AC 2008-2112: GEO: A WEB-BASED EVENT REGISTRATION ANDCOMMUNICATION TOOLDavid Bowman, Clemson University David R. Bowman is a Lecturer in the General Engineering Program within the Department of Engineering and Science Education at Clemson University. He is also a Computer Science Ph.D student in the School of Computing at Clemson University. His educational background includes a B.S. and M.S. in Computer Engineering from Clemson University.Elizabeth Stephan, Clemson University Dr. Elizabeth Stephan is the Director of the General Engineering Program within the Department of Engineering and Science Education at Clemson University. She earned BS and PhD degrees in Chemical Engineering from
AC 2008-2360: UTILIZING ROBOTICS TO FACILITATE PROJECT-BASEDLEARNING: A STUDENT PERSPECTIVEAnthony Reed, Louisiana Tech University Anthony Reed is a sophomore at Louisiana Tech University majoring in biomedical engineering. He graduated from a residential high school in Louisiana and plans to pursue a career in medicine after graduating.Taylor Creekbaum, Louisiana Tech University Taylor Creekbaum is a sophomore at Louisiana Tech University majoring in biomedical engineering. He graduated from the same residential high school as Anthony Reed, and he has a special interest in computer applications.Matthew Elliott, Louisiana Tech University Matthew Elliott is a freshman at Louisiana Tech
AC 2008-2967: FINITE ELEMENT METHOD - A TOOL FOR LEARNINGHIGHWAY DESIGNRobert Brooks, Temple University Dr. Brooks is an Associate Professor and the Undergraduate Director of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Temple University. He was voted the "Transportation engineer of the year" by the ASCE-Philadelphia Section. Dr.Brooks' expertise includes finite element methods, highway and runway design, innovative materials in transportation engineering. He won the Tempe University College of Engineering’s Teaching Award for the year 2008.Asher Madjar, Temple University Prof.Madjar is a research professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Temple
AC 2009-1335: A MICROPROCESSOR-BASED CONTROL SYSTEM PROJECTFOR AN INTEGRATED FRESHMAN CURRICULUMMichael Swanbom, Louisiana Tech UniversityDavis Harbour, Louisiana Tech UniversityHisham Hegab, Louisiana Tech UniversityDanny Eddy, Louisiana Tech University Page 14.56.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Microprocessor-Based Control System Project for Integrated Freshman CurriculumAbstractA project has been developed and implemented in which the temperature and salinity arecontrolled in a small volume of water which is circulated using a small pump. A conductivitysensor measures salinity, and a Resistance Temperature Device (RTD
AC 2009-1241: DISASTER PLANNING FOR A LARGE METROPOLITAN CITYUSING TRANSIMS SOFTWARELok PASUPULETI, Northern Illinois UniversityOmar Ghrayeb, Northern Illinois UniversityClifford Mirman, Northern Illinois UniversityHubert Ley, Argonne National LaboratoryYoung Park, Argonne National Laboratory Page 14.494.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009Disaster Planning for a Large Metropolitan City Using TRANSIMS SoftwareAbstractOver the past decade the United States has endured many disasters, both man made and due tothe forces of nature. In each case, leadership in the public and private sectors learn that moreneeds to be done to ensure continuity of life and economy
2006-895: A QUICK AND EASY PLC LEARNING EXPERIENCE FORMECHATRONICSClark Merkel, Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyDavid Fisher, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Page 11.107.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Session _____ A Quick and Easy PLC Learning Experience for Mechatronics Clark T. Merkel and David Fisher, Mechanical Engineering Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyAbstract:This paper discusses how the topic of programmable logic controllers was added to anexisting senior level course in the mechanical engineering program at Rose
Paper ID #20366Using Audio to Train Pace in a Virtual EnvironmentDr. Ali Ahmad, Northwestern State University of Louisiana Ali Ahmad is the Head of the Engineering Technology Department at Northwestern State University of Louisiana. He received a B.Sc. degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Jordan (Amman, Jordan; with Highest Distinction) and a M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Central Florida (Orlando, Fl, USA). He has diverse expertise in human-computer interaction, quality engineering, and simulating human-machine systems. He previously worked on projects related to transfer
