Conference Session

Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carlos Efrén Mora, La Laguna University; Jorge Martin-Gutierrez, Universidad de La Laguna; Beatriz Añorbe-Diaz, Universidad de La Laguna; REYES CARRAU MELLADO, Universidad La Laguna; Antonio González Marrero, University of La Laguna

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Ocean and Marine

environmentswhere students may be involved with, both individually or in groups. These uses wouldcomprise professional practices, learning based on ICTs and extracurricular activities, amongother traditional activities which commonly take place at universities, such as performingexercises or laboratory practices. Other authors such as Northwood et al.11 defend problem-based learning as the most appropriate for training future engineers, who may ownadaptability, flexibility and self-learning skills along their professional career.Related to the maritime field, Baylon6 brings up the change of concept between the maritimeSTCW-78 IMO training code –based on knowledge– and the newer STCW-95 –based oncompetences–, outlining the advantages of problem-based

Conference Session

Student Learning, Problem Solving, & Critical Thinking 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Marie Kusano, Virginia Tech; Aditya Johri, George Mason University

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Educational Research and Methods

Education, 2014 Student Autonomy: Implications of Design-Based Informal Learning Experiences in EngineeringAbstractAs part of their college-based undergraduate degree experience, a large portion of engineeringstudents are involved in different informal learning experiences, such as co-curricular designteams, student organizations, and undergraduate research. The purpose of this qualitative studywas to better understand engineering students’ learning experiences in informal learning sites,particularly their sense of autonomy, which emerged as a major theme in initial data analysis.Specifically, this study investigates a hands-on design and manufacturing laboratory forengineering students in a large research and state

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Programs and Curricula

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert W. Fletcher, Lawrence Technological University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

(Connecticut) Annual fire-fighting home robot contest • AAAI Grand Challenges that focuses on human robot interactions • The Mobile Autonomous Systems Laboratory, a university-level vision-based autonomous robotics competition • VEX U, a university level VEX Robotics Competition for university students (ages 18+). • NASA's Annual Robotic Mining Competition • DARPA Robotics Challenge • IGVC autonomous ground vehicle competition • AUVSI Foundation and ONR's International Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Competition • AUVSI Foundation's International Aerial Robotics Competition • Marine Advanced Technology Education Center Competition • AUVSI Foundation's Student Unmanned Air System

Conference Session

Preparing Minority Students for Undergraduate and Graduate Research

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erin J. McCave, Clemson University; Jordon Gilmore, Clemson University; Karen Burg, Clemson University

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Minorities in Engineering

participate in the REM program. Eachsemester, the REM program began with a Research Studio lasting approximately 8 hours beforestudents began the laboratory experience. The Research Studio included an introduction of tissuetest systems and overall EFRI project goals, completion of laboratory safety training, anintroduction to research ethics, technical writing, and basic laboratory practices, participation ina team building exercise, discussion of the projects to which each student would be exposed, anddiscussion of the expectations for and of RPs. Once RPs completed the Research Studio, each RPwas paired with a graduate student mentor and the mentor’s project. After completion of theResearch Studio, each student was required to spend 3 hours on lab

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian J. Skromme, Arizona State University; Paul Rayes, Arizona State University; Bing Cheng; Brian McNamara; Aaron S. Gibson; Angela Barrus, Arizona State University; John M. Quick; Robert Kenneth Atkinson, Arizona State University; Yih-Fang Huang, University of Notre Dame; Daniel H. Robinson, Colorado State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

complete problemsolutions are now available including explicit equations for the desired voltages, currents, andpowers. The software has been used on a mandatory or strongly encouraged basis in 10 sectionsof a linear course at Arizona State University (totaling over 560 students) and by 42 students atthe University of Notre Dame, and a few students at the University of Virginia and twocommunity colleges in 2013. Student satisfaction has been very high at all sites. A controlled,randomized laboratory-based study showed that learning gains are approximately 10X higherusing the software tutorials than when working conventional textbook problems for the sameperiod of time, with a statistically significant effect size (Cohen d-value) of 1.21

