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Laboratory Experiences in Electronics and Circuits

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tooran Emami Ph. D., U.S. Coast Guard Academy ; Richard J. Hartnett P.E., U.S. Coast Guard Academy

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frequency by 15% or more. This creates ateachable moment, as students reflect on their success in one design, and their failure to meetspecifications in another design. In this paper a graphical technique is introduced that helpsstudents to predict the impact of Gain-Bandwidth Product limitation of a µA741op-amp.Recognizing that the real world op-amp itself can be modeled as a first order transfer function,this paper presents graphical techniques that can be used early in the design process to “pre-compensate” for gain-bandwidth product limitations. Using these techniques, students are thenable to meet specifications with their µA741 op-amps. Finally, using a more expensive (LM318)op-amp, with 15MHz gain-bandwidth product illustrate that minimal

Conference Session

Distance, Remote, and Virtual Experiments

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jim Henry, University of Tennessee-Chattanooga; Richard Zollars, Washington State University; Charles Knight, University of Tennessee-Chattanooga

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AC 2007-872: THE LABORATORY WORLD IS FLATJim Henry, University of Tennessee-ChattanoogaRichard Zollars, Washington State UniversityCharles Knight, University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Page 12.1444.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 The Laboratory World is FlatAbstractLabs operated at a distance via the Web allow for “multiple forms of collaboration—thesharing of knowledge and work—in real time, without regard to distance….” (Friedman,The World is Flat). This paper looks at Friedman’s 10 “flatteners” and how they are orare not directly applicable to laboratories in engineering education.This paper describes specific examples of collaboration of

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments and Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Koplow, Northeastern University; Francis Di Bella, Northeastern University

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2006-346: HOW TO RESCUE A POORLY OPERATING EXPERIMENT IN ANENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY LAB AND TURN IT INTO A "REAL-WORLD"LEARNING LESSONFrancis Di Bella, Northeastern UniversityMichael Koplow, Northeastern University Mr.Koplow is an ADjunct instructor at Northeastern University and has instructed Thermodynamics for the mechanical engineering technology unit. He has over 30 years of experience in energy research and also operates a consulting company, Emdot Engineering. Page 11.702.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 ASEE 2006 Annual Conference 2006-346

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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engineering graduates.1.2. Impact of LITEE Case Studies on Engineering Education Realizing the importance of addressing these requirements, we formed the Laboratory forInnovative Technology and Engineering Education (LITEE) in 1997. A review of literaturerevealed that the teaching methodologies of lectures, experimental laboratories, design projects,case studies, games, and internships were all likely to achieve the requirements. An analysis ofthe application of these methodologies to meet the requirements, along with the results from pastevaluations of the use of case studies in engineering classrooms, indicated that the case studymethodology was the best candidate for bringing real-world issues into engineeringclassrooms11,3. We obtained

Conference Session

Distance, Remote, and Virtual Experiments

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yaoye Li, Stevens Institute of Technology; Sven Esche, Stevens Institute of Technology; Constantin Chassapis, Stevens Institute of Technology

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interactivity of remote laboratories and thus alleviatesome of the above mentioned concerns. These efforts are consistent with the attempts by manyother institutions for enhancing the learning effectiveness through the application of the latesttechnologies. In this paper, the development and implementation of a real-time interactiveremote laboratory are delineated Several up-to-date streaming media technologies are employedin conjunction with various Web applications and protocols, including ASP.NET, TCP/IP,JavaScript, AJAX, and SQL Server. By using a multi-tier application architecture, it becomespossible to facilitate the continuous expansion of the current pool of experimental resources andto enable the flexible sharing of the experimental resources

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Innovative and Computer-Assisted Lab Studies

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rafic Bachnak, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; Mike Englert, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

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in May 2005. He worked on the ROV boat project from Spring 2004 to spring 2005. Page 11.1452.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Wireless Loggers for Real-Time Data Acquisition and Analysis Rafic Bachnak and Mike Englert Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, TX 78412AbstractData acquisition is a very important aspect in the engineering world of today. There isconstantly a need for new data to be logged and analyzed. This paper describes the use ofwireless data loggers in an application where data is transferred

