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David Lanning; Wahyu Lestari; Shirley Waterhouse

313 A Laboratory-Based Course in Aerospace Engineering Failure David Lanning, Wahyu Lestari, and Shirley Waterhouse Embry-Riddle Aeronautical UniversityAbstractThis paper reports on a unique laboratory-based course in aerospace engineering failure createdfor undergraduate engineering students. The three-credit hour course is intended as an upper-level technical elective for students in the Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Department atEmbry-Riddle Aeronautical University at the Prescott, Arizona campus. The lecture is heldtwice a week and the two hour and forty minute laboratory is

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Paul van Bloemen Waanders; Andrew Kean; Glen Thorncroft; Brian Self

218 Work In Progress: Model Eliciting Activity for an Undergraduate Thermal Measurements Laboratory Paul van Bloemen Waanders, Andrew Kean, Glen Thorncroft, Brian Self California Polytechnic State University San Luis ObispoAt Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo our undergraduate engineering education is designed to preparestudents for industry. The rise of technology in modern engineering demands a shift in the wayundergraduates are prepared for the modern workplace. Engineering problems should focus onthe development of analytical models that describe a system. These models, once made, can beused to

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Kenneth W. Santarelli

newgraduates from other areas difficult. The model that is evolving provides only upper divisioninstruction from the degree granting institution. Upper division instruction is provided through theuse of interactive live-broadcast lectures and classes that combine students from the distant and maincampus locations. A regional university center hosts the laboratories required for upper divisionstudents and is centrally located with respect to the population distribution. This approach requiresthe development of partnerships with the region’s community colleges to provide the explicit lowerdivision curriculum that students require to meet their degree objectives.This paper will describe the model in its current state of evolution and report on its

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Eniko T. Enikov; Vasco Polyzoev; Joshua Gill

322 Low-Cost Take-Home Experiment on Classical Control Using Matlab/Simulink Real-Time Windows Target Eniko T. Enikov, Vasco Polyzoev, Joshua GillAdvanced Micro and Nano Systems Laboratory, Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of ArizonaAbstractThis paper presents a low-cost hands-on experiment for a classical undergraduate controls courseoffered on behalf of non-electrical engineering majors. The setup consists of a small DCelectrical motor attached to one of the ends of a light rod. The motor drives a 2-in propeller andallows the rod to swing

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John M. Murray; Roger A. Greener; Heong-seok Kim; William T. Murray

otherwise hot Western summers, allowingphotovoltaic systems to operate more efficiently than in other locations at the same latitude. Inaddition, net metering of on-grid photovoltaic systems is encouraged regionally. Federal andstate tax credits and utility-based incentives also exist.The long-term sustainability implications of passive solar home design in the region becamereadily apparent after considering three energy efficient home designs44-46 from the NationalRenewable Energy Laboratory, conversations with a spectrum of architects and engineers,discussions with a local solar design and installation firm, and calculations that indicated thecosts of creating, operating, and maintaining new homes operated largely on solar energy with

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J. S. Burmeister; K. A. Watson

American Society for Engineering Education Zone IV Conference Copyright © 2010, American Society for Engineering Education 312Bibliography1. Karweit, M. (2002) Enhanced learning through a “virtual laboratory.’ Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, American Society for Engineering Education.2. Karweit, M. (1997) A virtual laboratory for beginning scientists/engineers. Proceedings Ed-Media & Ed- Telecom 97, Calgary, Canada.3. Burmeister, J.S., Watson, K. and Garcia-Sheets, M. (2008). What is Engineering? – a University of the Pacific

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Reza Raeisi; Sudhanshu Singh

37 Curricular Innovation for Real-Time Embedded Systems Course Reza Raeisi Sudhanshu Singh, Graduate Student California State University, Fresno Electrical and Computer Engineering DepartmentAbstractThe objective of this project is to experience and develop rapid prototypes of System-on-chip(SoC) using soft-core processor in the undergraduate laboratory. We will share the experience ona reconfigurable hardware-software co-design environment and µClinux embedded Real TimeOperating System (RTOS). A soft

