Conference Session

Qualitative Research Programs & International Research Experience from Around the World

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Kelly, Dublin Institute of Technology; Brian Bowe, Dublin Institute of Technology

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International

be professional engineers. These include scientific andmathematical theory, engineering applications, design and problem-solving skills,communication skills and so on. The development of research skills and an understandingof research methods is often assumed to be inherent in the scientific and technicalmodules and is often explicitly learned in research methods or research design courses.At graduate level, and to a lesser but growing extent at undergraduate level, programsinclude projects that require advanced research skills and a thorough understanding of theresearch methods, from data acquisition, data analysis, sample size, validity and so on.The research found within engineering programs tends to grounded firmly in thepositivist

Conference Session

A Global Engineer: International and Domestic Engineer

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Pezeshki, Washington State University

Tagged Divisions

International

into a given corporateculture. Basic things like organization charts are readily available, as well as penaltiesfor talking across hierarchical silos. An organization that is a rigid hierarchy will alsolikely possess an organizational chart, because that chart alone will be important for theindividuals in the organization to show their status relative to other individuals. Anorganization without an organizational chart is probably more of a performance-basedorganization than one with one. An organization that only organizes on a project-levelbasis might even be more relationally sophisticated than any as it lets the needs of a givenproject dictate structure.Identification of community resources inside a company also allow an individual

Conference Session

Engineering Education Research in K-12

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kristen B. Wendell, Tufts University; Merredith D. Portsmore, Tufts University; Christopher George Wright, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Chris Rogers, Tufts University; Linda Jarvin, Tufts University; Amber Kendall, Center for Engineering Education and Outreach, Tufts University

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Educational Research and Methods, K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

). Art and artifact of children's designing: A situated cognition perspective. Journal of the Learning Sciences, 5(2), 129-166.5. Penner, D., Giles, N. D., Lehrer, R., & Schauble, L. (1997). Building functional models: Designing an elbow. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 34(2), 125-143.6. Krajcik, J. S., & Blumenfeld, P. C. (2006). Project-based learning. In K. L. Sawyer (Ed.), The Cambridge handbook of the learning sciences (pp. 317-333). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.7. Crismond, D. (2001). Learning and using science ideas when doing investigate-and-redesign tasks: A study of naive, novice, and expert designers doing constrained and scaffolded design work. Journal of Research in

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mahmoud K. Quweider, University of Texas, Brownsville

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

Page 22.561.3 COSC 2336 Programming Fundamentals III 3 COSC 3345 Algorithm Analysis 3 COSC 4313 Computer Networks 3 COSC 4342 Database Management Systems 3 Senior Project 1Digital ForensicsThe field of Digital Forensics is among the most growing in the nation. Unfortunately, theintegration of computer science into crime forensics has not been fully appreciated by manyeducational

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Byron L. Newberry, Oklahoma Christian University of Science and Arts; Richard Miller, Oklahoma Christian University of Science and Arts; Robert Andrew Stevenson, Oklahoma Christian University

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First-Year Programs

Christian University in 2005 after twelve years of industry experience. Dr. Miller earned his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (1987), Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (1989) and Doctor of Philosophy (1999) degrees from Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas.Robert Andrew Stevenson, Oklahoma Christian University Robert Andrew Stevenson is a graduate level Engineering student at Oklahoma Christian University with a bachelors in Mechanical engineering from the same school. For his senior design project he and his team entered the regular class of the SAE Aero Design East competition and won first place in the presen- tation portion. After completing his masters he plans on entering into

Conference Session

Middle School Engineering Programs, Curriculum, and Evaluation

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Elizabeth Spencer, Queen's University; David S. Strong, Queen's University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

issue isthat we have a shortage of engineers, particularly at the project management level. We need toaddress this issue – we need to convince young people, both men and women, to go into thesciences, into mathematics, and then into private-sector consulting work (2).‖ The issue ofstudents entering engineering programs has been emphasized as a challenge facing engineeringeducators (3). A variety of initiatives have been developed, from multi-day engineering summercamps to one day activities introducing students to engineering.In order to further develop these efforts in a manner that achieves the greatest impact, it isimportant to understand the current knowledge and awareness of the engineering profession atthe pre-high school level. The

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gisele Ragusa, Ph.D., University of Southern California

