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Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Experiments and Labs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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B. Terry Beck, Kansas State University; Brian Anderson, Kansas State University

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currently available for direct measurement of the power input tothe blower; however, such an addition is planned for future upgrades of the wind tunnel setup.This addition would then allow measurement of overall energy conversion efficiency. However,the power levels shown in Figure 7 are very reasonable considering the fact that the wind tunnelis designed for a maximum test section airspeed of about 150 mph using a 10 hp blower.Extrapolation of the above plot clearly indicates that these maximum power requirements are inthe proper range.Summary and ConclusionsThis paper presents the authors recent experience with a simple modification to an existingAerolab educational wind tunnel test facility. This facility is used for experimentation tocomplement

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sharlene Katz, California State University-Northridge; Kathleen Alfano, College of the Canyons

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senior yearof a BS program in Industrial Technology on-site at the community college campus, a UniversityCenter concept already successfully pilot tested at College of the Canyons. The first cohort ofeight students began in Spring 2003 with a target date to complete a BS in Fall 2005. CaliforniaState University, Channel Islands agreed to begin the process of developing the junior and senioryear of a 2+2 BS in Information Technology with a target of curriculum approval through theCalifornia Chancellor’s Office Master Plan in 2004-2005 and the start of the first class in Fall2005. CREATE students from multiple colleges were recruited and a tracking system wasdeveloped to assess their progress as they completed courses and progressed to degrees

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Innovative and Computer-Assisted Lab Studies

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Harry Franz, University of Houston-Downtown

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this way allowsthe students to learn software tools that can be used in other courses and industry.BackgroundThe UHD Engineering Technology department has recently obtained more LabVIEW and VisualBasic software to further the development of all engineering and technology classes. Theelectrical power systems course exercises and projects have benefited from the acquisition of thissoftware. Furthermore, it is planned to also use other software packages in the electrical powersystem course in particular Intergraph Smart Plant Electrical software. The use of the SmartPlant Electrical software is planned for the upcoming fall semester. Note that the Smart PlantElectrical software is used by industry to design various aspects of electrical power

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Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning through Laboratory Experiences

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Georgia L Harris, NIST

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learningconcepts/facilitation techniques, and the use of worksheets during learning event planning toensure matching of learning objectives, activities, and instructional assessment methods incourses. Each of these topics has an abundance of literature available freely on the World WideWeb, therefore, only a brief description and is made here, with some specific assessments ofmeasurement instruction, along with reference sources.ADDIE Instructional System Design Model“The instructional system design approach is a behavior-oriented model that emphasizes thespecific skills to be learned and the learner’s abilities to demonstrate these skills.”5 The fivesteps of the ADDIE model are analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation.Through

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melissa M. Bilec, University of Pittsburgh; Daniel Mosse, University of Pittsburgh; Margaret S. Smith, University of Pittsburgh; Jennifer L Cartier, University of Pittsburgh

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focuses on what teachers learn from the professional education experiences in which they engage. Smith’s current research is examining the extent to which beginning teachers learn to plan lessons that build on student’s mathematical thinking and the experiences in which they engage that support that learning.Prof. Jennifer L Cartier, University of Pittsburgh Dr. Cartier joined the Department of Instruction and Learning in the School of Education at the Univer- sity of Pittsburgh as a Science Education faculty member in 2001. She has been the Principal Investigator on two longitudinal NSF-funded research projects that investigate how elementary teachers develop the capacity to design and support student engagement in

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University and Central Queensland University; Richard A. Layton, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Misty L. Loughry, Georgia Southern University; David Jonathan Woehr, University of North Carolina Charlotte; Daniel M. Ferguson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Eduardo Salas, University of Central Florida; Kyle Heyne, University of Central Florida

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.  Meeting support tools, including templates and a citation for an article about using team charters and team-member preparation before the first team meeting, and templates for a meeting agenda and meeting minutes. These additional CATME tools to support teamwork were developed this year.Impact on engineering educationIn engineering education, we have had a significant impact on classroom practice in how facultymanage teams. As our report shows, in addition to the large user base from engineering, there areengineering education researchers who not only cite our work, but also do research usingCATME as a tool. Thus, we are benefiting students, faculty, and researchers as we planned. Theselection of CATME

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Kline, Western Michigan University; Betsy M. Aller, Western Michigan University; Ikhlas Abdel-Qader, Western Michigan University

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continue in graduate studies. This paper reports on program activities andoutcomes to date, will include qualitative assessment and feedback from the S-STEM Scholarsthemselves, and a quantitative comparison of the retention rate of S-STEM Scholars incomparison to other identified student groups in the College of Engineering and AppliedSciences at Western Michigan University. Plans for a future extension of this program that willconcentrate on transfer and URM students will also be presented.Introduction to the College of Engineering and Applied Sciencesat Western Michigan UniversityWestern Michigan University is a comprehensive state-sponsored regional university located inKalamazoo, MI. In the Fall Semester 2013, 19,198 undergraduate and 5,091

