Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sirena C. Hargrove-Leak, Elon University; Stephanie Luster-Teasley, North Carolina A&T State University; Willietta Gibson, Bennett College

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

teaching in the sciencesmethod for laboratory instruction. The case study educational pedagogy promotes the use ofcases, or interactive “stories,” to engage students in STEM courses and it has been successfullyused to help reform STEM instruction in traditional lecture courses. Our work is unique becausethe cases were used to introduce lab concepts and bring relevance to the analytical skills beinglearned in the lab. This work is funded by NSF IUSE and is a collaborative effort of professors atthree distinctly different institutions: a public, historically black co-ed technical university, aprivate, historically black liberal arts college for women, and a private, predominately whiteliberal arts university. The proposed poster will report

Conference Session

Biological and Agricultural Engineering Education Technical Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kumar Mallikarjunan, Virginia Tech

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Biological & Agricultural

AC 2012-4820: DEVELOPMENT OF LEARNING MODULES TO TEACHINSTRUMENTATION TO BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS ENGINEERING STU-DENTS USING MATLABDr. Kumar Mallikarjunan, Virginia Tech Kumar Mallikarjunan, Associate Professor, has been involved in spiral theme-based curriculum develop- ment since 2004. His expertise is in food processes engineering, non-destructive sensing, and biomedical engineering. Page 25.462.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012Development of learning modules to teach instrumentation to biological systems engineeringstudents using MATLABP. Kumar Mallikarjunan1, Kevin

Conference Session

Best Practices in Industrial Technology

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Manocher Djassemi

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Engineering Technology

A Hands-on Approach To Teaching CAD/CAM for Manufacturing and Rapid Prototyping ApplicationsAbstractThis paper describes an integrated laboratory-oriented course IT445 in computer-aideddesign/manufacturing and computer numerical control. Teaching this subject in an 11-week ofacademic quarter is a challenging task requiring a combination of instructional delivery methods.We used a hands-on learning approach involving in-class computer-based exercises and team-based laboratory projects. The course content is designed around four major subjects: softwarefamiliarization, hardware familiarization, design and manufacturing integration, and industrialapplications. The author will share his observations and experience with

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: REU 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Gurcan Comert, Benedict College; Charles E. Pierce, University of South Carolina; Zulfikar Berk, University of South Carolina; Nathan N. Huynh; Robert Petrulis, EPRE Consulting LLC; Majbah Uddin, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #31607Delivering Contextual Knowledge and Critical Skills of DisruptiveTechnologies through Problem-Based Learning in Research Experiences forUndergraduates SettingGurcan Comert, Benedict College Associate Professor of Engineering at Benedict College, has interest in teaching and researching intel- ligent transportation systems and development of applications of statistical and computational models. He is currently serving as associate director at the Tier 1 University Transportation Center for Connected Multimodal Mobility. Supported by different NSF and DOT funded projects, he has been working with

Conference Session

What's New in Dynamics?

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

El-Sayed Aziz, Stevens Institute of Technology; Sven Esche, Stevens Institute of Technology; Constantin Chassapis, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Mechanical Engineering

ASME and SPE, and he has received a best paper award from SPE’s Injection Molding Division, the distinguished Assistant Professor Award at Stevens Institute of Technology, an Honorary Master’s Degree from Stevens Institute of Technology, and the Tau Beta Pi Academic Excellence Award. Page 12.675.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Enhancing the Learning Experience Using Simulation and Experimentation to Teach Mechanical VibrationsAbstractMechanical vibrations represent an important subject in mechanical engineering. This paperdescribes a simulation-based online laboratory

Conference Session

Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radian G. Belu, Southern University and A&M College

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

in its nature. Power electronics design, modeling and analysis include circuit theory,electromagnetics, semiconductor devices, microprocessors, signal processing, control, simulation, heattransfer, electromagnetic compatibility and even artificial intelligence. The classical instruction approachis based on lectures and laboratories assisted by teachers. However, power electronics teaching is not aneasy task, due to subject complexity, difficulties and student motivation. A natural and efficient way ofteaching power electronics is the problem-oriented and project-based learning (PBL) approach. PBL, as aproblem-centered teaching motivates students to learn actively, bringing real professional world andrequirements closer to the student, is