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

) outcomes. Accordingly, the instrument is directlyaligned to engineering ”soft skills” that are often difficult to measure via individual course examsand projects. The EGPI is not a student survey of perception of their learning; rather, it is a directmeasure of how prepared students are for global workforces in areas of communication,professional ethical responsibility, understanding of global issues and lifelong learning.Subscales for the index were developed accordingly, while also aligning with sound theoreticaland empirical research on global citizenry9, 10 and the National Academy’s expectations forglobal preparedness. The following four subscales are utilized as metrics in the engineeringglobal preparedness index (EGPI). These metrics are

Conference Session

Integration of Liberal Education into Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

K.L. Jordan, Michigan Technological University; Anahita Pakzad, Michigan Technological University; Renee Oats, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

online classroom by way of using other’s opinions or theories, borrowing statisticsor illustrative material, and submitting projects using others’ material withoutacknowledgment8. To this end, it is the instructor’s responsibility to help studentsunderstand the importance of academic integrity8.This discourse provided a background to shape an understanding of the ethical andsocietal implications of internet-based engineering education as summarized throughcurrent literature. Moving forward, the authors summarize the thoughts and opinions ofcurrent undergraduate students, graduate students and faculty members in Mechanical,Civil, Electrical, Chemical, and Environmental Engineering. The opinions were collectedat a medium sized technological

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Approaches to Teaching and Outreach

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David B. Lanning, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott; Wahyu Lestari, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott; Shirley Anne Waterhouse, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona

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Materials

and forty minutes (worth one credit hour).During the Autumn 2009 semester, the lecture was held on Monday and Wednesday afternoonsand the laboratory was conducted on Thursdays. The course was team-taught by two of theauthors of this paper, and the third author was the formal project evaluator. This course wasagain offered during the Autumn 2010 semester, and it was this latter semester in which theconcept inventory exam was written and administered.The prerequisite course for Aerospace Engineering Failure is the first-semester junior levelAircraft Structures I. From this prerequisite course, students are expected to have a knowledgeof basic fatigue and fracture concepts, stress and strain failure criteria, and finite elementanalysis. It was

Conference Session

Attracting and Retaining Students in Civil Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William A Kitch, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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Civil Engineering

, American Society for Engineering Education, Chicago, IL, United states, Dassault Systemes; HP; Lockheed Martin; IBM; Microsoft; et al.5. Maier, H. R. (2008). “A hybrid just-in-time / project-based learning approach to engineering education.” Proceedings of the 2008 AAEE Conference, Yeppoon, Queensland, AU. Page 22.651.11

Conference Session

Myths About Gender and Race

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jordana Hoegh, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Minorities in Engineering, Women in Engineering

AC 2011-2091: EXPLODING PIPELINES: MYTHOLOGICAL METAPHORSSTRUCTURING DIVERSITY-ORIENTED ENGINEERING EDUCATIONRESEARCH AGENDASAlice L. Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. Alice L. Pawley is an assistant professor in the School of Engineering Education and an affiliate faculty member in the Women’s Studies Program at Purdue University. She has a B.Eng. in Chemical Engineering from McGill University, and an M.S. and a Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering with a Ph.D. minor in Women’s Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is Co-PI and Research Director of Purdue University’s ADVANCE program, and PI on the Assessing Sustainability Knowledge project. She runs the Research in Feminist

Conference Session

Modeling and Problem-Solving

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University; Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University; Robert A. Linsenmeier, Northwestern University; Jennifer Cole, Northwestern University

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Educational Research and Methods

modeling intervention was beingincluded in the course and in what ways modeling might help them with their own projects. Thisadded reflection allowed us to uncover students’ evolving conceptions, as well as how to modifythe implementation to make it clearer.Post-conceptions were later recorded approximately one month after the end of the interventionand prior to the start of the new term to identify changes that may or may not have occurred fromthe intervention.Data AnalysisAn open-coding approach was taken to identify emergent categories in the data. A single raterfirst read each student’s response to determine a set of categories compiled into a rubric. Therubric was then used to code each student’s response. A second rater then used the rubric

