AC 2007-2683: A TWO-COURSE SEQUENCE IN COMPUTER ENGINEERINGPRINCIPLES FOR ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING STUDENTSDorin Patru, Rochester Institute of Technology Dr. Dorin Patru was born in Sibiu, Romania. He attended the local German school system through the 12th grade. He received both his BS and MS degrees in electrical engineering from the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca in Romania in 1993. From 1993 to 1995 he worked for the Institute for Design and Research of Automation Control and Test Equipment, located in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. In 1995 he joined the faculty at the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca as an Instructor and Research Assistant. In 1997 he received an assistantship for doctoral
students moving into the dorm or local housing on the weekend before.During the college assembly, the Dean and Associate Deans addressed the students with a general welcomeand advice about studying. Department heads were introduced so that the students would be able to identifythe chair of their department. Special support services were also made known and the directors of the Officeof Minority Engineering Programs (OMEP) and the Women in Applied Sciences and Engineering Program(WISE) were also introduced. A short reception followed this program with refreshments in the lobby of ournew research building. At the conclusion of this informal time, students were asked to go with the chair oftheir department for assistance with class scheduling. Monday
Pennsylvania StateUniversity. The course design incorporates lecture, discussion, active learning, and peer learningactivities that allow the students to experience the teaching process first hand. The courseincorporates two teaching observations, one by the course instructor and the other in the form ofa peer observation. The purpose of this paper is to share the experience, lessons learned and thebenefits of the course as it prepares a diverse population of graduate assistants to be teachers inundergraduate engineering courses. Publications that support teaching and learning strategies,model programs and framework for TA seminars are represented in the research.2 However, theresearch is lacking in the area of “how to implement” a program for TAs in
Paper ID #18115Summary of Flipped Classroom Results for Introduction to Engineering Us-ing Google Docs and Interactive VideoProf. John M. Santiago Jr, Colorado Technical University Professor John Santiago has been a technical engineer, manager, and executive with more than 26 years of leadership positions in technical program management, acquisition development and operation research support while in the United States Air Force. He currently has over 16 years of teaching experience at the university level and taught over 40 different graduate and undergraduate courses in electrical engineer- ing, systems engineering
Professor of Philosophy at Macalester College. Her primary areas of research in- quiry are the philosophy of technology and the philosophy of engineering. She has been actively involved in the creation and development of fPET: the Forum on Philosophy, Engineering, and Technology, and has served as the president of the Society for Philosophy and Technology. Currently, she is co-editor-in-chief of that society’s journal, Techn´e: Research in Philosophy and Technology. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Thinking Like an Engineer: Responding to the Engineering Blind Spot at Liberal Arts CollegesPart One: introductionAmong the many thoughtful and
Principles of Ship Design, Ship Design and System In- tegration, Marine Engineering and Principles of Naval Architecture. His research interests include Naval and Commercial Ship Design Tools and Methods, Design Optimization and assessment of ship intact stability.Prof. Elizabeth (Elisha) MH Garcia, U.S. Coast Guard Academy Dr. Elizabeth (Elisha) MH Garcia is an Associate Professor of Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut. She has taught at the USCGA for over a decade. Her research interests include analytical modeling of vortex-induced vibrations, as well as pedagogical research into the efficacy of concept maps as a learning tool in engineering courses
Paper ID #21221An Arduino-Based Hardware Platform for a Mechanical Engineering Sopho-more Design CourseDr. Mark David Bedillion, Carnegie Mellon University Dr. Bedillion received the BS degree in 1998, the MS degree in 2001, and the PhD degree in 2005, all from the mechanical engineering department of Carnegie Mellon University. After a seven year career in the hard disk drive industry, Dr. Bedillion was on the faculty of the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology for over 5 years before joining Carnegie Mellon as a Teaching Faculty in 2016. Dr. Bedillion’s research interests include control applications in robotics
