Conference Session

Control in the Classroom

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

David Clough

, 4 credit hours including a full laboratorycomponent) that allows students to learn the fundamentals of digital logic, logic diagrams andladder logic programming of PLC’s, and applications to chemical processing. Through a seriesof laboratory exercises using PC-based software, a building block kit, and a batch fluid system,students are able to create PLC programs to test their acquired knowledge.This addition to our course has been made with minimal impact on the rest of the course content.By our observations, students “take to” this material very well and enjoy making things happenwith PLC’s. We already have feedback from recent alumni that their rudimentary knowledge ofPLC’s has been of value to them in their work. Recognizing its

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Kimmel

Session number 1526 Undergraduate Labs in Applied Polymer Science – A Case Study Robert M. Kimmel Dept. of Packaging Science, Clemson UniversityAbstract Undergraduates majoring in Packaging Science at Clemson University are required totake a combined lecture/laboratory course in Application of Polymers in Packaging in theirjunior or senior year. Over four semesters, the focus of the laboratory portion of the course hasbeen transitioned from polymer processing to understanding basic process-structure-propertyrelationships in polymers. Using new thermal analysis equipment funded

Conference Session

Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Technical Session on Conservation and Optimization

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radian G. Belu, Southern University and A&M College; Lucian Ionel Cioca, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu; Richard Chiou, Drexel University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

internshipprograms as means of building practical industry experience. However, designing courses toinclude cross-disciplinary topics, such as smart grids (SGs), distributed generation or renewableenergy systems (RES) or to keep students from diverse backgrounds engaged can be quite achallenge for instructors14,19-28. In our view, these curricular and pedagogical challenges can beaddressed by bringing research topics, projects and integrated laboratory experiences into powerand energy courses. One of the advantages of these approaches is that the impacts on the existingcurriculum, space, equipment and financial requirements are minimal23-25, 28.This paper describes efforts being undertaken at our university to revise, revitalize and updatethe power

Conference Session

ECE Curriculum Innovations

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mehmet Ozturk, North Carolina State University; Michael Escuti, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

component reviewing different ECE specializations while providing key fundamentalconcepts. It was decided to devote approximately one third of the course to introductory materialfollowed by eight weeks on different specialization areas. According to the initial plan, two 75minute lectures per week would be used to cover the theoretical material necessary to performthe experiments in laboratory, which would meet almost every week for three hours. Thespecializations to be included in the course were decided on based on the strengths of ourdepartment. The list included circuits, electric power, communication, digital signal processing,solid state electronics, logic design, computer architecture and computer networking..One of the great challenges of

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Herbert Hess

Session 3233 Power Electronics Instruction: Topics, Curricula, and Trends Herbert L. Hess Department of Electrical Engineering University of Idaho, Moscow, IdahoAbstract A review of the evolution of power electronics instruction in the US and Canada.Summary of surveys in the literature on structure and content of existing programs. The placepower electronics occupies within curriculum with recommendations for improvement of thatposition. Outline of undergraduate power electronics courses, laboratories, and projects.Identification of trends that may

Conference Session

BME Courses and Learning Activities

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge E. Bohorquez, University of Miami; Ozcan Ozdamar, University of Miami; Jonathon Anthony Toft-Nielsen, University of Miami

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

Biomedical Engineering of the University of Miami were directs the Biomedical Design and Instrumentation Laboratory and teaches Se- nior/Master Design Project, Biomedical Instrumentation, Microcomputer based medical instrumentation and Bio-signal processing. He mentors multidisciplinary teams of students, mainly interested in the de- sign of novel bio-electric devices. In his teams he integrates students at different academic levels from undergraduate to PhD. In research he is affiliated with the Neurosensory Laboratory where he performs research in audiology, ophthalmology, anesthesia and neurology. Collaborating with researchers of the Miller School of Medicine, he develops and validates novel Electrophysiological

Conference Session

Supporting the Capstone Experience

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kun Zhang P.E., California State University-Chico; Pablo K. Cornejo, California State University-Chico; Chris Fosen, California State University-Chico