Conference Session

Engaging Families and Exciting Girls with Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aikaterini Bagiati, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Demetra Evangelou, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jennifer Dobbs-Oates, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

tools and materials can be usedto create simple structuresCategories HS Example quotes LS Example quotesTell “I tell her how she has to use those things”, “Tell name and what they do”Show + Do “When we make projects”, “I like to “We build a "computer screen" out of styrofoam, show her how to do with an item that she aluminium and foil and duck tape. We built a wants”, “Play arts/crafts” cardboard car with cardboard, string, felt and washes. Both needed scissors, tape, paper, ruber

Conference Session

Research and Assessment

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Borchers, Kettering University; Sung Hee Park, Kettering University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

. The authors measure studentattitudes at both the freshmen and senior level using an instrument developed by KingstonUniversity in the United Kingdom [12]. The survey asks 36 questions of students in sixcategories (creativity, leadership, problem solving, project work, career control and financialrisk) regarding their attitudes toward entrepreneurship. The authors administer this measure atthe freshmen and senior level.Beyond the measures for the student, the authors created measures for faculty and staff memberattitudes in the professional development workshops that are based upon Timmons and Spinelliwork [13]. For each of eleven attributes the instrument measures faculty self-efficacy (do facultyfeel able to teach key entrepreneurship

Conference Session

Pedagogical Innovations in Laboratory Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

onecategorizes and classifies the data in an orderly manner. VARK is an acronym that stands for Visual, Auditory, Read (includes writing), andKinesthetic sensory modalities that humans employ for learning and processing information.(Fleming and Mills, 1992). If instructors want to accentuate student performance in a particulartopic, or a chosen field of expertise, they have to provide multiple outlets for experimentationand learning exploration. In their paper published in 1992, Fleming and Mills suggested fourcategories that seemed to identify most students’ learning behavior. The author has previouslyworked on a similar project and has presented his initial findings in a paper entitled “Assessmentof Perceptual Modality Styles” at the 2007 ASEE

Conference Session

Innovative Adult and Technology Enhanced Programs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suzanne M. Kresta, University of Alberta; Uttandaraman Sundararaj, University of Calgary; John A. Nychka, University of Alberta

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Continuing Professional Development

. Sundararaj organized a two day workshop in May 2007 on active learning and effectiveteaching. In the traditional approach at universities, the professor lectures and the students watchand listen. The students work individually on assignments, and cooperation is discouraged. This Page 22.301.2instructional method is inferior to instruction that involves active learning, in which studentssolve problems, answer questions, formulate questions of their own, discuss, explain, debate, orbrainstorm during class, and cooperative learning, in which students work in teams on problemsand projects under conditions that assure both positive interdependence and

Conference Session

Global Education in Construction Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Neil D. Opfer, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; David R. Shields, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Tagged Divisions

Construction

studying, homework problems/questions, projects, and otherwork outside the classroom itself. However, for an OSHA 30 card, 30 of the 37.5 hoursof time in the classroom would have to be devoted to the requisite OSHA topics.Therefore coverage in other areas such as safety training methods, OSHA recordkeeping,worker’s compensation, and safety design/engineering would be compromised because ofthe OSHA requirements. Any educational course is about choices and based on this it ishard to justify the time to grant students an OSHA 30 card within the confines/limits ofthe standard four-year degree. It may be best for students then to obtain their OSHA 30cards outside the traditional four-year degree requirements. A review of commonly-utilized construction

Conference Session

Techniques to Enhance Environmental Engineering Courses

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Ross Pfluger, U.S. Military Academy; Weimin Wu, Stanford University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

; Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA since 2001; Pro- gram Manager of Center for Sustainable Development & Global Competitiveness, Stanford University; and Part-time Ph.D adviser of Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China. He graduated from Harbin Architectural & Civil Engineering Institute, Harbin, China (1976), received a Masters of Engineering de- gree from Tsinghua University, Beijing, China (1984) and a Ph.D. degree in Environmental Engineering from Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI (1991). Dr. Wu was Engineer/Project Leader of Michigan Biotechnology Institute (1992-2001) and the Manager for Asia-Pacific Business Development (1998-2001). In the 1980s, he was an

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Laboratories

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nael Barakat, Grand Valley State University; Lihong (Heidi) Jiao, Grand Valley State University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

component to students seeking nanotechnology education whilepreserving the interdisciplinary nature of the field and the audience. The goal of this approach Page 22.468.2was to provide students with fundamental skills which will come in handy in as many directionsas they could possibly go into, within nanotechnology. The course is part of a plan to introducenanotechnology into undergraduate education at GVSU serving engineering and sciencestudents. This plan includes this course and a sequel project based course in nanotechnology, aswell as major components to disseminate nanotechnology education to K-12 students, masterstudents, and the public. The

