Conference Session

ELOS Technical Session 2 - Beliefs, Motivation, and Pedagogy

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maria Javaid, Indiana State University; Maira Javaid, Indiana State University

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (DELOS)

UniversityAbstractEngineering courses, particularly undergraduate engineering courses, include practical learningthrough laboratory experiments. Laboratory experiments help students understand theoreticalconcepts. They also teach them practical skills and soft skills.This paper presents the perception of students about laboratory experiments in various coursesrelated to electrical and computer engineering technology. The student perceptions were obtainedat the end of the semester via anonymous evaluations taken by the students for the laboratorycourses (courses with both theory and laboratory components).These courses were taught by thelead author over a period of six years at two different institutions. This paper presents statisticsbased on the students’ comments

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jan Machotka, University of South Australia; Zorica Nedic, University of South Australia; Andrew Nafalski, University of South Australia; Ozdemir Gol, University of South Australia

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Electrical and Computer

. Oneparticular criterion in our case has been for the remote laboratory to facilitate studentcollaboration. It is currently used by both domestic and transnational students, who collaborate inconducting joint experiments. Remote laboratories, which started their development about twodecades ago, are currently seen as the humble beginning of the future global systems. They canbe considered as a good structured and teaching environment for developing skills required forthe efficient collaboration and communication on the local and global scale. In 2007 there were Page 14.98.3about 120 RLs at universities around the globe4, yet only a few were

Conference Session

Technology in the Physics Classroom

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gerald Rothberg, Stevens Institute of Technology; Pavel Boytchev, Sofia University

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Engineering Physics & Physics

AC 2007-1912: SOFTLAB VIRTUAL LABORATORY ENVIRONMENT.THERMODYNAMICS EXAMPLESGerald Rothberg, Stevens Institute of Technology Gerald Rothberg is a professor of physics and a professor of materials engineering in the Department of Chemical, Biomedical and Materials Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology. Gerald.Rothberg@stevens.eduPavel Boytchev, Sofia University Pavel Boytchev is an associate professor in the Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics at Sofia University, Bulgaria. He is the creator of the Elica programming language and teaches Elica based courses. boytchev@fmi.uni-sofia.bg

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

William J. Hutzel

. However,the positive impact on teaching and learning was even more significant. The most obvious andimportant benefit came from exposing MET students to state-of-the-art control technology. IfMET programs are to fulfill their mission of delivering students who are prepared to “hit theground running”, it is imperative that laboratory equipment reflect what exists in the real world.Students in an MET “Air Conditioning and Refrigeration” elective will benefit from exposure tothe building automation equipment that they will encounter during their careers. Page 3.200.5 5 Figure 4. The user

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Raghavan Sudhakar; Hanqi Zhuang

near future. 13REFERENCES1. J.F. Barnes, A Machine Vision Application Teaching Laboratory, NSF funded ILI project, 1995.2. R.L. Carroll, An Interdisciplinary Robotics, Computer Vision, and Automated manufac- turing Undergraduate Laboratory, NSF funded ILI project, 1990.3. Y. Chen, Development of Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Laboratory for Robotics, Machine Vision and System Integration at Indiana University, NSF funded ILI project, 1991.4. W. Clement and K.A. Knowles, “An Instructional Robotics and Machine Vision Laboratory,” IEEE Transactions on Education, Vol. 37, No. 1, Feb, 1994, pp. 87-90.5. M. Shah and K. Bowyer, “Mentoring Undergraduates in Computer Vision Research,” IEEE

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Jim Henry

thesystems.ConclusionThere are a number of aspects of remotely operated experiments in engineering labs that arequite valuable. There are opportunities for expanding and improving the technology.AcknowledgementsSupport from the Center for Excellence in Computer Applications at the University of Tennesseeat Chattanooga, the College of Engineering and Computer Science and taxpayers in the State ofTennessee is gratefully acknowledged.JIM HENRYDr. Henry is a professor in the area of chemical and environmental engineering at the University of Tennessee atChattanooga. He received his Ph.D. from Princeton University. He has been teaching engineering for 27 years. Heis interested in laboratory development for improved learning

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Neda Fabris

Session 2392 Laboratory Workshop for Mothers and Daughters Neda Fabris California State University, Los Angeles ABSTRACT During the last two years I have organized and conducted two six week workshops for female highschool students and their mothers at California State University, Los Angeles (CSULA), to awakentheir interest in engineering careers. In this paper I am describing the project and discussing theresults obtained. INTRODUCTIONIn an increasingly technology-and engineering-oriented

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2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

