Conference Session

ECE-related Engineering Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mehran Mozaffari Kermani, Rochester Institute of Technology; Reza Azarderakhsh, Rochester Institute of Technology; Mehdi Mirakhorli, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

, to the best of our knowledge, a practical solution and an effective assessmentstrategy have not been adopted for emerging usage models integration such as IWMDs. Ourpedagogical hypothesis is that emerging security research (through cryptographic solutions) canbe integrated in university education considering three teaching and learning approaches; (a).Developing a respective multi-disciplinary laboratory (engineering, mathematics, andbiomedicine in particular) for both research and teaching, (b). Advancing education throughinter- and intra-university research collaborations in the aforementioned fields, and (c).Assessing the outcome through detailed benchmarks. The authors of this work are from differentand diverse backgrounds and have prior

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noah Salzman, Boise State University; Louis Nadelson, Utah State University; Rick Ubic, Boise State University

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Materials

theirclassrooms13,14. Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) programs have been in existence forover 30 years, and have numerous demonstrated benefits.15 Participating in summer research ledsome teachers to incorporate more inquiry and research experiences in their classrooms, andchanged their understanding of science teaching.16 These experiences also helped teachers tokeep abreast of rapid changes in their fields, bring the results of cutting edge research to theirstudents, and “bridge the gap” between classrooms and research laboratories.17 As with REUprograms, numerous RET programs have been implemented in materials science andengineering18–23. An RET experience focused on polymers and polymer processing helpedteachers to become better researchers

Conference Session

Concurrent Paper Tracks Session I Accredidation

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2016 ASEE International Forum

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Uriel Ruben Cukierman, IFEES; Lueny Morell, InnovaHiEd; Rene Alejandro Noel, Universidad de Valparaíso; Roberto Munoz, Universidad de Valparaíso; Eduardo Vendrell Vidal, Polytechnic University of Valencia; Carlos Becerra, Escuela de Ingeniería Civil Informática, Universidad de Valparaíso; Carmen Gloria Prado Mg, Universidad de Valparaiso

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International Forum

, California) used this design approach for itscurricula5. We are using a combination of instructional systems and “Backwards Approach(BA)” to re-design UV curricula.BA design6,7 is a method of designing curriculum by choosing learning outcomes beforeinstructional methods or assessments. This means one chooses the outcome of the learningexperience first, and let’s that guide the teaching/learning and the assessment/evaluation. Thismethod challenges "traditional" methods of curriculum planning in which a list of contentthat will be taught is created and/or selected first and teaching/assessment methodologyusually are lectures and laboratories, with written exams as assessment of learning. Inbackward design, the educator starts with goals, creates or

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maged Mikhail, Purdue University - Calumet; Gregory P. Neff, Purdue University - Northwest

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Instrumentation

industrial partners neededmore pneumatics and PLC control than local manufacturing employers in the steel, automotive,and rail industries. The principles of pneumatics and control of pneumatic circuits lends itselfparticularly well to productive laboratory experiences in an instrumentation & control ormechatronics context to serve as a first introduction to PLC control.Pneumatic actuators and solenoid valves are relatively inexpensive and can provide fast motionthat catches the eye in lab when incorporated into an appropriate trainer. However commercialpneumatics trainers or PLC trainers are expensive and limited in what they can demonstrate. Fig. 1 Final 80/20 Cart without Components InstalledWe have prototyped a PLC

Conference Session

Subjects in Renewable Energy and Sustainability in ET

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cyril B Okhio P.E., Kennesaw State University; Florian Misoc, Southern Polytechnic College of Engr and Engr Tech; Austin B. Asgill, Kennesaw State University; Aarick Aroz Zaman; Jarred Lee Prince; Olajimi Mark; Brion Allen Daffinson, Southern Polytechnic State University; Olugbemiga Olatidoye, Clark Atlanta University

