Conference Session

Signal Processing Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Birmingham, Grove City College

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Computers in Education

acknowledge GCC’s Swezey research fund for providing equipment and studentresearch stipend support.References1. Blossom, E., Listening to FM radio in software, step by step. Linux Journal, September 2004, Vol. 125.2. FlexRadio Systems. [Online] http://www.flex-radio.com/.3. Birmingham, W. and L. Acker, Software-defined radio as an undergraduate project. Proceedings of ACMSIGCSE, Covington, KY, 2007.4. Silage, D., Reintroducing Amateur Radio In ECE Capstone Design Projects. Proceedings of the 2004 AmericanSociety for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition.5. Digital Radio Mondiale Consortium. [Online] http://www.drm.org/.6. Tayloe, R., US Patent #6,230,0007. Youngblood, G., A Software-Defined Radio for the Masses, Part 1. QEX. 2002

Conference Session

Engineering and Other Disciplines

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mahmoud Quweider, University of Texas, Brownsville; Adriana Perez, University of Texas, Brownsville; Gabriala Oropeza, University of Texas, Brownsville; Juan Iglesias, University of Texas, Brownsville

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

. Perez, sought steps to reproduce similar collaborative outcomes in the futurein a methodical way. Since the CIS students are required to finish a capstone project during theirsenior year, it was thought very useful to allow interested student to pursue a similar experiencewhile earning credit for graduation. While taking the senior project, students who pursue thispath will be asked to follow the steps.Project Selection: Student(s) will be given a range of projects to choose from. The selection will becoordinated by a joint faculty from the CIS and the Public Health departments.Project Presentation: Student(s) will be required to present the project upon its completion to the rest ofthe class; they will detail their experience and point out any

Conference Session

Integrating Computer-based Technology in the Civil Engineering Classroom

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chad Caldwell, United States Military Academy; Joseph Hanus, United States Military Academy; Adam Chalmers, United States Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

engineering, hydrology, hydraulicengineering, construction management, site planning, and engineering economics in an open-ended, realistic, semester-long capstone design experience. Working in small groups acting as acivil engineering consultant team to an architecture firm, students follow a nine phase EngineerDesign Process, commonly used in the US Army Corps of Engineers, to develop the functionalrequirements for a proposed project site and develop several feasible courses of action that theycan then quantifiably evaluate against measurable criteria. The teams consist of a ProjectManager, Structural Engineer, Geotechnical Engineer, Hydrologic Engineer, and a ConstructionManager. The students have to conduct in-depth problem solving and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reid Bailey, University of Virginia; Benjamin Choo, University of Virginia; Heather Rowan-Kenyon, University of Virginia; Amy Swan, University of Virginia; Marie Shoffner, University of Virginia

possible changes that could affect a system during its life, creating systems that measure when, where, what, and how much adaptation is needed to respond to a change, measuring system agility, integrating components and architectures that permit agility, and assessing trade-offs of building agility into systems.After completing numerous short design case studies during their junior year, students are readyto synthesize their knowledge of multiscale, agile systems in their senior year. The two-semestercapstone project will be run through the existing capstone program in Systems and InformationEngineering. Technology Leader capstone teams will work on projects sponsored by aTechnology Leaders industrial partner. Teams will be

Conference Session

Design, Build, Fly (DBF)/AIAA Student Competition/UA

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Rodrigue, Saint Louis University; David Safont, Saint Louis University; Alex Rees, Saint Louis University; Jim Maday, Saint Louis University; Francisco Vilaplana, Saint Louis University; Goetz Bramesfeld, Saint Louis University

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Aerospace

Mechanical Engineering at Saint Louis University. Page 14.299.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Bumblebee Saint Louis University The primary goal of capstone projects is to familiarize students with the design process. Throughstudent interaction and peer reviews students are able to gain valuable knowledge that cannot be taught inthe traditional lecture. This particular capstone project focuses on the design of an autonomous UAV that iscapable of loitering above a field for 10 hours while collecting pollen samples for post

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Ciaraldi, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Eben Cobb, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Fred Looft, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Robert Norton, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Taskin Padir, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

engineering and advised capstone design projects within the robotics and automation option. He received his PhD and M.S. degrees from Purdue University, both in electrical engineering. He received his BS in electrical and electronics engineering from Middle East Technical University. Dr. Padir currently teaches undergraduate robotics engineering courses at WPI, advises student projects and participates in curriculum development activities for WPI's robotics engineering BS degree. Page 14.428.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Designing an Undergraduate Robotics Engineering

