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

addition of technical presentations incorporating sustainability concepts and a semesterlong design project. Students will design a “safe” snowball launcher and create a 3-D model oftheir concept using Unigraphics. They will analyze the mathematics and physics of their launcherusing Excel and Visual Basic programming. Throughout the project, students will communicatetheir design progress in memos and a final report.This paper will describe in more detail the design and structure of the two courses, along with thehistory of their development. Data will be presented on how the inclusion of engineering coursesfor these students has improved their retention. Student comments and instructor observations ofthe new course structure will be

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers – I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kimberly Ogden, University of Arizona; Gregory Ogden, University of Arizona

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

-based researchprojects for 5 weeks during the summer, and transfer the knowledge learned directly to the K-12classroom through core curriculum enrichment. The research plan provides a unique opportunityfor participants to experience both laboratory projects and industrial scale applications. Theprojects focus on remediation of organics, metals removal, denitrification using alternativeelectron acceptors, and biofilm removal. In addition to research, the teams work together toimprove classroom pedagogy. Teams attend workshops on current standards related to theirdiscipline, inquiry based learning, stressing/encouraging problem solving as opposed tomemorization, and minority and gender equity in the classroom. Teacher leaders from TUSD andMUSD

Conference Session

Modern Software Measurement Techniques

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Birdsong, California Polytechnic State University

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Instrumentation

Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo in the Department of Mechanical Engineering teaching dynamics, vibrations and controls and is involved in several undergraduate and master’s level multidisciplinary projects. Page 12.478.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007Developing a MATLAB/Simulink RTWT Based HydraulicServo Control Design ExperimentAbstractWhile one of the stated goals of the Mechanical Engineering Controls course is todevelop the tools to design a controller, previous lab experiences did not include anexperimental exercise in controller design. This was primarily due to the difficulty

Conference Session

Technology in the Physics Classroom

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gerald Rothberg, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Engineering Physics & Physics

using sometechnological innovations in a one semester course in modern physics for sophomore engineeringstudents. That paper compared results from two semesters before using the technology with onesemester using it. In this paper results are given for two additional semesters. Data for 233 pre-project students and 298 project students are now available. Several important aspects of theconduct of the course were changed during this time, so the conclusions from the data aresomewhat subjective. Nevertheless, others contemplating using similar technology might findthe discussion useful. The technology has made it possible to increase conceptual understandingwhile making a small improvement in grades. The best students did significantly better

Conference Session

FPD6 -- Early Intervention & Retention Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Knight, University of Colorado at Boulder; Jacquelyn Sullivan, University of Colorado at Boulder; Beverly Louie, University of Colorado at Boulder

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First-Year Programs

is founding co-director of the Integrated Teaching and Learning Program and Laboratory, focused on integrating hands-on learning throughout the undergraduate engineering experience. She co-led the development of a first-year engineering projects course, and co-teaches Innovation and Invention and a service-learning Engineering Outreach Corps elective. Dr. Sullivan initiated the ITL's extensive K-12 engineering program and leads a multi-institutional NSF-supported initiative that created TeachEngineering.org, a digital library of K-12 engineering curricula. Dr. Sullivan has 14 years of industrial engineering experience and directed an interdisciplinary water resources decision support

Conference Session

Computer Engineering Technology Curriculum

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xuefu Zhou, University of Cincinnati; James Everly, University of Cincinnati; Max Rabiee, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

AC 2007-2079: A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS AND NETWORKING COURSEDEVELOPED FOR ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING AND COMPUTERENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMSXuefu Zhou, University of Cincinnati Xuefu Zhou is an Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology at the University of Cincinnati. He received both his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Cincinnati in 2002 and 2006, respectively. He also holds a M.S. degree (1995) in Mechatronics from Huazhong University of Science and Technology. From 1995 to 2000, he worked as an Engineer, Senior Engineer and Project Manager in the high-tech industry on the design, development of Distributed Control Systems (DCS

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janos Grantner, Western Michigan University; Ramakrishna Gottipati, Western Michigan University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

