Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ghulam H. Bham, University of Alaska, Anchorage; Dan Cernusca, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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Civil Engineering

. Page 23.49.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 A GIS Based Laboratory in Transportation Engineering: Self-Efficacy as a Predictor of Students’ LearningABSTRACTThe focus of this paper is to identify an exploratory model that links students’ performance in aGeographic Information Systems (GIS) laboratory to students’ perceptions and beliefs related tothis experience. Self-efficacy, perceived motivation and perceived difficulty, were examined assignificant predictors of students’ performance outcomes. Structural equation modeling approachwas adopted in this study.The results indicate that both perceived motivation and perceived difficulty are significantpredictors for

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Poster Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Kenneth Reid

laboratory isbuilt to give students hands-on experience in operating equipment comparable to that found in a high-volume electronics assembly operation. Because it is a fully functional assembly line, it can also be usedas a low volume or prototype development laboratory.The MEML was developed as a joint project between the Purdue School of Engineering andTechnology at IUPUI and the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane, Indiana. It was operated by theNavy for five years before its transfer to IUPUI.The MEML is used for deployments to schools and events and a laboratory space for our ElectronicsManufacturing class. Students in the manufacturing class operated the equipment and designed andprogrammed assemblies to use on the deployments.The MEML was

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Hameed Hindi; Ben Humphrey; Swami Karunamoorthy

technology students. In order toprepare them for engineering challenges of future, there is a need for undergraduate laboratory education inmanufacturing and testing of fiber composite materials. An emphasis is given in this paper to incorporate someapplications of composites in an innovative way to undergraduate students. The experience shows that this is aviable and inexpensive approach to complement the education on composite materials. Introduction Applications of fiber composite materials and sandwich structures are significant in the design andmanufacturing of aerospace vehicles. The maintenance of such vehicles require the knowledge of repair andtesting. While understanding the mechanics of

Conference Session

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph P. Fuehne P.E., Purdue Polytechnic Institute

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

, National Conference on Standards and Laboratories, International, Volume 10, Number 2, pp 42-48. [3] J. R. Taylor, An Introduction to Error Analysis, Second Edition, University Science Books, 1997. [4] C. Cioc, S. Cioc, and Z. Linkous, “Implementing Hands-on Experiments in an Engineering Technology Introductory Course,” Paper presented at 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Columbus, Ohio. https://peer.asee.org/28482. [5] D. Miller, “Engaging Freshmen in a Hands on Discovery of Mechanical Engineering,” Paper presented at 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition, Austin, Texas. https://peer.asee.org/5586.

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Josue Njock-Libii; Sunday O. Faseyitan

Page 2.125.3Treatment of this problem in texts of fluid mechanics does not explain the extent to which thetheory used predicts what actually happens during draining of the tank. Of the fifteenintroductory textbooks that were surveyed, only one estimates the area ratio for which theapproximation can be expected to hold. 4 To fill this void in our course, we designed experimentsto check the accuracy of the equations presented above and incorporated them into the set ofexperiments that are done during the’semester to illustrate principles of fluid flow.The added experiments were intended to allow us to specifically examine the following sixquantities: 1) the position of the free surface as a function of time and as a function of position;2)the

Conference Session

ERM Technical Session 17: Student Cognitive Development

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adaline M. Buerck, University of South Florida; Maya A. Trotz, University of South Florida; Estenia Ortiz Carabantes, University Of South Florida; Daniel Arnulfo Delgado Jr., University of South Florida

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Educational Research and Methods

and a minimum of two hours of out-of-class student work each week. Usually the course is taken by upper level students, itintroduces experimental design, procedures, and analysis through material related toenvironmental engineering. Complexity is highlighted through exposure to human impacts onwater quality and the impact of water quality on human health from local and global contexts. Inaddition to set laboratory-based experiments, students worked on group projects that wereconnected to a larger class project, usually one that aims to solve a timely wicked problem. Thegroup project topic depends on the instructor; previous projects focused on emergency responsewater treatment after Hurricanes Irma and Maria in Fall 2017. In Fall 2018, 47

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Hill, University of Hartford; Akram Abu-aisheh, University of Hartford

