Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Corkins, Arizona State University; Jacquelyn Kelly, Arizona State University; Dale Baker, Arizona State University; Sharon Robinson Kurpius; Amaneh Tasooji, Arizona State University; Stephen Krause, Arizona State University

/dimensionality (e.g.,number of items, number of subscales, subscale/ total scoring) were provided in this paper. Onlywith validated instruments will education researchers will be able to move forward to determineif curricular and instructional innovations truly improve student attitudes towards engineering.The authors acknowledge the support of this work by NSF IEECI Grant #083641.Bibliography1. Griffiths, A. K., and Preston, K. R. (1989, March). An investigation of grade 12 students’ misconceptions relatingto fundamental characteristics of molecules and atoms. 62nd Conference of the National Association for Research inScience Teaching, San Francisco, California.2. Olds, B., Streveler, R., Miller, R., Nelson, M. (2004). Preliminary results from the

Conference Session

Pedagogy and Assessment III

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Osterberg, University of Portland; Aziz Inan, University of Portland

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

N-dimensional resistive lattice case, followedby the inductive and capacitive lattice cases. Page 14.300.3ab Fig. 1. Infinite 2D square lattice a b Fig. 2. Infinite 2D Honeycomb lattice Page 14.300.4Case 1: Infinite N-dimensional Resistive Lattice For the purpose of illustration, consider the two-port test circuit shown in Fig. 3containing the infinite 2D square resistive lattice shown in Fig. 1. In the infinite resistive lattice,each branch corresponds to a single resistor of value R and the number of resistors connected toeach node is denoted by M (where

Conference Session

E-Learning in Chemical Engineering

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Zollars, Washington State University; Christopher Hundhausen, Washington State University; Pawan Agrawal, Washington State University

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Chemical Engineering

) draw chemical processdiagrams of a given material and energy balance problem, (b) develop accompanyingsystems of equations, and (c) solve for the unknowns. Students were told that we wereinterested in how they approached the solution to the problem rather than the solutionitself. They were encouraged to discuss their approach so that we could follow their logicas the solution was developed. Our review of the recordings made it clear that there was one area in which all ofthe groups had difficulties: translating the problem statement into a process flow diagram(PFD) and then translating the PFD to a set of mathematical expressions. None of thegroups was able to put together a correct process flow diagram. Without a correctprocess flow

Conference Session

Design in the ECE Curriculum

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

L. Brent Jenkins, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Electrical and Computer

. 2 kΩ + + + 2 kΩ 1 kΩ 3 kΩ 15 V 10 mΑ 1 kΩ Vo Vo Vo — 15 V 10 V — 25 V — (a) (b) (c) Figure 2: Loss of Terminals during Circuit ReductionFirst, the students observe that the parallel combination of 10 mA and 1 kΩ in Figure 2a can be treatedas a practical current source. Noting that

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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

M. Nazrul Islam

it generates a very sharp and highly distinctive correlation peak.Then a different version of the same target fingerprint recorded at a different time is introducedinto the input scene as shown in Fig. 3(b). Though the input image varies significantly from thereference image in the database, but the proposed technique is observed to be very successful inrecognizing the fingerprint by producing a distinct correlation peak as shown in Fig. 3(c). Now anon-target fingerprint is employed in the input scene as shown in Fig. 4(b). The correlationsignals in Fig. 4(c) rejects the fingerprint by generating noisy signal where there is no distinctivepeak.Next, the proposed technique is investigated employing an input scene shown in Fig. 5(b

Conference Session

Two-Year/Four-Year Articulation and Cooperation

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bertram Pariser, Technical Career Institute, Inc.

