Conference Session

Faculty Development Division (FDD) Technical Session 2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robin Andreasen, University of Delaware; Heather Doty, University of Delaware; Shawna Vican, University of Delaware

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Faculty Development Division (FDD)

. [Online]. Available: https://bpb-us-w2.wpmucdn.com/sites.udel.edu/dist/2/11245/files/2022/05/Cohort-Study- Final-April-26-2022.pdf. [Accessed April 7, 2023].[7] I. Villanueva, M. Di Stefano, L. Gelles, and K. Youmans, "Hidden Curriculum Awareness: A Comparison of Engineering Faculty, Graduate Students, and Undergraduates," World Education Engineering Forum, Albuquerque, NM, 2018.[8] J.M. Calarco, A Field Guide to Graduate School: Uncovering the Hidden Curriculum. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2020.[9] E. Margolis, The Hidden Curriculum in Higher Education, New York, NY: Routledge, 2021.[10] R. Rice, M.D. Sorcenelli, and A. Austin, Heading New Voices: Academic Careers for a New Generation, Washington, DC

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

R. Danner Friend, Norwich University; Jacques N Beneat, Norwich University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

work through. As a result, one of Page 23.426.11 the faculty mentors spent a summer working on a particularly challenging aspect of the problem so that the overall research goals of the project could be advanced. Also, due to lack of graduate students, the faculty must learn the latest technologies involved in these projects so they can better estimate what the undergraduate students can successfully achieve and be better prepared to help them with technical issues. (6) By using a teaching model for conducting undergraduate research, one of the major outcomes is the education of the students. The teaching loads, service loads

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eduardo Montanez, Freescale Semiconductor; Michael Norman, Freescale Semiconductor

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

systems curriculumfrom undergraduate to a graduate level program has to do with the many variables. The variables Page 14.19.2include the lack of standards across courses, the little flexibility to keep up with industrychanges, and the cost sensitivity for development tools.The variables begin with the lack of standards due to differences between educators that teachthe various courses. This includes differences in pedagogy and their preferences for hardware,software, and textbook material. For example, the selection of microcontroller core makes asubstantial difference in classroom material and learning kits. In many instances the student willhave

Conference Session

Accreditation Issues

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wayne Whiteman, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Tech since 2003. Page 13.879.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Mechanical Engineering Curricula: A Follow-up Study for the Future Effects of ABET EC2000AbstractThe Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) is recognized by the U.S.Department of Education as the sole agency responsible for accreditation of educationalprograms leading to degrees in engineering, engineering technology, and related engineeringareas. In the late 1990s, engineering programs began transitioning to a new Engineering Criteria2000 (EC2000). By 2001, all engineering programs were required to be

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

Tagged Divisions

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (DELOS)

from MechSE, Mavis Future Faculty Fellowship from the Grainger College of Engineering, and, Jon and Anne Dantzig Graduate Scholarship from MechSE at Illinois. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Design of a low-cost series, parallel, and single centrifugal pumps exercise for an upper-level undergraduate laboratoryAbstractA four-hour long laboratory exercise has been developed for demonstrating the performance ofcentrifugal pumps in single, series, and parallel configurations by deploying a low-cost tabletopsetup with the help of an existing water bench facility. The framework of the setup consists of twoidentical small-scale centrifugal pumps connected through a systematic layout

Conference Session

Meeting ABET Requirements

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Van Treuren, Baylor University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

effectively, and k) use thetechniques, skills and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice. As a coursetypically taken in the last semester of their senior year, students review topics taught in thefluids/thermodynamics/heat transfer stem of the mechanical engineering program, as well aslearn new experimental techniques. For the first half of the course, each week consists of a onehour lecture, a three hour practical measurement/demonstration session (often involvingcalibration techniques) and a three hour laboratory usually involving the measurementtechniques from that week’s measurement/demonstration session. The last half of the course is alaboratory project, accomplished in teams of two or three. For the laboratory project

Conference Session

ETD Accreditation and Assessment

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Yearling P.E., Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Tim Anderson, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Robert J. Durkin, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

