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To Design and Conduct Experiments

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph Owino; Ronald Goulet

gratefully acknowledge the generous support provided by the Center for Excellencein Computer Applications (CECA), University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.1 Henry, Jim, and Charles Knight (2000a) "Improving Laboratories withInternet Controlled Equipment and Internet Student Support," ASEESoutheastern Meeting, Roanoke, NC, April, 2000.2 Henry, Jim, (1995), "LabVIEW Applications in Teaching Controls SystemsLaboratories," ASEE Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA, June, 1995.3 McDonald, G., and Knight, C. “Renovating a Mechanics of Materials Laboratory using Data Acquisition andLabVIEW®; ASEE Southeastern Meeting, Roanoke, NC, April, 2000.4 Goulet, R., Owino, J., “Mini-lab Round Robin: Alternative to Demonstration Lab”, ASEE Southeastern Meeting,Charleston

Conference Session

Advancing Thermal Science Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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Christopher Jeruzal; Brenda Henderson; Ahmad Pourmovahed

economic factors and their impact on the design.r. An ability to understand the dynamics of people both in a singular and group setting.s. A competence in the analysis of inter-disciplinary mechanical/electrical/hydraulic systems.Table 5. ABET Engineering Criteria.evaluating assessment data, then using the data to improve student learning. As the processbecame more familiar to everyone involved, the faculty began to be more aware of the need to tiethe exam questions to the student learning outcomes. The next part of the assessment process implemented in the course was the evaluation andimprovement process used for formal student laboratory reports. It became necessary foreveryone teaching the course to become involved in developing a

Conference Session

Accreditation and Related Issues in ECE

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2002 Annual Conference

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Lyle Feisel; George Peterson

concerns. It wasestablished that professional facilitators experienced in similar engineering activities would behired to lead the group as a whole and that steering committee members would serve asfacilitators for breakout groups.Requests were sent from ABET Executive Director George Peterson to deans of ABET-accredited engineering programs for recommendations of faculty who were not only high-qualityengineering educators but had notable experience developing and teaching traditionalengineering laboratories. Many faculty members received multiple recommendations, as therewere no institutional boundaries laid out to the nominating deans. Once all recommendationswere received, the steering committee reviewed these, paying careful attention to

Conference Session

Graphics Applications in ME

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2002 Annual Conference

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Raymond Yee

Session 2238 Significance of Mechanical Design Laboratory on Student Projects, A Preliminary Study Raymond K. Yee San Jose State UniversityIntroductionEngineering courses emphasize analysis and problem solving abilities a great deal. Many of thehomework assignments are designed for developing these analytical skills. However, besidesanalytical skills, creative thinking, communication, and teamwork skills are also very importantfrom the university’s perspective. Design projects for engineering classes can complement thedevelopment of these skills in

Conference Session

Engrng Edu;An International Perspective

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2002 Annual Conference

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John Johansen; Jens Riis; Henrik Jorgensen; Claus Balken; James Luxhoj

` Session 2760 Strategy Design and Innovation in an Experimental Laboratory for Production (ELP) James T. Luxhøj, Jens O. Riis, John Johansen, Claus M. Balken, Henrik Jørgensen Center for Industrial Production, Aalborg University, Denmark1. IntroductionThe Center for Industrial Production (CIP) (see http://www.cip.auc.dk) at Aalborg University inDenmark is an innovative university-industry research initiative aimed at establishing “actionresearch” programs in Danish companies. The CIP seeks to strike a balance between holisticapplication programs with an industrial focus and theory

Conference Session

Internet Programming and Applications

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2002 Annual Conference

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Nariman Sepehri

period = 10 ms. Page 7.784.10 “Proceedings of 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2002, American Society for Engineering Education“developed in-house, using the visual C++ programming environment and has incorporated componentobject model, multi-thread programming, socket programming and ActiveX control. The Lab@Homestation is expected to enhance the control laboratories in the Faculty of Engineering at the University ofManitoba. Considering the large number of engineering students who are enrolled in core controlcourses, this innovative approach to teaching is

Conference Session

Advancing Thermal Science Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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Risa Robinson

Laboratories”, Journal of Engineering Education, April 1995, pp. 205.5. Waitz, I. A. and Barrett, E. C., “Integrated Teaching of Experimental and Communication Skills to Undergraduate Aerospace Engineering Students”, Journal of Engineering Education. July 1997, pp. 255- 262.6. Mahendran, M., “Project-Based Civil Engineering Courses”, Journal of Engineering Education, Jan. 1995, pp. 1-5.7. Dally, J., Zhang, “A Freshmen Engineer ing Design Course”, Journal of Engineering Education, Vol 82, Page 7.642.12 No. 2, April 1993.8. http://www.rit.edu/~rjreme/ “Proceedings of the 2002 American

