Conference Session

CoED General Technical Session I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thad B. Welch, Boise State University; Cameron H.G. Wright P.E., University of Wyoming; Michael G. Morrow, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Computers in Education

Engineering Education, 2012 Real World Ultrasonic Signals and their Application in Teaching Signal Processing Abstract In our never-ending quest to find ways to interest and motivate our students, we have re- cently found something new for our “bag of teaching tricks.” Ultrasonic signals present a unique andragogical opportunity in any course where signal processing theory and techniques are taught. The authors have recorded (or obtained) a number of naturally occurring ultrasonic signals (e.g., bat echolocation sounds and dolphin whistles) as well as artificially generated ultrasonic signals (e.g., output from a dog whistle and signals from a

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Seyed Hossein Mousavinezhad, Idaho State University; Paul J. Benkeser, Georgia Institute of Technology; Pamela Bhatti, Georgia Institute of Technology; Burton Dicht, IEEE; Douglas Gorham, IEEE; Chris Macnab, University of Calgary; Sadiq Mitchell, IEEE; Cherrice Traver, Union College; Stephen M. Williams P.E., Milwaukee School of Engineering; Loren Wyard-Scott, University of Alberta

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Electrical and Computer

in the context of a real-world, contemporary application? Are these connections made explicit in the proposed project?  Quality: Is the proposed project described in a straightforward, organized, and complete manner? Are the proposed project description and methods accurate, clear, and concise? Is the project appropriate for an international audience, and can it be easily replicated at other institutions?  Achievability: Is the proposed project tractable for first-year EE, CE, CS, EET and BE students? Is the project of an appropriate scope to be done within two weeks of instruction?  Discovery: Does the proposed project result in student discovery of an underlying principle or concept

Conference Session

Using Applications and Projects in Teaching Mathematics

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David I. Spang, Burlington County College; Kathleen Spang, Middlesex Boro High School

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Mathematics

AC 2012-5124: REAL-WORLD APPLICATIONS OF MATHEMATICALAND SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES IN THE CURRICULUM FOR COLLEGEAND CAREER SUCCESSDr. David I. Spang, Burlington County College David Spang is the Vice President of Academic Programs at Burlington County College in Pemberton, N.J. Prior to being named Vice President, Spang served as Dean of the Science, Mathematics, and Tech- nology Division. Spang holds a Ph.D. degree in materials science and engineering and a M.B.A. degree, with a concentration in innovation and technology management. Prior to joining academia, Spang spent nearly 20 years in R&D and business development.Dr. Kathleen Spang, Middlesex Boro High School Kathleen Spang has been a high school educator for

Conference Session

Aircraft Design Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David B. Kanipe, Texas A&M University

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Aerospace

AC 2012-5044: INJECTING THE REAL WORLD INTO THE CAPSTONEDESIGN EXPERIENCEMr. David B. Kanipe, Texas A&M University A native Texan, David Kanipe attended Texas A&M University beginning in Sept. 1966, where he re- ceived a bachelor’s of science degree in aerospace engineering in May 1970, followed by an M.S. in aerospace engineering in Aug. 1971. He accepted a position with NASA at the Manned Spacecraft Cen- ter in Houston in Nov. 1972. He served as the Chief of the Aeroscience and Flight Mechanics Division in the Engineering Directorate at the Johnson Space Center until retirement in Dec. 2010. A month after his arrival at NASA, the last Apollo mission, Apollo 17, was launched. Obviously, that was exciting

Conference Session

Innovations in Computing Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Javad Shakib, DeVry University, Pomona

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Computing & Information Technology

executed. The typical application for the last two combinations are intelligent I/O devices.6. Control Programming in JavaJava RTS 2.0 was the first Java RTS product 17 release to include a real-time garbage collector(RTGC) that includes an enhanced version of an innovative real-time GC algorithm that providesthe Java developers very fine-grained control over dynamic memory management in a real-timeenvironment. The important point about the RTGC provided with Java RTS is that it is fullyconcurrent, and it can thus be preempted at any time. There is no need to run the RTGC at thehighest priority, and there is no stop-the-world phase, during which all the application's threadsare suspended during GC.With some diligent care and guidance from

Conference Session

Hands-on Laboratory and Design Experiences in Environmental Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Parhum Delgoshaei, Virginia Tech; Vinod K. Lohani, Virginia Tech

