Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies: BYOE Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gene Yeau-Jian Liao, Wayne State University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

to develop a comprehensiveBMS course materials and laboratory for the electric-drive vehicles and advanced energy storagetraining and education. However, it is challenge to teach and train students in BMS forseries-connected lithium-ion battery cells in classroom and laboratory environment due to safetyand time consuming. In typical testing of an industry-scale battery pack, several cycling tests(charging and discharging processes) are required in order to monitor the battery’s State of Charge(SOC). It could also take many hours or even days to complete the battery cell balancingprocedure. Battery cell voltage measurement also is one of the important parameters fordeveloping controls algorithm for the BMS. Responding to the changing needs of

Conference Session

Programs for High School Students

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

June Marshall, St. Joseph's College; John Marshall, University of Southern Maine

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

information), relays (to control output loads),electric motors and motor starters (switches heavy loads), and solenoid directional controlvalves (widely used, controls fluids).After the PLC overview, we proceeded to the programming software. The best methodfor teaching the software is via lab activities that require the students to develop ladderlogic programs designed to control a process. The six laboratory activities that weutilized are the: Industrial start cycle with an automated stop function; Conveyor systemwith indicating lights; Timing six sequential outputs; Automated palletized materialhandling system; Computerized parking garage; and the Vehicle intersection traffic lightcontroller.Laboratory Activity One - Industrial start cycle with an

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dhananjay Kumar, North Carolina A&T State University; Devdas M. Pai, North Carolina A&T State University; Courtney Lambeth, North Carolina A&T State University; Robin Guill Liles, North Carolina A&T State University; Narayan Bhattarai, North Carolina A&T State University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #7239IMPACTING UNDERGRADUATE NANOSCIENCE AND NANOENGINEER-ING EDUCATIONDr. Dhananjay Kumar, North Carolina A&T State University Dr. Dhananjay Kumar is an associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at North Carolina A&T State University. His teaching interests are courses related to Materials Science, Thin Film Technology, Nanoscience, and Nanoengineering. He is actively associated with developing and teaching new courses at North Carolina A&T under the NSF-funded Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education (NUE) project.Dr. Devdas M. Pai, North Carolina A&T State UniversityMiss

Conference Session

Virtual & Distance Experiments

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Weber; Bernard Lwakabamba; Julie Dickerson; Carolina Cruz-neira; Diane Rover

thecentral design document is to introduce students in diverse disciplines to the problem to be solved.The many sub-topics of this research provides an ideal case study and design projects for studentsfrom embedded system, wireless communication, VLSI design, and real-time software courses. Afull understanding of the current system and the requirements of the new system is crucial forperforming the research. The design document describes the characteristics of the current system,analyzes the requirements for wireless systems in VR, and specifies problems that need to beaddressed.The design document concept is being tested for the communications systems laboratory and in acourse on user interactions for virtual environments. The central design

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohamed Chouikha; Don Millard

Electronics”, Proceedings of 1997 Frontiers in Education Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, November 1997.14. Holmes, M., “Breaking down traditional disciplinary boundaries in the classroom,” Selected Papers from the 13th International Conf on College Teaching and Learning, 75-96, (J. Chambers, ed.), FCCJ, Jacksonville, 2002.15. D.A. Kolb, Experiential Learning: Experience as the Source of Learning and Development. Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Prentice-Hall, 1984.16. Hagler, M., “Laboratory Exercises for Analog Circuits and Electronics as Hardware Homework with Student Laptop Computer Instrumentation”, International Symposium IGIP / IEEE / ASEE 2004, September 27-30, Fribourg, Switzerland.17. R.M. Felder and L.K. Silverman

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hirak C. Patangia, University of Arkansas, Little Rock

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

engineering as a career path or for personal enrichment. He has written a textbook and a laboratory manual for the course ”Introduction to Electronics and Electrical Systems: A PBL Approach.” He has received numerous awards for teaching excellence at UALR, including the Donaghey Outstanding Teacher Award. He has also received recognition for re- search excellence from the chancellor and college. His research interest is in the general area of signal processing (analog/digital), and he is working on new approaches in inverter design and solar controller to improve efficiency of solar energy conversion. Another area of interest is engineering education research. He received a bachelor’s degree with honors from the Indian

