CellAbstractRenewable energy is rapidly becoming a high priority of the United States and other countries asthe search continues for renewable energies to replace our rapidly dwindling supply of fossilfuels that are so heavily relied upon. It is up to the instructors of today to teach the technologistsand engineers of our future how to utilize these renewable energies effectively. This paperdiscusses a low-cost laboratory experiment that will generate the I-V curve of solar cells that canbe used in a curriculum. This experiment uses a low-cost data acquisition system, the LabVIEWprogram, and a current sink circuit made of discrete components. The development of the I-Vcharacteristic curve experiment was partially funded by the Science, Engineering
AC 2011-731: LEARNING IN LABORATORY COMPLIMENTS TO LEC-TURE COURSES VIA STUDENT DESIGNED AND IMPLEMENTED EX-PERIMENTSJohn M Mativo, University of Georgia Taught and researched at university level for 16 years of which 6 served as department chair. Subject area involvement in teaching and research were in engineering education; product development and manufac- turing; and energy systems. Member of ASME, ASEE, ITEEA and Sigma Xi.Natasha Smith, University of Southern Indiana Page 22.1005.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Learning in Laboratory Compliments to
and one agreed with achieving thatlearning outcome.From an engineering education research standpoint, it would be very useful to compare thecourse learning outcomes with and without the laboratory component. Unfortunately there wasno lecture-only vibrations course taught before the lab was developed at USI that could be usedfor comparison. Also, it would not be fair to current students to intentionally teach the vibrationscourse without a hands-on laboratory component.Table 1: Assessment of some of the laboratory learning objectives as evaluated for the 2009 fall semester.Each student evaluated each objective as 1 for strongly disagree, 2 for disagree, 3 for neutral, 4 for agree, and5 for strongly agree. The average score is based on 7
equipment and processes. In the course, studentsinvestigated control algorithm design in detail and also discussed sensors, transducers, andinterfacing. Students used state-of-the-art design and troubleshooting tools to apply controltheory to a series of hands on laboratory exercises. In response to the alumnus request a team was formed to make the course, laboratoryexercises and the physical laboratory a reality. The team consisted of the faculty membercurrently teaching the industrial controls course, a graduate student who would be developing thelaboratory exercises for his graduate project, the alumnus, the department staff engineer and thedepartment senior technician who would plan and supervise the laboratory renovation andlaboratory
as completely unrelated activities. In the last decade, there hasbeen an increased use of modeling, simulation, and virtual laboratories in engineering programsbecause they can bring “laboratories” to classrooms. The effectiveness of virtual laboratories inengineering undergraduate teaching and learning is well-documented7,20,25,26. Students see how atheory taught in a classroom can be applied to a virtual laboratory right after the introduction ofthe theory during the same class. The connection between theories and practical applications aremade immediately instead of a few days later in the laboratory class. Simulation tools also allowstudents to familiarize themselves with test setups, test procedures, and expected test resultsbefore
learning materials and teaching strategies based on virtual laboratories: A. Enhance the Virtual CVD laboratory by including interactive reflection tools (e.g., interactive lab notebook, a virtual supervisor), improved treatment of variability and cost, non-radial symmetry, and a new module on statistical process control. B. Using an analogous instructional design, develop a virtual laboratory of a bioreactor, the Virtual Bioreactor laboratory, a process in a different industry. C. Develop level appropriate assignments to use at the high school and community college levels. 2. Develop faculty expertise and implement the virtual laboratories at the BS and graduate
conduct sampling pointsapproximately every 6 hours and can focus on proper execution of the lab. This laboratory isideally suited for a class size of 12-15 students. However, the lab could be scaled up with anadditional GC, more shaker table space, and the assistance of teaching assistants.The laboratory class in which this experimental procedure was designed is a 3.0-credit, lab-basedcourse that takes place at Stanford University once every two years and focuses on current topicsin applied microbiology. Each class is unique; therefore no student assessment data is currentlyavailable. The laboratory will best support ABET Engineering Criteria Program EducationalOutcome B, “an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and