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2014 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Fariborz Tehrani; Nell Papavasiliou; Frederick Nelson; Carol Bohlin; Mara Brady

for grades K-6 classrooms. Fundamentalunderstanding of the engineering profession is an essential key for elementary teachers toimplement this curriculum. The presented approach is an initial effort targeted at increasing theengineering knowledge of prospective K-6 teachers. This step involves developing a course titledEngineering Literacy, taken by those undergraduates who typically plan to enter the credentialprogram for elementary teaching (i.e., Liberal Studies majors). Engineering Literacy is a three-unit combined laboratory and lecture course. Hands-on activities are coupled with lectures onengineering topics. Expected outcomes of Engineering Literacy are aligned with the generalbody-of-knowledge in both engineering and liberal studies

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2014 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Education (Walden University). Panadda Marayong, Ph.D. (Associate Professor/Director of the Robotics and Interactive Systems Engineering Laboratory, Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering/California State University, Long Beach) Marayong's research interests are in haptics and human-machine collaborative systems. She is a member of IEEE-Robotics and Automation Society, ASEE, SWE, Tau Beta Pi, and Phi Eta Sigma. She currently serves as the faculty advisor for CSULB’s Society of Women Engineers. She is involved in many STEM educational outreach programs. Marayong received a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering (Florida Institute of

Conference Session

Nuclear and Radiological Division Technical Session 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nestor J. Echeverria, U.S. Military Academy; Kenneth Scott Allen P.E., U.S. Military Academy

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Nuclear and Radiological

). Students were allowed to select their own teams bypassing around a sign-up sheet with slots for each of the 17 teams.The project itself consisted of teams designing a hasty radiation-shielded transportation containerfor a potential radioactive dispersion device in a fictional military situation using a limited Page 24.8.3supply of materials. Graded items included 3 In-Progress Reviews (IPRs), a laboratory, and afinal written report of their design.The purpose of the first IPR was to recognize the problem; develop a problem statement;determine specified, implied, and essential tasks; research previous work in the field; developrequests for

Conference Session

Robotics and Automation

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas B. Stout, Tidewater Community College; Steve C. Hsiung, Old Dominion University

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Engineering Technology

Figure 1. Collaborative RelationshipsThe Autonomous Vehicle The concept for the development of a laboratory platform derived from an engineeringtechnology student’s senior design project at a four-year institution. Using the faculty member’sadvice, the students designed and constructed a vehicle capable of being controlled wirelessly,using a microcontroller development board, and work autonomous. The microcontroller boardused in this project was previously designed and developed at the university through a fundedgrant by the National Science Foundation. The board has been used at the university to teachthree related embedded systems design courses. Like many student projects, the design of the autonomous vehicle began with

Conference Session

FPD 5: Course Delivery Methods and Issues

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jess W. Everett, Rowan University; Jenahvive K. Morgan, Rowan University; Joseph Francis Stanzione III, Rowan University; Kaitlin Engle Mallouk, Rowan University

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #8701A Hybrid Flipped First Year Engineering CourseDr. Jess W. Everett, Rowan University Jess W. Everett has worked in four distinct areas: waste management operations research, contaminated site assessment and remediation, education innovation, and sustainable engineering. He has employed a wide variety of techniques, including computer modeling, laboratory experiments, field testing, and surveys. His current research focuses on energy conservation, alternative energy generation, engineering learning communities, and hybrid courses (courses with classroom and on-line aspects).Dr. Jenahvive K Morgan, Rowan

Conference Session

Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth M. Purcell, University of Southern Indiana

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Engineering Physics & Physics

enrolled. Like the results from PHYS 205, during one semester no online system wasused. Timed in class problems worked in with partners made up most of the homework grade,although End of Chapter problems were assigned throughout the semester.Along with the use of online learning systems, many other variables are involved includingvariation in student population, textbooks, changes in my presentation of material in lecture, andchanges in the accompanying laboratory section make it impossible to suggest that onlinelearning systems alone affect student critical thinking skills and conceptual understanding ofphysics as measured by the cumulative final exam. Along with these other variables, the smallsample size make any significant conclusions about

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S. Jimmy Gandhi, California State University, Northridge; Ahmad R. Sarfaraz, California State University, Northridge; Sina Talebian, California State University, Northridge

