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2021 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Mostafa Elsaadany; Timothy J. Muldoon; Raj R. Rao

molecular biology that are used forprotein engineering. Additional topics include recombinant DNA techniques, biochemicalkinetics, cell growth reaction and kinetics, bioreactors, membrane processes, and bioproductpurification. The two courses comprise three hours of lectures each week, and laboratorymodules performed throughout the semester, the topics of which mostly parallel the topicscovered during the lecture component.KeywordsRemote learning, Inclusion, Laboratory © American Society for Engineering Education, 2021 2021 ASEE Midwest Section ConferenceChallenge Statement:We identified several challenges associated with the remote delivery of the BiomedicalInstrumentation and Biomolecular

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2007 North Midwest Section Meeting

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Hetal Jasani

Developing an Innovative Mobile and Wireless Networks Course Hetal Jasani Assistant Professor School of Technology Michigan Technological UniversityAbstractAll over the world, mobile and wireless courses become increasingly popular in colleges(including community colleges) and universities. This paper discusses about developing theinnovative course of mobile and wireless networks using laboratory activities. It elaboratesinnovative projects that are suitable for laboratory work in network engineering (includingtechnology) curriculum. It explores both hardware and software components that are

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Supporting the Capstone Experience

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Kun Zhang P.E., California State University-Chico; Pablo K. Cornejo, California State University-Chico; Chris Fosen, California State University-Chico

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Civil Engineering

requirements of technicalwriting. Indirect measurements were conducted using a questionnaire survey in a TransportationEngineering laboratory course. The itemized report scores and survey results show that dataanalysis and interpretation of results are the most challenging sections for students to write.Faculty feedback was ranked by students as the most effective activity to help them improvetechnical writing skills, followed by individual practice and the use of a good writing sample.Additionally, students who initially perceived their writing skills to be weak reported a higherdegree of improvement at the end of the course. Student surveys also affirmed that short writtenassignments moderately improved ABET outcome 6 because the writing process

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Capitalizing on COVID: Using This Disruptor to Change the Educational Model

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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John Tingerthal P.E., Northern Arizona University; Kaikea Kaoni, Northern Arizona University

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Civil Engineering

Surveying LabAbstractIn 2020, the COVID pandemic forced educators to pivot to an online teaching modality in themiddle of spring semester. In preparation for a summer offering of a surveying and geomaticsclass, faculty chose to develop a virtual laboratory that could provide a quality, virtual learningexperience for students that would fully meet the course learning outcomes. The resulting virtuallaboratory centered on a series of videos that put the student in a second-person perspective of anote-taker on a survey crew. The modules built around these videos not only allowed for a fullyvirtual delivery of the laboratory, with students participating from as far away as Saudi Arabia,they also ensured full participation of every student, something

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2003 GSW

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A. C. Rogers; Amir Karimi

Design, Build, and Activation Experience in an Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Program A. C. Rogers and Amir Karimi Mechanical Engineering Department University of Texas at San Antonio AbstractMechanical engineering students at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), whenparticipating in the Thermal Fluids Laboratory course (ME 4802), perform for the first half of thesemester a total of eleven laboratory experiments involving fluid statics and dynamics,thermodynamics, and heat transfer. Conjunct with this first half of the semester, each studentteam submits their

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2008 GSW

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Arup Maji; Mahmoud Reda Taha

Engineering and Construction Management. In an attempt to better integratethe Engineering students and Management degree students as well as to seek newefficiency in teaching, the Construction Management students were required to take a 4credit course that was previously required only of the Engineering students. The courseon “Civil Engineering Materials” includes a significant laboratory component and was tobecome the only laboratory course taken by the Construction Management students intheir 4-year curriculum. Starting Fall 2006, the prerequisites and course content werechanged to accommodate the new clientele. The integration proved to be challengingpartly due to the diverse academic background of the two cohorts of students(management and

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Electrical and Computer Division Poster Session

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Selahattin Sayil, Lamar University

