2011 Northeast Section Proceedings Archive

• DEVELOPING A RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COURSE WITH AN INTERNATIONAL COMPONENT
  Barbara Fleck
  Maine Maritime Academy
  
• Developing VLSI Curricula in Electrical and Computer Engineering Department
  Xingguo Xiong, Hassan Bajwa, Lawrence Hmurcik
  Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Bridgeport
  
• INFORMATION SYSTEMS EFFECTIVENESS MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENT DEVELOPMENT
  Christian Bach, Salvatore Belardo(*), Hassan Bajwa, Sahas Sakhare
  University of Bridgeport, University at Albany(*)
  
• RFID DESIGN, SIMULATION, AND IMPLEMENTATION
  Akram Abu-aisheh (1), Omar Hassan (2), and A. Y. Al-Zoubi (2)
  University of Hartford (1), Princes Sumaya University of Technology, Jordan (2)
  
• The Learning and Teaching Experiences in a Graduate Level Stem Course for Teacher Educators
  Buket D. Barkana, Nelson Ngoh, Allen Cook
  University of Bridgeport
  
• DIRECT MEASUREMENT OF STUDENT OUTCOMES WITH A PIPE NETWORK DESIGN PROGRAM
  John Finnie & Neil Fennessey
  Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
  
• HANDS-ON EXPERIMENT-BASED PEDAGOGICAL APPROACH IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION
  Dr. Hassan Bajwa, Mohammad Seddik
  University of Bridgeport
  
• SUPPLY AND DEMAND OF ENGINEERS
  David Kazmer, P.E., Ph.D.
  University of Massachusetts Lowell’s College of Engineering
  
• USING CONTEMPORARY TECHNICAL LITERATURE TO TEACH ENGINEERING FUNDAMENTALS
  James W. Smith
  University of Southern Maine
  
• USING INNOVATIVE THEMES TO INCREASE INTEREST IN K-12 STEM STUDIES
  Wendy Otoupal-Hylton and Pete Hylton
  Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis
  
• A Consummate Model of VLSI Education for Preparing the Workforce towards Meeting the Challenges of the Hi-Tech Industry through Industrial Involvement
  Kanti Prasad Ph.D.; P.E.
  University of Massachusetts Lowell
  
• A Cooperative Learning Approach to Designing, Analyzing, and Building a Structure as a Class
  Vicki V. May
  University of Massachusetts Lowell
  
• A Direct Method for Simultaneously Teaching and Measuring Engineering Professional Skills
  Edwin Schmeckpeper 1, Ashley Ater Kranov 2, Steve Beyerlein 3, Jay McCormack 3, Pat Pedrow 4
  Norwich University 1, ABET 2, University of Idaho 3, Washington State University 4
  
• A language-infused approach to introduce Dominican high school students to the logical process of designing experiments to construct knowledge
  SClaudina Vargas
  Complex Systems Optimization Laboratory, Northampton, MA
  
• A Mechatronics Course at Roger Williams University
  Matthew R. Stein
  Roger Williams University
  
• A New Interdisciplinary Engineering Course – “Nanoscale Transport Phenomena for Manufacturing Nanodevices”
  Zhiyong Gu, Bridgette Budhlall, Hongwei Sun, Carol Barry, Alfred Donatelli, and Jill Lohmeier
  University of Massachusetts Lowell
  
• A Novel Method of Teaching Dimensional Analysis and Similitude
  Dr. Scott Grenquist
  Wentworth Institute of Technology
  
• A PROGRAMMING COURSE: TO FOSTER CRITICAL THINKING IN LIBERAL ARTS STUDENTS’ MIND
  Sarah Tasneem
  Eastern Connecticut State University
  
• OpenTokTM: A Free Open Source API for Video Conferencing in Distance Education
  Jerald D. Cole
  University of Bridgeport
  
• A Remote Laboratory for an Advanced Robot Programming Course
  Gaëtan Garcia 1, Matthew R. Stein 2
  Ecole Centrale de Nantes, France 1, Roger Williams University 2
  
