Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nihad Dukhan, University of Detroit, Mercy; Mark Schumack, University of Detroit, Mercy

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Mechanical Engineering

probe the ability of students to a)explain the societal context of engineering, b) explain the importance of pro-active communityservice, and demonstrate an inclination to continue such service in the future, c) exhibit anappreciation of communication with non-engineers and finally, d) challenge some of thestudents’ stereotypes regarding others. The service-learning project was executed incollaboration with a local not-for-profit organization. Reflections were conducted by thestudents by answering a set of carefully-phrased questions after conducting the project. Analysisof students’ responses as well as the implications of the trends obtained, are explained in thispaper. The recorded benefits of service learning are described and can be

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education: Experiential Learning and Economic Development I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claude D'Amours, University of Ottawa; Claude Laguë, University of Ottawa; Frank Mellor, University of Ottawa

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

). Page 14.580.2As it has been the case in the United States of America (re. Standish-Kuon and Rice 2002; Ochset al. 2001), Canadian engineering schools have responded to this call for action coming from theprofession that they serve in a variety of ways that include academic and/or extra-curricularcomponents: ≠ The Xerox Centre for Engineering Entrepreneurship & Innovation at McMaster University offers a Master of Engineering Entrepreneurship & Innovation degree (McMaster University 2009). That program allows students to develop their own start-up project at the same time that they complete the academic requirements associated to this degree. In 2007, two technology projects from the Xerox Centre were selected

Conference Session

Design Cognition

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Pappas

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

subject to sustainability criteriawe developed for student projects. All our students are trained in the use of design tools, bothelectronic programs as well as hand tools and power tools. More specifically, following a general introduction to the foundations of cognitiveprocesses found in psychology, and creative process found in two- and three-dimensional artinstruction, we offer developmental instruction in the following areas: Metacognition and thinking processes—students engage in activities that requirethem to plan, reflect upon, and modify their own thinking processes and strategies, as well asadapt these methodologies to meet the needs of a specific design problem. Structured and unstructured thinking

Conference Session

Collaboration, A Cool Tool: Librarians/Faculty/Students Work Together for Quality Results

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adriana Popescu, Princeton University; Patricia Gaspari-Bridges, Princeton University

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Engineering Libraries

million books. Historically, the Library has gained from thegenerous support of Princeton donors, and the last decade, in particular, has been a beneficial one,with a number of library building/renovation projects supported by alumni donations. Drivenmostly by the departments’ need to expand lab and office space into areas occupied by smalldepartmental libraries, a concerted effort was made to consolidate smaller libraries in newbuildings or renovate existing library spaces. Just a few impressive library building andrenovation projects of the last decade include the Stokes Library for Public and InternationalAffairs that was established in a newly dedicated building in 2000, the Engineering Librarymoved into a brand new building in 2001, the

Conference Session

Outreach and Recruitment

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

G. Padmanabhan, North Dakota State University; Wei Lin, North Dakota State University; Robert Pieri, North Dakota State University; Floyd Patterson, North Dakota State University; Eakalak Khan, North Dakota State University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

2006-6: A WEEKEND STEM ENRICHMENT PROGRAM FOR TRIBAL HIGHSCHOOL TEACHERS AND STUDENTSG. Padmanabhan, North Dakota State University G. Padmanabhan Dr. G. Padmanabhan is a Professor of Civil Engineering in North Dakota State University. He also serves as the Director of North Dakota water Resources Research Institute. He served as the Chair of the Civil Engineering Department from 1999 through 2003. Dr. Padmanabhan has more than twenty five years of teaching experience in engineering. He has attended several engineering education conferences. He has served not only as PI or CoPI but also as instructor of several educational outreach projects to motivate women and Native

Conference Session

Virtual and Distance Experiments

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Schmidt, Bismarck State College; William Wahlman, Bismarck State College; Zachery Allen, Bismarck State College

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

system itself is unique,it is just a piece of a larger project. One of the main focuses of the WebLab project, which isfunded by a National Science Foundation Course Curriculum Laboratory Improvement (CCLI)grant (Award #DUE-0340927), is to help establish remote laboratories as a successful academictool. This challenge is two fold. The first hurdle is to validate that student learning can occurthrough remote means. The second hurdle is to inform the rest of the academic community thatremote laboratories are viable, cost-effective, and genuinely promote student learning.The first hurdle can be addressed through high quality design, not only of the system andlaboratory, but also through the use of a comprehensive system with good instructional

