Conference Session

Cooperative and Experiential Education Division Technical Session 2

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Dimitrios Bolkas, Pennsylvania State University; Mojgan A. Jadidi, York University; Jeffrey Chiampi, Pennsylvania State University; Muhammad Usman, York University

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Cooperative and Experiential Education

studies suggested gamification approaches aseffective alternate for collaborative design, enhancing student's engagement [18].1.3 Theoretical Basis and ObjectivesThis paper discusses and compares two different virtual reality implementations of field-basedexperiential learning applications, namely a game-based Web application and an immersive andinteractive one. Pedagogical foundations in virtual reality applications can be categorized asfollows [19, 20]: (1) direct instruction, (2) experiential learning, (3) discovery learning, (4)situated cognition, and (5) constructivism. Both virtual tools used experiential learning as themain pedagogical approach. In experiential learning students engage in virtual experiences,observe, think, and learn by

Conference Session

Race/Ethnicity Track - Technical Session VII

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Monica L. Ridgeway, Vanderbilt University ; Ebony Omotola McGee, Vanderbilt University; Dara Elizabeth Naphan-Kingery, Vanderbilt University; Amanda J. Brockman, Vanderbilt University

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Race/Ethnicity

development in high-achieving students of color. She is currently the PI on two studies funded by NSF, the first of which investigates the causes behind why African Americans remain one of the most underrepresented racial groups in engineering faculty positions. The second study is working toward the design of a holistic racial and gender attentive mentoring program for engineering PhD students of color.Dr. Dara Elizabeth Naphan-Kingery, Dara Naphan-Kingery is an interdisciplinary social psychologist and postdoctoral researcher at Vanderbilt University with the Explorations in Diversifying Engineering Faculty Initiative (EDEFI) group. She is in- terested in understanding the racialized and gendered experiences of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lee Clapp P.E., Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Mohamed Abdelrahman, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Petronilo Estandarte Pana, LBJ Middle School, PSJA ISD

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

particular, while addition of H2 shouldachieve stronger reducing conditions near the injection point, the addition of dithionite will likelyhave a larger zone of influence because it will not be consumed via sulfate reduction reactions.Further experimental research must be carried out confirm that this will be the case.A learning module that share some of the basic concepts used for the research experience hasbeen designed. The module targets students in Mathematics and Science classes at LBJ MiddleSchool and is based on the Legacy Cycle methodology. It will be implemented in the spring of2012 at a public school with 98% Hispanic students.AcknowledgementsThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No.EEC

Conference Session

Manufacturing Education and Outreach

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Anil Saigal; Vincent Manno

technology. The need for practical relevancy led to the establishmentof our Industrial Advisory Council with members from several companies and the USgovernment. New programs emerged such as the Certificate Program in ManufacturingEngineering and a part-time Masters of Engineering degree program with a project focus. Othercollaborative activities include joint responsibility for the Annual Thermal ManufacturingWorkshop, industrial sponsorship of senior design projects and providing outside feedback aspart of our ABET EC2000 continuous improvement process. The current level of collaboration isgood but can be improved. For a university in which most of the students attend classes full-timeduring the day, meeting the needs of the students from industry

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Stwalley, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Grace Baldwin; Virginia Booth-Womack, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Sarah Larose; Carol Stwalley, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

covered abouttwo thirds of their projected academic costs. Once on campus, the program attempted to create apositive, success-reinforcing community of students, similar to those found in minority advocacyorganizations and smaller engineering departments (Baldwin et al., 2021a). Students began theircollegiate STEM experience with a boot camp designed to emulate the expectations and work loadof the first-year engineering program at Purdue, in a consequence-free environment. During eachschool year, students were provided with a friendly, success-tools oriented seminar by one of theprogram’s investigators. Reflective writing exercises were emphasized to encourage writtencommunication skills and career focus (McCarthy, 2011; Bolton, 2006). Purdue has

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Schweitzer; John Klegka

had minordifferences and varying levels of advanced functionality but, at the beginner creation level, theywere all very similar.Pro/Desktop’s major advantages in the Evaluation Criteria were in ease of installation, depth ofbuilt in tutorials, cost, and direct compatibility with its big brother, Pro/Engineer. The completecompatibility with Pro/Engineer and many of the other Pro product line meant that Pro/Desktopcould be used as a training tool for students who will most likely use Pro/Engineer in industry.Of more concern for this selection process, however, is the ability for students to work withPro/Engineer files that are available from Capstone Design customers during their final capstonedesign experience as undergraduates. Autodesk

