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Chetan Sankar, Auburn University; P.K. Raju, Auburn University

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funding from the NSF and other sponsors to develop award winningcase studies that would help faculty members make the necessary paradigm shift in engineeringand technology education so that their graduates are better prepared for the 21st centuryworkplace. Evaluation data shows that the multimedia case studies developed by LITEE havethe ability to bring real-world issues into engineering classrooms, improve the higher-levelcognitive skills of students, stimulate teamwork among students, and satisfy the majority of theABET 3a-k criteria in an exemplary fashion27, 8, 14.II.1. Multimedia Instructional Materials Developed by LITEE The Laboratory for Innovative Technology and Engineering Education (LITEE) teamconsists of faculty and students

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Mafruhatul Jannat, Oregon State University; David S. Hurwitz, Oregon State University; Shane A. Brown P.E., Oregon State University

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Page 24.1022.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Promoting the Adoption of Innovative Teaching Practices by Transportation Engineering Faculty in a WorkshopIntroductionThe National Transportation Curriculum Project (NTCP), a consortium of researchers fromfifteen colleges and universities, is concerned with the development, dissemination, andwidespread adoption of curricular materials and best practices in transportation engineeringeducation [1]. In 2012, the NTCP hosted a two-day Transportation Engineering EducationWorkshop (TEEW) to facilitate the collaborative development and adoption of active learningand conceptual-assessment exercises for the introduction to

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DELOS Best Paper Nominations

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bijan Sepahpour, The College of New Jersey

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-especially by students in their first measurement course.To reduce this possibility, another set with a higher K-value was attempted. The concern in thiscase may be the need for a larger set of loads which in turn may pose issues related to injury.More importantly, the major difficulty surfacing with the choice of the Extension Springs is thecomplexity involved in conducting the required measurements for the establishment of the K-value of each spring. It is important to note that for each spring, there should be about 4 to 6measurements to get a reliable result. Although, in the current laboratories of the mechanicalengineering program at TCNJ, there is access to an apparatus capable of facilitating suchrequired measurements (with sufficient

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Virtual and Distance Experiments

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Imad Jabbour, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Linda Haydamous, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Wissam Kazan, Stanford University; Amine Hayek, Stanford University

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Faculty/GAs can integrate technical articles or other publications into the online j) A knowledge of system. Students can thus — contemporary issues combine education with knowledge of contemporary problems related to computer

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Khaled Sobhan, Florida Atlantic University; Edgar An, Florida Atlantic University; Ryne A. Sherman; Nancy Romance, Florida Atlantic university ; Nicolas A. Brown, Florida Atlantic University

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engineering investigators focusing on their own personal experience and observations,   all related to growing concerns about student motivation and learning. These are summarizedbelow:(a) Even though there exists rich empirical evidence about the success of student-centered approaches (e.g. project-based, inquiry-based, active learning, etc.) in improving student motivation and learning [1-5], most engineering instructors at FAU continue to follow traditional method of unidirectional lecture-based instructions.(b) In an effort to improve teaching and learning, Florida Atlantic University has sponsored more than twenty five Faculty

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Division Experimentation and Lab-Oriented Studies - Best of DELOS

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jenna P. Carpenter, Campbell University; Lee Kemp Rynearson, Campbell University

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. One small dedicated lab connectedto a specific classlab was added to the initial design to address issues of safety andaccommodation of specialized equipment space needs.Potential concerns with the temporary metal shell building include 1) a less open floor planwhich will result in less flexibility in how space is used, 2) an increase in the number of cabinetswhich are stationary which will decrease our ability to rearrange space to follow actual usage insubsequent semesters, 3) less dedicated collaboration space than in the first-year building, and 4)a significant distance between the temporary sophomore through senior year building and thefirst-year building which may decrease opportunities for faculty and student interaction (sincefaculty

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jitendra S. Tate, Texas State University, San Marcos; Dominick Esperanza Fazarro, University of Texas at Tyler; J. Craig Hanks, Texas State University, San Marcos; Walt Trybula, Texas State University & Trybula Foundation, Inc.; Satyajit Dutta, Texas State University; Robert McLean, Texas State University; Fritz Allhoff, Western Michigan University

