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Electrical ET Curriculum and Projects

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Everly, University of Cincinnati; Brian Resnick, University of Cincinnati

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Engineering Technology

AC 2008-1239: A PSK31 AUDIO BEACON PROJECT PROVIDES ALABORATORY CAPSTONE DESIGN EXPERIENCE IN DIGITALCOMMUNICATIONSJames Everly, University of Cincinnati James O. Everly is an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology at the University of Cincinnati. He received a BSEE and MSEE from The Ohio State University in 1969 and 1970, respectively. He is a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and a registered professional engineer in the state of Ohio. He is the current past Chair of the IEEE Cincinnati Section, and in 1997 he received the IEEE Professional Achievement Award. He has held several research and management positions in

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Electrical ET Curriculum and Projects

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Min-Sung Koh, Eastern Washington University; Esteban Rodriguez-Marek, Eastern Washington University; Claudio Talarico, Eastern Washington University; David Freiberger, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2008-798: A CLASS PROJECT ON AN LDPC-BASED ERROR CORRECTINGSYSTEMMin-Sung Koh, Eastern Washington University MIN-SUNG KOH obtained his B.E. and M.S. in Control and Instrumentation Engineering in the University of ULSAN, South Korea, and his Ph. D in Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering in Washington State University. His interests are in the areas of speech and image signal processing, signal processing in communication, photoacoustics and embedded systems.Esteban Rodriguez-Marek, Eastern Washington University ESTEBAN RODRIGUEZ-MAREK did his graduate work in Electrical Engineering at Washington State University. He worked as a research scientist at Fast Search & Transfer before

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Electrical ET Curriculum and Projects

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathleen Ossman, University of Cincinnati

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Engineering Technology

AC 2008-844: MATLAB/SIMULINK LAB EXERCISES DESIGNED FORTEACHING DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING APPLICATIONSKathleen Ossman, University of Cincinnati Dr. Kathleen Ossman is an associate professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Department at the University of Cincinnati. She earned a BSEE and MSEE from Georgia Tech in 1982 and a Ph.D. from the University of Florida in 1986. Her interests include digital signal processing and feedback control. Page 13.872.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 MATLAB/Simulink Lab Exercises Designed for

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Electrical ET Curriculum and Projects

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carl Spezia, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

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Engineering Technology

Peer Assessment,” Journal of Engineering Technology, Vol. 16, No. 1, Spring 1999, pp. 40-43.3. Leah M. Akins and Ellena E. Reda, “Implementation of an Integrated Project for the Electrical Engineering Technology Curriculum,” Journal of Engineering Technology, Vol. 15, No. 2, Fall 1998, pp. 38-43.4. Glen, C Gerhard, “Teaching Design with Behavior Modification Techniques in a Pseudocorporate Environment,” IEEE Transactions on Education, Vol. 42, No. 4, November 1999, pp. 255-260.5. Peter, J. Shull, “Collaborative Learning and Peer Assessment to Enhance Student Performance,” Journal of Engineering Technology, Vol. 22, No. 1, Spring 2005, pp. 10-15.6. Malgorzata, S. Zywno, “Using Collaborative Learning and Peer Assessment

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Electrical ET Curriculum and Projects

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Helen McNally, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering Technology

outreach and curriculum development for K-12. Page 13.1186.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Technologies of NanotechnologyIntroductionA new course in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology (ECET)which introduced our students to the emerging field of nanotechnology is discussed. As aninterdisciplinary field, nanotechnology provides an interesting challenge for instruction at theundergraduate level. This course focuses on the technologies of nanotechnologies, withparticular emphasis on the electrical components. It also covers the development ofnanoelectronics and the

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Electrical ET Curriculum and Projects

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Dutko, Bloomsburg University; Cathy Auburger, Bloomsburg University; Patrick Anderson, Bloomsburg University; Biswajit Ray, Bloomsburg University

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Engineering Technology

designing and testing them separately beforeputting them together. Improving student competence in this area will be a goal for the nextoffering of the course. Overall, the experience has been very rewarding and challenging for thestudents as well as the instructor. Additional assessment data are being collected to ensure thatthe defined learning and teaching objectives are met.Bibliography 1. J. D. Lang et al., “Industry Expectations of New Engineers: A Survey to Assist Curriculum Designers,” Journal of Engineering Education, pp. 43-51, Jan 1999. 2. B. Ray, “An Instrumentation and Data Acquisition Course for Electronics Engineering Technology Students,” ASEE Annual Conf. Proc., 2003. 3. J. S. Dalton et al., “Mini-Lab Projects in