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Engineering Management

community service learning course projectsand capstone course design projects. Students have access to the well-equipped laboratories,including computing laboratories with discipline-specific software that are essential toachievement of program objectives. (CSUN, 2014)This was further emphasized by Sorto (2008) when he stated that increasing competition in themarketplace as well as the need for improved productivity had put more of an emphasis on amore effective management of technical functions of a company. Moreover, in search of betterflexibility and efficiency, many companies have reduced the numbers and levels of managementpositions and instead are giving more decision making power to the teams at the operationallevels. In high tech companies

Conference Session

Renewable Energy Topics

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ulan Dakeev, University of Michigan, Flint; Quamrul H. Mazumder, University of Michigan, Flint; Toufiq Hussain, University of Michigan, Flint; James Tristan Pung, University of Michigan-Flint

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Engineering Technology

is strong in the winter when there is less sunlight available. Today, U.S.wind energy installations produce enough electricity on a typical day to power the equivalent ofmore than 9.7 million homes [5].The goal of this research is to develop and evaluate a custom constructed wind tunnel attachmentfor an experimental small scale wind turbine with 400W power rating in the natural environmentand inside a controlled laboratory. A cone shaped wing guide apparatus (WGA) is constructed toforce air away from the wind turbine hub toward the tips of the wind turbine blades. Air sent tothe center of the turbine does not cause the wind turbine to rotate thus producing no usablepower. The wind velocities at the inlet and the wind speeds at the outlet

Conference Session

Computers in Education General Technical Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sushil Acharya, Robert Morris University; Priya Manohar, Robert Morris University; Walter W Schilling Jr., Milwaukee School of Engineering; Ali A. Ansari, Virginia State University; Peter Y Wu

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Computers in Education

institutionalization of V&V bestpractices. Figure 1: Why Software Fails?This V&V research is student focused and will contribute to knowledge about STEM education.The work will transform the existing undergraduate V&V course at the Author’s institution(ENGR3400 – Software Verification and Validation). The proposed course enhancements andsubsequent content modularization will respond to the National Research Council’s (NRC)challenge “to deliver effective undergraduate education in STEM disciplines,” namely answeringthe challenge of providing engaging laboratory, classroom, and field experiences throughimproved communication skills, applied knowledge of methods and tools, and research exposurethat will improve the

Conference Session

Mechanical Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vladimir Gurau P.E., Kent State University, Tuscarawas

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Mechanical Engineering

to communicate effectively through reports, engineering drawing, oral presentations supported by PowerPoint and through poster presentations.The course is divided into a lecture session and a laboratory session. In the spring semester of2011 the lecture session covered an introduction to fuel cells, CNC programming, roboticstechnology, robot programming and notions of engineering communication including progressreports, oral presentations supported by PowerPoint slides and poster presentations. The classnotes which are supported by PowerPoint slides were made available to students on BlackboardVista. During the laboratory session, students familiarized with PEMFC manufacturingprocesses, developed G-codes for machining fuel cell

Conference Session

ETAC, ABET, & STEM Programs

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Les Kinsler, Kansas State University, Salina; Saeed Khan, Kansas State University, Salina

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Engineering Technology

industrial arts-technology education perspective; the other with the technology/engineering- academic c perspective. Those who were watching this process, including school science staff, curriculum coordinators, and administrators, saw the unresolved conflict as a reason to delay the incorporation of technology/engineering concepts into school programs.”This leads to our second question: What form should this initiative should take? From theprevious discussion of the survey and related literature, a hybrid high tech careers course wasone possibility. The course would consist of an online component of web lectures and face-to-face lectures and laboratory exercises. In this format, four-year engineering technology

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremy John Vaillant, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Christopher Hansen, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Jonathan D. Stolk, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Stephen Johnston, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Sammy G. Shina, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; David Joe Willis, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

actively being integrated into several core engineeringcourses (25.108 Introduction to Mechanical Engineering, 22.202 Mechanical Engineering De-sign Lab I and 22.423 Senior Capstone Design).2.0 CNC Platform SelectionThis section presents a brief survey of desktop CNC machine platforms and the associated sup-port hardware necessary to implement a safe and meaningful CNC machining laboratory experi-ence. Platform selection in this first phase of the project is also described.2.1 Desktop CNC MachinesA broad range of commercial desktop CNC machines are now readily available in assembledand/or kit form. Numerous desktop CNC machine specifications were considered for student usewithin engineering curricula and include: overall dimensions, design

