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Laboratory Innovations

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas R. Consi, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

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Mechanical Engineering

between free-form and set-piece projects to maximizeexposure to core mechatronics concepts while minimizing peripheral tasks and, importantly,preserving a good measure of creativity. Students in the author's mechatronics class were givenpremade motorized XYZ platforms and challenged to "do something" with the machines for theirfinal projects. While the basic platform is prebuilt it is of such general nature as to permits awide range of original projects. The results of one semester of this new course design will bepresented and compared with the author's earlier experience teaching the same course but with arequired free-form final project.Introduction Mechatronics is most often taught with a substantial laboratory component to

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Innovations in Teaching Transportation and Geotechnical Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James L. Hanson, California Polytechnic State University; David J. Elton, Auburn University

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Civil Engineering

AC 2012-5392: MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL TEAMING EXERCISES IN AGEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING LABORATORYDr. James L. Hanson, California Polytechnic State University Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, Cal PolyDr. David J. Elton, Auburn University David J. Elton, Ph.D., S.M., P.E., is a professor, Civil Engineering Department, Auburn University, AL 36849. Page 25.957.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Multi-institutional Teaming Exercises in a Geotechnical Engineering LaboratoryAbstractA teaching methodology was developed incorporating

Conference Session

Computers in the Laboratory

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Biswanath Samanta, Georgia Southern University; Jonathan G. Turner, Georgia Southern University

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Computers in Education

AC 2012-5457: DEVELOPMENT OF A MECHATRONICS AND INTELLI-GENT SYSTEMS LABORATORY FOR TEACHING AND RESEARCHDr. Biswanath Samanta, Georgia Southern University Biswanath Samanta is in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Ga. His expertise and research interests include broad areas of system dynamics and control, robotics, mechatronics, intelligent systems, advanced signal processing, prognostics and health manage- ment, and applications of computational intelligence in engineering and biomedicine. Samanta has de- veloped and taught numerous courses in these areas and supervised students at both undergraduate and graduate levels. He has more than 100 refereed research

Conference Session

K-12 Teacher Professional Development

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Louis Nadelson, Boise State University; Anne Louise Seifert, Idaho National Laboratory; Jill K. Hettinger, Boise State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2012-4284: TEACHING BY DESIGN: PREPARING K-12 TEACHERSTO USE DESIGN ACROSS THE CURRICULUMDr. Louis Nadelson, Boise State University Louis S. Nadelson is an Associate Professor in the College of Education at Boise State University. His research interests include STEM teaching and learning, faculty development, in-service and pre-service teacher professional development, program evaluation, and multidisciplinary research. He has published research ranging from faculty professional development to the impact of inquiry on STEM learning. Nadelson earned a B.S. degree in biological and physics science from Colorado State University, a B.A. with concentrations in computing, mathematics, and physics from the Evergreen

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Learning and Assessment III

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jenna L. Gorlewicz, Vanderbilt University; Robert James Webster III, Vanderbilt University

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Mechanical Engineering

. Page 25.49.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 A Formal Assessment of the Haptic Paddle Laboratories in Teaching System Dynamics AbstractIn this paper, we present a formal assessment of the haptic paddle, a one degree-of-freedom force-feedback joystick that has been adopted at several universities as a teaching tool in System Dy-namics. System Dynamics is a core mechanical engineering undergraduate course that teachesstudents to combine knowledge from physics and differential equations to model dynamic systemsin several domains. Haptic paddles are useful for hands-on modeling and control laboratories andenables students to physically interact with simulated dynamic systems via

Conference Session

Hands-on Laboratory and Design Experiences in Environmental Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sudarshan T. Kurwadkar, Tarleton State University; Daniel K. Marble, Tarleton State University

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Environmental Engineering

  international levels and subjected to greater scrutiny than traditional laboratory curriculums.Some of the routine work such as sample collection, sample storage and preservation, sampleintegrity, preparing standard solutions of analytical grade chemicals, preparing blank and controlsamples, establishing standard curves, instrument calibration, and experimental reproducibilityhelped students enhance their understanding of research work compared to what they could havegained in traditional laboratory classes. Teaching of core research values such as independentjudgment and critical thinking in terms of experimental set-up, experimental design and copingwith difficulties such as errors in instrumentation calibration, HPLC failure under high pressure

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lin Li, Prairie View A&M University; Yongpeng Zhang, Prairie View A&M University; Lei Huang, Prairie View A&M University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

