Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin McLaughlin, University of Connecticut

these teachersinfluence their students’ interest in engineering and then ultimately resulting in majoringin engineering is not clear. To aid in the direct encouragement of promoting engineeringto students and eliminating the uncertainty of how science and math teachers inspirethese students to enter engineering we bring the math and science teachers to the UConncampus for a week long residential summer workshop. They work along side engineeringfaculty in their research laboratories to get a clear idea of what engineering disciplinesexist and their potential. The teachers, in addition to strengthening their math and sciencebackgrounds, then serve as spokespersons for engineering in their respective classroomsby being able to discuss engineering

Conference Session

Raising the Bar and Body of Knowledge

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

James Nelson; Osama Abudayyeh; Edmund Tsang; Molly Williams

Educationdepends upon the topic. Because of the course content, this course serves as the foundation forall laboratories taught in the curriculum.Although not strictly a part of the freshman sequence, Engineering Graphics is a part of thefreshman experience and taught by the department for civil engineers. Teaching the coursewithin the department, and separate from normally offered engineering graphics courses,students learn about the types of projects dealt with by civil engineers and the develop the abilityto present graphically design in the broad context of civil engineering. Students will preparedrawings of highway geometry, building layout and structural details, topographic maps, andutility systems. CAD is a dominant part of the course content.Big

Conference Session

Curriculum & Student Enrollment II

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason K. Durfee P.E., Eastern Washington University; William R. Loendorf, Eastern Washington University; Doris M. Munson, Eastern Washington University; Donald C. Richter, Eastern Washington University; Terence Geyer, Eastern Washington University; Martin William Weiser, Eastern Washington University; A. Hossain, Eastern Washington University; Hani Serhal Saad, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Technology

Paper ID #8814Correlating Course Attendance with Factors of First-Generation Status, Gen-der, and Economic StatusMr. Jason K Durfee P.E., Eastern Washington University Jason Durfee is a Professor of Engineering & Design at Eastern Washington University. He received his BS and MS degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Brigham Young University. He holds a Profes- sional Engineer certification. Prior to teaching at Eastern Washington University, he was a military pilot, an engineering instructor at West Point and an airline pilot. His interests include aerospace, aviation, computational fluid dynamics, professional

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard R. Johnston

), and pay for all the materials.I. IntroductionAt Lawrence Tech we teach a senior elective course “Process Control” in which students learnhow to control various processes with a PLC using ladder logic. One of the biggest challengesof teaching the associated laboratory is getting the students to visualize the process they aretrying to simulate. This is complicated by the fact that the only inputs our simulator panelsmake available to the PLC are toggle switches, and the only output from the PLC consists oflamps. (There is one switch and lamp simulator per student group in the lab.) For example tosimulate filling a tank, a switch is chosen to represent the on / off selector, another switch ischosen to represent the low-level float switch, a

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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Shannon G. Davis; Carol S. Gattis; Edgar C. Clausen

a partnership to assist the Northwest Arkansas EducationRenewal Zone (NWA-ERZ) in engaging students in hands-on, standards-based science activitiesthat help to form the base for the engineering discipline. This University of Arkansas SciencePartnership Program is a three-year Summer Institute program funded by the ArkansasDepartment of Higher Education which focuses on the professional growth of 6th, 7th and 8thgrade science teachers from 23 schools in the NWA-ERZ. The Program teams teachers withengineering faculty to improve teaching skills and to increase the teachers’ use, understandingand application of selected laboratory exercises. It includes classroom/laboratory instruction,follow-up activities at the schools, and evaluation, both

Collection

2024 ASEE St. Lawrence Section Annual Conference

Authors

Fernando Altamura; Alice Cherestes; David Titley-Peloquin

statement is true or false. Many of them find this particularly challenging. Toreinforce the importance of this type of critical thinking process, additional True/Falseconceptual questions requiring justification are included in subsequent class tests.Problem-solving sessions on horizontal and vertical surfacesWe have implemented various forms of problem-solving sessions in numerous program courses.A laboratory-based course was designed to provide mathematical support to students in large(~150 students) first-year calculus courses whose background is deficient in precalculusmathematics. Every week, the lab focused on a specific precalculus topic of particular interest foruniversity calculus, ranging from algebra to analytical geometry to functions

Conference Session

Advances in Materials Education

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Barry Dupen, Purdue University Fort Wayne

