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2013 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Sergio Mendez; Lisa AungYong

increased due to experiential, hands-on measurements and computersimulations.IntroductionMost engineering students are taught the concepts and mathematics of heat transfer, but are notgiven the opportunity to fully grasp the practical aspects of this phenomenon. As an indication ofits importance, many engineering disciplines include heat transfer as a core course in theirundergraduate and graduate curricula. Unfortunately, this topic can be unappealing to studentsbecause of the rigorous mathematical derivations and because they do not get a tangibleunderstanding of the concepts covered in lectures and textbooks. Laboratory experiments areoften performed in undergraduate lab courses, but once again, the students tend to find many ofthese

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2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

George D. Gray

major educational objectives are: 1. Select materials based upon constituent materials 2. Perform mechanics and/or structural analysis 3. Concurrently design and manufacture engineered components or structures 4. Determine performance of materials and structuresWithin the overall course inventory of the CME program the following specific compositerelated courses include: • Introduction to Composite Materials • Topics in Composite Materials Engineering • Composites Manufacturing • Topics in Composite Materials Engineering • Polymer Processing • Mechanics of Composites • Mechanical Characterization Laboratory • Composite Characterization Techniques “Proceedings of the 2005 Midwest section

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2013 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Julia L. Morse

carefully crafted part design that incorporated key learning opportunities at various pieces ofequipment in the laboratory, and resulting in a useful product (a bottle-opener) that could be keptand enjoyed by each student builder. Having implemented some of these changes, they foundthat students were much more prepared for the design-and-build project.Kansas State University’s Salina Campus program in Mechanical Engineering Technologyemploys a similar approach of a freshman manufacturing processes course that gives studentssome hands-on experience with machine tools, forming, and basic welding operations, followedby a design-to-build experience the second semester. The K-State Salina approach differs fromUSMA’s by opting for a more in-depth

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2013 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Tom C. Roberts; Shagun Sharma

. Figure 6: Fiedler Library – Equipment, Study Areas, Hours of Operation, and a Web-based Room Reservation System. Figure 7: Multiple Bicycle Rack Projects – North and South of the Engineering Complex, Nichols Hall, and Cardwell Hall. Figure 8: Lockers and Keyless Entry / Laboratory Access for Electrical & Computer

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2013 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Muhammet Ceylan; Aybala Usta; Fatma Barut; Nur Ergul; Ramazan Asmatulu

teaching laboratory at WSU. We assume that this willProceedings of the 2013 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Educationconsiderably improve the enrollment rate in the engineering college. The specific objectives ofthis study were as follows: i) to educate high school students based on hands-on experience indifferent nanotechnology subjects, ii) to promote interest in this emerging technology, iii) tocreate an awareness of nanomaterials fabrication and characterization techniques, and iv) toprovide the students with a fundamental knowledge and understanding of nanoscience,nanotechnology, and associated technologies.1.2 Nanotechnology and EducationGenerally, nanotechnology is the development of materials, components

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2010 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Robert M. O'Connell; Gavin Duffy; Ted Burke; David Dorran

ProgramThe study was conducted by the authors as part of a Fulbright Fellowship to study and conductresearch on active student-centered learning, including group-based learning, at the DublinInstitute of Technology (DIT) in Dublin, Ireland. To study group-based learning, the authorsserved as learning-group tutors in the laboratory sessions of three different lower levelundergraduate courses in the School of Electrical Engineering Systems. Those courses were onein basic instrumentation, one in signals and systems, and a robotics sumo-wrestling (Robo Sumo)project course. While the three courses were managed differently from each other in certainways, they had in common that their laboratory components followed similar formats. In theInstrumentation