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Electrical and Computer

IEEE and serves as an Associate Editor for International Journal of Electronics American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Enhancing Student Learning via Hardware in HomeworkI. Introduction:An important problem that has come up over the years in some engineering programs is the lossof laboratory experiences in favor of more theoretical emphasis in upper division courses. InElectrical Engineering (EE) curriculums, the majority of programs now include laboratory workonly in introductory courses such as circuits and logic design [1]-[3]. Advanced courses such asElectronics II, Communications, and others have lost their labs due to the curriculum changesand the

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Milo Koretsky, Tufts University; Susan Bobbitt Nolen, University of Washington; Michelle Kay Bothwell, Oregon State University; Christine Kelly, Oregon State University; Susannah C. Davis, University of New Mexico

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

(c) organizational change. These studies have revealed that peersand teams unite the themes of meaningful and consequential learning and equity and inclusion.2. Meaningful and consequential learningOur focus of curriculum reform has been towards shifting activity to meaningful, consequentiallearning in activity-based studio and laboratory courses to better prepare students to connect theknowledge they are learning in school to the messy, open-ended work they will encounter aspracticing engineers (NAE, 2020). Meaningful, consequential learning centers on work thatpositions students on teams in the role of engineers where they need to identify core foundationalprinciples as conceptual tools to progress (Johri & Olds, 2011). We draw upon

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Impact of COVID-19 on Design Education 2

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Sheng Lun (Christine) Cao, University of Calgary; Laleh Behjat P.Eng., University of Calgary

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Design in Engineering Education

Coarsening, Best Choice clustering requiredsignificant modifications to the original algorithm in order to accommodate the changes. Inaddition to the lists and maps constructed in the previous part, a special map was constructed forstudents who are connected via mutually enrolled non-lecture courses. These could be tutorial orlaboratory sections. The rationale behind removing lectures is to reduce the density of theconnections in the network. There would be more opportunities for cohort-based collaborationsin tutorial and laboratory sections, as opposed to during lectures. Hence, effective cohorts couldstill be formed by disregarding lecture sections.Using the two sets of constructed lists and connectivity maps, for students connected by allcourses

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2007 North Midwest Section Meeting

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Zhanping You; Sanjeev Adhikari

. In the class lectures, the basic concept ofasphalt specification, mechanical properties and test methods are discussed. The sustainabilityconcept of the materials is also integrated in lectures. Homework is assigned to students so thatthey have the chance to bridge the concepts and practical problems. The most important parts ofthe class are the hands-on experiments in laboratory, and the sustainable material concepts inlectures. The relationship between students’ homework, exams, labs, and total grade are compared.Three semesters’ results are analyzed to improve the curriculum.IntroductionThe Civil Engineering Materials class (CE 3101) is designed for junior and senior undergraduatestudents. This class covers different materials such as

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First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Gloria Guohua Ma, Wentworth Institute of Technology; David E. Perkins, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Theodore Greene, Wentworth Institute of Technology; John Peter Voccio, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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First-Year Programs

universities closed their campus and moved most or alllectures and labs online. Lab instructors were forced to convert their physical labs to online withlimited preparation time. It is important to highlight that only putting course content on the web,without using appropriate pedagogical models and principles, without appropriate means ofcommunication between participants and instructors and without the use of modern informationtechnologies to present the learning content, is not enough to fulfill educational goals [1].There are many educators that have already tried diverse ways to provide remote or virtualengineering labs [2]. All types of laboratories offer certain advantages. Engineering studentsshould be offered, through the duration of their

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Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 2

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Dominik May, University of Georgia; Beshoy Morkos, University of Georgia; Andrew Jackson, University of Georgia; Fred Richard Beyette Jr., University of Georgia; Nathaniel Hunsu, University of Georgia; Joachim Walther, University of Georgia; Amy Ingalls, University of Georgia

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Electrical and Computer

Paper ID #32550Switching from Hands-on Labs to Exclusively Online Experimentation inElectrical and Computer Engineering CoursesDr. Dominik May, University of Georgia Dr. May is an Assistant Professor in the Engineering Education Transformations Institute. He researches online and intercultural engineering education. His primary research focus lies on the development, in- troduction, practical use, and educational value of online laboratories (remote, virtual, and cross-reality) and online experimentation in engineering instruction. In his work, he focuses on developing broader educational strategies for the design and