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arebringing down the cost of nanomaterials. As the cost of nanomaterials decreases, more productsusing nanomaterials are being developed. Due to this explosive growth in nanotechnology, adramatically increasing number of engineers and technologists will be involved in themanufacturing of nanomaterials and in the design, development, and manufacturing of products/devices/systems that use nanomaterials.With this new role, tomorrow’s engineers and technologists will also need to assumeresponsibility for establishing safe practices for working with nanomaterials and for safeguardingthe environment. In the absence of specialized training in issues related to health, safety, andenvironmental impacts of nanotechnology, the tendency will be either to focus

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth A Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Kathleen Meehan, University of Glasgow; Dianna L. Newman, University at Albany/SUNY; Deborah Walter, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Bonnie H. Ferri, Georgia Institute of Technology; Yacob Astatke, Morgan State University; Mohamed F. Chouikha, Howard University

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institutions on mobile hands-on learning. • developing standardized assessment tools for the MHOS partner institutions. • creating and implementing new assessment tools that measure student learning, including the development of new concept inventories, as well as measure ease of adoption by instructors. • identifying implementation barriers for wide-spread adoption and how these might be overcome by engaging potential new adopters in workshops, working with faculty who have recently received funding to implement the mobile pedagogy, and holding focus groups among different constituencies. • holding a practitioners’ best practices workshop to build a community of users to pool expertise. • conducting a series of mini workshops to

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Christine Haas, Engineering Ambassadors Network; Karen A. Thole, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Melissa Marshall, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Joanna K. Garner, Old Dominion University

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backgrounds.Workforce studies have shown that the number of students being educated in STEM (science,technology, engineering, and math) cannot meet projected demands [1]. Also, the currentenrollments in engineering are not diverse, especially among women, blacks, and Hispanics [2].On a related issue, a recent survey of engineers in industry indicates a compelling need forengineers to have strong communication skills [3]. To address these challenges, Pennsylvania State University created the EngineeringAmbassador Program: a professional development program for undergraduate engineeringstudents with an outreach mission to middle and high schools. The development mission is toenrich the communication and leadership skills of engineering undergraduates

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso; Richard Chiou, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Radian G. Belu, Drexel University (Tech.)

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instructional approach is illustrated inFigure 4. First, it is started from contemporary issues related to cyber based rapid manufacturingsuggested by the Department of Industrial, Manufacturing and Systems Engineering (IMSE) andthe Research Institute for Manufacturing & Engineering Systems (RIMES) advisory boardcommittee. Second, the authors and a support group from staff members of Texas ManufacturingAssistance Center (TMAC) have determined what course contents (e.g., course modules) shouldbe included in each course. Third, the authors have discussed with faculty from IMSE/MEDepartments who are interested in joining this curriculum reform to identify a course modulepool. However, the course contents could be revised based on suggestions from an

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Virtual and Distance Experiments

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Schmidt, Bismarck State College; William Wahlman, Bismarck State College; Zachery Allen, Bismarck State College

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more issues and been the source ofmore redevelopment than any other.Control of a remote laboratory must be addressed in terms of both its overall control systemneeds and specific equipment control needs. Overall control system considerations deal withhigh-level laboratory wide concerns such as control speed, logic, resolution, etc. Specificequipment control considerations are concerned with low-level data point or equipment detailssuch as transducers, sensors, motor controllers, etc. Each is a topic in its own right and whileoverlapping at times will be discussed separately.A good place to start when designing a remote laboratory is with the overall control systemrequirements. This includes such things as the type of data points needed for the

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies - Mechanical Engineering Labs

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeffrey A. Donnell, Georgia Institute of Technology; Philip Varney, Georgia Institute of Technology; David MacNair, Georgia Institute of Technology; Aldo A. Ferri, Georgia Institute of Technology

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to reach higher levels ofunderstanding as depicted in various knowledge taxonomies (Shavelson, et al., 2005).BackgroundMuch has been written about the nature of engineering labs. As technology changes, manypapers have focused on the opportunities to incorporate new sensor technologies, dataacquisition, or real-time control. The incorporation of new technologies does not always result inlabs that are more sophisticated. Counter-intuitively, the availability of new measurement toolsand software can sometimes make difficult concepts more accessible to students.As new opportunities emerge, the bigger question concerns how labs should be structured toelicit deeper levels of learning. For example, several different taxonomies of learning

