Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Methods and Learning Models

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas Sugg, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Corona Division; John V Fishell, Science and Technology Education Partnership (STEP) ; Arman Hovakemian, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Corona Division

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assisting with and judging science fairs and competitions, mentoring and tutoring localstudents, hosting DoD scholarship and fellowship recipients, providing laboratory tours toschools, and partnering with science and mathematics teachers in the classroom. However, DoDhas come to recognize that although these many individual efforts at STEM outreach areimportant, they will not be sufficient in themselves to meet the domestic and global STEMeducation challenges that weaken the security of the United States. DoD has, therefore,developed and issued the first DoD STEM Education and Outreach Strategic Plan that iscollaborative, integrative, and focused across all of DoD. The strategic plan establishes a DoDSTEM Development Office to lead STEM education

Conference Session

Mechanical and Architectural Engineering Laboratories

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Teodora Rutar, Seattle University; Gregory Mason, Seattle University

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Figure 1. Pre-lab assignmentLAB #1 – Instructions to students in the labFirst, please examine equipment you were given. Then, brainstorm with your lab teammates onhow you can use the given equipment to design experiments that demonstrate the Seebeck and thePeltier effects. Present two experimental plans to the professor. If approved, then set up the twoexperiments. Have them checked by the professor. Once approved, go ahead and run them andgather data.In the next part of this lab you are tasked to design another experiment, but not to actually conductit. This time, you are tasked with measuring the efficiency of the system that powers the fan.Brainstorm with your teammates on how you would do it. The following questions can guide you:What data

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Methods and Learning Models

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ahmed Cherif Megri, University of Wyoming

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and HVAC systems.We discuss the capstone design program from students’ point of view, and the experience earned indesign, experimentation, and also in written and oral communication skills. Future plans to evaluate theeffectiveness of this capstone in term of learning outcomes.Introduction:In many states, local authorities and state officials spend significant amounts of money, time, andresources each winter to help low income families pay their heating bills. Many weatherization programsexist. However, these programs focus only on adding insulation and sealing major air leaks. Energyefficiency measures are applied with various degrees of comprehensiveness. The capstone design courseobjective is the conduction of a comprehensive study that

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Laboratories

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nael Barakat, Grand Valley State University; Lihong (Heidi) Jiao, Grand Valley State University

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Nanotechnology Fundamentals Lab for Engineering StudentsAbstractNanotechnology findings and products have exponentially increased in the last decade withoutany parallel development in workforce to support this increase. The gap between supply ofskilled workforce and demand in nanotechnology is expected to continue in growth for a while.This paper describes efforts to help in bridging this void of workforce through the developmentand implementation of a comprehensive lab component for educating an interdisciplinary classof engineering and science students at the junior level. The course is introduced as part of alarger plan to bring nanotechnology into undergraduate education. The approach followed in thislab development is unique since it aims at

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Laboratories

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Seunghyun Chun, University of Texas, Austin, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Bruce McCann, University of Texas, Austin; Ariane L. Beck, University of Texas, Austin; Eric Dean, National Instruments; Alexis Kwasinski, University of Texas at Austin

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and 2007, respectively. From 1993 to 1997, he worked for Telefnica of Argentina for four years designing and planning telephony outside plant net- works. Then he worked for five years for Lucent Technologies Power Systems (later Tyco Electronics Power Systems) as a Technical Support Engineer and Sales Technical Consultant in Latin America. For three years, he was also a part-time instructor in charge of ITBA’s telecommunications laboratory. He is currently and Assistant Professor at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin and his research interests include power electronics, distributed generation, renewable and alternative energy, and analysis of the impact of

Conference Session

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

Conference Session

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

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Methods and Learning Models

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rupa Purasinghe, California State University, Los Angeles; Peter Dusicka, Portland State University; Jeffrey W Berman, University of Washington; Edgar Bautista, California State University, Los Angeles; Michael Noddings, Portland State University; Linda My Hanh Nguyen; San Yu Aung, California State University of Los Angeles; Lang Anh Dam

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), ability to plan and design a system, component orprocess that meets desired needs (abet c), ability to use techniques, skills, and modernengineering tools necessary for engineering practice, including computer tools and informationtechnology (abet k), and the ability to design and conduct experiments as well as to analyze andinterpret data (abet b).The course topics include computer aided structural analysis of trusses, structural design oftrusses, computer aided structural analysis of 2D-frames for gravity and lateral loads and loadcombinations, computer aided structural design of 2D-frames, setting up of an experiment on asmall shake table and dynamic experimentation, computer aided structural dynamic analysis withtime history, and verification

