Paper ID #13344Learning from the World Trade Center Collapse – Use of a Failure CaseStudy in a Structures and Materials Laboratory CourseDr. Tara Cavalline P.E., University of North Carolina, Charlotte Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering Technology at UNC CharlotteDr. Norb Delatte P.E., Cleveland State University Dr. Norbert J. Delatte, Jr., P.E., is Professor and Chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Cleveland State University. He is the author of Beyond Failure: Forensic Case Studies for Civil Engineers (ASCE Press, 2009). In addition, he is the Editor of ASCE’s Journal of Professional
material, a follow up lecture may be given or in some cases alonger experiment may be employed. At other class meetings, the experiment may come first,constructed in such a manner as to leave students with questions to be answered during thelecture portion.We also make extensive use ofundergraduate teaching assistants (TA’s),especially with the laboratory andexperiential portion of the class periods.Upper level students "apply" to the program,and are selected based in their interests andlevel of performance in their earliercoursework. This program has had severalbenefits. The undergraduate TA's Page 26.1591.6universally acknowledge that this has
asPALASM or ABEL to significantly more complex modern HDLs such as Verilog or VHDL, whichprofessional design engineers spend years to master. Second, the wide availability of high gatecount FPGAs, which enables students to create amazingly complex designs involving datapathcomponents such as adders and counters, requires the teaching of many more complex componentsin a one semester course. This two-fold increase in complexity requires a redesign of the traditionalintroductory digital design laboratory to enable students to create complex designs using a rela-tively simple design methodology.Therefore, this paper proposes the use of a minimal subset of an HDL (Verilog, in this case) com-plemented by judicious use of schematic capture and its
Paper ID #14030Development of a Laboratory set-up interfacing Programmable Logic Con-troller (PLC), Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) and HVAC ApplicationsDr. Ahmed Cherif Megri, North Carolina A&T State University Dr. Ahmed Cherif Megri, Associate Professor of Architectural Engineering (AE). He teaches capstone, lighting, electrical, HVAC and energy design courses. He is the ABET Coordinator for the AE Program. His research areas include airflow modeling, zonal modeling, energy modeling, and artificial intelligence modeling using the support vector machine learning approach. Dr. Megri holds a PhD degree from INSA at
Paper ID #14110A Hands-On, Arduino-Based Approach to Develop Student Engineering Skillsand Introduce Cybersecurity Concepts to K-12 StudentsMr. Robert Shultz, Drexel University Robert Shultz is a 3rd year Biomedical Engineering PhD student, and a GK-12 fellow at Drexel University.Mr. Daniel Edward Ueda, GRASP Laboratory, University of Pennsylvania Daniel Ueda is the Associate Director for Education and Outreach at the GRASP Laboratory, University of Pennsylvania. He earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a MS in Teaching Mathematics from Pace University. Ueda has worked as a product
for solar energy applications and optoelectronic device development for non-destructive testing and evaluation. Page 26.68.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 A mixed instructional methods approach to teaching a Circuits and Instrumentation courseAbstractThe circuits and instrumentation course at James Madison University provides students withfoundational knowledge in DC, transient, and AC circuit design and analysis. The 4-credit courseis comprised of three weekly lectures and one weekly laboratory session. Given the breadth ofcontent and
teaching in the sciencesmethod for laboratory instruction. The case study educational pedagogy promotes the use ofcases, or interactive “stories,” to engage students in STEM courses and it has been successfullyused to help reform STEM instruction in traditional lecture courses. Our work is unique becausethe cases were used to introduce lab concepts and bring relevance to the analytical skills beinglearned in the lab. This work is funded by NSF IUSE and is a collaborative effort of professors atthree distinctly different institutions: a public, historically black co-ed technical university, aprivate, historically black liberal arts college for women, and a private, predominately whiteliberal arts university. The proposed poster will report
