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2008 GSW

Authors

Steve Menhart

output f, which is connected tothe least significant bit of port B. Note, the “|=” in the assignment results in output f beingturned on, while all other bits of port B are unchanged. If the “if” statement is not true, output cis off, or logic 0. The while(1) condition sets up a perpetual loop, causing the logical “if-else”statement to be executed indefinitely.Both figures 1 and 2 will implement f = a • b + c, however there are significant differences in theway they accomplish that. Figure 1, whether implemented using a CPLD or FPGA will result ina programmed logic circuit. The output f will reflect changes in the inputs a, b, and cinstantaneously, except for a small propagation delay of a few ns. The C code of figure 2 will beconverted to

Conference Session

Developing New Instrumentation

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Liping Guo, Northern Illinois University; Recayi 'Reg' Pecen

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

-energizes to allow the brake to stop theconveyor. This timer was installed to minimize damage to the drive gearbox. If theconveyor stopped due to the photoelectric sensor seeing reflected light, the object causingthe reflection must be removed, then the switch for the opposite direction must betemporarily pressed. Once this is done, travel in the original direction can continue.Other examples of design projects include process control of production, package andsort for shipment of candy bars, car wash control, creating a mitered joint for a doorframe prior to assembly, automatic garage door opener and control of traffic light foreight lanes of traffic.Summary and ConclusionsThe Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) course is a 3 credit hours course

Conference Session

Global Cooperative Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Akins, Georgia Institute of Technology; Debbie D. Gulick, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jack Lohmann, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

: Outstanding academic performance and exceptional interpersonal skills Engineering-related academic background Advanced undergraduate and graduate students Prior academically related work experience Proficiency in English, other language skills an advantage Commitment to participating in formal curriculum prior, during and after the internship Willingness to participate in virtual learning community prior, during and after the internship Page 13.903.3 Submission of final report, including reflective self-assessment on their development as input to Global Engineering Education research

Conference Session

Advanced Materials Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Somnath Chattopadhyay, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Materials

embedded reinforced steel bars. The typical examplesare beams, footings, columns, roof slabs, and retaining walls. Wood, like stone has avery long history of use. Wood is cheaper, lighter and more easily shaped than any otherconstruction material. However, it is subject to decay and attack by certain insects and isalso flammable. The structure of wood is anisotropic and this is reflected in its physicaland mechanical properties which vary along and across the grains (Farag, 2008).The materials that are currently used in buildings are quite numerous and come in fivemajor families (Ashby et al, 2007):  Composites  Concrete, stone, ceramic, brick, glass, bitumen  Foams, fabrics and fibers  Metals, ferrous and non-ferrous  Polymers

Conference Session

Innovations in the CHE Laboratory

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Baba Abdul, Washington State University; Emmanuel Shide, ABU Zaria, Nigeria; Raymond Bako, ABU Zaria, Nigeria; Paul Golter, Washington State University; Jerome Babauta, Washington State University; Bernard Van Wie, Washington State University; Gary Brown, Washington State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

lecturethroughout the semester. Thus, these results may reflect more on both the long-term persistenceof conceptual understanding as well as to the motivation and ability to learn as a result of thehands-on active learning. Page 14.186.6Figure 2: Students response to the question “to what extent do you agree...”Impact on education in developing nationsThe introduction of the DLM and its attendant pedagogy has in no small measure helped inameliorating some of the challenges inherent in developing nations such as lack of exposure toindustrial equipment. Due to the curiosity it generated when it was first introduced, studentswere observed to gather around the

Conference Session

Sustainability in Engineering Courses

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Aurandt, Kettering University; Terri Lynch-Caris, Kettering University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

members from other institutions are members of the advisory board. Theywere asked the question: “I believe the topic of Green Chemistry should be integratedinto IME 540.” Four out of six respondents agreed or strongly agreed to this statement.One stated concern was “About Green Chemistry -> the topic is appropriate but if toomuch is put into one course, the course will have breadth but no depth. I think depth isimportant so this issue must be weighed.” Narratives that were provided by theadvisory board state, that “Green Chemistry is emerging to be one of the next bigissues.” The formative and summative assessment reflected that green chemistryshould be incorporated into the Environmentally Conscious Design and Manufacturingcourse as long as

