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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth A Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Kathleen Meehan, Virginia Tech; Bonnie H. Ferri, Georgia Institute of Technology; Dianna Newman; Yacob Astatke, Morgan State University; Mohamed F. Chouikha, Howard University; Deborah Walter, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

such places as Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the Universities of Texas and Wisconsin in the U.S., Kyoto and Nagoya Universities in Japan, the Ioffe Institute in Russia, and Kharkov Institute of Physics and Technology in Ukraine. He was ECSE Department Head from 2001 to 2008 and served on the board of the ECE Department Heads Association from 2003 to 2008. He is presently the Education Director for the SMART LIGHTING NSF ERC.Dr. Kathleen Meehan, Virginia Tech Dr. Kathleen Meehan is presently an associate professor in the Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Virginia Tech. Her previous academic positions were at at the University of Denver and West Virginia University. Prior to moving

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Development of Computational Tools

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Oyebisi Samuel Oyediran; Olawale Babatunde Akinwale, Dept of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.; Kayode Peter Ayodele, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria; Lawrence O Kehinde P.E., Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State

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Computers in Education

provides a similar set offeatures. This work serves as an improvement to the earlier research and work done in thearea of mobile Laboratories under iLab.Keywords: Android, iLabs, mobile Service BrokerI. INTRODUCTIONOnline laboratories are experimental setups that can be accessed and performed over theInternet. With online labs, anyone can perform experiments from anywhere in the world atany time. Online laboratories have several benefits. By making labs sharable online, thenumber of users of online labs scale up dramatically, particularly with the fact that online labscan be performed round the clock with no need for a physical lab attendant present at the labfor each lab session. Hence with the rising cost of undergraduate laboratory

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Project Based Learning In ET Program

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chih-Ping Yeh, Wayne State University; Gene Yeau-Jian Liao, Wayne State University; Joseph L Petrosky, Macomb Community College

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Engineering Technology

systems and signal processing. His current research interests are in electric drive vehicle technology and advanced energy storage, including advanced battery systems for hybrid electric vehicles. Dr. Yeh is also experienced in developing formal degree programs and professional development programs for incumbent engineers, community college instructors, and high school science and technology teachers. He is the PI and co-PI of several federal and state funded projects for course, curriculum and laboratory development in advanced automotive technology.Dr. Gene Yeau-Jian Liao, Wayne State University Dr. Gene Liao is currently Director of Electric Transportation Technology Program and Associate Pro- fessor at Wayne State

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2013 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Asad Esmaeily

, bar development length, serviceability in terms of crack width anddeflections.Students are divided into 4 groups to do the “formwork”, “caging”, “pouring”, and “testing” in 4different 2 hour laboratory sessions.All of the students participate in the first session for introduction to the laboratory and generalprocedure; the third session to observe the pouring process and making concrete sample; and the lastsession for testing concrete samples and beam specimen.The project provides students with a real-world design and hands-on experience to enhance theirunderstanding of reinforced concrete structures.In the survey conducted at the end of semester, students consistently and unanimously stated that theproject effectively provides them with a

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Product Development and Manufacturing

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University; Wm Adam Farmer, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

Paper ID #6503A Cross-course Design and Manufacturing ProjectDr. Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University Dr. Michael D. Johnson is an assistant professor in the Department of Engineering Technology and Indus- trial Distribution at Texas A&M University. Prior to joining the faculty at Texas A&M, he was a senior product development engineer at the 3M Corporate Research Laboratory in St. Paul, Minnesota. He re- ceived his B.S. in mechanical engineering from Michigan State University and his S.M. and Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dr. Johnson’s research focuses on design tools; specifically

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2013 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Jin-Lee Kim

Framework for Sustainability Practices in Construction Education Curriculum using BIM Jin-Lee Kim, Ph.D., P.E., LEED AP BD+C Department of Civil Engineering & Construction Engineering Management, California State University Long Beach, 1250 Bellflower Blvd., Long Beach, CA 90840 - U.S.A Email: jinlee.kim@csulb.eduAbstractThis paper presents a framework to develop a unique and innovative virtual approach in order todeliver sustainability practices using Building Information Modeling (BIM) technology forundergraduate students and implement it as a new hands-on laboratory- and project-based coursein the

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Interactive Approaches to Teaching Materials Fundamentals

