Paper ID #37880Experimental methods in tissue engineering: An integrated approach totheory, design, and analysisDr. David L Simpson, Wentworth Institute of Technology Dr. Simpson is the Provost Initiatives Coordinator for Inclusive Excellence and an Assistant Professor in the Biological Engineering Program. He joined Wentworth in 2018 from the University of California, Davis where he served as the Associate Director for the Veterinary Institute for Regenerative Cures and Director of the Regenerative Medicine Laboratory. At Wentworth, Dr. Simpson is working to promote inclusive excellence within the academic programs
Science (B.S.) program requires a one-semester capstone design course. In thesame department, the Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) program curriculum also requires aproject management capstone style course. This requirement is among several differences whichseparates the M.Eng. program, which focuses on preparation for industry, from a Master ofScience (M.S.) which typically reflect more academic and research focus. Recently, UIUCcombined the capstone program for undergraduates and the M.Eng. capstone program into ajointly offered course. The details of the merger can be found in an earlier article [11].There are several key benefits to combining the two programs intended to enhance theexperience for students and instructors. One benefit of a joint
Mechatronics Actuator Education Platform for Active Learning CurriculumAbstractThis paper discusses the design and construction of a multi-actuator, open-source educationplatform to enhance undergraduate mechatronics laboratory curriculum experience in the topicarea of actuator technologies. Utilizing hands-on learning as the primary pedagogical approach,students gain applied knowledge in mechatronics by fostering the development of criticalengineering skills. The proposed laboratory curriculum encompasses an all-in-one mechatronicsactuator test platform for the study of fundamental actuator technologies, including a directcurrent brushed motor, stepper, and radio control servo motor that is generally taught in anundergraduate mechatronics
deeper understanding of mechanical concepts and theoriesbut also for fostering active learning. While the traditional use of commercial bridge modelingkits, like the Pasco Bridge set ME-6991, has been standard, this approach often falls short ineffectively engaging students in learning the principles of static equilibrium and truss analysis.This paper introduces an innovative design project that enhances the conventional bridgeexperiment. It involves students optimizing and 3D printing truss member dimensions, replacingthem in the model, and evaluating performance. This hands-on approach in design andmanufacturing significantly enriches the learning experience in truss analysis. Additionally, thepaper discusses the integration of this project
Paper ID #44342Integrating Engineering Design in Laboratory Sessions for Second-Year MechanicalEngineering StudentsDr. Deeksha Seth, Villanova University Deeksha Seth is an Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering department at Villanova University. Her primary research interests includes integrative and interdisciplinary engineering education.Dr. Robert P. Loweth, Purdue University Robert P. Loweth (he/him) is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. His research explores how engineering students and practitioners engage stakeholders in their engineering
-0198[14] J. Blandino and J. Hardin, “An Integrated Multi-year Iterative and Service-oriented Capstone Project,” ASEE Virtual Conference, Paper ID #28839, 2020.[15] VIP Consortium https://vip-consortium.org/[16] Press Release, “Joby Completes Third Stage of FAA Certification Process,” Business Wire, Feb. 21, 2024. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240221698764/en/[17] Federal Aviation Administration, “Urban Air Mobility: Concept of Operations,” Version 2.0, April 2023.[18] M.G. Perhinschi, “Undergraduate Area of Emphasis in Unmanned Aerial Systems,” Proceedings of the 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference & Exposition, July 26-29, 2016. Paper ID #35028[19] M. H. Sadraey, “Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Design Education
mathematics.However, students may form inaccurate perceptions of the level of difficulty of complexengineering problems when they cannot see a clear link between a given class and its relevancein their future career [2]. It feels harder when there is a lack of appreciation for why thesecourses are included in the curriculum. If an engineering course helps students clearly see thepoint of learning, students are more likely to persist in completing the course.Laboratories are an integral component of the ABET-accredited engineering curricula andcourses. Laboratories provide students with the opportunity to learn by doing. This hands-onexperience helps students to develop a deeper understanding of engineering course content.Laboratories often require students
