Conference Session

Biomedical Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Wayne Gammon-Pitman, Ohio State University; Tanya M. Nocera, Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical Engineering

, teaching and assessing upper-level Biomedical Engineering laboratory courses, with particular interest in improving student technical communication skills. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Work in Progress: Improving Biomedical Engineering Students’ Technical Writing through Rubrics and Lab Report Re- SubmissionsIntroductionGraduates from ABET accredited engineering programs are expected to demonstrate an ability tocommunicate effectively [1-2]. Technical writing skills are particularly difficult to teach andeven more time consuming to assess [3], often limiting the number of opportunities students aregiven to practice and improve throughout their

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James L. Hanson, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

present in textbooks.11 Page 23.780.2The current investigation has aimed to integrate some aspects of research into a geotechnicalengineering laboratory course with limited impact on the existing content of the course (i.e.,maintaining emphasis on conventional geotechnical engineering testing). This experience is notintended to be production-level research, but instead an introduction to research methodologyand perspective for undergraduate students. Various teaching methodologies have beenincorporated to the introductory geotechnical engineering laboratory at California PolytechnicState University, a primarily undergraduate institution. The

Conference Session

Engineering Education in India, the Far East, and Central Asia

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J Thompson, Kansas State University; Ata M. Nazar, Kabul University

Tagged Divisions

International

, information technology, and libraryresources) as well as enhanced faculty skills and competencies. Specific goals include: A. Rehabilitate the physical infrastructure B. Equip laboratories, offices, libraries, and classrooms C. Raise the quality of the faculty D. Reform the curriculum E. Improve teaching F. Increase access to information technology and library resources G. Raise the level of English proficiency H. Improve management I. Establish relationships with external constituenciesResources for pursuing these goals come from three sources: The Partnership funds, the SHEPBlock Grant Funds, and other resources and funds from other donors and agencies. ThePartnership administration seeks to

Conference Session

Course and Curriculum Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yogendra M. Panta, Youngstown State University; Michael T. Butcher, Youngstown State University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

is proposed by involving engineering and biological sciences students andfaculty in collaborative teaching and research. This objective will be accomplished primarily bydeveloping an integrative course in “Biomechanics and Biotransport” that incorporatescomputational, demonstrational, and experimental laboratories and secondarily, by involvingstudents in sustained semester research projects. Students will first study the fundamentalprinciples of Biomaterials involved in biological systems through a prerequisite introductorycourse, “Mechanical Properties of Biological Tissues”. Next in a sequence the proposed“Integrative Biomechanics and Biotransport” course comprises (i) biomechanics of solids thatincludes static and dynamic force and moment

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experiences

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jin-Hwan Lee, Georgia Institute of Technology; Carla Purdy, University of Cincinnati; Ian Papautsky, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

mentored teaching activities applied the conceptslearned in the PFF courses. The individualized mentored teaching experience included teachingundergraduate and graduate courses, giving talks at research seminars, and mentoring seniorprojects and REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates) students in the Department ofElectrical and Computer Engineering at UC. Various methods of active learning, motivatingstudents, problem-based active laboratory learning, and peer tutoring were explored and appliedto mentor students. The paper also includes feedback from the PFF program coordinator and theacademic research mentor.I. IntroductionPreparing Future Faculty (PFF) is a national initiative to better prepare Ph.D., M.S., andpostdoctoral students to

Conference Session

Hands-on Active Learning

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve C. Hsiung, Old Dominion University; Feng Jao, Ohio Northern University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

. Learnersexpressed various active teaching methods such as on-line reading materials, posted lectures,video demonstrations, hands-on laboratories, and various communications means (relay chats,forum discussions) help them engaged the workshop more. As some of the feedbacks shownbelow:Overall, fantastic! I enjoyed it. The readings helped. We could do more programming if therewere more time. I never learned so much in just 3 days. Please send my thanks to all of thepresenters and helpers who made it work so well.I enjoyed the class. Instructors were well prepared. I want to try conducting an on-line labmyself in the future.I wish there were more workshops like this available. I learned a lot without needing to travel.It was not just a bunch of fluff and waste

Conference Session

Make It!

