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Recruitment and Retention

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2003 Annual Conference

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Timothy Britt; Dr. Tom Eppes

Session 3448 Audio Technology as a Gateway to Engineering Professor Timothy Britt, Dr. Tom Eppes Ward College, University of HartfordAbstractThe B.S. Audio Engineering Technology (AET) program at Ward College (University ofHartford) is attracting a great deal of interest by young people looking to enter the audio andmusic industry1. It has also turned into an excellent gateway for students to enter a variety ofother engineering programs.Many students initially attracted by the audio and music areas, become interested in the broaderstudy of electronics as a discipline. Each semester

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Teaching Entrepreneurship to Engineers

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2003 Annual Conference

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Steven Howell; Pat Shamamy; Feierfeil Greg; Chris Reidel; Tarek Rizk; Lisa Anneberg

Session 3554 The Engineering Entrepreneurial Program at Lawrence Technological University Lawrence Technological University in Southfield, Michigan Greg Feierfeil, Tarek Rizk, Steve Howell, Pat Shamamy, Chris Riedel, Lisa AnnebergBackgroundLawrence Technological University, a private undergraduate and graduate institution located inthe center of the Detroit Metropolitan Area, has an enrollment of nearly 5,000 students in dayand evening degree programs and continuing education/professional development programs.Lawrence Tech has been a dynamic

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Current Issues in Information Technology

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2003 Annual Conference

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Michael Brzoska; Atsushi Inoue; Min-Sung Koh; William Loendorf

Session 2558 Developing a Software Engineering Technology Program Esteban Rodriguez-Marek, Mick Brzoska, Min-Sung Koh, William Loendorf and Atsushi Inoue1 School of Computing and Engineering Sciences Eastern Washington UniversityAbstractThe Department of Engineering Technology and Multimedia Design (ETMD) within the Schoolof Computing and Engineering Sciences at Eastern Washington University is developing a newprogram in the emerging discipline of Software Engineering Technology (SET). It was conceivedon the basis of three major factors

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Issues for ET Administrators

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2003 Annual Conference

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Kenneth Rennels

Session 3647 MISSION CREEP IN ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION? Professor Kenneth Rennels, P.E. Department of Mechanical Engineering Technology Purdue School of Engineering and Technology Indiana University Purdue University, IndianapolisAbstractAt this juncture in the development of engineering technology education, it is critical not to losesight of the mission of engineering technology. Two specific challenges to the engineeringtechnology traditional mission are the issues of ‘basic faculty credentials

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Trends in Engineering Economy

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2003 Annual Conference

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Gabriel Alungbe

Session 1139 Teaching Engineering Economy in Engineering Technology Program Gabriel D. Alungbe, Ph.D., P.E. Department of Engineering Technology Central Connecticut State University New Britain, CT 06050-4010AbstractEngineering Economy is one of the most, if not the most, valuable required course(s) offered inmost undergraduate engineering and engineering technology programs. The course is veryimportant because most topics covered in it are used everyday in our personal and

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Engineering Technology Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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George Holling

Session 1547 Engineering Versus Engineering Technology: Enemies or Partners George H. Holling Dean, School of Computer Science and Engineering Utah Valley State College, Orem UT 84058AbstractWhile there are distinct differences between Engineering and Engineering Technology, the boundaries have beenill defined and recent discussions have shown a shift in the views of both sides of the debate which has, in someinstances, created conflict.The fact is that these

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Engineering Technology Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Richard Ciocci

Session 1547 Engineering and Engineering Technology Program Assessments – DACUM Style Richard Ciocci Penn State UniversityA DACUM (Develop-a-Curriculum) analysis is a three-phase process, which can be a key part ofa program assessment effort. DACUM is a tool that provides course-related duties and tasks,which can be converted into outcomes. Phase I features a panel of off-campus personnel withexpertise in the program being assessed. Phase II consists of the interaction between thoseexperts and college’s or university’s faculty. The third

Conference Session

Recruitment and Retention

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2003 Annual Conference

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Terrence Freeman; Ashok Agrawal