Paper ID #13388Examining the Integration and Motivational Impact of Hands on Made4Me:Hands-on Machining, Analysis and Design Experiences for Mechanical En-gineersMr. Jeremy John Vaillant, University of Massachusetts Lowell department of Mechanical Engineering Ph. D candidate with a Masters in Mechanical Engineering with a Design and Manufacturing Concentra- tion who develops CNC technology for academic research and education. He also designs experimental hardware, electronics and software coding to automate mechanical systems.Dr. Christopher J Hansen, University of Massachusetts, LowellProf. Jonathan D. Stolk, Franklin W. Olin
Human-Computer Interaction, and the Psychology of Interaction Design. In addition, he has taught one- day professional development courses at both national and international conferences, and has participated in post-academic training for software engineers. Tom has worked on the design and development of sev- eral software projects and several pieces of commercial courseware. Some research papers have focused on the evaluation of interactive computing systems and the impact of evaluation on design. Other research papers have explored some of the pedagogical and institutional implications of universal student access to personal computers. In addition, he has given invited plenary addresses at international conferences
Electrical Engineering and his Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Florida International University in 1992 and 1989. Dr. Gonzalez research interest includes the intelligent control of large scale autonomous systems, autonomous vehicles, discrete-event modeling and simulation and human signature verification.Dr. Janusz Zalewski, Florida Gulf Coast University Janusz Zalewski, Ph.D., is a professor of computer science and software engineering at Florida Gulf Coast University. Prior to an academic appointment, he worked for various nuclear research institutions, including the Data Acquisition Group of Superconducting Super Collider and Computer Safety and Re- liability Center at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
University-Pueblo. She was formerly on the faculty at the Ohio State University and Purdue University. She has a BA in mathematics from Swarthmore College and MS and PhD in industrial engineering and operations research from the University of California-Berkeley.Dr. Ananda Mani Paudel, Colorado State University, Pueblo Ananda Mani Paudel is Assistant Professor of Engineering at Colorado State University, Pueblo. He was formerly on the faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. He has a B.S in mechanical engineer- ing from Tribhuvan University, Nepal, a M.S. in Mechatronics from Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea, and a Ph.D. in industrial engineering from Western Michigan University
Paper ID #13644Project-Based Learning with Single-Board ComputersDr. Joseph Daly Steinmeyer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Joseph Steinmeyer is currently a lecturer in the EECS Department at MIT. He obtained his BS in EECS from the University of Michigan in 2008, and his MS and PhD (also in EECS) from MIT in 2010 and 2014, respectively. His research interests currently center around neuroscience and engineering, educational technology development, and STEM curriculum development at both the high school and college level
) where he researched and delivered processes for creative & innovative problem solving. For his unique contributions he received the prestigious Distinguished Teacher of the Year Award, the Faculty Talon Award, the University Researcher of the Year AEA Abacus Award, and the President’s Leadership Award. Dr. Raviv has published in the areas of vision-based driverless cars, green innovation, and innovative thinking. He is a co-holder of a Guinness World Record. His new book is titled: ”Everyone Loves Speed Bumps, Don’t You? A Guide to Innovative Thinking.” Dr. Daniel Raviv received his Ph.D. degree from Case Western Reserve University in 1987 and M.Sc. and B.Sc. degrees from the Technion, Israel Institute of
Paper ID #19022Accelerating the Development of Engineering Judgment in Students throughInquiry-Based Learning ActivitiesLt. Col. Jakob C. Bruhl, U.S. Military Academy Lieutenant Colonel Jakob Bruhl is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at the United States Military Academy, West Point, NY. He received his B.S. from Rose- Hulman Institute of Technology, M.S. Degrees from the University of Missouri at Rolla and the University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign, and Ph.D. from Purdue University. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Missouri. His research interests include
Paper ID #28319Microprocessor Design LearningMr. Dominic Zucchini, Missouri University of Science and Technology Dominic Zucchini is senior in at the S&T Cooperative Engineering program in Springfield. He is studying for his degree major in Electrical Engineering and minor in Computer Engineering. He has taken all courses in computer engineering available in the cooperative program and is now exploring curriculum outside of the classroom through research projects such as the WIMPAVR. His research interests include embedded system programming and ASIC design.Mr. Justin Chau, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Paper ID #30993Engagement in Practice (EIP): Differences in Perceptions betweenEngineering and Art Students in an Interdisciplinary Service-LearningProjectDr. Yanjun Yan, Western Carolina University Yanjun Yan is an Associate Professor in Engineering and Technology at Western Carolina University. Her research interests include engineering education, swarm robotics, statistical signal processing, and swarm intelligence.Prof. Mary Anna LaFratta, School of Art and Design, Western Carolina University Mary Anna LaFratta is an artist, designer and design and arts educator in graphic design in the School of Art and Design at