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Golub, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Joseph Michael Derrick

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

Paper ID #20504MAKER: Using 3D Printed Experimental Design and Measurement of Inter-nal and External Flow Convection Coefficient Using 3D Printed GeometriesMr. Michael Golub, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis Michael Golub is the Academic Laboratory Supervisor for the Mechanical Engineering department at IUPUI. He is an associate faculty at the same school, and teaches part-time at two other colleges. He has conducted research related to Arctic Electric Vehicles. He participated and advised several student academic competition teams for several years. His team won 1st place in the 2012 SAE Clean

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ECE Curriculum Innovations

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Holmes, AcuityEdge, Inc.; Hisham Massoud, Duke University; Steven Cummer, Duke University; John Board, Duke University; Kip Coonley, Duke University; April Brown, Duke University; Michael Gustafson; Leslie Collins, Duke University; Lisa Huettel, Duke University; Gary Ybarra, Duke University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

. In addition to technical concepts, student will learn skills related toproject and team management, whole-system integration, budgeting, and technicalcommunication.As the laboratory exercises were being designed, team members referred to and modified the Page 11.1074.6original course syllabus. Given the integrated approach to teaching ECE concepts, it was clearthat the course could not be taught by sequentially introducing circuits and devices, followed bysignal processing, electromagnetics, and digital logic. In other words, the syllabus could not bedetermined by simply lifting a quarter of the syllabi of existing core courses and

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2024 ASEE PSW Conference

Authors

Matthew Levi Giles, University of Southern California; Joy Uehara, University of Southern California; Haylee Mota, University of Southern California; Emma Katharine Singer, USC Viterbi School of Engineering; Matthew R Gilpin, University of Southern California; Akshay Potnuru; Jessica Aftosmis, University of Southern California

measurement and instrumentation course within the department.Joy Uehara, University of Southern CaliforniaHaylee Mota, University of Southern CaliforniaEmma Katharine Singer, USC Viterbi School of EngineeringMatthew R Gilpin, University of Southern California Dr. Gilpin teaches upper division laboratory courses in the Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering de- partment at USC’s Viterbi School of Engineering and has been involved in laboratory instruction at USC for over a decade. He is also the faculty advisor to USC’s Recumbent Vehicle Design Team (RVDT) and the USC Advanced Spacecraft and Propulsion and Energy Laboratory (ASPEN). In addition to teach- ing, Dr. Gilpin is the PI for the In-Space Propulsion Research (InSPR

Conference Session

Technical Session IV

Collection

2018 FYEE Conference

Authors

Jennifer Felder Marley, Valparaiso University; Doug Tougaw, Valparaiso University

Tagged Topics

FYEE Conference Sessions

challenge when designing the students to reconnect their lab setup and to remembera first-year engineering course. It is increasingly difficult where they were in the lab procedure.for first-year students to maintain their focus throughout Instead, we propose that students be given the supporta 150-minute laboratory session. An alternative is to necessary to complete a substantial laboratory experience increate laboratory experiences that provide students with just one academic period of 50 minutes. This can beself-contained hands-on experiences that can be accomplished using a combination of four strategies:completed within a traditional 50-minute window. Inelectrical and computer

Conference Session

Micro-/Nano-Technology Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yoli Jeune, University of Florida; Henry Hess, University of Florida

Tagged Divisions

Materials

AC 2008-2024: USING MICROTUBULES TO ILLUSTRATE POLYMERPROPERTIESYoli Jeune, University of Florida Yoli Jeune is currently a PhD candidate at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering of the University of Florida. She has received a Bachelors degree in Clinical Laboratory Sciences (1999) and a Masters degree in Secondary Science Education with a concentration in Biology (2002) from the University of South Florida. She worked for 3.5 years at the Hillsborough County School District in Florida teaching Biology and Chemistry to High School students. She is a recipient of the McKnight Doctoral Fellowship, Alfred P. Sloan, and Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Walter E. Thain Jr.; Thomas Fallon

theoretical foundation intelecommunications.The five technical courses in the BSTCET degree are designed to teach students about suchtopics as communication protocols, wide- and local-area networks, managing network resources,Internet-related concepts and development, and network security issues. These courses aresupported by numerous hands-on laboratory experiences. The four management courses providestudents with the principles necessary to manage people and projects. This paper discusses issuesconsidered during the development of the program, classroom and laboratory curricula, problemsconfronting the program today, and assessment.I. IntroductionTremendous growth in the telecommunications industry has inspired a similar growth ineducation

