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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick Tebbe, Minnesota State University-Mankato; Stewart Ross, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Michael Ostendorf, Minnesota State University-Mankato; Scott Cray, Minnesota State University-Mankato

out of this was the role ofdeveloper perspective. Instructors will often assume that students have a certain knowledge orunderstanding of the physical world which may in fact not be there. This increases studentfrustration and can limit their progress. The intention of this project was to make use ofundergraduate students for the material development so that they could act as “assumptioncheckers”. However, barely two weeks into the summer work the undergraduate assistants hadbecome so familiar with the thermodynamics material that they started to fall into the same trap, Page 13.1012.4even to the point of uttering the phrase “but they should

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Computer Simulation and Animation II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christiaan Gribble, Grove City College

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Computers in Education

: for each object N do for each pixel P through which N might be visible do compute color cnew and depth znew if znew < zpixel then cpixel = cnew zpixel = znew Page 13.1019.3The z-buffer algorithm projects an object toward the screen and writes to any pixels covered bythat object both the distance from the object to the view point (the depth or z value) and the colorinformation, but only if the new z value is less than the current z value associated with a givenpixel (Figure 2

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Institutional and Curricular Reform

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Arunkumar Pennathur, University of Texas-El Paso; Louis Everett, University of Texas-El Paso

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Educational Research and Methods

engineer. As part of the effort to metacognize, the engineeringfaculty member teaching the course wrote reflections for every class period taught. Thereflections were in the form of written text describing plans for a class session, and describing,after class, how the class went.A product design project was a major component of the systems engineering course. Studentsworked in teams on a sequential design process for designing a consumer product. Theycollected customer requirements, translated customer requirements into technical specifications,generated several alternative concepts (in the form of sketches) based on the specifications, andusing engineering criteria, selected promising concepts for further development. Students alsopresented their

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Instrumentation and Controls Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Faramarz Mossayebi, Youngstown State University; Frank Li, Youngstown State University; Eric Lombardo, YSU; CHITRA RAJAGOPAL, Kent State University, Tuscarawas Campus

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

this topic in any other course,several laboratory sessions are used to provide them with necessary background informationabout the topic followed by hands on laboratory session in order for them to design a fuzzy logiccontroller for the plant described earlier. The students are also required to develop and present adesign project at the conclusion of the laboratory. The only constraints that is imposed uponthem is the use of the DE2 as the platform for controller design and the approval of the instructorfor their proposed projects to ascertain that their project is sufficiently complex and encompassesthe materials covered.References1. Liu Limin, "A Prototyping IP Hardware for SOPC with Single Instruction Driving," 2006 International

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ERM Potpourri

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Howard Evans, National University; Shekar Viswanathan, National University

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Educational Research and Methods

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).Shekar Viswanathan, National University Dr. Viswanathan is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Applied Engineering and Lead Faculty on Engineering Management and Homeland Security and Safety Engineering. Lead a six full time and fifty two adjunct faculty members offering three undergraduate and six graduate programs

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2021 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Meeting

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Gabriela Maria Morales, University of South Carolina Beaufort; Ronald Erdei, University of South Carolina; William Rigoberto Mercado, University of South Carolina

Tagged Topics

Diversity

of South Carolina Beaufort (USCB) studying Computer Science, soon to graduate in December of 2021. I am a first generation college student within my family in the United States. I take an interest in learning how technological solutions are utilized and the effectiveness of these solu- tions. Additionally, I want to be able to understand real-world problems and potential solutions to assess these issues. During the summer of 2021, I took the opportunity to work with an early learning organization, The Children’s Center (TCC), in South Carolina. Continuing the project started by a peer at USCB and working with another peer the summer of 2021, I learned the importance of working with real world problems and

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2008 GSW

Authors

Horacio Vasquez; Javier Kypuros; Roy Villanueva

serially communicate with a TMS320F243DSP to allow students to vary the set point position of the block and to adjust the gains of thePID controller1. As another example, a PID controller was implemented to regulate thetemperature in a kiln used by mechanical engineering students in a Strength of Materials course2.This controller allowed adjusting the duty cycle of a pulse width modulated (PWM) signal actingon a solid state relay that regulates the current going to the heating element; feedback wasobtained with a K-type thermocouple2. In another project, a multidisciplinary approach thatcombines curricula in electrical, mechanical, and chemical engineering has been developed forinstruction of control systems at Rowan University3. Experimental

