Conference Session

Innovative Uses of Technology and Techniques for Laboratory Exercises

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ghassan T. Ibrahim, Bloomsburg University; Aaron J. Homiak, Geisinger Health System; Alexander Hallden-Abberton, Bloomsburg University; John R. Pulaski

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-conceptStudents’ Response and evaluationAt the end of the course, a student survey was conducted to evaluate the educational outcomes ofthe project. The survey included the following questions: 1. How did the senior design project (SDP) reflect on your learning process? 2. How did the SDP reflect on you ability to reason and make quick intelligent decisions considering the time constraint imposed? 3. Did the SDP provide a venue to expand your learning and apply the knowledge gained in the program to solve real world problems? 4. Was the short time constraint imposed a motivating challenging experience 5. Did the PDR and CDR report writing and presentation has added value to the SDP learning outcome 6. How well

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vikram Kapila, Polytechnic Institute of New York University

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, microcontrollers,and robotics to prototype a variety of mechatronics projects. These activities illustrated real-world applications of fundamentals covered in introductory lectures to reinforce and impart agreater sense of understanding. Such a curriculum and instruction strategy exposed teachers tofundamental mechatronics design principles as they learned the core concepts through activitieswherein they built practical devices that integrated and illustrated their learning. The discussionportion of each session provided participants with an opportunity to reflect on the session’s workand to brainstorm ways of integrating these activities in K-12 STEM learning. On the last two days of guided training, an entrepreneurship module—consisting

Conference Session

Laboratory Experiences with Signal Processing and Controls

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chad Eric Davis P.E., University of Oklahoma; Anh Mai, University of Oklahoma

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sensor. Many additional sensorsare also available from LEGO. The LEGO Mindstorm NXT kit also includes an adequate supplyof LEGO pieces. The light sensors can be used in reflective mode with an internal LED sourceor in ambient mode, where a flashlight or other form of external lighting can be used to controlthe robot. The students are then required to install LabVIEW and the LEGO Mindstorm NXTModule on their laptops, both of which can be downloaded from NI.com. The LEGO MindstormNXT has proven to be a versatile platform as they have been used at our university in numerousways and for varying student levels. The same platform has also been used for hands-onactivities for high school outreach events and freshman orientation projects. Using the

Conference Session

DELOS Best Paper Nominations

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Drushel, Case Western Reserve University; John Gallagher, Wright State University

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, but without the option (as in the traditional courses) ofchanging the mechanical design to simplify the software control. Performance evaluation couldnow include consideration of differences between the simulated robot and the physical robot in areal environment. Because each student had a local copy of the simulator, initial developmentand testing could take place off-line; when ready, the student could then test the same controlleron the physical robot. In principle, the simulator would be an accurate reflection of the real-world environment. Discrepancies could lead students to develop more robust controlalgorithms, and/or feed back to the instructors in order to improve the simulator itself. Studentscould work completely according to

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

Collection

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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experiential nature of our approach, the second half of the class meetingperiod is dedicated to a sequence of “mini-projects.” These mini-projects take the form ofadditional homework problems in which students are asked to perform a set of measurementsand address a set of questions related to the project. By way of example, typical "mini-projects"for transmission lines include measuring characteristic impedance, propagation delay, standingwaves, and the determination of unknown loads by observing reflections, and the design andconstruction of impedance matching circuits and power splitters. A sampling of our experimentalhardware is shown in Figure 21 : (a) shows an image of an “artificial transmission line”(consisting of series of surface mount

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Zheng, Jackson State University; Yanhua Cao, Jackson State University; Himangshu Shekhar Das, Jackson State University; Jianjun Yin, Jackson State University

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survey on students' online collaborative experience are shown in Table 8. They demonstrate that the students in the groups (B, C, and D) with scaffolding generally had higher level of perception or collaboration activities than those in the control group (A) without scaffolding on online collaborative learning. However, students in the cognitive cooperation-scaffolding group (C) showed lower levels when they were asked “the members in my group collaborate with each other effectively, ” “It motivates me to learn through the use of online discussion,” and “Team online discussion makes me reflect on the course content in a deeper level”. This result is in accordance to the finding by Weinberger 24, i.e., students following the cognitive scaffolding