Tagged Divisions

Materials

Creating a Minor in Materials for Engineering Technology StudentsAbstractPurdue University Fort Wayne is located near a concentration of manufacturing industries,including automotive parts manufacturers, orthopedic implant manufacturers, medical toolmanufacturers, copper wire mills, and steel minimills. Knowledge of engineering materials iscritical for engineers working in these industries, so in 2015 the university's chancellor becameinterested in starting a materials program. Academic departments were asked to provideinformation and recommendations. As a metallurgist, I prepared a short report outlining fivepossible programs which could be created to satisfy industry's needs: ● A certificate program for materials laboratory technicians

Conference Session

Course Transformation in ECE

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Mohamed Khaled Elshazly, University of Toronto; Hamid S. Timorabadi, University of Toronto

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Paper ID #29146WIP: Exploring Pedagogical Alternatives for Incorporating Simulations inan Introductory Power Electronics CourseMr. Mohamed Khaled Elshazly, University of Toronto Mohamed Elshazly is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Toronto Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE). He is currently engaged in developing support simulations for teaching introductory power electronics to undergraduate ECE students, as well as providing techni- cal support. Mohamed’s main research interests are numerical simulations and computational materials science, focusing on quantum mechanical

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tom Weller, University of South Florida; Carol M. Haden, Magnolia Consulting, LLC; Jeff Frolik, University of Vermont; Paul G. Flikkema, Northern Arizona University; Aaron T. Ohta, University of Hawaii at Manoa; Sylvia W. Thomas, University of South Florida; Rhonda R. Franklin, University of Minnesota; Wayne A. Shiroma, University of Hawaii at Manoa

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

delivery. Formative feedbackaddresses student perceptions of the materials and faculty and teaching assistant perceptions ofimplementation. These include aspects of the materials and their delivery that supportinglearning goals, and challenges to implementation.Summer 2013 Bioelectrical Signals Module Pilot A pilot Circuits course for non-majors was offered in the summer of 2013 at theUniversity of Vermont in an accelerated, 4-week format. The course incorporated four (4)laboratory exercises, three of which were restructured versions of existing course experiments.Of the non-ENFUSE labs, Lab 1 looked at series and parallel resistances using digitalmultimeters, Lab 2 introduced students to the use of oscilloscopes, and Lab 3 looked

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Postcard Session (Best of Works in Progress)

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Emily Moreno, University of California, Davis; Jennifer H. Choi, University of California, Davis; Anthony G. Passerini, University of California, Davis

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Biomedical Engineering

Paper ID #34063Work in Progress: Development of a Virtual Introduction to Machining andManufacturing for BME ApplicationsEmily Moreno, University of California, Davis Emily Moreno is currently a Biomedical Engineering (BME) M.S. student at the University of California, Davis. Her thesis work deals with understanding the mechanisms involved with atherogenesis. Emily has been a teaching assistant for the ”Introduction to Manufacturing” course for BME undergraduate seniors for two years; the last year being taught virtually. She received her B.S. in Bioengineering at UC San Diego and aims to go into the medical device

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marcia Pool, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Marina Marjanovic, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical Engineering

Paper ID #27515Board 9: Introducing Bioengineering Approaches through Healthcare GrandChallengesDr. Marcia Pool, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Dr. Marcia Pool is a Teaching Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Programs in the Depart- ment of Bioengineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). She has been active in improving undergraduate education including developing laboratories to enhance experimental design skills and mentoring and guiding student teams through the capstone design and a translational course following capstone design. In her Director role, she works closely

Conference Session

Engineering Physics Technical Session 3

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kanti Prasad, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

Paper ID #16191Innovations in Engineering Education through Integration of PhysicsDr. Kanti Prasad, University of Massachusetts, Lowell Dr. Kanti Prasad is a professor in the department of electrical and computer Engineering and is found- ing Director of Microelectronics/VLSI Technology Laboratories at the University Massachusetts Lowell. Professor Prasad initiated the Microelectronics/ VLSI program in 1984, and is teaching 16.469/16.502 VLSI Design and 16.470/504 VLSI Fabrication courses since its inception. From the spring of 1986 Pro- fessor Prasad developed 16.661 Local Area/Computer Networks, and since 1994 VHDL Based