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Environmental Engineering

selected to take advantage of the campus wireless network. LEWAS relies on solar power to acquire, store and communicate environmental data and onLabVIEW dataflow programming to acquire and transmit information. Due to this setup,LEWAS has been successful in showing how LabVIEW, the programming language taught inENGE 1024, can be applied in real-world contexts. Collected student responses indicate positive perceptions on the role of lab to makeenvironmental monitoring easier and its success in enhancing curiosity and awareness onenvironmental issues such as the state of an impaired campus stream. Educational applications of LEWAS can extend beyond the home institution, as everyone onthe Internet can be provided with access to the lab. These

Conference Session

Computer Science-related Programs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ning Fang, Utah State University; Karen Nielson, Utah State University; Stephanie M. Kawamura, InTech Collegiate High School

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

46.7Questionnaire SurveyA questionnaire survey was also administered after the posttest. Students were asked to providefeedback on the following statements: “Please describe to what extent the computer simulationhelped, or did not help, with your understanding of physics concepts; and, please describe towhat extent the computer simulation helped, or did not help, with your understanding ofmathematical calculations.” The students reported positive experiences with the developedcomputer simulation module. Representative student comments (original, without editing) arelisted below: “The modules illustrated a real-world application for the concepts that helped me see what I was applying the concepts to. Seeing the diagram of each concept was useful in

Conference Session

Information Literacy in Context: Enabling Real World Problem Solving

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Fosmire, Purdue University, West Lafayette; David F. Radcliffe, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering Libraries

ofthe design of the final artifact.It should be emphasized that design as a learning process creates knowledge as well as consumingit. It provides opportunities for students to contribute to a larger knowledgebase. In the real worldthis would likely appear in a corporate intranet or knowledge management system, but in theacademic world this also increasingly occurs with the advent of large-scale projects whereinstudents may work on a multi-year project for a semester or two, but then may graduate or moveon to another project. They have moved the project forward but need to hand it off to downstream Page 25.874.10teams without a

Conference Session

Information Literacy in Context: Enabling Real World Problem Solving

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adriana Popescu, Princeton University

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Engineering Libraries

proficient working in or directing a team of ethnic and cultural diversity.3. Are able to communicate across cultures.4. Have had a chance to practice engineering in a global context, whether through an international internship, a service-learning opportunity, a virtual global engineering project or some other form of experience.5. Can effectively deal with ethical issues arising from cultural or national differences.Grandin & Hedderich summarize all the nuances of describing global competence in theirchapter “Global Competence for Engineers” as follows: “In sum, an interculturally competentperson understands that all individuals’ views of the world have been unknowingly shaped by

Conference Session

Information Literacy in Context: Enabling Real World Problem Solving

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael J. White, Queen's University

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Engineering Libraries

national patent classification systems. As thevolume of patent and non-patent literature exploded after the Second World War, this practicebecame increasingly duplicative, expensive and unsustainable. After further development andtesting by patent offices during the 1960s, the IPC was formally established in 1971 under theStrasbourg Agreement. The IPC is governed by the 61 countries that are members of the treatyand administered by the World Intellectual Property Organization. Today, the IPC is used bymore than 100 countries worldwide. In addition, IPC codes have been applied to some non-patent literature databases. For example, IPC codes have been added recently to Inspec, ascientific and technical literature database published by the Institution

Conference Session

Instrumentation Applications

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Masoud Fathizadeh P.E., Purdue University, Calumet; Joseph Edward Cody, Purdue University, Calumet

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Instrumentation

user-friendly format to the World Wide Web. Thebasic Data Presentation flow is presented in Figure 4. Page 25.397.7 Figure 4 Data Flow Block Diagram a. OPC ServerOPC (OLE for Process Control) is a process control standard for communicating process data in anumber of methods. The SLIM System utilizes both real-time (OPC-DA, or OPC-Data Access) andhistorical (OPC-HDA, or OPC-Historical Data Access) data. The OPC Server is provided as part ofthe DeltaV system and is installed on the remote control station. b. Human-Machine Interface including OPC ClientThe Human-Machine Interface (HMI) is a custom developed

Conference Session

Information and Network Security

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frank Jordan Sheen, Brigham Young University; Dale C. Rowe Ph.D., Brigham Young University; Richard G. Helps, Brigham Young University

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Computing & Information Technology