Conference Session

Special Session: Creating, Using, and Assessing with Concept Maps in Introductory Materials Courses

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Triplett, Arizona State University; Jacquelyn E. Kelly, Arizona State University; Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Materials

Academics, an alternative arts high school.Stephen J Krause, Arizona State University Stephen J. Krause is Professor in the School of Materials in the Fulton School of Engineering at Arizona State University. He teaches in the areas of bridging engineering and education, capstone design, and introductory materials engineering. His research interests are evaluating conceptual knowledge, miscon- ceptions and their repair, and conceptual change. He has co-developed a Materials Concept Inventory for assessing conceptual knowledge of students in introductory materials engineering classes. He is cur- rently conducting research with NSF sponsored projects in the areas of: Modules to Promote Conceptual Change in an Introductory

Conference Session

Stimulating Broader Industrial Participation in Undergraduate Programs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jana Fattic, Western Kentucky University; Andrew N.S. Ernest, Western Kentucky University; Joseph L. Gutenson, Western Kentucky University, Center for Water Resource Studies

Tagged Divisions

College Industry Partnerships

AC 2011-1677: DEVELOPMENT OF AN ADVANCED TECHNOLOGICALEDUCATION CENTER FOR WATER TREATMENTJana Fattic, Western Kentucky University Jana Fattic is the Associate Director of the Center for Water Resource Studies at Western Kentucky Uni- versity. Her role includes project coordination and budget management of state and federal grants totaling over one million dollars annually. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Western Kentucky Univer- sity, and is currently conducting research for her Master’s thesis on ways to connect hands-on experiential components with distance learning opportunities for students in STEM disciplines. Ms. Fattic worked in both the public sector as a regulator and private sector as an

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew W. Roberts, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Philip J. Parker, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Michael K. Thompson, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Barb A. Barnet, Univeristy of Wisconsin - Platteville

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NSF Grantees

reflect the views of the National ScienceFoundation.References1. Smith, Karl A and Imbrie, P K. Teamwork and Project Management. Boston : McGraw Hill, 2004.2. Ohland, Matthew W., et al. Developing a Peer Evaluation Instrument that is Simple, Reliable, and Valid.Proceedings of the 2005 ASEE Annual Conference. 2005. CD ROM.3. American Society of Civil Engineers. Home. Report Card for America's Infrastructure. [Online] 2009.http://www.infrastructurereportcard.org/.4. National Research Council. How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School. Washington DC :National Academy Press, 2000. Page 22.488.8

Conference Session

Two-Year College Special Topics Potpourri

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farzin Heidari, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

. University of Nuevo Leon in Monterrey. Associate in Applied Science Degree (A.A.S.) Advanced Manufacturing ProgramGeneral Education Requirements 22 credit hrsSupporting Fields for Machining Technology Print Reading Sketching 3 hours Basic Metallurgy 3 hours Math for Manufacturing 3 hours Advanced Manufacturing Project 3 hours 12 credit hrsManual Machining requirements Machining I 3 hours Machining II

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yi Guo, Stevens Institute of Technology; Shubo Zhang, Stevens Institute of Technology; Hong Man, Stevens Institute of Technology; Arthur B. Ritter, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees

capabilityand its biocompatibility are attractive. Unfortunately, these actuators are slow, relativelybulky, incapable of high output force, and consume large amounts of power.The next actuator considered was shape memory alloy (SMA). This type of actuator had allthe qualities necessary for this device with two exceptions. SMA is heat-activated and thushas very low efficiency and slow response time. In addition, this means that the devicedissipates a lot of power. Despite this drawback, it was decided that SMA would be sufficientfor the purposes of a capsule prototype. The issue of power consumption will be addressed asthe project progresses further.Our conceptual design of the capsule robot is inspired from the earthworm-like locomotivemechanisms

