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Using Your Campus as a Laboratory: An Adaptable Field Trip on Geomorphology for Engineering Geology

Conference Session: Active and Out There: Labs and Active Learning
Collection: 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Kristin M. Sample-Lord P.E., Villanova University; Virginia Smith, Villanova University; Patricia Gallagher P.E., Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Andrea L. Welker, Villanova University
Tagged Divisions: Civil Engineering

Conference & Exposition, Chicago, IL, 2006.[15] R. Toto and H. Nguyen, “Flipping the Work Design in an Industrial Engineering Course”, in Proceedings of the Frontiers in Education Conference, San Antonio, TX, 2009.[16] S. Zappe, R. Lieicht, J. Messner, T. Litzinger and H.W. Lee, “"Flipping" the Classroom to Explore Active Learning in a Large Undergraduate Course”, in Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Austin, TX, 2009.[17] B. McCabe, “Flipped learning in a civil engineering module: student and instructor experiences,” Irish Journal of Technology Enhanced Learning, Vol 4, Issue 1, 2019. 9

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Evaluating STEM Course Re-Design Strategies in Light of COVID-19

Conference Session: How We Tackled the Pandemic
Collection: 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors: Ulises Juan Trujillo Garcia, Boise State University; Krishna Pakala, Boise State University; Samantha Schauer, Boise State University; Diana Bairaktarova, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Bhaskar Chittoori P.E., Boise State University
Tagged Divisions: Mechanical Engineering

variables are the type of class, the situation, and thestudent's class standing. In STEM, particularly in the sciences and engineering disciplines,courses are harder to transition to an online platform since most of them have a laboratorycomponent. This hands-on experience is crucial for students' learning and preparation for theworkforce. As Feisel and Rosa reported [3], engineers need to be familiar and learn fromlaboratory practices and not only from lectures in class because labs provide experimental data,answers to questions about nature, and the ability to evaluate the performance of a design. Plus,online learning is not the same as a traditional classroom, as stated by [4]. The interactionbetween the professor and student is essential for

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Approach of Integrating Subject Matter Experts into Capstone Design Course

Collection: 2021 ASEE Midwest Section Conference
Authors: Emmanuel U. Enemuoh

design and manufacturing discussions of the design concepts andparticipate during selection of the final design project. The design team taps into their technicaland field experiences during the design discussions. A case study of this model is presented withthe capstone project on 2021 Air Force Research Lab University Design Challenge. Theintegration of subject matter experts into the process of capstone design projects widens the scopeof engineering design solutions that the teams accomplish. Also, the students gain better fieldengineering design experience by interacting with the subject matter experts. This approachsupports the idea of increasing senior design or capstone design component in engineeringcurricula as part of the effort to

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Demonstrating Neural Function Through Both Hands On And Computer Simulated Laboratory Modules

Conference Session: Laboratories and Computer Simulation in BME
Collection: 2007 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Jennifer Kang-Mieler
Tagged Divisions: Biomedical

laboratory, the students then had to designan experiment to address three objectives: 1) demonstrate isotonic and isometric contraction andcompare the EMGs, 2) demonstrate the effects of fatigue and 3) demonstrate the effects ofmotion artifact. Students were asked to formulate a hypothesis and design and test itexperimentally. They were asked to specify which muscle was used and they had to measurefrom at least two different muscle groups. Their laboratory report was in the style of a BMEjournal article. Page 12.445.4Electroretinogram ModuleThis module was more challenging because the recordings were done on anesthetized rats. Thisrequired several

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Cognitive Interviews for Scale Development to Measure Intercultural Competency of Graduate Engineering Students in Faculty-led Laboratories

Conference Session: ERM Technical Session: Methods in Graduate Education
Collection: 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Nosakhare Iyobosa Idiaghe, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Erin Johnson, Pennsylvania State University; Catherine G. P. Berdanier, The Pennsylvania State University; Jessica Deters, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

laboratory settings (all scale items provided inAppendix 1). The protocol included foundational questions designed to provide insights intoparticipants' backgrounds and their experiences across cross-cultural contexts. The foundationalquestions in the protocol were followed by the ECQS items, which were grouped into fourcategories according to their CQs: Cognitive CQ, Metacognitive CQ, Motivational CQ, andBehavioral CQ. Each group of items was preceded by primers to help participants understandwhat was being asked at each stage. Cognitive prompts were designed into the protocol to helpexplore participants' thoughts more deeply whenever they seemed hesitant during the interviewprocess, employing targeted prompts (Table 1). Table 1

