Conference Session

Laboratories in Engineering Technology

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Edwards, Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Gerald Recktenwald, Portland State University

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Engineering Technology

mechanics, heat transfer, applications of numerical analysis, and in improving undergraduate engineering education. Page 14.1058.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 1 Simple Experiments for the Thermal and Fluid SciencesAbstract:An NSF funded project called The Engineering of Everyday Things (EET) uses simple, everydaydevices to help teach core concepts in the thermal and fluid sciences. Exercises are beingdeveloped which can be used for laboratory classes, in-class demonstrations, or as supplementalinstruction

Conference Session

Teaching Materials Science Using Innovative Methods

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle Rushe, Granta Design; Arlindo Silva, Granta Design

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Materials

Paper ID #6510Supporting and Enhancing Materials TeachingMichelle Hsieh, Granta DesignDr. Arlindo Silva, Granta Design Dr. Arlindo Silva is a Senior Materials Education Consultant for Engineering and Design at Granta Design Ltd since January 2012. He had previously been a Professor for 20 years at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Lisbon, in Portugal, with experience in teaching Materials, Design and other Engineering related topics at all levels of higher education. He has a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering. He has written three books, published over 100 articles in journals, conferences

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Lang-Wah Lee; Tamer Ceylan

) design of experimental procedurewith statistical design of experiments; and (4) evaluation of industrial products. Examples are usedto illustrate the advantages and drawbacks of each method.I. INTRODUCTION To educate a new generation of engineers for the twenty-first century, engineering educatorsface many challenges such as the development of students’ ability in critical thinking, creativity,collaborative work, and communication. Laboratory education can play a pivotal role in attainingthese goals. However, due to the limitation of traditional laboratory teaching, its potential benefitshave never been fully realized. The problem becomes more acute if the laboratory course isequipment-intensive. Since students are usually not familiar

Conference Session

Broadening Participation in Engineering

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marie Anne L Mundy, Texas A&M Kingsville; Sel Ozcelik, Texas A&M University Kingsville; Mohamed Abdelrahman, Texas A&M University-Kingsville; David Ramirez, Texas A&M University-Kingsville

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

-mentoring. Incorporation of engineering design experiences across the undergraduatecurriculum with linkages to the university’s engineering innovation laboratory for access toindustry projects contributes to increased student retention and persistence to graduation.CASCADE uses promising practices from research to create a retention program that includesintegrated curriculum, peer-mentoring, learning communities, and efforts that build innovationand creativity into the engineering curriculum. CASCADE vertically aligns 32 problem-baseddesign efforts from the first-year to senior-year (capstone) courses. Research on engineeringstudent learning communities indicates increased retention and student satisfaction with theirfirst-year experience 18, 33

Conference Session

Teaching Design

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rashmi Jain, Stevens Institute of Technology; Anithashree Chandrasekaran, Stevens Institute of Technology; Bernard Gallois, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

of the Engineering Curriculum to Include a Design Experience each Semester”, ASEE, 1999.9. Pugh, S., “Total Design”, Addison-Wesley Publishing Corp., 1991.10. Lyons, J., Young, E., “Developing a Systems Approach to Engineering Problem Solving and Design of Experiments in a Racecar-Based Laboratory Course”, Journal of Engineering Education, pp. 353-357, 2001.11. Wilczynski, V., Douglas, S., “Integrating Design Across the Engineering Curriculum: A Report From the Trenches”, Journal of Engineering Education, pp. 235-240, 1995.12. Moriarty, G., “Engineering Design: Content and Context”, Journal of Engineering Education, pp. 135-140, 1994.13. Wigal, C., “Systems and Creative Thinking and Student Experience of Design”, 34th ASEE

Conference Session

Track Learning Spaces, Pedagogy & Curriculum Design Technical Session 8

Collection

2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

Authors

Ken S. Ball P.E., George Mason University; Oscar Barton, Jr. P.E., George Mason University; Sharon A. Caraballo, George Mason University; Liza Wilson Durant, George Mason University; Michelle Marks, George Mason University; Angelina Jarrouj, George Mason University; Robin Rose Parker

