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Peng Su; Zhengping Wu

The practical way to understand relations between autonomous systems Peng Su Zhengping Wu Department of Computer Science and Department of Computer Science and Engineering University of Bridgeport Engineering University of Bridgeport 221 University Avenue, CT 06604, USA 221 University Avenue, CT 06604, USA pengsu@bridgeport.edu zhengpiw@bridgeport.eduAbstract - Although Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) is broadly used among autonomoussystems (ASes), the topology out of local autonomous systems is often mysterious to someInternet Service Providers (ISPs) or education institutions

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John W. Duggan P.E.

the interests of owners, governments and the general public. In manyrespects, the green approach is not an option but a necessity in order to compete in this everevolving industry.Students in construction programs of study must understand these concepts and applications inorder to stand out in a very competitive job marketplace. Despite our current recession, nationaltrends reveal that the future construction market will continue to increase its focus on green,building. Students entering the construction field must be familiar with sustainable design andconstruction principles and practices to be competitive.Soil, Stone, Fill and Related Construction MaterialsFigure 1. A satellite view of Boston, MA. Most of Boston is filled land, making it

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Xingguo Xiong; Linfeng Zhang; Lawrence V. Hmurcik P.E.

Teaching MEMS Curriculum in Electrical Engineering Graduate Program Xingguo Xiong, Linfeng Zhang, Lawrence Hmurcik Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT 06604Abstract: Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) refer to devices and systems in the sizerange of 1 micron (1 micron=10-6m) to 1000 microns. Due to their small size, MEMStechnology has the advantages of low weight, low cost, low power consumption and highresolution. MEMS have found broad applications in automobile, inertial navigation, lightdisplay, optical and RF communications, biomedicine, etc. World’s MEMS market isgrowing

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Peter S. Rourke

Numerical Control Programming: An Exciting Entry Point to Manufacturing Engineering Education Peter S. Rourke Wentworth Institute of TechnologyAbstractThe irony of the manufacturing profession today is that even though there is increasing need for skilledmanufacturing technologists and engineers, fewer high school seniors are selecting manufacturing as acareer. A large part of the problem stems from the perception of what is actually involved. Machinecontrol is often visualized to be “turning handles“ (often greasy dirty ones at that). In reality though,this is simply not the case as it is primarily direct interaction with computer

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Francis J. Hopcroft

The Integration of Co-op Programs into International NGO Work Prof. Francis J. Hopcroft, Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston, MA Session: FAC 5 Interdisciplinary programs, sustainability and alternative energy as related to engineering educationABSTRACTThe use of international projects as Service Learning opportunities is not new. Doing cooperativeeducation programs in foreign countries is not new. Using existing Non-GovernmentalOrganizations (NGOs) as the catalyst and launching pad for Service Learning Projects is also notnew. Putting them all together in one place, along with a contingent of students from severalcolleges

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Ross McCurdy

Fuel Cell and Alternative Energy Education Program and Projects in the High School Ross McCurdy Ponaganset High School Session: Interdisciplinary programs, sustainability and alternative energy as related to engineering educationAbstract Ponaganset High School began fuel cell and alternative energy education in 2001 and hasgained momentum through innovative projects that strengthen the students’ learning experiences.Students at Ponaganset initially demonstrated fuel cell technology with the formation of Protium,a fuel cell-powered rock and roll band. The successes of the

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Chitra N. Javdekar

. competitivenessin high technology areas, and to its position as a world leader in critical S&E fields”. Also the numberof engineering graduates have declined in recent years as is evident from the reported eight percentdecline in the proportion of Natural Sciences and Engineering (NS&E) degrees as a share of totaldegrees conferred between 2002 and 2007 (NSB, 2010). The decline in the natural sciences andengineering degrees conferred can also be attributed to the student attrition from these programs afterthe students are on campus.Reasons for Student Attrition:Previous studies have indicated that significant student attrition or “switching” from science andengineering educational programs to other fields occurs during the first one or two years of

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Alan Seelan; Jeongkyu Lee

Developing Integrated Engine for Database Administrator and Developer Alan Seelan, Jeongkyu Lee Department of Computer Science and Engineering University of Bridgeport, CT {aseelan,jelee}@bridgeport.eduAbstract: With the advances in the field of database there exist many tools and software that are operated separately by the developer and the administrator to perform their respective tasks .However, it is highly desired to accommodate both the administrator’s and developer’s roles in adatabase related tool, since there are many common activities between them. To address theissue, we developed the integrated

