Conference Session

Embedded Computing

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Korpela, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; Robert McTasney, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

integrated this design into alaboratory exercise in our Advanced Computer Architecture course. We further demonstrate thatthe practical implementation of this exercise fully compliments and supports the theoreticalconcepts covered in our course. As the computer industry has shifted towards multicore designs,it becomes imperative to introduce these systems early in an electrical engineering education.While the CAD tools have become easier to use, these types of projects require a significantamount of knowledge in VHDL design, C programming, FPGAs, and Integrated DevelopmentEnvironments. We recommend that only senior-level undergraduate students and above engagein multiprocessor design.The views expressed are those of the authors and do not reflect

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Raymond B. Landis

whichundoubtedly needs strengthing in many MEPs building student commitment to engineering. 3 In his classic book, Leaving College, Vincent Tinto indicates eight primary reasons why studentsfail to complete their college education. The first of these is “intention” and the second is “commitment.”According to Tinto, “Whether they are phrased in terms of educational or occupational goals, individual intentions . . . are important predictors of the likelihood of degree completion.” But having a clear goal is not enough. As Tinto indicates, the departure of many students “is less a reflection of the lack of ability or even of intention than it is of an

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Wall; Kathy Belknap

as well as team design. Page 1.95.3 1996 ASEE Annual Conference ProceedingsSTUDENT FEEDBACK Senior Design with industry involvement, characterizes the student experience since 1990. We randomlyselected twenty of fifty-four students and surveyed the past three years graduates. We received fourteenresponses to an open ended questionnaire. Several common themes reflect benefits the graduates received.Further, they made suggestions to improve the course. The first question asked how well senior design taught the graduate the design process. Ten

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark F. Costello; Jerry W. Samples

translatedto mean, get a vehicle that worked and improve on it so that it could win. The competition was excellentbecause the designs were creative, the participants enthusiastic, and there was always a clear winner. However,the program could not pass the scrutiny of those preparing for the first ABET visit in 1984. As the Mechanical Engineering program developed to reflect ABET guidance, a capstone design courseof considerable analytic dif%culty and breadth was needed. The immediate solution was to use the Army toprovide design topics that stimulate the students and had the requisite rigor. A firther decision to design largemilita~ systems restricted the output to “paper designs” to be reviewed by Army Program Managers. Systemsconsidered

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Dr. Dennis Mikkelson

recommendations expressed in this material are thoseof the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the above named organizations.[1] Computer Graphics-Programmer's Hierarchical Interactive Graphics System (PHIGS) Functional Description, ANSI X3.144-1988, American National Standards Institute, New York, 1988[2] Computer Graphics: Principles and Practice, 2nd Ed., J. Foley, A. van Dam, S. Feiner, J. Hughes, Addison-Wesley, 1990DENNIS MIKKELSON is a professor in the Department of Mathematics, Statistics and ComputerScience at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. He has also been involved in developing softwarefor visualizing neutron diffraction data at the Intense Pulsed Neutron Source Division ofArgonne National Laboratory

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

M. Dayne Aldridge

compare and contrast his or her individualconclusions and those of the team. Formal sessions should be established by the faculty to periodically meet with each team and with eachteam member to engage in a reflection process for the purpose of helping each student be aware of theimportant principles that are being learned. An introductory course to highly cross-disciplinary teaming will be most effective when the studentshave already developed basic teaming skills. Basic teaming skills can be learned in environments that are lesscomplex and demanding than those where the specialized and differentiated knowledge and skills of severaldisciplines are involved. In the case of undergraduate students, the value of a highly cross

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Scott R. Short

is something that should be instilled in engineering students. Some studentshave never had the opportunity to be instructed in matters like this.. The need for students to gain confidence in their ability to solve problems. This may be one of the mostimportant character traits that can be developed in a student as he/she advances toward graduation. Thedifference between an entry-level engineer with average problem-solving skills and one with better problem-solving skills is many times reflected merely by the amount of confidence that the person displays. One ofthe best ways to nurture this maturation process is to have students begin a laboratory course performingsimple experiments, then continue through the semester performing experiments

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Suzanne E. Prickett; Michael L. Mavrovouniotis

other by white space. Most words can be identified andstatement would be modified to reflect that only unique items transformed into the appropriate token by a simple lookup call(atoms or bonds) should be located. to the symbol table. If a word is either an operator, unmodified item, previously-defined variable, or a previously encountered { 1 (Label-site Cl+ (Find positive-carbon)) modified item (an item with a prefix and/or suffix) it is located z (Label-site C2 (Find neutral-carbon attached-to Cl+)) in the symbol table. The main function of the lexical analyzer, 3 (Label-site C3 (Find

