Conference Session

Virtual and Distance Experimentation

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Javad Hashemi

procedural steps and required significant guidance from the instructor.ConclusionInteractive software is an excellent tool to prepare the students of laboratory courses forthe actual experimentation period. Our results show that the students can learn theobjectives and the procedure of the experiment in a more meaningful manner whenexposed to such software. The software can be accessed by the student at theirconvenience and can be viewed as many times as the student requires.AcknowledgementThe support of Teaching, Learning, and Technology Center (TLTC) is gratefullyacknowledged. Also, two of the authors (JH and EEA) gratefully acknowledge thepartial support by the National Science Foundation's Course, Curriculum, and LaboratoryImprovement Program

Conference Session

Simulation

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gonca Altuger-Genc, State University of New York, Farmingdale

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

components in theircurriculum; theory components are carried out during traditional lectures and practicalcomponents are carried out during traditional laboratory settings. In a traditional lectureenvironment, the professor teaches in-class, in-person and supports the lecture materials withtextbooks, and lecture notes. In a traditional laboratory environment, the students conductexperiments, collect data and report their results under the guidance of their professor. Thesetraditional approaches have proven to work very well to educate engineering students. However,with the continuously increasing student enrollment, many educational institutions can’t findadequate laboratory space and equipment to meet the demand. In addition, students

Collection

2009 GSW

Authors

Tzu-Liang (Bill) Tseng; Richard Chou; Yongjin Kwon

: design, construction, and measurement [2]. Dedicatedlaboratory courses have been the successful vehicle to provide the hands-on experiences at someuniversities, such as the University of South Florida (USF) [3], with tremendous success. Whilethe idea of a dedicated laboratory course in microwave engineering is attractive, it is difficult tointegrate such a course into an emerging curriculum with limited resources. The BaylorElectrical and Computer Engineering Department is in a period of significant growth, but atpresent, the department faculty numbers a mere eleven, with only two members presentlyteaching RF/microwave and electromagnetics courses. A second issue that must be tackled ishow to teach both passive and active circuit design

Conference Session

E-Learning in Chemical Engineering

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tiffany Hesser, University of New Haven; Michael Collura, University of New Haven

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

reactions and chemical hazards, information onglassware set up, procedure and waste disposal.To assess the effectiveness of using Web based lectures to prepare students for the weekly labs,data has been obtained from laboratory instructors, teaching assistants and laboratory assistantsof how the lectures have impacted students’ preparation. Feedback has been obtained throughstudent surveys following the completion of the labs, questioning students about the usefulnessand ease of using a web program for pre laboratory lectures, if the video method is preferred tosupplemental readings or if it helped to enhance instruction from the text.Overall, the research proved to be a useful tool in saving laboratory instructors and students’time, while

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Kelin Kuhn; Blake Hannaford

amplitude and frequencycharacteristics of the damped oscillation on an oscilloscope.5 Page 1.162.4 Philips Electronics has been kind enough to donate units to us each time we have run this laboratory. 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings 8. Suggestions for implementation The most difficult part of teaching a consumer electronics class is obtaining sufficient backgroundinformation6. We found that the minimum set of information is probably K. Pohlman's book7, IEC 908 and101498, and a subscription to IEEE Spectrum, CD/ROM Professional9 and PC magazine10. 9

Conference Session

Curriculum Exchange

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alison Lynn Fielding, Centennial High School, Boise, ID; Dale Brown, Boise State University; Richard Livingston, Department of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering, Boise State University ; Curtis Heishman, Boise State University; Louis Nadelson, Utah State University; David Estrada, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, ID, USA

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #11248Production and Characterization of Graphene and Other 2-dimensional Nano-materials: An AP High School Inquiry Lab (Curriculum Exchange)Mrs. Alison Lynn Fielding, Centennial High School, Boise, ID Mrs. Alison Fielding teaches Advanced Placement Chemistry and College Preparatory Chemistry at Centennial High School in Boise, ID. She earned her BS in Earth Science Education from Boise State University in 2013 with a minors in Chemistry. She is currently pursuing a Masters of Science degree in STEM from Boise State University. In an effort to explore new pedagogical approaches she worked with Boise State

