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Constantin Ciocanel; Mohammad Elahinia

Teaching Engineering Laboratories Based On A Problem Solving Approach Constantin Ciocanel Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ Mohammad Elahinia University of Toledo, Toledo, OHAbstractThis paper presents the redevelopment method and process of the laboratory experiments for theMechanics and Vibration Laboratory, MIME3390, in the Mechanical, Industrial, andManufacturing Engineering Department at the University of Toledo. The redevelopmentobjective was to transform the learning process from a subject-based learning to a problem-solving learning. Particular objective was to provide

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) Welcome to Education (Linda Shadiow, Director, Office of Faculty Development)8:50 – 9:30 Don Carter, Director of e-Learning at NAU, Three Emerging Technologies in Higher Coconino Education9:30 – 9:45 Coffee Break (Hallway) & Sponsor Displays (Kaibab)9:45– 11:45 Concurrent Session Presentations Kaibab Recruitment, Retention, & Related Laboratory & Modeling Innovations Canyon Moderator: Walt Loscutoff Moderator: David Scott • Elizabeth Brauer, et al., STEP UP: • Porbaha, Ali et al., Development of a Summer Engineering Camp for High Friction Pendulum

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Larry Jang

-286 computer with control algorithm written inBASIC. In recent years, the author has successfully converted the unit into a modern systemrunning on LabVIEW hardware and software. (LabVIEW is a product of National Instrument(NI)). The current system adopts NI’s Fieldpoint as the tool for data acquisition (analog input,analog output, and temperature measurement) and Internet communication via Ethernet cable.Unlike many other control units in the market that require on-site computers, the upgradedsystem in the author’s laboratory only requires Fieldpoint to be installed near the unit. An on-site or remote computer (in the same subnet or outside of the department’s subnet) can be used tostart the system, read the process variables, perform PID

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Edward J. Smaglik

impacted by thedesign. To address this disconnect, a series of lectures and laboratory exercises havebeen incorporated into coursework at the university level. This material has beendemonstrated useful for orienting students to field issues that should be considered duringdesign, and may be useful to introduce other engineers whose responsibilities for trafficissues are not substantiated by their prior engineering experience.IntroductionAs a subset of Civil Engineering, Transportation Engineering has several sub-disciplines,ranging from urban planning and transportation systems analysis to highway design andtraffic operations. Materials are available for teaching theory in all of these areas,however, the application of traffic theory into applied

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Jeffrey S. Burmeister; Kyle A. Watson; Maria Garcia-Sheets

who have an interest in math and science and want to explore engineering and its disciplines with the possibility of receiving college credit from JHU. As a summer course, the class is an intensive four-week experience where students actively participate in hands-on team activities including laboratory experiments and virtual internet-based simulations while attending college-level lectures related to these activities. Field trips to local companies that employ engineers and informational sessions on college and career choices are also integrated into the course schedule. In short, the curriculum links math, science, and engineering concepts to Proceedings of the 2008 American Society for Engineering Education Pacific Southwest

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Reza Raeisi

arrangement of toolsand experiments through the Internet. The instructor could easily teach and monitor his labequipment or observe students and his teaching assistant’s performance all at a distance while heis away from his class.In our research laboratory, we are developing such a system. This paper reports our initialfindings. Motorola 68HC11 microcontroller single board computer and wireless 802.11b/g wereused to implement the ceiling robot control and communication system. Three motors and fourwheels were used for the ceiling robot to move the following directions: forward, backward,right, left, up, and down. A webcam and ultrasonic range sensors were used to implement thevision function of the ceiling robot. A video and audio stream server was

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David Lanning

the instructor are provided.IntroductionThe Aerospace Engineering undergraduate degree program at Embry-Riddle AeronauticalUniversity (ERAU) in Prescott, Arizona, is much like aerospace engineering programs at manyother four-year institutions. While the faculty place emphasis on faculty-student interaction,design experiences, and hands-on laboratory learning, the basic structure of the ABET-accreditedprogram (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) is similar to other undergraduateaerospace engineering degree programs.Students refer to the typical second-semester sophomore schedule as “the gauntlet,” whichincludes courses in dynamics, solid mechanics, fluid mechanics, and differential equations.While Statics is often thought of as