Conference Session

Design of Lab Experiments I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andre Marshall, University of Maryland; James Quintiere, University of Maryland

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associated standard tests. Engineering judgment will be required to determine whenprescriptive codes or a performance based design analysis is more appropriate. This judgmentwill require an understanding of the strengths and limitations of the standard tests and how theyrelate to real fire behavior and the associated Fire Protection Engineering problem. The specialclass project focused on the World Trade Center fire was intended to provide students with aclearer perspective on the challenges of fire assessment and the various methods available tosupport Fire Protection Engineering design, analysis, and research.Although the project was central to the course, other laboratory and research assignments wererequired to offer balance and to ensure that

Conference Session

Design of Laboratory Experiments

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Conference Session

Innovation in Laboratory Studies and Outreach Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shiyoung Lee, Pennsylvania State University, Berks

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various step responses of the proposed PID controllerbased on the SLC500 PLC are investigated to decide the optimal tuning of the velocity controlloop. The assessment methods are included in the assessment section.IntroductionThe teaching of the PID control concept is never trivial. Especially in PLC courses, thedemonstration and exercise of the dynamic PID control, in addition to the static applications, arevery important to emulate the real world applications. The various new PID teachingcomponents in both static and dynamic applications are introduced to the advanced PLC course,EMET430 at Penn State Berks, and some results are summarized in this paper.The SLC500 PLC training station at Penn State Berks consists of the SLC 5/04 processor

Conference Session

Mechanical and Architectural Engineering Laboratories

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anthony Toyama, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Reza Sadr, Texas A&M University at Qatar

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neighboring and Asian countries with verydiverse educational and cultural backgrounds. Teaching engineering sciences in such a new andculturally diverse environment introduces many opportunities for innovation. However, there aremany challenges that are unique to TAMUQ. Because of their varied backgrounds and pre-college educational experience, students find it more difficult to link classroom theory withphysical results and applications. Integration and application of coursework from one class to thenext has also proven difficult.Learning Thermo-Fluid materials for many engineering students can be daunting, no matter theirprevious background. Thermo-Fluid laboratories are often the first place students have a chanceto make the physical real-world

Conference Session

Laboratory Experiences with Signal Processing and Controls

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean Jiang, Purdue University, North Central

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played by watching the results from the scope and spectrum analyzer orhearing from the speaker. In fact, more and more instructors are encouraged to offer students Page 24.1158.15real-world applications in our department.After learning DSP courses, the technology students were able to apply their newly gainedknowledge and skills to their senior projects and our real-time DSP labs served as goodpreparation and practice for senior projects. In our campus, senior students are required topresent and demonstrate their senior projects in the senior project fair, in which those projectswere evaluated by the engineering technology faculty members and

Conference Session

Laboratory Exercises for Energy, Power, and Industrial Applications

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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. 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

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

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tania Celli Machet, The University Of Sydney; David Lowe, The University of Sydney

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Development: A Prototype Mobile Application for the Rapid Development, Deployment and Sharing of Laboratory Experiments.AbstractLaboratory activities are ubiquitous in schools and universities and allow students toinvestigate the relationship between real-world phenomena and theoretical models in acontrolled setting. As well as traditional ‘hands-on’ laboratories, both simulations andincreasingly remote laboratories are widely used and their educational benefits have beensupported by the research. Despite the prevalence of laboratories across educationalprograms, both the number of new experiments being designed and the sharing of the designof these new experiments has been more limited than might be considered desirable.However

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Methods and Learning Models

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas Sugg, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Corona Division; John V Fishell, Science and Technology Education Partnership (STEP) ; Arman Hovakemian, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Corona Division