received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from Tsinghua University, Bei- jing, China, in 1995 and 1997 respectively, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the Uni- versity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2002. From 1997 to 2002, he was a research assistant at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. From 2002 to 2005, he was a postdoctoral research associate at the Electromagnetics Laboratory in the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He was an assistant professor with the Department of Elec- trical Engineering, the University of Texas at Arlington from 2005 to 2012. He joined the Department of Electrical and
Paper ID #24599Creation of an Online Video Tutorial Library at a State UniversityDr. Paul Morrow Nissenson, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Paul Nissenson (Ph.D. Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Irvine, 2009) is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at California State Polytechnic Uni- versity, Pomona. He teaches courses in the thermal-fluid sciences, computer programming, and numerical methods. Paul’s current research interests involve studying the impact of technology in engineering edu- cation. He has served on the ASEE Pacific Southwest
Paper ID #15354A Tool for Checking Attendance of Students in Classroom AutomaticallyProf. Taekyoung Kwon, Seoul National University Ted ”Taekyoung” Kwon is a professor with Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Seoul National University (SNU). Before joining SNU, he was a Postdoctoral Research Associate at University of California Los Angeles and City University New York. He obtained BS, MS and PhD at SNU in 1993, 1995, 2000, respectively. During his graduate program, he was a visiting student at IBM T.J. Watson Research Center and at University of North Texas. He was a visiting professor at Rutgers University
Paper ID #30526REVERSE SOFTWARE ENGINEERING: A SOPHOMORE-LEVEL PROJECTIN COMPUTERSYSTEMSMs. Cynthia C. Fry, Baylor University CYNTHIA C. FRY is currently a Senior Lecturer of Computer Science at Baylor University. She worked at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center as a Senior Project Engineer, a Crew Training Manager, and the Science Operations Director for STS-46. She was an Engineering Duty Officer in the U.S. Navy (IRR), and worked with the Naval Maritime Intelligence Center as a Scientific/Technical Intelligence Analyst. She was the owner and chief systems engineer for Systems Engineering Services (SES), a computer
. Associate Professor & NSERC Chair in Environmental Design Engineering School of Engineering University of Guelph wstiver@uoguelph.ca Page 11.340.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Computer-Aided-Engineering: Introduction in a Multi-disciplinary Engineering ProgramIntroductionComputer-aided engineering (CAE) and computer-aided design (CAD) are taking an increasingrole for the practicing engineer in both design and analysis context. For the practicing engineer,it provides an opportunity to explore creative ideas without the initial expense of prototypesand/or pilot facilities. The
2006-1875: LESSONS LEARNED CREATING A LAPTOP POLICY FORCOMPUTING PROGRAMSHarry Koehnemann, Arizona State UniversityTimothy Lindquist, Arizona State University Page 11.883.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Lessons Learned Creating a Laptop Policy for Computing ProgramsAbstractThe Division of Computing Studies at Arizona State University at the Polytechnic campus is inthe process of instituting a laptop requirement policy for undergraduate and graduate students.The paper describes the motivation and rationale for this policy, the information gathered duringthe feasibility study, and finally the policy itself as well as a
Paper ID #9007Collaborative Education: Building a Skilled Software Verification and Vali-dation User CommunityDr. Sushil Acharya, Robert Morris University Acharya joined RMU in Spring 2005 after serving 15 years in the Software Industry. With US Airways, Acharya was responsible for creating a conceptual design for a Data Warehouse which would integrate the different data servers the company used. With i2 Technologies he led the work on i2’s Data Mining product ”Knowledge Discover Framework” and at CEERD (Thailand) he was the product manager of three energy software products (MEDEE-S/ENV, EFOM/ENV and DBA-VOID) which were
AC 2012-4468: THE NEW E-TEXTBOOK: FLIPPING THE PAGE TO ANEW PARADIGMJohn Oliver Cristy, Virginia Tech John Cristy is a master’s student at Virginia Tech.Prof. Joseph G. Tront, Virginia Tech Page 25.1324.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 The New E-textbook: Flipping the Page to the Next ParadigmAbstractElectronic textbooks are different from e-books in that they allow the user to go beyond justreading material on a computer screen. E-textbooks encourage the user to perform all of theoperations typically performed with a hardcopy text in addition to some functions not possiblewith paper books. With