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Engineering Technology

, CONTRACTS& FELLOWSHIPS (Summaries) Total Grants & Contracts Participation Exceed $10 million Grant I: (PI- Cyril Okhio) Period: 1993-1996 Amount: $600K Agency: NASA Lewis Research Center Title: Tocarry out research under a unit titled ”Research Laboratory for Engineering and Technology” (ReLEnT)at Central State University. Grant II - (Proprietary: PI - Cyril Okhio) Title: ”Research Facility To StudyFlows Through Annular Diffusers” Agency: GE/NASA-LRC Amount: $ 469K Period: 1994 - 1998 GrantIII: (PI - Cyril Okhio) Title: NPARC - CFD Code Validation Experimentation for Component Designs.Agency: NASA Glenn Amount: $ 360K Period: 1996 - 1999 Grant IV: (Co-PI – Cyril Okhio) Title:Tertiary Education Linkage Program TELP Team: Collaborative - MIT

Conference Session

Instrumentation Technical Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mustafa G. Guvench, University of Southern Maine; mao ye

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Instrumentation

extreme values rather than the midrange operation where most applicationsoperate the device at. This is particularly relevant when such a power MOSFET is driven at 0-5VTTL level the gate voltages provided by microprocessors in digital control applications andPWM based DC motor driver circuits, examples of which were mentioned above. That is why anin-house capability is needed to measure the I-V characteristics of these devices. Unfortunatelythe high cost of power semiconductor test equipment comprised of multiple units of PowerSMUs [8, 9] is prohibitively high to have in a small design company, an R&D laboratory, or auniversity teaching/design laboratory. This paper reports perhaps the first demonstration of using USB interfaced affordable

Conference Session

Assessment & Accreditation in ECE

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen M. Phillips, Arizona State University; Marco Saraniti, Arizona State University

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Electrical and Computer

performance between the face-to-face delivery and onlinedelivery.Significant challenges for our online delivery have been the development of laboratoryexperiences and the proctoring of exams. Our assessment of student outcomes shows thatstudents enrolled online have achieved the outcomes related to the laboratory exercises. Wehave engaged an external proctoring company to independently verify and monitor the academicintegrity of the online exam process.Another challenge is acceptance of online delivery among our constituencies. This has beenachieved to a large extent as verified by the unexpectedly large demand among our students, thewillingness of employers to fund tuition and fees, the enthusiastic participation among a growinggroup of faculty

Conference Session

College-Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session II: Curriculum

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Schmueser, Clemson University

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Diversity

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College Industry Partnerships

Student - Developed test system, designed and fabricated custom components. • 32 Course Graduate Students - Gave feedback on the course content and delivery over 2 semesters.Course ObjectivesWe wanted to establish a course that starts by teaching the fundamentals of structural modeling,but leads the students quickly and directly to the laboratory. At the graduate level this validationstep is often excluded, so students end up with the skills to build complex models, but never to setup realistic experimental conditions and accurate data acquisition systems to test these models.Our goal was to provide the educational structure to teach the integration of the two disciplines,but to also take it a step further and have the exemplar

Conference Session

Engineering Physics & Physics Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Kirkpatrick, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Richard W. Liptak, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Renat Letfullin, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Engineering Physics & Physics

nanophotonics and nanomedicine, including discoveries of a plasmon explosion of nanoparticles, new dynamics modes in selective nanopho- totherapy, RF and X-ray optics of nanoparticles. A well-respected international researcher, Letfullin has authored 150 articles and conference proceedings, including 12 book chapters in 10 different books. His work has garnered many grants and awards includ- ing 4 patents in laser technology and optical engineering. He has led the development of several new research laboratories for research on biophotonics and nanomedicine, created innovative teaching tools including online video courses and webinars, and supervised numerous masters and doctoral students. For his achievements in optics

Conference Session

Innovations in Curriculum and Course Development

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mauricio Torres, Northern Kentucky University; Morteza Sadat-Hossieny, Northern Kentucky University

