Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning through Laboratory Experiences

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Per Henrik Borgstrom, University of California, Los Angeles; William J. Kaiser, University of California, Los Angeles; Gregory Chung, University of California, Los Angeles; Zachary Nelson, National Instruments; Manda Paul, University of California, Los Angeles; Stoytcho Marinov Stoytchev; Jackson Tek Kon Ding, Marvell Technology Group, Ltd.

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

. Page 25.1143.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Science and Engineering Active Learning System: A Novel Approach to Controls LaboratoriesIntroductionStudent access to laboratory experiments is critical in science and engineering curricula.Universities invest tremendous amounts of funding and energy in establishing and maintainingtraditional labs for physics, engineering, circuit design, controls, and other fields. Along with thehigh cost associated with such labs, there are other problems inherent in this practice. First, dueto the expense of individual platforms, they must be shared by a large number of students. Thisposes a significant scheduling burden for

Conference Session

Design Projects

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hansen Lukman, Bucknell University; Steven Shooter, Bucknell University; Fabrice Alizon, Bucknell University; Asli Sahin, Virginia Tech; Robert Stone, University of Missouri-Rolla; Janis Terpenny, Virginia Tech; Timothy Simpson, Pennsylvania State University; Soundar Kumara, Pennsylvania State University

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Design in Engineering Education

., ed.), Salt Lake City, UT, ASME, 2004, Paper No. DETC2004/DAC-57430.6. Kolb, D., Experiential Learning: Experience as the Source of Learning and Development, Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1984.7. Brereton, M., Sheppard, S. and Leifer, L., "Students Connecting Engineering Fundamentals and Hardware Design: Observations and Implications for the Design of Curriculum and Assessment Methods," Journal of Engineering and Applied Science, Vol. 2, 1995, pp. 950-956.8. Marchese, A. J., Ramachandran, R. P., Hesketh, R. P., Schmalzel, J. L. and Newell, H. L., "The Competitive Assessment Laboratory: Introducing Engineering Design via Consumer Product Benchmarking," IEEE Transactions on Education, Vol. 46, No. 1

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 9: Student Experiences in Laboratory Courses

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam T. Melvin, Louisiana State University and A&M College

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

responsibilities of the coaches were focused on the laboratory component andinclude student oversight in the lab, help with debugging lab equipment issues, assistance on dataanalysis and experimental design, and insight on lab instructor expectations. Undergraduatecoaches were recruited during the semester the took the class and served either one or twosemesters prior to graduation. The coaches utilized their experience from the class to help thestudents and are provided additional training on the unit operations used that semester.Preliminary assessment indicated that the undergraduate coaches were an invaluable studentresource providing quick answers to questions and encouragement on difficult assignments.IntroductionUndergraduate teaching assistants

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2013 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Matthew T. Siniawski; Adam R. Carberry; Rafiqul I. Noorani

A Project-based Approach for a Design and Manufacturing Laboratory Course Matthew T. Siniawski1, Adam R. Carberry2, Rafiqul I. Noorani1 1 - Loyola Marymount University / 2 - Arizona State UniversityAbstractAn upper-division design and manufacturing laboratory course for mechanical engineeringstudents was redesigned to incorporate a semester-long project. The goal of the project was toprovide students with an experience applying the design process to develop a simple product, amanual bottle opener. During the design process, students individually generated a conceptualdesign, created a 3D computer-aided design (CAD) model of their design

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Priscilla J Hill, Mississippi State University; Brenda Lee Kirkland, Department of Geosciences, Mississippi State University; Yaroslav Koshka, Mississippi State University; Rani W. Sullivan, Mississippi State University; Tonya W. Stone, Mississippi State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #15668A Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Nanotechnology Education Program withIntegrated Laboratory Experience and Outreach ActivitiesDr. Priscilla J Hill, Mississippi State University Priscilla Hill is currently an Associate Professor in the Dave C. Swalm School of Chemical Engineering at Mississippi State University. She has research interests in crystallization, particle technology, population balance modeling, and process synthesis. Her teaching interests include particle technology, nanotechnol- ogy, and separations.Prof. Brenda Lee Kirkland, Department of Geosciences, Mississippi State University