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A Course/Laboratory In Computer Integrated Manufacturing System As An Integral Part Of A Mechanical Engineering Technology Program

Conference Session: Curriculum Development in Manufacturing Engineering Technology
Collection: 2003 Annual Conference
Authors: Mohammad Davoud

laboratory. In the laboratory studentswork with each component of the system individually and finally with the system as a whole. A"Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Page 8.35.3Copyright 2003, American Society for Engineering Education"typical laboratory experience starts with students using the AutoCAD or Pro- Engineer solidmodeler to design and produce a drawing of a part to be produced using the CNC machine. Theythen use a CAM software to determine the tool path, to select proper tool and machining process,and to generate the NC Code. The CAM software also allows them to

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Web Enhanced Instruction And Assessment For A First Laboratory Course In Electrical And Computer Engineering

Collection: 2001 Annual Conference
Authors: Thaddeus Roppel; Victor Nelson

junior years. The laboratory courses are not directlylinked to specific lecture classes, but the experiments are carefully designed to synchronize to agreat degree with the standard curriculum. The focus of this paper is the first sophomorelaboratory course (hereinafter referred to as Lab I), which provides an introduction to safety,instrumentation, analog circuits and devices, and digital circuits and components.In Lab I, it is often the case that students require some background, which they have not studiedin any lecture, to understand and conduct a given experiment. For example, Lab I includes anexperiment using operational amplifiers, although op-amps are not formally introduced in lectureuntil the second electronics course. The latter

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Experimental Method Of Caustics For Civil And Mechanical Engineering Students

Conference Session: Mechanics, Machine Design & Mechanisms
Collection: 2005 Annual Conference
Authors: Nashwan Younis

mechanical and civil engineering laboratorycontent. One of the objectives of the proposed experiments will help the students to recognizethe need for life-long learning.Bibliography1. Dally, J. W. and Riley, W. F., Experimental Stress Analysis, 3rd Ed., McGraw-Hill, New York, 1991.2. Younis, N. T., “Stress Analysis Experiments for Mechanical Engineering Students,” Proceedings of the 2003American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Nashville, Tennessee, June 22-25, 2003. Session1566.3. Kadlowec, J., “Combining Laboratory Innovation and a Design Experience into Tools for Mechanics,”Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Nashville, Tennessee,June 22-25, 2003. Session 1368.4. Younis, N. T

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Software Defined Radio Laboratory Platform for Enhancing Undergraduate Communication and Networking Curricula

Conference Session: NSF Grantees’ Poster Session
Collection: 2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Zhiqiang Wu, Wright State University; Bin Wang, Wright State University; Chi-Hao Cheng, Miami University; Deng Cao, Central State University; Ashraf Yaseen
Tagged Topics: NSF Grantees Poster Session
Tagged Divisions: Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

. Communication and networking courses, especially wireless communication andnetworking courses, have become an integral part of the Electrical Engineering, ComputerScience, and Computer Engineering curricula. However, most of these courses are taught atmany institutions without a laboratory. For those courses associated with labs, often specialhardware based experiment systems are used. These experiment systems are expensive so mostschools cannot afford them. More importantly, such systems lack the flexibility to evolve overtime and adapt to different environments. In our previous NSF funded CCLI project “Evolvablewireless laboratory design and implementation for enhancing undergraduate wireless engineeringeducation”, we have developed and demonstrated

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Effects Of Supplemental Learning Opportunities Designed To Engage Different Learning Styles

Conference Session: ERM Potpourri
Collection: 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Kay C Dee, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Allen White, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Glen Livesay, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Phillip Cornwell, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Don Richards, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Tagged Divisions: Educational Research and Methods

AC 2008-1196: EFFECTS OF SUPPLEMENTAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIESDESIGNED TO ENGAGE DIFFERENT LEARNING STYLESKay C Dee, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Kay C Dee is an Associate Professor of Applied Biology and Biomedical Engineering, and the Founding Director of the Center for the Practice and Scholarship of Education at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. She is primarily responsible for the experimental design and analyses reported in this paper. Her educational research interests include learning styles and student evaluations of teaching. She has received a number of honors for her teaching, including the opportunity to serve as the 2003 Fellow at the National Effective Teaching

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Web Lab: A New Approach To Undergraduate Me Laboratory Training At Georgia Tech

