Conference Session

New ECE laboratories

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Ray Hite, West Virginia University; Louis J. Slimak, West Virginia University; Dimitris Korakakis, West Virginia University; Terence C. Ahern, West Virginia University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Laboratory at the West Virginia University Lane Department ofComputer Science and Electrical Engineering, set up one of its four sections offered in an onlinefashion as a “lab in a box.” This approach is a set of hands-on exercises where students design,build, and test circuits at home using an inexpensive all-in-one electronics kit, digital multimeter,and a USB oscilloscope. With this “lab in a box,” the students, at their own convenience, conductseveral multi-week laboratory experiments such as basic amplifier design, LED four channelcolor organs, and frequency response of circuits. Each week, students use online tools such asdiscussion boards and blogs through a web-based course management system, built into thecampus Learning Management System

Collection

2018 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Jing Zhang; Mengjun Xie

theassessment methods for different methods of teaching.The works [5] and [6] present the solutions of power engineering laboratories which are suitablefor small undergraduate institutes with economic and space restrictions. A unified powerengineering laboratory is proposed in [6] which can be used for various experiments related topower systems, power electronics, and energy conversion.Different approaches of teaching laboratory classes in electrical engineering are discussed in [7].The author proposed a vertically integrated approach to hands-on laboratory experimentation forteaching PV systems. In this approach students get the experience of designing and building eachpart in a PV system.One important renovation for power systems laboratories is the

Collection

2021 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Nancy K. DeJarnette; Ruba S. Deeb; Jani M. Pallis

Impact of a STEM Mobile Laboratory Initiative on K-12 Students in High Needs Schools Nancy K. DeJarnette, Ruba S. Deeb, Jani M. Pallis University of BridgeportAbstract— It is well known that exposure of young students to authentic STEM experiences canlead to lifelong learning and exploration. One University and one Science Museum located inthe northeastern United States have collaborated to develop and implement a mobile STEMlaboratory on a 35-foot New Flyer Bus (Model D35LF) with a capacity for 23 individuals perlesson and named it STEM On Wheels. The goal of this project was to bring technical STEMlessons and hands-on experiences to urban high-needs K

Conference Session

Teaching about New Materials

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Wendy Crone

, 10-24, 1/2 in.,100/pk., 90232A505; both from McMaster-Carr, www.mcmaster.com).Before the laboratory period, each student is instructed to design their NiTi wire shape on a papertemplate, created by scanning the jig plate. This planning stage prevents poor designs, allowsstudents to experiment creatively before spending the time building the jig, and avoids waste ofNiTi wire. Once the template is designed, bolts are threaded through the appropriate holes in thebase plate and secured with hex nuts. Students then use string to measure the length of wireneeded, and obtain the proper length of NiTi wire from the instructor. The wire is wrappedaround the bolts and secured with a second hex nut where needed. The jig is then placed in a550°C oven

Conference Session

ET Web Based Laboratories

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Sanjeev Arora; Masoud Naghedolfeizi

setups that can fully be operated,controlled and monitored remotely. Both advantages and disadvantages of each of thesetechnologies are discussed and evaluated.IntroductionIn recent years, there has been an increasing interest in many institutions of higher learning tooffer various online courses including those with laboratory components. These courses aremainly designed to compliment and enhance the traditional method of education in general andto provide students with a new and flexible method of learning in particular. The fact that theInternet/Web is currently being utilized extensively in distance-learning1 shows that educationalorganizations have made a strong commitment to distance learning through Internet and WorldWide Web. Today, many

Conference Session

Teaching Tools: Communication (NEE)

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maryam Mirabolghasemi, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators Division (NEE)

students to improve their teamworkingskills. Students may also benefit from immediate feedback from the instructor and their peers incase of oral and poster presentations. Other advantages include a lower grading workload for labinstructors, natural evolution of class discussions, and the potential for students to interact withdiverse external audiences.To ensure a successful learning experience, engineering educators recommend the earlyincorporation of alternative modes of technical communication into engineering curricula.Additionally, research shows that evaluation rubrics must be carefully designed and provided tothe students fairly in advance.IntroductionTechnical communication of experimental procedures and results serve multiple