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Z. T. Bieniawski

newengineering programs in Japan are compared with those in the USA and marked differences in the educationalstrategies between the two countries are noted, reflecting the differing educational objectives and culturalbackgrounds. Implications of the curriculum strategies and initiatives by the Developed Countries are discussedin the context of the different challenges facing the Developing Nations, using the case of China. The necessarysocio-technological ingredients for world-class education of engineers in the 21st century are identified.Introduction Profound changes are currently taking place in engineering curricula at universities across the United States.Invigorated by the NSF-funded centers for innovation and enhancement of engineering

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Karen E. Schmahl

, and Technology”.4 Since that time, the handbooks for Brownie and Junior level Gh-1 Scouts, grades 1-3 and 4-6, respectively, as well as the Girl Scout Badges and Signs book have been revised to include moreactivities related to science and technology .5’c’7 Plans are to update the Cadette (grades 7-9) and Senior (grades 10-12) materials to be more reflective of opportunities in technology. The national Girl Scout leadership also recognized that Girl Scout leaders may be somewhat science shy.The National Science Partnership (NSP) for Girl Scouts and Science Museums was formed as a nation-widecollaboration between science museums and Girl Scout Councils with primary tlmding provided by the NationalScience Foundation. According to an NSP

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Scott Grenquist

) Students undertaking a double degree option would pwtlmn bctler than students undertaking a single degree program For some of the original hypdrcscs thcr-c was obviously a higher lekrcl of confidence than fbr others, but it was expected that the cordidence levels generated by the m-relation analysis would reflect this varying degree of certainty. ACTUAL RESULTS OF THE ANALYSIS As can he seen from reviewing the graphs below, some of our h.ypoth.eses were strongly vmified, and others were not supported by the analysis at all, There are seven points to make about the results of the analysis, and how they A&Xcd our original hypotheses. Attainment ‘rest: In the lCSS advanced Physics

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Nick Zelver; John Sears; Bill Costerton

engineer in industry often does not carry a specialty label, even though they areeducated through specialty-labeled engineering departments. The National Science Foundation has recognized that a change is needed in both educational andresearch functions at the University level to reflect this industrial evolution. Thus, its Engineering ResearchCenters and Engineering Education Division has established Engineering Research Centers, EducationalCoalitions, and Industry-University Research Centers. Nationally, universities have picked up this theme andestablished research centers in almost all areas of technology and science. The intent is to develop newtechnology, aid U.S. national competitiveness, and to create a “new generation” of engineer

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Jennifer M. Jacobs; Elizabeth A. Eschenbach

is well documented.1,5 In brief, theCornell College of Engineering's TA Development is a 1-credit mandatory program that includes aDean's Welcome, four interactive workshops, a microteaching (videotaping) session, andfollow-up activities. Programs and workshops continually evolve to reflect the current needs ofnovice TAs. The sessions offered in 1995 are briefly described below. Introductory Meeting Novice TAs explore their teaching philosophy and establish teaching goals. The TFs provide practical hints for establishing credibility, maintaining productive professor-TA and TA-student relationships, and preparing for classes. Teaching in a Diverse Community The workshop stimulates multicultural awareness in the

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

M. Nabil Kallas; Dhushy Sathianathan; Renata Engel

: .Teaching Design Skills “Soft Skills”: The shift to a design driven Curriculum requires th~l the instruction & shifted fl”om lecture and practiceto discovery and presentation. In many ways, this shiti is reflected in not only how material is presented bLI[when it is presented. The soft ski[ls we icieally taLlgllt “just in time. ” In this manner they are covered in thecontext of the current activity and can be practiced immediately. For that reason teamwork and ~>]”~iillst[~rl~lillgare introduced when the fh-st design project is assigned. For example, team builciing exercises are employedinitially to have students understand their role and the roles of their teammates. As a subset of that activity,each student is required to formulate

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

George A. Bohlen; Donna C.S. Summers

without consulting the other team teacher. When making changes, be sure to inform allparticipants in writing of the changes. When determining who will grade the papers and how grading will be handled, we first began byhaving professors grade assignments related to their lectures. This was effective for smaller assignments, butas the assignments became more interdisciplinary, we formalized a grading system more reflective of theactivities in the class. Assignments and test questions were graded independently by each professor.Completing this step, the professors then met to compare grades and determine the final grade for theassignment. While this approach took more time, it more closely resembled the interdisciplinary nature of

