ENGINEERING EDUCATION

Proceedings of the 4th IASME/WSEAS International Conference on ENGINEERING EDUCATION (EE'07)

Agios Nikolaos, Crete Island, Greece, July 24-26, 2007

Proceedings of the 4th IASME/WSEAS International Conference on ENGINEERING EDUCATION (EE'07) Agios Nikolaos, Crete Island, Greece, July 24-26, 2007

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ISSN: 1790-5117 ISBN: 978-960-8457-86-7

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EDITORS: Professor Nikos E. Mastorakis, Hellenic Naval Academy, GREECE Dr. Philippe Dondon, ENSEIRB, FRANCE

ASSOCIATE EDITORS: Athina Lazakidou, GREECE Azami Zaharim, MALAYSIA Konstantinos Siassiakos, GREECE

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE: Irma Sileikiene, LITHUANIA Angel Cuadras, SPAIN George Kliros, GREECE Metin Demiralp, TURKEY Francisco Alvarez-Vaquero, SPAIN Evgenia Suzdaleva, CZECH REPUBLIC Dan Maniu Duse, ROMANIA Giovanni Dimauro, ITALY Kauser Jahan, USA Salvador Bracho, SPAIN Vanchai Laemlaksakul, THAILAND Klimis Ntalianis, GREECE Santirat Nansaarng, THAILAND Aurel Vlaicu, ROMANIA Angela Favia, ITALY Palma Camastra, ITALY Efthimia Staiou, GREECE

Livia Beju, ROMANIA Arie Maharshak, ISRAEL Paul Dan Brindasu, ROMANIA Claude Moulin, FRANCE Laroussi Mona, TUNISIA Kazuhisa Seta, JAPAN Vasso Kontargyri, GREECE Mariano Savelski, USA Sol Neeman, USA Abdullah Mohamed, MALAYSIA Bill Williams, PORTUGAL Nikos Bardis, GREECE Avgoustos Tsinakos, GREECE Nicola Pitrone, ITALY Odysseas Pyrovolakis, GREECE Valeri Mladenov, BULGARIA Michail Kalogiannakis, FRANCE

ADDITIONAL REVIEWERS: Nathan Clarke, UK Javier R. P.Inestrosa, Spain Michail Kalogiannakis, Greece Hamid Abachi, Australia Javed Khan, USA James Buick, Australia Nick Kearney, Spain Evgenia Suzdaleva, Czech Republic Bill Williams, Portugal George Mavrommatis, Greece

Teh Chee Siong, Malaysia Maizam B. Alias, Malaysia Dorina Purcaru, Romania Mazalkova Marketa, Czech Republic Nabil Moussa, Bahrain Arie Maharshak, Israel Leyla Y. Tokman, Turkey Azami Zaharim, Malaysia Kamel Rahouma, Egypt Filippos Vallianatos, Greece

Preface This book includes the proceedings of the the 4th WSEAS / IASME International Conference on Engineering Education (EE'07) held in July 24-26, 2007 in Agios Nikolaos, Crete, Greece. The EE conference is organized annually by the World Scientific and Engineering Academy and Society (WSEAS) in cooperation with the International Association of Mechanical Engineers (IASME), Universities and Research Centers. Several other university laboratories contributed with special sessions and plenary lectures as one can see below. The papers submitted focused on a variety of topics. In regular sessions papers addressed topics such as basic science in Engineering Education, continuing education, new technologies in education, globalization, management of education, organization of studies, laboratories, resources and funds, psychological and social aspects and many others. Prominent lectures provided key-note speeches for the conference. Moreover, special sessions were organized, and invited lectures were given by well-known researchers. For this EE conference, Prof. Nikos E. Mastorakis (Hellenic Naval Academy, Greece) and Dr. Philippe Dondon (ENSEIRB, France) were the Chairmen. The Plenary Speeches of EE’07 were: •

Statistics and Statistical Results after the WSEAS Survey on Current Problems of Higher Education by Prof. Dr. Nikos E. Mastorakis, Military Insitutes of University Education (ASEI), Hellenic Naval Academy, Piraeus, Greece. • Training of Engineers-Metallurgists of the Higher Qualification on Ural by Prof. Andrey Dmitriev, Institute of Metallurgy of the Ural Branch of RUS, Ekaterinburg, Russia. •

An Overview of Psychological Aspects and Human Factors in Scientific Engineering Education by Prof. Philippe Dondon, ENSEIRB, Talence, France. • How to Teach the Analysis of Electrical Circuits at Technical Universities by Professor Dalibor Biolek, Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic. • Personalized Feedback in Computer Adaptive Testing by Prof. Anastasios A. Economides, University of Macedonia, Economic and Social Sciences, Greece. •