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2008 GSW

Authors

Pradeep K. Bhattacharya; Jiecai Luo

ethics and reviewing nationalheadlines or personalized case studies, and (ii) Design pedagogy based materials that theinstructors can directly use in their class without investing their own time developing them.There are twelve different types of perception of the usefulness of ethical principles inlearning related to a design project: (a) Be learner centered (b) Incorporate appropriatetechnology (c) Set high ethical standards (d) Provide great learning support (e) Showapplications and relevance (f) Focus on outcomes and critical content (g) Prepare well andexplain clearly (h) Use fair testing and grading procedure (i) Incorporate active / cooperativelearning (j) Incorporate classroom Assessment (k) Incorporate service learning and (l

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2008 GSW

Authors

Hassan Monghbeli; Khaled Ellithy; F. Koktot; Mahmundul Alam

Reduction Reduction IncreaseWhere:Δ$G = annual benefits due to released generation capacity, $/yrΔ$S = annual benefits due to distribution substation capacity, $/yrΔ$F = annual benefits due to released feeder capacity, $/yrΔ$ACE = annual benefits due to conserved energy, $/yrΔ$GBCE = additional annual revenue due to increase kWh energy consumption, $/yrΔ$T = annual benefits due to released transmission capacity, $/yrIn our project, we will discuss the benefits of the installation of shunt capacitors from theperspective of reduced energy losses and reduced voltage drops.Benefits due to Reduced Energy LossesThe annual energy losses are reduced as a result of decreasing copper losses due to theinstallation of capacitors 4. The

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2008 GSW

Authors

Benjamin S. Kelley; Adam P. Ecklund; Aaron Dabney

preparing for entering engineering students, there is a strong needand motivation to retain them until graduation.13 Retention efforts including learningcommunities,14, 15 interest groups,16 first year experiences,17 undergraduate research,18 and peerpairing19 are among the many student-retention improvement projects under investigation. Evenwith these very fine programs, student retention in engineering and computer science programsremains a great challenge.Student retention, quality of student learning, and student engagement have long been a priority atBaylor University.20 Recent initiatives in the School of Engineering and Computer Science includenumerous related facets.21 For example, the Engineering and Computer Science Living-LearningCenter

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Engineering Accreditation Around the World

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Deborah Wolfe, Engineers Canada; Phil Alexander, University of Windsor

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International

proportional measure of curriculum to an absolutemeasure. Changes recently implemented in the CEAB criteria include: • refining the curriculum content requirements for Basic (natural) Science and Mathematics to allow more flexibility, • including morale and commitment of faculty, support staff and students as a component of the qualitative evaluation, and • including the requirement for students to be involved in a culminating design experience which includes exposure to the concepts of project management.Furthermore, as part of its continuous cycle of quality improvement, the CEAB is implementingchanges to the criteria, which include: • enhancing factors related to outcomes-based assessment, • modifying the options available to universities

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Mechanical Engineering Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erik Wilhelm, Paul Scherrer Institut; Irene Berry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Mathew Stevens, University of Waterloo; Warren Schenler, Paul Scherrer Institut

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Mechanical Engineering

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He came to Switzerland to work at the ETH Zurich on energy research projects studying electric power system issues in Switzerland, Romania and China, and has continued this work at the Paul Scherrer Institut in the GaBE group. His research interests also include transportation, geothermal and hydrogen energy systems. Page 13.279.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 CARtogr aphy: Cr eating a Global Map-Based Fuel Use CalculatorAbstr actThe goal of this work was to create a web tool that offers accurate predictions of fuelconsumption based on driving directions. The

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Successful Outcomes of Student Entrepreneurship

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stuart Kellogg, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

issues and proposedattributes for successful engineers of 2020, these attributes and issues may almost alwaysbe couched within the following pedagogical concerns: There is a need to construct engineering curriculum so as to serve more diverse learners. There is a need to help students develop better complex thinking skills. There is a need to provide learning environments that more actively engage students on multi-disciplinary team projects. There is a need to create an opportunity for value added curriculum, particularly in the areas business, management, and leadership skills.To do this is going to require more active and engaged pedagogies that usually providesome opportunity for experiential

