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Issues of Concern to New Faculty

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2002 Annual Conference

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Andrew Rose

enthusiasm in and out of the classroom promote student desire to get toknow a professor. According to Wankat and Oreovicz, 2 faculty with a positive attitude keepstudents focused on learning. Showing that you truly want them to learn improves studentattitudes toward you and your course. Enthusiasm for the material may also rub off on students. 2Seeing your interest in the material will draw them in as well. Projecting this enthusiasm may beeasy in courses closest to one’s academic interests. The challenge is to be enthusiastic aboutthose courses not directly related to one’s area of specialization.Advising again provides an opportunity to establish rapport. Students visiting the author’s officefor advising occasionally comment on a whitewater

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Pauline Melgoza

, engineeringtechnology, mechanical engineering, and system safety engineering regularly had homeworkassignments on standards. The teaching faculty used them to instruct students on thegovernment and industry standards. The students learned of the various organizations thatpertained to their fields and the types of standards that are created and published.All of the science and engineering departments had faculty and students who used the standardscollection to conduct research. In general seniors and graduate students utilized standards moreoften than lower classmen. Seniors frequently used standards in their final design projects.Graduate students used standards for course projects and thesis or dissertation research.By analyzing the engineering standards

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Real-Time and Embedded Systems Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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Milan Soklic

: round robin scheduling where all tasks have equal priority and the same time slice, ratemonotonic scheduling where a task with the shortest, i.e. projected, CPU request time is given ahigher priority, and shortest deadline first scheduling where the task with the most immediateneed gets the highest priority. To address some of the scheduling strategies, VxWorks providesa scheduling mechanism illustrated in Figure 2. 0 50 120 180 255 TCB TCB TCB Tasks priorities increase TCB TCB

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Accreditation and Related Issues in ECE

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2002 Annual Conference

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Jeff Jalkio

objectives.Method UsedThis methodology was tested in a new sophomore level course in digital design being offered forthe first time this fall as part of a new electrical engineering curriculum. A set of learningobjectives were developed for this course as part of our standard curriculum developmentprocess. These learning objectives are shown below: Course Learning Objectives 1. Understanding of the principles of combinational and sequential logic design as demonstrated in quizzes and tests. 2. Ability to apply those principles to the design and analysis of practical digital systems as demonstrated in laboratory experiments and student design projects. 3. Ability to use software tools and lab instruments to design, simulate

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2001 Annual Conference

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Richard Upchurch; Judith Sims-Knight

Dartmouth. She alsoserves as Faculty Assessment Coordinator for the College of Engineering at UMASS Dartmouth, under the auspicesof the NSF-sponsored Foundation Coalition, a consortium of six engineering schools dedicated to reformingengineering education. She has collaborated with Professor Upchurch on several NSF-supported projects exploringinnovative ways of teaching software design.RICHARD L. UPCHURCHRichard L. Upchurch is a Professor of Computer and Information Science at the University of MassachusettsDartmouth. He is currently working with the assessment team of the College of Engineering, under the auspices ofthe NSF-sponsored Foundation Coalition, in developing software support for assessment and reporting. He and Dr.Sims-Knight have

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2001 Annual Conference

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Michael Jenkins; Dwayne Arola

of Secondary School Principals, Reston, Virginia,19954. Zachary, L. W., “Project LEA/RN Applied to an Engineering Mechanics Course,” pp 410-413 in Proceedings of Page 6.1160.9the 1998 International Congress on Experimental Mechanics, Society for Experimental Mechanics, Bethel,Connecticut, 1998 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2001, American Society for Engineering Education5. “Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs,” Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology,Washington, DC, 2000.6. Jenkins, M. G

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James Barrott

workplace. They lack the ability to define and solve open-ended problems that resemblereal-world problems3. Cases can be used to bridge the gap between academics and the real worldand provide the necessary missing link that is needed between the classroom and the workplace4.Several methods of bringing real-world experience into the classroom are widely used andaccepted by faculty - cooperative education opportunities or internships, guest speakers, teacherexperiences, business/industrial site tours, student projects, and cases. The aim of each method Page 6.1162.1 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual

