Conference Session

Design & Development Projects and Practices

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Chiou, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Michael G Mauk P.E., Drexel University; Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso; Sanjay Jayadev, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Carlos Michael Ruiz, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.)

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Manufacturing

materials, fabrication, testing, and measurements. Studentsare required to analyze, design, simulate, and build a completely functional system by the end-of-term project. The goal of the class project was to enhance student understanding of the fundamentalconcept of design-for-environment (dfE) and hands-on team project learning in green energymanufacturing. Students understood the design for the environment by improving and optimizingthe environmental performance of products, impact on human health, associated energy, andmaterial and process costs. Students commented that they enjoyed working in such green energymanufacturing project with hands-on laboratory experiments. Students commented that theyenjoyed working in the LCA virtual laboratory

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning through Laboratory Experiences

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Georgia L Harris, NIST

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

measurementproficiency, and preparation of formal calibration reports. The successful completion of theOWM courses and follow on problems is often an employment requirement and is also requiredfor laboratory recognition by NIST Office of Weights and Measures.Instructional Design ConceptsNote: Information in this section on instructional design concepts is provided as background onOWM’s course evaluation and development process. It will be of most use for readers orprofessors who have a science and/or engineering background and limited formal educationalbackground. Based on experience and observations working with subject matter experts, it isvalue-added for the scope of this paper to include this information for metrology instructoraudiences. However, if this

Collection

2015 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

David Willis; Jeremy Vaillant

2015 ASEE Northeast Section Conference Designing a Scalable Mechanical Engineering Freshman Year Experience for Relevant and Engaging Hands-On Experiences David Willisa and Jeremy Vaillantb a. Assistant Professor, U. Massachusetts Lowell1 1/ b. Graduate Student, U. of Massachusetts LowellAbstractThis paper describes the design, implementation and results of a new Mechanical EngineeringFreshman Year Experience course being offered at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. Thenew course integrates meaningful hands-on experiences using inexpensive desktop CNC ma-chines, core concepts laboratories, Matlab programming and communications. The two

Conference Session

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division Technical Session 1: Experiential Learning in Fluids, Structures, and Course/Lab Design

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Biswas, The University of Texas at Tyler; Ola Al-Shalash, University of Texas at Tyler; Nael Barakat, The University of Texas at Tyler

remoteaccess. The following parts of this paper describe the device and the steps for building it as well asthe associated learning experiences. In addition, as the device was utilized, data was collected toassess the effectiveness of this technique in comparison to live and face-to-face similar experience.Results include students’ performance assessment and feedback on their satisfaction of theexperience.Remotely Accessible Heat ExchangerFigure 1 presents a picture of the completed cross flow heat exchanger (CFHX) designed and builtby students. National Instruments™ Laboratory Virtual Instrument Engineering Workbench(LabVIEW™) was used to interface with the CFHX and obtain measured and calculated results inreal-time as shown in Figure 2. This system

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

James V. Masi

performed are second semester junior year and either semester senior year. The students are first given lectures on fracture mechanics, metals, alloys, and composites. They should have already had a laboratory experiment on metallography and sample preparation. A video on the deterioration of restorative materials in the oral environment is used as a backdrop for the experiments. Objectives The objectives of these experiments are to show that the area of biomaterials, especially dental materials (natural and synthetic), contain all of the elements of good and bad design, with the caveat that a person’s health is directly involved. The students learn the

Conference Session

Creative Ways to Present Basic Materials

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Niebuhr; Heather Smith

in engineering majors and graduate as engineers. For example, calculus is afreshman course, yet the application of calculus principles may not come until late sophomore orjunior year. This leaves the student to feel that calculus is unimportant and strictly a “weeder”class due to the high failure rate. At the Colorado school of Mines, the integration of courses istaken one step further where integrated laboratories replace traditional laboratories in electricalcircuits, fluid mechanics, and stress analysis.1 The laboratory experiments are designed tocombine math and physics and require students to build and analyze small, laboratory scalesystems. Creating integrated labs have been the premise of many other studies in bothengineering and

Conference Session

Development of Technical and Soft Skills in BME

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean-michel I. Maarek, University of Southern California