AC 2012-2974: ENGINEERING LABORATORY ENHANCEMENT THROUGHCLOUD COMPUTINGDr. Lin Li, Prairie View A&M University Lin Li is an Assistant Professor of the Computer Science Department at Prairie View A&M University. He received his Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln in 2004. Before that, he received his B.S. and M.E. from Beijing Institute of Technology and Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1996 and 1999, respectively. Currently, his research interests are in computer educational technology, green home, and network communications.Prof. Yongpeng Zhang, Prairie View A&M University Yongpeng Zhang received his Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from University of Houston (2003

Conference Session

Curriculum and Facility Developments for Innovative Energy Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ilya Y. Grinberg, Buffalo State College; Mohammed Safiuddin, University at Buffalo, SUNY

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

has been established at Buffalo State College as a collaborative effort oftwo academic institutions (Buffalo State and University at Buffalo). It is equipped with state-of–the-art equipment and serves as a hands-on teaching tool for undergraduates, as well as aresearch lab for graduate students.This paper describes the development of the lab, covers curriculum areas affected, and elaborateson multiple activities to engage students in active learning and research.As part of the Department of Energy (DOE) funding of Strategic Training and Education inPower Systems (STEPS), under the ARRA, a consortium of six institutions in New York Statewas formed to address curriculum development and laboratory enhancements to address criticalneed in

Conference Session

Laboratory Innovations

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claire Yu Yan, University of British Columbia; Carolyn Labun, University of British Columbia

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Mechanical Engineering

, the School ofEngineering received its first accreditation from the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board(CEAB).The creation of a new School of Engineering offered an exciting opportunity to stress integrationand design from the outset. During the first two years, which are common to all three disciplines,all students study together, in an effort to both teach and show students the integration ofengineering concepts desired by industry and recognized by many as ideal. In addition to takingtraditional engineering courses, students (in both first and second year, and again in the fourthyear capstone design course) work in multi-disciplinary teams on major design projects thatintegrate technical knowledge and metaskills. As noted by

Conference Session

Laboratory Innovations

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Awlad Hossain, Eastern Washington University; Hani Serhal Saad, Eastern Washington University; Martin W. Weiser, Eastern Washington University

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Mechanical Engineering

the students’ understandingof heat transfer dealing with convection. Educators also used numerical tools besidesexperiments to strengthen students’ concept on academic interests. Besser4 used spreadsheets tosolve two-dimensional (2D) heat transfer problems. Goldstein5 also used computational methodsto teach several topics in heat transfer courses besides the standard in-class lectures. All of theabove mentioned efforts were provided to strengthen the students’ understanding in severaltopics in a heat transfer course.At our institution, we usually conduct several laboratory experiments along with the regularlectures to enhance the students’ understanding. Courses where we take this approach includeEngineering Materials, Fluid Mechanics

Conference Session

Laboratory Innovations

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Aflaki, Christian Brothers University

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Mechanical Engineering

educational, integrate and apply the knowledgeobtained in courses such as statics, solid mechanics and instrumentation. It demonstrates thepotential use of strain gages as sensors. Strain gages, and signal conditioners are used tomeasure, calculate and analyze force by direct application of a concentrated or distributed loads.These experiments provide students with hands on experience with using strain gages, signalamplifiers, and conditioners and setting up and balancing Wheatstone bridge.IntroductionIn engineering education today, instrumentation and computer integration are increasinglybecoming part of teaching in classrooms. Faculty use new technologies to increase their teachingeffectiveness in their classrooms. In addition, laboratory

Conference Session

Laboratory Innovations

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven O'Halloran, University of Portland; Matthew Rodrigues, University of Portland

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2012-3976: POWER AND EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT IN A THER-MOELECTRIC GENERATORDr. Steven O’Halloran, University of Portland Steven O’Halloran is an Assistant Professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Portland (UP) and teaches courses in the thermal/fluid sciences. He conducts research in the area of heat exchangers including both experimental work and numerical simulations. O’Halloran received his B.S. (2000), M.S. (2002), and Ph.D. (2006) degrees in mechanical engineering from Kansas State University.Mr. Matthew Rodrigues, University of Portland Matthew Rodrigues is a senior in mechanical engineering at the University of Portland, Donald P. Shiley School of Engineering

Conference Session

Laboratory Innovations

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University; Tony Lee Kerzmann, Robert Morris University