Lecturer at the Uni- versity of Washington teaching the Chemical Engineering Laboratories (traditionally the Unit Operations lab). Her worked as a Lecturer included the development of new experimental modules for undergraduate ChemE students, the submission of proposals with an educational focus and the supervision of the labora- tories. During this time she also participated in outreach activities arranged by the College of Engineering to target increasing the number of students from underrepresented minorities in engineering programs. Today, Marvi serves as a Senior Research Scientist in the Bioengineering Department at the University of Washington and works as an independent consultant in engineering innovations.Dr
programming skills; 5) develop skills in analyzing, designing, and applyingoperational amplifier-based circuits; and 6) develop skills for building prototype circuits onbreadboards. It is anticipated that these objectives will enable the students to gain an experienceof an electrical engineering design environment while also teaching them important skills andabilities that will further their overall training in the core general engineering curriculum.Laboratory DevelopmentWe chose to focus this laboratory design project on the step-wise design and development of anoperational amplifier-based instrumentation/temperature alarm system. An operationalamplifier-based design was selected because of the versatility of these circuit elements and the
AC 2011-457: A COMPARISON OF HANDS-ON VERSUS REMOTE LAB-ORATORY EXPERIENCE FOR INTRODUCTORY MICROPROCESSORSCOURSESBrock J. LaMeres, Montana State University Brock J. LaMeres is an Assistant Professor in the electrical and computer engineering department at Mon- tana State University (MSU). LaMeres teaches and conducts research in the area of digital systems and engineering education. LaMeres is currently studying the effectiveness of online delivery of engineer- ing education including the impact of remote laboratory experiences. LaMeres’ research group is also studying the effective hardware/software partitioning using reprogrammable fabrics. This work involves exploiting the flexibility of modern FPGAs to optimize
thepower electronics laboratory and the laboratory exercises is presented.Pedagogical PhilosophyPower electronics is, by nature, a multi-disciplinary subject, and represents for any instructor achallenging topic to teach. It is an especially demanding course as it requires assimilation of abroad variety of topics, such as circuit analysis, signals and systems analysis, and control theory.It is widely accepted that hands-on experience in combination with a solid knowledge of theoryprovides an active learning environment that leads to successful learning in engineering topics.An effective power electronics laboratory is expected to combine theoretical and experimentalaspects of the topics by using state-of-the-art software/hardware tools.The
operations lab experiments and provides instruction for the virtualbioreactor. Dr. David Hackleman developed CBEE 416 and served as the Linus PaulingEngineer for 5 years. The authors are indebted to numerous practicing engineers for sharingtheir time and experiences with students. Finally, several faculty members sponsor seniorprojects, committing resources and knowledge.References1. Feisel, L. D. and A. J. Rosa. (2005). The role of the laboratory in undergraduate engineering education. J. Eng. Educ., 94, 121–130.2. Wankat, P.C. and F.S. Oreovicz. (1993). Teaching engineering. New York: McGraw-Hill.3. ABET Website, http://www.abet.org/, retrieved Jan. 2011.4. Dutson, A., R. Todd, S. Magleby, and C. Sorensen. 1997. A Review of Literature
AC 2011-742: SIMULATION AND VISUALIZATION ENHANCED ENGI-NEERING EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OFVIRTUAL EXPERIMENTS IN A LABORATORY COURSESushil K. Chaturvedi, Old Dominion University Dr Sushil Chaturvedi is a professor of Mechanical Engineering at Old Dominion University. His teaching and research interests are in the area of engineering eduaction and renewable energy conversion and conservation.Kaustubh A. Dharwadkar Page 22.1296.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Simulation and Visualization Enhanced Engineering Education – Development and
AC 2011-601: A COURSE ON BIOMEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION UTI-LIZING LABORATORY BASED ON SYSTEM DESIGN APPROACHChandra R. Sekhar, Purdue University Calumet Chandra R. Sekhar, Purdue University Calumet Professsor CHANDRA R. SEKHAR is a member of the faculty of the Electrical and Computer Engineer- ing Technology at Purdue University Calumet. Professor Sekhar earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry from the University of Madras (India), a Diploma in Instrumentation from Madras Institute of Technol- ogy and Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from University of Pennsylvania. Professor Sekhar’s primary teaching and research focus is in the areas of Biomedical and Process Control Instrumentation and Clinical
AC 2011-1434: EPISODES AS A DISCOURSE ANALYSIS FRAMEWORKTO EXAMINE FEEDBACK IN AN INDUSTRIALLY SITUATED VIRTUALLABORATORY PROJECTDebra Gilbuena, Oregon State University Debra Gilbuena is a doctoral student in Chemical Engineering at Oregon State University. She currently has research focused on student learning in virtual laboratories. Debra has an MBA and MS as well as 4 years of industrial experience including a position in sensor development, an area in which she holds a patent. Debra was awarded the Teacher’s Assistant of the Year Award by the College of Engineering at Oregon State University for her work as a Teacher’s Assistant.Ben Uriel Sherrett, Oregon State University Ben is studying the engineering design