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Diversity

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Manufacturing

developments, best learning theoryimplementations and most effective teaching practices and innovations [14].Due to the fast evolution in electro-mechanical and electronic systems, and the ever-changingaspects involved in modern industry, the maintenance of professional and academic currency isabsolutely essential. An annual faculty professional development plan is proposed in a rotationschedule, in order to provide opportunities to faculty members to stay current. The plan followsthe framework proposed by Odden et al. [15] (where applicable) and it is depicted in Table 2. Table 2. Cost Structure for Professional DevelopmentNKU Existing and Proposed Facilities for the ProgramEngineering Technology Programs occupy 9 rooms on the

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nihad Dukhan, University of Detroit Mercy

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Mechanical Engineering

used as a laboratory experiments to apply the first and second laws. Thereal-life experiments enhanced students learning of some thermodynamics principles. In a classproject, students were asked to select a commercial thermal cycle, analyze its performance anddiscuss the difference between the actual device and the theoretical model, Li and Zhou.29Toro et al.30 presented a desktop scale Rankine cycle with a solar-powered boiler for use as ahands-on laboratory experiment. Patterson31 collected real-life thermodynamic examples in abooklet to enhance teaching of thermodynamics. The examples were designed using parts of theconstructivist learning theory. Hands-on demonstrations built from common laboratorycomponents to enhance the learning in

Conference Session

Engineering Physics Technical Session 1

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angeles Dominguez, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM) and Universidad Andres Bello ; Jorge Eugenio de la Garza Becerra, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM); Genaro Zavala, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM) and Universidad Andres Bello ; Cynthia Concepción Castro, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Campus Monterrey

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Engineering Physics & Physics

the first course ofCalculus for engineering students, and it has been taught once a year since 2012. The goal for thecurricular project is to complete a sequence of three Fis-Mat courses corresponding to the firstthree courses of Physics and the three Calculus courses for engineering students. So far, we havegained experience in a) implementing Modeling Instruction as well as teaching from a Modelsand Modeling perspective, b) taking advantage of the classroom settings, c) tailoring theactivities to enhance active learning, d) using the technology and the laboratory equipment in anefficient and meaningful way, and e) designing activities that provide formative and summativeassessment to all (students, teachers, and researchers).The main goal

Conference Session

Issues in Engineering Technology Education II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed S. Khan, DeVry University - Addison; Aminul Karim, Higher Educational Consultant

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Engineering Technology

artifact destined to become an attractive monument to misplaced priorities. I use my personal funds to pursue professional development activities. In addition to faculty technical currency, faculty should be exposed to pedagogy of teaching and learning. The relationship, between faculty technical/professional currency and student learning, needs to be investigated in all engineering and technology programs. Especially for the upper-division classes in a 4-year Engineering Technology (ET) curriculum, I personally have been moving from the “sage on the stage” lecture model of ET courses to laboratory-based “Design/Prototype/Build” individual &/or team-based experiences. These open-ended, student directed projects

Conference Session

Innovations in Curriculum and Course Development

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University

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Manufacturing

teaching students how to associate what they are learning in the course to thevery next steps of the engineering design and development process.Surface modeling is one of the areas utilized in the effort for teaching students applications ofengineering graphics. This is similar to an attempt by Hartman [8] where surface modeling wasintegrated into the graphics curriculum. In this effort, once the students complete their surfacemodeling study through Mastercam surface creation exercises, they are required to build a 3-Dsurface model to be employed in computer numerically control (CNC) program generation. Thestudents then have to go through the steps of the computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) processfor observing impact of a set of Mastercam NC code

Conference Session

Fostering Transformational Change in Civil Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Euan Lindsay, Charles Sturt University; James R. Morgan, Charles Sturt University