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Computers in Education

2008 semester. The components and fiber are inexpensive and convenient to use.Despite modest performance in comparison to glass fiber, plastic fiber provides an inexpensive Page 13.462.2and effective tool for introducing the most important principles of fiber optic datacommunications.The first audience we address is our undergraduate technology students. In a technologyprogram less emphasis is placed on design and more emphasis is placed on analysis, or what acircuit does. Such students are provided with extensive hands-on laboratory experience. Assuch our first goals are to clearly demonstrate commonly used principles and focus more

Conference Session

Capstone & Educational Resource Developments

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Hurteau; Cedric Demers-Roy

motor. A complete control design process is applied onthis test bench, from simulation to real-time control implementation. Result analysis indicatesthat xPC Target is a powerful environment for fast prototyping of real-time control loop asneeded by undergraduate laboratories and for research activities implying fast testing of controlalgorithms on a specific system.I. Introduction Experimental testing of control algorithms requires an environment where simulationanalysis and real time testing can be appropriately and efficiently realized. Unfortunately,simulations are time consuming and, most of the time in class room context, the effort needed totransfer the code from the simulation environment to the real-time control environment is

Conference Session

Institutional Capacity and Supportive Structures in Engineering Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert W. Whalin, Jackson State University; Ismael Pagán-Trinidad, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Evelyn Villanueva, US Army Engineer Research and Development Center; David W. Pittman PE, US Army Engineer Research and Development Center

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

Paper ID #15184A Quarter Century of Resounding Success for a University/Federal Labora-tory PartnershipDr. Robert W. Whalin, Jackson State University Dr. Whalin, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Director, Coastal Hazards Center, Jackson State University. He is Director Emeritus of the Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, MS. He received his PhD in Oceanography from Texas A&M University in 1971 and is a Registered Professional Engineer. Dr. Whalin was Director of Army Research Laboratory (1998-2003; Adelphi, MD), and Technical Director /Director of Waterways Experiment Station

Conference Session

Integrating Materials and Manufacturing

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

K. Ted Hartwig; Richard Griffin, Texas A&M University at Qatar

individual reports, business letters and team reports.The faculty decides this before the start of each semester. There has been at least one individualformal laboratory report and business letter required each semester. In combination with faculty desires to have more student involvement and to help satisfyABET Program Outcome b, the students are responsible for developing three experiments: heattreatment of steel, precipitation hardening of Al, and the design of a link for rapid prototyping,casting, and testing. The laboratory has many activities and for the fall, the faculty decided toeliminate the fatigue test. Both the welding and the machining activities are done usingEngineering Technologies facilities. In particular, the machining

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Division Poster Session (Works in Progress)

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Amy N. Adkins, Northwestern University; David P. O'Neill, Northwestern University; Casey Jane Ankeny, Northwestern University

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Biomedical Engineering

scientists and engineers, laboratory and design notebooksrecord a project from its start to completion. When done well, these notebooks are an inherentlyreflective practice on one’s own learning, understanding, and decision-making process [6]. Wehypothesize that reflection, especially if done while learning (e.g., lab notebooks) in addition toreflection after receiving SBG feedback, will improve student mastery in “problemidentification” and “interpretation”.This work-in-progress aims to determine if there are differences in mastery (quantified bystandards-based grading of lab reports) across different reflection implementations (post-assignment reflections, post-assignment reflections + reflection while doing with laboratorynotebook). In addition

Conference Session

Perspectives on Engineering Education During COVID-19

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Keven Alkhoury, New Jersey Institute of Technology ; Ahmed Z. Edrees, University of Jeddah & New Jersey Institute of Technology; Jaskirat Sodhi, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Ashish D. Borgaonkar, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Prateek Shekhar, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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New Engineering Educators

FluidMechanics, Water Resources, and Hydraulics Engineering courses. In this course, students testand validate the fundamental principles of Fluid Mechanics, investigate design principles of waterresource facilities and network, and develop a deep understanding of hydraulic phenomena throughcarefully designed lab experiments. Hydraulic laboratory course is a one credit course (threecontact hours). The course is traditionally taught in a face-to-face format. However, due to theCOVID-19 pandemic, this course was converted to synchronous remote mode halfway throughthe Spring 2020 semester and subsequently for the entire Fall 2020 semester. For Fall 2020,experiments were pre-recorded, and students were given access to the recordings a week beforetheir

