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Jayhyun Kwon, Kennesaw State University; Adam Kaplan, Kennesaw State University

Paper ID #40951Enhancing Laboratory Learning: Integrating Virtual Laboratory withIn-Person Laboratory ClassDr. Jayhyun Kwon, Kennesaw State University Dr. Jay Kwon is an associate professor at Kennesaw State University. Dr. Kwon specializes in geotech- nical engineering with research interests and expertise in the characterization and sustainable use of geo- materials, structural pavement performance monitoring using innovative non-destructive testing devices, and dynamic response measurement and analyses of pavement and railroad track systems. Dr. Kwon has 23 years of research and industry experience in the field of

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Dorina Marta Mihut, Mercer University; Arash Afshar, Mercer University; Stephen Hill, Mercer University; David Daniel Sellers, Mercer University; Emily R Schmidt, Mercer University; Erin Faith Parker, Mercer University; Jada Farrell, Mercer University

Paper ID #40980Understanding Wear Performance: New Mechanical Engineering Labora-toryDesignDr. Dorina Marta Mihut, Mercer University Dr. Dorina Marta Mihut is an Associate Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Mer- cer University School of Engineering. She graduated with Ph.D. in Materials Science at University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Ph.D. in Technical Physics at Babes-Bolyai University, Romania; M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; and B.S. in Mechanical Engineering at Technical Uni- versity Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Her teaching and research interests are in the area of materials

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Lucas Verdan Arcanjo Schwenck; Andrea Contreras-Esquen; Richard Woods; Ayse Tekes, Kennesaw State University

Paper ID #40834Virtual Laboratories for Vibrations and Mechanisms and Machines CoursesLucas Verdan Arcanjo SchwenckAndrea Contreras-EsquenRichard WoodsDr. Ayse Tekes, Kennesaw State University Ayse Tekes is an Associate Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Kennesaw State Uni- versity. She received her B.S., M.S. , and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Istanbul Technical University, Turkey. Her research interests focus on the design, development, and control of compliant mechanisms and flexible machines, and development of educational tools for engineering courses. ©American Society

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Gregory James Mazzaro, The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina

CompatibilityAbstractFew institutions teach techniques of electromagnetic compatibility at the undergraduate level.Even fewer institutions offer hands-on activities to accompany their EMC course. In this paper,an extensive literature review of college curricula which include EMC is summarized. Adding tothe existing library of hands-on activities developed for EMC-interested seniors, three hardware-based “mini-labs” are presented. Each activity can be performed using equipment that is part ofa standard undergraduate electronics laboratory.Keywordselectromagnetic, compatibility, interference, device, hands-on, laboratory, activity, non-ideal,impedance, common-mode, choke, crosstalk, couplingMotivations for This WorkThe primary objective of an electromagnetic

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Arash Afshar, Mercer University; Dorina Marta Mihut; David Daniel Sellers, Mercer University; Emily R Schmidt, Mercer University; Erin Faith Parker, Mercer University

Paper ID #40880The design and development of a laboratory for three-point bending testson 3D printed samples.Dr. Arash Afshar, Mercer University Dr. Arash Afshar is currently an associate professor in the School of Engineering at Mercer University. He earned his M.S in systems and design and Ph.D. in solid mechanics from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He also received his B.S and M.S in Solid Mechanics from Amirkabir University of Technology in Tehran, Iran. His teaching and research interests are in the areas of composite materials, finite element analysis, mechanical design and machine learning. Prior

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Mohammad Abdul Ahad, Georgia Southern University; Thomas Murphy, Georgia Southern University; Rami Jubrail Haddad, Georgia Southern University

smoother progression for students in their degree programs. ● Given the commonality of similar courses across various institutions offering Electrical and Computer Engineering, these resources have the potential to benefit faculty and students in comparable academic settings.OER Manual DevelopmentFaculty members with extensive experience in teaching the designated course undertook acomprehensive review of the existing laboratory activities. Their objective was to refine thecurriculum, and they successfully identified a range of seven to nine essential activities thatencompass areas such as combinational circuit design, sequential circuit design, VHDL-based design, realization using discrete logic, and implementation with Field

