Conference Session

Division for Experimentation & Lab-oriented Studies Technical Session 4

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel; Nathan John Washuta P.E., The Citadel; Coleman D. Floyd

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

of thisactivity is that it took more class and lab time. It was a deliberate concession since it enableddeeper learning and sharing of ideas, but it reduced the amount of material included in thelectures since some labs extended into lecture periods.LabsThe laboratory exercises were designed to give students experience with representative sensorsand actuators and interface with analog and digital control circuits and microcontrollers.Additionally, the students were able to gain confidence in basic controller design and in using labinstruments. The course finishes in a microcontroller-implemented proof of concept to providebasic autonomy for an electromechanical device.Lab 1 Requirement – Students make a music and light show by constructing a

Collection

2024 ASEE PSW Conference

Authors

Leonard Hernandez, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Jacqueline G Radding, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Taufik Taufik, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Darrick Baker; Jason Poon, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Ali Dehghan-Banadaki, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

increasedinvestments worldwide in automation which further means that the jobs in this sector are alsoexpected to proliferate. To address this, the electrical engineering program at Cal Poly StateUniversity has been developing a new laboratory course that utilizes the recently donatedProgrammable Automation Controllers from Schneider Electric. The course aims to introducestudents to industrial power control and automation, and to provide them with the hands-ontraining in implementing most commonly used hardware and software for control, monitoring,and automation of electrical systems. This paper presents the development of the course, theassociated learning outcomes, and the lab experiments that have been designed for the course.Results from the first

Conference Session

Impact of COVID-19 on Design Education 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Mohamed E. El-Sayed, Eastern Michigan University; Jacqueline A. El-Sayed, American Society for Engineering Education

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Design in Engineering Education

Paper ID #33998Achieving Capstone Design Objectives During Necessitated COVID-19 On-lineTeachingDr. Mohamed E. El-Sayed, Eastern Michigan University Dr. Mohamed El-Sayed, P.E., Professor and former Director, School of Engineering Technology at East- ern Michigan University. For over twenty years, he had served as a professor of mechanical engineering and director of the Vehicle Integration & Durability Laboratory at Kettering University, in Michigan, United States. He is a well-recognized technical leader in vehicle integration, vehicle development, op- timization, and validation. He is the SAE international Medal of

Conference Session

Design Pedagogy

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Wu, California State University, Fresno; Yupeng Luo, California State University, Fresno

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Design in Engineering Education

the construction project team. ● SLO 4: Problem Solving and Critical Thinking. Solve diverse problems in the design and construction of the project. ● SLO 11: Sustainability. Become literate in sustainability and apply the principles to the design and construction process. Page 26.1043.4Due to the fact that BIM has been a new element of the curriculum, SLO 1 and SLO 4 were usedas the tentative placeholders for assessment activities pertaining to BIM competencies. Morecomprehensive metrics will be developed as the CM program accumulates experience andstudent learning data in BIM. For this study, the assessment of

Conference Session

Diverse Pathways in Engineering Education: Exploring Experiences and Opportunities

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dessaray Monique Gorbett, University of Texas at El Paso ; Benjamin C. Flores, University of Texas at El Paso; Cristina Villalobos, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Sara E. Rodriguez, University of Texas at El Paso; Ariana (Ari) Arciero, University of Texas at El Paso; Josef Aaron Sifuentes, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND)

URMs.Research has shown that post-baccalaureate programs provide participants knowledge on thegraduate school and employment application process and keys to success in STEM careers orgraduate studies [7].The project's goal was to provide an enriching experience to students unable to participate inresearch due to the restrictions imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic or academic schedules.This just-in-time experiential educational opportunity aimed to provide post-baccalaureates to:(1) acquire another professional credential to make them more marketable in the STEMworkforce, (2) gain laboratory knowledge should they decide to pursue an advanced certificate ordegree as part of their long-term goals, and (3) attend professional development workshops

Conference Session

Use of Labs to Introduce Students to Engr.