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Willis Marti; Wei Zhao; Steve Liu

, defeating the purpose of thehands-on lab. Recognizing the importance of the hands-on lab to the networking engineeringeducation, the Computer Science department has committed to turn those major technicaland financial issues into a major opportunity for innovation, and a quantum leap of ourteaching approach. The virtual networking lab (VNL) represents our answer to theseimportant challenges. VNL consists of two major subsystems: the access/resourcemanagement servers, (ARMS), for management of remote users and test bed resources;and the Micro-Internet Test Bed, (MITB), an environment for execution of experimentsand exercises. Three major access interfaces (from external to internal) are supported in ARMS:web access servers; teaching

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Justin Pniower; Michael Ruane; Bennett Goldberg; Selim Unlu

Session 3232 Web-Based Educational Experiments Justin C. Pniower, Michael Ruane, Bennett B. Goldberg, M. Selim Ünlü Boston UniversityAbstractWeb-based educational experiments allow remote users to conduct laboratory explorations usingphysical experimental apparatuses in real time over the World Wide Web. Web-basedexperimentation is evolving rapidly and offers students convenient and repeated access to limitedlaboratory resources. The immediacy and accessibility of web-based experiments can also assistnew student outreach and faculty teaching effectiveness.Many web-based experiments can be

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denise Thorsen, University of Alaska, Fairbanks; Lori Sowa P.E., University of Alaska, Southeast

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Transforming a Freshman Electrical Engineering Lab Course to Improve Access to Place Bound StudentsAbstractThis paper discusses the transformation of an introductory electrical engineering lab course intoan interactive hybrid teaching model, a combination of face-to-face and online instruction, toexpand access to Electrical and Computer Engineering to place-bound students. The modifiedcourse will include inter-campus collaborative hands-on laboratory and team project experiences.This has the potential to transform the educational experience of the often isolated place-boundstudents in rural communities, building their social capital and connecting them to a larger

Conference Session

New Approaches and Applications to Enhance Technological Literacy - Part I

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alicia L Lyman-Holt, Oregon State University; Laia Cari Robichaux, Oregon State University

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

2. To enhance and reinforce science and engineering concepts taught in accordance with state science teaching standards at 5th and 8th grade level 3. To increase awareness of the use of models in engineering research Page 23.1362.2 4. To increase awareness of local coastal hazards in the Pacific Northwest specifically tsunamisLive demonstrations are often available to the over 5000 annual visitors the facility, providing arich platform for meeting these goals, along with our presentations and guided tours. While 5000annual visitors is admirable for any research laboratory, live demonstrations at the site do nottruly reach a

Conference Session

Materials Division (MATS) Technical Session 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan R. Brown, The Ohio State University; Elvin Beach, The Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

Materials Division (MATS)

Paper ID #44272Integrating Computational and Physical Lab Modules in Materials Scienceand EngineeringJonathan R. Brown, The Ohio State University Jonathan Brown (B.S., M.S. Mathematics, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology; Ph.D. Materials Engineering, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology) is an Assistant Professor of Practice in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at The Ohio State University. His background is in computer simulations and theory of polymer glasses and block copolymers for energy applications. He teaches introduction to materials science and engineering and computational

Conference Session

Launching Successful Academic Careers

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Fleishman, Western Washington University; Janet Braun, Western Washington University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

/ supervisors as to program or projectexpectations. The requirements for tenure, while daunting, seem to be less definitive in natureand could use the structure of an SOP. Specific items such as a minimum acceptable level ortrend in teaching evaluation ratings, specification of quantity and level of publication andpresentation requirements, as well as quantification of service at the various university /community levels expected, could be included in a university or department-specific SOP.The areas where academic best practices could be developed include successful teachingpractices and laboratory activities in the various courses, effective approaches for researchactivities and projects, as well as successful independent study course methodologies