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

requirements of technicalwriting. Indirect measurements were conducted using a questionnaire survey in a TransportationEngineering laboratory course. The itemized report scores and survey results show that dataanalysis and interpretation of results are the most challenging sections for students to write.Faculty feedback was ranked by students as the most effective activity to help them improvetechnical writing skills, followed by individual practice and the use of a good writing sample.Additionally, students who initially perceived their writing skills to be weak reported a higherdegree of improvement at the end of the course. Student surveys also affirmed that short writtenassignments moderately improved ABET outcome 6 because the writing process

Conference Session

Computer ET Curriculum

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Honchell, Purdue University; Gregory Palmier, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Physics Laboratory. He has also been actively involved in the ASEE and IEEE holding various positions over the last 10 years. Page 11.1202.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Teaching Computer Architecture Performance AnalysisIntroductionThe field of Computer Engineering continues to make great strides as computer hardwareconsistently reduces to a fraction of its former size while increasing in speed andcapabilities. Education in this field is demanding and competitive as the complexity oftoday’s computer technology increases steadily. While the College of technology atPurdue University offers many

Conference Session

Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy J. Garrison, York College of Pennsylvania

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

hrs three times per week), laboratory (3 hrs once a week) andrecitation (1.5 hours once a week), was discarded in favor of a single, blended class meeting 2.5hours three times per week. Moreover, the new class was designed to operate as a fully activelearning course (i.e. without any lecture) by making use of several active learning methodsincluding peer instruction (aka think-pair-share) and interactive, peer laboratories. Therestructured course was assessed using the Force Concept Inventory (FCI) assessment test, givenon the first and last days of class. Results from the FCI test show that the overall gain inperformance increased from 12% to 33% as a result of the combined effects of these changes.Additionally, the overall pass rate for the

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Professional Development for Students and Teachers

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claire Duggan, Northeastern University; Maureen D. Cabrera, Center for STEM Education; Madeline Jean Leger

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division

demonstrated proficiency and interest in science, technology, engineering,and math (STEM) with the opportunity to partake in a paid college laboratory researchexperience. The requirements of acceptance to the program are strong academic credentials and awell-rounded balance of extra-curricular activities. The program seeks to ensure that studentswith a demonstrated interest and ability in STEM are provided an opportunity to participate in acomprehensive research experience before completing high school. Offering this program free ofcharge, with a small stipend to offset transportation costs, enables all invited students to takeadvantage of this opportunity. Supporting program components and the execution of theseelements distinguishes it from many

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Conrad Tucker, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Soundar Kumara, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Design” (SBD) program, Dr. Tucker supervises students from Penn State during the summer semester in a two-week engineering design program at the ´ Ecole Centrale de Nantes in Nantes, France. Dr. Tucker is the director of the Design Analysis Technology Advancement (D.A.T.A) Laboratory. His research interests are in formalizing system design processes under the paradigm of knowledge discovery, optimization, data mining, and informatics. His research interests include applications in complex sys- tems design and operation, product portfolio/family design, and sustainable system design optimization in the areas of engineering education, energy generation systems, consumer electronics, environment, and national

Conference Session

Enhancing Mechanics Instruction

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phillip Cornwell, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

2001. Dr. Cornwell serves on the executive committee of the Mechanics Division of the American Society of Engineering Education. Page 13.1382.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Vibration Labs to Help Achieve a Resonance in LearningAbstractA sequence of laboratories has been designed and implemented in an undergraduate course inmechanical vibrations to introduce students to experimental aspects of vibrations andexperimental modal analysis. Unfortunately, undergraduate vibration courses, especially if theydo not have a lab associated with them, are often perceived by many students to be courses

Conference Session

Grasping the "Concept"

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sayara Saliyeva, Nazarbayev University; Dinara McLaughlin; Moulay Rachid Babaa, Nazarbayev University; Hella Tokos, Nazarbayev University; Stefaan Jan Rogier Simons, University College London; Sarim Naji Al Zubaidy, Nazarbayev University; Joseph A. Menicucci Jr., Nazarbayev University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