the six teachersthat completed post-implementation surveys, 100% stated that they intended to use the VirtualLaboratory Project again. The majority of those interviewed also expressed interest in using theVirtual Laboratory Project in subsequent years.Sources of EffectivenessIn this preliminary report of findings, some of the authors’ expected sources of effectivenesswere found to be reinforced by both teachers and students interviewed and surveyed. One ofthese sources was the situated, industrial context of the instructional design. Three questions onthe post-implementation survey elicited responses consistent with this source of effectiveness: • What need in your teaching did the laboratory address? • What specific content, concepts
University. He at- tended the Business School of Istanbul University and received an MS degree in Production Management. After working for Chrysler Truck Manufacturing Company in Turkey as a project engineer, he received dual MS degrees in engineering management and mechanical engineering from Missouri University of Science and Technology (MS&T), formerly the University of Missouri-Rolla. He worked for Toyota Mo- tor Corporation as a quality assurance engineer for two years and lived in Toyota City, Japan. He received his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from MS&T in 1999 while he worked as a quality engineer for Lumbee Enterprises in St. Louis, Missouri. He was a faculty memer at Trine University teaching mainly
AC 2011-1506: INTEGRATING LECTURE AND LABORATORY IN ANANALOG ELECTRONICS COURSE USING AN ELECTRONICS EXPLORERBOARDKenneth V Noren, University of Idaho, Moscow Kenneth V. Noren recieved the B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan, in 1987, 1989, and 1992, respectively. He is a Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Idaho located in Moscow, Idaho. His research interests are in the area of design and modeling of analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits and in methods for engineering education
. Rosen is currently an assistant clinical professor at Drexel University, where he is responsible for developing and teaching courses in microprocessors, microcon- trollers, and FPGAs. Dr. Rosen has carried out research sponsored by the National Security Agency, National Science Foundation, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, DARPA, the Office of Naval Research, and the Missile Defense Agency. Dr. Rosen is the author or coauthor of over 50 publications and conference proceedings and the holder of five U.S. patents in computer networking and signal processing.M. Eric Carr, Drexel University Mr. Eric Carr is currently the Laboratory Technician for Drexel University’s Engineering Technology program
AC 2011-1778: UNIT OPERATIONS LAB BAZAAR: INCORPORATIONOF LABORATORY EXPERIENCES IN SIX INTEGRATED PILLAR COURSESMichael Jefferson Baird, University of Pittsburgh Dr. Baird joined the chemical engineering department at the University of Pittsburgh in the spring of 2008 as Instructor of Undergraduate Laboratory Courses. He also teaches a graduate course entitled ”Petroleum and Natural Gas Processing”. Before joining the University of Pittsburgh, Dr. Baird was an associate pro- fessor of chemistry at Wheeling Jesuit University for nine years following his retirement from the U.S. Department of Energy. While at DOE’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) in Pittsburgh, Dr. Baird managed projects involving the
AC 2011-1400: CONNECTING THEORY AND PRACTICE: LABORATORY-BASED EXPLORATIONS OF THE NAE GRAND CHALLENGESLisa Huettel, Duke University Lisa G. Huettel received the B.S. degree in engineering science from Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, in 1994 and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from Duke University, Durham, NC, in 1996 and 1999, respectively. She is currently an Associate Professor of the Practice in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Duke University, where she also serves as the Director of Undergraduate Studies. Her interests include engineering education and applications of statistical signal processing
Biomedical Engineering of the University of Miami were directs the Biomedical Design and Instrumentation Laboratory and teaches Se- nior/Master Design Project, Biomedical Instrumentation, Microcomputer based medical instrumentation and Bio-signal processing. He mentors multidisciplinary teams of students, mainly interested in the de- sign of novel bio-electric devices. In his teams he integrates students at different academic levels from undergraduate to PhD. In research he is affiliated with the Neurosensory Laboratory where he performs research in audiology, ophthalmology, anesthesia and neurology. Collaborating with researchers of the Miller School of Medicine, he develops and validates novel Electrophysiological