Paper ID #28826Engineering Creativity: Ideas from the Visual Arts for EngineeringProgramsLt. Col. Jakob C Bruhl P.E., U.S. Military Academy Lieutenant Colonel Jakob Bruhl is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at the United States Military Academy, West Point, NY. He received his B.S. from Rose- Hulman Institute of Technology, M.S. Degrees from the University of Missouri at Rolla and the University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign, and Ph.D. from Purdue University. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Missouri. His research interests include resilient infrastructure, protective
2006-2472: HOW TO ENGINEER A WINNING COMPETITION PROJECT:LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE HUMAN POWERED VEHICLE CHALLENGEJohn Gershenson, Michigan Technological University Dr. Gershenson is an associate professor of Mechanical Engineering – Engineering Mechanics at Michigan Technological University in Houghton, Michigan and directs the Life-cycle Engineering Laboratory. Professor Gershenson performs research in the areas of life-cycle product architecture and lean and sustainable design and manufacturing. Specific research interests include: product and process architecture, product platforms, modular product design, lean manufacturing, lean engineering, life-cycle design, and design for the environment
M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering from Vanderbilt University in 1999 and 2001, respectively. In 2001 she joined the Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science Department at Rice University, where she is currently an Assistant Professor. Her current research interests include nanorobotic manipulation with haptic (force) feedback, haptic feedback and shared control between robotic devices and their human users for training and rehabilitation in virtual environments, control methodologies for improved performance of haptic interfaces and teleoperator systems, and educational haptics. She is a 2004 Office of Naval Research Young Investigator and the recipient of the NSF CAREER
2006-1824: REMOTE INTERNETWORKING LABORATORYImad Jabbour, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Imad W. Jabbour received his B.E. in Computer and Communications Engineering with distinction from the American University of Beirut in 2005. He is currently an M.S. candidate in the Information Technology program at MIT, and is working as a graduate Research Assistant at MIT's Center for Educational Computing Initiatives. His current research includes the implementation of software tools for online laboratories, as part of Microsoft-MIT's iLabs project. He holds a Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator certification since 2003, and is a Student Member of the IEEE since 2002.Linda Haydamous
research focus is on the technology to help practitioners develop high quality software at low cost. In particular, he is doing research in soft- ware testing, debugging, security/safety, and reliability at the application and architectural design levels. Professor Wong is the Vice President for Technical Operations of the IEEE Reliability Society and the Secretary of the ACM Special Interest Group on Applied Computing (SIGAPP). He also has an appoint- ment as a Guest Researcher from NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology), an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce. Page 23.742.1
the location of theparticular caps in the list, a test is initiated to determine if the areas containing the two objectsoverlap. This is done by using the Java 2d objects that define the cap and the robot in the displaypanel’s drawing routines. The cap object, based on its id number, is obtained from the global setof graphics primitives that contain all the individual objects contained in the environment. Usinga method from Java’s 2DGraphics API, overlap between robot and cap can be determined. Whena collision takes place, the cap is moved and the environment matrix is updated. The matrixupdate simply involves deleting the values associated with the cap, and assigning the cap’s idnumber to new locations in the matrix. The new location
Session 2354information technology integration in today’s military systems. 1 This survey, part of acurriculum review, entitled “Curriculum 21,” was the primary reason for instituting a secondcourse and was an input into the process that defined the make-up of that course. The results ofthat study are reported in more detail along with the initial response to that study in the form of anew course.2 The Academic Dean’s desire was to look at how we could get this material into oneof the required courses in the technical core that all non-engineering students must take.II. Technical Core Improvement GroupIn the year 2000, the Academic Dean formed a committee, the Technical Core ImprovementGroup (TCIG), to examine the entire technical core. This