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2012-4137: INTEGRATED HANDS-ON DYNAMICS LABORATORIESIN THE CLASSROOMDr. Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University Arif Sirinterlikci is a professor of engineering at Robert Morris University School of Engineering, Math- ematics, and Science. He also serves as a Director of Engineering Laboratories as well as Co-head of the Research and Outreach Center. He has been an active member of ASEE and SME, serving as an officer of both societies and engaged in engineering education and K-12 outreach.Dr. Tony Lee Kerzmann, Robert Morris University Tony Kerzmann received both a bachelor’s of arts in physics from Duquesne University and a bachelor’s of science in mechanical engineering from the University of Pittsburgh in

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning through Laboratory Experiences

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jean Jiang, Purdue University, North Central; Li Tan, Purdue University, North Central

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

AC 2012-3242: TEACHING ADAPTIVE FILTERS AND APPLICATIONSIN ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY PRO-GRAMProf. Jean Jiang, Purdue University, North Central Jean Jiang is currently with the College of Engineering and Technology at Purdue University, North Central, Westville, Ind. She received her Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of New Mexico in 1992. Her principal technical areas are in digital signal processing, adaptive signal processing, and control systems. She has published a number of papers in these areas. She has co-authored two textbooks: Fundamentals of Analog and Digital Signal Processing, Second Edition, AuthorHouse, 2008; and Analog Signal Processing and Filter Design

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching and Research in Physics or Engineering Physics II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bert Pariser, Technical Career Institutes

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Engineering Physics & Physics

AC 2012-5386: TEACHING COLLEGE PHYSICSDr. Bert Pariser, Technical Career Institutes Bert Pariser is a faculty member in the Electronic Engineering Technology and the Computer Science Technology departments at Technical Career Institutes. His primary responsibility is developing curricu- lum and teaching methodology for physics, thermodynamics, electromagnetic field theory, computers, and databases. Pariser has prepared grant proposals to the National Science Foundation, which produced the funding for a Fiber Optics Laboratory. He served as Faculty Advisor to the IEEE and Tau Alpha Pi National Honor Society. Pariser was instrumental in merging Tau Alpha Pi National Honor Society into the ASEE. In addition

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching and Research in Physics or Engineering Physics II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gary P. Hillebrand, University of Detroit Mercy; Meghann Norah Murray, University of Detroit Mercy; Jenna Ross; Robert A. Ross, University of Detroit Mercy; Cherron Tarter, Ford Motor Company

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Engineering Physics & Physics

AC 2012-3301: A PHYSICS LABORATORY ACTIVITY TO SIMULATETHE OPERATION OF THE TOUCHSCREEN ON A SMARTPHONEProf. Gary P. Hillebrand, University of Detroit Mercy College of Engineering and ScienceMs. Meghann Norah Murray, University of Detroit Mercy Meghann Murray has a position and conducts research in the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry at University of Detroit Mercy. She received her B.S. and M.S. degrees in chemistry from UDM and is certified to teach high school chemistry and physics. She has taught in programs such as the Detroit Area Pre-college and Engineering program. She has been a judge and mentor with the Science and Engineering Fair of Metropolitan Detroit, FIRST Lego League, and FRC Robotics. She

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching and Research in Physics or Engineering Physics I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marie Lopez del Puerto, University of Saint Thomas

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Engineering Physics & Physics

each physics course, is included in Appendix A.Course DevelopmentThe first stage of course development has happened over the past three years. For spring 2010,we decided to have the same instructor teach both the Applications of Modern Physics lectureand laboratory, and use part of the laboratory period to coach students in problem-solving.Working in groups, students completed several tutorials (modified from those developed at theUniversity of Colorado-Boulder) that use PhET (Physics Education Technology)2 simulations.This proved successful in making students more at ease with the mathematics while alsoaddressing conceptual difficulties. As an added benefit, it allowed the instructor to build a betterrelationship with the students, given the

Conference Session

Remote and Network-based Laboratories

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alexander A. Kist, University of Southern Queensland; Andrew Douglas Maxwell, University of Southern Queensland; Peter D. Gibbings

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

engineering education. Maxwell is an IEEE member, a member of the Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AaeE), and was recently awarded a USQ Dean’s Commendation for Achievement in Learning and Teaching in 2011.Dr. Peter D. Gibbings Peter Gibbings is an Associate Professor and the Associate Dean (learning and teaching) in the Faculty of Engineering and Surveying at the University of Southern Queensland. His professional background is in land surveying and his key research interests include problem-based learning, remote access laboratories, and engineering education. His academic achievements have been recognized by receiving a University Medal in 2003 for excellence in design and delivery of problem-based