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Diversity, Learning Spaces, Pedagogy & Curriculum Design

apprenticeships, capstone design projects, andinternships, are offered as part of the ADVANCE model. The ultimate goal of the degreepathway model that ADVANCE offers is to ensure that students are prepared for post-baccalaureate employment and success in the workplace. ADVANCE seeks to ensure that whatstudents learn and experience in their educational journey reflects workforce realities. Mappeddegree pathways that integrate industry-defined credentials and standards will leave noambiguity for students regarding desired workforce competencies. By building in immersiveexperiential learning opportunities, students will better understand workplace expectations andprepare to transition successfully upon graduation.As ADVANCE students progress through their

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen Fitzhugh; Robert Goodrich; Ronald Lessard; Jacques Beneat

Session 2220 Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition Security Experience R. Lessard, R. Goodrich, J. Beneat, S. Fitzhugh Norwich UniversityAbstractSupervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems are deployed in power andcommunication utility, transportation, and financial infrastructures. These infrastructures arepotential targets of cyber-terrorism and protecting critical infrastructures against terrorist attacksis a national and international priority. Norwich University’s first year “Professional Projects”course sequence is designed to give computer and

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Stanislaw Legowski

be currently widely used bydesigners of electronic systems. It was also important that laboratory systems with theseintegrated circuits do not need many external components and may be assembled by the studentas a part of the laboratory experiment. Other conditions were that the laboratory experiments hadto be inspiring and an excellent laboratory manual would be available. It was possible to achievethese goals because the EE 4330 course had quite a good laboratory prior to the Fall of 2000.The new laboratory was evaluated as superb by the teaching assistant and the students. Thispaper describes the place and content of the Electronic Systems Design course in the electricalengineering curriculum. The laboratory is a very important part of

Conference Session

Improving ME Instructional Laboratories

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samuel Yang, Troy High; Mariappan Jawaharlal, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

system.Once acquainted with the basic operations, users can design and develop their own experiments.The design, construction and testing of the board has been completed. The system was testedsuccessfully with limited number of students to test its feasibility in a classroom.References 1. Ramachandran, Farrell and Mariappan, 2000, A Multidisciplinary Control Systems Laboratory , ASEE Annual Conference and Exhibition, St. Louis , Missouri , Session 1526, June 18—21 2. Mariappan, Cameron, and Berry , 1996, Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Mechatronic Experiments , Frontiers in Education Conference, Salt Lake City , UT 3. Mariappan, and Berry , 1996, Mechatronics at GMI, Proceedings of Mechatronics ¢ 96, pp. 78-83, San Francisco

Conference Session

Computer Education Innovations

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Lesko, East Carolina University; John Pickard, East Carolina University

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Computers in Education

considerations made when designing some of the early virtual classroomand laboratory spaces developed within a newly established virtual campus. Once these spaceswere built, class sessions were conducted and the students were surveyed in order to documenttheir first impressions of the experience. Finally, the survey responses are analyzed andconsideration is made for the establishment of design criteria for further virtual site development.IntroductionThe recent emergence and rapid growth of the numerous virtual online environments hasenergized several efforts within various educational institutions to evaluate SL’s possible valuewithin the academic process. One of the most successful of these is the phenomenon known asSecond Life (SL). SL is a three

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

John T. Bell; H. Scott Fogler

Session 3613 Virtual Laboratory Accidents Designed to Increase Safety Awareness John T. Bell, H. Scott Fogler Department of Chemical Engineering University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2136SummarySafety rules are often disregarded in undergraduate laboratories, due to either forgetfulness orcomplacency. People remember experiencing (ÊnearÊ) accidents much longer and more vividlythan written rules; however it is unacceptable to deliberately cause accidents just to emphasizethe importance of safe lab practices. It is

Conference Session

Laboratories in Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Grant Richards, Purdue University; John Denton, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

