Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Curtis Cohenour P.E., Ohio University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

engineer and project manager. He joined Ohio University in 2002 as a research engineer working for the Ohio University Avionics Engineering Cen- ter. He has worked on projects covering a wide variety of avionics and navigation systems such as, the Instrument Landing System (ILS), Microwave Landing System (MLS), Distance Measuring Equipment (DME), LAAS, WAAS, and GPS. His recent work has included research with the Air Force Research Laboratory in Dayton, Ohio, aimed at understanding and correcting image geo-registration errors from a number of airborne platforms. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017Teaching Finite State Machines (FSMs) as Part of a Programmable Logic Control (PLC

Conference Session

CoED Mechanical Engineering Topics

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Michael Mahoney, Penn State Berks ; Rungun Nathan, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

Health at Work.Dr. Rungun Nathan, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus Dr. Rungun Nathan is an associate professor and program coordinator for the mechanical engineering in the division of engineering at Penn State Berks. He got his BS from University of Mysore, DIISc from Indian Institute of Science, MS from Louisiana State University and PhD 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-doc at University of Pennsylvania in the area of Haptics and Virtual Reality. His research interests are in the areas of unmanned vehicles particularly

Conference Session

Using Real-World Examples

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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

Research Experiences at Two-year Colleges

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul B Golter, Washington State University; Bernard J. Van Wie, Washington State University; Jeffrey Laube, Kenai Peninsula College

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Two Year College Division

Paper ID #19048Developing a working 2-year/4-year research program: experiences from thefirst year of a collaborative ATE grant.Dr. Paul B Golter, Washington State University Paul B. Golter obtained an M.S. and Ph.D. from Washington State University. His research area has been engineering education, specifically around the development and assessment of technologies to bring fluid mechanics and heat transfer laboratory experiences into the classroom. He is currently a Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering at Ohio University.Prof. Bernard J. Van Wie, Washington State University Prof. Bernard J. Van Wie received his B.S., M.S

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Wednesday Potpourri

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emily Ann Marasco, University of Calgary; Mohammad Moshirpour, University of Calgary; Mahmood Moussavi, University of Calgary

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

run during a 13-week fall semester, and in recentyears have had an enrollment total averaging 800 students. A second offering is made availablein the spring or summer semesters, usually with a much smaller class size.Prior to July 2015, ENGG 233 followed a traditional lecture format. Content was deliveredduring three one-hour lectures each week in a large theater-style format. Students practiced theirapplication skills in C++ programming during a two-hour weekly laboratory period withguidance from graduate student teaching assistants. In 2015, the faculty decided to redesign thecourse with emphasis on algorithmic thinking and exploratory, applied learning [Pears, 2007].The language of focus was changed to Processing, a Java-based language

Conference Session

Biomedical Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yanfen Li, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Philip A. Jensen, Rocky Mountain College; Paul Anthony Jensen, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Karin Jensen, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Biomedical

formal training in writingassessment, while some may even lack confidence in their own writing skills, perhaps becauseEnglish is not their native language [2, 3]. Given that many instructors are committed toincluding writing assignments in laboratory courses, in no small part because they may improveproficiency using the scientific method [4], how to best evaluate writing in laboratory coursesremains an open question.Part of the answer to that question involves the use of rubrics, which are widely used tostandardize grading in large courses. To be sure, rubric-based grading is imperfect: As examples,consider that use of rubrics does not consistently improve students’ grades [5], and thatsubjective interpretation of a rubric can vary widely [6

Conference Session

Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 4

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hector A. Ochoa, Stephen F. Austin State University; Christopher J. Aul, Stephen F. Austin State University; Dan Bruton, Stephen F. Austin State University; Collin J. Timmons, Stephen F. Austin State University

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Engineering Physics & Physics

professorsin classroom and laboratory settings. So far, data has shown that most of the students that startedan STEM major, stayed on that major at least for the freshman year.Summer CampsThere is a wide variety of summer camps. Some of them are designed to recruit and promoteuniversities1-3. The majority of these summer camps focus on promoting programs to minoritygroups in order to spark some interest4-6. Other camps are designed to prepare students for futurecourses that they will take during the freshman year7-8. It needs to be clear that there is nothingwrong with these programs. They are great ideas that had boosted the participation of minoritygroups on STEM areas, had reduced attrition, and had increased success rate of enteringfreshmen