(which includes homework assignments, midterm exam, andfinal exam) students develop two class projects (4-bit ALU unit and a dual 4x4-bit register bank).Students are required to give demonstration of each project to the instructor to get full credit forthe projects. A 100-page Tutorial on using the Mentor Graphics tools is available on the classWeb Page to help students. Various useful topics regarding the projects and the labs are alsoprovided on the class Web Page.In the first part of the paper, we will summarize the outline and summary of the class. Thesecond part of the paper will focus on the class projects and laboratory work in detail. The thirdpart of the paper will focus on the assessments used for the class and future

Conference Session

Professional Development/Scholarship & Service Learning

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jitendra Tate, Texas State University-San Marcos; Vedaraman Sriraman, Texas State University - San Marcus

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

20 years. Four of them had usedMechanical Desktop for 3D modeling. One used AutoCAD for 2D drawings. One did not useany CAD software. Most students had little background in mechanics of materials and design.The challenge that this rich diversity presented also afforded a good learning experience. Thetopics covered included: 3D modeling using Pro/Engineer, finite element analysis using ANSYS,and rapid prototyping using the Helsisys and Stratasys machines. The pedagogical approachadopted was to use a term long project as a vehicle for applying CAE knowledge in contrast tofocusing on theoretical concepts.A multidisciplinary team based approach was used for the project completion. The motivationbehind the project was to get overall idea of

Conference Session

Novel Measurement Experiments

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Hoehn, Middle Tennessee State University; Saleh Sbenaty, Middle Tennessee State University; William Day, Middle Tennessee State University

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

the current CCSI project at the graduate level. The authors believe to have found aninexpensive way that allows scientists to monitor the growth of living cells under themicroscope. Similar systems are not readily available on the market or are far too expensivewhen custom made for smaller research facilities. This paper describes the process of designing,building, and testing of a Closed Compartment Stage Incubator. The paper also discusses theimportance of a close collaboration, which ensures a high quality and successful research project,between two departments at MTSU; despite the fact that they are very different in nature.II. The CCSI Design ProcessThe design of the CCSI project involved five stages. These were

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education - A 10,000' View

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Clifton Kussmaul, Muhlenberg College; John Farris, Grand Valley State University; Jana Goodrich, Pennsylvania State University-Erie; Susannah Howe, Smith College; Robert Weissbach, Pennsylvania State University-Erie

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

onhow product or service concepts grow and evolve over time. This work is a result of acollaborative project by ten PUI faculty and staff from seven institutions that was initially fundedby NCIIA. While the collaborators represent a range of disciplines, the group includes aconcentration of faculty in or affiliated with engineering programs. As such, the group isinvested in furthering entrepreneurship education in engineering at PUIs and across disciplines.1. IntroductionThis paper presents efforts to document best practices and develop resources to facilitate andstrengthen entrepreneurship at primarily undergraduate institutions (PUIs) nationwide. Itdescribes a multi-dimensional framework for entrepreneurship education, and specificallyfocuses

Conference Session

Teaching Innovation in Arch Engineering II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erich Connell, East Carolina University; David Batie, East Carolina University

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Architectural

2006-1649: BREAKING THE BOX: A NECESSITY FOR INTERACTIVE ON-LINECOLLABORATIVE TEACHINGErich Connell, East Carolina University Erich Connell is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Construction Management at East Carolina University. He is an Architect and has over 10 years of teaching and professional experience in the field.David Batie, East Carolina University Page 11.284.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Breaking the Box: A Necessity for Interactive On-Line Collaborative TeachingIntroductionWhen undertaking a project in which there is no precedent, it

Conference Session

EM Program Trend and Development

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ron Foster, University of Arkansas; Ken Vickers, University of Arkansas

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Engineering Management

Independently set hours at home and ad-hoc work groups campus to meet personal needs (and office hours).Compensation Rewards group performance, then Rewards individual accomplishments,system individual contribution not departmental successProblem solving Collaboration is necessary for success Collaborations are theme based and is strongly coordinated across groups voluntary coordination of individual research projects

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Ramseyer, University of Oklahoma; Beth Brueggen, University of Oklahoma

