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Mary Cardenas

96 Electronic Laboratory Notebooks versus Paper Laboratory Notebooks: A Comparison of Undergraduate Experimental Engineering Laboratory Submissions Mary Cardenas Harvey Mudd CollegeAbstractElectronic Laboratory Notebooks (ELNs) are computer-based solutions for creating, storing,retrieving, and sharing electronic files. Such electronic records are now considered equivalent topaper-based records, when it comes to patent filing as well as other legal and technical issues.Advantages of ELNs include the ability to search electronically; electronic linkage

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David Clague; Joshua Wilbur; Elizabeth Stasiowski; Alyson Telford

108 Laboratory Enhanced Education in Biotransport Phenomena through COMSOL Multiphysics David Clague, Joshua Wilbur, Elizabeth Stasiowski, and Alyson Telford California Polytechnic State University, San Luis ObispoAbstractBiotransport Phenomena, that is, the transfer of Fluids, Mass and Heat in physiological systems,is fundamental to Biomedical Engineering (BME). As a consequence, undergraduate andgraduate BME curricula contain key courses in this area but, these courses tend to bemathematically intensive, and therefore it is difficult for students to visualize phenomena to

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Ding Yuan; Nebojsa Jaksic; Jude DePalma

486 LEGO Mindstorms: EV3 versus NXT 2.0 A Laboratory Study in an Introduction to Engineering Course Ding Yuan, Nebojsa Jaksic, and Jude DePalma Colorado State University, PuebloAbstractThe LEGO Mindstorms NXT programmable robotics kit has been a successful tool for enrichingK-12 math and science education and for improving recruitment and retention in college-levelengineering programs since it was released in late July 2006. Many educational research papershave shown positive results from integrating the LEGO Mindstorms NXT robotics kits intoappropriate

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Jose Macedo; Nick Sweeney

theoretical and hands-on practical experience with automation technologies that areof prime importance in industry: machine vision, programmable logic controllers based on theIEC-61131 standard, motion control and the integration of these technologies. Developingapplications and integration of state of the art industrial automation technology (hardware andsoftware) has become fairly easy compared to only a few years ago. Manufacturing engineeringstudents, as well as all other engineering students who will work on design and improvement ofautomated processes should be exposed to these advanced automation technologies. This paperdescribes the methodologies and relevant concepts covered in class, laboratory equipment, andlab activities developed for

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Baird Brueseke; Gordon Romney

instruction.CLaaS DefinitionComputer Lab as a Service (CLaaS) is a cloud based system that provides educators with aplatform to create and deliver computer based laboratory (lab) exercises to students. CLaaS isideally suited to provide unique capabilities for distance education, and it also functions in atraditional brick and mortar environment. CLaaS combines virtual machines and networkresources in a lab configuration that emulates real world computing technology supported by apedagogical learning infrastructure that makes the lab useable by instructors with minimalpersonal administration, configuration and maintenance.The lab environments created in CLaaS are tied directly to specific learning outcomes and moregranular learning objectives defined in the

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Lisa Wang

students’ understanding of physical phenomena as well asanalytical and creative thinking skills. Another study4 investigated the effects of computersimulations to the students prior to performing laboratory experiments helped students predictthe physical phenomena in subsequent laboratory experiments, and that the computer simulationsadded depth to students’ theoretical understanding of scientific principles. Proceedings of the 2014 American Society for Engineering Education Zone IV Conference Copyright © 2014, American Society for Engineering Education 431Need of Innovative Teaching PracticeThe developed computer

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Loukas Lazos; Elmer Grubbs

240 Student Engagement, Learning, and Retention in a Freshman, Large Class Setting at the University of Arizona Loukas Lazos and Elmer Grubbs University of ArizonaAbstractThis paper describes a new approach to teaching a large lecture C Programming class (ECE175)in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of Arizona. Theapproach demonstrates a method of increasing student engagement, student learning and studentretention by using Undergraduate Laboratory Assistants (ULAs) in conjunction with GraduateTeaching