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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consideration (required) as well as commentary onwhether the obtained results resemble the expected results (to establish whether the studentsunderstand what they are looking for). Further commentary would explain what factorsinfluenced the results to be non-ideal (which would indicate understanding of both the systemunder study and the data collection system at issue in the lab). Grading reflects mastery of theexperimental system—the more the student explains, the better the mark.As the students master the details of project set-up, we shift to more formal reporting, with shortreports that ask for project motivation, goals and methods as well as results, and we support thisby providing examples and by providing lectures on the structure of and

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

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Francis (Mac) Haas, Rowan University; Nicholas William Dow; Tom Merrill, Rowan University; Smitesh Bakrania, Rowan University

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3-5 demonstrate exemplar student-produced schematics and photographs for (A) fast-acting valves, (B) muzzle velocity sensor circuits and hardware supports, and (C) velocity-corroborating backstops. We attribute the diversity in valve and backstop designs to ourintentional avoidance of prescribed designs, though some groups did follow through withprovided lecture material, as evidenced in the Supah-style9 valve implementation shown inFigure 3.Despite three sensor options provided for the muzzle velocity measurement circuits, groupsunanimously (14 groups of 14 total groups) chose infrared break-beam sensors as the definingelements of their myDAQ or Arduino Uno circuits, even despite prior use of the alternativelyoffered infrared reflectance

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies: Best Papers

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anahid Behrouzi, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Daniel Kuchma, Tufts University

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whichincluded (i) 6, (ii) 9, and (iii) 2 questions for each of the three sections. Comparatively, the end-term survey had 19 questions of (i) 11, (ii) 4, and (iii) 4 questions. All the original questionsfrom sections (i) and (iii) were maintained and supplemental questions were added. Section (ii)was modified to reflect class activities that had occurred since the mid-semester survey. Specificquestions will be discussed in greater detail in the following section analyzing student feedback.Summary of Student FeedbackEighteen of the twenty students enrolled in the DBE course consented to participate in theresearch study, sharing their assessment of this new curriculum. The remainder of this sectionaggregates both the responses from Likert scale rating

Conference Session

Innovations in Laboratory Studies

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ali Al-Bahi, King Abdulaziz University

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clear, measurable, learning objectives ‚ Specify clear, reliable, and objective assessment criteria of students workEvaluation of the Lab Experience in the CurriculumAppendix C contains a survey that was used to evaluate student’s lab experience in theengineering programs in King Abdulaziz University. The form evaluates the lab experience in 3distinct areas: ‚ Students and Learning ‚ Instructors and Instruction ‚ Facilities and SafetyThe results of the survey, when first used, indicated the weak as well as the strong points of theundergraduate lab experience of KAU students as shown in Fig 1. The results reflect the weakpoints of the classical recipe type experiments where the students are unable to deal with

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Laboratories

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chiu Choi, University of North Florida

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activities Uses class time R10 86.36 9.09 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.55 4.9 well Fosters environment R11 95.45 4.55 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.95 conducive to critical thinking Treats all students in a R12 100.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 5 consistent manner Exams reflect the R13 95.45 4.55 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.95 material covered Willingly assists

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Vernengo, Rowan University; Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan University; Johannes Strobel, Texas A&M University

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for chondrogenicdifferentiation and whether these reflect the existence of origin-specific biological signatures. Students will design their experimental inquiries to determine how culture conditions altercell differentiation. Teams of 2-3 students will independently design and execute studies to testhow the following influences the formation of differentiated chondrocytes: 1) undifferentiatedcell types, and 2) addition of growth factors (e.g, transforming growth factor b (TGF-b) family,bone morphogenic protein (BMP) family, basic fibroblast growth factor (FGF-2), insulin-likegrowth factor-1, IGF-1). Students will assay cell viability, cell number and differentiation. Eachstudent team will assay differentiation by one of the following 1

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Muhittin Yilmaz, Texas A&M University, Kingsville (TAMUK); Selahattin Ozcelik, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Nuri Yilmazer, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Reza Nekovei, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

