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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Lanning, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Wahyu Lestari, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Shirley Waterhouse, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

the Prescott campus, will undergo its first ABET accreditation visitduring the autumn of 2010. Embry-Riddle might be considered a “teaching institution,” whereemphasis is placed on faculty-student interaction, design experiences, and hands-on laboratorylearning. Design projects are placed throughout the degree program starting from the freshmanyear2, culminating in an intensive two-semester design sequence during the senior year3.Machine shop and laboratory testing skills are among those valued in these degree programs,especially in conjunction with design-focused coursework. Aerospace engineering studentsspecialize in either aircraft design or spacecraft design, and the recently-formed ME degreeprogram has senior design specializations in

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2010 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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AS Ward; MN Gooseff; RY Toto; SE Zappe

 histories in simulation‐based teaching: The effects on self‐learning and transfer. Computers and Education 39, 319–332.  6 Mcateer, E., Neil, D., Barr, N., Brown, M., Draper, S., & Henderson, F. 1996. Simulation software in a life sciences practical laboratory. Computers and Education 26, 1–3, 102–112  7 Ma, J., & Nickerson, J. V., "Hands-on, Simulated and Remote Laboratories: A ComparativeLiterature Review", ACM Computing Surveys, (38:3) Article No. 7, 2006, 1-24. 8 Shin, D., Yoon, E. S., Lee, K. Y., & Lee, E. S. 2002. A web‐based, interactive virtual laboratory system for unit operations and process systems engineering education: Issues, design and implementation. Computers and Chemical Engineering. 26, 2, 319–330.  9  Woodfield B, H

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2010 Northeast Section Meeting

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AS Ward; MN Gooseff; RY Toto; SE Zappe

 histories in simulation‐based teaching: The effects on self‐learning and transfer. Computers and Education 39, 319–332.  6 Mcateer, E., Neil, D., Barr, N., Brown, M., Draper, S., & Henderson, F. 1996. Simulation software in a life sciences practical laboratory. Computers and Education 26, 1–3, 102–112  7 Ma, J., & Nickerson, J. V., "Hands-on, Simulated and Remote Laboratories: A ComparativeLiterature Review", ACM Computing Surveys, (38:3) Article No. 7, 2006, 1-24. 8 Shin, D., Yoon, E. S., Lee, K. Y., & Lee, E. S. 2002. A web‐based, interactive virtual laboratory system for unit operations and process systems engineering education: Issues, design and implementation. Computers and Chemical Engineering. 26, 2, 319–330.  9  Woodfield B, H

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Xuemin Chen, Texas Southern University; Yongpeng Zhang, Prairie View A&M University; Lawrence Kehinde, Texas Southern University; David Olowokere, Texas Southern University

International Conference on e-Science and Grid Computing, pp. 123-126, Dec. 2006.33. X. Chen, D. Olowokere, G. Thomas, “Teaching Java – Objects First with BlueJ”, Proceedings of the 2008 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition.34. Y. Zhang, S. Cui, Y. Wang, C.M. Akujuobi, “Taking Action: Enhancing Engineering Technology Laboratories with LabVIEW-Based Graphical Development Tools”, Proceedings of the 2009 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition.35. X. Chen, L. Jiang, S. Darayan, L. Kehinde, D. Olowokere, “Technologies for Development of Virtual and Remote Laboratories – A Case Study”, Proceedings of the 2009 American Society for Engineering

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DELOS Best Paper Nominations

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dawn Spencer, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Nebojsa Jaksic, Colorado State University, Pueblo

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

AC 2010-2188: FLEXIBLE CIS LABORATORY ENVIRONMENT EMPLOYINGMULTI-BOOT AND VIRTUAL COMPUTINGDawn Spencer, Colorado State University, PuebloNebojsa Jaksic, Colorado State University, Pueblo Page 15.593.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Flexible CIS Laboratory Environment Employing Multi-boot and Virtual ComputingAbstractThis work describes an innovative flexible multipurpose laboratory environment designed tosupport a large variety of laboratory exercises in a Computer Information Systems (CIS)curriculum. The environment employs multi-boot and virtual computing. Although it may beideal to have separate labs for each course

Conference Session

Innovations in Power Education in ECE

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radian Belu, Drexel University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

purpose is bringing the students closer to real situations thatthey may encounter. Advances in electric machinery, control, and instrumentation systemsand interfaces call for a continuous upgrading of facilities that will support energy conversioneducation. Costs to equip an energy conversion laboratory for teaching undergraduates couldeasily run to a hundred thousand dollars. These prohibitive costs have forced many electricalengineering programs to trade off good quality laboratory equipment for affordable andsignificantly less accurate scaled-down models, thus, usually exhibiting characteristics thatare far from what is considered typical. Moreover, the typical traditional electric machineslaboratories offer very limited access to equipment