, student cohort variation, and provide a gauge of the general health of the MET program. 3) Tables 3, 4, and 5 represent the key process inputs into the individual course and program process improvement plans. Instructors are now asked to select one or two key input subject areas per course to improve each semester and report their findings in the ABET process improvement documentation.Bibliography: 1. Rennels, K., Zecher, J. (2003). Student Learning Assessment in Engineering Technology programs with a “Graduation Exam.” ASEE Annual Conference. 2. Nirmalakhandan, N., Daniel, D., & White, K. (2004). Use of Subject-specific FE Exam Results in Outcomes Assessment. Journal of Engineering Education, 93(1), 73-73+. 3

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Raghu Korrapati; Nikunja Swain; Mrutyunjaya Swain; James A. Anderson

Engineering Laboratory (CBVEL). This CBVEL will help us inproviding an interdisciplinary Integrated Teaching and Learning experiences that integrates team-oriented, hands-on learning experiences throughout the engineering technology and sciencescurriculum, and engages students in the design and analysis process beginning with their first year. Thiswill modify our existing laboratories, and help us better educate and train our graduates to serve theneeds of the technological and engineering community. Students can use this CBVEL along with othersoftware and test equipment in engineering technology hall and in other buildings. This CBVEL canalso be accessed from remote sites using Internet

Conference Session

Project-Based Learning Enhanced through Instrumentation

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fernando Silveira Madani, Mauá Institute of Technology; Andressa Corrente Martins, Instituto Maua de Tecnologia ; Leonardo Oneda Galvani, Instituto Maua de Tecnologia; Anderson Harayashiki Moreira, Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia; Alexandre Harayashiki Moreira M.S., Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation Division (INST)

field of Control and Automation Engineering (Mechatronics), working mainly on the following topics: Intelligent Systems, Digital Twin, Industrial Automation, Instrumentation, Robotics, Mechanism Design, and Engineering Fundamentals.Leonardo Oneda Galvani, Instituto Maua de Tecnologia Student of control and automation engineering at the Maua Institute of Technology.Dr. Anderson Harayashiki Moreira, Instituto Mau´a de Tecnologia Graduated in Control and Automation Engineering from Instituto Mau´a de Tecnologia (IMT) (2008). Master in Mechatronics Engineering from the Instituto Tecnol´ogico de Aeron´autica (ITA) (2011). PhD in Mechatronics Engineering from the Instituto Tecnol´ogico de Aeron´autica (ITA) (2017). He is

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

John D. Whittaker; Ted G. Eschenbach

, and design. A synthesis of the data suggests that theappropriate descriptor might be that, "engineers orchestrate the production of things." This paper focuses on outlining the implications of these results for the education ofengineers and of engineering managers. The paper also discusses the study methodology, and theresults from the initial data collection. One goal is to present the methodology for comment thatwill help us improve it. A second goal is to identify colleagues who are interested in workingwith us to expand the range and number of engineers and organizations that are observed.Engineers defined. In 1828, the British architect Thomas Tredgold defined engineering as “the art ofdirecting the great sources of power in

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division (ELD) Technical Session 4

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Chalmers, University of Cincinnati; Aja Rachel Bettencourt-Mccarthy, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries Division (ELD)

instruction andsupport.With the release of ChatGPT in November 2022, generative artificial intelligence exploded inpopularity [14] and raised the question of whether this tool could be leveraged by researchers toassist with data extraction and formulation. Although the tool has potential to change the natureof work, research, and education [15] much of its practical utility in academic libraries remainsunderexplored, especially in the multimodal space.The following research study aims to answer two interrelated questions: what do the citationpatterns of Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET) capstone students reveal about theirinformation behavior and can new AI technologies assist researchers in analyzing these citationdata?Since 2017, librarians

Conference Session

Empowering Students: Self-Efficacy, Advising, and Transfer Success

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Martinez, University of New Haven; April Yoder, University of New Haven

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

Paper ID #38146Electrical & Computer Engineering Students’ Approach to AcademicAdvising and Course SelectionChristopher Martinez, University of New Haven Christopher Martinez is an associate professor of computer engineering in the Connecticut Institute of Technology at the University of New Haven. His area of research is in the field of human computer interaction with a focus on embedded system interfacing.April Yoder, University of New Haven ©American Society for Engineering Education, 20231. Introduc,onFaculty advisors at the University of University of New Haven o7en complain about what theysee as a

Conference Session

Promoting Multidisciplinary Efforts

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chan Ham, Kennesaw State University; Jasmine Cherelle Washington; Steven Howell Sims, Hopewell Designs, Inc.; Kevin Stanley McFall, Kennesaw State University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

