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2008 GSW

Authors

Laura J. Suggs; James Tunnell; Kenneth Diller; Richard Crawford

taken the first semester of the two-semester BME Senior Design Course. The initial phaseof the first semester is comprised of a smaller scope, internal project. We report here our experiencewith a pre-defined uniform project for all student teams (2005) versus a self-selected Redesignproject (2006 & 2007). The pre-defined uniform project (mini-project) consisted of the design andimplementation of an electronic stethoscope and the intent was to bridge the perceived gap betweenproscribed laboratory experiences and the larger scope, open-ended sponsored project. While manystudents performed exceptionally well with this assignment, a number of drawbacks were noted.Specifically, the timeline of prototyping did not match with the didactic portion

Conference Session

Project-Based Learning in ECE Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Albert Liddicoat, California Polytechnic State University; Jianbiao Pan, California Polytechnic State University; James Harris, California Polytechnic State University; Lynne Slivovsky, California Polytechnic State University

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Electrical and Computer

, partition the designinto subcomponents, design, build, test, and verify that the system requirements have been met.The authors have enhanced and implemented three courses to develop system engineeringknowledge and skills that better prepare students for their senior design experience. This papergives an overview and lists the learning outcomes for each of these courses and includes someexamples of laboratory projects that are used to meet these learning outcomes.IntroductionIn the current global environment it is imperative that engineering graduates are prepared to enterthe workforce with the skills necessary to make immediate contributions. Today, companiesoften outsource engineering tasks and projects that could otherwise be done by entry

Conference Session

Outreach and Hands-on Materials

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lanny Griffin; Jeffrey Swab, United States Military Academy

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Materials

AC 2009-966: A SIMPLE, YET EFFECTIVE, DEMONSTRATION OF POLYMERICMECHANICAL BEHAVIORLanny Griffin,Jeffrey Swab, United States Military Academy Page 14.104.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 A Simple, Yet Effective, Demonstration of Polymeric Mechanical BehaviorAbstractDeveloping an appreciation for the mechanical behavior of polymers materials in a lecture modecan be challenging for students if they have not had the benefit of a laboratory experience. Wehave developed a simple demonstration of thermoplastic polymeric behavior using low-densitypolyethylene bags. The demonstration illustrates strengthening, rate effects

Conference Session

Building Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiaoqing Qian, Alabama A&M University; Zhengtao Deng, Alabama A&M University; George Seweryniak, DoE Computational Science Division; Debbie McCoy, Oak Ridge National Lab

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Minorities in Engineering

. Debbie McCoy Computing and Computational Sciences Directorate Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TennesseeAbstractThe Research Alliance in Math and Science (RAMS) program is a twelve-week summerresearch internship program for under-represented students majoring in computer science,mathematics, engineering and technology. It is carried out through the Computing andComputational Sciences Directorate at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Theobjective of the RAMS program is to identify students and faculty members in computersciences, mathematics, engineering, and technology disciplines for summer internships insupport of the long-term goal of increasing the number of under-represented minorities

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Yeary, University of Oklahoma; Tian-you YU, University of Oklahoma; Robert Palmer, University of Oklahoma; James Sluss, University of Oklahoma; Guifu Zhang, University of Oklahoma; Phil Chilson, University of Oklahoma; Mike Biggerstaff, University of Oklahoma

AC 2009-2426: A STATUS REPORT ON A COLLABORATIVE PROGRAM FORHANDS-ON LEARNING, SEVERE WEATHER, AND NEXT-GENERATIONMULTIFUNCTION RADARMark Yeary, University of Oklahoma Dr. Mark Yeary is an Associate Professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering and a member of the Atmospheric Radar Research Center (ARRC). He has many years of experience as a teaching assistant, lecturer, and faculty member. Since January of 1993, he has taught many students in various laboratories and lecture courses, culminating in approximately 14 years of teaching experience. For the 1999-00 academic year, he received the Outstanding Professor Award, given by the Texas A&M student chapters of IEEE and Eta