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New Trends in ECE Education I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sandra Yost, University of Detroit Mercy; Mohan Krishnan, University of Detroit Mercy; Mark Paulik, University of Detroit Mercy

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Electrical and Computer

Engineering Education, 2008 Development of an Integrated Spiral Curriculum in Electrical and Computer Engineering1 AbstractThis paper discusses the development and assessment of an integrated curriculum in electricalengineering (EE). The underlying spiral curriculum philosophy seeks to reduce thecompartmentalizing of sub-disciplines within EE by creating courses that integrate material fromdifferent areas and that revisit concepts with deeper complexity in subsequent courses.The paper describes adaptation and implementation of this paradigm in an EE program, andpresents some preliminary results from the first two and one half years of effort. Multiple robotplatforms provide a thematic project continuity across

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ET Leadership, Administration, and Articulation

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vladimir Genis, Drexel University; Gerry Marekova, Drexel University

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Engineering Technology

thisprogram, high school students engaged in the pre-engineering curriculum can take Drexel’sthree-credit courses and collect up to 18 credits toward a B.S. degree if the earned grades are A,B, or C. The following laboratory / project-based courses have been taught to the students whoparticipated in this program within the AET major: 1. Introduction to Applied Engineering Technology. 2. Graphical Communications. Page 13.210.3 3. Introduction to Electric Circuits.During the past three years, the AET faculty and administration have been developingarticulation agreements with local high schools and have taught pre-engineering courses to high

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Continuous Improvement & Assessment of ET Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University; Guy Hembroff, Michigan Technological University

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Engineering Technology

) The ability to analyze, design and implement control systems, instrumentation systems, Outcome 14 communication systems or power systems. (ABET 8.c) The ability to apply project management techniques to electrical/electronic(s) systems. (ABET Outcome 15 8.d) The ability to utilize statistics/ probability, transform methods, discrete mathematics, or Outcome 16 applied differential equations in support of electrical/electronic(s) systems. (ABET 8.e)3. Assessment ToolsThe target outcomes impact the EET program curriculum in areas related to basic and advancedElectrical Engineering Technology skills. The achievement standard is set at 70%. The EETprogram developed

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Project-Based Learning in ECE Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Albert Liddicoat, California Polytechnic State University; Jianbiao Pan, California Polytechnic State University; James Harris, California Polytechnic State University; Lynne Slivovsky, California Polytechnic State University

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Electrical and Computer

Page 13.346.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Curricular Enhancement to Support Project-Based Learning in Computer and Electrical EngineeringAbstractUndergraduate computer and electrical engineering programs often partition the curriculum intoseveral courses based on related topics taught in isolation. Students are expected to synthesizetheir knowledge in a senior design project. It is the authors’ experience that students oftenstruggle during their senior design project since they have not gained the appropriate knowledgeor mastered necessary skills needed to work on a significant or team-based engineering designproject. Specifically, students need to be able to define system requirements

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Continuous Improvement & Assessment of ET Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Timothy Skvarenina, Purdue University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2008-1900: INCORPORATING AND ASSESSING ABET “SOFT SKILLS” INTHE TECHNICAL CURRICULUMTimothy Skvarenina, Purdue University Tim Skvarenina was born in Chicago, Illinois. He received the BSEE and MSEE degrees from the Illinois Institute of Technology and the Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Purdue University. During his college career he worked four summers at U.S. Steel as an assistant electrician, rewinding motors and installing electrical equipment. He served 21 years in the U.S. Air Force, including six years designing, constructing, and inspecting electric power distribution projects for a variety of facilities. He spent five years teaching and researching pulsed power systems

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Computer ET Innovation

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott Schneider, University of Dayton

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Engineering Technology

AC 2008-1219: USING PROGRAMMING PROJECTS IN AN OPERATINGSYSTEMS COURSE AS A CAPSTONE SOFTWARE ENGINEERINGEXPERIENCEScott Schneider, University of Dayton Scott J. Schneider is an assistant professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology at the University of Dayton. He received his M.S. in Electrical Engineering from The Ohio State University. His areas of interest include software development, embedded systems, and automotive technologies. Page 13.1350.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Using Programming Projects in an Operating Systems Course as a