Distance learning and Mechanical Engineering Education

by Prof. Michail Gr. Vrachopoulos, Chalkis Institute of Technology, Greece. We would like to thank all members of the organizing laboratories for their contribution to the organization of the conference. The contents of this Book is also published in the CD-ROM Proceedings of the Conference. Both will be sent to the WSEAS collaborating indices after the conference: www.worldses.org/indexes . In addition, the papers of this book are permanently available to all the scientific community via the WSEAS E-Library. Another additional feature of EE’07 was that the WSEAS society provided the participants with a username and password without an expiry date for on-line access in the WSEAS Conference proceedings (1996 -…). WSEAS also distributed to all the participants the CD-ROM Proceedings of the Engineering Education conference in 2006 (Vouliagmeni, Athens, Greece, July 2006). Expanded and enhanced versions of papers published in these conference proceedings will also be considered for possible publication in one of the WSEAS journals that participate in the major International Scientific Indices (Elsevier, Scopus, EI, Compendex, INSPEC, CSA .... see: www.worldses.org/indexes ). These papers must be of high-quality (break-through work) and a new round of a very strict review will follow. No additional fee will be required for the publication of the extended version in a journal. We cordially thank all the people of WSEAS for their efforts to maintain the high scientific level of conferences, proceedings and journals. The Editors

4th IASME/WSEAS International Conference on ENGINEERING EDUCATION (EE'07) TABLE OF CONTENTS Online Evaluation with Trainee-Adaptive Tests Cristea Boboila, Marcela S. Boboila

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Intercultural Initiatives and Practices for Secondary and Adult Education in Greece Konstantinos Siassiakos, Maria Theodosopoulou, Constantinos Tsamadias

7

Information Aggregation as one of the Pillars of Intelligent Systems Imre J. Rudas, Janos Fodor

14

Further Results Obtained in the Application of a New Didactic Method to Teach in English Difficult or Complex Technological Subjects Carlos Blanco Vazquez, Francisco Alvarez-Vaquero

23

Development of a Web-Based Laboratory System for Distance Experiments on Basic Electronic Circuits Dongsik Kim, Kwansun Choi, Sunheum Lee, Changwan Jeon, Wonseok Yang, Sangyeon Woo

29

Incorporating Learning Styles in Adaptive Educational Systems Spiros Panetsos, Odysseas Sakellaridis

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Teaching Digital Voltmeter by Advanced Technologies B. Ando', A. Ascia, N. Pitrone

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A Biotechnology Summer Camp for High School Students to Advance the Paradigm in the Establishment of a Knowledge-Based Economy Rosa Buxeda, Lorenzo Saliceti-Piazza

50

Using "Creativity Techniques" to Improve a Pedagogical Reform Process. Impact on the Reform Speed and Efficiency Ph. Dondon, M. Marthiens Dagorette, E. Carre

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Design of a Low Cost BPSK Modulator/demodulator for a Practical Teaching of Digital Modulation Techniques Philippe Dondon, J. M. Micouleau, J. Legall, P. Kadionik

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Flash Animations for Improving the Effectiveness of C Programming JaeWook Chun, Wonseok Yang, Yousang Lee, ILhyun Moon, KwanSun Choi, ChangWan Jeon, Dongsik Kim, JongSik Lim, Dal Ahn, SunHeum Lee, SanYeon Woo, Chang Ahn

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Environmental Process Control Engineering: Interdisciplinary Approach for an International Master's Course Curriculum A. Capodaglio, R. Vilanova, R. Katebi, J. Vehi

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Determining the Basic JFET Parameters from Static Characteristics Elena Niculescu, Marius-Cristian Niculescu, Dorina-Mioara Purcaru

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Information Package as Facilitating Tool for Student Mobility in European-Asian Credit Transfer System

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(EACTS) Student Exchange Program N. NikMohamed, A. Muchtar, M. Ismail, S. A. Russly, A. Hunger, A. Ekadiyanto, B. Budiardjo, C. Morandi, I. Skalbergs, K. Ramli, P. D. Purnamasari, R. F. Sari, R. Menozzi Evaluating the Educational Value and Usability of an Augmented Reality Platform for School Environments: Some Preliminary Results Vincentas Lamanauskas, Costin Pribeanu, Rytis Vilkonis, Alexandru Balog, Dragos Daniel Iordache, Andrius Klangauskas

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Implementation of the Virtual Laboratory for 8051 Microcontroller Yoosang Lee, WonSeok Yang, Jaewook Jeon, IlHyun Moon, KwanSun Choi, Dongsik Kim, ChangWan Jeon, Jongsik Lim, Dal Ahn, SunHeum Lee, SanYeon Woo