Conference Session

ABET Accreditation of Multidisciplinary Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shekhar Sharad, National Instruments

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

technologies based on Virtual Instrumentation, it is now possible toimplement multidisciplinary labs that span different facets of engineering from control and signalprocessing to embedded design, from chemistry and physics to electrical and computerengineering. In this paper, we will explain how Virtual Instrumentation helps to establishmultidisciplinary labs. We will also examine a modular, cost-effective, laboratory platform, NIELVIS (Educational Laboratory Virtual Instrumentation Suite) from National Instruments thathas gained acceptance in academia as platform to teach concepts in sensors & transducers,circuits, electronics, microcontroller programming, control, signal processing and embeddeddesign and test.1. IntroductionThe recent years

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Charles Pierce

Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering EducationIV. SummaryThis paper presents the development of a new method for teaching Introductory GeotechnicalEngineering to civil and environmental engineering undergraduate students. With this approach,the fundamental properties of soil are discussed in the context of a real field construction project.The lecture course, laboratory course and a current construction project become interconnectedto demonstrate how these fundamental properties are determined in the laboratory and how theyare useful in the field. The results of a survey conducted among former students suggest that thisnew method will enhance the learning of students taking this course.Bibliography1. Buck Institute for Education URL

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Control Applications

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Marcal de Queiroz; Hartono Sumali

address the problems associated with teaching a hands-onlaboratory course away from the home institution where the course was established. Theproblems included content adaptation, equipment availability, laboratory setup, scheduling,instruction methods, language barrier, funding, and a few other problems. Advantages andcompromises associated with the international adaptation of the course are discussed. It is hopedthat this paper will help create a model for international teaching collaboration.IntroductionIn the last decade or so, a plethora of publications have addressed the importance of preparingengineering students for the internationalization of their profession 1. In most of thosepublications, international or global education means

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session: Works in Progress

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michele Miller, Michigan Technological University; Nina Mahmoudian, Michigan Technological University; Mo Rastgaar, Michigan Technological University; Saeedeh Ziaeefard, Michigan Technological University; Amy Joy Patterson, Michigan Technological University; Jacob Bailey, Nonlinear Autonomous Systems Laboratory

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

Paper ID #15549Adding Meaningful Context to Robotics Programs (Work in Progress)Dr. Michele Miller, Michigan Technological University Dr. Michele Miller is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Michigan Technological University. She teaches classes on manufacturing and does research in engineering education with particular interest in hands-on ability, lifelong learning, and project-based learning.Dr. Nina Mahmoudian, Michigan Technological University Dr. Nina Mahmoudian is an assistant professor in the Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics Department at Michigan Technological University. She is the founding

Conference Session

Software and Web-based Learning in ECE

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radian G Belu, Drexel University (Tech.); Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University (Tech.)

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Electrical and Computer

, such as cost, space, limited equipment access, equipmentsize and similarities with real equipment, safety, students’ supervision, etc. Virtual laboratoriescan become important components of the teaching process, because using them some of theabove challenges can be avoided, while several experiment-oriented problems can be solvedeasily and also from the distance. Software based laboratory experiments have become currentday need due to its impacts on flexible learning of students and understanding abilities. Also, thestudents’ lack of solid comprehension of mathematical and/or physics concepts results in wastedtime during laboratory experiments, misinterpretations of experiment results and data, etc. Thismotivation deals with simulation of

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

A.O. Richardson

Session 2520 The Motorola DSP56002 EVM, A Powerful Tool for Teaching Real-Time DSP A.O. Richardson California State University, ChicoAbstractA senior undergraduate/first year graduate course in real-time digital signal processing(dsp) isdescribed. The purpose of the course is to facilitate the learning of important dsp concepts and toequip students with the hardware/software tools and knowledge for designing real-time digitalsignal processing systems. Fixed and adaptive FIR digital filters are discussed and implemented.Spectral