Conference Session

California on the Move: A Robust Array of Student Success Initiatives

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nick P Rentsch, Cañada College; Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College

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Two Year College Division

of a university professor and a graduate student mentor. Developed through a grantfunded by the NASA Curriculum Improvements Partnership Award for the Integration ofResearch (CIPAIR) program, the summer internship program integrates research with curriculumimprovements by providing the framework for students to use their research experiences todevelop instructional materials to improve the engineering curriculum. The paper highlights theresults of the research done by the mechanical engineering student group who helped develop anovel haptic apparatus and associated curriculum for teaching upper division mechanicalengineering laboratory courses in control systems, mechatronics, and haptics. Over the ten-weekprogram the group made significant

Conference Session

Emerging Computing and Information Technologies

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alireza Kavianpour, DeVry University, Pomona

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Computing & Information Technology

. Page 24.842.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 LabVIEW: A Teaching Tool for the Engineering CoursesAbstractComputer programming in languages such as Visual Basic, C++, or JAVA follow a control flowmodel of program execution. In the control flow model, the sequential order of program elementsdetermines the execution order of a program. A program written in LabVIEW uses a slightlydifferent approach compared to the conventional method known as dataflow programming.LabVIEW stands for Laboratory Virtual Instrument Engineering Workbench. This powerfulgraphical development system, developed by National Instruments (NI), is a widespread teachingtool and is used in many industries. LabVIEW can

Conference Session

Track 2 - Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Svetlana Vasilievna Barabanova, Kazan National Research Technological University; Vasiliy Ivanov, Kazan National Research Technological University; Mansur Galikhanov, Kazan National research Technological University; Alina Guzhova, Kazan National Reserch Technological University

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Faculty Development

a certificate of professional development.According to students, the most effective educational technologies helping to better grasp the studymaterial are practical (laboratory) classes and seminars, during which the teacher discusses thepractical and professional issues from different perspectives.During the process of program revision the proportion of laboratory studies was increased and theyhave become more practice work-oriented. The program students and faculty noted the highefficiency working in the format of "round table" which allowed not only to listen to a report or alecture, hear about the final project and ask questions but also to jointly discuss the details of theprocess, consider the problem areas and discuss possible

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Abdullah Ibrahim Almhaidib

future. 30 Civil Engineering Contracting and Electrical Engineering Construction Mechanical Engineering College of engineering provides specialized engineering Enterprises (CCE) training courses in different fields to the engineers as well as Industrial Engineering providing testing and taking advantages of the facilities and laboratories of the

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Ruzanna Davtyan

only when students process new information orenvironment, whether a classroom, a laboratory and encourages knowledge in such a way that it makes sense in their frame ofeducators to design learning environments to get preferred reference (Hull, 1995) p.23.” He also says that this approach tolearning outcomes. “learning and teaching assumes that the mind naturally seeks meaning in context and does so by searching for relationships Keywords—context, teaching, learning, style, student, teacher that make sense and appear useful (Hull, 1995) p.24.” This I. INTRODUCTION

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Sk Hasan Hafizul Haque; H. M. Imran Hassan; S. M. Abul Hossain

V. FUTURE WORK controller laboratory for manufacturing engineering education”, The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Vol. 24, The present work has done successfully for controlling No. 7-8, pp. 590-298.the single tank water level by using one motor. As PID is used [7] Rehg, J., “PLC laboratories – the next generation”, ASEE Annualfor controlling and monitoring for a particular motor/machine, Conference & Exposition, 2002. [8] Automating Manufacturing Systems with PLCs by Hugh Jack (Versionbut

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Arthur Rozario; Justin Paruvaparampil; Keis Sultani; ShuaiXiang Zhang; Andres Mora; Catherine Carti; Brendan O'Brien; M.C. Damas; Wenli Guo; Andrew Nguyen; Vazgen Shekoyan; Sunil Dehipawala; Alexei Kisselev; Tak Cheung

engineering, biomedicalamong engineering students and engineering technology students engineering, etc. Hands-on experience gained in doing aand will be a good model project for future students. research project in a laboratory and presenting the results in conferences would enhance motivation and improve retention. Keywords— Photon diffusion; turbid media; mHealth This interdisciplinary project carries an added education valuemonitoring; mobile phone camera; iris response; index finger for showing a student the difference between an engineeringdiffusion property; blood vessel absorption effect