Oklahoma. The goal of Camp Concrete is toinvolve undergraduate students in high-quality cutting edge civil engineering research. Researchprojects are selected to address immediate needs of local businesses and agencies, such as theOklahoma Department of Transportation. The students take ownership of their projects, whichincreases the quality of their experience and encourages them to pursue graduate study. Thisprogram is shown to improve student retention and in many cases this research will become astudent's M.S. thesis. Three projects were completed in 2004 which led to three presentations atthe semi-annual American Concrete Institute (ACI) convention and three journal papers inprogress.Overview:Camp Concrete was not developed as an experiment

Conference Session

International Exchange/Joint Programs in Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christina Osborn, IUPUI; Patricia Fox, IUPUI

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International

2006-2418: UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY: ASTUDENT’S EXPERIENCEChristina Osborn, IUPUI Christina Osborn is a senior Interior Design student at the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at Indiana University – Purdue University at Indianapolis (IUPUI). Christina participated in the first GO GREEN course in the summer of 2003. She spent 5 weeks in Germany summer 2005 working on her research project. She has a special focus in green products and materials. Christina has studied industrial uses of hemp while she was in Germany.Patricia Fox, IUPUI Patricia Fox is the Associate Dean for Administration and Finance and Assistant Professor of Organizational Leadership and

Conference Session

Successful Grant Proposals

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Richter, Eastern Washington University; JEFFREY DONNERBERG, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Technology

2006-2224: UTILIZING INDUSTRIAL PARTNERSHIPS TO CREATESUCCESSFUL GRANT PROPOSALSDonald Richter, Eastern Washington University DONALD C. RICHTER obtained his B. Sc. in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from the Ohio State University, M.S. and Ph.D. in Engineering from the University of Arkansas. He holds a Professional Engineer certification and worked as an Engineer and Engineering Manger in industry for 20 years before teaching. His interests include project management, robotics /automation and air pollution dispersion modeling.JEFFREY DONNERBERG , Eastern Washington University JEFFREY L. DONNERBERG obtained his B. Sc. in Industrial Education and Technology from Bowling Green State

Conference Session

Design Methodolgy

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Foley, U.S. Coast Guard Academy

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Design in Engineering Education

designprocess’.Introduction Imagine the scenario of a patient with a broken arm seeking help from a treesurgeon. We would hope that before diving into the complexities of fixing a broken armthe tree surgeon would look at the big picture and re-direct the confused patient to anappropriate medical practitioner, perhaps along the way handing out a business card.Such a far fetched scenario is quite often not far from the mark for the engineer. Indeedmany ‘design’ problems are often presented in such eloquent and well specified formatsthat the engineer often feels obliged to dive into a design process. Despite this, it isimperative to take a step back from the initial project proposal, problem description, etc.and undertake a situation

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leonard Bohmann, Michigan Technological University; Sheryl Sorby, Michigan Technological University; Dana Johnson, Michigan Technological University; Kris Mattila, Michigan Technological University; John Sutherland, Michigan Technological University

Probability & Statistics Interpersonal Issues Professional Responsibility Verbal Skills Leadership Technical Writing Facilitator Skills Team Building Business Management Project Costing Business Planning Change Management Service Processes Performance Measurement Flowcharting Work Task Breakdown

Conference Session

New Trends in Energy Curriculum

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kendrick Aung, Lamar University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

: ‚ Design of Thermal Systems by W. F. Stoecker1 ‚ Analysis and Design of Energy Systems by B. K. Hodge and R. P. Taylor2 ‚ Design of Fluid Thermal Systems by W. S. Janna3 ‚ Elements of Thermal-Fluid System Design by L. C. Burmeister4 ‚ Design and Optimization of Thermal Systems by Y. Jaluria5 ‚ Design Analysis of Thermal Systems by R. F. Boehm6 ‚ Design and Simulation of Thermal Systems by N. V. Suryanarayana, O. Arici and N. Suryanarayana7 ‚ Thermal Design and Optimization by A. Bejan, G. Tsatsaronis, and M. Moran8 The main criteria for choosing the textbook are topical contents, problem sets, workedexamples, and design projects. Comparing these textbooks is difficult as many core topics aresimilar but each