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course mainly included the introductory and essential robotics concepts for the teamdesigns: locomotion concepts, fixed and mobile robot kinematics, actuators and basic sensors.The course lecture and hands-on laboratory content reflected the IEEE Region-5 roboticscompetition guidelines, related project descriptions, hands-on design specifications, tasks,timeline, and a component list. High School Mentorship opportunities provided valuablerobotics and engineering design experiences for the robotics students who strengthened theirrobotics knowledge and skill sets to high school students for their high school level roboticscompetitions. Robotics-II course maintained the robot design continuity by requiring the sameteams from Robotics-I, with their

Conference Session

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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Lisa D. McNair is an Associate Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she also serves as Assistant Department Head of Graduate Programs and co-Director of the VT Engineering Com- munication Center (VTECC). She received her PhD in Linguistics from the University of Chicago and a c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Paper ID #10091B.A. in English from the University of Georgia. Her research interests include interdisciplinary collabora-tion, design education, communication studies, identity theory and reflective practice. Projects supportedby the National Science Foundation include

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve Warren, Kansas State University; Punit Prakash, Kansas State University; Ed Brokesh, Dept. of Bio and Agricultural Engineering, Kansas State University; Gary William Singleton Ph.D., Heartspring; Kim Fowler

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disorders like narcolepsy, periodic limb movement disorder, hypersomnia, andsleep apnea. While a PSG provides valuable data to characterize sleep quality, the signal-acquisition technologies are obtrusive and not easily tolerated by children.6 The cost of the Page 24.374.2procedure and the necessary travel to a sleep laboratory also make it impractical for long-termsleep monitoring. For instance, biopotential measurements require wired electrodes in constantcontact with the skin. Oxygen saturation is typically measured with a bulky finger-clip sensor,although reflectance-mode sensors are becoming available. An unmet need remains for thedevelopment

Conference Session

LabVIEW and Mindstorms Based Experiments

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Problem-solving • Analytical SkillsThis indicates a high level of interest and effort in the class throughout the semester.Besides igniting interest in robotics for the students in the class, we had an unintended effect ofexciting a class of about 24 preschool children who came to participate in a final testing stage.During the official DARPA Urban Challenge on Saturday, November 3rd, 2007, the students heldtheir own mini Urban Challenge in the lobby of the student dorm. Although it was interesting foronlookers, results were not as hoped due to the early date. In one case, the robot traversed theentire route, but didn’t detect another vehicle at an intersection. The obstacle didn’t reflect theultrasound back to the robot’s sensor. In another

Conference Session

Fluid Mechanics Experiments and Laboratories

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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4and 5 also show the laser-based illumination setup used for the current testing. A 500mW solidstate laser was mounted vertically on an adjustable support platform. The platform providedlateral displacement adjustment and tilt adjustment degrees of freedom for aligning the lightsheet with the plane of the smoke streams. A simple cylindrical lens optic produced the desiredsheet of light for illumination of a section of the test section. The top of the test section, as wellas the side-walls, are of Plexiglas for optical access. Not all of the flow field could be viewed atthe same time with the current optical setup due to the spreading of the laser light sheet. Forsafety reasons, precautions were taken to minimize stray laser reflections. Test

Conference Session

Innovation in Laboratory Studies and Outreach Programs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shiyoung Lee, Pennsylvania State University, Berks

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summarize the results from design verification testing. It should indicate whether all the requirements were met. If any requirements could not be met, they should be listed in this section. The students should refer to the RSLogix500 project report.≠ Conclusions – The conclusions section should also summarize what students learned by executing the project and should identify problems encountered other than equipment problems during the lab session.≠ References – The references should be any resources relevant to the assigned lab topics.≠ RSLogix500 Project Report – The RSLogix500 report should reflect the following options in the configuration and ladder options dialog: Figure 8. RSLogix500 project

Conference Session

DELOS Best Paper Nominations

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Rogers, United States Military Academy; Robert Rabb, United States Military Academy; Christopher Korpela, United States Military Academy; Ryan Ebel, United States Military Academy

