Conference Session

Digital Communications Systems

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruce Dunne, Grand Valley State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

2006-1962: DSP-BASED LOW-COST DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONSLABORATORYBruce Dunne, Grand Valley State University Bruce E. Dunne is currently an Assistant Professor in the Padnos College of Engineering and Computing at Grand Valley State University. He received his B.S.E.E. and M.S.E.E. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology. His interests include digital signal processing and communications systems. Page 11.497.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 DSP-Based Low-Cost Digital Communications

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CANCELLED: Track 6: Technical Session 2: Gender Differences in Global Identity Development: Implications for Intercultural Competence in Higher Education

Collection

2025 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Aparajita Jaiswal, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI); Sakhi Aggrawal, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI); Vidya Reddy Madana, Purdue University

Tagged Topics

2025 CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

, “The psychology of globalization.,” Am. Psychol., vol. 57, no. 10, p. 774, 2002, Accessed: Jul. 23, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/2002-18352- 003.html[5] A. Jaiswal, K. Patel, D. Patel, and A. Magana, “Perceived scrum Values, Conflict Resolution Ability, and Cultural Self-Awareness in the Context of System Analysis and Design Teamwork,” in 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, 2022.[6] A. Jaiswal, M. Sapkota, and K. Acheson, “Bridging borders: assessing the impact of semester-long study abroad programs on intercultural competence development in undergraduate engineering students,” Int. J. STEM Educ., vol. 11, no. 1, p. 24, May 2024, doi: 10.1186/s40594-024-00483-6.[7] J. M

Conference Session

Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Vernon Cook, University of Pittsburgh; Robert J. Kerestes, University of Pittsburgh; Brandon M. Grainger, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

Paper ID #25648Visualizing Power-Quality Phenomena in a Hands-On Electric Power Sys-tems LaboratoryMr. Thomas Vernon Cook, University of Pittsburgh I am a Electrical Engineering Masters student in the Electric Power program at the University of Pitts- burgh. I spent the last year helping to develop a hands on learning environment and curriculum for engineering students of all disciplines. My current research is in power electronic conversion for small spacecraft applications.Dr. Robert J. Kerestes, University of Pittsburgh Robert Kerestes, PhD, is an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at the

Conference Session

Experiential Learning in Mechanics

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Davishahl, Whatcom Community College; Lee Singleton; Todd Haskell; Kathryn Rupe, Western Washington University

community college in the Pacific Northwest. The course is part of anengineering transfer program and serves a variety of engineering majors and transfer goals, withmechanical engineering being the most popular. Integral calculus and one quarter of calculus-based physics (mechanics) are both required course prerequisites for Statics. Table 1 on the nextpage summarizes the study population. The overall number of students in the study is too low fordemographic breakdowns to be meaningful. Table 1. Study population. Enrollment (last Number Mean MATH Mean PHYS week) Consenting to prereq grade

Conference Session

Installation, Integration, and Development

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sung Joon Suk, Western Carolina University; Steven Anthony Sciara, Western Carolina University; George D Ford, Western Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

Paper ID #17951A review of the benefits of a residential solar power installation in westernNorth CarolinaDr. Sung Joon Suk, Western Carolina UniversitySteven Anthony Sciara, Western Carolina UniversityDr. George D Ford, Western Carolina University Dr. George Ford P.E. is an associate professor in the Construction Management Department at Western Carolina University. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 A review of the benefits of a residential solar power installation in western North CarolinaAbstractThis paper examines the costs and benefits of a five kilowatt

Conference Session

COED: EE Topics

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rustin Webster, Purdue University, New Albany; Joseph F Dues Jr., Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

Paper ID #17819System Usability Scale (SUS): Oculus Rift R DK2 and Samsung Gear VR RDr. Rustin Webster, Purdue University, New Albany Dr. Rustin Webster is an assistant professor at Purdue University. He teaches within the Purdue Poly- technic Institute and the department of engineering technology. He specializes in mechanical engineering and computer graphics technology. Prior to joining Purdue, Dr. Webster worked in the Department of Defense field as an engineer, project manager, and researcher. His specialization was in mechanical de- sign, research and development, and business development. He studied at Murray State

Conference Session

Continuing Professional Development Division (CPD) Technical Session 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Oyinkansola Aladeokin, Morgan State University; Oludare Adegbola Owolabi P.E., Morgan State University; Adekemisola Olufunmilayo Asahiah, Morgan State University; Pelumi Olaitan Abiodun, Morgan State University; Hannah Abedoh, Morgan State University