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Sustainable Design & Global Issues in ET

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jerome Tapper, Northeastern University; Francis Dibella, Northeastern University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2008-1140: THE DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT OF ANENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY CURRICULUM TO COMBAT ENGINEERINGGLOBALIZATIONJerome Tapper, Northeastern University Professor Tapper is an Associate Academic Specialist in EET at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts. He holds a BSEE and an MSIS, both from Northeastern University. Jerry is a Registered Professional Engineer in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts with over twenty-five years of industrial experience. He is also the author of a tool-kit based text for electrical engineering technology students, Electronics for Engineering Technology.Francis Dibella, Northeastern University Prof. Francis A. Di Bella, a Registered Professional Engineer

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Manufacturing Engineering Technology Curriculum

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University; Jay Porter, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

learn best by practicing the Six Sigmamethodology over the course of a technical project. They do not need to be experts in SixSigma or a particular tool; they just need to be exposed to the basic concepts. A programfocusing on early exposure of any methodology and repetition in a few courses works thebest as discussed by Zhan et al4. Based on these considerations, the ElectronicsEngineering Technology Program at Texas A&M University chose to teach Six Sigmaprocesses in a junior-level instrumentation course by applying the Six Sigmamethodology to the course project. The students were given a product designed bystudents in the previous semester. They were asked to follow the Six Sigma DMAICprocess to improve the quality of the product.2.1

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Innovations in ECE Education I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Klein, University of Idaho; Herbert Hess, University of Idaho; Brian Johnson, University of Idaho

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Electrical and Computer

rewarded accordingly. For example, theundergraduate student gains not only technical information from the graduate student, but alsothe opportunity to learn from a fellow engineering student who has previously completed similarsenior design curriculum. The graduate student gains the ability to accomplish a greater amountof research in a shorter amount of time by paralleling project tasks through the efforts of theundergraduate students. The university benefits by providing the project sponsor with a finalproduct that far exceeds their expectations. Along with the benefits, this paper also presentsspecific problems that may arise due to combining undergraduate and graduate students into asingle, cohesive research team. These problems include the

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Design in the ECE Curriculum

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Frank Kragh; Jeffrey Reed; Carl Dietrich; Donna Miller

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Electrical and Computer

et al15. A list of potential projects is provided to the students, but they are encouraged to generate theirown project ideas. In a recent course offering the provided list included the following topics: Afrequency modulation (FM) SDR, a software defined oscilloscope and spectrum analyzer, abinary frequency shift keying (BFSK) SDR transceiver, a QPSK transceiver, an 802.11b bandpacket detector, etc. Each team must submit a proposal before commencing work. This gives the instructor anopportunity to stop projects that are too easy or (more commonly) scope down projects that aretoo aggressive, and to make early recommendations about methods and skills needed.E. Assessments The assessments in the course include quizzes, laboratory reports, and

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Design in the ECE Curriculum

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Friauf, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Stephen Williams, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Steven Reyer, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Owe Petersen, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Electrical and Computer

and patterns of expression, we find the gaps and lack of force that thinking alone oftenfails to identify. Writing has tremendous potential variety, each format serving specificpurposes. Yet the ultimate intent is to convey a message, ranging from precise clarity tointentional ambiguity.A central intent of the MSOE Electrical Engineering program and curriculum is to instill theimportance of professional skills, in addition to the normally expected technical skills.Communication, with an emphasis on writing, culminates in the capstone senior designexperience. While the nominal purpose of the three quarter course sequence is to teach theprocess of design, the project itself is the vehicle used to bring “to life” the design process and todevelop

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Non-Technical Skills Build Success in ET

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maren Henry, University of West Georgia; Eric Granlund, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona

