Conference Session

Capstone Design I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robb E. Larson, Montana State University; David A. Miller, Montana State University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

courses thatutilize one or more of the available student competitions as the project topic, but some literaturecapturing experiences relevant to capstone teams participating in these competition events isavailable. 1, 2, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11 Paulik and Krishnan11 present results from a long history of capstoneprojects associated with a national competition team, where each year new teams re-start fromthe beginning of the design process.The challenges offered by using student competitions as capstone projects at State Universityhave led to incorporation of capstone course organizational techniques that - based on literaturereviews performed - are somewhat unique. This document presents these techniques as analternate method of administering a

Conference Session

BME Laboratory and Project Experiences

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna M. Ebenstein, Bucknell University; Eric A. Kennedy, Bucknell University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

more biomedically relevant experiment wasincorporated into the class. Rather than focusing on cell growth, a cell cytotoxicity experiment Page 25.21.3was developed based on appropriate ISO and ASTM standards (1-5). This experiment was 2motivated by lectures on biocompatibility and relevant biocompatibility tests for differentmedical devices, illustrating that cell cytotoxicity tests are required for all body-contactingmedical devices (1,6). At the same time, the amount of time required in lab both in and outsideof class was reduced to reflect the fact that the course was not a full credit course

Conference Session

Social Media and In-class Technology: Creating Active Learning Environments

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gerald C. Gannod, Miami University; Kristen M. Bachman, Miami University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

discuss our experience in using social networking insupport of education. We then comment on how our use of social networking translates to anindustrial setting, and finally discuss lessons learned.Background and Related WorkIn generalBoyd and Ellison define social networking sites as web-based services that allow individuals to(1) construct a public or semi-public profile within a bounded system, (2) articulate a list of otherusers with whom they share a connection, and (3) view and traverse their list of connections andthose made by others within the system 3. Since the advent of popular social networking sitessuch as MySpace and Facebook, millions of people have made status updates and virtualsocializing a part of their daily routine. Aside

Conference Session

Approaches to Teaching Ethics

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yilmaz Hatipkarasulu, University of Texas, San Antonio; Suat Gunhan, University of Texas, San Antonio

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

1, the National Society of Professional Engineers’ Code of Ethics forEngineers 2, and the American Institute of Constructors’ Code of Ethics provide comprehensiveexamples.Feedback from the industry representatives and practicing professionals often mention theincreasing need for ethics education. In the last two decades, professional degree programs inhigher education placed a large emphasis on ethics education. Professional ethics and socialresponsibility subjects are also a part of the accreditation requirements for most programs. TheAccreditation Board for Engineering and Technology 4, the American Council for ConstructionEducation 5, and the National Architectural Accrediting Board 6 require ethics to be included inconsiderable course

Conference Session

Stimulating Broader Industrial Participation in Undergraduate Programs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Larry Burton, North Carolina A&T State University; Shawn Pope; Ibraheem A. Kateeb, North Carolina A&T State University; Craig Rhodes, North Carolina A&T State University; Robert Cobb Jr., North Carolina A&T State University; Tony E. Graham I, North Carolina A&T State University; Li-Shiang Tsay, North Carolina A&T State University; Cameron Seay, North Carolina A&T State University

Tagged Divisions

College Industry Partnerships

-ExecutionBoot Environment (IPXE)1 to install and configure automatically a Scientific Linux 6.2 Linux2,Apache3, MySQL4, PHP 5 (LAMP) system on the servers through a combination of DHCP, DNS,TFTP, and HTTP servers. Linux administration students continued to install and configuredirectory services, secure FTP, and virtualization support. Video communications studentscontinued to install and configure streaming audio, streaming video, and video-on-demandservers and clients. Senior project students used the lab to create high availability clusters, aVirtual Computing Lab (VCL)6, and a Moin7 wiki farm.The researchers' expectation was gradual incorporation of the lab into enterprise computingcourses. The rapidity and breath of student involvement in the lab

Conference Session

Experiential Learning Programs and the Transition to Industry

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James G. Ladesic P.E., Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Robert R. Wolz, Gulfstream Aerospace; Frank Simmons III P.E., Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation; Timothy D. Farley

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College Industry Partnerships