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saeed Khan, Kansas State University-Salina; Beverlee Kissick, Kansas State University-Salina

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International

leadership and management to engineers. The aforementionedattributes, along with cultural skills, are key factors in improving our globalcompetitiveness. Advertising these new requirements will perhaps broaden the appeal ofengineering programs to students well prepared in math and science who are primarilyinterested in careers in management and leadership.We also need to supplement some of the work that was traditionally done by engineerswith work done by technologists. The National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE)differentiates between the engineer, on the one hand, and the engineering technologist onthe other, by emphasizing how engineering graduates design projects, while engineeringtechnology graduates implement them:Engineering

Conference Session

ECE Pedagogy and Assessment I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tokunbo Ogunfunmi, Santa Clara University

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Electrical and Computer

], this growth will not abate anytime soon. In fact, an evidence of this isthe fact that DSP education, as a course, is now part of the undergraduate electives in mostuniversities [11-12]. It is likely to be part of the undergraduate core courses in the next fewyears. As the growth continues, some universities have made a course in Digital SignalProcessing (DSP) the first course taken by undergraduates instead of the traditional AnalogElectric Circuits course [5].We also note that DSP education is beginning to trickle down to the high-school level as well asevidenced by the Infinity project [14]. As more of the theory of DSP course percolates down tothe junior and sophomore levels, there is a need to include advanced courses in some kind

Conference Session

The Use of Computers in Teaching Mathematics

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jayathi Raghavan, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Leslie Sena, Bethune Cookman College; Hong Liu, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; David Bethelmy, Bethune Cookman College

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Mathematics

concepts through basic ideal examples typically found in textbooks. Eachsubsequent module in that level will slowly relax unrealistic assumptions, thus increasing thenumber of related variables and ultimately resulting in a problem close to real world application.Thus, within a given level, module sets contain modules that vary in complexity and abstractionfrom simple and concrete to complex and highly abstract. The final module at the expert levelwill be comparable to a capstone course project requiring complex modeling for solving a real-world application.One of the pedagogical requirements for module development is that the module be inquirybased and introduce problems, and sub problems, by posing questions. The module will thenguide students

Conference Session

Engineering Economy -- Outside the Introductory Course

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Boerger, Engineering Economic Associates, LLC

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Engineering Economy

book in 19515. This model for the first time provided a completeworking model of the economy that could be used to explain how changes in one sector of theeconomy (e.g. growth in output or changes in productivity) would impact other sectors. To fitwith the analysis technique he was using, Leontief used linear relationships between inputs andoutputs (“production functions”) in each industry.Chenery, part of Leontief’s Harvard Economic Research Project created in 1948 to extend thework of his earlier input-output efforts, took on the task of producing better empirical productionfunctions using an engineering understanding of how inputs are transformed into outputs. For

Conference Session

International Division Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suleiman Ashur, Indiana University - Purdue University Fort Wayne; Khaled El-Sawy, United Arab Emirates University; Essam Zaneldin, Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne

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International

Outcomes* 1. Graduate students with knowledge of engineering principles and theories necessary for application in civil engineering projects. A, J 2. Develop students’ capabilities towards innovation and creativity in C, E engineering design. 3. Develop students’ computer skills to a highly competent level. K 4. Enhance students’ ability to communicate effectively. G 5. Enable students to conduct experimental work effectively. B 6. Enable students to improve their team-working skills, and to achieve life-long learning habits. D, I 7. Help

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Mechanics and the Internet

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Siamak Faridani, University of Oklahoma; Kurt Gramoll, University of Oklahoma

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Mechanics

space in their curriculum for a full MEMS course. To help solve this issue,this project proposed to use the traditional mechanics course and lab to introduce MEMS. Inother words, use a simple MEMS experiment to demonstrate both mechanics (i.e. beam bending)and MEMS concepts electrical induced force on beam).To enable other institutions to benefit from the actual experimental process done at theUniversity of Oklahoma, a website with information and a virtual lab was developed. A typicalpage of the website is shown in Figure 2. Figure 2 The Layout of the MEMS Website Page 13.948.4One of the goals of the NSF grant was to make

