Conference Session

Pedagogy in Chemical Engineering Education

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lori Howe, University of Wyoming; Joseph Holles, University of Wyoming

andthe Engineering Honors program have elected to complement the undergraduate research with aResearch Methods course. The focus of the course is to: mentor students into the researchprocess, increase the student’s ability to apply for and receive competitive funding, admissions,and conferences, and to improve the research experience and productivity of the subsequentundergraduate research laboratory course. Undergraduate Research Methods courses are common in the socials sciences(psychology, sociology, political science, and criminal justice studies)[3-5]. These courses arefocused on developing, using, and interpreting surveys. They typically consist of three maincomponents: survey design, internal review board (IRB) approval and CITI

Conference Session

Using Teams, Seminars & Research Opportunities for Retention

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carolyn Vallas, University of Virginia; Anaïs Miodek, University of Virginia; Larry Richards, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

society. Although laboratory research represents some of the real-life applications ofengineering concepts, it is not a core component of many engineering programs. As a study fromArizona State University indicates, this lack of classroom exposure to the professional reality ofengineering careers serves as a deterrent to students and graduates.4 In order to give engineeringstudents a balanced view of engineering, laboratory experience should be included tocomplement their academic classroom experience. This hands-on component of engineeringeducation can provide an important motivation for otherwise unenthusiastic students to stay inthe field and even excel.According to demographic data, groups that are traditionally underrepresented in

Collection

2007 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

V. Genis; W. Rosen; R. Chiou; W. Danley; J. Milbrandt; G. Marekova; S. Racz; T. Kitchener; B. LaVay

5During the laboratory procedures, the students programmed, debugged, uploaded, and tested the roboticsystems over the Internet. Students successfully implemented Internet applications to remotely operate therobot in the form of information interface as shown in Fig. 8. The final 2 weeks were allocated to thespecifically designed online robotic experiments. In addition, such online laboratories enable multipleinstitutions to share expensive laboratory resources, hence providing engineering and engineeringtechnology students access to more sophisticated concepts and lab experiences.Fig. 8. Students worked on the lab projects in the MET 205 Robotics and Mechatronics offered at DrexelUniversity3. Measurements and Thermodynamics LaboratoryOnline

Conference Session

Beneficial Partnerships: Enhancing Library Programming with Strategic Collaborations

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniela Solomon, Case Western Reserve University; Ya-Ting T. Liao, Case Western Reserve University; J. Thomas Chapin, Underwriters Laboratories Inc.

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

for other additional topics and subjects,(3) many engineering faculty have little or no standards experience and/or exposure, and (4) alack of current, accessible, and easy to adopt training materials [11]. Besides the capstoneprojects, other initiatives to increase students’ standards awareness in universities includeintegration into class syllabi [11], [12], use of standards in design classes [13], [14], and thedevelopment of standardization courses [15]. Other common practices are library one-shotstandards instruction sessions [12], [16] or organizing related events [17]. Studies show thatlibrary instruction sessions designated solely for standards instruction are more effective than thegeneric library instruction sessions that merely

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Recayi Pecen; MARC TIMMERMAN

Session 1333 A Hands-On renewable Energy Based Laboratory for Power Quality Education Recayi Pecen, Marc A. Timmerman University of Northern IowaAbstractThis paper reports design and construction of a testbed for the experimental study of wind/solar“hybrid” power systems for undergraduate power systems engineering technology education. Thistestbed consists of a small Photovoltaic Solar Array, a DC Wind Turbine/Generator, deep cyclestorage batteries, a solid-state DC/AC power inverter, connecting wiring and fuses, AC and

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Greg Smith; Richard E. Pfile

fuzzy function. The finalstep is to generate a crisp output by combining the results from all of the output membershipfunctions to generate a single crisp output that is outputted to control the direction and powerdelivered to the motor.V. Conclusion Students who for the most part had a very limited background in feedback control theorywere able to solve a significant control problem using fuzzy logic. In the laboratory experience,students were given a tool that could be applied to a variety of control problems that they arelikely to encounter in the design of factory automation equipment and systems. Page 5.24.51 J. Sibigtroth, "Creating

