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2008 GSW

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George D. Gray

own chosen fieldof engineering4.Students too are voicing their desire to put their hands on real world equipment andprojects during their university education experience. At Wichita State University,students participate in a recently implemented program that provides hands-onmanufacturing skills to mechanical engineering students. The students revealed somevery positive feedback on their course evaluation documents after completing the course: • “provides an awareness to the practical areas of my career.” • “the practical application was by far the best part.” • “really enjoyed the welding, machining was also very useful and interesting.” • “the more focus on

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2008 GSW

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Mohammed E. Haque; Pallab Dasgupta

quality, and user interactivity, which is difficult toobtain using traditional 3D pre-rendered and non-interactive visualization tools. This paper describesan approach for developing a realistic 3D architectural walkthrough visualization of a residentialbuilding using the “Unreal Engine 2”. 3D Game Engine based virtual walkthrough allows user tonavigate a virtual environment as if in the real world. Architectural/Engineering students canexperience their design from first person shooter’s point of view using Game Engine basedarchitectural walkthrough, and can have enhanced understanding of their design in relation to time,space environment and scale. The walkthrough visualization using 3D Game Engine asdemonstrated provides a broader and better

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2008 GSW

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Jiecai Luo; Pradeep K. Bhattacharya

9969, Baton Rouge, LA 70813 bhattach@engr.subr.edu AbstractEngineering Mathematics Course at Electrical Engineering Department of Southern University is afundamental core engineering course. This core course is taught in a way that shows how theengineering problems in the real world are related to the mathematic problems and how to solvethese related engineering problems by adopting different mathematical tools, which is one of thegreatest strengths of SU's EE curriculum- and having emphasis on fundamentals about how theyapply to real-world problems. There always are very many types of mathematical topics to becovered in this

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2008 GSW

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Eddie Miller; Chun L. Huang

geometry building through the solution process, topost processing and final output. FLUENT's performance has been tried and proven on a variety ofmulti-platform clusters. At the undergraduate level, we believe that FLUENT can be integrated intothe current mainstream fluid mechanics through examples of fluid mechanics problems solvingtechniques. Although a degree of uncertainty exists using the software as opposed to actual real-world analysis of the fluid mechanics process, the increased experience in using computationalsoftware allows the student to model the real world phenomena both graphically and analytically. Inthis paper, we will share some experiences and views on teaching and learning fluid mechanicscourse

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2008 GSW

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Pradeep K. Bhattacharya; Jiecai Luo

observation and experiment.He states that with regard to the world around us, we have two choices when the world andour theories don’t agree with nature, change the theory, or change nature. Unfortunately allattempts to change nature have failed. Our only choice is change the theory. We have toteach them walking the line. Ethic courses will give students an understanding of thedilemmas they will face in real life and give the confidence to make wise choices. 2. The Problem of affiliationThere exist many problems today with the society. These problems range fromenvironmental problems to economical problems, but the most important are ethicalproblems. On a philosophical level, an American engineer is intimately

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2008 GSW

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Kevin Bates; Samuel Ibekwe; Guoqiang Li; Kuan Lian

-aided draftingcame in handy, and it was gratifying to see an application of what I learned in a real world setting.Further, the interaction with other team members helped me learn valuable research procedures.Being trained and entrusted with complex laboratory equipment boosted my confidence andaspiration to go for my graduate program. References1. Puers B and Sansen W, Compensation structures for convex corner micromachining in silicon, Sensors and Actuators, A21 – A23, 1990, p1036 – 1041.2. Shur, M., Physics of Semiconductor Devices, Prentice Hall, 1990.3. Jerias Batista, Temperature dependence of carrier mobility in Si wafer measured by infrared photocarrier radiometry, Applied

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2008 GSW

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Farrokh Attarzadeh; Enrique Barbieri; Miguel A Ramos; Mayuri Mahajan; Vishal Naik; Aditya Gupta

Session 15-1 How the Capstone Class Students Perceive Their Knowledge Base?Farrokh Attarzadeh, Enrique Barbieri, Miguel A. Ramos, Mayuri Mahajan, Vishal Naik, Aditya Gupta Engineering Technology Department University of Houston AbstractThe Capstone Course is a 5-credit Research and Development course covering all aspectsof project development and implementation, entrepreneurship, innovation, creativity,team-work, and communication. The philosophy behind the course is to provide trainingand real-world, small-scale project experience

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2008 GSW

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Matthias W. Pleil

micromachining process. The students cannot changeanything about the process, only the pattern on the mask. These constraints include realworld design rules ascertained through years of iterative cycles of learning. This is closerto the real world, especially for technician level designers. As taught in all of CNM’sMEMS design classes, if the student desires to change a process step in the “real world,”this will result in large cost increments and time delays as the new process steps are beingcharacterized and implemented. Increasing complexity and options will result in agreater probability of catastrophic yield loss.Throughout the Design I class, the students are continuously encouraged to worktogether, helping each other through problems and sharing

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2008 GSW

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Luciana Barroso; Jim Morgan

world. In the traditionalapproach for teaching dynamics to undergraduates, many students think that dynamics is acollection of problem-specific tricks instead of a unified body of knowledge built upon a verylimited number of basic equations and principles. Texts for the introductory dynamics courses“customarily downplay the pervasive nature of differential equations as dynamics naturallanguage1.” Combined with the lack of connection to civil engineering applications, students cannotsee the purpose and relevance of this material1.The civil engineering department at our university has adopted a course in Dynamics & Vibrationsas the standard introductory undergraduate dynamics course. The course emphasizes modeldevelopment and the use of