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Goodnight; Jack Beasley

Session 1675 Altering Testing and Project Methodologies to Enhance Learning Ronald Goodnight, Jack Beasley Purdue UniversityABSTRACT The primary purpose of administering tests and conducting laboratory projects is twofold: (1) to measurethe degree of the students’ learning and comprehension, and (2) to enhance learning. Often, the first intendedoutcome is attained but the second purpose is ignored. The most prevalent testing procedure is to schedule or announce a test and give the students some ideawhat material will be included

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

William H. Mason; Michael P. Deisenroth

Page 1.133.2course was delivered in a standard lecture format. Guest lecturers were used where appropriate to bring ---- $iiii: } 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings ‘.,+,~yy’..? Ispociik+xpertiseto the smdents. Video tapes were used to supplement lecture material when appropriate .examples were found that specifically related to aerospace manufacturing. A laboratory tour was organizedof the Manufacturing Processes Laboratory and the Robotics and Automation Laboratory. Here thesti~ents saw demonstrations of various manufacturing processes

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Clare F. Cook

-—--, .~-. Session 1626 ‘ —. . ..- Electronic Design Automation and Fabrication at Ferris State University Clare F. Cook Ferris State UniversityAbstract This paper describes the upgrading of Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools in an ElectronicEngineering Technology (BSEET) program using funding from the National Science Foundation’sInstrumentation and Laboratory Improvement Grant Program. The grant allowed replacement of existingEDA hardware and software with new EDA tools to enhance

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

P. Raju Mantena

as opposed to time-domain experimentation. In this paper the details of a non-destructive experimental technique for characterizing materials usingthe impulsive excitation frequency-domain vibration analysis, is described. The relationship between theresonant frequency of vibration and half-power bandwidth on the dynamic mechanical properties of differentmaterials is underscored. Experiments are performed on metallic, polymeric and composite materials todetermine their dynamic modulus and loss factor (a measure of damping), and comparison is made with dataobtained from the conventional time-domain based free-vibration decay tests. This experiment has beensuccessfully incorporated as a laboratory exercise for the past few years in the

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

Mechanical Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Miller, Montana State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

thecharacter and scope of the mechanical engineering profession. It is put forward in this paper thatstudents who understand the scope of their major are more likely to have a stronger belief in thecorrectness of their choice, thus resulting in fewer transfers out of the program. Through designof appropriate self-discovery laboratories, it is also hypothesized that freshmen students willdevelop a relational understanding between fundamental courses (i.e., physics, chemistry andmath) and future curricula. This is important as many engineering students transfer out of theprogram before reaching upper level courses.This paper will discuss the development and implementation of hands-on activities for freshmenstudents in the Mechanical Engineering (ME

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Douglas Ludlow

Session 3213 .— .. Using Statistical Experimental Design to Optimize GC Operation Douglas K. Ludlow The University of North Dakota Introduction Statistical experimental design is useful to determine the optimum operating conditions of real processesand has applications for quality control and improvement. A laboratory assignment has been developed which usesa gas chromatography experiment to give quantitative results which the students use to

Conference Session

Innovations in Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Programs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Troy Perales, Texas A&M University; Joseph Morgan, Texas A&M University; Jay Porter, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

AC 2009-217: A LABVIEW FPGA TOOLKIT TO TEACH DIGITAL LOGICDESIGNTroy Perales, Texas A&M University Troy Perales graduated from the Electronics Engineering Technology (EET) Program in 2007 and is currently pursuing a Masters degree in Computer Science at Texas A&M University. He is graduate assistant for teaching within the EET Program and is responsible for the development and delivery of laboratories associated with digital design and analog electronic devices.Joseph Morgan, Texas A&M University Joseph A. Morgan has over 20 years of military and industry experience in electronics and telecommunications systems engineering. He joined the Engineering Technology and Industrial

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in ET

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kari Clase, Purdue University