Conference Session

Inquiry, Inclusivity, and Integration

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ilgin Guler, Pennsylvania State University; Stephanie Cutler, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Sarah E Zappe, Pennsylvania State University

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Civil Engineering

of California, Berkeley in Civil and Environmental Engineering. After completing her Ph.D., she served as a post-doctoral scholar in the Institute of Transport Systems and Planning at ETH Zurich, Switzerland. Dr. Guler has over 7 years of research, teaching and industry experience on traffic operations. Dr. Guler has been the primary author to multiple research proposals funded by institutions such as the Pennsylvania DOT, South Dakota DOT, Swiss National Science Foundation and Swiss Association of Road Transportation Experts. She is currently serving as the Penn State PI on NCHRP 17-84: Pedestrian and Bicycle safety performance functions for the Highway Safety Manual. Dr. Guler’s research has resulted in 25 peer

Conference Session

College Engineering K-12 Outreach III

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Judith Miller; Paula Quinn; Jill Rulfs; John Orr

-12education throughout their careers. This paper summarizes lessons that the program directorsand participants have learned after one and one half years of experience with the program, andprovides recommendations to others considering such activities. Feedback from all involved(fellows, WPI faculty, elementary principals and teachers, and public school administrators) hasbeen overwhelmingly positive. Quantitative assessment work is underway, and will be reportedseparately.Project Background and Current StatusThe overall goal of the NSF GK-12 program is to prepare engineering graduate students who areinformed about K-12 education and who have the interest and knowledge to enable them toremain engaged in K-12 education in some manner throughout their

Conference Session

Teaching Emerging Energy Technologies

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gene Liao, Wayne State University; Chih-Ping Yeh, Wayne State University; James Sawyer, Macomb Community College

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

a hands-on- laboratory environment• Expose HEV technology to K-12 teachers, corporate partners, and automotive professionals• Initiate a pilot program for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) certification in hybrid vehicles• Prepare community college students in Associate of Applied Science (AAS) programs to successfully transfer to the WSU’s Engineering Technology program to earn a Bachelor of Science and Engineering Technology degree. Page 12.841.33. ImplementationLeveraging the strengths of each institution – the WSU’s experience in engineering research andproducing talented Bachelor and Master level graduates and the MCC’s

Conference Session

Writing and Communication

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vukica M. Jovanovic, Old Dominion University; Denise Tombolato-Terzic, Christopher Newport University; Daniel P. Richards, Old Dominion University; Pilar Pazos, Old Dominion University; Megan McKittrick, Old Dominion University; Julia Romberger, Old Dominion University; Otilia Popescu, Old Dominion University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

categories: 1) How did the STEM faculty perceive the role of Writing in STEM Classes? 2) What is the perception of STEM faculty related to the effectiveness of writing in the STEM disciplines? 3) What are experiences of STEM faculty related to the teaching of writing skill development? 4) How did the STEM faculty perceive the role of English Department on campus? 5) What is the relation between the industry practice versus academic requirements? 6) What does the effective writing assignment design look like?Each of these categories is discussed below.The Role of Writing in STEM Classes: All participating STEM faculty identified writing as anessential part of the instruction that their students

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Widmer

are at a disadvantage and do not compete on a levelplaying field with other technical oriented students. The paper outlines the problem and suggests appliedapproaches and teaching strategies. The advantages to tailoring instruction to the non technical student willresult in improved retention and a more informed and more interested student.PROBLEM STATEMENT While all of us may be created equal twenty years down the path of life many people developdifferences in level of achievement, communication skills, technical ability and practical experience.Instructors and professors all except that fact in a technical course, that is experience and ability will varywithin a random group of students. However what do we do about it? Usually

Conference Session

Integrating Materials and Manufacturing

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Gerald Sullivan

in the materials course. Page 10.836.12. Background and GoalsCurrently the mechanical engineering dept. at the Virginia Military Institute offers anintroductory material science course for their second year students, during the fallsemester. The course begins with an over view of material properties and introduceselastic and plastic deformation, as well as brittle fracture. This first section of the courseemphasizes the characterization of material behavior via material properties, and isbacked up with extensive laboratory experimentation, (e.g. tensile tests, torsion tests,charpy impact tests). The next section of the course goes beyond