Partnership: The Multidisciplinary Master of Science in Engineering [An educational collaboration between Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation (GAC) and Embry Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU)]Background and legacySince the end of World War II hundreds of professional engineering leaders have voiced theirfervent beliefs before the U.S. Congress, 1 by way of conference addresses, 2 as part of publicspeaking engagements3 as well as communicated in a multitude of publications4, 5, 6 thatengineering education in the USA has traveled off course relative to the needs of the industries itserves - the same industries that represent the employers for the majority of the graduates theyproduced. The assertions being that

Conference Session

Assessment in Graphics Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Burke, University of Limerick

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

experienceexclusively in solid geometric modeling. Through the paradigm of Project Based Learning, ascaffolded approach encouraging student exploration and experimentation was employedacross the study. Page 25.26.2 Figure 1 - Parametric surface modeling Figure 2 - Freeform Polygonal modelingThe choice of software for each task was based on marketing material analysed from a rangeof software and claims on what they are designed to do, in addition to the researcher’sexperience having had success with both for similar design tasks. The parametric surfacemodeling program chosen for the study was SolidWorks 2011. For the

Conference Session

Global Community Engagement in Engineering Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristine Louise Guzak, Michigan Technological University; Kurt Paterson P.E., Michigan Technological University; Alexandra Archer, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

. Page 25.27.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012A Comparative Assessment of Graduate versus Undergraduate Student Outcomes via International Community Engagement Programs1. BackgroundWith the way the world is changing, the development of future engineers is going torequire a mixture of technical expertise and communicative skills. It is becomingincreasingly clear that universities lack the appropriate infrastructure to foster thenecessary growth to promote successful engineering in the future.1-5 In spite of thislimitation, students are finding ways to gain these skills outside of the classroom throughthe development of extracurricular opportunities.6 This movement has fueled thedevelopment of

Conference Session

Study Abroad, International Exchange Programs, and Student Engagements

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aaron G. Ball, Brigham Young University; Alan R. Parkinson, Brigham Young University; Spencer P. Magleby, Brigham Young University; Randall Davies, Brigham Young Univeristy; C. Greg Jensen, Brigham Young University; Holt Zaugg, Brigham Young University

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International

program types were suggested, and are included as Table 1. In thistable, the type of program is indicated. In addition, several universities that offer programs thatcorrelate to each type of program are provided. Other program types have been suggested, butsince the objective here is to provide a representative overview of program types, thiscategorization will suffice.Table 1: Sample of program types and universities offering those types of programs*Program Type Universities Offering Program TypeDouble Major or Dual Degree Programs Pennsylvania State University, Iowa State University, and University of Rhode IslandMinors or Certificates

Conference Session

Assessment in Graphics Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Niall Seery, University of Limerick; Diarmaid Lane, University of Limerick; Donal Canty, University of Limerick

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

. Thestudy observes students development of a portfolio in response to a given design task. Theinitial group was required to produce their solutions in response to determined (see Table 1)assessment criteria (needs were determined by the teacher/expert), while the second groupwere required to solve the same brief by demonstrating their view of graphical capabilitywith no explicit outcomes defined (develop their own epistemological understanding). Fordescriptive purposes these groups were labeled as ‘Determinist’ and ‘Non-Determinist’.The off-set cohort analysis type study was utilized to compare work from the twoconsecutive year three groups. A stratified sample was employed within each group toensure that the variability within strata was minimized

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mehdi Shadaram, University of Texas, San Antonio; Thomas B. Morrow, University of Texas, San Antonio; C. Mauli Agrawal, University of Texas, San Antonio

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

factorsthat adversely affect academic performance of entering minority freshmen [1-3]. Thesestrategies are intended to minimize the impact of deviations that, if too great and side effects toomany, then the probability of the desired outcome becomes far removed. As a result, itspredictability becomes entirely uncertain, particularly for students from low socio-economicgroups and historically underrepresented minorities [4-5]. The most important desired outcomeis graduation, and as importantly, graduation in 6 years or less, which the state of Texas hasmandated to be 53% by 2016.Thus the purpose of this project at UTSA is to increase post secondary enrollments, retention,and the number of engineering graduates, and to increase collaboration between

Conference Session

Innovative Energy Projects

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig W. Somerton, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

UnitedStates to use the earth as a heat reservoir for a heating or cooling system. This geothermalenergy utilization is often called “cold geothermal energy”.In this paper a computer based project for a comparative cost analysis between conventionalheating and cooling systems and cold geothermal systems is presented. This project wasassigned to senior level students in a mechanical engineering alternative energy class. The classis titled “Design of Alternative Energy Systems” and has been taught for eight years. Itsdevelopment is documented in [1]. It is a 3 credit, semester long class that serves as a designelective in the mechanical engineering program. It is very project oriented, and the studentswork on as many as five different design projects