Conference Session

Division for Experimentation & Lab-oriented Studies Technical Session 3

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maher Shehadi, Purdue University

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

Paper ID #21127Office Temperature Monitoring System: A Capstone ProjectDr. Maher Shehadi, Purdue University Dr. Shehadi is an Assistant Professor of MET in the School of Engineering Technology at Purdue Univer- sity. His academic experience have focused on learning and discovery in areas related to HVAC, indoor air quality, human thermal comfort, and energy conservation. While working in industry, he oversaw main- tenance and management programs for various facilities including industrial plants, high rise residential and commercial buildings, energy audits and condition surveys for various mechanical and electrical and

Conference Session

Learning and Assessment III

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenna L. Gorlewicz, Vanderbilt University; Robert James Webster III, Vanderbilt University

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Mechanical Engineering

B.S. degree in electrical engineering from Clemson University in 2002 and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering from the Johns Hopkins University in 2004 and 2007, respectively. In 2008, he joined the faculty of Vanderbilt University as an Assistant Professor of mechanical engineering, where he currently directs the Medical & Electromechanical Design Laboratory. His current research interests include medical robotics, image-guided surgery, continuum robotics, and engineering education. Webster received the NSF CAREER Award in 2011, and the IEEE Volz award for Ph.D. thesis impact in 2011

Conference Session

Three P's in Introduction to Engineering

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Kristine Craven

worked in the laboratory environment withinstructor support. There were mixed results among the different sections that could becontributed to the variety of presentation styles used by different faculty members. The bestresults were seen in the section that contained Honor students who could more easily work with acomplex problem and better understand the concepts required to finish the project. Among theremaining sections many of the students did not comprehend different components of the projectand had difficulty in finishing the final program while others did not experience these limitationsand thus experienced better results. As a side benefit of the project-based approach, the students acquire some importantengineering design

Collection

2024 CIEC

Authors

Alok Verma; Vanicha McQueen; Paul Potier; Irfan Khan; Andrew Moore; Grace Komanduru

]. Over the past few decades, electricaland electronics systems on seagoing ships have become highly sophisticated. The efficientoperation of modern ships depends upon the operation and maintenance of electrical andelectronic equipment. The country’s marine engineering and technology programs must preparefor this shift toward ship automation. Simulation software programs offer a cost-effective way toprovide training in a classroom, followed by hands-on experience on a vessel. This articlediscusses developing and implementing two new Mmnors, Marine Electro-Technology andMarine Engineering Technology, and the development of an engine room simulation laboratory,including a high voltage trainer, at Texas A&M University at Galveston to develop the

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Sandra Gronhovd; Sudhir Mehta

Hypertext/Hypermedia in a Fluids Laboratory,” Proceedings, Frontiers in Education Conference, pp. 271-276, Washington, DC, 1993. 6. Miller, R. and Olds, B., “A Model Curriculum for a Capstone Course in Multidisciplinary Engineering Design,” Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 83, No. 4, pp. 311-323, October 1993. SUDHIR I. MEHTA Dr. S.1. Mehta is an associate professor of Mechanical Engineering. He has three years of industrial experience and fifteen years of academic experience in the areas of measurements, controls, robotics, machine vision, and education research. He introduced a PC based data acquisition system in the measurement laboratory with the help of an ILI grant four years ago. The

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Hoffbeck, University of Portland

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Electrical and Computer

in a communication system course. Page 13.1351.2Using Real RF SignalsThe author's communication systems course uses real AM and FM radio signals to demonstratevarious concepts in communication systems. In addition to the homework assignments whichdeal with the theory of communication systems, the students perform a series of five projectsusing real signals as shown below. 1. Spectrum Analyzer Laboratory Experiment 2. AM Demodulation and Frequency Division Multiplexing 3. FM Demodulation 4. RDS Demodulation 5. RDS DecodingIn the first project, the students use a Tektronix RSA3408A Real Time Spectrum Analyzer toexamine and