Collection

2017 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Edgar Clausen; Roy Penney; Robert Babcock

Comparison of Experimental Data and Model Results for the Depressurization of an Air Tank Martin A. Christie, John A. Dominick III, Robert E. Babcock, W. Roy Penney and Edgar C. Clausen Ralph E. Martin Department of Chemical Engineering University of ArkansasAbstractA laboratory experiment/demonstration and modeling study was developed for junior-levelchemical engineering students that can serve as excellent training for the venting calculationsperformed in practice. A simple incompressible flow experiment was conducted indepressurizing an 11 gal (0.042 m3) air tank from 80 to 22.5 psig (5.4 to 1.5 atm

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jiahui Song, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Douglas Eric Dow, Wentworth Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

the theory,and assign paper based problem sets of theory and math, supplemented with limited Matlab andMultisim based labs. Software based simulation studies are a useful learning tool, however,computer simulations cannot model all aspects of the behavior of actual systems.Telecommunication Instructional Modelling System (TIMS) is an advanced system fortelecommunications training. TIMS is a rack and module system, in which modules perform abasic communication or signal processing function. For example, there are adders, multipliers,filters, samplers, and signal generators. TIMS provides students with a way of prototypingcommunication and signal processing systems in the laboratory that helps understanding.TIMS would provide a more "real world

Conference Session

Materials, Manufacturing, and Machine Component Design

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Somnath Chattopadhyay, University at Buffalo, SUNY

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

their performance. The students were made aware ofthe fact that a material and the process for making it must be chosen in concert. This papersummarizes the overall experience of the mechanical engineering sophomore students onmaterial and process selection for a wide range of consumer products chosen by them.INTRODUCTIONProduct dissection (teardown) process has become a popular way to teach students aboutengineering concepts and design principles associated with engineered products around them.This process of reverse engineering helps the student design teams learn how the productfunctions and how the parts or subassemblies interact with one another. The reverse engineeringprojects have been incorporated as a laboratory component of a

Conference Session

Innovations in Additive Manufacturing Education

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aditya Akundi, University of Texas, El Paso

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

Negative ()) of multimedia live instructor? Other (0) laboratory Do you think a virtual facility lab experience would be Better than (1) _________ that of a traditional lab experience? The same as (9) Worse than(2) Are you comfortable with learning technical information Strongly Affirmative (1) over the internet, for instance, using YouTube learn a skill or Affirmative (7) process? Neutral (2

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2017 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

John Ciezki; Steve Watkins

ethics emphasize theresponsibility of engineers to consider the “safety, health, and welfare of the public” [2,3].Regulations, standards, laboratory practices, etc. reflect the importance of safety in engineeringwork. Also, the negative consequences associated with safety-related failures such as accidentsand product defects make such issues a priority for industry. Creating a safety culture isdifficult. It involves the performance of proper actions and the avoidance of improper actions.Any definition of safety must specify what is considered proper, what is considered improper,and what is an acceptable degree of risk.In engineering education, practical safety concerns are necessarily part of laboratory courses andsafety concepts are often

Collection

2017 ASEE Mid Atlantic Section Spring Conference

Authors

Eileen Haase PhD, Johns Hopkins University

newperspective, and a chance to interact with freshmen, peers and faculty in a relaxed setting.IntroductionAll freshmen college students face a range of decisions, including which academic discipline topursue, which social group to associate with, and which extracurricular activities to pursue, eachof which may have a profound impact on their future. Freshmen BME majors at Johns Hopkinsface additional decisions including which laboratory to work in and which focus area withinBME to pursue. Each student at Johns Hopkins must choose a focus area by the end of theirsophomore year, such as cell and tissue engineering, systems biology, imaging, instrumentation,or computational biology. At Johns Hopkins University, freshmen start their BME experiencewith a

Collection

2017 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Vasiliy Grigoryevich Ivanov, KAZAN NATIONAL RESEARCH TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY; Mansur Galikhanov, Kazan National Research Technological University; Farida Tagirovna Shageeva, Kazan National Research Technological University