Tagged Divisions

Continuing, Professional, and Online Education Division (CPOED)

Paper ID #44385Impact of STEM Professional Development on Graduate Trainees’ ScholarshipOyinkansola Aladeokin, Morgan State UniversityDr. Oludare Adegbola Owolabi P.E., Morgan State University Dr. Oludare Owolabi, a professional engineer in Maryland, joined the Morgan State University faculty in 2010. He is the director of the sustainable infrastructure development, smart innovation and relient engineering and the director of undergraduate programs in the department of civil engineering at Morgan State University.Adekemisola Olufunmilayo Asahiah, Morgan State UniversityMr. Pelumi Olaitan Abiodun, Morgan State University

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Research Methodologies – Session 2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Neha Kardam, University of Washington; Shruti Misra, University of Washington; Denise Wilson, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

Denise Wilson is a professor of electrical engineering at the University of Washington, Seattle. Her research interests in engineering education focus on the role of self-efficacy, belonging, and other non- cognitive aspects of the student experience on e ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Is Natural Language Processing Effective in Education Research? A case study in student perceptions of TA supportAbstractNatural language processing (NLP) techniques are widely used in linguistic analysis and haveshown promising results in areas such as text summarization, text classification, autocorrection,chatbot conversation management, and many other applications. In education, NLP

Conference Session

Professional Development for Graduate Students

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Michael A. Matthews P.E., University of South Carolina; Gina M. Kunz, University of South Carolina; Kevin Brock, University of South Carolina; Darin Freeburg, University of South Carolina

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

Paper ID #29659Novel Courses for the Professional Development of Graduate Students:Results and ReflectionDr. Michael A. Matthews P.E., University of South Carolina Professor Matthews received his PhD from Texas A&M University in 1986. He was a member of the faculty at the University of Wyoming from 1987 to 1993, and has been at the University of South Carolina since 1994. He currently is Senior Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Programs and Vice Dean in the College of Engineering and ComputingDr. Gina M. Kunz, University of South Carolina Dr. Gina M. Kunz is Director of the Research Institute in the College

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James P Becker, Montana State University; Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

(MSU). Plumb has been involved in engineering education and program evaluation for over 25 years, and she continues to work on externally funded projects relating to engineering education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017Towards a Web-Based System for Promoting Success of At-Risk Students in a Basic Electric Circuits CourseAbstractElectric circuit analysis is often the first calculus-based and discipline-related course for studentsin electrical and computer engineering and is therefore a gateway course to the discipline.Gateway courses are often plagued by significant student failure rates. This paper outlines thekey features of a web-based system that is being

Conference Session

The ABCs of FBDs

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Matthew Runyon, Texas A&M University; Vimal Viswanathan, San Jose State University; Kimberly Grau Talley P.E., Texas State University; Tracy Anne Hammond, Texas A&M University; Julie S. Linsey, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

Engineering Department at San Jose State University. His research interests include design innovation, creativity, design theory, and engineer- ing education.Dr. Kimberly Grau Talley P.E., Texas State University Dr. Kimberly G. Talley is an associate professor in the Department of Engineering Technology, Bobcat Made Makerspace Director at Texas State University, and a licensed Professional Engineer. She received her Ph.D. and M.S.E. from the University of Texas at Austin in Structural Engineering. Her undergraduate degrees in History and in Construction Engineering and Management are from North Carolina State Uni- versity. Dr. Talley teaches courses in the Construction Science and Management and Civil Engineering

Collection

2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

E. Hou; T. N. Chang; A. Dhawan; J. Ji; E. Luxford; D. Rodriguez; W. Stoddart; S. Siddiqui

organization are critical to proper execution of tasks and program objectives. Eventhough the team members are non-paid volunteers, their effort is recognized and indirectly compensatedby course grades and credits via, e.g. senior design projects. At the kick off meeting in September 2007,two student team leaders were elected from the remaining members of the previous year’s DARPA GrandChallenge team. The student team leaders’ responsibilities include: organizing team meetings,communication, and integration of technical efforts. A panel of faculty advisors from electrical andcomputer engineering as well as mechanical engineering was assembled along with an industry advisor,thereby providing technical leadership in areas of automation/control, guidance

