Conference Session

Pre-College: Perceptions and Attitudes on the Pathway to Engineering (4)

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jafar F. Al-Sharab, Northwestern State University; Curtis Paul Desselles Jr., Northwestern State University of Louisiana; Mauricio J Escobar Medina; Robert Dalling; William Spencer Heitman; Ariell Nashalette Shield

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

Research Faculty at Rutgers University. At Rutgers, he was heavily involved in research and teaching at both graduate and undergraduate levels. In the period of 2011-2014, Dr. Al-Sharab was a visiting professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at New York University Polytechnic School of Engineering. In addition to his work with academic institutions, Dr. Al-Sharab was a consultant of various technological companies es- pecially in the areas of structure-property-correlations and advanced characterizations. Dr. Al-Sharab’s research interests are in the areas of Nanotechnology, Electron Microscopy, Structure-property correla- tions, synthesis and characterization of energy related

Conference Session

Biomedical Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean-michel I. Maarek, University of Southern California

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Biomedical

videos, by the students reading short articles, visiting websites, andother modes of content delivery. Application of the lecture content is done in the classroomusually in small groups in the form of problem solving, laboratory activities (virtual or physical),group learning etc. with guidance by the instructor. The flipped classroom paradigm was firstintroduced 2007 for teaching high school science (1, 2) but has since attracted science andengineering instructors in universities and colleges (3, 4). Among its main benefits, the flippedclassroom enables students to receive the most support when they are working on the mostcognitively demanding tasks. The flipped classroom increases interaction between instructor andstudent and between student

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Jendrucko; Jack Wasserman

Session 1309 A New BME Curriculum for the 21st Century Richard Jendrucko, Jack Wasserman The University of Tennessee, KnoxvilleAbstractThis paper describes the design and content of a new undergraduate degree program inbiomedical engineering at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Program enhancement withthe use of advanced teaching tools and the Internet is discussed.I. IntroductionThe field of biomedical engineering (BME), defined as a new engineering discipline in the mid-twentieth century has been the focus for the development of new degree programs at

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Henry G. Ansell

Book Co., 1991HENRY G. ANSELL received a Ph.D. (Electrophysics) from Polytechnic Inst. of Brooklyn. He Page 2.256.5was employed for 25 years as an electrical engineer by AT&T Bell Laboratories. Since fall 1987 Session 1275he has been teaching at Penn State Berks Campus. He can be reached at hga1@psu.edu forquestions or comments. Page 2.256.6

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Klaus Weinmann; Michele Miller

design andmanufacturing thread that begins in the freshman year and extends to the senior year. The coursepresents an overview of the product development process, discusses the major unitmanufacturing processes along with part design implications, and introduces manufacturingsystems. The course departs from the earlier quarter long manufacturing course by emphasizingpractice more and theory less. A new laboratory provides hands-on manufacturing experience toall students.IntroductionThe Mechanical Engineering—Engineering Mechanics Department at Michigan Tech has formany years placed a high value on manufacturing in its curricula and research. A change fromquarters to semester in the 2000-01 academic year prompted faculty and staff to review the

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

P.E., Dr. Henry L. Welch

Session 1426 The Use of Analysis Packages to Reinforce Engineering Concepts Dr. Henry L. Welch, P.E. Milwaukee School of Engineering Abstract A common problem often noted in students is that even though they can successfully manipulate the equations inherent in an engineering system they still fail to see the full significance of their work. This problem is often mitigated by appropriately designed laboratory experiments, but some concepts are often difficult to demonstrate in the laboratory and, even

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Esteban Rodriguez-Marek, Eastern Washington University; Min-Sung Koh, Eastern Washington University; Claudio Talarico, Eastern Washington University; William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University; Thomas Griffith, North Seattle Community College; Michael Brzoska, Eastern Washington University

Memorandum of Understanding agreement ready for signatures.Plan laboratory content for core and elective classes in the curriculum. • Conduct site-visits to three universities with innovative curricula methods, including the EPICS service learning program at Purdue University. • Engage Dr. Richard Felder, the co-director of the ASEE National Effective Teaching Institute, and fellow of the ASEE to consult on effective curricular methods and activities. • Create synthesis of research from site-visit and literature and make recommendations for integrating learning strategies and problem-solving techniques throughout the curriculum. • Pilot Teach Team oriented projects in three classes and assess results. • Revise Freshman