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Design Projects in Mechanical Engineering II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Vuksanovich, Youngstown State University; Darrell Wallace, Youngstown State University

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2010-2118: COLLABORATIVE LABORATORY FOR MULTIDISCIPLINARYSTUDY - CASE STUDY SPRING 2009Brian Vuksanovich, Youngstown State UniversityDarrell Wallace, Youngstown State University Page 15.285.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 COLLABORATIVE LABORATORY FOR MULTIDISCIPLINARY STUDY - CASE STUDY SPRING 2009AbstractFor the past couple of years, a disconcerting and repeated criticism by the engineering industryof recent college engineering graduates is the inability to creatively solve problems coupled withineffective communication with workers in other disciplines or trades. Additionally, a lack ofdiscipline has also been noted. Typically, these

Conference Session

Curriculum in Mechanical Engineering Technology: Part II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Durfee, Eastern Washington University; Hani Saad, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2010-371: USING A LIVING-BUILDING LABORATORY (BUILDING AS ALABORATORY) AS A THERMODYNAMICS PROJECT IN THE ENGINEERINGTECHNOLOGY CURRICULUMJason Durfee, Eastern Washington University JASON DURFEE received his BS and MS degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Brigham Young University. He holds a Professional Engineer certification. Prior to teaching at Eastern Washington University he was a military pilot, an engineering instructor at West Point and an airline pilot. His interests include aerospace, aviation, professional ethics and piano technology.Hani Saad, Eastern Washington University Dr. Saad received his high school education in Lebanon, his native country. He received his BS and MS degrees

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Engineering Management Program Design

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas Timmer, University of Texas, Pan American; Miguel Gonzalez, University of Texas, Pan American; Connie Borror, Arizona State Universtiy; Douglas Montgomery, Arizona State University; Carmen Pena, University of Texas, Pan American

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Engineering Management

AC 2010-881: TEACHING PROCESS IMPROVEMENT USING THE MOUSEFACTORYDouglas Timmer, University of Texas, Pan AmericanMiguel Gonzalez, University of Texas, Pan AmericanConnie Borror, Arizona State UniverstiyDouglas Montgomery, Arizona State UniversityCarmen Pena, University of Texas, Pan American Page 15.1185.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Teaching Process Improvement using the Mouse FactoryIntroductionThe American Society for Engineering Management (ASEM)1 defines engineering managementas “the art and science of planning, organizing, allocating resources, and directing andcontrolling activities which have a technical component.” Quality-related

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Graduate Student Experience

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monica Cox, Purdue University; Jeeyeon Hahn, Purdue University; Nathan McNeill, Purdue University; Asawaree Kulkarni, Purdue University

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Graduate Studies

the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. He obtained a B.S. in engineering from Walla Walla University and an M.S. in mechanical engineering from The Georgia Institute of Technology. His current research work focuses on the outcomes of globally oriented engineering education experiences. He has also been involved in the development of tools for the direct observation of pedagogy employed in laboratory teaching environments.Asawaree Kulkarni, Purdue University Asawaree A. Kulkarni, graduated from Purdue University's College of Technology with a degree of M.S. in Computer and Information Technology. She obtained her B.S. in Computer Engineering from University of Pune

Conference Session

Automation Subjects in Manufacturing Education I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nebojsa Jaksic, Colorado State University, Pueblo

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Manufacturing

physical and PLC ladder logic whendesigning simple automation projects. Combined lecture and laboratory activities implementingthe Kolb experiential learning cycle for the PLC module are addressed. The success of themodule is assessed and evaluated through student performance tests in solving design problemsusing ladder logic and through student surveys. Results demonstrate an effective method forstudent learning when lectures and labs are integrated in a meaningful manner.IntroductionIn engineering education, depending on the material to be learned and the instructor’s style ofteaching, a number of teaching and learning methodologies and their combinations are used.Since engineering is considered an applied discipline, many of the methods revolve

Conference Session

Improving Mechanics & Structural Modeling Courses

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natasha Smith, University of Southern Indiana

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2010-2146: TEACHING ENGINEERING REASONING USING A BEAMDEFLECTION LABNatasha Smith, University of Southern Indiana Page 15.1173.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Teaching Engineering Reasoning using a Beam Deflection LabAbstractWell crafted laboratories reinforce theoretical concepts presented in class, but also sharpenstudents’ technical reasoning skills and provide practice in technical communication. This paperpresents an introductory mechanics laboratory on beam deflection, suitable for freshmenengineering courses or as an opening week experiment for Strengths of Materials. The labconsists of 4 distinct experiments, each requiring students to