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for Engineering Education, 2011 Navy Metrology Engineering Center STEM Outreach through the STEP Program: Challenges, Lessons Learned and Application to DoD StrategyBackground:The United States and especially the Department of Defense (DoD) has historically reliedheavily upon scientists, technologists, engineers and mathematicians to innovate, design, produceand maintain a technically superior capability to defend and advance the interests of the UnitedStates, both at home and globally. The United States maintained a leading edge technologicadvantage through and beyond World War II until it was stunned by the Soviet Union‟s launchof Sputnik 1 on October 4, 1957. Sputnik 1 was the first artificial

Conference Session

Design of Laboratory Experiments

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Huettel, Duke University

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Integration of a DSP Hardware-based Laboratory into an Introductory Signals and Systems Course AbstractSignal processing concepts are often presented in a very mathematical and abstract format. Thiscan discourage students from further exploration because of the apparent irrelevance to real-world problems. A common solution is to provide a hands-on laboratory to illustrate applicationsof abstract concepts. However, hardware-based digital signal processing (DSP) laboratories –which are typically incorporated into senior-level signal processing courses – usually emphasizeprogramming the DSP chip rather than exploring algorithms and applications. While suitable forstudents with a strong interest

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Huettel, Duke University; Michael R. Gustafson II, Duke University; Joseph C. Nadeau, Duke University; David E. Schaad, Duke University; Michael M. Barger, Duke University; Lisa Linnenbrink-Garcia, Michigan State University

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, and enhancing virtual reality.1 These challenges are complex, multiplydetermined, and fraught with social and personal complications. As such, solving them willrequire engineers who combine both technical training and other skills (e.g., ability to work ingroups, communication, etc.).2 Such complementary skills are often difficult to develop in thecourse of traditional engineering education, which often presents technical problems in abstractand stylized form without connection to real-world applications. Such education works for manyengineers, but it risks missing those students who could be engaged by the opportunity to addressproblems of fundamental import.Here, we describe a framework for integrating the NAE GC program into engineering

Conference Session

ELOS Best Paper Nominations

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Huettel, Duke University

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, improving access to clean water, and enhancing virtual reality. In itsreport, “Educating the Engineer of 2020,” the NAE contends that solving problems, such asthose posed in the Grand Challenges, will require more than just providing students withtechnical training. An engineering education must, it is argued, produce graduates who combinetechnical excellence with a multitude of other skills including communication, teaming, ethicalreasoning, and contextual analysis1. Yet, without exposure to real-world applications in thecontext of a technical education, students may neither develop these important skills nor gainsufficient motivation to pursue careers in engineering. A key finding within the currentengineering education literature is that

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

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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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party plug-in. Student survey data are collected from amechanical engineering course teaching by using the off-site laboratory at TAMUQ. The surveydata are also presented and analyzed in the paper.INTRODUCTIONThe concept of a remote laboratory implies the use of Internet and system control technologies toconduct real-time experiments from alternate sites. Because of the effectiveness, flexibility andcost-savings of a remote laboratory, many applications are being recognized in science,technology, engineering and math (STEM) education. These laboratories can be highly effectivetools for helping a wider range of students, regardless of geographic constraints, to obtainpractical experience needed for competency in science and engineering. This

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Laboratories

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Rubaai, Howard University

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article6 promotes the control-systemslaboratory at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. An appealing quality of thisfacility is that it is shared among several departments. With regard to the types of controllers thathave been utilized in the educational arena, there are a number of practical approaches beingused for the illustration of the control systems concepts 7-11. With the technology available tovarious laboratories and schools continuously evolving, the students will soon be able to have allthe required exposure and ability required to enter the work field with more than just a mereexposure to real-world applications of control theory. They will actually enter with a clearpractical understanding. At Howard University, the study

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Bean, Paul Smith's College; James Carroll, Clarkson University; John P. Dempsey, Clarkson University; Andrew H. Strong, Clarkson University; William R. Wilcox, Clarkson University