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Adeel Khalid, Kennesaw State University

and administrators to maintain high quality teaching? 2. As a leader at an educational institution, what are some of the pitfalls to avoid as an engineering professor? 3. What are some of the best practices that leaders could bring to classroom or laboratory teaching?For this work, 10 academic leaders were asked to complete a survey to gather recommendationsfor best practices in teaching engineering courses. These leaders include the dean, assistant andassociate deans and department chairs at a comprehensive engineering university in the south-eastern United States. The results of the survey are as follows: 1. In a leadership role, what are your suggestions for academic leaders and administrators to maintain high

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Salman Siddiqui, Georgia Southern University; Rami Jubrail Haddad, Georgia Southern University

instruction.Dr. Rami Jubrail Haddad, Georgia Southern University Rami J. Haddad is a Professor and Interim Chair in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineer- ing at Georgia Southern University. He received his B.Sc. degree in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering from the Applied Sciences University, Amman, Jordan, in 2004, the M.S. degree in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Minnesota Duluth, Duluth, MN, USA, in 2006, and the Ph.D. degree from the University of Akron, Akron, OH, USA, in 2011. He is also the Founding Direc- tor of the Optical Networks and Smart Applications (ONSmart) Laboratory at GSU. His research inter- ests include distributed power generation, smart grid

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Tanjina Afrin, Virginia Military Institute; Matthew K Swenty P.E., Virginia Military Institute; Rebekah L Martin, Virginia Military Institute; Charles D Newhouse P.E., Virginia Military Institute

Soil Mechanics Courses Engineering Fluid Mechanics Water Resources Dynamics Project Management TransportationBefore these changes, the faculty grew concerned about the lack of dedicated structural orenvironmental laboratory sections in the CEE curriculum. The reorganization into the two-semester lab sequence allowed both topics to be included in required CEE courses. Therestructuring of the labs also alleviated some of the teaching load for CEE faculty. The newsequence allows two faculty members to share one laboratory course with one faculty

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Daren Wilcox, Kennesaw State University

a challenging experience. In this paper, anembedded design project in an online only sophomore course is presented. The design project isbased on the EFM8BB1 from Silicon Laboratories. The EFM8BB1 is an 8051 seriesmicrocontroller that is self-contained, economical, and very student friendly. What follows is adiscussion of the sophomore course, an overview of the EFM8BB1, and an example of theproject design based on the EFM8BB1.1. IntroductionThe sophomore course referred to in this paper is the second course of the digital designsequence in the electrical engineering technology program at Kennesaw State University.Kennesaw State University was founded in 1963 as part of the University System of Georgia. In2015, Kennesaw State merged with

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Larisa Olesova, University of Florida; Mihai Boicu, George Mason University; Harry J Foxwell, George Mason University; Ioulia Rytikova, George Mason University

, As- sociate Director of the Learning Agents Center (http://lac.gmu.edu), Co-Director of IT Entrepreneurship Laboratory (http://lite.gmu.edu) and Co-Director ofHarry J Foxwell, George Mason University Harry is currently Associate Professor at George Mason University’s Department of Information Sciences and Technology. He earned his doctorate in Information Technology in 2003 from George Mason Univer- sity’s Volgenau School of Engineering (Fairfax, VA), and has since taught graduate courses there in big data analytics and ethics, operating systems, computer architecture and security, cloud computing, and electronic commerce.Dr. Ioulia Rytikova, George Mason University Ioulia Rytikova is a Professor and an

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Tien Yee; Sunanda Dissanayake, Kennesaw State University

basic engineering-related work is very different thaninstructing typical engineering students. Non-engineering students do not necessarily have afundamental scientific background and thus may find the material challenging. Literature reviewshows there exist previous attempts to teach non-engineers to embrace and understand engineeringconcepts (Butler & Wilson, 2010). Butler and Wilson’s work discusses techniques such as high-impact learning, course material structuring and alignment, etc. Shortly after that, (Hendrix et al.,2012) 12) performed a continuation of work done by Butler & Wilson, however, with a differentfocus. The goal of Hendrix et al.'s work is to address the issue of how to motivate non-engineeringstudents to care about