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Mechanical and Architectural Engineering Laboratories

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nancy K Lape, Harvey Mudd College; David L Harris, Harvey Mudd College; Matthew Joseph Keeter, Harvey Mudd College; Madeleine S Ong, Harvey Mudd College; Zachary Dodds, Harvey Mudd College

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Engineering and his M.Eng. and S.B. degrees from MIT in Electrical Engineering and Mathematics. His professional interests include integrated circuit design, computer arithmetic, and hands-on engineering education.Matthew Joseph Keeter, Harvey Mudd College Matthew is a senior engineering major at Harvey Mudd College, focusing on electrical and computer engineering. He is planning to continue his education in graduate school, focusing on robotics and the interface between the digital and physical worlds.Madeleine S Ong, Harvey Mudd College Madeleine Ong is a senior general engineering major at Harvey Mudd College, focusing on digital and chemical engineering. Her technical interests include digital circuit design, VLSI

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Laboratories

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad N. Amin, National University; Ronald P. Uhlig, National University; Pradip Peter Dey, National University; Bhaskar Raj Sinha, National University

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lives and property, by designing a new fire detecting system using very low costelectronics, newly developed software, and existing wireless technologies. The system is capableof detecting fire at an early stage and helping to make an accurate plan to fight the wildfires in abetter way. The “Wildfire Detection and Monitoring System” capstone project dealt with a new design anddevelopment of a fire detecting system. In this capstone project, students integrated hardwareand software to develop an engineering product prototype to meet a pressing need3. They Page 22.344.2developed new software applications and used very low cost commercially

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LabVIEW and Mindstorms Based Experiments

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nebojsa Jaksic, Colorado State University-Pueblo; Dawn Spencer, Colorado State University-Pueblo

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5 Applies logic in solving problems and analyzes problems from different points of views. Translates academic theory into practical applications using appropriate technical techniques, processes, and tools. 2 Communication Skills 4.5 Articulates ideas in a clear and concise fashion and uses facts to reinforce points. Written materials flow logically and are grammatically correct. Plans and delivers oral presentations effectively. Uses technology and graphics to support ideas and decisions. 3 Creative Problem-solving 4.75 Develops many potential solutions to

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Innovative and Computer-Assisted Lab Studies

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wayne Johnson, Armstrong Atlantic State University; Alesia Ferguson, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences; Patrick Hager, Armstrong Atlantic State University; Aristide Sanou, Armstrong Atlantic State University; Daniel Shenoda, Armstrong Atlantic State University

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for Medical Sciences. She has collaborated with a series of University, Government and Corporate bodies interested in quantifying activity patterns relevant to understanding human exposure and dose and her current research work focuses on exposure assessment in various residential and occupational settings.Patrick Hager, Armstrong Atlantic State University Patrick Hager is a sophomore civil engineering student at Armstrong Atlantic State University in Savannah, GA. He plans to complete his Bachelor of Science degree at Georgia Tech.Aristide Sanou, Armstrong Atlantic State University Aristide Sanou is a sophomore mechanical engineering student at Armstrong Atlantic State

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jianyu Dong, California State University, Los Angeles; Pearl Chen, California State University, Los Angeles

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research methodology, bothquantitative and qualitative data were collected through our study period. The data analysis wasgrounded in in both social cognitive and situated learning frameworks and produced interestingdiscovery on how individual learners’ characteristic, the social aspects of collaborative learning,and the pedagogical components in PBL interacted to affect student learning. Particularly, socialinteraction was valued by students from all ethnical groups as the greatest motivating factor inCPBL. In this paper, the research method as well as the preliminary findings are described. Inaddition, this paper introduces a plan to redesign the pilot course (EE440) using a participatorydesign strategy based on the research results.The paper is

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Innovative Uses of Technology and Techniques for Laboratory Exercises

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kirstie A. Plantenberg, University of Detroit Mercy

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“Final Experiment” is to give the students a chance to plan, design,conduct and analyze an experiment of their own using appropriate DOE techniques. The contextof the experiment is limited only by the student’s imagination. They may conduct experimentsdirectly connected to their research, a project that they are involved in at work, or they couldconduct a “household” experiment. Students use the knowledge that they have gained byrunning the previous in-class experiments to plan their own experiment. The “Final Experiment”gives them a real taste of everything that goes into planning and conducting an experiment on Page 25.905.6their