Conference Session

Mechatronics and Robotics II

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Michael A. Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Nima Lotfi, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; James A. Mynderse, Lawrence Technological University; Monique Jethwani, Columbia School of Social Work; Vikram Kapila, New York University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

Paper ID #28855Workshops for Building the Mechatronics and Robotics EngineeringEducation CommunityProf. Michael A. Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Michael A. Gennert is Professor of Robotics Engineering, CS, and ECE at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, where he leads the WPI Humanoid Robotics Laboratory and was Founding Director of the Robotics Engineering Program. He has worked at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, the University of California Riverside, PAR Technology Corporation, and General Electric. He received the S.B. in CS, S.B. in EE, and S.M. in EECS in 1980 and the Sc.D. in EECS in 1987

Conference Session

Design of Lab Experiments I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andre Marshall, University of Maryland; James Quintiere, University of Maryland

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

project focused on characterizingthe fire on the 96th floor of WTC1 (North Tower) and evaluating the contribution of the fire tothe structural collapse. Students contacted vendors and suppliers for the World Trade Center toget information regarding construction details and fire properties of building materials andfurnishings. Students also obtained information reported from the National Institute of Standardsand Technology Building and Fire Research Laboratory investigation of the World Trade Centercollapse. A 1/20th scale model of the original structure (including damage effects from theaircraft and liquid fuel dispersed from the aircraft impact) was designed, constructed, andinstrumented over ten weeks corresponding to the last half of the

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J. Shawn Addington, Virginia Military Institute; Wilbur Dale, Virginia Military Institute; Isaac Putnam, Virginia Military Institute

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

AC 2007-1139: ELECTRONS, HOLES, AND THE HALL EFFECTJ. Shawn Addington, Virginia Military Institute J. Shawn Addington is the Jamison-Payne Institute Professor and Head of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the Virginia Military Institute. He received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. He teaches courses, laboratories, and undergraduate research projects in the microelectronics and semiconductor fabrication areas; and, he remains active in curriculum development and engineering assessment. He is a registered professional engineer in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and is a member of ASEE

Conference Session

IT-based Instructional Technologies

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Mariga, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

AC 2007-913: UTILIZING VIRTUAL SOFTWARE TO PROVIDE HANDS-ONEXPERIENCE WITH SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS SOFTWARE FOR ISSTUDENTSJulie Mariga, Purdue University Julie R. Mariga Associate Professor Department of Computer and Information Technology (CIT) College of Technology Purdue University 401 North Grant Street Knoy Hall Rm 255 West Lafayette, IN 47907-2021 765-494-0879 jrmariga@purdue.edu Professor Mariga teaches in the Department of Computer and Information Technology (CIT) at Purdue University, in West Lafayette, IN. Her areas of interest include virtual technologies and increasing the number of women students within CIT. CIT offers degrees in both information systems

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in MFG ET

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Walters; Albert Lozano

devices will be examined.These courses are unique as they combine theoretical knowledge and a strong hands-onexperience in the laboratories of the facility. The faculty teaching these courses are highlyexperienced in this type of work thus providing the students with a unique practical experience.Course DevelopmentAs shown in the previous course requirements, one of the main attraction of this degree is that ituses courses and knowledge currently in place at the Commonwealth College, limiting thenumber of new courses that needed to be developed. The two courses that needed to bedeveloped are described below:NMT 210 W Introduction to Nanofabrication Manufacturing Technology (3 credits)This course provides an overview of basic Nanofabrication

Conference Session

Innovative & Computer-Assisted Lab Study

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Nadezda Berezkina; Ilya Leipunsky; Guido Lopez

, inexpensive and readily accessible technique to expose andteach engineering students the underlying principles behind safety and reliability of parts andsystems. GAIM can be used in virtually any specimen that one may suspect to have surfacedefects ready to be detected, studied and analyzed not only from the theoretical perspective but,most importantly, from the practical one. Although GAIM is not well known in the U.S.,materials and equipment needed for teaching purposes are inexpensive and readily available.Educational tests can be easily performed either in the classroom or in the laboratory as ademonstration, or for in-depth training of engineering students in this important aspect of theireducation

