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Attracting Young MINDS in Engineering - Part II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nancy Warter-Perez, California State University, Los Angeles; Jianyu Dong, California State University, Los Angeles; Eun-Young Kang, California State University, Los Angeles; Huiping Guo, California State University, Los Angeles; Mauricio Castillo, California State University, Los Angeles; Alexander Abramyan, California State University, Los Angeles; Keith Moo-Young, California State University, LA

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Minorities in Engineering

research to a broader audience, training is provided tobuild the fellows’ professional development skills including time management, researchpresentation skills, and interviewing skills.In this paper we will share our best practices in the IMPACT LA program on enhancing thepipeline to recruit minority students and prepare them for advanced degrees in engineering fields.We also present the preliminary assessment data to show the positive impact on K-12 students’perceptions of engineers and on the professional development of our graduate fellows.Constituents of the IMPACT LA PipelineTo strengthen the K-20 engineering pipeline for underrepresented minorities, specificallyHispanic students, the IMPACT LA program has formed partnerships with the Los

Conference Session

Energy Education and Industry Needs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Recayi 'Reg' Pecen; Soner Tarim

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

19campuses and more than 7000 students all over the Texas took an initiative tour toward globalawareness. The Cosmos foundation organizes an annual transformative International ScienceFair Olympiad called I-SWEEEP (International Sustainable World Energy Engineering &Environment Project Olympiad) since 2008. The Cosmos Foundation brings the best andbrightest students from all over the world to Houston, Texas to demonstrate their selectedresearch findings. This paper describes how this Olympiad engages young minds in a search forsolutions to the environmental and energy related challenges of today in hopes of achieving asustainable world for tomorrow. The I-SWEEEP stimulates students’ interest in practicalsolutions and cultivates the future of the

Conference Session

Engineering Design: Implementation and Evaluation

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xaver Neumeyer, Northwestern University; Ann McKenna, Northwestern University

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Educational Research and Methods

? Please explain Table 2.Student survey questionsQuestion 3 is an addition to the forced-choice of question 2, thus was not categorized.Categories for question 4 were coded similar to question 4 of the faculty interviews. Forexample, when students stated that “We gave him assignments we thought he could Page 15.309.5handle, such as the less technical writing, and put him in charge of "advertising" such asthe presentation at the poster fair. We also just absorbed the extra work to an extent.(Student C)” we would code that as assigning non-critical tasks to the low-achiever(s).Responses for question 5 will be included in form of

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janice Margle, Penn State Abington; Javier Gomez-Calderon, Penn State New Kensington; Yu-Chang Hsu, Pennsylvania State University; Amy Freeman, Pennsylvania State University; Dhushy Sathianathan, California State University, Long Beach; Renata Engel

representations, learning performance assessment, and program evaluation.Amy Freeman, Pennsylvania State University Dr. Amy L. Freeman, Assistant Dean of Engineering Diversity at Penn State, received her Ph.D. and M.Sc. from The Pennsylvania State University in Workforce Education and Architectural Engineering, respectively, and her B.Sc. in Construction Management from the University of Washington. She is Co-PI on the NSF-Sponsored Toys’n MORE grant and currently manages several retention programs targeting women and underrepresented technical students at all levels of the academic and career development pipeline. She is the current president of the National Association of Multicultural Engineering

Conference Session

Two-Year College Potpourri

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jana Fattic, Western Kentucky University; Andrew Ernest, Western Kentucky University; Christal Wade, Western Kentucky University

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Two Year College Division

program: Water Operations,Wastewater Operations, and Water Utilities Management. Several affiliated tracks are beingdeveloped, such as Stormwater Management and Energy Management. This paper will focus onthe components of the program designed to integrate with, and be driven by, industry needs.Industry Linkages Page 15.1354.2One of the keys to success of the WTI program is establishment and maintenance of agovernance structure that ensures programmatic direction is driven by practitioners rather thanacademicians. While ultimate responsibility for academic credibility and accreditation rests onthe program faculty, program sustainability is defined