Conference Session

Incorporating Advanced Technologies into Curriculums

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University; John Mativo, The University of Georgia

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Manufacturing

course for reverse engineering and rapid prototyping for mechanicalengineering technology students where he employed some engineering methods in engineeringproblem solving and reverse engineering tools in measurements8. Orta, Medoza, Elizalde, andGuerra employed active learning methodologies including reverse engineering in experimentalaircraft design where students learned by stepping backwards through the development process9.Shooter in his paper presented a 3-week module that was incorporated into an interdisciplinaryintroduction to engineering course10. The module employed product dissection and reverseengineering to teach students how to improve existing designs. Lecture and laboratories werecomplemented by podcasts guiding students through

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Ali Moazed; Richard L Roberts; Xiaobin Le P.E.; Anthony William Duva P.E.

Teaching Finite Element Analysis in Undergraduate Technology Curriculum Ali R. Moazed, Richard Roberts, Xiaobin Le, Anthony Duva Session: Tools, techniques, and best practices of engineering education for the digital generationI. AbstractTypically, FEA courses are offered at a graduate level, covering the theoretical basis with littleor no effort to apply this technology to real problems. In some institutions, this course is offeredto seniors, but the content is also mostly theoretical. At Wentworth, we have designed an FEAcourse based on our industrial experience which could be labeled “Applied Finite ElementAnalysis”. This paper describes the methodology followed in the development of this course,along

Conference Session

Research on the First Year I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Senay Purzer, Purdue University; Jing Chen, Purdue University

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First-Year Programs

AC 2010-479: TEACHING DECISION-MAKING IN ENGINEERING: A REVIEWOF TEXTBOOKS AND TEACHING APPROACHESSenay Purzer, Purdue University Senay Purzer is an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She is also the Co-Director of Assessment Research for the Institute for P-12 Engineering Research and Learning (INSPIRE). She received a Ph.D. and a M.A in Science Education, Department of Curriculum and Instruction from Arizona State University. Her creative research focuses on collaborative learning, design & decision-making, and the role of engineering self-efficacy on student achievement.Jing Chen, Purdue University Jing Chen is a graduate student in the

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Curriculum in Electrical Power Engineering Technology

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Edwards, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College; Gerald Recktenwald, Portland State University

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Engineering Technology

International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, 20093. R.C. Edwards, G. Recktenwald, “A Laboratory Exercise to Teach the Hydrostatic Principle as a Core Concept in Fluid Mechanics,” Proceedings of the 2009 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, 2009.4. R.C. Edwards, G. Recktenwald, “Teaching the First Law of Thermodynamics for an Open System Trhough an Apparent Contradictory Experiment,” Proceedings of the 2010 American Society for Engineering Education St. Lawrence Section Conference, 2010.5. W.J. Coad, “Fundamentals To Frontiers, Fan Curve Development and Use: Part1,” Heating/Piping/Air Conditioning, v 60, n7, p 102-105, July 1988.6. Y.A. Cengel

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Innovation and Measuring Success in Graduate Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Brooks, Temple University; Tony Singh, Temple University; Hossein Rostami, Philadelphia University; Fernando Tovia, Philadelphia University; Amithraj Amavasai, Temple University

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Graduate Studies

AC 2010-264: INNOVATIVE TRAINING STRATEGY (ITS) FOR TEACHINGASSISTANTSRobert Brooks, Temple UniversityTony Singh, Temple UniversityHossein Rostami, Philadelphia UniversityFernando Tovia, Philadelphia UniversityAmithraj Amavasai, Temple University Page 15.744.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Innovative Training Strategy (ITS) For TAsAbstractThe Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Temple University offers anEnvironment Course to approximately 400 students (20 sections) every semester. An experimentwas carried out during Fall 2007. During that semester, a control group of 8 teaching assistants(TAs) were given a manual on the 3

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The New ABET CE Criteria - Program Development

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debra Larson, Northern Arizona University; Allen Estes, California Polytechnic State University; Norman Dennis, University of Arkansas; Ronald Welch, University of Texas, Tyler; Carol Considine, Old Dominion University

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Civil Engineering

21 6 Learning Styles 10 7 Review and Practice ETW Techniques 7 8 Teaching at Various Levels 7 9 Using New Technologies in the Classroom 6 10 Teaching Laboratory Courses 6 11 Teaching Professional Skills 5 12 Large Classes 4 13 Distance Learning 4 14 Senior Design 4