Engineering at Nazarbayev University accepted its first cohort of students.The core building-blocks of the School of Engineering at Nazarbayev University are: problem-centered learning, the ‘upside-down’ curriculum, mathematics in context, design orientation, andcombining simulation with laboratory and workshop practices. These core building-blocks are allconnected through the central themes of safety and sustainability, transferable skillsdevelopment, and management and entrepreneurship.The School of Engineering’s teaching program has been developed in partnership withUniversity College London, considered one of the world’s best universities. Students are taughtin an “engineering systems” fashion, with all first year modules common with the

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

M.J. (John) Frye; Myron (Ron) Britton

responsibilities and formal trainingin team development is discussed.Engineering Design is a required Preliminary Year course for all Engineering students at theUniversity of Manitoba. More than 1200 students have taken this course since its introduction inJanuary 1999. Classes as large as 100 students attend one lecture and one three-hour laboratoryperiod per week. Laboratory work is Design Team based, so effective operation of the teams iscritical if we are to meet our teaching goals.Team membership is assigned by the professor. A maximum of 20 Design Teams are created persection, each with a target size of five students. Initially no Design Team will have fewer thanfour or more than six members. Team size can decrease during the term because of

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Mackay; George DeLancey; Richard Cole; Bernard Gallois; Keith Sheppard; Gerald Rothberg

first semester of sophomore year is the coupling of a design course, Engineering Design III(2-credit lecture/lab.) to the introductory course in thermodynamics. The latter has beenexpanded from 3 to 4 credit-hours to include energy-conversion topics.2. Integration of Engineering CoursesThe revised engineering curriculum at Stevens puts high priority on at least some integrationamong different courses. While very tight integration is not necessarily a goal, interplay betweendifferent courses is required to be conscious, recognizable, and representative of the mutualinterdependence that exists among “different” engineering subjects.In the third semester, opportunity exists for integration of the design laboratory withThermodynamics & Energy

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Nancy Peck; John E. Nydahl

Session 3420 The Use of Numerical Propagation of Error Analyses in Experimental Design John Nydahl and Nancy Peck Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of WyomingAbstractThe importance of statistics in engineering is not disputed, but how to effectively take it from ameaningless ritual to a truly interesting and integral part of a laboratory is disputed, especially atthe introductory level. The current paper describes a simplified statistical procedure that is usedin a sophomore level laboratory course that permits students to easily couple a propagation

Conference Session

A Potpourri of Innovations in Physics

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Warren Turner; Glenn Ellis

mechanismfor developing insight into both physics and calculus. Students discover fundamental principlesthrough a series of laboratory modules. The learning process is integrated into a conceptualframework through a variety of activities and application projects.IntroductionGraphical analysis is an approach to learning kinematics that uses slope and area relationshipsamong motion graphs to solve for unknown variables. Because this is essentially a graphicalapproach to finding derivatives and integrals, an understanding of graphical analysis is bothuseful to students learning calculus and broadly applicable to many other subjects. Althoughmentioned in many textbooks, graphical analysis is typically presented as an optional alternativeto the use of

Conference Session

Simulations and Virtual Learning

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yiyang Li, Old Dominion University; Yuzhong Shen, Old Dominion University; Charles I Sukenik, Old Dominion University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education Division (COED)

the virtual labs for the course PHYS 303 offered atOld Dominion University (ODU), the proposed development techniques can be readily extendedto other courses that utilize these common instruments, including courses offered by universitiesand high schools. A preliminary user study conducted with the first lab module in the coursePHYS 303 demonstrated the effectiveness of the virtual lab.1. IntroductionIn the evolving landscape of educational technology, virtual labs have emerged as an importanttool, offering an alternative to traditional laboratory experiences. With technology's continualadvancement and integration in educational settings, virtual labs are increasingly gainingprominence. This trend is particularly evident in the fields of

Collection

2012 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Shannon L. Servoss; Edgar C. Clausen

Incorporating Inquiry-Based Projects into the Early Lab Experience Shannon L. Servoss and Edgar C. Clausen Ralph E. Martin Department of Chemical Engineering University of ArkansasAbstractIn using the traditional approach for teaching laboratory, the instructor provides detailedinstructions for completing the lab and, after performing the lab, students report results in eithera written or oral report. This approach effectively introduces the techniques and technicalwriting skills required of all engineers, but the process also has a tendency to become a bitredundant for both the instructor and the students

