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

Mohamed A. S. Zaghloul, University of Pittsburgh; Amr Hassan, University of Pittsburgh; Ahmed Dallal, University of Pittsburgh

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

-learning experience, let alone the experience of having laboratory sessions attheir homes. In this article, the experience of two lab instructors with transforming four lab coursesto remote format is presented. The specifics of the labs’ setup procedures are discussed, along withthe pros and cons of the applied methods. A survey-based study is included to reveal the students’opinions about the remote labs, and their suggestions for improving the process. The viability ofremote labs replacing traditional in-person labs will be debated.1. IntroductionAs all schools around the world reverted to remote learning early in 2020, most STEM programshave suffered greatly. These programs flourish, and are made distinct, by the ability to conductlaboratory

Conference Session

Topics Enhancing ET Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vladimir Genis, Drexel University (Tech.); Siddharth Vyas, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Engineering Technology

fundamentals of ultrasound measurements and to demonstratethe basic principles of ultrasound Nondestructive Evaluation (NDE) of materials by combininghands-on laboratory experience with lectures. In this course, students learn the physicalprinciples and fundamentals of ultrasound material characterization. Students also learnindustrial applications of NDE techniques and procedures and become familiar with detectionand characterization of defects in materials, such as flaws and cracks. During the experiments,students collect extensive amount of data using UTWin software. Later, these data files areprocessed using Excel to evaluate ultrasound parameters of various materials, such as soundvelocity, attenuation coefficients, and properties of

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Debbie T. Brown; Masoud Rais-Rohani

Session 2520 Development of a Virtual Laboratory for the Study of Mechanics Masoud Rais-Rohani, Debbie T. Brown Mississippi State UniversityAbstractVirtual Laboratory for the Study of Mechanics (VLSM) is a Web-based educational tool beingdeveloped to support Statics and Mechanics of Materials instruction at Mississippi StateUniversity. It is designed to serve as an asynchronous tutorial tool with ten modules devoted totopics of interest in these two courses. A typical module consists of concise theoreticaldiscussions, interactive MathView® examples, a Java-enabled design modeling and analysis

Conference Session

Division for Experimentation & Lab-oriented Studies Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cyrus Habibi P.E., University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Emily Teresa Carbaugh, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

, often because of cost or time. Not only is labequipment costly to purchase and to maintain, they require physical space. On the other hand,simulators are relatively inexpensive and can be installed on any computer, a significantadvantage for distance education. Electrical engineering students are encouraged to use computersimulation even where lab equipment is available. Simulators enable students to predictexperiment results and are especially useful to ensure a circuit design meets given specifications.Using online simulators, students from all around the world can perform experiments together asa way to enhance the participants' intercultural competence [5].A remote laboratory method, such as Virtual Instrument Systems in Reality (VISIR

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Technical Session 4: The Best of the All: FPD Best Papers

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University; David Reeping, Ohio Northern University

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First-Year Programs

distinguish which to use to create an optimal design. To identify the pore sizes, the user can hover over a specific filtration item to display the value. We chose this method because it allows for much interactivity, and it requires the user to think about the choices they are making. The visual traits of this program will make it very user friendly.”At this point in the assignment, the students have already completed one experiential learningcycle. Given concrete experiences in the forms of an externally generated lesson plan andprevious laboratory assignments, the team engaged in reflective observation by brainstormingpossible implementations. Abstract conceptualization occurred through using analogies toprevious experiences in developing a

Conference Session

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

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer R. Brown, Montana State University, Bozeman; Stephanie G. Wettstein, Montana State University, Bozeman; Douglas J. Hacker, University of Utah

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

, technical communicationinstruction is often incorporated into the curriculum through laboratory-based or capstone designcourses[4-7]. In such courses, designing meaningful communication assignments andassessments is often relegated to engineering faculty, who may or may not have the requisiteskills and knowledge to do so.Student learning of communication skills is tied to quality of feedback[4]; however, engineeringfaculty typically have not received any formal training on how to effectively give feedback ontechnical writing[2, 4]. Engineering faculty may tend to focus on spelling and grammar, whileeffective feedback is higher level and corresponds to issues with organization, the use ofarguments, or support of evidence[4, 8]. Good feedback is

