Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Ray Adams; Paul Duesing; Ajay Mahajan; David McDonald

Session 1559 Improving the Laboratory Experience with Modern Computer-Based Instrumentation David McDonald, Ray Adams, Paul Duesing, and Ajay Mahajan Lake Superior State University AbstractThe extensive use of modern, computer-based instrumentation in industry has created a clearneed to provide students with instruction in this technology. This type of instruction is bestaccomplished by integrating learning experiences in computer-based instrumentation throughoutthe curriculum. The instrumentation system is first introduced in technical

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Priscilla J Hill, Mississippi State University; Yaroslav Koshka, Mississippi State University; Tonya W. Stone, Mississippi State University; Brenda Lee Kirkland; Rani W. Sullivan, Mississippi State University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #12686A Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Nanotechnology Education Program withIntegrated Laboratory ExperienceDr. Priscilla J Hill, Mississippi State University Priscilla Hill is currently an Associate Professor in the Dave C. Swalm School of Chemical Engineering at Mississippi State University. She has research interests in crystallization, particle technology, population balance modeling, and process synthesis. Her teaching interests include particle technology, nanotechnol- ogy, and separations.Prof. Yaroslav Koshka, Mississippi State UniversityDr. Tonya W. Stone, Mississippi State University Tonya

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge E Bohorquez, University of Miami; Jonathon Anthony Toft-Nielsen

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

-efficacy, and design and Page 23.1383.2craftsmanship skills of biomedical engineering (BME) students by using collaborative learning.This work is part of our long term goal to find teaching methods to efficiently teach a broadspectrum of electronic concepts with a limited course credit impact, in order to enable BMEs tobecome effective users of electronics technology in the medical field [7, 8].Implementation of collaborative learning in the medical electronics laboratoryThe general learning objective of the medical electronics laboratory (MEDELAB) is to presentand consolidate all of the principles of the design of microcomputer based medical

Conference Session

Technical Courses and Liberal Education

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Shehla Arif, University of Mount Union

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

internalized and uncritically accepted as the norm. One concreteexample of this problem emerged in the design of this computer laboratory.The focus and the contributionThis paper is focused on the design of a new computer laboratory to serve dual functions as: (1) asoftware teaching space, and (2) a student workspace during non-teaching times. In this paper,the author is situating the lab space design in larger questions of the interplay of power with theproduction and transmission of knowledge [35], as it manifests in the physical space. The designprocess was a collaborative undertaking by the author and her colleague Chad Korach, whereasthe theoretical analysis is solely by the author. The use of the subject “we” should be interpretedaccordingly in

Conference Session

Works in Progress: Chemical Engineering Education

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Wilson, University of Kentucky; Tracy Carter, Northeastern University; Amy Karlsson; Janie Brennan, Washington University in St. Louis; Joanne Beckwith, University of Michigan; Samira Azarin; Chris Barr, University of Michigan

Paper ID #37019Work-in-progress: Identifying unit operations laboratorycurriculum needsSarah A Wilson (Assistant Professor) Sarah is an assistant profession in chemical engineering at the University of Kentucky. Her research is in engineering education and focused on understanding internal barriers to success within engineering.Tracy L. Carter (Part-time Faculty) Tracy Carter is a part-time faculty member in the Chemical Engineering Department at Northeastern University and the Communication Lab Coordinator for the College of Engineering. She has 15+ years of experience teaching unit operations laboratory and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Sonya Smith; Marian Muste; Ganesh Rajagopalan; Donald Yarbrough; David Caughey; Alric Rothmayer; Barbara Hutchings; Rajesh Bhaskaran; Tao Xing; Frederick Stern

Laboratory-Oriented Studies (DELOS)Simulation technology is integrated into undergraduate engineering courses and laboratoriesthrough the development of teaching modules (TM) for complementary computational fluiddynamics (CFD), experimental fluid dynamics (EFD), and uncertainty analysis (UA). TMinclude three parts: (1) lectures on CFD and EFD methodology and standard procedures and UA;(2) CFD templates for academic use of commercial industrial CFD software; and (3) exercisenotes for use of CFD templates and complementary EFD and UA. The commercial industrialCFD software is FLUENT http://www.fluent.com/, which is widely used in many industries anduniversities and is a partner in the project. Initial TM are based on those developed as “proof ofconcept