Conference Session

Computers and Software in Teaching Mathmatics

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheri Shakiban, University of St. Thomas; Michael P. Hennessey, University of St. Thomas

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

publication. In addition to teaching regular math courses, I also like to create and teach innovative courses such as ”Mathematical symmetry of Southern Spain” and ”Mathematics and Architecture of the Incas in Peru”, which I have taught as study abroad courses several times.Michael P. Hennessey, University of St. Thomas Michael P. Hennessey (Mike) joined the full-time faculty as an Assistant Professor fall semester 2000. He is an expert in machine design, computer-aided-engineering, and in the kinematics, dynamics, and control of mechanical systems, along with related areas of applied mathematics. Presently, he has published 41 technical papers (published or accepted), in journals (9), conferences (31), or magazines (1). In

Conference Session

Information and Network Security

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alireza Kavianpour, DeVry University; Ricardo Monterrosa, DeVry University; Rammy Badran, DeVry University

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

regards to the databaseserver, MySQL 5.1 was installed onto the computer. This database is called “RERAirlines” andcurrently has at least five tables: flight information, passenger information, airports,confirmation, and tag information. To link Java programs to the database server, a JDBC driver(MySQL Connector/J) is installed. The java program has to go through the JDBC driver toconnect to the MySQL database (Figure 3). Java JDBC Program Database Database Driver Server Tables Figure 3: The JDBC Architecture Figure 4: RFID Software Design

Conference Session

Student Division Technical 4: Student Experience & Competencies

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mehdi Lamssali, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (CoE); Alesia Ferguson; Olivia Nicholas, RAPID; Andrea Ofori-Boadu, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (CoE); Angela White

development processes in undergraduate architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) women in the United States. In 2020, Dr. Ofori-Boadu received a National Science Foundation (NSF-RAPID) grant award to gain insights into undergraduate STEM student decision-making processes during pandemics. Through seed funds from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s Department of Education (Title III) and Center of Product Design and Advanced Manufacturing (CEPDAM) grants, she investigated the utilization of agricultural waste bio-chars for partial cement replacement resulting in a patent (U.S. Patent No. 11,104,611; August 31, 2021). Her research work has resulted in numerous citations, publications

Conference Session

DISTINGUISHED LECTURE: 2019 Best PIC, Zone, and Diversity Papers Live Q&A

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Amardeep Kaur, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Theresa Mae Swift, Missouri University of Science and Technology

Tagged Topics

2019 Best Zone & PIC Papers

that the flexibility indeveloping video content is a good opportunity to fix the content and seeks to continue addingnew content or make changes to reflect accumulated experience and student feedback.The course under considerationThe Electrical Circuits is an undergraduate level course at Missouri S&T intended for non-EEstudents. The content primarily includes AC circuit steady-state analysis covering single andpoly-phase circuits with emphasis on applications like transformers, induction machines andfrequency response. DC circuit analysis is used as a special case to introduce the basiccomponents and basic analysis techniques. Primarily, students from Mechanical Engineering,Civil Engineering and Engineering Management departments take

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Narayanan M. Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

effective way of enhancingcomprehension and retention of lessons1,2,3 in the undergraduate curriculum. Coyle4 discusses avertically integrated curricular experience in electrical engineering, constructed from a projectrunning through a sequence of courses. Ohland5 discusses multiple approaches tomultidisciplinary design experiences in the undergraduate curriculum. Devgan6 discusses how Page 23.1037.2research experiences are used to meet ABET EC2000 criteria. Pionke7 describes using a NASAstudent competition as an intense multidisciplinary project experience. While the experiencediscussed in this paper was not designed as a curricular experience, it

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rajendran Swamidurai, Alabama State University; Cadavious M. Jones, Alabama State University ; Carl Pettis, Alabama State University ; Uma Kannan, Alabama State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

Paper ID #27519Big Data Analytics - With an Infusion of Statistics for the Modern StudentDr. Rajendran Swamidurai, Alabama State University Dr. Rajendran Swamidurai is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Alabama State University. He received his BE in 1992 and ME in 1998 from the University of Madras, and PhD in Computer Science and Software Engineering from Auburn University in 2009. He is an IEEE senior Member.Dr. Cadavious M. Jones, Alabama State University Dr. Cadavious M. Jones is an Associate Professor of Mathematics at Alabama State University. He received his BS in 2006 and MS in 2008 from Alabama State