Conference Session

SDR & Programming in ECE Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick Cutno, Miami University; Chi-Hao Cheng, Miami University; Zhiqiang Wu, Wright State University; Bin Wang, Wright State University; Deng Cao, Central State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

in class. In thisproject, supported by a NSF TUES type II grant, Collaborative: TUES: Software Defined RadioLaboratory Platform for Enhancing Undergraduate Communication and Networking Curricula,we explore the possibility of applying the SDR as an education tool to teach fundamental signalprocessing concepts. To achieve this goal, we developed SDR based laboratory exercises.Although students are still required to develop analog/digital communication systems, the majorfocuses of these exercises are to illustrate fundamental signal processing concepts such asfrequency-shift, spectra of real and complex valued signals, etc. The target students are juniorlevel undergraduate students who have taken “Signals and Systems” but are not necessary

Conference Session

Assessment Methods and Learning Pedagogy II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jyhwen Wang, Texas A&M University; Alex Fang, Texas A&M University; Michael Ryan Golla, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

“experiment first” approach. It is believed that depending on the course type and thestudent learning style, learning could be affected by the teaching approach. Further studyon the lecture-laboratory timing that could lead to an effective pedagogy isrecommended.IntroductionLaboratory exercises are an essential part of engineering technology education. In mostof the mechanical and manufacturing engineering technology courses, hands-on labs aredesigned to help student to acquire the knowledge and skills taught in the class. Sincepositive effects of lab activities on student learning have been recognized, engineeringand engineering technology professors continue to develop and incorporate laboratoryexercises into various courses.To introduce science

Conference Session

Innovation in Construction Engineering Education I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kirsten Davis, Boise State University; R. Casey Cline, Boise State University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

. Page 14.703.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Improving Construction Management Course Comprehension through Experiential LearningAbstractWhile lectures are the most common way to teach students, they are not necessarily the best wayto convey some types of information. Consider the famous quote by Confucius: “I hear and Iforget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.”This paper discusses a hands-on experiential learning laboratory, which complements the lecturein a Construction Management (CM) materials and methods course. Many CM programs avoidhands-on experiences due to the vocational/technical stigma. However, experiential learningtransforms construction concepts that are often

Conference Session

Hands-On Skills in BME

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Renata Fortuna Ramos, Rice University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical Engineering

Paper ID #23512Guided Modules Emphasizing Process-Based Troubleshooting Techniques HelpBelow-Average Performing Students Improve Instrumentation SkillsDr. Renata Fortuna Ramos, Rice University Renata Ramos is an Associate Teaching Professor and the Director of Undergraduate Studies in the De- partment of Bioengineering at Rice University, 6100 Main St., Houston, TX 77005: rfr1@rice.edu c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Guided Modules Emphasizing Process-Based Troubleshooting Techniques Help Below-Average Performing Students Improve Instrumentation SkillsAbstractInstrumentation laboratory

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Grace Altimus, Syracuse University; Dacheng Ren, Syracuse University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

also the home of many classrooms. This setting allows the facility to be accessible withconvenience for both research and teaching applications. Thus, this facility provides a uniqueopportunity to allow students to observe and integrate their use into student laboratories tofacilitate not only a greater understanding of the principles of the coursework, but also acommand of the technology that translates these principles beyond the classroom. This modelwas applied to the course Biological Principles for Engineers (BEN 301) and included surveys, alecture, and a laboratory portion. Materials and MethodsStudent evaluations. In order to gauge student learning outcomes related to the knowledge offunction and

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ASEE Zone 1 Conference - Spring 2023