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2008 GSW

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Edward Crowley

Attacks Replay AttacksSecure Networks (VPNs) TCP/IP Review Protocol Analysis SSL & IPSecSecure Applications E-mail WWW Security and Threats Real World Systems Electronic CommerceIntrusion Detection Snort and Network Security MonitoringTable 5. Lecture Topics and Descriptions Lab ModulesEach of the ten lecture modules has a corresponding activity module. Table 6 lists anddescribes these laboratory

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2008 GSW

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Jerry K. Keska

learning opportunities that weredeveloped by this approach.To expand the students’ exposure to the practical application of knowledge and to utilize theircreativity, a two-semester long, open-ended project was chosen which required the students to use Proceedings of the 2008 ASEE Gulf-Southwest 13 Annual Conference The University of New Mexico – Albuquerque Copyright © 2008, American Society for Engineering Educationcreative approaches in order to find the problem’s solution. Consequently, a full-cycle learningexperience took place for solving real and technical state-of-the-art problems. This began with

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2008 GSW

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Gonzalo B. Farfan; Roshan R. Rammohan; Mahmoud R. Taha; Ihab El-Kady

candidates and suggests a new starting population for the GA.Hence, our GA is “guided” by Gradient descent method. Genetic algorithms (GA) are known tobe time consuming and resembling natural revolution by relying on mutations and crossoversbetween candidate solutions. Crossovers seem justifiable, however, our investigations showed aneed to control and divert random mutation in search for smart solutions. We restrict thegranularity of mutations to be consistent with real world fabrication constraints. We also makeuse of the prior knowledge that is based on physical principles of photonic crystals. For example,we replace some of the random mutations with an educated guess based on the sliding windowscheme. (Fig 3a). Proceedings of the

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Cheryl L. Willis

The University of New Mexico – Albuquerque Copyright © 2008, American Society for Engineering EducationFigure 0. Labor Market Demand Indicators Figure 2 shows the partial list of occupations in the Computer Systems Design and Related Services industry, but this time the columns of data deal with “actual” or real numbers of TWC applicants with credentials for the job they applied for, real numbers of recent graduates from programs designed to educate workers for the specified occupation they applied for, and real numbers of workers who are currently employed in related occupations. The data values in any of the three columns of labor supply estimates—TWC Appl. Transcripts, Recent Grads, or Related Employment—is

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2008 GSW

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William Jordan

any issue of community buy in to theproject. We still will need to work to make sure our designs are safe andsustainable by the local people. Proceedings of the 2008 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference The University of New Mexico—Albuquerque Copyright © 2008, American Society for Engineering Education ConclusionsEngineering service learning is an exciting way to involve our engineeringstudents in real world projects that meet real needs in communities. This can bein a community close to campus or one 8,000 miles away.There are several ethical issues related to engineering service learning in auniversity. The first ethical issue is whether or not this is a

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2008 GSW

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Juan Hernandez; Michael Alegre; Dragan Siljegovic; Robie Calong; Farrokh Attarzadeh; Ankur Shukla; Vishal Naik

cell phones. Also, withthe help of the World Wide Web, it possible to host the interface over the Internet so the rangebetween the drone and the controlling station will never be a factor. These are great advantagesover similar products already available on the market today. The drone consists of severalsubsystems where each serves as an important function to achieve the specifications for thedrone. The subsystems used in the prototype of the drone are a microcontroller, wireless system,drive system, video system, sensor system, and power system. IntroductionA drone is a guided vehicle which is can be used for military purposes for gathering informationas well as for combat operations. The usage of a

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2008 GSW

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Ian A. Gravagne; Kenneth W. Van Treuren

coal, nuclear, hydro and wind generation, fossil and alternative fuels, and advanced topics like photovoltaics and geothermal technologies; • Energy consumption, including HVAC and buildings, transportation, real and phantom electrical loads, manufacturing, and agriculture.The majority of field trips (two per semester, one required for each student) will also focus onenergy production. To assess this outcome, we will use occasional examination or quiz questions,but we will rely most heavily on writing assignments. The syllabus calls for at least one short paperon some aspect of energy production or consumption every semester.It is proposed to use “extrinsic information” criterion as our measurement tool. Extrinsic

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2008 GSW

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Carolyn Muska; Benjamin S. Kelley; Leigh Ann Marshall

students and is the university’slargest professional component. In contrast, Baylor’s School of Engineering and Computer Science(ECS) has a relatively short history, and comprises around five percent of the undergraduatepopulation. ECS attracts the highest quality undergraduate students among the degree-granting unitsand is Baylor’s highest ranking academic unit as measured by U.S. News and World Report survey. Proceedings of the 2008 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference The University of New Mexico – Albuquerque Copyright © 2008, American Society for Engineering EducationThe Office of Career Services is the university’s administrative unit charged with “enhancing thecareer

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2008 GSW

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Carol Costello; August Allo

handling other work • A real-world skill • Learned how to package communication for personality typesTwenty-four (75%) of the class found the material on handling people useful and severalasked that more time be devoted to the subject with explanation or role-play integrated. Summary and ConclusionsIn summary, a description of the methodology used to enhance communication skills inECE at UTSA was presented along with a detailed analysis of the impact on students’communications skills as well as the students’ perception thereof. The communicationskills progress demonstrated by this intensive, student-focused series of recitationlectures was clearly superior to classes taught in previous semesters. Both the