Conference Session

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen Thompson, Loras College

experimental and model results. The studentoutcomes from this laboratory experience are as follows. Students will be able to 1) Design a Venturi meter in 3D modeling software 2) Model internal flow using modeling software 3) Experimentally measure flow characteristics of a Venturi meter 4) Compare results from simulation and experiment including computing the coefficient of performance for each method. 5) Explain similarities and differences between simulation and experimentationTheoryThe equation used to convert the pressure difference between the inlet and the orifice is derived 1from the equation of continuity (v1 𝐴1 = v2 𝐴2 (eq 1)) and Bernoulli’s

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

Jason Yao, East Carolina University; Ricky T. Castles, East Carolina University; Chris Venters, East Carolina University; Nic Herndon; Melinda T. Doty, East Carolina University

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

little preparation and minimalresponse time. The summer of 2020, while most universities offered few courses, was the time forfaculty to regather resources and prepare for the fall semester. Many anticipated the likelihood ofteaching online again and saw challenges associated with this instructional modality, especially forlaboratory courses. A group of enthusiastic and experienced faculty members in the College ofEngineering and Technology (CET) at East Carolina University congregated and started a weekly FacultyConnection Hour (FCH) to network and share pedagogical ideas for remote teaching. Many of thesesessions focused on innovative ways to provide remote laboratory learning experiences comparable totheir conventional face-to-face

Conference Session

Best Zone Paper Competition

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rashmi Jain, Stevens Institute of Technology; Keith Sheppard, Stevens Institute of Technology; Elisabeth McGrath, Stevens Institute of Technology; Bernard Gallois, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Council of Sections

early and reinforcing them with appropriateapplications would be beneficial in building the systems perspective, even though the true realization oftheir significance might not become really apparent until students were out in the business world. Thatsaid, approximately 40% of engineering undergraduates at Stevens participate in Cooperative Educationand most of the remainder have multiple industrial summer internship experiences prior to graduation –providing at least some real-world context for systems pedagogy.In the summer of 2005, two of the authors (Jain & Gallois) lead the development of the first pilot stage ofintroducing a systems thread into the core engineering curriculum2. The vehicle for this thread was to bethe core design

Conference Session

Learning through Instrumentation: Experiences and Applications

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dale H. Litwhiler, Pennsylvania State University

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Instrumentation Division (INST)

documentation produced by the teamsshowed a fairly good attention to detail.The design teams were all aware of the requirement to produce a working prototype. Despiteallowing a very conservative timeline, some teams delayed beginning construction of theirdevice, including the team that did not produce a working prototype.During the customer acceptance testing, the laboratory was alive with student activity. Studentsmade last minute adjustments to their designs. Teams shared equipment, materials, and ideas asthey scrambled to meet the deadline. There was a great deal of anticipation and excitement aseach device was tested.ConclusionsThe tilt sensor project provided hands-on experience for mechanical engineering students thatthey had not previously

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Experiences: Teaching in a Pandemic

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Stephen Andrew Wilkerson P.E., York College of Pennsylvania; Stephen Andrew Gadsden, University of Guelph

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

attending in person while others attend via zoomdue to classroom occupancy restrictions.Capstone Design OverviewThe York College capstone design project is a design-and-build effort in which senior studentsuse what they’ve learned over the previous 3+ years to solve problems in a specific area. Theseprojects include Formula, Baja, and some community-based projects. In the first semester of theproject work, the students design and prototype a solution to a problem. In the second semester,they build their design then test and experiment, which requires the use of York’s shop and tools.When students were sent home in the spring of 2020, however, the shop was immediately closed.This closure essentially ended any hopes of building either of the two

Conference Session

TIME 2: Laboratories

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jed Lyons

to taking the measurements lab isrestricted to cook-book style science experiments with fill-in-the-blank laboratory reports. Thesestudents are not prepared for an engineering experience where they must design, conduct andreport upon their own experiments. Therefore, a scaffolding approach is used throughout thesemester where the students aregiven increasing responsibilityfor developing experimentalprocedures and data analysisformats in successiveexperiments. For the finallaboratory project in the course,the students must design,construct, calibrate and use astrain-gage based load cell.The load cell must accuratelymeasure the weight of theinstructor. A representativefinished product is shown in Figure 1. Typical

Conference Session

Improving Introductory Experiences in Chemical Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gladis Chávez-Torrejón, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Silvia Husted, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Nelly Ramirez-Corona, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas Puebla