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Biomedical

courseAbstractTraditional “follow-the-steps” laboratories associated with many engineering courses havelimited learning benefits and poorly prepare students to design or conduct experiments asmandated by ABET criterion 3b. The laboratory section of our junior-level MedicalElectronics course was redesigned based on the inquiry-based approach. In this approach, thegoal of the experiment is specified, but to a large extent, the students devise the experimentalprocedures with limited guidance from the instructor. For each assignment of ourlaboratories, students were tasked to design an electronic circuit or an experiment tocharacterize an electronic component. Students received primary sources such as applicationnotes and data sheets, as well as a few questions to

Conference Session

Adaptation of Laboratory-based Courses During a Pandemic: Experimentation and Laboratory-oriented Studies Division

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Madalyn Wilson-Fetrow, University of New Mexico; Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico; Ardeshir Raihanian Mashhadi, University at Buffalo; Tracy L. Mallette, University of New Mexico; Andrew P. Shreve, University of New Mexico

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

During a PandemicAbstractExperiments form the backbone of much of engineering education, but because it is not alwayspossible to do them in person, simulations can provide a powerful alternative to assist studentlearning. We present data from two versions of two chemical engineering courses where in-person labs pivoted to virtual simulated experiments. In the first-year introduction to chemicalengineering course we designed a simulation for students to design and then test a bench-scaleprototype of a remediation column for acid mine drainage. In the junior-level chemicalengineering laboratory—students typically carry out a bomb calorimetry experiment of sucroseand then analyze their data. We created a simulation based on a combination of

Conference Session

Teaching Outside the Box in Civil Engineering

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kevin Hall

’ versus professional specifications (i.e.American Society for Testing and Materials [ASTM]) or American Association of StateHighway and Transportation Officials [AASHTO]); the use of pre-prepared test samplesversus field sampling; and the requirement for session-by-session ‘laboratory write-ups’versus the development of a professional materials-related or design report.Consequences of using an academic approach to laboratory experiences include engineersin the workforce who are not equipped to read, understand, and apply professional testingspecifications, and newly-graduated engineering interns ill-equipped to prepare aprofessional laboratory report. The University of Arkansas has conducted materialstesting training and certification programs

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Gwan-Ywan Lai; Laura L. Sullivan

used with the LCR werepurchased through a 1997/98 SME grant and a new extruder for the OLPR was purchasedthrough a departmental capital fund. The OLPR is installed on the extruder through an adapterand a supporting frame designed and constructed on site. Laboratory experiments for bothrheometers have been developed to allow students to experimentally investigate and observe therheological phenomena of plastics through laboratory testing and on-line process monitoring.IMSE-499 Independent Study students in the winter and spring of 1998 have first investigatedand run these experiments and provided feedback to improve/modify the experimentalprocedures. These experiments will then be used in the IMSE-370 and IMSE-407 starting fromthe summer of

Conference Session

Information and Network Security

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yujian Fu P.E., Alabama A&M University; Di Ma, University of Michigan - Dearborn

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Computing & Information Technology

Paper ID #15364Mobile Computing & Security Laboratory DevelopmentDr. Yujian Fu P.E., Alabama A&M University Dr. Yujian Fu is an associate professor of computer science department at Alabama A&M University. Her research interests fall in formal verification of cyber physical systems, behavioral analysis of mobile security, software architecture and design analysis of safety-critical and mission-critical systems. Her projects are supported by NSF, Air Force and DoD. She have several publications regarding to the research and educational projects.Dr. Di Ma, University of Michigan - Dearborn Dr. Di Ma is

Conference Session

Laboratory Experiences in Mechanical, Materials and Thermal Systems

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew J. Traum, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Vincent C Prantil, Milwaukee School of Engineering; William C Farrow, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Hope Leigh Weiss, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

. Students enrolled in these RocketProject (RP) classes design, build, flight test, and analyze model rockets through hands-onexercises designed to enhance their awareness of topical connectivity across the mechanicalengineering curriculum. These activities challenge students to work on different aspects of thesame rocket project across all four years of their degree program.Our method is to redesign discrete laboratory exercises in five required mechanical engineeringcourses to integrate the rocket project within our existing curriculum without need foradministrative changes (i.e., no course catalog changes). At the end of each RP class, studentsevaluate the rockets or flight simulations they created, analyze their design decisions andassumptions

Conference Session

Educational Research

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Christine Kelly, Oregon State University; Philip Harding, Oregon State University; Edith Gummer, Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory

