Conference Session

NSF Grantees: Diversity 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Gordon D. Hoople, University of San Diego; Joel Alejandro Mejia, University of San Diego; Diana A. Chen, University of San Diego; Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Education (ToE) and the Journal of Engineering Education (JEE). She and her coauthors received the 2011 Wickenden Award for the best paper in JEE and the 2011 and 2015 Best Paper Awards for the IEEE ToE. In Spring 2012, Dr. Lord spent a sabbatical at Southeast University in Nanjing, China teaching and doing research. She is on the USD team implementing ”Developing Changemaking Engineers”, an NSF-sponsored Revolutionizing Engineering Education (RED) project. Dr. Lord is the 2018 recipient of the IEEE Undergraduate Teaching Award. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Reimagining Energy Year 2: ​Integrating CSPs into Course DevelopmentOverviewThis NSF project focuses on the development

Collection

2019 ASEE Zone I Conference & Workshop

Authors

Hiren Gami; Reza Abrishambaf

, the processing outcomes fed machine learningalgorithm to reveal the direction of a travel. The direction of movement is estimated with morethan 95% of accuracy. In a test building site, multiple of such sensor modules are distributedthroughout a building. These modules send incoming and outgoing movement data to the sensorfusion node connected to the data logging computer. The data pattern is carefully analyzed tooptimize the energy usage of university hallways lights and other appliances. Furthermore, dataanalysis and automatic building lighting control is explored as a part of an upcoming summerscholarly activities. This project is involving group of undergraduate senior level students of our engineeringtechnology program. Students

Conference Session

Engineering Design Graphics Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Bradley James Schmid, University of Saskatchewan

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Engineering Design Graphics

the civil engineering programare shown in Figure 1. Engineering Design is a prerequisite to the developed course while thedeveloped course is a prerequisite to the Design Project Course in second year.Figure 1 Relationship of the new course (Spatial Analysis and Engineering Drawings) to othercourses in the civil engineering program. Values in parentheses indicate the year and term thecourse is offered. Bulleted lists describe the aspects related to content from the developed course.Surveys were taken in the second-year civil engineering design course that follows in thesemester after this course. Measurements of student confidence in producing site maps and usingcomputer software to describe the spatial characteristics such as size, slope

Conference Session

Assessment of Engineering Technology Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Virendra Varma, Missouri Western State University; Tina Varma, University of Central Missouri

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Engineering Technology

by institutions. These workshops should be scheduled duringthe regular class periods to facilitate student attendance. These workshops provide directions forcreating ePortfolios. The directions for format and organization of the ePortfolio should beprovided by the instructor of the course utilizing the ePortfolio. Students are likely to struggleinitially but will be quick to grasp the steps.Catalog Artifacts from Different CoursesEvery academic field differs in terms of what artifacts are considered relevant and what shouldbe included in the ePortfolio. For engineering and technology fields, projects and reports ofprojects are considered essential. For journalism, newspaper articles are important. For teachereducation programs, lesson plans

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education & Industry

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norman Egbert, Rolls-Royce Corporation; Donald Keating, University of South Carolina; Eugene DeLoatch, Morgan State University

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Graduate Studies

merely as Page 13.561.6a proof of design.”15 And the vital key to successful technological innovation is effectiveengineering leadership and the ‘product champion’. As Kingston notes ─ “The importance of the“champion” is seen through the effect of his or her leadership on the learning process.” Alsoimportant to engineering workforce development for meaningful creative work, for both thecompany and the engineer, is the experience factor and retention factor in developing acompany’s engineer [although too often overlooked and undervalued].As the Department of Defense study, Project Hindsight, has pointed out ─ “In examining thepersonal histories of

Conference Session

Our Future in Manufacturing

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gilah Pomeranz, Sinclair Community College; Robert Mott, University of Dayton; Steve Wendel, Sinclair Community College; Shep Anderson, Sinclair Community College; Sean Falkowski, University of Dayton; Robert Wolff, University of Dayton; Jack Waintraub, Middlesex County College

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Manufacturing

Society of Chemical Engineers (ASChE) • Others of similar size and scopeAlso in support of expanding and improving the pipeline of new students into STEM fields—more specifically, engineering technology careers—MERC is partnering with an establishedinitiative in Ohio called EdVention, whose mission is to rapidly develop new schools focused onSTEM education and to assist other schools to enhance their programs in STEM disciplines.MERC also seeks to build on the many other existing national and regional initiatives in STEMeducation and workforce development, including: • Project Lead the Way • Manufacturing Institute of the National Association of Manufacturers’ Dream It! Do It! advertising campaign • SME’s Manufacturing is