Conference Session

International Engineering Education: Developments, Innovations, Implementations, and Pedagogical Challenges in Engineering Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alireza Rahrooh, Daytona State College; Walter W. Buchanan, Texas A&M University; Faramarz Mossayebi, Youngstown State University

Tagged Divisions

International

provides a low-cost instrument that can be used inundergraduate laboratories where more expensive commercial spectrum analyzers are notavailable; secondly, it is suitable for use as a student project. Page 25.32.2II. Design ApproachA common method to design spectrum analyzers consists of implementing a bank of band-passfilters followed by bank of detectors that are fed into an electronic sweep switching device. Theswitching device output is displayed on a CRT to provide spectral of the input signal. The blockdiagram of such scheme is provided in Figure-1. Such implementation, as described is verydifficult due to the great number of filters that

Conference Session

Software Engineering Curricula

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tom Reichlmayr, Rochester Institute of Technology; Michael J. Lutz, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

wasthat small, precise “hand tools” are sometimes more appropriate than a large, multipurposepower tool such as Eclipse. In addition, students gain a better appreciation of what an IDE isdoing under the hood, allowing them to adapt to situations where their favorite IDE isunavailable.Course OutlineThe course spans an eleven week term; Table 1 provides a week-by-week summary of topicscovered. An important goal in designing the course was to devote the majority of each two hoursession to an activity that encourages student collaboration while providing rapid response toproblems by an instructor or student assistant. Week Topics Linux Command Line

Conference Session

FPD IV: Innovative Curriculum Elements of Successful First-year Courses

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John C. Moosbrugger, Clarkson University; Jan DeWaters, Clarkson University; Melissa Carole Richards, Clarkson University; Elisabeth A. Chapman, Clarkson University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

requirements are outcomes-based, sothat courses designated as satisfying any of the six Knowledge Areas (KAs), or as a Tech course,must meet specified learning outcomes.1 One of these KAs is Science, Technology and Society(STS) for which a student successfully completing a so-designated course should: 1. Analyze relationships among science, technology, and the health and welfare of humans and sustainability of the environment. 2. Gain an awareness of information technologies and their impact on society, culture, business, and education. 3. Understand the social and contextual nature of scientific research and technological developments 4. Analyze conflicting cultural values in scientific and technological research. 5. Analyze

Conference Session

Curriculum Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David T. Allen, University of Texas, Austin; Richard H. Crawford, University of Texas, Austin; Leema Kuhn Berland, University of Texas, Austin; Karen A. High, Oklahoma State University; Anthony J. Petrosino Jr, University of Texas, Austin ; Theresa A. Dobbs, UTeachEngineering and University of Texas, Austin; Cheryl Farmer, UTeachEngineering; Jill A. Marshall, University of Texas

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

path for preparing the next generation of pre-college engineering educators. Described below are the course learning objectives; the structure,content and activities of the courses; and the experiences from the first offerings the courses.Learning ObjectivesThe learning objectives for the three-course sequence align with the UTeachEngineeringproject’s definition of core learning objectives for all secondary students and teachers ofengineering. These are organized into three categories: engineering practice, engineeringprocess, and engineering skills and habits of mind.Learning Objectives Area 1: Engineering Practice  Engineering’s Societal Impacts – Students learn about engineering’s societal

Conference Session

First-year Programs Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jaby Mohammed, Petroleum Institute; Nicholas J. Dimmitt, Petroleum Institute

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

, and General Studies (See Figure 1). Students must take these requiredcourses in a sequence. Figure 1. The Petroleum Institute Academic Department StructureCoursework plan and sequence overview for improving skillsThe general studies department offers a sequence of two freshmen design courses calledSTEPS, which stands for Strategies for Team-based Engineering Problem Solving. InSTEPS courses students integrate what they are learning in science, mathematics andcommunications, couple it with teamwork and project management tools and build aworking prototype of a useful machine. The requirement to start the STEPS courses isthat they should complete the first course of Physics and two levels of communicationclass. The framework of the

