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Jayhyun Kwon, Kennesaw State University; Adam Kaplan, Kennesaw State University

Paper ID #40951Enhancing Laboratory Learning: Integrating Virtual Laboratory withIn-Person Laboratory ClassDr. Jayhyun Kwon, Kennesaw State University Dr. Jay Kwon is an associate professor at Kennesaw State University. Dr. Kwon specializes in geotech- nical engineering with research interests and expertise in the characterization and sustainable use of geo- materials, structural pavement performance monitoring using innovative non-destructive testing devices, and dynamic response measurement and analyses of pavement and railroad track systems. Dr. Kwon has 23 years of research and industry experience in the field of

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Dorina Marta Mihut, Mercer University; Arash Afshar, Mercer University; Stephen Hill, Mercer University; David Daniel Sellers, Mercer University; Emily R Schmidt, Mercer University; Erin Faith Parker, Mercer University; Jada Farrell, Mercer University

, Mercer UniversityEmily R Schmidt, Mercer UniversityErin Faith Parker, Mercer UniversityJada Farrell, Mercer University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Understanding Abrasion Wear Performance: New Mechanical Engineering Laboratory DesignMechanical Engineering Department is promoting development of new laboratory experimentsthat are introducing engineering concepts and testing procedures advancing real life problems toreplace gradually older labs and equipment. The objective of this lab is to recognize the effects ofharsh environmental conditions on different materials' surface, to select and recommend a materialfor an outdoor application. Students are investigating different

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Lucas Verdan Arcanjo Schwenck; Andrea Contreras-Esquen; Richard Woods; Ayse Tekes, Kennesaw State University

Paper ID #40834Virtual Laboratories for Vibrations and Mechanisms and Machines CoursesLucas Verdan Arcanjo SchwenckAndrea Contreras-EsquenRichard WoodsDr. Ayse Tekes, Kennesaw State University Ayse Tekes is an Associate Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Kennesaw State Uni- versity. She received her B.S., M.S. , and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Istanbul Technical University, Turkey. Her research interests focus on the design, development, and control of compliant mechanisms and flexible machines, and development of educational tools for engineering courses. ©American Society

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Arash Afshar, Mercer University; Dorina Marta Mihut; David Daniel Sellers, Mercer University; Emily R Schmidt, Mercer University; Erin Faith Parker, Mercer University

Paper ID #40880The design and development of a laboratory for three-point bending testson 3D printed samples.Dr. Arash Afshar, Mercer University Dr. Arash Afshar is currently an associate professor in the School of Engineering at Mercer University. He earned his M.S in systems and design and Ph.D. in solid mechanics from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He also received his B.S and M.S in Solid Mechanics from Amirkabir University of Technology in Tehran, Iran. His teaching and research interests are in the areas of composite materials, finite element analysis, mechanical design and machine learning. Prior

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Gregory James Mazzaro, The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina

Paper ID #40873Mini-Laboratory Activities to Reinforce Counter-Intuitive Principles ina Senior-Undergraduate Course on Electromagnetic CompatibilityDr. Gregory James Mazzaro, The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina Dr. Mazzaro earned a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Boston University in 2004, a Master of Science from the State University of New York at Binghamton in 2006, and a Ph.D. from North Carolina State University in 2009. From 2009 to 2013, he worked as an Electronics Engineer for the United States Army Research Laboratory in Adelphi, Maryland. For his technical research, Dr. Mazzaro

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Mohammad Abdul Ahad, Georgia Southern University; Thomas Murphy, Georgia Southern University; Rami Jubrail Haddad, Georgia Southern University

Paper ID #40914Development of an Open-Education Resource Laboratory Manual for DigitalDesign CourseDr. Mohammad Abdul Ahad, Georgia Southern University Dr. Mohammad A. Ahad received his MS and PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Ten- nessee, Knoxville. He also received post-doctoral fellowship from the Harvard Medical School, Boston. His research interests are in biosignal modeling, bioinstrumentation and embedded systems. He is a se- nior member of IEEE. He is an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering of Georgia Southern University.Dr. Thomas Murphy, Georgia Southern University Dr