and is an Associate Director of the Montana Engineering Education Research Center. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Integrating Industrial Feedback into Role-Playing Scenarios in Laboratory Classes for Improved Technical Communication Skills Transferable to the WorkplaceAbstractGood communication skills are necessary for students entering the workforce. However, due to acontinually changing communication landscape, courses that integrate communication skills intothe engineering curriculum may not align with the skills students need. In this paper, informationwas solicited from practicing engineers in industry regarding the types of communication genresthey engage
learning, and enhancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the classroom. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Toy Adaptation in a Laboratory Course: An Examination of Laboratory Interests and Career MotivationsAbstractCurricula containing accessibility topics with positive societal impact are useful in careertraining and have shown promise in engagement of students from groups historically excludedfrom and underrepresented in engineering. Toy adaptation makes toys accessible to kids withdisabilities and is a hands-on process that involves toy disassembly, circuitry assessment, andaddition of an accessible switch. Previous work incorporating toy adaptation into curriculum
proceedings, such as IEEE Transaction on Information Technology in Biomedicine, Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics, etc. and presented his works in numerous conferences and workshops, such as ICPR, CBMS, CLEF, CIVR, HISB, SPIE, BIBE, IEEE FIE, etc. His current research is focusing on Crowdsourcing and Deep learning techniques and their application in medical fields, especially for retrieval and diagnostic purposes. Pursuing continuous financial support is an integral part of Dr. Rahman’s research agenda Over the years, Dr. Rahman ¬received (as both PI and Co-PI) several competitive grants for both Imaging Informatics and ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024
Paper ID #43871Work-in Progress: Aligning an Engineering Hands-On Learning Programto College Strategy: Reducing Implementation Barriers to Support Faculty,Students, and Their SuccessMs. Rachel Sharpe, University of Colorado Boulder Rachel Sharpe is a Senior Engineering Projects Consultant at the Integrated Teaching and Learning Program at the University of Colorado Boulder. Rachel’s work as a senior engineer has allowed her to collaborate with faculty members across seven departments, contributing her expertise to the development and successful implementation of over thirty hands-on lab activities. Rachel has overseen the
Paper ID #39597Redesigning a multi-disciplinary measurement lab and statistics course:An approach for navigating competing prioritiesDr. Nick A. Stites, University of Colorado Boulder Nick Stites is the Director of the Integrated Teaching and Learning Program at CU Boulder and an in- structor with the Integrated Design Engineering program. Dr. Stites is the principal investigator (PI) of the Denver-Metro Engineering Consortium , which is a partnership between local community colleges and universities to support engineering pathways for transfer students. He is also a co-PI for TeachEngi- neering.org, which provides no-cost
serves as secondary instructor for the CHE labs, the Departmental Safety Coordinator, and lead for the SAFEChE (Process Safety Across the CHE Curriculum) modules as well as the Visual Encyclopedia of Chemical Engineering Equipment. Currently, he serves as a Director for the ASEE ChE Division.Dr. Sarah A Wilson, University of Kentucky Sarah Wilson is an assistant professor in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering at the University of Kentucky. She completed her bachelor’s degree at Rowan University in New Jersey before attending graduate school for her PhD at the University of Massachusetts.Dr. Janie Brennan, Washington University in St. Louis Janie Brennan is a Senior Lecturer of Energy, Environmental
Safety Coordinator, and lead for the SAFEChE (Process Safety Across the CHE Curriculum) modules as well as the Visual Encyclopedia of Chemical Engineering Equipment. Currently, he serves as a Director for the ASEE ChE Division.Dr. Joanne Kay Beckwith, Carnegie Mellon University Joanne K. Beckwith is an Assistant Teaching Professor of Chemical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University.Dr. Janie Brennan, Washington University in St. Louis Janie is a Senior Lecturer in Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis. Her PhD is in chemical engineering from Purdue University. Research focus areas include laboratory courses, process safety, and chemical engineering pedagogy.Prof
used bystudents at least once, and often multiple times in previous courses.Since this paper investigates students’ epistemology, it will be helpful to review the epistemicgoals of the faculty in the course used for data collection. The integrated nature of this course isintended to develop an epistemology that engineering knowledge cannot be easily separated.Solving a problem almost always involves thinking across disciplines. In this way the courseprovides some correction to a view of engineering knowledge which is somewhat inevitablegiven that students progress through courses which seem to be largely isolated from one another.In addition to the connectedness of engineering knowledge, this course aims to deepen students’understanding of the