Conference Session: Computers in ME
Collection: 2003 Annual Conference
Authors: Davin Swanson; Christopher Lynch

still others had no experience at all. Oftentimeswhen students were divided into groups of three or four to perform the experiments involving theoscilloscope, the student with the most experience would breeze through the procedures and datacollection, and some of the less experienced students would not adequately understand theoperation of the oscilloscope and how to use it. This handicapped these students in later labs,when the oscilloscope was used to take data and, having been introduced to it in the first lab,there is little to no time designed into the lab procedures for those students to become proficientat operating the oscilloscope.The WebLab was conceived as a tool to familiarize the students with laboratory equipment beforethey enter

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Work In Progress: Enhancing Thermal and Fluids Laboratory Learning through the Integration of the Heat Exchanger Module (HEM)

Conference Session: WIP: Classroom Innovations
Collection: 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Benjamin Miles Phillips, Baylor University; Alexandre Yokochi, Baylor University; Anne Marie Spence, Baylor University
Tagged Divisions: Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

Marie Spence, Baylor University Clinical Professor Mechanical Engineering ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Work in Progress: Thermal and Fluids Laboratory Learning through the Integration of the Heat Exchanger ModuleAbstract This paper explores the integration of active learning in engineering education through anovel Heat Exchanger Module (HEM). The HEM enables students to experiment hands-on withheat transfer concepts using varying parameters and materials. The design incorporatesversatility in flow direction and speed, inner tube material, and hot side temperature. The recentstudy has recently shown that the intervention improves students’ understanding of the

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Industry Perspectives on Professional and Design Skills of Bioengineering Senior Students

Conference Session: College Industry Partnerships Division (CIP) Technical Session 1
Collection: 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Reem Khojah, University of California, San Diego; Alyssa Catherine Taylor, University of California, San Diego; Isgard S. Hueck, University of California, San Diego
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: College Industry Partnerships Division (CIP)

designing AI-proof assignments. Her educational background includes a Ph.D. in Bioengineering from the University of California, Los Angeles. Reem has also engaged in post-doctoral research at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and the University of California, Irvine.Dr. Alyssa Catherine Taylor, University of California, San Diego Alyssa C. Taylor is an Associate Teaching Professor in the Shu Chien-Gene Lay Department of Bioengineering at the University of California San Diego. She was a faculty member at the University of Washington from 2010 – 2022 before joining University of California San Diego. Dr. Taylor has over thirteen years of experience teaching across bioengineering laboratory, introductory, and

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Collaborative Curriculum Development of an Industry-Driven Digital Logic Design

Conference Session: Industrial Collaboration and Applications
Collection: 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University; Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University; Joanne E. DeGroat, Ohio State University
Tagged Divisions: Engineering Technology

development that will reshape the way digital logic design is taught in the electricalengineering technology programs. The new curriculum development will provide students with ahands-on educational experience well-respected by industry. I. IntroductionProgrammable Logic Devices in general and FPGA-based re-programmable logic design becamemore attractive as a design medium during the last decade, and as a result, industrial use ofFPGA in digital logic design is increasing rapidly. As would be expected following technologychange in industry, the need for highly qualified logic designers with FPGA expertise isincreasing at a fast rate. According to the United States Department of Labor, the job outlook ison the rise and will continue to expand for

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Student Misconceptions In An Introductory Digital Logic Design Course

Conference Session: Digital System Design
Collection: 2006 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Michael Loui, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign; James Longino, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign; Craig Zilles, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign
Tagged Divisions: Electrical and Computer

offered by theDepartment of Computer Science. Both courses are sophomore-level courses that are requiredfor the departments’ undergraduate majors. The two courses cover almost identical material:representation of information, both combinational and sequential circuit analysis and design, andcomputer organization and control. Both courses use the same text3, but they are not jointlyoffered, primarily due to their large enrollments of 200 and 120 students per semesterrespectively. In both courses, students attend three hours of class every week; two hour-longlectures are taught by faculty and one hour-long recitation is taught by graduate teachingassistants. Students complete schematic-capture and simulation-based laboratory assignments ona bi

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Characterizing The Mentoring Process For Developing Effective Design Engineers