Conference Session

Teamwork & Assessment in the Classroom

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

James Newell; Kevin Dahm

Education, 15 (5), 376-382 (1999). 16. Angelo, T. A. and K. P. Cross, Classroom Assessment Techniques: A Handbook for College Teachers, second edition, Jossey-Bass, Inc., San Francisco (1993). 17. Seat, E. and S. M. Lord, “Enabling Effective Engineering Teams: A Program for Teaching Interaction Skills,” Journal of Engineering Education, 88 (4), 385-390 (1999). 18. Lewis, P., D. Aldridge, and P. Swamidass, “Assessing Teaming Skills Acquisition on Undergraduate Project Teams,” Journal of Engineering Education, 87 (2), 149-156 (1998). 19. Young, V. L., D. Ridgway, M.E. Prudich, D.J. Goetz, B.J. Stuart, “Criterion-based Grading for Learning and Assessment in the Unit Operations Laboratory,” Proceedings of the

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul I-Hai Lin; Hal Broberg

Session 1358 Design of a Distance Learning Course in Data Communications and Networking Paul I-Hai Lin, Hal Broberg Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Department Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, INAbstractThis paper presents teaching activities of a distance-learning course in Networking andData Communications via a combination of live TV lectures, hands-on and web labs,lectures posted on the web, and email. All course materials including lecture and labs aredescribed. A web-based information delivery system that

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

William E. DeWitt; Timothy L. Skvarenina

Session 1333 Development of an EET Electrical Power and Controls Course Timothy L. Skvarenina, William E. DeWitt Purdue University AbstractThis paper discusses the development of a new course combining topics from a conventionalelectromechanical energy conversion course with topics from controls and electrical distributioncourses. The paper begins with some background of why we developed the new course and theprocess that was used to develop it. The course topics and laboratory experiments are thendescribed in some detail

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Sema E. Alptekin

Mini Board 2.0 Technical Reference", Media Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, (Martin 1994-1)Martin, F., "A tool kit for Learning: Technology of the MIT LEGO Robot Design Competition", Proceedings of the Workshop on Mechatronics Education, Stanford University, July 21-22, 1994, E. Carryer (Editor), pp: 57-67 (Martin 1994-2).Salminen, Tanskanen & Verho, "Mechatronics: Designing Intelligent Machines", Proceedings of IMechE, 1990.SEMA E. ALPTEKIN, Ph.D.Sema Alptekin is a Professor at the Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Department of Cal Poly, San LuisObispo where she teaches Manufacturing Automation, Mechatronics, and Production Control. She holds a B.S. andan M.S. in Mechanical Eng., and a Ph.D. in Industrial

Collection

2024 ASEE-GSW

Authors

Mathew Kuttolamadom, Texas A&M University; Angie Hill Price, Texas A&M University

-level non-destructive inspection (NDI) course and its complementing labs, to better prepareundergraduates for the regional workforce needs. Guided by industry stakeholder advice anddonations, a number of common and relevant NDI techniques were selected for teaching to thestudents; this included technical material from a current ASNT/NSF-funded online resource, as wellas complementing laboratory exercises that provided a hands-on education to the students. Studentfeedback has been consistently positive over the years, with lab performance being especiallyexemplary. Further, passing the course as part of the B.S. degree program also helped accrue hoursfor a professional level-II NDT certification. Besides course use, this NDI lab has also

Conference Session

Professional Papers

Collection

2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

Authors

Amro Khasawneh, Mercer University; Sarah K. Bauer, Mercer University

Tagged Topics

Diversity, Professional Papers

in a session where an interactive survey was administered to capture feedback on theeducational areas identified for future projects. Participants were asked to provide their input,suggest additional areas of need, and rank the proposed educational initiatives on a scale from 1to 5, with 1 being the highest priority. Study results indicated that the most critical needidentified by CJC participants was higher education and scholarship training, as well as hands-ontraining of laboratory/field equipment. These findings will guide future MOM Belize programefforts, ensuring that the program continues to meet the needs of CJC and its community.Key Wordsneeds assessment; focus group; service-learning project; international partner