University in 1995. His areas of interest and expertise are analog electronics, RF electronics and electronic materials. He is the author or co-author of over 50 journal articles and conference proceedings. Page 14.38.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 A Laboratory Experience in Impedance Matching using Transmission Line StubsAbstractImpedance matching is a fundamental concept of RF circuit design. The proper application ofimpedance matching circuits allows for maximum power transfer between devices withminimum reflection of input signals. This concept is traditionally

Conference Session

ECE Online Courses, Labs, and Programs

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Justin Davis

completed design. “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”Table 1. Revised laboratory plan with effective learning objectivesLab Topic Experiment Learning Objective (After the experiment, the student will be able to…)1 Software Tool Design a binary clock …use the software tools to design, Familiarization simulate, and synthesize a digital circuit …use a

Collection

2024 South East Section Meeting

Authors

Dorina Marta Mihut, Mercer University; Arash Afshar, Mercer University; Stephen Hill, Mercer University; David Daniel Sellers, Mercer University; Emily R Schmidt, Mercer University; Erin Faith Parker, Mercer University; Jada Farrell, Mercer University

polystyrene andpolycarbonate (HIPS and PC), after performing reciprocating linear abrasion testing with H22 tip.The represented images are using 100 X magnification (a) and 500 X magnification (b). Studentsobserve that the images indicate a smooth appearance of the wear/ abrasion track for HIPS and arough appearance for PC with apparent material delamination for PC (observed at 500 Xmagnification).Students are actively involved during the new designed laboratory in performing testing,conducting measurements, collecting and analyzing results. In the same time, they are gatheringmore skills by becoming familiar with different abrasion testing equipment, analytical balance,profilometer and optical microscope. They are planning and conducting experiments

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrew Wilhelm; Edmund Tsang

include "production processes and concurrent engineering design." A new curriculum, which provides greater flexibility to upper division students to meet theirdiverse interests and which enhances the design experience for lower division students, was implementedin Fall, 1995 as a result of that effort. A new, one-credit hour, laboratory course, ME211 "Materials,Manufacturing and Design," was implemented in Fall Quarter, 1995 to introduce students to productionprocesses and to provide continuity in design experience in the sophomore year, and is the subject of thispaper. Other lower-division curriculum enhancements include the following three, new courses: (a) a 4-credit hour "Introduction to Mechanical Engineering," which replaces a one

Conference Session

Digital System Design

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ben Shaw, Youngstown State University; Faramarz Mossayebi, Youngstown State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

2006-1777: DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION OF A DIGITAL CONTROLLABORATORY WITH A DIGITAL SYSTEM LABORATORY AT YOUNGSTOWNSTATE UNIVERSITYBen Shaw, Youngstown State UniversityFaramarz Mossayebi, Youngstown State University Page 11.452.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 FlexARM1: An ARM Based IP Core for the UP3 Education KitIntroduction Today’s embedded solutions require a rapid product development time to meet strictmarket demands1. It is essential for system design engineers to verify complex designs inhardware before final implementation. In order for upper level undergraduate students to gainexposure to this verification process, a system level

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ravi P. Ramachandran, Rowan University; Kevin D. Dahm, Rowan University; Richard J. Kozick, Bucknell University; Robert M Nickel, Bucknell University; Sachin Shetty, Tennessee State University; Robi Polikar, Rowan University; Ying Tang, Rowan University; Steven H. Chin, Rowan University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

math skills. Enhanced written communication skills. Comprehension of the importance of vertical integration [4][5] in that students realize that their experiences are part of a curricular flow that contributes to a Page 24.132.4 unified knowledge base.LABORATORY PROTOCOLThe three week module incorporates circuit design, analysis and testing along with theconcepts of a transfer function and frequency response. The lectures are integrated withthe laboratory components with appropriate background in mathematics being covered.INVERTING AMPLIFIERFigure 1 shows an inverting amplifier circuit. Figure

Conference Session

Lab Experiments & Other Initiatives

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Chia-Jeng Tseng

Session 3532 Efficient Resource Allocation for FPGA Demo Board Based Digital Laboratories Chia-Jeng Tseng Department of Electrical Engineering Bucknell University Lewisburg, Pennsylvania 17837AbstractDue to its low cost and convenience, a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) demo board isoften used in universities for teaching digital design. The major limitations of an FPGA boardinclude a small number of input and output options and limited high-level software capability