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Said Shakerin; Camilla Saviz

indicated that Pacific engineering students have a strong preference for hands-on and visuallearning. Current research in engineering education has shown that students' learning and theirability to retain concepts is enhanced when different learning styles are addressed, including theuse of visual teaching aids1, 2.The Introduction to Fluid Mechanics is a 4-credit core course for four of the seven engineeringmajors at Pacific, and has a laboratory associated with the course. The laboratory has a numberof experiment setups, ranging from small table-top units to measure fluid properties to an 18-footwater flume to study open channel flow phenomena. These experiments are augmented with in-class demonstrations used to help students visualize concepts

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-line Streaming of Dynamics Class” Jeigh Shelley ........................................................................................................................................... 172“An Evolving Model for Delivering Engineering Education to a Distant Location” Kenneth W. Santarelli ............................................................................................................................. 192“Using Sports Coaching Techniques to Enhance Project Based Learning Instruction” Lizabeth Thompson Schlemer & Faith Mimnaugh ................................................................................. 207“Model Eliciting Activity for an Undergraduate Thermal Measurements Laboratory”* Paul van Bloemen Waanders

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Amelito Enriquez

college-level math courses. The Summer EngineeringInstitute is a two-week residential summer camp that offers participating students the opportunityto gain insight into the engineering academic program through a combination of lectures, hands-on laboratory activities, workshops and projects with engineering professionals. Preliminaryresults indicate success of both programs. Math Jam participants show improvement in the MathPlacement test. Almost all participants scored higher in the placement test compared to their pre-program scores. For sixty four percent of them, the improvement in their scores was highenough to place them to at least the next higher math class. Engineering Institute participantsshowed improved understanding of the

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J. S. Shelley P.E.

an alternative to “brick and mortar” institutions forobtaining engineering degree objectives in a region underserved by traditional Universities. Theprogram is neither taught in-person by part time temporary adjuncts nor asynchronously, eitheron-line or by other means such as correspondence8. It relies on real-time live interactivebroadcast for delivery of the majority of junior and senior-level courses. Lower division contentis supplied by the local community college. Laboratory classes are delivered on dedicatedfacilities at the remote site by the full-time instructor.Streaming Video TechnologyThe baseline broadcast technology for this course is a pair of similarly equipped studioclassrooms over 200 miles apart both in standard University

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Craig Johnson

18 Work in Progress: Use of Video in Casting Education Craig Johnson Central Washington UniversityAbstractOur traditional casting course features both lecture and laboratory venues. However it is notedthat many students have never interacted with foundry equipment, and there is a significantlearning curve associated with the ability of a student to execute basic green sand foundryoperations. Education methods were sought to reduce this learning curve resulting in a series ofshort videos with subsequent incorporation into the curricula.In this study

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Amelito Enriquez

inferred that the perceived importance of the Circuits course to EE majors may beone of the reasons why fewer of them take the class online. Another advantage of the on-campusgroup is the number of students who were concurrently taking the laboratory class for Circuits.A majority (83.3%) of on-campus students were taking the Circuits lecture and laboratorycourses simultaneously while only 12% of the online students were enrolled in the laboratoryclass. The laboratory class gives students opportunities to apply and experimentally verifyconcepts learned in the lecture course. In spite of the more favorable demographics of the on-campus group (more EE majors and more students taking the lab course), the on-line studentshave slightly higher (although

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Amelito Enriquez; Kate Disney; Erik Dunmire

)  5-6 courses in Mathematics: precalculus (if needed), calculus (2 courses), multivariable calculus (1 course), differential equations (1 course), linear algebra (1 course).  2-3 courses in Physics: one year sequence of calculus-based physics and laboratories.  1 course Chemistry: college chemistry and laboratory.  1 course Programming: introductory programming for engineering and CS majors.  1 course Introduction to Engineering or Skills for Engineering Success: freshman course or choice of courses specified by the community college engineering faculty designed to expose students to engineering methodology and the excitement of engineering.  1 course oral communications (required for CSU