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Eugene Boman; Patrick Kalgren; Aldo Morales

steps in providingpractical experience for students is the implementation of a cost-effective HDTVlaboratory. As it can be expected, the equipment needed to implement a full-fledged, real-time, broadcast HDTV lab is cost prohibitive and technically problematic. However, ameaningful laboratory environment can be designed around a somewhat limited budget.Our proposal is as follows: a meaningful lab environment must give practical experiencewith a full range of HDTV related issues. The most major concerns for laboratoryequipment are video acquisition, MPEG encoding, broadcast capabilities, reception anddecoding. Signal broadcast, reception and decoding are the easiest issues to resolve if wethink creatively. We propose to enhance our existing

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE I

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tan Ma, Florida International University; Osama A. Mohammed, Florida International University; Ahmed Taha Elsayed, Florida International University

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Electrical and Computer

Paper ID #8022Educational Experiments in Renewable Energy Analysis, Forecasting, andManagement in Hybrid Power SystemMr. Tan Ma, Florida International University Tan Ma received the M. Eng. degree in control theory and control engineering from Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) in China in 2009 and the Bachelor of Eng. degree in automation from HUST in China in 2007. He is currently pursuing his doctoral degree in electrical engineering at Florida International University. His research interests include design of plug in electric vehicles (PEVs) smart charging power management algorithms; vehicle to grid

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Victor P. Nelson, Auburn University; John Y. Hung, Auburn University

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Electrical and Computer

attained, and thelatter to identify specific areas for program improvement. In addition, the assessment processmust be efficient, to ensure sustainability. This paper discusses how the junior-level embeddedsystems design laboratory course in the electrical and computer engineering programs has beenstructured to provide a significant system design experience, while providing opportunities forstudents to demonstrate, and for faculty to assess, achievement of six of the eleven studentoutcomes defined for their respective programs, including both technical and professional skills.Several program improvements resulting from this assessment process are also be discussed.I. IntroductionAssessment and evaluation of student learning are key components of a

Conference Session

Laboratory Innovations

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claire Yu Yan, University of British Columbia; Carolyn Labun, University of British Columbia

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Mechanical Engineering

, displacement, graphical position analysis, analytical position analysis: vector loop method 3 Graphical and analytical velocity and acceleration analysis 4 Dynamics fundamentals, dynamic force analysis, balancing 5 Gear trains 6 CamsThe first assignment was designed specifically to foster students‟ interest in the course subjectand to help them experience a wide application of kinematics devices. In this assignment,“Discovery of mechanisms in real life”, students were asked to 1) find one or more real-lifeexamples of mechanisms and take photos and/or make videos of these examples, 2) describe themotions of each mechanism, draw kinematic diagrams and calculate their mobility, and 3

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Said Ahmed-Zaid; James J. Carroll

requisites. Students typically worked in design teams and got involved in a series of design steps including planning,The authors propose an integrated modular design labora- analysis, preliminary design, simulation, construct ion, t e&-tory to enhance the existing senior design experience in Elec- ing and evaluation, class demonstrations, oral presentationstrical Engineering at Clarkson University. This laboratory and documental ion. The goal in each casse was to provideintegratea physically-based device-s and components within the student with the opportunity to develop a complete solu-a PC-based data acquisition and control environment. The tion to

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Jennifer T. Ross

to evaluate the effectiveness of the "simulated corporate environment"course format over traditional lecture/laboratory experience included pre and post surveys, student self-assessment, student tracking, and instructor observation. Student's pre and post surveys were designedto measure the student reaction to teamwork, oral presentations, and "level of professionalism". Part ofthe survey to measure their professional development was designed by Co-PI Gary Martin, Director ofCo-op program at University of the Pacific. For this part, students answered essay questions regardingdefinition to terms like quality, teamwork, etc. The pre and post surveys were compared by outsideprofessionals to see if they could identify which survey was taken

Collection

2020 ASEE North Central Section conference

Authors

Chandika Annasiwatta, Muskingum University; Sandra Soto-Caban, Muskingum University

