1 Pedagogical Advantages of a Multi-phase Undergraduate Laboratory Project Holly T. Frederick, Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, PA ‘noun’ and idea based syntax to a ‘verb’ and action based [2].Abstract— A four phase laboratory project has been developed The ideas can be applied to different disciplines and even toand used in an undergraduate environmental
42 Implementation of Particle Image Velocimetry in the Fluid Mechanics Laboratory Ricardo Medina1, Murat Okcay 2, Gustavo Menezes1,*, Arturo Pacheco-Vega3,* 1 Department of Civil Engineering California State University-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90032 2 Interactive Flow Studies Corp. P.O. Box 748, Waterloo IA 50704
179 Laboratory Projects Appropriate for Non-Engineers and Freshman Engineering Students Kate Disney, Mission College Engineering Faculty John Krupczak, Hope College Professor of EngineeringIntroductionThe engineering departments at Hope College and Mission College both offer technologicalliteracy courses targeted to non-science majoring students. These lab-based general educationcourses are designed with mechanical dissection and “make
Higher-Order Learning Through Virtual Laboratories in Fluid Mechanics: Lessons Learned AS Ward1, MN Gooseff1, RY Toto2, SE Zappe2 1 – Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802 2 – Leonhard Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Education, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802AbstractStudent achievement of Bloom’s higher-order cognitive skills (analysis, evaluation, andsynthesis) is recognized as being necessary in engineering education, yet is difficult toachieve in traditional lecture formats. Laboratory components supplement traditionallectures in an effort to
CAD/CAM and Robotics Applications in Laboratory-Learning Environment R. Radharamanan and Ha Van Vo School of Engineering, Mercer University, Macon, GA 31207-0001, USAAbstractIn this paper, how the design/automation hardware and software and manufacturing laboratory facilitiesare effectively integrated to teach Computer Aided Design (CAD), Computer Aided Manufacturing(CAM), CAD/CAM integration, and robotics with appropriate hands-on experiences in the Biomedical,Mechanical, and Industrial Engineering Programs are presented and discussed. A typical CAD moduledeveloped and taught in Biomedical Engineering includes the use of patient-specific 2D
CAD/CAM and Robotics Applications in Laboratory-Learning Environment R. Radharamanan and Ha Van Vo School of Engineering, Mercer University, Macon, GA 31207-0001, USAAbstractIn this paper, how the design/automation hardware and software and manufacturing laboratory facilitiesare effectively integrated to teach Computer Aided Design (CAD), Computer Aided Manufacturing(CAM), CAD/CAM integration, and robotics with appropriate hands-on experiences in the Biomedical,Mechanical, and Industrial Engineering Programs are presented and discussed. A typical CAD moduledeveloped and taught in Biomedical Engineering includes the use of patient-specific 2D
A Remote Laboratory for an Advanced Robot Programming Course Gaëtan Garcia Matthew R. Stein Professor of Engineering Professor of Engineering Ecole Centrale de Nantes Roger Williams University F-44321 Nantes France Bristol, RI USAAbstractThis paper presents results of an investigation into delivery methods of a laboratory course to distanceeducation students An advanced robot programming course at the master's level is delivered to highlyqualified students all possessing technical degrees at the bachelor's level. The course
2015 ASEE Zone III Conference (Gulf Southwest – Midwest – North Midwest Sections) Active Learning in the Introduction to Digital Logic Design Laboratory Course Jing PangDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering Program, California State University, Sacramento, Sacramento, California, USAAbstractThe introduction to digital logic design class is in general the first digital course for electrical andcomputer engineering undergraduate students at many universities. The related laboratory offersstudents hand-on experience to
2015 ASEE Zone III Conference (Gulf Southwest – Midwest – North Midwest Sections) ENHANCING ON-LINE ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION THROUGH A VIRTUAL LABORATORY Sreelatha A. Subramanyam1, David Beams1, and James K. Nelson1 1 College of Engineering, The University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, Texas, USAAbstract On-line education is utilized extensively and has been found to be effective in a multitude ofsubject areas, including engineering education. However, for on-line education to be fully effective inengineering education, a means must be developed to provide on-line students with