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. Students clearly enjoyed this achievement. The governing equation for the steel ball in Page 14.839.5equilibrium is derived from Newton’s Second Law where magnetic force and weight act inopposite directions. The magnetic force is modeled as proportional to current squared divided bygap distance squared: ⎛ i2 ⎞ m&x& + c⎜⎜ 2 ⎟⎟ − mg = 0 ⎝x ⎠where m is the steel ball mass, x is the air gap between steel ball and electromagnet, &x& is theacceleration, c is a proportionality constant reflecting the

Conference Session

Design of Laboratory Experiments

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bradley Burchett, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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controlsystems 2.54 2.23 3.83 3.46Size Limitations on controlsignals of real systems 1.60 1.50 3.02 2.69Benefits of a state variablemodel 2.26 2.04 3.44 2.96AcknowledgmentsThis material is based on work supported by the National Science Foundation under grant No.DUE-0310445. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in thismaterial are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National ScienceFoundation. The author gratefully acknowledges the assistance of Shannon Sexton, Director ofAssessment, who compiled the student

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Division Experimentation & Lab-oriented Studies Electrical Engineering and Circuits

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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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carwas only able to see one wall of the hallway, it did not always steer correctly back to the centerof the hallway, as it would detect both lane boundary lines on the same wall as shown in Figure 5below. Other times, the car would stop before reaching the end of the hallway due to notdetecting any lane boundary lines. Figure 5. Example of detecting both lane boundary lines on the same wall.Issues that need to be solved include (1) failure to detect lane boundaries due to the gradientbetween the baseboard and its reflection on the floor being below the detection threshold; (2)incorrect steering actions when only one lane boundary is detected; and (3) S pattern or zig-zagsteering actions when the PlayStation Eye camera is off-center or

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

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacob Bishop, University of Nebraska, Kearney

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design/safety factors 8. Describe mechanisms of brittle and ductile fracture 9. Define creep and conditions under which it occurs and calculate steady-state creep rate2 Mechanical System Design and Construction2.1 Testing Machine StructureThe structure for the material testing machine was built exclusively with materials availablefrom a local steel supplier. Plain carbon steel with a material thickness as close as possible to1/8 in was used, which allowed for high strength and easy weldability. This meant choosing ei-ther a 1/8 in (0.125 in) or 11 ga (0.120 in) thickness. The list of materials used to build the steelstructure and cost is shown in Table 1. Prices shown reflect those advertised by online suppliermetalsdepot.com. This was done

Conference Session

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

Collection

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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flight.Results and Analysis Made by the StudentsThe work objective of the vibration team for this project was to assemble the inner spool of the 3Dprinted jet engine on the GUNT Hamburg machine, balance it, and then study its vibrations fordifferent faulty bearings through envelope analysis. The team had 6 weeks to conduct theexperiment, collect the data and analyze them, after they complete the setup of the jet engine. Thefaulty bearings were taken from the GUNT machine which has five different faulty bearings (B,C, D, E and F while bearing A has no faults). The difference between the bearings is the locationand severity of the faults, which is reflected in the envelope analysis plots for each bearing. TheGUNT software generated the plots for the

Conference Session

Best Paper Presentations

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Constans, Rowan University; Shivakumar I Ranganathan, Rowan University; Wei Xue, Rowan University

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. The planetary gearset is the centerpiece of thebench-scale hybrid powertrain, which our students are completing over the course of fivesemesters. With the successful completion of the planetary gearset, our students are now readyto begin tackling the challenge of developing an overall control strategy for the hybrid system.AcknowledgementsThe authors wish to acknowledge the support of the NSF-TUES program in the Division ofUndergraduate Education, DUE-1044532, which made this research possible. Any opinions,findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authorsand do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.Bibliography[1] Toyota Motor Corporation, "Toyota Hybrid

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-oriented Studies: Mechanical Engineering and Control

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julianne Vernon, University of Michigan, College of Engineering; Cynthia J. Finelli, University of Michigan; Noel C. Perkins, University of Michigan; Bradford G Orr, University of Michigan

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students computed the potential energy due to gravity (requiring firstnumerically integrating the angular velocity data), and then the total mechanical energy (sum ofkinetic and potential energies). That sum immediately reveals that the mechanical energydecreases with each cycle (Fig. A2(b)). We further asked our students to reflect on thisexperimental fact and to propose the mechanism(s) responsible for this dissipation. Thisnaturally led them to the phenomenon of rolling resistance of tires and the real (adverse) effectsthat rolling resistance has on vehicle energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions! Thepoint is that the four often-misunderstood concepts concerning the dynamics of rigid bodies werereadily captured in this simple in-class