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Technical Session 8: Project-based Learning and Cornerstone Courses

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James M Widmann, California Polytechnic State University; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University; Peter Schuster, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

was performed to guide the development of afreshmen year experience. A wide variety of freshmen engineering curricular design isavailable, and this paper is not intended as a review of these. Brannan and Wankat4 report on asurvey of first year programs, noting in particular that many innovative, large freshmen programsfocus on laboratory and design content.5-8 Several other specific examples will be mentioned inthe following sections.After reviewing the literature and the goals of the entire four year Mechanical Engineeringprogram, the faculty identified the main objectives of the freshmen year redesign. • Knowledge of the Mechanical Engineering Discipline: Introduce students to the field of mechanical engineering with the goal of

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Alfred Breznik

Copyright  2004, American Society for Engineering EducationThese PC-controlled scenarios do move the student away from the equipment and thehands-on benefits that being there brings, however they can be used as an adjunct to thehands-on laboratory classes allowing for diverse learning experiences to be available.Equipment which allows students to build experiments and systems, patched together byhand, controlled by hand, as well as controlled by PC and complemented by simulationcreates an optimum learning environment. The modular nature of this equipment allowsfor an affordable, all in one system, which exposes students to the maximum amount oflaboratory experience. The reality of the hardware system also prepares the students wellprior to using

Collection

2005 GSW

Authors

Kenneth Van Treuren

Fall 2006. ME Labfigures prominently in the following ABET Criterion 3 categories1: b. an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data g. an ability to communicate effectively k. an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for an engineering practice.The skills learned in ME Lab are a major part of the critical formation of laboratory skillsin a student’s engineering development at Baylor University. As such, students areexposed to many different techniques of measurement, data collection, and are requiredto develop communication skills, both written and oral. This paper outlines the course asit presently is being taught and highlights some of the

Conference Session

Partnerships in Nuclear and Radiological Engineering Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Tulenko, University of Florida

Tagged Divisions

Nuclear and Radiological

. Page 12.136.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007A Successful Prototype for University/National Laboratory Research CooperationThe University of Florida has recently become a participant in a Department of Energy(DOE), Office of Energy’s ‘Computational Materials Science Network’ (CMSN)Cooperative Research Team (CRT) program. From our experience with the program, wefind that this type of program is an outstanding way to enhance University/ NationalLaboratory research cooperation. Successful CRTs are funded typically for three years ata level determined by DOE headquarters - currently $280K/year/team. Teams do notrenew, although a team my reconstitute itself on a closely related problem. Individualparticipation in a CRT is

Conference Session

Contemporary Issues in CHE Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam Ekenseair, University of Texas, Austin; Carolyn Bayer, University of Texas, Austin; Margaret Phillips, University of Texas, Austin

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

% ofPeppas laboratory alumni worked with undergraduate researchers doing research to completetheir bachelor’s thesis compared to 11% of UT graduate students surveyed. Peppas laboratoryalumni in comparison to current graduate students had less experience working withundergraduate researchers participating in university sponsored research programs (32% vs.66%) and National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates (NSF-REU)(6% vs. 23%). Because the Peppas laboratory alumni survey included responses from alumnifrom 1976 through the present, many of whom graduated before the Boyer Commission reportand the resulting formation of programs specifically designed to encourage undergraduateresearch, the discrepancy between current graduate

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

David E. Hailey; Christine E. Hailey

functionof the instructional design and delivery of CBT modules. The studies were conducted inconjunction with the development of twenty-one CBT modules for an Introduction toManufacturing Processes laboratory that emphasized metal removal. Study results indicate thereis no statistically relevant difference in learning between students using material presented withtraditional multimedia (35mm slides and cassette tapes) and the identical material presented withdigital multimedia.Engineering students’ preferences for interface design and audio and visual informationpresentation are also presented. The interface design, overall, benefited greatly by employing thetalents of technical writing majors.The most important result is that learning outcomes of

Conference Session

Anything New in Dynamics?