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Engineering Technology

continues his/her academic field of study and ismade up of the following courses: Fundamentals of Biology, Molecular Biology andGenetics, Cell Biology, Biotechnology Laboratory courses, Regulatory Compliance,Process Quality Control, and Bioinformatics. The minor is available to any PurdueUniversity student majoring in any four-year degree baccalaureate degree program, i.e.,science, technology, engineering, agriculture, pharmacy. The purpose of the minor is tooffer the graduates of these four-year programs the basic knowledge and understanding oflife-science based products, processes, and product quality to seek employmentopportunities in the area of biotechnology and biotech-manufacturing.The objectives of this paper are to describe the design and

Conference Session

Trend in Construction Engineering Education I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eddy Rojas, University of Washington; Carrie Dossick, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

Construction

functionalareas: the Virtual Construction Laboratory, the Methods and Materials Laboratory, and theConstruction Education Laboratory. Experiential learning has been introduced as a methodologythat combines problem-solving skills with theoretical principles to redefine engineeringeducation in order to meet the demands of the industry14. The University of Washingtonenvisions the Pacific Northwest Center for Construction Research and Education as a placewhere learners will experience construction engineering and management theory and skills firsthand, while researchers will study pedagogy and education methodologies related to engineeringeducation.Experiential learning can be defined as a constructivist pedagogical approach where learnersbuild understanding

Conference Session

Successful Grant Proposals

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Houdeshell, Sinclair Community College; Paul Giguere, Sinclair Community College; Gilah Pomeranz, Sinclair Community College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

versus pure face-to-faceinstruction, and the organization of the hybrid lecture and laboratory sections. This paper definesthe current results related to meeting the project objectives, in particular student perceptions andacademic performance, when comparing the use of a hybrid delivery mode versus traditionalface-to-face instruction1,2.Background The goal of the funded project is to develop, test, and evaluate the effectiveness of newweb-based primary instructional materials, leading to a certificate in Continuous ProcessImprovement, which utilizes a unique distributed-hybrid delivery model. This is accomplished byexpanding delivery options by blending onsite and online learning within a distance deliverysystem that economically expands

Conference Session

Understanding Student Development in Design

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bin Lei, Drexel University; Brandon B. Terranova, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.)

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

engineering designconstraint, and a need for a fun engineering project that engaged freshman students. This projectis design-centric, and so all laboratory activities are intended to support the design challenge atthe end of the project – while also containing many learning objectives throughout which addressgeneral engineering concepts and competencies. 1To develop this lab module, four design aspects (programming, physics, electronics, andmechanics) were considered. All aspects were presented at a freshman level and implemented infour two-hour labs. Students learn the concepts as relevant to their design project in each two-hour lab. These four aspects were chosen because they provide an opportunity

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J. Craig Prather, Auburn University; Stuart M. Wentworth, Auburn University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Exposition in New Orleans, we look to transform some of our “cookbook” labprocedures to design of experiment projects. In addition to providing a better learning experience,these projects will also be able to support the new ABET student outcome 6: An ability to developand conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineeringjudgment to draw conclusions [1]. In this work, we will present our methods and results, alongwith a completed rubric to assess the new ABET student outcome.Background – the Radio LabThe RF Systems Laboratory is a required 1 credit hour junior-level course for the ElectricalEngineering program at AuburnUniversity (AU) [2]. Students simulate, Table 1: RF Systems Lab

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew J. Traum, Engineer Inc.; Emre Selvi, Jacksonville University; Adele Hanlon, Jacksonville University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

University of Central Oklahoma and a PhD. in Education with an emphasis in mathematics education from Oklahoma State University. She has taught in K-12, although she has spent the last 30 years in higher education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Evaluation of DEEP POOL on Student Learning Outcomes AttainmentAbstractThis paper evaluates a new pedagogical approach: “Developing Engineering Education Productsvia Project Ownership Oriented Learning” (DEEP POOL). We hypothesize that studentengagement, enthusiasm, and interest in laboratory work increases when labs are structured sostudent activities support the entrepreneurial development

Conference Session

Instrumentation Technical Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mustafa G. Guvench, University of Southern Maine; mao ye