skills beyond that and have a profound impact on their characterand an impact on their communities. The substantive engagement with the community is notmerely an act of charity but an enabler to sustained social development. Giving children toys ischarity; engaging children in the design of a toy that appeals to them is community engagementand community based learning.Pedagogies of Engagement and collaborative learningCommunity based learning is one of several methods or strategies for student engagement.Smith et al.2 present a survey of various strategies for engaging undergraduate students,including active learning, service learning, problem-based learning, and team projects. Itincludes a history of these methods and research results on the
Rural Transportation Center and conducted research in warehouse design and operations, transportation security, and inland waterways security. She has taught in both the Industrial Engineering and Civil Engineering departments.Dr. Edward A. Pohl, University of Arkansas Ed is a Professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering at the University of Arkansas. He serves as the Director of the Operations Management Program. Ed received his Ph.D. in systems and indus- trial engineering from the University of Arizona, an M.S. in reliability engineering from the University of Arizona, an M.S. in systems engineering from AFIT, an M.S. in engineering management from the University of Dayton, and a B.S.E.E. from Boston
General in Hawaii, a member of the team revamping the State Juvenile Justice Information System. Her research and instructional Interests include software development, programming languages, and computer ethics.Dr. Peter J. Clarke, Florida International Univeristy Peter J. Clarke received his BSc. degree in Computer Science and Mathematics from the University of the West Indies (Cave Hill) in 1987, MS degree from SUNY Binghamton University in 1996 and PhD in Computer Science from Clemson University in 2003. His research interests are in the areas of software testing, software metrics, model-driven software development, domain-specific modeling languages, and computer science education. He is currently an associate
California State University, Northridge as an Assistant Professor. His research interests include assistive technology for victims of acute aphasia, the evolving cost models of cloud services, and the development of power and cost-efficient embedded and mobile software.Mr. James Flynn, California State University, Northridge James Flynn is a part time faculty member in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at California State University, Northridge (CSUN). He holds a B.S. (1977) degree in Electrical Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology and a Master of Fine Arts (1981) degree from Northwestern University. He is owner of a consulting firm specializing in electronics for television and film
continues to experience atransformation that is responsible for an increased state of complexity and achievement, resultingin national recognition as the 2003 Outstanding Student Section for a medium-sized section.Major restructure of SWE officers: management leadership and a team approach in theLeadership TeamThe major restructure of the SWE officers began in the 2001-2002 academic year. The executiveboard decided that there was too much work for only a handful of officers, and that a largergroup of officers would be more effective in handling the workload of all the SWE projects. Inorder research how other SWE student sections organized their volunteer resources, the currentPresident and Vice President performed a benchmarking analysis using the
greater period of time. Research geared towardcomputation, hands-on learning, and retention supports this assertion.3-5 Computers add a visualand interactive element that resonates with students today.6-8 Research efforts confirm whatmost educators know: creative projects that actively engage students inside and outside of theclassroom result in increased learning, a more positive educational experience, and improvedteacher/student interactions.Research and experience indicate that computational projects can address difficult-to-learnsubjects in a course like Linear Systems because students (1) generally enjoy interacting withcomputers, (2) gain satisfaction from creating a working computer code, and (3) must understandthe theory in order to
Session 1639 Lessons from Teaching Engineering Economy as a Hybrid On-Line Course Using WebCT Phillip R. Rosenkrantz, Ed.D, P.E. California State Polytechnic University, PomonaThis paper summarizes the results of research and lessons learned in teaching EngineeringEconomy on-line as part of the "Collaborative On-line Learning and Teaching" (COLT) Programat Cal Poly Pomona. Based on research proposals, twelve faculty members were chosen fromacross the campus to teach existing traditional courses as on-line courses and compare on-lineresults to results from