Authors

Rajarajan Subramanian, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College

Paper ID #40503Assessment methods and students’ expectations: A SurveyDr. Rajarajan Subramanian, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College Rajarajan Subramanian is currently serving as an Assistant Teaching Professor of Civil Engineering and Construction (SDCET) programs at Pennsylvania State University at Harrisburg. Previously, he worked as Transportation Engineer at Maryland State Highway Administration. He has a total of 25 years of teaching experience (Annamalai University, India, Linton Institute of Technology at Ipoh, Malaysia, and Penn State University at Harrisburg U.S.A) plus 10 years of

Collection

2010 North Midwest Section

Authors

Robert W. Williams; Salam F. Rahmatalla

and results.One way in which to help streamline hands-on laboratory education in terms of objectives,equipment, and products is to make the lab activities as relevant as possible to their interests,goals and future careers. This involves giving the students ownership of their lab experience.The concept of student ownership has many facets, including letting students plan educationalobjectives and activities, select educational materials, teach other students, and reflect criticallyon their expectations and experiences (Fletcher 2008). One of the objectives of the civil and environmental curriculum at The University ofIowa is to produce graduates who have a strong foundation of scientific and technical knowledgeand are equipped with

Conference Session

Development of Technical and Soft Skills in BME

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monica Dominique Okon, The Ohio State University; Tanya M. Nocera, The Ohio State University, Department of Biomedical Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

Paper ID #20019Electronic Lab Notebooks Impact Biomedical Engineering Students’ Qualityof Documentation and Technical CommunicationMs. Monica Dominique Okon, The Ohio State University Monica Okon, a current graduate student in biomedical engineering at Ohio State University, became in- terested in engineering education when starting as a graduate teaching associate (GTA) for the Engineering Education Department at Ohio State University. She has had the opportunity to teach the Fundamentals in Engineering laboratory component for the standard courses sequence as well as served as a lead GTA for this department for two years

Conference Session

BME Courses and Learning Activities

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Vernengo, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

. Page 22.135.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Active and Cooperative Learning Activities for Introducing Undergraduate Students to BiomaterialsAbstractBiomaterials science is a relatively new interdisciplinary field. Because of the increasingprevalence of musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, and neurodegenerative diseases, there is anecessity to engineer biomaterials that can be used to treat these painful and debilitatingdisorders. The overall objective of this initiative is to teach our undergraduate studentsconcepts in the research, development, and clinical application of biomaterials. Twoopen-ended laboratory activities, one developed for freshman and the other

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohammad Alim

. Unfortunately students have been unable to utilize thosefacilities, as it is not directed toward student usage. Representatives of MEMS Opticalproposed senior projects and invited students to work in their facilities during 2000-2001academic year. Unfortunately, the organization had production goals to meet, while theDepartment needed a teaching facility. In any event, the support of MEMS Optical has beencritical to the success of the program thus far.FACILTY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS - LOWELLThe laboratory at the UMass - Lowell has a long history of success in the VLSI andMicroelectronics technology. The list of the instruments acquired for the fabrication andcharacterization laboratories (distributed instructional processing laboratory

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2018 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

Authors

John Attia; Mahamadou tembely; Lisa Hobson; Pamela Obiomon

Hands-on Learning in Multiple Courses in Electrical and Computer Engineering John Attia, Mahamadou Tembely, Lisa Hobson, and Pamela Obiomon Prairie View A&M University 520 Anne Preston Street, Prairie View, TX 77446 USA E-mail: joattia@pvamu.edu Abstract classrooms to more engaging teaching pedagogies. Hands- It has been reported that persistence rate of engineering on learning has proven to be an effective approach forstudents is relatively low. Several new pedagogical improving retention by making learning

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allen L. Jones PE, South Dakota State University