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Sylvia D. Pifion; Elsa Q. Villa; Connie Kubo Della-Piana

allmembers of a group are responsible for their own learning as well as the learning of the other group members,Face-to-face promotive interaction is characterized by group members interacting effectively and efficiently throughthe learning process while individual accountability ensures that all members are responsible for the final product.The use of group social skills ensures that all members communicate effectively while group processing allowsgroup members to reflect on the effectiveness of the group. Based on the characteristics of the UTEP student population entering engineering and computer science,cooperative learning was selected as the fundamental pedagogy used in the SEEE program administered by theCollege of Engineering at UTEP

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Murali Krishnamurthi

technology-oriented fieldswill not truly reflect the multicultural make-up of our society. Considering the projectedstatistics on the composition of the future work force, it is imperative that educational institutionsimprove their science and engineering curricula to address gender equity and multicultural issuesand help students experience, understand, and appreciate the benefits of the same before joiningthe work force [1].The following were some of the concerns expressed to the author at the 1996 ASEE conferenceby some engineering faculty about addressing gender equity and multicultural issues in theircurricula: (1) gender equity and multicultural issues appear to be more suited for addressing inthe liberal arts curricula than the science and

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert H. Willis

, saw applications from Blacks fall 42 percent this year. In California, though a record number of students applied to the state university system, minority applicants fell for the second year in a row. Applications rose 1.6 percent over all, but Black applications fell 8.2 percent, Hispanic ones fell 3.7 percent and American Indian ones fell 9 percent.Ward Connerly, the University of California Regent who proposed the end toaffirmative action, said the drop was expected and reflects the degree to which racialpreferences unfairly shaped admissions. “This is just basic logic,” Mr. Connerly said. “Ifyou've been given a substantial preference based on race and you take it away, thenumbers are going to drop. But

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Marilyn Dyrud

qualified to evaluate the technical aspect andpseudo-qualified to evaluate grammar"; "Like many instructors in technical fields, I know badwriting when I see it, but I often feel at a loss as to how best to critique it." Concerns and SuggestionsIf survey results are reliable and truly reflect faculty opinions about evaluating student writing,several areas of concern emerge, some of which are easily addressed and others which involvemore complicated solutions. These are detailed below:Goal ReconsiderationRethinking course and writing goals is a natural starting point and may result in improving thequality of papers instructors are reading. Here are some questions to consider: What is the purpose of the writing

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard M. Felder

if they think they may becalled on, they won’t want to be embarrassed and so you’ll get 90+ percent of them activelyinvolved in what you’re teaching. Even if you’re an award-winning traditional lecturer, that’sprobably better than your usual percentage for active student involvement during class. The principal benefit of these exercises is that they get students acting and reflecting, theonly two ways by which human beings learn. The students who succeed in a task will own theknowledge in a way they never could if you simply handed it to them, and those who try and failwill be receptive to discovering what they didn’t know. Group exercises have the added benefitof giving students an opportunity to meet and work with one another, a

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Randall L. Kolar; David A. Sabatini

implemented for any engineering course. At OU,and at many other universities, one credit hour of lab instruction equals three hours of contacttime per week. If one assumes a typical 16-hour credit load and if all courses implemented a labsession, then the total contact time per week would be less than 30 hours; hence, it could easilyfit in the existing calendar. Moreover, with the expanded sessions, student groups would berequired to meet less frequently outside of the classroom, which partially offsets the extra contacttime. More importantly, this expanded time slot could be used to conduct group learningactivities at a more relaxed pace, a pace that allows students to reflect on problems, explore andassess alternative solutions, and critique other

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark A. Pagano; Christine L. Corum

benefits gained by the specific improvementprojects.ConclusionIt is important to reflect on the initiatives that have been implemented and attempt to glean whichhave been most productive relative to the effort expended. Criticism of the CQI program, is thatfaculty and staff often feel overwhelmed. It is important to carefully prioritize goals and to notover extend participants or divert their efforts completely away from their existingresponsibilities. This is where the strategic plan becomes invaluable. It is believed that theplanning retreat, and resulting planning document are the most critical steps in the overall CQIeffort.It should also be noted that CQI really needs to become a part of the department’s culture. TheDepartment Leaders must

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Ratan Kumar; Phillip R. Foster; George W. Watt

identified the laboratory needs in terms of fixtures, tooling, devices, and testspecimens. They then decided which design and manufacturing courses were appropriate totackle the problem, which was then incorporated into those classes as a team project. The MEETdesign students were required at the outset to consider the manufacturing processes available inthe manufacturing labs and they communicated with the MFET students on the team so that thedesign reflected an effort to efficiently use the available processes. The designs were analyzedusing appropriate analysis tools including finite element methods in order to give students Page 2.8.2experience in

Conference Session

Enhancing K-12 STEM Education with Engineering

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lydotta Taylor, EdVenture Group; Erika Shaffer, EdVenture Group; Gary Winn, West Virginia University; Robin Hensel, West Virginia University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Page 14.726.10opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and donot necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.”

