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Jing Pang

2015 ASEE Zone III Conference (Gulf Southwest – Midwest – North Midwest Sections) Active Learning in the Introduction to Digital Logic Design Laboratory Course Jing PangDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering Program, California State University, Sacramento, Sacramento, California, USAAbstractThe introduction to digital logic design class is in general the first digital course for electrical andcomputer engineering undergraduate students at many universities. The related laboratory offersstudents hand-on experience to

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Sreelatha A. Subramanyam; David Beams; James K. Nelson

2015 ASEE Zone III Conference (Gulf Southwest – Midwest – North Midwest Sections) ENHANCING ON-LINE ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION THROUGH A VIRTUAL LABORATORY Sreelatha A. Subramanyam1, David Beams1, and James K. Nelson1 1 College of Engineering, The University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, Texas, USAAbstract On-line education is utilized extensively and has been found to be effective in a multitude ofsubject areas, including engineering education. However, for on-line education to be fully effective inengineering education, a means must be developed to provide on-line students with

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Mahbub Ahmed; Lionel Hewavitharana; Scott McKay; Kendra Ahmed; Mamunur Rashid

2015 ASEE Zone III Conference (Gulf Southwest – Midwest – North Midwest Sections) Development of Low-Cost Laboratory Experiments for Southern Arkansas University’s Engineering Program Mahbub Ahmed1, Lionel Hewavitharana1, Scott McKay1, Kendra Ahmed1, and Mamunur Rashid2 Southern Arkansas University1/ University of Massachusetts at Lowell2AbstractThe purpose of this paper is to present the preliminary work and plans related to the developmentof several low cost laboratory experiments in the newly established engineering program atSouthern Arkansas University (SAU). SAU was recently approved to initiate a

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Susan C. Schneider

2015 ASEE Zone III Conference (Gulf Southwest – Midwest – North Midwest Sections) Work in Progress: Use of Calibrated Peer Review to Improve Report Quality in an Electrical Engineering Laboratory Susan C. Schneider Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, 53201AbstractThis paper discusses the use of a writing exercise in an electrical engineering undergraduatelaboratory class in which some of the attributes of the Calibrated Peer Review (CPR) process arepracticed. An example of a CPR assignment for an electrical engineering undergraduatelaboratory is provided to show

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Daniel Bullock; Edward Carl Greco; Jim D. Reasoner

-yearenrollment growth projections in engineering, these problems will continue into the foreseeablefuture. In an effort to address the conceptual gap in electrical engineering learning within theframework of the resource limitations described above, Arkansas Tech University set out toinstitute a laboratory education method more closely integrated with the classroom lectures.Several requirements were developed for implementation of the new program.Lab exercises would be coupled with the university’s existing Electrical Circuits 1 course andwould consist of simple and focused experiments designed to reinforce the current classroomtheoretical concepts. To provide the needed synchronization between classroom and laboratoryexercises and provide immediate

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Jordan N. Foley; John W. Thompson; Meaghan M. Williams; W. Roy Penney; Edgar C. Clausen

the Bernoulli Balance to model fluid systems.Keywordsventuri meter, Bernoulli balances, laboratory experiments, fluid mechanicsIntroductionLaboratory practice, where students design and conduct experiments in support of classroomactivities, is an essential part of the educational process. It has been shown that a majority ofengineering students learn best when exposed to hands-on exercises and activities.1 A variety ofnovel techniques have been described in the literature for delivering lab content to the studentsincluding the use of the Kolb’s experiential learning cycle in conjunction with a virtuallaboratory,2 combining LEGO® Dacta building blocks with LabVIEW™ software3 and the useof hands-on demonstrations in place of full-scale lab

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Sara E. Wilson

volume and success of a student’s researchproductivity. It may, however, be influenced by other factors such as laboratory size. Futurework will include examination of early (entrance) and intermediate measures.KeywordsGraduate, Research, DissertationIntroductionThe Bioengineering Graduate Program at the University of Kansas was started in 2007 and offersan M.S. and PhD. in Bioengineering. Additionally, it has an accelerated BS in Engineering(Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Aerospace, or Civil) to MS in Bioengineering program forhigh achieving undergraduates at the University of Kansas. As part of the Higher LearningCommission (HLC) accreditation of the university, graduate programs are evaluated along withundergraduate programs. In