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Anne E. Mohan; Enrique Sola; James Patrick Abulencia

century. The rapid expansion of industry led to the “ultimate triumph ofacademic engineering education over apprenticeship and related on-the-job training methods.”[1] Edwin T. Layton Jr. points out in his essay, “Mirror-Image Twins: The Communities ofScience and Technology in 19th Century America,” that by the 20th century, the systems ofknowledge, institutions, and values developed by the engineering community had become amirror image of those in the scientific community. For example, in science the highest status wasaccorded to mathematical theorists working on universal laws and lowest status to scientistsworking on practical matters like improved experimental apparatus. In engineering, higheststatus went to the practical designer and

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Suxia Cui; John Fuller; Pamela Holland-Obiomon; Warsame H. Ali

Educate New Generation on Nuclear Technology through Collaborating Engineering Project Suxia Cui, John Fuller, Pamela Holland-Obiomon, and Warsame H. Ali Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Prairie View A&M University Session: Interdisciplinary programs, sustainability and alternative energy as related to engineering educationAbstractFor the past several decades, nuclear technology has remained as one of the top interested issuesdue to its application as a new energy resource as well as a threaten weapon of massivedestruction. In the United States, the National Nuclear Security Administration

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Rathika Rajaravivarma

problem solving exercises and programming theLEGO mindstorms are validated from the students’ feedback. Finally, weconclude with observations and recommendations for future work.By the very nature robots in the curriculum fits the associate degree (AAS) inElectromechanical Engineering Technology program. As goes by the famousChinese proverb - I hear and I forget; I see and I remember; I do and I understand;the learning related activity is better absorbed in a hands-on environment. Theretention capacity is proved to increase when the content under study isdemonstrated or initiated by the student [9]. The learning pyramid shown inFigure 1 supports this theory. If the students can think for themselves and reasonout their thought process to produce a

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Anne Y. Boisvert; Bahaa E. Saleh; S. Hamid Nawab

tool, we have focused upon the learning of such interconnection knowledge by ECEundergraduates in the context of 4 courses at Boston University: Electromagnetics (EC455),Signals and Systems (EC401), Digital Signal Processing (EC416), and Microprocessors(EC450). In this paper, we begin with a discussion of the nature of interconnection knowledgeand an overview of the mechanisms relied upon by traditional ECE programs for having theirstudents acquire this important type of knowledge. We then discuss a web-based tool calledLIVE for “learning an integrated view of engineering” that we have developed to furtheraugment the process by which engineering students acquire such knowledge. The paperconcludes with results from a preliminary survey

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Ismail I. Orabi

enable real-time adjustments of the fuselage dampers – sponsored by Sikorsky AircraftCourse ObjectivesThe students are expected to learn and demonstrate the abilities to: • solve open-ended problems • use design methodologies and technical analysis to implement solutions • effectively communicate ideas in a written and oral format • effectively work in a team • integrate ethical, social, safety, cost and environmental concerns in the design processTopics coveredThe course involved four main components: (1) lectures by engineering faculty aimed atproviding the students with important information on topics related to professional practice, (2)presentations by invited outside speakers, (3

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Chiara Silvestri; Suzanne LePage; Paul P. Mathisen

Worcester Polytechnic Institute(WPI) have made use of video-streamed tutorials to address this challenge. The goal was toenhance training of young engineers and illustrate abstract concepts related to course material. This paper describes the advantages and challenges associated with the use of these tutorialsin three case studies, which include integration of Finite Element Analysis (FEA) software in agraduate impact crashworthiness course and Geographical Information System (GIS) softwareinto four undergraduate environmental planning courses. For each course, short tutorials weredeveloped using the Camtasia Studio Software Package, which captures parts of the screendefined by the user and records any action occurring in that area along with

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Ronald C. Lasky

of the several new concepts inSMT processing software relating to cost estimating, line balancing and process optimization.He is the co-creator of engineering certification exams in electronic assembly and the Director ofDartmouth’s Six Sigma Program. Ron was awarded the Surface Mount TechnologyAssociation’s Founder’s Award in 2003. He owns four earned degrees, including a Ph.D. fromCornell University in Materials Science. Ron is also a licensed professional engineer.8000 Cummings Hall, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755, tel: 603 646 9197,ronlasky@aol.com 6Appendix: Math Skill Expectations at a BS in Engineering Level: A Proposal

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Elif Kongar; Kurt A. Rosentrater