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

Paper ID #15487The Charles Sturt University Model - Reflections on Fast-track Implementa-tionProf. Euan Lindsay, Charles Sturt University Professor Euan Lindsay is a Mechatronic engineer, a discipline that integrates computers, electronics and physical hardware. Prof Lindsay’s PhD investigated whether remote and simulated access alternatives to the traditional in-person laboratory experience could provide the same learning outcomes for students. Prof Lindsay’s work in Remote and Virtual laboratory classes has shown that there are significant differ- ences not only in students’ learning outcomes but also in their

Conference Session

Proven Strategies in Classroom Engagement Part I: Artifacts for Creative Pedagogy

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anahid Behrouzi, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Civil Engineering

development andstudy of physical models have been in the topic areas of: statics5, structural mechanics3, generalstructural engineering6,7, steel design8, and reinforced concrete design9-14.Examining the hands-on teaching tools and exercises associated only with reinforced concretedesign courses, the vast majority involve laboratory testing of beams and/or columns to helpstudents understand structural response.9-13 These activities often require students to conduct:concrete mix design, flexural/shear design, fabrication, instrumentation, testing of both materialsamples and structural specimens, data analysis, as well as report writing. While these activitiesare an outstanding way for students to apply their design knowledge, understand concrete

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Caitlyn Clark, University of Notre Dame; Robert E. Choate III, Western Kentucky University; Jimmy Sandusky, Halton Company

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Mechanical Engineering

Choate teaches thermo-fluid and professional component courses in Mechanical Engineering, in- cluding Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, Sophomore Design and the ME Senior Project Design course sequence. Prior his appointment at WKU, he was a principal engineer for CMAC Design Corporation, designing thermal management solutions for telecommunication, data communication and information technology equipment.Mr. Jimmy Sandusky, Halton Company Jimmy Sandusky is the Research and Development Manager at Halton Company located in Scottsville, KY. Halton is an international manufacturer of products that deliver comfortable and energy efficient indoor environments. Mr. Sandusky is a graduate of the Western Kentucky University

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Evaluation: Impact of Curriculum for PreK-12 Engineering Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lana Plumanns M.Sc., RWTH Aachen University; Sebastian Reuter P.E., RWTH Aachen University; Kristina Lena Lahl, RWTH Aachen University; Rene Vossen, RWTH Aachen University; Sabina Jeschke, RWTH Aachen University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

Paper ID #16051of the Central Information Technology Services (RUS) at the same time. Some of the main areas of herresearch are complex IT-systems (e.g. cloud computing, Internet of Things, green IT & ET, semanticweb services), robotics and automation (e.g. heterogeneous and cooperative robotics, cooperative agents,web services for robotics), traffic and mobility (autonomous and semi-autonomous traffic systems, inter-national logistics, car2car & car2X models) and virtual worlds for research alliances (e.g. virtual andremote laboratories, intelligent assistants, semantic coding of specialised information). Sabina Jeschkeis vice dean of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of the RWTH Aachen University, chairwoman ofthe board of

Conference Session

Uses for MATLAB in Mechancial Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Rhudy, Pennsylvania State University - Berks; Rungun Nathan, Pennsylvania State University - Berks

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Mechanical Engineering

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 flapping flight, mechatronics, robotics, MEMS, virtual reality and haptics, and teaching with technology. He has ongoing research in flapping flight, Frisbee flight dynamics, lift in porous material and brain injury He is an active member of ASEE and ASME and reviewer for several ASME, IEEE and ASEE, FIE conferences and journals. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Integrated Development of Programming Skills using MATLAB

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Capstone Design

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chi-Cheng Cheng, National Sun Yat-Sen University; Chia-Chi Wang, National Sun Yat-Sen University; Yu-Jen Wang, National Sun Yat-Sen University; Ying-Yao Cheng, National Sun Yat-Sen University; Chua-Chin Wang, National Sun Yat-Sen University

