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Emilio C. Piesciorovsky; Noel N. Schulz

that are represented Figure 4: US Inverse U2 Curves based on Relay Manuals6 and 7 The objectives of the Burns and McDonnell - K-State Relay by Equation (1). In this experiment a delay time (breaker-arc-flash plus communication Bibliography Smart Grid Laboratory are: Setting delay time) of four cycles (67 milliseconds) was considered. The results were based on RTS-AMS collecting the measured relay and clearing times for the primary and backup relay. The 1 Kezunovic M., “Teaching the Smart Grid

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E. Carl Greco; Jim D. Reasoner; Scott Jordan

Efficacy of an Individualized, Self-Contained Instrumentation System in Electric Circuits Laboratory E. Carl Greco1, Jim D. Reasoner1 and Scott Jordan2 1 Electrical Engineering & 2Mathematics Departments Arkansas Tech UniversityAbstractA study was performed to evaluate the efficacy of a teaching protocol employing anindividualized, self-contained laboratory system for instruction in a fundamental electricalcircuits laboratory. For purpose of evaluation, students were divided into three groups withacademic matching between two of the groups. The control group utilized traditional laboratoryequipment and performed

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Md. Mamunur Rashid; Mahbub Ahmed; Khalil Dajani; Jobaidur Rahman Khan; Haider Bhuiyan

engineering andProceedings of the 2013 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education 2mechanical engineering), engineering technology (civil and mechanical), computer sciencecourses as well as courses from other disciplines (i.e., Introduction to Arabic). The engineeringcourses include introductory and advanced undergraduate level, and graduate level – both lectureand laboratory based courses. The student satisfaction and teaching performance were measuredbased on the calculated SSE and SET indices.The necessary data were gathered from student evaluation forms from five different institutions.The name of institution, discipline, and list of courses are provided in Table

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Amaka Waturuocha; Laura Ford; Christi Patton Luks

that would allow them to experience some portions of teaching such as making up homework questions, grading homework and tests, supervising labs or tests, and conducting discussion hour. As a masters student, I was a TA for the unit operations laboratory for 3 semesters. This allowed me to supervise a group of undergraduate students in hands-on laboratory activities. I had the experience of grading thermodynamics homework from a different TA assignment. At this point I still did not feel like I could teach so I volunteered to guest lecture for professors in their absence. I got two opportunities to do so in lecture style classes. For my independent study, I also had the opportunity of teaching one week’s

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Muhammet Ceylan; Aybala Usta; Fatma Barut; Ramazan Asmatulu

engagement.  Information, advice, and guidance in making informed higher education (HE) choices.  Preparation, including developing realistic expectations and skills.  Induction and transition support.  Social engagement with peers and HE staff.  Integrated or aligned academic development.  A range of student services.  Monitoring and data using.  Comprehensive curriculum design, learning, teaching, and related assessments.Another study also showed that the most effective freshmen student retention programs addressseveral major components, including financial aid packages; course and laboratory availabilityand content; and the implementation of support mechanisms such as tutoring, mentoring,engagement, and

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Abu S. Asaduzzaman; Ramazan Asmatulu; Ravi Pendse

singlecore processors to multicore and many-core processors properly. Training students in thistechnology is critical to the future of exploiting new computer systems [5]. Today, with all theProceedings of the 2013 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Educationadvances in hardware technology, we as educators find ourselves with multicore computers asservers, desktops, personal computers, and even handheld devices in our laboratories (Labs)while still teaching undergraduate students how to design system software, algorithms andprogramming languages for sequential environment [6]. The current practice is to introduceparallel programming at graduate-level (only at some high-ranked universities), starting withparallel

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Lin Wang; Si Ma; Haifeng Yan

Practical Courses for Synthetic Ability Practical Courses for Specialized Skills Practical Courses for Basic Skills EXPERIMENTAL AND ENGINEERING EDUCATION PLATFORM The National Experimental Education Center of Transportation Engineering The National Engineering Education Center for Practice Teaching The Joint Center of National and Provincial Engineering Education The Provincial Key Laboratory of Comprehensive Transportation The Railways Schedule Formation Center of Ministry of Transportation (P.R.China) 21 Large Enterprises for