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Daren Wilcox, Kennesaw State University

a challenging experience. In this paper, anembedded design project in an online only sophomore course is presented. The design project isbased on the EFM8BB1 from Silicon Laboratories. The EFM8BB1 is an 8051 seriesmicrocontroller that is self-contained, economical, and very student friendly. What follows is adiscussion of the sophomore course, an overview of the EFM8BB1, and an example of theproject design based on the EFM8BB1.1. IntroductionThe sophomore course referred to in this paper is the second course of the digital designsequence in the electrical engineering technology program at Kennesaw State University.Kennesaw State University was founded in 1963 as part of the University System of Georgia. In2015, Kennesaw State merged with

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Tanjina Afrin, Virginia Military Institute; Matthew K Swenty P.E., Virginia Military Institute; Rebekah L Martin, Virginia Military Institute; Charles D Newhouse P.E., Virginia Military Institute

content.This study highlights the positive outcomes and challenges observed in the restructuring from theperspectives of the department, faculty, and students.KeywordsCivil Engineering, Laboratory restructuring, Experiential learning, Enhanced understanding,Continuous improvement, SchedulingIntroductionExperiential learning through laboratory (lab) experiences has been a common practice inengineering programs for many years. A previous study demonstrated that most institutions stillvalue the labs in civil engineering programs [1]. In addition, most universities also include labsin their science courses. The problem with labs is they take up a significant amount of time forboth the students and professors and have a cost due to their resource demand

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Chuck H. Margraves, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga; Samuel Thomas Mossbeck

2024 ASEE Southeastern Section Conference Examination of Combustion Processes Using a Rankine Cycler Sam Mossbeck, and Chuck Margraves The University of Tennessee ChattanoogaAbstractAll mechanical engineering students at the University of Tennessee Chattanooga take a juniorlevel Thermodynamics course covering topics involving power cycles and combustion processes.This course is followed by a senior level laboratory in which these topics are also examinedexperimentally. In 2019 a RankineCycler™ was added to the lab to enable students toinvestigate power generation through the use of a steam turbine. One limitation to this piece ofequipment was that while the volume flow rate of

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Ayse Tekes, Kennesaw State University; Razvan Cristian Voicu, Kennesaw State University; Coskun Tekes

laboratory environments. To give an example, theeducational laboratory equipment favorably utilized in mechanical vibrations and control theorycourses is tailored with custom software and data acquisition systems to implement inputs and recordoutput data. This inhibits students’ understanding of signal flow and data recording. Consequently,students struggle to replicate similar tasks using low-cost alternatives to actuate the mechanisms ordesign a controller to accomplish desired tasks. To address this problem, we collected feedback fromundergraduate mechanical engineering students enrolled in mechanical vibrations (junior level) andcontrol theory courses (senior level) to assess their confidence levels and proficiency inprogramming, identifying

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Tien Yee; Sunanda Dissanayake, Kennesaw State University

then slowly extends into more advanced concepts. Whenthese concepts are presented, checkpoint activities are provided to participants to self-check theirunderstanding. The checkpoint activities are then used as classroom discussion items forparticipants to interact and share knowledge among themselves. Once participants had gonethrough the checkpoint activities, the training proceeded to allow them to extend theirunderstanding using laboratory activities. It was believed that by doing this, participants have theopportunity first to learn and then enhance and reinforce their learning and proceed by applyingconcepts during the lab independently. This same cycle is then continued to the next importantconcept or section.The planned training

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Adeel Khalid, Kennesaw State University

and administrators to maintain high quality teaching? 2. As a leader at an educational institution, what are some of the pitfalls to avoid as an engineering professor? 3. What are some of the best practices that leaders could bring to classroom or laboratory teaching?For this work, 10 academic leaders were asked to complete a survey to gather recommendationsfor best practices in teaching engineering courses. These leaders include the dean, assistant andassociate deans and department chairs at a comprehensive engineering university in the south-eastern United States. The results of the survey are as follows: 1. In a leadership role, what are your suggestions for academic leaders and administrators to maintain high

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Matthew J. Traum, University of Florida; Tonika Jones; Jodi Angela Doher; Kurtis Gurley, University of Florida; Jeremy A. Magruder Waisome, University of Florida; Adrienne Leigh Provost, University of Florida