Conference Session

ELOS Best Paper Nominations

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Debra J. Mascaro, University of Utah; Stacy Bamberg, University of Utah; R. Roemer, University of Utah

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asked to write out two plans for modeling each objectin SolidWorks®. After choosing what he determines tobe the best of the two plans, the student proceeds to (a)follow that plan to create a model of the object inSolidWorks®. Example SolidWorks® models are shownin Figure 1. Ideally, the objects to be measured andmodeled are relevant to the design project and might beincorporated into SolidWorks® models of a team’sdesign competition device. For example, tires (Figure 1a)and SPAM® cans (Figure 1b) were chosen as objectswhen the design project involved designing and buildingSPAM®-powered vehicles.2.2 Manufacturing Labs (b)During the freshman year, students are introduced tothree

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Methods and Learning Models

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ross B Kaplan, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Timothy M Johnson P.E., Wentworth Institute of Technology; Ralf Oliver Schneider, Wentworth Institute of Technology ; Shankar Muthu Krishnan, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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and desires of the stakeholders.The project team members have identified the stakeholders as R&D (Engineering, Industrialdesign), System operator, and Subjects to be scanned for fever screening. Handling temperaturereadings in a large gathering is anticipated. In order to understand the operational needs, thefunctional overview of the operator requirements is necessary. A generalized design approach interms of human factors is necessary to cover this broad spectrum. A wide range of hand sizes andvarious levels of hand strength should be considered. The interdisciplinary R&D team currentlyis planning a qualitative focus group to deepen our understanding of the potential operator. Thehand-held portable temperature scanner has to be low

Conference Session

Pedagogical Innovations in Laboratory Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian P. Sangeorzan, Oakland University; Matthew Nathaniel Bruer, Oakland University; Laila Guessous, Oakland University; Xia Wang, Oakland University

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large collected volume and the relatively long collection times. Students would nothave a sense of the required collection volumes or times without having conducted theuncertainty analysis before conducting the experiments. In fact, it is very easy to have relativeuncertainties of less than one percent with a little planning. Table 3. Sample Injector Calibration Data Injector #1 20,000 μS Period Volume Uncertainty = +/- 5 ml; Time Uncertainty = +/- 0.3 sec Rail Vol. Pulse Pressure Collection Collection Flow Width (psig) Volume Time Rate Uncertainty Uncertainty (μS

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ELOS Best Paper Nominations

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Ridgely, California Polytechnic State University; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University

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which of the readily available packaging materials will create the best protection for package contents. Some samples of materials are provided for your convenience; please feel free to suggest other materials as well. We have hired a new technician, Mr. Stanley Nerdbaum, who was recently fired by his previous employer for “being a girly man and not going to the gym every day.” Mr. Nerdbaum has provided some equipment which you may use in your work and made the following suggestions which may be helpful to you as you design and test your test plan: “Our goal is to minimize the acceleration experienced by items which impact the insides of containers. You can measure this acceleration with an accelerometer

Conference Session

ELOS Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Curtis Brackett, Bradley University; David Zietlow, Bradley University

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AC 2011-2498: OPTIMAL DESIGN OF A PUMP AND PIPING SYSTEMCurtis Brackett, Bradley University I am a senior mechanical engineering major at Bradley University in Peoria, IL. I am originally from Aurora, IL. I am the team captain for Bradley’s Formula SAE senior project. I am very interested and plan on developing my career in the field of energy generation.David Zietlow, Bradley University Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Bradley University The primary author is Curtis Brackett, candidate for BSME May 2011 Page 22.1126.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Laboratories

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles Lu, University of Kentucky

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venues: includingthe assessments from the instructors and from the students themselves.Instructor assessments: There are four opportunities in which Outcome (1) assessments can beperformed: 1) homework, exercises, and exam on the DOE theory, 2) the group presentations ontheir experimental design plans, 3) their group presentations on their experimental results, and 4)their final lab reports. These areas should very adequately cover the major components ofOutcome (1). The first two areas address their ability to design and conduct experiments whilethe latter two areas address the ability to analyze and interpret data.A synopsis of the assessment results for the Fall 2009 ME 311 course is shown in Table 6. Thefirst line assesses their overall

Conference Session

Mechanical and Architectural Engineering Laboratories

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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A. Simionescu, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi; Mehrube Mehrubeoglu, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi; Korinne Caruso, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi; Gregory R. Reuter, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi