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Somnath Chattopadhyay, Georgia Southern University; Rungun Nathan, Penn State Berks

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Materials

Paper ID #7026Illustrating Rotating Principal Stresses in a Materials Science CourseProf. Somnath Chattopadhyay, Georgia Southern UniversityDr. Rungun Nathan, Penn State Berks Dr. Rungun Nathan is an associate professor in the division of engineering at Penn State Berks. He got his B.S. from University of Mysore, DIISc from Indian Institute of Science, M.S. from Louisiana State University and Ph.D. from Drexel University. He has worked in the area of Electronic Packaging in C- DOT (India) and then as a Scientific Assistant in the Robotics laboratory at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India. He worked as a post

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Introducing New Methodologies and the Incoming Students to Engineering Programs

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zhang Lei, University of Florida; Fazil T. Najafi, University of Florida

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International

the department visit, the students participate in two-or three hourhands-on experimental laboratory classes. The truss bridge laboratory is a part of this onecredit hour course offered to the freshmen engineering students by the Civil and CoastalEngineering department. The purpose of the laboratory is to familiarize students with theconcept, theory and practical side of the civil engineering and is focused on aidingstudents in the process of making an informed decision for their futures. This paper isfocused on procedure of the laboratory as well as how the resulted data can be utilized inreal-life projects. After each team of 4-5 students build their truss, the truss is loaded untilit fails. Record of the failure load, score, and final score

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Bringing Industrial Applications into the Classroom

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Lepek, The Cooper Union; Charmian Wu, Tufts University; Ryan Poling-Skutvik

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Chemical Engineering

challenges in the pharmaceutical industry. In an effort to engage thesurrounding communities, New York City public and private high school students wereintroduced to the field of pharmaceutical engineering over the course of six weeks. Through theuse of lectures, teamwork activities, and laboratory experiments, students learned about thefundamentals of oral solid dosage forms, drug dissolution, and experimental design. Examples ofexperiments performed include building their own “in-house” drug dissolution devices, studyingthe effect of impeller geometry and velocity on dissolution rates, and obtaining drug dissolutionprofiles for various oral solid dosage forms containing Ibuprofen using UV-Vis spectroscopy.Students were also trained in

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Using Student Competitions to Enhance Learning

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chris Carroll, University of Louisiana, Lafayette

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Civil Engineering

areevaluated by some form of a final report. In the traditional civil engineering curriculum, undergraduate students take courses withboth lecture and laboratory formats. While the lecture courses provide the opportunity forstudents to absorb new information, the purpose of a laboratory is to expose students to thephysical problems associated with a course and reinforce course content. The traditional type oflaboratory has well-planned experiments, typically containing step-by-step guides leading thestudents through each experiment. Generally in groups of four or five, students in-turn conductthe experiment, regurgitate the results, and prepare a laboratory report, arguably fulfilling ABETstudent outcome (b) “an ability to design and conduct

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Online Learning

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Petronella A James-Okeke, Morgan State University; Craig J. Scott, Morgan State University; Yacob Astatke, Morgan State University; Jumoke Oluwakemi Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University; LaDawn E. Partlow M. Eng., Morgan State University; Kofi Nyarko, Morgan State University

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Computers in Education

middle school, high school, and community college students to expose and increase their interest in pursuing Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields. Dr. Astatke travels to Ethiopia every summer to provide training and guest lectures related to the use of the mobile laboratory technology and pedagogy to enhance the ECE curriculum at five different universities.Dr. Jumoke Oluwakemi Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University Dr. Jumoke Ladeji-Osias is Associate Professor and Associate Chair for Graduate Studies in the Depart- ment of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Morgan State University. She earned in B.S. in electrical engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park and a Ph.D. in

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Distance Learning and Online Teaching Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shekar Viswanathan, National University; Mudasser Fraz Wyne, National University

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Engineering Technology

eLearning environmenthave been of great interest to the teaching faculty of institutes of higher learning. The use of sucha platform for educating students in the various disciplines of engineering has, in particular,triggered much interest. In fact, many academic institutes are now turning to online engineeringas the panacea to combat the issue of low enrollment. This latest trend has led to significantstructural changes worldwide in engineering education. However, this shift to the eLearningenvironment has failed to successfully solve issues relating to quality, effectiveness, and thefeasibility of conducting online laboratory experiments. The rapidly changing technologicallandscape has also forced educators to devise, implement, and later