• A SIMPLE ELECTRIC CIRCUIT MODEL TO EXPLAIN THE IMPEDANCE OF PLASTICS DOPED WITH CARBON NANOTUBES
  Bhushan Dharmadhikari, Prabir Patra, Navarun Gupta, Lawrence V. Hmurcik
  University of Bridgeport
  
• Active Learning by Lecture and Laboratory Integration in an Emerging Engineering Program
  A. Ieta, R. Manseur, and M. Hromalik
  SUNY Oswego
  
• AN ACTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR TEACHING OBJECT-ORIENTED CONCEPTS, DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION
  Tahany Fergany 1, Amal Abd El‐Raouf 2
  University of New Haven 1, Southern CT State University 2
  
• AN ENGINEERING WORKSHOP FOR K-12 TEACHERS AND STUDENTS
  Michael J. Rust and Abe Kamal
  Western New England College
  
• An introductory short course in design thinking for undergraduate and graduate students
  Sujata K. Bhatia 1, Brad Crane 1, David Goligorsky 2, Joseph P. Zinter 3, Gu-Yeon Wei 1
  Harvard University 1, IDEO 2, Yale University 3
  
• Assessment and Evaluation of ABET Outcomes C and K in Engineering Courses that Utilize Solid Modeling Packages
  Steven Kirstukas Nidal Al-Masoud
  Central Connecticut State University
  
• Automated and High Speed Machine Design for Telecommunication Products
  Jeremy (Zheng) Li, Ph.D.
  University of Bridgeport
  
• Team Teaching: Blending the Power of the Socratic Method with Traditional Pedagogy
  Tom Goulding and Durga Suresh
  Wentworth Institute of Technology
  
• COLLEGE CHEATING – A SIX YEAR FOLLOW-UP
  Vance Poteat
  Departments of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, Merrimack College
  
• COMPUTATIONAL INTELLIGENCE: A TOOL FOR MULTIDISCIPLINARY EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
  Biswanath Samanta
  Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Department, Georgia Southern University
  
• Computing and Simulation in the High School Classroom
  Molly Clay 1, William Jumper 2 and Kavitha Chandra 1
  University of Massachusetts Lowell 1, Lowell High School, Physics 2
  
• Concrete Training Aids in the Classroom
  MAJ Cullen A. Jones, P.E.
  United States Military Academy
  
• Creating autograded questions in technical courses
  Bruce Char
  Drexel University
  
• Dartmouth’s Ph.D. Innovation Program
  Joseph J. Helble, Carolyn E. Fraser, and Eric R. Fossum
  Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth
  
• Designing a Zero-Waste Concrete Mix Testing Lab
  James A. Lee, Michael J. D’Agostino
  Wentworth Institute of Technology
  
• Developing Intercultural Sensitivity through Directed Global Education Programming
  Jessica Dawn Ventura
  Gordon College
  
• Development of a STEM Program for Teacher Educators
  Joanna A. Badara, Buket Barkana, Nelson Ngoh, Allen Cook
  University of Bridgeport
  
• Development of an Online Statics Homework System
  Franco Capaldi
  Merrimack College
  
• Educational Software for Economic Load Dispatch for Power Network of Thermal Units Considering Transmission Losses and Spinning Reserve Power
  Mohammad T. Ameli 1, Saeid Moslehpour 2, Massoud Pourhassan 1
  Power and Water University 1, University of Hartford 2
  
• Effects and Effectiveness of Energy Drinks
  Valeria Matinuzzi, Danielle Peterson, Sean Iacobone, Salah Badjou, Ph.D.
  Wentworth Institute of Technology
  
• ELECTRICAL GROUNDING – THEORY AND APPLICATION
  Navarun Gupta, Sarosh Patel, Bhushan Dharmadhikari, Manan Joshi, Lawrence V. Hmurcik
  University of Bridgeport
  
• Elevating Students’ Academic Motivations through Peer Instruction
  Ying Yu
  University of Hartford
  
• Engineering Salary Modeling and Analysis
  David Kazmer 1 and Katie Bardaro 2
  University of Massachusetts Lowell 1, PayScale, Inc. 2
  