Facilities-Based and Hands-On Teaching ApproachAbstractThis paper presents an overview of and the latest outcomes from an NSF TransformingUndergraduate Education in STEM (TUES) funded project, “Building Sustainability into ControlSystems Courses.” The new teaching strategy leverages an energy efficient academic building toexpose students to modern heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) and sustainablebuilding concepts. Students perform new process control laboratory experiments, are taken ontours of the building’s HVAC mechanical rooms, and are shown the Building ManagementSystem. A formative assessment plan is guiding the development of new curriculum materialsand assignments. Direct and indirect assessment results
the fall of 2014. This class was co-taught by professors from the MechanicalEngineering Technology (MET), Electrical Engineering Technology (EET) and the Computerand Information Technology (CIT) programs at Purdue University.The goal of this paper is to document the activities carried out during the semester the coursewas taught and present the lessons learned from teaching multidisciplinary students with thebackgrounds in MET, EET and CIT.The objective of the course was to provide a Project Based Learning (PBL) experience for thestudents. Students were tasked to specify, design, and develop prototype sub-systems for existingrobots. During the semester, the students attended lectures and participated in laboratories thatwere heavily focused
2015 ASEE Northeast Section Conference Teaching an Undergraduate Electromagnetics and Antennas Course Using A Hand-Held RF Analyzer - Engaged Learning Paul B. Crilly Department of Engineering, Electrical Engineering, U.S. Coast Guard Academy, New London, CT 06320AbstractThis paper describes an experiential learning concept to teach undergraduate electromagneticsand antenna theory using a hand-held RF analyzer and other basic laboratory apparatus. Theanalyzer contains both an RF source and spectrum analyzer. The RF source serves to enableSWR measurement for stub matching, measuring cable losses, detecting cable faults, cablelengths, and such
Paper ID #12960Microcontrollers for Non-Electrical Engineering Students - Do We Need toTeach Assembly Language?Dr. Shouling He, Vaughn College of Aeronautics & Technology Dr. Shouling He is an associate professor of Engineering and Technology at Vaughn College of Aero- nautics and Technology, where she is teaching the courses in Mechatronics Engineering and Electrical Engineering Technology. Her research interests include modeling and simulation, microprocessors and PLCs, control system designs and Robotics. She has published more than 45 journal and conference papers in these research areas.Dr. Yuhong Zhang, Texas
Connect2U, topics on water resources applications, and the social, economic, administrativeand legal issues related to WRM were included within the curriculum. Since no singleappropriate textbook was found, additional teaching materials were developed by the instructorand his colleagues. Simple laboratory demonstrations and field trips were added. Current waterissues and emerging water problems were learned in the class ‘icebreaker minutes’ and throughdocumentary review assignments. Important assignments and teaching materials were posted onBlackboard. Students were guided to research and gather water related information relevant totheir neighborhoods. They were encouraged to work on a term paper topic that could eitherconnect water resources to
Instrumentation and Control Laboratory Coordinator since 1992, as Academic Senator (1995-2001), Faculty Represen- tative at the Administrative Board of the UPRM (2000-2001), Controls Area Committee Coordinator, Departmental Personnel Committee (1996-1997), and Liaison Officer for the Puerto Rico Louis Stoke Alliance for Minority Participation (PRLS-AMP) Project (August 1995 – December 1999).Dr. Aidsa I. Santiago Roman, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus Page 26.66.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 A Methodology To Teach Students To Implement Digital
performance. Traditional assessment instruments 3 Proceedings of 2015 St. Lawrence Section of the American Society for Engineering Educationsuch as homework assignments, laboratory reports, quizzes, mid-term exams and final exams areuseful in determining an overall course grade, but do not quantify the educational contribution ofa robotic teaching tool when it comes to student learning.A study performed by McGrath, Lowes, Lin, Sayres, Hotaliing and Solkin explains how middleand high school level students learned about science and engineering by designing and buildingunderwater robots 33. Student and teacher attitudinal surveys were used to evaluate the perceivedeffectiveness of each of the
Paper ID #12018A Blocks-based Visual Environment to Teach Robot-Programming to K-12StudentsMr. Raghavender Goud yadagiri, NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering Raghavender Goud Yadagiri received his B.Tech degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from JNTUH, Hyderabad, India, in 2011. After obtaining his B.Tech he worked as an Embedded As- sociate at Thinklabs Technosolutions Pvt. Ltd for two years. He is currently pursuing a M.S degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering with specialization in Computer Engineering. Raghavender con- ducts research in the Mechatronics and Controls Laboratory at NYU Polytechnic