Conference Session

Tools and Support for Software Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ben Garbers, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse; Kasi Periyasamy, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

process and is error-prone. This paper describes an interactive tooldeveloped at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse that assists students preparing an SRSdocument based on the IEEE standard 83019981. The tool provides an easy-to-use interface andthe ability to create, edit, load and save SRS documents. In addition, it evaluates therequirements document based on criteria published by the Software Metrics program at theSoftware Assurance Technology Center, NASA2. A function-point metrics analyzer is also builtinto the tool so that the efforts required to complete the project specified in the document can beevaluated.IntroductionA project-oriented course in Software Engineering generally requires the students to analyze therequirements for the

Conference Session

Student Learning and Teamwork

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Myszka, University of Dayton

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

their ownabilities. In most cases, success appeared to please the students and provide the internalmotivation to achieve a correct solution.Example ProjectsA few example projects are given below. The description given to the students alwaysincludes the same format, which includes background, underlying theory and the actualassignment. Also given below is a sample submission for each assignment. I. Slider-Crank Mechanism A. Description Given to the Students Background: Many machines, most notably compressors, operate by imposing movement on a piston, in a linear manner, by rotating a crank. This common machine element is called a slider-crank mechanism and shown in figure 1. Mechanical design engineers often

Conference Session

Curriculum for Green Materials

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine Chen, California Polytechnic State University; Linda Vanasupa, California Polytechnic State University; Blair London, California Polytechnic State University; Richard Savage, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Materials

years, our facultyhas been adding the criteria of societal and environmental considerations with the projects. Evenwith very little lecturing on sustainability principles, students are easily able to incorporate theABET design criteria into their project. While the treatment may be only on the surface, the factthat future engineers have enough awareness to give consideration to environmental and societalfactors is tremendous. Deeper levels of analysis are required for the higher level materialsengineering courses. For instance, senior projects require the analysis of environmental impactsdue to their project design or topic.ACTION: doing engineering through a freshmen service learning projectAn excellent technique to create motivation for the

Conference Session

Computing Tools for Engineering Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hassouneh Al-Matar, Oklahoma State University; Afshin Ghajar, Oklahoma State University; Ronald Delahoussaye, Oklahoma State University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

been particularly important in appreciating thepower of numerical methods in solving engineering heat transfer problems. The softwaredescribed in this paper is based on the finite difference method and can handle three types ofboundary conditions (constant temperature, specified heat flux, and convection) and two types ofnumerical schemes (implicit and explicit). The user has access to a built in material propertieslibrary for selection of realistic material properties. The program provides tabular output,graphical output, and shaded and animated temperature plots for steady and transient cases. Theprimary goal of this project was to develop MS Windows based software that is effective forteaching; easy to use, maintain and update; and freely

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Salim Haidar, Grand Valley State University; Ali Mohammadzadeh, Grand Valley State University

only free vibrations and avoids the complex conjugateeigenvalues involved. On the other hand, Meirovitch presents a forced vibration formulation ofthe suspension model, however, avoids the solution part all together. None of these textbooksmentioned above, present derivation and formulation for base excitation of the suspension Page 11.213.2system as it is presented in our paper. That is a 2-degree of freedom model. Besides, in derivingthe equations of motion for their problems, all textbook authors mentioned above use Newtonianmechanics, whereas in our classroom project we introduced our students to analytical approachof Lagrange’s equations

Conference Session

Innovative Classroom Techniques

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Hanson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Patrick Brophy, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

selected by the interviewer. An advantage of this technique is thatthe interviewer is also familiar with the context of the interview. Another advantage of thistechnique is that the case study activates parts of the interviewee’s memory that might notnormally be accessible. Because the interviewer provides the case study, the data from allinterviewees is limited to the same context: a single project. Therefore, valuable data might bemissed because it does not pertain to the project. Another risk is that the interviewer provides acase study that is not sufficiently realistic. If that happens, the interviewee might not be able toproduce data, or the data might be invalid (Cordingley, 1989, p. 119).The critical incident technique was developed by

Conference Session

Engineering Without Borders Programs Involving Students

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carmine Polito, Valparaiso University; Braden Katterheinrich, Valparaiso University