Conference Session

Product and Venture Creation Curriculum

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Luiz Gargione

, telecommunications, pharmaceutical, automobile industries andcenters for research and innovation are located in the area. The program proposed intends to organize activities related to technology basedproject development, theory related to feasibility and risk analysis for technology based start -ups, team work, return on investment, benefits analysis, in vestment and return cash-flows,environmental issues, technology and society, etc. The program is being designed for a two -year degree and the expectation is that it can be implemented in the middle of 2002. The instructors should be very special people with experience in developing projectsin the industry and/or research and development agencies, preferable in the field of scienceand

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph D. Torres; Tom Cummings

Session 2570 Minority Education in Engineering, Mathematics and Science Joseph D. Torres and Tom Cummings School of Engineering University of New MexicoAbstractThe University of New Mexico (UNM) Minority Engineering, Mathematics and Science(MEMS) Program is a uniquely comprehensive program designed to increase the number ofminority students enrolling, graduating and pursuing careers in Engineering, Mathematics andScience (EMS) by: 1) improving retention rates of students in EMS disciplines, 2) fosteringrelations with industry and the technical community to

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session: Works in Progress

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dominic Guri, Tufts University; Merredith D. Portsmore, Tufts University; Vivian Zhong, Tufts University; Erica Cherry Kemmerling, Tufts University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

building fluid mechanics and heat transfer experiments is being developed for upperelementary and middle school students. The kit consists of tubes, valves, junctions, water tanks, and heatersthat can be connected in any order to build flow and heat transfer devices. Preliminary tests have been con-ducted to evaluate the usability and functionality of the kit by asking third through seventh grade studentsto build plant watering and house water supplying systems. The tests indicated that the FlowGo toolset iseasy to use, has a high level of engagement, and shows the potential to engage students in design challengesrelated to gravity-driven flow and heat loss through pipes.Background and MotivationK-12 students have many toys and low-cost tools

Conference Session

Issues in Computer Education

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

George Stockman

students in the IT Specialization, the course was designed asif it would eventually become available to all university majors. The course philosophy,objectives, and content are described below. The course has been a successful prototype that maybe used in part or in whole by other academic units preparing professionals for a future wherecomputers and communication are pervasive.IntroductionComputers, communication networks, and digital representation of all kinds of information havethoroughly transformed commerce and the way people work and play. Not only has educationitself been transformed by using IT, but it also faces the task of getting students to be fluent inthe concepts and practical use of IT. Universities have undergone various

Conference Session

Industrial Technology/Industrial Engineering Technology Forum

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Stier, Illinois State University

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Engineering Technology

thedepartment will be referred to as Department E.IntroductionThe accepted practice of accumulating extensive inventories can be traced back to the industrialrevolution1. Even as recently as in the 1990s the timeframe to deliver merchandise to thecustomer from inventory in a warehouse could be as long as 15 to 30 days2. This timeframe andapproach to delivering product to the customer drove the need to stockpile inventory. Today therules of business have changed and that type of inventory strategy is no longer acceptable3.Companies face intense global competition with new products being launched at a much fasterpace. This has driven companies to outsource functions like design, manufacturing, anddistribution to places like China, India and countries in

Collection

2014 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Gordon Romney; Pradip Dey; Mohammad Amin; Bhaskar Sinha

to have an individual, dedicated“virtual” computer on which to experiment and complete a laboratory assignment withoutmodifying, if desired, the host “physical” computer and its resources11. Operating systemvirtualization has been a great facilitator at SOEC in the teaching of computer science,information technology and security courses6,10. A physical, hypervisor host machine has thecapability of running multiple operating systems concurrently, each of which is a guest machineor virtual machine (VM)12. Examples of a Hypervisor executing as an application are: 1)VMware Workstation under the Windows 8 O/S; 2) Parallels under the Mac OS X, or c) OracleVirtualBox on Windows, Mac OS X or Linux. Virtual Labs (VL). Lab assignments using VMshave