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Zietlow, Bradley University; Jacqueline Henderson, Bradley University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

law of thermodynamics. This installation allows the visitor to stand on a platform to simulate an earthquake causing damage to a building. As this happens, a graphical representation demonstrates the level of disorder or entropy as a fan levitates ping-pong balls. The amount of disorder is decreased when the building is reconstructed. Another product of this collaboration was a 99 second video explaining entropy. The video can be used as a pedagogical tool across all disciplines to initiate discussion topics such as ethics and global issues facing society. Additionally, entropy can be a portal into some questions about deeper issues such as: 1) what is the cause of disorder, 2) do we live in an isolated system, and 3) how can

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan A. Taylor, University of Alabama; David Jeff Jackson, University of Alabama

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

different ways. In Figure 1, the completed MCUPCis shown. Toward the bottom left is the housing for the MCU, itself. The microprocessor couldbe inserted into the innermost headers, or the Microstick PCB kit can be inserted into theoutermost headers. Also, since the MCUPC is resting on top of the NI ELVIS workstation’sbreadboarding area, a sufficient area needed to be afforded to the user on the MCUPC PCB. Figure 1. Fully populated MCUPC PCB. Page 25.38.7Implementation into a curriculum and measurement of resultsThe implementation of this system includes the purchase of all materials, the construction andassembly of the

Conference Session

Aircraft Design Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Anderson, University of California, San Diego

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

case focus onmaximizing lift-to-drag ratio at the gliding airspeed. The third project involves a deceleratorconfiguration, which aims to maximize flight duration.Compressed-Air LauncherA compressed-air launcher is used for all of the design projects. The launcher apparatus isshown in Figure 1. Compressed air is stored in a commercially-available portable air tank. The Page 25.39.2air tank can refilled by connecting a Schrader valve to a common air compressor or foot pump.A tank pressure of about fifty to seventy pounds per square inch has been sufficient for launchingvehicles constructed mainly of paper and cardboard. Higher air pressures are

Conference Session

International Research Experience, Quality Improvement, and Programs/Curriculum Around the Globe

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Wolfsteiner, Munich University of Applied Sciences; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

International

two states out of 16 in Germany allow the universities to chargestudents with fees. At Munich University of Applied Sciences the amount is about € 430(1.1.2012: 1€corresponds to 1.3$) per semester.The ME Department at Munich University of Applied Sciences has approximately 60 full timeprofessors, 40 staff, and 2000 students; the average number of students starting the 4 yearprogram in the first semester is about 500 to 600 per year, the average output of students is about300 per year. The ME department also has about 90 lecturers, mostly doing this teaching job inaddition to a full time industry job. They usually cover a teaching load of 2 to 4 hours a week.Internationalization is an important value for the entire German higher education

Conference Session

Spacecraft Design Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sanjay Jayaram, Saint Louis University; Michael A. Swartwout, Saint Louis University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

. The lessons learned from Page 25.41.2success and failures of space systems are a powerful aid in understanding the systemsengineering process, but it is very difficult to find appropriately-scoped projects that cansupplement classroom activity.The aerospace engineering faculty has created a candidate course in the area of space missionfailures for undergraduate and graduate students. This course introduces five heuristics of spacemission failures: (1) understand the systems engineering process, (failure prevention andcontribution towards failure)11, 12, 13, (2) Recognize and explain the tradeoffs among budget,schedule, performance and risk

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert A. Marlor, Northern Michigan University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

vehicle within the limits of the rules, but also to generate financialsupport for their project and manage their educational priorities.All vehicles are powered by a ten-horsepower Intek Model 20 engine donated by Briggs &Stratton Corporation. For over twenty-five years, the generosity of Briggs & Stratton has enabledSAE to provide each team with a dependable engine free of charge. Use of the same engine byall the teams creates a more challenging engineering design test."To design and manufacture a complete vehicle (see Figure 1) in accordance with a collection ofstringent requirements2 is a challenging task for an adviser to facilitate in the initial years ofparticipation. In the first year of the NMU BAJA SAE program, much time was

Conference Session

Android TA: Course Automation and the Fate of the Professor

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

King To Hung, Brigham Young University; Fernando Fonseca, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

analysis is completed.2. Will the students work while completing the MS or not work (company cover costs)? Answer: The authors have added a clarification that no incomes are generated until completing education.3. The simple cost of courses for medical school and engineering need to be compared. Answer: The educational costs are presented in Table 1 and the author has added a clarification that the cost of general graduate school is used for civil engineering.4. Second paragraph under introduction, not clear that 6 year is the European model. Answer: The authors have made the following changes to clarify sentence, “Lyons1 reports that U.S. companies involved in the international engineering market that have hired both U.S. and