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Keith E. Holbert; George G. Karady

attitude dynamics and control,” Proc. 2002 ASEE Annual Conference, Montreal, Canada.32. R.P. Hesketh, S. Farrell, C.S. Slater, “The role of experiments in inductive learning,” Proc. 2002 ASEE Annual Conference, Montreal, Canada.33. M. Alley, H. Robertshaw, “Rethinking the design of presentation slides,” Proc. 2003 ASEE Annual Conference, Nashville, TN.34. A.M. Eskicioglu, D. Kopec, “The ideal multimedia-enabled classroom: perspectives from psychology, education and information science,” Proc. 2003 ASEE Annual Conference, Nashville, TN.35. K.R. Most, M.P. Deisenroth, “ABET and engineering laboratory learning objectives: a study at Virginia Tech,” Proc. 2003 ASEE Annual Conference, Nashville, TN.36. R.P

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Nikolay Kravchuk; Ryan Colquhoun; Ali Porbaha

Pendulum in the laboratory for earthquake engineering education. Theresponses of a single degree of freedom system with and without base isolation aremeasured simultaneously and compared for free and forced vibrations using theaccelerometers attached to the top of the model structures. The results showed thatthe maximum acceleration experienced by the structure was 0.23g and 0.57g with andwithout base isolation, respectively, and the damping of the system increased about 5times due to base isolation. The experimental tool developed here was implementedin an undergraduate course “Introduction to Earthquake Engineering”, and the resultsof student analyses are presented. Overall the base isolated system showed asignificant improvement in dynamic

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Kyu-Jung Kim; Amir Rezaei

many years through continuous revision of the existing modules and addition ofnew modules for fully interactive computer-aided instruction of machine design lecture and labclasses at Cal Poly Pomona in an attempt to alleviate the burden of many trivial and time-consuming calculations but to solve complex open-ended computer assignment problems andterm projects for improved understanding on machine design. A realistic design analysis andsynthesis project is presented to demonstrate efficacy of the mechanical design toolbox inclassroom and laboratory settings.Introduction Machine design is a required course for junior/senior level students in most mechanicalengineering curricula nationwide. This advanced course is taken at the end of the

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Peg Pankowski

included.IntroductionApplications for accreditation, along with accreditation visits, are stressful times for all collegesand universities. The previous NWCCU accreditation visit to the college yielded arecommendation that student learning outcomes be defined and consistently assessed for allprograms of the college and that the assessments clearly inform the planning process of thecollege to drive improvement. At that time, the college adopted a framework for assessment thatattempted to link programs to the college mission. Engineering technology faculty had listedspecific student outcomes such as “construct, test and verify the operation of various digitalcircuits” and indicated that tests and laboratory reports would be used as measurement devices.Unfortunately

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Christos Valiotis

-time microcomputer- based laboratory tools,’’ Am. J. Phys. 58, 858–867 10. Sokoloff, D.R. (2004). Real Time Physics. John Willey and Sons, NY. 11. Hake, R.R. (1992). ‘‘Socratic pedagogy in the introductory physics laboratory,’’ Phys. Teach. 30, 546– 552. 12. Mazur, E. (1997). Peer Instruction:A User’s Manual. Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ. 13. Christian, W. and Belloni, M. (2001). Physlets: Teaching Physics with Interactive Curricular Material. Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ. 14. Van Heuvelen, A. (n.d.). ActivPhysics. Available online at http://wps.aw.com/aw_young_physics_11/ 0,8076,898588-nav_and_content,00.html7 15. Hestenes, D., Wells, M., and Swackhamer, G. (1992). ( "Force

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Jeffrey J. Heys

entering material for otherstudents to note that they were doing so in the ‘discussion’ area of each page.We have found the wiki format to be useful for projects in a Mass and Energy Balances course,but this does not mean that this is a useful format for projects in other courses. For example, therigorous formatting requirements of a senior laboratory reports, such as flowsheets, equipmentdiagrams, and numerous chemical and mathematical formulas, would make the use of a wikidifficult. Also, if a project report is more than 10 pages, the wiki format may not be appropriatebecause it requires that the person preparing the report be actively connected to the internetduring the entire time they are writing. In summary, we tend to prefer using wikis in