Conference Session

New ECE Laboratories

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Liang Hong, Tennessee State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

transceiver and SDR expertise, coursematerials for undergraduate students with electrical engineering major is developed. Thesecourse materials provide hands-on experience and use project based learning pedagogy. Themodule was employed in the first communication systems course offered at the Electrical andComputer Engineering Department of Tennessee State University (TSU). It is offered at senioryear as a required course. There are two prerequisites: one is Linear Systems that covers theanalog and digital signals and various transform techniques such as Fourier, Laplace, and Z-transform, the other one is Introduction to Engineering Design that covers the engineering designprocess. This module is implemented after the students learned the basic

Conference Session

Two-Year College Potpourri

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah L. Rodriguez, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Paul Charles Bigby, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Antarjot Kaur, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Two-Year College Division (TYCD)

Paper ID #42360WIP: Barriers to Developing Computing Identity in Hispanic-serving CommunityCollege Introductory Artificial Intelligence CoursesDr. Sarah L. Rodriguez, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Sarah L. Rodriguez is an Associate Professor of Engineering Education and an affiliate faculty member with the Higher Education Program at Virginia Tech. Her engineering education research agenda centers upon engineering and computing identity development of historically marginalized populations at higher education institutions. Currently, Dr. Rodriguez is involved with several large-scale interdisciplinary

Conference Session

Research Informing Teaching Practice I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Jane Grigg, Clemson University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

associated with lower overall mentalworkload (p=0.036), lower mental demand (p=0.018), and lower frustration (p=0.011). Thisinformation can be used to inform researchers on different strategies that novice problem solversuse to manage the problem solving process and the effectiveness of those strategies. Theultimate goal of this project is to better design and present problems in introductory engineeringcourses to capitalize on strategies that lead to successful building of problem-solving skills.IntroductionThis research looked at first year engineering students’ problem solving attempts to elucidatehow students solve problems, what strategies they used, and how successful though strategieswere based on whether the student was able to obtain a

Conference Session

DSA Technical Session 4

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fengbo Ma, Northeastern University; Xuemin Jin, Northeastern University

Tagged Topics

Data Science & Analytics Constituent Committee (DSA)

. Xuemin Jin is a teaching professor at the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at Northeastern University. He teaches two core courses for the Data Analytics Engineering Graduate Program, Data Management for Analytics and Data Mining in Engineering. His current research interests include emotion detection, remote sensing and atmospheric compensation. Before joining Northeastern University, Dr. Jin was a data scientist at State Street Corporation, a principal scientist at Spectral Sciences, Inc., a software engineer at eXcelon Corp, and a scientist at SerOptics, Inc. Dr. Jin received his Ph.D. in physics from University of Maryland at College Park. He was a postdoctoral at MIT and at TRIUMF Canada

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies: Laboratory Pedagogy

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julianne Vernon, University of Michigan; Deborah E. Goldberg, University of Michigan; John P. Wolfe, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Paper ID #15023Engaging Students in Authentic Research in Introductory Chemistry and Bi-ology LaboratoriesDr. Julianne Vernon, University of Michigan Julianne Vernon is a Research Program Officer at the University of Michigan, the College of Literature, Science, and Arts where she is coordinating the implementation of faculty led research projects into introductory chemistry and biology lab courses. She received her bachelors of engineering in chemical engineering from the City College of New York and her doctorate degree at University of Florida in Environmental Engineering. She has experience developing international

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in BAE

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

William Hart; Mike Williams; George Grandle; Alvin Womac

a stand-alone web site for presentation of technical material.Strange (2002) advised that this approach would be more flexible and possibly reduce theneed to re-enter technical material into the instructional software package. Some of themost important criteria for the instructor were the long-term user-friendliness and minimalamount of computer programming effort. This includes issues of ease of coursedevelopment and of course re-construction from term-to-term. Ease of class and student Page 8.427.4administration features such as grading, access control, and management of class, student,and instructor records was considered important in the course

Conference Session

Working at the Intersection of Industry and Academia

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Evan Harpenau; Evelyn Ann Kaelin; Meg Piechocki; Mitchell L. Springer PMP, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

Campus, West Lafayette Dr. Mitchell L. Springer PMP, SPHR, SHRM-SCP Dr. Springer currently serves as an Executive Director for Purdue University’s Polytechnic Institute lo- cated in West Lafayette, Indiana. He has over thirty-five years of theoretical and defense industry-based practical experience from four disciplines: software engineering, systems engineering, program manage- ment and human resources. Dr. Springer possesses a significant strength in pattern recognition, analyzing and improving organizational systems. He is internationally recognized and has contributed to scholarship more than 300 books, articles, presentations, editorials and reviews on software development methodolo- gies, management