Conference Session

Circuits and Systems Education 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacquelyn Kay Nagel, James Madison University; Stephen Keith Holland, James Madison University; Brian Groener, James Madison University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

, controls, renewable energy, and engineering study abroad courses. His current research interest include material development for solar energy applications and optoelectronic device development for non-destructive testing and evaluation.Brian Groener , James Madison University Page 26.594.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015   Embedding Engineering Design in a Circuits and Instrumentation CourseAbstractThe junior level circuits and instrumentation course at James Madison University is a 4-credit coursewith three lectures and one laboratory each week. Fundamentals of DC and AC

Conference Session

Think Outside the Box! K-12 Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tara Gomez, California Institute of Technology; Oliver Loson, California Institute of Technology; Douglas Yung, California Institute of Technology; Sindhuja Kadambi, California Institute of Technology; Paul Lee, California Institute of Technology; Luz Rivas, California Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

in the biology graduate program at the California Institute of Technology, and is working towards earning a doctorate of philosophy. Oliver is investigating the role of mitochondrial genetics in diseases affecting this organelle, and is also trying to develop techniques for manipulating the mitochondrial genome.Douglas Yung, California Institute of Technology Douglas Yung earned a Ph.D. in Bioengineering from Caltech, and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Mathematics from UCLA. He received the NASA Postdoctoral Fellowship and is currently working at Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California. His research focuses on photonics, biosensor development, microfluidics, molecular &

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen Meehan, University of Glasgow; Robert H. Hadfield, University of Glasgow; Andrew Phillips

Tagged Divisions

Materials

for First Year Undergraduates that Connects the Electrical and Thermal Properties of MetalsAbstractThe undergraduate engineering programmes at the University of Glasgow were recently revisedto include a common core of classes in Year 1 and Year 2. Materials I, an introductory materialsscience course, is now taken by all Year 1 engineering students. The lectures in the course weremodified to include topics that are of interest to electronic and electrical engineering students,electrical and optical properties of materials. A hands-on laboratory experience has been developedto support student learning on electrical resistivity and thermal conductivity. The hands-onexperiment about optical reflectivity will be added to the

Conference Session

CoED General Technical Session II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan M. Hill, University of Hartford; Ying Yu, University of Hartford

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

lecture and laboratory format. In response tosuch pressure, we have adopted CPLDs in our introductory logic course.We use a CPLD module to provide an alternative to using TTL devices or adopting a fieldprogrammable gate array (FPGA). While both the FPGA and CPLD are configurable, theFPGA is a system component with the capability of many CPLDs, as such the FPGAdemands the use of a development board. We found that when our colleagues adopted anFPGA, the purely hands-on TTL experience is replaced entirely by the use of an FPGAdevelopment board where no actual wiring is involved. Rather, the CPLD module providesa viable third option, allowing for some hands-on experience, along with that of computeraided design tools. Students use a CPLD module with

Conference Session

Simulations and Virtual Learning

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David J Gagnon, Field Day Lab @ UW-Madison; John M. Pfotenhauer, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Arganthael Berson, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Luke Swanson, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education Division (COED)

Paper ID #41043ThermoVR: Using Virtual Reality and Playful Simulation to Teach and AssessIntroductory Thermodynamics ConceptsDavid J Gagnon, Field Day Lab @ UW-Madison David J. Gagnon is the research director of Field Day Laboratory at the University of Wisconsin - Madison. Field Day produces and researches educational video games that have won numerous awards (Serious Play, Meaningful Play, Public Media Awards,ASEE, and others) and are used by over a million students yearly in grades 4-20, across a diversity of subjects, from engineering to underwater archeology. Field Day is the organization behind Open Game Data, a

Conference Session

Labs and Demonstrations in Chemical Engineering Education

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natacha Souto-Melgar, University of Arkansas; Jackqueline Steinman-Ptacek, University of Arkansas; Andie Veeder, University of Arkansas