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Ayse Tekes, Kennesaw State University; Razvan Cristian Voicu, Kennesaw State University; Coskun Tekes

laboratory environments. To give an example, theeducational laboratory equipment favorably utilized in mechanical vibrations and control theorycourses is tailored with custom software and data acquisition systems to implement inputs and recordoutput data. This inhibits students’ understanding of signal flow and data recording. Consequently,students struggle to replicate similar tasks using low-cost alternatives to actuate the mechanisms ordesign a controller to accomplish desired tasks. To address this problem, we collected feedback fromundergraduate mechanical engineering students enrolled in mechanical vibrations (junior level) andcontrol theory courses (senior level) to assess their confidence levels and proficiency inprogramming, identifying

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Xiang Zhao, Alabama A&M University; Showkat Chowdhury, Alabama A&M University; Tamara Chowdhury, Alabama A&M University

Paper ID #40885Infusing Data Analytics Skills into Project-Based Learning for ComputerScience and Engineering EducationDr. Xiang Zhao, Alabama A&M University Dr. Xiang (Susie) Zhao, Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Alabama A&M University, has over 20 years of teaching experience in traditional on-campus settings or online format at several universities in US andaboard. Her teaching interests include programming languages, high performance algorithm design, data science, and evidence-based STEM teaching peda- gogies. Her recent research work has been funded by DOE, USED

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Marino Nader, University of Central Florida; Qiushi Fu, University of Central Florida

Teaching Practices (ESSEnCe). Dr. Fu is an assistant professor in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering department and Biionix cluster at UCF. He received his PhD from Arizona State University, MS from University at Buffalo, and BS from Tsinghua University. Dr. Fu’s laboratory focuses on the neural control of human upper extremi- ties using interdisciplinary approaches such as robotics, virtual reality, and neural imaging. His research on human manual dexterity has broad applications in brain-machine interfaces, neurorehabilitation, and assistive devices. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 2024 ASEE Southeast Section Conference The Success of

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ISAAC DAMILARE DUNMOYE, University of Georgia; VINCENT OLUWASETO FAKIYESI, University of Georgia; Wayne Johnson, University of Georgia; Dominik May, University of Georgia

was a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Southern University-Armstrong Campus, Savannah GA. He received his Ph.D. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology and his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering (Cum Laude) from Louisiana State University. He has published 16 papers in peer-reviewed journals, 28 papers in peer-reviewed conference proceedings, and given 12 technical presentations on various topics including: additive manufacturing, mechatronics, biomechan- ics, and engineering education. He currently teaches the Engineered Systems In Society, Mechanical Engineering Professional Practice, and Capstone Design I and II courses.Dr. Dominik May, University of Georgia Dr. May

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Paul Amoruso, University of Central Florida; Ozlem O Garibay, University of Central Florida; Laurie O Campbell, University of Central Florida; Ronald F. DeMara P.E., University of Central Florida

center (EPC)or Electronic Laboratory Assessments (ELAs), where students take proctored digitized quizzesthat facilitate in remediation via personalized tutoring with graduate teaching assistants [12] –[13]. In building upon various implementations, AchieveUp was coined as the overarching namefor the framework upon which the instructor-facing graphical user interface for micro-credentialwas applied to. AchieveUp consists of various phases, consisting of tagging skills to questions,acquiring student performance, and dispersions of digital badges to represent skill competenciesin courses.This paper focuses on the feasibility, design requirements, prototype development, andrefinement of user interface to support instructor-facing micro-credentialing

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Simon Thomas Ghanat P.E., The Citadel; Deirdre D Ragan, The Citadel