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Capstone Design Projects

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Taskin Padir, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Fred Looft, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; William Michalson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Michael Ciaraldi, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Eben Cobb, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kenneth Stafford, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2010-1305: TEACHING MULTIDISCIPLINARY DESIGN TO ENGINEERINGSTUDENTS: ROBOTICS CAPSTONETaskin Padir, Worcester Polytechnic InstituteFred Looft, Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWilliam Michalson, Worcester Polytechnic InstituteMichael Ciaraldi, Worcester Polytechnic InstituteEben Cobb, Worcester Polytechnic InstituteKenneth Stafford, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Page 15.1180.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Teaching Multidisciplinary Design to Engineering Students: Robotics CapstoneAbstractRobotics Engineering (RBE) is a new undergraduate degree program at Worcester PolytechnicInstitute (WPI). As of the fall

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Kara Cokeley; Claire Mockler; Min Feng Zheng; James Patrick Abulencia

Teaching Alternative Energy through Biodiesel from Algae Kara Cokeley1, Claire Mockler1, Min Feng Zheng1, and James Patrick Abulencia1 1 Department of Chemical Engineering, Manhattan College, Riverdale, NY, 10463, USA Session 5: Interdisciplinary programs, sustainability and alternative energy as related to engineering educationAbstract: As the world’s energy demands continually increase, the sources of today’s energy aredrastically depleting and the search for renewable fuel is growing. Biofuels are desirablebecause the carbon dioxide released when combusted is ultimately captured by photosyntheticplants, thus making the emissions process essentially carbon neutral. The

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Programs Using New Instrumentation Concepts

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Layton, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Thomas Adams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Instrumentation

AC 2010-1626: ON TEACHING THE OPERATING PRINCIPLES OFPIEZORESISTIVE SENSORSRichard Layton, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Richard A. Layton is the Director of the Center for the Practice and Scholarship of Education (CPSE) and an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. He earned a B.S. in Engineering from California State University, Northridge, and received his M.S. and Ph.D., both in Mechanical Engineering, from the University of Washington, Seattle. His areas of scholarship include student team management, assessment, education, and remediation, undergraduate engineering laboratory reform focused on student learning, data analysis

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Chemical Engineering Education: Underclass Years

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Silverstein, University of Kentucky; Margot Vigeant, Bucknell University; Donald Visco, Tennessee Technological University; Donald Woods, McMaster University

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Chemical Engineering

AC 2010-489: HOW WE TEACH: FRESHMAN INTRODUCTION TO CHEMICALENGINEERINGDavid Silverstein, University of Kentucky David L. Silverstein is the PJC Engineering Professor and an Associate Professor of Chemical & Materials Engineering at the University of Kentucky. He is assigned to the College of Engineering’s Extended Campus Programs at Paducah, Kentucky. Silverstein received his B.S.Ch.E. from the University of Alabama in 1992, his M.S. in Chemical Engineering from Vanderbilt University in 1994, and his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Vanderbilt in 1998. He is the 2007 recipient of the Raymond W. Fahien Award for Outstanding Teaching Effectiveness and Educational

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Laboratories

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yu-Wei Huang, National Changhua University of Education; Jieh-Shian Young, National Changhua University of Education; Chih-Hung Wu, Chienkuo Technology University; Hsing-Jung Li, National Chung Cheng University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

requirement, (2) a plan for their procedure, and (3) diagramsof system architecture. Students are encouraged to discuss to each other, and the teamsactively discuss the procedure in use. Based on the course design, students are asked tocomplete their own OBD implementation step by step. The students are expected tounderstand the practical aspect of an OBD, and have comprehensive exercises on OBDimplementation based on embedded system. This paper presents the course and hands-onOBD implementation designs, and the teaching experiences and student responses.LEARNING THEORYIn the process of experiments development, we reviewed the recent literature of engineeringeducation about laboratory courses. We found that some universities have stand-alonecourses

Conference Session

Mechanical and Architectural Engineering Laboratories

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anthony Toyama, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Reza Sadr, Texas A&M University at Qatar

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

neighboring and Asian countries with verydiverse educational and cultural backgrounds. Teaching engineering sciences in such a new andculturally diverse environment introduces many opportunities for innovation. However, there aremany challenges that are unique to TAMUQ. Because of their varied backgrounds and pre-college educational experience, students find it more difficult to link classroom theory withphysical results and applications. Integration and application of coursework from one class to thenext has also proven difficult.Learning Thermo-Fluid materials for many engineering students can be daunting, no matter theirprevious background. Thermo-Fluid laboratories are often the first place students have a chanceto make the physical real-world

