performance between the face-to-face delivery and onlinedelivery.Significant challenges for our online delivery have been the development of laboratoryexperiences and the proctoring of exams. Our assessment of student outcomes shows thatstudents enrolled online have achieved the outcomes related to the laboratory exercises. Wehave engaged an external proctoring company to independently verify and monitor the academicintegrity of the online exam process.Another challenge is acceptance of online delivery among our constituencies. This has beenachieved to a large extent as verified by the unexpectedly large demand among our students, thewillingness of employers to fund tuition and fees, the enthusiastic participation among a growinggroup of faculty
design limits, and considered the societal impacts ofthe product on toxicity, waste management, and the environment (i.e. carbon footprint and waterusage in production).4-5 We also introduced the use of a software tool (i.e. materials and processselection software) to estimate the carbon footprint, energy usage, and durability of greenplastics in laboratory modules. Even though many new inventions and advancements in materialsscience and manufacturing technology provide useful tools to adapt alternatives, (such as nanomaterials, fuel cells, solar technology, green materials, etc.), it’s critical to infuse humanisticinquiry into the instructional model for undergraduate education.1-5, 16In the GPMT laboratory, we set up a small-scale green
, either an open source program (e.g.: Universal G-Code Sender) ora custom program written using Matlab (Mathworks Inc., Natick, MA), Python or other pro-gramming language.Figure 2: (a) The Arduino Uno (left) and the GRBL GShield (right) (b) The GShield mountedon the Arduino to form the controller unit.2.1.4 Off-The-Shelf CNC Platform ReflectionThe off-the-shelf CNC platforms that were deployed in the laboratory have been found to be ef-fective tools for high volume classroom deployment. These CNC platforms have been used fortwo years in a high volume setting, with over 200 students using them per semester. Machinefunctionality and reliability have both been high. The machine maintenance and upgrades thusfar have been relatively minor, and
Paper ID #14909Improving the Impact of Experiential Learning Activities through the Assess-ment of Student Learning StylesDr. Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University Dr. Michael D. Johnson is an associate professor in the Department of Engineering Technology and In- dustrial Distribution at Texas A&M University. Prior to joining the faculty at Texas A&M, he was a senior product development engineer at the 3M Corporate Research Laboratory in St. Paul, Minnesota. He received his B.S. in mechanical engineering from Michigan State University and his S.M. and Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dr
learning research in the STEM academic discipline of engineering education, specifically targeting the development of better teaching methods for engaging students in the applications of electromagnetic theory. This research has been culminated in the development of a laboratory component for the undergraduate engineering electromag- netics course at Penn State. The laboratory activities were designed to give students as many chances as possible to gain hands-on experience with real-life tools, measurement devices and analysis techniques.Dr. Julio Urbina, The Pennsylvania State University - University Park JULIO V. URBINA, Ph.D is an Associate Professor in the School of Electrical Engineering and Com- puter Science at
Engineering and Chair of the Electrical Engineering Program. Prior to this appointment, he held several research and development positions in industry. From 1991 to 2002, he was a Staff Engineer with Tellabs, Naperville, IL. Additionally, in 1991, he was with AT&T Bell Telephone Laboratories, Naperville; from 1988 to 1991, he was with R. R. Donnelley & Sons, Lisle, IL; and from 1985 to 1986, he was with Zenith Electronics, Glenview, IL. His interests include adaptive filtering, speech enhancement, wireless and wireline communications, and engineering education. Dr. Dunne is a senior member of the IEEE and a member of Eta Kappa Nu and the ASEE. c American Society for Engineering
Paper ID #16881Effective Utilization of the Analog Discovery Board Across Upper-DivisionElectrical Engineering CoursesDr. Steven S. Holland, Milwaukee School of Engineering Steven S. Holland (M ’13) was born in Chicago, IL, in 1984. He received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering from the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE), Milwaukee, WI, in 2006, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, in 2008 and 2011 respectively. From 2006 to 2011, he was a Research Assistant working in the Antennas and Propagation Laboratory (APLab), Department of
nanophotonics and nanomedicine, including discoveries of a plasmon explosion of nanoparticles, new dynamics modes in selective nanopho- totherapy, RF and X-ray optics of nanoparticles. A well-respected international researcher, Letfullin has authored 150 articles and conference proceedings, including 12 book chapters in 10 different books. His work has garnered many grants and awards includ- ing 4 patents in laser technology and optical engineering. He has led the development of several new research laboratories for research on biophotonics and nanomedicine, created innovative teaching tools including online video courses and webinars, and supervised numerous masters and doctoral students. For his achievements in optics