Conference Session

Product Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Fry, Brigham Young University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

AC 2007-2106: CONVERGENT/DIVERGENT CREATIVITYRichard Fry, Brigham Young University Richard Fry received his MFA from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is currently Program Chair of Industrial Design in the School of Technology at Brigham Young University where he specializes in Product Design. Previous to entering the education field, he worked professionally in the areas of Appliance, Aerospace, Exhibit, and Home Fitness design. Richard Fry has presented internationally on topics such as design process, web-based industry sponsored projects, and industry support for educational projects

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kaustubh Nagarkar, General Electric; Krishnaswami Srihari, State University of NY-Binghamton

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Graduate Studies

applicationof simulation, TQM, and Six Sigma tools. An overview of SCM and outsourcing in thehealthcare industry has also been provided. This course has been received very well bythe graduate students.IntroductionThe annual spending of the United States on healthcare continues to rise each year and isexpected to reach $3.1 trillion by 2012, which is almost 150% of the total spending in theyear 2000 ($1.3 trillion)1. This projected spending is estimated to account for up to 17%of the Gross Domestic Production (GDP) by 2012, up from 13.2% in 20002. In otherwords, the average spending on healthcare per American is projected to double from$4,373 in 2000 to $9,216 in 2012. Hospitals are the single largest segment of the totalexpenditure on healthcare and

Conference Session

Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs and Issues

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Cunningham, Museum of Science, Boston; Cathy Lachapelle, Museum of Science, Boston

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2007-9: ENGINEERING IS ELEMENTARY: CHILDREN’S CHANGINGUNDERSTANDINGS OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCEChristine Cunningham, Museum of Science, Boston Dr. Christine Cunningham works as the Vice President of Research at the Museum of Science, Boston. In her work, she oversees research and evaluation efforts related to engineering and science learning and teaching in the Museum and in K-12 classrooms; a curriculum development project, Engineering is Elementary: Engineering and Technology Lessons for Children; and a number of teacher professional development programs about engineering and technology for teachers of kindergarten through community college. Her projects focus on making science and

Conference Session

Manufacturing Laboratory Experience

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University

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Manufacturing

presented as well. The Page 11.455.5 specific controller utilized in the continuous control example mentioned above was NI Field Point (FP) Controller and was programmed through the LabView software.The students were also asked to work on a team design project. The author encouragedthem to work on an automated work-cell example or an open-design project. Two groupsemerged from the eight student body. One group decided to design and build ananimatronic penguin, which can be seen in Figure 4. The penguin walked, flipped itswings, and had mouth motions. It also could also shine its eyes through LED’s. Thecontrol utilized was Allen

Conference Session

ECE Curriculum Innovations

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Holmes, AcuityEdge, Inc.; Hisham Massoud, Duke University; Steven Cummer, Duke University; John Board, Duke University; Kip Coonley, Duke University; April Brown, Duke University; Michael Gustafson; Leslie Collins, Duke University; Lisa Huettel, Duke University; Gary Ybarra, Duke University

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Electrical and Computer

four core courses. In order to achieveour goals, and to carefully ensure consideration of tradeoffs associated with the redesign, wedeveloped a series of roles to effect the organization necessary for the reform process. The keyroles that have been developed and assigned are (1) course leader, (2) theme team, (3) approvalteam, (4) advisory team, and (5) project manager. In the paper, the roles and responsibilities ofeach of these groups in the process is also described.To proceed with the redesign of the core, the course leaders were responsible for developing thecourse content, syllabus, homeworks, tests, and lab manuals in concert with their course team.Course leaders met separately with their course teams, and then periodically the course

Conference Session

FPD2 -- Highlighting First-Year Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Connor, Virginia Tech; Vinod Lohani, Virginia Tech; Kumar Mallikarjunan, Virginia Tech; G. Loganathan, Virginia Tech; Jenny Lo, Virginia Tech

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First-Year Programs

(EngE). Studentstransfer from ENGE to eleven degree-granting departments as sophomores. The yearlyenrollment in GE has been about 1300 for the past decade. The department has beenemphasizing a hands-on approach to instruction with design as the central theme since about theyear 2000.2Providing meaningful hands-on experiences to a large number of engineering students is achallenge. Faculty, lab space, and money are always a consideration. Even the mechanics ofadding lab time to the students’ already tight schedules creates an immense hurdle. Thedepartment has been fortunate to receive significant funding support for student projects throughthe generosity of Virginia Tech’s Student Engineers Council (SEC). The SEC has provided thefreshman