Program, at The Citadel. She holds a B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering from Rice University as well as a M.S. and Ph.D. in Materials from the University of California Santa Barbara where she studied stresses in thin films. She previously developed nanoparticle-modified glass and auto- motive coatings (at PPG Industries, Inc.), conducted Raman spectroscopy of materials under static high pressure (at Los Alamos National Lab), studied the physics of electrochromic devices (at Uppsala Uni- versity, Sweden), and taught science, math, and reading to 4-year-olds (at a Charleston preschool). Now she enjoys teaching upper-level undergraduate and graduate Materials courses and encouraging students. Her research interests

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Larisa Olesova, University of Florida; Ayesha Sadaf, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Ioulia Rytikova, George Mason University; Mihai Boicu, George Mason University; Harry J Foxwell, George Mason University

for Graduate Studies in the Department of Informa- tion Sciences and Technology at George Mason University. She received a B.S./M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Automated Control Systems Engineering and Information Processing. Her research interests lie at the intersection of Data Science and Big Data Analytics, Cognitive and Learning Sciences, Educational Data Mining, Personalized Learning, and STEM Education.Dr. Mihai Boicu, George Mason University Mihai Boicu, Ph.D., is Assistant Professor of Information Technology at George Mason University, As- sociate Director of the Learning Agents Center (http://lac.gmu.edu), Co-Director of IT Entrepreneurship Laboratory (http://lite.gmu.edu) and Co-Director ofHarry J Foxwell

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Gang Liu, University of Pittsburgh at Bradford

Paper ID #40872Mechanical Engineering Curriculum Development from Perspectives ofUndergraduate Students: ME Senior Exit SurveyDr. Gang Liu, University of Pittsburgh at Bradford Dr. Gang Liu is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology in the Division of Physical and Computational Sciences, at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford. He received his Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering in 2006 and another Ph.D. degree in engineering education in 2018. He teaches mechanical engineering undergraduate courses, including statics, dynamics, mechanics of materials, etc. His research interests include in-class

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April Anne Kay, Dalton State College; Bradley Harris, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga; Stephanie Philipp, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Paper ID #40848A Model Research Experience for Undergraduate Biology Labs UsingMicroalgaeDr. April Anne Kay, Dalton State College Dr. April Anne Kay is a Professor of Biology at Dalton State College in Dalton, GA. Her degrees include a Ph. D. in Bio-medical Sciences from Auburn University in 2005, a B.S. in Bio-Molecular Science from Clarkson University 2001, and an A.S. in Math and Science, 2000 from Jefferson Community College. She continues to thrive in biological sciences by teaching courses in Principles in Biology I and II, Mi- crobiology, and Biotechnology. She is enthusiastic about teaching undergraduate student

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Raghu Pucha, Georgia Institute of Technology; Shivani Kundalia, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Paper ID #40957Students’ appreciation for diversity through culture-inspired projectactivitiesDr. Raghu Pucha, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Raghu Pucha is a Principal Lecturer at the Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, in the area of CAD/CAE and Manufacturing. He teaches computer graphics, design, mechanics and manufacturing courses at Georgia Tech., and conducts research in the area of de- veloping upfront computational tools for the design, analysis and manufacturing of advanced materials and systems. His current research includes analysis of nano-filler composites for

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Matthew J. Traum, University of Florida; Tonika Jones; Jodi Angela Doher; Kurtis Gurley, University of Florida; Jeremy A. Magruder Waisome, University of Florida; Adrienne Leigh Provost, University of Florida

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classrooms, emphasizing the challenges and successes encountered in itsinaugural year. The initiative incorporated joint projects, paper outlines, and group analyses, andculminated in faculty interviews to assess the program’s effectiveness. Challenges included initiallack of bonding and disparities in student engagement and motivation [13]. The authorsrecommended 1) an equitable shared academic experience and 2) an introductory interculturalclass before the VE. Both these features were implemented in STEMTank 2023. As a furtherbenefit, VE provides an excellent foundation for international teams of scholars to organize andpromote research and teaching collaborations [14]. This paper represents an initial cooperativepedagogical research product

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Chau M. Tran, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7910