108 Laboratory Enhanced Education in Biotransport Phenomena through COMSOL Multiphysics David Clague, Joshua Wilbur, Elizabeth Stasiowski, and Alyson Telford California Polytechnic State University, San Luis ObispoAbstractBiotransport Phenomena, that is, the transfer of Fluids, Mass and Heat in physiological systems,is fundamental to Biomedical Engineering (BME). As a consequence, undergraduate andgraduate BME curricula contain key courses in this area but, these courses tend to bemathematically intensive, and therefore it is difficult for students to visualize phenomena to
280 Linking a Senior Civil Engineering Water Analysis Laboratory to Public Education Mónica Palomo, Civil Engineering Department, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CAAbstractWater quality engineering requires young engineers to be able to clearly communicate complextopics to the public at a level appropriate to people’s education regarding water issues. To helpstudents acquire this skill the senior level water analysis laboratory curriculum of the WaterTreatment Engineering course was designed to include a pilot research study. The students
507 Design of an Assembly for a Manufacturing Processes Laboratory John T. Tester, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZAbstractPresented is a mechanical assembly design which is used as the core product in a manufacturingprocesses course. The product design was developed to integrate mostly machining processes that areconducted throughout the semester. The product, a bench vise, had design criteria that were imposedprimarily a result of educational needs and constraints at the institution, Northern Arizona University.These criteria included generous
Paper ID #49641Hands-On Fluid Mechanics: A Laboratory Course Development StoryDr. Matthew Kuester, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Dr. Kuester is an Assistant Professor at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor in the Computer Science, Engineering, and Physics Department. His research interests include renewable energy, aerodynamics, fluid mechanics, and engineering pedagogy. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 1 Session XXXX Hands-On Fluid Mechanics: A
Navigating the COVID landscape with a Mechanical Engineering Junior Laboratory Prof. Charles S. White Department of Mechanical Engineering, Norwich UniversityAbstractAt the author’s institution, all Mechanical Engineering undergraduate students are required totake a two semester laboratory course sequence covering topics in measurement andinstrumentation. As with most hands-on instruction, the restrictions imposed by the COVIDpandemic required significant adjustments to the course, especially the number of studentsthat were permitted in the laboratory space at any given time. In this paper a comparison ismade between the Fall semester course from before the pandemic (Fall 2019) and the samecourse
Project-based engineering competition in upper-level engineering laboratory Ryan C. CooperAbstractIn this paper, I discuss novel features in an upper-level engineering course that have been used toenhance technical writing and problem-solving skills. I redesigned the course in Fall 2018 toprepare students to make engineering decisions and accomplish design goals. My short-termobjectives were to prepare the students to start their capstone projects senior year and improvetechnical writing. The laboratory course includes a number of novel features: specificationsgrading, interactive Jupyter lab handouts, and problem- and project-based learning.Problem-solving
Paper ID #37300The Status of Laboratory Education Focusing on LaboratoryReport Assignment and Assessment in the EngineeringPrograms of a 4-Year InstitutionDave Kim (Professor and Mechanical Engineering Program Coordinator) Dr. Dave Kim is Professor and Mechanical Engineering Program Coordinator in the School of Engineering and Computer Science at Washington State University Vancouver. His teaching and research have been in the areas of engineering materials, fracture mechanics, and manufacturing processes. In particular, he has been very active in pedagogical research in the area of writing pedagogy of engineering