Paper ID #31981Design a cost-effective Bending/Compression educational laboratory testapparatusDr. Chandika Annasiwatta, Muskingum University Chandika Annasiwatta received his B.S. degree in Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering from Uni- versity of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka, in 2008, and Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Texas Tech Uni- versity, Lubbock Texas, in 2017. He is an Assistant Professor of Engineering in Department of Physics and Engineering, Muskingum University. His research interests include mathematical modeling, hystere- sis and mechatronics. He has over 10 years of experience in teaching engineering

Collection

2004 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Jason Moore; Mitchell A. Thornton; Ronald W. Skeith

the next: In laboratory experiments 0, 1, and 3 students become familiar with the designtools. Experiment 0 is quite simply a tutorial out of the back of student’s textbooks [1],and there is no design work required on their part. Experiment 1 is an exercise designedto teach the students how to use the schematic capture tool including such things as thedifferent synthesis option available. Experiment 3 teaches them how to use the LPMmodules. This is very important since we emphasize design reuse and hierarchy. In experiment 2 students are given the schematic below and are asked toimplement the 2×8 multiplier in one VHDL entity. The students are also given awaveform to test their circuitry and a “golden” waveform to compare

Conference Session

Applications in Mechanical ET

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Chen Lin; Cheng Lin

2647 Automation Laboratory Development With Design Implementation Scheme And Simulation Software Cheng Y. Lin, Gary R. Crossman Department of Engineering Technology Old Dominion University Norfolk, VirginiaAbstractThis paper describes the development of the Automation Control Lab in the MechanicalEngineering Technology Program of the Engineering Technology Department at OldDominion University. The reorganization goal of the development is to help studentsdesign, test, and implement their automation designs effectively. Three

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division (IND) Technical Session 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura Thomason, Mansfield ISD/The University of Texas at Arlington; Victoria C. P. Chen, The University of Texas at Arlington; Erick C. Jones, The University of Texas at Arlington; Jay Michael Rosenberger, The University of Texas at Arlington; Jaivardhan Sood, The University of Texas at Arlington; Vishnu Sharma Kaipu Prabhakar Sharma, The University of Texas at Arlington; Soulmaz Rahman Mohammadpour, The University of Texas at Arlington; Rahsirearl Dominick Smalls, Everman ISD/The University of Texas at Arlington; Jocelyn Sigler M.Ed., The University of Texas at Arlington; James Hovey

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Industrial Engineering Division (IND)

expensive physical experimentation ofdifferent options, such as running laboratory experiments to study the effect of different chemicalcompounds or growing different varieties of crops in an agricultural setting. With the advent ofcomputers, many systems can be modeled computationally based on existing foundationalknowledge. Although some computer models are still considered computationally time-consuming, they can explore different options in settings that would not be possible in physicalexperiments. Examples include photochemical air quality simulations and vehicle crashsimulations. In the case of building design, there are existing computer models to help designersstudy the impact of their design without having to physically build it. For our

Conference Session

Improving ME instructional laboratories

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Chastain, Clemson University; Harvin Smith, Clemson University; Mason Morehead, Clemson University; David Moline, Clemson University; John Wagner, Clemson University

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Mechanical Engineering

Engineering at Clemson University (ME424: Mechanical Engineering Laboratory IV) presents students with an opportunity to integratetheir course work and laboratory experiences together in the pursuit of open ended experiments.The course’s catalog description states “Mechanical engineering principles and phenomena arereinforced through open ended, student designed and conducted experiments. The laboratoryexperiments require utilization of measurement techniques, data analysis, and report writing.”The previous three mechanical engineering laboratories are ME 221, ME 322, and ME 323which are described in the undergraduate catalog as follows: ME 221: Mechanical Engineering Laboratory I. 1(0,3). Discovery of mechanical engineering principles and

Conference Session

Laboratory Experiences in Mechanical, Materials and Thermal Systems

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roger A Beardsley PE, Central Washington University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Paper ID #6248Updates to a Sequence of Thermodynamics Experiments for Mechanical En-gineering Technology StudentsMr. Roger A Beardsley PE, Central Washington University Roger Beardsley PE is an associate professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology at Central Wash- ington University in Ellensburg WA. Mr. Beardsley teaches undergraduate courses in thermodynamics, heat transfer, fluids, and machine design. His professional interests include energy conversion, renewable energy and sustainability issues. Page

