Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julianne Vernon, University of Michigan; Claude Brathwaite, City College of New York, NYC Louis Stokes Alliance

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Diversity

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International

, ColombiaAbstractIntegrating an International Experience in Undergraduate Education is increasingly seen as animportant component of high impact undergraduate activities. These usually take the form ofstudent exchanges, internships, service learning experiences and short-term faculty led studyabroad programs. Students in these programs have a very wide range of international exposureand local interaction. Despite increases in the number of American students going abroad tostudy, the participation by underrepresented minorities and persons in the STEM disciplines isstill relatively low. The model was designed to incorporate Spanish language, culture, research,and service learning in primarily Afro-Colombian communities. Research focused onenvironmental monitoring

Conference Session

Laboratory and Internship Innovations in IT/IS

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shelton Houston, University of Southern Mississippi; Billy Walters, University of Southern Mississippi; Tulio Sulbaran, University of Southern Mississippi

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Information Systems

wireless experts would arrive, but in allcircumstances, their time was limited. Local civil defense authorities realized that otherpersonnel would be required to maintain and expand the established communications backbone.The request for assistance reached the Information Technology (IT) program of a localuniversity.The IT program requires a capstone experience for all graduates. The capstone experience caneither be a design project or an industry internship. The industry internship was created inresponse to the information technology students’ needs for hands-on experience. This internshipprogram allows students to become knowledgeable of the components and processes in theindustry. These experiences provide a way for students to understand the

Conference Session

Lighting the Fire: REU

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Anant Kukreti

whole experience are summarized. Hopefully, thisdocumentation will help others in planning similar experiences for engineering undergraduates. Enhanced analytical and computational capabilities and higher strength materials have led tolighter, larger and more complex and unconventional civil structures. To design such structures,one must be able to evaluate their overall behavior under both static and dynamic (seismic)heavy overloads, both in laboratory and field environments. The inherent non-linearities indescribing the material behavior and the interaction between the components of a structure,makes simply using analytical tools for studying the response inadequate. This can only be doneby experimental testing. Research projects for the

Conference Session

Software Engineering Technical Session 2

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Massood Towhidnejad, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Alexandria Spradlin, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Thomas Rogers Bassa, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Diversity

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

Paper ID #15098Software Industry Experience for High School StudentsDr. Massood Towhidnejad, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach Massood Towhidnejad is Director of NextGeneration ERAU Applied Research (NEAR) laboratory, and Professor of Software Engineering in the department of Electrical, Computer, Software, and Systems En- gineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. His research interest includes; Software Engineering, Software Quality Assurance and Testing, Autonomous Systems, and Air Traffic Management (NextGen). In addition to his university position, he has served as Visiting Research Associate

Conference Session

Evaluation and Assessment of IE Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shantha Daniel, Iowa State University; Devna Popejoy-Sheriff, Iowa State University; K. Jo Min, Iowa State University; Leslie Potter, Iowa State University

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Industrial Engineering

definition and solution generation. Much of their work throughout the semester isaccomplished during the six hours of laboratory time that they have scheduled each weekAn hour lecture period held most weeks provides the students with relevant projectinformation, as well as various other topics pertinent to their future roles as engineers.The intent of the lecture is mainly to reiterate the importance of the economic feasibilityof solutions, to raise awareness about how the “people component” of projects is criticalbut also unpredictable, and to make the point how challenging yet essential it is toconstantly consider realistic constraints throughout the design process. Global,economic, environmental, and societal constraints are some of those

Conference Session

K-12 Experiences in Energy Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Liping Guo, Northern Illinois University; Mansour Tahernezhadi, Northern Illinois University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

StateBoard of Education. The main focus of the project is to provide middle school and high schoolscience, math and technology teachers with hands-on interdisciplinary experience with faculty instate-of-the-art laboratories of alternative energy, nanotechnology, fuel cell, and modernmanufacturing. The goal of the institute is to improve teachers’ content knowledge and teachingpractices in ways that increase the academic performance of their students and in ways that buildcapacity within their schools for continued, sustained student learning. Problem-based learning is a student-centered pedagogy in which students learn about asubject in the context of complex and real problems. The problem drives the learning, as studentsneed to acquire new

Conference Session

Design Tools and Skill Development

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Annie Abell, Ohio State University; Kelly DeVore, Columbus College of Art and Design