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Fan Lau; Kathryn Hollar; Eric Constans; Kauser Jahan; Bernard Pietrucha; Paris von Lockette; Linda Head

, hands-on design and experimentation, which is realized in the multidisciplinary,project-oriented Engineering Clinic sequence. To better prepare students for entry into a rapidlychanging and highly competitive marketplace, engineering design and practice as well ascommunication and teamwork skills are introduced early in the curriculum. Beginning in thefreshman year, all students enroll in Clinics and work with students and faculty from allengineering disciplines on laboratory experiments, real-world design projects, and researchprojects of increasing complexity. The importance of effective written and oral communication Page

Conference Session

Impact of COVID-19 on Design Education 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Clarke Snell, Stevens Institute of Technology; Emil Pitz, Stevens Institute of Technology; Louis Oh, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

and the application of artificial intelligence in the design of composite structures. Additionally to his research, he has been working as a teaching assistant at Stevens. Pitz holds a Master’s degree in Polymer Technologies and Science from Johannes Kepler University, Austria.Mr. Louis Oh, Stevens Institute of Technology Louis Oh is a Design Laboratories Manager of Stevens Institute of Technology and a student of the Mechanical Engineering Masters program. Louis has 10 years of experience in CNC machine spindles, and his expertise includes failure inspection, spindle condition analysis, and monitoring using vibration signals and sound emissions. American c

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computer-Oriented Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shuju Wu, Southeast Missouri State University; Ragu Athinarayanan, Southeast Missouri State University; Xiaobing Hou, Southeast Missouri State University; Sophia Scott, Southeast Missouri State University

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Information Systems

experience. Finally, we will continueto expand the integrated curriculum and laboratory, such as setting up a student-operatedNetwork Operations Center (NOC) for the campus or even the local region and adding wirelesscellular communications to the laboratory.Bibliography1. Ma, j & Nickerson, J. (2006). Hands-on, simulated, and remote laboratories: A Comparative Literature Review.ACM Computing Surveys.38(3). 1-24.2. ABET. 2008 Criteria for accrediting engineering programs. Retrieved Jan. 14, 2008. from http://www.abet.org.3. Etkina, E. & Murthy, S. (2006). Design labs: Students' expectations and reality. Physics Education ResearchConference. American Institute of Physics.97-101

Conference Session

Developing New Instrumentation

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radian Belu, Wayne State University

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Instrumentation

Page 11.448.3and principles that allow experimental verification of fundamental laws and concepts,provide opportunities for immediate correlation between theoretical and experimentalresults leading to the repetition of the procedures if necessary, and stimulating team workand interaction throughout the laboratory sessions, from experiments to design to theelaboration of technical reports. The course-support laboratory must be restructured torespond to these goals. The present equipment and instrumentation used in the FH andWSU-DET I&M laboratories are obsolete, and computer-based data acquisition is almostabsent. To make the laboratories relevant to the industrial needs and support learning,there will be a balance between fundamentals of

Conference Session

Professional Skills development in Design

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Schmitt, Florida Institute of Technology; Elisabeth Kames, Florida Institute of Technology; Beshoy Morkos, Florida Institute of Technology; Ted A. Conway, Florida Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

National Science Foundation (NSF), Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN), and NASA JPL. Dr. Morkos received his Ph.D. from Clemson University in the Clemson Engineering Design and Applications Research (CEDAR) lab under Dr. Joshua Summers. In 2014, he was awarded the ASME CIE Dissertation of the year award for his doctoral research. He graduated with his B.S. and M.S in Mechanical Engineering in 2006 and 2008 from Clemson University and has worked on multiple sponsored projects funded by partners such as NASA, Michelin, and BMW. His past work experience include working at the BMW Information Technology Research Center (ITRC) as a Research Associate and Robert Bosch Corporation as a Manufacturing En- gineer

Conference Session

Teaching & Learning Dynamics, Vibration, and Mechanics More Broadly

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Blake Everett Johnson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Jason W Morphew, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Mechanics

a folder thatcontained the recipe after completion of their design of experiment exercise. A sample of therecipe for one of the lab exercises is shown in Figure 1. Lab sections that met on Tuesdays andThursdays were not given the recipe and the students were instructed to use their own experimentalprocedures once they completed them, as shown in Table 1. Seven lab TAs led the lab sections, Figure 1. A sample experimental procedures recipe for M/W/F students to follow.five of whom led multiple lab sections. All TAs whose appointments required them to teach twoor more lab sections were assigned to teach both types of laboratory section (i.e. at least one eachof a M/W/F lab and a Tu/Th lab).Students were all required to review the

Conference Session

Developing Teamwork, Student Attitudes, and Hardware Solutions for Laboratory Courses: Experimentation and Laboratory-oriented Studies Division