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UF, as shown inFigure 1. Full-scale designs were constrained in size by the Prusa print volume (25 cm × 21 cm ×21 cm), and participants were allowed two full print volumes, if needed, to make a model. U.S.participants completed two design iterations. The first round was a quarter scale mock-up fortesting in a 20 cm x 20 cm suction-style wind tunnel fabricated from cardboard by STEMTankstaff, shown in Figure 2. Using feedback from the tests at quarter scale, participants redesignedand printed full-scale models for testing at UF’s 120’ x 20’ Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel at thePowell Family Structures & Materials Laboratory. Fig. 1: Participant designs were first 3D printed at 1/4 of the intended scale. Fig. 2: A tabletop fan-driven

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Paul Amoruso, University of Central Florida; Ozlem O Garibay, University of Central Florida; Laurie O Campbell, University of Central Florida; Ronald F. DeMara P.E., University of Central Florida

artificial intelligence. She is an assistant professor in industrial engineering and director of the UCF Human-Centered AI Research Laboratory, a cross disciplinary team dedicated to investigating artificial intelligence from a human-centered context. Prior to that, she served as the director of the UCF’s Research Technology Office. Her areas of research are applied machine learning in drug discovery and molecule design, social media analysis, social cybersecurity, social and economic networks, network science, and evolutionary computation.Dr. Laurie O Campbell, University of Central Florida Laurie O. Campbell, Ed.D., is an Assoc. Professor in Learning Sciences and Educational Research, at the University of Central

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Marino Nader, University of Central Florida; Qiushi Fu, University of Central Florida

Teaching Practices (ESSEnCe). Dr. Fu is an assistant professor in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering department and Biionix cluster at UCF. He received his PhD from Arizona State University, MS from University at Buffalo, and BS from Tsinghua University. Dr. Fu’s laboratory focuses on the neural control of human upper extremi- ties using interdisciplinary approaches such as robotics, virtual reality, and neural imaging. His research on human manual dexterity has broad applications in brain-machine interfaces, neurorehabilitation, and assistive devices. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 2024 ASEE Southeast Section Conference The Success of

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ISAAC DAMILARE DUNMOYE, University of Georgia; VINCENT OLUWASETO FAKIYESI, University of Georgia; Wayne Johnson, University of Georgia; Dominik May, University of Georgia

serves as a Professor for Technical Education and Engineering Education Research at the School of Mechanical Engineering and Safety Engineering at University of Wuppertal. His work revolves around generating both fundamental and practical knowledge that defines, informs, and enhances the education of engineers. His primary research thrust centers around the development, implementation, practical utilization, and pedagogical value of online laboratories. These laboratories span a range of formats, including remote, virtual, and cross-reality platforms. Dr. May’s scholarly pursuits extend into the sphere of online ex- perimentation, particularly within the context of engineering and technical education. Prior to his

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Gang Liu, University of Pittsburgh at Bradford

568 568 568 2024 ASEE Southeastern Section ConferenceContemporary Issues/TechnologiesStudents mentioned about the outdated items existing in the ME curriculum, including but notlimited to the content, textbook, software, laboratory instruments, etc. Unfortunately, the realityconstrained the update of all curriculum items because of many factors, such as financial status,the difficulties to change, the change of knowledge structures among faculties, availability of bettereducational content, etc. “A better knowledge of contemporary issues and challenges facing the modern world.” “I believe the goal of global engagement as an engineer could be improved

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Larisa Olesova, University of Florida; Ayesha Sadaf, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Ioulia Rytikova, George Mason University; Mihai Boicu, George Mason University; Harry J Foxwell, George Mason University

for Graduate Studies in the Department of Informa- tion Sciences and Technology at George Mason University. She received a B.S./M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Automated Control Systems Engineering and Information Processing. Her research interests lie at the intersection of Data Science and Big Data Analytics, Cognitive and Learning Sciences, Educational Data Mining, Personalized Learning, and STEM Education.Dr. Mihai Boicu, George Mason University Mihai Boicu, Ph.D., is Assistant Professor of Information Technology at George Mason University, As- sociate Director of the Learning Agents Center (http://lac.gmu.edu), Co-Director of IT Entrepreneurship Laboratory (http://lite.gmu.edu) and Co-Director ofHarry J Foxwell

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Dipendra Wagle, Tennessee Technological University; Pedro E. Arce, Tennessee Technological University; Andrea Arce-Trigatti, Tallahassee Community College; Robby Sanders, Tennessee Technological University