Conference Session

Laboratories in Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Grant Richards, Purdue University; John Denton, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

University in 1995. His areas of interest and expertise are analog electronics, RF electronics and electronic materials. He is the author or co-author of over 50 journal articles and conference proceedings. Page 14.38.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 A Laboratory Experience in Impedance Matching using Transmission Line StubsAbstractImpedance matching is a fundamental concept of RF circuit design. The proper application ofimpedance matching circuits allows for maximum power transfer between devices withminimum reflection of input signals. This concept is traditionally

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education III

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cordelia Brown, Purdue University; Yung-Hsiang Lu, Purdue University; Melissa Yale, Purdue University; Deborah Bennett, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

course on object oriented programming. It has been observed that traditional paperexaminations do not necessarily reflect students' programming skills. We study whether on-lineexaminations are more appropriate for a programming course. The examinations can be takenon-line or on paper in a classroom. Both formats are open-book and open-note and have the sameamount of time. This study considers the following questions: (1) Do students perform better inon-line examinations because they can type, instead of writing, code and have access tocompilers? (2) Do students prefer on-line examinations to traditional paper-based examinations?What are the reasons? (3) How can appropriate technology be used to maintain honesty? Wemeasured the appropriateness of

Conference Session

Using Technology to Enhance Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Chen, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

meetsthe students’ overwhelming desire to ‘attend class’ at the time and place of their choosing. Theundeniable benefit of podcasting is its ability to allow students to pause a class for reflection orto replay portions of a class for review.IntroductionFor some time now, technology-enabled teaching methods (e.g., distance learning, virtual/remotelaboratories, podcasting, and on-line, hybrid or blended courses) have promised greaterefficiencies for education delivery and improved student access, and is purported to better matchthe learning style and preference of today’s students. Few scientifically rigorous studies havebeen conducted to test the effectiveness of these methods because, most likely, the methods areevolving at a rapid pace as the

Conference Session

Measuring Success of Graduate Program Components

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wendy Crone, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Raelyn Rediske, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Steve Ackerman, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Sharon Dunwoody, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

nonscientific audiences,” specifically policymakers and business leaders18. Warren, Weiss,Wolfe, Friedlander, and Lewenstein sum the message up by writing: “[a] cultural shift is under way,reflecting the higher stakes of research, and an increased recognition by scientists, stakeholders, andpolicymakers that (i) scientists need to get their message out, (ii) scientists need training to learn how todo so, and (iii) training should begin at the graduate level”19 . In a recent editorial in Science, AlanLeshner, the chief executive officer of the American Association for the Advancement of Science(AAAS), has echoed this call20. By offering training at the graduate level, one could conceivably reach allfuture scientists, and that effect would trickle up as

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Amitabha Bandyopadhyay

reflect the newly emerging fields of the applied sciencesand technologies.”2 After considerable discussions and waiting, at the end of FaH 1991the mission change was approved. Budget Situation -- Incentive for Change At the same time that senior administrators were fashioning an expansive andforward looking vision for SUNY Farmingdale, the institution was facing some significantand persistent budgeta~ problems. Farrningdale had been forced to endure severalyears of budget reductions. Specifically, the college’s 1989-90 base budget had beenpermanently cut by 14 positions. The 1990-91 base budget was permanently cut by anadditional 7 positions. In September 1990, the college had submitted and original FY 1992 budget

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Yolanda Guran

Session 1160 CROSSING FRONTIERS IN TECHNICAL EDUCATION - WHOSE BENEFIT? Reflections on an Unorthodox International Exchange Yolanda Guran Oregon Institute of TechnologyAbstractIn the new reality of a global world economy, it is more and more important to expose the engineering studentsto international experiences. For small teaching institutions without a research program it is a challenge to runexchange programs. With budget reductions encountered by state institutions in USA and Europe as well, tomaintain such a program