Paper ID #11975Closing Achievement Gaps using the Green-BIM Teaching Method in Con-struction Education CurriculumProf. Jin-Lee Kim P.E., California State University, Long Beach Dr. Jin-Lee Kim, Ph.D., P.E., LEED AP BD+C, USGBC Faculty, is an Associate Professor of the De- partment of Civil Engineering and Construction Engineering Management at California State University Long Beach. He is a director of Green Building Information Modeling laboratory. His research interests include advanced construction scheduling techniques for optimization, green buildings, building informa- tion modeling, cost estimating methods
Paper ID #13185Making practical experience: Teaching thermodynamics, ethics and sustain-able development with PBL at a bioenergy plantDr. Darinka del Carmen Ramirez, ITESM (Tecnol´ogico de Monterrey) Ph. D. Darinka Ram´ırez is a professor at the Chemical Engineering department of ITESM (Tecnol´ogico de Monterrey), Campus Monterrey, Mexico. She has a B. S. in biochemical engineering at IT La Paz, M. S. in chemical engineering at Tecnol´ogico de Monterrey, and Ph. D. in Educational Innovation also at Tecnol´ogico de Monterrey. She teaches mainly Material Balances, Energy Balances and Thermodynamics to undergraduate students
American Society for Engineering Education, 2015Teaching Digital Designs by Building Small Autonomous Robotic Vehicles Using an FPGA PlatformThis article discusses the experiences of implementing a new model in teaching and learningdigital designs using Verilog in an embedded systems design course. This paper discusses thecourse structure, laboratory exercises, student projects and project evaluation process, and finallythe student evaluation outcomes. Students’ course assessment and student learning outcomeswere very positive. In many existing digital designs curriculum, students learn how to createstructural and behavioral models in Verilog Hardware Description Language (HDL) to designsimple combinational and
Paper ID #11981Using Simulink, Matlab, and LEGO Mindstorms to teach a Project-BasedControl Systems Design CourseDr. Estelle M Eke, California State University, Sacramento Estelle Eke is a full professor of Mechanical Engineering at California State University, Sacramento. She received a B.S. degree in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from Purdue University, a M.S. in Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science from Rice University, and a Ph.D. in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from Rice University. She worked for two and half years in the Spacecraft Navigation Section at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory
mid-career employees and military personnel [4]. In order that the onlineeducation is at least equally effective (if not better) than face-to-face education in traditionalclassroom in all aspects such as academic quality, rigor and outcomes, appropriate teaching toolsmust be developed to suit the online teaching / learning media. In this regard, we believe the casestudy based education is one of the superior tools to deliver an equivalent laboratory experiencefor the online students!The process for developing case studies in described in section 2, a fully developed case study inthe domain of software testing is presented in Section 3, the instructions and teaching notes aregiven in Section 4, pedagogy and educational outcomes are discussed
and two hours of laboratory per week. It has three majorobjectives. To improve students’ awareness of origin, current status and future directions of the IoT. To introduce students advanced technologies that enable the emerging IoT. To teach student to be capable of developing the basic MCU based IoT applications.Course learning outcomesIn the preparation of this course, we derive the following course learning outcomes under theabove three major objectives. 1. To demonstrate the knowledge of the evolution of the IoT. 1.1 To understand the origin and current status of the IoT in industry and academy 1.2 To understand the major technology challenges for the promise of the IoT 2. To demonstrate the knowledge of
Paper ID #13152Effectiveness of Simulation versus Hands-on Labs: A Case Study for Teach-ing an Electronics CourseDr. MOHAMMED TAQIUDDIN TAHER, DeVry University, Addison Dr. Mohammed T. Taher is a senior professor of Network and Communication Management in the College of Engineering and Information Science at DeVry University, Addison, Illinois. Professor Taher’s area of specialization is Computer Networks. Dr. Taher received his M.S in Computer Science with major in Networking from Northeastern University, Chicago and his Doctorate in Instructional Technology from Northern Illinois University. Dr. Taher has more than 30