second floor of the Business Center toaccommodate the faculty and program secretary offices. All laboratory classes are taught in thefollowing rooms, all located in the first floor: BC108, 115, 117, 121, 125. EGT also uses someconventional class-rooms on as-needed basis. The Business Center Building floor plan (first floor), aswell as its location in the campus is depicted in Figure 6 and Figure 7. Student learning opportunitiesassociated with the facilities mentioned above are: Material testing (tension, compression). Material Platting. Materials hardening Rockwell hardness testers. Material processing using Milling and Turning Machines CNC programming using multiple CNC machines Materials fabrications
created, as part ofthe software termed Virtual Mechanics Laboratory (VML). We have created VML as a unifiedvideo motion and deformation analysis tool that can be used in both dynamics and mechanics ofmaterial course projects. In the project with VML mechanics of material module, first, studentswill capture a digital video image of a plate-shaped elastic object subjected to a plane-stressloading with a high-resolution digital camera that is widely available nowadays. Subsequentlyin the computer laboratory, students will select target region of interest (ROI) to “measure” thepixel displacement and material deformation within the ROI, using the digital motion trackingalgorithm termed “Digital Image Correlation (DIC)” algorithm built in the VML
Paper ID #16477Implementing a Challenge-Inspired Undergraduate ExperienceDr. Marcia Pool, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Dr. Marcia Pool is a Lecturer in bioengineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. In her career, Marcia has been active in improving undergraduate education through developing problem-based laboratories to enhance experimental design skills; developing a preliminary design course focused on problem identification and market space (based on an industry partner’s protocol); and mentoring and guiding student teams through the senior design capstone course and a translational
student doing the laboratory experiments. Thislaboratory unit serves an ad hoc learning tool to two undergraduate courses. The developed BMSlearning tool not only enhances the advanced energy storage training and education, but alsoinspires students’ interest in the green movement of transportation and renewable energy.Keywords: battery management system; electric energy storage; electric vehicle; hybrid vehicle;lithium-ion battery pack; renewable energy1. IntroductionElectrochemical batteries are the primary choice for energy storage systems in electric-drivevehicles, uninterruptible power supplies, and renewable energies. The on-board energy storagesystems, particularly rechargeable battery packs, used for traction purposes are generally
Paper ID #15869Design and Development of Remote Testbeds Using PythonProf. Abul K. M. Azad, Northern Illinois University Abul K. M. Azad is a Professor in the Technology Department of Northern Illinois University. He has a Ph.D. in Control and Systems Engineering and M.Sc. and B.Sc. in Electronics Engineering. His research interests include remote laboratories, mechatronic systems, mobile robotics, and educational research. In these areas, Dr. Azad has over 100 refereed journal and conference papers, edited books, and book chapters. So far, he has attracted around $1.7 million in research and development grants from various
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USAAbstract Control of an inverted pendulum is one of the most interesting and classical problems ofcontrol engineering. This paper addresses control design and implementation of a rotary invertedpendulum system. The system is developed for control instruction and laboratory exercise offeedback control for undergraduates. The control of the inverted pendulum system is to drive thependulum from its hanging-down position to upright position and hold it there stably. Thecontroller is decomposed into three sub-controllers: destabilizing controller, stabilizingcontroller, and mode controller. The destabilizing controller is employed to oscillates thependulum back and forth until it builds up enough energy to
of these colleges. As a result manystudents are not able to complete the required lab courses. For instance at CañadaCollege, although enrollments in lecture courses have increased 118% due to a dramaticincrease in online enrollment (508% over the first four years of JEP), enrollments in labcourses have only increased 23%3.Inspired by the success of the ONE-STEP program, Cañada College collaborated withCollege of Marin and Monterey Peninsula College to develop the Creating AlternativeLearning Strategies for Transfer Engineering Programs (CALSTEP). The primaryobjective of CALSTEP is to develop laboratory courses that are delivered eithercompletely online, or with limited face-to-face interaction. These courses, together withthe online courses