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acquireexperimental data and the MATLAB programming environment to perform the dataanalysis and visualization necessary to document their experimental results in a writtenreport.Lab Project 4: Applications of Renewable Energy SystemsThis experiment investigates several practical applications of renewable energy systemsthat involve the conversion of electrical energy to other forms of energy used toaccomplish practical tasks. Three real-world applications (involving different forms ofenergy) are studied: (1) drinking water storage using a submersible pump (mechanicalenergy) (figure 4), (2) heating or cooling a space using a thermoelectric cooler (thermalenergy) (figure 5), and (3) lighting a room using a cluster of white light emitting diodes(photonic energy

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Susan Bobbitt Nolen, University of Washington; Debra M. Gilbuena, Oregon State University; Erno Lehtinen, University of Turku; Marja Vauras, Centre for Learning Research, University of Turku; Gavin Tierney, University of Washington; Simone E. Volet, Murdoch University, Perth, Australia

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the academic setting, however, may make it difficult for students tomentally situate themselves in the disciplinary context. Each learning environment described inthis paper includes scaffolding intended to emphasize the “real world” setting.Within this overarching theory, each collaborator has focused on different aspects and useddifferent, complementary theoretical lenses. In this first year of the collaboration, we focused onarticulating these differences and reaching a common, detailed theoretical foundation from whichwe can investigate productive disciplinary engagement across the different contexts. Whileadditional work is necessary, in this paper we report on our progress to date.Demanding STEM Learning Environments Across Cultures and

Conference Session

Computer-Assisted Lab Studies

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nasser Houshangi, Purdue University Calumet

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mechatronic projects. • Demonstrate effective oral and written communication skills in the context of collaborative exercises on mechatronic system modeling and control.For this laboratory, a set of experiments is designed and implemented based on real-world issues[5,9-11] and effective use of laboratory resources [6,7]. The laboratory uses the popular,commercially available MATLAB environment, the Simulink toolbox, and the Real-TimeWorkshop.For some time, students have been demanding more real-world applications in the classroom.Due to the fact that control engineering is highly multidisciplinary, it provides a goodenvironment to teach mechanical, electrical, and computer engineering students about controlsystems. The laboratory will

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Controls Laboratories

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kayode P. Ayodele, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria; Olawale Akinwale, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria; Lawrence Kehinde, Texas Southern University; Oladipo O. Osasona, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria; E.O.B. ajayi, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria; O.O. Akinwunmi, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria

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as a remote laboratory2.A remote laboratory is thus a version of a classical in-situ laboratory geared towards distancelearning environments. Remote laboratories facilitate a flexible learning approach, which isthe key to successful hands-on experimentation 3.Motivations for remote laboratory development include 2, 4, 5 allowing: Page 14.163.2 ≠ sharing of heavy and expensive instruments and equipments between institutions ≠ anytime and anywhere lab access ≠ porting of lab activities to distance learning environments ≠ resorting to real systems for illustrations, during on-line courses or virtual classrooms

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick A. Tebbe, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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equipment. They expand on thecase study concept by including skills-based problems that can be used in place of traditionalhomework problems but written in the context of the real-world environment, as well asadditional design problems based on design methods and actual solutions at real facilities. Thispaper will highlight the final version of the Engaged material. This will include key points of theassessment data and focus group results obtained since last year. A secondary purpose of thepaper will be to discuss how this Phase 2 research has spawned several other pedagogicalresearch questions (i.e. possible new Phase 1 research). Three specific areas will be highlighted:1) a compare and contrast study of engagement and motivation in engineering

Conference Session

Virtual and Distance Experiments

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Prakash Kripakaran, North Carolina State University; Abhinav Gupta, North Carolina State University; Vernon Matzen, North Carolina State University

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. The accelerometersmounted on the test specimen are connected to this board through a BNC connector. Similarly,the board is also wired to the shaketable so that the generated waveforms may be communicatedto the shaketable for real-time control. The PXI is connected to the ethernet hub as shown inFigure 2.Software architecture The software architecture of the computational framework essentially consists of two types ofcomponents - (1) Applications that are experiment-specific and (2) Web technologies forexperiment scheduling and authentication. The interaction between these components isschematically illustrated in Figure 3.Experiment-specific applications The experiment-specific applications are those that enable communication of data to