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Arthur T. Johnson

applications. Problems and examples in this course must reflect students' interests, as well. Thus, there must besome problems with medical overtones, some with clear connection to the environment or ecology, andothers dealing with biotechnology. This mix is not normally found in programs of a more specializednature. There are three assigned design problems in this course, one each for fluid flow, heat transfer, andmass transfer. Each is expected to be completed in about two weeks. The short time is meant to reflectthe real-life time constraints engineers often face after graduation. Each design problem is given verbally,without complete specification, to give students practice in posing questions and defining problems.Students are

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert P. Morgan; Nirmala Kannankutty; Donald E. Strickland

oversampling in the top stratum was designedto reflect the disproportionate amount of research activity in stratum 1 schools without neglecting faculty inthe other strata.” The questionnaire covered a range of topics related to university-based engineering research,including: the nature of the research; disciplines and fields of research; organization, funding levels, and Page 1.218.2 .@&’-’ ) 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings ‘.,,,HJ

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Manon Bourgeois; Gilbert Drouin

percent to 74,596students, reflecting a reduction in the number of foreign nationals (residents of other countries) enrolled.”(1). In Quebec, we have noticed the same pattern in all the cycles of studies. And at Ecole Polytechnique the samesituation prevails. If we look at some recent figures, it clearly shows the clientele of fill-time undergraduateenrollment in engineering dropped almost 12% from 3704,60 students in fall 1992 to 3262,73 students in fall 1994. Page 1.257.1 $&&’-’ F 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings ‘@llHllL

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Cameron; David W. Russell

plane sound wave reflects from a partially absorbing surface, theyare asked to calculate the absorption coefficients by hand. One end of the impedance tube is driven by aloudspeaker at a single frequency, and the sample is placed at the other end of the tube, held in place by arigid cap. Students locate a pressure maximum (antinode) and minimum (node) by moving a microphonealong the length of the tube and observing the pressure level using the B&K 2133 octave band analyzer.After calculating the standing wave ratio, sound power absorption coefficient, and the mechanical impedanceof the sample by hand the students are allowed to use an older B&K analog analyzer which measures the ab-sorption coefficient directly. Testing several samples

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Norbert L. Ackermann; Anthony G. Collins

quality undergraduate education as a primary mission.Typically schools that listed graduate education as a goal also considered research and scholarship as agoal. A number of issues stressed by ABET were apparent for a cohort of schools. There weredistinctions between departments however in terms of what was reflected in the overall expression ofdepartment goals. Interestingly goals did not commonly reflect teamwork, the development ofinterdisciplinary perspectives, a personal concern for student development, or leadership of educationalinstitutions in defining the Civil Engineering profession. Those institutions that demonstrated a seriouseffort by developing a strategic plan for establishing their mission and goals statement appeared to

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Merl Baker

programs. An analogy is drawn between the issues proposed by these articles and deep-rooted problemstargeted by Michael Hammer’s and Steven Stanton’s [10] in the “Reengineering Revolution” and Hammer’s and JamesChampy’s justifications for “Reengineering the Corporation” [9]. However, caution must be exercised not to erode theproven process. This alert is well justified by Norman R. Augustine. [2] Arguments for Change Armstrong and Griffiths make strong arguments for change in order to meet employer’s demands. Phillip Griffithsis Chair of the National Academies’, (NAS, NAE, NIM) Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy,(COSEPUP). His article reflects the deliberations of the

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Byron S. Gottfried

was only1.85 (because of the much larger number of low-valued responses). The listings of “other” topics is quite broad, reflecting various disciplinary interests.I. Required Prerequisites1- Basic computer skillso 1 2 3 4 Total Average 20 22 17 12 71 2.302- Word processingo 1 2 3 4 Total Average 19 14 16 12 61 2.343- Spreadsheet applicationso 1 2 3 4 Total Average 17 10 12 3 42 2.024- Equation solverso 2 3 4