Conference Session

TC2K Methods and Models

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohan Ketkar, Prairie View A&M University

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Engineering Technology

2006-1817: CASE STUDY REVEALS SEVERAL BENEFITS INCLUDINGDEVELOPMENT OF SOFT SKILLS FOR ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGYSTUDENTS AND ASSESSMENT OF KEY TAC-ABET PROGRAM OUTCOMESMohan Ketkar, Prairie View A&M University Dr. Ketkar is an Assistant Professor and coordinator of the Electrical Engineering Technology program at the PVAMU, TX. He received MS and PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His research areas include communication electronics, instrumentation, and numerical methods. He has been the instructor for senior project courses at University of Houston, TX and PVAMU. He is a member of the College Committee for ABET at the PVAMU. He has participated in several workshops

Conference Session

Student Learning and Teamwork

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alok Verma, Old Dominion University

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Engineering Technology

understandingand learning also points to the fact that learning and retention are enhanced by activitiesinvolving actual work within a simulated work environment. Gardner 6 mentioned that“Understanding is a result of the learner reshaping and transforming information.”Savery and Duffy 7 concluded that “One’s knowledge is refined through negotiationswith others and evaluation of individual understanding.” Figure-1, Cone of Learning by Edgar DaleIII. Various Learning Paradigms Various learning paradigms have emerged in our quest for enhancing studentlearning and comprehension. Common terms used while describing these paradigms are:case studies, project based learning, interactive learning, active learning, e-learning

Conference Session

FPD 4: First-Year Engineering Courses, Part I: Multimedia, Large Classes, and TAs

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farshid Marbouti, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kelsey Joy Rodgers, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Hyunyi Jung, Purdue University; Alena Moon, Purdue University; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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First-Year Programs

eight TAs, 11 different factors regarding time, workload, training format, andtraining content were discussed that they felt either helped or hindered their training experience.Three factors, completing the open-ended project, face-to-face discussions, and face-to-facelecture discussed as main helpful factors. Major hindering factors were too much work and toomuch information.3. Helpful Factors related to TrainingThe completing the open-ended project for the semester was identified to be the most helpfulfactor on training participation, since three TAs (Piper, Gail, and Greg) explicitly discussed thisfactor. Piper mentioned completing an MEA and doing MEA grading prior to face-to-facetraining was helpful. Gail states that completing the MEA

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter J. Schubert, IUPUI; Steven Anthony Zusack

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Aerospace

questionwere pleasing to see. None of the students involved had participated in a balloon-launch Page 23.665.8experiment prior. Because of this, it was expected that most students would be affected by theproject. The results regarding influence on course selection were also expected. Because of how  new the SEDS team was at the time of the experiment, it was necessary to create a non-technically intensive project. This means there would not be any specific coursework necessaryto have to succeed in executing or understanding what was going on. As the group grows, moretechnically advanced projects may become possible with using subgroups of specific

Conference Session

ABET Accreditation, Assessment and Program Improvement in ECE.

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diane T. Rover, Iowa State University; Douglas W. Jacobson, Iowa State University; Ahmed E. Kamal, Iowa State University; Akhilesh Tyagi, Iowa State University

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Electrical and Computer

literacy and has given numerous talks on security. His current funded research is targeted at developing robust countermeasures for network-based security exploits and large scale attack simulation environ- ments and is the director of the Internet-Scale Event and Attack Generation Environment (ISEAGE) test bed project. He has given over 75 presentations in the area of computer security and has testified in front of the U.S. Senate committee of the Judiciary on security issues associated with peer-to-peer networking. He has served as an ABET program evaluator representing IEEE for five years. He is a Fellow of IEEE and received the IEEE Educational Activities Board Major Educational Innovation Award in 2012 for his work