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Project E2 for the VET: teachers' training for the exploitation of ICT in the Vocational Education Theodoros G. Kartsiotis, Ioannis G. Psychogios, Maria Mavropoulou

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Practicum in Software Project Management – An Endeavor to Effective and Pragmatic Software Project Management Education Manzil-E-Maqsood, Talha Javed

103

Using Ontologies for E-tourism Waralak V. Siricharoen

113

Application of Technology in the Architectural Design Process Mehdi Khakzand, Farhang Mozaffar

119

A Framework of Software Testing Metrics – Part 1 Ljubomir Lazic, Nikos Mastorakis

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A Framework of Software Testing Metrics – Part 2 Ljubomir Lazic, Nikos Mastorakis

144

Game-based Learning using MANETs Alexandros Vasiliou, Anastasios A. Economides

154

Enriching Learning Standards to Support Authoring of Re-Usable Self-Assessment Activities Katerina Georgouli

160

An Applet for Optimal Control Problems Rui Goncalves, Maria Do Rosario De Pinho, Joao Borges Sousa

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MPICds: Modular Application Development System for the Microchip's PIC Microcontroller Family Miha Smolnikar, Mihael Mohorcic

171

Computers Use and Abuse in Romanian Children and Teenagers: Social, Psychological and Academic Consequences Roxana Chirita, Mircea Ilinca, Gabriela Chele, Vasile Chirita

176

Some Problems of Information Retrieval in Web Roman Lukatsky, Vladimir Rybinkin

181

Self-learning Statistics Activities at the UPC: A First Approach J. Gibergans-Baguena, M. I. Ortego

187

Engineering Education: Using Technical Attributes to Analyse the Employers' Expectation of Future Engineering Graduates in Malaysia S. Abdullah, A. Zaharim, S. M. Harris, M. Z. Omar, H. Basri, N. A. Nik Mohamed

191

Sensitivity Factor Analysis in the Bias Circuits with FET Elena Niculescu, Dorina-Mioara Purcaru, Marius-Cristian Niculescu

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Using a Home Energy Audit to Promote Active and Cooperative Learning Isabel S. Carvalho

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Network Identity, the Internet Addiction and Romanian Teenagers Cristinel Stefanescu, Vasile Chirita, Roxana Chirita, Gabriela Chele

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The Consortial Approach to Advanced Control Laboratory Education Lubomir Smutny, Radim Farana

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Visual Literacy – Basic skills for Engineering Undergraduates Siu Kay Pun

214

Assessment of Student's Learning Outcomes During Design Experiences: Empirical Evidence to Support Interdisciplinary Teams Olga Pierrakos, Maura Borrego, Jenny Lo

220

Use of Kolb's Learning Cycle through an Adaptive Educational Hypermedia System for a Constructivist Approach of Electromagnetism Alexandros Papadimitriou, Georgios Gyftodimos

226

Visualization on Learning Mathematics Concepts for Engineering Education M. Gloria Sanchez–Torrubia, M. Asuncion Sastre–Rosa, Victor Gimenez–Martinez, Carmen Escribano–Iglesias

232

Teaching HCI in SE Curriculum Kristina Lapin, Saulius Ragaisis

236

Industrial Grant Projects as a Part of Study Plan at the University Radim Farana, Lubomir Smutny

242

Clustering of Students of Engineering Mathematics based on their Attitudes, Orientations, Motivations and Intentions S. Pohjolainen, K. Silius, M. Huikkola, H. Raassina

246

An International Seminar for Industrial Projects with Teamwork Training M. Mellado, E. Vendrell, D. Zuehlke, F. Floerchinger, M. Seckner

255

Route to Becoming a Member of Evaluation Panel for the Engineering Accreditation Council (EAC) of Malaysia Suhaimi Abdul-Talib, Azami Zaharim, Junaidah Ariffin, Yin Chun Yang, Shahrum Abdullah

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Outcome based Education Performance Assessment: A Computational Model to measure Electrical Engineering Subjects Learning Outcomes Rozeha A. Rashid, Ibrahim Mohamed, Razimah Abdullah, Azami Zaharim, Mohd Saidfudin Masodi

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Thematic the Pedagogic Training - of Training of Instructors of Adults Ioannis Vagelas, Agoritsa Oikonomou, Kostas Vainas

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Defence Electronics, Computers, Systems and Models implementation into Private Army Battalions Marketing, Contracting and Auditing Dimitrios Zissopoulos, George Topalidis

275

Network Architectures for Load Balancing in Multi-HAP Networks Mihael Mohorcic, Ales Svigelj

285

A Collaborative Community Environment to Support Experiential Improvement of Processes and Practices in Special Education C. Karagiannidis, S. Efraimidou, A. Koumpis, F. Molinari