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Narciso F. Macia

Session 2647 Using a DC Solenoid in a Closed-loop Position Control System to Teach Control Technology Narciso F. Macia Arizona State UniversityABSTRACT A DC solenoid that is normally operated in two positions, is used to implement a closed-loop,position control system. The laboratory work supports and reinforces material presented in theclassroom. This laboratory activity takes place in a cooperative learning environment, each groupbeing populated by students from the Electronic & Computer Technology

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yi Guo, Stevens Institute of Technology; Shubo Zhang, Stevens Institute of Technology; Arthur B. Ritter FAIMBE, Stevens Institute of Technology; Hong Man, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

AC 2012-3426: TEACHING MICRO-ROBOTS IN BIOMEDICAL APPLI-CATIONS: A MODIFIED CHALLENGE-BASED PEDAGOGY AND EVAL-UATIONSProf. Yi Guo, Stevens Institute of Technology Yi Guo is currently an Associate Professor at Stevens Institute of Technology, where she joined in 2005 as an Assistant Professor. She obtained the Ph.D. degree from the University of Sydney, Australia, in 1999. She was a postdoctoral research fellow at Oak Ridge National Laboratory from 2000 to 2002, and a Visiting Assistant Professor at University of Central Florida from 2002 to 2005. Her main research interests are in nonlinear control systems, autonomous mobile robotics, distributed sensor networks, and control of nanoscale systems. Guo is a Senior

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S. Manian Ramkumar, Rochester Institute of Technology; Scott Anson, Rochester Institute of Technology; Charles Swain, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

2006-1038: TEACHING RELIABILITY CONCEPTS TO UNDERGRADUATESTUDENTS – AN NSF CCLI A&I GRANTS. Manian Ramkumar, Rochester Institute of Technology Prof. Ramkumar is a faculty in the Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Technology department at the Rochester Institute of Technology and is currently serving as the Director of the Center for Electronics Manufacturing & Assembly. He teaches courses in surface mount electronics packaging, robotics and manufacturing automation. He was instrumental in developing the Center for Electronics Manufacturing and Assembly at RIT. This Center is equipped with production scale equipment, used for training and applied research projects for

Conference Session

Projects in Alternative Energy: Wind and Solar

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elena V. Brewer, Erie Community College; Anthony P. Dalessio, Erie Community College

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

electrical engineering from the State University of New York at Buffalo. His teaching interests include analog and digital electronics, wireless communications, and renewable energy. Page 25.504.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Effective Low-Budget Approach to Teaching Photovoltaic Systems to Electrical Engineering Technology Students at Community CollegesAbstractThis paper presents a unique approach to introduction of the photovoltaic course andcorresponding laboratory into the Electrical Engineering Technology program at the two

Conference Session

Simulations and Virtual Learning

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David J Gagnon, Field Day Lab @ UW-Madison; John M. Pfotenhauer, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Arganthael Berson, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Luke Swanson, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Computers in Education Division (COED)

Paper ID #41043ThermoVR: Using Virtual Reality and Playful Simulation to Teach and AssessIntroductory Thermodynamics ConceptsDavid J Gagnon, Field Day Lab @ UW-Madison David J. Gagnon is the research director of Field Day Laboratory at the University of Wisconsin - Madison. Field Day produces and researches educational video games that have won numerous awards (Serious Play, Meaningful Play, Public Media Awards,ASEE, and others) and are used by over a million students yearly in grades 4-20, across a diversity of subjects, from engineering to underwater archeology. Field Day is the organization behind Open Game Data, a

Conference Session

Starting the Last Day with New Ideas

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natarajan Gautam, Texas A&M University