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Industrial Engineering Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Rebecca Blust

the 1004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationXI. SummaryAs stated in their paper, Active Learning in the College Classroom, Faust and Paulson state that“active learning is any learning activity engaged in by students in a classroom other thanlistening passively to an instructor’s lecture.” The Wagons-R-Us simulation serves as a tool thatsupplements the classroom lectures regarding the concepts of lean manufacturing. Many of ouryoung engineers upon graduation will face the elements and affects of global competition.Understanding how to implement the tools that will help them remain competitive within theirindustry

Conference Session

Undergraduate Research & New Directions

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Brown; Michael McCorquodale

of these components have been withdrawn from the repository and deployed into large-scaleintegrated circuits. These activities have led to significant strides in collaborative student researchand developments in integrated circuit design automation and methodology. In this paper, UMIPSis presented as both an instrument for advancing IC research and a tool for IC education.I. An overview of semiconductor intellectual propertyIt has recently been estimated that semiconductor design productivity is increasing at a rate of28% annually while semiconductor capacity is increasing at a rate of 58% annually1. This trend Page 9.1329.1quantifies

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Computers in Education Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

H.Y. Shadow Huang; Ernest Tollner

Engineering Design Education: Issues and Case studies conference at the1999 International Mechanical Engineering Exposition. ASME Design EngineeringDivision Publication102:97-102.Jeftenic, B., K. Milorad, and M. Bebic. 2002. The selection of sectional drives for thereplacement of the line shaft drive in a paper machine. Cellulose chemistry andtechnology 36(5-6):559-565.Jorgensen, B.R. and Y.C. Shin. 1995. Robust modeling of high speed spindle dynamics.IN Manufacturing dynamics, Proceedings of the 1995 ASME International MechanicalEngineering Congress and Exposition (Part 1 of 2), pp. 643-656.Karch, G. 1993. Rotating, axially loaded Timoshenko shaft: Modeling and stability.Proceedings of the 14th biennial ASME Design Technical Conference on

Conference Session

FPD 1: The Path to Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lee Kemp Rynearson, Purdue University

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #9742Distinctive Academic Programs as a School Choice Factor: An ExploratoryStudyMr. Lee Kemp Rynearson, Purdue University Lee Rynearson is currently pursuing a PhD in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. He received a BS and MEng in Mechanical Engineering from the Rochester Institute of Technology. He has previous experience as an instructor of engineering at the Kanazawa Institute of Technology, in Kanazawa, Japan. His current research interests focus on first-year engineering experiences

Conference Session

New Trends in Computing and Information Technology Education

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vicky L. Smith, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Eugenia Fernandez, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Computing & Information Technology

Paper ID #9295Factors Affecting First Year Retention of CIT StudentsMs. Vicky L Smith, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis Vicky L. Smith is a graduate student at Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis in the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology. She works as a graduate assistant for both the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology Computer Information Technology Living Lab program, and the Purdue Technical Assistance Program.Dr. Eugenia Fernandez, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis Eugenia Fernandez is an Associate Professor of Computer and Information Technology and

Conference Session

Student-Centered Information Literacy

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kerrie A Douglas, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ruth E. H. Wertz, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Michael Fosmire, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Amy S. Van Epps, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering Libraries

Paper ID #9576First Year and Junior Engineering Students’ Self-Assessment of InformationLiteracy SkillsDr. Kerrie Anna Douglas, Purdue University, West Lafayette Anna Douglas is a Post-Doctoral Research Associate at Purdue University’s Institute for P-12 Engineering Research and Learning. She received her B.A. in Psychology, M.S. Ed. in School Counseling, and her Ph.D. in Educational Psychology, with an emphasis on Research Methods and Measurement from Purdue University. Her research focuses on assessment and evaluation in engineering education.Ruth E. H. Wertz, Purdue University, West LafayetteMr. Michael Fosmire, Purdue

Conference Session

Construction Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ifte Choudhury, Texas A&M University