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Nordenholz, California Maritime Academy

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

body object under study. Section IV describes a laboratory experiment performed in theauthor's junior mechanical engineering laboratory course, where the instrument module ismounted to a remote controlled car to measure its motion. An assessment of the experiment isalso presented. Section V suggests other applications and Section VI offers a short conclusion. Page 13.1054.3i LVDT and RVDT stand for Linear and Rotary Variable Differential Transformer.II Accelerometers and Rate GyrosAccelerometersiiAn accelerometer is designed to measure acceleration. Actually, it measures accelerationrelative to specific body force (body force per unit mass). In particular, a n / bn ? K aV

Conference Session

Laboratory Learning in Biomedical Engineering (Works in Progress) - June 24th

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ryan P. Devine, University of Georgia; Dominik May, University of Georgia; Cheryl T. Gomillion, University of Georgia

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical Engineering

Transformations Institute and conducts research on online as well as intercultural engineering education. In his work, he focuses on develop- ing broader educational strategies for the design and use of online engineering equipment, putting these into practice and provide the evidence base for further development efforts. Moreover, he is develop- ing instructional concepts to bring students into international study contexts so that they can experience intercultural collaboration and develop respective competences. Dr. May is Vice President of the Interna- tional Association of Online Engineering (IAOE), which is an international non-profit organization with the objective of encouraging the wider development, distribution and

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering in Silico

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debra Gilbuena, Oregon State University; Ben Uriel Sherrett, Oregon State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

the Virtual Laboratory Project from itshome university to other institutions. In the Virtual Laboratory Project students do not interactwith real equipment to obtain data, but rather with computer simulations of laboratoryequipment, obscured by noise. This innovation was developed with the intent of complimentingphysical laboratory experiences by allowing future engineers to practice designing experiments,analyzing and interpreting data and making informed choices based on their analysis, skills theywill need in industry. The idea of using virtual laboratories to facilitate project based learning iscompelling since, once the software has been developed, the cost to transport a virtual laboratoryto a new institution is relatively small

Conference Session

Digital Communications Systems

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruce Dunne, Grand Valley State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Communications Experiments Using an Integrated Design Laboratory,” Proceedings of the 2005 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Portland, Oregon.3. H. Keene and M. Parten, “Advanced Communication Test System,” Proceedings of the 2001 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Albuquerque, New Mexico.4. J. Frolik, “A Comprehensive, Laboratory-Enhanced Communications Curriculum,” Proceedings of the 2004 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Salt Lake City, Utah. Page 11.497.105. J. Frolik, “Laboratory Enhancement of Digital and Wireless Communications Courses,” Proceedings of the 2005 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition

Conference Session

Computer-Assisted Lab Studies

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julio Garcia, San Jose State University; Patricia Backer, San Jose State University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

, than the other cohorts.Opportunities for training and development provided by this projectThe PI has improved his skills in Multisim and LabVIEW in such a way that he uses these twosoftware packages in his teaching and laboratory experiments demonstrations. Students are ableto understand complex concepts in an easy and visual way. Circuit designs can be done veryquickly and immediately see the result using Multisim.Students have learned valuable skills such as team work, designing an electronic circuit,effective use of the Internet in locating needed information, how to computer simulate anexperiment using virtual instruments, interface the LabVIEW program with Multisim to compareactual values with the simulated ones, and troubleshoot a

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Avimanyu Sahoo, Oklahoma State University; Young Chang, Oklahoma State University

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

laboratory activities are designed to corroborate the lectures. Students use LabVIEW myRIOand Multisim software package, provided by the university. Following the college-wide policies,students are required to use their personal laptops for the labs. Additional desktop computers arealso provided as a backup. A myRIO is issued to each student for working on homeworkassignments and pre- and post-laboratory activities outside the class. Some of the samplelaboratory experiments are briefly appended below.Lab #1 Introduction to NI Multisim and design of variable regulated power supplyPower supply is the workhorse of any mechatronic system. In the first laboratory exercise, whichspans over two sessions, NI Multisim simulation software is reviewed with