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University; Arunachalanad Kannan, Arizona State University; Richard Newman, Arizona State University; Slobodan Petrovich, Arizona State University; Govindasamy Tamizhmani, Arizona State University

years of teaching experience in the fields/subjects of photovoltaics, fuel cells and batteries with over 50 journal and conference publications/presentations. Page 14.232.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Arizona -Texas Consortium for Alternative and Renewable Energy TechnologiesAbstract The focus of the Arizona–Texas Consortium for Alternative and Renewable EnergyTechnologies is to meet the workforce needs of our national energy, transportation, andelectronic industries. The project intends to establish an educational consortium throughcollaboration between

Conference Session

Engineering Design: Implementation and Evaluation

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gül Okudan, Pennsylvania State University; Alexander Yin, Pennsylvania State University; Saraj Gupta, Pennsylvania State University; Lisa Lattuca, Pennsylvania State University; Patrick Terenzini, Pennsylvania State University

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Educational Research and Methods

the same project.At Harvey Mudd College, Clinic is the culminating design course, where students apply thedesign skills and engineering knowledge learned to a client sponsored real world problem. Thedesign course sequence at HMC include a first-year experience (E4), where students first learnabout the design process; an engineering tools course (E80), where students learn and gainhands-on experience with simple machine tool applications; and the Clinic. HMC students arerequired to have at least one semester of Clinic during their junior year. For seniors, Clinic is ayear-long project and is considered their capstone project. Clinic teams are comprised of mainlyseniors with a junior rotating between semesters, a company liaison, and a faculty

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education: Innovation, International Cooperation, and Social Entrepreneurship

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Jordan, Baylor University; Ryan McGhee, Baylor University; Brian Thomas, Baylor University; Elizabeth Lemus, Baylor University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

annual conference dealing with engineering service learning. William Oakes andMarybeth Lima have written an excellent book on engineering service learning17 that is based inpart on what they have learned through the EPICS program.Several papers were presented at the 2007 EPICS national conference that attempt to alleviatesome faculty concerns about the real engineering content of engineering service learning courses.Hefzy from the University of Toledo18 and Zoltowski from Purdue19 made presentations abouthow to do service learning based capstone design courses. Budny and Lund20 from theUniversity of Pittsburgh have written about how to use engineering service projects in first yearengineering courses.Most of the engineering service learning

Conference Session

Best Zone Paper Competition

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rashmi Jain, Stevens Institute of Technology; Keith Sheppard, Stevens Institute of Technology; Elisabeth McGrath, Stevens Institute of Technology; Bernard Gallois, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Council of Sections

sequence at Stevens known as the Design Spine3. The first five courses are core designcourses taken by students from all intended disciplines; the last three are taken in the discipline - a juniorcourse followed by a 2-semester capstone senior year project. In most cases the core design courses arelinked to concurrent engineering science courses, thus providing context for the latter. The Design Spineis a key vehicle to develop a number of threads that build both technical and so-called “soft”competencies. The latter include communications, creative thinking, teaming, economics of engineering,problem solving, project management etc. It should be noted that the first four design courses have beentaught by adjunct engineers, either practicing or

Conference Session

Understanding Students: Recruiting, Retention, Enrichment

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Environmental Engineering

produce superiorresults. Cognitive diversity can take a variety of forms, but in this work diversity of personalitytypes is explored. The impact of cognitive styles on team performance was evaluated in afreshman environmental engineering (EVEN) course. The students worked on projects involvingcomparative analysis and some calculations, but no design or intrinsically “creative”requirements. Specifically, student teams in 2006, 2007, and 2008 evaluated solid wastelandfills. In 2006 and 2007 the project encompassed three or four periods of in-class directionand work time. In 2008, the project was modified to compare the energy and environmentalimpacts of landfills to waste-to-energy incinerators and included only two class periods withinstructor

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mukasa Ssemakula, Wayne State University; Gene Liao, Wayne State University; Darin Ellis, Wayne State University; Kyoung-Yun Kim, Wayne State University; Shlomo Sawilowsky, Wayne State University