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Design in Engineering Education

100 students. For the lectureportion of the course, the students all meet simultaneously for a large, twice-weekly lecture, whereas forthe laboratory experience the students meet once weekly in lab sections with enrollment no larger than 20.This smaller laboratory setting fosters engagement, teamwork, and collaboration from the students.Abell has been involved with the course for several years as the instructor of the project-based laboratoryportion of the course. The laboratory curriculum is comprised of a semester-long, user-centered designproject that the students carry out in teams. The Learning Outcomes for the lab are as follows: 1. Students will have a thorough understanding of the product design process 2. Students

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

James Masi

displays to filters, from acoustic to non-lineardevices, liquid crystals and the experiments one can easily do will make this experience a usefuland entertaining one. Demonstrations, hands-on tests, and samples will be included in theseexperiments.Key Words: Liquid crystals, displays, thermotropic, nematic, liquid crystal polymers.Prerequisite Knowledge: The student should be familiar with the basics of materials science,metallography, and chemistry. Levels at which these experiments are performed are secondsemester junior year and either semester senior year. The students are first given lectures theproperties of materials including organic liquid crystals and polymer liquid crystals (PLCs).They should have already had a laboratory experiment on

Conference Session

Simulation

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natasha Smith P.E., University of Southern Indiana; Julian Ly Davis, University of Southern Indiana

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Computers in Education

hours of technicalelectives. The Introduction to Finite Element Analysis is one such elective, available to juniorsand seniors who have had prerequisite courses in differential equations and solid mechanics. Thecourse format includes two hours of lecture and a two hour computational laboratory. The firsthalf of the semester has focused on theory using one dimensional elements (rods, trusses, andbeams). The second half provides practice with two and three dimensional models, incorporatingSolidWorks software. Student assessment included midterm exams, weekly homework exerciseson theoretical content (e.g. stiffness matrix calculations), small programming assignments, com-prehensive exercises which include physical experiments, and a student

Conference Session

Real-World Manufacturing Education

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Donald Falkenburg; Tina Harkin

are skilled machinists and not just machineoperators. Focus:HOPE’s basic machining training is divided into two parts: Vestibule, a five-week introduction, and Core 1, which is 40 hours per week for 26 weeks. Both programs requireclassroom and computer work as well as hands-on instruction in the shop laboratory. Bothclassroom and lab instruction are geared to prepare students to be skilled machinists, and also tobe ready for further training and education in computer numerical control programming,computer-aided design and manufacturing engineering.In Vestibule the students are introduced to the topics and gain experience working on one typeof machine (lathes) in the lab. Courses include shop theory, shop math, blueprint reading,technical

Conference Session

Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Experiments and Labs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Don Dekker, University of South Florida

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

AC 2007-410: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN MECH LAB I AT THE UNIVERSITYOF SOUTH FLORIDADon Dekker, University of South Florida Don Dekker is currently an Adjunct Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of South Florida. He is currently teaching Mechanical Engineering Laboratory I, and Capstone Design at USF. Before his retirement in 2001, Don taught at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. He first joined ASEE in 1974 and some of his ASEE activities include Zone II Chairman (86-88), Chairman of DEED (89-90), and General Chair of FIE ‘87. His degrees are: PhD, Stanford University, 1973; MSME, University of New Mexico, 1963; and BSME, Rose Polytechnic Institute, 1961

Conference Session

Bioengineering laboratories: Bringing research into the classroom

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rupa Iyer, University of Houston (CoE)

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Biological & Agricultural

technologies haveprofoundly transformed the way scientists design, perform and analyze experiments. Asbiological concepts and models become more quantitative, biological research is increasinglydependent on concepts and methods drawn from other scientific disciplines. Thus as biologybecomes more quantitative and systematic, it will become a foundational science for engineeringsimilar to physics, chemistry and mathematics.The long term goal of this project is to design and disseminate interdisciplinary teaching materialthat will bridge different disciplines and provide an increasing understanding of the relevance ofconcepts of chemistry, engineering, and computing in biology. The objectives are to: (1)Develop an interdisciplinary biotechnology

Conference Session

ETD - A Technology Potpourri I

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University; Jay Porter, Texas A&M University; Emel Cevik, Texas A&M University; Mathew Kuttolamadom, Texas A&M University; Jennifer Whitfield, Texas A&M University; Bugrahan Yalvac, Texas A&M University; Maram Alaqra