Conference Session

Novel Upper-Level Materials Curricula

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Amy Hsiao

is required before taking this course. Thecourse meets every week for three one-hour lectures and one two-hour laboratory session withthe professor. Besides weekly laboratory sessions that enhance the weekly lectures,demonstrations and examples presented in lecture serve important roles in the teaching andlearning process in this course.Fe88Zr7B4Cu1, also named Nanoperm® by Alps Electric in the power electronics industry, is Page 9.683.1made via a rapid solidification process called melt spinning. Melt spinning allows for cooling Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Ralph Carestia; J. Robert Burger; Doug Lynn

Graduate and Professional Programs (An Overview 2000) obtained entries from 127institutions, each advertising their graduate programs in the area of Computer Engineering.Within this category, only 23% offer a master’s as their highest available degree. Of these, mere 1,2handfuls offer the Master of Science degree pertaining to Computer Engineering Technology .Why so few?It is partly because teaching is very different from research. Many believe that the quality of 3research is a standard indicator of the quality of a graduate school . In other words, under thisapproach, if you want quality

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

R. A. Davis; K. B. Lodge; D. N. Baria; Dianne Dorland

techniques of analysis forwaste streams. Wastewater is characterized by the measurement of the biochemical oxygendemand (BOD), a quantity vital for the assessment of discharges to receiving waters. We havebuilt a simple flue with a burner in the laboratory to train the student in the use of a stack-gasanalyzer. This measures the excess air, gas temperature and the concentrations of the commonpollutants CO, CO2, NOx and SO2 in flue gas. Four experiments teach techniques of separation. A solvent, methanol, is removed from waterin our custom-built continuous distillation unit. Salt is removed from brine with our purpose-built reverse osmosis system. Ultrafiltration is used to separate dextran blue and riboflavin in anaqueous solution. Finally, heavy

Conference Session

Hands-On Learning in ET II

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jack Li, Purdue University, Fort Wayne

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Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

GUIDING STUDENTS IN THEIR HANDS-ON WORKAs mentioned in previous section, hands-on work is an integral part of both college educationand professional training. Although hands-on work can be incorporated into teaching,laboratories remain the predominant method for practical learning [2] . Consequently, mostengineering courses are delivered through lectures supplemented by lab sections. Typically,students are provided with a lab manual to guide them through specific tasks relevant to thelecture topics. Lab manuals come in various formats; some publishers offer hardcopy manualsalongside textbooks. While these manuals are user-friendly and directly linked to the coursematerial, they may present drawbacks. For instance, the equipment specified in the

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2021 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Robert F. Saunders

health of students and theirquality of work. The rebuilding of the student/university community can be accomplishedthrough well documented practices in the classroom, laboratory, and student societies. Asuniversities open it will be necessary for the instructors to play a vital role in implementing thesepractices to help students rebuild a healthy community with in the university.KeywordsCommunity, student society,IntroductionOver the last year students, instructors and university communities have seen massivedisruptions due to the coronavirus pandemic and many of the disruptions have ramifications forthe years to come. The speed with which the pandemic moved on the university communitycaused educators to move quickly into teaching in an online

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2018 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

Authors

Jafar F. Al-Sharab; Curtis Desselles; Robert Dalling; Mauricio Escobar; Ariell Shield; Hoa Nguyen; McKenzie Cutrer; Will Heitman

innovation and hands- experiential learning is: Learning is more efficient when theon experience for all participants. Furthermore, it promotes subject is relevant to the students’ interests, Studentsbuilding a spirit of teamwork and sharping problem-solving should have control over the learning process. The best wayskills. Different teaching modules have been developed and for students to benefit from experiential learning is byapplied. The paper presents various structured activities cooperating these major elements: Meaning Making,reports experiential learning from its participants. Paradigm Shifting, and Self-Understanding. The instructor’s role in

Conference Session

ECET Curriculum

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elaine Cooney, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