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fanyu Zeng, Indiana Wesleyan University

Networking CourseAbstractThis paper presents a new set of learning laboratory modules for an online computernetwork course. These innovative laboratory modules are originally selected fromexisting computer network laboratory modules commonly used in a centralizedlaboratory. The goal to design these new laboratory modules is to provide online studentswith the same learning experience as students in a centralized laboratory. The philosophyfor the new laboratory module design is to utilize simple networking devices, networkingsimulation software and Internet access from every online student’s home to carry out allthe laboratories defined in these laboratory modules. These new distributed laboratorymodules overcome the constraints caused by the

Conference Session

Novel Courses for CHEs

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mariano Savelski; Stephanie Farrell; Robert Hesketh; C. Stewart Slater

students wereassigned the primary responsibility for certain sections. The following week, each team made anoral presentation of its section of the paper (typically introduction and background; experimental;modeling; results and conclusions). Students were required to present a critical analysis of eachsection, and students in the audience ware graded on their effort to stimulate discussion. In thecase that there were more teams than (logical) sections of the paper, some teams were assigned aliterature search for new applications of the relevant technology.Project: A semester project was assigned about one third of the way into the semester. Theproject involved the design of an experiment related to drug delivery intended for use our laboratory

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Krupczak, Hope College; Kate A Disney, Mission College

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees

-engineering students. At the same time increased emphasis has been directed to theimportance of a high quality first year engineering experience. Both of these changes have beenmotivated by several factors including calls for improved undergraduate education and increasedtechnological literacy for all students. Another unfamiliar challenge is the increasing need forengineering departments to maintain stable levels of enrollment. Two year or communitycolleges are faced with additional demands to maintain an affordable and academicallyappropriate gateway into higher education and a viable means of transferring into four yearprograms. In achieving an effective engineering course, laboratory projects are universallyidentified as a key component. However

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Tarnowski; Sara Wadia-Fascetti

Session 1275 Integrating Problem Solving and Communication In the Structural Engineering Laboratory Sara Wadia-Fascetti and Michael Tarnowski Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115ABSTRACTThe Structural Analysis and Design Laboratory course (CIV 1226) first developed in 1986 hadthe objective to tie the concepts covered in the analysis course to laboratory models andexperimentation. In 1996 the course outline, syllabus, assignments, labs, quizzes, and computersoftware were outdated and did not

Conference Session

Internet Programming and Applications

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Nariman Sepehri

courses in the Faculty of Engineering. This paper presents the motivation behind this initiation as well as step-by-step development of the test station. Typical results obtained by students are also provided.1. IntroductionThe motivation for the construction of this station comes from the fact that the control laboratories at theUniversity of Manitoba are heavily utilized by as many as 200 students each year. At the present time, weare unable to provide the students enough exposure to the equipment due to the increased number ofstudents as well as limited access time (e.g., the lab can not be open after 6:30 pm, a period in whichstudents may have more time to do the experiments on their own time).Lab@Home will allow the students to work with

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division: Design Mental Frameworks

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joanna Tsenn, Texas A&M University; Heather S. Lewis, Texas A&M University; Astrid Layton, Texas A&M University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

design communicate a design redesignStudent experience factors used in this study include: 1. Gender: male, female, other/prefer not to respond 2. Project sponsor type: from where the project originated. The options were industry, faculty, national laboratory, or service. 3. Project validation method: students used various validation methods, some of which they were familiar and some of which were new to them. The options were physical product and testing, simulation and analysis (FEA, CFD, etc.), calculations, other. 4. Effort level: the average hours per week a student spent on project-related work outside of lecture and studio. The options were less than 4 hours, 4-8 hours, 8-12 hours, and more than 12 hours

Conference Session

DELOS Best Paper Nominations

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dawn Spencer, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Nebojsa Jaksic, Colorado State University, Pueblo