Conference Session

Epistemic Research

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ji Hyun Yu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Johannes Strobel, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

’ specific beliefs arecarefully conceptualized and appropriate assessment design and methodologies are chosen, theirendeavors might become more viable and more rewarding engineering practices.The present study is part of a larger study initiated to how individual’s naïve theories (i.e.domain-specific beliefs1, epistemological beliefs, and ontological beliefs) impact theirperformance in engineering. In this paper, a first step in the instrument development to establisha conceptual framework was addressed. We aimed to 1) conduct a thorough literature review thatshows previous attempts to conceptualize the construct of Engineering-related Beliefs, in whichthe construct has been used as a useful independent or dependent variable, 2) extract

Conference Session

Model Eliciting Activities

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

research being conductedon students’ iterative mathematical solutions to an MEA involving decisions with univariatedata. This work has looked at students’ understanding of basic descriptive statisticalconcepts16,17 – where the development of students conceptual understandings of mathematicalconcepts is the most fundamental benefit of MEAs. Exposure of students’ understandings ofmathematical concepts is what MEAs were designed to do.1 Through this research, is has beenrevealed that when a high quality model requires some quantification of the distribution of thedata, student teams have a difficult time moving past looking at only measures of centraltendency and variance even with instructor written feedback. To find ways to overcome this,and while

Conference Session

FPD II: Hands-on Curriculum in the First Year

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen W. McKnight, Northeastern University; Michael E. Pelletier, Northern Essex Community College; Paula G. Leventman, Northeastern University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

into first-yearengineering courses include 1) the cost and complexity of equipment, 2) lack of instructorexpertise in computer control applications, and 3) lack of appropriate models and teachingmaterials for such a curriculum, and, more broadly, a lack of time and ability to develop suchmaterials. We report here on a collaboration to introduce such computer-control project-basedlearning into a new EST104 “Engineering Essentials and Design,” first-year, engineering courseat Northern Essex Community College (NECC) in Haverhill, MA. The collaboration includesthe NECC classroom instructor, the NECC engineering program leader and fellow-instructor,and a faculty member from Northeastern University who directs the Education Thrust of theDepartment

Conference Session

First-year Programs Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Clifford A. Whitfield, Ohio State University; Dustin W. West, Ohio State University; Lowell Toms P.E., Ohio State University; John A. Merrill, Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

robots,3-5 and themost recent being a model-scaled autonomous advanced energy vehicle (AEV).There are a number of instructional elements common to all of these team-based cornerstoneprojects. The First-year Engineering Program (FEP) has settled on a project team size oftypically four students, which matches well with the project workload and typical kinds of tasksto be completed. The teams are formed, mentored, and reviewed to ensure that the studentsreceive timely feedback on their performance. The three main curriculum objectives andtechnical references6,7 are used for each design-build project include; 1. Project Management and Teamwork - which includes, but is not limited to; time management and task scheduling, team communications

Conference Session

Future Directions of Continuing Professional Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mitchell L. Springer PMP, SPHR, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mark T. Schuver, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

, Generations (1991), AgePower (1999), Age Quake (1999), Age Works (2000) and Generations at Work (2000)1. Theproliferation of articles and books, on the topic of demographics and understanding the manycohort groups in our workforce, has been substantial.Although we have documented as many as eight individual cohort groups2, in practicality, wehave four primary demographic groups in our workforce today3,4: Page 25.48.2  Veterans (1922-1946; 52 million population)  Boomers (1946-1964; 76 million population) o Began turning 65 in January 1, 2011  Gen X (1964-1980; 44 million population)  Gen Y (1980-2000; 69.7 million

Conference Session

Learning and Assessment III

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenna L. Gorlewicz, Vanderbilt University; Robert James Webster III, Vanderbilt University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

options: (1) at the beginning of a lab session,(2) after a pre-lab lecture, (3) immediately after completion of the lab, and (4) after completion ofthe lab report. This assessment architecture enables us to determine whether learning happened inlecture, in the lab itself, or during subsequent reflection on laboratory results during the process ofwriting the lab report. 1 Introduction A common challenge in engineering education is to develop students’ intuitive understandingof how physical systems behave, despite the fact that many students have never physically observedor interacted with the systems they are learning about. A variety of approaches have previouslybeen developed to address this, including implementation of hands-on