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Ramachandran Radharamanan

Development of Laboratory Learning Modules on CAD/CAM and Rapid Prototyping R. Radharamanan Mercer University, Macon, GA 31207 USA radharaman_r@mercer.edu AbstractAs part of the 3D Modeling and Rapid Prototyping course, two new laboratory learning modulesincorporating CAD/CAM and 3D scanning/3D printing methodologies have been developed.First module is to compare and contrast FDM (Fused Deposition Modeling) printing and CNC(Computer Numerical Control) milling. For that purpose, a custom desk organizer is designed inFusion360. The part is exported as an STL to be sliced in

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Matthew Rhudy

Short Writing Assignments within a Laboratory Course to Improve Understanding and Interest in Course MaterialAbstractWriting exercises incorporated within technical courses has been shown to be effective inimproving critical thinking among engineering students. Specifically, short writing assignmentscan be implemented within upper level engineering courses to deepen student understanding ofconcepts. These assignments, while considered within some upper level courses, are notcommonly implemented within laboratory courses, which instead typically use laboratory reportassignments. Since students in our program already take another course which uses traditionallab reports, it is desirable to introduce some unique writing

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Seth W. Percy; Joshua E Perry; Carlos L Lück

Multimeter Design Kit for Circuit Theory Education Seth W. Percy, Joshua E. Perry, Carlos L. Lück Electrical Engineering, University of Southern MaineAbstract— One of the most common tools faculty guidance throughoutfor the practicing electrical engineer is the implementation.multimeter. This paper describes a kit thatwas fabricated for use in laboratory Index Terms— Multimeter, Galvanometer,experiments to explore concepts of circuit D'Arsonval meter movement, Voltmeter,design and implementation of a simple Ammeter, AC, DC, PCB, 3-D printing,analog multimeter. The commercial Laboratory, Electromechanical, Multi-scale

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Salah Badjou; Pierre-Richard Cornely; Richid Dahmani

engineering majors. In a recent paper, we have shown that engineering and the sciencesare lagging behind most other disciplines in integrating online and distance-learning education.For example, there are comparatively few online and hybrid programs in engineering. We havefound that the main reason is that engineering and the sciences require extensive hands-on physi-cal laboratory experiments. Traditional science and engineering education are delivered onsite,where laboratories are centralized and experiments can be cost-effectively performed. Thoughseveral creative approaches to providing adequate lab experience in hybrid programs have beentried, there is, to-date, no well-developed proven method that integrates the best practices. In Fall2017, we

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Lisa Greenwood; Mark Indelicato; Miguel Bazdresch; Mike Eastman

essentialprinciples and skills required of networking professionals by mirroring the engineeringenvironment within our laboratory. The “problem” was not only to bring a laboratory onlinebased on a set of requirements, but to coordinate and communicate with other groups. Theinstructor introduced the problem and requirements, and made clear the budget limitationsProblem-Based Learning: A Tale of Three Courses 5and the extent of department monetary assistance in procuring miscellaneous items such ascables, connectors and hand tools. This supported the course outcomes as students needed toconfigure and implement the equipment and systems to perform the lab exercises in support ofthe lecture material. The

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Leonard Anderson; Aslah K Alshaiea

sub-disciplines (Intradisciplinary) as well as with professionals from other fields(Interdisciplinary). One of the learning outcomes of the two-course capstone design sequence atWentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, Massachusetts is an intradisciplinary team designexperience.In the first course of the capstone design sequence (CIVE4000), teams of five students developand initiate the design of their original project with each project covering five different civilengineering sub-disciplines. Each student on the team is responsible for one of the technicalareas of their project. During the laboratory sessions, the students must work together with thedifferent civil engineering disciplines on their team as well as meeting with the

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Salah Badjou

conditioning and real-timeinterfacing. The traditional control theory was reviewed and state-space control theory wasintroduced. Laboratory experimentation included Matlab and Simulink simulations. Lessonslearned and the relevance for introducing mechatronics programs are discussed.!!!!!————————————————————————————————————-1 - Department of Electrical Engineering, Merrimack College, Andover, Massachusetts2- American Polytechnic Institute. Contact: sbadjou@ampolytech.com !11. IntroductionThis paper discusses the development and implementation of a mechatronics course in atraditional electrical engineering program in an undergraduate college. This four-credit course isat the senior and first-year graduate

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Brittany Anderson; Rafic Bachnak

(Figure 1),paper chromatography, and enzyme linked immuno-sorbent assay(ELISA). Figure 1: Students perform gas chromatography to identify the antidote. Biology: The biology session began with a general overview of the biofuels laboratory and the CRISPR – Cas9 system. The students were then divided into four groups: Biomimicry (created a robot hand using drinking straws), Nanomedicine