Conference Session

First Year and Cross-Disciplinary

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

George Prpich, University of Virginia; Natasha Smith, University of Virginia

Tagged Topics

Professional Engineering Education Papers

Disciplines George Prpich and Natasha Smith University of VirginiaAbstractEngineering Laboratory courses are used to teach many of the core professional developmentcompetencies that are required of engineering graduates. Safety is one competency that is highlyvalued by industries (e.g. petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, aeronautical) that hire from a varietyof engineering disciplines, but is not commonly taught across the disciplines. In this paper, wediscuss a work in progress to transfer safety pedagogy from a Chemical Engineeringundergraduate laboratory to a Mechanical Engineering undergraduate laboratory. First, wepresent results from a baseline safety culture survey that

Conference Session

Distance Learning in Engineering Technology

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve C. Hsiung, Old Dominion University; John M. Ritz, Old Dominion University; Ece Yaprak, Wayne State University; Feng Jao, Ohio Northern University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

NASA (John Glenn, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Ames Research Center, and the Johnson Space Center) and the U.S. Navy (SPAWAR). She held a Fulbright fellowship at the Center for Wireless Communications (CWC) at the University of Oulu in Finland. She has received teaching excellence awards from her Division and the College of Engineering. She has received funding for her research from the NSF, the US Navy, NASA, and the business community. She is an ABET IEEE ETAC Commissioner and an active program evaluator.Dr. Feng Jao, Ohio Northern University Page 24.358.1 c American Society for

Conference Session

Student Teams and Active Learning

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Camilla Saviz; Kurt Schulz

learning. Through close interaction with teammates,with other students working on different projects, and with the instructor, they worktowards understanding and applying the theory, techniques and skills necessary tocomplete the project; hopefully successfully.References[1] American Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) Engineering Accreditation Commission,Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs, Baltimore, MD, 2003. (accessed at www.abet.org)[2] Wankat, P. C., and P. S. Oreovicz, Teaching Engineering. McGraw-Hill, NY, 1993.[3] Lyons, J., and E. F. Young, "Developing a Systems Approach to Engineering Problem Solving andDesign of Experiments in a Racecar-Based Laboratory Course", Journal of Engineering Education, pp.109-112, January

Conference Session

Contemporary Issues in Chemical Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

laboratory sessions.This activity allows engagement of students in step 3 of the Kolb cycle, practice underconstrained conditions. The two-hour laboratory contains a maximum section size of 24 students.A worksheet is provided to students for each laboratory. The worksheet is designed to both as ascaffold for students to direct them through the laboratory tasks and as a tool to provideopportunities for reflection on the meaning of the tasks in terms of the course content. Studentshave to complete worksheets individually, but are encouraged to collaborate and discuss amongstone another.The course instructor typically introduces the laboratory and periodically checks in; however, itis primarily instructed by a Graduate Teaching Assistant. In 2008, an

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David O. Olowokere, Texas Southern University; Abayomi Ajofoyinbo Ph.D., Texas Southern University

Tagged Divisions

Systems Engineering

training. Engineering laboratories mayinvolve measurement of dynamic processes since physical quantities measured bysensors such as temperature, humidity, pressure, displacement, voltage, current,etc., are continuous in nature. To improve the quality of measurement data thereis a need to remove unwanted signals associated with the measured input signal;hence self-compensation algorithms are formulated for implementation in thesensor nodes. It is noted that presentations that use both visual and auditory stylesreinforce learning for most students. Indeed, students’ learning may be motivatedand students’ engagement and comprehension of fundamental engineeringprinciples (or concepts) may be increased by a teaching style that balancesconcrete

Conference Session

International Collaborative Efforts

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Sören Östlund; Johan Malmqvist; Ingemar Ingemarsson; Edward F. Crawley; Doris Brodeur

of the four theme areas identified specific tasks forjoint investigation and development with parallel efforts at each of the participatingschools. Curriculum initiatives include defining and validating the outcomes of anengineering program, early engineering experiences, disciplinary linkages, integrateddesign-build experiences, and CDIO skills education. Teaching and Learning identifiedconcrete (hands-on) learning, problem formulation, active learning, feedback, and researchinto teaching and learning approaches. The Laboratories and Workshops group isfocusing on models for building and furnishing workshops and laboratories, and researchinto best practices in the use of laboratories for engineering education. Finally,Assessment reform

Conference Session

Student Learning Techniques & Practices in Engineering Technology

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University; Ryan Beasley, Texas A&M University; Ana Elisa Goulart, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