Conference Session

FPD 5: Course Delivery Methods and Issues

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jess W. Everett, Rowan University; Jenahvive K. Morgan, Rowan University; Joseph Francis Stanzione III, Rowan University; Kaitlin Engle Mallouk, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

mechanical engineering majorsmixed. The course met twice a week during the 15 week semester, a 50 minute “lecture” and a160 minute laboratory session. The purpose of the course was three-fold: (a) help students makea good transition to college; (b) introduce students to engineering; and (c) prepare students forthe engineering curriculum by teaching them a number of basic skills.The online aspects of the course are delivered using PathFinder, a website developed at theuniversity. The course chapters are given in the PathFinder Plan Tab shown in Figure 1.Semester projects are used to reinforce course topics. Students work on the project during the labperiod. Projects are chosen by each instructor. Figure 1: PathFinder

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrew Rose

civil and structural engineering in their positions withPEA.My week for teaching the course went quickly. The days typically ran from 8:30 in the morninguntil 4:30 in the afternoon. Morning and afternoon breaks and a sit-down lunch were as importantto the Thai engineers as the lectures and workshops. The lunch was catered and the food wascooked in the open hallways and stairways of the building. The first day began with anintroductory ceremony by Sanguan Tungdajahirun, PEA Assistant Governor of Planning andSystem Development. Group photographs with the students followed. Then we had a coffeebreak. Finally by late morning, we got down to business.The class was assigned to a small computer laboratory with 16 computers. Outside some of thelarger

Conference Session

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Caitlin Donahue Wylie, University of Virginia; Ian Linville, University of Virginia; Angielyn Campo, University of Virginia; Suk Jun Kim, University of Virginia

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

pairs of graduate andundergraduate engineers working in four research laboratories, we define five categories ofstrategies that students use to learn crucial research skills from each other: asking questions,demonstration, supervised attempts, trial and error, and imitation. Our study shows thatcommunities of practice, such as engineering research groups, are valuable sites for graduate andundergraduate students to learn crucial research skills. In addition, these five interactionstrategies are relatively stable, even across different research groups, disciplines, demographics,and levels of education. These strategies help facilitate the learning and teaching process withineach undergraduate and graduate pair. We found that undergraduate and

Conference Session

BME Course and Curriculum Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve R Marek, University of Texas, Austin; William Liechty, University of Texas, Austin; James W. Tunnell, University of Texas, Austin

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

teaching responsibilities comprises the biomedical engineering laboratory courses. His previous research interests included small- molecule organic synthesis, intelligent hydrogels for controlled drug delivery, pulmonary drug delivery, and materials characterization.Mr. William Liechty, University of Texas, Austin William B. Liechty is a NSF Graduate Research Fellow in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Texas, Austin, conducting research under the direction of Prof. Nicholas Peppas. He re- ceived a B.S.E. in chemical engineering from the University of Iowa in 2007 and studied at the University of Cambridge as a Gates Scholar until 2008. His research interests include responsive materials, RNA

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

David L. Walters

. This paper provides an account of a laboratory experience at the United States Coast GuardAcademy,(USCGA) in utilizing National Instruments LabView data acquisition equipment, Excel andMathcad analysis software, and Power Point presentational software in a Macintosh environment in theinstruction of a senior level engineering measurement course. The curriculum of the newly accredited Mechanical Engineering major at the USCGA not onlyemphasizes the design and open-ended problem solving elements necessary to an excellent engineeringeducation, but seeks to augment the communications and leadership skills which the entire academy hasembraced as desired outcomes. Experimental Methods in Fluid and Thermal Sciences is a senior levelcapstone

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Inez Hua, Purdue University; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Michael L Curry, Tuskegee University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #18044Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) Site: Sustainable ElectronicsDr. Inez Hua, Purdue University Dr. Inez Hua is Professor in the Lyles School of Civil Engineering and the Division of Environmental and Ecological Engineering. Her research and teaching areas include aquatic chemistry, water pollution control, environmental sustainability in engineering education, and sustainable electronics. Dr. Hua has a Ph.D and an MS in Environmental Engineering and Science from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), and a BA in Biochemistry from the University of California, Berkeley.Dr. Monica E Cardella

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2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