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2021 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Saffeer M. Khan; Mohamed Ibrahim

2021 ASEE Midwest Section Conference Power Supply Design Project in Electrical Systems Laboratory Course Saffeer M. Khan, PhD, P.E. and Mohamed Ibrahim, PhD Arkansas Tech University, Russellville, ARKeywordsEngineering design, project-based learning, power supplies, testing and validation, faculty paper.IntroductionEngineering Design is an important element of engineering curriculum to prepare future engineersin implementation of engineering design cycle by creating a new product or process to meet adefined need under cost, practicality, and safety constraints. The primary goal is to train theengineers through a 7-step

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Jennifer T. Ross

" structure could be adapted to many other laboratory courses, however isespecially suited to integrated circuit design since the successful production of any IC chip requires the closeworking relationship of many corporate divisions. This paper reports on this course format including theadvantages and disadvantages for both student and instructor. This work is supported in part by a NationalScience Foundation Instrument and Laboratory Improvement Grant (DUE #9551598). I. Introduction Ideally, an engineering laboratory should serve several purposes: 1) aid in the understanding ofclassroom material through hands-on experiments, 2) teach measurement techniques, 3) provide opportunity toanalyze

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Johm W. Duggan; Francis J. Hopcroft

. During Page 4.114.4the first and second weeks, student groups design their systems. During the second and thirdweeks students build, operate and begin evaluating the performance of their systems relative tothe performance criteria given in the problem statement. Actual construction must utilizeequipment provided in the laboratory. Components provided in the laboratory are given inTable 2. Additional parts available in the laboratory could be, and in many instances were, usedby groups. In the fourth week, students demonstrate their systems to faculty and prepare andsubmit a report summarizing their results and overall experience with the exercise

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary Laboratories

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Messiha Saad, North Carolina A&T State University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

AC 2009-1640: HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE WITH RANKINE CYCLE IN THETHERMAL SCIENCE LABORATORY COURSEMessiha Saad, North Carolina A&T State University Messiha Saad is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at North Carolina A&T State University. He received his Ph.D. from North Carolina State University. He taught Mechanical engineering core courses for more than twelve years; he also teaches Internal Combustion Engines, Design of Thermal Systems, HVAC, and related courses in the Thermal Science areas. He received numerous teaching awards including: The Most Helpful Teacher of the Year Award in 2005, Procter & Gamble Student Choice Award Favorite Teacher in 2004, and Teacher of

Conference Session

Teaching Team Skills Through Design

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Douglas MacIntosh; Susan Conry

Software Engineering Design: A Laboratory in Building Team Management Skills Susan E. Conry and Douglas J. MacIntosh Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Clarkson University Potsdam, NY 13699-5720Introduction “Engineering is problem recognition, formulation, and solution. In the next 20 years, engineers and engineering students will be required to use new tools and apply ever- increasing knowledge in expanding engineering disciplines, all while considering societal repercussions and constraints within a complex landscape of old and new ideas. They

Conference Session

New/Emerging Technologies

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Hakan Gurocak

unit through basic handshaking.IV. Design projectThe laboratory sessions are conducted with a given set of hardware that is already assembled andwired. This facilitates the use of subsystems of the hardware to focus on teaching specificconcepts. However, the students also need to gain practical experience in designing anautomation system from the ground up. To fill this gap a design project was added to the coursein the second offering in Spring 2001.The project was assigned in the last month of the semester. At this point, the students alreadyhad a lot of experience with the type of hardware and software to be used in the project. In thefirst week of the project period, lectures on project management and team formation were given.Analysis

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ivan Cardoso Monsão, PPGM-UFBA/BiLab-Business and Innovation Lab; Jes Fiais Cerqueira P.E., Federal University of Bahia (Brazil); Augusto Cesar Pinto Loureiro da Costa, Universidade Federal da Bahia; Jose Siqueira Dias, University of Campinas

