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Diana Schwerha; AARON JONES; SHIJING LIU; Sertac Ozercan; Jie Zhou

Development of a Computer Skills Class for Older Adults Using a Service Learning ModelDIANA SCHWERHA, PhDDiana J. Schwerha is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Industrial and SystemsEngineering in the Russ College of Engineering and Technology at Ohio University. Dr. Schwerha’sresearch interests focus on applying ergonomics to retain older workers and designing usabletechnologies. She teaches courses in ergonomics, statistics, and quality control and is a trained SixSigma Black Belt.AARON JONESMr. Jones is a graduate student in the master’s degree program in Industrial and SystemsEngineering in the Russ College of Engineering and Technology at Ohio University. He researchinterests

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Qinghai Gao

); DynamicRandom Access Memory (RAM)  DNA; program code organized into ~150,000 subroutines(genes); power supply mitochondria.Many concepts widely used in computer security such as virus, worm, and Trojan horse areborrowed from biology. Many emerging computer security techniques are invented as a result ofobserving the biological world.However, students learning computer security often have difficulty understanding theseborrowed biological mechanisms, which negatively affect their critical thinking skill andcreativity. The main reason for the problem is due to their lack of knowledge in biologicalsystems. One possible solution is to comparatively study biological mechanisms and theirapplications in computer security. Unfortunately, existing curricula

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PATRICK BOBBIE; Sheryl Duggins; VENU DASIGI

TechnologyAbstract – Higher education is fast becoming a very competitive market with the plethoraof universities offering online degrees increasing across the country. Our university hasbeen offering distance education in various forms since the 90s. But the courses we couldoffer using distance technology of the 90s were limited due to the nature of our content –computer science and software engineering courses typically have technologyrequirements that could not be supported at that time. Now with high-speed internetconnections and new technologies, we are no longer restricted by our content. Besides theavailability of new technologies, there may also be pedagogical reasons to consider addingonline components into student learning, according to some

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Donald D. Joye

inthe chemical process industries. Because of my experience with lab, I could see the good and thebad of industrial practice. In some cases, processes were textbook; in others, one couldn’t evenfind a thermometer to measure temperature where it should have been measured. Not allprocesses had computer control or data acquisition. If industry doesn’t see a need, they don’t useit. Simple. Exposure to the industrial mind-set is something student engineers ought to beintroduced to before they get there. In one, very focused work, Fogler10 describes a senior labexperience dedicated to developing troubleshooting skills, which necessitates large-scaleequipment. This is quite valuable but very time-consuming. Another facet of laboratory learning

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YILI TSENG

clock cycle since then. Just like multiprocessor computers, parallel programs have to beexecuted to take advantage of all cores of a multi-core processor. Both phenomena push the need for highperformance computing education to be part of engineering education as engineering applications heavilydepend on computation.However, the largest barrier to high performance computing education is the high cost of highperformance computers. Most institutions cannot afford expensive parallel computers. Even if auniversity owns few high performance computers, they are always reserved for research and would notbe used for teaching and learning because they are precious. That is the case at the author’s institution. Inorder to find affordable platforms for his

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Fani Zlatarova; Pavel Azalov

Do Engineers Have Enough Computing Knowledge and Skills after Obtaining the Undergraduate Degree? Fani Zlatarova Elizabethtown College Elizabethtown, PA Pavel Azalov Penn State Hazleton Hazleton, PA 707 Do Engineers Have Enough Computing Knowledge and Skills after Obtaining the Undergraduate Degree? Fani Zlatarova Pavel Azalov Elizabethtown College Penn State Hazleton Elizabethtown, PA Hazleton, PAAbstractOne of the main student learning outcomes for engineering students could be

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Jessica L. Buck; Bertiel Harris; Elizabeth Y. McInnis

potent with the presence oftechnology. Implementing technology into service learning is a major asset. Kurt (2001)asserted that service learning can be a meaningful way to combine service with academiclearning in a variety of technology courses. Technology savvy students are eager to take onnew roles in service learning. Service learning provides this change, because studentsbecome more aware of their positive impact to the community while working on technicalprojects. “Integrating technology with service learning catches and holds the attention ofstudents who have grown up in the digital age and rely on computers, video games, cellphones and digital music players for their information and entertainment” (Bradford, 2005,p.1). Students are