Conference Session: Teaching Design
Collection: 2006 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Ann McKenna, Northwestern University; James Colgate, Northwestern University; Gregory Olson, Northwestern University
Tagged Divisions: Design in Engineering Education

integrating design education throughout the engineering curriculum at Northwestern University.Gregory Olson, Northwestern University Gregory B. Olson, Fellow of ASM and TMS, is the Wilson-Cook Professor of Engineering Design and Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Northwestern University, Associate Director for Research of the IDEA Institute for Design Engineering & Applications, Director of the Materials Technology Laboratory/Steel Research Group, and a founder of QuesTek Innovations LLC. He received the B.S. and M.S. in 1970 and Sc.D in 1974 in Materials Science from MIT and remained there in a series of senior research positions before joining the faculty of Northwestern in

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Engaging High School Students In Engineering, Science, And Technology Using Virtual Laboratories

Conference Session: Think Outside the Box! K-12 Engineering Curriculum
Collection: 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Debra Gilbuena, Oregon State University; Adam Kirsch, Crescent Valley High School
Tagged Divisions: K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

solving and design skills.This type of student engagement is viewed as a national need; legislators have passed theAmerica COMPETES Act,10 part of which mandates the development of instructional programsdesigned to integrate laboratory experience with classroom instruction.To provide a meaningful learning environment and acknowledge the ideals echoed in EducationStandards for years, students must be given the opportunity to engage in problems, to developand provide solutions that are perceived as authentic. Students must be given the opportunity totackle ill-structured problems (as opposed to typical text-book problems); these types ofproblems compel learners to seek knowledge and understanding for themselves. Often they learnthe most through

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Implementing Service Learning In Engineering Curriculum

Conference Session: Multidisciplinary Design
Collection: 2006 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Mariappan Jawaharlal, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Uei-Jiun Fan, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Saeed Monemi, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
Tagged Divisions: Multidisciplinary Engineering

, multidisciplinary engineering program. At Kettering he received Rodes Professorship award for outstanding teaching. He was one of the authors whose work in developing an introductory level design course received ASME Curriculum Innovation Award. Dr. Jawa enjoys teaching and is always in search of ways to make learning meaningful, relevant, and engaging.uei-jiun Fan, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Dr. Fan is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Associate Dean of the College of Engineering at Cal Poly Pomona. For over fifteen years of tenure at Cal Poly Pomona, he has taught a variety of engineering courses and has diverse engineering experiences in his areas of

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Teaching Vlsi Design At The Korea University Of Technology & Education

Conference Session: International Engineering Education I
Collection: 2006 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Ashok Goel, Michigan Technological University; Hyun-Chan Cho, Korea University of Technology and Education
Tagged Divisions: International

organizations Employment insurance 1-2weeks - - - 61 36 23 support Foreign Instructors Training 2 weeks 16 14 20 69 17 - Page 11.1233.4 Professionals Training Overseas 1-2 months - - - - 8 - Fig. 1: A picture showing the state-of-the-art classroom facilities at HRDI, KUT Fig. 2: A picture showing the state-of-the-art laboratory facilities at HRDI, KUTLecturesTo be able to design CMOS logic gates and circuits, it is important to understand the switchingcharacteristics and

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Wireless Communication Systems: A New Course on the Wireless Physical Layer with Laboratory Component

Conference Session: Teaching Analog and Digital Communication: Novel Ideas for Lecture Courses, Laboratories, and Projects
Collection: 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Bruce E. Dunne, Grand Valley State University; Codie Wilson, Grand Valley State University
Tagged Divisions: Electrical and Computer

that they had had a first course in communications4.Topics include the block-diagram level study of the air interface, antenna design,modulation theory, coding theory and an introduction to the supporting protocols.Performance under conditions of interference and techniques to minimize the impact ofinterference are also considered. The laboratory component of the course utilizes amixture of hardware-based experiments using higher-end instrumentation along withMATLAB/Simulink block-level simulation. Experiments include analog and digitalmodulation, antenna design and build, cellular topology, media access control and spreadspectrum techniques.Course Objectives and Topic CoverageCourse ObjectivesThe course objectives are given below. These

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Design Projects to Quantify the Health and Development of Autistic Children

Conference Session: NSF Grantees’ Poster Session
Collection: 2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Steve Warren, Kansas State University; Punit Prakash, Kansas State University; Ed Brokesh, Dept. of Bio and Agricultural Engineering, Kansas State University; Gary William Singleton Ph.D., Heartspring; Kim Fowler
Tagged Topics: NSF Grantees Poster Session
Tagged Divisions: Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

informal special topics courses managed asindependent design experiences:  ECE 773 – Bioinstrumentation Design Laboratory. This 1-hour design experience is tightly coupled with ECE 772 – Theory & Techniques of Bioinstrumentation, a 2-hour lecture course that addresses various facets of biomedical instrumentation. ECE 773 projects currently focus on the elements of a bed sensor suite.  ECE 690/890 – Wearable Medical Devices for Disabled Children. This informal, variable-credit ‘special topics’ course set was developed to support design experiences for the severely disabled children at Heartspring. These projects address various facets of child health, well-being, and development.  BAE 536/636