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Lizabeth Thompson Schlemer; Faith Mimnaugh

projects, or team laboratory assignments to help studentsdevelop skills necessary for their professional careers. Teamwork skills have traditionally beendeveloped by exposing students to team activities without discussion of teamwork techniques. To someextent, this lack of formal instruction does produce results, but a better approach was undertaken at theUniversity of Dayton2 where student teams were instructed on teambuilding and leadership. Manyresearchers have struggled with the difficult task of assessing teamwork and other soft skills involved inmulti-disciplinary PBL teams. Plumb and Sobeck3 put together a framework for developing assessmenttools. They urge instructors to develop a rubric to track performance over time.Teamwork in PBL is

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Brian Meadows; Charles Judah; Michael Berman; Derrick Jones; Ryan Rawson; David Alvarez; James Flynn; Sharlene Katz

. Laboratory testing has confirmed this and range testing has yielded resultscommensurate with this.The most important lesson learned in this project is setting realisitic, sufficiently short termgoals. Everyone has a tendency to overestimate what they can accomplish and grosslyunderestimate the amount of time it will take. Students are notorious for procrastinating. Given afull academic year to complete a project, the most diligent students would probably start to getreal work done around the half-way point. Most would start even later. This leads to staying upall night for a few weeks straight, rushing to put everything together, and not meeting all theproject requirements. This can be avoided by having weekly goals that must be met

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James Helbling

program is AerospaceEngineering (AE). Within the AE curriculum, there is a strong emphasis on laboratory anddesign work to prepare the students for senior capstone design courses.Students majoring in AE must choose one of two design tracks: aircraft or spacecraft. Theaircraft track culminates in a sequence of two (2) senior design courses: Aircraft Preliminary 298Design and Aircraft Detail Design. Likewise, the spacecraft track also has two (2) senior designcourses: Spacecraft Preliminary Design and Spacecraft Detail Design.In each of the Preliminary Design courses, students work in teams to design a conceptual aircraftor spacecraft from the ground

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A.M. Vollstedt; E. L. Wang

computer laboratory with 24 students at a time, working in pairs. Theclass alternates between a workshop and a mini design project every other week. During theweeks in which a workshop format is used, the class consists of an interrupted lecture wherestudents alternate between listening for brief periods and then actively participating (i.e.,programming). LEGO® robots were used so that students would have a tangible application fortheir computer programs. Projects and assignments were designed to improve critical thinkingskills and cognitive development.Participants in this study were all mechanical engineering students enrolled in thisinterdisciplinary course in the spring of 2009, who volunteered to take a critical thinking test andseveral self

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Maria C Sanchez; Nell Papavasiliou; Hernan Maldonado

Larralde regarding basic principles in buildingsound structures and then given a tour of the structures laboratory in the Lyles College ofEngineering. Two balsa wood towers with different elements of building design were placedupon a large shaker table to illustrate the effect of an earthquake upon a multi-storied building.The students were able to visually determine which building design was more resistant to theeffect of earthquakes. Students were then combined in teams of five and tasked with creating astructure to support a solar panel. The only specifications given to the students were that thestructure had to be composed of balsa wood pieces and hot glue and that it needed to be a certainheight. Students were provided engineering paper to

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Wangping Sun

a senior capstone project or service learning in the community abroad (such as finding water and sanitation solutions for a community that is having a high incidence of waterborne diseases; health surveys and health education for the local people). 8. Research abroad: the student travels to a laboratory abroad and conducts research under the guidance of a faculty member or research associate. 9. Faculty exchange: the faculty member from the home university teaches, or co-teaches a class of the students in the university abroad. 10. Distance learning: internet technology (web-conferencing, list-serv, emails, etc.) is used to create a virtual community for learning across cultural and national boundaries