watching and hearing; analyzing and acting; reasoning logically and intuitively; memorizing and understanding and drawing analogies; and building mathematical models17.• In engineering dynamics, most of the content concerns motion, but textbooks, chalkboards, and the traditional classroom teaching tools cannot easily show that motion7.• While working with a computer simulation application, students can adjust the pace of the content representation to the desired level.• Computer simulation applications can be combined with physical laboratory experiences effectively9.Computer simulation and animationDevelopers of educational animations have focused on the capabilities of user-friendly motionvisualizations and the
Paper ID #11802A Plan to Diffuse Mobile Hands-On Teaching and Learning in Puerto RicoDr. Juan C Morales, Universidad del Turabo Dr. Juan C. Morales, P.E., joined the Mechanical Engineering Department at Universidad del Turabo (UT), Gurabo, Puerto Rico, in 1995 and currently holds the rank of professor. Dr. Morales was the ABET Coordinator of the School of Engineering for the initial ABET-EAC accreditation of all four accredited programs at UT. He has been Department Head of Mechanical Engineering since 2003. His efforts to diffuse innovative teaching and learning practices derive directly from the outcomes assessment plan
Paper ID #12360Effect of extended use of an executable flowchart for teaching C languageProf. Cho Sehyeong, MyongJi University Professor, Department of Computer Engineering, MyongJi University Page 26.576.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Effect of extended use of an executable flowchart for teaching C languageTeaching computer programming to students is a daunting task, especially to those without anybackground or experience in computer programming. Even simple assignment statements orarithmetic operations
. Rappaport (2002) Wireless Communications - Principles and Practice. Prentice Hall2. Cisco Systems (2012) Challenges of unlicensed Wi-Fi deployments: A practical guides tocable operators. Cisco Systems3. Carr, J.; Frank B. (2007) Active learning using guided projects in an upper year ECE course.Presented at 2007 ASEE Annual Conference4. Border, D. (2012) Developing and designing undergraduate laboratory wireless sensornetwork. Presented at 2012 ASEE Annual Conference5. Crilly, B (2013). A novel approach to teaching an undergraduate electromagnetics, antennaand propagation course. Presented at 2013 ASEE Northeast Section Conference Spring 2015 Mid-Atlantic ASEE Conference, April 10-11, 2015 Villanova University
Paper ID #12605Using Graphical Data Presentation Techniques to Improve Student Success,Teaching Effectiveness, and Program AssessmentDr. Barry Dupen, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne Dr. Dupen is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology at Indiana University – Pur- due University Fort Wayne (IPFW). He has 9 years’ experience as a metallurgist, materials engineer, and materials laboratory manager in the automotive industry. His primary interests lie in materials engineer- ing, mechanics, and engineering technology education. He is also an experienced contra dance caller
Paper ID #11571Challenges and Potential of Teaching Engineering Students in DevelopingCountries Using New Trends and MethodologiesDr. Adeel Khalid, Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering & Engineering Technology Adeel Khalid, Ph.D. Associate Professor Systems Engineering Office: 678-915-7241Dr. Salahuddin Qazi, State University of New York, Institute of Tech. Sala Qazi holds a Ph.D., degree in electrical engineering and is a Professor Emeritus at the State University of New York Institute of Technology (SUNYIT), Utica, New York. Prior to becoming an emeritus, he spent a year completing a project on developing
electrical engineering teaching lab with equipment such as power supplies, soldering stations, oscilloscopes, and other diagnostic equipment, which became essential in the latter steps of the project. The shop spaces are shown in Figure 4. Other tools the students were allowed indirect access to included CNC machining equipment, located in a different machine shop in the same building, and an abrasive waterjet cutter. Figure 4: The MIT International Design Center rapid prototyping laboratory (left) and
Paper ID #13135New Perspectives for Engineering Education – About the Potential of MixedReality for Learning and Teaching ProcessesDr. Katharina Schuster, RWTH Aachen University Katharina Schuster has been working as a scientific researcher at IMA/ZLW & IfU (IMA - Institute of Information Management in Mechanical Engineering, ZLW - Center for Learning and Knowledge Management & IfU - Assoc. Institute for Management Cybernetics e.V.) of RWTH Aachen University since 2009. She has completed her Master’s Degree in Communication Sciences, Psychology and Political Sciences at RWTH Aachen University and has spent