Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Valerie L. Young

Session 2213 Using Your Unit Operations Laboratory Valerie L. Young Department of Chemical Engineering, Ohio UniversityAbstractThrough planned exposure to the unit operations laboratory, students in introductory coursesgain a deeper understanding of chemical engineering. In the "Energy Balances" course at OhioUniversity, students worked in groups to design a system to preheat the feed to the distillationcolumn in the unit operations laboratory, using waste heat from the column. In their anonymousend-of-course review, many students named this project as the one they learned the most

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

John E. Shea

quadrant learning cycle2:1. Why is the material important? Provide a concrete experience for the student to understand the situation that makes the material relevant.2. What are the facts, the body of knowledge. This is typically done through lecture.3. How does it work, how can the theory be applied to solve a problem? This is usually accomplished through laboratory exercises and homework.4. What-if the situation is changed, what-if some real-world components are added to the problem? It is a circular model for learning because what-if questions can lead directly to newquestions where the student learns why the next set of material is important. Completing severalcycles is important in a course like SPC because dealing with real-world

Conference Session

Newly Developed Engineering Courses

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge Alvarado, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

; analysis and design of heat exchangers; and cooling towers. The course also consists ofa laboratory component where specific emphasis is given to thermal system hardware design andselection, and analysis and performance optimization of thermal systems through computationalactivities. The course laboratory activities also include hands-on exercises where students learnto characterize the performance of a commercial pump system, a convective heat transfer device,a lab-scale Rankine cycle, and lab-scale ground source heat pump. In the course, students alsolearn about the importance of component integration and how it affects the overall performanceof a conventional thermal system.IntroductionRecent studies and statistics1 have shown that there will

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle Baker, Rowan University; Brian Lefebvre, Rowan University; Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University

associated with isolating and purifying the desiredbiological compound.2 In many of the later stages of purification, over 50% use some type ofchromatography.3 Exposing students to biochromatography provides an introduction tobioseparations and the underlying biochemistry concepts. Alternative bioseparation techniquescan also be introduced, as a comparison to chromatography. As separation processes are basedon the physical and chemical properties of the product and chief impurities, a wide range ofconcepts can be included, such as overall cell composition, protein biochemistry, recombinantprotein production techniques, and bioprocess optimization.These concepts can be introduced by improving undergraduate courses and laboratories throughthe

Collection

2018 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Nahid Uzzaman; Dale Schinstock

Evaluation of Inexpensive Hardware for Control Theory Application Nahid Uzzaman, Dale Schinstock Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering Kansas State University Email: nuzzaman@ksu.edu, dales@ksu.eduAbstractWith the increasing class size, it is necessary to increase the laboratory size associated with thatclass. However, that creates problems like cost and space issues. If smaller and cheaperlaboratory hardware is used these problems might be minimized by having hardware thatstudents can purchase and use at home. However, inexpensive hardware may lead to poormatches between theoretical models and experimental data

Collection

2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Kamesh Namuduri

Partnerships between Universities and Community Colleges Kamesh Namuduri, Assistant Professor, ECE Department, Wichita State University Abstract Wichita State University leads the Kansas Cybersecurity Consortium consisting of severalcommunity colleges within the state of Kansas, the Wichita Police Department (WPD), the RegionalComputer Forensics Laboratory (RCFL) in Kansas City, Missouri, and regional industry. The efforts ofthis consortium are geared towards promoting education and training opportunities for professionals andincreasing the number of trained professionals in this important field. At present, the consortium consistsof seven community colleges that

Collection

2012 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

James A. Lee; Michael J. D'Agostino

Designing a Zero-Waste Concrete Mix Testing Lab James A. Lee1 Michael J. D’Agostino2Abstract – A zero waste laboratory to mix and test the engineering and performance properties of concrete wasdesigned and tested at Wentworth Institute of Technology. To achieve the design, recycling and reuse opportunitieswere developed for both plastic and hardened concrete used from testing as well as other residual aggregate solids.Processed water waste was minimized by the design of a settling and filtration recycling system. Both reductions inraw material consumption and economic savings realized by avoiding waste streams were measured in the study.The laboratory is used extensively by students preparing for

