Conference Session

Best Practices for Campus Representatives

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Clare Cook, Ferris State University

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Campus Representatives

AC 2007-1597: PREPARING TO HOST A SECTIONAL ASEE CONFERENCEClare Cook, Ferris State University Cook is a professor in the Electronic Engineering Technology and Computer Networks and Systems Department at Ferris State. His interests include embedded systems and digital interface. He has been actively involved with ASEE for nearly 25 years. Page 12.1182.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Preparing to Host a Sectional ASEE ConferenceAbstractHosting an ASEE sectional conference can be a highlight to the membership on the localcampus. The

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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Kamesh Namuduri

sharing Information Assurance (IA) teaching materials andlaboratory resources, to forming state-wide working groups and organizing state-wide education and 1research conferences and workshops. As a lead institution, WSU takes the role of developing anddesigning the exemplary educational materials, courses, and curricula. WSU will also develop effectiveapproaches and practices for providing technical education and training for current and future technicalprofessionals in Cybersecurity and Forensics. Together, the participating institutions are working towardssupporting the mission of producing more science and engineering technicians [2]. 2

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Computer Education Management Tools

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phil Rawles, Purdue University

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Computers in Education

AC 2007-1839: MEASURING STUDENT PARTICIPATION IN GROUP PROJECTSTHROUGH AN ONLINE PEER EVALUATION SYSTEMPhil Rawles, Purdue University Phil Rawles is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Information Technology at Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN. Professor Rawles specializes in teaching network administration and information security in the network engineering technology program. Page 12.1044.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Measuring Student Participation in Group Projects Through An On-Line Peer Evaluation SystemBackgroundGroup work is an

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2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Stefan A. Robila

]. Finally, we note that some of the breaches were discovered by the staff or students themselves.Figure 4 shows the result on Google.com when searching for a student’s Social Security Number. Anexcel spreadsheet was publicly available through the search engine for several months. Both the file andthe link to the file are now deleted. 3 Fig 4. Sample search engine result when a student has used her (his) social security number.In the light of such a significant number of vulnerabilities, one must consider ways that will support thestudents’ understanding of the issues [13, 14]. While many aspects of the security incidents

Conference Session

Digital and Embedded System Design

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kevin Bolding, Seattle Pacific Univ; Dave Van Ess, Cypress Semiconductor

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2007-1475: UPGRADING A MICROCONTROLLER SYSTEMS COURSE WITHTHE CYPRESS PSOCKevin Bolding, Seattle Pacific UnivDave Van Ess, Cypress Semiconductor Page 12.1521.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Upgrading a Microcontroller Systems Course Using the Cypress PSoCAbstractAs our society continually embraces technology to greater and greater degrees, the need forengineers with the skills to develop microcontroller based systems is constantly growing.Microcontroller systems design courses are meant to equip students with the understanding,skills, and methods needed to design and develop systems built around a microcontroller

Conference Session

Educational Software

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Smith, U. of St. Thomas - St. Paul

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Computers in Education

AC 2007-1160: A SPREADSHEET-BASED SIMULATION OF CPU INSTRUCTIONEXECUTIONRichard Smith, U. of St. Thomas - St. Paul Dr. Richard E. Smith is an assistant professor at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota. He has over 30 years of experience in computing systems, almost half of which has focused on information security. Dr. Smith has published two books in addition to numerous articles on information security. Dr. Smith earned a BS in engineering from Boston University, and an MS and PhD in computer science from the University of Minnesota. He is a member of the ACM, the ASEE, and a senior member of the IEEE

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computer-Oriented Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mario Garcia, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

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Information Systems

AC 2007-173: USING DATA MINING TO DETECT INTRUSIONS IN COMPUTERNETWORKSMario Garcia, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Page 12.1542.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Using Data Mining to Detect Intrusions in Computer NetworksAbstractIn recent years Data mining techniques have been applied in many different fields includingmarketing, manufacturing, process control, fraud detection and network management. Over thepast several years a growing number of research projects have applied data mining to variousproblems in intrusion detection. The goal of this research is to design and implement an anomalydetector using data mining. The project

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chia-Jeng Tseng, Bucknell University