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2021 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Yifan Zhou; Yanwei Sun; Zachary Ball; Zhenjun Ming; Janet K. Allen; Farrokh Mistree

Laboratory, University of Oklahoma, USA/Systems Realization Laboratory, University of Oklahoma, USAKeywordsEngineering Design, Design Education, Learning Statements, Self-Tutoring System, studentpaperExtended AbstractHow can students leverage the historical learning reflection data collected from former studentsin design, build, and test courses to tutor themselves in their own learning through reflection ondoing?University of Oklahoma (OU) offers a course named AME4163: Principles of EngineeringDesign. In the course, students learn by reflecting on doing in an immersive authenticenvironment[1]. After taking the course, the students need to write learning statements. Alearning statement is a

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2021 Northeast Section Meeting

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Room IS 105Worcester Polytechnic InstituteTeaching laboratories is an essential component of chemical engineering education. They are designed to help students think criticallyabout chemical engineering principles and practices by planning and execution of experimental work followed by reflection, analysis, andinterpretation of data. However, operating teaching laboratories with social distancing measures poses significant logistical and safetychallenges, and alternative modes of delivery could be a realistic way forward in adapting engineering curricula to the post COVID-19world. This paper is aimed at identifying common approaches and strategies implemented in transforming hands-on labs into hybrid, virtualor remote operation to achieve

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How We Tackled the Pandemic

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Amir Karimi P.E., The University of Texas at San Antonio; Randall D. Manteufel, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Jose Francisco Herbert Acero, The University of Texas at San Antonio

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Mechanical Engineering

undergraduatecourse in Measurements and Instrumentation (ME 3113). This course has an average enrollment of90 students per semester. The course was taught by the same author during spring 2020 (50% face-to-face, and 50% online), summer 2020 (100% online), fall 2020 (100% online), and spring 2021(100% online). The course has a lecture component that comprises 60% of the course (twoindividual midterm exams and eight individual homework assignments are considered as evaluationmethods), and a laboratory component that comprises the remaining 40% of the course (five teamlaboratory assignments and one individual laboratory assignment are considered as evaluationmethods). Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, both components were taught in a face-to-faceenvironment with

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Engineering Technology Curriculum and Programs

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Mert Bal, Miami University

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

wireless sensor networks, intelligent agents, agent-based manufacturing scheduling, systems control and automation, distributed control of holonic systems and integrated manufacturing, agile manufacturing, virtual reality and remote laboratory applications in edu- cation. He has authored or co-authored various journal and conference publications in these areas. Mert Bal is currently the Chair and Associate Professor at the Miami University, Department of Engineering Technology, Ohio, United States of America. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Developing Robotics Engineering Technology Program to Address the Workforce Skills Gaps in

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1981 North Midwest Section

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Don L. Stuehm

not having a general understanding of power systemapparatus. Students will be involved in the program initially to assistthe instructor in screening and evaluating the visual aids. The longterm objective is to minimally use the visual aids in lectures to illus-trate compatibility between theory and practice. Most of the visual aidswill be used as homework or laboratory assignments to illustrate powersystem technology. Power apparatus is, in general, too large and too expensive to becompatible with a university laboratory. An alternative is to allowstudents to study visual aids of the apparatus. The benefits of usingwell designed visual aids in teaching and for learning is well estab-lished. The visual aids are to be used by the

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2008 GSW

Authors

Matthias W. Pleil

Mechanical Engineering Department University of New Mexico Thor D. Osborn Sandia National Laboratories AbstractThis paper will showcase an innovative approach to creating interest in microsystemsengineering processing and design at the community college undergraduate level. Thisproject based curriculum begins to address some of the economic competitiveness issuesraised in the recent National Academy of Sciences report “Rising Above the GatheringStorm: Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Economic Future,” and theNational Academy of Engineering’s “Engineer of 2020.” Common points raised includethe students