/ICS topics.Current CurriculumCurrent curriculum in higher education seems to indirectly address critical infrastructure securityconcepts. Engineering disciplines discuss buffer overflows, information systems programsdiscuss the business impact of security issues, and IT programs cover cyber security challengesin systems. There are a few reasons why direct exposure to SCADA security topics has beenlimited.One of the reasons deals with integrating effective examples into coursework. In 2009,researchers from Ege University in Turkey discussed the problems in introducing students toSCADA systems, and noted that SCADA equipment can be difficult to use for students, partlybecause it is difficult to replicate real-world environments in a lab. They

Conference Session

Engineering Management Applications

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig G. Downing, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

organizations strategically position themselves to becomeglobally competitive and sustainable, sourcing and acquiring strong technical talent is essential.Making this charge more daunting is the perceived, and in some cases real, shortage of talent.While policy makers and pundits may disagree on this issue, research performed in early 2011 byAberdeen Group’s Human Capital Management division indicates that companies have realizedthat the ability to locate and land top talent will be one of their competitive differentiators1.In fact, another recent survey by ManpowerGroup stated that engineering positions were thethird hardest jobs to fill for U.S. companies. Applicants’ lack of appropriate skills or experiencewas the primary driver for the talent

Conference Session

Engineering Management Applications

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S. Jimmy Gandhi, Stevens Institute of Technology; Alex Gorod, Visiting Fellow, University of Adelaide

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Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

systems. He isthe founder of SystemicNet, LLC, in New York and a visiting fellow at the University of Adelaide inAustralia. Page 25.1314.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Importance of Understanding Systemic Risk in Engineering Management EducationAbstract Recent research suggests that despite risk management gaining importance in thebusiness world, a high percentage of multinational companies believe they are not doing all theycan to manage risk effectively. The study indicates that large companies are not focusingsufficiently on integrating

Conference Session

The Role of Engineering in Integrated STEM--uh STEAM--uh Education!

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary McCormick, Tufts University; Morgan M. Hynes, Tufts University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, experimenting, and redevelopingartifacts to minimize cost and time, while optimizing performance, functionality, andfeasibility according to the client’s needs. This multidimensional balancing, oroptimization, reflects the fact that design does not take place for its own sake or inisolation, but guides artifactual design within a real world context in accordance with apractical set of goals intended to serve human beings. Moreover, the context-specificrequirements for engineering design, such as clients’ needs, setting, feasibility, and cost,govern design and the engineer’s pursuit of knowledge. Thus, the practice of engineeringdesign is, by necessity, deeply entrenched in a contextualized multidimensional problemspace. The practices of design

Conference Session

Computers and Simulation

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hatem M. Wasfy, Advanced Science and Automation Corp.; Tamer M. Wasfy, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Jeanne Peters, Advanced Science and Automation Corp.

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Computers in Education

method, shells/plates, composite material panels, and tires. She has also worked on nu- merous projects to create advanced engineering design and learning environments which include multi- modal user interfaces for space systems. As Vice President of Information Technology, Peters directs the development of advanced virtual reality applications, including scientific visualization applications and web-based multimedia education/training applications. Page 25.641.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Flexible Multibody Dynamics Explicit Solver for Real-Time Simulation of an

Conference Session

Computer and Informtion Technology-related Issues

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Se Jun Song, Texas A&M University, College Station

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Engineering Technology

Application Shape Develop Development Project Final Technologies Ideas Projects Figure 1. An Overview of Current Course Curriculum Basic Topics Program Tasks Introduction to Android IDE and hello world Layout & Activity Flashlight App Preference and Service Menu and Thread (message) Thread (progress, post, broadcast, & Intent filter) Alarm & Clock Notification Dynamic layouts, TTS, and clocks SQLlite

Conference Session

Pedagogical Advancements in Engineering Management

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S. Jimmy Gandhi, Stevens Institute of Technology; Brian Sauser, Stevens Institute of Technology; Brian E. White, Complexity Are Us - Systems Engineering Strategies; Alex Gorod, Visiting Fellow, University of Adelaide; Vernon Ireland, University of Adelaide

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Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

” problems.4 Strategic Assumptions Surface Testing recognises the benefits of various stances of a range of participative, adversarial, integrative, and managerial-minded stakeholders, and locates them on a certainty/importance scale. Page 25.191.3 Soft Systems Methodology is a most powerful technique for solving wicked problems es- pecially using rich pictures developed from many conceptual models of the real world, and enhancing these by using additional perspectives (or modalities)5 including faith, love, jus- tice, social intercourse, feeling, and sensory perception. These are especially relevant in

Conference Session

BIM and Virtual Construction Environments

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julian H. Kang, Texas A&M University