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Unique Laboratory Experiments and Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shuvra Das, University of Detroit Mercy

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at AuburnUniversity, AL, formed the Laboratory for Innovative Technology and Engineering Education(LITEE) in 1997. Through their preliminary research they and other researchers have shownthat case study methodology was a very good candidate for meeting the educational objectivesunder the new paradigm. Case studies have been used extensively in business, medicine and lawcurriculum across the country but have never been effectively used in teaching engineering in thepast. In an effort to change this, LITEE developed several multi-media based case studies usingactual industrial problems with all the nuances, conflicts, and issues built in. These case studiesare not course specific but have elements of many fundamental engineering science

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Philip J. Parker P.E., University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Carol Haden, Magnolia Consulting, LLC; Steven D. Hart, U.S. Military Academy; Michael Keith Thompson, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Matthew W. Roberts, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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are presented to students in a variety ofcourses within the context of infrastructure.Over the next year, the two universities will share their experiences and expertise with sixcollaborating institutions. Rather than simply “handing off” the materials to the collaboratinginstitutions, the universities intend to build a community of practice (CoP). A CoP is a “group ofpeople who share a concern or a passion for something they do and learn how to do it better asthey interact regularly” (Wenger, 2006). As such, there are three aspects to this definitionreflected in our CoP:  We have collected a group of faculty who share a passion for infrastructure education and share a need to create a new course for their curriculum.  CoP

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Division Experimentation & Lab-oriented Studies: Electrical and Computer Engineering Labs

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ning Wang, University of Houston; Siu Chun Michael Ho, University of Houston; Qianlong Lan, Texas Southern University; Xuemin Chen, Texas Southern University; Gangbing Song, University of Houston (CoE); Hamid R. Parsaei, Texas A&M University at Qatar

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on most popular Internet browsers in any platform without installing any additional plug-in. The capability of running remote experiments on portable devices allowed users to gain insights by observing and interacting with the real instrument in an efficient way.• To resolve Challenge II, two innovative solutions were proposed for remote laboratory development to solve the real-time experimental video and real-time experimental data transmission across network firewall issues.• To improve Challenge III, the new isolated experiment network and the authentication URL were designed to improve the remote laboratory system security issues. These solutions were implemented in the remote laboratory.FUTURE WORKSWhile the

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chad M. Laux, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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experiences shared with peers and faculty and allowing students to be engaged academically andsocially in a learning environment [26, 27, 29-32, 36]. Based on prior research, students involved in thismanner persist at a higher rate than comparable students in a traditional curriculum [31, 37]. Aim 2Afurther describes this interaction. • Aim 2A: Tailor the VLC to meet the needs of a diverse population by utilization of Web 2.0 technologies to develop VLC web space. Student diversity is not just an issue with regard to ethnicity or background. Geography is also a characteristic that is a challenge for access to higher education. This proposal concerns students that are scattered across a

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Division Experimentation and Lab-Oriented Studies - Pedagogy of Lab Courses

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John M. Santiago Jr, Colorado Technical University; Jing Guo, Colorado Technical University

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reading course contenton their own time outside the chat sessions. Consequently, the instructor needs to be careful ofthe student workload when assigning homework. The intention of the synchronous chatsessions, is to perform several worked-out homework problems and address student questionsabout the assigned homework, laboratory experiments or other student-centered activities as wellas any questions arising from the multimedia content.College of Engineering’s online teaching philosophy and implementation will continue to evolveas the engineering faculty gains more experience in delivering courses online. Hopefully, theabove and comprehensive discussion of how to deliver an online flipped classroom providedinsights on the various issues to

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Michael Fosmire, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Amy S. Van Epps, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ruth E. H. Wertz, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kerrie A Douglas, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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the CELT instrument was poor, with a KR-20 of 0.39 andvarying levels of item difficulty (p=.16 to .91) and discrimination indices (d= -.05 to .18). Thiswas not surprising given the range of information literacy skills targeted and the small number ofitems. To address the poor reliability, a second scenario was added to the assessment in the formof a letter to the editor regarding the public health and environmental concerns with the use ofgenetically engineered salmon versus traditional farm-raised salmon, and expanding the potentialaudience to the larger STEM community. The new scenario was accompanied by eight newselected response items, which included six multiple choice items and two select all that applyitems