Collection

2025 Northeast Section Conference

Authors

Uma Balaji

and explanation of mathematical derivations and conceptualhands-on experience. Through this approach, students gain a frameworks. Additionally, MATLAB simulations anddeeper understanding of key concepts such as modulation, laboratory exercises are integrated to reinforce theoreticalbandwidth, demodulation, and noise while also exploring concepts through hands-on learning experiences. Usingcommunication system design. This paper outlines the use of MATLAB and Simulink, students engage in interactivelaboratory demonstrations, hands-on activities, MATLAB exercises that provide a visual understanding of key topics.simulations, and projects to create an immersive learning These

Conference Session

Professional Development in Materials Engineering

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barry Dupen, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne

Tagged Divisions

Materials

leads to understanding of materials engineeringand economic concepts. For example, the shape of the liquidus curve on the iron-carbon phasediagram helps explain why cast steels are more expensive to manufacture than cast irons.In this course, students develop graphical skills from lectures, handouts, and assignments. Forexample, students plot their own hardness readings together with an empirically-derived ASTMcurve, then they evaluate how well their data matches the curve. They create phase diagramsfrom alloy data. They create stress-strain diagrams from their own laboratory readings, andcalculate mechanical properties from the results. They learn how to deal with outliers on ahomework assignment. They learn that Excel’s built-in curve-fitting

Conference Session

New Trends in CHE Education II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Ted Lee, University of Southern California

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

initiative,recommending a move from the macroscopic, unit-operations educational approach to insteadteach from the molecular point of view in a bottom-up fashion. The challenge, however, is tocontinue to serve the more conventional chemical and petroleum industries while instituting thischange. At USC we have developed the two-pronged approach of utilizing (1) a recently-creatednanotechnology course-work emphasis within the Department of Chemical Engineering andMaterials Science, and (2) vertically- and horizontally-integrated “degree projects” consisting ofnano or bio laboratory modules in successive chemical engineering courses that build upon astudent’s growing knowledge in their chosen emphasis, while at the same time relating thedegree project

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division Technical Session 4: Digital Learning Part II

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Robert L. Avanzato, Pennsylvania State University, Abington

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

ArmAbstractDevelopment of a MATLAB Robotics Toolbox ROS interface and educational resources for alow-cost robot arm (Dobot Magician) in a senior-level robotics design course are described. Theobjectives of the study were to evaluate the effectiveness of a MATLAB interface to ROSservices to control an articulated robot manipulator and conveyor belt in a laboratory setting.Laboratory exercises are described that expose students to the MATLAB/ROS interface, thebasics of robot manipulator programming and an introduction to computer vision. Student surveydata shows a positive response to the MATLAB/ROS strategy with the robot. The significance ofthis study is that a low-cost robot arm with a professional-level ROS/MATLAB softwareinterface can greatly improve student

Conference Session

Electrical Energy Courses, Labs, and Projects II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Herbert L. Hess, University of Idaho, Moscow; Brian Peterson, U.S. Air Force Academy; Susan Elmore, US Air Force Academy ; Al DUPE Mundy, United States Air Force Academy

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

1977 and a AS degree in Electronic Technology from Sacramento City College in 1989. She started working for Department of Defense in 1980 in Sacramento and transferred to US Air Force Academy in Colorado in 1994 where she works for the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering as an Electronic Technician. She is the laboratory technician for the Electrical Power Systems course taught within the department. She is re- sponsible for maintaining the electrical wiring trainer units and power benches that are used in laboratory exercises for this course.Mr. Al Mundy, United States Air Force Academy Al Mundy earned his BSCpE at Clemson University and his MSCpE at Syracuse U. He’s currently in a doctoral

