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Tahany Fergany; Amal Abd El?Raouf

 Hartford Copyright © 2011, American Society for Engineering Education 5. Conclusion In this paper, we introduced a web-based learning tool to teach students object-oriented concepts and walk them through the different development phases: analysis,design, implementation and testing. The tool is a convenient learning environment forstudents as it will be available all the time; it gives them a chance to test their knowledgeand learn more about the topics outside the classroom. This will increase the students’retention and improve the faculty effectiveness and efficiency.References[1] Bertand Meyer, “Object-Oriented Software Construction,” Prentice-Hall International (UK), Ltd, 1988.[2] B. Ostereich, “Developing Software with

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Xingguo Xiong; Hassan Bajwa; Lawrence Hmurcik

department. A series of VLSI courseshave been developed, such as EE 458 - Analog VLSI Circuit Design, EE 548 - Low PowerVLSI Circuit Design, EE 549 - VLSI Testing. We also developed EE 448 - MicroelectronicFabrication to cover the physical fabrication processes for modern VLSI circuits. In addition,modern VLSI is shifting from microelectronics to nanoelectronics due to the rapiddevelopment in nanotechnology. This will bring a new technology revolution to current VLSIindustry. As a result, we also introduced the fabrication of future nanoelectronic circuits(such as quantum dot cellular automata, nanowire crossbar circuits, etc.). Studentsdemonstrated intense interest in the VLSI field. Many students are also doing the VLSIgraduate research and

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Christian Bach; Salvatore Belardo; Hassan Bajwa; Pushpa Kantharaju; Praveen Prasanth

decentralization of authority by monitoring theperformance, analyze complex problems and facilitates co-ordination of all departments. Proceedings of the 2011 ASEE Northeast Section Annual Conference University of Hartford Copyright © 2011, American Society for Engineering Education References[1]  W. H. DeLone and E. R. McLean, "Information system success: the quest for the dependent  variable," Information Systems Research, vol. 3, pp. 60‐95, 1992. [2]  W. H. DeLone and E. R. McLean, "The DeLone and McLean Model of Information Systems  Success: A Ten‐Year Update," Journal of Management Information Systems, vol. 19, pp. 9‐30,  2003. [3]  J. Miller and B. A

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James W. Smith

to the topic, they generally all cover the same material. Upper divisioncourses are often foundational too: topics like semiconductor electronics, control theory and fluidmechanics certainly qualify but in upper division textbooks there is more of a tendency toinclude more contemporary topics. Nevertheless, the textbooks here also have a certain samenessto them.Technical electives, however, are often much different. Here textbooks, if they are used, areoften written by specialists in the field. This categorization also includes note sets prepared byfaculty. Contemporary work is more often reflected in courses at this level, although actualreading of current papers by students is less common than summaries of their salient points aspresented

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Tom Goulding; Durga Suresh

Team Teaching: Blending the Power of the Socratic Method with Traditional Pedagogy Tom Goulding and Durga Suresh Department of Computer Science Wentworth Institute of Technology gouldingt@wit.edu sureshd@wit.edu outcome if a Socratic like pedagogy is adopted in the Abstract classroom. This case study discusses the introduction ofthe Socratic Method into a

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Steve Klosterman; Simon Pitts; Steven McGonagle; Carey Rappaport

engineering workforce, most criticallyin training technical leaders capable of competently bringing a product to market. Thetraditional leadership path using apprenticeships, mentoring, and gradually increasingresponsibility in running progressively larger teams, is heavily dependent upon opportunity. Theperfect alignment of these opportunities to lead, and availability of talented engineers who areready to lead rarely occurs in today’s lean corporate environment. Hence in many cases, highpotential employees are put in positions to lead, beyond what their level of genuine experiencehas prepared them for. Engineering executives have estimated that when relatively unseasonedengineers are tasked to run their first team or project, nearly 80% fail in

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Molly Clay; William Jumper; Kavitha Chandra

Computing and Simulation in the High School Classroom Molly Clay1, William Jumper2 and Kavitha Chandra3This research investigates methods for integrating computational modeling and programming in three high schoolphysics classes at Lowell high School in Lowell, MA. In this work, a project based approach is undertaken in whichstudents conduct experiments, build mathematical models and learn to program using MATLAB, a general purposescientific problem solving and scenario modeling software platform. We discuss the approach taken where studentsfirst undergo a four-week introduction to basic programming skills and begin to apply these skills to a series ofprojects based on fundamental