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Construction

Paper ID #8615BIPV Roof Tiles: Effect of Locations on Energy Cost SavingsDr. Ifte Choudhury, Texas A&M University Page 24.233.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 BIPV Roof Tiles: Effect of Locations on Energy Cost SavingsAbstractBuilding Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) materials have a great potential of being usedas a source of renewable energy for buildings. The purpose of this study was todetermine the correlation between energy savings due the use of BIPV roof tiles andheating and cooling degree days. A total

Conference Session

Summer and Cohort Programs for Minorities: Student Success

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Darryl Dickerson, Purdue University; Freddy Solis, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Virginia Booth Womack, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Tasha Zephirin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Carol S. Stwalley, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Minorities in Engineering

Paper ID #10977Can an engineering summer bridge program effectively transition underrep-resented minority students leading to increased student success?Dr. Darryl Dickerson, Purdue UniversityFreddy Solis, Purdue University, West Lafayette Freddy Solis is a doctoral candidate in the School of Civil Engineering at Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana. He holds a civil engineering degree from the Universidad Autonoma de Yucatan, Mexico, and M.Sc. in civil engineering and MBA degrees from Purdue University. His research focuses on innovation, design, entrepreneurship, and engineering education.Ms. Virginia Booth Womack, Purdue

Conference Session

Construction Education Topics in Architectural Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura Elizabeth Leach, Western Kentucky University

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Architectural

Paper ID #9987Changing the Course Design to Include Habitat for Humanity Improved CourseOutcomes and Broadened Student’s Perceptions of Community ServiceMs. Laura Elizabeth Leach, Western Kentucky University Laura Leach, M. Arch. is an Architect and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Architectural and Manufacturing Sciences at Western Kentucky University. She has eleven years of experience in teaching and research including architectural design, drawing and documentation, studios, modeling, construction methods and materials, and management. She also has three years of professional experience in the architecture

Conference Session

Global Perspective and Experiential Learning in Civil Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Mueller PE P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Sue Niezgoda P.E., Gonzaga University

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Civil Engineering

Paper ID #9630Get Your Feet Wet! – Experiential Learning Activities along Lost CreekDr. Jennifer Mueller Price, Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyDr. Sue Niezgoda P.E., Gonzaga University Page 24.642.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Get Your Feet Wet! – Experiential Learning Activities along Lost CreekAbstractSince 2008, Lost Creek, a stream that runs through the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology(RHIT) campus, has been utilized as an outdoor lab in Civil Engineering classes. Experientiallearning

Conference Session

Trends in Engineering Education 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa R. Lattuca, University of Michigan; David B Knight, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Michael Geoffrey Brown, University of Michigan-CSHPE

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #9948Influences on Engineering Instructors’ Emphasis on Interdisciplinarity inUndergraduate CoursesDr. Lisa R. Lattuca, University of Michigan Lisa R. Lattuca, Professor of Higher Education at the University of Michigan, studies curriculum, teach- ing, and learning in college and university settings. Much of her work focuses on undergraduate engineer- ing education, examining processes of curriculum development and revision at the course and program levels, including how faculty attitudes, beliefs, and cultures influence curricular and instructional practices affect student learning. She is also known for

Conference Session

Research in Biomedical Pedagogy

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Renata Fortuna Ramos, Rice University

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Biomedical

Paper ID #9737Introduction of Active Learning Techniques Increases Student Learning in aSystems Physiology Laboratory CourseDr. Renata Fortuna Ramos, Rice University Renata Ramos is a lecturer in the Department of Bioengineering at Rice University, 6100 Main St., Hous- ton, TX 77005; rfr1@rice.edu Page 24.814.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Introduction of Active Learning Techniques Increases Student Learning in a Systems Physiology Laboratory Course

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Architectural Design Topics in Architectural Engineering

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shahnaz J. Aly, Western Kentucky University; Heli Shah, Western Kentucky University

