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2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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James Finne; John Carpinelli; William Barnes

THE TRANSITION FROM THE 8085 TO THE “MODERN” WORLD James S. Finne, PE Assistant Professor, Engineering Technology Middlesex County College John Carpinelli, PhD Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Director, Center for Pre College Programs New Jersey Institute of Technology William Barnes, PE Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology New Jersey Institute of TechnologyAbstractTeaching the Introduction to Microprocessors

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2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Paul G. Ranky

practical, real-world-focused,customized education. They expect a large number of choices, because theyunderstand the power of simulation. They are very visually focused, because thisis the video gaming generation. They want personalized, customized products,processes and service, and their education process is not an exception. They lookfor technical details, and want to see it all; immediately, and virtually...They lookfor good quality and low cost and ease of use, and interactivity, because there isNO time to read traditional manuals and static textbooks… They like tocontinuously explore, experiment, rather than follow the traditional path. Theyalso have less need and desire to conform. They expect instant gratification. Theyare often impatient

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2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Kalyan Mondal

2000, the University renewed and formalized the long-standing emphasis on global themesthrough the adoption of a new mission: to prepare students for world citizenship through globaleducation [1]. Fairleigh Dickinson University (FDU) being a leader in global education welcomesinternational students of diverse backgrounds to its engineering degree programs every semester.Most of these students possess high analytical abilities but have certain backgrounds that makethem struggle to conform to the US academic norms. This author teaches a core Digital SignalProcessing (DSP) course, EENG6633 [2] taken by first semester graduate students as well asfollow-up advanced courses on DSP applications (EENG7753) and DSP implementations(EENG7852). This paper

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2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Stephanie Farrell

Sponsored Industrial Research Experiences for Undergraduate Students: Perspectives on Collaborative Projects with Petrochemical Industry Stephanie Farrell Rowan University Chemical Engineering 201 Mullica Hill Rd. Glassboro, NJ 08028-1701 USA1. Introduction Undergraduate engineering and technology students benefit from “real-world” experienceswhich are usually obtained through internship and co-op experiences. Through these workexperiences, students have the opportunity to apply their technical skills to industrially

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2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Shaina Slonim; Richard Puerzer

Statics is often taught in a very structured manner. I took this class taught in this style, which wasconducive to my learning style. My professor lectured on the equations and material we needed to know,assigned at least one problem for homework every night, and gave weekly quizzes. This style of teachingis not perfect for all students. In an effort to increase student curiosity and interest in the material, theprofessor can incorporate real world applications. This will appeal to different types of learners and mayencourage them to learn more in the future. The professor can also assign case studies that highlight theimportance of statics and the concepts of forces and moments.engineering economics Currently in Engineering Economics

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2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Anilkumar Bhate; M.G. Prasad; Lex McCusker

whose members come from different nationsand backgrounds place special demands on managers. These demands become especially severe when afeuding team looks to the boss for help with a conflict. In this paper we analyze this situation and thechallenges involved, and we make suggestions regarding possible ways of conflict resolution. Thediscussion will draw the literature of several professional fields including management, anthropology, andengineering education. Such a multi-disciplinary discussion of this problem is expected to educate ourstudents and prepare them to manage diversity in their future careers. There are three key components ofthis discussion. The first is making students aware that the “world is flat.” This will create in

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2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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L. Kuczynski; C. McGuinness; S. Farrell; B. G. Lefebvre; C. S. Slater

case studies are presented fromthe student perspective, focusing on the educational and professional benefits to students whohave worked on these projects. Keywords: Industrial Projects, Undergraduate Research, Pharmaceutical Industry1. Introduction Undergraduate engineering and technology students benefit from “real-world” experienceswhich are usually obtained through internship and co-op experiences. Through these workexperiences, students have the opportunity to apply their technical skills to industrially-relevantproblems, gain exposure to company culture, and build a foundation which helps providemotivation for future learning in an academic environment. While these “real-world”experiences are highly valuable to students, they are

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2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Michelle Albanese; Richard J. Puerzer

The Design of a Robust Tool for the Measurement of Understanding the Impact of Engineering Solutions Michelle Albanese Dr. Richard J. Puerzer Department of Engineering Hofstra Universityintroduction The modern world is changing at a rapid pace and the nature of engineering problems is evolvingalongside it. It is not sufficient to consider engineering solutions only in terms of the formulas to beapplied. Rather, factors such as environmental issues, cultural practices, and political situations must beconsidered in order to develop appropriate