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies: Bring-Your-Own-Experiments 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jun Nogami, University of Toronto; Scott Ramsay, University of Toronto; Scott D Ramsay, University of Toronto

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volunteered likely felt strongly oneway or the other about the experiment. In the future, the authors will consider administering theMCI to the same students before and after the experiment. Page 26.313.11In addition, the experiment guide distributed to students will be altered. Though the guide willnot be collected for grades, additional open-ended questions will be posed. This will give thestudents the opportunity to better reflect on what they have learned and may likely improve theconceptual results of the experiment.Finally, the MCI is multiple choice and therefore not necessarily the best method to showconceptual understanding. In addition to

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Lee, San Jose State University; Stacy Gleixner, San Jose State University; Tai-Ran Hsu, San Jose State University; David Parent, San Jose State University

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audiences.However, in addition to the multidisciplinary nature of hands-on MEMS there is a very practicaland fundamental problem that few universities nationwide are able to offer hands-on experiencein microfabrication at the undergraduate level. So in addition to pedagogical and teamworkchallenges are the often prohibitive obstacles of facilities and cost.The most perceptible goal of the authors’ present work in MEMS education is to develop anundergraduate hands-on course in MEMS, with a variety of modules to reflect a representativeset of the many different applications and technologies involved. This course developmentproject will be manifested as an interdepartmentally cross-listed course, developed in detail bythe authors throughout the 2005-2006

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sajay Sadasivan, Clemson University; Deepak Vembar, Clemson University; Paris Stringfellow, Clemson University; Carl Washburn, Greenville Tech; Andrew Duchowski, Clemson University; Anand Gramopadhye, Clemson University

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-- reflective of those experiencedby a mechanic in the aircraft maintenance hangar environment. As a result, students can inspectairframe structure as they would in the real world and initiate appropriate maintenance actionbased on their knowledge of airframe structures and information resources such as on-linemanuals, airworthiness directives, etc. Their performance in tackling these scenarios can betracked in real-time with the potential for immediate feedback. Students will be able to grasp thelinks between various visual cues presented, the need for specific inspection items and potentialmaintenance solutions. Repeated exposure to various scenarios along with classroom teachingwill help them link theoretical scientific knowledge, for example

Conference Session

Laboratory Experiences in Electronics and Circuits

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jodi Reeves, National University; Bhaskar Sinha, National University; Mohammad N Amin, National University; Arthur Strum Davis

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. The final parameter analyzed was the mean GPA; thisincreased from 2.57 to 3.03, an 18% improvement. Overall, these were significant improvementsover the classes that did not use these hands-on Multisim projects.Instructors also reflected on their use of Multisim in these classes, “I have taught Digital LogicDesign courses without labs, with labs using hardware (breadboard, ICs, resistors, etc.), and withlabs using Multisim simulator. I find Multisim to be extremely useful and it has helped me inteaching complex topics with quick hands-on examples. This has enabled me to cover conceptualtopics in more depth and, usually, more topics quickly. Student response has been very positiveand their assessment of learning has improved significantly

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Reid, Ohio Northern University; David Reeping, Ohio Northern University

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. National ScienceFoundation (Award DUE-1042030). Any opinions, findings, conclusions, and/orrecommendations are those of the investigators and do not necessarily reflect the views of theNational Science Foundation.References [1] Kilgore, D., Atman, C. J., Yasuhara, K., Barker, T. J., & Morozov, A. (2007). “Considering Context: A Study of First‐Year Engineering Students,” Journal of Engineering Education, 96(4), 321-334. [2] Olds, B. M., & Miller, R. L. (2004). “The Effect of a First‐Year Integrated Engineering Curriculum on Graduation Rates and Student Satisfaction: A Longitudinal Study,” Journal of Engineering Education, 93(1), 23-35. [3] Pendergrass, N. A., Kowalczyk, R. E., Dowd, J. P., Laoulache, R. N., Nelles, W., Golen, J