Conference Session

Division Experimentation and Lab-Oriented Studies - Best of DELOS

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jenna P. Carpenter, Campbell University; Lee Kemp Rynearson, Campbell University

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Paper ID #19492Design of Classlab and Supporting Spaces to Enable a Multidisciplinary Hands-on First-Year Engineering Design CurriculumDr. Jenna P. Carpenter, Campbell University Dr. Carpenter is Founding Dean of Engineering at Campbell University. She is Chair of the ASEE Long-Rangge Planning Committee and the ASEE Strategic Doing Governance Team. She is a past Vice President of Professional Interest Councils for ASEE and past President of WEPAN. Currently Chair of the National Academy of Engineering Grand Challenge Scholars Program Steering Committee and an ASEE PEV for General Engineering, Dr. Carpenter regularly speaks

Conference Session

Division Experimentation and Lab-Oriented Studies - Pedagogy of Lab Courses

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arash Mahboobin, University of Pittsburgh; Renee M. Clark, University of Pittsburgh

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- F2F person help or instruction is sometimes necessary or better Plan to use progress reports or build-as-you-go in PLAN TO the futureResultsSince the students were not required to write the progress reports and did not (per se) have toapply the build-as-you-go strategy to their writing, one of our overarching questions centered onwhether the students in fact viewed the progress reports as stepping-stones and/or used the build-as-you-go strategy. Based on the student interviews, to our great satisfaction, they did. In fact,the very great majority of students (96%) indicated they used the progress reports as a stepping-stone and/or applied

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daisuke Aoyagi, California State University, Chico

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plan for a hypothetical “client”, abiomedical professor, who needed to measure human arm movement to test his researchhypothesis regarding stroke-induced impairment. The client, role-played by the instructor, had afew “meetings” with the students to exchange ideas and elaborate on project requirements.In this pilot implementation, we were interested in the students’ response to the open-endeddesign format. The main assessment tool was the reports written by individual students. Basedon the grading of the report, we aimed to identify common deficiencies and proficiencies so thatwe can improve instructions, guidelines, and/or structure to help improve students’ performanceand learning.The course structure for Spring 2016 semester and Spring 2015

Conference Session

Division Experimentation and Lab-Oriented Studies - Pedagogy of Lab Courses

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gene Hou, Old Dominion University; Feifei Zhong, Southwest Jiaotong University; Orlando M. Ayala, Old Dominion University

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by almostevery university campus. Under the Quality Enhancement Plan, Old Dominion University(ODU) has been regularly offering Improving Disciplinary Writing (IDW) workshops for itsfaculty since 2014. The IDW workshop divides the technical writing process into six steps: pre-writing planning, research, drafting, reviewing, revising, and editing. It also emphasizes fourimportant features of effective writing: role, audience, format, and task (RAFT). This six-steptechnical writing process, along with RAFT, serves as the base for laboratory manual revision. Laboratory manual writing is very different from textbook writing, just as laboratoryinstruction is very different from regular lecture classes. The former has to deal with

Conference Session

Division Experimentation and Lab-Oriented Studies - Pedagogy of Lab Courses

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John M. Santiago Jr, Colorado Technical University; Jing Guo, Colorado Technical University

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the effectiveness of the videos inteaching abstract engineering concepts for online teaching. This activity was several yearsbefore CTU initiated its 2015 strategic plan to provide delivery of engineering courses online in2016.Professor Santiago investigated techniques to develop multimedia e-books consisting of videosand other media. The multimedia recordings included using engineering tools and interactiveteaching platforms like Matlab/ Simulink, Labview/Multisim, PhET and Algodoo. The authorexplored numerous internet marketing technologies that appear applicable for developingeducational content and suitable for online delivery. The research efforts led to uploading ofYouTube videos to test and assess its effectiveness. In addition, the

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-oriented Studies Electrical Engineering and Circuits

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carl Iolani Pettiford, Liberty University

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interface displays the vector of each sensor in real-time. This tool will be utilized bystudents the next time the Electromagnetic Fields course is offered. The author plans to have thislab repeated with the improved tool to assess the next class of students and determine if the labimproves their level of understanding over this recent class using multiple assessment tools (suchas pre and post lab student surveys), and to test the hypothesis that reducing the gap between datacollection and analysis for the multipoint experiment will improve student understanding ofdivergence, curl, and gradient as reflected in the student lab reports.References[1] I. W. Wait, A. P. Nichols and W. A. Zatar, "Comparison of Learning Styles for International and

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies - Labs in Mechanical and Materials Engineering

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David C. Che, Mount Vernon Nazarene University

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’ interestin STEM fields.GoalsThe author had taught engineering statics for many years and it has always been a littleperplexing to him that many students struggle with the basic concept of torsion. So in addition togiving students more hands-on experience of the physical activity/phenomenon called “torsion”or “torqueing,” the goals of this lab are (1) measure torsional material property (yield strength,ultimate strength) for regular grade steel bolts, (2) understand the use of torsion formula in dataanalysis and lab planning, (3) understand the use and limitations of material properties data fromengineering literature/handbooks, (4) understand that material property is a statisticalphenomenon, i.e., it has a spread, (5) develop a physical sense of

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-oriented Studies Electrical Engineering and Circuits