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Distance Learning and Online Teaching Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University; Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University

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Engineering Technology

Page 23.1259.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Traditional, Blended, and On-Line Teaching of Electrical Machinery CourseAbstractWith a increasing emphasis on student learning outcomes and assessment, educators constantlyseek ways to effectively integrate theory and hands-on practices in inventive course designmethodologies. Critics of engineering education argue that educational programs focus too muchon the transmittal of information through static lecture-discussion formats and routine use ofoutdated laboratory exercises. On the other hand, that active learning, learning that involveshands-on experience, significantly improves student comprehension and

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Design Based Energy Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer M Peuker, University of Alaska, Anchorage; Steffen Peuker, University of Alaska Anchorage

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

course, with an emphasis on computer programming using MATLAB and communication. Her teaching interests are in the area of thermo-fluids and freshmen engineering. Her current research is focused on the success of freshmen engineering students, and implementing a flipped classroom by using Team-Based Learning in engineering core courses. Jennifer can be reached at jmpeuker@gmail.comDr. Steffen Peuker, University of Alaska Anchorage Dr. Steffen Peuker is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering and the Director of the Thermal System Design Laboratory at the University of Alaska Anchorage. He is teaching the Thermal System De- sign, Thermal System Design Laboratory, HVAC Systems Optimization and Introduction to

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Recruitment, Retention and First-year Programs in ECE

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hector A. Ochoa, The University of Texas at Tyler; Mukul Shirvaikar, University of Texas at Tyler

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Electrical and Computer

a freshmen course in electrical engineering to improve retention. Another paper is related to the development of an online graduate course in Random Process. And the last paper focuses on the development of an online course in Linear Circuit Analysis for Electrical Engineering Student.Dr. Mukul Shirvaikar, University of Texas at Tyler Dr. Mukul Shirvaikar is the Chair and Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Texas at Tyler, where he develops curriculum and laboratories in computer engineering. Prior to this he worked at Texas Instruments specializing in real time imaging systems. Dr. Shirvaikar graduated with his doc- torate from the University of Tennessee, a M.S. degree from the University of

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Design Pedagogy and Curriculum 2

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas F. Schubert Jr. P.E., University of San Diego; Frank G Jacobitz, University of San Diego; Michael S. Morse, University of San Diego; Truc T. Ngo, University of San Diego

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Design in Engineering Education

functional groups: laboratory sectionswhere a prototype exemplar was present and laboratory sections where no example was provided.Assessment of the prototype exemplar impact was accomplished through a two-pronged approach.First, through photographs and performance data taken at multiple stages in the design experienceand analyzed by the faculty, and second, through a twelve-statement survey given to all students. Inaddition to assigning numerical values (on a scale from 1 to 6) for their responses to the surveystatements, students were asked to respond with short, written statements.This study is in its second year. Survey results from the first year indicated similar backgroundsbetween control and exemplar groups as well as similar internal team

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POTPOURRI

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Duke Mejia Bulanon, Northwest Nazarene University; Stephen A. Parke P.E., Northwest Nazarene University

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Computing & Information Technology

-up opportunity at Boise State University. He was the first EE faculty hired in the newly created College of Engineering. He initiated several university/industry partnerships to design, fund, construct, and equip the Idaho Microfabrication Laboratory and was the director of this lab for the first few years after it opened in 1998. He became ECE Department Chair at Tennessee Tech University in 2006, where he implemented ”The 20/20 Vision” for improved curriculum, research funding, lab facilities, and engagement with indus- try and alumni. Since 2010, Dr. Parke has been the Engineering Program Director at Northwest Nazarene University, in Nampa, ID and Professor of Electrical Engineering. His research spans the

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Instrumentation Technical Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Rafiq Muqri, DeVry University, Pomona; Robert Alfaro

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Instrumentation

computing tend to be difficult for beginning freshman and sophomorestudents. This difficulty is reinforced by the use of cheap simulators as opposed to hands-onmicroprocessor development tools. The faculty at DeVry University is developing new hands onapplication-oriented laboratory exercises which can actively engage students. These laboratoryexercises will also be helpful to students who will take capstone senior project coursework.The use of carefully crafted laboratory exercises is very important in exposing engineeringtechnology students to microprocessor projects. The previous assembly language laboratoryexercises were used in a two-course microprocessor sequence taught over a fourteen weeksemester. The newer three-course microprocessor