Paper ID #36969Students’ Lived Experiences with the Integrated STEMActivitiesMaram H AlaqraBugrahan Yalvac (Associate Professor)Michael Johnson (Professor) Dr. Michael D. Johnson is a professor in the Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution at Texas A&M University. He also serves as the Associate Dean for Inclusion and Faculty Success in the College of Engineering. Prior to joining the faculty at Texas A&M, he was a senior product development engineer at the 3M Corporate Research Laboratory in St. Paul, Minnesota. He received his B.S. in mechanical engineering from Michigan State

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division (ELD) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James M. Cox, The University of Iowa; Kari Kozak, The University of Iowa

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Engineering Libraries Division (ELD)

. This user experience studywill be used to make decisions around space designs and services offered in the library.Defining of Goals and TermsThe Lichtenberger Engineering Library is a branch library embedded in the University of IowaCollege of Engineering. The College of Engineering consists of six academic departments andover twenty research laboratory sites. Undergraduate enrollment is around 1700, approximately275 graduate students, and 110 faculty members [3]. This project started with the questions of“are we meeting the needs of those we serve?” and “are we using our resources and spaceeffectively?” However, as the conversations progressed there was no straightforward way toanswer those questions and one of the first major hurdles was to

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Chernik; Josh Lambden; Brent Young; Bill Svrcek

Session 2793 Experiences in Process Control Web-based Learning Paul Chernik, Joshua Lambden, Glen Hay, William Svrcek and Brent Young Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, CANADAAbstractAs more and more students gain access to computers, the idea of implementing Internet-basedchemical engineering courses becomes more of a reality. With web-based learning comes newopportunities and challenges for both faculty and students. In courses where hands-on learningdirectly facilitated by an instructor is not required, web-based

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

HuiRu Shih, Jackson State University; Wei Zheng, Jackson State University; Wilbur L Walters, Jackson State University; Stevenson Paradeshi, Jackson State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

converse piezoelectric effect.The induced strain field can then be used to deform the main body of the host structure. 73.1 Laboratory Exercise This lab module explores the phenomenon of photoactuation in PLZT and assesses itsapplication potential to precision actuation and control. In the experiment, one photostrictiveactuator patch is bonded to one side of a 1.0 mm (0.04 inches) thick plastic beam, which iscantilevered such that its width is vertical, and its thickness is horizontal to allow bending of thebeam to take place in the vertical plane. The beam has a length of 15 cm, 3 cm of which is heldin the clamp, and a width of 5 mm. The actuator patch is 15 mm long, 5 mm wide and 0.4

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Scott Wayne; Alfred Stiller; Kristine Craven

Stager, R., Thinking Skills - Making a Choice, West Virginia University Center for Guided Design, 1987.2. Wales, C., "There is a ’How to Teach’ Frontier", Proceedings of Frontiers in Education Conference, IEEE, New York, 1978.3. Venable, W., McConnell, R., and Stiller, A., "Follow-Up of a Freshman Engineering Course Experiment", 1997 Frontiers in Education Conference Proceedings, IEEE, New York, 1997.4. McConnell, R., Venable, W., and Stiller, A., "Freshman Can do Rigorous Open-Ended Design," 1995 Frontiers in Education Conference Proceedings, IEEE, New York, 1995.5. Felder, R., Soloman, B., Learning Styles and Strategies, http://www2.ncsu.edu/unity/lockers/users/f/felder/public

Conference Session

Engineering Physics and Physics Division (EP2D) Technical Session 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bala Maheswaran COE Distinguished Professor, Northeastern University; Lindsey Evelyn Adamchik, Northeastern University; Kyle Murrah, Northeastern University; Sabina Perry, Northeastern University; Kiersten Alexandra Tomas, Northeastern University; Haridas Kumarakuru, Northeastern University

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division (EP2D)

), our focus was on developing a Smart Spirometer atransformative approach to modernizing the conventional volumetric spirometer. This project notonly enriched our understanding of fundamental concepts but also served as a platform for refiningproblem-solving abilities within the engineering design process. Throughout this journey, wehoned practical skills in fabrication, design, analysis, and technical writing. From computer-aideddesign (CAD) and programming to research and collaborative teamwork, our endeavorencompassed a wide range of valuable experiences. Importantly, the implications of our SmartSpirometer extend beyond the confines of our educational journey, offering potential applicationswithin the broader field of engineering education