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Paul G. Ranky

becomes more student- versus lecture- or tutor-centered. Students canlearn by exploring versus being told, and can have as many goes at solving a problem, orexploring an idea, taking as much time as desired or is available.Mistakes made can be corrected without penalties. Multimedia tools, and a variety of web-compatible, interactive 3D media, are available during the learning process. Within ourcases self-assessment is possible. This means that students become more self-critical asthey participate directly in their own learning process. Team, group and class assessmentis integrated into every module of our programs (supported by active code spreadsheets,computer programs, often with embedded 3D objects, video-clips and animations) that

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Sheikh Ghafoor; Stephen Canfield; Michael Kelley; Tristan Hill

assessment tools for entry-level programming experiences based on studentattitudes. 1. INTRODUCTION Many students enter engineering programs as a result of hands-on experiences that they havehad in the past. However, engineering programs often do not provide enough practicalexperiences early in the curriculum [1]. The freshman-level programming course provides anopportunity to build on incoming student’s perceptions of engineering and the tools engineersuse. The traditional entry-level programming course for engineers is based on learning C,Fortran or Matlab to solve numerical algorithms associated with common engineering models.Any use of a computer as a device to control physical events is generally contained in upper1 Author for

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Hossein Rahemi; Shouling He

AbstractThis paper details the development process of senior-level mechatronics courses which covercomprehensive knowledge of Mechanical, Electronic, Computer and Control Engineering. The overallcourse objective is to provide mechatronics engineering students an opportunity to work together onsoftware and hardware design with cross-coupled mechanical, electronic and computer subsystems.Meanwhile, considering the cross-disciplinary nature of the mechatronic engineering, we explore variousapproaches to enhancing students’ communication and collaboration capabilities based on their solidtheoretical knowledge and rich hands-on experience learned from different courses. Students are requiredto take the course of Computational Methods in Engineering to

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Dennis J. Fallon

nowwith even more limited resourcesMay we live in exciting timesIt was the best of times and it was the worst of times 26Caveat on DiscussionAlthough we will address each on of the forces for change separately, they are notseparate but in fact are intertwined together. This adds to the complexity of thechangesTechnology • Slide Rule my generation • Now just about everyone has a computer • Available computer software—push a button • Distance Learning • Simulation software • Use of emailing • Use of the Internet versus books, periodicals, journals etc. • Use of Facebook , Twitter, You Tube etcHow People Learn • Lecture my generation—focused on the teacher • Great strides in the fields of

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Raymond Addabbo

theengineering technology programs. A typical engineering student will take the course in thefall semester of his or her sophomore year. Students at this point have taken the typical oneyear calculus and physics sequence and an engineering course. During their third year theywill take a computational engineering course where they will use finite element analysis.After spending their freshman year learning about limits in calculus, they are now expectedto set up a discreet grid and look at the derivative of a function in a different way. CSC 215serves as a bridge between the first year and more advanced courses. 19The course is roughly divided into two parts. The first part covers basics of Matlab, using

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Tom M. Warms; KAVON FARVARDIN

: Computer Science and Computer Engineering, Las Vegas, NV. pp. 16-22.[4] T. M. Warms, Qiang Duan, and Kavon Farvardin, "Can Using a Formal System For Tracing Computer Programs Help Students Learn Introductory Computer Science?”[5] B. Eckels, “Thinking in Java”. Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, fourth ed. (2006). 692

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Kauser Jahan

. There is a growing realizationamong engineering faculty that a new vision for the education of engineers needs to evolve tokeep this country at the forefront of technology. Science and engineering are essential partners inpaving the way for America’s future through discovery, learning and innovation3.The nature of education is undergoing rapid metamorphosis as new technologies are developed.The future of quality education will include the ability to learn, comprehend, and interact withtechnology in a meaningful way4. While businesses and other organizations in the USA haveembraced technology and made major progress in technology applications, schools despite theiracquisition of millions of computers are still slow at using it. Countries in

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Wael Mokhtar

Introducing Sae Baja in a Sophomore Mechanics and Machines Course WAEL MOKHTAR Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, MIWAEL MOKHTARAssistant professor of Mechanical Engineering. Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering and MS andBS in Mechanical Engineering. Areas of interest include: Thermo-Fluid, MechanicalEngineering Design, Capstone projects and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). 499 Introducing SAE Baja in a Sophomore Mechanics and Machines CourseAbstractA design project was introduced in a sophomore Mechanics and Machines course. This coursewas re-modeled by

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Cecelia Wright Brown; Kofi Nyarko; Kevin Peters

to increase mathematics, science and reading test scores for 8th grade girls.The program was designed to cultivate science, technology, engineering and mathematics(STEM) interest in young women by increasing their learning through critical thinking andproblem-solving applications to pursue engineering and science careers. The program’s focuswas on fifteen (15) Baltimore City School 8th grade girls who were preparing to enter BaltimoreCity High Schools. The intent of this program was to further the mission and goals of the fundingagencies education division and inspire minority women to pursue career paths in science,mathematics, computer science, engineering, education or seek professional employment. Duringthe four-week period the girls