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Engineering Technology

, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2004 3. Howard et. al. Comment and Response: A comment on “only one of the voices” and “why English departments should ‘house’ writing across the curriculum. College English April 1989; 51(4): 433-437. Available from Proquest. Accessed 2008 Jan 18. 4. Boomgaard, M. WAC: Working across the curriculum? Conference Papers: Midwestern Political Science Association 2007 Annual Meeting. Abstract. Available from: EBSCOhost. Accessed 2008 Jan 16. 5. Bizzaro, P. Working against the grain: English departments and the colonization of writing in the disciplines. Southeastern Writing Center Conference; 2007 Feb 8-10; Nashville, TN. 6. Smith, L. (April 1988). Opinion: Why English

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Reaching Students: Innovations to Curriculum in ET

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sofia Vidalis, Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg; Joseph Cecere, Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg

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Engineering Technology

changes and provide the most updated equipment forstudents and faculty. In order to start integrating cutting edge classroom technology, changes andupdates needed to be made. First, there were components that had to be integrated in the room tomaximize the program’s technological classroom with an updated laboratory facility and add anew addition of portable computer tablets would provide excellent instructional environment forthe students and faculty.The planning of this project incorporated the present needs while considering the maximumnumber of students for various classes and laboratories that may use the room in the future.Enhancing the traditional “lecture only” classroom environment included purchasing Tablet PCs.They were incorporated

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Reaching Students: Innovations to Curriculum in ET

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sangram Redkar, Arizona State University; Scott Danielson, Arizona State University; Bradley Rogers, Arizona State University; Trian Georgeou, Arizona State University

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Engineering Technology

Power-train, electrical and controlsystem topics are regarded as the highest priority followed closely by chassis, thermal design,system integration and vehicle testing. Courses related to the vehicle body are ranked lowest.The industry representatives explained this as a result of belief that there are specializedengineering branches dealing with industrial design, ergonomics and aesthetics. It can be Page 13.244.3observed that this approach is different than a standard academic focus/curriculum designparadigm and the courses reflect the functional organization of the automotive company. Table 1: Course

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Reaching Students: Innovations to Curriculum in ET

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Myszka, University of Dayton

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Engineering Technology

) Page 13.168.3All of the courses cited that grade determination would be based on laboratory reports andexams. Many of the courses also required homework and some form of a design project. Thegrade for the project was based on a formal is a report.Possible Inconsistency between the Outcomes and Evaluation MethodsCritically reviewing the four outcomes identified above, attention was placed on a key word inoutcome 1 being “apply”, and from outcome 2 being “implement”. These are both interpreted ashaving a working knowledge. The action words are consistent with “conduct” from theaccreditation outcome b., listed in the introduction section.It is noted that traditional homework and exams directly evaluate outcome 3, and partially assessoutcome 1

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Philosophy of Engineering Education: Epistemology and Ethics

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Heywood, Trinity College-Dublin

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Liberal Education

feature. Project work has for many years been a feature of engineering courses.Whitehead argues that the curriculum should be designed to follow the rhythm of these stagesIt may be argued that those engineering educators who have a philosophy of education such asWhitehead’s are better position to help schools develop engineering studies than those whorely on experience alone. For example, because of an unusual feature of the Irish Post-Elementary system students have the possibility of taking a transition year between the end ofthe Junior cycle of post-elementary education at 15 and the beginning of the two year senior Page 13.978.9cycle at 16

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Becker, Montana State University

them for emerging trends in the field. The senior-level course in microwave circuits atMontana State University has been redesigned using this philosophy based on materialsdeveloped at another university as described by Furse et. al.. 1 Even those electrical engineeringstudents pursuing specialties other than microwave electronics can benefit from rudimentaryknowledge of high-frequency effects. For example, an understanding of transmission line andother high-frequency effects is of vital importance for engineers involved in high-speed digitaldesign.This paper describes educational materials that integrate key concepts in high-frequencyelectronics into several courses within the electrical and computer engineering curriculum. Thematerials

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Computer ET Innovation

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Warren Koontz, Rochester Institute of Technology; Chance Glenn, Rochester Institute of Technology; Mark Indelicato, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Engineering Technology

AC 2008-937: INCORPORATION OF BROADBAND ACCESS TECHNOLOGY INA TELECOMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMWarren Koontz, Rochester Institute of Technology Warren is currently a professor in the College of Applied Science and Technology at RIT and chair of the Telecommunications Engineering Technology program. He joined RIT in December 2000 after retiring from Bell Laboratories. He began his thirty two year career at Bell Labs as a member of technical staff in the Electronic Switching Division in Naperville Illinois. He was involved in a variety of projects at a variety of Bell Labs locations, including international assignments in The Netherlands and Germany. At the time of his retirement, he