AC 2012-3729: TEACHING DIGITAL DESIGN IN A PROGRAMMABLELOGIC DEVICE ARENADr. Christopher R. Carroll, University of Minnesota, Duluth Christopher R. Carroll received a bachelor’s degree from Georgia Tech, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Caltech. After teaching at Duke University, he is now Associate Professor of electrical and computer en- gineering at the University of Minnesota, Duluth, with interests in special-purpose digital system design, VLSI, and microprocessor applications. Page 25.1249.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Teaching
AC 2011-1584: TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION BEHAVIORS IN A FIRSTYEAR ENGINEERING CLASSROOMSarah Jane Grigg, Clemson University Sarah Grigg is a Ph.D. student in Industrial Engineering at Clemson University with a human factors emphasis. Her research interests are in process improvement and error mitigation.Lisa Benson, Clemson University Lisa C. Benson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering and Science Education at Clemson University, with a joint appointment in the Department of Bioengineering. Dr. Benson teaches first year engineering, undergraduate research methods, and graduate engineering education courses. Her research interests include student-centered active learning in undergraduate engineering
AC 2011-1631: WORK IN PROGRESS: THE STUDY BUDDY, A VIRTUALTUTORIAL AGENTKeith Garfield, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Dr. Garfield is an Assistant Professor in the department of Electrical, Computer, Software, and Systems Engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. His research interests include the use of virtual intelligent agents in educational and training settings. Page 22.1697.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Work in Progress: The Study Buddy, a Virtual Tutorial AgentIntroduction:This paper describes an interactive tutorial agent, named the
AC 2010-867: DIVERSITY RECEIVER FOR DIGITAL RADIO MONDIALE - AMULTI-YEAR DESIGN PROJECTPaul Leiffer, LeTourneau University PAUL R. LEIFFER is a professor in the Engineering and Engineering Technology Division at LeTourneau University, where he has taught since 1975. He received his B.S.E.E. from the State University of New York at Buffalo and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Drexel University. Prior to joining the faculty at LeTourneau, he was involved in cardiac cell research at the University of Kansas Medical Center. His professional interests include digital signal processing, biomedical engineering, and appropriate technology.Joonwan Kim, LeTourneau University JOONWAN KIM is
AC 2010-383: A TECHNOLOGY-ASSISTED SIMULATION OFDISTRIBUTED-TEAM IT SOLUTION DEVELOPMENTJulio Garcia, San Jose State UniversityWilliam Cruz, National Hispanic University Page 15.106.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 A Technology-Assisted Simulation of Distributed-Team IT Solution DevelopmentAbstractUsing HP mobile technology, students transformed their vision of teamwork then designed andimplemented IT solutions addressing challenges posed through lecture and lab. In addition,faculty members not immediately involved in the grant learned how to use technology by seeingits use in the project classroom.The goals of this study were how
2006-343: SQL INJECTION ATTACKS AND PREVENTION TECHNIQUESMario Garcia, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Page 11.1145.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 SQL Injection Attacks and Prevention TechniquesAbstractDatabases introduce a number of unique security requirements for their users and administrators.On one hand, databases are designed to promote open and flexible access to data. On the otherhand, it’s this same open access that makes databases vulnerable to many kinds of maliciousactivity 1. One of the main issues faced by database security professionals is avoiding inferencecapabilities. Structured Query Language (SQL) injection is a
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Paper ID #28316The Use of MATLAB Live as a Technology-enabled Learning EnvironmentforComputational Modeling Activities within a Capstone Engineering CourseMr. Joseph A. Lyon, Purdue University, West Lafayette Joseph A. Lyon is a Ph.D. student in the School of Engineering Education and a M.S. student in the School of Industrial Engineering at Purdue University. He earned a B.S. in Agricultural and Biological Engineering from Purdue University. His research interests include models and modeling, computational thinking, and computation in engineering education.Ms. Aparajita Jaiswal, Purdue University, West Lafayette Aparajita