Conference Session

Virtual & Distance Experiments

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Sonya Smith; Marian Muste; Ganesh Rajagopalan; Donald Yarbrough; David Caughey; Alric Rothmayer; Barbara Hutchings; Rajesh Bhaskaran; Tao Xing; Frederick Stern

Laboratory-Oriented Studies (DELOS)Simulation technology is integrated into undergraduate engineering courses and laboratoriesthrough the development of teaching modules (TM) for complementary computational fluiddynamics (CFD), experimental fluid dynamics (EFD), and uncertainty analysis (UA). TMinclude three parts: (1) lectures on CFD and EFD methodology and standard procedures and UA;(2) CFD templates for academic use of commercial industrial CFD software; and (3) exercisenotes for use of CFD templates and complementary EFD and UA. The commercial industrialCFD software is FLUENT http://www.fluent.com/, which is widely used in many industries anduniversities and is a partner in the project. Initial TM are based on those developed as “proof ofconcept

Conference Session

Division Experimentation and Lab-Oriented Studies - Best of DELOS

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ira Hill, University of Florida

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

, and problem solving skills.Introduction Teaching non-computer science majors programming fundamentals has posed severalunique challenges in our Introduction to Computer Programming course (COP2271) at theUniversity of Florida. The course traditionally supported several majors and differentprogramming languages through separate sections, including the Fortran and C languages, with alecture and laboratory component that combined for 3 or 4 credits. Previous faculty memberstook different approaches about the content and learning objectives of the course, leading toinconsistent learning outcomes for students. This also made it difficult for departments to predictthe programming skills their students would have in future classes; invested

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ning Fang, Utah State University; Gary Stewardson, Utah State University

top five high priority competencygaps 16.It is clear that the question is not whether we teach using engineering laboratory experiences;rather, the question is what hands-on instructional strategies generate the maximum possibleeducational outcomes, and also make a sustained, substantial, and positive difference in the waystudents learn? Traditionally, learning through engineering laboratory experiences is conductedin the following way: Students receive laboratory assignments, conduct experiments, and thenturn in their lab reports to the instructor. Our years of teaching experiences have shown that thistraditional approach may not stimulate and motivate students enough for critical thinking andproblem solving to occur.This paper presents a

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Development

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jodi Reeves, National University; Brian Arnold, National University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

thismultidisciplinary course. Assessment data from over 150 online and onsite students, both incomputer science and engineering programs, showed that teaching evaluation scores were verysimilar in range and mean, regardless of class mode or student program. In fact, the highest mean Page 26.229.14score for the student perception of teaching was 4.3/5 in online courses, showing thatmultidisciplinary, laboratory-based engineering courses can be successfully taught online withengagement between professors and students.Bibliography[1] Sheehy, K. (2013) Online Course Enrollment Climbs for 10th Straight Year. US News & World Report.Retrieved on 2/2/2015 from http

Conference Session

Technology Integration in Manufacturing Curriculum

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wayne P. Hung, Texas A&M University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing Division (MFG)

effects of maximum materialcondition or least material condition in GD&T; Fuehne [7] simulated industrial environmentwhen maintaining the metrology laboratory at 20 ± 0.5 °C and < 50% humidity. The instructorrequested students to build solid models using a CAD software, 3D-print the parts, and thencomplete with GD&T measurement before writing an inspection report. Hewerdine et al. [8]combined a visual method and hands-on activities to teach GD&T. By printing a defectivecomponent for inspection in different ways, the effect of datum selections can be seen whenmapping measured data points on to the model. Although 3D-printed components had been usedby many educators to teach GD&T concepts, the applying of GD&T to parts

Conference Session

Design of Lab Experiments I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gukan Rajaram, North Carolina A&T State University; Devdas Pai, North Carolina A&T State University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