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Industrial Engineering

chalk-and-talk type of class by carefully usingtechnology in strategic places and avoiding technology in certain other places. We quantitativelyevaluate the effectiveness of our strategies and provide insights. Next, a good portion of thispaper is devoted to one specific use of technology which is in laboratory-like exercises. Theseexercises were developed to teach more difficult concepts such as Central Limit Theorem andshow how it applies to project evaluation and review technique (PERT). As a result, not only didthe student understanding of complex material improve, but also the material was covered in amuch shorter time. Finally the paper concludes with a qualitative discussion of issues where it isunclear whether technology boosts or

Conference Session

Topics in Mechanical ET

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Butt; Sam Ramrattan; Alamgir Choudhury

the PDA devices to maintain the specified process criteria.Implementation of this teaching methodology brings the reality of the subject matter in theclassroom without introducing a formal laboratory component or practicum in the curriculum.The practice also allows the students to get acquainted with the wireless technology and itsindustrial use in process monitoring and control.1. IntroductionThe subject of process control [1,2] deals with monitoring, evaluating, and analyzing thecharacteristic parameters of a process to ensure that it meets its performance criteria in terms ofquality and cost of product by operating optimally and improving continuously. Because of thenature of variation in product and process characteristics, lack of

Conference Session

Innovations in Computer Engineering Technology Curriculum

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xuefu Zhou, University of Cincinnati

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Engineering Technology

applications in this course. This coursehas been taught four times during the past two years. This is a four-credit-hour course consistingof three credit hours of lecture and one credit hour of laboratory. The evaluation and feedbackfrom students show that it is considered as one of the fun courses they had which helps themunderstand many of the topics in computer and network security field, and gain some hands-onexperience and skills to defend computer systems.The remainder of this paper is organized as follows: Section two discusses course developmentand describes the context, course objectives, references, and laboratory exercises. Section threepresents our teaching experiences and reflections and, finally, Section four presents ourconclusions.2

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Hata

A Low-Cost Approach to Teaching Transmission Line Fundamentals and Impedance Matching David M. Hata Portland Community CollegeAbstract:As part of a NSF-funded Project, Portland Community College has developed a series of low-cost experiments to teach transmission line fundamentals and impedance matching techniques.Using a MFJ-259B SWR Analyzer, experimental exercises to measure reflections coefficients,standing wave ratios, and input impedance have been developed and used in the teachinglaboratory. With the addition of a matching unit and simulated load, impedance matchingexercises can also be implemented. These laboratory exercises

Conference Session

Activities for the Materials Classroom

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Donald Goddard

Session 1464 A Case Study of A 193 Grade B7 Used as a Teaching Tool Donald L. Goddard PhD PE The University of Texas at TylerAbstractUtilization of A193 Grade B7 threaded rod as a case study in heat treatment of alloy steel isdeveloped as a low cost, efficient approach to study standard material specifications, furnaceoperation, heat treatment, tensile properties, hardness, microstructure, and impact strength. Bystudying this 4140 type of material(commonly called "chrome-moly steel" ), basic concepts areexamined and the students are familiarized with a common, high

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

J. Nazalewicz; H. Hadim; D. Donskoy; B. Gallois; Keith Sheppard

laboratory is implemented with emphasis on thefollowing objectives:1. Integration of design and engineering practice into engineering mechanics2. Providing a smooth transition from the introduction to engineering design course offered during the first semester53. Integration of statics and strength of materials as a more effective way of teaching engineering mechanics4. Providing ‘hands on’ experience as a more effective learning tool5. Teaching of other ‘soft skills’ based on ABET 2000 criteria6. Stimulating student interest in the subject of engineering mechanics7. Improving the retention rate for the engineering freshmen.The main aspects of the approach needed to achieve these objectives are described in thefollowing sections.III. Integration

Conference Session

Integrating Technical Research into Professional Development and K-12 Classrooms

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chelsey Simmons, Stanford University; Beth L Pruitt, Stanford University; Kaye Storm, Stanford University; Gary Lichtenstein