Conference Session

ECE Laboratory Development & Innovations

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Luke Niiler; David Beams

semestersof English grammar and composition and completed at least one semester of general chemistry,two semesters of physics, and an introductory circuit-analysis course before enrolling in theBSEE program at UT-T. All had had laboratory experience in their coursework.It might be assumed that students having such credentials would be able to write coherent reportsof their laboratory work. The first laboratory reports submitted in the fall of 1997 immediatelydispelled this assumption; their overall quality could best be described as abysmal. There were Page 9.708.1numerous mechanical problems (spelling, punctuation, grammar, and page formatting

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Laboratories

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chiu Choi, University of North Florida

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

developmentenvironment. The students learned how to create and build their assembly and C programs, toflash the program into the MC9S12C32 microcontrollers (on the CSM12C32 module fromAxiom Manufacturing) and to execute the program.In the second lab, the students built their own MC9S12C32 modules. They soldered theelectronic components onto unpopulated PCBs designed for this course. Soldering instructionswere given to them. They tested the modules that they built and used them in subsequent labs.The purpose of this lab was to give the students experience of building their own modules and tolearn about different packaging such as surface mount and DIP for various electronic partsthrough the soldering process.In order for the students to understand the internal

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary Laboratories

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frank Schreiber, California Polytechnic State University; Andrew Kean, California Polytechnic State University; Glen Thorncroft, California Polytechnic State University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

creating the model. This may poseto be difficult; however, it is advantageous for students to think about possible problems with amodel they have developed. Much more analysis could be done than mentioned in this work so astudent could incorporate much more into the design of their model.Future WorkWe envision students performing the MEA discussed above, during which they would use theexperimental data obtained here for self-assessment of their model. In the near future, we will be Page 14.881.12improving this experiment by adding a sensor to measure the temperature. This will be beneficialin assessing the applicability of the ideal gas

Collection

2013 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

E. Carl Greco; Jim D. Reasoner; Scott Jordan

experience with its operation.For the study group, the Electronics ExplorerTM Design Station (EEBoard) coupled withDigilent's WaveFormsTM software essentially provided a complete system for the circuitslaboratory exercises. The EEBoard's built in functions included a 4 channel oscilloscope, 4channel DC voltmeter, 2 channel waveform generator, 2 programmable voltage references, and aprogrammable power supply. A handheld multimeter, a set of tools and electronic componentswere added to complete the self-contained lab in a box, Figure 2.Since the EEBoard provided a portable laboratory system, students were neither constrained bytime nor place in performance of their lab assignments and were given the option to perform thelaboratory exercises at a time

Conference Session

Computers in Education 3 - Modulus I

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

James Kretzschmar, University of Wyoming; Robert F. Kubichek, University of Wyoming; Cameron H. G. Wright P.E., University of Wyoming; Steven F. Barrett, University of Wyoming; Jeffrey R. Anderson, University of Wyoming

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Computers in Education

pilot study, description of the labs, and assessment.Development and ObjectiveThe objective of this project was to examine the feasibility of a full-scale implementation of ahome-based laboratory for selected online courses. As institutions begin to offer more onlineengineering courses one of the challenges has been how to incorporate a lab component. Possiblesolutions to consider are use of simulation software, or require students to physically attend asession where all the labs are conducted at one time.Labs designed around simulation platforms show basic principles, however lack the hands-onlearning experiences of troubleshooting issues that can arise with the physical wiring and testingof circuits. These real world issues are just as

Conference Session

DELOS Best Paper Nominations

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gene Liao, Wayne State University; Chih-Ping Yeh, Wayne State University; Qunfang Liao, Panasonic Automotive Systems