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Galen Pickett; Prashanth Jaikumar; Michael Peterson

response system (I>Clicker), a peer-instruction program in which upper division physics majors model these skills in both themechanics and the electricity and magnetism laboratories, and through the creation of“engineering-honors” themed sections of these courses. Lastly, we are experimenting with astructured online collaborative system, in which students cooperatively solve physics problemsand develop teamwork and leadership skills at an early point in their education. We report ondata generated in our introductory physics courses on these dimensions of student success.OverviewThe Department of Physics and Astronomy at CSU Long Beach has been engaged in a decade-long campaign to reform and tune the first-year physics sequence taken by the vast

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Brian Arnold; Jodi Reeves

and this approach will fail. In order to maximize engagement,the attending students must be made to feel safe sharing their thoughts. This is done by the instructorshowing a combination of competence and vulnerability. Once students feel safe and encouraged,participation increases and the level of engagement with the material or the problem solving processrises.Increasing participation in applied engineering laboratory courses. In the applied engineeringdepartment, a class in scientific problem solving (EGR 320L) was taught to 28 online students in Fall2013 using laboratories in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and thermodynamics. Thestudents were a mix of computer science and applied engineering majors; the online students

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Reza Raeisi; Max Gardner; Ricardo Rangel

dissemination of an Embedded System Course through activeparticipation of students in the virtual environment.The VLES has been designed to deliver technical instruction and course materials in embeddedsystem design course through audio-video based distance learning. The supporting distancelearning curriculum and laboratory modules, using modular instructional materials along withVLES training, will be presented. The curriculum has been tested through summer workshopswhich demonstrated that VLES can be used for real-time teaching and learning hands-ontechnical subjects. A curriculum focusing on embedded system programming and utilizing thedeveloped training system, with lessons focused on Assembly Programming with peripheralsinterfacing modules, will

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Zekeriya Aliyazicioglu; Rajan Chandra; Phyllis Nelson; Jolly Kuo; Shailesh Sujanani

understanding and receive feedback on their progress with self-test problems(c) Verify their results, as well as and investigate the effects of parameter variations and other modifications of a circuit with CircuitLab and,(d) Validate their results by building the circuit and testing it with the myDAQNone of the above activities require specialized laboratory facilities, so a student can work on all phasesof circuit analysis and design in their normal study environment (for example, their dormitory room).This flexibility allows students to actively explore circuit concepts and remedy deficiencies outside ofthe traditional classroom and laboratory. The use of the myDAQ supports a key requirement ofengineering pedagogy: comparing actual measurements

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Samuel Landsberger; Artin Davidian; Juan Garibay; Richard Valenzuela; Barbara Wheeler

constraints.Innovative student designs. The projects have attracted wide-ranging interest from children withdisabilities and their families, the university community, and Medical Center researchers andclinical service providers. Some of these full-scale designs see regular, active service in theDept. of Kinesiology Mobility Center, a rehabilitation exercise laboratory. This very active labis popular with both students and clients with disabilities and is closely allied with the HEREprogram. It is an educational facility offering regular exercise training to disabled individualsboth on campus and from the surrounding community, while providing exercise science studentswith hands-on training in exercises for the elderly and disabled population. Indeed, in the

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Frank Sanchez; Cheng Chen

the MDOF into multiple SDOFs. It is demonstrated that modal analysis has potentialfor reliability assessment of RTHS involving multiple experimental substructures. Thecomputational study presented herein exemplifies engaging engineering student into advancedearthquake engineering research to solve a real practical problem. The integration with seniordesign project provides an exploration for undergraduate institutions such as San Francisco StateUniversity to recruit and involve motivated engineering students into research and to preparethem for advanced degrees.IntroductionExperiments are critical for structural hazard mitigation. However, traditional seismicexperiments could be very expensive and are often constrained by limited laboratory

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Fariborz Tehrani; Nell Papavasiliou; Frederick Nelson; Carol Bohlin; Mara Brady

for grades K-6 classrooms. Fundamentalunderstanding of the engineering profession is an essential key for elementary teachers toimplement this curriculum. The presented approach is an initial effort targeted at increasing theengineering knowledge of prospective K-6 teachers. This step involves developing a course titledEngineering Literacy, taken by those undergraduates who typically plan to enter the credentialprogram for elementary teaching (i.e., Liberal Studies majors). Engineering Literacy is a three-unit combined laboratory and lecture course. Hands-on activities are coupled with lectures onengineering topics. Expected outcomes of Engineering Literacy are aligned with the generalbody-of-knowledge in both engineering and liberal studies