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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Larry A. Glasgow

horsepowerrequirement), and 3) allowed to drain from the tank through a valve and a short length of 2-inchdiameter hose (evaluation of Torricelli’s theorem). The intent of this exercise was to providestudents with the opportunity to experience fluid forces, velocities, and frictional losses in aphysically meaningful context. Experience has shown conclusively that these objectives are notbeing met by the small-scale activities carried out with our present laboratory experiments. Results from the activities described above have been evaluated through quizzes,examinations, and direct student responses (questionnaires completed by the participants). Thephysically-relevant field experiences appear to have had a positive impact upon test subjects andthe

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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Yahong Rosa Zheng; Sarat K. Chitneni; Daryl G. Beetner

DSP Curriculum Development for Computer Engineering using Altera’s DE2 FPGA Kits Yahong Rosa Zheng, Sarat K. Chitneni, Daryl G. Beetner Electrical and computer engineering University of Missouri-Rolla Email: {zhengyr, scmt9, daryl}@umr.eduAbstractThis paper presents laboratory materials on Digital Signal Processing (DSP) for ComputerEngineering (CmpE) curriculum using Altera’s DE2 FPGA (Field Programmable Array)university kits. The Altera’s DE2 kit has been adopted by many universities for courses ondigital logic, embedded systems, and computer architecture. However, it has not been fullyexploited

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Hossein Rahemi; Shouling He

classroom presentation. 531Computational and hands-on project-based learningThe aim is to implement a methodology based on computational and hands-on project-based learningmodel [1], [2] such that to improve and enhance students’ hands-on experiences, problem solving skillsand communication capabilities through the new Mechatronics Engineering program developed atVaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology. Figure 1 shows the graphical model of computationaland hands-on project-based learning.To provide students with the skills needed in Mechatronics Engineering, the department has developed astate-of-the-art Automation Mechatronics Laboratory to provide students opportunities to gain hands-on

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Daniel Schmalzel

panel ofprofessors makes the final team lists, and by noon on Thursday the teams are announced, andstudents are to report to their first clinic meeting. Although it may seem chaotic when described itis actually very well orchestrated and serves as a good view into the pace at which project teamsmay be assembled. This pace and limited initial knowledge introduces them to another vital skill inengineering, confidence. Often the student will have to confidently make decisions after arelatively short learning curve.Rowan University’s Center for Sustainable Design (CSD) DescriptionAt Rowan University, a number of sustainably focused clinics and projects are regularly offeredfrom The Center for Sustainable Design (CSD). The CSD has laboratory space

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2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Laurent Simon; Piero Armenante; Rajesh Dave

, teachers, school administrators,and parents from New Jersey’s inner cities. For the past several years, professional enrichmentworkshops for HS science teachers and science department chairs1,2 have been made available through theCPCP.High school teachers who participate in other professional development activities at NJIT will also bemade aware of this unique opportunity. The Center sponsors a one-day seminar, which includesinteractive presentations, laboratory experiments, demonstrations, and lecture modules at the New JerseyInstitute of Technology. This year, the topic is Learn about Pharmaceutical Techniques. Theknowledge, ideas, notes, and teaching material for activities acquired by teachers in attendance should beeasily implemented in the

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2006 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Edward W. Chandler; Robert A. Strangeway; Owe G. Petersen

Laboratory Content: It is generallyaccepted that laboratory experiences are prominent in engineering technology programs1,3. Theyare essential to the learning style of most engineering technology students, especially early intheir academic programs. Laboratory experiences have been given more emphasis inengineering programs since EC2000. Hence, in general, the importance of laboratoryexperiences in engineering and engineering technology programs have become more aligned andis not the distinguishing factor that it was pre-EC2000.Using Mathematics to Learn About Technology: This attribute has wide variation among currentengineering technology programs. Many ET programs integrate mathematics education for theexplicit use in applied engineering

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2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