• Enhancing Lectures with Calculations, Simulations, and Experiments.
  Basile Panoutsopoulos
  Central Connecticut State University
  
• FACTOR ANALYSIS IN MEASURING INFORMATION SYSTEMS EFFECTIVENESS
  Christian Bach 1, Salvatore Belardo 2, Hassan Bajwa 1, Pushpa Kantharaju 1, Praveen Prasanth 1
  University of Bridgeport 1, University at Albany 2
  
• Great Problem Seminars: Engaging First Year Students in Project-Based Learning
  Brian Savilonis, Kent Rissmiller
  Worcester Polytechnic Institute
  
• Impact of On-line Lectures for an Undergraduate Mechanisms Course
  William L. Cleghorn and Hapreet Dhariwal
  University of Toronto
  
• Impact of Service on Engineering Students: Preliminary Findings on Knowledge and Skills of Students
  Christopher Swan 1, Xinyu Wang 1, Kurt Paterson 2, Krissy Guzak 2
  Tufts University 1, Michigan Tech 2
  
• Implementation Review of a Service-Learning Project into a Freshman Level Plastics Engineering Course
  Gonca Altuger-Genc
  University of Massachusetts Lowell
  
• In-Pipe Water Generator
  Brian Davis, Chris Dorchester, Ted Geldmacher, Tim William, Salah Badjou, PhD.
  Wentworth Institute of Technology
  
• INCULCATING AND FOSTERING LEADERSHIP SKILLS FOR TODAY’S ENGINEERS – THE GORDON ENGINEERING LEADERSHIP PROGRAM AT NORTHESTERN UNIVERSITY
  Steve Klosterman, Simon Pitts, Steven McGonagle, and Carey Rappaport
  Northeastern University
  
• Merrimack College’s Haiti Service Learning Initiative
  Marc Veletzos, P.E., Ph.D.
  Merrimack College
  
• Model Curriculum Research—Graduate Degree Specializations in Project Management
  Vijay Kanabar
  Director of Project Management Programs, Boston University
  
• NEW GENERAL ENGINEERING PROGRAM WITH ALTERNATIVE ENERGY AND POWER GENERATION TRACK AT PENN STATE
  Kenneth Edward Dudeck & Wieslaw Grebski
  Penn State Hazleton
  
• NOVEL PROACTIVE PATCH PEER PROTOCOL TO SUPPORT FASTER DELIVERY OF VIDEO-ON-DEMAND
  Abdul Razaque, Khaled Elliethy, Fadel Hussen, Omer Etaech, Wafa Elmannai
  University of Bridgeport
  
• Numerical Simulation as in Integral Component of Dynamics Problem Solving
  Matthew R. Stein
  Roger Williams University
  
• Observations Regarding the Cultural Diversity of Students in Different Academic Majors
  Prof. Francis J. Hopcroft
  Wentworth Institute of Technology
  
• Participatory Tweeting as a Vehicle for Course Engagement
  Jerald D. Cole
  University of Bridgeport
  
• PREPARING ENGINEERING CONTENT FOR A KINDLE E-READER
  Ladimer S. Nagurney
  University of Hartford
  
• PREPARING ENGINEERING STUDENTS FOR THE GLOBAL SOURCING ENVIRONMENT
  Louis Manzione and Akram Abu-aisheh
  University of Hartford
  
• Progress with a Synergistic Mechanical Engineering Degree Program
  Carlos Lück
  University of Southern Maine
  
• Promoting Intra-Disciplinary Design in Civil Engineering Technology: An Approach to Comprehensive Capstone Design Through Faculty and Practitioner Mentorship
  John W. Duggan, Ph.D., P.E., Michael Davidson, P.E., Leonard Anderson, Ph.D., C.P.C.
  Wentworth Institute of Technology
  
• Proof of Concept Implementation of Embedded Ethernet System
  Saeid Moslehpour, Hesham Elsaghir
  University of Hartford
  
• Real Life High Voltage Accident Cases – Teaching Electrical Safety
  Navarun Gupta, Sarosh Patel, Manan Joshi, Bhushan Dharmadhikari, Lawrence V. Hmurcik
  University of Bridgeport
  