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2013 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Eniko T. Enikov; Jesus Acosta Iriqui

majors at the University ofArizona. The project illustrates the entire control systems design cycle from systemidentification, through analysis and design of dynamic compensators in classical (transferfunction based) and modern (state space based) control theory. Advanced topics such as systemidentification tool box of Matlab, design and testing of an observer/controller pair is alsoillustrated in an intuitive way suitable for undergraduate students. A summary of the mainlearning gains is also presented.The workshop will conclude with a question and answer session as well as individualizedexperimentation with the portable hardware.IntroductionHands-on laboratories are an essential part of the engineering curriculum since its inception.Their

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"Best" of BED

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan F. Campanile, Illinois Institute of Technology; Frederick Doe, illinois institute of technology; Elana Rose Jacobs, Illinois Institute of Technology; Norman G Lederman, Illinois Institute of Technology; Eric M Brey, Illinois Institute of Technology

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Biomedical

ProgramAbstract Research experiences for undergraduates have increased in availability at universities andgovernment laboratories throughout the nation. Government agencies, universities and privatedonors support these activities with a variety of expectations, including providing a more skilledworkforce, creating a greater emphasis on graduate education and increased retention of studentsin highly technical fields. While the value of these programs has been well-established, there is apaucity of empirically-based research on the various models and practices of these experiencesthat have the greatest impact on the students. The focus of this study was a National ScienceFoundation funded Research Experience for Undergraduate (REU) program at a 4

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Development of Computational Tools

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Biswanath Samanta, Georgia Southern University; Yong Zhu, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA 30458

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Computers in Education

. Page 23.417.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Development of A Mechatronics Studio Course in Mechanical EngineeringAbstract: This paper reports the development of a mechatronics studio course in MechanicalEngineering (ME) undergraduate program at Georgia Southern University. The course coversthree broad areas: mechatronic instrumentation, computer based data acquisition and analysis,and microcontroller programming and interfacing. This is a required 2-credit course in the MEprogram. The course is delivered in studio format for four contact hours per week with one hourof lecture and three hours of interactive session of problem solving and laboratory

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Mechanical Engineering (ME) Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jacob Lee Finley; Mehrdaad Ghorashi P.E., University of Southern Maine

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Mechanical Engineering

andperformed several experiments with the aim of using them in mechanical engineering courses.During these activities, the URF was supervised by the second author. The aim was to use theseexperiments as parts of a laboratory program for courses like Strength of Materials and Design ofMachine Elements. In this way, students would gain necessary hands-on and real-worldexperience about concepts that would otherwise be abstract and intangible. These activities arecontinuations to those performed in the past1.The value of hands-on experiments and how they strengthen learning has been discussed in manyresearches. In a large scale, multi-year, randomized study the learning activities and outcomesfor hands-on, remotely operated, and simulation based

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Computer Hardware and Simulation

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Krista M Hill, University of Hartford; Ying Yu, University of Hartford

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Computers in Education

time we expressed our concern that thelaboratory work retains a hands-on experience, which was made possible with the CPLDadapter module that we designed, that allows for the use of a breadboard. We were alsoconcerned that our students quickly learn to use the CAD tools, which was made possible withthe tutorial7 that we authored.For our recent work, new lecture material involving hierarchy, propagation delay, and thepresentation of a CPLD structure was developed. New laboratory material was also developedto make use of these principles. The tutorial was expanded regarding these new topics, so thetutorial is not only useful in getting our students using the CAD tools, but it now serves as anindispensable reference throughout the semester. Our

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Capstone Manufacturing and Design

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Somnath Chattopadhyay, Georgia Southern University

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Manufacturing

Paper ID #8093Exploration of a Student Project in a Materials Processing CourseProf. Somnath Chattopadhyay, Georgia Southern University Page 23.577.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 EXPLORATION OF A STUDENT PROJECT IN A MATERIALS PROCESSING COURSEABSTRACTAs a part of the laboratory module for the junior level course in Materials Processing, a projecthas been introduced where the students work two hours every week for one semester. They areeach expected to fabricate a hacksaw from the