Collection

2014 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Loukas Lazos; Elmer Grubbs

240 Student Engagement, Learning, and Retention in a Freshman, Large Class Setting at the University of Arizona Loukas Lazos and Elmer Grubbs University of ArizonaAbstractThis paper describes a new approach to teaching a large lecture C Programming class (ECE175)in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of Arizona. Theapproach demonstrates a method of increasing student engagement, student learning and studentretention by using Undergraduate Laboratory Assistants (ULAs) in conjunction with GraduateTeaching

Collection

2022 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Randy Kelley

ofunderstanding contact resistance for engineering students. It also incorporates an analyticalmethod for helping the understanding of this phenomenon. This experiment was intended forstudent learning and not for scientific rigor. There are just too many variables that are notcontrollable in a classroom setting. The lecture on heat transfer can explain the concept, but aphysical demonstration enhances learning objectives. Heat transfer lectures do not normallyhave associated laboratory classes. This experiment can easily be conducted in a class roomwithout extensive laboratory equipment. This type of teaching method promoted active learningas the primary learning objective.[3] Allowing students to actually see a problem and thenformulate a solution

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Engineering Education

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Todd Rasmussen; Matt Smith; David Gattie

estuaries to explore thenatural development of these resources as well as the influence of human activities on theenvironment. The course is offered during a three-week long session between spring andsummer semesters that we refer to as the Maymester. Instructors from engineering, forestresources, soil science, and geology jointly teach the course along with guest instructors fromother disciplines. The students come from diverse backgrounds (generally science-oriented) witha mix of graduate and undergraduate students as well. The emphasis of the course is on hands-on, experiential observation and learning in the field. General learning objectives for this cour seinclude: 1. Develop and understanding of the relationships between geology

Conference Session

Best Practices and Lessons Learned in Capstone Design Projects

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Morteza Sadat-Hossieny, Northern Kentucky University; Mauricio Torres, Northern Kentucky University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

on experience provided to the students in the Mazak facility cannot be emulated in school, even in the laboratory type classes.2. From the students’ side there is no additional cost involved as the project is fully sponsored by Mazak.Eighteen students have been assigned to nine different industrial projects ranging from productimprovement to optimization of manufacturing processes. Example of the project titles are:Automatic Assembly of Dangerous Materials, Robot Electrical Test Box for CNC Machines, etc.Using data obtained from surveys conducted duration the semester we will assess student’sperformance and make the necessary adjustments to improve the program.IntroductionMazak is the global leader in the design and manufacture of highly

Conference Session

AERO 1: Rocketry and Space Education

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Irving Buchwald, Clarkson University; Michael C.F. Bazzocchi, Clarkson University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace Division (AERO)

Paper ID #38299Advancing Engineering Education through University Ground StationsMichael Irving Buchwald, Clarkson University Michael I. Buchwald, Aerospace Engineering BS, a 2023 honors graduate of Clarkson University. At Clarkson University he graduated with a pre-teaching minor. He pursuing a master’s degree and will be going to graduate school in the fall for aerospace engineering.Prof. Michael C.F. Bazzocchi, Clarkson University Dr. Michael C.F. Bazzocchi is an Assistant Professor at Clarkson University and Director of the Astronau- tics and Robotics Laboratory (ASTRO Lab). Previously, Dr. Bazzocchi held positions at

Collection

2023 IL-IN Section Conference

Authors

Thomas J. Dobrowski

a couple of days to review the comments andwould chose to take the comments and change their calculation (assuming the checker found“errors”), or keep what they originally had.The week following the conference the author contacted the Department of Civil Engineering atWest Point and was put in touch with Colonel Aaron Hill. Colonel Hill provided the author witha Syllabus as well as a copy of the Design Review Form and provided insight into the process.The following semester the author put the Design Review into his own syllabuses andimplemented the process.Because a majority of the classes the author teaches are math based classes, the Design Reviewworks very well. Also, because the author has taught for thirty three years at Purdue