Conference Session

Track 1 - Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Miquela Trujillo, University of New Mexico; Peter V. Vorobieff; Francisco Martin Vigil, University of New Mexico; Tennille Charisse Bernard, The University of New Mexico; Clinton Lee Corbin, University of New Mexico

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Curriculum and Lab Development

Paper ID #11037Instrumentation Laboratory: Challenges of Teaching a Large ClassMs. Miquela Trujillo, University of New Mexico Miquela Trujillo graduated with a BSME degree from New Mexico Tech and is currently a graduate student at the University of New Mexico, doing research on shock-accelerated multiphase flows.Prof. Peter VorobieffMr. Francisco Martin Vigil, University of New Mexico Francisco Vigil is from Espa˜nola, NM. He graduated from the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technooogy in December 2013 with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and is currently pursuing a Masters of Science in Mechanical

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning through Laboratory Experiences

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ernest M. Kim P.E., University of San Diego; Thomas F. Schubert Jr. P.E., University of San Diego; Frank G. Jacobitz, University of San Diego

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Paper ID #8859Student Peer Teaching in Engineering Laboratory SituationsDr. Ernest M. Kim P.E., University of San Diego Ernest M. Kim received the B.S.E.E. from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, and M.S.E.E. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from New Mexico State University. After spending ten years in industry at the then National Bureau of Standards (now NIST) in Boulder, Colorado, Burroughs Corporation (now Unisys) in San Diego, California, and TACAN Corporation in Carlsbad, California, he joined the faculty of the University of San Diego in 1990. He is currently Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning through Laboratory Experiences

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tim Dallas P.E., Texas Tech University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

generationof engineers and scientists. Teaching micro and nano scale technologies is often challenging andexpensive due to the cost and complexity of typical systems that are utilized to access the microand nano realm. In this work we discuss the Class on a Chip System, which has four maincomponents: packaged Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) chip, driver board/controlelectronics, graphical user interface, and laboratory experiments. The system provides arelatively low cost MEMS experimentation platform which can be utilized through a reasonablecontingent of laboratory tools (microscope and personal computer) available at most educationalinstitutions to teach fundamental physics and engineering knowledge, as well as illustrateimportant micro and

Conference Session

Laboratory Applications of Computers

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nannan He, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Han-Way Huang, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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Computers in Education

classes were held in the laboratory. For this course, thissetting eases the flexible adoption of a variety of teaching methods, depending on thecharacteristics of different course topics in sequence. The main teaching formats and materialemployed in this course are presented as the following.At the beginning, we used power point slides presentation and class discussion to introducestudents the topics on defining real-time systems. These topics are basis for further learning.Thus, it is important to help students to set up a solid and comprehensive foundation. In the classdiscussion, some questions are designed to enable students to reflect on key concepts in real-timesystems, and to encourage active learning. Here are some examples: 1) Are real

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yakov E. Cherner, ATEL, LLC; Maija M. Kuklja, University of Maryland College Park; Alexander Rudy, Institute of Physics and Technology of RAS, Yaroslavl Branch

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Materials

Paper ID #10563Customizable Virtual X-Ray Laboratory: An Innovative Tool for InteractiveOnline Teaching and LearningDr. Yakov E. Cherner, ATEL, LLC Dr. Yakov E. Cherner, a Founder and President of ATEL, LLC, taught science, engineering and technology disciplines to high school, college and university students. He has extensive experience in writing cur- ricula and developing educational software and efficient instructional strategies. Dr. Cherner introduced an innovative concept of multi-layered simulation-based conceptual teaching of science and technology. This instructional approach uses real-world objects, processes and

Conference Session

Active Learning in ECE

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jay A. Weitzen, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Alan Rux, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Erin Isabel Webster, University of Massachusetts Lowell

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Electrical and Computer

Paper ID #8806UML Laboratory in a box, a new way of teching ECE labsProf. jay a weitzen, University of Massachusetts Lowell Jay Weitzen has been at University of Massachusetts Lowell for 27 years. He has strong interests in both wireless communication research and in providing students with high quality hands on design experiences. He teachs the first year intro to ECE course and also serves as chair of the College of Engineering First Year Education Committee and serves on the Capstone design committee. Recently he has been working with Analog Devices to beta test their new discovery module which is a complete laboratory