AC 2011-305: TEACHING POWER ELECTRONICS CONVERTER EX-PERIMENTS THAT INTEGRATES FUZZY LOGIC APPROACHAhmed Rubaai, Howard University Ahmed Rubaai received the M.S.E.E degree from Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, in 1983, and the Dr. Eng. degree from Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio, in 1988. In 1988, he joined Howard University, Washington, D.C., as a faculty member, where he is presently a Professor of Electrical Engineering. He is the Founder and Lead Developer of Motion Control and Drives Laboratory at Howard University (http://www.controllab.howard.edu) and is actively involved in many projects with industry, while engaged in teaching, research and consulting in the area of artificial
of participants 4 and 10, as shown in Table 1, provide two examples of exciting, novelRET-based teaching materials for elementary education. Participant 4 teaches in elementarymulti-age classrooms for K-1, 1-2-3, and 2-3-4 grades and contributes to a school-wide “STEMacademy.” Her RET research in the Virginia Environmentally Sustainable Technologies (VEST)Laboratory, in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, yielded the classroomextension module entitled, “ALGAE: A Likely Gasoline Additive for the Environment.” Theteaching module contains a series of lesson plans and teaching materials based on the use of theScenedesmus dimorphus strain of algae as a potential source of biofuel. Specifically, the VESTlaboratory focuses on
. Engineering programs have difficulty teaching GD&T due to its complexrule based nature, as well as the time needed to do the subject justice. Page 22.1017.2The focus of this paper, then, is the development of a hands-on, visually based method forteaching geometric dimensioning and tolerancing. In order to be successful, the program mustprovide an ample introduction to GD&T, while presenting the subject in a stimulating andsuccinct manner. To attain these goals two laboratory units are developed; one unit focuses onthe fundamentals of GD&T and the other focuses on its application.In the first laboratory unit a portable coordinate measuring
challenge-based human metabolism laboratory for undergraduates. Journal of Engineering Education 97, 213-222 (2008).5 Flora, J. R. V., Cooper, A. T. . Incorporating inquirybased laboratory experiment in undergraduate environmental engineering laboratory. Journal of Professional Issues Engineering Educational.Practice 131, 19-25 (2005).6 Chi, M. T. H., Feltovich, P. J.,Glaser, R. . Categorization and representation in physics problems by experts and novices. Cognitive Science 4, 121-152 (1981).7 Halloun, I. Schematic modeling for meaningful learning of physics. Journal of Research in Science Teaching 33, 1019–1041 (1996).8 Greeno, J. G., and Middle School Mathematics through
AC 2011-45: TEACHING ENERGY EFFICIENCY FUNDAMENTALS INCONSTRUCTION EDUCATION: PROJECT REDUCEThomas M. Korman, Ph.D., P.E., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Dr. Korman is a graduate of the California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo with a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering and Stanford University with an M.S. and Ph.D. in Construction Engineering and Management. Dr. Korman is an Associate Professor at Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo with faculty responsibilities in the construction management, civil and environmental engineering, and the recently approved fire protection engineering accredited degree programs. Dr. Korman has worked for several public agencies, consulting
, the we CITfaculty were hesitant to teach such a course because of several perceived obstacles. In the case ofiPhone development, both instructors and students would be required to learn several newtechnologies.Developing for the iPhone requires using Macintosh workstations. All prior development formobile devices had been done in a Windows environment, as was done in the prerequisite threeprogramming courses. In fact, there was no Macintosh computing laboratory within our Page 22.1305.3department. Macintosh workstations use the Macintosh Operating System (Mac OS). Whilemany students, and a few faculty, own and use Mac computers, no
AC 2011-839: NEW APPROACH TO TEACH PRODUCT DESIGN THATBREAKS THE DISCIPLINARY BOUNDARIESIem Heng, New York City College of Technology Professor Iem Heng earned his bachelor’s degree from Providence College (Providence, RI) with double majors in Pre-Engineering Program and mathematics. In addition, he earned another bachelor’s degree from Columbia University (New York, NY) in mechanical engineering and master’s in applied math- ematics from Western Michigan University (Kalamazoo, MI); his Ph.D. in computational and applied mathematics from Old Dominion University (Norfolk, VA). Before joining the EMT/CET department at City Tech in fall of 2007, he was a faculty member and chair of the CET department at DeVry
AC 2011-716: WEB-BASED, ACTIVE LEARNING MODULES FOR TEACH-ING STATISTICAL QUALITY CONTROLDouglas H Timmer, University of Texas, Pan AmericanMiguel Gonzalez, University of Texas, Pan American Dr. Miguel A. Gonzalez serves as the Associate Dean and Director for the School of Engineering and Computer Science in the University of Texas Pan American’s College of Science and Engineering. He has a significant amount executive industry experience where he held managerial and executive positions including President and CEO of a large Citrus processor. Throughout his experience, Dr. Gonzalez’ pro- fessional and academic activities are focused on an overall mission to provide opportunities for student involvement by developing