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Craig W. Somerton

organizations. One consistent theme in these discussions wasFord’s desire to have engineers with good teaming skills. The response of one faculty memberwas the observation that the undergraduate mechanical engineering program at MSU providesnumerous teaming opportunities. Students team in all four of the program's required laboratorycourses, as well as in the machine design course and the capstone design course. However, eventhough graduates from this program have several teaming experiences, it was also clear thatthere was no team training experience. That is, an experience where students learn about how ateam functions and how to work effectively on teams. To fill this void, one of the technicalexperiments in a senior level laboratory course was

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Kenneth Miller; Jeffrey Morehouse; Edward Young; David Rocheleau; Jed S. Lyons

theopportunity to develop the “system level” perspective necessary to analyze and understandcomplex thermal and mechanical systems. Further, with the current equipment, the experimentsare “set-up” for the students and do not require any design of the experiment, or much in the wayof instrumentation installation. Page 3.40.1 1 Trends in Mechanical Engineering 2266 The USC Mechanical Engineering faculty decided that a more unified experience isappropriate for the senior laboratory course. It is

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Futuristic Planning

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mert Bal, Miami University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

of each session, students of all three groups completed their training by sending thecompleted robot programs to the instructor.A set of experiments have been designed and implemented for assessing the effectiveness of theVR system on distance learning. The experiments basically consist of: tests to evaluate thelearning outcomes, and opinion surveys to obtain the feedback of the students about their overallexperience in the virtual laboratory. In order to evaluate the learning outcome on the virtuallaboratory experiences, all the students in both groups have been given a dedicated written test inorder to measure their understanding of the robot experiments. The test includes a series oftechnical questions regarding the programming and

Conference Session

Laboratory Experiences for Env. Engineers

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Mines; Andre J. Butler; Laura Lackey; Philip McCreanor

and sludge samples in accordance with Standard Methods.1The Mercer University School of Engineering (MUSE) environmental engineering capstonelaboratory experience has historically provided students with proficient content in wet chemistryand soil and air analysis as well as data interpretation. Prior to individual lab exercises, studentswere provided necessary background information as well as details of the laboratoryprocedure(s) to be conducted during the following laboratory period. This format exposed thestudents to a wide variety of laboratory and data analysis techniques, but limited the amount ofexperimental design actually conducted by the students.ABET’s EC 2000 criteria specifies that graduates of baccalaureate engineering programs

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Deisenroth

, instructors pointed out that if professors are havingtrouble interpreting the objective, certainly many students would also have trouble decipheringwhat is expected of them. This objective was termed “soft” by many, and its highly subjectivenature was scoffed.DiscussionAs evidenced by the graphs in Figure 1, the four engineering departments at Virginia Techvalidate the 13 learning objectives proposed by ABET. On the surface, objectives 2 (Models), 3(Experiment), 5 (Design), 7 (Creativity), and 8 (Psychomotor) received less than convincingratings, particularly objectives 3 and 5. Judging from informal instructor feedback, objectives 3and 5 are highly supported as important aspects of the laboratory experience, but time andresources seem to prohibit

Conference Session

Bring Your Own Experiment: Experimentation and Laboratory-oriented Studies

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Bobby F. Hodgkinson, University of Colorado Boulder; Trudy Schwartz, University of Colorado Boulder

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

in Smead Aerospace with 21 years of experience developing engineering experimental hardware for the University of Colorado in Boulder. Her focus is on sensors, instrumentation, embedded systems and design in hands-on curriculum. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021BYOE: An Apparatus for Exploring Small Satellite Estimation and ControlSummaryThe primary motivation for this experiment is for the instruction of Satellite control techniquesthrough the usage of a common Satellite actuator (reaction wheel) and feedback sensor (rategyroscope). The hardware features a single-axis rotating mock-Satellite that is used by smallteams of undergraduate or graduate