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

AC 2010-2188: FLEXIBLE CIS LABORATORY ENVIRONMENT EMPLOYINGMULTI-BOOT AND VIRTUAL COMPUTINGDawn Spencer, Colorado State University, PuebloNebojsa Jaksic, Colorado State University, Pueblo Page 15.593.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Flexible CIS Laboratory Environment Employing Multi-boot and Virtual ComputingAbstractThis work describes an innovative flexible multipurpose laboratory environment designed tosupport a large variety of laboratory exercises in a Computer Information Systems (CIS)curriculum. The environment employs multi-boot and virtual computing. Although it may beideal to have separate labs for each course

Conference Session

Project-Based Learning in ECE Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stuart Wentworth, Auburn University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

2000.2. N. Smith, “Multidisciplinary courses and projects - A Maine view,” 1992 FIE, Nov. 1992, p. 196-202.3. E. McEwen, J. Estrin, C. Nash, and T. J. Kim, “Implementation of an undergraduate integrated design program,” 1992 FIE, Nov. 1992, p. 311-144. W.L. Dane, R. Shaw, and J. A. Stine, “A totally integrated laboratory experience,” 1992 FIE, Nov. 1992, p. 704-9. Page 14.171.8

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert E. Magowan; Azmi Bin Ahmad; Deborah Hochstein

reasons. First, it involved several factors, both controllable anduncontrollable. Second, there is historical evidence of the constituents and proportions of a goodmix. If the best design mix predicted by the experiment is consistent with the historicalrecommendation, it lends credibility to the Taguchi Method in the eyes of these students. If thestudents complete this exercise with a knowledge of the basic skills required for experimentaldesign using the Taguchi method, and confidence in the method’s efficacy, then the pedagogicalobjective will have been met.Introduction Engineering science is well founded on the basic laws of nature which have been provenover time using the scientific method which requires that a hypothesis be proven

Conference Session

Web-based Learning in ECE

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen Meehan, Virginia Tech; Joshua Quesenberry, Virginia Tech; Justeen Olinger, Virginia Western Community College; Kevin Diomedi II, Virginia Western Community College; Robert Hendricks, Virginia Tech; Richard Clark, Virginia Western Community College; Peter Doolittle, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

support the needs of theincoming transfer students and students engaged in co-op and internship programs,we decided to develop a distance learning hands-on laboratory course, anopportunity that is possible due to the flexible platform offered by LiaB. Lectures oneach experiment and other supplemental learning materials have been developed,used in the on-campus course during Spring 2010, and converted to Powerpointslides with embedded audio for use in the on-line course. A key component to theon-campus laboratory course is regular one-on-one interactions between eachstudent and the course instructor or graduate teaching assistant (GTA). Hence,‘face-to-face’ communication was immediately identified as a critical requirementfor the success of the on

Conference Session

Web Education II: Hardware/Examples

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Xueshu Song; Phil Pilcher; Radha Balamuralikrishna

Session 3120 Virtual Laboratory for Machine Tool Technicians – Concept, Development and Examples Xueshu Song1, Radha Balamuralikrishna1 & Philip Pilcher2 Northern Illinois University/Rockford Abilities CenterOverviewThis paper is an outcome of an NSF sponsored project designed to pave the way for an Internetbased learning tool for training machine tool operators and technicians (Song et. al., 2000). Theobjective in using this novel approach is to accelerate and improve the process of learning anddevelopment of skills in machine tool technology. We present concepts using

Collection

2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

Authors

Claudia M Fajardo, Western Michigan University; Ghazal Rajabikhorasani, Western Michigan University

a (2-3) laboratory elective toupper-level undergraduate students. The laboratory activities, which comprise at least 25% of theoverall course grade, require students to conduct experiments, work in teams to analyze anddisplay data, and prepare laboratory reports.The course is structured such that the internal combustion engine is used as a platform forstudents to revisit core engineering topics within the field of thermal-fluid sciences from anapplication perspective, expanding this foundational knowledge through more advancedconcepts. Pedagogical challenges include engaging a student population with diverse academicpreparation, limited availability of specialized laboratory equipment, and assessing individualstudent contribution in team