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen J. Ressler; Thomas Lenox

challenges facing civil engineers in professional practice. (P04) ● use the computer effectively and appropriately as a problem-solving tool. (P05) ● write and speak effectively. (P06) ● are prepared for and motivated toward continued intellectual and professional growth. (P07)Develop and maintain a faculty that serves as a model of professional excellence for our cadets. (P08) Objectives PO1 through P07 emanate directly from the institution’s published Academic Program Goals.These objectives are focused on the principal products of our program--our graduates--and on the qualities andskills we expect them to possess as a direct consequence of their undergraduate education. The relatively broadscope of the objectives reflects the

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Rick L. Homkes; Kevin D. Taylor

and curricular mattersfrom the two local universities. The teachers receive a stipend and three graduate credits in education forcompleting the program. Improvements were made in the 1995 VISION project based upon lessons learned from the 1994 pilot.These included increased instruction time from faculty members of Purdue and Indiana Universities, especiallyin the areas of statistical control, quality management, biology, and physics. A second change provided theteachers more time to both reflect upon the industry experience and prepare the required instructional module.VISION 95 attracted more teachers, more industry partners and received funding from an Eisenhower grant. The major goals of the program continue to be increased

Conference Session

Exploring Technological Literacy and Awareness

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farzin Heidari, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

, identifying each attribute and itscharacteristics, and identifying the excellent and poor quality work using narrative descriptivecriteria. Holistic rubrics and analytical rubrics are both used to measures students understandingof course content. Holistic rubrics provide a choice to state the highest and lowest levels ofperformance combining the descriptors for all attributes and analytical rubrics state the highestand lowest levels of performance using the descriptions for each attribute separately. The use ofrubrics allows the instructor to provide quality feed back to the student along with providingevaluation and reflection opportunities for an instructor as well. The use of rubrics in a technicalprogram will provide accountability and evaluation

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Creamer, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

likeappearance, dress, and family roles are byproducts of tokenism that detract fromaccomplishments.Tokenism and attention to secondary characteristics provides a partial explanation for whybehaviors, such as sexual harassment, persist in some environments where women are visiblyunder-represented among the faculty and student body. Policies and practices that communicateconcern about the under-representation of women can improve perceptions of climate andoffset tensions created by tokenism2.Studies that identify environmental factors that impact the productivity and satisfaction offaculty are often framed within a body of literature about climate or culture. Climate refers tomeasures based in faculty perceptions and attitudes. Climate reflects culture

Conference Session

Innovative and Nontraditional Curriculum in IT/IET

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Hata, Portland Community College; James Dockendorf, Normandale Community College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

manufacturing process.The cost of implementing these experiments would range from inexpensive to Page 14.1165.6costly, requiring outside funding.Two pieces of equipment are critical to implementing the breadth of laboratoryexperiences. The first instrument, the MFJ-259B SWR analyzer shown in Figure1, is a low-cost meter used by ham radio enthusiasts to troubleshoot and maintaintheir equipment. It has the capability of measuring impedances in bothrectangular form (R and X) and polar form (Z, and σ ). In addition, it alsomeasures the standing wave ratio and reflection coefficient. The MFJ-259B SWRanalyzer can be used to support a variety of transmission line and

Conference Session

Mentoring and Development of New Faculty

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Taber, National Academy of Engineering; Elizabeth Cady, National Academy of Engineering; Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

willevaluate the selected metrics. This paper summarizes the committee report.IntroductionScholarship of teaching [1] is often compared with the scholarships of discovery and synthesis.Shulman [2] further categorized the scholarship of teaching as discovery scholarship within theeducational domain [3] and scholarly teaching as teaching that (a) focuses on learning outcomesand teaching practices, (b) originates with knowledge of pedagogy and course content, and (c)includes self-reflection, discussions with peers, and participation in peer evaluation [4].When engineering faculty members attend to the different ways in which students learn, thestudents become more engaged and also learn more course content and connections betweenengineering concepts