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

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Bijan Sepahpour

which the serious students may develop a much deeper appreciation of the subjectmatter as well as the design and development process in a realistic environment. Equally important, itwould enhance their chances for receiving Research/ Teaching Assistantship or Full Scholarships ingraduate engineering programs. The following case studies reflect on the promising nature of thisapproach/model.VI - CASE STUDIES1. Universal Combined Stress Apparatus (UCSA) and an Example of Team WorkWhile most commercially available apparatuses provide data for a single type of load, no sucheducational apparatus for generation of (simultaneous) Combined Stresses existed. Creation ofsuch an apparatus would be a remarkable addition to the engineering laboratories at

Conference Session

Technology for Learning

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2002 Annual Conference

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Christopher Riesbeck; Joseph Walsh

· Acknowledgements· Bibliography· Biography Page 7.516.2 “Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Education”OverviewThis paper proposes that a feasible way to foster task-situated reflection in students during a labis to provide them with a Socratic ASK rule-based tutoring software system.Engineering teaching laboratories are predominantly inquiry-based environments and as such areideally suited for the Socratic teaching methods. Experts in the field, e.g. professors, can readilyraise a students

Conference Session

Closing Manufacturing Competency Gaps II

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2002 Annual Conference

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John Farris; Jeffrey Ray

Session 1491 A New Approach to Teaching Manufacturing Processes Laboratories John Farris, Jeff Ray Grand Valley State UniversityAbstractThe manufacturing processes laboratory taught in the Padnos School of Engineering at GrandValley State University has been modified to focus on part and process design. Machining,injection molding and lost foam casting have been taught using the new approach. First, studentsdesign a part for a specific process. Then the required tooling is designed and fabricated. Whenit is appropriate, process parameters are determined using designed

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Poster

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2002 Annual Conference

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Alexander Ganago

tradition creates several steps of reassurance for thestudent that the material has been learned before grade points are given or deducted forthe results of this learning demonstrated on the exam.Surprisingly, this tradition is often defied in laboratory teaching. For example, it is not unusual tofind a laboratory assignment, in which the beginning students who were just shown anoscilloscope are required to make measurements using this new instrument, with a possibility oflosing the points for getting wrong results. The learning suffers when students are unsurewhether they are doing the right thing and whether their data make sense. Lack of reassuranceleads to unnecessary stress, shifts focus from learning to fear of losing points, and

Conference Session

Panel on Entrepreneurship Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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Norman Kaderlan; Mary Ann Rankin; John Butler; Steven Nichols

discusses the educational and philosophical approach to development of themulti-disciplinary course (titled "The Enterprise of Technology: From Lab to Market")as well as considerations in the implementation of the course. Page 7.1073.1 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Education1. Introduction. In the wake of the tech market bust … universities remain committed to teaching entrepreneurship, students are advancing novel technological solutions to age-old

Conference Session

Closing Manufacturing Competency Gaps I

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2002 Annual Conference

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Mohamed Zarrugh

Session 2463 An Innovative Interdisciplinary Approach for Teaching Modern Manufacturing M. Y. Zarrugh Integrated Science and Technology, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA 22807AbstractThe Integrated Science and Technology (ISAT) program at James Madison University hasdeveloped an innovative, interdisciplinary course sequence that introduces the theory andpractice of modern production to undergraduates in science and technology. The sequencestresses "information age" manufacturing, which capitalizes on computing and

Conference Session

Design and Innovation

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2002 Annual Conference

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Daniel Raviv

Session 2630 Do We Teach Them How to Think?* Daniel Raviv Department of Electrical Engineering Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL 33431 E-mail: ravivd@fau.edu 561 297 2773AbstractIn today's marketplace there is an urgent need for innovative “out-of-the-box” thinkers withteaming, communication, and interpersonal skills. Many college courses focus on knowledgeacquisition and less on thinking. Some students are losing basic skills for

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2002 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

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Vojin Nikolic

A HANDS-ON APPROACH TO TEACHING FRESHMEN DESIGN Vojin Nikolic Minnesota State University Mankato 2002 North Midwest Section Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education Technology-Enhanced Learning October 10-12, 2002, Madison, Wisconsin Abstract The structure of a freshmen engineering design course is presented. The courserepresents a well-balanced blend of lectures, laboratories, and practical design work, aswell as factory tours and field trips and other contacts with practicing engineers. It

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Ricardo Teixeira; Pedro Portela; Maria Restivo; Jose Marques