Paper ID #37872A hands-on experience to study membrane technologydeveloped by undergraduate chemical engineering studentsNatacha Souto-Melgar Dr. Natacha Souto-Melgar is a Teaching Assistant Professor in the Ralph E. Martin Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Arkansas (U of A). She received her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering and B.S. in Chemistry, both from the University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez. Her teaching interests include using active learning strategies in the classroom and mentoring students in lab courses where they design experiments instead of performing pre-defined laboratory

Conference Session

Capitalizing on COVID: Using This Disruptor to Change the Educational Model

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

John Tingerthal P.E., Northern Arizona University; Kaikea Kaoni, Northern Arizona University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Surveying LabAbstractIn 2020, the COVID pandemic forced educators to pivot to an online teaching modality in themiddle of spring semester. In preparation for a summer offering of a surveying and geomaticsclass, faculty chose to develop a virtual laboratory that could provide a quality, virtual learningexperience for students that would fully meet the course learning outcomes. The resulting virtuallaboratory centered on a series of videos that put the student in a second-person perspective of anote-taker on a survey crew. The modules built around these videos not only allowed for a fullyvirtual delivery of the laboratory, with students participating from as far away as Saudi Arabia,they also ensured full participation of every student, something

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Teaching Part Two

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claude Villiers, Florida Gulf Coast University; Yusuf Mehta, Rowan University; Robert O'Neill, Florida Gulf Coast University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

engineering (CE) materials course along with the other courses in the U.A. WhitakerSchool of Engineering (WSOE) at Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) is taught in anintegrated lecture lab style. In this non-traditional setting, instructors use an integrated, active,and collaborative instructional technique. Also, unlike many other universities, there is not aseparate time slot allocated in the schedule to conduct the laboratory experiments for this CEmaterials course. Instead, the lab is embedded into the course structure. Although it has beendocumented in the literature that this technique represents effective teaching pedagogy only afew engineering programs have adopted this method. In addition, the WSOE is only in its thirdyear since students

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ravel Ammerman, Colorado School of Mines; Pankaj Sen, Colorado School of Mines

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

. After presenting an overview of the “powerengineering option” at CSM, this paper discusses the course outline, the scope, and themethodology that was adopted to design a very successful and effective advanced power systemslaboratory. Our advanced undergraduate energy systems laboratory promotes power engineeringeducation by showcasing the modern simulation tools used by the utility sector. Working closelywith industrial representatives helps to prepare the students for the real world problems they willeventually be asked to evaluate.IntroductionEstablished in 1874, Colorado School of Mines (CSM) is one of the oldest institutions of highereducation in the State of Colorado.[1] It is known both nationally and internationally for itseducation and

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 9

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiaobin Le P.E., Wentworth Institute of Technology; Richard L Roberts, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Anthony William Duva P.E., Wentworth Institute of Technology; Herb Connors

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

-4 (3 lecture hours-2 lab hour-4 credits)credits course which had 2 one-and-half-hour lectures and one two-hour laboratory per week.Main topics of the course were stress and strain calculations, failure theories resulting from staticloading, fatigue failure resulting from cyclic loading, and design of typical mechanicalcomponents. The textbook used for this course was Shrigley’s Engineering Design [1].According to the syllabus of this course, fatigue theory was covered in two-weeks out of the total14-week-semester. For this course, we had both lecture and laboratory, so we developed andimplemented an integrated active learning approach for teaching fatigue theory which includedfour different exposures to discuss and to explore fatigue theory

Conference Session

Subjects in Renewable Energy and Sustainability in ET

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Min Jae Suh, Sam Houston State University; Keith L. Coogler, Sam Houston State University; Ulan Dakeev, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Kenan Baltaci, University of Wisconsin, Stout

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

InfrastructureAbstractRenewable Energy (RE) related course work is becoming an important part of the science,engineering, and technology curricula. Hands-on training in RE-related coursework is a majorpart of engineering technology-related technical coursework. RE courses typically require hands-on laboratory experiments for the students, unless the course is being taught in business andeducation related programs. Laboratory experiments for the related courses necessitate two majorlaboratory tools, first, a good laboratory workbook pertaining to what is being taught in thelectures and second, the related laboratory equipment. There is a variety of laboratory equipmentavailable on the market for the RE related courses. The cost of the equipment varies between$2,500