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J.B. Conrad; J.M. Ryan; C.J. Egelhoff; E.M. Odom

approach usingsimple and challenging beam deflection problems found in classical publications. In thispaper, we solve beams of uniform cross-section, non-uniform cross-section andstatically indeterminate loadings using the alternative approach. We believe thisalternative approach could be successfully introduced and mastered at theundergraduate Mechanics of Materials level as one of several methods available fordeflection determination.IntroductionCalculating deflection is one of the most difficult skills to learn in Mechanics of Materials.Usually multiple methods are presented at the undergraduate level, each with its ownset of stumbling blocks and mathematical difficulties when used for any beam with morethan a simple load. Using the moment

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Andy S. Zhang; Farrukh Zia; Iem Heng

Bringing Concurrent Engineering into Classroom through Multidisciplinary Product Design Project - Design and Construction of Chemical Detection Robots Andy S. Zhang, Department of Mechanical Engineering Technology, NYC College of Technology Farrukh Zia Department of Computer Engineering Technology, NYC College of Technology Iem Heng Department of Computer Engineering Technology, NYC College of TechnologyANDY S. ZHANGProfessor Andy S. Zhang earned his master’s in mechanical engineering from the City College ofNew York in 1987 and his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the Graduate

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F. Pinto; E. Sheybani; Singli Garcia-Otero

measure, record, and document data for antenna testing, which includes theprocedures to set up the chamber, measure antenna patterns, finding gain, axial ratio, and half powerbeam width, and adding beta cloth over antenna patch to assess any performance degradationSummary of Work/Results I learned how to calculate input impedance and calibrate the PNA Analyzer. The cables needed tocalculate the input impedance each were worth between $500 and $2,000. Each was used with delicatecare. The calibrating process was a long process but once I finished that I had to put together componentsof a DPP 5.3 GHz antenna. When I was done I connected one cable end to the back of circular antennafigure and the other to the PNA analyzer. From here the process is

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KENNETH WADE JACKSON

andmultidisciplinary studies. Information technology enters an engineer’s education inthree ways. First, IT in the form of software and computers is used as a calculationand data visualization tool. Secondly, through global, mobile, broadbandcommunications, IT has increased the scope and scale of knowledge management,data acquisition and communication almost beyond the imagination. Lastly, throughdistance learning, IT is directly influencing how teachers teach, how students learn,and how well teachers can assess that learning.Through an ever growing number of commercial and open source softwarepackages, IT provides calculation tools for solving textbook problems, and formodeling and simulation. Contemporary desktop software has bewilderingfunctionalities

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Radian Belu

manage resources and time for project execution and work in teams1,16-18. BothProblem- and Project-Based Learning have been applied in many fields of engineering17-20. Thework presented in [5] focuses on a teaching experience for power systems basics by using apedagogical approach based on computer-mediated and problem-based learning. This presentsthe use of a web-based environment in the courses and technical aspects about the design of web-environment; the paper also uses a survey to appraise the experience with the new approach. Thedesigns of curricula by using PBL for engineering programs are presented in these papers17-19.Given that the work carried out in Project-Based Learning is similar to professional performancein engineering programs

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Warren Rosen

300 ms for the request to go out (via aVPN connection), reach the webserver, and be processed and returned. Because Wireshark cancapture a large amount of information quickly it is essential for the students to learn how to start itup, capture the needed data, and then shut it down quickly before some other process makes anInternet request. By clicking on the request, then the response, the student can see whatinformation was exchanged.The software may be freely downloaded by the students under the terms of the GNU General PublicLicense, and versions are available for both PCs and Apple computers. 579Figure 5. Wireshark screenshot for an HTTP request. 580Figure 6

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RUBA A. AMARIN; Issa Batarseh

eTutor – An Interactive Module for Electrical Engineering Curriculum RUBA A. AMARIN University of Central Florida: Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Orlando, United States ramarin@knights.ucf.edu ISSA BATARSEH* Princess Sumaya University for Technology Amman, JordanRUBA A. AMARINRuba A. Amarin is with the University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816 USA. Rubareceived the B.S. degree in Electronic Engineering from the Princess Sumaya University forTechnology, Amman

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Valerie Lundy-Wagner; IRAJ KALKHORAN; MELINDA PARHAM; Yona Jean-Pierre; HAANG FUNG; LINDSEY VANWAGENEN