Paper ID #14687A Mobile Telepresence Robot: A Case Study for Assessment of a CapstoneDesign CourseDr. Chan Ham, Kennesaw State University He is an Associate Professor in Mechatronics Engineering at the Kennesaw State University. He has over fifteen year experience in Mechatronics education and research.Ms. Jasmine Cherelle Washington Ms. Jasmine Washington graduated from Kennesaw State University, formerly Southern Polytechnic State University, with her bachelors of science in Mechatronics Engineering early 2014. Using the multidisci- plinary nature of the program, Jasmine became highly interested in controls systems

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Edward N. Prather; Raymond B. Landis

’ commitment to success in engineering study; 2) changing students’behaviors to those that will bring about that success; and 3) changing student attitudes to thosethat will lead to those behaviors. Previous papers by the first author (Refs. 4, 5, and 6) haveaddressed the first two steps in this process.This paper presented an approach for accomplishing Step 3. A case was made for the fact thatmany first year engineering students bring negative attitudes with them that impede their successin engineering study. Generally, within engineering education no direct or explicit efforts are Page 3.261.5made to address this situation. A step-by-step

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session: Student Success

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

MacKenzie Reber, Grove City College; Yun Dong, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Subhanwit Roy, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Benjamin Ahn, Iowa State University of Science and Technology

Paper ID #38089Identifying the Challenges Aerospace Engineers Face Duringthe Transition from University to IndustryMacKenzie Ann Reber (Miss) I am a recent graduate from Grove City College (May 2022). I graduated with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and a minor in Chemical Engineering. I will be working as an applications engineer for ThermalTech in Pittsburgh, PA in August. My current research interests revolve around engineering education and employee proactive actions.Yun Dong (Ms) Yun is a Ph.D. in Human Computer Interaction. She graduated from Iowa State University. Her research interests include newly

Conference Session

Creating a Technology Incubator and Creating a Seed Fund

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Laughlin, University of Maryland; Scott Magids, University of Maryland; David Barbe, University of Maryland

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

creation called VentureLab. VentureLab is a semester-long immersioncourse for graduate and select undergraduate students interested in first-hand experience with theissues faced by newly formed technology companies. VentureLab is limited to a small numberof students, typically between 8 and 12, drawn from both business and technical concentrations,and it focuses participants on a handful of problems faced by companies in the VA Program atthat time. Common VentureLab topics include a range of fundamental start-up issues includingmarket definition, customer buying behavior and financial forecasting.Once all primary research is completed, company leadership progresses through a set ofdecisions about the nature of the business that are designed to

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Layton

programs must demonstrate that their graduates have an under-standing of professional and ethical responsibility.”1In response to this need, educators can adopt a number of strategies. Among them are the fol-lowing, paraphrased from Alenskis2:• A stand-alone course in ethics.• An ethics component in a stand-alone course in professionalism.• An ethics component in a senior project, thesis, or capstone course.• Integration of ethics across the curriculum.• Commingling ethics instruction in technical courses.Each approach has advantages and disadvantages (reference 2 cites studies that investigate eachof these approaches). As Alenskis states, “The issue is often how to present ethics as an impor-tant aspect of the technical profession

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Ash Miller; Jeffrey Honchell

Session 2648 Antenna Design, Simulation, Fabrication and Test Tailored for Engineering Technology Students Jeffrey W. Honchell, Ash L. Miller Purdue University, W. LafayetteAbstractThe need for qualified individuals to perform as antenna design engineers in theindustrial community has become critical. It was determined through conversations withvarious antenna and RF company representatives there was a need for “applicationorientated” university graduates in this area. Therefore, the Electrical EngineeringTechnology department at Purdue University took on the challenge to create

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gianluca Guadagni, University of Virginia; Bernard Fulgham, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

engaged as the semester progressed. Later in semester, asked notabout just Diff Eqs, but about college and classes in general- Questions were intimidating at first. Not sure our answers would be as clear as we wanted. Soon realized ourexplanations were helpful because we had very similar perspectives on the material having taken the class sorecently- Remembering what helped me understand the material when it was new to me was the key to helping studentssucceed.We realized something very specific to PLs: students and PLs had a “connection” that they couldnot get with Graduate Teaching Assistants [6]: being both students they could understand eachother better, and students felt more comfortable asking questions to PLs than instructors. Besidesage