John Hartke; Robert Kewley; Greg Kilby; Greg Schwarz; Gunnar Tamm

system requiresthe integration of numerous science and engineering disciplines as well as considerations of other factorssuch as the legal implications for fielding the system. Over the last two years a multidisciplinary team ofundergraduate students and faculty from the United States Military Academy have been working withLawrence Livermore National Laboratory and the High Energy Laser Joint Technology Office to helpdesign portions of a mobile high energy laser weapon system and to examine the feasibility of fielding asystem. The team consisted of physicists, mechanical engineers, electrical engineers, systems engineers,and a law student. This paper will describe the Solid State Heat Capacity Laser developed at LawrenceLivermore used in this

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2024 ASEE PSW Conference

Authors

Liya Grace Ni, Biola University; Elaine Wong, Biola University

session.Students also receive training in hard skills like Arduino programming, CAD design, and 3D printing, aswell as soft skills like writing resumes, giving presentations, SCRUM, etc. A few sample projects arelisted below: 1. Automation of a cannulation apparatus that only had manual capacities before; 2. Prototype a swim tunnel for zebrafish where water flows at a predetermined velocity for a research laboratory; 3. Literature search to compile a database of water contaminants characteristics and treatment methods and development of a user interface with recommended treatment methods for each type of contaminant; 4. Development of a mechanical model of the Windkessel effect to be used for cardiovascular education

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2015 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Nisha Kondrath; Mark A. Jupina

(more motivated) in an active learning approach. Spring 2015 Mid-Atlantic ASEE Conference, April 10-11,2015 Villanova University   We believe that this updated pedagogy will help the students to become more confident and well equipped to share ideas and learn in a group-related laboratory activity. This active learning approach was implemented in a sophomore level electronics course, “ECE 2550: Intro to Electronics & Applications,” in the spring semester of 2014. In this flipped-lab setup, lab modules using a Multisim circuit simulator and a myDAQ data acquisition unit from National Instruments (NI) were developed to (1) provide opportunities for faculty to challenge the students to perform more complex electronic circuit

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2004 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Michael P. Hennessey

%) 7. Photograph (5%) 11. Power Point Presentation (10%) 4. Static and/or Dynamic Analysis 8. Performance (5%) 12. Background Information (5%) (20%)Approximately 8 weekly 3 hour laboratories were allocated for working directly on the design project with a budget of $125 perdesign team. Four teams were created (2 per laboratory section), 2 small “competition” teams with 4 students each (maximumallowed), all of whom expressed interest in going to the Region VII Regional Student Conference (RSC) in Lincoln, NE and 2larger teams comprised of the remaining students in their respective laboratory section (8-10 students each). To promoteequality, the large teams were asked to perform

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

John Hartke; Robert Kewley; Greg Kilby; Greg Schwarz; Gunnar Tamm

system requiresthe integration of numerous science and engineering disciplines as well as considerations of other factorssuch as the legal implications for fielding the system. Over the last two years a multidisciplinary team ofundergraduate students and faculty from the United States Military Academy have been working withLawrence Livermore National Laboratory and the High Energy Laser Joint Technology Office to helpdesign portions of a mobile high energy laser weapon system and to examine the feasibility of fielding asystem. The team consisted of physicists, mechanical engineers, electrical engineers, systems engineers,and a law student. This paper will describe the Solid State Heat Capacity Laser developed at LawrenceLivermore used in this

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Lisa Shatz

active learners,and, in written evaluations, were very positive about this activity. In 2008, one of our teamsplaced as a finalist for a design of a watch that monitors vital signs, winning $1000 and theopportunity to meet with venture capitalists to discuss bringing their product to marketbeating out more than 200 other entries.This class gave students the opportunity to develop other important engineering skills. Otherassignments include the design of an original experiment, and summarizing talks given byvisits from a Suffolk alumnus of the department who works at Canon Design Inc and a groupleader from a local defense laboratory. They also explored the ethical consequences ofengineering decisions in an assignment on the Space Shuttle