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William L. Cleghorn; Hapreet Dhariwal

not only thoughout the term withinformal conversations and assembling comments from the on-line discussion board, but also bycarrying out a formal questionnaire at the end of the term. This paper covers the details employedto complete the capture the lectures of the mechanisms course. Also presented are the responsesby the students in a number of critical areas, including student attendance, and the reasons andlevel of viewing of the captured lectures.IntroductionThe Mechanical Engineering program at the authors’ university includes a course entitledKinematics and Dynamics of Machines (MIE301), which covers a wide variety of topics ofmechanical devices, including linkages, gears, and cams. The content of the lectures in MIE301includes a

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Cristian Craciun

Teaching Automation Using Real PLC’S and Virtual Factories Faculty Paper Innovations In Engineering & Engineering Technology Education and Curriculum Development Cristian Craciun, Instructor and Lab Engineer of Engineering Laboratories Fairfield University Fairfield, Connecticut1. Abstract It is a need to teach students in Engineering by showing the machines and tools used in industry, this can be accomplished by buying equipments and putting them in the labs, through field trips or creating virtual factories. The

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Alan Hadad; Akram Abu-aisheh

The Engineering/Engineering Technology Divide in the United States  Faculty Paper    Alan Hadad and Akram Abu-aisheh University of Hartford West Harford, CT, USA hadad@hartford.edu   Abstract  The industrial revolution that took place in the second half of the nineteenth century in the United States fostered the need for a technically competent work force that was capable of serving the needs of an economy that in turn was developing new technologies at a rate unsurpassed in the history of humankind. At the engineering design level, the

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Hassan Bajwa; Mohammad Seddik

of reaching out to students from various backgrounds and capturingtheir imagination requires a fundamental and systematic approach [1]. In this paper wepresent hands-on experimental-based pedagogical efforts to encourage critical andcreative thinking by allowing students to create relationships between mathematics andengineering.Generally, engineering students are required to declare their major within the first year ofcollege. Most engineering students come with certain interests and expectations about aparticular professional career. Pedagogical methods that work with students from non-engineering disciplines vary for students within engineering fields. Narrative materialwithout guided learning or overuse of learning aids effects students

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Jeremy Li

delivers and guides plastic block with proper orientation to the production line. Oneconical shape vibrating bowl is used to supply the plastic block at correct orientation to the metalrail conveyor. The metal conveyor is used for transporting plastic block from the vibrating bowl Proceedings of the 2011 ASEE Northeast Section Annual Conference  University of Hartford  Copyright © 2011, American Society for Engineering Education to the location where block is picked up by a gripper. At the same time, many blocks arecontinuously fed to the metal conveyor rail and stopped by a stop mechanism that keeps blockdelivered one by one at end of the rail, indicated in figure 2. The

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Kenneth Edward Dudeck; Wieslaw Grebski

NEW GENERAL ENGINEERING PROGRAM WITH ALTERNATIVE ENERGY AND POWER GENERATION TRACK AT PENN STATE Faculty Paper Sustainable Energy in the Curriculum Kenneth Edward Dudeck & Wieslaw Grebski Penn State Hazleton ked2@psu.edu AbstractThere is an emerging need for multidisciplinary quality engineers with broad range skills capableto design, develop, and integrate new technologies applied to the Alternative and RenewableEnergy Technology industry.The Penn State Hazleton Campus has developed a new innovative Bachelor of Science inGeneral

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David Kazmer

even longer term consequences;while the half-life of engineering knowledge is on the order of five years [2], the developmentand persistence of engineering curricula are likely closer to twenty years. The origination of the first American engineering majors and societies was based inmedieval and renaissance roots [3]. In 1920, the first Organizing Conference of the FederatedAmerican Engineering Societies was held, a transcript of which provides a historical basisregarding the development of modern engineering majors [4]: In 1852 the American Society of Civil Engineers was founded. Subsequently came the national society for each of the main engineering fields, Mining, Mechanical, Electrical

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Abdul Razaque; Khaled Elliethy; Fadel Hussen; Omer Etaech; Wafa Elmannai

pre information about neighbors, which leads to uncertain situation. [6] Proposes a patchingbroadband connections. Multimedia streaming applications algorithm based on overlay multicasting scheme. The nodeare required to deploy with support of powerful server and is arbitrary in wireless network and does not deal withmaximum network resources [12]. In this paper, our focus mobility of nodes. wireless network is unstable, which canis to provide the video-on-demand service, which is based degrade the performance of video playback at client sideon proactive