Collection

2014 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Mary Cardenas

-Level Undergraduate Engineering LaboratoryDuring the 2011-2012 academic year, we implemented a transition from paperbound laboratorynotebooks to electronic laboratory notebooks in an undergraduate experimental engineeringcourse. Experimental Engineering (E80) at Harvey Mudd College is a sophomore-level,semester-long course, involving multiple experiments covering a number of engineeringdisciplines. The objectives of the course are to teach basic instrumentation and measurementtechniques; good lab notebook practice; technical report writing; analysis and presentation ofdata; the usage of experimental results for engineering design purposes; and the beginnings ofprofessional practice. The course explicitly requires learning in multiple

Conference Session

Addressing the NGSS, Part 2 of 3: Supporting K-12 Science Teachers in Engineering Pedagogy and Engineering-Science Connections, Part 2 of 3

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Louis Nadelson, Boise State University; Anne Louise Seifert, Idaho National Laboratory; Meagan McKinney, Boise State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

engineering teaching to frame his research on STEM teaching and learning. Nadelson brings a unique perspective of research, bridging experience with practice and theory to explore a range of interests in STEM teaching and learning.Anne Louise Seifert, Idaho National Laboratory Anne Seifert Idaho National Laboratory K-12 STEM Education Manager and the Director of i-STEM Anne Seifert is the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Coordinator for the Idaho National Laboratory (INL). She received a BS elementary education with a focus in science and special education from University of Idaho. She completed a MA in Education Administration and an EDS in Educational Leadership at Idaho State University. As a 30

Conference Session

Renewable Energy in Classroom

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Muhittin Yilmaz, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Naren Reddy Dhansri, TAMUK

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

voltage values. • Start ControlDesk and obtain the layout as shown in Fig. 6. Figure 6. The ControlDesk Interface Snapshot for the Wind Turbine Emulation System • The teams were also reminded about the final experimental setup verification by the Teaching Assistants before starting the operation: BEFORE turning on the final system, have the laboratory TA check the system connections, the model in Matlab, the layout in Dspace, and the auxiliary system connections. Since the initial wind speed is nonzero in Fig. 3, the system shaft rotates at high speeds immediately after turning it on! The teams were given the following concept questions during the actual laboratory and were asked to

Conference Session

Laboratory Experiences with Signal Processing and Controls

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean Jiang, Purdue University, North Central

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

other senior students.V. Future Improvement Based on our experiences from teaching DSP courses, we felt that in Portion 1, all thelectures containing well-established topics including the digital spectrum, the FIR and IIR filterimplementations and developed laboratories are suitable. Even though the topics of DFT, FFT,bilinear transform method and optimum design seemed challenging to our technology studentsdue to the demand of their math proficiency to understand certain subjects, we still havesuccessfully delivered the course materials with an emphasis on principles and hands-onapplications instead of theoretical development. On the other side, based on the DSP industrialtrend, we could improve the course by introducing additional

Conference Session

INVITED PANEL: Preparing your Teaching Portfolio

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kay C Dee, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Glen A. Livesay, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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New Engineering Educators

continualimprovement as a major portfolio theme. Others might choose excellence in a pedagogicalspecialty, such as successful implementation of new technologies for teaching, or in teachingsuccessful laboratories. Ideally, the claims can be related in some way to the portfolio author’steaching story and philosophy. Participants in the panel session that this paper accompanies willleave the session with handouts containing reflective prompts and a framework of claims thatcould be made about their individual teaching. As the author decides what they intend to claimabout their teaching, they should also think about what kinds of evidence they can provide tosupport such claims.The evidence selected for inclusion in a teaching portfolio needs to be carefully

Collection

2014 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Kyle V. Moses; W. Michael Petullo

Teaching Computer Security Kyle V. Moses and W. Michael Petullo Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science United States Military Academy West Point, New York 10996 kyle.moses@usma.edu, mike@flyn.org Abstract—Computer security is a tremendously challenging security vulnerability that might arise from it—as a program-area of engineering. Our society finds itself increasingly reliant on mer misunderstanding. Examples of misunderstandings in-computer systems, even while