Federation with a highly diversified industry base. However, this growth is threatenedby a lack of engineers to guarantee this innovative economy. A project of successivevocational training of engineers has been developed at Kazan National ResearchTechnological University (KNRTU) to meet this challenge. KNRTU is uniquely positioned toaddress this need. Firstly, it has a well-developed multilevel vocational training system thatincludes bachelor, master and postgraduate programs, as well as vocational retraining andfurther education for both lecturers and industry specialists. Secondly, it organizes an efficienteducational process integrated with the research conducted in its laboratories and researchcenters. Thirdly, it provides many networking and

Conference Session

EET Papers 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James C. Sanders, Troy University; Govind Menon, Troy University; Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

, laboratory space, and equipment. The paperwork for newprogram application was submitted in January 2017. This paper presents the details of the newEET program development. The success and lessons learned can provide valuable informationfor other higher educational institutions that are considering expansion into the area ofengineering technology.IntroductionTroy University is a public high educational institution in the state of Alabama. The Universityprovides a variety of educational programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels within fivecolleges: Arts and Sciences, Communication and Fine Arts, Education, Health and HumanService, and Business. The Department of Computer Science is the only engineering major,residing in the College of Arts and

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 12

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Dylan Kollmer, Temple University; Robert Sambuca Irwin, Temple University; Saroj K. Biswas, Temple University; Walid Saad, Virginia Tech; Arif I. Sarwat, Florida International University; Li Bai, Temple University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

with a bachelor’s in physics and Electrical engineering. He is currently finishing up his Master’s thesis and works at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Philadelphia Division. He can be contacted at: james.kollmer@temple.eduMr. Robert Sambuca Irwin, Temple University Robert Irwin is a second-year Master’s student in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Temple University. His research is focused on Networked Control Systems with a focus on power systems. Currently, he is a Graduate Research Assistant in Temple Engineering’s Power, Controls, and Magnetics Laboratory. He can be contacted at robert.irwin@temple.edu.Dr. Saroj K. Biswas, Temple University Saroj Biswas is a Professor of Electrical and

Conference Session

Computing Technology Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

M T Taher; Usman Ghani, Robert Morris University; Ahmed S. Khan, DeVry University, Addison

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

,laboratory experiments were offered using a hands-on approach. With the miniaturization ofintegrated circuits, it is becoming very difficult to construct a PC board or assemble surfacemount chips in a lab environment. This shortcoming of the hands-on approach has led professorsand teachers to incorporate simulation in place of hands-on in technology-based lab courses. In spite of the advantages of simulations, hands-on labs remain tremendously importantin the technology curriculum, which is based on Dewey’s experiential learning theory. The basicpremise of this theory is that students learn as a result of doing or experiencing things in theworld, and learning occurs when mental activity is suffused with physical activity [3].Theprofessional

Conference Session

Pre-college: Summer Experiences for Students and Teachers (1)

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bin (brenda) Zhou P.E., Central Connecticut State University; Sharon P Okoye, Connecticut Department of Transportation; Nancy Bryant, CT Department of Transportation

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division

students (rising 9-12 grades). A wide range of transportation modes are introduced through carefully designedcurriculum activities. Activities include lectures led by professors, hands-on laboratory exercisestailored to engage teenagers, presentations by transportation practitioners, enrichment activities ledby CTDOT, and field trips to Connecticut landmark projects. Program details undergo refinementsand improvements each year, but basic curriculum remains the same, an example being threemodules consistently dedicated to three fundamental transportation modes: land, water and air. The land module generally covers a bridge design competition, which is a miniature versionof the renowned National Bridge and Structure Competition initiated by

Conference Session

Make It!

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Astrit Imeri, Tennessee Technological University; Nicholas Russell, Tennessee Technological University; James Reed Rust, Tennessee Technological University; Serhat Sahin, Tennessee Technological University; Ismail Fidan, Tennessee Technological University; Hugh Jack P. Eng. P.E., Western Carolina University

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Manufacturing

Russell is a senior in Mechanical Engineering at Tennessee Tech University. He is currently working as an undergraduate research assistant in the additive manufacturing laboratory under Dr. Fidan. Nick is the student trustee on the Tennessee Tech Board of Trustees and is formally the Tennessee Board of Regents Student Regent. He is also the recipient of the 2017 Rising Renaissance Engineer Spectrum Award. Nick enjoys spending time with his family and trading stocks in his free time.Mr. James Reed Rust, Tennessee Technological University Mr. Reed Rust is a senior in Manufacturing Engineering Technology at Tennessee Tech University. He is currently working as an undergraduate research assistant in the additive manufacturing