Foundation's top-tier designations in both research activity andcommunity engagement. This study is based upon a single section of ENCP 101 that was taughtduring the Fall 2015 semester in a hybrid format.The class met for two hours on Friday afternoons. These face-to-face class meeting times wereused for a variety of purposes. These included lectures on specific topics, class discussion,hands-on laboratory activities, field trips to various engineering-related locations on theuniversity campus, and opportunities for student teams to work on assignments related to socialmedia engineering leadership concepts. Approximately one-third of the instructional activitiesfor this course were delivered by distributed learning methods, meaning that instruction
. The program seeksto improve students’ competence and self-efficacy in science and engineering, stimulate an interestin pursuing STEM-related careers, and provide engaging “hands-on/mind-on activities.” Theprogram is divided into two initiatives which include an academic year and weekend academy. Atotal of 45 middle school students have participated in a 1-week Girls in Science Lab Camp andfive half-day Girls in Science and Engineering Weekend Academy activities. For the Girls inScience Lab program, the participants were divided into teams and assigned an environmentalscience and engineering themed case study to solve during guided laboratory experience. Studentswere taught how to collect and analyze water samples using university laboratory
utilizing the capabilities of aerodynamic assessment. This platform was designed toensure that their products minimize energy consumption associated with ventilation ofconvective heat and effluent.Secondly, an internal student grant was awarded to allow a student researcher to develop arelationship between leakage areas, pressures, and flow rates. Understanding how theseelements correlate will provide an understanding of energy consumption in residential,commercial and industrial settings due to building envelope construction and maintenance/agingflaws.Halton Company manufactures kitchen ventilation hoods, which are sized for commercialkitchen use. This being the case, it was impractical to obtain a hood sized for use in theuniversity laboratory
offered during the summer 2015 OIP. Thedeadline for new course approvals was the middle of Semester 2 and there were concerns thatit would be difficult to justify awarding 10 credits (100 hours of learning of which about aquarter are contact hours for lectures, laboratory exercises, other structured learningactivities, and assessment of student learning) for a course that was only two-weeks in length.Thus, the group came to a rapid agreement that most, if not all, of the cultural and industrialvisits had to contribute to the course aims in order to achieve the expected amount of studentlearning in a 10 credit course. Thus, the course objectives had to be outlined before the sitesfor the trips could be identified.Aims of the OIPThe academic
management.The course consists of a one and one half hour lecture period once per week to the entire class ofstudents on topics necessary to engineering design and engineering management. There are alsoone and one half hour laboratory sections each week given to three separate sections in whichstudents work in teams and at computers in a computer lab on tutorials and team designactivities. In the first semester, the student teams are led through the process of engineeringdesign to create a structured design. The students learn and use various engineering tools todesign a set of medicine balls and a medicine ball rack to meet specific criteria for a commercialgym.Engineering management majors at this university are also taking their math and basic
scientific objectives related to in-situ monitoring ofwater quality variables related to agricultural run-offs. The STRIDER project was launched morerecently under a cooperative agreement with USDA-ARS, Environmental Microbial and FoodSafety Laboratory, Beltsville, MD. to include design features for depth profiling and samplingcapability to the autonomous boat platform, over and above monitoring water quality variablesrelated to agricultural run-offsThere is a growing consensus in the scientific community and the population at large thatunregulated anthropogenic activities have contributed significantly to the degradation ofecosystem health of water bodies [4] . Pharmaceutical industry, aquaculture, as well as, animal andcrop farming contribute
nanotechnology engineering education and research. He is a licensed PE and a member of ASEE, IEEE, and SME. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Sustainable Undergraduate Engineering 3D Printing LabAbstract Recent proliferation of inexpensive 3D printers allowed most educational institutions topurchase and deploy them. Students at all levels now print plastic objects due to the low cost ofplastic materials used. However, failed and/or unwanted prints, as well as support material, arediscarded. In this work, a sustainable 3D printing laboratory is described. 3D printed objects andsupporting structures are recycled by first shredding the plastic parts using a two-step process,then mixing
Professor of Architectural Engineering at the California Polytech- nic State University, San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly) where he teaches courses on the analysis and design of structural systems including laboratory courses.Dr. Cole C. McDaniel, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Dr. Cole McDaniel, P.E., is a Professor of Architectural Engineering at the California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly) where he teaches courses on the analysis and design of structural systems with a focus on seismic behavior.Dr. Graham C. Archer P.Eng, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Dr. Graham Archer, P.Eng., is a Professor of Architectural Engineering at the California Polytechnic