David J. Palazzo; Chad C. Schools

to these cadets in the spring semester. Completion of bothsemesters of introductory physics is a graduation requirement. Cadets are grouped into classes of nomore than 16 cadets per section and typically an instructor will teach four sections. Eight laboratoryexperiments are conducted each semester in support of the lecture curriculum. Instructors have many tools available to exploit their small class size in an effort to create aninteractive environment. Every classroom has a personal response systems, a full suite of Pascodemonstration equipment and sensors, a desktop and tablet computer, and a classroom video camera.Associated with each of the 18 core physics classrooms is a separate physics laboratory with fiveindependent stations

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

David J. Palazzo; Chad C. Schools

to these cadets in the spring semester. Completion of bothsemesters of introductory physics is a graduation requirement. Cadets are grouped into classes of nomore than 16 cadets per section and typically an instructor will teach four sections. Eight laboratoryexperiments are conducted each semester in support of the lecture curriculum. Instructors have many tools available to exploit their small class size in an effort to create aninteractive environment. Every classroom has a personal response systems, a full suite of Pascodemonstration equipment and sensors, a desktop and tablet computer, and a classroom video camera.Associated with each of the 18 core physics classrooms is a separate physics laboratory with fiveindependent stations

Conference Session

Virtual and Web Learning in Chemical Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessie Keeler, Oregon State University; Thomas W Ekstedt, Oregon State University; Ying Cao, Oregon State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

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Chemical Engineering

simulations.AcknowledgementsThe authors gratefully acknowledge support from the National Science Foundation under thegrant TUES 1245482. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed inthis material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience Foundation.References 1. Bowen, A. S., Reid, D. R., & Koretsky, M. D. (2015). Development of Interactive Virtual Laboratories to Help Students Learn Difficult Concepts in Thermodynamics. Chemical Engineering Education 49(4), 229- 238. 2. Meyer, J. H. F., & Land, R.. (2003). Enhancing teaching-learning environments in undergraduate courses. Occasional Report, Centre for Teaching, Learning and Assessment, The University of Edinburgh

Conference Session

Energy Projects and Laboratory Ideas

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Sarah Leach; Heather Cooper; Bill Hutzel

emphasis for sustainable design. Theenergy for heating and cooling commercial buildings accounts for at least 40% of the annualU.S. energy consumption. Despite some improvements over the past 30 years, many commercialbuildings continue to waste energy. The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that U.S.businesses forego at least 20 billion dollars in operating costs each year due to inefficiencies in Page 10.591.1their buildings.2 Engineering technology programs are ideally suited to teach sustainable design as itapplies to commercial buildings. The laboratory-based coursework makes students familiar withthe size, sophistication, and

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Anthony Tzes; Hong Wong; Vikram Kapila

to enablestudents to work on laboratory experiments beyond the traditional three hours per week, throughthe Internet. It consists of i) a web site that connects students to online-experiments controlledand monitored through the Internet, ii) detailed specifications and operation manuals of variousexperiments, iii) prerecorded videos of selected experiments, iv) live streaming video of online-experiments, v) a chat window to communicate with other students and to form Internet-basedremote learning communities, vi) email addresses of professors and teaching assistants, and vii)links to miscellaneous control related web sites. These features of the MPCRL provide studentswith a wealth of information and virtually unlimited remote access to the

Conference Session

Computer-Assisted Lab Studies

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nasser Houshangi, Purdue University Calumet

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

mechatronic projects. • Demonstrate effective oral and written communication skills in the context of collaborative exercises on mechatronic system modeling and control.For this laboratory, a set of experiments is designed and implemented based on real-world issues[5,9-11] and effective use of laboratory resources [6,7]. The laboratory uses the popular,commercially available MATLAB environment, the Simulink toolbox, and the Real-TimeWorkshop.For some time, students have been demanding more real-world applications in the classroom.Due to the fact that control engineering is highly multidisciplinary, it provides a goodenvironment to teach mechanical, electrical, and computer engineering students about controlsystems. The laboratory will

Conference Session

DELOS Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip Parker, University of Wisconsin-Platteville

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

AC 2008-1600: A WRITING-INTENSIVE FLUID MECHANICS LABORATORYPhilip Parker, University of Wisconsin-Platteville Page 13.134.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008A Writing-Intensive Fluid Mechanics Laboratory Philip J. Parker University of Wisconsin-Platteville Page 13.134.2BackgroundCE330, Fluid Mechanics, is required of all Civil and Environmental Engineering students at theUniversity of Wisconsin-Platteville. This four credit class consists of three 1-hour lectures andone 2-hour laboratory each week. Approximately 40 students enroll in the course each semester.When I teach the course, my

Conference Session

Instrumentation Technical Session III

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Herbert L. Hess, University of Idaho, Moscow