Conference Session

Sustainability and Hands-On Activities

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul F. Penko P.E., Baldwin Wallace University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

. Grygiel, Junior Callie Ann Jakuszeit, Senior Joseph Briski, Senior Paul F. Penko, Faculty Advisor Baldwin Wallace University AbstractPurpose of this project is to develop a practical, working fuel cell that utilizes naturally occurringbacteria that decomposes organic material producing hydrogen ions that combine with oxygen inair to produce electrical power. A laboratory model was built and tested for purposes ofunderstanding how a device could be designed for practical use in a sewage-treatment plant,cesspool or manure pond and how it would have to be scaled to

Conference Session

Green and Susainable Manufacturing Practices

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Chiou, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Yalcin Ertekin, Drexel University (Tech.); Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso; Shraman Kadapa, Drexel University (Mechanical Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Smarth H Chadha, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.)

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Manufacturing

here, students conduct a LCA of a solar panel actually used in the laboratory course withthe intent of providing practical recommendations for environmental improvement. It is importantto point out that the focus of the project is to acquaint students with the LCA approach inconjunction with the details of the solar panel life cycle. This paper begins with a brief explanationof life cycle assessment, including streamlined life cycle approaches. In addition, the project usesGABI software to provide much of the data for the analysis.The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) is charged with the task of“Quality assurance in higher education” for programs in applied science, computing, engineering,and technology. Institutions

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alina Kononov, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Pascal Bellon, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Timothy Bretl, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Andrew L. Ferguson, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Geoffrey L Herman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Kristopher Alan Kilian, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Jessica A. Krogstad, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Department of Materials Science and Engineering; Cecilia Leal, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Robert Maass, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Department of Materials Science and Engineering; Andre Schleife, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Department of Materials Science and Engineering; Jian Ku Shang, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Dallas R. Trinkle , University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Matthew West, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Materials

Stanford University. Subsequently, he was a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Computer Science, also at Stanford University. He has been with the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Illinois since 2006, where he now serves as Associate Head for Undergraduate Programs. He holds an affiliate appointment in the Coordinated Science Laboratory, where he leads a research group that works on a diverse set of projects (http://bretl.csl.illinois.edu/). Dr. Bretl received the National Science Foundation Early Career Development Award in 2010. He has also received numerous awards for undergraduate teaching in the area of dynamics and control, including all three teaching awards given by the College of Engineering at

Conference Session

Mid Atlantic Papers

Collection

2017 Mid-Atlantic Section Fall Conference

Authors

Gonca Altuger-Genc, State University of New York, Farmingdale; Yue Hung, Farmingdale State College; Daniel Weinman, Farmingdale State College

Tagged Topics

Mid-Atlantic Section Fall Conference

laboratories, and decision-making framework development for design and manufacturing environments.Dr. Yue Hung, Farmingdale State College Dr. Yue (Jeff) Hung obtained his Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering and M.S. degree in Me- chanical Engineering from Stony Brook University and his B.S. degree in Manufacturing Engineering Technology from Farmingdale State College. Currently, he is an associate professor and a Co-Chair of the Mechanical Engineering Technology Department at Farmingdale State College. Dr. Hung has over 20 years of experience in Computer-Aided Design (CAD) applications. His areas of expertise also in- clude Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM), Computer Number Control (CNC) machining, new prod- uct

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fred W. DePiero, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Bridget Benson, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; K. Clay McKell, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Paper ID #19457Learner-centered Design of a Web-based Teaching Tool for Circuit Analysiswith Embedded Assessment FeaturesDr. Fred W. DePiero, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Dr. Fred DePiero received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Michigan State Uni- versity in 1985 and 1987. He then worked as a Development Associate at Oak Ridge National Laboratory until 1993. While there he was involved in a variety of real-time image processing projects and several laser-based ranging systems. Fred began working on his Ph.D. at the University of Tennessee while still at ORNL, and

Conference Session

Technical Session 2c

Collection

2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

bryan james mealy, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Tagged Topics