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Two Year College Division

Page 14.260.5Since TCI is on a tri semester September 2008 was the start of the Fall Term. 157 studentsaccessed the website. When the new semester started in January 2009 the number of studentsthat accessed the web rose to 301. So you can see that intranet is getting more popular withour students and we have a quantities method of assessing the time students spend studying.References 1 “Video Lecture on the Pythagorean Theory” ASEE 2008, by B Pariser, C Meherji 2 MAT135 Syllabus, TCI September 2008 3 “A Geometrical Proof of Pythagoras Theory” ASEE 1999 by B Pariser 4 “Data Acquisition for Outcomes and Assessments” ASEE 2008, by B Pariser, C Meherji AuthorBert Pariser is a faculty member in the Electronic Engineering

Conference Session

Research and Project Initiatives in IT and IET

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheng Lin, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

tolerance for these two holes. Figure 4: Position Tolerance with RFS. 3.1. Formulas for X max – RFS Figure 5 shows the extreme position to determine X max based on the following conditions: a. The two holes are made at their minimum sizes: φ (D1-T1) and φ (D2-T2) b. The centers of the two holes are located at their farthest positions of the position-tolerance zones: Points A and B in Figure 5. Page 14.301.4 Figure 5: Extreme Position for X max – RFS.From Figure 5, X max can be easily determined through the following equation

Conference Session

Design Projects in Mechanical Engineering I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tim Brower, Oregon Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

used withstudents as young as 5 years old to emphasize the kind of interactive and interdependentgroup learning that fosters growth in social skills, giving children the opportunity to thinkand act critically in society.Although aspects of systems engineering are utilized in various stages throughout K-20academia, the suggestions and results reported herein are novel in that they may be easilyapplied in any given classroom/laboratory setting and are tied to an innovative learningstrategy called Activities, Project, and Problem-Based Learning (APP-B Learning).An Industry PerspectiveCommenting on the relationship systems engineering has in industry, Albert A. Winn, theVice President of Government and Apache Rotorcraft Programs and former

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education III

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Buket Barkana, University of Bridgeport; Navarun Gupta, University of Bridgeport; Lawrence Hmurcik, University of Bridgeport

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Page 14.713.2intelligences to answer this question.Thirty volunteers (five female, twenty five male) answered MI and VAK tests in our ElectricalEngineering department. Subjects were international first semester engineering graduate studentsin ELEG 443-Digital Signal Processing. The age range of the group is between 23 and 25 yearsold. The MI test includes 40 questions, and the VAK test includes 30 questions, each designed tofind our graduate (Master degree) students’ strongest thinking and learning preferences. SeeAppendix A and B for MI test and VAK test questions. The MI test was used for finding thethinking styles and the VAK test was used for finding the learning styles. Thinking and learningstyles show individual differences in academic

Conference Session

Improving Mechanics & Structural Modeling Courses

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arnaldo Mazzei, Kettering University; Richard Scott, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

I , E, A b FIGURE 1 – CANTILEVER BEAM WITH TIP FORCEThe maximum value (magnitude) is at x ? 0 and is given by: PL h υm ? 2 ? 6 PL 2 1 bh3 bh 12 Page 14.811.3 (2)The weight is given by

Conference Session

Issues and Opportunities in IE Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J. Eric Bickel, University of Texas, Austin

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

be given by r = (r1,…,rn), where riis the stated probability (the student’s answer) that answer i is correct, and the sum of theseresponses is equal to one. Students are likely to have many different objectives in such a situation, ranging fromlearning the material to getting a good grade. We assume that letter grades are a strictlyincreasing function of the total points earned on the exam and that students seek to maximizetheir points. This simplification seems reasonable, particularly in programs that fractionalizeletter grades (e.g., B+, A-, A). If the student is scored according to some function R, then her expected score when sheassigns r and believes p is R (r | p)   i pi Ri (r ) , where Ri is the score received for

Conference Session

Programming for Engineering Students I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christiaan Gribble, Grove City College