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vivian Jones, Bethune-Cookman University; Jillian Wendt, University of the District of Columbia

identified as underrepresented minoritywomen (UMW) mentee participants (four participants identified as male; their experiences arereported separately). Participants were required to participate in focus groups and individualinterviews once the program concluded during Spring 2021. The current paper focuses on theexperiences of the UMW mentees.Following a case study design, the current project examined the following research questions; 1)How, if at all, was participation in the online peer mentee program useful in furthering students’STEM self-efficacy?, 2) How, if at all, was participation in the online peer mentee programuseful in furthering students’ sense of community in STEM?, 3) How, if at all, was participationin the online peer mentee

Conference Session

Curriculum in Mechanical Engineering Technology: Part II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Durfee, Eastern Washington University; Hani Saad, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Technology

actual industrialequipment and processes they would see in industry is a worthy goal but ultimately the purposeof using the actual building should be to enhance the learning experience. To see where theLiving-Building Laboratory concept fits into a student’s educational experience it can be helpfulto reference Bloom’s Taxonomy.One of the challenges in education today is trying to bridge the gap between students who oftenview education as an effort to try and push as many important facts into their brains as possibleversus the understanding that we as educators have that students need to be able to synthesizethat knowledge and be able to use it to make decisions (what we often call Design). Certainly,many courses that students take early in their

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-oriented Studies: Electrical and Computer Engineering Labs

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ning Wang, University of Houston; Siu Chun Michael Ho, University of Houston; Qianlong Lan, Texas Southern University; Xuemin Chen, Texas Southern University; Gangbing Song, University of Houston (CoE); Hamid R. Parsaei, Texas A&M University at Qatar

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

order to benefit teaching engineering courses while sharing resources with other universitiesand colleges, a remote laboratory has been successfully developed based on a novel unifiedframework. The laboratory is established through a collaborative effort between threeuniversities which are Texas A&M University Qatar (TAMUQ), University of Houston (UH)and Texas Southern University (TSU). Two remote engineering experiments are designed andimplemented in the off-site laboratory for teaching purposes, and a generic scheduler isdeveloped for managing the distance operations. End-users can remotely operate or view real-time procedures through most current web browsers on any PC or portable device withoutfirewall issues and the need for a third

Conference Session

Division Experimentation and Lab-Oriented Studies - Best of DELOS

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenna P. Carpenter, Campbell University; Lee Kemp Rynearson, Campbell University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

at the national level on issues related to the success of women in engineering and innovative STEM curricula.Dr. Lee Kemp Rynearson, Campbell University Lee Rynearson an Assistant Professor of Engineering at Campbell University. He received a B.S. and M.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering from the Rochester Institute of Technology in 2008 and earned his PhD in Engineering Education from Purdue University in 2016. He also has previous experience as an instructor of engineering at the Kanazawa Institute of Technology, in Kanazawa, Japan. His current research interests focus on instruction for metacognition and problem solving. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Design

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Ludovice; Noel Rappin; Matthew Realff; Mark Guzdial

practice of modeling.• To familiarize students with the concept and role of degrees of freedom. Effective engineering design requires the introduction and manipulation of degrees of freedom. It is our hypothesis that students need help in transferring skills in modeling a fixed system to manipulating that model for design purposes.• To impress upon students the role of a model and the potential gap between the real system behavior and the model. With increased enrollments in Chemical Engineering degrees the relative numbers of students that have any experience with chemical processing facilities is decreasing. Furthermore computers are all pervasive in engineering activities and a majority of this generation of students is

Conference Session

Beyond the Classroom: Summer and Scholarship Programs to Engage Minorities

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

G. Padmanabhan P.E., North Dakota State University; D. Darshi De Saram, North Dakota State University; Thomas Charles Schanandore, North Dakota State University; James Schanandore, North Dakota State University; Robert V. Pieri, North Dakota State University

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Minorities in Engineering

Ph.D. degree, Darshi has gained ten years of experience in the construction industry, including working in an array of multinational projects. Also, has three years of experience in other industry sectors. He has, thus, gained cross-disciplinary experience in a broad spectrum of activi- ties: design, construction, maintenance, manufacturing, marketing, research and teaching. Presently he teaches Construction Surveying, Financial and Economic Aspects for Construction Managers, Managing for Construction Quality, Electrical and Mechanical Construction, and Land Development.Thomas Charles Schanandore, North Dakota State University Thomas Schanandore is graduate student in the civil engineering department at North Dakota