Pacific Southwest Section

knowledge of basic digital logic principles such as logic gates and Booleanalgebra. Our approach has the benefit of enabling students to design relatively complex circuitsat the beginning of the course. Additionally, we remove some of the traditional, but lessimportant digital design topics, which gives students more time to complete complex designsthroughout the course. This new approach also underscores our current emphasis on modular-based digital design techniques.This digital design course includes traditional topics such as binary mathematics, logic gates,standard digital modules, and finite state machine design. The laboratory associated with thecourse requires students to design and implement circuits on FPGA-based development boards,which

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2017 ASEE Mid Atlantic Section Spring Conference

Authors

Peter Raymond Stupak, Raritan Valley Community College

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Mid-Atlantic ASEE Conference, April 7-8, 2017 MSUrespond to customer critical comments on performance. The goal was to give students authentichands-on product development and project execution experience to relate to potential internshipand professional employers.The spirit of this project is in line with previous successful efforts to expose students to“authentic” engineering experiences and environments through, for example, Service Learning[1], Learning Factories [2], Capstone Projects [3], hands-on 1st-Year Engineering Courses,Learning in Laboratory Settings [4], and Engineering courses featuring Mechanical Dissection asa learning tool [5].The current “Illuminated Umbrella” project is a continuation of the pilot “Authentic

Collection

2017 ASEE Mid Atlantic Section Spring Conference

Authors

David RB Kraemer, Johns Hopkins University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

be easily read on a laptop and plotted andanalyzed using a spreadsheet. Experiments can be chosen based on student interest, andhave included straight-line people-mover train rides, automobiles at constant speedaround a corner, automobiles traveling over speed humps, and elevator rides. Thisexperiment allows students to see the applications of dynamics equations in the realworld around them, and allows them to more deeply engage in the experimental aspect ofthe course.IntroductionFor an undergraduate Dynamics course, instead of a controlled and prescribed experimentin the laboratory, students were assigned to take data in the real world and analyze it. Anaccelerometer was used to measure motion, and students were required to analyze

Conference Session

Improving Presentation Skills Through Summer Research and Ambassador Programs

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth L. Miller, Pennsylvania State University; Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

use of AE in professional settings, weconducted a study to determine how students who have learned the innovative method are givingpresentations in their companies and laboratories. Drawing from that study, this paper focusesupon the experiences of undergraduates and graduates presenting in industry and research,specifically highlighting how students have utilized the AE approach in such settings. This paperanalyzes the following three research questions: (1) Do students and recent graduates who learn the approach attempt to use it in professional settings? (2) How much resistance do those students and recent graduates face, and what are the underlying reasons for that resistance? (3) What strategies can

Conference Session

Division Experimentation and Lab-Oriented Studies - Pedagogy of Lab Courses

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aldo A. Ferri, Georgia Institute of Technology; Bonnie H. Ferri, Georgia Institute of Technology; Robert Lineberg, Georgia Institute of Technology; Kevin Peter Ferri, Georgia Institute of Technoloy; Zachary Crawford, Georgia Institute of Technology; Justin Tamayo, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

classroom to explore abasic concept within a lecture-based course, ones that can be used as do-it-yourself projects toteach skills in a campus makerspace environment, and ones that can be used as multi-weekexperiments in a laboratory course. A sample project is given for each category.1.0 IntroductionHands On Learning (HOL) is an excellent way to engage and motivate students and to enhancelearning of difficult concepts. In engineering education, hands-on learning has traditionallyinvolved instructional labs or studio classes, which are focused on these types of activities.Recently, however, people have started to advocate for the distributed use of mobile, hands-onlearning experiments that can be done by students in non-traditional settings [1-3

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ramakrishnan Sundaram, Gannon University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

project activities through workshops such as the E-in-STEM workshop7held as part of the Frontiers in Education conference in October 2016. During the ninety-minuteduration of the workshop, as many as five project activities, ranging from simple resistive circuitconfigurations to advanced transistor and RF circuits, were first outlined, then assembled andtested by the educators. Through participation in this workshop, PK-12 STEM educators wereexpected to gain the opportunity to identify new and/or revise laboratory activities within theirPK-12 STEM curriculum. Through these activities, PK-12 educators can introduce and teachPK-12 STEM students the use of engineering technology to solve engineering problems withdesign and cost constraints. The