Conference Session

Integrating Systems Engineering into the Capstone Project

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wagdy H Mahmoud, University of the District of Columbia; Sasan Haghani, University of the District of Columbia; Roussel Kamaha

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering, Systems Engineering

with the newly-released Vivado software package and its High-level synthesis tool or the structure of the Zynq board that is optimized for hardware/software applications. To remedy this situation, a large set of tutorial material and application notes ware provided to them [4 -7]. These materials covered various topics including the Vivado design suite and its HLS tool, the subset of the C code that can be synthesized using the HLS tool, HLS optimization techniques, and the Zynq FPGA family architecture in general and the details of the Xilinx Zynq-7000 SoC Video and Imaging Kit used in this project. A few weeks of intense mentoring on the use of both the software and hardware tools were also provided. At the conclusion of this

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Laboratory Innovations

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas Langhoff, San Francisco State University; Sergey Dusheyko, San Francisco State University; McKenzie Suzanne Campagna, San Francisco State University; Ozkan Celik, San Francisco State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

, and sound synthesis and electronics for musical applications.Mr. Sergey Dusheyko, San Francisco State University I received my BS in mechanical engineering from San Francisco State University in the Summer of 2013. During my time there I worked on two projects as a member of the Biomechatronics Research Laboratory. On these projects I was responsible, in part, for mechanical design and three dimensional model rendering. Since graduating I have worked as a mechanical engineer for a hydrogeological technology start up.McKenzie Suzanne Campagna, San Francisco State UniversityDr. Ozkan Celik, San Francisco State University Ozkan Celik joined San Francisco State University (SFSU) in August 2011 as an Assistant Professor of

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Madeleine C Brannon, George Washington University ; Zoe Szajnfarber; Thomas Andrew Mazzuchi, George Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Systems Engineering

Paper ID #9443Introducing the Fundamentals of Systems Engineering to Freshman throughVarious Interactive Group ActivitiesMs. Madeleine C Brannon, George Washington University Madeleine Brannon is currently pursuing a M.S. in Systems Engineering. She received her B.S. at the George Washington University in Systems Engineering with a minor in mathematics in 2013. She is a Graduate Assistant to Professor Thomas Mazzuchi and works primarily as a Teaching Assistant within the Engineering Management and Systems Engineering department.Prof. Zoe SzajnfarberDr. Thomas Andrew Mazzuchi, George Washington University Dr. Thomas A

Collection

2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Paul B. Crilly

Proceedings of 2014 Zone 1 Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE Zone 1) An Innovative Approach to Teaching An Undergraduate Electromagnetics, Antennas and Propagation Course Paul Crilly Department of Engineering, Electrical Engineering, U.S. Coast Guard Academy, New London, CT Paul.B.Crilly@uscga.edu currents? EEs should know why HF, and not VHF signals propagate across oceans, why only local broadcast AM signals Abstract – In this paper an innovative approach is taken to are heard during the day, and the

Conference Session

Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Huseyin Sarper P.E., Old Dominion University; Nebojsa I. Jaksic, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Ben J. Stuart, Old Dominion University; Karina Arcaute, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics and Physics

Paper ID #28577ASSESSMENT AND APPLICATIONS OF THE CONVERSION OF CHEM-ICAL ENERGY TOMECHANICAL ENERGY USING MODEL ROCKET ENGINES ¨Dr. Huseyin Sarper P.E., Old Dominion University H¨useyin Sarper, Ph.D., P.E. is a Master Lecturer with a joint appointment the Engineering Fundamentals Division and the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. He was a professor of engineering and director of the graduate programs at Colorado State University – Pueblo in Pueblo, Col. until 2013. He was also an associate director of Colorado’s NASA Space Grant Consortium between 2007

Conference Session

Computer ET Innovation

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chengcheng Li, East Carolina University; Lee Toderick, East Carolina University; Peng Li, East Carolina University; Tijjani Mohammed, East Carolina University; Philip Lunsford, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