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

and future many-core processingarchitectures, we believe that programmers must possess an intimate knowledge of the issues thatarise in the context of multithreading.2.1.1 Instruction-Level ParalleismConsider the following expression involving several integer multiplications and additions: a + (b*c) + (d*e) + f Page 14.806.3Assuming we have a processor that requires a single cycle to evaluate each multiplication oraddition operation, this expression requires five cycles to evaluate in a sequential manner: onecycle for each of the arithmetic operations in the expression (Figure 1a). However, if theprocessor is

Conference Session

Pedagogy and Assessment I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bill Yang, Western Carolina University; Amy Martin, Western Carolina University; Robert Adams, Western Carolina University; James Zhang, Western Carolina University; Kenneth Burbank, Western Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

delivered mostly in the traditional lecture formassisted by available multimedia tools such as PowerPoint presentations. The new teachingmethod under evaluation is designed according to intentional learning principles and utilizesseveral intentional learning tools such as a “jigsaw puzzle” type of group discussion and roleplaying. The students are also given the opportunity to define their learning objectives andchoose the evaluation methods. In both control and study cases, the same teacher teaches thesame group of students during the same semester. The students come to the two classes involvedin the study and with the same prior knowledge. The subject areas of the two courses involvedare also similar. The students attending Course A and Course B

Conference Session

Signal Processing Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thad Welch, Boise State University; Cameron Wright, University of Wyoming; Michael Morrow, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Travis Kent, Boise State University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

AC 2009-707: TEACHING WITH SOFTWARE DEFINED RADIOSThad Welch, Boise State University Thad B. Welch, Ph.D, P.E., is with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Boise State University, Boise, ID where he is a Professor and Chair of the Department. Dr. Welch's research interests include the implementation of communication systems using DSP-based techniques, DSP education, and RF signal propagation. He is a member of ASEE, IEEE, Tau Beta Pi, and Eta Kappa Nu. E-mail: t.b.welch@ieee.orgCameron Wright, University of Wyoming Cameron H. G. Wright, Ph.D, P.E., is with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY. His research

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education III

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Asad Azemi, Pennsylvania State University; Nannette D'Imperio, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Synchronized Multimedia Lectures Using Video and PowerPoint,” Proceedings of the 2004 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition. 5. Duch, B., S. Groh, and D. Allen, The Power of Problem-Based Learning, Stylus Publishing, VA, 2001. 6. GenevaLogic Company, Beaverton, OR 97006. 7. Young, J.R., “Hybrid teaching seeks to end the divide between traditional and online instruction,” Chronicle of Higher Education, vol. 48, 2002, pp. A33–A34. 8. Azemi, A., “Enhancement of Traditional and Distance Learning through Hybrid e-learning Approach,” Proceedings of the 2008 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition. 9. Saba Software Inc., Redwood Shores, CA 94065. 10. ANGEL Learning, Indianapolis, IN 46278

Conference Session

Advances in Engineering Economy Pedagogy

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Ristroph, University of Louisiana, Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

equivalent to be placed at the time of the last series flow, and b. the last parameter to equal the number of series flows, the time of the last flow minus one period before the first flow. 3. Note that F|P has a last parameter equal to the number of periods, the time of the com- pound amount minus the time of the prior amount. 4. Present why F|A needs: a. the prior amount placed before the first series flow, and b. the last parameter to equal the number of series flows, the time of the last flow minus one period before the first flow. Unknown deposits are shown in Figure 2. The typical three-step solution uses factors differ-ent from the unknown withdrawals problem, even though the

Conference Session

Innovation in Laboratory Studies and Outreach Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Gumaer, Central Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

% 0.0% 0.0%PICKit1 Use Positive Comments N/A N/A N/A 83.3%PICKit1 Use Negative Comments N/A N/A N/A 0.0% Page 14.1145.6The average course grade for the class as a whole increased from a B- to a B+. The overallnumerical score on the course evaluation did not change significantly. Written course evaluationcomments indicated that students did not feel constrained by limited access to lab facilities ashad been the case in the years prior to 2004. Written comments on the student evaluationsindicated that a majority of the students in the 2004 class liked the