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Development

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jodi Reeves, National University; Brian Arnold, National University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

? What equations and data would you use? ● For the iPod tripping scenario above, how would you calculate the elongation in the cable? What assumptions would you have to make? What equations and data would you use? ● You were lucky when you tripped - the cable was strong enough to support the weight of the iPod when it flew out of your pocket. What's the maximum weight that can be supported by the cable attached to the earbuds? How could you test this experimentally?EGR 320L was designed with a variety of synchronous (real-time) and asynchronous learningactivities in order to increase student engagement with the multidisciplinary course material.Group discussions and laboratory activities are easily done in a traditional

Conference Session

Rethinking Engineering Writing

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven R Walk, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

through the addition of informal and formal writing opportunitiesin a course, and to improve learning through creative and effective writing assignments.The author received training in Learning through Writing techniques in a series of five day-long workshops offered at his university. As part of a broader education quality improvementcampaign, a program of results reporting and outcomes assessment were put in place, includingpost-workshop coaching and assistance to faculty to adopt the techniques in a course of choice.The author targeted an undergraduate electric power and machines laboratory to assimilateLearning through Writing techniques and utilized the post-workshop guidance opportunitiesto help create an effective experience for

Conference Session

Committee on Effective Teaching Presents: Models, Models, & More Models

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip Warren Plugge, Central Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

relatively inexpensive, readily available at a local hardware store or from atesting/engineering supply company and easy to store and use. The one exception is the heavyand bulky hydraulic concrete compression tester, which carries a price tag of approximately$12,000. One possible way to create a lab experience for students without this cost would be tohave the students make the cylinders in the lab and then use a field trip to a local testing lab tohave these cylinders tested. Future hands-on laboratory learning opportunities for studentsinclude reinforced concrete beam and concrete mix design contests. These laboratoryexperiences will further expose students to the technical properties of concrete, the use ofconcrete as a building material and the

Conference Session

Experiences in Teaching Energy Courses

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Riddell, Baker College Of Flint; Anca Sala, Baker College Of Flint

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

specifically for evaluation of the research topic and presentation is plannedbefore the next offering of this class.Bibliography1. Burnham, D., Campbell, J., Santoso, S., Compean, A., Ramos, J., “AC2009-443: Developing Wind PowerSimulations and Laboratory Experiments for Courses in Renewable-Energy Systems”, Proceedings of 2009 ASEEAnnual Conference and Exposition.2. Bosma, B., Callio, J., “AC2009-1621: Renewable-Energy Labs for an Undergraduate Energy-Systems Course”,Proceedings of 2009 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition. Page 15.133.83. Lakeou, S., Ososanya, E., Mahmoud, W., Mbengue, F., Coboyo, B., Sirag, A., Latigo, B., “AC2008-1752

Conference Session

Learning through Instrumentation: Experiences and Applications

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cyril B. Okhio, Kennesaw State University; Theodore Orrin Grosch, Kennesaw State University; Austin B. Asgill P.E., Kennesaw State University

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation Division (INST)

represents the type of project this Project Team has in its purviewto accomplish [7]. This team used an older and simpler kit from Texas Instrument TI thatcommunicated data on State of Charge, Voltage, Temperature, and Charging rate. Itcommunicates through Zigbee protocol and uses two master-slave and four slave units. “Design And Analysis of a Wireless Battery Management System for An AdvancedElectrical Storage System” goes in depth into the problems a central BMS can experience [8].Wired communication on BMS is prone to interface from EMF interference and using a strongwireless signal can help with how small of an area a car is. Connectors for BMS are prone tobreaking and the cost of connectors of a BMS usually estimate to about 8 percent

Conference Session

Effective Energy Laboratory Ideas

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Gerald Heydt; Khaled Nigim

include Page 7.47.8 “Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2002, American Society for Engineering Education” Session: # 3233 (Effective Energy Laboratory Ideas)laboratory experiences in variable speed drives, modeling, and control. The power electronicapplication and the control design are found to be motivational for undergraduate students inpower engineering. Other applications outside the laboratory