Paper ID #36522Can Soil Mechanics laboratory courses use tools and lessonsfrom online learning to enhance in-person laboratoryexperiences?Meredith Kirkmann (Assistant Professor) Assistant Professor of Contstruction Engineering Technology at the University of Maine. Meredith was a Senior Project Manager in the Highway Department at the MaineDOT before joining UMaine, and is a geotechnical engineer.Rachel Mosier (Associate Professor) Rachel Mosier is an Associate Professor at Oklahoma State University and a licensed as a professional engineer in Construction Engineering with 7 years experience as a structural
Paper ID #26162Work in Progress: Implementing an Open-Ended Laboratory Experience inthe Unit Operations Laboratory with an Alternative CSTR ReactionDr. Erick S. Vasquez, University of Dayton Erick S. Vasquez is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering at the University of Dayton. Dr. Vasquez earned his B.Sc. degree in chemical engineering at Universidad Centroamericana Jose Simeon Ca˜nas (UCA) in El Salvador. He received his M.Sc. degree in chemical engineering from Clemson University and his Ph.D. degree in chemical engineering from Mississippi State University. His research focuses on
AC 2009-1328: A NEW ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY FACILITYCOMBINES TRADITIONAL LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS,COMPUTER-BASED LAB EXERCISES, AND LABS TAUGHT VIA DISTANCERobert Egbert, Missouri State University Dr. Robert Egbert is Professor of Electrical Engineering at Missouri State University (MSU) in Springfield, MO. He received B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Missouri - Rolla (now Missouri University of Science and Technology - Missouri S&T). He has industrial experience with Black & Veatch Consulting Engineers in Kansas City and MKEC Engineering Consultants in Wichita, KS. He was a member of the faculty of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at
Paper ID #19093Non-Expert Sensor-Based Laboratory Development: A Prototype Mobile Ap-plication for Rapid Development, Deployment, and Sharing of LaboratoryExperimentsDr. Tania Celli Machet, The University Of Sydney Tania Machet is a PhD graduate working at The University of Sydney whose current research concerns remote laboratories and how these can be used to enhance engineering education. She is currently working on the development of non-expert sensor based laboratories for use in schools and universities.Prof. David Lowe, The University of Sydney Professor David Lowe is Associate Dean (Education) and Professor of Software
Paper ID #13646Interconnected Laboratory Modules in Metrology, Quality Control and Pro-totyping area Courses: Lessons Learned and Laboratory Modules Assess-mentDr. Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University (Tech.)Dr. Yalcin Ertekin, Drexel University (Tech.)Dr. Radian G Belu, University of Alaska Anchorage Dr. Radian Belu is Associate Professor within Electrical Engineering Department, University of Alaska Anchorage, USA. He is holding one PHD in power engineering and other one in physics. Before joining to University of Alaska Anchorage Dr. Belu hold faculty, research and industry positions at universi- ties and
Paper ID #17510A Comparison and Evaluation of Aeronautical Engineering Learning Out-comes using an Airborne Flight Laboratory and a Flight Simulator Labora-tory.Mr. Raymond Colin Lewis, University of New South Wales at the Australian Defence Force Academy Commenced flying career in the Australian Defence Force; became an Airline Pilot; returned to university to inform work as a Human Factors facilitator for the airline. Worked in Middle East as pilot before commencing as a Senior Lecturer for the University of New South Wales (Canberra) in 2001. As well as teaching, operated University aircraft for Aeronautical Engineering
Paper ID #17515The Global Online Laboratory Consortium and its Role in Promoting a GlobalCloud of Cyber Physical LaboratoriesProf. Michael E. Auer, CTI Villach, Austria Dr. (mult.) Michael E. Auer is Professor of Electrical Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering and IT of the Carinthia University of Applied Sciences Villach, Austria and has also a teaching position at the Uni- versity of Klagenfurt. He is a senior member of IEEE and member of ASEE, IGIP, etc., author or co-author of more than 170 publications and leading member of numerous national and international organizations in the field of Online Technologies. His