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Chemical Engineering

, and environmental engineering “pillars”, which are designed to enhance the Page 24.625.2development of 21st century expertise in students from each of the undergraduate degrees12-14.Chemical, environmental, and food engineering students have in these “pillar” courses a greatopportunity for a multidisciplinary collaborative experience. The “pillar” courses of these newcurricula are:• Introduction to Chemical, Food, and Environmental Engineering Design • 2nd semester course for CE, FE, and EE ! Cornerstone course• Material Balances • 2nd semester course for CE, FE, and EE• Energy Balances and

Conference Session

Novel Measurement Experiments

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

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Instrumentation

author taught anew course in the area of Engineering Instrumentation during 2005 – 2006 andexperimented with some new ideas. He also successfully designed, developed andimplemented certain assignments and exercises to enhance student learning anddiscovery. In this course, the author attempted to move away from a teaching andlearning paradigm to a discovery paradigm. This is a junior/senior level course whichalso includes a set of creative laboratory experiments that aim at providing hands-onexperience to students. As a part of this course curriculum development, the authorimplemented certain assessment techniques. In this presentation the author describeshow he assessed the outcomes for selected topics in this specific course. He also

Conference Session

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Diane L. Peters, Kettering University; Aaron-Joseph Michael Jones

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

-op experience for Aaron-Joseph Jones.References[1] https://www.quanser.com/products/qube-servo-2/ accessed 1/15/2021[2] J. S. Dalton, D. S. Stutts, and R. L. Montgomery, “Mini-lab projects in the undergraduate controls course,” in Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, Nashville, TN, June 2003.[3] Z. Alavi and K. Meehan, “Enhancing a control systems design course by using experiential learning model,” in Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, Tampa, FL, June 2019.[4] M. A. Hopkins and A. M. Kibbe, “Open-source hardware in controls education,” ASEE Computers in Education (CoED) Journal, vol. 5 (4), pp. 62 – 70, December 2014.[5] P. K. Karra, “A cost-effective laboratory setup for teaching

Conference Session

Experimentation and Laboratory-oriented Studies Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Eleanor Byrnes, Harvey Mudd College; Yaqub Alam Mahsud, Harvey Mudd College; Spencer Rosen, Harvey Mudd College; Matthew Spencer, Harvey Mudd College

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

into the pedagogy of laboratory design.1 IntroductionEngineering is a discipline that requires interaction with the physical world, so it is of littlesurprise that there is broad consensus among engineering educators that laboratory classes are animportant part of engineering curriculums ​[1]​. However, the Accreditation Board forEngineering and Technology (ABET) doesn’t specify how many laboratory classes should be inan engineering program, instead offering the guideline that laboratory experiences should be“appropriate to the program” ​[2]​. Literature is also quiet on the question of “how manyengineering laboratory classes does an undergraduate engineer take?”This study tried to answer that question by performing a systematic review of

Conference Session

PCEE Session 2: Teacher Learning Experiences

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abeera Rehmat, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Alexandra Towner, Georgia Institute of Technology; Meltem Alemdar, Georgia Institute of Technology; Roxanne Moore, Georgia Institute of Technology; Michael Helms; Jeffrey Rosen, Georgia Institute of Technology; Julia Varnedoe; Marc Weissburg

understanding of BID incorporationwithin the engineering design process, as well as gauging potential student interest in BID.Ultimately, the final goal was the implementation of designed curriculums within high schoolengineering classrooms [2].The PL for this project was initially designed to be face-to-face as part of a six-week summerinternship at university research laboratories focused on biology and bio-inspired design [2].However, due to COVID-19 and research lab closures in the summer of 2020, the project teamhad to transition the summer PL experience to an online setting. BlueJean online meetingplatform was used for the PL meetings, and all PL artifacts/assignments and readings wereshared with teachers via Canvas. Though online, the goal of

Conference Session

Improving Laboratory Education in Chemical Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joshua A. Levinson, Lafayette College; Eric L. Maase, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Glen Thomas Tennyson

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Chemical Engineering

Paper ID #8705Automated Process Control Laboratory Experience: Simultaneous Temper-ature and Level Control in a Continuously Stirred Tank Reactor SystemDr. Joshua A. Levinson, Lafayette College Levinson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at Lafayette College. His teaching interests are in senior capstone design, integrated chemical engineering laboratory, transport, and thermodynamics. His research interests are in semiconductor processing technology, mi- crofluidics, transport phenomena, chemical kinetics, and chemical engineering pedagogy.Dr. Eric L. Maase, University of