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experience based on the post experimentsurvey. The laboratory can be also integrated with more advanced classes, like rapidmanufacturing process as discussed by Creese9 or computer aided optimization of castings, thelatter being however better suited to graduate engineering education10.It is fortunate that Texas A&M University Corpus Christi has a metal casting facility thatengineering students can have access to once a semester and perform one of their laboratoryexercises. Plans are in the making for students to use this facility for casting parts for theirprojects, including capstone projects, and continue this fruitful collaboration with the colleaguesin the Department of Arts

Conference Session

Pedagogical Innovations in Laboratory Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Murthy Kasi, North Dakota State University; Yaping Chi, North Dakota State University; G. Padmanabhan, North Dakota State University

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Lines LinesFigure 1. An example of a flownet(a)(b) Dam Cutoff Stream wall lines Equipotential linesFigure 2. Flow nets showing stream lines and potential lines for (a) a discharging well in anaquifer bounded by a stream parallel to an impermeable barrier (plan view) (slightly modified1), Page 22.1392.3and (b) groundwater flow beneath a dam with a cutoff wall (sectional view).Laboratory courseThe flownet experiment was

Conference Session

ELOS Best Paper Nominations

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Huettel, Duke University

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., surveys of student opinions) and quantitative data(e.g., course performance). Baseline data (e.g., student surveys) were available from previousyears for comparison. Students reported that the projects positively contributed to theirunderstanding of course material. We also found that students’ awareness of the GrandChallenges and the role that signal processing can have in finding solutions increased. A numberof students indicated that they plan to pursue more in-depth projects inspired by what theylearned during the laboratory.1. IntroductionThe National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has identified a set of fourteen Grand Challengesfor current engineering research and practice. These include such diverse topics as reverse-engineering the brain

Conference Session

Pedagogical Innovations in Laboratory Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alyn Marie Turner, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Sandra Shaw Courter, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Shirley Dyke, Purdue University

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goal, because it relates to a large literature oninequality in the engineering field among males and females at all stages of the academic ladder.4In particular we document the extent to which females report learning less as a result of theshake table experiment than their male peers. The plan of the paper is as follows. First, we briefly describe recent developments inbench scale shake tables and teleoperation and teleobservation technologies designed to allowstudents at institutions without shake tables to be able to perform real-time exercises in structural Page 22.883.3dynamics and earthquake engineering. Second, we introduce

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Laboratories

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Graff, LeTourneau University; Paul R. Leiffer, LeTourneau University; Matthew G. Green, LeTourneau University; Joel Koblich, LeTourneau University

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presentation draws near, panicensues, and the various teams typically help one another. I have seen this situation happen onthe eve of most of the presentations, usually around 2:00 AM. One student told me, after it wasall over, that the experience was the highlight of his student career at (university). He said thecooperation among teams, sharing ideas for fixing problems and helping one another, bondedthem together.It almost always takes longer to implement a process than originally expected. This concept ismade real to the students by the Rube Goldberg project.Panic is a great generator of “action rather than planning.” There is a subset of “technical types”who spend long periods of time calculating and never get around to actually doing

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Mechanical and Architectural Engineering Laboratories

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rainer Bartz, Cologne University of Applied Sciences, Germany; Daniel Cox, University of North Florida

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RLAB at the sites of Cologne University of Applied Sciences andUniversity of North Florida are planned, mainly with the focus on adding further models andexperiments.References[1] C.C. Ko, et al., "A Web-Based Virtual Laboratory on a Frequency Modulation Experiment," IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Part C: Applications and Reviews; Vol.31, No.3, August 2001, pp. 295-303[2] P.S. Girão, O. Postolache, S. Antunes, F. Tavares, "Automated and Remote Operated System for Spectrum Monitoring and Control in Portugal," Proceedings of the 2010 IEEE International Conference of Industrial Technology (ICIT), 2010, pp. 988-993[3] A.Kara, E.U. Aydin, R. Öktem and N. Cagiltay, "A Remote Laboratory for Training in Radio

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ELOS Best Paper Nominations

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Loren Limberis, East Carolina University; Jason Yao, East Carolina University

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, was 3.28 with 75% of the students scoring a 3 or 4. As withall our assessment in the engineering department, our standard for reporting that the students areachieving the outcomes of the project is 75%. These results indicate the students are achievingthis particular outcome. We are pleased with these results, but despite stressing the importanceof clearly organized and thoroughly-commented MATLAB scripts, we would like to have ahigher percentage of outcome achievement. We plan to increase the emphasis in the laboratoryreport requirements with additional exercises the students must perform using their MATLABcode and additional engineering design analysis from the increased use.Based on the self-reporting of students on the project survey