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Web-Based Learning in Engineering Technology

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charlie Edmonson, University of Dayton

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

” the recorded classes and study the lecture material and then beready to ask good questions in the live synchronous classes.Both synchronous and asynchronous courses have their advantages and disadvantages. Blendedon-line courses that integrate both synchronous and asynchronous communications can allowrapid interchange of ideas, generate enthusiastic discussion involving all participants, achieve areasonable level of professional engagement, and recreate certain elements of face-to-facediscussion. All of this can take place where attendance and participation are encouraged byfixing a set time for the live meeting and limiting the time frame of the discussion.The HP project has been able to successfully demonstrate the use of the tablet PC

Conference Session

Focus on Faculty

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ane Johnson, Virginia Tech; Margaret Layne, Virginia Tech; Janis Terpenny, Virginia Tech

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Women in Engineering

academic careers.4 Yet women faculty have indicated high levels of interest inleadership positions.5 With NSF ADVANCE support, Virginia Tech, a STEM-dominantuniversity, has sought to empower women faculty to overcome the barriers to leadership.This paper reports on how leadership programs focusing on women faculty can increase therepresentation of women in leadership roles across campus at a STEM-dominant institution. Byproviding multiple strategies to empower women faculty at varying stages of their careers,ADVANCE leadership programs sought to enhance their capabilities and productivity astechnical and administrative leaders and as scholars. This was done, in part, by bringing womenfaculty together at many points during the project to reflect on

Conference Session

Assessing the Efficacy of Nontraditional Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

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Continuing Professional Development

which informationpresented matches his or her learning style. (Barbe & Milone 1980 and 1981). In thispresentation, the author describes how he has implemented Barbe’s ideas into hisclassroom activities and has created different learning environments for engineeringstudents. The author also outlines how interactive projects can help the instructor inpromoting a learning environment filled with exercises that promote intellectual curiosity.Furthermore, he also provides initial results of his assessment data.IntroductionIn order to motivate students and generate Intellectual Curiosity, one can follow theguidelines provided by Gardner. Quarter of a Century ago, in 1983, Harvard University

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Engineering Management Program Design

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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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

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

of the Engineering Management Program are ableto analyze and solve complex problems utilizing:≠ a mastery of Engineering Management tools and techniques including those utilized in operations management, project management, management of technology, and supply chain management≠ in-depth knowledge in at least one emphasis area within Engineering Management≠ an understanding of the fundamental principles and concepts of engineering≠ sound business judgment≠ relevant analytical and modeling tools such as statistics.Finance: Graduates of the Engineering Management Program are responsible and financially aware managers andleaders who utilize basic finance, accounting, engineering economy, and risk analysis methods

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University; Kyle Hoermann, Texas A&M University

institutions lack the full range of resources needed tohelp students to become proficient with PLC programming. In addition, high faculty-studentratios and limitations in availability of equipment and lab time make it difficult for students tospend enough time with the equipment to become proficient.This paper will describe activities and findings related to an ongoing NSF-funded project todesign, develop, and evaluate Virtual PLC, a system that integrates multiple instructionaltechnologies and techniques into a single Web-based learning system that is comprehensive in itstreatment of PLC topics, motivational, and always available. Virtual PLC includes animations,interactive case studies, a ladder logic toolkit, and intelligent tutoring systems. In

Conference Session

Engineering Management Program Design

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ertunga Ozelkan, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Agnes Galambosi, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Engineering Management

AC 2009-1143: BENCHMARKING DISTANCE EDUCATION IN ENGINEERINGMANAGEMENT PROGRAMSErtunga Ozelkan, University of North Carolina, Charlotte Ertunga C. Ozelkan, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management and the Associate Director of the Center for Lean Logistics and Engineered Systems (CLLES) at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNC Charlotte). Before joining academia, Dr. Ozelkan worked for i2 Technologies, a leading supply chain software vendor in the capacity of a Customer Service and Curriculum Manager and a Consultant. He also worked as a project manager and a consultant for Tefen Consulting in the area of productivity improvement for