. She has received her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Georgia Tech in 2005. In addition, she has worked for over 6 years as a hardware designer and communications analyst at IBM and Compaq Computer respectively. Her research has been on communication networks and protocols, including wireless networks and Internet telephony. Page 13.854.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Life-long Learning Starts In ClassroomsAbstract This paper presents the result of our experiment in a sophomore Circuit Analysiscourse using the learning-through-teaching method. The main goals of

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Walter S. Lund; Trudy L. Schwartz; Lee D. Peterson; Lawrence E. Carlson

Session 2659 Facilitating Interdisciplinary Hands-on Learning using LabStations Lawrence E. Carlson, Lee D. Peterson, Walter S. Lund & Trudy L. Schwartz Integrated Teaching and Learning Program College of Engineering and Applied Science University of Colorado at BoulderAbstractCulminating five years of planning by faculty and students, the Integrated Teaching andLearning (ITL) Laboratory opened its doors in January 1997. One of the goals of the newfacility is to link theory and experimentation in a hands-on way. Custom designedLabStations facilitate this goal with the capability to

Conference Session

Assessing Design Coursework I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phillip du Plessix, University of Calgary; Graham Armitage, University of Calgary; Kara Chomistek, University of Calgary; Clifton Johnston, University of Calgary; Daryl Caswell, University of Calgary; Mohamed Nazir, University of Calgary; Marjan Eggermont, University of Calgary; Diane Douglas, University of Calgary; Brigit Knecht, University of Calgary

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

to the laboratory environment,where the students can be considered employees. The design laboratories are in and ofthemselves safe areas, with no prominent dangers. The proper safety equipment is available tothe students, and it is enforced that they utilize it whenever working with the tools. As Heathsuggests, these precautions mean nothing if a tool is being used improperly or unsafely7. Thiscan only be affected by giving knowledge to the individuals who will be operating the tools: thestudents. It has been emphasized for over twenty-five years that “training remains thefundamental method for effecting self-protection against workplace hazards” 8.Teaching students about the safety issues associated with designed projects is also an

Conference Session

Preparing the Future Workforce in Aerospace

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Hannigan, Mississippi State University; Keith Koenig, Mississippi State University; Christopher Hamm, Mississippi State University; Lorenzo Coley, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

Mississippi State University and his MS and PhD degrees from the California Institute of Technology. Prof. Koenig teaches introductory courses in aerospace engineering and flight mechanics, and upper division courses in aerodynamics and propulsion. His research areas include rocket and scramjet propulsion and sports equipment engineering.Christopher Hamm, Mississippi State University Chris Hamm is a first year graduate teaching assistant in the aerospace engineering laboratories. He obtained his BS degree in aerospace engineering from Mississippi State University, and is currently enrolled as a candidate for a master of science degree. He assists in teaching upper division laboratory classes and

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chirag Parikh, Grand Valley State University; Ryan T. Aldridge, Grand Valley State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

programmable platforms to develop a graduate level coursefor Computer Engineering curriculum to bridge the gap between computer engineers andsoftware developers. This course would allow students from engineering and computer sciencemajors to be able to develop and implement applications on FPGAs using Python programminglanguage and overlays that are similar to software libraries. This paper describes our experiencein teaching the students to develop applications on the new PYNQ platform. The paper isorganized as follows: the next section describes the main features of the PYNQ Platform courseand introduces our integrated lecture / learning activity / laboratory approach. Then we talk aboutthe teaching tools in the form of hardware and software that we

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

James Craddock; Lizette Chevalier

,” International Conference on Engineering Education Proceedings, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 17-20, 1998.10. Kemeny, John, and Zeitler, Bryan, “An Online Geo-mechanics Course with a Virtual Rock Lab Based on Streaming Audio and Vector Graphics,” American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference Proceedings, Albuquerque, NM, June 24 - 27, 2001.11. Aleni, Morteza, and Barnes, Robert, “ A Multimedia Soil Mechanics Laboratory Software Development for Teaching and Learning Purposes,” International Conference on Engineering Education Proceedings, Ostrava, Czech Republic, August 10 - 12, 1999.12. Masala, Srloljub, Biggar, Kevin, and Geissler, Colin “The Geotechnical Virtual Laboratory,” American Society for

Collection

2013 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Harmonie A. Hawley; Brian O'Dell