AC 2007-2229: INTRODUCING RESEARCH CONCEPTS TO SENIOR STUDENTSIN DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS LABORATORYGukan Rajaram, North Carolina A&T State University Gukan Rajaram is a Post-doctoral research scientist in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. He received his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from North Carolina A&T State University. His research is in the area of electrode and electrolyte synthesis and characterization for solid oxide fuel cells. He also teaches senior level mechanical engineering laboratory and actively involved in K-12 outreach activities.Devdas Pai, North Carolina A&T State University Devdas M. Pai is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at NC A&T State University and

Conference Session

BME Introductory Courses

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Samantha Richerson; Daniel Cavanagh

aregiven a “plan of attack”, where a set of prescribed experiments are given, data collection isrequired, and results are compared to the theoretical standard to determine how accurate orprecise students were with respect to the “right” or theoretical answer. The second type oflaboratory experience is the design. Students are given a design goal or objectives, and little orno supporting information on how to design. This is almost equivalent to dropping students inthe deep end of the pool without teaching them how to swim.There is currently a large gap between these two types of laboratory experiences. In the firstexperience, students are focused on how to get the equipment to give them the answer that mostclosely resembles the lecture material or

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

S. D'Souza; N.W. Scott; B.J. Stone

computers in teaching. At the same time there has been a would have the following benefits:corresponding reduction in laboratories undertaken by • The control and prevention of unsafe conditions could bestudents, especially where large classes are involved. With achieved through the application of safe limits by theincreasing student/staff ratios the cost of running well staffed computer. The student would not be able to run thelaboratories has become unacceptable. At the same time very experiment outside these limits.few universities

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zorica Nedic, University of South Australia; Andrew Nafalski, University of South Australia; Ozdemir Gol, University of South Australia; Jan Machotka, University of South Australia

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

-on university by further advancing the practical Page 14.90.3component of student experience in all programs and courses. As a result, all courses have beenreviewed with an aim to expand and to improve quality of the practical component in courseswhere it has already existed and to introduce experiential learning in courses which did not haveit.As part of this process, the practical component of the first year course Introduction to ElectricalEngineering was reviewed and a Teaching and Learning Grants were obtained in 2005 and 2006to develop a project based laboratory that would replace the set of five independent laboratoryexperiments in the

Conference Session

Labs and Demonstrations in Chemical Engineering Education

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lucas Landherr, Northeastern University; Courtney Pfluger, Northeastern University

Paper ID #37592Process Control Final Projects Inspired By Real UnitOperations Laboratory ModulesLucas James Landherr (Teaching Professor) Chemical engineering teaching professor at Northeastern University, conducting research on comics and videos as visual learning toolsCourtney Pfluger (Teaching Professor) Dr. Courtney Pfluger took a position in Fall 2011 as an Assistant Teaching Professor at Northeastern University as a part of the First Year Engineering Faculty and affiliated Faculty in the Chemical Engineering Department. Dr. Pfluger redesigned and piloted the first-year curriculum which included engineering

Conference Session

Radiation and Radiological Engineering Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Biegalski, University of Texas-Austin; Sean O'Kelly, University of Texas-Austin; Larry Welch, University of Texas-Austin

Tagged Divisions

Nuclear and Radiological

AC 2007-740: CONDUCTING FUEL TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT OFREACTIVITY LABORATORY VIA REMOTE CONNECTIONSteven Biegalski, University of Texas-Austin Dr. Steven Biegalski is Director of the Nuclear Engineering Teaching Laboratory at The University of Texas at Austin. He specializes in the fields of nuclear instrumentation, neutron radiography, analysis of environmental media with nuclear methods, and modeling of environmental pathways. Prior to working for the University of Texas, Dr. Biegalski has utilized his expertise to support the development of technology in support of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT). This includes the development and installation of environmental

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Krupczak, Hope College; Kate Disney, Mission College; Scott VanderStoep, Hope College

four or more courses persemester. Faculty have little time for course or laboratory development. There is limitedlaboratory support staff and budgets to buy and maintain equipment. While many communitycolleges exist, the relentless teaching demands on the faculty, and geographic separation tend toresult in community college engineering faculty working in a state of relative isolation. Anyeffort to attract students into engineering through community colleges must contend with thesechallenges.Topics Cited as Appealing by Non-Engineering StudentsBased on experience from technological literacy courses for non-engineers [2,3,6-8], particulartopics or characteristics have been found to attract the interest of the non-engineering student.These are