Collection

2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Beverly Woolf; Enid Sichel; Mark Floryan

between student action less time for analysis of student learning. Faculty are oftenand focused feedback, students often make the same type of absorbed checking student data and have little time to add newerrors week after week. Additionally, engineering laboratories student experiences that might be important and relevant todo not typically use efficacious forms of teaching, such as industrial practice. This problem is shared by most science anddiscovery-methods or project-based learning [1]. technology curricula and delays integration of new topics andUnderstanding how people think and learn has forced a

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ravi P. Ramachandran, Rowan University; Kevin D. Dahm, Rowan University; Richard J. Kozick, Bucknell University; Robert M Nickel, Bucknell University; Sachin Shetty, Tennessee State University; Robi Polikar, Rowan University; Ying Tang, Rowan University; Steven H. Chin, Rowan University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

University Richard J. Kozick received the B.S. degree from Bucknell University in 1986, the M.S. degree from Stanford University in 1988, and the Ph.D. degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1992, all in electrical engineering. From 1986 to 1989 and from 1992 to 1993 he was a Member of Technical Staff at AT&T Bell Laboratories. Since 1993, he has been with the Electrical Engineering Department at Bucknell University, where he is currently Professor. His research interests are in the areas of statistical signal processing and communications. Dr. Kozick received a ”2006 Best Paper Award” from the IEEE Signal Processing Society and the Presidential Award for Teaching Excellence from Bucknell University in 1999

Collection

2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Tomislav Bujanovic; Prasanta Ghosh

Proceedings of 2014 Zone 1 Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE Zone 1) Laboratory Experiments for Enhanced Learning of Electromechanical Devices Tomislav Bujanovic and Prasanta Ghosh, Senior Member, IEEE new smart grid workforce. In the Department of Electrical Abstract— In advanced Power Engineering and Smart Grid Engineering and Computer Science we have developed smartLaboratory environment students get opportunities to grid laboratory to support both undergraduate and graduatedemonstrate their ability to design and conduct experiments

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hong Huang, Wright State University; Steven R. Higgins, Department of Chemistry, Wright State University; Aaron Joseph Blake, Wright State University, Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering; Jason Allen Deibel, Wright State University; Ioana Sizemore, Wright State University, Department of Chemistry

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

report Students were introduced basic scientific writing process of journal article-like laboratory reports and Page 24.575.4 scientific data analysis process.14 Final PresentationUndergraduate students usually have a very limited experience with the scientific writingprocess, data analysis, and preparation of high-quality figures. Within this course, one laboratorymodule was entirely dedicated to teach students the writing process of journal article-likelaboratory reports and scientific data analysis. In this context, faculty elaborated in detail thestructure and content of a journal article-like lab report

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Topics in Computing and Information Technologies

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abul K. M. Azad, Northern Illinois University; Namratha Siripragada, Northern Illinois University

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Computing & Information Technology

, overall assessment of the management of the project, and changes ofstudent attitude toward the targeted laboratory courses and general STEM courses. Thisinformation was used for quantitative and qualitative analysis as well as the continuousimprovement/updating of the teaching materials, experimental facility, and delivery approach.There was an inbuilt data collection system (questionnaire) within the environment. The studentsneeded to complete the questionnaire on a weekly basis.Assess the effectiveness of the environment for achieving students learning outcomes: Both theformative and summative evaluation were conducted for this part of the evaluation. For formativeevaluation, the test- and control-groups were given pre- and post-test at the

Conference Session

K-12 and Precollege Engineering Curriculum and Programming Resources, Part 2 of 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pramod Rajan, Laboratory for Innovative Technology & Engineering Education (LITEE); P.K. Raju, Laboratory for Innovative Technology & Engineering Education (LITEE); John Timothy Gill, Lee-Scott Academy

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #10392Impact of Engineering Design Serious Game on Student Learning in a K-12CurriculumMr. Pramod Rajan, Laboratory for Innovative Technology & Engineering Education (LITEE) Pramod Rajan got his Bachelors in Mechatronics Engineering from Bharathiar University, India in 2004 and working on his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at Auburn University. He is working with the Laboratory for Innovative Technology and Engineering Education (LITEE) at Auburn University. His research focuses on development and testing of innovative instructional materials like case studies, smart scenarios and serious games to improve