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Architectural

Paper ID #10120Investigation of Digital Three-Dimensional Representation: Results of a Faculty-Undergraduate Student Engagement GrantMs. Shahnaz J. Aly, Western Kentucky University Shahnaz Aly, LEED AP, M. Arch. is a Registered Architect in India and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Architectural and Manufacturing Sciences at Western Kentucky University. She has ten years of professional experience in the architecture and construction industry in residential, commercial and mixed-use projects. She has five years of experience in teaching and research in areas of architectural design, sustainable design

Conference Session

Undergraduate Student Issues II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robin Fowler, University of Michigan; Lorelle A Meadows, University of Michigan

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Women in Engineering

Paper ID #6578Assessing Gender Differences in First-Year Student MotivationMs. Robin Fowler, University of Michigan Ms. Fowler is a Lecturer in Technical Communications at the University of Michigan. She holds MAs in Second Language Studies and Composition, and she is working on a PhD in Educational Psychol- ogy/Educational Technology.Dr. Lorelle A Meadows, University of Michigan Dr. Meadows is Assistant Dean of Academic Programs in the Office of Undergraduate Education at the University of Michigan Page 23.210.1

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FPD 3: Research on First-Year Courses

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jess W. Everett, Rowan University; Maggie A Flynn M.A., Elizabethtown College

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #6165Engineering Learning Communities – USA National Survey 2012Dr. Jess W. Everett, Rowan University Jess Everett, Ph.D., P.E. is a professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering. He has over 26 years experience as an environmental engineer and professor and has published over 63 refereed journal articles, chapters, and books. He has worked on more than 60 funded projects (totaling over $6M) and has worked with more than 100 undergraduate teams (over 220 different undergraduate students). He has been the director of the Rowan University Engineering Learning Community since 2009.Ms. Maggie A Flynn M.A

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Rasha Morsi

the parents to SEE that girls can be in SET fields and succeed at it. These workshops will be replicated at a number of middle and high schools to allow the parents to acquire technical knowledge so they can in turn help their children achieve success. The plan is to have one workshop a year for at least 3 schools. • Provide instructional ideas for working with African American females in the middle and high schools • The club will adopt techniques/videos developed by ‘Counseling for Gender Equity’, an NSF funded project No. HRD-9714637 [14], to make counselors at our community schools aware of career opportunities in the STEM fields and inform them of methods for

Conference Session

Trends in Engineering Economy

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Ristroph

to be very difficultto implement. Professors who have developed such systems [1, 2, 3] understand the benefits tostudents, but the development time can be prohibitive. This paper describes an Excel-based sys-tem named Coach that uses Visual Basic for Applications to provide a single platform for bothimplementing and conducting interactive learning sessions.There are two levels to the design of such a system. The first consideration is how the final endproduct will appear to students, and the second dimension is to provide an effective developmen-tal environment for professors. The next section shows the system from a student’s viewpointusing a fairly basic example. Then the following section explains a professor’s implementation,and provides

Conference Session

Undergraduate Retention Activities

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Rose Marra; Barbara Bogue

fullyin developing and testing assessment instruments with large numbers of students, documentationand career development tools.This paper will look at the rewards and challenges of coalitions in general and, using initialassessment of the AWE experience as a example, identify ways that PIs and grant sub-contractors can be engaged successfully in a productive and mutually rewarding process; howfull participation of collaborators can be realized; what organizational tools and processes help toachieve collaborator ownership of the overall project; and how to document process.Coalitions—Benefits and DrawbacksCoalitions became a familiar feature of engineering education in the late 80’s when the NSFlaunched the Engineering Education Coalitions, an

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New Trends in ECE Education

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Joe Stanley; Daryl Beetner; Donald Wunsch; Rohit Dua

2005 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society of Engineering Education”Conclusions and Future ImprovementsA project provides an opportunity, for students taking the Introduction to Computer Engineeringcourse to design and build simple digital circuits from the ground up. Two projects wereexecuted, the second project being the extension of the first. The overall student response waspositive regarding project specifications, and relevance to course topics. Students gainedexperience interacting within groups to complete a technical project. The surveys conductedreflect this to some extent. A question that arises is did students develop a more