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Communication Outcomes and Bologna: an Approach to Professional English for Engineering Students

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Bill Williams, Jose Figueiredo A Longitudinal Study of First Year Engineering Students' Performance at the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia: Before and After the Implementation of the OBE Approach A. Ismail, A. Zaharim, S. Abdullah, Z. Mohd Nopiah, F. L. Mohd Isa

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Education Enhancement on Three-Phase System Measurements S. Graziani, G. Nobile, N. Pitrone, N. Savalli

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Assessment of Electronics and Communication Education Curriculum Ferdi Boynak, Sezgin Alsan

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New Paradigms of Education Applied to Circuit Design Course Ferdi Boynak

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The Perceived Contribution of E-learning to Learning Quality Nikolaos Argyriou, Konstantinos Siassiakos

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AUTHOR INDEX Abdullah, R. Abdullah, S. Abdul-Talib, S. Ahn, C. Ahn, D. Alsan, S. Alvarez-Vaquero, F. Ando', B. Argyriou, N. Ariffin, J. Ascia, A. Balog, A. Basri, H. Boboila, C. Boboila, M. S. Borrego, M. Boynak, F. Budiardjo, B. Buxeda, R. Capodaglio, A. Carre, E. Carvalho, I. S. Chele, G. Chirita, R. Chirita, V. Choi, K. Chun, J. Dagorette, M. M. De Pinho, M. D. R. Dondon, P. Economides, A. A. Efraimidou, S. Ekadiyanto, A. Escribano–Iglesias, C. Farana, R. Figueiredo, J. Floerchinger, F. Fodor, J. Georgouli, K. Gibergans-Baguena, J. Gimenez–Martinez, V. Goncalves, R. Graziani, S. Gyftodimos, G. Harris, S. M. Huikkola, M. Hunger, A. Ilinca, M. Iordache, D. D.

265 261, 261 67 92, 311 23 45 320 261 45 86 191 1 1 220 315, 81 50 71 56 201 176, 176, 176, 92, 67 56 166 61, 154 290 81 232 242, 296 255 14 160 187 232 166 306 226 191 246 81 176 86

191, 302

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Ismail, A. Ismail, M. Javed, T. Jeon, C. Jeon, J. Kadionik, P. Karagiannidis, C. Kartsiotis, T. G. Katebi, R. Khakzand, M. Kim, D. Klangauskas, A. Koumpis, A. Lamanauskas, V. Lapin, K. Lazic, L. Lee, S. Lee, Y. Legall, J. Lim, J. Lo, J. Lukatsky, R. Maqsood, M.-E. Masodi, M. S. Mastorakis, N. Mavropoulou, M. Mellado, M. Menozzi, R. Micouleau, J. M. Mohamed, I. Mohamed, N. A. N. Mohd Isa, F. L. Mohorcic, M. Molinari, F. Moon, I. Morandi, C. Mozaffar, F. Muchtar, A. Niculescu, E. Niculescu, M.-C. Nobile, G. Nopiah, Z. M. Oikonomou, A. Omar, M. Z. Ortego, M. I. Panetsos, S. Papadimitriou, A. Pierrakos, O. Pitrone, N.

302 81 103 92, 92 61 290 96 71 119 92, 86 290 86 236 137, 92, 92, 61 92, 220 181 103 265 137, 96 255 81 61 265 191, 302 171, 290 92, 81 119 81 196, 196, 306 302 271 191 187 40 226 220 45,

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Pohjolainen, S. Pribeanu, C. Psychogios, I. G. Pun, S. K. Purcaru, D.-M. Purnamasari, P. D. Raassina, H. Ragaisis, S. Ramli, K. Rashid, R. A. Rudas, I. J. Russly, S. A. Rybinkin, V. Sakellaridis, O. Saliceti-Piazza, L. Sanchez–Torrubia, M. G. Sari, R. F. Sastre–Rosa, M. A. Savalli, N. Seckner, M. Siassiakos, K. Silius, K. Siricharoen, W. V. Skalbergs, I. Smolnikar, M. Smutny, L. Sousa, J. B. Stefanescu, C. Svigelj, A. Theodosopoulou, M. Topalidis, G. Tsamadias, C. Vagelas, I. Vainas, K. Vasiliou, A. Vazquez, C. B. Vehi, J. Vendrell, E. Vilanova, R. Vilkonis, R. Williams, B. Woo, S. Yang, W. Yang, Y. C. Zaharim, A. Zissopoulos, D. Zuehlke, D.

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246 86 96 214 196, 81 246 236 81 265 14 81 181 40 50 232 81 232 306 255 320, 246 113 81 171 242, 166 206 285 7 275 7 271 271 154 23 71 255 71 86 296 92, 92, 261 261, 302, 275 255

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