. He is a senior member of IEEE and he served in IEEE/Industry Application Society for 15 years at various capacities. He served as chair of Manufacturing Systems Development Applications Department (MSDAD) of IEEE/IAS. Currently, he is serving a two-year term as the chair of the Instrumentation of ASEE (American Society of Engineering Education). He authored over 29 refereed journal and conference publications. In 2009 he as PI received NSF-CCLI grant entitled A Mechatronics Curriculum and Packaging Automation Laboratory Facility. In 2010 he as Co-PI received NSF-ATE grant entitled Meeting Workforce Needs for Mechatronics Tech- nicians. From 2003 through 2006, he was involved with Argonne National Laboratory
introduce students to qualitative and quantitative perspectives of four factorsthat affect design, construction and management of the structures we live and work in. Thesefour factors, Safety, Sustainability, Style and Society, comprised the four principle modules of thecourse. The course explores the modules separately, as well as their interconnectedness. Inaddition, the course focused on drawing as a language for communicating building design andperformance. The class was organized as a weekly 2.5 hour seminar course to allow time forfield trips, laboratory activities, and class discussion, which were designed to strengthenstudents’ ability to analyze and communicate ideas about building design across disciplines.Weekly readings shaped the focus
. Girls met three female professors in engineering including NDSU distinguished professor Dr. Kalpana Katti in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Women-In- Research Chair Dr. Yechun Wang in Mechanical Engineering and Vice President of IEEE Red River Valley Section Dr. Na Gong in Electrical and Computer Engineering. Touring research laboratories in ECE. The girls also toured research laboratories in ECE. During the tour, they were introduced to different research equipment and various research projects. Learning outstanding senior design projects: The outstanding senior design groups introduced and demonstrated their senior design projects to the girls. Meeting ECE female undergraduate and graduate Students
a Visiting Professor at the US Air Force Academy in the departments of electrical and computer engineering and computer science. His research interests include digital system design and testing, computer architecture, and computer science and engineering education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Integrated Fluids and Electronics Labs to Measure Fluid FlowAbstractKnowledge of theory is deepened by examining how the theory models the physical world.Exercises in the laboratory can enhance the understanding of the models by demonstrating boththe accuracy and the shortcomings of the theoretical models. To help students achieve a bettersense of connections between theory and the
implementation of the first completely online un- dergraduate ECE program in the State of Maryland. He has published over 50 papers and presented his research work at regional, national and international conferences. He also runs several exciting summer camps geared towards middle school, high school, and community college students to expose and increase their interest in pursuing Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields. Dr. Astatke travels to Ethiopia every summer to provide training and guest lectures related to the use of the mobile laboratory technology and pedagogy to enhance the ECE curriculum at five different universities.Dr. Charles J. Kim, Howard University Charles Kim is a professor in
Semester 2015 offeringof the course the students were given laboratory projects where they used a Doble F6150e PowerSystem Simulator to test either a Schweitzer Engineering Labs SEL-221F microprocessor-basedrelay or a Westinghouse (ABB) Type CO electromechanical relay. The test setup for testing theSEL -221F is shown in Figure 8 below. Figure 8. Protective Relay Testing Lab SetupBased on employer input, the electromechanical relays were not included in the Winter Semester2016 lab assignments, and will not be included in the future. Also based on employers’comments, the students performed the tests individually rather than in teams. This allowed thestudents to gain experience in all aspects of testing – setting
muscle forces needed to match the model markertrajectories of the upper and lower arm to those measured experimentally. The students wereasked to produce a lab report in the form of a journal article. In the discussion they were asked toaddress specific questions of anatomy and physiology of the movement under study which couldbe directly assessed using a rubric.A separate experiment on a different student cohort tested if the same knowledge could beacquired using haptic feedback. Students completed a pre-laboratory assignment in which theywrote a custom Matlab (MathWorksInc.,Natick,MA) code for post-processing of the data.Second, a robotic manipulator was utilized to measure sensorimotor function during a guidedreaching task. To measure