Authors

Mohammed Ferdjallah, Marshall University; Asad Salem; Yousef Sardahi, Marshall University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

a comprehensive windenergy system. This practical approach not only teaches theoretical knowledge but also equipsstudents with the skills needed to work in real-world applications. Through this approach, studentsgain an understanding of the complexities involved in harnessing wind energy efficiently. Thecustom designed LabView interfaces serve as a bridge between theory and practice, enablingstudents to monitor and control different aspects of wind turbines used in the laboratory (Figure7). They provide real-time data and visual feedback, which is indispensable for optimizing theperformance of wind turbines. This hands-on experience enhances students’ problem-solvingabilities and critical thinking skills, making them better equipped to

Conference Session

Mid Atlantic Papers

Collection

2017 Mid-Atlantic Section Fall Conference

Authors

Gonca Altuger-Genc, State University of New York, Farmingdale; Yue Hung, Farmingdale State College; Daniel Weinman, Farmingdale State College

Tagged Topics

Mid-Atlantic Section Fall Conference

types of questions to measurestudents’ understanding of the subject matter along with different styles of learning assessment.These exercises are completed during the laboratory component of the course as an additionalactivity.The second approach is the development of a learning community for freshman students. Thelearning community is built focusing on the freshman level Computer Aided Drafting andDesign and Manufacturing Processes courses. As a part of the learning community, these courseshave collaborative teaching and joint projects. The instructors of both courses coordinate theteaching materials so that students can always reference the teaching materials in both coursesand are learning the materials in the right pace. A joint project is

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Mechatronics & Simulation

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Reihaneh Jamshidi, University of Hartford; Ivana Milanovic, University of Hartford

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #29871Adding a Simulation Module to a Primarily Experimental MechanicalEngineering CourseDr. Reihaneh Jamshidi, University of Hartford Reihaneh Jamshidi is an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Hartford. She received her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Iowa State University. Her teaching focuses on ma- terials science, mechanics of materials, and mechanical engineering design. Reihaneh’s primary research interests are design, manufacturing, characterization, and mechanics of soft materials and structures.Dr. Ivana Milanovic, University of Hartford Dr. Milanovic is a professor of

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Krupczak

Kaloust is an Associate Professor of Engineering at Hope College. He has a Ph.D in electrical engineering fromthe University of Central Florida. He currently teaches the Electronics I course and laboratories for Introduction toEngineering at Hope. Joe’s research interests are in non-linear control and applications.MICHAEL MISOVICHMichael Misovich is an Associate Professor of Engineering at Hope College. He has a Ph.D in chemicalengineering from Michigan State University. He teaches the laboratories for Introduction to Engineering at Hope.His research work is in thermodynamic equations of state.JANICE PAWLOSKIJanice Pawloski is an Assistant Professor of Engineering at Hope College. She has a Ph.D in engineering mechanicsfrom Iowa State University

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Benjamin Sill; Elizabeth Stephan; Matthew Ohland

Model and Meta-analysis,” Journal ofEducational Computing Research 11(1), 1-26, 1994.18 http://www.abet.org/images/eac_criteria_b.pdf19 Ryan, M.P. and G.G. Martens, Planning a College Course: A Guidebook for the Graduate Teaching Assistant,Ann Arbor, Mich., National Center for research to Improve Postsecondary Teaching and Learning, 1989.20 Felder, R.M., “Reaching the Second Tier—Learning and Teaching Styles in College Science Education,”Journal of College Science Teaching 23(5), 286-290, 1993.21 Thornton, R.K. and D.R. Sokoloff, “Learning Motion Concepts Using Real-Time Microcomputer-BasedLaboratory Tools,” Am. J. Phys., 58(9), 858-67, September, 1990.22 Brasell, H., “The effect of Real-Time Laboratory Graphing on Learning Graphic

Conference Session

Multi-disciplinary Design

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Kris Dick; Don Petkau; Danny Mann; Myron (Ron) Britton

Session 3225 Biosystems Engineering Design Trilogy: An Overview D.D. Mann1, M.G. Britton 2, K.J. Dick 1 and D.S. Petkau 1 1 Department of Biosystems Engineering, University of Manitoba / 2 Engineering Design Program, Faculty of Engineering, University of ManitobaAbstractIn the fall of 1998, the Department of Biosystems Engineering at the University of Manitobaintroduced a package of three courses to enhance the teaching of engineering design. Theobjective was to teach undergraduate engineers how to design by exposing them to the type ofdesign environment they will