Conference Session

Design in the Curriculum

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Felipe L. Carvalho, Florida Atlantic University; Ravi T. Shankar, Florida Atlantic University

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Biomedical

projects to boost the students’ learning curve. This work inprogress describes the design process of a comprehensive BSP laboratory course using low-costhardware and software. We describe the methods utilized to generate the documentation neededfor the course, and also a detailed list of the materials used and their main features. We dividedthe design process in two main categories: 1) analog circuit design; and 2) digital signalprocessing and software development. We provide details about these two categories and sub-divide the structure of the course into seven laboratory experiments to be completed individuallyor by a group of students. After the completion of this project, a collection of seven laboratoryguides will be fully designed and this

Conference Session

New ECE Laboratories

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Junfei Li P.E., University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Cara Li; Jae Sok Son, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Weidong Kuang, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Edgar Gil, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

. Furthermore, research shows that the academic performance of students isheavily dependent upon student engagement, which is believed to increase with classroomstrategies such as flipped-classrooms, cooperative learning, project-based learning, and virtuallabs. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) is a Hispanic serving institution withdistributive campuses, where many of the students work part-time. With consideration of thespecial needs of our students and the latest developments in engineering education, this studyfocuses on our recent experience of teaching digital logical using MyFPGA, online FPGAplatform.We first introduce the MyFPGA platform in this paper. Developed by one of the authors of thispaper, this web-based design features

Conference Session

ELOS Technical Session 1 - Fluids, Wind, and Flow

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Blake Everett Johnson, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Partha Kumar Das, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (DELOS)

- Champaign Mr. Partha Kumar Das is a final year PhD student in the Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He is an experimental and theoretical fluid mechanics researcher whose expertise lies on hydrodynamics in microfluidic flows to describe particle dynamics with the emphasis on particle manipulation applications in microchannel. His teaching experience includes instructing fluid mechanics courses in undergraduate levels, designing undergraduate fluid mechanics lab facilities, and training the teaching assistants in undergraduate courses for conducting undergraduate laboratories. He has multiple fellowships, awards, and recognitions including Teaching Fellowship

Conference Session

ET Curriculum & Design Issues

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Bilodeau

theknowledge and skills they derived from their MaFEL laboratory experience to solvepractical electromagnetic systems design , interference and shielding problems are discussedand future plans for the continued development of the MaFEL procedure are noted.I. Introduction The ability to visualize the low frequency AC magnetic field distributions thatoccur in the vicinity of 60 Hz AC electric power generation and transmission equipment ,such as transformers, rotational machines, switchgear and cable ; and to understand thephysical factors that determine these fields ; are very important skills for an electricalengineering technician ( EET ) to have. This understanding of AC magnetic field behaviorenables an EET to identify the most probable

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Nohemi Rubio; Lourdes Sanchez-Contreras; Connie Della-Piana

Session 1863 Examining Students’ Graphic Representations of the Undergraduate Research Experience: Toward Developing a Framework for the Design and Evaluation of Student Experience1 Connie Kubo Della-Piana, Nohemi Rubio, and Lourdes Sanchez-Contreras The Model Institutions for Excellence The University of Texas at El PasoAbstractThe current paper examines the process, the intended and unanticipated outcomes of theundergraduate research experience as represented in graphic form by students who haveparticipated in an intensive

Conference Session

Innovation in Design Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Corradeschi; Raymond Carr; Lewis Natiello; Donald Carlucci; Albert Messano; Keith Sheppard

introductory design experience with some linkageto a concurrent Graphics course2. Elements of teaming, project management, economics andeffective communication are included. The second half of the course is focused on a major teamproject to build a robot that can negotiate obstacles and fulfill a prescribed task in competitionwith the robots from other teams. The project introduces students to sensors, algorithmdevelopment and microprocessor programming, and it is also fun! The design sequence continuesin the 2nd semester of Freshman year with a design course that strongly links to a Mechanics ofSolids lecture course3. The third design course links to the Thermodynamics and EnergyConversion course4. These design laboratories further advance the

Conference Session

Innovative Use of Technology I

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhou Zhang, Stevens Institute of Technology; Mingshao Zhang, Stevens Institute of Technology; Yizhe Chang, Stevens Institute of Technology, School of Engineering and Science; Sven K. Esche, Stevens Institute of Technology, School of Engineering and Science; Constantin Chassapis, Stevens Institute of Technology, School of Engineering and Science