Conference Session

Expanding the Borders of Engineering Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Farris, Grand Valley State University; Paul Merritt Lane, Grand Valley State University

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

AC 2011-418: INTERNATIONAL CO-OP EXPERIENCE AT THE BASEOF THE ECONOMIC PYRAMID FOR ENGINEERING STUDENTSJohn Farris, Grand Valley State University John Farris is currently an associate Professor in the Padnos College of Engineering and Computing at Grand Valley State University (GVSU). He earned his Bachelors and Masters degrees at Lehigh University and his Doctorate at the University of Rhode Island. He has 12 years of college engineering teaching experience as well as 3 years of industrial design experience. His teaching interests lie in the product design, first year design, design for manufacture and assembly and manufacturing processes. Dr. Farris is also involved in the development and delivery of a new

Conference Session

ET Web Based Laboratories

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Cliver

. When I started teaching the electronics course, the lab experiments that were being used were in the old format designed for weekly on campus lab experiments. These labs were well suited for the older format in distance learning where students would come to RIT or find a local community college to attend weekly or 3 -4 times per quarter to complete their lab requirements. In spite of the movement toward the newer flexible format students in this class were merely instructed to do what they could at home and finish the labs during the single all day session on campus. The use of Power Point as shown in this paper allowed me to create new laboratory experiments students could perform at home. These labs contained tutorials that allowed students

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Don McMurchie

implementation. IntroductionThe mission statement for the Manufacturing Engineering Technology program at Oregon instituteof Technology (OIT) states that "this program is to offer an education that will provide the greatestopportunity for rewarding and successful careers" in this field. Students become well versed in thetheory of manufacturing science through classroom activity. Extensive laboratory experience isprovided so that the student becomes equally well versed in the applications of manufacturingscience theory.In a manufacturing engineering technology program, labs are used extensively, which serve toprovide an applied emphasis to the students educational activity. At Oregon Institute of Technology,all

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph Orlins

lecture portion of Freshman Clinic I focuses on developing students’ problem-solving skills,engineering ethics, history of engineering, and career-building skills such as resume writing andmock interviews for summer internships.The overall theme of the lab-portion of Freshman Clinic I is Engineering Measurements4. Thelaboratory portion allows the students an opportunity to experience each of four engineeringdisciplines for three weeks. In the Civil and Environmental Engineering laboratory sessions,students are presented with a different laboratory module each of the three weeks:Environmental, Structural, and Water Resources Engineering.Water Resources Engineering ModulesTo date, two different modules relating to Water Resources Engineering have

Conference Session

Design Assessment

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Crepeau P.E., University of Idaho, Moscow; Michael R. Maughan P.E., University of Idaho, Moscow; Dan Cordon, University of Idaho, Moscow; Steven W. Beyerlein, University of Idaho, Moscow; Matthew John Swenson P.E., University of Idaho, Moscow; Daniel J. Robertson, University of Idaho, Moscow; Sean Michael Quallen, University of Idaho, Moscow

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Design in Engineering Education

, International Journal of Plasticity, Materials Research Letters, and the ASME Journal of Electronic Packaging, among others.Mr. Dan Cordon, University of Idaho, Moscow Clinical faculty member at the University of Idaho with teaching focus in design courses ranging from freshman introductory engineering design through the capstone experience. Technical research area is in the field of internal combustion engines and alternative fuels.Dr. Steven W. Beyerlein, University of Idaho, Moscow Dr. Beyerlein has taught at the University of Idaho for the last 27 years. He is coordinator of the college of engineering inter-disciplinary capstone design course. He is also a co-PI on a DOE sponsored Industrial Assessment Center program in

Conference Session

Real-Time and Embedded Systems Education

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Milan Soklic

complexity of the described equipment.Since there is no substitution for hands-on experience, laboratory equipment was designed andimplemented to address issues related to real-time and embedded systems, such as: architecturalmodels for software design of real-time systems, pros and cons of a programming language used,coordination of concurrent tasks using scheduling algorithms, and software interfacing for acomputer controlled environment.There is no programming language that is a good fit for all problem domains. Support forconcurrency and management of resources, which are absent in C/C++ programming language,are provided by the real-time VxWorks operating system. This approach makes programmingless portable since the language must call for the