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2001 Annual Conference

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William Szaroletta

mechanics courses. He is a member of ASEE and ASME. He has 18 years industryexperience in engineering and project management positions, with 12 awarded U.S. patents, and 6 years universityteaching experience. He received his B.S. Degree in Mechanical Engineering from University of Michigan, AnnArbor in 1977, M.S. Degree in Engineering (Product Design) from Stanford University in 1984, and a Master ofApplied Mathematical Sciences Degree (Computer Science) from University of Georgia in 2000. His current appliedresearch interests are product design, experimental mechanics, lab automation, and optimal design using geneticalgorithms. Page

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Academic Issues

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2002 Annual Conference

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Paul Blowers

educators. ABET accreditation requires that our students are well versed incommunication and teamwork skills when they graduate. A curved grading scale inherently setsup competition between classmates because any aid they give to another student may raise theclass average, making it harder for them to receive a high grade. This sense of competition mayprevent students from forming true collaborations on their team projects and may prevent themfrom learning how to effectively communicate. For all of these reasons, we strongly advocatethat all engineering courses should be taught on straight scales. Page 7.264.1 Proceedings of the 2002

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Unique Lab Experiments

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2002 Annual Conference

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Anthony Oxtoby

external controller to handle the acquisition and scaling of data and theappropriate handshaking for slower I/O devices along with relaying data to and from the DSPprocessor via direct memory access. Simple circuitry to implement the data transfer andhandshaking has been developed and is now included in selected laboratory exercises. This wayone can extend the interfacing options in the course, take advantage of a wider range of I/Odevices such as push buttons, LCD displays, multi-channel ADCs etc. and provide a direct link toearlier micro-processor courses. Student projects can also take advantage of this technique.Microprocessor HardwareThe DSP course uses the ADSP-2181 based EZ-Kit Lite, an inexpensive yet versatiledevelopment system from

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Course Assessment in ET

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2002 Annual Conference

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John Wiggins

for construction projects; c. Utilizing modern surveying methods for construction layout; d. Determining forces and stresses in elementary structural systems; e. Estimating material quantities and costs, and; f. Employing productivity software to solve technical problems.Baccalaureate degree programs must demonstrate that graduates, in addition to the competenciesabove, are capable of: a. Producing and utilizing design, construction and operations documents; b. Performing economic analyses and cost estimates related to design, construction and maintenance of systems in the construction technical specialties. c. Selecting appropriate construction materials and practices. d. Applying

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Issues for ET Administrators

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2002 Annual Conference

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H. Oner Yurtseven

publications and tradejournals in microprocessor and embedded systems. I plan to submit full-length and shortpapers and letters to some of these publications to stay current in my field.I plan to submit project proposals to Raytheon Technical Services in the area of userinterface protocols for embedded computer systems, jointly with Professor Sam T. Betterin the department. I will also seek for equipment funding for department’s signalprocessing laboratories from the National Science Foundation. I am in the process ofdesigning some new experiments for students that will use the new proposed equipment.The development director of the school indicated that she would help me submit the sameequipment proposal to few local instrumentation companies as well

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2001 Annual Conference

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K Sudhakar; Mohammed Haque

is an Associate Professor in the Department of Construction Science at Texas A&MUniversity at College Station, Texas. He has over fifteen years of professional experience in analysis, design, andinvestigation of building, bridges and tunnel structural projects of various city and state governments and privatesectors. Dr. Haque is a registered Professional Engineer in the states of New York, Pennsylvania and Michigan, andmembers of ASEE, ASCE, and ACI. Dr. Haque received a BSCE from Bangladesh University of Engineering andTechnology, a MSCE and a Ph.D. in Civil/Structural Engineering from New Jersey Institute of Technology,Newark, New Jersey. His research interests include fracture mechanics of engineering materials, compositematerials