PRDE 2000 Product Product Development Process used in industry: planning, Development Processes specifications, development processes, and economics. QUAL 2400 Project The Project Management Institute methodology. Visual Management tools for planning and scheduling, diagramming, time and cost. PRDE 2420 Capstone Integration of multiple design disciplines: emphasis problem Project solving, time & team management, process change.6. Project OverviewTable 7 gives an overview of how each institution addresses the SME competency gaps throughthis project and how the individual

Conference Session

Aerospace Workspace: Current and Future 1

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debbie Mullins, Texas Space Grant Consortium; Wallace Fowler, University of Texas, Austin

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Aerospace

range of students enrolled in STEM-relateddisciplines, but garner the most interest among engineering majors where capstone design coursecompletion is a requirement for graduation. Teams from all major engineering disciplines have Page 14.741.3participated in the program, suggesting that many engineering students respond with interest 2when offered an opportunity to work on a NASA project. NASA association, however, is not theprimary contributing factor to student involvement. Students most often cite the opportunity forreal-world engineering relevance (versus theoretical) as most meaningful, coupled

Conference Session

Innovations in Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Troy Perales, Texas A&M University; Joseph Morgan, Texas A&M University; Jay Porter, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

addition of a newfaculty member, re-introduced field-programmable gate array (FPGA) technology to itshardware suite and Hardware Description Languages (specifically VHDL) to its programminglanguages. The intent is to provide students with a spectrum of hardware technologies andprogramming languages to choose from in implementing their Capstone Design Projects duringtheir senior year of classes.As with many engineering and engineering technology programs, the EET/TET programsrecognized the importance of Field Programmable gate Array (FPGA) technology to thedevelopment of the digital curriculum.1,2 The faculty decided to introduce the FPGA technologyat the beginning of the technology courses required by both educational programs so that allstudents

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carol Haden, Magnolia Consulting; Paul Flikkema, Northern Arizona University; Tom Weller, University of South Florida; Jeff Frolik, University of Vermont; Wendy Verrei-Berenback, University of Vermont; Wayne Shiroma, University of Hawaii, Manoa

course described herein is one component of a larger, NSF-sponsoredcurriculum development effort that seeks to encourage systems thinking in our students.Engineering curricula tend to be compartmentalized leading to topics (e.g., electronics, power,communications in electrical engineering) being taught in isolation without providing connectionsas to how they are dependent in real-world systems. Our project strives to give studentsexperience in making these connections. The course placement in the curriculum is just prior tothe student’s Capstone/senior project. The trend is that Capstone projects are becoming moreinterdisciplinary thus creating a greater need for students to have a systems perspective. Thistrend is certainly true in today’s

Conference Session

New Trends in CHE Education I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Dahm, Rowan University; William Riddell, Rowan University

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Chemical Engineering

Page 14.1205.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 THE EFFECT OF IMPROVEMENTS IN SOPHOMORE DESIGN INSTRUCTION ON PERFORMANCE IN SUBSEQUENT COURSE OFFERINGSAbstractThe chemical engineering curriculum at Rowan University includes a team-taught,multidisciplinary sophomore course sequence called Sophomore Engineering Clinic I and II,intended to teach engineering design and technical communication. Prior to 2005, SophomoreClinic I featured a semester-long design project. The faculty team made substantial changes tothe course in the Fall of 2005 to address various shortcomings in student achievement of thecourse goals. The new course design featured a 4-week project intended to introduce students tothe

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design in the Classroom

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Brakora, University of Michigan; Brian Gilchrist, University of Michigan; James Holloway, University of Michigan; Nilton Renno, University of Michigan; Steven Skerlos, University of Michigan; Toby Teory, University of Michigan; Peter Washabaugh, University of Michigan; Daryl Weinert, University of Michigan

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Design in Engineering Education

classroom knowledge education. We aretracking the following as some of our most important principles: 1. The real-world is multidisciplinary and our skills of practice must cut across engineering disciplines and even extend beyond engineering; 2. Engineering development must include at a minimum early project scoping (definition of requirements/constraints), concept design, building, and testing – we refer to this simply as the design-build-test (DBT) process. 3. This cannot be simply a traditional capstone, one-semester, senior-level, activity – students should be engaged as early as practical, ideally in the first year, and be able experience the DBT cycle more than once with growing sophistication.Because the MD

Conference Session

Developing New Instrumentation

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Mullett, Springfield Technical Community College; Yakov Cherner, ATeL, LLC; Edward Bigos, Springfield Technical Community College; Ted Sussmann, Springfield Technical Community College