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Spencer S. Kim, Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT); Sunday O. Faseyitan, Butler County Community College

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Paper ID #9526Green Plastics Laboratory by Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning(POGIL)Dr. Spencer S Kim, Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) Dr. Spencer Kim is an Associate Professor in Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering Technology Department (MMET) at RIT, and serves as Associate Director of American Packaging Corporation Cen- ter for Packaging Innovation at RIT. He previously worked in the semiconductor industry. Dr. Kim, as a PI or Co-PI, received grants and sponsorship from NSF, SME, SPE, universities, and industries. In 2009 and 2013, he was nominated for the Eisenhart Award for Outstanding Teaching, RIT’s

Conference Session

Innovative Lab and Hands-on Projects

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Anant Kukreti

Session 2168 VIRTUAL LABORATORY MODULES FOR UNDERGRADUATE STRENGTH OF MATERIALS COURSE Anant R. Kukreti University of Cincinnati Musharraf Zaman Kurt Gramoll Ji-Hoon Lee University of OklahomaABSTRACTVirtual laboratory experiments can be a useful self-learning and teaching tool for Strength ofMaterials. Three modules (Material Module, Bending Module, and Torsion Module) weredeveloped and

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Victor L. Paquet; Ann Bisantz

declined, performance on an open-ended, design oriented final exam improved. Thus,the results gathered to date indicate some positive impact of the new laboratories in terms ofstudents’ abilities to apply Human Factors knowledge to more real-world, design orientedproblems.AcknowledgementThis work was supported by an NSF Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement Grant #DUE-9980971, and a University at Buffalo Ed-Tech Grant.Bibliography1. Chinowsky, P.S. and J. Robinson, Enhancing civil engineering education through case studies. Journal of Engineering Education, 1997. 86(1): p. 45 - 50.2. Cliff, W.H. and A.W. Wright, Directed case study method for teaching human anatomy and physiology. Advances in Physiology Education

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pnina Ari-Gur, Western Michigan University; Pavel Ikonomov, Western Michigan University; Roman Rabiej, Western Michigan University; Peter Thannhauser, Western Michigan University; Marwa M Hassan, Louisiana State University; Daniel M. Litynski, Western Michigan University; Renee Schwartz, Western Michigan University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

improving undergraduate level introductory biology and chemistry lab- oratory courses through curriculum and professional development. Dr. Schwartz has designed a course for college science teaching. This course emphasizes the integration of inquiry, nature of science, and subject matter through active learning strategies in STEM classrooms. Page 23.1269.2 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Transforming Undergraduate Engineering Education with 3D Virtual LaboratoryAbstractWe have been developing a unique set of 3D virtual laboratory

Conference Session

Engineering Physics and Physics Division (EP2D) Technical Session 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tooran Emami Ph. D., United States Coast Guard Academy

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics and Physics Division (EP2D)

-time and discrete-time systems, analog or digital filter design, and hybrid power system design. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Project-Based Learning on Diverse Concepts in a Power Electronic LaboratoryAbstractThis paper presents a project-based learning approach to teach the fundamental aspects of a DCmotor, half-wave, and full-wave rectifier circuits in a laboratory. The lab's objectives include: 1. Learn about the essential components of a DC motor by constructing a low-cost DC motor kit. 2. Explore practical methods to enhance the design and performance of the DC motor. 3. Explore and build half-wave and full-wave rectifier circuits to

Collection

2011 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Ricardo Medina; MURAT OKCAY; Gustavo Menezes; Arturo Pacheco-Vega

  44    analysis of flow using Gerris, an open-source framework to solve the governing equations (Popinet, 2003). The FlowEx interface allows for straight-forward CFD analysis of computer- aided-design (CAD) models to estimate velocity and pressure vector fields. These devices enable the comparison of experimental (PIV) and computational (CFD) data. The potential use of FlowCoach to enhance teaching of fluid mechanics is investigated in this paper. In a laboratory experiment, students used FlowCoach to acquire velocity data for water flowing around a square-shaped obstruction and then computed the pressure change along streamlines using