Session 2793 Cooperative Teaching Exploring a Multidisciplinary Engineering Problem José Couto Marques, Teresa Restivo, Pedro Portela, Ricardo Teixeira Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, PortugalAbstractThe simple case study presented constitutes an illustrative example of how surprisingly richan open-ended experimental problem may prove to be. This has involved an instrumentedsoft drink can and a PC as the starting point for a fruitful multidisciplinary investigation thatended up bringing together manpower and

Conference Session

The Modern ChE Laboratory

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2002 Annual Conference

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Stephanie Farrell; Robert Hesketh; C. Stewart Slater

teaching style which incorporateslaboratory experiments. We also describe the inductive approach to individual topics in heattransfer and mass transfer. We have found that this inductive approach to heat and mass transferhas naturally created opportunities for active learning via laboratory experiments and in-classdiscussions of experimental observations, thus contributing further to students’ understandingand retention of new material as shown in Figure 2. We Remember READING 10 % of what weread HEARING 20% of what we hear

Conference Session

Curriculum and Laboratory Development

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2002 Annual Conference

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Bruce Upchurch; Chi Thai

Session 2208 Interactive Classroom for Experiential and Collaborative Learning Bruce L. Upchurch, Chi N. Thai University of Georgia, Biological & Agricultural Engineering Department Athens, GA 30602-4435Introduction. A major task to develop a new teaching laboratory for the Electrical andElectronic Systems (EES) was undertaken during Spring 2000. This laboratory is used by fourcourses in the Electrical and Electronic Systems area: Circuit Analysis, Electronics, Sensors andTransducers and Motors and Power Distribution. Each of these courses has a laboratorycomponent. The

Conference Session

Curriculum and Laboratory Development

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2002 Annual Conference

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Hartono Sumali

Session 2208 An Instrumentation and Data Acquisition Course at Purdue University Hartono Sumali Purdue University, West Lafayette, INAbstractThe course teaches measurements of variables common in industry, signal conditioning, dataacquisition using computers, data processing, and transmission and communication ofmeasurement results. Graphical programming is used by students to write programs for theacquisition, processing, and presentation of data.The instrumentation laboratory test stands have a computer, a data acquisition system

Conference Session

Curriculum and Laboratory Development

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2002 Annual Conference

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Prasanta Kalita; Peter Lyne; Loren Bode; Alan Hansen

activities have includedfamiliarization with laboratories, computer facilities and network software. Taking into accountthe student learning outcomes specified by ABET, key topics that are now covered include timemanagement and study skills, habits of highly effective people 6, communication skills, creativityand problem solving techniques, and ethical situations in engineering practice. The micro steamcar project is introduced early in the semester so that students have most of the semester to buildtheir cars. In addition, students are assigned to work in teams from the outset.Problem solving is a fundamental skill that engineers are expected to have and is listed by ABETas a necessary attribute for an engineering graduate. However, relatively few

Conference Session

ECE Laboratory Development and Innovations

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2002 Annual Conference

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Ian Nauhaus; Susan Lord

University of San Diego (USD). This includes electricalengineers and industrial and systems engineers. Typically taken in the sophomore year, thecourse meets for three hours of lecture per week and three hours of lab with prerequisites ofcalculus and physics. This is the first time that the students have done any serious work withtypical electrical engineering lab equipment, including an oscilloscope, function generator, DCpower supply, and breadboard. In the Spring of 2001, there were ten lab experiments, whichwere all coordinated with the theory in lecture. Recent typical class sizes have been about thirtystudents divided into two laboratory sections. The same instructor usually teaches lecture andlaboratory. Lab experiments are performed in teams

Conference Session

ECE Laboratory Development and Innovations

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2002 Annual Conference

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Nathaniel Whitmal

Section 3432 Implementation and assessment of a studio-style laboratory course in real-time digital signal processing Nathaniel A. Whitmal, III Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MassachusettsAbstractThis paper describes the implementation and assessment of EE 3703, a new lab course in real-time digital signal processing (DSP). The goals of the course are (i) to extend DSP -relatedconcepts taught in core courses, (ii) to provide students

Conference Session

Web Based Laboratories and Classes

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Kamal Bichara; Raj Chowdhury

use of web resident computer based training modules incorporatinganimation and speech instructions as well as actual, simulated or virtual laboratory experimentswill be discussed.Master of Technology Degree at Kent State University: An IntroductionThe emerging field of engineering science and technology is impacting the technology-basedcurriculum in the 21 st. century higher education. Technology literacy and “life-long” learning hasbecome an essential part of the millennium work environment. This is especially evident in Ohio,where the Ohio Board of Regents is promoting a rapid transformation of the state’s educationsystem that will impact economic development, workforce development and Ohio’s globalcompetitiveness.According to the