Conference Session

New Course Development Concepts in ET

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Biswajit Ray, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

. Ray is active in power electronics consulting work for various industrial and governmental agencies. Page 23.66.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 A Low-Cost Hands-On Instrumentation Course for EET StudentsAbstractThe design of a low-cost hands-on instrumentation course for electronics engineering technologystudents is presented in this paper. The course incorporates experiment design and problem-based learning as pedagogical tools. Course objectives include: applications of sensors andtransducers, and design of associated interface circuits; laboratory experience

Conference Session

Student Teams & Active Learning

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Chris Daubert; Steven Peretti; Paula Berardinelli; Deanna Dannels; Chris Anson; Lisa Bullard

Session 2131 Assessment of Teaming, Writing, and Speaking Instruction in Chemical Engineering Courses Steven W. Peretti, Paula Berardinelli, Lisa Bullard, Deanna P. Dannels, Dave Kmiec , Chris M. Anson, Chris Daubert North Carolina State UniversityA multidisciplinary faculty team at North Carolina State University has been iterativelydesigning and implementing teaming, writing, and speaking instructional modules to beimplemented within a junior-level chemical engineering laboratory course and a senior levelcapstone design course. The laboratory course is the

Conference Session

Physics in the K-16 Classroom

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Warren Turner; Glenn Ellis

Newton’s second law and impulse-momentumrelationships. Motion is quantified by position, velocity and acceleration on the right side of theframework. These variables are related by graphical and calculus relationships. We feel that agraphical approach integrated with (or followed at a later time by) a calculus-based approach ismost effective for learning kinematics, because graphical analysis allows students to visualizemotion while working directly with fundamental principles. This approach also takes greateradvantage of advances in laboratory technology, including real-time data collection using motiondetectors (an ideal tool for measuring, viewing and manipulating motion graphs for motion withconstant or time-varying acceleration) and video

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Lundstrom; Ram Chandran; Arnaldo Mazzei

working. Kettering University is currently engaged in reforming itscurriculum to meet some of these demands. The objective of this paper is to discuss two new corecourses that were developed in the Department of Mechanical Engineering in the area of multi-disciplinary dynamic systems in order to reach this goal. The idea is to teach these courses using aunified approach to systems, with hands-on laboratory experience and system simulation usingsoftware tools like MATLAB®, and focusing on an inquiry-based problem-driven approach. Thisis a team effort and a number of faculty members from the ME Department will be involved inexecuting this project. Upon completion of these courses, the students should be able todemonstrate a good understanding of

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

William Davis; Wayne Sarasua

datacollection techniques and methods to process, analyze, and present data within the larger contextof addressing engineering and project design issues. Topics include traditional surveying, globalpositioning systems (GPS), digital photogrammetry, remote sensing, geographic informationsystems (GIS,) and digital terrain modeling (DTM). The paper includes a discussion of lecturematerial, organization of laboratories, software programs and equipment. Page 8.679.1 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Mahmood Nahvi

examples of exploratory electric circuit computer modules, in which basic elementsof interaction loops are structured for maximum learning effectiveness, are presented.2. IntroductionIn asynchronous learning and web-based environments computer modules play an important rolein helping students to develop concepts, practice, simulate and design. Efficient interaction withthe computer plays a critical role in learning effectiveness. In this paper we discuss a user'sinteraction with the computer in a simulation environment. The conclusions apply to other casessuch as presentations, tutorials, design projects and laboratory supplements.Digital simulators are familiar tools in the undergraduate teaching and learning environments. Inboth inanimate and

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard R. Schultz

virtualinstruments. In addition, the visualization capabilities provided by LabVIEW help the students achievean intuitive understanding of sampling, time-frequency duality, and filtering. The natural progression ofexposure to (1) Microsoft Visual C++ programming; (2) practical DSP fundamentals; (3) the NI-DAQsoftware library; and (4) LabVIEW provides the students with a number of real-world engineering skillsthat can be applied in any instrumentation laboratory.1. IntroductionTraditionally, digital signal processing (DSP) has been taught to electrical and computer engineering(ECE) seniors and graduate students from the classic text by Oppenheim and Schafer1 or a similar textwhich relies on the Z-transform to aid in the analysis and design of digital filters