Tagged Divisions

International

had experience in recent years in drilling water wells in a remotevillage in northern Kenya using a simple drilling system. This work was done as part ofan on-going project of the Engineers Without Borders chapter at Valparaiso University.While their experiences have been limited to Sub-Saharan Africa, the problems that theyencountered and the solutions they developed are typical of this sort of endeavorregardless of location.This paper will first briefly outline the need for drilling wells in developing nations andthen discuss the basics of well drilling. Next the work performed during the authors’project is outlined. A list of recommendations for similar endeavors will be presented.Finally, the educational impact experienced by students

Conference Session

Industrial Collaboration & Applications in ET

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Stuart, Oregon Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

methods, goals and accomplishments that have beenachieved through liaison work between industry and engineering education at the OregonInstitute of Technology. This project shows clearly the role of industry and how mutual benefitscan be continually achieved for both the industries involved and the engineering educationalcommunity. The project highlights include: • Discussions on the OIT satellite campus at Boeing • The many positive benefits of an Industry Advisory Board • Discussions of how to develop industrial connections and relationships • Illustrations of how to integrate and streamline the process of articulation work at the community colleges and making connections with local industries • Examples of how to achieve

Conference Session

Installing & Assessing Technology Literacy Courses

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Krupczak, Hope College; Greg Pearson, National Academy of Engineering; David Ollis, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

as the responsible staff officer for the Committee on Assessing Technological Literacy, a joint project of the NAE and the National Research Council. He also oversaw an earlier project that resulted in publication of the report, Technically Speaking: Why All Americans Need to Know More About Technology.David Ollis, North Carolina State University David Ollis is Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering, North Carolina State University. He has created a device dissection laboratory with NSF support, and used it to instruct new engineering students, collaborate with other departments in design, technology education, and foreign language instruction, and develop a course in

Conference Session

Achieving the Civil Engineering Body of Knowlegde

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Enno Koehn, Lamar University; James Koehn, Chadron State College; Sunil Paleru, Lamar University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

2006-792: SATISFYING FUTURE BODY OF KNOWLEDGE OUTCOMESEnno Koehn, Lamar University Enno "Ed" Koehn is Professor of Civil Engineering at Lamar University. Professor Koehn has served as the principal investigator for several research and development projects dealing with various aspects of construction and has experience in the design, scheduling and estimating of facilities. In addition, he has authored/co-authored over 200 papers in engineering education and the general areas of civil and construction engineering. Dr. Koehn is a member of ASEE, AACE International, ASCE, NSPE, Chi Epsilon, Tau Beta Pi, and Sigma Xi and is a registered Professional Engineer and surveyor.James Koehn, Chadron

Conference Session

Web-Based Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Rutkowski, University of Minnesota-Duluth

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

place ofemployment, position, name of supervisor, address, dates of employment, job description andaccomplishments. Students can tailor these elements to their own particular educational andprofessional experiences. Faculty may also use certain elements, such as awards, grants, andpublications, to describe their own achievements. Faculty members can use the elements inPortfolio for developing their own tenure package. The categories also contain specific elements but give flexibility for the types ofinformation that may be entered. For example, educational documentation is an element used forentering artifacts such as class project reports, presentations, etc. For these elements, the usercan upload files or provide URL links to other

Conference Session

Architectural Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Orla LoPiccolo M. Arch, PDip (CM), Architect, State University of New York, Farmingdale

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Architectural

Paper ID #19020Teaching and Learning through Stories: A Preliminary StudyProf. Orla LoPiccolo M. Arch, PDip (CM), Architect, State University of New York, Farmingdale Orla Smyth LoPiccolo is a registered architect who joined the faculty of the Department of Architecture and Construction Management in September 2008. Prior to joining Farmingdale State College, Professor LoPiccolo was an adjunct professor for the Department of Architecture and Design, New York Institute of Technology for 5 years, where she taught a variety of design studio classes. Professor LoPiccolo has pri- vate sector architecture and project

Conference Session

Awareness, Expectations, and Recognition of Ethics

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Geoff Pfeifer, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kristen Billiar, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

to everyday engineering practice.Methods For four years, four teams of students and faculty have been involved in a project seekingto address issues ethics education at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). In the first year, ateam of junior-level students from multiple technical disciplines created a systematic method toanalyze ethics case studies in the context of engineering courses and a handbook with step-by-step instructions to aid engineering instructors in their efforts in include ethics in their course. Inthe second year, the team piloted a “joint-venture” approach to teaching ethics in engineeringwhere philosophy faculty at WPI volunteered their time and expertise in engineering courses togive a single class ethics training