Session 3448 Gateway to Technology Ashok K. Agrawal, Terrence L. Freeman St. Louis Community College at Florissant ValleyAbstract One of the critical challenges in recruiting and retaining students in engineering andengineering technology is overcoming the hurdle of time spent in developmental courses. Many ofthe students who express interest in technological careers find that they must address deficienciesin reading, English, or mathematics before beginning a technological program. During this processmany students are diverted from their original academic goal

Conference Session

Lab Experiments in Materials Science

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2003 Annual Conference

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Huong Vu; Dave Parent; Emily Allen

solar cells through improved process design. Finally, the last phase, Designand Construction of Spartan Solar City, is a long-range project to build a photovoltaic-poweredminiature village for demonstration purposes.The Solar Cell Testing module was developed as a way of enhancing the interest of first-yearengineering students in semiconductors and microelectronics process engineering technology ingeneral, and the Spartan Solar Cell project in particular. The project was piloted on severalsections of the freshmen engineering class (Engr10) over one academic year, and has now beensuccessfully offered to the entire freshmen engineering class (~500 students) in the Fall of 2002.The activity is robust and portable in terms of equipment, training

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Instructional Technology

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2003 Annual Conference

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Norb Delatte

evaluations. However, unless something isspecifically mandated by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), it islikely to be a low priority for inclusion in a curriculum.However, there is certainly an argument to be made that failure analysis should be mandated byABET – it may also be argued that, in a sense, it already is. Under Criterion 3, ProgramOutcomes and Assessment, engineering programs must demonstrate that their graduatesunderstand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context, engage in life-long learning, and demonstrate knowledge of contemporary issues (criteria h, i, and j,respectively)22. These outcomes can be difficult to document – unless case studies are includedin the curriculum. Many

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NSF Opportunities for Undergraduate Engineering Education

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2003 Annual Conference

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Gary Mullett

Page 8.871.1program specifically targets the education of technicians being educated for the high performance “Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education”workplace of advanced technologies. The ATE program, a response to the conceptof a “global market place” and the resulting internationally competitive nature of manufacturingand the rapidly advancing pace of technologic change, solicited proposals for projects, specialprojects, and Centers of Excellence from consortia of two-year colleges, four-year colleges anduniversities, secondary schools, industry

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Curriculum Development in Electrical ET

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2003 Annual Conference

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AHAMAD FARHOUD

Session 2648 A Versatile Experiment in Electrical Engineering Technology Ahmad M. Farhoud Engineering Technology Department University of ToledoAbstract An experiment used to implement multi-electrical course knowledge is described. Theexperiment is an automatic control system in nature with ties to electronics, digital system andcomputer hardware and software. The idea is to design and build a simple temperature controlsystem, to maintain the temperature inside an enclosed box within a specific user selected range.The

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Instrumentation in the Classroom

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2003 Annual Conference

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Hank Javan; Mark Rajai

Session 2534Advanced Instrumentation for Graduate Students in Engineering Technology Hank Javan, Mark Rajai University of MemphisAbstractInstrumentation is one of the most important courses of engineering curriculum. Almost allprograms in engineering technology offer labs and instrumentation, but at undergraduate level.Also most of the textbooks on instrumentation are written for undergraduate programs. On theother hand the emerging technology requires the use of advanced and precision instrument.Thus it becomes the responsibility of academic community to meet the demand of

Conference Session

Remote Sensing and Telemetry

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2003 Annual Conference

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Alberto Gomez-Rivas; George Pincus

Session 2359 Teaching GPS/GIS to Engineering Technology Students Alberto Gomez-Rivas and George Pincus Professor and Chair of Engineering Technology, and Professor and Dean College of Sciences and Technology, University of Houston-DowntownAbstractGlobal Positioning Systems (GPS) and Global Information Systems (GIS) are two moderntechnologies that are gradually being included in engineering technology programs. Thesetechnologies were incorporated years ago into the Structural Analysis and Design EngineeringTechnology program offered at the University of Houston-Downtown. Students learn GPS

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Engineering Technology Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Richard Newman; Jon Weihmeir, Arizona State University; John Robertson, Arizona State University; Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University

AC 2003-180: INDUSTRY - EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIP FORMICROELECTRONICS ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMJohn Robertson, Arizona State UniversityJon Weihmeir, Arizona State UniversityLakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State UniversityRichard Newman, Page 8.699.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2003 Session #1547 Industry - Educational Partnership for a Microelectronics Technology Program John Robertson, Jon Weihmeir (*), Richard Newman & Lakshmi Munukutla College of Technology and Applied Sciences Arizona State University East

