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Ahmad Farooq, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Kimberly Cook-Chennault, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Paper ID #40567Labs that should be hands-on are, in fact, not hands-on at all - What isthis the state of our engineering laboratories today?Ahmad Farooq, Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyProf. Kimberly Cook-Chennault, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Kimberly Cook-Chennault is an Associate Professor in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering De- partment at Rutgers University. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Labs that should be hands-on are, in fact, not hands-on at all. What is the state of our engineering laboratories today

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Heather Lai, State University of New York at New Paltz; Graham Werner, State University of New York at New Paltz

of new and revised courses, including a new System Dynamics Lab. She has also worked with a number of SUNY students to investigate different aspects of 3D printed multi-material structures.Graham Werner, State University of New York at New Paltz Graham Werner is an assistant lecturer, who teaches engineering labs and lectures for the Division of Engineering Programs at SUNY New Paltz. He primarily develops curriculum for mechanical engineering laboratory courses, and is interested in promoting STEM education in local K-12 communities. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Developing a Dynamics Lab on a Shoestring Budget Heather L. Lai and

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Peter Mark Jansson, Bucknell University; Devin Connor Whalen, Bucknell University

Circuits CourseAbstract As engineering instructors, we continue to review and test novel pedagogical ideas thatcan better engage engineers in learning the challenging fundamentals of our very often rigorousengineering curricula. This paper explores one significant change to the laboratories of ourfundamental circuits course (ECEG 210) at Bucknell University. After students completed manycore laboratories during the first half of the semester, we challenged student teams to considernew applications of solar photovoltaic (PV) technology to provide reliable electricity to variouselectrical end-uses at the residential level (off-grid). The students derived with many creativeapplications and developed and tested minimum viable product (MVP

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Rajarajan Subramanian, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College

methods for the course 3 (ET 323) (21 Students) Parameter Lecture Lab Discussion Mean 39 46 15 Median 33 53 15 Mode 50 40 10From Table 1, it is clearly evident that students want to have more lectures than lab anddiscussion modes for instructional purposes, because the course CET 308 is the theory basedone. However, from Table-5, it is known that only 39% of the class instruction should be oflectures and the rest of the time should be devoted to laboratory and discussions as this course isa laboratory-based course. From Table-2, only 23% of assessment should be of exams, and therest of 77% should come from “non-exam” modules. Likewise, for all the courses the

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Martin Nieto-Perez, Pennsylvania State University

Paper ID #40566Pedagogical aspects of teaching nuclear fusion engineering basicsProf. Martin Nieto-Perez, Pennsylvania State University Martin Nieto-Perez got his bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from the Universidad Aut´onoma Metropolitana in 1997. He obtained a Fulbright Scholarship for postgraduate studies for the 1998-2000 period, which enabled him to get his Master’s (2001) and Docotral (2004) degrees in Nuclear Engineer- ing, both from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. He was a postdoctoral associate at the Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory from 2004 to 2006. From 2008 to 2021

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Andrew ONeill, Pennsylvania State University Electrical Engineering Department; Tim Kane, Pennsylvania State University

aspecialization in optics and photonics. This was attempted through hands-on experimentsdemonstrating basic concepts in optics, and tours of laboratories on campus that demonstrate thewide range of applications of electrical and optical engineering. Experiments included aligningfiber optics, building telescopes, building pinhole cameras, experiments with fluorescencespectroscopy, transmission spectroscopy, and demonstrations of polarization. In addition to thefirst year seminar, the following semester a senior level experiment-based course on appliedspectroscopy was offered as well. In addition to experiments, the senior level course includes peerinstruction. While the audience for the two courses differ, the goals are much the same to recruitand retain

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Buket D Barkana, University of Bridgeport; Ioana A. Badara, University of Bridgeport; Navarun Gupta, University of Bridgeport; Junling Hu, University of Bridgeport; Ausit Mahmood, University of Bridgeport