AC 2008-1578: NETWORKING LAB SIMULATION USING VIRTUALTECHNOLOGIESChengcheng Li, East Carolina UniversityLee Toderick, East Carolina UniversityPeng Li, East Carolina UniversityTijjani Mohammed, East Carolina UniversityPhilip Lunsford, East Carolina University Page 13.926.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Networking Lab Simulation using Virtual TechnologiesAbstractRapid advances in technologies and the limited budgets always hinder the universities fromupgrading their networking lab equipment to a state-of-the-art level. As one of the regional CiscoNetworking Academies, East Carolina University spends a large amount of funding purchasingnew equipment for

Conference Session

Mathematics Division (MATH) Technical Session 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meiqin Li, University of Virginia; Jessica Taggart, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics Division (MATH)

Paper ID #41119Student Perceptions on the Effectiveness of Incorporating Numerical Computationsinto an Engineering Linear Algebra CourseDr. Meiqin Li, University of Virginia Dr. Li obtained her Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from Texas A&M University-College Station in 2017. Dr. Li holds a strong interest in STEM education. For example, she is interest in integrating technologies into classrooms to bolster student success, creating an inclusive and diverse learning environment, and fostering student confidence by redeveloping course curricula and assessment methods, etc. Beyond this, her research intertwines numerical

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald S. Harichandran, University of New Haven; Nadiye O. Erdil, University of New Haven; Maria-Isabel Carnasciali, University of New Haven; Cheryl Q. Li, University of New Haven; Jean Nocito-Gobel, University of New Haven; Aadityasinh Rana, University of New Haven

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

universities were trained and deployed modules in their courses.Dr. Nadiye O. Erdil, University of New Haven Nadiye O. Erdil, an assistant professor of industrial and systems engineering and engineering and oper- ations management at the University of New Haven. She has over eleven years of experience in higher education and has held several academic positions including administrative appointments. She has ex- perience in teaching at the undergraduate and the graduate level. In addition to her academic work, Dr. Erdil worked as an engineer in sheet metal manufacturing and pipe fabrication industry for five years. She holds B.S. in Computer Engineering, M.S. in Industrial Engineering. She received her Ph.D. in Industrial

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-college Engineering: Research on Teachers' Perceptions, Attitudes and Impacts of Teacher PD

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cathy P. Lachapelle, Museum of Science; Jonathan D Hertel, Engineering is Elementary, Museum of Science, Boston; Muhammad Faiz Shams, Museum of Science - EiE; Chris San Antonio, Museum of Science, Boston; Christine M Cunningham, Museum of Science

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

women in engineering schools. She is particularly interested in how students learn science, engineering, and mathematics through collab- orative interaction and through scaffolded experiences engaging in disciplinary practices. Cathy received her S.B. in cognitive science from MIT, and her Ph.D. in psychological studies in education from Stanford University.Jonathan D Hertel, Engineering is Elementary, Museum of Science, BostonMr. Muhammad Faiz Shams, Museum of Science - EiE Muhammad Shams is a research and evaluation associate, working for the Engineering is Elementary (EiE) curriculum development group based in the Boston Museum of Science. He graduated from the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth with a B.S. in

Collection

2020 ASEE North Central Section conference

Authors

Ahmed Ammar, Ohio Northern University; Heath Joseph LeBlanc, Ohio Northern University; Muhammad Ajmal Khan, Ohio Northern University; Khalid S. Al-Olimat P.E., Ohio Northern University

Electrical & Computer Engineering and Computer Science Department at Ohio Northern University. He received his MS and PhD degrees in Electrical Engineering from Vanderbilt University in 2010 and 2012, respectively, and graduated summa cum laude with his BS in Electrical Engineering from Louisiana State University in 2007. His research interests include cooperative control of networked multi-agent systems, resilient and fault-tolerant control, and networked control systems. He received the Best Student Paper Award in the area of Intelligent Control Systems and Optimization at the 2010 International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics, and he received an Honorable Mention Award at the 2012

Conference Session

Effective Energy Laboratory Ideas

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Xiaoguang Yang; Chika Nwankpa; Anthony Madonna; Karen Miu

the power distribution system Page 7.606.1 focus of RDAC will complement the generation and transmission oriented laboratories alreadyavailable. RDAC will provide students with hands-on learning experiences in the analysis,operation and planning of electric power distribution systems.A comprehensive curriculum is targeted to expose all electrical and computer engineeringstudents to power distribution systems through RDAC laboratory modules and to provide moreformal education to upper-level electrical engineering students through full courses andlaboratories. RDAC is designed to be reconfigurable both in its physical construction