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luke Nogales, New Mexico State University; Rolfe Sassenfeld, New Mexico State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

the grant is to increase persistence and graduation rates by increasing engagementand by developing a sense of community amongst transfer engineering students.A week-long workshop that uses the LLP framework was developed to help students design anddevelop a predetermined university-oriented innovation project. During the workshop, studentswork in teams, interact with faculty, and visit various parts of campus. While working toidentify “product-market fit,” students learn about hypothesis development, test design,hypothesis testing, customer discovery, data analysis, insight generation, and the importance ofan iterative process. After two years, preliminary survey results and qualitative evidence atNMSU shows the LLP workshop participants

Conference Session

Addressing the Human Dimension in Teaching Statics, Dynamics, Mechanics

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norman Reese P.E., LeTourneau University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation for athree year project to enhance education by introducing elements of wheelchair research intovarious undergraduate courses. The goal was to utilize research instrumentation anddemonstrations to not only teach technical aspects of a course, but to increase student motivationto learn those aspects. Toward that end, the demonstrations were directly related to the humanneed of mobility, thus enhancing motivation with an empathetic aspect. By showing how theorypresented in mechanics courses could be used to develop better wheelchairs to help people, itwas hoped that students would be more motivated to learn. Therefore, the primary intent was notto determine if the students learned a technical point, but if the

Conference Session

Pre-College: Resource Exchange

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Holly Miller, Riverside Intermediate School; Tamara J. Moore, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Aran W. Glancy, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Emilie A. Siverling, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Siddika Selcen Guzey, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Amanda C. Johnston, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Hillary E. Merzdorf, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Elizabeth Suazo-Flores, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Murat Akarsu, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division

@purdue.edu sguzey@purdue.edu Amanda C. Johnston1 Hillary E. Merzdorf2 Elizabeth Suazo-Flores2 Murat Akarsu2 johnst78@purdue.edu merzdor@purdue.edu esuazo@purdue.edu markarsu@purdue.edu 1 2 3 Riverside Intermediate School, Purdue University, University of Minnesota Project Description The EngrTEAMS project has been developing a suite of 13 integrated STEM curricula for grades 4 – 8. The curricula are hands-on engineering design challenges that integrate mathematics and science grade- appropriate content, mapping to Next Generation Science Standards for engineering and discipline-specific standards. Each unit was inspired by

Conference Session

Design in BME

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Kelly, Oregon State University; Amy V. Nguyen, Oregon State University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

skills with project work or case studies.The objective of conducting the survey were to gather information to help inform contentdecisions for the bioengineering curriculum and specifically the process design relevant coursesin the curriculum (i.e. bioprocess design, bioreactors, and bioseparations. In addition, we wantedto use the feedback from practicing engineers to educate current students on the impact of thematerial they learn in their course work and how to increase their competitiveness in the jobmarket. The results from this study informs and reinforces the emphasis we have seen in the pastdecade on developing professional skills in undergraduate programs, and indicates that we needto continue this effort. Insights from the technical

Conference Session

Using Real-World Examples

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Felipe Euyoqui Mojica, University of California, Merced; Po-Ya Abel Chuang, University of California, Merced; Uriel Ruiz

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

electrolysis, thermal management, loop heat pipe, two-phase heat transfer and fluid flow, and porous material. Prof. Chuang received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Aerospace Engineering from National Cheng-Kung University in Taiwan. In 2003, he received his doctoral degree in Mechanical Engineering from Penn State University. In 2004, Prof. Chuang led research projects at Penn State as a Postdoctoral Scholar to study water distribution in a PEM fuel cell using neutron radiography sponsored by both General Motors and Toyota Motors. Between 2005 and 2011, Prof. Chuang worked at the fuel cell laboratory in General Motors leading efforts in material development, cell integration, and stack diagnostic. Between 2007 and 2011, Prof

Conference Session

Novel Pedagogical Techniques I: Online, Electronic, and Apps!