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Integration of Experiential Learning Modules in Sophomore and Junior Courses: A Pilot StudyAbstract Evidence from past literature suggests that experiential learning activities can be highlybeneficial to undergraduate engineering students when introduced early in their undergraduatestudies. Learning modules based on experiential learning model have been developed andintegrated into two core undergraduate courses (one sophomore and one junior) of mechanicalengineering. Using the experiential learning model of Kolb, each learning module containsconcrete engineering experience, theory, computer-based modeling and simulations, and hands-on laboratory exercises. The main goal is to provide experiential

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Shawn M. Hughes; Anh Pham; Kathy Huong Nguyen; Ramazan Asmatulu

Society for Engineering Education, 2015 2015 ASEE Zone III Conference (Gulf Southwest – Midwest – North Midwest Sections)Figure 2: The schematic view of the electrospinning process used to produce the PCLnanofibers.Figure 3 show the experimental setup of the electrospinning process in the laboratory used forthe production of the PCL nanofibers. After the allotted time, the spinning process was done andthe collector was removed from the chamber in order for the fiber mesh to be removed. Then, theproperty of the PCL nanomaterials were examined. The characteristic analysis will provide theproperties, such as fiber diameter and shape, pore size, bead formations, and other properties ofthe

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Aleksandr Sergeyev; Nasser Alaraje; Scott Kuhl; Michael Meyer; Mark Kinney; Mark Highum

Engineering28 since 2007.Universities that have graduate degrees focused on robotics include Carnegie Mellon University,MIT, UPENN, UCLA, WPI, and the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (SDSMT).Michigan State University has a well-established Robotics and Automation laboratory, but it isutilized for graduate robotics courses and research. Very few universities across the US offer adegree and/or certification specifically in robotics automation. In fact, Lake Superior StateUniversity (LSSU) is one of very few universities in Michigan that specializes in roboticsautomation; however, it does not have a program to certify industry representatives29. Driven byindustry needs, the new curriculum designed in this project will be adapted for both two

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R. Joe Stanley; Stuart W. Baur

Medical, Health 10.0% 12CareMotor Industry 4.2% 5Music 5.0% 6Natural Resources and the 1.7% 2EnvironmentPolitics 0% 0Property Sales/Management 0% 0Religion 0% 0Sales, Retail and Buying 0% 0Scientific (e.g. laboratory 14.2% 17research, physics, etc

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Puteri Megat Hamari

CAD sessions and the session material seeks to let the studentstest their knowledge in a practical manner. The course does not have a laboratory session attached tothe lectures, however as the instructor believes in the importance of hands-on experience using theCAD tools, the instructor added “CAD sessions”, which are separate from the in-class instruction andis dedicated to learning and working on the CAD tool. In the beginning of the course, the studentswere in the classroom for 3 hours of lectures a week. Later, the students were in the classroomfor 2 hours of lectures a week and were expected to spend 1 -1/2 hours per week outside theclassroom time on the software tools.The first CAD session, in the fourth week of the semester, was to

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Robert M. O'Connell

summative final assessment or exam, which is usedto help determine a grade. It is not used for feedback to improve student learning. Although themost common form of summative assessment is the final examination, some instructors structuretheir courses in units, and do a summative assessment after each unit. In that model, each unit ofthe course is essentially a self-contained mini-course.Midterm exams are frequently used for both summative and formative purposes. For example, ina course having two midterm exams and a final exam, the midterms may each be used todetermine ten to twenty percent of the final grade (while the final exam, laboratory scores,homework, and other items determine the remainder of the grade). This is the summativecomponent of

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Sarah Jurak; Emil Jurak; Ramazan Asmatulu

or remove and replace segments through controlling the process. In 2011, biologist J.Craig Venter created the first viable bacterial cell that was designed in a lab by digitally writingits genetic code and synthesizing it in a laboratory.25 Science is advancing with the goal of beingthe first, for instance, to engineer skeletal muscle that can be used to repair damaged humanlimbs 26 or develop a new strain of fungus resistant corn.27 The behavior of a synthetic programcannot be completely and reliably predicted. Therefore, in designing a synthetic genetic programthere is the possibility of unintended consequences. This causes concerns about the creation oforganisms that may be harmful for humans and the environment and could potentially