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Civil Engineering

multiple laboratorysections. Laboratory sections were taught by the same Teaching Assistant to avoid epistemicvariation. The laboratory data was collected the first week by the students and subsequentlyanalyzed in a second week of the laboratory. The students’ reports were submitted for gradingone week after that. Thirty three laboratory reports were evaluated with a resulting average scoreof 2.0 and a standard deviation of 0.9. Therefore, the student outcome for 2007 was achievedand a baseline for future evaluation was established. Although the cutoff was met, the classaverage was exactly at the cutoff score and enhancements were qualitatively deemed advisable toaddress the level 1 performer. Therefore, selected technical aspects of the lecture

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Kenneth Reardon

2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2001, American Society for Engineering Education2. Course OverviewThe semester-long course consisted of one lecture section and four laboratory sections, and wasteam-taught by two tenured faculty members. One professor acted as lead instructor, organizingthe course and teaching 80% of the lectures. Each professor directed two of the laboratorysections, and four graduate teaching assistants aided with the laboratory sections and homeworkgrading. Students enrolled in this course attended two 50-minute lectures each week and one100-minute laboratory section. Since the laboratory sections had a maximum enrollment of 19,the course

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Sharon M. Schlossberg

ofgram details, such as typical laboratory exercises and changing what I want to be in life.”design projects, staffing, funding, and cost-benefits,are considered next. A brief summary of experiences “The facilities and faculty are su-with the program concludes the discussion. perb and I learned a lot.” TC GOALS AND OBJECTIVES “I had a great time. Not only did it teach me many things, like how toFor students, the goal of Technology Connection is to make a web page – which I will em-encourage studies in mathematics, science, computers, ploy at home as soon as I get a weband engineering. Naturally, the hope is that this

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Brian Huggins; Winfred K Anakwa; Gary Dempsey

-project as a formalcurriculum assessment tool by the authors. The design case formulated the following questions regardingour curriculum:(1) Are we teaching our students to consider product schedules in their design cycle?(2) Are we providing the necessary laboratory equipment and supplies for a short design cycleproduct? Equipment and supplies include instrumentation, software and hardware developmentsystems, microcontrollers, programmable logic devices, etc.(3) Are the junior laboratories and lecture courses providing the students the proper background fortight product schedules?(4) Should we direct our students to one type of implementation? For example, should the focus be ona microcontroller, programmable logic array, or VLSI approach.(5

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Technology Courses

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rocio Alba-Flores, Georgia Southern University; Youakim Al Kalaani, Georgia Southern University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Reversing Table 7- Summary of the Student Lab SurveyConclusionsIn this paper, we described our experience teaching a multidisciplinary course in an EngineeringTechnology program. We described how the redesign of the laboratory component has greatlyenhanced the student learning experience independently of their majors of studies. It wasobserved that activities relating concepts to real world applications were most appealing. Forinstance, students enjoyed performing experiments involving the use of transducers.Assessments results including direct and indirect measurements to meet certain accreditationcriteria were also discussed in this paper. Several lessons learned from this course revisionprocess for in future

Conference Session

A Renaissance in NRE Programs

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Ford

offered on a regular basis. Meanwhile the Physics/Geophysics Department at TAMUK has developed a laboratory-based course in nuclear physics. This is the first upper division laboratory course offered atTAMUK in over a decade. The faculty members in the Department of Nuclear Engineering atTAMU are assisting TAMUK to ensure that the lab equipment is tailored to enhance the successof the students in their preparation for graduate studies. The courses provided at TAMUK andvia the TTVN network allow the students entering the graduate program at TAMU to follow thesame plan of study as students from TAMU or comparable nuclear/health physics programs

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2022 ASEE - North Central Section Conference

Authors

Daniel Llamocca, Oakland University

of a new embedded curriculumtargeted to powerful embedded processors. This includes the design of a brand-new seniorundergraduate course along with a comprehensive tutorial on high-performance embeddedprogramming. We provided students with carefully designed activities that emphasize theoptimal usage of powerful microprocessors for embedded applications. The students becameproficient in techniques to maximize the performance of an embedded application by optimizingthe use of computer resources via techniques such as parallelism and pipelining. The embedded curriculum was deployed in a classroom and a laboratory setting. The learningmaterials (course notes, assignments, laboratory experiments, step-by-step tutorials) are madefreely