Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

John Brader; Jed Lyons

InformationJOHN BRADER is currently researching advanced actuators and mechatronic design while completing his Ph.D. inmechanical engineering. He is the chairman of the ASME Midlands Section K-12 Educational Outreach Committeeand is working to develop “Engineering Clubs” in local elementary, middle, and high schools. John also teaches 4thgrade science and mathematics through the NSF GK-12 fellowship program.JED LYONS is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at USC. He teaches engineering materials,manufacturing processes and mechanical design, conducts research on reinforced plastics and composites, developsmechanical engineering laboratories, and improves the teaching and communication skills of graduate students.AcknowledgmentThe authors

Conference Session

ETD Design I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Border, Bowling Green State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Multisim and Mathsoft Mathcad into a Digital Communication Technology Curriculum XXX NAME HERE XXX XXX PROGRAM NAME HERE XXX XXX DEPT. NAME HERE XXX XXX UNIVERSITY NAME HERE XXX XXX CITY STATE POSTAL HERE XXXAbstractTechnology program texts that seek to teach digital communication fundamentals follow basicdevelopments that can be modeled in laboratory classes using computer-based electronicslaboratory simulators and computer-based symbolic mathematics systems. For technologyprograms, this is particularly important as the laboratory work reinforces foundational datacommunication

Conference Session

Novel Applications of Computers/Software in Energy Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Liping Guo, University of Northern Iowa; Recayi 'Reg' Pecen

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

) software package is used toaccompany the teaching of a power electronics application course. PSCAD is a software packagefor power system simulations developed by Manitoba HVDC Research Centre1. Free trial andstudent versions are offered on the web site at www.pscad.com. This is especially attractive forstudents because they are able to download the software on their personal computer and work onthe simulation before or after the laboratory. PSCAD results are solved as instantaneous valuesin time, but can be converted to phasor magnitudes and angles via built-in transducer andmeasurement functions. This is very similar to how real system measurements are performed,such as rms meters and Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) spectrum analyzers. The

Conference Session

ERM: Lessons Learned from COVID (COVID Part 2)

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Jackson, University of Georgia; Beshoy Morkos, University of Georgia; Fred Beyette; Amy Ragland, University of Georgia; Dominik May

)IntroductionPrior to the global pandemic that led to unprecedented, widespread changes in instructionalstrategies, students’ participation in online laboratory learning was often their prerogative, withseeming advantages and disadvantages. Though past research about online learning, in general,may shed light on instruction with online labs—e.g., [1], [2]—the experiential emphasis oflaboratory learning presents unique challenges in an online environment that must be addressed.Online labs have gained interest in education over the last decades. Starting with rather simple,remotely accessible equipment [3] we can see new examples such as augmented and virtualreality technology making progress for teaching and learning [4]. Efforts from diverse

Conference Session

Methods & Techniques in Graduate Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca Brent, Education Designs Inc.; Richard Felder, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

A Professional Development Program for Graduate Students at North Carolina State UniversityI. Introduction The traditional engineering graduate school experience involves taking courses, selectinga dissertation or thesis advisor and project, performing the research under the advisor’ssupervision, and completing and defending the dissertation. Such an experience trains graduatestudents to carry out research on a problem someone else has defined and gotten funded. It doesnot, however, prepare them for anything else they might be called upon to do in graduate schooland in their professional careers, including: • Teaching assistant responsibilities. Grade assignments, projects, and tests; supervise laboratories

Conference Session

First Year Programs Division Poster Session: The Best Place to Really Talk about First-Year Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lindsay Corneal, Grand Valley State University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 A Guided Approach to Technical Report Writing for Undergraduate Engineering StudentsAbstractLearning how to write technical reports can be difficult for undergraduate engineering studentsthat have had very little, if any, experience with technical report writing in their high schoolclasses. The laboratory course “Engineering Measurement and Data Analysis” is required for allundergraduate engineering students at Grand Valley State University, with a major focus of thiscourse being technical report writing.In order to guide the students in preparing technical reports, templates were designed to act as anexample of how to present their laboratory results in a