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Education (Walden University). Panadda Marayong, Ph.D. (Associate Professor/Director of the Robotics and Interactive Systems Engineering Laboratory, Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering/California State University, Long Beach) Marayong's research interests are in haptics and human-machine collaborative systems. She is a member of IEEE-Robotics and Automation Society, ASEE, SWE, Tau Beta Pi, and Phi Eta Sigma. She currently serves as the faculty advisor for CSULB’s Society of Women Engineers. She is involved in many STEM educational outreach programs. Marayong received a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering (Florida Institute of

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Andriani Parastiwi; Taufik Taufik

Aim and MethodologyOne of the activities planned during the visit to Cal Poly was to conduct collaborative researchon renewable energy. Under the SAME program, research was commissioned to developunderstanding of wider benefit to the faculty exchange program, to the country of faculty origin,to the host country of faculty exchange, and to investigate direct/indirect impact of the facultyexchange program. For the faculty visiting Cal Poly, the research methodologies used wereliterature study and total participation as a faculty exchange. During the 3 month visit, the facultyconducted several activities that can help her in preparing for her future research effort inrenewable energy. Examples of such activities include conducting laboratory

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Andriani Parastiwi; Taufik Taufik

observe existing MHPPs inseveral areas around Malang, as well as, topographic data and hydrometric measurements ofirrigation canals. The results of field study in the form of MHPP data or MHPP potential areaswere further processed into information that is presented in the information system as potentialMHPP map. For each phase of the study a report was written as an outcome. In the second year(2013), the MHPP was designed both at laboratory scale and at a selected site in a rural area ofMalang. Additionally, an organizational structure for MHPP was also developed for operationand maintenance. An MHPP operator was selected and then trained on how to manage MHPP sothat the existing infrastructure can operate longer and provides economic benefits

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Jose Valdovinos; Cheng Chen; Abbyanna Davis; Amelito Enriquez; Wenshen Pong

422 Reliability Assessment Analysis for Real Time Hybrid Simulation with Fluid Viscous Dampers Jose Valdovinos, Cheng Chen, Abbyanna Davis, Amelito Enriquez, and Wenshen Pong San Francisco State University/ Cañada Community CollegeAbstractBy combining physical testing of experimental substructures and numerical modeling ofsubstructures, real-time hybrid simulation technique enables large- or full-scale structuralperformance under earthquakes to be replicated in size limited laboratories. Due to servo-hydraulic dynamics, desired response might not be able to be accurately applied on to

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Gino Galvez; Eric Marinez; Alvaro Monge

, professional development workshops, opportunity to travel to a STEM-centered conference, and a $4,000 stipend. The Summer Bridge to the Beach is a 9-weekprogram for incoming Latino STEM transfer students. In the program’s first week, studentsattend an intensive one week orientation, which includes a brief introduction to the CSULBcampus and to a multitude of student services offered by the Learning Assistance Center, theCareer Development Office, campus library, and college specific academic resource centers —“Student Access to Science” (SAS) Center and “Engineering Student Success Center” (ESSC).In addition, students are provided with research- focused trainings that include laboratory safety,professional responsibility and ethical conduct in

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Marissa Buell; Nehad Dababo; Rene Figueroa; Peter Moala; Amelito Enriquez; Kanjun Bai; Hamid Mahmoodi; Cheng Chen; Kwok-Siong Teh; Hamid Shahnasser; Wenshen Pong; Hao Jiang

principles that they learn in the courserelate to practical applications2. The prevailing perception for students is that circuit analysis isdifficult, esoteric, boring, and irrelevant, disengages them in learning it. Minority students in thecommunity college feel the course is even more of a challenge, which results in low success andretention rate in the field the electrical engineering. How to actively engage students, especiallyunderrepresented minority students in this area is a challenge to engineering educatorsnationwide.“Replacing standard laboratory courses with discovery research” is one of the five effective Proceedings of the 2014 American Society for Engineering Education Zone IV Conference Copyright