. That is, regardless of the type of industry (i.e., manufacturing orservice), some energy usage is almost always required, and an environmental impact is mostlikely to occur throughout the production cycle (e.g., raw material consumption, waste, air/waterpollution, etc.). Hence, equipping students with necessary skill sets that will enable them toanalyze, build, and improve such complex systems is important to ensure that they can meetthese new industry needs. Due to the wide range of engineering disciplines, relevant topics mayonly be optional for many students’ educations. Therefore, relying on environmentalsustainability related major and/or courses alone might not be sufficient to satisfy this need. Thislimitation can easily be overcome by

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Alva L. Couch

key job skill, as well asan objective of ABET in accrediting Engineering programs (6).Related workIt is well established that discussion and contextualization improve student learning andperformance. So- called “community learning” (7) is a matter of creating within the classroom acommunity with shared values and purpose, a technique that – while it is less prevalent inengineering – is common in liberal arts teaching. 1What we do to foster social interaction is very simple. It is much less structured than what hasbecome known as “Collaborative Learning” (8) (9); group sessions are not strictly monitored; in-class interaction is observed, but there

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Paul C. King; Gerarda M. Shields

of high school learning a three (3) year period followed by two (2) more years ofcollege level work at CityTech, earning a 2-year associates degree. With no scholastic admissions requirements, CityPoly serves a predominantly minority anddisadvantaged cross section of New York City high school students providing opportunities for collegestudy and career pathways in engineering, architecture and technology related fields. CityPoly openedits doors to its first 130 students in September 2009 and by the fall of 2010 will have completed its firstfull year, run two summer programs and will be welcoming its second group of incoming freshman. The CityTech–CityPoly collaboration consists of members of the CityTech administration includingthe

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Suxia Cui; Younhui Wang; Felecia M Nave; Kendall T. Harris

Engineering (CPEG) and Computer Engineering Technology (CPET)programs collaborate to group both majors in one session and introduce two projects to thefreshmen. There were total of 17 freshmen from CPEG and CPET programs in summer camp2009.Projects developed for Computer Engineering Related MajorsComputer engineering is a discipline that embodies the science and technology of design,construction, implementation, and maintenance of software and hardware components of moderncomputing systems and computer-controlled equipment. Computer engineering has traditionallybeen viewed as a combination of both computer science (CS) and electrical engineering (EE) [2].Computer Engineering has both software and hardware parts which is challenging among

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Douglas E. Dow; Stephanie Cheney

for the United States (www.uspto.gov/patents/process/search/), European Union(www.epo.org), and Japan (www.jpo.go.jp/index_e/patents.html). Engineering students in designclasses could be given assignments having them find patents related to their design.2) Tutorials for Programming LanguagesPracticing engineers as well as students often are required to learn how to use new programminglanguages or computer aided design (CAD) software tools. The providers of these languages orCAD tools have an incentive to help with this learning process, and thus may provide web-assessable tutorials which help a learner to use the language or CAD tool. For example, such atutorial may help the student design, simulate and implement their first program or

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David H. Plantz; William M Simpson Jr. P.E.

stainless steel sailboat Fatigue, Stress-Corrosion propeller shaft. CrackingAlignment with Educational Outcomes and Program Educational ObjectivesThe USCGA has developed Program Educational Objectives (PEOs) and Educational Outcomesat the departmental and program level. Each course contributes to student achievement in avariety of outcomes and helps us achieve PEOs that embody the skills and competencies wewould like our graduates to demonstrate several years after graduation. Case studies have thepotential to contribute in a number of areas. As the case studies are fully incorporated,assessment tools will be developed for applicable outcomes and related performance criteria.The PEOs for engineering

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John Adams

Adams: Renewable Energy Education … Renewable Energy Education at Merrimack College John Adams, Merrimack College, North Andover, MA, 01845 Session: Interdisciplinary programs, sustainability and alternative energy as related to engineering educationAbstractThis paper describes recent, ongoing and planned Renewable Energy (RE) education atMerrimack College. The primary RE education efforts have been through the departmentof Electrical Engineering (EE), with involvement from the department of CivilEngineering. In summer of 2009 the college installed a solar hot water (SHW) system inone of its student townhouses. The subjects of the advanced EE elective “EnergyMeasurement and Display

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Xiaobin Le P.E.; Ali Moazed; Anthony Duva; Richard Roberts

safety are satisfied, so that only safecomponents / assemblies would be chosen as the prototypes of the design project. These concepts are part of the program objectives and outcomes and performance criterionfor measuring the success of the curriculum developed with Industrial Program AdvisoryCommittee, Faculty, Alumni and Student input. Using the performance criterion, rubrics weredeveloped to directly assess student performance in the class room. From our direct observationsin several classes, students who participated in class design projects by creating virtualcomponents and virtual assemblies had a better understanding of engineering design and gainedreal hands-on experiences which could be directly implemented in their COOP experiences