Conference Session

Internet Computing and Networking

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Shelton Houston; Christopher Herrod; Steven Blesse

approved interdisciplinaryprogram to develop the new degree program. As a subcontract of NSF grant number DUE-9950085, the university received funds to develop a four-year articulated curriculum in computernetworking. This funding provided the justification to acquire laboratory space, faculty, andequipment that would not have been available otherwise.Program DevelopmentTo articulate the community college curriculum, a faculty committee compared published courseoutcomes to develop equivalent courses offered by the university. Table 1 shows the original listof courses identified as transferable into the four-year degree. Of the 15 courses identified, ninehad academic equivalents already in place leaving six courses to be created. The content

Conference Session

Creating 'Materials' Awareness

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Bridge, Maine Maritime Academy; Barbara Fleck, Maine Maritime Academy

Tagged Divisions

Materials

can be contacted at john.bridge@mma.eduBarbara Fleck, Maine Maritime Academy Barbara Fleck is an Associate Professor in the Engineering Department at Maine Maritime Academy and a professional engineer. She began teaching at MMA in 1994 after working with several research and development groups, including Battelle Columbus Laboratories, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Sunpower, Inc. and Stirling Technology, Inc. She can be contacted at Maine Maritime Academy, Castine, ME 04420; 207-326-2103, or bfleck@mma.edu Page 12.648.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Engineering

Conference Session

Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tooran Emami Ph. D., U.S. Coast Guard Academy

Tagged Divisions

Ocean and Marine

-Capacitor (RLC) circuit to the standard 2nd order system transfer function incontrol course. This laboratory also teaches students about an application of standard 2nd ordertransfer function that they would see in their career. Students determine the 2nd order modelingfor a linear time invariant system. They exercise how the location of poles can be changed basedon the variation of damping ratio and natural frequency parameters. These responses illustrate asover damped, under damped, undamped, and critically damped. They learn about the impact ofdamping ratio and natural frequency responses on the step and the frequency responseperformances. In the second part of this laboratory students estimate the system parameters froma given time domain

Collection

2012 EDI

Authors

Michael Spagna

to students3. Recruitment with intent to expand the number and diversity of candidates4. Collaboration between CSU campuses and their local community colleges5. Internet-supported delivery of instruction and resources6. Partnerships with corporate sponsors and federal laboratories Meet projected need for new math and science teachers in California over the next 10 years Baseline of 750 teachers produced in 2003 CSU commitment to double production of teachers by 2010-11 (1,500 teacher target) CSET: Mathematics and General Science Preparation Workshops Scholarships and stipends for CSET workshop completers Paid tutoring opportunities and additional scholarships and/or stipends Advertising Campaign Efforts by the faculty

Conference Session

Computational Tools and Simulation III

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Priya Goeser, Armstrong Atlantic State University; Wayne Johnson, Armstrong Atlantic State University; Felix Hamza-Lup, Armstrong Atlantic State University; Ivan Sopin, Armstrong Atlantic State University; Carlos Sanchez, Armstrong Atlantic State University; Patrick Hager, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

and information retention12-14. A key benefit of a Webbased virtual laboratory compared to traditional laboratories is its lower cost, space requirements,and implementation. In recognition of these new trends15-17 and benefits of Web based teachingtechnologies, the authors have sought to develop and implement a Web based 3D computergraphics framework: Virtual Interactive Engineering on the Web (VIEW), dedicated to theadvancement of teaching and learning in the pre-engineering curriculum. This paper presents thedevelopment of the initial phase and first module in VIEW - the development of a VirtualTensile Testing Laboratory (VTTL) used as a supplement in the course: Introduction toEngineering Materials

Conference Session

Best Zone Papers

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jay Porter; Joseph Morgan

be integrated into the course and used to transform the laboratory-oriented courses to this new learning environment. An issue that has not been addressedat the present is the faculty time required to administer a web-based laboratory. It isexpected that the time teaching assistants currently spend in the lab will be leveraged intomaintaining the distance learning laboratory and communicating with students aboutprojects. It is also anticipated that faculty time that is now lumped into lecture time andoffice hours will become more distributed in one-on-one interactions with the student. Itis expected that this will become a faculty loading problem that will need to be solvedeventually.In addition, the Internet accessible mobile platform is