Conference Session

Computer Engineering Technology Curriculum

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wangping Sun, Oregon Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

the students seeking for help is questionable. Navaee andNaraghi gave the project questions to the students and then let them manage their projects ontheir own 1,16. More control by the instructors on the programming projects is obviously needed.According to the author’s observation, programming practices often account for at least 70% ofthe efforts the student puts into the course. Only through programming practices can the studentsclarify the ambiguities, strengthen problem-solving abilities, and improve their programmingskills. However, the issue of lack of good administration in programming practices negativelyimpacts learning effectiveness:Firstly, due to lack of good organization, a programming practice is likely to become anindividual

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lihong (Heidi) Jiao, Grand Valley State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

silica single mode optical fiber to meet the requireddispersion properties using MATLAB for their mid-term project. For the final project, a long-haul optical transmission system was designed.Keywords: Fiber Optics, optical communication systems, hands-on, active learningIntroduction Internet applications move rapidly from transmitting photos and downloading songs todownloading and streaming high-definition videos and feature-length movies as well as high-capacity, high-performance computing. According to the Cisco Visual Networking Index, globalIP traffic has increased eightfold over the past 5 years and will increase threefold over the next 5years. It would take over 6 million years to watch the amount of video that will cross global

Conference Session

Student Enrollment, Attendance, Retention, and Graduation in Engineering Technology Programs

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christina R Scherrer, Southern Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

their problem-solving andcommunications skills and that their participation also positively influenced their perception oftheir choice of major. Switzer and Benson11 also studied the impact of outreach activities onundergraduate students performing them, specifically as it pertained to their motivation. Onehundred sixty students were involved in creating physical models and activities to demonstratemath, physics or chemistry concepts to high school students. In this case, a survey instrumentwas used to assess the students‟ attitude toward their engineering program both before and after athree-week design project. No statistically significant change in motivation over time was found,though the authors believe the short time horizon was a factor

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Education Research

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lin Li, University of Illinois at Chicago; Yong Wang, University of Illinois at Chicago

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Systems Engineering

ranks according to U.S. News7. The Collegeof Engineering of UA is ranked as a top-ten school in the U.S. while the rank of the College ofEngineering of UB is around 60.Students' learning performance may be influenced by many factors. These influences will bereflected in the course outcomes. The following factors have been controlled during both courseperiods: 1) The courses were taught by the same instructor; 2) The same course syllabus andprogress calendar (by weeks) were communicated to the classes at the beginning of the courseand followed throughout the course periods; 3) The same textbooks8,9, lecture notes, homeworkproblems, and exam problems were used; 4) The requirements for the course project (freedom oftopic selection, requirement for

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computing and Information Technolog Programs

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mudasser Fraz Wyne, National University; Raul Soto Jr

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

lectures,interviews, events, etc. under different settings as well as use of equipment and humanresources. In current setup a request can be submitted, processed and managed manuallyby the library staff, whereas users demand a faster and a more efficient way of submittingmultimedia requests as it would produce faster turnaround times for scheduled projects.Therefore, a group of students was assigned the task, as their capstone project, toevaluate, develop and deploy an automated system to handle the flood of multimediarequests being received by library staff. In this paper we report a capstone experiencegained by undergraduate students. The students were required to design and implement aweb based system for not only handling the requisitions for

Conference Session

Lab Experiments in Materials Science

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Huong Vu; Dave Parent; Emily Allen

Session 3164/3264 Exploring Solar Cell Technology Emily L. Allen, Huong D. Vu, David A. Parent San José State University, San Jose, CAThe Spartan Solar Cell Project comprises a variety of activities for San José State Universityengineering students to learn about photovoltaic (solar cell) technology. Activities includeprocess design, layout and fabrication of solar cells; and testing and design with solar cells. Theultimate goal of this project is to produce Spartan Solar City, a model city which will be poweredby photovoltaic cells and will demonstrate various principles