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Ketul B Shah; Aritra Ghosh; Md Naim Hossain; Young Lee

application available that can be used in medical Figure 1.projects [3]. J-DSP application is designed for educationalpurpose [4]. This application is used in the laboratories for The blocks are used to construct this architectureteaching Digital Signal Processing to students. with the aim to provide some logical divisions of the In case of environmental studies, now-a-days many resources in the system. The architecture organizes availableapplications are being developed in the market to study resources into the following blocks: sensors, mobile devices,environmental factors. One of them is used to measure web server and

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2012 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

David O. Kazmer

retention and success. Having taught the required first semester course “Introduction toEngineering I” for several years, it was believed that student success could best be improved by increasing thestudent’s self-efficacy through improved faculty instruction. Accordingly, a studio model for engineering educationwas proposed (see figure, next page) in which “lecture” and “recitations” would be taught within an “InventionFactory” providing the most common capabilities for realization of engineering concepts. The underlying goal wasto replace a significant amount of lecture content with direct student-led inquiry in the context of engineering designand analysis. The resulting proposal called for approximately 6,000 square feet of laboratories with a

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2015 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Michael Geselowitz; John Vardalas

different historical contexts.Rather than require students to write the standard history term paper, we assigned a term projectto study the relationship of design to performance in ancient naval vessels in the Aegean. Thestudents were challenged to make connections between their hands-on experiences and the largerhistorical and geographic contexts. In other words, interdisciplinary, experiential learning wasapplied not to the technical component of engineering education, but to the societal contextcomponent. The preliminary results were encouraging. Plans are underway to adjust and re-offer the course, and to disseminate it more broadly.KeywordsHistory, society, laboratory, engineering, educationBackgroundAs the authors have discussed previously1

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Robert Hood; Mark Jacobs; James Masi; Kayla McCaffrey

were observed in a wind tunnel by using the transparent, the flow patterns are invisible without flowflow visualization methods of smoke and Schlieren photography. The visualization methods such as surface flow visualization,wind tunnel was constructed to have at least double the test section particle tracer visualization, and optical visualization. Surfacearea of the current fluid mechanics laboratory wind tunnel and was flow visualization utilizes oil or tufts applied to the surface ofable to achieve a wind velocity range from 5mph to 25mph. This the model. As the air flows over the model, the flow patternspaper is a summary of 3 projects performed by the authors at USM. can be observed. The use of smoke in

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2014 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Frank Sanchez; Cheng Chen

the MDOF into multiple SDOFs. It is demonstrated that modal analysis has potentialfor reliability assessment of RTHS involving multiple experimental substructures. Thecomputational study presented herein exemplifies engaging engineering student into advancedearthquake engineering research to solve a real practical problem. The integration with seniordesign project provides an exploration for undergraduate institutions such as San Francisco StateUniversity to recruit and involve motivated engineering students into research and to preparethem for advanced degrees.IntroductionExperiments are critical for structural hazard mitigation. However, traditional seismicexperiments could be very expensive and are often constrained by limited laboratory

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2015 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Norali Pernalete; Shima Hajimirza

problemswhile facilitating communication with different specialists in a team. As one of the leading collegesof engineering, our mission is to link theory and practice via our learning-by-doing philosophy.To be in alignment with this mission, students in both areas of engineering technology can take atechnical elective course in robotics and applications during their senior year. In this course, theylearn the basic principles of the science of manipulation along with basic control of roboticmanipulators. In the laboratory portion of the course, they work in interdisciplinary teams andbuild a robotic manipulator with the interface to teleoperate it by using a haptic device. They applythe system for specific tasks of activities of daily living (such as

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division (FYP) - Technical Session 11: Projects

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gerald Tembrevilla, Mount Saint Vincent University; Andre Phillion, McMaster University

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

, et al. [2]. The study examined models ofexperiential learning from six pioneering experiential engineering programs including theUniversity of Cincinnati Professional Practice Program; the Harvey Mudd College Clinic; theKansas State University Mechanical Engineering Design Laboratory; the Worcester PolytechnicInstitute PLAN; the West Virginia University PRIDE (Professional Reasoning Integrated withDesign Experience); and the University of Massachusetts ESIC (Engineering Services forIndustry and Community). Over the last forty years, the use of experiential learning inundergraduate engineering education has increased exponentially; concurrently a significantbody of pedagogical research has been presented in the literature. The present article

Conference Session

Manufacturing Division Session: Make-it!