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2010 North Midwest Section

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Beckry Abdel-Magid

Empowering Undergraduates to Design and Conduct Experiments and Attain Outcome 3b of the ABET Engineering Criteria Beckry Abdel-Magid Department of Composite Materials Engineering, Winona State University, Winona, MN 55987. Beckry@winona.eduAbstractTwo approaches of incorporating design of experiments in an undergraduate laboratory courseare presented in this paper. The first approach consisted of a semi-structured design ofexperiment project with prescribed experimental procedure, and the second approach consistedof an open-ended design project where students had to develop, justify and execute anexperimental program. Comparison and contrast

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2021 ASEE Pacific Southwest Conference - "Pushing Past Pandemic Pedagogy: Learning from Disruption"

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Matthew Robin Kohanfars, UC San Diego; Edward I Lan, University of San Diego California; Huihui Qi, University of California, San Diego; Tania Morimoto, University of California, San Diego

Paper ID #35227Redesign of a first year engineering design course lab activity forremote instructionMr. Matthew Robin Kohanfars, UC San Diego I am a mechanical engineering master’s student that is focused on encouraging students to seek engineer- ing careers by developing entertaining and thought-provoking curriculums for the engineering department at UC San Diego. My master’s degree background targets the field of medical technology, where I am able to work in a design laboratory that specializes in researching and developing medical devices. I plan to continue my education to obtain a Ph.D., directing my impact on

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2021 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Dominique Savage; Trent Porterfield; W. Roy Penney; Edgar C. Clausen

2021 ASEE Midwest Section Conference The Draining of a Tank: A Lab Experiment in Fluid Mechanics Dominique Savage, Trent Porterfield, W. Roy Penney and Edgar C. Clausen University of Arkansas, Ralph E. Martin Department of Chemical EngineeringAbstractAn improved apparatus has been constructed and employed in the fluids laboratory for thedraining of a tank through a sharp-edged orifice and, with minor modifications, other orifices ofinterest. The experiment was operated at steady state to accurately determine the dischargecoefficient, CD, with only a 2-5% deviation from literature values. In addition, transient datawere collected and compared to model data generated from a

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2021 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Meeting

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Mohammad Abu Rafe Biswas, The University of Texas at Tyler; Aws AlShalash

Paper ID #35693Improve Technical Communication Using Scaffolding Method in MechanicalEngineering CoursesDr. Mohammad Abu Rafe Biswas, The University of Texas at Tyler Dr. Mohammad (Rafe) Biswas is an Associate Professor at the University of Texas at Tyler Houston Engineering Center in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. His expertise and interests include process dynamics and control, fuel cell systems and thermal fluid engineering education. He has taught courses in system dynamics and control, process control, energy conversion, and thermal fluids laboratory. He also has advised and mentored several senior design

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2008 GSW

Authors

Kevin Bates; Samuel Ibekwe; Guoqiang Li; Kuan Lian

preparation Proceedings of the 2008 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference The University of New Mexico – Albuquerque Copyright © 2008, American Society for Engineering EducationDesigning the mask started first with a two-hour “clean room” safety training. We were taughtprocedures for handling specimens safely, and how to conduct ourselves in the laboratory. Use ofthe equipment was clearly explained to us also by the CAMD personnel. Passing the radiation andclean room test certified me to use the laboratory. The 59.5mm by 59.5mm mask was first designedwith AutoCAD® as shown in Figure 3 below. The file was then converted to a binary form toenable the pattern generator read and

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Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Amro El Badawy, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo ; Marie Yeung, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; James L. Hanson, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Nazli Yesiller, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Engineering and Public Policy

with changing regulations. The microbiology students analyzed the implications ofthe new policy from the perspective of identifying populations of microbes present in wastes withvarying amounts of organics content to represent current and future wastes. Results of the analyseswere shared between classes by the students. Teaching and learning effectiveness were evaluatedusing direct assessment (homework assignments and laboratory reports) and indirect assessment(student self-perception surveys and oral presentations) methods. Bloom’s Taxonomy ofeducational objectives were used to evaluate levels of cognitive achievement attained throughproject activities. The assessment results demonstrated that the students advanced their knowledgein the

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Holy Cow! We’re Going Online When? 