Conference Session

Potpourri: Various Issues and Topics in Graduate Studies

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine G.P. Berdanier, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ekembu Kevin Tanyi, Norfolk State University; IRVING K CASHWELL Jr, Norfolk State University; Tasha Zephirin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

thatdiffered in a variety of characteristics, including time in their graduate program, focus withinmaterials science engineering, and level of experience with independent laboratory research.Senior graduate students were responsible for facilitating an interdisciplinary research projectand delegating research work tasks to teams of other students. We present findings from a mixedmethods study which evaluates individual and team successes in collaborative multi-institutionaland interdisciplinary research. Implications of this work include helping programs developcompetencies for their graduate students that include “team science” and collaborative skills.I. IntroductionTo solve complex, ill-structured engineering and science problems in an

Conference Session

Track: Pre-college - Technical Session 7

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2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

Authors

Kristina Rigden, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Mariappan Jawaharlal, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Nicole Gutzke, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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Diversity, Pre-College

addition, the Femineer® Programwas publicized by US News and World Report.Femineer® SummitThe annual Femineer® Summit is held on the Cal Poly Pomona campus where students canshowcase their Femineer® project. In addition to students showcasing their projects, there arekeynote speakers from industry, a panel on women in engineering, workshops on Financial Aidand First Year Experience, a campus tour, a College of Engineering laboratory tour, a BioTrektour, and a tour of the W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Center. Faculty, staff, and industry partnersare encouraged to attend the Summit.The first Femineer® Summit started in 2016 with 9 schools and 300 students. The Summit in2017 marked over 17 schools participating with 500 students. With the growth of the

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2015 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Gordon W. Romney; Baird W. Brueseke

470 Distance Learning Requirements for Vetting Curricula Gordon W. Romney1, Baird W. Brueseke2 1School of Engineering and Computing National University, San Diego, California,/ 2iNetwork Inc. San Diego, CaliforniaAbstractEducational objects (eObjects) such as YouTube laboratories and pod lectures deluge the internet.Additionally, MOOCs and distance learning introduce escalating challenges for higher educationand institutional educators, particularly, in the area of course content validation. How can theseeObjects be

Conference Session

Women Faculty & the NSF ADVANCE Program

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ryan Dupont; Mary Feng; Hailey Christine

lives, and strengthen working relationships within departments. The modelgoes beyond work/personal life to make the workplace more equitable and improve the quality ofworking people’s lives. This approach has been successful in business organizations such asXerox and is modeled to work for other organizations. ADVANCE is experimenting with themodel for the first time in a university setting.The method of the Dual Agenda model is designed to uncover gendered assumptions, such asthose about competence and commitment, which underlie work practices that are bothinequitable and ineffective. Once found and analyzed, action plans can be put into place. Theunderlying approach to the method is to focus on joint inquiry, collaboration, and commitment

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2018 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Edgar C. Clausen; James T. McAllister

enrollment trends, including: • Poorer instructional quality. Many faculty have become increasingly more interested in research and thereby less interested in teaching and laboratory instruction. As enrollments have increased, some faculty have turned away from detailed problem solving to easier ways to assess student performance. Finally, many faculty expect less from their students while, at the same time, continuing to inflate grades. • Less prepared engineering graduates. Poorer quality of instruction and lowered faculty expectations, coupled with an observation that fewer students are entering the university with hands-on experience, may result in a larger number of graduates that are not well

Conference Session

Assessment and Continuous Improvement in Electronics and Electrical ET Programs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University

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Engineering Technology

. IntroductionThe curriculum of the EET program covers a broad based educational experience emphasizingpractical, hands-on laboratory work, closely coordinated with theoretical classroom discussion.Students receive a solid foundation of coursework in electric circuits, digital electronics,solid-state electronics, communications, power and electrical machinery.The EET program has developed a PEOs assessment process to fulfill ABET accreditationrequirements. It is an outcome based assessment in which the PEOs should meet the need of theprogram constituents. PEOs describe the attributes that we desire our graduates to possess three tofive years after graduation. According to ABET’s definition of PEOs, “Program EducationalObjectives are broad statement that

Conference Session

Instrumentation Technical Session II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Akram Hossain, Purdue University, Calumet (Tech); Tanima Zaman, Ivy Tech Community College, Northwest