Paper ID #11826Work-in-Progress. SiLaRR: Installing, deploying on Internet, and using aRobotics Laboratory Remote or in classroom with a few clicksDr. German Carro Fernandez P.E., UNED (Spanish University for Distance Education Dr. on Electrical Engineering and Industrial Control, Spanish University for Distance Education (UNED), Madrid, Spain, M. Sc. on Research on Electrical Engineering and Industrial Control (Specialty on Telematics Engineering), (UNED), Madrid, Spain, Bachelor’s Degree of Computer Systems Engineering Tech.(BCompSysEng) (UNED), Madrid, Spain, M. Sc. on Financial and Tax Administration, University of
AC 2009-1941: USE OF A LOW-COST CAMERA-BASED POSITIONING SYSTEMIN A FIRST-YEAR ENGINEERING CORNERSTONE DESIGN PROJECTMichael Vernier, Ohio State University Michael A. Vernier is a Graduate Teaching Assistant for the OSU Fundamentals of Engineering for Honors (FEH) Program where he teaches the laboratory portion of the three-quarter FEH engineering course sequence and develops course materials. Mr. Vernier earned his BS in Electrical and Computer Engineering (2007) from The Ohio State University and is currently a Master’s Candidate in Electrical and Computer Engineering at The Ohio State University, researching control system design for autonomous vehicles.Craig Morin, Ohio State University
AC 2009-929: AN EXPERIENCE ON LEARNING OBJECTS REUTILIZATIONBASED ON EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES DEVELOPEDMiguel Latorre, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a DistanciaManuel Blazquez, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a DistanciaElio Sancristobal, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a DistanciaSergio Martin, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a DistanciaFrancisco Garcia-Sevilla, Castilla-La Mancha UniversityCatalina Martinez-Mediano, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a DistanciaGabriel Diaz, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a DistanciaManuel Castro, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia Page 14.191.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 An
infrequent access of in-depthmaterial like video lectures or exam problems. Furthermore, it was found that the three mosthighly-engaged clusters tended to access most assessments, with some slight drop-off in latterweeks, but the engagement with videos was not as robust. Similar patterns were found to holdacross all three courses analyzed.Figure 5. Learner behavior in nano540x shown in three figures per cluster (see C1 for labels). In (a) and (b), color indicates thecourse content type. Sub-figure (a) shows the percentage of each content types accessed by that cluster. Sub-figure (b) shows thecontent items each learner accessed—each user’s activity is shown on a separate row. Sub-figure (c) shows a timeline of still-activelearners. Observations with
-CyLE in the classroom. That is, we do not expectWReSTT-CyLE to replace existing learning management systems such as Moodle or Blackboardalready in use, or significantly change the content of the syllabus or the instructor’s teaching style.We recommend the following steps instructors may follow when using WReSTT-CyLE in theclassroom. We assume that the instructor is familiar with the learning content - DLOs and tutorialsavailable in WReSTT-CyLE. 1. Prior to the beginning of the semester request a course instance from the WReSTT-CyLE system administrator. 2. During the course setup perform the following: (a) Decide on the combination of LESs to use in the class (see Section 3.2) (b) Upload the class roll (c
Paper ID #33704Research-practitioner Partnerships Supported by the Computer Science forAll Program: A Systematic EvaluationRahman AdekunleMr. John Kofi Eshirow Jr., University of Virginia John Eshirow is a first-generation fourth-year student at the University of Virginia majoring in Systems Engineering with a concentration in Economic Systems and a minor in Engineering Business. Originally from the Bronx, he grew to have a passion for understanding and developing the intersection of business, engineering, and technology. In the future, John hopes to be an investor and strategic advisor to companies whose mission is
Paper ID #33080Implementation of Hands-on, Home-based Laboratory for Two ElectricalEngineering Courses (A Pilot Study)Dr. James Kretzschmar, University of Wyoming Colonel, USAF (ret) Amateur Radio (FCC license: AE7AX) Member: IEEE, ASEE, ARRLDr. Robert F. Kubichek, University of Wyoming Robert Kubichek received his Ph.D. from the University of Wyoming in 1985. He has held positions at Boeing, the BDM Corporation, and the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences (NTIA). He taught at the University of Wyoming for 29 years and retired in 2020. His research and teaching focus has been communications and digital signal