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Arnold, Alma High School, Alma, MI; Ze Zhang; Tolga Kaya, Central Michigan University; Bingbing Li, Department of Chemistry, Science of Advanced Materials Doctoral Program, Central Michigan University ; Qin Hu, Central Michigan University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

position in the School of Engineering and Technology and the Science of Advanced Materials program at Central Michigan University (CMU). Prior to joining CMU, Dr. Kaya was a post-doctorate associate at Yale University from 2007 to 2010 and a research and teaching assistant at Istanbul Technical University in Instanbul, Turkey from 1999 to 2007. He was a consultant at Brightwell Corp. in 2007, and a senior VLSI analog design engineer and project coordinator at Microelectronics R&D Company from 2000 to 2006. Dr. Kaya was a visiting assistant in research at Yale University from 2004 to 2005. Dr. Kaya received B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electronics Engineering from ITU. His research interests in electrical

Conference Session

Introducing New Methodologies and the Incoming Students to Engineering Programs

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhang Lei, University of Florida; Fazil T. Najafi, University of Florida

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International

the department visit, the students participate in two-or three hourhands-on experimental laboratory classes. The truss bridge laboratory is a part of this onecredit hour course offered to the freshmen engineering students by the Civil and CoastalEngineering department. The purpose of the laboratory is to familiarize students with theconcept, theory and practical side of the civil engineering and is focused on aidingstudents in the process of making an informed decision for their futures. This paper isfocused on procedure of the laboratory as well as how the resulted data can be utilized inreal-life projects. After each team of 4-5 students build their truss, the truss is loaded untilit fails. Record of the failure load, score, and final score

Conference Session

Thermal Sciences

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lin Lin, University of Southern Maine; James W. Smith, University of Southern Maine; Stephen Knittweis

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Mechanical Engineering

Mechanics and Heat Transfer Page 23.302.21. Introduction:It is common knowledge, and has been demonstrated by numerous studies, that thecombination of theory and hands-on experience is a critical component of engineeringeducation1-5. Hands on, i.e. open-ended laboratory experiences can be delivered in variousways. They are either integrated into courses that contain both lectures and lab componentsor offered separately as lab courses which may, in turn, be formal group-based activities orsingular individual project-based. In an effort to give students the full benefit that they cangain from in-depth laboratory activities, departments devote money and effort to purchase orupgrade lab

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samantha Nacole Andrews, Georgia Institute of Technology; Greg Mayer, Georgia Tech; Rui Hu, CEISMC, Georgia Institute of Technology; Connelly Hunter Connelly, Google, Inc.; Nathaniel William Tindall III; Neva Rose, Georgia Institute of Tecnology - CEISMC

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Mathematics

providedopen source videos, from resources such as Khan Academy[7] and MIT Open Courseware[8], foreach topic. After reading, students will answer reading questions to test their understanding ofthe material. They will also answer engineering application questions that will test theirknowledge of the calculus concepts in the form of an engineering problem. The reading andengineering application questions will be administered through SoftChalk and will not be graded.Their purpose is for students to check their understanding of relevant concepts so they can seekadditional help when appropriate.IV. Design ProjectMost college engineering courses incorporate a team design project so we decided to use one forthe course. Studies have also shown that

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Hallacher

traditional instruments/techniques (DSC, NMR, DMA) to probe details at the nanometer level; • a seminar series on nanotechnology (with invited external speakers from industry, and academia), including field trips to industrial sites; and • a senior project (or capstone thesis for the engineering majors). Efforts are also underway within the Department of Engineering Science andMechanics of the Penn State College of Engineering to develop a minor course of studyin nanotechnology. The cornerstone of this effort is an existing senior year/graduatecourse in nanotechnology, which has already been offered two times to more than 50students. This course, entitled Nanotechnology: Methods and Applications addresses thequestion

Conference Session

Construction Engineering Advances II

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Charles McIntyre

completed during the summer of 2002, but work may be continuing into the Fall 2002 semester. Work for Phase 3 will not interfere with any scheduled classroom activities.For Phase 1, the CME Division has committed approximately $20,000 for renovations and equipmentpurchases. The anticipated costs for Phase 2 are approximately $13,500. The actual costs for Phase2 may be lower, since the electrical connections and all of the cabling for the projection system arein place. The CME Division is prepared to match an amount of $5,000 toward the completion ofPhase 2, which should significantly reduce the amount that ITS typically allocates for upgrading aclassroom. The budget for Phase 3 (laptops, charging station, network, etc.) is estimated at