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Educational Research and Methods

disciplines. Dr. Harding has 15 years of professional experience in the oil, pulp and paper, and microelectronics industries and holds several patents. His primary objective is to prepare students for the work force by providing them context for applying their technical training, developing their written and oral communication skills, and building leadership skills.Edith Gummer, Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory Edith Gummer is the Director of the Classroom-Focused Research and Evaluation Program for the Center for Classroom Teaching and Learning at the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory. She coordinated the structure of the research design and the data collection and analysis

Conference Session

Laboratories in Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheng Lin, Old Dominion University; Gene Hou, Old Dominion University; Sebastian Bawab, Old Dominion University; Timothy Coats, NSWCCD; Hesham Nassar, Old Dominion University

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Engineering Technology

ispowered and controlled by an industrial amplifier. A Programmable Logical Controller (PLC) isapplied to activate these four actuators simultaneously and repeatedly. Accelerometers using anNational Instruments (NI) data acquisition system are used to measure the impact force duringthe tests. Students gain design and implementation experiences from the developing of thesystem.1. IntroductionA collision between two bodies which occur in a very small interval of time, and during whichthe two bodies exert on each other relatively large forces, is called an impact1. The followingimpact-force equation can be used to illustrate the physical situation. (1)Where F

Conference Session

Best Zone Paper Competition

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carol Gattis, University of Arkansas; Shannon Davis, University of Arkansas; Bryan Hill, University of Arkansas; Edgar Clausen, University of Arkansas; Christa Hestekin, University of Arkansas; Bradley Dearing, Illinois State University

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Council of Sections

Department of Education to continue for an additional three years.As UASPP has matured, a number of changes have been made which have had a positive impacton the use of the program activities by the teachers in the classroom. Examples of these changesinclude movement away from providing experiments to the teachers and toward teacher-developed experiments, the development and use of design-based experiments, and increased useof engineering professors in summer institutes and follow-up activities. This paper highlightsprogram developments and their impacts throughout the three year history of UASPP, andpresents the format for new activities as the program moves into its next three years.IntroductionThe National Science Foundation has recognized the

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning through Laboratory Experiences

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Clark Hochgraf, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST); Richard Cliver, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST); David S Martins, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

their understanding of fundamental concepts, and help them gain competence andconfidence in implementing a working Digital Signal Processing system in hardware.IntroductionIn engineering education, and engineering technology in particular, laboratory courses play acentral role in helping students learn challenging concepts and develop practical skills. Labs areoften one of the college learning experiences that students enjoy the most. As lab courseinstructors, we strive to create learning environments in which students experience maximumbenefit from their labs. We recognize the complexity of creating rich environments for learning,and know the enormous amount of work it takes to create and run high quality laboratoryexperiments. There are ample

Conference Session

Laboratory Experiences with Mechanical, Materials and Fluid Systems

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bijan Sepahpour, The College of New Jersey

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Paper ID #8403A Practical Educational Fatigue Testing MachineProf. Bijan Sepahpour, The College of New Jersey Bijan Sepahpour is a registered Professional Engineer and Professor of Mechanical Engineering. He is currently serving as the chairman of the ME department at TCNJ. He is actively involved in the generation of design-oriented exercises and development of laboratory apparatus and experiments in the areas of mechanics of materials and dynamics of machinery for undergraduate engineering programs. Professor Sepahpour did his undergraduate studies at TCNJ and has advanced degrees from New Jersey Institute of

Conference Session

Engineering Education Research - Focus on Engineering Design

Collection

2017 FYEE Conference

Authors

Akhan Almagambetov, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott; John M. Pavlina, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott

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FYEE Division - Paper Submission

effortlessly used industry standard equipment class in the Spring of 2016 alongside two control sectionsand tools when the laboratories were blended between (using the older "cookbook" approach). The original inten-"manual wiring" / "cookbook" and "virtual wiring" / tion was to increase the amount of hands-on learning to"system design" types of experiments. raise the level of student interest and motivation in the lab This study provides results that may help other first course, per the findings in [2]. The new lab sequence re-year engineering departments in designing new courses quired the use of field-programmable gate array (FPGA)or laboratory curricula

Conference Session

Distance Learning and Online Teaching Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Fallon, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Engineering Technology