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Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

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2003 Annual Conference

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Wieslaw Grebski; Rajeshwar Amireddy; Lori Singer; Judith O'Donnell

Session 2360 Linking Engineering Technology with a Business Administration Program Raj R. Amireddy, Wes Grebski, Judith O’Donnell and Lori Singer Raj R. A mireddy, Engineering Instructor / Wes Grebski, Associate Professor & Mechanical Engineering Program Coordinator / Judith O’Donnell, Women's Studies Instructor & Advising Center Coordinator / Lori Singer, Business Instructor & Busin ess Program Coordinator, PSU Hazleton, 76 University Drive, Hazleton, PA 18202, USAAbstract  The paper describes the curriculum of the individualized option in

Conference Session

Student Learning and Research

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2003 Annual Conference

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Chih-Ping Yeh

Section 2150 Undergraduate Research Projects for Engineering Technology Students Chih-Ping Yeh, Jeannie Drew, Chris Rockwell, Hai-Chun Chien Division of Engineering Technology Wayne State UniversityAbstract This paper describes three undergraduate research projects conducted in the Division ofEngineering Technology at Wayne State University. All of the three projects were supported bythe WSU Undergraduate Research Grants. The research problems, approaches taken, andrespective roles of the students and faculty

Conference Session

Industrial Collaborations

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2003 Annual Conference

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Raymond Thompson

Session 3248 A Successful Collaboration Between Engineering and Technology Raymond E. Thompson Purdue UniversityAbstractThe Aeronautical Technology major of the Aviation Technology (AT) Department of PurdueUniversity developed significant partnerships with Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering andMechanical Engineering. This includes classes with joint classroom and lab meetings, sharing oflaboratories, and partnering of students for senior design classes and design-build-test projects.This initiative for this partnership is multifold. It is driving by

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Mireille Battikha

Section 2793 Digital Technologies for Integrated Education in Construction Engineering Mireille Battikha The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United StatesAbstract: Enhancing the preparation of engineering students to deal with real constructionprojects requires the development of their abilities to handle several engineering concepts in anintegrated fashion. This paper presents an integrated approach to delivering constructionengineering education using new technologies capable of providing an environment to handle realconstruction

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Civil ET

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2003 Annual Conference

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Alberto Gomez-Rivas; George Pincus

Session 2649 Integration of Class and Laboratory in Engineering Technology Alberto Gomez-Rivas, and George Pincus Professor and Chair of Engineering Technology, and Professor and Dean College of Science and Technology, University of Houston-DowntownAbstractThis paper examines use of integrated class/lab and assignment of real practical problems in aspecialized Engineering Technology program (Structural Analysis and Design). Courses instructural design combine theory, testing and applications. Typically, the problem is presented asa specific application and includes hands-on laboratory

Conference Session

Technology, Communication, & Ethics

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2003 Annual Conference

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Billy Koen

Section 3430 On Teaching Engineering Ethics: A Challenge to the Engineering Professoriate Billy V. Koen Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas/Austin, USA koen@uts.cc.utexas.edu1. IntroductionWhen the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) established EvaluationCriterion 3: Outcome #f, it signaled a renewed interest in instruction in ethics at colleges ofengineering in the United States.[1] Outcome #f states that “Engineering programs mustdemonstrate that their graduates have an understanding

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Technology in Environmental Engineering Courses

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2003 Annual Conference

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Jennifer Wise; Nicholas Scambilis

Session 1264 Utilizing Web Enhanced Technology in Environmental Courses Dr. Nicholas A. Scambilis, Jennifer Saygers-Wise Sinclair Community CollegePurpose:The purpose of this paper is to present how Internet based resources have successfullycomplemented environmental engineering technology course delivery and developed students’ lifelong learning skills.Introduction:“Traditional Learning”, lectures at a prescribed place and time, is a proven teaching methodespecially effective for communicating large amounts of information. The lecture method isinstructor centered, not student centered

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TYCD 2003 Lower Division Initiatives