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Instrumentation

acquisition problem will be encouraged and documented forpossible adaptation or modification in other contexts. The students in the various ElectronicsGroup technologies will serve as “guinea pigs” for the testing of the materials developed inconjunction with the SensorNet system through structured labs and projects and more complexindividual and group senior capstone projects. Furthermore, as we gain experience with thenetwork it is expected that students from other technology areas will be given access to thenetwork and be allowed to develop networked sensor applications or other network controlscenarios that are relevant to their particular technology. Some of the other application areas thatare expected to be explored include: automation and

Conference Session

Engineering Management Program Design

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Raper, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Susan Murray, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Christa Weisbrook, Missouri University of Science and Technology; William Daughton, University of Missouri

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Engineering Management

projects and programs≠ analyze problems, consider alternatives, and implement solutions. Exhibit 1 – EM Program Educational Objectives Page 14.1311.5As stated above, it became clear that the current curriculum structure relative to the core and theemphasis areas offered in the department had to change. Relative to the core set of courses, fivenew courses were added (engineering economy, integrated accounting & finance, projectmanagement, quality philosophies and methods, and capstone senior design), and three wereeliminated (engineering management practices, accounting, and finance). In

Conference Session

Student Learning and Assessment

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andre Butler, Mercer University; William Moses, Mercer University

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Mechanical Engineering

Method of Assessment to Examine Experimental Design in Mechanical Engineering LaboratoriesStudents in the mechanical specialization at Mercer University are currently required to take twogeneral mechanical engineering laboratory courses—one in the third year of the curriculum andthe other in the fourth year. The first of these courses begins with seven or eight single periodlaboratories in which the students are directed to complete a well-defined set of procedures andperform simple analyses. In an effort to more formally introduce experimental design into thelaboratory experience, this course ends with a three project sequence in which students areprovided with an experimental objective (e.g., determine the coefficient of

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Potpourri

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Oscar Nespoli, University of Waterloo; William Owen, University of Waterloo; Colin Campbell, University of Waterloo; Steve Lambert, University of Waterloo

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Design in Engineering Education

Engineering Education, 2009 Engineering Case Study Implementation: Observations, Results and PerspectivesAbstractWaterloo Cases in Design Engineering (WCDE) at the University of Waterloo (UW) is a newprogram to enhance design education through the development and implementation of designcases from student co-op work term and capstone project reports.This paper summarizes the results of an implementation of the same engineering design casegiven to three separate engineering classes during the same academic term. The engineeringdesign case was written from a student capstone design project report, and was developed tohighlight the engineering design process. The case was developed as a so called

Conference Session

Engineering and Other Disciplines

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carlotta Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Matthew Boutell, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Steve Chenoweth, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; David Fisher, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

robotics certificate will help withrecruitment efforts3. In addition, faculty and students enrolled in the certificate program willparticipate in K-12 outreach such as mentoring middle school and high school robotics programs.Students in the program will also demonstrate their robotics projects to tour groups, increasingvisibility and attracting students to our institution. In fact, the final project robotics competitionfor one of the early courses in the robotics curriculum has already been featured on the campusweb site and in the local newspaper. Additionally, faculty with an expertise in robotics will beattracted to a school with a visible, established robotics education program and research.Multidisciplinary TeamworkRobots are mechanical

Conference Session

Educating Students for Professional Success

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shekar Viswanathan, National University, San Diego; Howard Evans, National University, San Diego

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Graduate Studies

Materials Shared University Research Committee; Ph.D. Recruiting Coordinator for IBM’s Systems Technology Division; and executive sponsor for 3M division’s student programs. He has published and presented widely in areas of surface science, electronic materials and processes, project management, and industry/university relations. He holds 4 patents and has received awards for excellence in technical innovation (IBM), technical authorship (IBM), teaching (University of Colorado), and scholarship (National Science Foundation). Page 14.666.1© American Society for Engineering Education

Conference Session

ECE Pedagogy and Assessment II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Esteban Rodriguez-Marek, Eastern Washington University; Min-Sung Koh, Eastern Washington University; Michael Brzoska, Eastern Washington University; Claudio Talarico, Eastern Washington University