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Charles Thomas; Loren Byrne; Jeremy Campbell

Creating an Interdisciplinary Introduction to Sustainability Studies Course Charles Thomas, School of Engineering, Computing and Construction Management Roger Williams University Loren Byrne, Department of Biology, Marine Biology and Environmental Science Roger Williams University Jeremy Campbell Anthropology and Sociology Department Roger Williams University Session: Interdisciplinary programs, sustainability and alternative energy as related to

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Siben Dasgupta

Teaching Digital Signal Processing with MATLAB,Simulink and DSP Kits A Practical, Cohesive, and Hands-On Approach Siben Dasgupta Associate Professor, Wentworth Institute of TechnologyAbstractThis paper provides an introduction to Digital Signal Processing topics taught in the undergraduateelectronics /computer engineering programs at Wentworth Institute of Technology. This paper describeshow Wentworth Institute of Technology provides “hands on” experience with real signals by using a“laboratory” based on MATLAB and SIMULINK running on PC’s. In addition, an innovative approach isprovided in this paper for integrating DSP course in to the graduate program

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B. Samanta

well as engineering education are discussed. The experiences of presenting CI as acourse and summer projects are also presented. The importance of introducing the CI techniquesand their multidisciplinary applications as a senior level interdisciplinary engineering electivecourse and integrating these in research experiences for undergraduates (REU) and STEMeducation (GK-12) is discussed.I. IntroductionIn the digital generation, large volumes of data are collected in various forms in differentendeavors related to business, science, engineering and biomedicine, among others. There is aneed to make sense of the voluminous data for assessing the current status of the system anddetecting an early indication of any possible deterioration of the

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Ali Moazed; Richard L Roberts; Xiaobin Le P.E.; Anthony William Duva P.E.

authors have also come across situations where an employer expected a new hire, fresh outof undergraduate school to perform FEA, just because he/she had an FEA course on theirtranscript.In the Mechanical Engineering Technology (BMET) program at Wentworth, we decided to re-engineer an existing upper level CAD course to eliminate this deficiency. To do this, the authorsof this paper formed a working group and designed the course based on their combinedexperience in industry. Once the course was designed, the best tool for the course had to beselected. Requirements for this tool were two fold. The tool needed to be state of the art, and thetool needed to fit the overall pedagogy of the program. For these reasons,SolidWorks/CosmosWorks package was

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Salah Badjou

education.Introduction Every spring semester, for the last 4 years, the author has been teachingElectromechanical Design (ELEC 461). This is a junior–level design course required in theinterdisciplinary electromechanical engineering program at Wentworth Institute of Technology.The electromechanical engineering program is a faculty-driven, high-quality EAC-of-ABETaccredited five-year interdisciplinary electromechanical engineering program [1]. It wasestablished in 1992 at Wentworth Institute of Technology. Under EAC rules, theelectromechanical engineering program had to simultaneously meet the accreditation criteria forelectrical engineering and for mechanical engineering. The graduates of this program are trueinterdisciplinary engineers proficient in

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Brian Savilonis

emphasized design through its program outcomes, but criterion 3 also includesteamwork, communication skills, ethics and professionalism, and an understanding of theimpact of engineering in a broad global and societal context. Various project modes havedeveloped in response to these criteria. Berg and Nasr [1] suggest a capstone coursewhich has a strong environmental component to help meet “those difficult ABETprogram educational outcomes.” Nicholas et al [2] suggest community service projects tostrengthen student understanding of societal needs. Hoffman [3] has used rehabilitationand disability needs to bridge design to society. In the thermal fluids area, Janna andHockstone [4] reviewed traditional design assessment with some link to economics

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Andrew C. Foley; Eben H. Phillips

severalweeks of machine shop/laboratory immersion and hands on technical instruction. Inprevious years basic tolerance theory has been taught in the CAD part of the class and asmall percentage of this theory was then realized in machining exercises later in thecourse. The result has been somewhat “hit and miss” in the educational goal of passingon an appreciation of tolerances let alone an enthusiasm for including them in subsequentwork. The new methodology described in this paper links tolerances with some veryspecific machining exercises that were then undertaken within the same academic week.The functionality of parts produced was directly related to successful adherence todrawing tolerances much more clearly than any class paper exercise. The end