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael G. Mauk, Drexel University; Richard Chiou, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); M. Eric Carr, Drexel University; Justin Bryan Gillander; Joshua C. Newton; Kelly R. Reid

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diagnostics devices, or moregenerally, point of care tests (POCT) are likely to play an important role in future healthcare, especiallyin the developing world and other resource-limited settings where healthcare infrastructure is lacking.According to recent market surveys, the POC diagnostics global market is expected to reach $16.5 billionin 2016 [MONEGAIN 2014]. Applications include tests for infectious disease, glucose monitoring, bloodchemistry, pregnancy and fertility, cardiac markers, cholesterol, drugs and alcohol, hemoglobin, tumormarkers, and urine chemistry.POC devices are typically comprised of a credit-card sized plastic single-use (disposable) cassette thathosts a microfluidic network of channels, conduits, filters, reaction and reagent

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tom Weller, University of South Florida; Carol M. Haden, Magnolia Consulting, LLC; Jeff Frolik, University of Vermont; Paul G. Flikkema, Northern Arizona University; Aaron T. Ohta, University of Hawaii at Manoa; Sylvia W. Thomas, University of South Florida; Rhonda R. Franklin, University of Minnesota; Wayne A. Shiroma, University of Hawaii at Manoa

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opportunities, and opportunitiesfor information gathering 6. Providing “challenge-based learning experiences” that are anchoredin data and tied to context-rich real-world topics increases the likelihood of deep learning7. Suchopportunities allow students to use what they learn and to transfer this experience to newsituations8. Additionally, students are motivated to learn subjects that are applicable tocontemporary life and that connect to their interests and strengths. Page 24.119.3 Guided by new problems and these educational principles, the project described in thispaper has developed a systems-centric educational model that addresses the role

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ying Tang, Rowan University; Kauser Jahan, Rowan University; Sachin Shetty, Tennessee State University; Christopher Joseph Franzwa

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of mini-games that place oneor multiple laws of thermodynamics into action. Although the examples can best be describedas “real-world” applications, many of them have been simplified for the sake of appealing toa high school level audience; which usually do not have in-depth knowledge of calculus andother college-level mathematics.Taking full advantage of the limitless possibilities virtual worlds offer, Solaris One finds thestudent leaving not only Sustain City, but the Earth completely as they travel to an asteroidfloating above its atmosphere. The asteroid serves as a geo-synchronous power plant,absorbing pure solar radiation through extensive solar paneling and “beaming” it back toEarth via a parabolic dish. The adventure begins with an

Conference Session

Remote and Network-based Laboratories

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael E. Auer, Carinthia Tech Institute, Austria; Danilo Garbi Zutin P.E., Carinthia University of Applied Sciences

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providethe opportunity for students to freely practice various scenarios in quick succession without thefear of actually damaging resources, which often hinders real-life practice. This 'safe' way ofgaining practice also encourages initiative, experimentation and creativity as students do not have Page 25.54.2to face real-world practical restraints.Learning in Online LaboratoriesSynchronous active interaction with experiments and problem-solving helps individual orcollaborative learners directly acquire applicable knowledge that can be used in practicalsituations, which is why pedagogical theory and practice considers laboratory experimentation

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On Pedagogy of Lab Courses and Their Design

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Crown, University of Texas-Pan American; Arturo Fuentes, University of Texas-Pan American; Bob Freeman, University of Texas-Pan American

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virtual world in real time and post CAD design content in their homes.Several tutorial movies are presented in the toolbox that explain all aspects of setting up andusing a database program and explains the details of two database applications used in materialsdeveloped for the toolbox. The first group of movies shows how to setup a web server that hostsa database program and then how to setup and configure the database for particular needs. Thelast two groups of movies describing the toolbox applications demonstrate the usefulness of adatabase and how to access it.The first application described is the “Student Photo Directory”. The directory is a database ofstudent photos linked with full legal name, nickname, and email address that is updated