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Sergio Arturo Esteban, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Hector Damian Lopez Jr, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Nolan Tsuchiya P.E., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Patrick Mannion, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Stanford University, Caltech, the SETI Institute, and Raytheon Intelligence & Space. Topics of his work include robotics, space exploration, and mechanical engineering research.Mr. Hector Damian Lopez Jr, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Hector D. Lopez is an undergraduate Mechanical Engineering student with a minor in Mathematics at Cal Poly Pomona who will graduate in May 2021. Throughout his undergraduate career, he had the opportunity to take roles as a researcher, design engineer, manufacturer engineer, electrical engineer, and supervisor engineer. Hector’s work includes robotics, animatronics, mechatronics, mechanical systems, and electrical circuits.Dr. Nolan

Conference Session

DEED Potpourri

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nabila (Nan) BouSaba, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; James Conrad, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Bruce Gehrig, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Daniel Hoch, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; William Heybruck, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Martin Kane, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Peter Schmidt, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Deborah Sharer, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Steve Patterson, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2010-1203: SUCCESSES OF AN EARLY CONCEPTUAL DESIGNPRESENTATION FOR SENIOR DESIGN PROJECTSNabila (Nan) BouSaba, University of North Carolina, Charlotte Nabila (Nan) BouSaba is a faculty associate in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Nan earned her BS in Electrical Engineering (1982), and a Master degree in Electrical Engineering (1986) from North Carolina A&T State University. Prior to her current position at UNC-Charlotte, Nan worked for IBM (15 years) and Solectron (8 years) in the area of test development and management. She teaches the senior design course and manages the standalone computers in the Electrical

Conference Session

Graduate Education and Undergraduate Research in ET

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Denton, Purdue University; Grant Richards, Purdue University

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Engineering Technology

objectives of the undergraduate course.This new project required that the graduate students meet the technical demands of design, partselection, prototyping, and measurement while fully addressing the issues of stability androbustness necessary for implementation into an undergraduate course. The new undergraduatelaboratory exercises consist of a total of 10 labs including four new labs dedicated to the receiver Page 11.1094.3project. The graduate student utilized their personal learning experiences in determining to replacethe project. Their previous laboratory experiences in the undergraduate course indicated labexperiments were mismatched with

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Vipin Kumar; Scott Grove; Rajendra K. Bordia; John E. Weller

thesecourses with an understanding of manufacturing processes and some limited experience analyzing them,they all too often dislike these laboratories since they discourage self-learning, and often appearcontrived. In addition, many of these labs do not give students hands-on experience with a variety of thesubtle manufacturing-related issues like tolerances, surface finish, quality, assemblability, and the trade-offs between accuracy and time, since these issues have essentially been designed out of the exercises.A new project-based laboratory has been developed and tested where students manufacture a workingStirling engine. The engine contains approximately 30 parts that require the use of a wide range ofprocesses. Although complex, the engine can

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computing and Information Technology Programs II

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael E. Auer, CTI Villach; Danilo Garbi Zutin, Carinthia University of Applied Sciences; Amir Mujkanovic, CUAS

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Computing & Information Technology

potential to deliver education at anytime and place, not only to students who could not not come to the campus, but also as a toolthat could potentially enhance laboratory experience of on-campus students as well1.Despite the proven additional value added by online laboratories, it is a difficult task forteachers at all educational levels to include interactive online experiments in their courses.Overview on Remote Lab Management Systems and iLab Shared ArchitectureDuring the past years, considerable advances have been made concerning the design anddevelopment of educational Online Laboratories. These advances have contributed toimprove their efficacy in different learning scenarios. It has been shown that OnlineLaboratories can potentially fill in

Conference Session

Student Papers

Collection

2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

Authors

Sierra Milligan, University of Georgia; John Ray Morelock, University of Georgia

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Student Papers

preliminary findings indicate that students who experienced a demonstration-basedbiomedical lab made significant strides in their understanding of individual course concepts,laboratory methods, and instruments. However, results from their final reports indicated thatthey struggled to bridge the gap between isolated experiments and comprehensive engineeringworkflows. This disconnect highlights a critical insight for the design of biomedical engineeringeducation laboratories. Without a continuous, integrative experience, students are less preparedto link theoretical understanding to practical applications in real-world scenarios.Specifically, students described how the skills they developed in the demonstration-based coursecould be used to solve real

Conference Session

Engineering Design Graphics Division Technical Session 2 - Design & Manufacturing Topics

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sang Hoo Oh, Florida State University; Marcia A. Mardis, Florida State University; Faye R. Jones, Florida State University