EOPframework with the Foundry results in an increase in students' sustainability efforts in the designof their prototype of innovative technology that addresses identified societal challenges. Apreliminary analysis is presented comparing outcomes from two semesters of the CHE 3550,Transfer Science II (Fluids), course, which is a three-credit hour course with an additional onecredit of laboratory work (CHE 3551). Preliminary implications related to holistic engineeringeducation efforts and socially relevant learning will be presented and discussed.KeywordsSustainability, Engineering for One Planet, Renaissance Foundry Model, Holistic Professional,Foundry-guided learningIntroductionRecent efforts at the turn of the century have focused on transforming

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Luke LeFebvre, University of Kentucky; Jerzy W JaRomczyk; Mike Allen, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee; Leah Elina LeFebvre; George Tan, Texas Tech University; Mai Dao, Wichita State University; Andrew Tapia, University of Kentucky

Society for Engineering Education, 2024The Qualtrics survey contained the IRB consent form, descriptive demographics, comfortabilitywith public speaking and VR, and other measurements for associated research projects (seeauthors). Students were contacted with a follow-up email within a 72-hour timeframe askingthem to identify a VR presentation practice date and time (prior to their class presentation). Aftersigning up, students provided researchers with any speaker notes and/or PowerPoint slides toupload for the VR simulation. Instructors offered varying compensation for participation whichmay have influenced attrition.After arriving at the laboratory, participants reaffirmed IRB consent. Prior to entering the VRsimulation, participants completed

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April Anne Kay, Dalton State College; Bradley Harris, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga; Stephanie Philipp, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

0.2gand 0.4 g of zinc chloride were 74% and 77% and 1.0g and 0.8g, respectively.Student Research Paper and Oral Presentation: Student groups co-created a written researchpaper and delivered outstanding oral presentations. Students were successful in following therubric guidelines and incorporated all the components including Abstract, Introduction, Materialand Methods, Results and Discussion Conclusions, and References. Students successfullycompleted the instructed assignments to compare the results with at least two literature resourceswhich were scaffolded for the students. Colleagues from UTC acted as the stakeholders byattending the DSC’s Algae Biodiesel Research Symposium in our final laboratory session. UTCcolleagues presented questions

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Raghu Pucha, Georgia Institute of Technology; Shivani Kundalia, Georgia Institute of Technology

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curriculaand classroom activities is not well studied. Researchers have identified three aspects of diversity(Strayhorn et al. 2020) to facilitate understanding of the topic: (a) structural, (b) interactional,and (c) classroom. Structural diversity refers to the demographic representation of students fromdifferent backgrounds. Interactional diversity refers to the frequency and quality of interactionswith diverse peers across numerous campus domains including, but not limited to, campus eventsand residence halls. Classroom diversity refers specifically to learning about diverse peers thatoccurs in formal instructional settings like classrooms, lecture halls, and laboratories. Researchon interactions with diverse peers supports the notion that

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Salman Siddiqui, Georgia Southern University; Rami Jubrail Haddad, Georgia Southern University

instruction.Dr. Rami Jubrail Haddad, Georgia Southern University Rami J. Haddad is a Professor and Interim Chair in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineer- ing at Georgia Southern University. He received his B.Sc. degree in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering from the Applied Sciences University, Amman, Jordan, in 2004, the M.S. degree in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Minnesota Duluth, Duluth, MN, USA, in 2006, and the Ph.D. degree from the University of Akron, Akron, OH, USA, in 2011. He is also the Founding Direc- tor of the Optical Networks and Smart Applications (ONSmart) Laboratory at GSU. His research inter- ests include distributed power generation, smart grid

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Chau M. Tran, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7910

Paper ID #40921The Conversion of Capstone Senior Design to a Two-Semester FormatDr. Chau M. Tran, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC27695-7910 Chau Tran is an associate teaching professor in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering department at North Carolina State University. He is currently the course coordinator for capstone senior design and previously was the course coordinator for vibration, the director for undergraduate advising and the director for undergraduate laboratory. He teaches senior design and vibration annually. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical