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Construction

AC 2012-5301: EXPERIMENTAL APPLICATION OF THE PERSONAL-IZED LEARNING METHOD TO A BIM CLASSDr. Julian H. Kang, Texas A&M University Julian Kang is a History Maker Homes Endowed Professor of construction science at Texas A&M Uni- versity and Director of the BIM Texas Alliance. Kang has been teaching BIM at Texas A&M University for more than five years. His primary research interests include BIM, stochastic construction simulation, and radio frequency identification (RFID) in construction. He is interested in investigating how these emerging technologies would contribute to productivity improvement in construction. In 2009 and 2010, Kang organized the BIM Texas Conference in Houston and Dallas, where more

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching and Research in Physics or Engineering Physics I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marie Lopez del Puerto, University of Saint Thomas

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Engineering Physics & Physics

, provides students the necessary physics background to understand semiconductor devices and nano-scale systems, and Page 25.198.2 (2) as a required course for EE and Physics majors, serves as a bridge between the introductory and advanced physics sequences and motivates the advanced courses through real-world examples.At the University of St. Thomas, the introductory Physics sequence is taught as a modifiedworkshop course, with laboratory, problem-solving, and lecture combined into a longer classperiod. Applications of Modern Physics, on the other hand, was traditionally taught as a regularlecture course with an associated

Conference Session

Mechanics Concepts II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiaobin Le P.E., Wentworth Institute of Technology ; Richard L. Roberts, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Ali Reza Moazed, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Anthony William Duva, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Mechanics

objects orcomponents. Most exercise problems are an abstraction of real-world applications. After themethods of joints and sections are fully explained and used to determine the internal forces ofeach member for simple trusses, most students are eager to know how to deal with truss analysisin real-world designs. SolidWorks Simulation is one of many tools used in real-worldengineering design [5,6,7,8,13]. SolidWorks is the simulation tool chosen for, and implementedin our mechanical engineering and technology programs [9, 10, 11, 12]. After the methods of joints and sections are fully explained and used to determine theinternal forces of each member of simple trusses, we use one 2-hour lab to demonstrate how touse SolidWorks Simulation to

Conference Session

Ethics Education, Global Health, and Outreach in BME

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John D. DesJardins, Clemson University; Ellen Breazel, Clemson University; Marilyn Reba, Clemson University; Irina Viktorova, Clemson University; Jonathan Bradford Matheny, Clemson University; Taufiquar R. Khan

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Biomedical

thought it was great to go on the field trip to the orthopaedic center" In addition student reaction to the Module overall was overwhelmingly positive, with responsesto the post-survey questions of: What did you think about the course in general? Yielding answers of: - "It was a lot of fun and wasn't too hard and was nice to have a class that wasn't stressful" - "I think this course was great. Math, especially Calculus, often eludes people due to their lack of awareness of real-world applications. I think this Page 25.521.11 course served

Conference Session

Computer Science-related Programs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Korey L. Sewell, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Jeff Ringenberg, University of Michigan

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, educators have stimulated interest in CS through the use of K-12 friendlyprogramming environments. Visual programming languages (VPLs) such as Scratch1 provide amore aesthetic alternative to the traditional text-based programming environment and typicallyprovide animation or other multimedia to reward student progress. The drawbacks of VPLs arethat they can become limited when applying advanced CS concepts such as functions, recursion,or object-oriented design. As a result, students often do not see the real-world application in theirassignments and projects. Page 25.123.2The accessibility and interest of the K-12 age group in mobile computing

Conference Session

Methods, Techniques, and New Programs in Graduate Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert M. Brooks, Temple University; Jyothsna Kavuturu; Mehmet Cetin, Temple University

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Graduate Studies

AC 2012-2972: APPLICATION OF INTERRUPTED CASE METHOD FORTEACHING ETHICS TO GRADUATE STUDENTS IN TRANSPORTATIONENGINEERINGDr. Robert M. Brooks, Temple University Robert Brooks is an Associate Professor of civil engineering at Temple University. He is a Fellow of ASCE. His research interests are engineering education, civil engineering materials, and transportation engineering.Jyothsna K. S., Jyothsna K. S., Department of English, St.Joseph’s College, Bangalore, secured a gold medal for the high- est aggregate marks in the Post Graduate English Literature Course at St.Joseph’s College (autonomous). K. S. has been working for the Department of English, St.Joseph’s College for almost two years now, teaching both