Conference Session

Improving Statics and Dynamics Classes

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Nancy Hubing

program in the fall of 2002. He received his BS degree in Psychology from the University of NorthTexas, and PhD degree in Experimental Psychology from Texas Christian University. He is the director of UMR’sMedia Design and Assessment Laboratory, and his research focuses on Web Design and Usability Assessment.RALPH E. FLORIDr. Ralph E. Flori was educated as a petroleum engineer (UM-Rolla PhD ‘87). Now an associate professor in theBasic Engineering dept. at the University of Missouri-Rolla, he teaches dynamics, statics, mechanics of materialsand a freshman engineering design course, and is actively involved in developing educational software for teachingengineering mechanics courses. He has earned thirteen awards for outstanding teaching and

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Murat Tanyel

Tanyel is a professor of engineering at Geneva College. He teaches upper level electrical engineering andbiomedical engineering courses. Prior to Geneva College, Dr. Tanyel taught at Dordt College, Sioux Center, IAfrom Aug. 1995 to Aug. 2003. Prior to 1995, he was at Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA where he worked for the 4Enhanced Educational Experience for Engineering Students (E ) project, setting up and teaching laboratory andhands-on computer experiments for engineering freshmen and sophomores. For one semester, he was also a visitingprofessor at the United Arab Emirates University in Al-Ain, UAE where he helped set up an innovative introductoryengineering curriculum. Dr

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Sudhir Mehta

McKeachie and Graham Gibbs, in their tenth edition of Teaching Tips (1999), say,“Problem-based Learning is one of the most important developments in contemporary highereducation.” PBL is used in most medical schools, and it has the potential of having a profoundeffect on undergraduate education. Patricia Cross, in her American Society for EngineeringEducation (ASEE) 1991 Annual Convention keynote address, said, “Teaching is in a primitivestate of development, and improvement can take place all along the line. The real intellectualchallenge of teaching lies in the opportunity for individual teachers to observe the impact of theirteaching on students’ learning. And yet, most of us don’t use our classroom as laboratories forthe study of learning.” As

Conference Session

Curricular Change Issues

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Nigel Middleton; Barbara Olds; Heidi Loshbaugh; Ruth Streveler

revised their engineering curricula. As the investigators described it,“this project will help continue our transformation from an institution focused onteaching to one focused on learning (emphasis original). Our emphasis on pedagogicaland process innovations will complement the newly created curricular programs so thatour entire academic culture will be transformed to one of continuous improvement of thelearning/teaching endeavor.” To this end, the grant would help fund development of newtexts, laboratory experiments, and both hardcopy and multimedia course materials.This paper discusses one aspect of the funding: enhancing faculty effectiveness byfunding mini-grants to develop, pilot, and implement new materials, procedures, andcourses within

Conference Session

Student Teams & Active Learning

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Zemke; Jennifer Beller; Donald Elger

participate.In addition, it can be unclear when creating a cooperative educational event for engineeringclasses whether it will work as planned. Our question is: “What are the important design features when tailoring cooperative educational events for engineering classes?”We designed and applied fifteen distinct cooperative learning events while teaching anundergraduate materials science course of twenty-five students. Three separate instruments wereused to collect student perceptions of the learning events and the data was then triangulated todetermine and verify trends. The first instrument was a student survey immediately followingeach event to collect “snapshot” perceptions. The second instrument was an end of term activityin which each

Conference Session

SDR & Programming in ECE Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt VonEhr, Grand Valley State University; William Neuson, Grand Valley State University; Bruce E. Dunne, Grand Valley State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Radio, 2007.2. Reed, J., “Software Radio: A Modern Approach to Radio Engineering,” Prentice Hall, 2005.3. Mao, S., & Huang, Y., & Li, Y. (2014, June), On Developing a Software Defined Radio Laboratory Course for Undergraduate Wireless Engineering Curriculum Paper presented at 2014 ASEE Annual Conference, Indianapolis, Indiana. https://peer.asee.org/228804. Wu, Z., & Wang, B., & Cheng, C., & Cao, D., & Yaseen, A. (2014, June), Software Defined Radio Laboratory Platform for Enhancing Undergraduate Communication and Networking Curricula Paper presented at 2014 ASEE Annual Conference, Indianapolis, Indiana. https://peer.asee.org/230235. Hoffbeck, J. (2009, June), Teaching Communication Systems