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Lab-in-a-Box: Techniques and Technologies to Manage Large and Not So Large Laboratory Courses

Conference Session: NSF Grantees' Poster Session
Collection: 2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Justeen Olinger; Michael Hutton; Christopher Gretsch Covington; Kathleen Meehan, Virginia Tech; Richard Lee Clark Jr., Virginia Western Community College; Branden McKagen, Virginia Tech; John Harris, Virginia Tech
Tagged Topics: NSF Grantees Poster Session

, Virginia TechMr. John Harris, Virginia Tech Page 25.875.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Lab-in-a-Box: Techniques and Technologies to Manage Large and Not soLarge Laboratory CoursesA project known as Lab-in-a-Box (LiaB) was developed in 2004 by faculty members in theVirginia Tech (VT) Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Department to improve studentlearning by allowing students to make their own observations on concrete examples offundamental concepts in electrical engineering.1 LiaB is a set of hands-on exercises in whichstudents design, build, and test at home circuits using

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Design Elements of a Mobile Robotics Course Based on Student Feedback

Conference Session: Course Development / Curriculum Development
Collection: 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Alisa Gilmore P.E., University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Tagged Divisions: Computers in Education

increase students’ success, persistence and engagement wasintroduced into our department with an NSF funded project to adapt and augment the TekBoT®mobile robot platform developed at Oregon State University to the undergraduate curriculumfrom freshman through senior year in a vertically integrated manner. 1 By the end of this verticalarticulation project spanning 2005 – 2008, the TekBot was completely integrated into thefreshman year sequence, in one sophomore lab, and in one junior level experiment. 2 In thisproject, it was discovered that the TekBot was not well suited for the department’s upper levelclasses.2 As a result of this discovery, in 2008, a team of students and faculty came up with anew design for a brand new robot learning platform

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Design And Implementation Of A Mechanical And Aerospace Program Assessment Model

Collection: 2000 Annual Conference
Authors: Dick D. Desautel

related fields. an ability to engage in, life-long learning.3. To provide students with experience in using Outcome 5: Have an ability to identify, formulate computers and information technology in problem and solve engineering problems. solving and learning. Outcome 11: Have an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.4. To provide students with hands-on experience Outcome 2: Have an ability to design and conduct through laboratory courses

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Design and Implementation of Experiential Learning Modules for Geotechnical Engineering

Conference Session: Project-based and Experiential Learning in Civil Engineering
Collection: 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors: Kyle Kershaw P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Ronaldo Luna, Saint Louis University; J. Chris Carroll, Saint Louis University; Matthew D. Lovell P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Alec Colin Derks, Saint Louis University
Tagged Divisions: Civil Engineering

of the experiential learning modules for soilmechanics and foundation design [4], [8]. RHIT is a small, private, four-year, highly residential university without doctoralprograms, classified as special focus four-year: engineering schools; SLU is a large,private, four-year, highly residential university with doctoral programs and high research activity(R2). Both geotechnical related modules require the use of a self-contained load frame. Neitherinstitution had a large-scale structural engineering laboratory prior to this implementation, butboth focus heavily on the undergraduate learning experience. The project utilizes the ModularStrong-block Testing System [2] when needed to test larger-scale specimens. While a fullstructural

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Citation Analysis Of Engineering Design Reports For Information Literacy Assessment

Conference Session: Technical Papers
Collection: 2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Dana Denick, Drexel University; Jay Bhatt, Drexel University; Bradley Layton, Drexel University (Eng.)
Tagged Divisions: Engineering Libraries

, Chemical& Biological Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering,Environmental Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, andNuclear Engineering are led through three ten-week terms of hands-on design, culminating in afinal term where teams of four or five design, build and test an engineered structure, machine,system, or computer code. The course is structured with a one-hour lecture where techniques arepresented and a two-hour lab where they are practiced. Module topics vary, but are typicallydesigned to be relevant to emerging technologies. Current examples include nanotechnology andsustainable energy. Laboratory experiences are supplemented with weekly guest lectures, givenby