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Xiang Zhao, Alabama A&M University; Showkat Chowdhury, Alabama A&M University; Tamara Chowdhury, Alabama A&M University

lectures and laboratory activities that promote activestudent interaction, critical thinking, and problem-solving; and (3) conducting assessment andsurveys to gather feedback from students. This section mainly describes the details of this pilotstudy.The team has followed the logic model in Figure 1 that has been established and tested in ourprevious study for enhancing STEM gateway courses with evidence-based pedagogies [18].During Fall 2023, faculty catalysts in our project team selected three courses in STEMdisciplines to integrate data analytics into ProjBL: CS405 – “Linux with ApplicationProgramming”, ME360 – Fluid Mechanics, and CMG461 – Capstone Project. The project teamintended to test how the strategies are effective in different projects

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Simon Thomas Ghanat P.E., The Citadel; Deirdre D Ragan, The Citadel

basic principles of soilmechanics (i.e., engineering uses of soils; laboratory and field determination of soil properties;determination of phase relationships; engineering soil classification; soil-water interaction; stresseffects of loading on soils at depth; and consolidation, compaction, shear strength, and bearingcapacity theory).An activity was developed to help students connect the class content with real-world applications. Todeepen their understanding of the geotechnical concepts, students were asked to select ageotechnical failure that is commensurate with their level of understanding of soil mechanics andconduct an in-depth study of why the failure occurred through the exploration of journal articlesand textbooks. Students were also

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Larisa Olesova, University of Florida; Mihai Boicu, George Mason University; Harry J Foxwell, George Mason University; Ioulia Rytikova, George Mason University

, As- sociate Director of the Learning Agents Center (http://lac.gmu.edu), Co-Director of IT Entrepreneurship Laboratory (http://lite.gmu.edu) and Co-Director ofHarry J Foxwell, George Mason University Harry is currently Associate Professor at George Mason University’s Department of Information Sciences and Technology. He earned his doctorate in Information Technology in 2003 from George Mason Univer- sity’s Volgenau School of Engineering (Fairfax, VA), and has since taught graduate courses there in big data analytics and ethics, operating systems, computer architecture and security, cloud computing, and electronic commerce.Dr. Ioulia Rytikova, George Mason University Ioulia Rytikova is a Professor and an

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Sarah K. Bauer, Mercer University; Adaline M. Buerck, Mercer University; Hannah Nabi; Bremen Vance, Mercer University

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University laboratories and classrooms tosolve real-world problems. This is done through a flexible five-week program where participantsspend two weeks on campus taking classes and preparing for the trip abroad and three weeksworking abroad alongside an international community partner. Since 2007, the program hasworked with communities in over 20 countries worldwide with several hundreds of studentparticipants to date.The purpose of this study is to evaluate overall experiences of students participating in the MOMprogram at Mercer University. As a unique programmatic model for international service-learning in a short-term study abroad context, the MOM program can provide valuable insightsinto effective practices in international service-learning

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John W. Brocato, University of Georgia

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a reviewer for draftsof student work to creating new writing assignments and grading rubrics based on the course’stechnical content. A partial list of these recurring embedded activities appears below. • Seminar talk: “Using Improvisational Theatre Strategies to Prepare for Scientific Presentations” for Regenerative Bioscience Center seminar • Classroom workshop: “Presentation Slides and Delivery” for MCHE 2990 Engineered Systems in Society • Writing seminar and support for BIOE 4910 Biological Engineering Capstone Design • Nonexpert-stakeholder interviewer of student teams for BCHE 4180L Biochemical Engineering Laboratory • Engineering-ethics and writing seminars for MCHE 4000 Professional Practice

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Timothy A Wood, The Citadel; Gregory J. Mazzaro, The Citadel; Kevin Skenes, The Citadel

for civil engineering education through an emphasis on reading and other autodidactic practices.Dr. Gregory J. Mazzaro, The Citadel Dr. Mazzaro earned a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Boston University in 2004, a Master of Science from the State University of New York at Binghamton in 2006, and a Ph.D. from North Carolina State University in 2009. From 2009 to 2013, he worked as an Electronics Engineer for the United States Army Research Laboratory in Adelphi, Maryland. For his technical research, Dr. Mazzaro studies the unintended behaviors of radio-frequency electronics illuminated by electromagnetic waves and he develops radars for the remote detection and characterization of those