support service,for instance, making appointments with instructor in a feedback meeting. Levey [10] developed anoble hands-on learning exercise on fluid mechanics in a large-scale undergraduate classroom with90 students. The experiment is about demonstrating the velocity profile of a falling object inviscous fluids and accessing the drag force from Stokes’ law. The set-up is very simple and hasbeen reported to be very cost-effective, offering multiple learning outcomes such as buildingteamwork, polishing technical skills, applying theory to practice.Like other engineering pedagogy, an undergraduate level fluid mechanics course demands aneffective PBL curriculum that involves processes of investigation and inquiry, which extendsbeyond a lecture
technology, materials science, 3D printing, experiments, and product design. My interests include systems design, and systems engineering within the field of additive manufacturing.Dr. Marwa AbdelGawad, Texas A&M University at Qatar Dr. Marwa AbdelGawad is an Instructional Assistant Professor at Texas A&M University at Qatar. She earned her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M University (USA), where her research focused on examining the impact of microstructure on the corrosion response and mechanical integrity of magnesium alloys used in biomedical applications, specifically orthopedic implants, which resulted in the publication of several papers in prestigious journals and presentations at conferences
, A. Farzamnia and L. C. Fan, "Speed Classification of Upper Limb Movements Through EEG Signal for BCI Application," in IEEE Access, vol. 9, pp. 114564-114573, 2021.21. Sukumaran, B., Jahan, K., Dorland, D., Everett, J., Kadlowec, J., Gephardt, Z. and Chin, S., 2006. Engineering Clinics: An integration of research into the undergraduate engineering curriculum. CUR quarterly, 26(3), pp.115-121. 16
engineering. Additionally, he has extensive experience in teaching embedded systems and senior design courses.Dr. Rania Hussein, University of Washington Dr. Rania Hussein is an Associate Teaching Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering de- partment at the University of Washington, where she also serves as the founder, principal investigator, and director of the Remote Hub Lab (RHLab). With her research focus on embedded systems, medical image analysis, digital twinning, and remote engineering, Dr. Hussein is committed to developing inno- vative solutions that enhance equity and access in engineering education and telehealth practices. Her work in promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in higher education
Tissue Engineeringcourse. Our guiding research questions are:(1) How did learners' perceptions of VR labs vary across lab types?(2) To what extent did the perceived utility value and tool efficacy of the VR lab modulespredict learners’ perceived satisfaction with the learning experience across different labtypes?Study Course ContextThe Tissue Engineering course where these labs were integrated is an elective course offeredfor students in Biological and Biochemical Engineering degree programs. The goal of thecourse is to provide a foundational understanding of the areas of science and engineeringinvolved in the design and development of replacement tissues and organs for the body. Thecourse, although primarily taken by undergraduates in the
and hardware capabilities, increasing accessto global information and instant communication.Laboratory programs can help students develop an entrepreneurial mindset by providingopportunities for them to think creatively and develop innovative solutions to real-worldproblems. Through hands-on experience in the laboratory, students are exposed to the process ofdesigning, prototyping, and testing innovative ideas, similar to the process of developing newproducts in industry. Laboratories mimic the cohesive integration of social, institutional, andcultural environments, both at the individual level and the group level which entrepreneurshipaims to bring about. Considering the importance of laboratory instruction in science, design andengineering
Experiments and Blended Learning in Engineering Education: A Framework for AssessmentAbstractThis paper presents a comprehensive framework for refining desk-scale experiments andimplementing an impactful blended learning curriculum within the realm of chemical engineeringeducation. The primary focus is on evaluating the influence of these enhancements on studentlearning outcomes and the overall success of educational transformation initiatives. The studyaddresses two central research questions. The first question centers on improving the studentunderstanding of topics related to graphical flow characterization by using a desk-scaleexperimental module. We consider critical factors such as ease of installation, safe to operate, andability to
well as Digital Systems Design with FPGA using Verilog but it doesn’t imply any method oridea to use a FPGA to develop a μC or μP. The curriculum in many colleges probably teaches with thesame content and method but the result is not the purpose of this paper tries to present. On the otherhand, some improvement has been made to enhance the learning of μC or μP such as what the article[2] shows with an experiment platform, but it again doesn’t discuss any information to let studentsdesign their own processors or controllers. As described above, knowing how to design with acommercially available μC or μP opens a door to explore embedded system development whichredirects the focus of the development of a digital system into software and hardware