Conference Session

Curriculum and New Course Development in ET

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheng Y. Lin P.E., Old Dominion University; Mileta Tomovic, Old Dominion University; Vukica M. Jovanovic, Old Dominion University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Paper ID #14717An Asynchronous Course/Laboratory Development for Automation ControlsDr. Cheng Y. Lin P.E., Old Dominion University Dr. Lin is a Professor and Program Director of Mechanical Engineering Technology at Old Dominion University. He received his PhD of Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M University in 1989, and is a registered Professional Engineer in Virginia. Dr. Lin has expertise in automation control, machine design, CAD/CAM, CNC, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, and robotics. He has been active in the technology application research and teaching training courses for the local industries and

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Luiz Lourenco; Farrukh Alvi; Chiang Shih

thermal and fluid sciences with strong designcontent and extensive laboratory experience. The first phase of the series starts with a two-semester class sequence that integrates Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer toprovide the theoretical background of the thermal engineering concepts with an emphasis onpractical design applications. Innovative project-oriented "just-in-time" delivery methodologyhas been implemented in the teaching of this class. Frequent introduction of real-worldapplications and hands-on experiments, which demonstrate the physical principles learned andemphasize the connectivity between heat transfer, fluid mechanics and thermodynamics, iscritical to the success of this integrated approach. The use of optical

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Yusuf Mehta

25students and no teaching assistants are permitted. The limited laboratory space and equipmentdoes not provide sufficient hands-on experience for all the students. Several universities have asituation similar to that of Rowan University, and this makes teaching core courses like civilengineering materials very challenging. The author re-designed the course to ensure that everystudent actively participates in the laboratory and understands the material behavior. Thenumber of topics covered in this class was divided into four major areas, timber, aggregates,asphalt concrete and cement concrete. The course was modified to address the concepts requiredto conduct laboratory experiments and its practical applications. The objectives of the

Conference Session

Innovative Lab and Hands-on Projects

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

William Szaroletta

laboratory, provided the students two new baselines against which to compare andcontrast, given students a finer granularity data set upon which to base their analyses, andenhanced student experiences with technical report writing. This paper includes both an overviewof the Combined Stress theory, analysis techniques, and traditional laboratory procedures anddetails of the success of the Combined Stress laboratory upgrade, operation, and outputs.Introduction:Magill1 designed and implemented a combined bending and axial loading experimental mechanicslaboratory using a C-Clamp that produced exceptional correlation between theoretical andempirical results. Improving on this laboratory was difficult as the lab was simple and had fewdrawbacks. Coyle2, et

Conference Session

Nuclear and Radiological Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bryndol A. Sones, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Nuclear and Radiological

Paper ID #14072A capstone design experience that makes easy the assessment of the some ofthe trickier ABET Student Outcomes to measureProf. Bryndol A. Sones, U.S. Military Academy Colonel Bryndol Sones directs the Nuclear Engineering Program at West Point. He has a Ph.D. in Nu- clear Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a MS in Atomic Physics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Page 26.18.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 A capstone design experience

Conference Session

Manufacturing Engineering Technology Curriculum

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Immanuel Edinbarough, The University of Texas at Brownsville; Yazmin Muniz, The University of Texas at Brownsville

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

AC 2008-420: EXPERIENCES WITH THE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF ANOVEL RAPID PRODUCT MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUE IN THE BATCHPRODUCTION OF MINIATURE INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS.Immanuel Edinbarough, The University of Texas at Brownsville Immanuel Edinbarough is a Professor in the Department of Applied Engineering Technology at the University of Texas at Brownsville, Brownsville, Texas, USA. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, India in 1996. Dr. Edinbarough has several years of industry experience. He has taught at the Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY before joining the University of Texas at Brownsville. His teaching and research interests are in