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Norman D. Dennis; Edgar C. Clausen

used in the laboratory and drill sessions. Theworkshop organizers will create formal pre- and post-assessment vehicles to better quantify thedegree to which participants were able to master the content of the workshop and actuallyimplement some of the techniques presented in their courses during the ensuing year. We willlikely invite former participants back to give a short presentation on how they implemented thetechniques presented in the workshop in their own courses. Specialized topics like syllabuspreparation and testing, distance delivery techniques and managing teams will be addressed atmonthly brown bag luncheons during the academic year, which will be open to the entire facultyof the college.References 1. ASEE Engineering Data

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Goutham Chinni; Israel Belachew; Ramazan Asmatulu

theMS program at WSU.Ramazan AsmatuluDr. Ramazan Asmatulu received his Ph.D. degree in 2001 from the Department of MaterialsScience and Engineering at Virginia Tech. After having the postdoc experiences, he joinedthe Department of Mechanical Engineering at WSU in 2006 as an assistant professor, andreceived his tenure and promotion to be associate processor in 2012. He is currently workingwith 13 M.S. and 8 Ph.D. students in the same department. Throughout his studies, he haspublished 76 journal papers and 166 conference proceedings, edited two books, authored 33book chapters and 4 laboratory manuals, received 35 funded proposals, 15 patents and 34honors/awards, presented 91 presentations, chaired many international conferences andreviewed

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Erik Mallonee; John Barkley; Ramazan Asmatulu

in March 2001 from the Department of MaterialsScience and Engineering at Virginia Tech. After having the postdoc experiences, he joined theDepartment of Mechanical Engineering at Wichita State University (WSU) in August 2006 as anassistant professor, and received his tenure and promotion to be associate processor in July,2012. He is currently working with 13 M.S. and 8 Ph.D. students in the same department.Throughout his studies, he has published 78 journal papers and 166 conference proceedings,edited two books, authored 34 book chapters and 4 laboratory manuals, received 35 fundedproposals, 15 patents and 34 honors/awards, presented 91 presentations, chaired manyinternational conferences and reviewed several manuscripts in international

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Brian Sandford

this course approach unique. First, the course is located within the curriculum andcourses located in the School of Construction rather than what might normally be found in mostcolleges and universities in a modern languages department or in a college of arts and sciences.This provides access to the learning environment and laboratories of the School of Constructionso that Spanish can be taught in context with how it will be used in the field. Secondly, theinstructor for the course is not a native speaker but has learned Spanish over many years of bothformal schooling as well as a greater number of years interacting in the workplace and sociallywith native and immigrant Spanish speaking people. This has provided the instructor withknowledge of

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Timothy Burg; Pamela Mack; Ian Walker; Richard Groff

tools they need to make good decisions.1. Living and Working with Robots (7 hrs class) The course is motivated by the pervasive use of robots (and automation) and the impact on our lives. The use of robots has evolved from “hidden” uses in factories, space and underwater exploration, and laboratories to more direct consumer contact in applications such as surgery (many local hospitals have a Da Vinci surgical robot), housekeeping (the $200 Roomba robot is available at Target stores), lawnmowers (anyone with $3000 can buy the Husqvarna autonomous, solar-powered lawnmower), entertainment (toy robots), companionship (Genibo QD is an autonomous pet robot that displays emotion, mood, intelligence, character, and intimacy through

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Charles E. Baukal

theconcept and indicates its importance.Measurement ErrorStudents are normally taught about measurement error, but either fail to understand the conceptor forget it when reporting results for lab experiments. Some seem to believe their measurementsare much more accurate than they actually are. In many cases, university lab equipment may beold, outdated, and out of calibration. Experiments conducted in industry may be done to generateperformance data, demonstrate the feasibility of a new technology, determine operating limits, ordemonstrate compliance with permits and standards. In undergraduate laboratories, none of thoseare normally the objective which is usually to demonstrate a phenomenon or concept. Therefore,high accuracy is not normally an