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Instrumentation

. Because of its simple and inexpensive hardware requirements, the system isperfectly suitable for use in the undergraduate electronics laboratories for instruction as well asbeing a tool in industrial and research laboratories for the product testing and characterization ofhigh power semiconductor devices. The system can also adapted to measure the I-V characteristicsof solar cells [2] and solar panels, and high-power Bipolar Junction Transistors (BJTs), as well.1. IntroductionThis paper describes the design, operation and use of a PC controlled automated measurementsystem for the testing and measurement of the I-V characteristics of high-current high-powerMOSFET devices by employing the new inexpensive USB interfaced triple-channel benchpower

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher J. Hershey, Michigan State University; K. (Jay) Jayaraman, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

this course or the Biochemical Engineering course in order to receive their degree. Overthe last few years, there has been an increase in the number of seniors taking this class over theBiochemical Engineering course with nearly seventy students in the latest semester. In the pastdecade, undergraduate polymer processing courses have emerged across multiple engineeringdisciplines worldwide.1-3 Within these courses, very little development in promoting computersimulations have been discussed. Moreover, this work shows that students can benefit bycombining computational tools with hands-on laboratory exercises and that existing courses canreadily implement the strategies utilized in the Composite Materials Processing course.The class consists of

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Two-Year Engineering and Engineering Technology Programs

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Erik N Dunmire, College of Marin; Nicholas P. Langhoff, Skyline College; Thomas Rebold, Monterey Peninsula College; Eva Schiorring; Tracy Huang, Canada College

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

) was established to allow sharing of engineering studentsfrom different community colleges. Developed initially through a grant from the NationalScience Foundation, and subsequently supported by a US Department of Education grant, JEPcurrently has 27 partner community colleges from all over California. As a result of JEP and theengineering courses that are offered online, the number of community college students who areable to take these courses and be prepared for upper-division courses upon transfer has increased.A JEP enrollment survey shows an increase of 61.3% in engineering courses over the last fiveyears even though overall enrollment at the JEP partner institutions decreased slightly. However,courses requiring laboratory components are

Conference Session

Assessment & Accreditation in ECE

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen M. Phillips, Arizona State University; Marco Saraniti, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

performance between the face-to-face delivery and onlinedelivery.Significant challenges for our online delivery have been the development of laboratoryexperiences and the proctoring of exams. Our assessment of student outcomes shows thatstudents enrolled online have achieved the outcomes related to the laboratory exercises. Wehave engaged an external proctoring company to independently verify and monitor the academicintegrity of the online exam process.Another challenge is acceptance of online delivery among our constituencies. This has beenachieved to a large extent as verified by the unexpectedly large demand among our students, thewillingness of employers to fund tuition and fees, the enthusiastic participation among a growinggroup of faculty

Conference Session

Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP) Topics in Construction Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Michael Korman P.E., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Construction

Page 26.455.2 • Integrated Services Construction ManagementEach of the project-based courses was based on a model of six (6) quarter-hours of laboratorycredit total of sixteen (16) scheduled contact hours per week and an additional two (2) hours perweek to be arranged for by the instructor. Based on a ten (10) week quarter system, studentswould receive a total of one-hundred eighty (180) hours of instruction. Similar to coursesoffered through an architecture program, their concept was teach each course in a dedicatedspace equipped with models, samples, contracts, marketing documents, specifications, estimatingguides, computer references, and other tools appropriate to that construction industry sector. Inaddition, the laboratory would be

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Spencer Seung Kim, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST); Elizabeth Dell, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE)

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

design limits, and considered the societal impacts ofthe product on toxicity, waste management, and the environment (i.e. carbon footprint and waterusage in production).4-5 We also introduced the use of a software tool (i.e. materials and processselection software) to estimate the carbon footprint, energy usage, and durability of greenplastics in laboratory modules. Even though many new inventions and advancements in materialsscience and manufacturing technology provide useful tools to adapt alternatives, (such as nanomaterials, fuel cells, solar technology, green materials, etc.), it’s critical to infuse humanisticinquiry into the instructional model for undergraduate education.1-5, 16In the GPMT laboratory, we set up a small-scale green