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Christopher McComb; Fariborz Tehrani

. Undergraduatestudents also participate in major research projects by assisting graduate students. Their trainingat this stage includes laboratory safety, literature studies, data mining, documentation, andpresentation skills. At senior level, students may choose to enroll in an independent study,implement their research skills in senior design project, or define an undergraduate thesis. At thisstage, they meet advisor at least twice a month to learn about experimental and analytical studies.A typical undergraduate research should develop and implement either an experimental or ananalytical plan using available resources in college.At graduate level, students incorporate all previous components at a higher academic level. Atypical graduate research includes

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Gordon Romney; Pradip Dey; Mohammad Amin; Bhaskar Sinha

to have an individual, dedicated“virtual” computer on which to experiment and complete a laboratory assignment withoutmodifying, if desired, the host “physical” computer and its resources11. Operating systemvirtualization has been a great facilitator at SOEC in the teaching of computer science,information technology and security courses6,10. A physical, hypervisor host machine has thecapability of running multiple operating systems concurrently, each of which is a guest machineor virtual machine (VM)12. Examples of a Hypervisor executing as an application are: 1)VMware Workstation under the Windows 8 O/S; 2) Parallels under the Mac OS X, or c) OracleVirtualBox on Windows, Mac OS X or Linux. Virtual Labs (VL). Lab assignments using VMshave

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Kurtis Kredo; Dale Word

minimize institutional resource requirements,such as test equipment. Since a common set of components and tools are used throughout thecurriculum, student progress can be streamlined in later courses by skipping introductorymaterial and the mechanics of the tools already covered in previous classes. The consistent useof components and tools allows for a better use of course time and for an overall increase inthe material presented to students. To illustrate this process, this paper presents the use ofstate-of-the-art low cost components in the laboratory assignments of a sequence of embeddedand digital systems design courses. Representative components are presented, showing how aflexible and cost effective kit of components is built over several

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Thomas Korman; Hal Johnston; Kay Gore

constructability issues. Students often master the courseand laboratory work associated with courses in the curriculum, but they do not gain acomprehensive engineering experience that requires them to synthesize what they have learnedin their curriculum and extend their knowledge through independent learning that reaches outsidetheir field of study, specifically in the topics of constructability. This is further observed atcommunity colleges where students do not have the opportunity of being immersed in a large-scale engineering academic environment of a four-year institution and frequently lose interest inpursuing further education or an engineering career.This educational gap is systematic among engineering universities. Figure 1 illustrates howdesign

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Manoochehr Zoghi; Hernan Maldonado; Syreeta Martinez

495accredited by ACCE (American Council for Construction Education). The mission of LCOE is toprovide high quality academic programs in engineering and construction management thatsupport the infrastructure and growth of the Central California region. With regional industrypartners, these programs are linked through cooperative education opportunities, internships,projects, and course assignments. The college also offers an accelerated master’s program thatallows qualified undergraduate students to begin graduate studies at the start of the first semesterof their senior year. Nearly all LCOE programs are broad-based with substantial hands onexperiential opportunities via laboratories, optional internship, project-based learning (PBL), andsenior

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Kathryn Bohn; Jeff Georgette; Brian Self; James Widmann

first hand.Similarly, toy gyroscopes can be used to help teach students about precession and demonstrate howgyroscopic navigational devices operate. These hands-on laboratories can be much more powerful thandemonstrations and lecturing – the students can actually feel the gyroscopic moments generated. TheIBLA was assessed through two problems on the final examination. The first asked what happens to themotion of a gyroscope when you push gently on the outer gimble. The second involved the action-reaction moments involved with gyroscopic motion (e.g., if you are riding your bike and lean to the left,which way to do you have to push on your handlebars). Scores on these different problems along withsubjective survey results were used to assess the

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Mudasser Wyne; Alireza Farahani

). Improving laboratory effectiveness in online and onsite engineering courses at National University. Journal of Research in Innovative Teaching, 26-38.6. Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology. (2013). http://www.abet.org/ Proceedings of the 2014 American Society for Engineering Education Zone IV Conference Copyright © 2014, American Society for Engineering Education