, Andrew C., Thames, J. Lane and Dirk Schaefer, “Enhancing Mechanical Engineering Distance Education Through IT-Enabled Remote Laboratories”, Proceedings of the ASME 2009 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference IDETC/CIE, San Diego, California, Aug. 30 – Sep 2, 20094. Hyder, A., Choi, S.K. and D. Schaefer, “Remotely Controlled Laboratory Experiments: Creation and Examples”, Systems and Information Engineering Design, SIEDS, IEEE Symposium, Charlottesville, VA, April 23, 2010 Page 23.1119.115. Fallon, T.J., ten Brummelaar, Theo A. and Harold

Conference Session

Division Experimentation and Lab-Oriented Studies - Best of DELOS

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ira Hill, University of Florida

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

workon the weekly homework). Students are encouraged to discuss the challenges as a group,leveraging their class notes and online resources. The problems are purposely designed tochallenge their understanding of the current material, and typically two undergraduate teachingassistants help the faculty member circulate the room and provide assistance. Figure  1:  Collaborative  learning  space  for  Introduction  to  Programming  Laboratory   This setup is ideal for problem-based learning (PBL) and just-in-time (JiTT) teachingwhich are inductive teaching methods that combine interactive mini-lectures and collaborativerecitations on problems intended to challenge students. Case studies have shown that studentsshould work through

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division Technical Session 4: Digital Learning Part II

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Luis Felipe Zapata-Rivera, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Maria M. Larrondo-Petrie, Florida Atlantic University; Catalina Aranzazu-Suescun, Latin American & Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institutions

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Diversity

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Computers in Education

Adaptive Remote Laboratoryplatform [9], this system was implemented as a testing infrastructure for online laboratories thatsupport auto-adaptation of functionalities, tracking capabilities through the use of xAPI andsupport for educational user roles [10].The Hex-bugs remote laboratory station was developed to implement laboratory experiences indifferent contexts, such as programming, electronics, logic design, among others.To develop the Hex-bugs remote laboratory station, a set of two remote controlled Hex-bugs BattleSpiders were used (cost 50$ USD) [11], see Figure 3. A set of infrared (IR) receivers and externalbattery pack with wireless chargers for each Hex-bug, allows hardening of the laboratory by nothaving to replace batteries and

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Capstone Design

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael P. Frank, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering; Kamal E. Amin, Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Okenwa I. Okoli, Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Sungmoon Jung Ph.D., FAMU-FSU College of Engineering; Robert A. Van Engelen, Florida State University; Chiang Shih, Florida A&M University/Florida State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Paper ID #9523Expanding and Improving the Integration of Multidisciplinary Projects in aCapstone Senior Design Course: Experience Gained and Future PlansDr. Michael P. Frank, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering Dr. Michael P. Frank has been coordinating the involvement of Electrical and Computer Engineering stu- dents in the Senior Design program at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering since 2011. He previously advised several individual senior design teams as an assistant professor in the ECE department during the period 2004-2007. Prior to that, he coached several industry-sponsored multidisciplinary senior design teams in

Conference Session

ELOS Technical Session 5 - Remote, Virtual, and Digital Realities

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deborah Moyaki, University of Georgia; Isaac Damilare Dunmoye, University of Georgia; Cheryl T. Gomillion, University of Georgia; Dominik May, University of Wuppertal; Nathaniel Hunsu, University of Georgia

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (DELOS)

, instructional design considerationsbecome increasingly vital to ensuring students get optimal learning experiences ininstructional VR environments [3]. Understanding the role of contextual aspects extends ourknowledge of design requirements for specific content types and difficulty levels. As Lynchand Ghergulescu [15] highlight, there is no one-size-fits-all for VR lab instructional design.Therefore, effective VR laboratory design environments are heavily dependent on ouridentification and exploration of influencing factors for diverse students' learningexperiences.Studies that explore situations in which learners get multiple exposure to learning in VRenvironments are needed to better understand the effect of different contextual factors on VRlearning

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Abul K. M. Azad, Northern Illinois University