Paper ID #39847Edible Entertainment: Taste Diversity in Additive Manufacturing forAuthentic Digital Food Design SolutionsDr. Nandhini Giri, Purdue University - West Lafayette (COE) Nandhini Giri, PhD is an Assistant Professor of Human Computer Interaction and Founding Director of Entertainment Futures Lab at the Department of Computer Graphics Technology, Purdue University. Dr. Giri studies the impact of emerging entertainment graphics technologies to develop interactive media systems for authentic human experiences. She also develops design frameworks for expertise development in the computer graphics industry
him to laboratories in the US, Canada, and Singapore; where he specialized in the development of rare-earth-based nanomaterials for advanced multimodal and deep tissue imaging. As an educator, he aims to bridge gap between the theory and practice in engineering education. His recent interest centers on the creation of engaging at-home and laboratory experiments, enabling students to experience firsthand the practical applications of engineering principles. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024Bridging the Gap: At-Home Experiments Connecting Theory and Practice in Chemical Engineering EducationABSTRACTThe 2022 report by the National Academies of Sciences
Pedagogy Approach to Learning in Engineering: An HBCU's Experience,” in 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, New Orleans, Louisiana, June 2016.[8] J. Attia, M. Tembely, L. Hobson, and P. Obiomon, “Hands-on Learning in Multiple Courses in Electrical and Computer Engineering,” in 2018 Gulf Southwest Section Conference, Austin, TX, April 2018.[9] S.S. Holland, J.L. Bonniwell, J.D. Carl, B.E. Faulkner, R.W. Kelnhofer, C.J. Prust, and L.G. Weber, “It’s All About Engagement: Infusing the Mobile Studio Approach Throughout the Electrical Engineering Curriculum,” in 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference, Virtual Conference, July 2021.[10] S.S. Holland, C.J. Prust, R.W. Kelnhofer, and J. Wierer, “Effective
years investigated.Figure 1: Comparison between five different types of laboratories used in manufacturingeducation. The same experiment, in this case the tensile test, is depicted by all types.2.2. Course structure and variations across different yearsThe course Material Characterization in Metal Forming is part of the curriculum for mechanicaland industrial engineers at the Technical University of Dortmund. For some of the mechanicalengineering students, especially those specializing in the subject of manufacturing engineering,this course is mandatory whereas for the rest it is an elective course in the 5th semester (3rd year).The students had an introduction to forming technology in their first semester and should havecompleted the basic
Conference, Session 1315, 2001.[19] Jaksic, N., “Pair-to-Pair Peer Learning,” Proceedings of the 2020 ASEE AnnualConference, Paper #31373, 2020.[20] Martinazzi, R., “IMPLEMENTING “STUDENT LEARNING TEAMS” IN ENGINEERINGECONOMICS,” Proceedings of the 1998 ASEE Annual Conference, Session 1639, 1998.[21] Feland, J., Fisher, C., “Cramming Twenty Pounds into a Five-Pound Bag: IncreasingCurricular Loads On Design Students And Enjoying It!” Proceedings of the 2002 ASEE AnnualConference, Session 2125, 2002.[22] Renshaw, S., Dockter, A., Helps, C., Ekstrom, J., “Experiences Using UndergraduateStudents to Develop Information Technology Course Curriculum, “Proceedings of the 2003ASEE Annual Conference, Session 2558, 2003.[23] Bailey, J., “Exploring an Inquiry
also included sensors, actuators, resistors, LEDs, a breadboard, andjumper wires to connect components together [2]. Once supply chain issues were resolved amore elaborate IoT learning toolkit was developed based on an IoT learning platform, theKeysight U3810A [7]. This learning platform includes an integrated basic processor board, theBeagleBone Green, along with a variety of sensors and components mounted onto a larger circuitboard. The U3810A IoT learning platform is pictured in Figure 1. In addition to the U3810Aand its integrated basic processor board, the advanced learning toolkit includes jumper wires tomake connections among its components. A breadboard is also included to enable students toincorporate additional sensors, actuators
underscored the need for accessible respiratory technology in high- andlow-resource settings. For critically ill patients in the US and worldwide, the mechanicalventilator supply was insufficient [1]–[3]. Indeed, the presence of more mechanical ventilators,in addition to therapeutic oxygen, skilled respiration staff, and ICU beds could have reduced the6.8 million COVID related death toll. While governments and private companies attempted tomeet the demand by maximizing the production of new ventilators, troubleshooting and repair ofexisting devices could have also ameliorated the available global supply [1], [2].Our bioengineering curriculum addresses this skill of troubleshooting with an advanced seniorlaboratory course called Troubleshooting for