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Instrumentation

Simple Laboratory Exercise Introducing PhotovoltaicsAbstractA simple laboratory exercise teaches students important behavior of four different photovoltaictechnologies and inspires debate on pertinent issues for designing solar panel arrays. Studentsperform experiments on monocrystalline, polycrystalline, thin film flexible, and folding flexiblephotovoltaic panels. They find practical influence of azimuth on performance, identifying asubstantial tolerance in angle from normal. They use their laboratory skills and managementinstruction to gain quick but remarkably valid estimates of solar panel performance: relativeenergy efficiency and relative cost of each of the four technologies. Assessed results showedimproved performance on exam questions

Conference Session

Portable/Embedded Computing II

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Parten

Session 1824 Embedded Microprocessors in a Project Laboratory Micheal Parten Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Texas Tech UniversityI IntroductionElectrical and Computer Engineering students have a need to be able to design and build systemswith embedded microprocessors. They also need to be able to become familiar with differentprocessors. There are many different ways to teach microprocessors and their applications. AtTexas Tech University this goal is accomplished through a number of laboratories and courses.Students first

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Sanjeev Arora; Masoud Naghedolfeizi; Jim Henry

. in engineering from the University of Tennessee. He is a principal in the development of modern laboratoriesat Fort Valley.SANJEEV ARORADr. Arora is in the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at Fort Valley State University. Hecompleted his Ph.D. in experimental atomic physics from the University of Delaware. He is also a principal in thedevelopment of modern laboratories at Fort Valley.JIM HENRYDr. Henry is a professor in the area of chemical and environmental engineering at the University of Tennessee atChattanooga. He received his Ph.D. from Princeton University. He has been teaching engineering for 27 years. Heis interested in laboratory development for improved learning

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Ralph Tanner; Johnson Asumadu

under a NSF funded project.An electronics laboratory was developed at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)11 wherevirtual instrumentation is used. In the RPI lab, the electronics circuits were already wired. Allthat the students do is collect data for analysis.The goal of our project is to establish Web-based instructional modules and other visualmultimedia that will enhance the quality of basic electronics and circuits education at WesternMichigan University (WMU) and Tuskegee University (TU), and to promote active teaching andlearning among students and faculty. Just as it has been proven that a web-based laboratory canbe used to link together educational facilities that would otherwise be unable to support alaboratory, the RwmLab will

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel T. Schwartz

learning approach in the course.This student feedback provided the impetus to seek the support needed to establish anexperiential learning environment where a laboratory supplanted, for the most part, classroomand homework activities. To date, the laboratory has involved a total investment ofapproximately $126,000, three quarters of which has gone into equipping experimental stations.Support for the laboratory has come mostly from private industry and a private educationalfoundation (60% of total), but the early and generous commitment of university and departmentalresources was central to establishing the laboratory. Operating costs for the laboratory aremodest, except for the salary provided to the professor to teach the course. No

Conference Session

CoED: Embedded Systems and Robotics

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ying Lin, Western Washington University; Todd D. Morton, Western Washington University

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Diversity

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Computers in Education

Paper ID #18757A Microcontroller-based DSP Laboratory CurriculumDr. Ying Lin, Western Washington University Ying Lin has been with the faculty of Engineering and Design Department at Western Washington Uni- versity since September 2010 after she taught for two years at SUNY, New Platz. She received her MS in Applied Statistics and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Syracuse University, NY, respectively. Her teaching interests include first-year Intro to Electrical Engineering, circuit analysis sequence, and upper-division communication systems and digital Signal Processing courses. Her research areas focus on

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

David Probst

results of such efforts in writing and orally. My ownexperience was very much this way when I entered industry after undergraduate school.Although I had completed degrees in physics and electrical engineering, I had done very littleexperimental design, I had never learned to solder, and I had done very little formally to developmy communication skills. This caused considerable stress during my first few months on thejob. When I began teaching and had the opportunity to participate in revising a two-coursesequence in advanced physics lab, I was eager to try to create a laboratory sequence thatprepared students more adequately for professional life after graduation than my ownundergraduate education had prepared me. The course sequence that was

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Christopher Hall

, however, there donot appear to be any standard experimental facilities in wide use. This is understandable, given theunique environment in which spacecraft operate; however, there are several facilities which couldfill this role, some of which are already in place at universities with a strong space emphasis. Thepurpose of this paper is to describe some of these facilities and their uses in teaching undergraduateastronautics.We begin by describing the topics in astronautics that are distinct from other topics in aerospaceengineering. We then describe a variety of field exercises and laboratories that can be used toenrich the teaching of astronautics. These exercises focus on satellite “observation,” both visuallyand using amateur radio receivers

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Musa Jouaneh, University of Rhode Island; William Palm, University of Rhode Island

Dynamics Take-Home Laboratory Kits AbstractTo make the teaching of dynamic systems concepts more engaging and interesting to students,we need to relate class theory to the dynamic performance of real engineering systems includingones that are available at home. This paper addresses the design of take-home software andhardware kits that can be used to perform laboratory experiments and measurements at home toimprove the understanding of system dynamics concepts in an undergraduate student population.Rather than having students perform an experiment in the university laboratory, the students aregiven a compact, low cost kit with which they can perform an experiment at home using theirown PC/laptop. The kits