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Logan Oplinger, Arizona State University; Andrew Michael Heiman; Matthew Dickens, Arizona State University; Chrissy Hobson Foster, Arizona State University; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Micah Lande, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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Paper ID #9985Making and Engineering: Understanding Similarities and DifferencesJames Logan Oplinger, Arizona State University I am a student at Arizona State University, studying electrical engineering. I plan on going to graduate school at ASU for the Engineering (MS) degree. After I graduate I will work in industry, but I plan on becoming an engineering professor afterwards.Mr. Andrew Michael HeimanMatthew Dickens, Arizona State University Sophmore Electrical Engineering Student at Arizona State Universities’ Honors College interested in engineering education and the entertainment industry.Ms. Christina Hobson Foster

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sharnnia Artis, University of California, Berkeley; Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia Tech; Tsu-Jae King Liu, University of California, Berkeley

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ensure that the minimum requirementsare met. In phase two, qualified applications are reviewed by the applicant’s preferred center.Each center, which has its own selection committee comprised of faculty, graduate students, andpost-doctoral researchers, reviews and ranks the applications. Then the center concludes itsreview with a short list of candidates recommended for placement. The final phase, selectionoversight, takes place when the TTE REU staff come together to review and approve the centers’selections.Evaluation and AssessmentThe TTE program has an evaluation plan that measures the success and efficacy of the REU Site.Evaluation for each cohort of TTE REU participants occurs in two stages: formative andsummative. The formative evaluation

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University and Central Queensland University; Richard A. Layton, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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, and six-years later (i.e. graduation) for matriculantsto the disciplines as well as all students in the major including first time in college (FTIC) andtransfers. The impact of first year engineering (FYE) programs is also considered. We focus onthe large fields of mechanical, electrical, and computer engineering, that have few women andthe smaller fields of chemical, biomedical, and industrial engineering that attract morewomen. In the supplement approved in 2013, we extended this work to also include CivilEngineering and Aerospace Engineering.Major activitiesSince September 1, 2012, the project team has been productive working together well andmaking progress on all planned tasks from the proposal. PI Susan Lord, CoPI Matt Ohland andsenior

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies Poster Session

Collection

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

LABVIEW-Based Experiments and Robotics Laboratory

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Olawale Akinwale, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria; Lawrence Kehinde, Texas Southern University; Kayode P. Ayodele, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria; A. M. Jubril, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria; Olutola. P. Jonah, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria; Soji Ilori, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria; Xuemin Chen, Texas Southern University

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’ environment. This research work aims to set up an onlinecontrol engineering experimentation platform in the field of robotics. The aim was and is toexpand the set of online experiments in the Control Engineering field while introducingnewbies to robotics. The set of online experiments which this research work would put up arebased on a robotic arm.Three experiments have been set up at the Obafemi Awolowo University by this researcheffort. The experiments are: 1. A simple slider control experiment 2. An effect of gravity experiment Page 14.39.2 3. A trajectory planning experimentII. ReviewA lot of work has been done in the development of online

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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

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Innovations in Laboratory Studies

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ali Al-Bahi, King Abdulaziz University

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engineeringprogram. The form is used to develop an action plan to improve this lab experience as a case-study of a program preparing for an ABET accreditation visit under EC2000.IntroductionSince Engineering is a practical discipline and a hands-on profession where doing is a keyelement, undergraduate engineering laboratories are essential to prepare the future engineers tofit into the profession. In their comprehensive paper on the role of the laboratory in engineeringeducation, Fiesel and Rosa1 explored the milestones of that role as follows: ‚ Prior to the creation of engineering schools, engineering was taught using apprenticeship approach. Early engineers had to design, analyze, and build their own creations through learning by

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Montasir Abbas P.E., Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech

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Reinforcement-learning Traffic Simulation Add-on Module (SMART SAM). He was also one of the key developers of the dilemma zone protection Detection Control System (D-CS) that was selected as one of the seven top research innovations and findings in the state of Texas for the year 2002. Dr. Abbas served as the chair of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) traffic engineering council committee on ”survey of the state of the practice on traffic responsive plan selection control.” He is also a member of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Traffic Signal Systems committee, Artificial Intel- ligence and Advanced Computing Applications committee, and the joint subcommittee on Intersection. In addition, he is

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Metrology Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Douglas Sugg, Navy; John Fishell, STEP

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outreach activityto strengthen the metrology profession. The Navy Metrology Engineering Center andMeasurement Science and Technology Laboratory are located at the Naval Surface WarfareCenter, Corona, CA. Since narrowly surviving the 1995 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC)round, the Center needed a long term strategic approach to providing a pipeline of engineers toreplace those lost during the BRAC process and a plan to replace the mass of baby boomersapproaching retirement in the next 15 to 20 years. The Center developed a proactive approach tomaintaining a pipeline of engineers that involved numerous outreach activities into the universityand college systems and into local high schools that helped solve more immediate needs.However, it became

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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

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies: Electrical and Control Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harry Courtney Powell, University of Virginia; Maite Brandt-Pearce, University of Virginia; Ronald D. Williams P.E., University of Virginia; Robert M. Weikle, University of Virginia; Lloyd R. Harriott, University of Virginia

