Conference Session

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ilan Gravé, Elizabethtown College

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

in real time during the lab sessions, itbecame clear to me that in most cases the major deficiencies resided in post-lab work and in theirability to submit a coherent, well written final report. Trying to dissect the source and location ofthe deficiencies, I decided to keep track of the performance of the various lab classes with themetric of these parameters. The hope was to be able to characterize with some quantitativemeasures (a) the progress of the class, if any, within the same semester/lab and (b) the progressof the class along the sequence of the four lab courses described above.Accordingly, while all the reports were graded following the syllabus description, I also kept arecord for myself with the marks assigned in each one of the

Conference Session

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harold R. Underwood, Messiah College

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

on the project, including graded assessment and student satisfaction;and IV) Discussion and Conclusions about this work in progress with ideas for future efforts.II. MethodsThe Fall 2018 course syllabus for EMAG at Messiah College introduced students to the IMDproject at the beginning of the semester, with details on Canvas, our Learning ManagementSystem, and deadlines established in the course schedule. A syllabus statement designatedGroup Lab/Project served as an overview of this project worth 20% of students’ course grade: For the group project, students will construct and experiment with a given metal detector prototype version (see Canvas for details) by working collaboratively with group members. Students will also

Conference Session

Experimentation and Laboratory-oriented Studies Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Eleanor Byrnes, Harvey Mudd College; Yaqub Alam Mahsud, Harvey Mudd College; Spencer Rosen, Harvey Mudd College; Matthew Spencer, Harvey Mudd College

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

elective includeslaboratories. Therefore, the first step of reviewing a program is examining the programrequirements and catalog to determine how many general education, engineering requirementsand electives are required of students. This classification is referred to as requirement type.2.2 Selecting Catalogs for ReviewAfter the courses in a program have been categorized by requirement type, a set ofinclusion/exclusion criteria was applied to guarantee that programs in the review were suitablefor statistical analysis. The criteria were: 1. EXCLUDE IF: The program does not provide a syllabus with course descriptions and requirements for the engineering discipline being considered. 2. EXCLUDE IF: Course descriptions are absent to a

Conference Session

Division for Experimentation & Lab-oriented Studies Technical Session 4

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raina White, Dartmouth College; Christopher G. Levey, Dartmouth College; Laura Ray, Dartmouth College

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

modeling and graphical representation of thesystem behaviors are taught, students can relate this to the qualitative framework they havealready formed [1]. This paper proposes that these simple activities presented early in the termwill improve retention and understanding, and also improve utilization of course concepts inpost-course design work.Experiential learning techniques can be time consuming and thus challenging to incorporate intocollegiate courses with a packed syllabus. Lab equipment can be expensive to purchase andmaintain. Further, instructors may presume that students have already formed simple mentalmodels of system behaviors from earlier coursework or life experiences. To minimize thesepossible implementation barriers, the criteria

Conference Session

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Vincent Bartolomeo, The Cooper Union; Amanda Lombardo, The Cooper Union; Michael Colella, The Cooper Union; George J. Delagrammatikas, The Cooper Union

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Diversity

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

extracurricular learning opportunities and hands-on supplements to traditional courseinstruction. The following paper describes the integration of a Formula SAE (FSAE) teamproject into a junior-level mechanical engineering experimentation course; it represents one ofnine projects in this course.The first half of the course is divided into modules that, for all students, progressively address: 1)the measurement chain and laboratory best practices using pre-existing experiments, 2) sensordesign, selection, and calibration, 3) statistical data analysis and uncertainty limits, and 4)technical communication skills. The second half tasks student teams to propose, design, build,and carry out an original experiment to an engineering problem they perceive can

Conference Session

Experimentation and Laboratory-oriented Studies Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Joshua Pierson, University of Georgia; John M. Mativo, University of Georgia; Edwin Chiuz, University of Georgia; Mark Trudgen, University of Georgia; Christopher Herring, University of Georgia

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

(UGA) College of Engineering Capstone Syllabus, acapstone is a “two-semester sequence course that is project based and focused on problemframing, stakeholder analysis, concept generation, and project management skills.” The goal “isto review concepts in the design process and tools in design methodology with a focus onengineering systems development cycle. Students working in multidisciplinary teams areassigned to design problems that are open-ended, requiring creativity and involving iterativesolutions.” It continues to state that “Design systems will work independently with a facultymentor and adopts the design that can be rapid prototyped or manufactured and evaluated againstthe design requirements. Student teams present their design