Conference Session

International Engineering Education II

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Ian Simpson

and Computer Science, through to highly-specialised colleges in Food Safety, Modern Optics and Aeronautics.• The “n+i” program includes an intensive course in the French language, which the international students have to master in around 6 months, personalized tuition throughout the 2 years spent in France and a final-year project in French industry. Tuition fees are of the order of 6,000 Euros per year and include all language tuition as well as the regular classes.B. Academic Results• Class of 2002 The first “n+i” students arrived in France in July 2000 and graduated in the summer of 2002. The results were: Numbers registered in 8 Institutions : 23 Different

Conference Session

REU at VaNTH & Graduate Programs in BME

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen Quint

6%Department of Biomedical Engineering, incollaboration with the Kenan-Flagler BusinessSchool at UNC-CH, developed an optional Figure 1: Distribution of post-graduationgraduate minor program for M.S. students. employment of fifty M.S. graduates of theThe program focuses on topics in Business UNC-CH Department of BiomedicalAdministration. While the program is Engineering from 1994-2002.expected to benefit students interested inentrepreneurial pursuits, it is primarily aimedat those who will act as team leaders and project managers in industry and public-sectororganizations. Below, we describe the coursework in the program and the administrative issues. Next, wediscuss the history of the program so far

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick A. Tebbe, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

technical answers made agreat impact. This site has not only provided useful information for the Engaged inThermodynamics material, but has expressed an interest in future class visits, student internships,and possible senior projects.A third avenue that has opened up is for the fuel cell scenario. Feedback from students duringthe original proof-of-concept indicated that they were looking for more detailed and in-depthinformation in how the engineering equipment actually worked and was put together, rather thanjust theoretical equations. Additional efforts were therefore placed on creating or obtainingadditional schematics, cross-sections, and animations of systems. During a professionaldevelopment tour with a fuel cell manufacturer, the project

Conference Session

Graduate Education and Undergraduate Research-related Issues

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sidi Berri, New York City College of Technology; Andy Zhang, New York City College of Technology; Gaffar Barakat Gailani, New York City College of Technology

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Engineering Technology

– 2011 Figure 3: Fall to Fall one-year retention rates of the MECH departmentFigure 3 shows retention rates of the MECH department. A rate of 46.1 % is much higher thanother similar programs in the school of technology of design at City Tech. However, thedepartment is aiming at higher retention rates in the next three years. The department’s targetretention rate is an increase of 2 to 3 % per year.Undergraduate research and its impact on the departmentThe mechanical engineering department is including more research in its undergraduateprograms. Students are required to work in teams and develop research projects in severalcourses. Collaborative work between the MECH department and other departments such as theComputer

Conference Session

Curriculum and Facility Developments for Innovative Energy Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ilya Y. Grinberg, Buffalo State College; Mohammed Safiuddin, University at Buffalo, SUNY

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

response of a PV system to the grid failure.Student project activitiesIn spring 2012 semester undergraduate and graduate students from both institutions wereinvolved in a series of projects utilizing individual components of the lab as well as integratingthese components into the system.These projects and activities are described below.The first activity concentrated on automatic generator synchronization and control and involvedstudy of a power relay (Woodward GCP-30), software package for visualization of the relayactions (LeoPC1), establishing of communication between the relay and a PC, and performinggenerator (1 kW) synchronization and control according to experimental content. The outcomeof this activity is used in preparation of training

Conference Session

POTPOURRI

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley University; Paymon Sanati-Mehrizy, University of Pennsylvania; Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University; Chad Dean, Utah Valley University

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Information Systems

from it. There is no doubt that it is a great idea toteach a data mining course in computer science curriculum. As you can tell, students taking adata mining course need to have background in quite a few areas to be successful. Not everystudent taking this course may have the background required in all these areas. The question ishow can an instructor remedy the challenge of teaching a group of students with widely-rangingbackgrounds, and at what level should this course be taught. Furthermore, the issue of groupwork arises, specifically as to whether data mining course projects should be accomplishedindividually or as teams.Studies show that many universities are teaching data mining course(s) within their computersscience curriculum. Each

Conference Session

Controls, Mechatronics

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Hugh Jack

A Modeling and Controls Course using Microcontrollers Hugh Jack, Associate Professor School of Engineering, Grand Valley State UniversityAbstractMicrocontrollers are being used to support the laboratory and project components of a junior levelmechanical/manufacturing engineering course in system modeling and control. Previously thecourse primarily used Labview and Data AcQuisition (DAQ) cards with Personal Computers.However, upon completion of the course students were not able to design and implement practicalcontrol systems. Recently the course has been evolving towards low cost commodity hardwarefound in mass produced consumer products. This past year the course used