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Engineering Design Graphics

, Manufacturing Processes, Product Design,Process Design, Equipment/Tool Design, Production System Design, Automated Systems andControl, Quality and Continuous Improvement, and Manufacturing Management. The roofstructure emphasizes that laboratory experiences, quality, continuous improvement, and problem[22].The Skills Certification SystemFigure 5 illustrates the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM)-endorsed ManufacturingSkills Certification System [20], based on the Advanced Manufacturing Competency Modelshown in Figure 3 [19]. NAM built this system in 2010 for community leaders, educators, andemployers in advanced manufacturing.Figure 5. Skills Certification System [21]As Figure 5 shows, education and work are connected through industry

Conference Session

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Haryana Yosef Thomas, Calvin College; Charles E. Holwerda, Calvin College; Jeremy VanAntwerp, Calvin College

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

outline the challengesand opportunities in the area of control of networked systems and offers a good tutorialintroduction to cyberphysical security. However, despite the large amount of research, there arefew undergraduate laboratory experiments dealing with cyberphysical systems that have beendescribed (see [3] and [4] as notable exceptions). Of the few that exist, many (or most) haveminimal physical dynamics, such as [5], [6], [7], and [8].Likewise, relatively few undergraduate process control laboratory experiments are multivariable.(For some example exceptions, see [9], [10], [11], [12], [13], and [14]). Furthermore, althoughmodel predictive control (MPC) is an excellent way to control complex multivariable processes,it is generally not

Conference Session

Impact of COVID-19 on Design Education 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Joanna Tsenn, Texas A&M University

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Design in Engineering Education

, we seek to better understand the effectsof these changes on the senior design students.In Fall 2020, senior design students completed an exit survey to assess their engineering designself-efficacy, or belief in their own ability to complete design tasks. Self-efficacy affects aperson’s behavior, and those with high self-efficacy will put forth increased effort, perseverance,and persistence to achieve their goals. Since experience affects engineering design self-efficacy,there was concern that students would not achieve the same level of self-efficacy with theadjusted projects. This study examines how COVID-19 has shaped the students’ capstoneexperience and their resulting self-confidence. The study found that engineering design self-efficacy

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tom Weller, University of South Florida; Carol M. Haden, Magnolia Consulting, LLC; Jeff Frolik, University of Vermont; Paul G. Flikkema, Northern Arizona University; Aaron T. Ohta, University of Hawaii at Manoa; Sylvia W. Thomas, University of South Florida; Rhonda R. Franklin, University of Minnesota; Wayne A. Shiroma, University of Hawaii at Manoa

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

an emphasis in program evaluation. She specializes in the evaluation of programs in STEM education across the K-20 spectrum and the evaluation of STEM Education and Public Outreach programs. Carol has designed and conducted evaluations of projects sponsored by the National Science Foundation, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, NASA, the Arizona Board of Regents, Goddard Space Flight Center, Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the Arizona Department of Education, among others.Dr. Jeff Frolik, University of VermontDr. Paul G. Flikkema, Northern Arizona UniversityDr. Aaron T. Ohta, University of Hawaii at Manoa Dr. Aaron Ohta received a B.S. from the University of Hawaii at Manoa in 2003, an M.S. from the University of

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Val Girolamo; Seung Kim

knowledge and experience in problem solving.ConclusionThere are many laboratory projects that can compliment material engineering courses forengineering technology students. This paper presents an attempt to develop a laboratory exercisein the basis of a “practice-in-theory.” This laboratory exercise also provides a guide to approacha real world problem for solving. However, the relationship between weld line and tensilestrength loss (or retention) should be analyzed using a mold filling software: we will report moredetails in the conference.BIBLIOGRAPHY1. Malloy, R. Plastics Product Design for Injection Molding, Hanser/Gardner Publications, Cincinnati, 1994.2. Tushie, D, Jensen, G, & Beasley, N, Thermoplastic Injection Molding

Conference Session

Design Realization

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn Jablokow, Pennsylvania State University; Katja N. Spreckelmeyer, Stanford University, Dept. of Psychology; Jacob Hershfield; Max Hershfield, Stanford University; Carolyn McEachern, Stanford University; Martin Steinert, NTNU (Norwegian University of Science and Technology); Larry Leifer, Stanford University, Center for Design Research

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Design in Engineering Education

overarching aim of my research and teaching is to always push the boundaries for Norwegian product development teams, so that they will ideate, more radical new concepts, faster.Prof. Larry Leifer, Stanford University, Center for Design Research Larry Leifer is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering Design and founding Director of the Center for Design Research (CDR) at Stanford University. He has been a member of the faculty since 1976. His teaching-laboratory is the graduate course ME310, ”Industry Project Based Engineering Design, Innova- tion, and Development.” Research themes include: 1) creating collaborative engineering design environ- ments for distributed product innovation teams; 2) instrumenting that environment