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Staehle, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

explore the SIMULINK® simulations while watchingthe lecture videos. Throughout the semester, the students completed weekly homeworkassignments, weekly simulation-based learning assignments, two midterms, a project, and a finalexam. The first midterm, project presentations, and the final exam occurred in-person.Comparing and Contrasting the CohortsBoth cohorts had similar course preparation and ultimately achieved statisticallyindistinguishable final GPA’s at graduation, both overall (3.37±0.12 in Cohort #1 and 3.36±0.10in Cohort #2, where the error represents the 95% confidence interval, p = 0.54) and in ChemicalEngineering courses (3.26±0.17 in Cohort #1 and 3.19±0.13 in Cohort #2, p = 0.86). Thissuggests that there is no intrinsic bias in

Conference Session

Sustainability and Hands-On Activities

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Madhumi Mitra Ph.D, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Xavier Shastri Domnique Henry, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

anda diesel generator to power a campus green-house and ongoing projects related to development ofan Integrated Multi-trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) system. The multidisciplinary team at UMESalso partnered with Cornell and member universities of the National Bioenergy and BioproductsEducation Program (NBBEP) with support from the United States Department of Agriculture(USDA). As part of the NBBEP, the UMES team developed a kit that could be used in K-12settings without access to elaborate chemistry laboratories to make biodiesel from virgin cookingoil. The school teachers who have used the biodiesel kits in the K-12 settings have indicated thatintegrating the biodiesel production activity with its utilization in a transportation related

Conference Session

Interactive Approaches to Ethics

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leslie Dodson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; David DiBiasio, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Paula Quinn, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; John Bergendahl, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kristin Boudreau, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Glenn Gaudette, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; John M. Sullivan Jr, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Curtis Abel, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

Chemical Engineering Education. He served as 2004 chair of the ASEE ChE Division, has served as an ABET program evaluator and on the AIChE/ABET Education & Accreditation Committee. He has also served as Assessment Coordinator in WPI’s Interdis- ciplinary and Global Studies Division and as Director of WPI’s Washington DC Project Center. He was secretary/treasurer of the new Education Division of AIChE. In 2009 he was awarded the rank of Fellow in the ASEE, and in 2013 was awarded the rank of Fellow in AIChE.Ms. Paula Quinn, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Through her role as Associate Director for the Center for Project-Based Learning at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Paula Quinn works to improve student learning

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohsen Mosleh, Howard University; Claudia Marin-Artieda, Howard University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

this paper, the impact of the Engineering Ambassador Program (EAP), which engagesundergraduate engineering students as Ambassadors in K-12 outreach activities, on the stimulationof interest in STEM, self-efficacy, and actual academic attainment of Ambassadors is presented.The collected data over several years reveals that over 2/3 of activity leaders and projectcoordinators of the EAP at Howard University (HU) expressed higher confidence in their ability inunderstanding and succeeding in engineering because of their EAP experience. Also, the activityleaders and project coordinators achieved higher major and overall grade point averages (GPAs).Furthermore, improved academic performance in the courses related to the projects thatAmbassadors were

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies - Labs in Mechanical and Materials Engineering

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ken Lulay P.E., University of Portland; Heather E. Dillon, University of Portland; Karen Elizabeth Eifler, University of Portland; Timothy A. Doughty, University of Portland; Daniel Anderson, University of Portland; Jose Israel Bastida De Jesus

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

enhancement includestwo facets: 1. Modernize and improve the technical skills acquired by students in the laboratory courses. 2. Thoughtfully incorporate developmental skills (soft skills like teamwork and communication) that are important for engineers.The project uses evidence based instructional methods with an emphasis on backward design.The pedagogical methods are used to create new laboratory modules that use specific learningobjectives with open-ended laboratory methods to create experiences where each student "cookswithout a recipe." Prior work by the research team describes a successful experiment thatscaffolds a low-cost experimental module through the entire mechanical engineering curriculumand provides additional

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 11

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pong P. Chu, Cleveland State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

learning in another.”It is also suggested that labs can be an effective tool 2: “…[The labs] can be more effectively used in the curriculum to support integration and synthesis of knowledge, development of persistence, skills in formulating and solving problems, and skills of collaboration. Design projects offer opportunities to approximate professional practice, with its concerns for social implications; integrate and synthesize knowledge; and develop skills of persistence, creativity, and teamwork.”Our work is motivated by the observation and recommendation. Instead of treating the labs asthe adjuncts that follow the learning of the theories and presenting them in a limited “componentcontext,” we use them as a cohesive