Paper ID #40921The Conversion of Capstone Senior Design to a Two-Semester FormatDr. Chau M. Tran, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC27695-7910 Chau Tran is an associate teaching professor in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering department at North Carolina State University. He is currently the course coordinator for capstone senior design and previously was the course coordinator for vibration, the director for undergraduate advising and the director for undergraduate laboratory. He teaches senior design and vibration annually. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical

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Luke LeFebvre, University of Kentucky; Jerzy W JaRomczyk; Mike Allen, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee; Leah Elina LeFebvre; George Tan, Texas Tech University; Mai Dao, Wichita State University; Andrew Tapia, University of Kentucky

risk tolerance,” Psychological Science, 2010, 1362-1368.[43] Donovan, J., R. Avery, Speaker | Leader | Champion: Succeed at work through the power of public speaking,McGraw Hill.[44] Rosenthal, R., J. A. Hall, M. R. DiMattero, P. L. Rogers, D. Archer, “Sensitivity in nonverbal communication:The PONS Test,” John Hopkins University Press, 1979.[45] LeFebvre, L., M. Allen, “Teacher immediacy and student learning: An examination of lecture/laboratory andself-contained course sections,” Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2014, 29–45.[46] McCroskey, J. C., V. P. Richmond, “Increasing teacher influence through immediacy,” in V. P. Richmond, J. C.McCroskey (eds.), Power in the classroom: Communication, control, and concern, 1992, 101

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Timothy A Wood, The Citadel; Gregory J. Mazzaro, The Citadel; Kevin Skenes, The Citadel

for civil engineering education through an emphasis on reading and other autodidactic practices.Dr. Gregory J. Mazzaro, The Citadel Dr. Mazzaro earned a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Boston University in 2004, a Master of Science from the State University of New York at Binghamton in 2006, and a Ph.D. from North Carolina State University in 2009. From 2009 to 2013, he worked as an Electronics Engineer for the United States Army Research Laboratory in Adelphi, Maryland. For his technical research, Dr. Mazzaro studies the unintended behaviors of radio-frequency electronics illuminated by electromagnetic waves and he develops radars for the remote detection and characterization of those

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John W. Brocato, University of Georgia

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fill this requirement.Most recently, BIOE 2100 has been modified for specific designation as a “writing-intensive”course at the university level. UGA’s Franklin College Writing Intensive Program (WIP)administers the process by which courses acquire the “W” suffix (i.e., BIOE 2100W) andstipulates what is expected of such courses: The W suffix is used for courses taught as writing intensive, which means that the course includes substantial and ongoing writing assignments that a) facilitate learning; b) teach the communication values of a discipline — for example, its practices of argument, evidence, credibility, and format; c) support writing as a process; and d) prepare students for further writing in their

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Sarah K. Bauer, Mercer University; Adaline M. Buerck, Mercer University; Hannah Nabi; Bremen Vance, Mercer University

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University laboratories and classrooms tosolve real-world problems. This is done through a flexible five-week program where participantsspend two weeks on campus taking classes and preparing for the trip abroad and three weeksworking abroad alongside an international community partner. Since 2007, the program hasworked with communities in over 20 countries worldwide with several hundreds of studentparticipants to date.The purpose of this study is to evaluate overall experiences of students participating in the MOMprogram at Mercer University. As a unique programmatic model for international service-learning in a short-term study abroad context, the MOM program can provide valuable insightsinto effective practices in international service-learning

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Matthew J. Traum, University of Florida; Amit Shashikant Jariwala, Georgia Institute of Technology; Christopher Aliperti, United States Military Academy; Randall A. Emert; Arwen H. DeCostanza

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Milwaukee School of Engineering faculty as well as co-founding the Mechanical and Energy Engineering Department at the University of North Texas – Denton. Traum received Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in mechanical engineering from MIT, and he holds dual B.S. degrees from the UC Irvine in mechanical and aerospace engineering.Dr. Amit Shashikant Jariwala, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Amit Jariwala is the Director of Design & Innovation for the School of Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Tech. He develops and maintains industry partnerships to support experiential, entrepreneurial, and innovative learning experiences within the academic curriculum of the school. He is a Woodruff School Teaching Fellow and strives to