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Computing and Information Technology

are a number offactors that hinder acceptance of remote laboratories as a part of a curriculum. These are:Integration of a number of disciplines into remote experimentation design; Modularity indesigns; Readily available commercial products; Integration of learning management system;Maintenance and training; Administrative awareness and support; and Industry applications.The first part of the paper will discuss these issues and will highlight how we can moveforward in a coordinated manner so there will be a viable remote experimentationinfrastructure with a high degree of acceptance.Historically remote laboratories are developed by utilizing personal computers orworkstations as the main controller unit on the experiment side and a local

Conference Session

Capstone Design Practices

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kurt Stephen Stresau, University of Central Florida; Mark W. Steiner, University of Central Florida

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Design in Engineering Education

Laboratory in the School of Engineering at Rens- selaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) and Professor of Practice in the Mechanical, Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering department from 1999 to 2015. He also worked at GE Corporate from 1987 to 1991, con- sulting and introducing world-class productivity practices throughout GE operations. In 1991 he joined GE Appliances and led product line structuring efforts resulting in $18 million annual cost savings to the refrigeration business. Later as a design team leader he led product development efforts and the initial 1995 market introduction of the Built-In Style line of GE Profile refrigerators. His last assignment at GE Appliances was in the Office of Chief Engineer in support of

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ariel Chan, University of Toronto; Chijuan Hu, Texas Tech University

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

bioethanol intheir bioreactor for educational purposes (i.e. conducting life cycle analysis utilizing this process). A carbonfootprint study was undertaken to enable a data-driven laboratory experiment design to reduce carbonfootprint by selecting an efficient feedstock for the fermentation process. In the undergraduate laboratory curriculum, refined sugar is the most common feedstock used inbioethanol production. In this study, the student team also investigated another alternative feedstock of cornsyrup based on the bioethanol conversion/yield4,5. Studies have shown that the amount of CO2 generatedfrom the chemical processes is directly proportional to the conversion rate 3. Since corn syrup contains morecomplex sugar, the lag phase is

Conference Session

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

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arash Mahboobin, University of Pittsburgh; Renee M. Clark, University of Pittsburgh

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

flippedinstruction and problem-based-learning. After the preliminary sessions dedicated to MATLABoverview and specifically designed exercises (flipped instruction), students completed threeteam-based projects, or virtual laboratories, in which they conducted experiments usingMATLAB to analyze unknown systems, both biological (human balance) and non-biological(bandpass filters), through the use of time- and frequency-domain analysis techniques (problem-based-learning). Each team had the opportunity to submit three progress (i.e., design) reviewsper project. These progress reviews prompted each team to explain its proposed solution, providean argument or justification for it, display graphs and figures, ask questions and raise concerns,and in general report

Conference Session

Design for Community

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Nolan Van Gaalen; Kristin Wood; Carl Erikson; Frank Duda; Matthew Green; Steven VanderLeest

Session 2625 Service-Learning Approaches to International Humanitarian Design Projects: A Model Based on Experiences of Faith-Based Institutions Matthew G. Green and Kristin L. Wood Steven H. VanderLeest Dept. of Mechanical Engineering Department of Engineering, Calvin College The University of Texas, Austin Grand Rapids, MI matthew-green@mail.utexas.edu svleest@calvin.edu Frank T. Duda Carl Erikson Department of Engineering, Grove City

Conference Session

Promoting Technological Literacy

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Heywood, Trinity College-Dublin

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

experiences in the mini projects in a provided) more substantial creative activity in which all the skills acquired could be utilised.Exhibit 2. The projects in order of their completion. 9 & 10 as planned are not included because they werenot completed. Reproduced from Owen, S and J. Heywood (1990) Transition technology in Ireland.International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 1 (1), 21 – 32. The evaluation includes a dailyaccount of what happened on the course. 12 males and 12 females in the age range 16 – 18 completed thethree week program which was completed in a custom built laboratory financed by the Irish

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Mahmood Nahvi

activities, students work together in groups of two or three. Each experiment includes pre-lab, design, implementation, testing and evaluation of DSP algorithms and their application.Each design project requires effort equivalent to the completion of three or four regularexperiments.The laboratory uses Texas Instruments' DSP boards and software development tools andindustry-standard computation engines, simulation, data analysis and display packages such asDADiSP and Matlab. The laboratory is also used in conjunction with four graduate courses inDSP and image processing, individual studies, senior projects, Master’s theses, and DSPresearch. The development of the course and the lab was supported by NSF/ILI grants, as well asby Cal Poly and donations