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2014 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Andriani Parastiwi; Taufik Taufik

Aim and MethodologyOne of the activities planned during the visit to Cal Poly was to conduct collaborative researchon renewable energy. Under the SAME program, research was commissioned to developunderstanding of wider benefit to the faculty exchange program, to the country of faculty origin,to the host country of faculty exchange, and to investigate direct/indirect impact of the facultyexchange program. For the faculty visiting Cal Poly, the research methodologies used wereliterature study and total participation as a faculty exchange. During the 3 month visit, the facultyconducted several activities that can help her in preparing for her future research effort inrenewable energy. Examples of such activities include conducting laboratory

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2014 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Andriani Parastiwi; Taufik Taufik

observe existing MHPPs inseveral areas around Malang, as well as, topographic data and hydrometric measurements ofirrigation canals. The results of field study in the form of MHPP data or MHPP potential areaswere further processed into information that is presented in the information system as potentialMHPP map. For each phase of the study a report was written as an outcome. In the second year(2013), the MHPP was designed both at laboratory scale and at a selected site in a rural area ofMalang. Additionally, an organizational structure for MHPP was also developed for operationand maintenance. An MHPP operator was selected and then trained on how to manage MHPP sothat the existing infrastructure can operate longer and provides economic benefits

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2014 ERC

Authors

Pramod Khargonekar

Engineering • Empowers research in frontiers of engineering • Builds an innovation economy • Prepares today’s students for tomorrow’s challenges and opportunitiesCredits, from left: Electronic Visualization Laboratory, University of Illinois atChicago; Philip DeCamp and Deb Roy; Integrated Surface Technologies, MenloPark, CA; NSF; Erik Demaine and Martin Demaine, MIT 22

Conference Session

Enhancing the Underrepresented Student Experience

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fernando Garcia Gonzalez, Florida Gulf Coast University; Gerardo Javier Pinzon PE, Texas A&M International University

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Minorities in Engineering

Paper ID #9831A STEM Transfer and Retention Program at Texas A&M International Uni-versityDr. Fernando Garcia Gonzalez, Florida Golf Coast University Dr. Fernando Gonzalez joined FGCU as an Assistant Professor in the Computer Engineering Program in the fall of 2013. Previously he was an Assistant Professor within the Engineering, Math, and Physics Department at Texas A&M International University in Laredo, Texas. Prior to that he was a Technical Staff Member (researcher) for the U.S. Department of Energy at Los Alamos National Laboratory in Los Alamos, New Mexico. Dr. Gonzalez was also a faculty member in the

Conference Session

Student Learning, Problem Solving, & Critical Thinking 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Oluwatosin Alabi, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University, West Lafayette; R. Edwin Garcia, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

techniques used by the battery industrythrough leaning the theoretical and practical aspects of battery fabrication. The instructional teamdesigned this course to build students’ conceptual understanding by integrating the usevisualization and graphical artifacts, like the ones depicted in figure two, and engaging thestudents in the use of modeling and computational analysis to complete class projects andhomework assignments.In addition, the instructor focused on teaching students how to model and analyze batterysystems using analytical and computational techniques used by practitioners and research expertsin battery systems design. The computation tool used in the course was the Virtual Kinetics ofMaterials Laboratory (VKML). The VKML tool is an

Conference Session

Best of DEED

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carl A. Reidsema PhD, The University of Queensland; Lydia Kavanagh, The University of Queensland; Lesley Jolly, Strategic Partnerships

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Design in Engineering Education

was used to allow students to negotiate meaning and construct understandingin a social context through guided collaborative exercises. The “Tools: Software” sessionswere computer laboratories where students learnt Matlab and Creo: the tools necessary tovirtually and physically construct their prototype.ImplementationTable 2 details the implementation of ENGG1200 for a cohort of approximately 1200students; it should be read in conjunction with Figure 3. Table 2 ENGG1200 implementation detailsFigure 3 Session type Objectives Resources Space Assessmentnotation (Table 1)Theory/ Content Team-based: 1, 2, 8 Worksheets; Flat