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Stephen R. Hoffmann, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University and Central Queensland University; Ranjani Lakshman Rao, Brian Lamb School of Communication, Purdue University; Abigail R. Jahiel, Illinois Wesleyan University; Thomas P. Seager, Arizona State University; Linda Vanasupa, California Polytechnic State University

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, Purdue University RANJANI RAO is a doctoral student in Organizational Communication in the Brian Lamb School of Communication at Purdue University. She earned her masters in Media, Technology and Society from the same department in 2008. Prior to joining Purdue, Ranjani worked as a journalist with Indo-Asian News Service in New Delhi, India after obtaining her BA (Honours) in Economics from Delhi University and Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication, New Delhi. Ranjani’s research explorations in communication have included careers in the context of immigration, media and family communication, work-family dynamics and qualitative research methods in engineering

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Experiments in Remote-access Laboratories

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bill Diong, Texas Christian University; Jamie Smith, Lockheed-Martin Aeronautics; Edward Kolesar, Texas Christian University; Rene Cote, Texas Christian University

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considered to be a novelty1-5,nevertheless, each new application seems to present its own set of often-unexpected challenges.And this was what we experienced, which we now share with a wider audience. Page 14.1019.2 (a) (b) Figure 1: (a) Schematic of MEMS electrothermal actuator, (b) Image of MEMS electrothermal actuator and tip displacement measurement scaleII. Project Implementation DetailsThe equipment that was originally available to us in the MEMS research lab included: a KarlSuss model PM-4 microprobe station, a microscope, a video

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven W. Villachica, Boise State University; Donald Plumlee, Boise State University

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(including their administration, faculty, and students), government, and industry to optimize thesystem for preparing and ramping up freshout engineers in the workplace. This initiative alsogoes beyond existing efforts to provide cooperative learning experiences and internships. Whilethese learning experiences are valuable, they are only one component of a larger system todecrease rampup time to competent workplace performance.MissionThe mission of this coalition is to reduce the time to competent performance and reduce thedropout rate for new freshout engineers by fostering collaboration among academic, government,and industry stakeholders in ways that create, implement, maintain, and continuously improvesystemic solutions

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark Yeary, University of Oklahoma; Tian Yu, University of Oklahoma; Robert Palmer, University of Oklahoma; Mike Biggerstaff, University of Oklahoma; L. Fink, University of Oklahoma; Carolyn Ahern, Ahern and Associates

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undergraduateto graduate education. The classroom exposure to radar theory, with supportive real radardata projects, is greatly enhancing the educational experience of the students and will morethoroughly prepare them for active scientific careers.Figure 2: The new laboratory activities leverage the momentum of an interdisciplinary teachingprogram that the authors currently have in place with other faculty. This figure providesa summary of courses, which comprise the weather radar and instrumentation curriculum.Currently, ten professors are associated with these courses that span both the undergraduateand graduate curricula in two departments. Supporting the curriculum is a comprehensive outreach program. The principal investiga-tors are partnering

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Design of Laboratory Experiments

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ahmed Rubaai, Howard University; James Johnson, Howard University

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2006-391: DSP-BASED REAL-TIME CONTROL SYSTEMS DESIGN, ANALYSIS,AND IMPLEMENTATION FOR REINFORCEMENT OF CONTROLS EDUCATIONAhmed Rubaai, Howard University Ahmed Rubaai received the M.S.E.E degree from Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, in 1983, and the Dr. Eng. degree from Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio, in 1988. In the same year, he joined Howard University, Washington, D.C., as a faculty member, where he is presently a Professor of Electrical Engineering. His research interests include high performance motor drives, research and development of intelligent applications for manufacturing systems, engineering hardware testing in laboratory, and computer-aided design for

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela Minichiello, Utah State University; Joshua Marquit, Utah State University ; Jim Dorward, Utah State University; Christine E. Hailey, Utah State University

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for the National STEM Digital Library).Dr. Christine E. Hailey, Utah State University Christine Hailey is Dean of the College of Engineering at Utah State University and a Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. She has served as a senior associate dean in the college and was the director of the National Center for Engineering and Technology Education, a National Science Foundation-funded center for learning and teaching. She was a member of the ADVANCE-US team, another NSF-funded program to address issues that impact the effectiveness and satisfaction of female faculty in the engineering and science colleges at USU