Conference Session

Teaching Statics

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carisa H Ramming P.E., Oklahoma State University; John J. Phillips P.E., Oklahoma State University

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Mechanics

the advisor for OSU’s student chapter of the Architectural Engineering Institute. Professor Ramming recently co-authored Civil Engineering & Architecture: Workbook for Project Lead the Way which provides curriculum for sci- ence, technology, engineering, and mathematics education used in middle and high schools. She was also named the Outstanding Faculty Member from the College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology by the The Panhellenic Council and Interfraternity Council in 2010 and 2012 and awarded the Halliburton Young Teaching Award in the College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology in 2013.Prof. John J Phillips P.E., Oklahoma State University John Phillips, a registered engineer and

Conference Session

Teaching Dynamics

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew D. Lovell P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Sean P. Brophy, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Mechanics

, requires learners to continually evaluate posedchallenges based on what they know and refine this understanding through a series of formallearning experiences. A version of challenge-based learning has been used in an introductorycourse of dynamics to teach kinetics and kinematics to sophomores in a civil engineeringdepartment at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. As an introduction to specific instructionalsequences, students were posed a challenge to frame the remaining lectures for that topic. Oncethe challenge was introduced and before any formal instruction, students were asked to generateideas about the immediate problems they needed to solve and to generate ideas about potentialsolutions. In addition, they were asked to generate questions

Conference Session

Teaching Statics

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shraddha Sangelkar, Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Omar M. Ashour, Pennsylvania State University; Russell L. Warley, Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Oladipo Onipede Jr., Pennsylvania State University, Erie

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Mechanics

successful solution isreduced on successive retakes.Compared to conventional teaching and assessment methods, mastery learning provides concreteevidence that students who “pass” the fundamental engineering courses, even with “C” grade,should be able to correctly solve fundamental engineering problems and are prepared tosuccessfully pass the more advanced engineering courses. This approach has been implementedover the past eight years in the School of Engineering at Penn State Erie, the Behrend College(SOE) for key sophomore engineering courses, i.e., Statics, Strength of Materials, andThermodynamics 4. These courses are the foundation of many engineering disciplines andpassing these courses should mean that the student has the capability to apply

Conference Session

Manufacturing Materials and Processes

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wayne P. Hung, Texas A&M University; Adam Farmer, Texas A&M University

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Manufacturing

Chinese history. Leighbody andKidd also concluded "learning requires active experiences" in their survey3.Nowak4 ranked teaching strategies and learning activities within technology education. Thehighest ranked strategy was the one with product-oriented and laboratory-based content. Thesecond highest rank was for strategy using technology focus, and the lowest was for strategy thatrelied heavily on classroom orientation.Having hands-on laboratory is one condition, but the laboratory practices should be relevant toprepare graduates for their manufacturing career. Miller5 surveyed 25 department heads of USmanufacturing programs and concluded that an exemplary manufacturing program should: a) Require more technical coursework, b) Require or

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Ekwaro-Osire, Texas Tech University; Fisseha Meresa Alemayehu, Texas Tech University; Haileyesus Belay Endeshaw, Texas Tech University; Ricardo Cruz Lozano, Texas Tech University

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Design in Engineering Education

, Page 24.468.18 complimenting what was already being done in the context of reliability.” • R8.13: “The required laboratory courses (Sophomore, Junior, Senior) emphasize statistics and uncertainty analysis in Design of Experiments. Students in the Junior level Machine Design course are taught to consider the variability of materials, manufacturing processes, and unpredictable factors of products in service such as variable loading, and the necessity for a factor of Safety. They analyze the empirical nature of fatigue analysis, and apply fundamental concepts of uncertainty in designing components.” • R8.14: “We focus on teaching them how to deal with uncertainty through prototyping and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Spencer S. Kim, Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT); Sunday O. Faseyitan, Butler County Community College

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Paper ID #9526Green Plastics Laboratory by Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning(POGIL)Dr. Spencer S Kim, Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) Dr. Spencer Kim is an Associate Professor in Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering Technology Department (MMET) at RIT, and serves as Associate Director of American Packaging Corporation Cen- ter for Packaging Innovation at RIT. He previously worked in the semiconductor industry. Dr. Kim, as a PI or Co-PI, received grants and sponsorship from NSF, SME, SPE, universities, and industries. In 2009 and 2013, he was nominated for the Eisenhart Award for Outstanding Teaching, RIT’s