Conference Session

Computers and Software in Teaching Mathemathetics

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ali Farahani, National University, San Diego

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

Page 14.1303.3example of set equality; suppose we want to verify that the sets A and B given below are equal. A ? {x | x 2 − x / 6 ? 0} and B ? {2,/3} then A ? BIn Python set A can be constructed as A=set ([x for x in range (-50,50) if x**2+x-6==0])where the set command is applied to convert the list to a set object. The set is constructed bysearching for integer solutions of the quadratic equation in a specified range. Set B is simple toconstruct in Python, B=set ([2,-3]). Now we use the command A==B to verify theequality. The system returns “True”.A set product, or a set of ordered pair is easily built by a single line of code assuming that sets Aand B have been defined then [(a,b) for a in A for b in B] produces

Conference Session

Information Literacy Integration and Assessment

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara MacAlpine, Trinity University; Mahbub Uddin, Trinity University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

. Surprisingly, 12 students alsoanswered question #4 incorrectly: “What type of publication is more research oriented?”Answers ranged from a) a magazine, b) a journal or conference proceeding, c) a newspaper, orsome combination of those three possibilities. The most typical wrong answer grouped a) and b)together, suggesting that the distinction between journals and magazines has not been madeclear. This is disappointing because it is emphasized at the first-year level, not only inengineering classes but also in many of the other university courses that are offered to first-yearstudents and have an information literacy component. However, it is useful feedback to thelibrarian to make this a more prominent part of Design I instruction in future years.In

Conference Session

Computational Tools and Simulation II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jiang Zhou, Lamar University; Paul Corder, Lamar University; Hsing-wei Chu, Lamar. University; X. Chang Li, Lamar University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

GUI reports the time response of the system andthe input function as well. The time range of the response plot can be adjusted as desired. Similarto Figure 1(a), Figure 1(b) shows the case of step input with amplitude of 3 units.The MATLAB GUI for the initial condition response of a 2nd order dynamic system is shown inFigure 2. The students are asked to enter the initial displacement and initial velocity, in additionto the system parameters. Two pushbuttons give the choices for time response plot or frequencyplot. Figure 2(a) shows the time response plot. The frequency response plots are shown in Figure2(b), including both logarithmic magnitude curve and phase-angle plot. The GUI also reports thenatural frequency, damping ratio, and damped

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2009 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Philip L. Brach; Ahmet Zeytinci


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2009 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Philip L. Brach; Ahmet Zeytinci


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Conference Session

Assessment and Continuous Improvement in Engineering Technology: Part I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xian Zhao, Inner Mongolia University of Technology; Joy Colwell, Purdue University, Calumet; Carl Jenks, Purdue University, Calumet

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

technology.DiscussionThe 2009-2010 TAC criteria for ABET consist of nine General Criteria. The Criteria relevant tothis discussion are Criterion 3, Program Outcomes, and to a lesser extent Criterion 5,Curriculum.3 The Program Outcomes in Criterion 3 are the well-known “a-k” criteria. Underthese criteria, an accredited program must demonstrate that graduates have: a. an appropriate mastery of the knowledge, techniques, skills, and modern tools of their disciplines b. an ability to apply current knowledge and adapt to emerging applications of mathematics, science, engineering, and technology c. an ability to conduct, analyze and interpret experiments, and apply experimental results to improve processes

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arun Ravindran, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Patricia Tolley, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Arindam Mukherjee, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

. Page 14.807.10Appendix1: Pre-project test / Post-project testABET Learning Outcomes: a, b1. Write a behavioral VHDL code for the T flip-flop. (Course Objective 1)2. (a) Design a 3-bit ripple counter using 3 T flip-flops. (Pre-requisite knowledge)(b) Write a structural VHDL code of the above counter, with parallel loading capability.ABET Learning Outcomes: a, h3. (a) Briefly discuss a possible application of the counter in either a scientific computing, or abioinformatics processing unit, or a signal processing hardware. (Course Objective 3)(b) Discuss the impact of dedicated hardware processing on the application areas listed above.(Course Objective 3)ABET Learning Outcomes: c, e4. A digital filter is implemented by the following transfer