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Eric W. Tisdale

list.12) Freetell permits voice only13) Comparison of Computer Simulations vs. Traditional Laboratory Instruction in Solid State Electronics, M.A.Nejad, NAIT Journal of Industrial Technology, Winter 1998.ERIC TISDALEAn Asst. Professor at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana with degrees in Electrical Engineering andBiomedical Engineering, Eric has taught Manufacturing Engineering Technology classes for the last six years.With fifteen years of industrial experience, he teaches classes in industrial controls, electronics, and drafting.Interests are in medical devices, instrumentation, computer simulations, and automated data collection

Collection

2003 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Emmanuel Ugo Enemuoh

factorial experimental design having three or more independentvariables with replications. Three examples of final projects conducted by the students are: 1. Machinability Characterization of 6061-T6 Aluminum Alloy. 2. Effect of recycling on mechanical and physical properties of molded thermoplastics. 3. Test and Characterization of impact behavior of metals.IV. DiscussionThis approach of teaching manufacturing processes bridges the gap between theory andpractice that many students encounter in many engineering programs. The laboratory exercisesare designed to maintain the learning interest of students who are more practical thantheoretical oriented. In some cases where the lab on a particular process is executed beforethe lecture, students

Conference Session

Learning about Electric Energy Conversion

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ilya Grinberg, Buffalo State College; Carl Spezia, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; Herbert Hess, University of Idaho

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2008-931: ELECTRIC MACHINES PROJECT ACTIVITIES USING MATHCADE-BOOKIlya Grinberg, Buffalo State CollegeCarl Spezia, Southern Illinois University-CarbondaleHerbert Hess, University of Idaho Page 13.476.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Electric Machines Project Activities Using a MathCAD® E-BookAbstractRecent software advances have made a wide variety of computer-based learning tools availablefor teaching induction motor theory. These tutorials and visualizations typically target specificfundamental topics, require detailed knowledge of the development software to produce, andprovide a rudimentary connection with other relevant practical topics like

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Austin Cheney; Heather Brown

program.Multidisciplinary Collaboration Finding unique ways for a laboratory to be useful to more than just the students inthe major is a challenge. However, it is both rewarding and beneficial to share a researchlab as well as seek out other labs to become a part of. The opportunity then arises forcollaboration among faculty and students in grant writing, equipment purchases, studentexchanges, independent study, and multidisciplinary teaching and learning. The CIMprogram is housed in the Engineering Technology department which comes with manycomputer and material labs. To go outside this department offers many new equipmentoptions. Relationships with chemistry, biology and geology have been forged withbenefits to all parties involved. Equipment and

Conference Session

Embedded Computing

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Holden, California Maritime Academy

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

maximum and to add material requires removing other material. There simplyisn’t room in the curriculum for another class, so either electives must be traded or themicrocontroller skills must be taught in existing classes.The disadvantage of the integrated approach presented in this paper is that more faculty must“buy in” to the program and be able to teach microcontroller applications, and that some originalmaterial in each course featuring microcontrollers will be replaced. This paper will measurestudent perceptions of the approach taken in order to measure whether the advantages outweighthe disadvantages.The three courses targeted to add microcontroller material at the California Maritime Academyare Computer Programming, the Circuits Laboratory

Conference Session

Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Ludwigsen, Kettering University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

Paper ID #12634The Introductory Physics Lab as a Consulting FirmDr. Daniel Ludwigsen, Kettering University Dr. Daniel Ludwigsen pursued research in Musical Acoustics while completing the Ph. D. in Physics from Brigham Young University. After joining Kettering University in support of the acoustics specialty within Applied Physics, Dr. Ludwigsen has broadened his professional interests to include physics education research and instructional design. In addition to an overhaul of the introductory physics laboratories, partially supported by NSF CCLI funding, Dr. Ludwigsen has written two courses at the sophomore/junior