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Engineering Technology

Administration requirements, andeven taking attendance at schools. The compact size of the readers (the size of a text book),affordability of the tags (less than $1 each), and usability of the reader software makes this anideal technology for use in the teaching laboratory. Introducing RFID into the ECET curriculumserves two purposes: it teaches modern tools of the industry, and it gives a practical way to teachimportant radio frequency concepts.How RFID worksThere are four main components in an RFIDsystem: the interrogator or reader, the antenna(s)connected to interrogator, a computer interface,and the tag. (See Figure 1) The interrogator,antenna, and interface will all be part of aninstallation or a handheld system, while the tagwill be attached in

Conference Session

Learning and Assessment II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Randy Dean Kelley P.E., University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown

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Mechanical Engineering

these “mini” research papers. To achieve these goalswhile not significantly adding to the instructor or the students’ work load is the significantoutcome. While certain classes might have laboratory classes associated with them at certainuniversities, they may not at others. The students can still get a taste of this learning opportunitywith this method of active learning. Page 25.15.11References1 Sarah E. Bonner (1999) Choosing Teaching Methods Based on Learning Objectives: An Integrative Framework.Issues in Accounting Education: February 1999, Vol. 14, No. 1, pp. 11-15.2 Diane F. Wood (2003) ABC of Learning and Teaching in Medicine: Problem

Conference Session

Engineering Collaboration: Faculty & Student in K-12 Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vikram Kapila, Polytechnic University; Magued Iskander, Polytechnic University; Noel Kriftcher, Polytechnic University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

academic workload, researchprojects, and GK-12 responsibilities, it is essential for Fellows to develop good planning andtime management strategies. Moreover, Fellows’ activities entail interactions with universitypersonnel, teachers, students, etc., which allow them to develop people skills and social aptitude. Page 15.764.94.3 Teaching Skills Through activities such as curriculum review, laboratory development, lesson planning,standards correlation, classroom presentation, teacher feedback, and student mentoring, Fellowsare developing teaching skills that will serve them in their professional careers. For example, in anon-academic

Conference Session

Engineering education issues relevant to agricultural, biological and ecological engineering-Part 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hector Palala, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Heydi Han, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Juan Carlos Ramos Tanchez, Cornell University; Boanerges Elias Bamaca, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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Diversity

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division (BAE)

coping mechanism developed during thecivil war and its aftermath. This might surprise people from different cultures, even Hispanicfriends, who may perceive it as not taking things seriously. However, it is often a way of dealingwith serious topics.In my teaching role for a biological engineering laboratory and assisting in other courses, I haveobserved that Guatemalans, and maybe other internationals, often use English as if translatingdirectly from Spanish, leading to amusing situations and further discussions. In engineering, thepragmatic and straightforward nature of scientific topics helps, though it gets challenging whenadding nuance or developing narratives for experiments or engineering situations.Graduate school in English has been a

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Technical Session 8: Project-based Learning and Cornerstone Courses

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James A Middleton, Arizona State University; Stephen J Krause, Arizona State University; Kendra Rae Beeley; Eugene Judson, Arizona State University; John Ernzen; Ying-Chih Chen, Arizona State University

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First-Year Programs

mostly lecture with pauses for questions inone of the physics classes, to shared problem solving in one of the mathematics classes, tostudent led activities in engineering. Student interactions with each other during class rangedfrom very little, particularly in the large lecture halls, to almost constant collaboration in classeswith laboratory formats. Implications for faculty development for the improvement of freshmanengineering programs are discussed.Introduction This study examines the relationship between the pedagogical beliefs and practices offaculty teaching required freshman courses for engineering students. Research shows that facultymay hold beliefs about teaching that, in the ideal, are learner-centered, but in reality

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Russell, University of Hertfordshire

misconceptions.Blended learningAlthough many definitions exist for blended learning, they seem to converge around the ideaof synthesising on-line, (e) learning with the more traditional forms of teaching and learning.i.e. drawing together the e with the classroom, the laboratory, the seminar and the tutorialsetting. The synthesis being influenced by, but not limited to, items noted in Table 1.Table 1. Potential influences on blended learningThe teacher The learner o teaching philosophies o expectations o expertise o previous experiences o comfort zone o expertise o adaptability o comfort zones

