-time and discrete-time systems, analog or digital filter design, and hybrid power system design. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Project-Based Learning on Diverse Concepts in a Power Electronic LaboratoryAbstractThis paper presents a project-based learning approach to teach the fundamental aspects of a DCmotor, half-wave, and full-wave rectifier circuits in a laboratory. The lab's objectives include: 1. Learn about the essential components of a DC motor by constructing a low-cost DC motor kit. 2. Explore practical methods to enhance the design and performance of the DC motor. 3. Explore and build half-wave and full-wave rectifier circuits to
electricity and magnetism from a Physics journal.These papers were pre-selected by the tutors. The students were required to read andcomprehend the proposed physical model and experiment procedure outlined in the originalpaper. They then had to adapt it to the available equipment in our university laboratory. Oncethe teams had collected data, they were to analyze and compare it with the physical modelingof the observed phenomenon. Finally, they were to create a self-explanatory videopresentation, limited to 10 minutes, where the student teams explained the physicalphenomenon, the modeling, the experiment conducted, and the analysis and conclusionsdrawn. The PBL approach allows students to have a better understanding of importantphysical theories
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. We examined course materials to identify where writing is explicitly or implicitly referenced, the genres that were assigned, and writing concepts that were represented. Analyzing course materials allowed us to identify a wide range of activities and assignments related to writing. We observed that implicit references to writing are prevalent, writing activities are weighted toward upper-level classes, and the most common genres are related to laboratory activities. Writing concepts that occurred frequently in upper-level laboratory courses correspond to disciplinary values of precision and clarity, while concepts of novelty and evidence were infrequent. This
complete tendirected laboratory projects and a final comprehensive project at the end of the semester.Students must maintain laboratory manuals for each activity. The program requires the use of thePython scripting language throughout upper division coursework. The department is changing itscurriculum to introduce coding in the 1st-year physics sequence. To reinforce these skills, theelectronics course will introduce the use of Jupyter Notebooks (JN) as the laboratory notebookformat. A JN is a web-based platform that allows students to create cells of code or text. Textcells provide a platform for students to describe the “what, why, and how” of theirmeasurements. Code cells can run Python (or many other programming languages) code. Thisallows
eventual goal of ABET accreditation.The biggest limitation of the new program was space. Engineering is a hands-on discipline fullof lab- and project-based courses that require dedicated lab space, appropriate lab equipment, aworkshop with appropriate fabrication tools, computer labs with engineering software, studentproject “dirty floor” space, and faculty and staff office space. When the program launched in2013, the only dedicated space for Engineering was two faculty offices. An introductory designlab was held in a Physical and Chemical Sciences non-majors laboratory space, which offeredlittle in the way of fabrication tools or storage space for design projects. A MATLABprogramming course was held in a general computing lab on which the
faculty in 2010. He is the director of the for sustainable infrastructure development, smart innovation and resilient innovation and the director of undergraduate programs at the department of civil engineering, Morgan State University.Frank Efe, Morgan State UniversityHannah Abedoh, Morgan State University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Engaging University Students in Practical Physics Labs Through Motivational Active LearningAbstractThe COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on student’s motivation to learn. As a result,the in-person laboratory session evolved into a virtual laboratory session. Despite this effort, manystudents struggled with the home
quantities and their Measures; b) Measuring instruments; c) Graphanalysis and Interpretation and d) Experiments and Physical modeling.The Physics subject aims to develop the following Physics modeling competencies and softskills of First-Year Students in engineering courses:• Being able to model phenomena, physical and chemical systems, using mathematical,statistical, computational and simulation tools, among others.• Predicting system results through models.• Checking and validating the models using appropriate techniques;Thus, based on previous academic experiences [1-8] and an active learning approach [9],[10]; [11] and [12], in the Physics laboratory, aiming to analyze the understanding of first-year engineering students regarding elastic force
assessment, attendance, and their own record of thought processes. Thesepredictions are not graded, but attendance and participation are typically acknowledged. In themodified version, this stage is very similar. The instructor conducts a demonstration withmeasurements (often involving graphs collected with microcomputer-based laboratory tools)displayed or shared on a suitable platform (such as multiple monitors, an LCD, or a computerprojector). In the modified ILD methodology, students engage in a group experiment related tothe scenario presented by the professor, utilizing PhET simulations. They complete a resultssheet, where they are encouraged to write their conclusions and compare them with theirpredictions.Table 1. Original ILD [21] versus
model, and the ability to analyze results. • Temporal Convolutional Neural Network (TCN) Project: Task students with implementing a TCN for a temporal sequence problem, assessing their understanding of advanced concepts.4. Debugging and • Debugging Challenge: During in-class laboratory exercieses weTroubleshooting will present students with a faulty PyTorch code and assess their ability to identify and fix errors, and allow them showcase their debugging skills.5. Model Evaluation and • Model Evaluation Report: This will require students to evaluateInterpretation the performance of a trained
-principle/. Accessed 24 Mar. 2023. 8. “Wind Sensor Rev. C.” Modern Device, 2023, moderndevice.com/products/wind-sensor. Accessed 18 Apr. 2023. 9. Yaacob, Arif Amiruddin, et al. “Digital Spirometer with a Mobile Application for Asthmatic Patient.” 2021 8th International Conference on Computer and Communication Engineering (ICCCE), IEEE, 2021, pp. 27–31, https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCCE50029.2021.9467250. 10. Zhou, Ping, et al. “A Smart Phone Based Handheld Wireless Spirometer with Functions and Precision Comparable to Laboratory Spirometers.” Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), vol. 19, no. 11, 2019, p. 2487–, https://doi.org/10.3390/s19112487.Appendix 1
national and international projects, in mathematics, engineering, and science education. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024Improving an online and self-instruction course: Students expectancy and self-regulationAbstract“Advance Education,” a continuing studies program at a private university in Chile, caters toworking adults aiming to complete or commence an undergraduate degree. This paper presents adetailed examination of an online physics laboratory course within this program, focusing onenhancing course adaptations, evaluating changes in student perceptions and expectations, andassessing students' self-regulatory abilities in the online learning context. Utilizing a pre-postsurvey design, the