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Samuel C. Lieber P.E., New Jersey Institute of Technology; Justin T. Suriano, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Daniel Brateris, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Manufacturing

the Makerspace incompliance with state, federal, and NJIT regulations. The protocols put in place were directlyinfluenced by both the CDC guidelines [3-4] at the time of writing (August 2020), as well asNJIT’s COVID protocols for students, faculty, and staff in laboratory spaces [5]. In the creationof this protocol, the floor plan of the space and the user experience at each “station” wasconsidered. General behavioral rules were put into place for all individuals in the space that wereinformed by both CDC COVID-19 guidelines and NJIT’s COVID-19 protocols. The entirety ofthe NJIT Makerspace COVID protocol was determined via a sequential, hierarchical process,where: • The NJIT campus and laboratory-wide protocol and the CDC guidelines were

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2020 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

Authors

Cody Crosby; Anita Patrick; Margo Cousins; Laura Suggs; Mia Markey

scholars weregrouped upon their arrival on campus, thereby enriching each other’s experiences and streamliningthe administrative organization (Cousins, Demont, Suggs, & Markey, 2018). All subsequentanalysis combines observations gathered from CUReS and BUILD participants.REU ProgrammingCUReS and BUILD visiting scholars were assigned a faculty and graduate student mentor (anarrangement the authors have found highly effective in past iterations of this REU (Cousins et al.,2018)) and a corresponding laboratory upon their arrival on campus. During the ten-week program,these students spent most of their available time conducting high-level research in their assignedresearch group. The laboratory settings varied significantly based on the faculty

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Chemical Engineering Education

Authors

Joseph Holles; Lawrence Schmidt

Curation Profile.[17] Krier and Strasser’s Data Managementone of two approaches: stand-alone courses or seminars/work- for Libraries: A LITA Guide was also used to develop severalshops. The stand-alone course has been used by information lectures.[18]science programs,[10,11] while the workshop/seminar approach Pre-course and post-course assessment was performedis commonly offered through libraries.[12] The stand-alone to determine the students’ knowledge about their currentcourse offers the advantage of in-depth material coverage laboratory RDM practices and eight specific areas of RDM.while the workshops require less time. However, workshops For assessment of current laboratory practices, the

Conference Session

Curricular Developments in Energy Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Van Treuren, Baylor University; Ian Gravagne, Baylor University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2008-1474: ENERGY AWARENESS EFFORTS AT BAYLOR UNIVERSITYKenneth Van Treuren, Baylor University Dr. Van Treuren is a professor on the faculty in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Baylor University. He teaches the capstone Mechanical Engineering Laboratory course as well as courses in heat transfer, aerospace engineering, fluid mechanics, and wind power. His research interests include energy education and literacy and gas turbine heat transfer. He can be contacted at Kenneth_Van_Treuren@baylor.edu.Ian Gravagne, Baylor University Dr. Gravagne is an assistant professor with the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Baylor University. He teaches the Engineering Design II

Conference Session

Impacts of Public Policy on Engineering Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zarjon Baha, Purdue University; Bahawodin Baha, University of Brighton

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Engineering and Public Policy

buildings and other facilities of the higher educationalinstitutions, including TVE, that were until this time under government control wereseverely damaged or totally destroyed in all major cities. Laboratory equipment, furniture,and libraries were looted and in some cases burned to ashes. Page 13.1183.2Since the establishment of the new government with the help of the internationalcommunity in 2001, the progress in establishing a proper educational system in the countryhas been very slow as most of the effort has been focused on security and governance in thecountry. There is an urgent need for teacher training, new buildings or repair of