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

., Ljungberg, P., Donovan, C. & Fahlén, L. E., 2012, “A virtual laboratory for micro-grid information and communication infrastructures”, Proceeding of the 3rd IEEE PES International Conference and Exhibition, October 14-17, 2012, Berlin, Germany, pp. 1-6.[4] Aziz, E.-S., Chang, Y., Esche, S. K. & Chassapis, C., 2013, “A multi-user virtual laboratory environment for gear train design”, Computer Applications in Engineering Education, Vol. 22, No. 4, pp. 788–802.[5] Barham, W., Preston, J. & Werner, J., 2012, “Using a virtual gaming environment in strength of materials laboratory”, Proceedings of Computing in Civil Engineering, June 17-20, 2012, Clearwater Beach, FL, USA, pp. 105-112.[6] http://www.virtualgamelab.com, accessed

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experiences

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Haitham Logman; Ronald Barr; Cynthia Finley; Michael Hagenberger

Session 2455 Survival of an ASEE Student Chapter Cynthia A. Finley, Haitham Logman, Peggy Rijken, Pablo Bueno, Jagannathan Mahadevan, Michael Hagenberger, Asad Hassan, Ronald Barr The University of Texas at AustinAbstract Insight into how a student chapter of the American Society for Engineering Education(ASEE) can survive through many years may be provided by the experiences of the ASEEstudent chapter at The University of Texas at Austin. ASEE student chapters offer manyprofessional development opportunities for engineering students considering possible careers inacademia. However

Collection

2010 North Midwest Section

Authors

Allen L. Jones

established, known as the “a” through “k” outcomes. Evaluation of outcome“b”, “a graduating student should have an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well asto analyze and interpret data” was accomplished using a well-designed rubric, as is the subject ofthis paper. The rubric was established and administered in CEE-346L, Geotechnical EngineeringLaboratory. The means of assessment was a particular laboratory experiment, One DimensionalConsolidation Test. The rubric consisted of several indicators in each of the categories: “1” –Below Expectation, “2” – Meets Expectation, and “3” – Exceeds Expectations, with a desiredmetric threshold score of 2 or greater. The rubric was applied to the entire class for the selectedlaboratory exercise during

Conference Session

Undergraduate Aerospace Labs/Design I

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Melnyk; Grant Crawford; David Stringer; Steven Braddom

of the course is not solely onconducting the flight test, but on designing and developing the flight test.viiiConclusionsAfter conducting a review of the USMA Flight Laboratory program one can draw severalconclusions. First, it is clear from the results of the laboratories that the theories taught in theclassroom closely match experimental results. This is important because it reinforces all of thetime that students spend in the classroom and reading their text. In order to obtain reliable data,the experimental procedures must be sound, and adhered to by the department pilots. A strongtraining program and years of experience flying the laboratories makes them a worthwhilesupplement to classroom instruction.Second, based on formal and

Conference Session

Best Zone Paper Competition

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan Klingbeil, Wright State University; Richard Mercer, Wright State University; Kuldip Rattan, Wright State University; Michael Raymer, Wright State University; David Reynolds, Wright State University

Tagged Divisions

Council of Sections

; Sinusoids and Harmonic Signals; Systems of Equations and Matrices; Basicsof Differentiation; Basics of Integration; Linear Differential Equations with ConstantCoefficients. The course structure is 5 credit hours (4 hours lecture, 1 hour lab), plus mandatoryrecitation sections. The course is taught by engineering faculty, with all mathematical topicsmotivated by their direct application in the core engineering courses. Moreover, course materialis emphasized by physical experiments in the classroom and laboratory, and is thoroughlyintegrated with the engineering analysis software MATLAB.A detailed outline of the EGR 101 course content over a period of one 10 week quarter isoutlined in Table 1 below

Collection

2003 GSW

Authors

A. C. Rogers; Amir Karimi

Design, Build, and Activation Experience in an Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Program A. C. Rogers and Amir Karimi Mechanical Engineering Department University of Texas at San Antonio AbstractMechanical engineering students at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), whenparticipating in the Thermal Fluids Laboratory course (ME 4802), perform for the first half of thesemester a total of eleven laboratory experiments involving fluid statics and dynamics,thermodynamics, and heat transfer. Conjunct with this first half of the semester, each studentteam submits their