Conference Session

Innovative Laboratory Approaches in ECE Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph P. Hoffbeck, University of Portland

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE), Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (DELOS)

cost and timeconstraints of laboratory courses, many faculty members have moved to a mobile studiopedagogy where the students are equipped with relatively low-cost laboratory equipment thatallows them to perform experiments and measurements outside the laboratory. This approach hasbeen implemented in a variety of individual courses, including introductory first-year courses[1], electronics [2], digital design [3], and communication systems [4], [5], [6]. Some authorshave reported on the use of mobile studio pedagogy in multiple courses [7], [8], and someschools have implemented the technique throughout the electrical engineering curriculum [9],[10], [11]. A helpful discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of various logistic options

Conference Session

Investigating Alternative Energy Concepts

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Rubaai, Howard University; Abdul R. Ofoli, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

features such as simplicity, good performance,and automation, while using a low-cost hardware and software implementation. Thestudent can manage the fundamental parameters of the converter topology using thesoftware environment. The software is designed to provide simple interaction betweenthe student and hardware. The laboratory experiment is performed using a low costmicro-controller PIC16F877 in order to verify the design performance over a wide rangeof operating conditions. After the basic experiment is explained, students have reinforcedtheir theoretical knowledge of power converters with fuzzy logic. All students havereacted positively to the experiments and overall interest has definitely been increased.IntroductionPower electronics courses

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Riley, Oregon Institute of Technology; Dave Kim, Washington State University-Vancouver; Ken Lulay, University of Portland; John Lynch, Washington State University

be very concise, simple, and easy-to-use aids for helping engineeringstudents improve their engineering laboratory report writing skills, specifically preparing andpresenting the results of engineering experiments. The collection of modules was designed andstructured with scaffolding in mind. Early concepts in writing lab reports are covered in thefundamental section for students new to lab report writing. More experienced students might skipthese sections and be directed to topics in the intermediate or advanced sections. Module contentcould be used for just-in-time instruction when student questions or early performance indicatesthe need, or a module could be incorporated as a whole lesson with progressive instruction in labreport conduct

Conference Session

Laboratory and Internship Innovations in IT/IS

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ed Crowley, University of Houston

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

modules.Utilization of free open source software can help offset related monetary costs. Whilethere are many open source cryptographic tools, not all tools are appropriate for “hands-on” learning activities. For example, our lab modules are designed to make cryptographicprocesses visible to students; while, tools like PGP and GPG are designed to makecryptographic processes transparent to users.This paper presents the author’s experiences developing and utilizing appliedcryptographic lab modules. The primary cryptographic software utilized, in thesemodules, is OpenSSL. This is an Open Source tool kit available for both Linux andWindows. In addition to OpenSSL, the modules utilize a variety of other open sourcetools including Ethereal (WireShark), net cat

Conference Session

Non-Technical Skills in ET

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jay Bhatt, Drexel University; Vladimir Genis, Drexel University; Joshua Roberts, Drexel University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Engineering Education, 2006 Library Experience for Applied Engineering Technology StudentsAbstractThe full-time Applied Engineering Technology Program at Goodwin College of DrexelUniversity was launched two years ago. This program clearly distinguishes itself fromtraditional engineering programs. The curriculum places emphasis on the application oftheory rather than on derivations and proofs. The majority of courses are fully integratedwith training and laboratory experience, extensive use of software and industrial casestudies. The information literacy of students plays an important role in the educationprocess. The primary goal of an academic library is to support the curriculum and providea more

Conference Session

ETD Design I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Border, Bowling Green State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

time domain and frequency domain concepts that may not be readily observedfrom lecture-only courses. Further, these labs allow students to validate concepts seen in lecture,homework and reading assignments. Additionally, these labs allow students to use digitaldevices found in earlier course work, such as digital logic. Finally, these labs are meant tocomplement lectures and not meant to replace laboratory experiments involving actual laboratorydigital communication hardware. It is acknowledged that the presence of hardware in thelaboratory is vital to the mission of technology education.National Instruments Multisim is the chosen electronics laboratory simulator for this work. Ofspecial interest in the design of the labs are Multisim's high