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2001 Annual Conference

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Kristen Larson; Jeffrey Newcomer

simply becauseit seems consistent or because it seems to meet an expected image if that style does not work foryou. Style includes everything from how you interact with students to how you structure yourcourses to how you present material in the classroom. Detail counts. Do you want scheduledoffice hours or an open-door policy? Do you assign projects or homework or papers or acombination of all three? Do you prefer chalkboards or overhead transparencies? It is importantto establish an identity early as a teacher, as an educator, that is a genuine reflection of you.Think carefully about the goals for each course and what you want students to accomplish andexperience by the end of your course.You do not have to develop your teaching style in a

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George Karady; Khaled Nigim

. PP(13b3-16).6. BiographyGorge Karady was born in Budapest, Hungary. He received his BSEE and Doctor ofEngineering degree from the Technical University of Budapest in 1952 and 1960, respectively.Dr. Karady was appointed to Salt River Project Chair professor at Arizona State University in1986, where he is responsible for the electrical power education and performs research in powerelectronics, high voltage techniques and electrical power. Dr. Karady is a registered professionalengineer in New York, New Jersey and Quebec. He is the author of more than 100 technicalpapers. Presently he is the chairman of IEEE subcommittee on lighting and insulators.Khalid A. Nigim was born in Gaza in 1955. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree

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Sridhar Condoor; Richard Weber

Education4. Rumbaugh, J., Blaha, M., Premerlani, W., Eddy, F. and Lorensen, W. Object-oriented Modeling and Design, Prentice Hall, NJ, 1991.5. Zwicky, F. “The Morphological Method of Analysis and Construction,” Courant Anniversary Volume, New York Wiley-Interscience, 1948.6. Pahl, G. and Beitz, W. Engineering Design: A Systematic Approach, Springer-Verlag, 1996.7. Ullman, D.G. The Mechanical Design Process, McGraw-Hill, 1997.8. Diker, M.F., and Roux, S. Air Vest - Senior Capstone Project Report, Fairfield University, April 1995.9. Weber, R.G. and Condoor, S.S. “Conceptual Design Using a Synergistically Compatible Morphological Matrix,” Frontiers in Engineering Education, 1998.Sridhar S. CondoorSridhar Condoor is an Assistant

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Jeanne Garland; Christine Helfers; Ronald Roedel; Sarah Duerden

asked to consider how the NSPE Code of ethics was or was not appliedto the development of an engineering product. In this project, students review the code, thenchoose a well-documented topic such as the Hyatt Regency Floor failure or the Ford Pinto gastank explosions. After researching, students then determine which ethical canons were adheredto and which were ignored. This assignment clearly connects ethical values in rhetoric such asgoodness, honor, and expediency with the ethics of professional engineers, and alsodemonstrates the consequences of ignoring professional standards.Related to ethics, the concept of decision making is linked between the engineering and Englishclasses. Since effective decision making is so crucial in writing and

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2001 Annual Conference

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Cameron Wright; Michael Morrow; Thad Welch

be processed through the algorithm by using it to excite the string buffer on a continuous basis.4 DSK UtilitiesThe DSK utilities provide support for testing and debugging DSK applications. A flash memoryprogramming utility will be added in a future version to facilitate using the DSK in bootableembedded system projects. Page 6.180.6 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2001, American Society for Engineering EducationDSK Confidence Test

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WIED Olio

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Natalie C.T. Van Tyne P.E., Colorado School of Mines; Chester J. Van Tyne, Colorado School of Mines; Kathryne Van Tyne, University of Chicago

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

Schultz18 in organizing student teams for a semester-long engineering projectreveals a number of factors that affect team performance: abilities, attitudes, and personalities.For example, a team of high-performing, serious students tended to be individualistic and did notwork well together. Conversely, one highly successful team in Schultz’s course consisted ofaverage students who never argued and showed a strong willingness to work diligently on theproject. It seems that a balance of personalities, interest in the project, and attitudes towardworking as a team can result in positive team dynamics. Page 22.739.4Objectives of StudyThe present study