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Electrical and Computer

complex) specifications and complete the project successfully. A collateralbenefit of the laboratory intensive curriculum is that recruiting students becomes a much easiertask, as typical engineering minded students enjoy the creative component in the classroom.The four-year program culminates in the Capstone Design Class, a major design experience thatmixes students of multidisciplinary backgrounds into large teams (7 – 12 students) models thecreation of new company. This class has a heavy technical component, but also addressesentrepreneurship, leadership, etc. The class is described in detail in Section IV.Finally, the input from the faculty was used to determine the concentrations, or areas ofspecialization, the program would offer. Taking

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachid Manseur, State University of New York, Oswego; Adrian Ieta, State University of New York, Oswego

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Electrical and Computer

format ≠ Project-based. Projects will be offered as possible at the course, semester, or year level and in partnership with industry (capstone) ≠ Multidisciplinary courses. Many engineering courses will include math and physics material where needed. ≠ Streamlined math and sciences support courses. Where possible, the pre-requisite math and physics courses are revised to include material that directly and more effectively impacts engineering education.Faculty and StaffThe initial planning for the new ECE program calls for five tenure-track faculty membersincluding the chairperson, one secretary, and at least one technician. The faculty is able tosupport a curriculum that includes the

Conference Session

Early Engineering Design Experiences

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

M. Reza Emami, University of Toronto

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Design in Engineering Education

content-based instruction to project-based knowledge construction. Thepractical steps are detailed for a full-year design course at the sophomore level.1. IntroductionDesign has changed status from a formal course to a flagship stream. There has been a cleartransition in the engineering curricula from the traditional approach to the alternative paradigm.The former viewed design as a byproduct of engineering education that cannot occur without thesolid formation of engineering sciences1, whereas the latter argues that analytical knowledge isnot adequate for tackling real-life engineering problems, and that design can be viewed as ameans of learning engineering not a result of it. Capstone design courses are fruits of formerapproach. They have

Conference Session

Workplace Concerns, Realities, and Intangibles

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig Gunn, Michigan State University

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

5 students/team), 9 short form Page 14.1372.4 Tools: MS Word reports, individual formal reports Tools: MS Word, Excel, Matlab ME – 471 Machine Design II ME 481 – Senior Capstone Design Design Project Documentation: Formal Design Reports Tools: C Programming, Excel, Matlab, WWW Problem Definition, Progress report

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2009 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Gordon W. Romney

, PHPMyAdmin or by inserting SQL codedirectly in Ruby to produce custom reports. Class time could now be spent on solving databaseproblems. Issues of how to handle foreign keys and properly normalized databases could now bedealt with firsthand. RoR additionally provided complete backup and recovery processes thatcould be evaluated. Furthermore, not only Access was learned, but MySQL was introducedwhich would be much more helpful in Senior Capstone projects. The Learning Outcomes were a)learning how to bring up Access and MySQL database servers, and b) witnessing first-hand howa complete Web application functions and depends upon a robust relational database.7 INFORMATION SECURITY (ITM 470/475)The sequence of security courses, ITM 470 and ITM475

Conference Session

New Learning Paradigms I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Oakes, Purdue University

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Educational Research and Methods

, such as the electrical engineering capstone course where all students participatein a service-learning assistive technology project. They have also integrated service-learning into engineering science courses with project work that varies in size and scopeas a function of the curricular constraints for the respective courses. This approach, at acollege level engages community partners with the support structure at the college leveland reduces the overhead that many faculty encounter starting their own projects.The SLICE project objectives are stated as: ≠ Integrate service-learning into the engineering curriculum at UML so that everystudent is exposed to service-learning in every semester of their experience in everydepartment at UML

Conference Session

Methods and Techniques in Graduate Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pauline Johnson, University of Alabama; Philip Johnson, University of Alabama; Beth Todd, University of Alabama; Joan Barth, University of Alabama; Bettie Aruwajoye, University of Alabama; Hannah Beatty, University of Alabama; Kendrick Gibson, University of Alabama; Sarah Dunlap, University of Alabama

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Graduate Studies

college from the University ofIquitos join you) gave us access to field equipment and joined our students and faculty onfield testing, surveys, group discussions, shopping for supplies for our upstream villageprojects, and evening social outings.Service project Our target communities were five remote Amazonian villages accessible only byboat from the city of Iquitos in the Amazon Jungle of Peru. Iquitos is the largest city inthe world with no access by road. Student-generated service project ideas were developedfrom conversations with the community during an initial survey trip. This was followedup by two campus-based design projects. A capstone senior design team designed anobservation tower to attract eco-tourism dollars, and an