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Kuennen; James Pocock

Classroom Front Office Organization Computers, Printing, Logons, and E-mail Faculty Development Resources Core Course Overview Practice Teaching Selection/Lesson Preparation Cadet Advisor Orientation Core Course Lesson Topics Laboratory Safety Briefing Department Honor Liaison Officer Practice Teaching – Lesson Preparation Practice Teaching – Lessons Department Team-Building Exercise Tour of Field Engineering & Readiness Laboratory (FERL) Department Meeting Table 1. Department New Instructor Orientation Topics Figure 1. Department Members during Ropes Course Team-Building Exercise Page 8.401.3Proceedings of the 2003

Conference Session

Robot Mania!

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Austin Talley, University of Texas, Austin; Richard H. Crawford P.E., University of Texas, Austin; Christina Kay White, Columbia University; Kristin L. Wood, University of Texas, Austin

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

engineering design problem-solving processesto help students learn mathematics and science concepts. The DTEACh PDI is offeredthrough the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin. Theprogram provides guidance to K-12 teachers on how to use open-ended problems in theirclassrooms. The institute teaches engineering concepts through the use of everydaytechnology, directed laboratory activities, and design briefs. Since 1998 DTEACh hasused LEGO MINDSTORMS robotics as the focus for hands-on experiences. Theprogram has its roots in engineering design theory and learning methodology research.To clearly demonstrate the effectiveness of this teaching approach, the entire program istaught using the methods the participants are

Collection

2018 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Tammy M. Lutz-Rechtin; Edgar C. Clausen

. (2013). "Science-lab safety upgraded after mishaps." Educ. Week 22.Kemsley, J. (2013). "On the importance of teaching safety." The Safety Zonehttp://cenblog.org/the-safety-zone/2013/05/on-the-importance-of-teaching-safety/.doi:10.1002/047084289X.McGarry, K.A., Hurley, K.R., Volp, K.A., Hill, I.M., Merritt, B.A., Peterson, K.L., Rudd, P.A.,Erickson, N.C., Seiler, L.A., Gupta, P., Bates, F.S. and Tolman, W.B. (2013). "Studentinvolvement in improving the culture of safety in academic laboratories", J. Chem. Educ. 90(11):1414-1417. doi:10.1021/ed400305e.McEwen, L., Stuart, R., Sweet E. and Izzo, R. (2018). "Baseline survey of academic chemicalsafety information practices." J. Chem. Health Safety 25(3): 6-10.doi:10.1016/j.jchas.2017.10.009.National

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Rice; Christian Ochei; Alamgir Choudhury

teaching-tool development,flexibility is crucial in achieving broader student success.3. Previous methodAt CCC, the strength of materials is a three-hour semester course. Beam deflection iscovered over a two-week period in a total of eight hours of lecture and laboratory. In thepast, the task consisted of lecture, problem solving, laboratory exercise and lab reportwriting. The topics were covered in sequence of (i) Deflection theory (ii) Deflection calculation by using bending moment diagram area (iii) Deflection calculation by superposition method (iv) Laboratory experiment to verify deflection versus load relationship in a simply supported wooden beam.The average student’s performance was

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Kristopher Delgado; Hartono Sumali

departments have rather limited resources in terms oflaboratory facilities and equipment. This resource limitation makes offering an instrumentationcourse very difficult.Human resourcesA laboratory course takes much more of faculty’s, teaching assistants’, and students’ time thanlecture courses for the same number of credits. Many agricultural and biological engineeringdepartments cannot allocate instructors to teach instrumentation courses. Sometimes it alsohappens that none of the faculty members has extensive training or experience ininstrumentation.SizeIf a department has few students, it may not be justifiable to offer a separate course ininstrumentation. In that case, agricultural and biological engineering students may learninstrumentation

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Marine; Carol Colbeck; Alberto Cabrera