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tony Fan, Wayne State University; Gene Yeau-Jian Liao, Wayne State University; Chih-Ping Yeh, Wayne State University; Chung-Tse Michael Wu, Wayne State University; Jimmy Ching-ming Chen, Wayne State University

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driver to stay in lane, but do not allow fullautonomous driving4-7. GM, in particular, warns that their lane keeping system should not beused while towing a trailer or on slippery roads, as it could cause loss of control of the vehicleand a crash5.Project DescriptionThere are two types of lane assist systems: Lane Departure Warning (LDW), which warns thedriver of lane departure; and Lane Keeping Systems (LKS), which actively apply steering torqueto direct the car back to the center of lane. This project is focused on the lane keeping system. ARC toy car was modified to stay in the center of a lane as it drove along the road by integratingan optical sensor with actuators controlled by a computer and strategy planning/coding. Thevehicle platform

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies - Bring Your Own Experiment

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harry Courtney Powell, University of Virginia

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timeconstraints, we contracted with a local assembly company to machine the case and mount thecomponents at the cost of approximately $100 per unit. The machine work required is verysimple, employing little more than a drill press and saw. We have available complete plans, billof materials, and manufacturing files for the printed circuits.Equipment and Laboratory SetupAt the University of Virginia, we currently use this device for a sequence of 3 experimentsrelated to transformer-rectifier power supplies. Taken by themselves, each of these experimentsis relatively straightforward and well-known. The first is a simple full wave supply with noregulation, the second with a simple Zener diode regulator, and the final with a 3 terminal fixedregulator, 78L05.8

Conference Session

Division Experimentation and Lab-Oriented Studies - Best of DELOS

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ira Hill, University of Florida

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difficultto creatively apply to practical engineering problems. Felder and Brent confirm this intuitionwith several studies that show students need repetitive practice with consistent feedback todevelop new skills (1). Simply showing students how to solve a particular problem doesn’tguarantee they can apply these concepts on their own. With these ideas in mind, the lab morphedfrom a traditional recitation to weekly programming challenges solved in a group setting. Thelaboratory and lecture now focus on the C++ and MATLAB languages with plans to alsoincorporate Python in future semesters. This paper details the changes to the laboratory portion of the course to use problem-based learning (PBL) and just-in-time teaching (JiTT) in a collaborative

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies - Labs in Mechanical and Materials Engineering

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yasser M. Al Hamidi, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Shameel Abdulla, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Ibrahim Hassan P.E., Texas A&M Univeristy at Qatar

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meaningful as possible.The initial plan was to have one 3D printed jet engine, and have the students install their sensorsand actuators on to the same system. However, this proved challenging since both the teamswanted to choose a different method of actuation, and different configurations. Since the CADdesigns were ready, it was decided to 3D print another setup so that the groups could workindependently.The other challenge students faced was the time required to get the finished 3D printed parts. The3D prints usually have support material. The support material is removed by dissolving it in a hotchemical bath which took some considerable amount of time. Therefore, in order to reduce timeneeded to print all the parts, the students decided to

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies - Mechanical Engineering Labs

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jackie Starks, Tennessee State University; Fletcher Ray Hendrickson, Tennessee State University ; Fatemeh Hadi, Tennessee State University ; Matthew J. Traum, Engineer Inc

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engineering company to help undertake today’s global challenges.Mr. Fletcher Ray Hendrickson, Tennessee State University Fletcher Hendrickson is a Mechanical Engineering Student enrolled at Tennessee State University. He aspires to perform engineering design under research and development to develop the latest technologies, specifically in the aeronautical field. In addition, he plans to earn his private pilot’s license while at Tennessee State University.Fatemeh Hadi, Tennessee State University Dr. Fatemeh Hadi is an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engi- neering at Tennessee State University. She received her PhD in mechanical engineering at Northeastern University, working on

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-oriented Studies Electrical Engineering and Circuits

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen A. Ossman, University of Cincinnati; Gregory Warren Bucks, University of Cincinnati

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so I did not understand what the code was doing. I learned a little about the topics they were meant to teach about, but that was from reading the lab instructions, not from actually doing the lab.  I found the MyDAQ mostly uninterested because I don't really plan on using anything like that in my discipline of engineering. I felt as though it was geared more towards electrical engineers and computer science/engineering majors.  I didn't really like using a breadboard to make a circuit. Part of that was due to my limited understanding of circuits and how breadboards work.  The hardware labs were difficult because they required teamwork which is hard to do with code. The number of hardware

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies - Mechanical Engineering Labs

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey A. Donnell, Georgia Institute of Technology; Philip Varney, Georgia Institute of Technology; David MacNair, Georgia Institute of Technology; Aldo A. Ferri, Georgia Institute of Technology

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multiple components. Each multi-week experiment would givestudents time to reflect on their results and, when necessary, redo experiments. The multi-weekexperiments would be spaced with one week in between to give time for written and oralpresentations of findings.Clearly the format of the measurements lab has been instrumental in the revision plan for thesystems lab. The two-week experiences of the measurements lab have demonstrated theadvantages of giving students more time on a topic, and stripping away some of the extraneouscognitive load that comes with starting new topics each week. The new structure of themeasurements lab also highlights a “less is more” mentality, grounded in the belief that it ismisguided to think that a single course can