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Mechanical Engineering

a team. Although fundamental laboratories courses are provided to establish students’hands-on experiences and consolidate connection between theoretical background and practicalimplementation, students still have difficulties to incorporate multidisciplinary knowledge intosolving a real engineering problem in a more systematic way. Therefore, a one-year project-oriented capstone course, Special Topics in Mechanical and Electro-Mechanical Engineering,has been available at the junior year for undergraduate students in the Department of Mechanicaland Electro-Mechanical Engineering, National Sun Yat-Sen University (NSYSU), Taiwan.In 2003, Ministry of Education (MOE) of Taiwan (Republic of China) revealed the White Paperon Creative Education

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Use of Technology and Tools for K-12 Engineering Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Henry M. Clever, New York University; Allison Graham Brown, New York University ; Vikram Kapila, New York University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

, participation in STEM based gamified activitiescan serve as an alternative opportunity to develop collaborative and social communication skills.The AR Drone lab affords students with ASD a chance to participate in an activity based on theirinterest while also providing an opportunity to develop the critical social skills for future success.3. Learning Elements3.1. Project-Based Learning in a Laboratory EnvironmentA widely used pedagogical tool in STEM classrooms is PBL.4 One key attribute of PBL is“doing something” to “learn about something,” instead of the usual classroom teaching withsingular focus on “learning about something.” This interactive technique allows teachers tocapture students’ attention by finding an element of fun in the task they are

Collection

2016 Rocky Mountain Section Conference

Authors

Hugh Smith

2016 ASEE Rocky Mountain Section Conference Network Programming – Beyond Sockets Hugh Smith Cal Poly Computer Engineering ProgramAbstractIn this paper we present a methodology for teaching computer network programming. In typicalComputer Networking textbooks used in networking courses the only coverage of networkprogramming is a discussion of the sockets API. This approach seems logical since many timesthe students taking a Computer Networking course are upper division students who already knowhow to program. The problem with this approach is most students have not writtenasynchronous programs that need to work together to

Conference Session

Mechanics Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hirohito Kobayashi, University of Wisconsin - Platteville

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Mechanics

created, as part ofthe software termed Virtual Mechanics Laboratory (VML). We have created VML as a unifiedvideo motion and deformation analysis tool that can be used in both dynamics and mechanics ofmaterial course projects. In the project with VML mechanics of material module, first, studentswill capture a digital video image of a plate-shaped elastic object subjected to a plane-stressloading with a high-resolution digital camera that is widely available nowadays. Subsequentlyin the computer laboratory, students will select target region of interest (ROI) to “measure” thepixel displacement and material deformation within the ROI, using the digital motion trackingalgorithm termed “Digital Image Correlation (DIC)” algorithm built in the VML

Conference Session

Computing & Information Technology Division Technical Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abul K. M. Azad, Northern Illinois University; Reza Hashemian P.E., Northern Illinois University; Suresh Vakati

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Computing & Information Technology

(IoT), the development of remote testbeds aregaining momentum with an intention to use them for teaching and for laboratory activities.Remote testbeds allow one to perform experiments on a real hardware over the Internet from aremote location. There are a number of software packages used in the design and developmentof remote testbeds. This paper will describe the use of Python for such a development. Todemonstrate Python’s effectiveness, the paper will describe two case studies. One of them is aremote vacuum cleaner and the other is an embedded processor system with remoteprogramming capability.1. IntroductionIt is vital to provide laboratory activities to maximize learning in STEM disciplines.Traditionally, students perform experiments

Conference Session

Communication Across the Divisions I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn A. Neeley, University of Virginia; Judith Shaul Norback, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Educational Research and Methods, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

5 of 5 Literacy in Materials Science Undergraduate Students” #11347 11. Manufacturing Materials M735 Teaching the Latest 1 • “Improving Student Lab Report Writing Performances in Materials and & Processes Manufacturing 4 of 4 Manufacturing Laboratory Courses by Implementing a Rhetorical Processes & Materials Approach to Writing” #14083 Concepts 12. Multidisciplinary W241 Multidisciplinary 1 • “Strategies to Integrate Writing in Problem-Solving Courses: Promoting Engineering