Conference Session

The Modern ChE Laboratory

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2002 Annual Conference

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Kathryn Hollar; Marvin Harris; Kevin Dahm

Session 3613 Introducing Students to Lab Safety in Chemical Engineering: The Safety Scavenger Hunt Kathryn A. Hollar, Kevin D. Dahm and Marvin L. Harris College of Engineering, Rowan UniversityAbstractFaculty who teach laboratories or supervise undergraduate students in research projectsunderstand the importance of adherence to safety guidelines in the laboratory. Safety training,however, often consists only of watching a few videos or relating safety rules with cautionaryanecdotes. While these exercises provide valuable background and general guidelines for safepractices

Conference Session

Web Based Laboratories and Classes

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Jerz

the ideas put forth in this paper will help you get going quickly.“Learning effectiveness” is a very hard thing to assess and it remains an open question to howmultimedia-based teaching compares with traditional methods. I plan to report some of myresults in future papers. In my limited experimentation, I found that a difficult laboratory Page 7.345.13exercise was completed by 100% of the students with multimedia, while only 12.5% of students Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2002, American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

ET Web Based Laboratories

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Hall

troubleshooting. Multisim provides for the teaching of troubleshooting byallowing the instructor to insert faults into most components.Teaching troubleshooting using simulation software could be the topic of another paper. I willsidestep the issue in this paper with the following comments. · Our qualitative research2 indicates that unintentional troubleshooting efforts (such as discovering a broken test lead that should work properly) are unnecessary in introductory laboratory courses and frequently hinder the desired learning outcome. · Most DC laboratory courses will include exercises in open and shorted resistors. Multisim can simulate these problems, which introduces elementary troubleshooting

Conference Session

Effective Energy Laboratory Ideas

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Skvarenina

once started. If this were a motor in a plant, problems such as voltagedimming might be observed during the starting of the motor. A soft-starter could be employed toeliminate such problems. Figure 9Capture of switching transientsNewer power quality meters offer the student the opportunity to observe transient phenomena inaddition to harmonic analysis. Probably the most common power quality disturbance is the high-frequency ringing surge or transient that can occur with capacitor switching, lightning strikes, ortransmission line switching. Such a transient can easily be observed in the laboratory and byrepetitive operation, the student can observe how the transient varies with the time of the eventon the voltage waveform. Figure 10

Conference Session

Laboratory Experiences for Env. Engineers

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2002 Annual Conference

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Jesse Condon; Chasity Williams; Benjamin Fratto; Kauser Jahan; C. Stewart Slater

each unit.Students also measure the flow rate of the feed, retentate, and permeate streams to calculate therejection coefficient (i.e. the efficiency) of each RO unit using R0=(cb-cp)/cb. Each of the reverseosmosis units are compared to each other and to other water filtration techniques.The goal of this laboratory experiment is: · To introduce students to the RO technology · To familiarize them with the advantages and disadvantages of different size units, and to · Perform basic RO calculations in a real world application.Also, longer term experiments can be performed to demonstrate how efficiency reduces overtime, and TDS increases in the permeate stream to if the reverse osmosis units are not changed

Conference Session

The Modern ChE Laboratory

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jimmy Smart

of theseproducts have been observed on market shelves.Motivation. Learning styles of most engineering students can be categorized as visual, sensing,inductive, and active. Most engineering education styles are auditory, intuitive, deductive, andpassive. According to Felder [1], these mismatches in learning versus teaching styles lead topoor student performance and professorial frustration. Students receive information inaccordance with three modalities: visual, auditory, and kinesthetic. Generally, academicenvironments appeal to these modalities by combining classroom theory supplemented by labexperimentation. In Kolb's four stage learning model [2], he calls this process: reflectiveobservation, abstract conceptualization, active

Conference Session

Laboratory Experiences for Env. Engineers

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jean Roberts; David Pines

firm. Theseprojects require students to do fieldwork, laboratory work, design, and data analysis. At the endof the semester, students make an oral presentation and submit a final report to the sponsors.Student surveys and feedback from the sponsors of the research projects have been used to assessthe effectiveness of this approach in teaching water and wastewater treatment.I. IntroductionAt the University of Hartford, civil engineering students are required to take a four-credit WaterQuality Engineering course and a one credit Water Chemistry Laboratory in the first semester oftheir senior year. Physical, chemical, and biological treatment of water and wastewater are theprimary topics covered in the water quality engineering course. In 1999