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2005 GSW

Authors

W. Roy Penney; Nathaniel S. Weston; Megan V. Park; Edgar C. Clausen; Dave C. Marrs; Anthony M. Scalia

Session F1B4 Laboratory/Demonstration Experiments in Heat Transfer: Thermal Conductivity and Absorptivity Measurement Edgar C. Clausen, W. Roy Penney, Dave C. Marrs, Megan V. Park, Anthony M. Scalia, Nathaniel S. Weston Department of Chemical Engineering University of Arkansas AbstractOne excellent method for reinforcing course content is to involve students in laboratoryexercises or demonstrations which are designed to compare experimental data with dataand/or correlations from the literature. As part of the requirements

Conference Session

Laboratory and Research Skill Development

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico; Madalyn Wilson-Fetrow, University of New Mexico; Stephanie G Wettstein, Montana State University, Bozeman; Catherine Anne Hubka, University of New Mexico; Jennifer R Brown, Montana State University, Bozeman; Eva Chi, University of New Mexico

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

aspects of laboratory experiments.Specifically, we investigated students’ agency in four domains—(1) experimental design prior todoing the laboratory experiment; (2) data collection and documentation during experiments; (3)data analysis and interpretation; and (4) communication of purpose, methods, and conclusions—contributes to students’ development. We conjectured that having agency in Domains 1 and 3may matter more than Domain 2.We used a survey to measure consequential agency in all four domains, as well as engineeringidentity, relevance, and persistence intentions. Students at two research universities completedthe survey as part of their post-lab activities (N = 74). We conducted exploratory factor analysisand found support for our survey

Conference Session

The Modern ChE Laboratory

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Christopher Brazel

Biomaterials/Tissue Engineering Introduction to Genetics Bioremediation Ethics in Bioengineering Drug and Gene Delivery In addition to offering biochemical engineering elective courses, a number of chemicalengineering programs have adopted biochemical engineering laboratory experiments into theircurriculum, either through the design of unit operations experiments to enhance the seniorengineering laboratory course, or through methods similar to the one described herein7, whereexperiments are tied in directly to the biochemical engineering lecture course. The range of chemical engineering-related topics (Table

Conference Session

Instrumentation in the Classroom

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Amir Karimi

plan is in place to repair and upgrade existingequipment, design and fabricate new equipment, procure basic measurement equipmentincluding computers, programs and interfacing hubs to central computers, replacement ofoutdated equipment and acquisition of new laboratory benches. The laboratory experiments aredesigned to provide hands-on experience in application of classroom theory through use of state-of-the-art measurement and instrumentation techniques. Design of experiments is required inupper level laboratory courses. Laboratory experience is also included in elective courses usingthe same basic laboratory equipment in an “Open laboratory” approach. This paper describes therestructured laboratory sequence, explains how the data acquisition

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2022 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Kathleen M. Hill, Pennsylvania State University; Somayeh Asadi, Penn State ; Matthew M Johnson, Pennsylvania State University; Tiffany M. Lewis

Paper ID #36209Schools as Living Laboratories for Architectural Engineering ResearchExperiences for TeachersDr. Kathleen M. Hill, Pennsylvania State University Dr. Kathy Hill is the Director of the Center for Science and the Schools (CSATS) at Penn State Uni- versity. She collaborates with science and engineering faculty to bridge STEM research and precollege education. Her research focuses on building teachers’ pedagogical content knowledge through immersive professional development experiences. She received her B.A. degree in geological sciences from Lehigh University, followed by a M.S. degree in Environmental Pollution

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Mariano Savelski

possible to transform these experiments into hands-onactive learning experiences. The project will be integrated into the following ChemicalEngineering and Chemistry courses: Engineering Clinics, Fluid Mechanics, Principles ChemicalProcesses, Separations Processes, Instrumental Methods, Unit Operations Laboratory, ProcessOptimization, Chemical Process Component Design, and Biomedical Process Engineering. The proposed manufacturing line at Rowan will provide students with a uniqueinterdisciplinary learning experience in which both, the Chemical Engineering and Chemistrydepartments will benefit from it.The Process and the Experiments Olive oil has gained an increasing market share because of its potential health benefits.This has