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching: Mechanics

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

C.J. Egelhoff, U.S. Coast Guard Academy; K.L. Burns, U.S. Coast Guard Academy

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

) concept inventory research to uncover the underlyingcause of learning difficulty with the content,8 (d) development of active learning strategies foruse in the classroom, (e) project-based tasks for students to learn by doing, (f) peerteaching/learning and a (g) development of a more clearly articulated problem-solving approachhas been proposed specifically for Mechanics of Materials to improve student learning9. Among our personal efforts to improve learning of Mechanics of Materials, we observedthat students often miss the global connections of the many topics in the course, that students get“lost” in the midst of problem solutions, and that students have difficulty storing their knowledgein their memories. All too often, we have known

Conference Session

The CE Profession: Perspectives from the U.S. & Canada

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Martin E. Bollo, British Columbia Institute of Technology; Carlos Estuardo Ventura, University of British Columbia

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

YesCourse Location University Campus Downtown Core LocationTypical Student Full-time student Upgrading professionalEvaluation Homework assignments, Homework assignments, exams, projects, other exams, otherCourse Duration Varies: often 4 months in Usually 4 months in duration: 36 lectures duration: 12 lecturesCourse Funding Student tuition plus Student tuition only (non- government contribution profit)* - University Course formats can vary greatly, but the most commonly occurring formatsare

Conference Session

ABET Accreditation, Assessment, and Program Improvement in ECE

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Zahorian, State University of New York, Binghamton; Douglas H. Summerville, Binghamton University; Scott Craver, Department of Electrical Engineering, Binghamton University; Michael Elmore P.E., Binghamton University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Criteria by Instructor Page 22.128.3 1. Evaluation of performance on specific learning tasks (e.g., exam/quiz problems, project reports, presentations) that focus on the explicit Performance Criteria assigned to the course 2. Supported by Collected Work B. Instructor’s qualitative evaluation of student preparation for course C. Instructor’s qualitative evaluation of the class’s achievement of Performance Criteria and Course Objectives, and suggestions for improvements D. Comments from the Undergraduate Studies Committee responding to instructor’s evaluation and providing feedback from the

Conference Session

Information Systems and Computing Potpourri

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alireza Kavianpour, DeVry University, Pomona

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

course. As a demonstration,MIPS processor is selected to explain different steps in an instruction cycle. The MIPSprocessor is similar to (and therefore a good example of) many other available RISC processorsin the market today. With the help of VHDL notation and MULTISIM software, instructorsmay assign numerous homework and projects (See Appendix A) for implementing differentprocesses such as fetch, decode, and execute cycles in a processor.6- References1- Sudhakar Yalamanchili, VHDL Starter's Guide, Prentice Hall, ISBN 0-13-519802-X, 19982-William Stallings, Computer Organization and Architecture, Fifth Edition, Prentice Hall, ISBN 0-13-081294-3,20013 - D. Patterson and J. Hennessy, Computer Organization and Design:The Hardware/Software

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrian Ieta, State University of New York, Oswego; Alex Pantaleev, State University of New York, Oswego; Carolina C. Ilie, State University of New York, Oswego

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

AC 2011-607: AN EVALUATION OF THE ”JUST IN TIME TEACHING”METHOD ACROSS DISCIPLINESAdrian Ieta, State University of New York at Oswego Adrian Ieta (M’99) received the B.Sc. degree in physics from the University of Timisoara, Timisoara, Romania, in 1984, the B.E.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from the ”Politehnica” University of Timisoara, Timisoara, in 1992, and the M.E.Sc. degree and the Ph.D. degree in electrical and computer engineering from The University of the Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, in 1999 and 2004, re- spectively. He was with the Applied Electrostatics Research Centre and the Digital Electronics Research Group, The University of Western Ontario, where he worked on industrial projects and

Conference Session

Embedded System Design

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Warren A. Rosen, Drexel University; Eric Carr, Drexel University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

onlinediscussion groups. Student experience in the course is assessed using an online course evaluationat the end of the term.One notable feature of the written examinations is the inclusion of an online hardware-basedquestion. The student reserves one of the workstations during his or her scheduled examinationtime and is given a small project to realize using the PLC, microcontroller, or FPGA trainer. Thestudent then submits a file containing the solution with the written part of the exam. The solutioncan then be tested on the machine as part of the grading process. The instructor or a teachingassistant may also monitor the student’s effort on the workstation in real time if desired.SummaryThis paper described a new online graduate engineering technology