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Naomi Tillison; David Hand

member from the previous group working with a given system helped explain the system operation to the new group; hence, students helped teach each other. Each team was required to submit a laboratory report after the completion of each unit process activity. • The students regrouped as a class for the next session, in which they were introduced to the fundamentals of air stripping before designing, operating, and analyzing the pilot- scale packed aeration tower. • For the final class period, each team presented a poster on a different unit process to members of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Professional Advisory Committee (CEEPAC).Based of the findings of the 2004 educational assessment, the

Conference Session

Professional Development Programs for Teachers

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anant Kukreti, University of Cincinnati; Patricia McNerney, University of Cincinnati; Suzanne Soled, University of Cincinnati; Kelly Obarski, University of Cincinnati; Mingming Lu, University of Cincinnati; Richard Miller, University of Cincinnati; Daniel Oerther, University of Cincinnati; Heng Wei, University of Cincinnati; Thaddeus Fowler, University of Cincinnati

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

for direct two-way interactionbetween the professional engineers and teachers to address teacher specific needs. A brief Page 11.183.6description of the contents of these engineering seminars is presented below to provide ideas forothers planning similar ones:1. Introduction to Engineering: A civil engineering faculty member presented an overview of the profession of engineering, and civil engineering in particular. Examples on how laboratory test results for commonly used civil engineering construction materials can be used as a context to teach various topics in mathematics and science were presented. Statistical analysis procedures

Conference Session

Experiential Learning Initiatives

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan Miller, Montana State University; Chung-Hsuan Benjamin Huang, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Montana State University; Tariq Akmal, Washington State University; Ryan Anderson, Montana State University; Phillip Himmer, Montanta State University, ECE Dept., Montana Microfabrication Facility

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

at Harvard Medical School where he was listed as a Research Associate in its Renal division.Dr. Tariq Akmal, Washington State University Tariq Akmal is currently the Chair of the Department of Teaching & Learning at Washington State Uni- versity. He has collaborated with engineering scholars on numerous projects, providing expertise in cur- riculum and instruction, learning, and K-12 schools.Dr. Ryan Anderson, Montana State UniversityDr. Phillip Himmer, Montanta State University, ECE Dept., Montana Microfabrication Facility Phillip Himmer received his B.S. in Physics at Washington State University and M.S. in physics at Mon- tana State University. He obtained his PhD in engineering at Montana State University in

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

David Schmidt; Gregory Plett

. Thisdevice is especially well-suited to demonstrate analysis and design techniques taught in classicalanalog and digital control courses, and to teach introductory modern analog and digital control.The Gyro may also be used to exercise many advanced skills. It is not currently used in theundergraduate laboratory, so we do not discuss it in further detail here. It will be used in moreadvanced controls courses to demonstrate multivariable control, specifically for a dynamicallyrich system with large input-output interaction. Page 6.736.3 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

Conference Session

Works in Progress: Classroom Practice

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tracy A. Bibelnieks Ph.D., University of Minnesota Duluth; Kristen S. Gorman, University of Minnesota; Brian D. Gute, University of Minnesota Duluth; Joshua W. Hamilton, University of Minnesota Duluth; Elizabeth M. Hill, University of Minnesota Duluth; Alison B. Hoxie, University of Minnesota Duluth; David A. Saftner, University of Minnesota Duluth; Andrea J. Schokker, University of Minnesota Duluth; Pete Willemsen, University of Minnesota Duluth

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Educational Research and Methods

University of Minnesota Duluth faculty, he spent four years at the Natural Resources Research Institute as a Research Fellow in the Center for Water and the Environment engaged in computational toxicology research. His current research interests include inquiry-based laboratory activities and the flipped classroom.Dr. Joshua W. Hamilton, University of Minnesota DuluthProf. Elizabeth M. Hill, University of Minnesota Duluth Dr. Hill is focused on active learning teaching methods and research for engineering education. After receiving her Ph.D. from the Georgia Institute of Technology, Dr. Hill spent several years working on polymer processing research and advanced materials manufacturing. She has an extensive background in