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2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Howard Kimmel; John Carpinelli; Rosa Cano; Angelo Perna

problem solving.6,9 To accomplish its goal, the professional development programs includethe following:• Standards-based STEM Professional Development Workshops are designed to address the academic needs of K-12 students through a hands-on, inquiry-based instructional strategy of applying problem- solving, engineering design and communication skills to mathematics and science principles.• Scientific Inquiry and Engineering Design compares the processes of engineering design and scientific inquiry through design challenges while enhancing problem solving skills.• Engineering Content Workshops provides a academic year and summer workshops that integrate real-world engineering applications into the middle and high school science or

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2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Carol Siri Johnson

Impediments to Increasing Diversity in Post-secondary Education Carol Siri Johnson Humanities Dept. New Jersey Institute of TechnologyAbstract Due to the increasing complexity in the financial aid process and the movement of available financial aid up the economic scale, poor people and minorities have less access to college, including engineering programs. Some impediments are lack of access to knowledge about college, increasing complexity and up-front costs in the application process and a gradual legislative and judicial change to provide aid to wealthier families. The latter changes

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2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Fani Zlatarova

. studies▪ Service-learning reports consider topics that are suggested by community members and they are developed to satisfy real needs for informational processing.In the last years, students developing projects show special interest in the following areas: informationsystems, database systems, database-driven Web programming, software engineering, electronic games,networking, security, and others. This could be explained by the recent interest of companies in e-commerce and m-commerce applications.2.4. Project GoalsEach of the student projects has a very well determined goal. Three basic groups of goals could bementioned:▪ Educational goals related to the teaching process of the respective computing disciplines▪ Providing students with a

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2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Elisabeth McGrath; Dawna Schultz

exposing allstudents (not merely those who self-select to take elective courses) to hands-on design and problem-solving and the application of science and mathematics principles toward the solution of relevant, real-world problems in the context of required K-12 courses, we expect that more students will be motivatedto enroll and succeed in gatekeeper courses in middle and high school and pursue engineering and otherSTEM careers.Inspired, in part, by Massachusetts’s leadership as the first state to introduce science and engineeringstandards1, program developers of Engineering Our Future NJ planned a two-phase campaign designed tostrengthen the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards2 to: (1) articulate engineering in thelanguage of the

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2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Adriana Popescu

increasingly complex, technologydriven society”8. The Center has created new courses and revised some existing ones, with the goal ofexposing students to real life problems that need to be solved from a multidisciplinary perspective.Besides courses such as “Engineering in the Modern World”, “High-Tech Entrepreneurship” and“Introduction to the Innovation Process”, students can enroll in “Reading and Writing About theScientific Literature in English” (WSE-1) and “Writing an Effective Scientific Research Article”(WSE-2). WSE-1 is particularly designed to introduce non-native English speakers to reading and writingscientific literature by analyzing how successful scientists use the published literature as readers andwriters. Both courses, WSE-1 and WSE-2

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2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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E. Hou; T. N. Chang; A. Dhawan; J. Ji; E. Luxford; D. Rodriguez; W. Stoddart; S. Siddiqui

running in parallel based on their respective immediateinputs, a feedback control data flow will continuously update the system priorities to adapt with theenvironment and in their decision making. The overall system architecture and its data flow are illustratedin Figure 2.1. Figure 2.1. Overall system architecture of Highlander Racing. In the Environmental Awareness Module, the outside world is continuously monitored by anarray of sensors whose outputs are weighted and fused according to the current mission state andcombined to provide static and dynamic mappings of objects. The Route Planner and Field of ViewPlanner can handle the objectives of advanced navigation by dynamically planning appropriate paths tocomplete

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2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Laurent Simon; Piero Armenante; Rajesh Dave

exciting totheir students. Lasting relationships and partnerships are created within a network of educators who, byusing real-world applications in their classrooms, will be able to show their students how their 3involvement in pharmaceutical research can have a great impact on the quality of healthcare in oursociety. Upon completion of the program, The HS teachers earn 30 professional development hours.Camp Pharma for High School StudentsCamp Pharma for High School Students is a one-of-kind opportunity designed to encourage students topursue and successfully complete education degrees in science, mathematics, engineering andtechnological fields. NJIT faculty and CPCP staff will organize and