-level factors contributing to degree completion with attention to theethnicity/race, gender, and socioeconomic status for all students and those in STEM.IRAJ KALKHORANDr. Iraj Kalkhoran is the Associate Provost of Undergraduate Academics and AssociateProfessor of Aerospace Engineering at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University.MELINDA PARHAMMs. Melinda Parham is the Director of Freshman Programs at the Polytechnic Institute ofNew York University.YONA JEAN-PIERREYona Jean-Pierre is the Director of Faculty Innovations in Teaching and Learning at thePolytechnic Institute of New York University.HAANG FUNGMs. Haang Fung is the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Success at the PolytechnicInstitute of New York University.LINDSEY VANWAGENENDr

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Ravi Shankar; Don Ploger; Oren Masory; Francis X McAfee

Robotics Games for STEM Education Ravi Shankar, Center for Systems Integration, College of Engineering and Computer Science, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Campus, Boca Raton, FL Don Ploger, College of Education, Florida Atlantic University, Davie Campus, Davie, FL Oren Masory, Ocean and Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering and Computer Science, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Campus, Boca Raton, FLFrancis X McAfee, School for Communication and Multimedia Studies, College of Arts and Letters, Florida Atlantic University, Broward Campus, Ft. Lauderdale, FL Contact Information: Ravi Shankar

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Suzanne Keilson

engineering course is offered that is open to all students of allmajors. About 1/3 of the students continue in Engineering, 1/3 in business majors and 1/3 in otherscience, humanities or social science majors. The course may as part of the general education corecurriculum for students. The learning aims of the course include having students be able todistinguish what makes engineering different from science and what are the elements of anengineering problem solving or design process. Most students learn of the scientific method but farfewer learn anything explicit about an engineering or problem solving methodology. Thismethodology is found in a wide variety of professional disciplines including project management,computer science, software

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Barrie Jackson

international experience withthe Shell group and a subsequent more than twenty year adventure as an adjunctassociate professor at Queen’s University I have observed some profound changes inthe Engineering Profession as well as in the education of proto engineers. The core body of knowledge expected of a graduate in Chemical engineeringhas been expanding at a considerable rate. The impact of the computer has beenprofound as has the impact of new technologies. In my experience faculty (who to asignificant degree have no industrial experience to speak of) seem to be moreinterested in the esoteric rather than the basic fundamentals of sound reliableprocess engineering. A comment was made at a conference at the University ofMichigan that in many

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Carl A. Erikson

students to consider not only technology issues in the Third World but also non-technicalissues of social, economic, cultural, and political concerns. The service learning pedagogicalapproach provides the content, engagement, and reflection components to achieve the successfuleducational goals of the Department.IntroductionThis paper is an update of two past Mid-Atlantic ASEE Conferences papers [1,2]In addition several other papers on the Integrated Projects Curriculum (IPC) and theCollaboratory for Strategic Partnerships and Applied Research ( Collab ) have been written forother national organizations’ conferences such as ASA [3] and AAC&U [4] as well as otherregional conferences such as the St. Lawrence Chapter of ASEE [5]. These papers give

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Edward M. Land; Michael Marcus; Aaron Abugaber; Rohit Dayal; Noah Greenbaum; Sally Hong; Jon Hunt; Joseph Saltzman

. Volunteerism [weekly assignments, parts lists, product research, news letter updates]—6. Weekly time-tracking [a bona fide requirement, in-lab @ 6 – 9 hours/wk] —7. Comprehensiveness of work—8. Depth of knowledge and understanding of particular subject matter [including quiz results] —9. Relevant use and application of technical terms in the area of:  Your term paper—  Biomechanics— 448  MS suite of products [and computers in general] —  CAD renderings [quality & completeness] —  Material & component assessments—  Process improvement & lessons learned—  Mechanics, manufacturing, assembly, physics—Footnote: “Students must provide

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Jumoke Ladeji-Osias; Kehinde Abimbola; Yacob Astatke; Craig Scott

Digital Logic is traditionally taught in the sophomore or junior year ofthe electrical engineering curriculum. The conversion from a face-to-face course with alaboratory course to an online course was facilitated by the eight components of The 2008 –2010 Quality MattersTM Rubric. The course has been delivered for three semesters.IntroductionIn 2010, the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Morgan State University(MSU) decided to convert some courses to an online format. This was initiated for students whocould not attend courses during the day time, when most undergraduate courses are offered, dueto work or other obligations. The first courses to be converted were Electric Circuits [1] andIntroduction to Digital Logic, a sophomore