Conference Session

Programming for Engineering Students

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Scott Schneider

historically focused on learning thesyntax for a single programming language instead of the skills of logical and algorithmicthinking and the processes for software development. This paper presents a stepped process forintroducing software programming to engineering technology students.1 IntroductionWorking as a contract engineer for numerous companies has allowed me to interact with bothyoung and veteran engineers developing software systems for a myriad of industries. Thisexperience made evident the shortcomings of my software programming education as well asthat of many of my peers. While I was competent with the syntax and structure of programming,I was ill prepared to tackle large problems or complex systems. My deficiency was inunderstanding the

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven York; Lynn Nystrom; Elizabeth Joyce; Michael Gregg; Richard Goff; Jeffrey Connor

experimental approach. A significant challenge in providingthese activities to approximately 1,200 students per year is paying for the materials. Over theyears the Department of Engineering Education (formerly the Division of EngineeringFundamentals) has relied upon the generosity of the Student Engineers’ Council to provide alarge percentage of the money needed to buy supplies for these projects.This paper discusses and details the significant contribution that the Student Engineers’ Councilhas made to the first year engineering program at Virginia Tech over the years, including howthey have raised tens of thousands of dollars each year and what freshman projects the moneyhas supported.Background of the SECThe Student Engineers' Council (SEC) was

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Steve Fisher; Stephen Thompson; Jed Lyons

Effects of Participating in a GK-12 Program on the Graduate Students’ Programs of Study Jed S. Lyons, Steve Fisher, and Stephen Thompson University of South Carolina – ColumbiaAbstractThe NSF Graduate Teaching Fellows in K-12 Education program at the University of SouthCarolina supports engineering and computer science graduate students to serve as contentresources in local schools. This paper analyzes how participation in the GK-12 program affectedthe Fellows’ university research and program of study. Qualitative and quantitative assessmentdata were collected from the Fellows and from the Fellow’s advisors, evaluated and used toidentify intended as

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Arthur Brodersen; Cordelia Brown

that experimental instructional methods were effectivelyimplemented and were well received by the students5. The methods that constituted theexperimental instructional approach have been shown in the study to have positive effects onstudents’ academic performance, motivation to learn, and attitudes toward their education andtoward themselves6. Though the research presented in this paper involved a single course,Introduction to Digital Logic, it included a combination of some of the instruments studied byDr. Felder and others.This research also embraced the study of students’ learning performed by Dr. Eric Mazur on anintroductory physics course at Harvard University. This study included more than 100 students.Prior to the study, Dr. Mazur was

Conference Session

Computer & Web-Based Instruction

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Brianno Coller

the computer science department, we provide an authenticengineering context, designed to engage students, in which to learn the material.On its surface, the context, looks like a multi-player video game. A screen shot of thegame is shown in Figure 1. Deep inside, however, it is a sophisticated automobilesimulation that the students must write much of themselves over a sequence of severalcourses. Here we aim to leverage the tremendous popularity of video games with thisgeneration of students, and direct their enthusiasm toward educational purposes.Figure 1 Snapshots of NIU-TORCS, the primary software package.In this paper, we outline the advanced computing track being developed at NIU,providing an outline of the courses and topics we will

Conference Session

Course and Curriculum Innovations in ECE

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Suryaprasad Jayadevappa; Ravi Shankar

bring out the differencebetween sequential and concurrent modeling. All the enrolled students had taken a basiccourse on C++ earlier. In our experience, previous knowledge of C++ helped regardingthe syntax, but at times it turned out to have a negative effect. The negative effect wasmore due to the sequential nature of software programs. We developed a template whichis being extensively used for expressing all our designs during the course. It has helped usin sharing our design ideas better. Reusability of the designed models is anotherimportant feature that is being stressed upon in this course.In this paper, we will present our experiences in developing a software-hardware co