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

to transform the content learnedinto practical projects implies restructuring a course, with teacher training and changes in thecontent of the disciplines10. The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE)5 reports thatstudents involved in “high impact practices” have higher scores on deep approaches to learning,integrating learned theory into meaningful applications.Very often, students’ contact with practical activities is during traditional lab classes, where thestudents do hands on work on pre-formatted experiments used to strengthen the theoreticalconcepts6, or when they are concentrating on their capstone projects7,8, where students apply theknowledge acquired on engineering design projects very late, giving them little chance

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Ciezki; Brian Jenkins; Samara Firebaugh

Session 1532 A Comprehensive Laboratory Design Project for Teaching Advanced Circuit Analysis Samara Firebaugh, Brian Jenkins, and John Ciezki United States Naval AcademyAbstractThis paper describes a design project for sophomores learning advanced circuit concepts relatedto frequency response. The objective of the design project is to design a row or column detectorfor a touch-tone keypad. The project is conducted in small groups of two to three students. Eachgroup designs and builds a detector for a single row that will produce a logical “high” when abutton from

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Laboratories I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard J. Ruhala, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Mechanical Engineering

experiments were effective in understanding the theory and provide an increased levelof intellectual excitement for the course.IntroductionThere are two basic approaches to developing a vibrations laboratory for engineering students tostudy lumped parameter systems. One is to purchase a commercially available turnkey systemcomplete with hardware and software. The other is to design and build a custom apparatuses togo with a research caliber accelerometers and analyzer, as well as potential softwaredevelopment. The laboratory experiments described in this paper use another approach which is Page 22.723.2a hybrid of the two.Figure 1: ecp Model 210

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

T. T. Maxwell; J. C. Jones; D. L. Vines; M. E. Parten

efforts and other facultyinitiatives. The courses are team taught by both departments. This paper describes thestructure of the program along with example projects and results. Both positive andnegative aspects of the program are presented.IntroductionIn the fall semester of 1994 the Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Departments atTexas Tech University began a multidisciplinary senior design project laboratory program.Two courses were established by integrating the Electrical Engineering Department’s SeniorProject Laboratory courses (two 3-semester credit hour courses) with the MechanicalEngineering Department’s Design I and II capstone design courses (two 3-semester credithour courses). The Electrical Engineering Department has a long

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Kaufman-Ortiz, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Jason Morphew, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI); N. Sanjay Rebello; Carina Rebello, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

. student at Purdue University studying Engineering Education. Social causes Kevin cares about are bringing more awareness about the diversity within the LGBTQ+ community in engineering, Belonging and deconstructing what Latinx actually means for communities like Puerto Rico.N. Sanjay RebelloCarina M Rebello (Assistant Professor of Practice) © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Case study on engineering design intervention in physics laboratories Approximately a quarter of undergraduate students enroll as a STEM major at some pointduring their undergraduate education, only half of those students leave having completed

Conference Session

Design Teams 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Amy Trauth, University of Delaware; Marcia Gail Headley, University of Delaware; Sara Grajeda, University of Delaware; Dustyn Roberts P.E., University of Pennsylvania; Jenni Buckley, University of Delaware

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

Paper ID #29944Individual Design Experiences Improve Students’ Self-Efficacy onTeam-Based Engineering Design ProjectsDr. Amy Trauth, University of Delaware Amy Trauth, Ph.D., is the Senior Associate Director of Science Education at the University of Delaware’s Professional Development Center for Educators. In her role, Amy works collaboratively with K-12 sci- ence and engineering teachers to develop and implement standards-based curricula and assessments. She also provides mentoring and coaching and co-teaching support to K-12 teachers across the entire tra- jectory of the profession. Her research focuses on teacher

Collection

2015 ASEE Zone 3 Conference

Authors

Jing Pang

2015 ASEE Zone III Conference (Gulf Southwest – Midwest – North Midwest Sections) Active Learning in the Introduction to Digital Logic Design Laboratory Course Jing PangDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering Program, California State University, Sacramento, Sacramento, California, USAAbstractThe introduction to digital logic design class is in general the first digital course for electrical andcomputer engineering undergraduate students at many universities. The related laboratory offersstudents hand-on experience to