• Reflections on Best Practices in Engineering Academic Administration
  David O. Kazmer
  University of Massachusetts Lowell
  
• RELALATING TOY EVALUATION TO ENGINEERING FUNDAMENTALS IN A FRESHMAN ENGINEERING DESIGN COURSE
  Craig Stringer
  The Pennsylvania State University, DuBois Campus
  
• REMODELING CLASS PREPARATION ACTIVITIES TO LEVERAGE TECHNOLOGY
  Christian Dietz, Dennis Sugrue
  U.S. Military Academy
  
• RETAINING ENGINEERING STUDENTS THROUGH A J-TERM GERMAN IMMERSION STUDY TOUR
  Sigrid Berka
  University of Rhode Island
  
• Retention of Under-Represented Minority Engineering Students through Practice-Oriented Experiential Education
  Richard Harris, Hameed Metghalchi, Claire Duggan, Emanuel Mason, Rachelle Reisberg, Deepti Dutt
  Northeastern University
  
• Retracing the Path of a Street Railway
  John Finnie
  University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
  
• Seat Assignment Contribution to Student Performance in an Information Technology Classroom
  Jacob Cox, Jason Cody, Jesse Fleming, Matthew Miller
  United States Military Academy
  
• Simulation-based Customizable Virtual Laboratories for Teaching Alternative Energy, Smart Grid and Energy Conservation in Engineering & Technology Programs
  Yakov Cherner 1and Gary Mullett 2
  ATeL, LLC 1, Springfield Technical Community College 2
  
• Social Network-based Self-Regulated Learning for Engineers: Is it possible?
  Gonca Altuger-Genc
  University of Massachusetts Lowell
  
• Strategy for Student Inclusion within a University-Based Business Incubator
  Jani Pallis, Ph.D., Neal Lewis, Ph.D., Ravi Mishra, M.S., Navarun Gupta, Ph.D., Arthur McAdams, Ph.D., Richard Yelle
  University of Bridgeport
  
• Teaching Algorithms by Tweaking Algorithms
  Olga Lepsky, Michael Werner
  Wentworth Institute of Technology
  
• Teaching Automation Using Real PLC’S and Virtual Factories
  Cristian Craciun
  Fairfield University
  
• Teaching structural art: a multi-institution collaboration
  Sanjay R. Arwade 1, Vicki V. May 2, Benjamin W. Schafer 3, Stephen G. Buonopane 4, George Deodatis 5
  University of Massachusetts 1, Thayer School of Engg., Dartmouth College 2, Johns Hopkins University 3, Bucknell University 4, Columbia University 5
  
• The Aggregation Tool: Toward Collaborative Inquiry in Design-Based Science and Engineering Projects
  Ethan Danahy, Ph.D., Morgan Hynes, Ph.D., Leslie Schneider, Ph.D., Danielle Dowling
  Tufts University Center for Engineering Education and Outreach
  
• The Engineering/Engineering Technology Divide in the United States
  Alan Hadad and Akram Abu-aisheh
  University of Hartford
  
• Undergraduate Nanobiotechnology Laboratory Experience at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
  Jianyu Liang and Terri Camesano
  Worcester Polytechnic Institute
  
• Using a Game Based Learning Tool in a Freshman Chemical Engineering Course
  Nese Orbey, Molly Clay
  University of Massachusetts Lowell
  
• Using Blogs and Labview and Lego Robotics in a Freshman Seminar Course to Teach about Sustainability Concepts
  Lisa Shatz
  Suffolk University
  
• Video Pre- and Post-Processing Algorithms for Break through Cost-Effective Video Compression
  Angel DeCegama, Ph.D.
  Wentworth Institute of Technology
  
• Virtual and Collaborative Project-Based Learning
  Keith M. Gardiner
  Lehigh University
  
• WHY DO FRESHMAN STUDENTS AT THE WENTWORTH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CHOOSE THE BACHELOR OF ELECTROMECHANICAL ENGINEERING MAJOR?
  Frank Caserta, Jr., Robert J. Lind, Loutfallah G. Chedid
  Wentworth Institute of Technology
  

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