; the third site was aquadrangle on campus; the fourth site was near a food truck parked and in operation on campus;the fifth site was a car parking garage to simulate traffic inputs; and the sixth location was insideof a building on campus to evaluate indoor air quality.If field experiences are not practical, other forms of teaching field exercises could be evaluatedfor implementation into an existing laboratory or classroom curriculum. Virtual simulations offield labs can be used1,3,5,9,13. Ramasundaram et al.9 discuss the benefits and problems in usingan environmental virtual field laboratory developed by the authors. Virtual field experiences Proceedings of the 2013 American Society for Engineering Education Pacific Southwest

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Audeen Fentiman; Robert J. Gustafson; John Merrill; John Demel; Richard Freuler

Development LabSeparate space, called the development laboratory, is used to support the enhancement ofexperiments or to development new experiments. Bench test equipment, balances,computers, power supplies, and other support equipment are available in the developmentlab. Staff OfficesStaffing for the freshmen programs includes managing staff (2), instructional staff(faculty), permanent technical support staff (2.5), graduate teaching assistants (12), andundergraduate teaching assistants. Faculty members are recruited from college faculty,therefore office space is not provided to them. All regular staff has offices adjacent to therenovated area

Conference Session

Innovative IE Curricula and Courses

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Bob White; Tycho Fredericks; Steven Butt

“come alive” through an activity-based engineering statistics course at Western Michigan University. This three-semester hourcourse is structured to include laboratory sessions, workshop sessions, and problem-based lecturesessions. The laboratory activities are intended to provide the student with an opportunity tobecome proficient in designing basic experiments, collecting data, and analyzing problems usingPC-based statistical software. The workshop sessions involve short lecture segments mixed withteam-based problem-solving activities and software tutorials. With the exception of lectureperiods, course sessions do not take place in a classroom, but rather are held in a computer-teaching laboratory or in one of the laboratories managed by the

Conference Session

Miscellaneous Topics in Energy Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan L. Falkenstein-Smith, Syracuse University; Jeongmin Ahn, Syracuse University; Kang Wang

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

digital temperature controller, tabletop coating system with ultrasonic spraying system,piston extruder, and other supplementary equipment were all needed for the fuel cell fabrication.The performances of fuel cells were tested using an available power source meter also runningunder Labview. Each group was able to utilize all of the COMER laboratories’ equipment through theassigned experiments. In order to fully understand how to operate the fabrication machines,groups were paired with a teaching assistant who had extensive experience with the specificmachine. For each experiment, the teaching assistant would discuss with groups the broad idea ofhow certain aspects of the experiment related to fuel cell sciences, then go on to show the

Conference Session

Faculty Development Work-in-Progress Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tershia A. Pinder-Grover, University of Michigan; Stephanie Marie Kusano, University of Michigan; Grenmarie Agresar, University of Michigan

Tagged Topics

Diversity, Faculty Development Constituency Committee

discussion rent sessions sections, managing laboratory classes, or handling office hours. 55 min each In the second session, participants choose one of the following topics: teaching problem solving, grading, or handling office hours. Undergraduate Teaching Orientation Graduate Teaching Orientation Practice In small groups (5-7), participants take turns delivering a five-minute explanation on a Teaching topic of their choice. Peers and one trained facilitator act as students during the lesson, 2 hrs then provide written and oral feedback on the teaching.Table 1: Engineering teaching orientations during the Fall of 2017.As seen in Table 1, the new instructor

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Manufacturing ET

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

David Hata

from the Advanced TechnologicalEducation Program at the National Science Foundation, has addressed this need bydeveloping technician-level educational materials, prototyping a teaching laboratory forplasma-aided manufacturing, and training community college faculty.[1] This paperprovides a summary of PCC’s three-year development and implementation effort.IntroductionThe lack of instructional materials is a major deterrent in developing and implementing atechnician-level course in RF plasma processing at the community college level. Asearch of the literature produced only graduate-level textbooks.[2,3]Equipment needed to implement a teaching laboratory to support a technician-levelcourse was also lacking. Equipment to support simple plasma