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2007-1050: PEDAGOGIC CONSIDERATIONS FOR TEACHING DIGITALSYSTEM DESIGN USING VHDLChia-Jeng Tseng, Bucknell University Chia-Jeng Tseng is with the Department of Electrical Engineering at Bucknell University. His current research focuses on the development of digital system design methodologies and digital signal processing algorithms. Page 12.1149.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Pedagogic Considerations for Teaching Digital System Design Using VHDLAbstractOver the last four years, system-level design methodologies have been taught in an“Advanced Digital Design

Conference Session

Developing New Instrumentation

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Braley, University of Idaho; Paul Anderson, University of Idaho; Tracey Windley, University of Idaho; Kevin Buck, University of Idaho; Herbert Hess, University of Idaho

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Instrumentation

AC 2007-1108: ACCURATE CRYOCHAMBER FOR A SMALL LABORATORYWITH SMALL BUDGETMatthew Braley, University of IdahoPaul Anderson, University of IdahoTracey Windley, University of IdahoKevin Buck, University of IdahoHerbert Hess, University of Idaho Page 12.164.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 ACCURATE CRYOCHAMBER FOR A SMALL LABORATORY WITH SMALL BUDGETAbstract Development of electronic devices for cryogenic temperatures requires specializedenvironmental chambers. The Microelectronics Research and Communications Institute requireda low-cost alternative to the readily available environmental chambers. The solution was asimple aluminum

Conference Session

Project-Based Education in Energy Conversion

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Smith, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Richard Cockrum, California State Polytechnic University Pomona; Phyllis Nelson, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Marvin Abrams, California State Polytechnic University Pomona

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Institute of Technology in 1980 and her PhD from the University of California Los Angeles in 1990.Marvin Abrams, California State Polytechnic University Pomona Marvin Abrams received his B.S. and M.S. in Chemistry from the University of Nevada and PhD. in Physical Chemictry from Washington State University. He spent 33 years in Aerospace industry. Page 12.1511.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007Undergraduate Senior Research Project to Develop a ComputerControlled Power Supply for LEDsAbstractThis paper describes an active senior research project which is sponsored by theCalifornia Energy Commission

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hassan Rajaei, Bowling Green State University; Mohammad Dadfar, Bowling Green State University

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Computers in Education

AC 2007-2445: HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING STUDENT PROJECTSHassan Rajaei, Bowling Green State University HASSAN RAJAEI Hassan Rajaei is an Associate Professor in the Computer Science Department at Bowling Green State University. His research interests include computer simulation, distributed and parallel simulation, performance evaluation of communication networks, wireless communications, distributed and parallel processing. Dr. Rajaei received his Ph.D. from Royal Institute of Technologies, KTH, Stockholm, Sweden and he holds an MSEE from Univ. of Utah. MOHAMMAD B. DADFAR Mohammad B. Dadfar is an Associate Professor in the Computer Science Department at Bowling Green State University

Conference Session

Service Learning Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cher Cornett, East Tennessee State University

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2007-2763: A SERVICE LEARNING PROJECT IN DIGITAL MEDIADESIGNED TO DEVELOP PROFESSIONAL SKILLSCher Cornett, East Tennessee State University Cher Cornett, Associate Professor, is the Director of the Niswonger Digital Media Center at East Tennessee State University. She has worked professionally as a graphic designer and illustrator for over 25 years and has been involved in developing interactive multimedia products for over 16 years, including pioneering work in interactive instructional product design at Florida State University. Prior to coming to ETSU, she coordinated the Interactive Multimedia Masters Degree Program at Southern Illinois University; chaired the Graphic Arts Technology program

Conference Session

New Models for Teaching and Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Margherita Landucci, Liceo Artistico Statale; Fabio Garganego, Municipality of Venice

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2007-1680: TEACHING CHEMISTRY AS A CROSS-CULTURAL SUBJECT : IT& LINGUISTICSMargherita Landucci, Liceo Artistico StataleFabio Garganego, Municipality of Venice Page 12.1349.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Teaching Chemistry as a Cross-cultural Subject IT & LinguisticsAbstractThe main theme of this paper is the language of chemical formulae rather than the languagethat explains chemistry; the focus of our interest is the code used in writing chemicalformulae.The paper describes the nature and scope of a research project started by an out-of-schoolmultidisciplinary team who set up in 1993 and concluded