Conference Session

Novel Measurement Experiments

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dale Litwhiler, Pennsylvania State University, Berks; Barbara Lombardi, Universidad Simón Bolívar

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Instrumentation

specialization in ceramics at Universidad Simon Bolivar in Caracas, Venezuela. She completed her degree with a research project with honors at Penn State Berks, PA, USA. She served as aerodynamics assistant for the Formula-SAE team at Simon Bolivar University during the 2005-2006 period. Page 14.1175.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Testing of Carbon Monoxide and Carbon Dioxide Sensors with Simple Apparatus in an Engineering Education LaboratoryAbstractAs part of a summer internship in materials engineering, the characteristics of carbon monoxide(CO) and carbon dioxide (CO2) sensors were

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Modern Software Measurement Techniques

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gurinder Singh, Future Technology Devices International Ltd. (USA); Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University

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Instrumentation

. Page 14.783.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Interfacing USB Printer using Vinculum Host Controller Abstract This paper describes implementation of a portable USB printer interface using VinculumHost Controller VNC1L. The project idea presented has a variety of real-world applicationsincluding in medical portable devices, field testing devices, ticketing systems, gas receiptprinting system to name a few. Today almost all the printers have a Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface for connectionto a personal computer (PC) or a control device. The USB interface has several advantages overprevious generation of connection methods such as parallel ports. A USB port is much fasterthan a parallel port

Conference Session

Pedagogy and Assessment I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bill Yang, Western Carolina University; Amy Martin, Western Carolina University; Robert Adams, Western Carolina University; James Zhang, Western Carolina University; Kenneth Burbank, Western Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Page 14.780.2instruction delivery and assessment3-5 and one with more elements of intentional learning, arecompared. Besides regular course assessments and student feedback, we also conduct smallgroup analyses and present results that compare the various aspects of the teaching and learningexperience such as teaching effectiveness and student experience.Design of ExperimentDuring this study, as common to other Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) projects,the students are the human subject of the study. Accordingly, we have applied for and securedthe approval from the Human Subjects Institutional Review Board (IRB). During the IRBreview process, we also secured the signed student informed consent statements close to the endof the

Conference Session

Distance and Web-Based Learning in Engineering Technology: Part II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Hackworth, Old Dominion University; Carol Considine, Old Dominion University; Vernon Lewis, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

on a5-point Likert scale. Possible responses are “1 Strongly Disagree, 2 Disagree, 3 Neither Agreenor Disagree, 4 Agree, and 5 Strongly Agree.” Course evaluation questions are provided below: 1. IN THE FIRST WEEK OF CLASS THE INSTRUCTOR PROVIDED DOCUMENTS AND INFORMATION THAT CLEARLY EXPLAINED THE COURSE CONTENT, ASSIGNMENT, GRADING AND OTHER IMPORTANT POLICIES. 2. THE COURSE MATERIALS, EXAMS, PROJECTS AND/OR PAPERS IN THE CLASS REQUIRED ME TO THINK CRITICALLY. 3. THE INSTRUCTOR WELCOMED QUESTIONS AND OTHER CLASS PARTICIPATION. 4. THE INSTRUCTOR WAS ENTHUSIASTIC WITH RESPECT TO THE SUBJECT MATTER. 5. THE INSTRUCTOR WAS AVAILABLE FOR CONSULTATION AND HELPFUL DURING OFFICE HOURS. 6. THE

Conference Session

Manufacturing Curricula for the Year 2015 and Beyond

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hugh Jack, Grand Valley State University; Venkitaswamy Raju, State University of New York, Farmingdale; David Wells, North Dakota State University; Robert Mott, University of Dayton

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

research in manufacturing can be quickly and effectively transferred from research projects or industry developments into manufacturing curricula. Session 3: Emerging Methods of Educational Delivery - Alternatives to lecture-based instruction; activity- based learning; project-based learning; case-study based learning; role of laboratories – projected changes, distance learning – Web based; distributed hybrid; role of cooperative education; internships; industry-based education; continuing education, etc. Session 4: Manufacturing Topics in Other Engineering Disciplines - Manufacturing immersed in other (non-manufacturing-named) engineering curricula (mechanical, industrial, electrical