Conference Session

Labs & Hands-on Instruction II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lei Zhang, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Ibibia K. Dabipi, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Yuanwei Jin, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Payam Matin, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

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Electrical and Computer

significantly lower down the difficulty for students inlaunching a new project and provide strong support during the whole implementation process. Inparallel, the second approach VIP offers students at different levels a great opportunity to worktogether on building advanced systems. Through VIP programs, students can continuously getinvolved in engineering practice, receive training on diversified skills and develop interests,motivation and concentration. In addition, an adopted mobile laboratory tool, Analog Discovery(AD) kit has greatly facilitated the implementation of these two approaches.KeywordsExperiential Learning, Educational Module Library, Vertical Integration Project, AnalogDiscovery Kit

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies: Best Papers

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen Ann Thompson, Loras College; Danial J. Neebel PE, Loras College

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Diversity

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Paper ID #16267Integrated Fluids and Electronics Labs to Measure Fluid FlowDr. Kristen Ann Thompson, Loras College Dr. Kristen Thompson is currently an Associate Professor of Engineering at Loras College. She teaches Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, Dynamics Systems, and Introductory Physics courses. She earned her Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin - Madison and her B.S. from Michigan Technological Uni- versity both in Chemical Engineering.Dr. Danial J. Neebel PE, Loras College Dr. Danial Neebel, PE is a Professor of engineering and computer science at Loras College. During the 2013-2014 academic year he served as

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth A Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Bonnie H. Ferri, Georgia Institute of Technology; Aldo A. Ferri, Georgia Institute of Technology; Deborah Walter, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Kathleen Meehan, Virginia Tech

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. She teaches courses in circuits, electromagnetics, and medical imaging. Before joining academia in 2006, she was at the Computed Tomography Laboratory at GE’s Global Research Center for 8 years. She worked on several technology development projects in the area of X-ray CT for medical and industrial imaging. She is a named inventor on 9 patents. She has been active in the recruitment and retention of women and minorities in engineering and currently PI for an NSF-STEM grant to improve diversity at Rose-Hulman.Dr. Kathleen Meehan, Virginia Tech Kathleen Meehan earned her B.S. in electrical engineering from Manhattan

Conference Session

Solar and Wind Energy-System Initiatives

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jaime Ramos-Salas P.E., University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley; Jose Ramirez, University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley; Hiram Moya, University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley; Jose Luis Saldivar Jr, University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

other engineering schools at lowcost.3- USE of PEDAGOGICAL THEORY The authors believe in the model of hands-on laboratories and computer simulation as thebest suited method to attain the educational objectives and outcomes.Traditional pedagogical methods in engineering often favor lecture based teaching but theauthors believe in the model of hands-on laboratories and computer simulation as the best suitedmethod to attain the educational objectives and outcomes. This thinking and practice issupported by research that has focused on a hands-on, active learning approach to teachingengineering concepts [4, 5]. Active learning has long been believed to be an ideal form ofinstruction compared to a more passive approach to teaching particularly

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ravi P. Ramachandran, Rowan University; Steven H Chin, Rowan University; Kevin D. Dahm, Rowan University; Liang Hong, Tennessee State University; Sachin Shetty, Tennessee State University; Robert M Nickel, Bucknell University; Richard J. Kozick, Bucknell University; Ying Tang, Rowan University; Robi Polikar, Rowan University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #14778Planning and Assessment of a Workshop on Undergraduate Education in Bio-metric SystemsDr. Ravi P. Ramachandran, Rowan University Ravi P. Ramachandran received the B. Eng degree (with great distinction) from Concordia University in 1984, the M. Eng degree from McGill University in 1986 and the Ph.D. degree from McGill University in 1990. From October 1990 to December 1992, he worked at the Speech Research Department at AT&T Bell Laboratories. From January 1993 to August 1997, he was a Research Assistant Professor at Rutgers University. He was also a Senior Speech Scientist at T-Netix from July 1996 to