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One of
the nation's top undergraduate
engineering,
science, and mathematics colleges
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INFORMING PRACTICE
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Rose-Hulman Faculty At the
Forefront of Engineering Education
Rose-Hulman faculty and academic staff present their
educational research and projects at many
professional conferences throughout the year. To
demonstrate the range of these projects, below are
CPSE-written summaries – 100 words or less! – of
some of the papers published by our faculty and
staff in the Proceedings of the 2008 meeting of the
American Society for
Engineering Education.
We'll upload a new summary every month - check back
often to see the range of our ongoing projects.
Extensive
Use of Advanced FPGA Technology in Digital
Design Education
Tools used to design digital
hardware change rapidly, and students should be
well-trained and ready to use state-of-the-art
tools upon graduation. This study gave students
unlimited access to a state-of-the-art
programmable hardware system for use in a
Digital Systems course. After taking the
course, students reported significantly higher
knowledge and confidence in the course learning
objectives. In two consecutive offerings of the
course, 80% or more of the students reported
that using the programmable circuit board helped
them develop hardware skills, software skills,
and helped them be innovative.
Full paper written by
Mihaela Radu1, Clint Cole2,
Mircea Alexandru Dabacan3,and Shannon
Sexton4; 1Department
of Electrical and Computer Engineering,
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; 2Washington
State University, Pullman; 3Technical
University of Cluj-Napoca; 4Office of
Institutional Research, Planning, and
Assessment, Rose-Hulman Institute of
Technology.
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Enhancing Digital
Signal Processing Education with Audio Signal
Processing and Music Synthesis
The course ECE481,
Electronic Music Synthesis, teaches students
digital signal processing concepts through the
venue of music synthesis and audio signal
processing and using the graphical programming
platform LabVIEW. Students complete
mini-projects throughout the course including
modulating tones and speech, simulating musical
instruments, and creating the effect of a
“talking” musical instrument. At the end of the
course students create and perform their own
musical compositions using techniques learned in
the course. Students taking the course reported
that they were motivated by the course topics,
and reported improved understanding of digital
signal processing concepts by taking the course.
Full paper written by
Ed Doering1, Sam Shearman2,
and Erik Luther2; 1Department
of Electrical and Computer Engineering,
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; 2National
Instruments.
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