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sumedh Inamdar, University of Texas, Austin; Krystian Zimowski, University of Texas, Austin; Kevin A. Gibbons Ret., U.S. Air Force Academy, NexOne, Inc., and CAStLE; Brittany Rucker, U.S. Air Force Academy; Daniel D. Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy; Kristin L. Wood, University of Texas, Austin; Richard H. Crawford, University of Texas, Austin

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Design in Engineering Education

knowledge Page 25.411.3to solve a “real world” engineering problem or to develop a viable product in a one or twosemester design project. Often times, these design projects are time consuming as students spendan excessive amount of time designing attachment systems that may not always meet the systemrequirements, or could be simplified. In addition, students may find that they should focus muchof their time and efforts in another more crucial area of the project. These design teams wouldlikely prefer an attachment that works well for their needs although it may not be novel orcreative in itself. This methodology would help these students to more

Conference Session

Using Applications and Projects in Teaching Mathematics

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Gainsburg, California State University, Northridge

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Mathematics

engineers don’t use math,” wouldseem unlikely to learn to use the mathematics well. Yet, young engineers who view engineeringas the routine application of known mathematical procedures, or who believe that mathematicsserves as the ultimate authority for engineering decisions, will be equally impeded in their effortsto attain engineering expertise. Although I developed the notion of skeptical reverence based onobservations of and interviews with structural engineers, it is reasonable to assume that thishybrid attitude towards mathematics and its role in real-world problem solving is instrumental tomany engineering and other mathematized fields. If so, it is important to understand howstudents develop it.Theoretical frameworkStudents’ dispositions

Conference Session

Using Applications and Projects in Teaching Mathematics

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gunter Bischof, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences, Graz, Austria; Christian Steinmann, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences, Graz, Austria

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Mathematics

on the kinematic viscosity ν. From these parameters one can form essentiallyone dimensionless number, namely the Reynolds number V ⋅L Re = . νThe parameters V and L can be used to scale all quantities in the Navier-Stokes equation insuch a way that it does not contain any scale and only one dimensionless quantity, namely theReynolds number. Thus all flows of the same type but with different values of V, L and ν aredescribed by one and the same non-dimensional solution if their Reynolds numbers are equal.This dynamic similarity provides the link between flows in the real world where length ismeasured

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Curriculum Innovations

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Larry Alfonso Villasmil Urdaneta, Rochester Institute of Technology; Rob Garrick, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Engineering Technology

is an abstract subject and its successful teaching relies heavily on the use oflaboratory experiments. We formulated the hypothesis that current engineering technologystudents, hands-on oriented, who belong to the millennial generation (Sweeny3), willsignificantly benefit from the combination of VE and RE allowing them to see the connectionbetween abstract principles, equations and the real world applications in a collaborative manner.Preliminary results in comparing student skills in pre-lab preparation, laboratory report gradesand student survey indicate that incorporating a virtual experiment in conjunction with a realphysical experiment appeared to be advantageous to student preparedness and the student’sunderstanding of the course

Conference Session

Laboratory Exercises for Energy, Power, and Industrial Applications

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zeit T. Cai, Princeton University; Jeremy John Worm P.E., Michigan Technological University; Drew Dosson Brennan, Michigan Technological University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

. Figure 1: Students conducting a coastdown test.Learning ObjectivesThe module on coastdown testing described in this paper will allow students to grow in severalareas, enumerated below: - Develop an understanding of basic vehicle dynamics; particularly losses associated with vehicle motion - Become familiar with coastdown testing procedure and applications - Gain experience with experiment design and methodology - Learn about the rigorous nature of industry-approved procedures - Become cognizant of real-world data variability and measurement error, and gain experience with methods of reducing variability and error - Further preexisting knowledge in or develop new knowledge of coding in technical computing

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Projects and Applications

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Antonio Francisco Mondragon, Rochester Institute of Technology; Jeanne Christman, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Engineering Technology

able to design and test in a virtualenvironment and have an application that is ready for integration once the hardware is complete.Having the capability for development and verification in a virtual environment and forcingstudents to use it, provides them with a valuable experience and necessary job skill. Studentswho only have experience with “try it and see how it works on the hardware” may face a steeplearning curve once they are in the real world. 6.4. Design for FlexibilityAn important feature of a development platform is how easily it can be expanded to add andcommunicate with devices other than the ones integrated into the board. In advanced classesstudents need to incorporate components that fit outside the boundaries of their