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information on how lessons we learned in the FundamentalsSeries has enabled us to modify our E&M Fields coursework from a traditional math-heavycourse to one that includes an interactive laboratory based component.Classroom resources and software Our studio space is shown in Figure 2 and Figure 3 below. Currently we have sufficientclassroom space for 60 students, although plans are in place to expand the space to accommodate75. Students work in 3 person teams and each table "pod" accommodates 3 teams; we rotate teammembership throughout the semester, and require that team members rotate responsibilities. Thecentral part of each table has power outlets for student laptops and the instrumentation. One ofour objectives was to maintain clear sight

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kimberly Warren, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Chuang Wang, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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styles will benefit from a more diverse teaching method that targets multiple learningstyles, but the use and formal assessment of these methods for a Geotechnical Engineeringcourse has not been well documented in the literature. Participating students enrolled in this course during the first two semesters (i.e., theControl Group) were taught using conventional lecture methods. The GCT were implementedduring the last two semesters and these students were referred to as the Treatment Group.Qualitative and quantitative data were collected during all four semesters as part of acomprehensive evaluation plan. The instructor used an inquiry-based approach so that thestudents were motivated to take notes during the lecture while maintaining

Conference Session

Metrology Laboratories

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Georgia Harris, National Institute of Standards & Technology; Christopher Grachanen, Hewlett Packard Company

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for use as outreach handouts.Current Status and Insights: The Marketing team has a liaison member from the Outreachcommittee and is pursuing sponsorship of copies of American Society of EngineeringEducation’s (ASEE) “Engineering – Go for It” to distribute as another outreach resource. Theliaison between NCSLI Learning and Development and Marketing is still new. Currentvolunteers are in agreement about the need to have a common plan and to work together. But,we have limited insight on whether the marketing tools and resources are helping to attract newstudents to careers in metrology or to NCSLI as a professional organization based on thesepreliminary efforts.Summary and ConclusionsNCSLI has made progress in the past three-and-a-half years on

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tamara J. Moore, Purdue University; Kristina Maruyama Tank, Iowa State University; Aran W. Glancy, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Emilie A. Siverling, Purdue University; Corey A. Mathis, Purdue University

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Context: Page 24.511.6 impact on natural systems, including key vocabulary; client(s) Primary - Engr (redesign desired features; and budget. They are given an option list for park considering client choices of what they would like to place in the outdoor area. At the needs and budget) closing of the lesson, the students share their design with the Secondary - Sci (use client, as well as a planned persuasive presentation to influence the learned info on human client to

Conference Session

Experiments in Remote-access Laboratories

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bill Diong, Texas Christian University; Jamie Smith, Lockheed-Martin Aeronautics; Edward Kolesar, Texas Christian University; Rene Cote, Texas Christian University

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may allow less well-equipped laboratories the capability to perform the same experimentas other more privileged laboratories.Typical reservations concerned the shortcomings of specific aspects of this remote experiment’simplementation rather than the fundamental concept, e.g., “see the changes of the MEMS occurin real time versus [snapshots],” and “need [a better, more accurate] way to measure changes indeflection.”VII. Project ImpactThis project is making a positive contribution to the infrastructure for research and education.Both students and researchers are, or will be, benefiting from the MEMS remote experimentationsystem. We also plan to use it to increase the public’s awareness of how science and technologyaffects our daily lives

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Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary Laboratories

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frank Schreiber, California Polytechnic State University; Andrew Kean, California Polytechnic State University; Glen Thorncroft, California Polytechnic State University

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advanced organizer is a newspaper article, a memofrom the client, or a company profile that helps students enter into the problem. The organizer Page 14.881.3includes questions to help students individually begin to think about the situation in which theyare being placed or assist them in organizing their conceptual understandings in a manner thatwill be advantageous to them as they work on the engineering task. The advanced organizer iswritten in such a way as to make the students define for themselves the problem a client needssolved. The students must assess the situation and create a plan of action to successfully meetthe client’s needs. One of

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohan Krishnan, University of Detroit Mercy; Shuvra Das, University of Detroit Mercy; Sandra Yost, University of Detroit Mercy; Kathleen Zimmerman-Oster, University of Detroit Mercy

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Technicians). TEST, Incorporated provides consultation, technical assistance, and applied research to business, industry, schools and universities, human service agencies, and foundations in the areas of program and performance evaluation, strategic and organizational planning, community relations, organizational and leadership development, diversity training, and human resource management, training, and assessment. She has provided services to over fifty client organizations and institutions over the past 20 years including the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, St. Joseph Mercy of Macomb Hospital, Leadership Macomb, The Troy Community Coalition, The Greater Battle Creek Substance Abuse Council, and