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Javier A. Kypuros, The University of Texas, Pan American; Horacio Vasquez, University of Texas, Pan American; Constantine Tarawneh, The University of Texas, Pan American; Robert D. Wrinkle, University of Texas, Pan American; Martin William Knecht, South Texas College

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NSF Grantees

orientation of axes changes Page 22.762.8the sign of vector components, and (3) cords apply force in tension (not compression). Studentsfail to distinguish between the length of the vector and its projections along the primary axes.Moreover, they can be readily confused if the axes are not oriented with directionality similar toproblems they are accustomed to in the textbook (i.e. a right-handed Cartesian coordinatesystem). When mistakenly arriving at a solution that implies that the vector force along a cord isin compression, students sometimes fail to stop and assess whether that makes sense. Figure 6: (a) Experimental

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Impact of the Gulf Coast Oil Spill on Chemical Engineering Education & Misc.

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tamara Floyd Smith, Tuskegee University; Nadar Vahdat, Tuskegee University

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Chemical Engineering

the explosion. • An engineer with BP, team leader overseeing the project, ignored warnings about weaknesses in cement outside the well which could have prevented the gas from escaping. Page 22.764.105. Consequences • Environmental Damage - Oil Spills Damage Beaches, Marshlands and Fragile Marine Ecosystems • Oil Spills Kill Birds • Oil Spills Kill Marine Mammals • Oil Spills Kill Fish • Oil Spills Destroy Wildlife Habitat and Breeding Grounds • Health consequences6. Role of Government • The Interior Department exempted BP's drilling operation from a detailed environmental impact analysis last

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Program Criteria, Assessment, and Sustainability in Civil Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Allen C. Estes, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Civil Engineering

differentialequations, probability and statistics, calculus-based physics, and general chemistry; proficiency in a minimum offour (4) recognized major civil engineering areas; the ability to conduct laboratory experiments and to criticallyanalyze and interpret data in more than one of the recognized major civil engineering areas; the ability to performcivil engineering design by means of design experiences integrated throughout the professional component of thecurriculum; and an understanding of professional practice issues such as: procurement of work, bidding versusquality-based selection processes, how the design professionals and the construction professions interact to constructa project, the importance of professional licensure and continuing education

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Expanding the Borders of Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Farris, Grand Valley State University; Paul Merritt Lane, Grand Valley State University

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

: Beyond Cultures by Hall. When the Ak-47s Fall Silent: Revolutionaries, Guerrillas, and the Dangers of Peace by Timothy C. BrownAssessments: Student’s grade will be based upon a number of assignments. At the discretion of the instructor, assessments may include, but are not limited to: Exams Journal Research Project(s) Attendance and ParticipationFinal Grade: Total points will be divided by total possible points and the final grade will be assigned according to the following schedule. A 93.0 - 100% C+ 77.0 - 79.9% A- 90.0 - 92.9% C 73.0 - 76.9% B

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K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Melanie R. Ford, Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Vibhuti Dave, Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Kathryn Holliday-Darr, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

few events targeting the female population.This is a fun event that will hopefully result in students attending other similar workshops andseminars helping them understand the wide variety of career options that lie ahead of them ifthey choose to pursue a degree in either science, technology, engineering or math (STEM) fields. Page 22.954.12References1. National Science Board, “Science and Engineering Indicators 2008,” National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA, 2008.2. U.S. Department of Education Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, “Projections of Education Statistics to 2017,” NCES 2008-078

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Using Web-Resources and Literature to Teach Engineering in P-8

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Emily M. Hunt, West Texas A&M University; Michelle L Pantoya, Texas Tech University; Aaron S. Hunt, Canyon Independent School District; Abbye M. Reeves

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

approaches tailored mainly toward hands on activities. The key is not simply to testfor comprehension but to examine the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics(STEM) thinking of each student. This study examines the development of an engineering texttargeting early elementary grade levels and performs an early assessment of the potential impactof the literature on engineering thinking. The literature developed in this project maycomplement the Engineering is Elementary curriculum such that formal integration of theliterature may enhance early childhood learning.Science can be described as an enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form oftestable explanations and predications about the world [7-8]. Engineering can be