Conference Session

Development of Manufacturing Engineering Laboratories I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University

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Manufacturing

Hands-On Industrial Robotics Laboratory DevelopmentIntroductionThis paper presents efforts of the author in developing practical hands-on laboratory exercises inRobotics and Automation, based-on his work in two different universities. The laboratoryexercises evolved into their current state after more than a decade of teaching with ABB, Eshed,and Fanuc robots. The author’s previous laboratory development included programming olderASEA IRB 6 and modern ABB IRB 140 robots using ARLA and RAPID languages respectivelyas well as integrating conveyors, sensors, Prolight NC machines, and Eshed’s Scorbots into asmall work-cell structure. After working with ASEA and ABB robots, the author had to go backto the FANUC technology due to change in teaching

Conference Session

Innovations in Solid Mechanics

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University; Yalcin Ertekin, Drexel University

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Mechanics

enhancedlearning and teaching strategies in engineering technology education. More than ever, theeducational advance is leaning towards meeting the demands of industrial world. EngineeringTechnology curricula needs to adjust to novel technologies by enabling students to acquiremeaningful and relevant practices. Laboratory activities should be incorporated into dry-lecturedcourses, being vital to ET programs, since they are ultimately enhancing the understandingprocess, leading towards developing experience-led engineering technology degree. Laboratoryactivities are the main promoters of creativity and critical thinking, a place where studentsdevelop, practice and improve the required skills, and a place where theory meets the real-likescenarios.One way to

Conference Session

Instrumentation in Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yacob Astatke, Morgan State University; Craig J. Scott, Morgan State University; Kenneth A. Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Jumoke O. Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University

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Instrumentation

outlines many of the practices that aregenerally accepted for teaching engineering courses and includes some items that are critical foran online student’s success [13]. Finally, we use the Adobe ConnectTM software to allow onlinestudents to demonstrate their projects and laboratory assignments to their instructors fromanother location. The results of our implementation of 10 laboratory experiments in twosophomore level ECE courses completely online are discussed in the rest of the paper.Online Course development The development of the two online ECE courses discussed in this paper started about 10years ago with the addition of web-based course supplements for the regular courses. The web-based course supplements consisted of additional

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bo Cao, University of Houston; Gangbing Song, University of Houston; Xuemin Chen, Texas Southern University; Daniel Osakue, Texas Southern University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

. Journal of Engineering Education, 21(1), 166-177.[6] Jeschke, S., Richter, T., & Sinha, U. (2008, Oct. 2008). Embedding Virtual and Remote Experiments Into a Cooperative Knowledge Space. Paper presented at the 38th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Saratoga Springs, NY.[7] Jing, M., & Jeffrey, V. N. (2006). Hands-on, simulated, and remote laboratories: A comparative literature review. ACM Comput. Surv., 38(3), 7.[8] Olmi, C., Song, G., & Mo, Y. L. (2007). An innovative and multi-functional smart vibration platform. Smart Mater. Struct., 16, 1302–1309.[9] Song, G., Olmi, C., & Bannerot, R. (2007). Enhancing Vibration and Controls Teaching with Remote Lab Experiments. Paper presented at the

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jason Yao, East Carolina University; Loren Limberis, East Carolina University; Steve Warren, Kansas State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

notsignificantly change student learning. Multiple speculations may explain these results: (1)teaching and learning is a complex process sensitive to many factors and laboratory tools are onlyone of the many. The contribution of the new tools could be completely masked by the otherfactors; (2) the assessment instruments, although both subjective and objectives ones arecarefully selected here, might not measure laboratory learning effectively, confirming theconclusion that the assessment of laboratory work is tricky made in [9].Figure 4 shows that in the three assessed areas (voltage divider, equipment using, and datainterpretation) that are more closely related to electronic hand-on laboratory, the experimentgroup did not do as well as the control group