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2003 Annual Conference

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Moayyad AlNasra; Virgil Cox

Session 2586 Promoting Engineering Sense in the Civil Engineering Technology Education MOAYYAD ALNASRA VIRGIL COX Gaston College, Dallas, North CarolinaABSTRACTThe Engineering Technology profession is more sensitive to the new changes inthe engineering practice. The engineering technology programs in general and thecivil engineering technology program in particular are not responding well to thedemand in the engineering market. This causes the gap between the education andthe engineering industry to widen continuously. The new ABET Criteria was astep in the right direction but was too little

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Electrical and Computer Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

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Brian West

Session 1532 Transitioning from Engineering Technology to Engineering: Relocating Critical Material Brian West, P.E. University of Southern IndianaAbstractThe University of Southern Indiana is transitioning from Engineering Technology to Engineering.For twenty-seven years, USI has taught engineering technology, currently supporting Bachelor’sdegrees in Electrical Engineering Technology, Civil Engineering Technology, and MechanicalEngineering Technology. These three programs will be replaced by a single degree, the Bachelorof Science in

Conference Session

NSF Opportunities for Undergraduate Engineering Education

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2003 Annual Conference

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Ron Adrezin; Marty Wood; Karen Wosczyna-Birch

Session Number 2003-1485Connecticut College of Technology Dr. Karen Wosczyna-Birch Connecticut’s College of Technology Connecticut’s Community Colleges, Dr. Marty Woods Assistant Dean School of Engineering University of Connecticut Dr. Ron Adrezin Professor School of Engineering University of Hartford Page 8.349.1 Connecticut College of Technology The Connecticut Community College System (CCCS) comprises twelve (12) two-year public institutions throughout the state. With a total enrollment of approximately55,000 students, the CCCS is an entry point to higher education for many of the

Conference Session

Teamwork, K-12: Projects to Promote Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

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Barbara Gannod

Session 1660 Technology Education for Kids: Cultivating Technology Professionals of Tomorrow and Today Barbara D. Gannod Department of Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology Arizona State University East 7001 E. Williams Field Road, Building 50 Mesa, AZ 85212 Email: bgannod@asu.eduAbstractTechnology is becoming more and more important in our modern “information age.” Whileengineering, computing, and other technology intensive

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Academic Standards and Academic Issues

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2003 Annual Conference

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Andrew Sterian; Paul Plotkowski; Jeffrey Ray

Session 1460 ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES FOR EFFECTIVE STUDENT ADVISING Paul D. Plotkowski, Andrew Sterian, Jeffrey L. Ray Padnos School of Engineering Grand Valley State UniversityAbstractEngineering degree programs are, by their nature, very structured with extensive prerequisitesystems. Because of this, student advising often degrades to the level of updating records andassisting students as they navigate the proper sequence of courses [1]. This situation can besubstantially changed if both the faculty advisor and the student are

Conference Session

Accreditation and Related Issues in ECE

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2003 Annual Conference

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Ted Bickart; Pam Newberry; Douglas Gorham

Session 2132 ABET and Standards for Technological Literacy Douglas Gorham The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Pam B. Newberry Project Lead The Way Theodore A. Bickart Colorado School of MinesAbstractPre-college students must be educated to make informed decisions in our technologicalworld. Standards for Technological Literacy: Content for the Study of Technology andthe Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology's Engineering Criteria

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Nelson Baker

software features based uponpedagogical theory and present the list of software characteristics requested by faculty members.In addition, the functionality of each of the pieces of software is discussed and the program thatwas chosen for the aforementioned larger research project is identified as well as the reasons whyit was chosen.IntroductionAn ongoing research project investigating the long-term effects of technology use in theclassroom is being conducted at Georgia Tech. A portion of this project involved selectingsoftware to use in the classroom in order to study the effects of its use. The course in which thetechnology was implemented was Statics; a course with which many engineering students andinstructors are very familiar. Furthermore

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Curriculum Development in Computer ET

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2003 Annual Conference

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Jay Porter; Joseph Morgan

Session 1447 Education Through Competition: Mobile Platform Technology J. A. Morgan and J. R. Porter Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843Introduction The Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering Technology (EET/TET)Programs at Texas A&M University have developed a competition-based course projectthat centers on a mobile robot. The robot, named MPIII and shown in Figure 1,integrates wireless TCP/IP networking, streaming video, and data acquisition to allowstudents to remotely sense the environment and