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Measurement Innovation

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dale Litwhiler, Pennsylvania State University, Berks

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

in common devices, engineering technologystudents are already aware of many of the uses for such components. In a third-year engineeringtechnology instrumentation course, the students have the opportunity to quantitatively investigateaccelerometer components. This is a three credit course with average enrollment of about twentystudents. The course has lecture and laboratory components that are tightly coordinated. In thelaboratory, the students work in teams of two or three persons. Each experiment is designed totake one laboratory period. Low-g devices manufactured by Freescale semiconductor areevaluated and calibrated by the students in the laboratory using simple, intuitive apparatus.One accelerometer (±1.5g) is evaluated as a tilt sensor

Conference Session

Mechanical and Architectural Engineering Laboratories

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Chiou, Drexel University; Robin Kizirian, Drexel University; Brittany Killen, Drexel University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

StudiesAbstractAccuracy and reliability studies for remote laboratories are utilized in a wide range of curriculain both engineering and engineering technology programs. In a typical undergraduate class,learning of a theoretical method is often reinforced by analysis and practical experiments. Usinga remote measurement technology, theoretical learning is complemented by online experimentalverifications. The paper addresses the development of a remotely controlled laboratory setup thatallows monitoring the resulting reliability and accuracy. The setup incorporates modern sensors,data acquisition instrumentation, and programs to monitor and control such an application. Thesetools are beneficial for laboratory practices in undergraduate level quality control

Conference Session

SED Technical Session: Instructional Experiences

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Azad M. Madni, University of Southern California; Dan Erwin, University of Southern California; Ayesha Madni, University of Southern California

Tagged Divisions

Systems Engineering

Education, 2019 Exploiting Digital Twin Technology to Teach Engineering Fundamentals and Afford Real-World Learning Opportunities University of Southern CaliforniaAbstractThis paper presents an innovative instructional approach that capitalizes on digitaltwin technology to transform traditional lectures into “learning-by doing”experiences in the course laboratory. In this paper, we address how the use ofdigital twin technology in laboratory simulation environments affords studentsauthentic learning experiences, i.e., experiences that reflect what a learner isexpected to encounter in the real-world. The immediate feedback feature, enabledby the connection of the digital twin to the physical twin, provides

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Dr. Dennis Mikkelson

Session 1626 Computer Graphics and Image Processing Laboratory for Undergraduate Instruction. Dr. Dennis Mikkelson University of Wisconsin-Stout The ILI funded laboratory and curriculum development project described in this paperprovided UNIX workstations for undergraduate courses in computer graphics and image processingat the University of Wisconsin-Stout. Prior to this project, the computer graphics course wastaught on 80286 class personal computers using an implementation of the Graphical Kernel System

Conference Session

Developments in the Energy Laboratories

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Brelage, Purdue University; Timothy Skvarenina, Purdue University; William DeWitt, Purdue University; Thomas Robertson, Purdue University; Athula Kulatunga, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

, one student was shocked (back in 1989) and on anumber of occasions, hot leads have been removed by students, accidentally or deliberatelywithout thought, which resulted in contact with grounded cabinets. Thus, for a number of years,our laboratory safety committee has asked the power instructors to come up with a safer means ofconnecting the experiments. After a couple false-starts, we finally arrived at a safer method ofconnecting equipment, although it required replacing every socket on every piece of equipment inthe lab. This paper will describe the pitfalls that were encountered and the final results of therenovation in the hope that others can avoid some of the difficulties we encountered.Re-wiring of the power benches and equipmentThe

Collection

2013 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Tina Smilkstein

Increasing Lab Participation and Content Retention Through Supportive Laboratory Preparatory Assignments Tina Smilkstein, California State University at San Luis Obispo I. AbstractA study is done on an electrical engineering circuit lab course to assess the effect onparticipation, retention of course content and student satisfaction when prelab assignments wereexpanded to include a write up of the experiment background and goals. Reading that wascreated specifically for each lab covered background for the lab that the students should bebringing with them from previous courses but did not tell them how to do the lab. They wereasked to summarize the