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

thus our qualitative data were extremely valuable. While qualitative data can beharder to analyze, they are likely an important component of effective program assessment.6. ConclusionStanford laboratories have been individually hosting local teachers for more than a decade. Weadded programming to bring together the individual teachers as a cohort five years ago, and mostrecently, we added the seminar series at the heart of this discussion to focus on professionalpractices. However, we are new to evaluating our program and understanding its impact. As wehave shown with these data, it is unclear what impact, if any, our program has on teacherconfidence in teaching professional practices. Through qualitative data, though, we have gainedinsights

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Sarah E. Irvine; Teresa L. Hein

paper we focuson strategies designed to improve student learning following instruction that utilizes technology-based learning tools in the introductory physics laboratory. To address this issue, we describe aninteractive laboratory experiment designed to teach the concept of momentum and impulse tointroductory physics students. The laboratory activity makes use of a collision apparatus andcomputer interface to allow students to determine relevant data. An interactive software toolallows students to perform a series of analyses of various elastic and inelastic collisions. We willlink the discussion regarding the use of these technology-based learning tools in the physicslaboratory to specific strategies that can be used to assess student

Conference Session

BME Courses & Curricular Content

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge Torres, Florida Gulf Coast University; James Sweeney, Florida Gulf Coast University

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Biomedical

in the case of those bioengineering students not inclined towards theinstrumentation line. Utilization of the NI ELVIS has been in general terms well received bystudents. This paper focuses on describing the initial experience of developing a newcomprehensive and balanced introductory electrical circuits course in an undergraduatebioengineering curriculum using an integrated laboratory-lecture method and utilizing theaforementioned virtual instrumentation resource.Intr oductionWithin the framework of an undergraduate bioengineering curriculum, teaching a first course onelectrical/electronic circuits to students with no previous background presents a significantchallenge. Given the number of different multidisciplinary areas that a

Conference Session

New Trends in CHE Education I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Hanyak, Bucknell University; Timothy Raymond, Bucknell University

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Chemical Engineering

AC 2009-1936: TEACHING MATERIAL AND ENERGY BALANCES TOFIRST-YEAR STUDENTS USING COOPERATIVE TEAM-BASED PROJECTSAND LABSMichael Hanyak, Bucknell University Michael E. Hanyak, Jr. is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at Bucknell University since 1974. He received his B.S. from The Pennsylvania State University, M.S. from Carnegie Mellon, and his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania in 1976. His teaching and research interests include computer-aided engineering and design, courseware development and the electronic classroom. He was one of the principal investigators with Brian Hoyt, William J. Snyder, Edward Mastascusa, and Maurice Aburdene on a five-year National

Conference Session

Multimedia Engineering Education,Distance, Service, & Internet-Based Approaches

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Hesham Shaalan

, equipment,and organization of industrial facilities. Delivery of the course involves three mechanisms:lectures, laboratory lessons, and field trips. One of the unique aspects of the course is that itrelies heavily on field trips. Overall, student satisfaction with the course seemed to be high, witha majority of students feeling that the course achieved its intended goals and was a positivelearning experience. This paper describes the benefits of field trips and shows how theycontribute to accomplishing course objectives. The information presented should be helpful toother institutions in integrating field trips into their courses.IntroductionIndustrial field trips can be an effective teaching tool [1]. This can be particularly true in

Conference Session

Curriculum in Electrical Engineering Technology

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kati Wilson, Texas A&M University; Ana Elisa Goulart, Texas A&M University; Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

developments have shown VoIP applications for emergencycommunications4 such as in Next Generation-9-1-1 (NG-9-1-1). Additionally, this VoIPinitiative has the potential for undergraduate research5, by allowing undergraduate students toreplicate research paper’s experiments in the laboratory. Data (IP- Voice based) Figure 2 - Changing the emphasis of the telecommunications program.Now, from a student’s perspective, would the teaching of VoIP make the lectures andlaboratories more engaging? We do not know the answer yet

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

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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