Conference Session

The Ever-Changing Course

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Gustafson, Duke University; Rebecca Simmons, Duke University; W. Neal Simmons, Duke University; Michael Ehrenfried, Kent Denver School; Tod Laursen, Duke University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

fields would need to know a compiled language, they alsofelt that a programming package such as MATLAB would be more globally useful during theirundergraduate career – reflecting the conclusions of Bjedov and Anderson1 as well as those ofAzemi and Pauley in a more recent study2. Furthermore, given the vast differences inprogramming experience of entering freshman students, a language like MATLAB was seen aspresenting similar educational benefits to a compiled language, without as steep a learning curve.Thus, the course has been completely revised to utilize MATLAB. One benefit of this approachhas been the inclusion or expansion of MATLAB use in several other engineering courses3,4 aswell as in math and physics courses. This vertical integration

Conference Session

Collaboration, A Cool Tool: Librarians/Faculty/Students Work Together for Quality Results

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patsy Hulse, University of Auckland; John St George, University of Auckland; Li Wang, University of Auckland

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

improvement in thestandard of the submitted literature reviews and this was reflected in their final reports.Students were able to access a wider range of information resources without resorting tomerely Google, and the quality of referencing was greatly improved over previous years. Theability to identify weak writing skills in students early in the course was an advantage sincethey could be referred to experts for help in time to improve their skills in this area. Onebonus of using teaching support was the ability to call in specialists at short notice, as wasdemonstrated in the statistics modules. The student-centred approach developed for thelibrary database teaching was very effective and has been adapted for other courses. Thelibrarians were

Conference Session

Manufacturing Division Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiaolin Chen, Washington State University, Vancouver; Dave Kim, Washington State University, Vancouver

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

”: mechanics in the 17th and 18th centuries and thermodynamics in the 19th century.These origins have been reflected for well over a century in Mechanical Engineering (ME)curricula [1]. In January 2002, The National Science Foundation chartered a workshop on“Redefining Mechanical Engineering” to explore new possibilities for ME education.Recommendations were made to streamline and update ME curricula by introducing emergingknowledge related to micro/nano technology, product design and realization and etc. andexposing students to computational methods and design practices employed by practicingengineers [2]. To keep up with the national trend in ME education, we plan to implement threetrack areas in the program: (1) Mechatronics; (2) Design and

Conference Session

Building Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrea Ogilvie, University of Texas, Austin; Jessica Jimenez, University of Texas, Austin; Kimberly Sills, Intel(r) Higher Education Program Manager

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

your interest in research and/or graduate school that might be helpful in evaluating your application. You are welcome to share aspects about your background that have not been reflected elsewhere in your application. 2. TREX gives participants a chance to experience all aspects of research within the realm of academia. As a graduate student in such an environment, one is expected to take initiative on specific research projects and produce results with limited supervision or instruction from an advisor. Submit a one‐page essay in which you describe an experience you have had where you received an assignment/project with little instruction. Comment on how you addressed this situation. This should

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrian Ieta, State University of New York, Oswego; Rachid Manseur, State University of New York, Oswego; Thomas Doyle, McMaster University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

, whichallowed all students to identify and reflect on physics ideas and their applications. Thesuccessful aspects together with possible improvements of the teaching procedures arereported.1. IntroductionThe use of Blackboard system [1] is widespread now and is recommended over regularcourse websites [2], as it is significantly more versatile for course management andinteraction with students. The system is most effective for distance courses [3] as onlinecourses [4] can be delivered in a consistent meaningful manner even if recent works showthat there are some challenges associated with distance learning [5]. The system has greatbuilt in flexibility and allows instructors to use their imagination in designing the course[6], interacting with students

Conference Session

Embedded System Design

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

matt gallagher, Vermont Technical College; Andre St. Denis, Vermont Technical College; John Murphy, Vermont Technical College

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

LCD, seven segment display and accelerometer boards. Fabricated together, then split apart.Course and lab scheduleAfter adopting the HC08 we had to modify both labs and lectures to reflect the host ofdifferences between the MPU types; both the MPU and the I/O boards were different comparedwith the HC12 demo board. Laboratory exercises were particularly in need of revision. Wemaintain our overall course objectives while taking advantage of some of the additional I/Ofeatures we have on our homemade boards. Even though many of the labs are introductions tovarious topics, the ability to apply the software to the application specific boards has changed thenature of the lab experience a bit and made the use of