Conference Session

Computational/CS Initiatives

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nikunja Swain P.E., South Carolina State University; Wanda Moses, South Carolina State University; James Allen Anderson, South Carolina State University; Cynthia T Davis, SC State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

lower for women andunderrepresented minority students.Computing is becoming part and parcel of every industry, and industries need a trained workforce tomanage this new development. Engineering and technology graduates must have a comprehensivebackground covering a wider range of technical subjects. The graduates must be proficient in the use ofcomputers, engineering and scientific equipment, conducting experiments, collecting data, andeffectively presenting the results 4, 5, 6, 7. In addition to having a good training in their respectivedisciplines, all graduates must be well-trained in courses and laboratories dealing with computerprogramming; computer aided design; computer organization and architecture; and others

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Aerospace Division Technical Session 2

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael A. Swartwout, Saint Louis University; Sanjay Jayaram, Saint Louis University, Parks College of Eng.

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Aerospace

developed a two-semester course sequence for entry-level engineering students (i.e.freshmen and sophomores). The first semester is a 2-credit course, consisting of a 1-creditclassroom lecture and a 1-credit laboratory element; the second semester is a 1-credit laboratorycourse. The classroom portion is a seminar-style presentation of systems engineering tools suchas requirements flow, work breakdown structures, design drivers, trade studies and riskassessment. For the laboratory portion of both semesters, the students apply these tools inongoing student-led space projects: high-altitude balloon experiments, microgravity tests and aseries of student-built spacecraft. We believe that blending a subset of systems engineering toolswith small but real

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Computers in Education (CoED) Engineering Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexander Hans Nagl, Penn State Berks; Rungun Nathan, Penn State Berks

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Computers in Education

State Berks Dr. Rungun Nathan is an associate professor in the division of engineering at Penn State-Berks. He got his B.S. from University of Mysore, his DIISc from Indian Institute of Science, his M.S. from Louisiana State University and his Ph.D. from Drexel University. He has worked in electronic packaging in C-DOT in India and then as a scientific assistant in the Robotics laboratory at the Indian Institute of Science at Bangalore, India. He worked as a post-doc at University of Pennsylvania in the area of Haptics and Virtual Reality. His research interests are in the areas of unmanned vehicles particularly flapping flight, mechatronics, robotics, MEMS, virtual reality and haptics, and teaching with technology

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2013 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Yu Wang; Alex Wong; Aparicio Carranza

/output expansion peripheral for PC computers. Today, many microcomputers and laptops no longer use the parallel interface. Instead, they use the USB interface as an alternative. In this paper, an innovative Digilent PC-based USB I/O Explorer is being investigated for the Microcomputer Systems Technology course. The Digilent USB I/O Explorer provide various on-board I/O devices, which allows our students to write PC based software (C/C++) to interface to the external electronics devices, such as analog-to- digital and digital-to-analog converter. The laboratory development is intended to give students better understanding of USB peripheral device. From this experience, students

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2013 GSW

Authors

Danielle Reynolds; Nur Yazdani; Tanvir Manzur

, one Teacher modifiedher teaching approach for the AP Physics class as follows. Students were asked to researchand report on recent failures in engineering infrastructure and how ethics may have played arole. The AP students also complete the roof truss exercise, similar to the pre-AP Physicsstudents, extending the application into the building walls. Students are given a constructionbudget, simulating real life projects. In the first two years of the RET project, students wereable to take various field trips to UT Arlington. Students took the first trip to understand howvarious materials are tested in the laboratory. During the second visit, students were able toexplore the same areas plus the manufacturing and robotics laboratory, 3D

Conference Session

Design Pedagogy and Curriculum 2

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Anthony Grenquist, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

” engineeringcourses throughout their entire engineering curriculum represents a new “authentic-learning”approach toward teaching engineering to students. Medical Schools and Law Schoolspredominantly use authentic learning, or experiential learning, techniques to teach our futuredoctors and lawyers.3 Engineering education has been slow to follow their lead in this regard,basing almost all instruction on lecture-based and laboratory-based teaching methodologies,rather than authentic learning methodologies. However, in the Spring semester of 2010, aneducational initiative was begun to determine the value of integrating semester-long, Project-Based Design Streams (PBDSs) into the entire electrical engineering curriculum. Due to theexceptional response by the