AC 2008-749: BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOPROCESSING ANDMICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY COURSES: A MODEL FOR SHARED USE OFINSTRUCTIONAL LABORATORIES BETWEEN ENGINEERING AND SCIENCESusan Sharfstein, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Susan Sharfstein is an Assistant Professor in the Departments of Chemical and Biological Engineering and Biology at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Her research interests are in mammalian cell culture for bioprocessing. Her teaching interests are in biotechnology and biochemical engineering and in integrating engineering and life science education. Professor Sharfstein received her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from UC Berkeley. She is the recipient of an NSF CAREER award whose
2006-1777: DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION OF A DIGITAL CONTROLLABORATORY WITH A DIGITAL SYSTEM LABORATORY AT YOUNGSTOWNSTATE UNIVERSITYBen Shaw, Youngstown State UniversityFaramarz Mossayebi, Youngstown State University Page 11.452.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 FlexARM1: An ARM Based IP Core for the UP3 Education KitIntroduction Today’s embedded solutions require a rapid product development time to meet strictmarket demands1. It is essential for system design engineers to verify complex designs inhardware before final implementation. In order for upper level undergraduate students to gainexposure to this verification process, a system level
AC 2012-3436: CHALLENGES AND SUCCESSES OF CREATING A LIVING-BUILDING LABORATORY (BUILDING AS A LABORATORY) FOR USEIN THE ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY CURRICULUMMr. Jason K. Durfee, Eastern Washington University Jason Durfee received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in mechanical engineering from Brigham Young Univer- sity. He holds a professional engineer certification. Prior to teaching at Eastern Washington University, he was a military pilot, an engineering instructor at West Point, and an airline pilot. His interests include aerospace, aviation, professional ethics, and piano technology. Page 25.293.1
Paper ID #44552An Innovative Approach for Teaching Some Concepts of Digital Design LaboratoryCourse in 2+2 Program Using a Portable Laboratory InstrumentationDr. Neda Bazyar Shourabi, Pennsylvania State University, York Dr. Bazyar Shourabi is an Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering at the Pennsylvania State University/York Campus. Her current research is focusing on Smart cities and engineering education.Dr. Oludare Adegbola Owolabi P.E., Morgan State University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 An Innovative Approach for Teaching Some Concepts of Digital Design Laboratory
Paper ID #44428Agile Model-Based Systems Engineering Framework to Design a LaboratoryCourse—Case Study: An Embedded Systems Laboratory CourseMr. Kishore Kumar Kadari, University of South Florida Kishore Kadari is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Electrical Engineering (EE) department at the University of South Florida(USF). He is currently working as a Design Engineer at Jabil, focusing on Embedded Software. His vision is to contribute to the advancements in high-level orchestration of education and healthcare services using AI, ML, computer vision, Model-Based Systems Engineering, and embedded development. He finished his master’s
AC 2010-371: USING A LIVING-BUILDING LABORATORY (BUILDING AS ALABORATORY) AS A THERMODYNAMICS PROJECT IN THE ENGINEERINGTECHNOLOGY CURRICULUMJason Durfee, Eastern Washington University JASON DURFEE received his BS and MS degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Brigham Young University. He holds a Professional Engineer certification. Prior to teaching at Eastern Washington University he was a military pilot, an engineering instructor at West Point and an airline pilot. His interests include aerospace, aviation, professional ethics and piano technology.Hani Saad, Eastern Washington University Dr. Saad received his high school education in Lebanon, his native country. He received his BS and MS degrees
Session 3430 Enriching Students' Laboratory Experience: Using Software and Socratic Methods to Foster Reflective Thought in an Engineering Laboratory Baba Kofi Weusijana, Christopher K. Riesbeck, Joseph T. Walsh, Jr. Learning Sciences / Computer Science and Learning Sciences / Biomedical Engineering Northwestern University – VaNTH ERCAbstractWe have developed SASK (Socratic ASK *), a domain-independent and rule-based architecturefor implementing Socratic dialogs to foster better