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Instrumentation

- ious capacities. He served as chair of manufacturing Systems Development Applications Department of IEEE/IAS. He authored more than 25 refereed journal and conference publications. In 2009 he as PI received NSF-CCLI grant entitled A Mechatronics Curriculum and Packaging Automation Laboratory Fa- cility. In 2010 he as Co-PI received NSF-ATE grant entitled Meeting Workforce Needs for Mechatronics Technicians. From 2003 through 2006, he was involved with Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL in developing direct computer control for hydrogen powered automotives. He is also involved in several direct computer control and wireless process control related research projects. His interests are in the area of industrial

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Audra Morse, Texas Tech University; Heyward Ramsey, Texas Tech University; W. Andrew Jackson, Texas Tech University

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Environmental Engineering

AC 2007-217: A HYBRID CLASS CONTAINING MICROBIOLOGY ANDENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING AT TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITYAudra Morse, Texas Tech UniversityHeyward Ramsey, Texas Tech UniversityW. Andrew Jackson, Texas Tech University Page 12.48.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007A Hybrid Class Containing Microbiology and Environmental Engineering at Texas Tech UniversityAbstractDue to the ever-changing demands in the field of environmental engineering, students todaymust have a diverse background in science as well as in engineering design principles. Asindicated in the ABET general criteria for advanced programs, graduates of environmentalengineering programs

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

John T. Bell; H. Scott Fogler

visualresolutions as low as 200x300 pixels. This resolution makes it impossible for the user todistinguish more than one or at most two digits of precision, and also makes it impractical todisplay text or numerical results, except for a few small items in very large font.All this means that the VR developer must concentrate on the goal of delivering an effectiveeducational experience, and not yield to the temptation to perform rigorous engineeringcalculations while the VR program is running. Educational VR can be an effective mechanismfor illustrating concepts, trends, ideas, and cause-and-effect relationships, but it is not anappropriate tool for calculating or displaying detailed results. ( After all, we have other tools forthose tasks. ) Gross

Conference Session

IE Accreditation and Program Issues

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary Besterfield-Sacre; Jayant Rajgopal; Bryan Norman; Bopaya Bidanda; Kim Needy

or methods are taught in a particular course just prior to when they might beneeded/applied in other related courses. Unfortunately, a number of these integrated programs,many supported by NSF, have not been sustained. This has not been the case at the University ofPittsburgh where we have learned to deliver an integrated curriculum to the large majority of our400 freshmen.However, there is a paucity of engineering programs that have successfully created disciplinespecific integrated curricula 15, 16. All too often, the only “integration” students experience isthrough an individual course, often the culminating senior capstone design experience 17, 18.Consequently, because students have not been systematically exposed to the linkages among

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 1 - Sustainability & Environmental Justice

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey M. Bielicki, The Ohio State University; Yun-Han Weng, The Ohio State University; Emily T. Creamer, The Ohio State University; Matthew Judkins Mayhew, The Ohio State University

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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON)

Paper ID #42682EmPOWERing a Sustainable Energy Future through Interconnected Curricularand Co-Curricular PedagogiesProf. Jeffrey M. Bielicki, The Ohio State University Dr. Bielicki is the Program Director and Principal Investigator of the OSU EmPOWERment Program on convergent graduate training for a sustainable energy future. He is also research lead for Sustainable Energy for the OSU Sustainability Institute and he runs the Energy Sustainability Research Laboratory where he and his students research issues in which energy and environmental systems and policy interact, specifically on topics related to carbon management

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew O'Fallon, Washington State University; Jack R Hagemeister, Washington State University; Clint Cole, Washington State University, Pullman; Joseph Harris, Digilent Inc.

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Electrical and Computer

designing remote sensors. Heattributed this opportunity directly to learning about microcontrollers and the ATmega family.He is now using a variety of microcontrollers in this research group.The new microcontroller course has been a great success and students are actually excited abouttaking this still very challenging class.References:[1] R. Bachnak, Teaching Microcontrollers with Hands-on Hardware Experiments.,Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges, vol. 20, no. 4, pp. 207.213, April 2005.[2] R. Bachnak, R. Fox, and R Chakinarapu, Teaching Assembly Language with a Taste of Hardware., Journal ofComputing Sciences in Colleges, vol. 21, no. 4, pp. 154. 160, April 2006.[3] J. Challinger, Efficient Use of Robots in the Undergraduate Curriculum