Collection

2017 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Gabriel Bánesz Ph.D., Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra; Alena Hašková Ph.D., Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra; Danka Lukáčová, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra (Slovakia)

of educational environments and their use for specific purposes, and optimization of school management. She is a guarantee of the postgraduate (Ph.D.) study program Di- dactics of Special Technical Subject and habilitation and inauguration procedure in the science branch Subject Didactics - Didactics of Special Technical Subjects (procedures in Assoc. Prof. and Prof. title awarding).Dr. Danka Luk´acˇ ov´a, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra (Slovakia) Assoc. Prof. PaedDr. Danka Luk´acˇ ov´a, Ph.D., is an associated professor in the branch of Subject Didac- tics - Didactics of Special Technical Subjects. She is a supervisor of the postgraduate (Ph.D.) students in the study program Didactics of Special

Collection

2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Yao Agoudavi; Nathan Cyrille; Luis Hernandez; Amber LaGuerre; Zhineng Li; Katherine Vides; Sunil Dehipawala; Andrew Nguyen; Alexei Kisselev; Tak Cheung

ASEE 2014 Zone I Conference, April 3-5, 2014, University of Bridgeport, Bridgpeort, CT, USA.Analysis of Synchrotron X-ray based Absorption Data of Fe & Zn atoms in Consumer Product Tissue Samples 1Yao Agoudavi, Nathan Cyrille, Luis Hernandez, Sunil Dehipawala, , 2Andrew Nguyen, 1AlexeiAmber LaGuerre, Zhineng Li, Katherine Vides, Kisselev and 1Tak Cheung, 1Physics Department , 2Students of Pre-Engineering Program, CUNY Biology Deapartment, CUNY QueensboroughQueensborough Community College, Bayside NY

Conference Session

Curriculum and Assessment I

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter J. Clarke, Florida International University; Debra Lee Davis, Florida International University; Ingrid A. Buckley, Florida Gulf Coast University; Geoff Potvin, Florida International University; Mandayam Thirunarayanan, Florida International University; Edward L. Jones, Florida A&M University/Florida State University

Tagged Divisions

Computing and Information Technology

):224–237, December 2007.[16] Liu Junhua, Yue Zhang, Justin Ruths, Diana Moreno, Daniel D. Jensen, and Kristin L.Wood. Innovations in software engineering education: An experimental study of integrating active learning and design-based learning. In Proceedings of the 120th ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition. ASEE, 2013. Paper No. 6451.[17] Paul Chandler and John Sweller. Cognitive load theory and the format of instruction. Cognition and Instruction, 8(4):293–332, 1991.[18] Ruth Colvin Clark, Frank Nguyen, John Sweller, and Melissa Baddeley. Efficiency in learning: Evidence-based guidelines to manage cognitive load. Performance Improvement, 45(9):46–47, 2006.[19] Michael S. Franklin, Jonathan Smallwood, Claire M. Zedelius

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 28

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lorena S. Grundy, Tufts University; Milo Koretsky, Tufts University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

for them and feel that grades are an importantfactor in achieving career goals like admission to graduate programs (governed by rules) or alucrative post-graduate job offer; one student choose to major in this engineering discipline in partbecause “you get the most amount of jobs, and the starting salary is high.” When it comes to grades,another student said, “I feel like the way I measure– like the quantity I have for my success… ismy grades, and if in an easier class I get better grades then, like, just the natural conclusion is thatthere was a good teacher.” The implication is that both students and professors are seen assuccessful if students get good grades, regardless of their understanding of the material.Another element of

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Jim Henry

http://chem.engr.utc.edu. Hardware and SoftwareThe chemical engineering laboratories have been using desktop computers for data acquisitionand control of engineering equipment since 1990. The students conduct experiments to observesteady-state and transient operating performance, accomplish system identification and, in somecases, design feedback controllers for the systems. The data acquisition and control software iswritten with LabVIEW software (from National Instruments, http://www.natinst.com ).Controller design, if done, involves tuning two feedback controllers: a proportional controllerand a proportional-integral controller.The computers are all networked with ethernet and have internet (IP) addresses