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Mechanical and Architectural Engineering Laboratories

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gerald Recktenwald, Portland State University; Jenna Faulkner, Portland State University; Robert Edwards, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College; Douglas Howe, Portland State University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

curricular material, measurement of learning gains, and measurement ofchanges in student attitude toward laboratory work. In this paper we discuss the laboratoryhardware, the laboratory procedure, and typical results of using the tank draining hardware.Broad Goals The tank draining exercise provides a laboratory experience to teach students abouttransient, incompressible flow. Draining of a tank is one of the few practical applications oftransient flow that can be analyzed at the level of fluid mechanics knowledge typical ofundergraduate engineering students. Mass conservation is applied to the tank to relate the changein height of the free surface to the exit velocity from the hole in the side of the tank. The tankdraining experiment also

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Laboratories

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chiu Choi, University of North Florida

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

simulation skillsare covered. Emphasis is on the design and simulation of proportional, derivative, and integralcontrollers for improving the dynamic responses of feedback control systems.There is a laboratory component for this course. The lab experiments include characteristics ofDC motors, tachometers, brake loading, signal conditioning circuits, implementation ofproportional, integral, and derivative controllers as C programs running on microcontrollers withapplications to position and speed controls.The students are also required to complete embedded control projects in this course. The projectsgive the students the opportunities to solve practical control problems and to be creativeindependently

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Pedagogical Innovations in Laboratory Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anna Pereira, Michigan Technological University; Michele Miller, Michigan Technological University; Margot Hutchins, Michigan Technological Universtiy; William Helton, Michigan Technological University; Chris VanArsdale, Michigan Technological University; Leonard Bohmann, Michigan Technological University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

how the gender of a teaching assistant effectsstudent behavior and performance in a laboratory environment.AcknowledgmentsThe authors of the paper would like to acknowledge the assistance provided by Dr. Jeff Allenand PhD candidate Joe Hernandez in the collection of data for the mechanical labs.This work was supported in part by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. EEC-0835987.Bibliography1. The National Academies, Rising Above the Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Economic Future, The National Academies Press, 2006.2. Miller, M. H., Bohmann, L. J., W. S. Helton, A. L. Pereira, “Determining the importance of Hands-On Ability for Engineers,” Proc. of ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition

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Pedagogical Innovations in Laboratory Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University; Sushil Acharya, Robert Morris University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

problem solvingprocess by experiencing it. They generate a design and see it through its development for asuccessful outcome. In the process of developing Rube Goldberg mechanisms, the students areable to practice skills such as communication, teamwork, time and project management, andexperimentation. Rube Goldberg projects also assist in maintaining students’ interest in science,mathematics and engineering. These projects are great way to teach engineering applications ofbasic science concepts such as magnetic induction, gravity, friction, or drag. This paper startswith a background on Rube Goldberg mechanisms and their utilization in engineering education.However, the main focus is given to employment of microcontrollers in Rube

Conference Session

Pedagogical Innovations in Laboratory Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas Sugg, United States Navy; Elizabeth Gentry, National Institute of Standards and Technology; John Fishell, STEP Conference

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

scienceshows/exhibition periods per day over a two day period. About 3,500 students from local 3rdthrough 12th grades attend the two day conference each year. In addition, a Teacher Conferenceis provided separately from the Student Conference to engage teachers in activities to help themdevelop their skills in teaching math and science. Lesson plans and example activities areprovided. About 125 teachers attend each year’s conference provided free of charge by theSTEP Program. A STEP Community Leadership Luncheon is included during the conferenceweek to renew commitment to STEP activities, review progress and obtain new and continuingsupport for the privately funded program. A keynote speaker is the center piece of the luncheonwhere speakers such as

Conference Session

BME Laboratory and Project Experiences

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pamela Bhatti, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jessica Falcone, Georgia Institute of Technology; James McClellan, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Biomedical

course consists of three main instructional components:(1) a faculty led bi-weekly lecture, (2) a faculty led weekly recitation section, and (3) a weeklylaboratory section co-led by a faculty member and graduate student teaching assistants. Both therecitation and laboratory enrollment is limited to 20 to enhance the level of faculty-studentcontact during the labs and recitations.The weekly laboratory exercises consist of a simple pre-lab that the students are to complete ontheir own, a structured in-lab warm-up section examined by the lab staff, and a more in-depthexercise/project completed by the students outside of the lab section in teams of two. Theseprojects require a lab report which is sometimes a formal report as in the case of the