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Julia L. Morse

homework. We incorporated these into take-home study guide assignments and backed them up with online quizzes. This small step toward the “flipped classroom” allowed us to skip some basic equipment introduction and focus within our laboratory on details of particular interest.ResultsAlthough not statistically significant given the small student class size from year-to-year (10students in 2011, 16 in 2012), the numeric results of student-returned course teaching evaluationsshowed significant improvement over the previous year. The following response categoriesshowed an improvement of at least one point on a five point scale: Table 1. Increase in Student Response between 2011 and 2012

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Muhammet Ceylan; Aybala Usta; Fatma Barut; Nur Ergul; Ramazan Asmatulu

teaching laboratory at WSU. We assume that this willProceedings of the 2013 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Educationconsiderably improve the enrollment rate in the engineering college. The specific objectives ofthis study were as follows: i) to educate high school students based on hands-on experience indifferent nanotechnology subjects, ii) to promote interest in this emerging technology, iii) tocreate an awareness of nanomaterials fabrication and characterization techniques, and iv) toprovide the students with a fundamental knowledge and understanding of nanoscience,nanotechnology, and associated technologies.1.2 Nanotechnology and EducationGenerally, nanotechnology is the development of materials, components

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John L. Krohn

ability to design experiments? What, exactly, are programevaluators looking for as evidence that the students in a program are demonstrating the ability to“design and conduct experiments”?In this paper, an experiential approach to ensuring that students have some training in design ofexperiments is described along with the responses to a student survey assessing their attitudestoward this approach and how they perceived its effect on their laboratory learning experience.BackgroundA cursory review of the topic of experiment design will inevitably lead one to who manyconsider the “father” of the topic, Sir R.A. Fisher who, in 1935, published likely the first text onthe subject Design of Experiments2. By the 1960’s, several books on design of

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Thomas O. Spicer; Edgar C. Clausen

Romanowski5 cite overwhelming evidence fromindustry and academic surveys, as well as comments from managers and professors, that ourstudents have poor writing and presentation skills. Sadly, these authors also note that 64 percentof the overall work time of an engineer is spent on some form of communication.The obvious answer to this problem is to better incorporate professional skills and their use intothe everyday engineering classroom. Spinelli,6 of Union College, developed a course on thehistory of electrical engineering, which couples the study of technological developments inAmerican and European civilizations to writing, oral communication and ethics. At theUniversity of Virginia, Richards and Gorman7 used case studies to simultaneously teach

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Yanwu Ding

with some measurement noise in the speaker’s signal. Students will identify the frequency components of the noise and try to remove them by filtering. Each student is given a distinct pair of speaker and listener signals in the project.  Data set 3: Measurement signals in the gearbox of a wind turbine from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). The data is recorded by a number of sensors at the gearbox, as shown in Figure 3, to monitor the operation of the turbine and to detect signs of possible failure (especially if a turbine is more than 20 years old). The data was provided by WSU faculty in the Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. Although a

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Stephen A. Dyer; Frederick Burrack; Craig Weston; Kenneth Medema; Linda Head; Philip Mease

-state.edu) is a Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department atKansas State University. Research and teaching interests include signal processing, the development of advancedinstrumentation, low-noise analog design, audio electronics, electroacoustics, and multidisciplinary education. Healso maintains an active interest in music, playing piano, organ and bass in various local bands and ensembles.FREDERICK W. BURRACK (fburrack@k-state.edu) is the Director of the Office of Assessment at Kansas StateUniversity, and is an Associate Professor in K-State’s School of Music, Theatre and Dance. He also oversees thegraduate program for the Music Program. Burrack’s research interests include student-learning assessment methods,cross

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Madhulika Srikanth; Abu S. Asaduzzaman; Ramazan Asmatulu

a smart phone. What is surprising is that many of them almost 25 percent do noteven realize that it is still considered a form of academic dishonesty. They do it out of a habit.2.2 Use of TabletsTablets are not as popular as smart phones for cheating during tests, exams and other educationalevents. This is primarily because they are bigger and bulkier that smart phone and hence difficultto hide in the classrooms. Tablets or ipads are widely used in a variety of teaching activitiesmainly due to their friendly user interface and the possibility of having a wide variety of learningbased applications for all age groups.Proceedings of the 2013 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education2.3 Is It iPhone or