Conference Session

Unique Developments in Engineering Technology

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Branislav Rosul, College of Dupage; Niaz Latif, Purdue University, Calumet ; Mohammad A. Zahraee, Purdue University, Calumet; Aco Sikoski, Ivy Tech Community College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

describes the mapping of the modules to existing coursesin the associate degree plans of study in partnership institutions, which allow students whocomplete the modules to receive course credits toward associate-level degrees in the participatinginstitutions at the same time. Modular offerings will allow certification at beginner, intermediate,and advanced levels in Mechatronics that meets industry workforce needs, while it facilitatesreceiving an associate degree. This approach enables a seamless transfer for students betweencolleges and university partners. A complementary aspect of this modular development is alsothe incorporation of innovative interactive and online delivery of lecture and laboratory materialsto accommodate a flexible schedule

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

John G. Webster

Session 2309 A bioinstrumentation course for sophomore biomedical engineers John G. Webster University of WisconsinAbstractThe curriculum for the BSBME degree at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has a series oflecture-laboratory courses: bioinstrumentation, biomechanics, biomaterials, physiology forengineers, modeling of physiological systems, one each semester. Bioinstrumentation is taken inthe fourth semester, with prerequisites of calculus, physics, and chemistry. It builds on physics toprovide learning of electric circuits, instrumentation, and strength of materials

Conference Session

Virtual and Distance Experimentation

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mazen Manasseh; Kevin Amaratunga; Eduardo Kausel

Session 2426 A Web-accessible Shaking Table Experiment for the Remote Monitoring of Seismic Effects in Structures Mazen Manasseh, Eduardo Kausel, Kevin Amaratunga Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology Abstract A remotely accessible system for controlling shake table laboratory experiments is presented. The Shake Table WebLab at MIT s Civil Engineering Department is implemented under the iLab initiative for the development of educationally oriented remote experiments. The fully functional system allows

Conference Session

A Renaissance in NRE Programs

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Ford

offered on a regular basis. Meanwhile the Physics/Geophysics Department at TAMUK has developed a laboratory-based course in nuclear physics. This is the first upper division laboratory course offered atTAMUK in over a decade. The faculty members in the Department of Nuclear Engineering atTAMU are assisting TAMUK to ensure that the lab equipment is tailored to enhance the successof the students in their preparation for graduate studies. The courses provided at TAMUK andvia the TTVN network allow the students entering the graduate program at TAMU to follow thesame plan of study as students from TAMU or comparable nuclear/health physics programs

Collection

2003 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Fernando Rios-Gutierrez; Rocio Alba-Flores

toprovide computing and network access to the faculty and student body without having to carry aheavy laptop with them, and to make the learning experience for the students more interactivefrom almost any point inside campus.In particular, in this paper we describe how we have integrated the use of the iPAQ as aclassroom and laboratory learning tool for the Digital Systems Design, and the MicrocomputerSystem Design courses. A set of programs and graphical aids has been developed to takeadvantage of the features of the iPAQ. The handheld computer provides access to classmaterial and laboratory tools and makes the learning process more dynamic and interactive,and makes difficult topics more accessible and easier to understand to the

Conference Session

Embedded Computing

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Barrett, University of Wyoming; Jeffrey Anderson, University of Wyoming; Jerry Hamann, University of Wyoming; Robert Kubichek, University of Wyoming; Suresh Muknahallipatna, University of Wyoming; John Pierre, University of Wyoming; David Whitman, University of Wyoming; Cameron Wright, University of Wyoming