Conference Session

Engineering and Other Disciplines

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mahmoud Quweider, University of Texas, Brownsville; Adriana Perez, University of Texas, Brownsville; Gabriala Oropeza, University of Texas, Brownsville; Juan Iglesias, University of Texas, Brownsville

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

application was tested with 10 realsample surveys. The appendix shows a sample of one of such surveys. As the software was putto use, the staff from the school of public health started giving feedback on any discovered bugsin the system. The GUI was adjusted more than once to reflect new requirements. Major changes Page 14.351.8and new recommendation were left for upcoming releases and future collaborations.Assessment and InstitutionalizationThe project was engaging to the CIS and Public Health students in many ways. To capitalize onthe success of this experiment and benefit future students, the leaders of the project, Dr.Quweider and Dr

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Haws, Boise State University

2006-46: WOMEN ON THE MARGIN OF ENGINEERING: ACCEPTABLE ANDUNACCEPTABLE THESESDavid Haws, Boise State University Page 11.1455.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Women on the Margin of Engineering: Acceptable and Unacceptable ThesesAbstractWhat demographics should an engineering faculty reflect, and how might it acceptably differ inappearance from its students, the broader community, or the narrower complex of professionalsand research consumers it purports to serve? Of course, we are horribly partial to our own DNA,but we can also reason through to the needs of society and put aside our personal bias. Similarly,our

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saeed Khan, Kansas State University-Salina; Beverlee Kissick, Kansas State University-Salina

/conferences/annual/2005/highlights.cfm5. Delbanco, A. “The renewal of literature: Emersonian reflections”, The New Republic, Review of book, “Renewal of literature: Emersonian reflections” by Poirier, Richard, 1987, Retrieved April 15, 2005 from http://galenet.galegroup.com6. Edmundson, M. “Why read?” Bloomsburg, 2004, pp 5 and 297. Ultimate Success Quotations Library, 1997. Retrieved April 15, 2005 from http://creativequotations.com8. Wilson, F. “Emerson” Review of two books, “Emerson” by Lawrence Buell & “Emerson” by Kenneth S. Sacks, July 8, 2003. Retrieved April 15, 2005 from http://galenet.galegroup.com9. Director, S. “2020: It’s sooner than you think.” ASEE PRISM, Vol. 14, No. 4, January 200510. McGown, J

Conference Session

Novel Measurement Experiments

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Terrance Lovell, Pennsylvania State University-Berks; Dale Litwhiler, Pennsylvania State University-Berks

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

Page 11.1196.7The IMAQ Read LCD VI is which also comes with LabVIEW’s VISION software then uses theROI for each seven segment display to determine each segments status and digit. This ispreformed by doing three edge detections, two horizontal and one vertical. The horizontal edgedetections are preformed at 1/3 and 2/3 the height of the ROI to determine if the verticalelements are active. The vertical edge detection search is preformed to determine if thehorizontal elements are active.6 Figures 9 shows the LabVIEW DMM Reader VI front panel.Notice that the proper reading is extracted despite considerable reflected glare on the displaycover. Figure 10 show the front panel and block diagram respectively for the DMM Reader VI

Conference Session

New Topics in IE Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kim Needy, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

requiring students to consider an engineering solution within a societalcontext, students were assigned to read a Harvard Business Review case entitled Taking theCake.6 In this case, Southland Bakery is considering radically changing their strategic plan tostop producing bakery products drenched in trans fats to address the growing concern of obesity,especially with respect to obesity in children. Students are asked to reflect upon the societalimpacts of this dilemma and whether Southland Bakery has any social obligation to produce amore health conscious product. This case strikes the emotion of much of the class with opinionsat both extremes, i.e., it is the company's duty to do what they can to prevent obesity, to it is the