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Computer-Assisted Lab Studies

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lee Toderick, East Carolina University; Jingyuan Deng, East Carolina University; Philip Lunsford, East Carolina University

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7 35% Close faculty supervision and/or limited lab times 5 25% Other (please specify)* 2 10%*Two specific answers were given to this questionWireless capability will only be available in and around our new Technology Building. Studentswill have to register IP addresses and students who use the wireless will not be able to access ourcampus network.We began with teaching 802.11A; we now tone down the AP and use the available security toprevent unauthorized access.4. Would your capital budget support a shielded wireless laboratory environment includingwireless equipment and laboratory exercise supporting 12 students

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Unique Laboratory Experiments and Programs Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Manar Shami, University of the Pacific; Ed Pejack, University of the Pacific; Ravinder Jain, University of the Pacific

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structuraldesign of such facilities has to be multidisciplinary and robust so that integration withadvanced technological developments can occur. To prepare the next generation of engineersso that they can meet these challenges, the School of Engineering and Computer Science atthe University of the Pacific has committed to build an innovative structural testing lab tosupport the civil and mechanical engineering programs.This paper addresses the development of a new lab that is to be used collaboratively bystudents, faculty, and industry. This lab is planned to support experiential learning andtraditional classroom pedagogy including lab instruction. Currently, the civil engineeringcurriculum covers four areas: construction, environmental, hydraulics, and

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies: Pedagogy of Lab-Oriented Courses

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bridget M. Smyser, Northeastern University; Gregory J Kowalski, Northeastern University; Andrew F. Carbonar, Northeastern University

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doing it inexpensively with student-constructed equipment wasnot going to be possible. Group issues between the two majors, and a lack of a strong coursebased faculty champion, meant that no prototype was ultimately constructed, and the idea wasabandoned with no further phases.None of the projects with prototype scores less than 5 had consulted the pedagogical literature.These projects (Projects 2, 5, and 8 in Table 2) tended to be designed around concepts, ratherthan particular classes. Project 2 intended to study gas flow concepts. Although the grouprecognized various concepts as being essential for ME students to know about, the project wasnot designed with a particular class in mind. Thus the equipment did ultimately work, but thensat

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Melinda Hess, University of South Florida; Autar Kaw, University of South Florida

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diverse needs and interests of the student12. The text, How People Learn13 provides a foundation for many of the issues facing currenteducators who are encountering an increasingly diverse and multi-faceted student population.This literature was foundational to the exploration of various modalities of course deliveryconsidered in this study. According to How People Learn, experts (in this case, faculty) “oftenforget what is easy and what is difficult for students13, p. 32.” Relative to this issue, the modulesand instructional materials developed through this study offer both students and faculty acomprehensive instructional package for simplifying and enhancing the teaching of numericalmethods across the engineering curriculum

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Virtual and Distance Experiments

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patrick Tebbe, Minnesota State University-Mankato

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, and online education. However,there are several well-founded concerns such as the realism of the data and the impact on studentoutcomes. This paper will review the history and several current examples of virtualexperimentation, including the author’s own experience. Use of new laboratory objectives willbe explored to evaluate possible replacement of experiments with virtual versions. Finally,several challenges to the greater adoption of virtual experimentation will be summarized.II. A History of Virtual ExperimentationThe use of experimental procedures and the role of laboratory courses in the engineeringcurriculum have a long, yet somewhat controversial, history. From the founding of the firstengineering school at West Point in 1802 up to

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DELOS Best Paper Nominations

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Johnny Chang, National University; Ayman El Salim, National University; Ronald Uhlig, National University; Michelle Bright

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technology. Dr. Bright is now a full time faculty for the Wireless Communications Master’s degree program. Michelle’s experience in Matlab/Simulink programming for real-time systems has allowed her to develop new laboratory based curriculum for the wireless program. She brings extensive knowledge of signal processing, device architecture, hardware design, and autonomous controls to her research. She is co-author of a NASA grant for encryption using nonlinear signal processing techniques. She is a recipient of numerous Air Force and DARPA funded research grants for flow control. Prior to joining the National University faculty, Dr. Bright has authored over 30 publications and journal articles