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science students an opportunity to participate in authentic research experiences with faculty and graduatestudents. It has two components as lecture and research activities. Students spend two to four hours per week workingon research projects as a team. Introduction to Scientific Research is cross-listed among Computer, Electrical,Mechanical Engineering, and Computer Science programs. The course objectives are (1) To identify real-worldproblems and survey their broader impacts, (2) To brainstorm possible solutions to real-world research problems, (3)To apply the scientific method while solving a real-world research problem, (4) To develop basic laboratory skills andsafety procedures relevant to the project, (5) To communicate scientific

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John I Messner, Pennsylvania State University; Ryan Solnosky, Pennsylvania State University

Companies to Safety, https://www.ishn.com/ articles/89771-100-committed-companies[4] National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) (2023). NSPE Code of Ethics for Engineers, https://www.nspe.org /resources/ethics/code-ethics[5] International Code Council (ICC) (2021). International Building Code, https://codes.iccsafe.org/content/IBC2021P1[6] Ting, J. M. (2020). Safety moments in chemical safety education. Journal of Chemical Education, 98(1), 9-14.[7] Viitaharju, P., Yliniemi, K., Nieminen, M., & Karttunen, A. J. (2021). Learning experiences from digital laboratory safety training. Education for Chemical Engineers, 34, 87-93.[8] Fivizzani, K. P. (2016). Where are we with lab safety education: Who, what, when, where, and how

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Sean Knecht, Penn State University

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Paper ID #40546Work in Progress: Impact of individualized personal development projectsin a Multidisciplinary Capstone course on project success and studentoutcomesProf. Sean Knecht, Penn State University Sean Knecht is an Associate Research Professor in the School of Engineering Design and Innovation (SEDI) at Penn State. He is the director of the Cross-disciplinary Laboratory for Integrated Plasma Sci- ence and Engineering (CLIPSE) which investigates physical-plasma for a wide variety of applications including medicine, sustainability, agriculture, and nuclear fusion. ©American Society for

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Zhiqing Lu; Herschel Pangborn; Katie Fitzsimons

virtual learning in 2020. After returning to on-campusactivities, these kits continued to be used to enable open-ended group projects, hands-onhomework assignments, and pre-laboratory exercises. We developed an affordable multi-courseelectronics kit by condensing three current hardware kits in the Circuit Analysis, Mechatronics,and Design Methodology courses. By removing redundant components and replacing expensiveparts with cheaper alternatives, we reduced the cost of the condensed kit by approximately 30%compared to purchasing the three course-specific kits. To support the kit usage, we created anonline repository with electronic safety, microcontroller tutorials, basic hardware and softwareinstruction, and coding examples. We developed a pre

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Amitabha (Amit) Bandyopadhyay, State University of New York, College of Technology at Farmingdale

nature of their practicalsuggestions. More and more recommendations were made as scientific facts rather thanas tentative descriptions for the real world outside laboratory. Although there is anexpectation among psychologists and educators that it should be possible to derive quiteexplicit prescriptions for educational practice from the comprehensive learning theories.If an educator is going to select a learning theory, it would seem reasonable to expect thathe/she would pick the theory which provides the most complete and valid description oflearning as it occurs in the classroom.ObjectivesThe objectives of this paper is to review a number of learning theories and learning stylesrelated to construction management students and report a case

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Mohsen Mosleh, Howard University; Preethi Chandran, Howard University; Arlene P Maclin; John Harkless; Courtney J. Robinson, Howard University; Hassan Salmani; Sonya T Smith, Howard University; Gloria Washington, Howard University; Hessam Yazdani, University of Missouri

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in the I-RISE program. Therefore, the research experience wasmeaningful and addressed real-world problems in science and engineering, often involving hands-on andlaboratory experiences. The duration of the research activities was approximately five months. During thisperiod, students and faculty met frequently. The faculty derived the dynamics of research experiences anddirectly mentored students owing to the central role of faculty support in UREs [17]. Sometimes, graduatestudents working with the faculty trained students with the laboratory work and the technical aspects. Inregular meetings with students, the faculty discussed and guided the research and academic matters ofinterest to the students. ii) SponsorshipSponsorship through