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Peter Mark Jansson

laboratory pedagogies available in our engineering students’ educational milieu.The ChallengesAs previously described, engineers participate in the tasks of scientific discovery in many ways.These include the design of better sensor equipment and arrays, in data collection systems andthe computational algorithms that analyze such collected data. In our students’ summer researchexperience, it was not much different. The challenge we faced as a research team includedmultiple requirements. The feedback that we had received from earlier presentations of theresults of experiments made it clear that in order for a larger portion of the scientific communityto be interested in the potential “discovery” apparent from the empirical results we would have

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Wei Xie; Jared Auclair; Jinxiang Pei

collaboration (NIIMBL: National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals; BATL: Biopharmaceutical Analysis Training Laboratory)3.1 An Academic, Industry and Regulatory Collaboration PlatformFigure 3 illustrates the implementation platform to facilitate the academic, regulatory andindustry collaboration. It is centered around NIIMBL composed of 113 members from academicinstitutes, regulatory agencies, biomanufacturing industry and workforce representatives. TheNIIMBL community focuses on the technologies and training programs to accelerate thebiopharmaceutical manufacturing innovation, which can strengthen our economy and improvehealth outcomes for all patients. We have regular meetings and technical

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Shuvra Das

offering. The Wright State class has both a lecture and a laboratorycomponent. In the laboratory, students perform physical experiments to illustrate themathematical concepts covered in the lecture as well as Matlab-based modeling and simulationexercises derived from the theory learned in class. At Detroit Mercy we already had a freshmanlevel Introductory class on Matlab applications in Engineering. So, no laboratory component wasincluded in ENGR1234.Figure 1 shows a partial pre-requisite structure for some of the earlier mandatory courses inengineering prior to the introduction of the new course. As is clear from this figure, studentswho ran into early difficulties with the Calculus sequence gets held back from the engineeringclasses. Figure 2

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Jikai Du; Chad M Walber; Shawn E Thompson; David J Kukulka; Edward Purizhansky

engineeringprinciples, practical experience and an educational foundation so that students can succeedprofessionally, intellectually and responsibly. The program has established three educationalgoals: (1) To instill in students a classroom/laboratory basic education in mechanical engineeringtechnology fundamentals. (2) To develop in students the skills required to apply engineeringfundamentals to the analysis, synthesis, and evaluation of mechanical engineering technologyproblems. (3) To foster in students personal development to ensure a lifetime of professionalsuccess and an appreciation for the ethical and social responsibilities of a mechanicalengineering technologist and a world citizen. One program constituent - recent graduates and employers of

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Mana Seifaei; Salah Badjou

instructor.• The final oral presentation at the end of the semester includes a comprehensive presentation of the final design, simulation, testing, and evaluation of the project. At that time, a comprehensive technical report on the project with supporting theoretical material where applicable is required.• Throughout the semester, the students are coached to deliver effective oral presentations and they are graded for each presentation.• All above aspects of the design course were graded by assigning to them appropriate weights in the computation of the final grade.!The design course format involved a few one-hour lectures throughout the semester, and the bulkof class time was to be used as “laboratory” sessions consisting of consultation

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Nashwa Elaraby; A. B Shafaye; Steven Grosse

logic circuit design lab. We are planning toincorporate a Digilent Analog Discovery 2 USB Oscilloscope and Multi-function Instrumentshown in Figure 4.Fig.4 Digilent Analog Discovery 2 USB Oscilloscope and Multi-function Instrument.References: 1. P. Cheung, “Digital System Design” www.ee.ic.ac.uk/pcheung/teaching/ee3_DSD/index, Imperial College London, 2008 2. P. Chayratsami, "Supplementary laboratory in digital circuit and logic design course for pre-service vocational teacher in Thailand," 2013 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON), Berlin, 2013, pp. 612-617. 3. Bachnak, B., Elaraby, N.; "Developing Lab Exercises for Logic Circuit Design using FPGAs." 2018 ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring

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Jiayue Shen; Weiru Chen

, and exams) is investigated to assessthe effectiveness of using Poll everywhere to improve students’ academic performance andlearning outcomes. II. METHOD “Electronic Principle” is a freshman-level that is designed to familiarize students withbasic principles of the transformer, diode, transistors, and essential electric circuit theorems. Thestudents sit in a lecture classroom twice a week for 1 hour and 15 mins first and practice theirlearned theoretical content in a laboratory section. Assignments and quizzes are assigned to thestudents regularly. If a student had a misconception of a new concept, they would fail to conductthe hands-on experiment and get meaningful results. And the instructor

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Christian E Lopez; Conrad S Tucker

persuasive systems to improve the motivation and task performance of individuals.Dr. Conrad S. TuckerDr. Tucker holds a joint appointment as Associate Professor of Engineering Design andIndustrial Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University. He is also an affiliate faculty inComputer Science and Engineering. He is the director of the Design Analysis TechnologyAdvancement (D.A.T.A) Laboratory. His research interests are in formalizing system designprocesses under the paradigm of knowledge discovery, optimization, data mining, andinformatics. His research interests include applications in complex systems design and operation,product portfolio/family design, and sustainable system design optimization in the areas ofengineering education, energy