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Sarah K. Bauer, Rowan University; Cheng Zhu, Rowan University; Gilson R. Lomboy, Rowan University; Mohammad Jalayer

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Civil Engineering

firsthand how to conductwater quality testing in the field. This video was shown to the students after (and within the sameweek) the students participated in an in-person laboratory class period where the studentsexperimentally measured water quality parameters. Prior to reviewing this module, the studentswere briefly introduced to the various water quality parameters that can be measured in the fieldand the advantages of field testing. Two additional videos were created to introduce students totwo topics relevant to water and wastewater treatment, including nutrients and bacteria. Thesemodules were shown to the students prior to the in-person laboratory class period pertaining tothe experimental measurement of nutrients and bacteria in water and

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2013 North Midwest Section Meeting

Authors

Jerry Gao; Lianbo Zhu

technologies have beenimplemented in the CME403 course and CME670 Construction Information Technologies forConstruction Managers and were welcomed by the students.Industry Training Standards and FacilityIn order for students to develop a sense of a real professional job, it is critical to establish anindustry-standard facility but not to focus on theory. For example, when teaching a CME453concrete course, the laboratory component follows the American Standards of Testing andMaterials (ASTM) cement, aggregate and concrete standards. The major experiments conductedare the tests specified in the American Concrete Institute field and laboratory testing certificationprogram, including: Sampling Freshly Mixed Concrete, Making and Curing Concrete

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2008 GSW

Authors

Gonzalo B. Farfan; Roshan R. Rammohan; Mahmoud R. Taha; Ihab El-Kady

Ihab El-Kady Photonics Microsystems Technologies Department Sandia National Laboratories AbstractPhotonic Crystals (PCs) are nano-structures with a unique ability of controlling lightpropagation. One of the most difficult objectives to achieve in the design of this material is adesired performance of the light spectrum over the PCs. The geometry of the PC and itsdimensions are variables that influence the spectral behavior of this crystal. Analytical andnumerical methods exist for simulating spectral response of the PC for a given crystal geometry.However, the reverse problem is analytically intractable. In this work we propose a uniquehybrid

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Aldo A. Ferri, Georgia Institute of Technology; James I. Craig, Georgia Institute of Technology; Bonnie H. Ferri, Georgia Institute of Technology

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

-worldconfirmation of the theory and concepts from lecture classes. All too often, however,undergraduate laboratory classes fall short of enhanced learning and are instead more notable forstudent dissatisfaction and/or frustration [1], [2], [3]. There are several reasons for this problem.First, organized laboratory classes are often used to meet numerous student outcomes such asthose comprising ABET student outcomes (1) – (7) [4]. Second, organized laboratory classes areoften taught separately from theory classes, leading to a disconnect from pre-requisite coursesand uneven understanding among the student cohort. Third, organized lab classes often involveteamwork, without specific instruction or guidance on how to work effectively, how to divide uptasks

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2021 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Christi Patton Luks

2021 ASEE Midwest Section Conference Teaching Unit Operations Lab in the Pandemic Christi Patton Luks Missouri University of Science and TechnologyAbstract2020 was a year of many changes. Faculty suddenly needed to convert their courses to an onlineformat. For lecture classes there were many issues to address, but laboratory courses had aspecial set of concerns. When the lab instructor also left during this year, the author suddenlyfound herself thrust into teaching unit operations lab. The university was beginning to open up,but there were more students scheduled to be in the lab facilities than the university

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2013 North Midwest Section Meeting

Authors

Nannan He; Gale Allen; Cameron Johnson

ASEE-NMWSC2013-0019 Exploring Real-Time Applications in Hands-On Automation Courses Nannan He, Ph.D, nannan.he@mnsu.edu Gale Allen, Ph.D, gale.allen@mnsu.edu Cameron Johnson, Senior Student, cameron.johnson@mnsu.edu Minnesota State University MankatoAbstractIndustry and legislative leaders press for improving the quantity and quality of the work force.For example, the need for capable, dedicated, and experienced automation engineers continues toincrease. The training involves expensive laboratory equipment, small class size, and motivatedfaculty, but University budgets are