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Stewart Slater, Rowan University; Mariano Javier Savelski, Rowan University; William J Calvo, Chemical and Molecular Engineering Program, Stony Brook University (Stony Brook, NY)

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NSF Grantees

consumerproduct concepts. The problems have been reviewed by multiple students and faculty. They arecurrently being evaluated in the sophomore Principles of Chemical Processes classes at XXUniversity to get feedback from students for further improvement and assess their impact. Theproblem sets have been incorporated into a user –friendly document and posted on PharmaHUBfor use by other universities.AcknowledgementsThis project has been supported by a National Science Foundation Engineering Research Centergrant, NSF grant #ECC0540855References1. Savelski, M.J., Slater, C.S., Del Vecchio, C.A., Kosteleski, A.J., Wilson, S.A., “Development of Problem Sets for K-12 and Engineering on Pharmaceutical Particulate Systems,” Chemical Engineering Education, 44

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New Developments in Teaching Electromagnetics and Related Topics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Michael Petersen, Grand Valley State University, Graduate School of Engineering; Bogdan Adamczyk, Grand Valley State University

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2011-967: LABORATORY DRIVEN EMC EDUCATION - DESIGN OFA POWER SUPPLYThomas Michael Petersen, Grand Valley State University Graduate School of Engineering Thomas Petersen received his M.S.E. degree with an emphasis in electrical engineering from Grand Valley State University in 2010 and his M.B.A. degree from the University of Notre Dame in 1991. He is currently a consultant to the electric power generation industry. As a recent graduate student his electrical interests include electromagnetic compatibility, and his business interests include project management, quality management, and process optimization.Bogdan Adamczyk, Grand Valley State University Dr. Adamczyk has developed EMC laboratory at GVSU to support EM

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Curricular Developments in Energy Education II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Abed El Hameed El Madwar, University of Northern Iowa; Kenan Baltaci, University of Northern Iowa; Reg Recayi Pecen, University of Northern Iowa

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

International Sustainable World Project Olympiad (isweep.org) and International Hydrogen Energy Congress. Dr. Pecen is representing UNI at Wind Energy Alliance, IWEA, and IAwind.org. Dr. Pecen has been teaching Building Operator Certificate (BOC) workshops for the Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (MEEA) since 2007. www.uni.edu/˜pecen www.uni.edu/indtech/eet Page 22.923.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Integration of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology to Undergraduate Education in EET ProgramsAbstractThe depleting fossil fuel resources and

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Curricular Issues in Computer-Oriented Programs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University; Paymon Sanati-Mehrizy, University of Pennsylvania; Ali Sanati-Mehrizy, Pennsylvania State University; Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley University

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Computing & Information Technology

Systems.Princeton U.S. None N/A NoneUniversity46Rice U.S. Mobile and Mobile & CE/CS: Mobile andUniversity47 Embedded Embedded Wireless Networking System Design Systems and Application Mobile Wireless CE/CS: Security of SRVC Project HW Embedded Mobile Wireless Systems Services ProjectUniversity of U.S. Introduction to Embedded System N/ABerkely48 Embedded Design: Models, Systems

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Design Education II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vedaraman Sriraman, Texas State University, San Marcos; William A. Stapleton, Texas State University

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Manufacturing

equation in their projects is an importantpreparation for industrial careers.Program OutcomesAfter several revisions made in consultation with the program’s stakeholders, the Texas StateUniversity Manufacturing Engineering Program Outcomes (PO) were created. The PO as theyexisted prior to the initial ABET accreditation evaluation are:Each graduate is expected to have:1. An ability to apply the principles of math, science, and engineering to the solution of practical problems.2. An ability to plan and conduct experiments and interpret the results of the experiment.3. An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs.4. An ability to function effectively on a multi-disciplinary team.5. An understanding of professional and