• Grants/publications • Group/design projects Adequate teaching resources • Administrative/clerical • Traditional • Computer/laboratory methods • Library / AV • Faculty development Page 6.210.3 Figure 1: Faculty Motivation to Use Alternative Teaching Practices Proceedings of the 2001

Conference Session

Impact of Information Technology on Engineering Education (3215)

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Tahar El-Korchi, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Paul P. Mathisen, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Frederick L. Hart, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering (CE)

addition to CE1030, he teaches courses on topics relating to computer aided design, water treatment, and water distributionsystems.TAHAR EL-KORCHI is a professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at WorcesterPolytechnic Institute. His areas of specialization are in materials engineering. In addition to CE 1030, he teaches Page 3.332.9courses on topics relating to strengths of materials, pavement design, and laboratory methods in materialsengineering. Page 3.332.10Session 3215

Conference Session

Instructional Technology

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Cramer; Nancy Ciezki; Hussain Bahia

teachingthe details of standard test methods of construction materials. It explains the steps by which a setof videos and text were developed to offer engineering students an opportunity to visualizedetails of testing materials and assess their knowledge at the time they choose using the internet.The benefits gained by integrating these tools, such as reduced time for laboratory sessions,standardization of the quality of the teaching process, and more effective use of hands-on Page 8.1260.1 “Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Sandra Courter; Narayanan Murugesan; Jacob Eapen; Donna Lewis; Dan Sebald; Jodi Reeves

courses,Advanced Laboratory (undergraduate level) and Computer Aided Design for VLSI (graduatelevel). Nana knew that he would need to deal with several teaching issues in the undergraduatelevel lab course since it involved more responsibilities such as lecturing, proctoring, and gradingquizzes and projects. The graduate level course involved creating a course website, holdingdiscussion sections, and grading. The Advanced Laboratory course was new to Nana since hehad not done a similar course in his undergraduate studies. He chose to use peer mentoring,which was encouraged by the College and emphasized in the NEO training program. Nanaworked with Jacob (an experienced TA for that particular course) to get acquainted with therequirements and

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Russell R. Barton; Robert P. Smith; José L. Zayas; Craig A. Nowack

teaching materials, and ofspecillc methods and materials developed for the course. The course was developed jointly by faculty andresearch assistants at the University of Washington (UW), the University of Puerto Rico’s Mayaguez campus(UPRM), and at Penn State (PSU), as part of the Manufacturing Engineeringg Education Partnership(MEEP), funded through the ARPA Technology Reinvestment Program.Course Curriculum Several important constraints affected the development of the curriculum. First, MEEP objectives callfor a curriculum that is practice-based, using the Learning Factory (a hands-on design/prototyping/manufacturing laboratory) at each institution to provide

Collection

2009 GSW

Authors

Jerry K. Keska

obstacle is thatthe laboratory and shop base that are required for the constant troubleshooting process can causeboth a financial burden and a tremendous increase to the instructor’s teaching load. These obstaclesoften force engineering educators to make necessary compromises which oftentimes replacelaboratory experiments with virtual experiments and “black board” exercises.One way to reduce some of this burden is through the implementation of miniature mechanical toolswith prototyping sensors and measurement systems as a part of the laboratory class. The students canalso use a prototyping board to construct sensors and electronic transducers, which allows the class toget a better understanding of measurement systems. In order to do this, however

Conference Session

Design in the ECE Curriculum

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yi Cheng, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Kathleen Hayden, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Zekeriya Aliyazicioglu, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

flexible and powerful embedded system. Furthermore, theseboards can also serve as platforms to explore the SHC system design and testing. Wedecided to change an existing junior-level course in IBM-PC Interfacing [2] to anintroductory course in SHC, and offered it in fall 2006.2. SHC Lecture and Laboratory CourseThis junior-level hardware-software co-design course consists of a 4-unit lecture and aone-unit laboratory. Students attend a 65-minute lecture three times a week, and a 3-hourlaboratory course. The pre-requisites of this course are the two digital logic courses,which teach basic logic analysis, design and simulation using Verilog design, two C/C++programming courses, and one introductory embedded system course.2.1 Lecture CourseThe lecture