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Software Engineering Course Content

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark Sebern, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Henry Welch, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

. Finally, the last representative turned thequestion around into a challenge, saying “No, but we are waiting for someone like you to join usand show us whey we should be using them.”At the same time, there is never enough room in a software engineering curriculum for all thetopics the faculty judge to be important. For this reason, the place (or not) of formal methods inan undergraduate program will continue to be debated. Comments and suggestions from othermembers of the software engineering education community are solicited and welcome.References1. J. P. Bowen and M. G. Hinchey, “Ten commandments of formal methods ... ten years later”, IEEE Computer, January 2006.2. L. Burdy et al, "An overview of JML tools and applications", Eighth

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Innovations in ECE Education II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Khalid Al-Olimat, Ohio Northern University

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Electrical and Computer

majoring in Electrical Engineering. The teaching tool is designed to optimizestudents’ performance through an instant observation of and among the parameters oftransformers, dc machines, ac machines and transmission line models. The information and datacollected from survey and questionnaires were analyzed and used for the evaluation of attitudestoward the use of this media based teaching tool. Students have responded favorably to andexpressed their satisfaction with the developed software tool.IntroductionIn recent years and due to the evolving technology and its attendant introduction of new materialinto the curriculum, most colleges face a demand to optimize their curriculum and increase thecontent of courses. This challenges educators to

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Micro-/Nano-Technology Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nebojsa Jaksic, Colorado State University-Pueblo

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Materials

methodsfor the production of carbon nanotubes were the subject of two active research projects at theuniversity15, 16. The nanotechnology experiment described in this work is based on the results andmethods from these projects.Carbon nanotubes are mostly produced by chemical vapor deposition17, laser ablation18, or arcdischarge. Using the arc-discharge, carbon nanotubes are synthesized by striking an electric arcbetween two graphite electrodes in an inert atmosphere. High temperatures developed betweenthe electrodes and high current densities allow formation of carbon nanotubes as deposits on thecathode as well as on the walls of a reaction chamber19. There are reported results on the arc-discharge method in various media like helium, argon, liquid

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Service - Learning Projects

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul Boyle, Rice University; Brent Houchens, Rice University

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Environmental Engineering

example, theproject was to fit inside of the existing SEEDPack, a backpack that includes solar panels topower battery chargers and educational tools5. The SEEDPack can provide 1.5 watts from eachof its three solar panels. Additionally, as the project was to be deployed in developing nations, ithad to be reasonably low cost, and could not rely on electrical infrastructure. Only human powerand the SEEDPack solar panels were acceptable sources of energy. The cost of the kit, limited to$1000, had to support not only the initial materials, but also sufficient replacement parts to beused heavily for roughly a year.The Lab was to provide as many different purification methods as possible, in addition toaddressing the many different ways that the

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bonnie Ferri, Georgia Tech; Jill Auerbach, Georgia Institute of Technology; Joel Jackson, Georgia Tech; Jennifer Michaels, Georgia Institute of Technology; Douglas Williams, Georgia Tech

. This particular project is an update of the project described in [Heck, et al, 2004] using the LEGO Mindstorm kit. A PIC-based platform for motor control and frequency response was also developed that is a variation on the module described in [Durfee, 2005]. The new version is smaller than the original experiment and is powered from the computer USB connection rather than requiring an AC adapter. The PIC platform is cheaper than the LEGO platform and is more transparent to students in terms of parts, but is more fragile. Gain = 3 120 100

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New Trends in Engineering Management Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Engineering Management

manufacturing. This is supposed to help to enhance the students’understanding of complex concepts, such as automated machine tools, and the numerical controlof the motions of automated machine tools, and also help training students in these operationswithout actually working on these tools. The interest in virtual reality applications is not limitedto the United States as it is shown by Mendez et al.[7]. They describe the Gironacel project, whichis a virtual learning environment produced by the University of Girona in Spain for qualitymanagement courses within engineering schools to understand, for example, how to implementthe ISO 9001:2000 standard in a practical way. They created a virtual company, Gironacel, andexplain how this new tool was designed