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Homayoon Abtahi, Florida Atlantic University; Ali Zilouchian, Florida Atlantic University

groups from seniordesign classes are utilizing the lab for FC design projects. It is anticipated that the currentdevelopment of the new laboratory will have a direct impact on undergraduate education bycreating a focal point for interdisciplinary learning, a balance between theoretical and hands-onexperience in undergraduate teaching, and application of these educational tools in a vibranttechnology sector. The evaluation plan for the course materials focuses on three general areas.The first focus is on the assessment of the course modules. The second focus is related tostudent-identified strengths/weaknesses of the course/modules. Finally, the third focus is todocument the course/curricular refinements resulting from the evaluative data

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Nagy N. Bengiamin

) Increase studentmotivation; (2) Improve pedagogy and educational effectiveness; and (3) Better match EE educational contentand teaching technology to the needs of the changing EE profession [2]. Crossing discipline boundaries isrecognized by many educators for its effectiveness in facilitating creative and critical thinking education [3]. While experimental work and hands-on experiences increase student confidence and reinforce their senseof accomplishment, designing a meaningful laboratory exercise that enhances creative and critical thinking is Page 1.142.1 {hxij 1996 ASEE Annual Conference

Conference Session

Manufacturing Laboratory Experience

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert LeMaster, University of Tennessee-Martin; David Farrow, University of Tennessee-Martin

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Manufacturing

2006-37: AUTOMATION LABORATORY DEVELOPMENT ENHANCESSTUDENT LEARNINGDavid Farrow, University of Tennessee-Martin David Farrow is an Assistant Professor at the University of Tennessee at Martin. He received B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering and a Ph.D. degree from the University of Texas at Arlington in 1989, 1990, and 1995, respectively. Dr. Farrow has taught courses in solid modeling, mechanical vibrations, automatic controls, automated production systems, and instrumentation and experimental methods at the University of Tennessee at Martin for three and a half years.Robert LeMaster, University of Tennessee-Martin Robert LeMaster is an Associate Professor at the University of

Conference Session

Software Engineering Curriculum Components

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deepti Suri, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Mark Sebern, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

2006-1055: SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT LABORATORY: A RETROSPECTIVEDeepti Suri, Milwaukee School of Engineering Deepti Suri is an Associate Professor in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department at Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE). She primarily teaches courses in the Software Engineering program.Mark Sebern, Milwaukee School of Engineering Mark Sebern is a Professor in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department at Milwaukee School of Engineering(MSOE) and is the Program Director for MSOE’s undergraduate Software Engineering (SE) program. Page 11.1136.1© American

Conference Session

Training and Workforce Needs in the Energy Sector

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Gilbert, Sinclair Community College

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

system and an additional 3 kWwind turbine. The commercial and industrial energy efficiency courses are supported bypumps, motors, variable frequency drives, coils with two way and three way valves, and datalogging equipment. 1 kW Wind TurbineThe Center for Energy Education Laboratory is a vital component in support of therenewable energy and energy efficiency courses. Laboratory projects are used todemonstrate energy efficient designs and retrofitting measures to existing building envelopesand mechanical systems. Equipment is used to teach assessment procedures for residential,commercial and industrial facilities. Such a laboratory is a necessary component inrenewable energy and energy efficiency educational

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Jawaharlal Mariappan; Ravi Ramachandran; Stephanie Farrell

the next two experiments. The last four experiments deal withreal systems like an engine, helicopter, ball and beam and an anti-lock brake system. Details ofan experiment on a first order system are given.Introduction The control systems laboratory is an integrated effort by the Faculty of Engineering atRowan University to configure a novel hands-on method of teaching Control Systems from amultidisciplinary point of view. The Electrical, Mechanical and Chemical Engineering programsare joining together to achieve this. Although Control is an interdisciplinary technology, there hashistorically been a tendency for the different engineering departments to teach the subject fromtheir very own somewhat narrow perspective without any semblance

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Shy-Shenq P. Liou; Peter Leung; James Kang; Hans Soelaeman

technology: Power Electronics. With the explosion of Internet Access and the need to have more students to access theuniversity facilities, distance learning becomes very effective teaching tool for some engineeringsubjects. One of the difficulties of conducting distance learning of engineering courses is howstudents can conduct experiments remotely in an effective way. With new Internet DevelopmentSoftware and LabView program from National Instrument, the distance learning laboratorybecomes a reality. We will discuss the requirements on both hardware and software for distancelearning laboratory course. We will also use one project, DC Motor Speed and Torque Controlusing Single Phase Controlled Rectifier Circuit, to demonstrate that students