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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Ahmad Al-Daraiseh

inputspace of a specific problem while 1.b shows the opposite. The organization of this paper is as follows: In section 2 we present HART. In Section 3, wedescribe the experiments and the datasets used to assess the performance of HART, and we alsocompare HART to other ART and Genetic ART networks that attempted to resolve the categoryproliferation problem in ARTMAP. In Section 4, we summarize our work and draw someconclusions. II. EVOLVING HYBRID FAM/EAM NETWORKS (HART) In this article we assume that the reader is familiar with the Fuzzy ARTMAP (FAM) neuralnetwork architecture, its training phase, and its network parameters (for more info see [2]). Forevery classification problem (dataset) that we experimented with we

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Mukai, University of Wyoming; Trent McDonald, West Inc.

makes it much easier to understand stochasticphenomena. The PIs also hypothesize that not only are the proposed non-calculus-basedstatistics easier to understand, but that much more sophisticated analyses can be conducted muchearlier in a student’s career using these methods. The expected significance of this project isthat a) students will have a much stronger understanding of the fundamentals of probabilityand statistics and b) students will be able to conduct much more sophisticated statistical Page 14.911.3analyses.In the rest of this paper, traditional calculus-based statistics relying on mathematically derivedprobability functions will be

Conference Session

Pedagogy and Assessment I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Smaill, University of Auckland; Gerard Rowe, University of Auckland; Elizabeth Godfrey, University of Auckland

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

test seriously: they spent most of the allocated 30 minutes workingon their answers, and wrote an adequate amount in answering the free-response questions.Mark histograms are provided in Figures 1(a) and 1(b).In 2007 the mean mark was 10.4 out of 25, and the pass-rate was 30%. The free-responsequestion which tested year-12 circuit analysis was correctly answered by only 11% of thestudents, while the free-response question which tested year-11 algebraic manipulation wascorrectly answered by only 60% of the students. (Note that year-13 is the final year of high-school education in New Zealand.) Page 14.673.3Results were very similar for the 2008

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bijan Sepahpour, The College of New Jersey

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

= Axial Stress = P/A = mg / A 2 = Flexural / Bending Stress = M.C/ = F.L.C / Where: m = the hanging (proof) mass L = moment arm / effective length of the beam g = gravitational acceleration = I ZZ = (Second / Area) Moment of Inertia of the Beam 3 A = cross sectional area of the { For a rectangular section, = (1/12) b. h } beam C = Distance from the Neutral axis to the top /bottom fibers; Page 14.795.3 M

Conference Session

Emerging Information Technologies

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

C. Richard Helps, Brigham Young University; Bret Swan, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

skills, and employcreativity in proposing new solutions.Their capstone process included an analysis phase, a design phase, a validation phase and aproduction phase.The analysis phase includes: A. Review of family science research to identify common traits or factors that build strong families. a. A number of references were found which discuss the relationship between technology and families and also define characteristics of strong families.11-15 B. Review of IT-related literature to identify what effects different information technologies have had on families. C. Defining target users demographic a. The selected user characteristics were: Caucasian families with 1 or more children

Conference Session

Frontiers in Engineering Management Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Howard Eisner, George Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

Systems Engineering as a major part of movingforward in the 21st century. This turned out to set the stage for major growth in theDepartment, much of that growth having to do with the demand for education programsin Systems Engineering. Looking at this matter historically, one could say that theengineering management program successfully integrated systems engineering into thebroader context of engineering management. The integration occurred in severaldimensions: a. the offering of new programs that featured courses in both engineering management and systems engineering b. the formal change of the Department’s name to “Engineering Management and Systems Engineering”, and c. the outreach to industry and government with respect to