Conference Session

Track 1b - Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Mert Bal, Miami University

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Curriculum and Lab Development

locations.The effectiveness of the developed remote robotics workstation have been assessed throughcomparing the test scores, laboratory grades and qualitative questionnaire survey results ofdistance and local students taking the same course. Assessment results are analyzed to determinethe role of remote laboratories in achieving the learning outcomes and leveraging students’motivation.IntroductionIn the recent years, distance learning in engineering education has gained popularity as aconvenient method to meet the increased demand for engineering science and engineeringtechnology degrees. Many universities and colleges around the world utilize multiplesynchronous or asynchronous distance delivery modes for teaching engineering courses tostudents at

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ning Gong, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Temple University ; Brian P. Butz, Temple University; Li Bai, Temple University; Saroj Biswas, Temple University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

. Page 24.97.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 A REALISTIC INTELLIGENT MULTIMEDIA VIRTUAL LABORATORY FOR POWER ENGINEERINGAbstract Laboratory works and exercises play an important role in learning and increasing students’understanding of basic concepts in engineering. Although a laboratory practicum is oftenconsidered a key component of engineering education, a hands-on approach is often ignored forcourses involving electrical machines for various reasons, such as safety, expense, and lack ofqualified teaching assistants. In this paper, we present the on-going development of a realisticsoftware environment which simulates an electrical machines laboratory

Collection

2014 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

David Clague; Joshua Wilbur; Elizabeth Stasiowski; Alyson Telford

gainthe desired Engineering intuition necessary for design and problem solving. The logical solutionto this educational gap is to include experimental laboratories; however, key aspects ofBiotransport Phenomena, e.g., wall shear stress and diffusive processes, are difficult (or too time-prohibitive) to incorporate into a hands-on laboratory experience.In the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo BME curriculum, a set of in-silico laboratory activities havebeen developed using an easy to use multi-physics Finite Element Package (FEA), COMSOLMultiphysics, to augment teaching Biotransport Phenomena. More specifically, in this upperdivision Biotransport course, there are six required FEA laboratories and one extra credit FEAlaboratory. These laboratory exercises

Conference Session

Topics Enhancing ET Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vladimir Genis, Drexel University (Tech.); Siddharth Vyas, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Engineering Technology

and conclusions are presented by the studentsin comprehensive laboratory reports. The process of comparing of all individual files to calculaterequired parameters is very time-consuming. This task can be simplified and automated usingmacros. Two Excel macros were developed by the graduate teaching assistant and provided tostudents to assist with the processing of data stored in the form of Excel files. The first macroevaluates pulse parameters, such as times for positive peak and negative peak, and peak-to-peakamplitude voltage for all of the Excel files that are stored inside a particular folder. The secondmacro combines all of the evaluated parameters together in one Excel file. Utilizing thisapproach to teaching laboratory-based courses

Conference Session

Laboratory Applications of Computers

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abul K. M. Azad, Northern Illinois University; Pramod P. Kaushik, Northern Illinois University

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Computers in Education

related to the remote laboratories.Remote laboratories are gaining popularity among researchers and educators, and there are anumber of reported initiatives in terms of system design, technology use, and pedagogical issues.These laboratories have great potential and can bring a new dimension for teaching the STEM(Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) disciplines.5, 6 However, the integrationof a number complex technologies and the current development structure of remote laboratorieshave made it difficult to develop and obtain sustainability.7As a continuation of Internet accessible remote laboratory facility development, the lead authorrecently integrated a couple of control system experiments into the facility. This paper

Conference Session

Problem- Project- and Case-Based Learning in Environmental Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Jason Hill, University of Southern Indiana; Zane W. Mitchell Jr., University of Southern Indiana

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Environmental Engineering

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Performance OutcomeFigure 2. Assessment of 15 performance outcomes including both a self-assessment score and acomposite score derived from graded assignments and exams Students were also given the opportunity to provide written comments regarding thecourse. The following comments [unedited] specifically addressed the use of in-class problemsets and the laboratory format: I actually really do like your teaching style with the use of class problem sets and working through these during lecture to learn the material. I feel this is a great way for me to