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

AC 2009-417: LABORATORY IMPLEMENTATION OF A SMALL-SCALECAN-BASED PM BLDC MOTOR CONTROL FOR AUTOMOTIVE ACCESSORYELECTRIFICATIONGene Liao, Wayne State University Gene Liao is currently an associate professor in the Engineering Technology Division at Wayne State University. He has over 15 years of industrial practices in the automotive sector prior to becoming a faculty member. Dr. Liao has research and teaching interests in the areas of automotive components design and analysis, multibody dynamics, and CAE applications in manufacturing. He received the B.S.M.E. from National Central University, Taiwan, M.S.M.E. from the University of Texas, Mechanical Engineer from Columbia University, and the

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Lord, University of San Diego; Leonard Perry, University of San Diego

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Computers in Education

Industrial & Systems Engineering at the University of San Diego. His research interests are in the area of system improvement via quality improvement methods especially in the area of applied statistics, statistical process control, and design of experiments. He is an instructor at the Six-Sigma Institute and is a Certified Six-Sigma Master Black-Belt and ASQ Certified Quality Engineer. Page 11.1190.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006Tablet PC-Is it worth it? A preliminary comparison of several approaches to using Tablet PC in an engineering classroomAbstractTablet PCs are the

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Sanjay P. Ahuja

Session 3532 A Sequence of Closed Laboratory Exercises for a Course in Data Communications Sanjay P. Ahuja Associate Professor Department of Computer and Information Sciences University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL 32224. sahuja@unf.eduAbstractA sequence of closed laboratory exercises for a course in Data Communications is described in thispaper. The exercises are a combination of client-server programming, and

Conference Session

Lab Experiments in Materials Science

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Amy Hsiao

alloys2.His set of experiments included one exercise on the bending of metal paper clips until fracture todemonstrate fatigue. In the laboratory exercise presented in this paper, the bending of metalpaper clips was used to demonstrate plastic deformation and ductility simply, upon whichmechanical design, lifetime, and wear issues can be built in upper-level courses. Similarly, aproposed addition to this experiment would be for the students to observe variations in size of themetal paper clip upon repeated bending, or a comparison of the mechanical response of apolymeric paper clip, and a polymer-coated metal paper clip, to that of a plain metal one. HenryPetroski3 also used metal paper clips to illustrate strain-hardening and associated brittle

Conference Session

Work-in-Progress Session: Exploring Learning and Development in Engineering Courses

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Wickham, Harvey Mudd College; Matthew Spencer, Harvey Mudd College

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

Paper ID #38108Work in Progress: Re-Interpreting Engineering Laboratory LiteratureThrough the Lens of Cognitive LoadGregory Wickham, Harvey Mudd CollegeMatthew Spencer, Harvey Mudd College Matthew Spencer is an associate professor of engineering at Harvey Mudd College. His research interests include hands-on learning, MEMS, ultrasound imaging and circuit design. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Re-interpreting Engineering Laboratory Literature Through the Lens of Cognitive LoadAbstract -- This WIP theory paper argues laboratory and engineering project classes

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bradley P. Sutton, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Jennifer R Amos, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Manuel Alejandro Ramirez Garcia, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Jennifer Lynne DUPE Bailey

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Biomedical

with laboratory exercises thatenable the student to: validate model behavior on themselves, determine how to measureparameters that are part of the simulation, and to test the validity of the model under someperturbation of their own physiology (such as exercise). The students can also fit themselves tothe model to determine quantities that would not otherwise be available non-invasively, such asarterial compliance or peripheral vascular resistance. By allowing multiple representations of theconcept through lecture of model formation, simulation, and laboratory experiments, the studentachieves multiple external representations which support the learning process and problemsolving skills – leading to a deeper understanding of the content

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies: Classroom and Online Innovations

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nikki Larson, Western Washington University; Cecile Grubb, Western Washington University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

ecologically harmful materials),making it an excellent case study for the development of safety protocol by an academicinstitution. To date there has not been any documentation centered around the challengesassociated with creating a solvent-based prepreg treater system. The safety feature and protocoldevelopment process is explained in detail and may serve useful for other institutionsundertaking similar projects.1. IntroductionAs part of on-going research into new materials for aerospace composites, Western WashingtonUniversity faculty, staff and students designed, developed and qualified a laboratory scalesolvent-based prepreg manufacturing machine. This machine, commonly referred to as a prepregtreater, is used to replicate the industrial solvent