Conference Session

Green and Sustainable Manufacturing Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Y. Chiou, Drexel University; Michael G. Mauk, Drexel University; Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso; Regina Ruane Ph.d., Drexel University ; Chetana R. Bayas; Abhishek Raja, Drexel University; Carlos Michael Ruiz, Drexel University

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Manufacturing

Paper ID #15389Development of a Green Energy Manufacturing Laboratory Course on CleanEnergy and Energy EfficiencyDr. Richard Y. Chiou, Drexel University Dr. Richard Chiou is Associate Professor within the Engineering Technology Department at Drexel Uni- versity, Philadelphia, USA. He received his Ph.D. degree in the G.W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology. His educational background is in manufacturing with an emphasis on mechatronics. In addition to his many years of industrial experience, he has taught many different engineering and technology courses at undergraduate and

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Norman Asper; Harry Hess; Joseph Flynn

experience or activity is utilized as a tool forteaching and reinforcing student understanding of the course objectives.The unique hands-on, practical laboratory learning method found mosteffective in the course is designed to assist each student to applyselected production systems and methods in a real world environment. Page 1.286.4 .,....&,,, ~@~~ 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings ‘.,,,yyy’.$ HARRY L. HESS - Dr. Hess is a professor of Engineering Science atTrenton State College, Trenton, New Jersey, where his teaching and researchinterests are CAD, Facility Design, and Manufacturing Processes

Conference Session

Engineering Design Graphics Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Lulu Sun, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Engineering Design Graphics

, game elements including points, competitions, leaderboard,and rewards have been incorporated into a freshman-level engineering graphics course in aflipped classroom. It was hoped that through game-like activities, students could be motivated tosolve problems in a simulated environment. The paper described a three-semester studyinvolving engineering students in an engineering graphics course. Students’ perception surveywas conducted at the end of each semester and the results were analyzed to understand theeffectiveness of gamification.MethodsThe engineering graphics course covers freehand engineering drawing, and fundamentals ofcomputer-aided design (CAD), CATIA. Classes meet in a computer laboratory twice a week forone hour and forty-five

Conference Session

Teaching Design

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Erik De Graaff; Gillian Saunders-Smits

designing a multi-component mechanism fulfilling a given set of design requirements (project 1). Page 8.1120.4 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education - Acquiring basic problem-based programming experience applied to a multi component simulation program describing an aircraft or spacecraft mission whilst working together as a group (project 2).Again the projects are closely linked with the lectures given in the second year.The first project can be classified as a hybrid form

Collection

2004 GSW

Authors

Eyad Masad; Dan Zollinger

procedures for related material tests are often referencedand re-stated for the convenience of the student, little guidance is suggested as to theconduct of the laboratory exercises relative to the information presented beyond theknowledge and comprehension levels of learning. Consequently, an integrated approachhas been developed in which the basics of mechanics are introduced within the context ofthe different construction materials covered in this course and within a learning cycle thataddresses all the styles learning within an experiential learning cycle. The learning cyclesare designed to achieve the cognitive levels analysis, synthesis, and evaluation in order for thestudent to fully appreciate the relationship between engineering materials

Conference Session

Division for Experimentation & Lab-oriented Studies Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pavan K. Karra, Trine University

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

experimental realization of concepts learned in class. A single existing Quansersetup ($5000 per unit) had been used for demonstration purpose but the students lacked theimmersive experience a typical lab would provide.A similar, but more cost-effective equipment ($400 per unit), has been designed and seven unitshave been built and have been deployed in a laboratory setting. Three-four students share eachunit. The hardware includes Raspberry Pi 3 (a credit card-sized computer), a 14-bit positionencoder, a DC motor driver, and a 12V DC motor. The equipment bill of materials and somechallenges during assembly are included in the paper.Labs have been developed based on the designed equipment and labs were run during Fall 2017semester, with seven groups

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Anant Kukreti

be required to writea combined project report on the two experiments and make a class presentation of one of them.This will be coordinated during the last two weeks of the semester.VIII. Concluding RemarksOne issue which must be addressed when adding a laboratory experience to any class is how tooptimize the student experience compared to the student and faculty effort required. Forexample, if students are asked to only reproduce pre-defined and pre-tested experiments, therewill be less effort required on everyone’s part but the student will miss out on the experience ofdesigning a unique experiment and learning about all the details required to make it work.Students often learn more when they design and conduct an experiment from scratch