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

R. Welch; K.R. Goheen

. Use of computer technology in the practice of control engineering is widespread. As early as the 1970s, computers were being used to assist teaching control systems. Broome and Woolvetlcreated “[a] program. . . which permits interactive control system design, suitable for use by students either to runtutorial exercises as a back up to lecture material, or to integrate with laboratory work”. The program was writtenin FORTRAN IV for 8K computers such as the Honeywell H3 16. The use of computer for control systemseducation has since then become widespread. According to a survey of control systems curricula by Feliachi 2,“[software packages of a wide variety are being used by most schools. The most popular packages (in frequencyof usage

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies: Pedagogy of Lab-Oriented Courses

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bridget M. Smyser, Northeastern University; Gregory J Kowalski, Northeastern University; Andrew F. Carbonar, Northeastern University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Pedagogical Best PracticesAbstractThe pedagogy of laboratory courses has been well discussed in the literature, but the extent towhich these best practices are incorporated into laboratory experiment design varies wildly. AtNortheastern University, various capstone design teams over the years have been tasked withdesigning new experimental apparatus for the undergraduate teaching laboratories along withappropriate lab handouts and other instructional material. In many cases, the students involved inthese projects have taken the lab class for which they are designing the experiment and havereported negative experiences, and therefore are motivated to try to improve the class for futurestudents. Student designed labs have the potential to reduce burden

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radian Belu, Drexel University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

responsible forthe analysis and design of control circuitry which permits nominal operation of genericpower converters. The laboratory experience will culminate in projects where studentsanalyze, design, simulate and demonstrate power electronics related topics. Each projectwill be carried out by a team of three or four students. The projects and part of thelaboratory experiments will be focused on power applications in the fast growingemerging fields of the renewable industry, such as wind and solar energy or fuel cells.We believe that this will be an efficient approach in teaching power electronics because itcan give the students some of the necessary skills the industry is asking for.1. IntroductionPower electronics is the enabling technology for

Conference Session

Works-in-Progress Postcard Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tracy L. Carter, Northeastern University; Samira M. Azarin, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Janie Brennan, Washington University in St. Louis; Elizabeth Hill, University of Minnesota Duluth; Amy J. Karlsson, University of Maryland - College Park

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

, there is a widerange of practices in course-specific learning outcomes and teaching practices across theinstitutions. Based on these results, the authors propose improvements to the survey and a widerimplementation of the survey. The authors also propose a preliminary plan to target the UOlaboratory for safety education in chemical engineering.Survey of Safety Education in Chemical EngineeringUsing the SAChE outcomes as a framework, a brief survey was developed in Qualtrics andcompleted by the authors to assess safety learning outcomes in UO laboratories and more widelyacross the chemical engineering curriculum. The complete survey is shown in Appendix A. Inaddition to asking about SAChE outcomes, the survey also examines potential differences

Conference Session

Materials Division (MATS) Technical Session 3

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shayna Earle, McMaster University ; Liza-Anastasia DiCecco, McMaster University; Dakota M Binkley, McMaster University; Muhammad Arshad, McMaster University ; Andrew Lucentini, McMaster University ; Gerald Tembrevilla, McMaster University, Mount Saint Vincent University; Bosco Yu PhD, P.Eng, McMaster University, University of Victoria

Tagged Divisions

Materials Division (MATS)

laboratories are favorable and also provide learnerinsight on the new gamified activities introduced within the curriculum. We note severallimitations on the interpretation of these results, the need to collect more data over time and outlinedifferent courses of action for future improvements to these measures. Overall, from positivesurvey results and anecdotal feedback from teaching staff, we are encouraged to pursue moregamified strategies within our first-year curriculum and beyond.2. Setting Context – Classroom Description & Gamified ApproachesThe introduction of project-based learning to evolve our undergraduate engineering designcurriculum at McMaster University, known as “The Pivot” initiative, is leading to large-scalechanges to the

Conference Session

EET Papers 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elaine M. Cooney, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Paul Yearling P.E., Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Karl J. Huehne, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

content.For this paper, two student groups, in an EET laboratory experience, are compared based onthe primary metric number of failed attempts to meet circuit board test specifications. Thestudent test body was divided into two groups. A control course section group, where notroubleshooting instruction was given and designated the “As Is” state. The second sectiongroup, “Improved State” was given an extensive troubleshooting methodology as part of theirinitial training. The primary metric, number of failed attempts to meet specification, waschosen as it is easy to measure by student Teaching Assistants (TA) and was also used to assessthe Sigma process capability for each group. The Sigma capability of each group provided afurther measure of the