Conference Session

Labs and Demonstrations in Chemical Engineering Education

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacqueline Mohalley-Snedeker, Georgia Institute of Technology; Benjamin Galfond, Georgia Institute of Technology

Paper ID #37692Expanding chemical engineering laboratory course design fornext-generation engineersJacqueline Mohalley-snedeker (Senior Academic Professional) Jacqueline Mohalley Snedeker is the director of the Technical Communications Program in the School of Chemical & Biomolecular (ChBE) at Georgia Tech. One key aspect of the program is its integration of communication instruction into the core ChBE curriculum. Rather than simply teaching a stand-alone communications course, Ms. Snedeker collaborates with other ChBE faculty to incorporate instruction on written, oral, and visual communication, as well as

Conference Session

Improving ME instructional laboratories

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Elahinia, University of Toledo; Constantin Ciocanel, University of Toledo

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Department at TheUniversity of Toledo. The main objective of the course is for the students to develop abetter understanding of basic mechanics and vibration principles. Prior to theredevelopment, the laboratory was for the most part, a subject-based learning process. Aclassroom lecture preceded each laboratory session. The lectures covered the theorypertaining to each experiment to help students refresh their knowledge on the subject.The instruction for each experiment was also provided to assist the students in setting upand conducting each lab.The analysis of the student feedback and the instructors’ observations over the threesemesters prior to the redevelopment reveals the following drawbacks of the subject-based teaching approach, which was

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments and Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shuvra Das, University of Detroit Mercy

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

2006-1260: IMPLEMENTING A MULTI-MEDIA CASE STUDY IN ATRADITIONAL LABORATORY CLASSShuvra Das, University of Detroit Mercy Dr. Shuvra Das is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at UDM. He teaches mechanics of materials, mechanical design, mechatronics, and computer modeling and simulation courses such as finite elements and mechatronic system modeling using bond graphs. His current research interests and publications are in two broad areas: mechanistic modeling of manufacturing processes, and mechatronic systems. He received the Engineering Teacher of the Year Award in 1996, UDM Faculty Achievement Award in 2001, and the ASEE North-Central Section’s Best Teacher Award in 2002. Das earned his

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kimberly Cook-Chennault, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Ahmad Farooq, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

course content in virtual and in-person learning environments. The second aim of this study is to explore students’ perceptions ofthe effectiveness and acceptance of virtual learning tools and environments applied inengineering laboratory classes. A total of 226 undergraduate students participated in thisconvergent mixed method study within a mechanical and aerospace engineering department at aresearch-1 institute in the northeastern region of the United States. Our initial analyses of thestudents’ course evaluations indicate that there were no statistically significant differences in theperceived teaching effectiveness of the course. However, statistically significant differences werefound between the course final grades between students who

Collection

2005 GSW

Authors

Mary Mary; Emee Ermel

to manually record data. Some hard-wiredfeatures severely limited its instructional effectiveness. Dr. Bryant partnered with the FacultyInnovation Center (FIC) to develop a new PVT Simulation with the goal of improving the userexperience so learning would be less arduous and more efficient for students. This paperdiscusses critical decisions made during the design process to create an optimal learningenvironment for undergraduates. Survey results illustrate the impact on student perceptions ofthe virtual laboratory experience and concept development. In November 2004, the PVTSimulation won a silver award in the Teaching with Technology category of UT’s InnovativeInstructional Technology Awards Program (IITAP

Conference Session

Improving the Pedagogy of Laboratory Courses

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sriram Sundararajan, Iowa State University; LeAnn E. Faidley, Iowa State University; Terrence R. Meyer, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

) and lab instructors (throughdiscussion) was generally positive. In particular students found the open-ended approachdifficult and challenging compared to other prescribed laboratory exercises but more beneficialto understanding the topic of interest. Opportunities for improvement include better articulationof the laboratory objectives and discussion  of  the  philosophy  and  intent  of  the  laboratory  a  priori  in  order  to  inform  students  of  the  different  expectations  of  inquiry-­‐based  activities.IntroductionThe most common pedagogical approach to engineering and science is the traditional one ofdeductive teaching. The instructor introduces a topic by focusing initially on general principlesand model development, followed by