Conference Session

Training and Mentoring of Graduate Teaching Assistants

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Graduate Studies

sections of the course with a total of 34students enrolled. Of the 34 students, 24 were teaching a lecture, laboratory or recitation; and 10were non-teachers who were primarily responsible for grading, office hours and tutoringsessions. All of the students were required to do the peer observation assignment. There weresix female students and 28 male students. All of the students consented to participate in thestudy according to the university requirements from the Office of Research Protections. Of the34 students 23 were international students (4 female, 19 male). The international students camefrom a variety of countries including India, Turkey, Iran, Bangladesh, Iraq, South Korea,Ecuador, Venezuela and China. For some international students this

Conference Session

Instrumentation in Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University; Joseph A. Morgan, Texas A&M University; Jay R. Porter, Texas A&M University

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Instrumentation

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Teaching Digital Communication using LabVIEWAbstractIn response to the needs of the power industry, the Electronics Engineering Technology programat Texas A&M University has been revamping the instrumentation course to focus on digitalinstrumentation, in particular, digital communication protocols. Modbus was selected for itssimplicity, open architecture, and wide use in industry as the communication protocol for twocourse projects in an instrumentation course.LabVIEW was extensively used in the laboratory sessions, which better prepared students for thecourse projects. Two course projects were designed to familiarize the students with virtualinstrumentation, data

Conference Session

The Transition from Secondary to College Mathematics

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bert Pariser, Technical Career Institutes

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Mathematics

AC 2012-4138: TEACHING PYTHAGORAS’S THEOREM USING SOFT-WAREDr. Bert Pariser, Technical Career Institutes Bert Pariser is a faculty member in the Electronic Engineering Technology and Computer Science Tech- nology departments at Technical Career Institutes. His primary responsibility is developing curriculum and teaching methodology for physics, thermodynamics, electromagnetic field theory, computers, and databases. Pariser has prepared grant proposals to the National Science Foundation, which produced the funding for a Fiber Optics Laboratory. He served as Faculty Advisor to the IEEE and Tau Alpha Pi National Honor Society. Pariser was instrumental in merging Tau Alpha Pi National Honor Society into the ASEE. In

Conference Session

Engineering Design

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University; John M. Mativo, University of Georgia

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2012-5362: OUTREACH ACTIVITIES IN TEACHING ENGINEERINGDESIGNDr. Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University Arif Sirinterlikci is a professor of engineering at Robert Morris University School of Engineering, Math- ematics, and Science. He also serves as a Director of Engineering Laboratories as well as Co-head of the Research and Outreach Center. He has been an active member of ASEE and SME, serving as an officer of both societies and engaged in engineering education and K-12 outreach.Dr. John M. Mativo, University of Georgia John Mativo is Assistant Professor at the University of Georgia, Workforce Education/Faculty of Engi- neering

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Projects and Applications

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Border, Bowling Green State University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2012-5275: DEVELOPING AND DESIGNING UNDERGRADUATE LAB-ORATORY WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORK EXERCISESDr. David Border, Bowling Green State University David A. Border, Ph.D., holds a principle research interest in electronic information systems. This field includes digital communication and networking and intelligent networked devices. His current work in- cludes wireless sensor networks. Prior research included work on signal bandwidth compression and signal specific data encoding techniques. His technology application interest includes networked systems. Typical teaching duties include junior- and senior-level courses in the Electronics and Computer Technol- ogy (ECT) program. Within this course set are the

Conference Session

Improving the Pedagogy of Laboratory Courses

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sriram Sundararajan, Iowa State University; LeAnn E. Faidley, Iowa State University; Terrence R. Meyer, Iowa State University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

) and lab instructors (throughdiscussion) was generally positive. In particular students found the open-ended approachdifficult and challenging compared to other prescribed laboratory exercises but more beneficialto understanding the topic of interest. Opportunities for improvement include better articulationof the laboratory objectives and discussion  of  the  philosophy  and  intent  of  the  laboratory  a  priori  in  order  to  inform  students  of  the  different  expectations  of  inquiry-­‐based  activities.IntroductionThe most common pedagogical approach to engineering and science is the traditional one ofdeductive teaching. The instructor introduces a topic by focusing initially on general principlesand model development, followed by

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Futuristic Planning

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mert Bal, Miami University

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Engineering Technology

and education, development of intelligent manufacturing control systems, and real-time localization in wireless sensor networks. Bal is currently a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Miami University, Department of Engineering Technology, at the Hamilton campus. He teaches undergraduate courses in the areas of computerized instrumentation, electromechanical control, industrial automation, and computer-aided manufacturing. Page 25.1461.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Virtual Manufacturing Laboratory Experiences for Distance Learning Courses