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

in microcontrollers, digital signal processors, programmable logiccontrollers, and embedded systems design. We provide education on embedded systemsconcepts starting with middle school enhancement programs through graduate level coursework.A common thread through these programs is heavy emphasis on design. The curriculum allowsa student to become an expert in embedded systems or allows them to selectively choose certainportions to enhance and augment their chosen area of expertise. Much of the design exercisesand laboratories have been developed by student engineers. As a case study, we will discussrecent efforts to expand our course and laboratory coverage of programmable logic controllers(PLCs). We made these modifications in response to

Conference Session

Programs Using New Instrumentation Concepts

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jerry Keska, University of Louisiana, Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

AbstractThis paper reports the results of the development and implementation of hands-on laboratoryexperiments in a newly developed laboratory for a two-semester undergraduate course inInstrumentation and Measurements in Mechanical Engineering. The course, designed for theundergraduate junior level, was a two-semester course for a total of four credits, and it took placein conjunction with a one-hour classroom lecture in mechanical engineering. A modified versionof this approach, however, can easily be used at all levels of the mechanical engineeringcurriculum. An important component to the process involves the utilization of a two-semesterlong, open-ended project (OEP) that required the students to come up with creative approaches toproblem solving

Conference Session

Electromagnetics & Power Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nurhidajat Sisworahardjo, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga; Ahmed Eltom P.E., University of Tennessee, Chattanooga; Abdul R. Ofoli, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga; Edward H. McMahon P.E., University of Tennessee, Chattanooga

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

. TVA’s nuclear unit committed through anMOU to funding equipment upgrades to a computer laboratory used for power systemsimulation, with UTC guaranteeing free access to this lab for TVA training.The Outreach Coordinator position has been integral to these gifts as faculty are frequently to beoverextended to solicit donations or seek new industrial relationships outside of research.Finding interested power sector retirees is highly recommended as such individuals need little, ifany, oversight and are more familiar with a company’s organization than faculty.A partner in the DOE grant, the SETDD assists in the recruiting efforts by distributing $1,000Smart Grid scholarships to students at ChSCC and UTC. These scholarships encourage studentsto

Collection

2023 IL-IN Section Conference

Authors

Benjamin D. McPheron; Devin J. Goodrich; Michael Q. Mullinix

Mechanical,Electrical or Mechatronics Engineering. Unfortunately, outfitting a laboratory with PLC systemsfor a few lab experiences is resource intensive and thus infeasible for many smaller engineeringprograms. In the area of industrial control, a single training station may cost upwards of $8000or more. This motivates the development of low-cost laboratory experiences for teachingindustrial control topics.This paper details the development of lab apparatuses and lab documentation for severallow-cost PLC labs for an undergraduate control systems course. To assess the efficacy of theselabs, pre- and post- quizzes were used. In addition, students were surveyed to self-assess theirunderstanding of and comfort with industrial control concepts. Initial

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 5: Work-in-Progress Part 2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carlos Landaverde-Alvarado, University of Texas, Austin

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

workfocuses on the flexibility of developing skills that will allow students to learn how to team (i.e.teaming skills), rather than on teambuilding exercises that promote the power of traditional rigidteam structures[1], [7].The overall objective of this work-in-progress is to propose the utilization of modern practices inteamwork and teaming education to effectively prepare chemical engineering students for achanging work environment that centers around collaborative activities. In the followingsections, we will detail our training model development as we have created lectures and practicalclass components focusing on the acquisition of teaming skills and the practice of effectiveteamwork in a Unit Operations laboratory course. The research question

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Selahattin Sayil, Lamar University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

IEEE and serves as an Associate Editor for International Journal of Electronics American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Enhancing Student Learning via Hardware in HomeworkI. Introduction:An important problem that has come up over the years in some engineering programs is the lossof laboratory experiences in favor of more theoretical emphasis in upper division courses. InElectrical Engineering (EE) curriculums, the majority of programs now include laboratory workonly in introductory courses such as circuits and logic design [1]-[3]. Advanced courses such asElectronics II, Communications, and others have lost their labs due to the curriculum changesand the