Conference Session

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

Collection

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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traditional,descriptive ones. Furthermore, as new technologies continue to progress rapidly and coursecontent and laboratory instrumentation continue to evolve in order to keep pace, laboratorymanuals will also have to be revised frequently in order to stay relevant and effective. A laboratory manual revision process was developed in this study in order to supportthese new types of laboratory classes. It is a four-step process, which includes: 1) CollectingAudience Responses, 2) Scaffolding the Class Project, 3) Project Report Writing Requirementand 4) Peer-Review and Reflection. This development was carried out based upon the technicalwriting framework, as it is believed that technical writing can promote critical thinking andactive learning

Conference Session

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

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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, CA: John Wiley &Sons pp.120, 231, 247, 261Fulwiler, T. (1987a). The Journal Book. Portsmouth, NH: Boynton/Cook Publishers, 45-46Fulwiler, T. (1987b). Teaching with Writing. Upper Montclair, NJ: Boynton/Cook Publishers,37-44Gragson, D. & Hagen, J. (2010). Developing Technical Writing Skills in the Physical ChemistryLaboratory: A Progressive Approach Employing Peer Review. Journal of Chemical Education,87(1), 62-65Neuendorf, K. (2002). The Content Analysis Guidebook. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage PublicationsNorusis, M. (2005). SPSS 14.0 statistical procedures companion. Upper Saddle River, NJ:Prentice Hall, 152, 183Olds, B. (1994). Using Draft Reviews to Improve Writing and Thinking in Engineering Classes.Proceeding of the Frontiers in

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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thecourse material. Lord and Orkwiszewski (2006) implement inquiry-based methods in a collegebiology lab, where students were asked to develop a laboratory to investigate osmolarity. Theresults were compared to a control group which performed the original lab, and it was found thaton average students not only better enjoyed the inquiry lab, but also scored slightly higher on apost-lab quiz. Gormally, et al. (2009) showed that students who participated in an inquiry-basedintroductory biology course demonstrated more improvements in science literacy and researchskills when compared to peers who enrolled in a commensurate traditional course. Interestingly,the students in the traditional course were more likely to have more confidence in the

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daisuke Aoyagi, California State University, Chico

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calibration, static and dynamic signals, computer-controlled data acquisition,data analysis, documentation, and technical writing. All those topics are important andapplicable in the two-semester Capstone course in senior design project that the students arerequired to take, not to mention any future projects they may work on as professional engineers.As such, it is recommended that junior-level students take the Measurements andInstrumentation course before the Capstone project. In practice, however, a number of studentstake them concurrently.The Measurements and Instrumentation course is offered only in the spring semester, and is a 3-unit course consisting of two 1-hour lectures and one 3-hour lab session per week. The pre-requisites are 1

Conference Session

Division Experimentation and Lab-Oriented Studies - Best of DELOS

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ira Hill, University of Florida

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theirassignment but are encouraged to explore and ask questions. Students are tasked to complete theprogram so the user can draw with at least 5 different paintbrush sizes (either square or circular)in 5 different colors. Students then draw any school appropriate picture and submit their codeand drawing as the assignment. Examples from four different students from last semester areshown in the collage below: Figure  2:  Collection  of  student  images  drawn  from  their  own  Microsoft  Paint  Clone  program  written  in  C++  and   MATLAB.  Speed  Gait     This lab activity is different from the others in that students don’t explicitly write code;instead they

Conference Session

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

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ken Lulay P.E., University of Portland; Heather E. Dillon, University of Portland; Karen Elizabeth Eifler, University of Portland; Timothy A. Doughty, University of Portland; Daniel Anderson, University of Portland; Jose Israel Bastida De Jesus

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design has been used by the research teams to enhance other laboratory courses inmechanical engineering [1]. Duis et al. used a similar approach to modify laboratory curriculumin chemistry [3]. The technique has been used more widely in traditional classrooms [4]–[7]. Inthis project we used backward design to build student skills in professional development andtechnical areas. We used a list of learning outcomes developed by Kuh [8] that employersconsider essential, specifically: Self-direction, timeliness, cogent writing, critical thinking,adaptability, quantitative reasoning, social responsibility, teamwork and collaboration.Active learning is a pedagogical method to engage students more directly in learning, typicallyusing small groups and

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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location in theMiddle East, students at TAMUQ are required to complete identical coursework as their peers onthe main campus, including courses on American politics and American history. The student bodyis comprised of students from around the world, but primarily students come to TAMUQ from theArab Gulf region and Asia. TAMUQ offers Bachelor of Science degrees in chemical, electrical,mechanical and petroleum engineering. The university maintains an enrollment of around 550students, of which 58% are male and 41% are female [4]. Nearly all of the students at TAMUQspeak English as their second or third language. The faculty of the university is as diverse as thestudents, with faculty from the United States of America, Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Greece

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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-known higher education administrator, fund raiser, educator, and researcher with co-authorship of 11 peer-reviewed research journal articles, 15 refereed research conference articles, and 17 refereed pedagogical conference articles. As a PI or Co-PI, Traum has attracted over $800 K in funding for research, education, and entrepreneurial ventures from multi- ple sources including NSF, NASA, ASHRAE, the Texas State Energy Conservation Office, and several industry sponsors. Most recently as Associate Professor and Director of Engineering Programs at Philadelphia University, Dr. Traum led the Mechanical Engineering Program through a successful ABET interim visit resulting in no deficiencies, weaknesses, or concerns