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Patrick McGuire P.E., Lafayette College; Jeffrey David Helm, Lafayette College

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

separated for convenience ratherthan some requirement of mechanics. Constitutive stress-strain relationships can be skillfullyapplied in a numerical model developed using the finite element method or finite differencemethod to reasonably predict the behavior of soil and soil-structure interaction1; however, astudent needs to believe what they are seeing is “true” in order for the teaching tool to beeffective. Soil behavior previously observed in the field or in the laboratory can be expressed in avariety of ways including charts, as shown in Figure 1, and photographs, as shown in Figure 2.These ways of illustrating soil behavior can help student appraise the reasonableness of theories

Conference Session

ECE Pedagogy and Assessment I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Kim, Howard University; Mohamed Chouikha, Howard University; Veronica Thomas, Howard University

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Electrical and Computer

pedagogy. MobileStudio enables resource-limited institutions to establish mobile lab-classrooms in any space oncampus. Also, lab component teaching in online courses, which has been neglected due to theconstraints, can benefit from the mobile studio: remote students now can get the hands-onexperience of experimentation.From the early stage of the mobile laboratory concept, Howard University's Electrical and ComputerEngineering has partnered with Millard and, upon receipt of the necessary hardware and software,launched Mobile Studio in the core course teaching. The mobile studio enabled and encouraged"hands-on" exploration of engineering principles that has been restricted to specific laboratoryfacilities. The mobile studio we report in the paper

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2010 North Midwest Section

Authors

Beckry Abdel-Magid

Empowering Undergraduates to Design and Conduct Experiments and Attain Outcome 3b of the ABET Engineering Criteria Beckry Abdel-Magid Department of Composite Materials Engineering, Winona State University, Winona, MN 55987. Beckry@winona.eduAbstractTwo approaches of incorporating design of experiments in an undergraduate laboratory courseare presented in this paper. The first approach consisted of a semi-structured design ofexperiment project with prescribed experimental procedure, and the second approach consistedof an open-ended design project where students had to develop, justify and execute anexperimental program. Comparison and contrast

Conference Session

EET Papers 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

done at course levels without approval from thehigher levels.Further enhancement of the laboratories and course project includes making slaves amicrocontroller-based control system, as well as adding a light sensor and LED to form a closedloop control system that provides feedback in the form of analog signals. With the motor speedcontrol project, there is one drawback, that is, all signals are digital. The addition of the lightsensor adds the analog component to the DCS. Student learning will be evaluated throughsurveys as the laboratories and course project are finalized.References1. Avitabile, P., Hodgkins, J., and Van Zandt, T., “Innovative Teaching of Fourier Series Using Labview,” Proceedings of ASEE Annual Conference, 2006.2. Bowen, K

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Krystel Castillo P.E., The University of Texas - San Antonio; Mauricio Cabrera-Rios, University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez; Michael W. Persans, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Hudson R. DeYoe, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

Paper ID #17401Engaging Minority Students in Sustainable Bioenergy and Water Qualitythrough an Education and Research NetworkDr. Krystel Castillo P.E., The University of Texas - San Antonio Dr. Krystel Castillo is currently the GreenStar Endowed Assistant Professor in Energy in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and co-Director of the Manufacturing Systems and Automation Laboratory at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA). Dr. Castillo’s research expertise is in two primary areas. The first is mathematical programming and optimization techniques for analyzing large-scale, complex systems under uncertainty

Collection

2019 ASEE Zone I Conference & Workshop

Authors

Seth W. Percy; Joshua E Perry; Carlos L Lück

Multimeter Design Kit for Circuit Theory Education Seth W. Percy, Joshua E. Perry, Carlos L. Lück Electrical Engineering, University of Southern MaineAbstract— One of the most common tools faculty guidance throughoutfor the practicing electrical engineer is the implementation.multimeter. This paper describes a kit thatwas fabricated for use in laboratory Index Terms— Multimeter, Galvanometer,experiments to explore concepts of circuit D'Arsonval meter movement, Voltmeter,design and implementation of a simple Ammeter, AC, DC, PCB, 3-D printing,analog multimeter. The commercial Laboratory, Electromechanical, Multi-scale