Conference Session

Investigating Instructional Strategies

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Luster-Teasley, North Carolina A&T State University; Sirena C. Hargrove-Leak, Elon University; Willietta Gibson, Bennett College

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

actual events or situations. This work explores the impact ofthe use of case studies in an environmental engineering laboratory, introductory engineeringcourse, introductory biology seminar course, and upper level biology course. Motivations forimplementing the cases include determining how case studies teaching impacts students’ abilityto carry out a scientific investigation (from hypothesis to data analysis to discussion of results)and if the results correlate to students’ learning style preferences. This work is part of acontinuing funded investigation of the use of case studies with the potential to contribute to thebody of knowledge related to the use of learning styles assessments in educational practiceacross a variety of disciplines. The

Conference Session

COED: EE Topics

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheng Chih Liu, University of Wisconsin-Stout

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

system design course starting in 2015,including software and hardware upgrades that improved our hands-on laboratory exercises.Because Xilinx ISE 14.7 version no longer supported newer FPGAs devices, we adopted theXilinx Artix-7 FPGAs on the Basys-3 educational board and the Xilinx Vivado design suite.We also provide some historical context regarding to the evolution of the laboratory exercisesused for this course. Two new lab exercises were developed to address student concerns from thestudent survey in 2015, including introducing the hierarchical design flow for FPGAs earlier inthe course, as well as lack of real-world examples in the lab exercises. In this paper, we describetwo new computer gaming labs added in 2016 along with evaluation data

Conference Session

M1C: WIP - Readiness and Professional Development

Collection

2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Robert V. Pieri, North Dakota State University; Karl Haefner; Austin James Allard, Turtle Mountain Community College ; Ann Vallie; Michael Maloy Parker, Cankdeska Cikana Community College; Josh Mattes, Sitting Bull College; Lori Nelson, Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College

Tagged Topics

FYEE Conference - Paper Submission

workingon a project. The project gives the students a sense of the engineering design processas they reverse engineer a drone kit and construct a 3D printed model from an originaldesign. The final design is judged on efficiency of the materials used, durability of thedrone, and the overall usability of the product.IMPLEMENTATION:The program was set up to be built on 3 significant pillars: educational curriculum,research and development and outreach. The program had support from severalnational laboratories including Department of Energy laboratories at Sandia and BoulderColorado. The educational curriculum used local instructors to interface with thestudents to follow nationally developed lesson plans. The plans pointed towardsproduction of parts

Collection

2019 ASEE Zone I Conference & Workshop

Authors

Salah Badjou; Pierre-Richard Cornely; Richid Dahmani

engineering majors. In a recent paper, we have shown that engineering and the sciencesare lagging behind most other disciplines in integrating online and distance-learning education.For example, there are comparatively few online and hybrid programs in engineering. We havefound that the main reason is that engineering and the sciences require extensive hands-on physi-cal laboratory experiments. Traditional science and engineering education are delivered onsite,where laboratories are centralized and experiments can be cost-effectively performed. Thoughseveral creative approaches to providing adequate lab experience in hybrid programs have beentried, there is, to-date, no well-developed proven method that integrates the best practices. In Fall2017, we

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators: Tricks of the Trade I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrienne Minerick, Mississippi State University; Jason Keith, Michigan Technological University; Donald Visco, Tennessee Technological University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

interactions: advisor / student, and student / studentinteractions during three main venues. The first venue is written communications such as email,daily or weekly research summaries, literature review / discussions, and papers. The secondvenue is oral communication via face-to-face meetings in an office or in the classroom. Thethird venue is demonstrative communication via laboratory training, and side-by-side dataanalysis on computers. Each mode of communication plays a key role in helping students growinto professional researchers with skills in independent problem solving.IntroductionThe New Engineering Educator has many challenging tasks ahead of them as they progresstowards tenure. One of these challenges is establishing a fully functional and