Conference Session

Software Applications in ET Programs

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Isaiah I. Ryan, Western Washington University; Aaron Cramer, Western Washington University; Ying Lin, Western Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

DSP techniques. For instance, the “SIRI”function in iphone 4 uses DSP-based speech recognition algorithms. High quality headphonesemploys DSP-based noise cancelation techniques as well.DSP has become an integral part of Electronic Engineering Technology (EET) and ElectricalEngineering curricula at higher institutions worldwide. To fulfill a successful DSP curriculum, itis critical to complement lectures with well-designed hands-on laboratory exercises. It has beenwidely acknowledged that hands-on experiences improve teaching and learning efficiency andreinforce students’ comprehension of abstract topics1,2,3,4. Page 26.1307.2Motivations and

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiumin Diao, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USAAbstract Control of an inverted pendulum is one of the most interesting and classical problems ofcontrol engineering. This paper addresses control design and implementation of a rotary invertedpendulum system. The system is developed for control instruction and laboratory exercise offeedback control for undergraduates. The control of the inverted pendulum system is to drive thependulum from its hanging-down position to upright position and hold it there stably. Thecontroller is decomposed into three sub-controllers: destabilizing controller, stabilizingcontroller, and mode controller. The destabilizing controller is employed to oscillates thependulum back and forth until it builds up enough energy to

Conference Session

Construction 1: Special Topics in Construction Education: BIM, Simulation, Sustainability, and Safety

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pranshoo Solanki P.E., Illinois State University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

laboratory experiences are designed to be completed within the allotted time in the class hours.The required tasks in this course are quizzes, laboratory reports and final presentation. Quizzes aregiven frequently in this class in order to help measure comprehension of the lecture and readingmaterial. Most of the quizzes required reading material or watch posted audiovisual and completequestions. Quizzes were taken online through Sakai learning management system (called asReggieNet) or in the class in paper format. Laboratory activities were assessed through reportsrelated to laboratory activities and final presentation. Additionally, out-of-lab activities wereprovided occasionally. The purpose of out-of-lab activity was to utilize time when

Collection

2018 ASEE Conferences - Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration / San Antonio proceedings

Authors

Rafic Bachnak; Susan Eskin; Dave Wirick

-prepared for college and have clear future career goals. This paper presentsthe results of a new two-week summer enrichment program that focuses on improving studentpreparedness for college, while promoting active learning through hands-on experiences andactivities. Students were introduced to various engineering disciplines through hands-onactivities that included topics in chemistry, biology, physics, mathematics, computer science,electrical engineering, civil engineering, and mechanical engineering. The program alsoincluded two field trips where students toured a science laboratory and a manufacturing plantthat employ scientists and engineers from different disciplines.IntroductionIn 2014, nearly 45% of incoming freshman undergraduates entered

Conference Session

PSW Section Meeting Papers - Disregard start and end time - for online paper access only

Collection

2019 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Siddharth Vyas, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo; Ali Dehghan-Banadaki, California Polytechnic State Uni.; Ali O. Shaban, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Tagged Topics

Pacific Southwest Section Meeting Paper Submissions

conceptual understanding.GeoGebra vs Traditional Tools for Phasor DiagramsEngineering higher education has seen several changes in the last decade. One such change hasbeen an increasing use of simulation environments based on but not limited to Matlab[1],LabVIEW[4], Excel macros[5], Javascript[6, 7], GeoGebra[2, 3] etc. in classrooms and laboratories toaid active-learning. Active learning has been widely associated with enhancement of studentlearning, however, in order to achieve full potential of active learning tools, it is very importantthat the tools be freely available, well-structured, and intuitive. GeoGebra developed by MarkusHohenwarter is one such open-source mathematical simulation environment intended forlearning and teaching mathematics

Collection

2019 ASEE PNW Section Conference

Authors

Eve Klopf, Oregon Institute of Technology; Aaron Scher, Oregon Institute of Technology

Implementation of a Lab Section for Electricity and Magnetism with Transmission LinesEve Klopf and Aaron ScherDepartment of Electrical Engineering and Renewable Energy, Oregon Institute of TechnologyAbstract:This paper focuses on the implementation of a laboratory section for an undergraduate coursein engineering electromagnetics. In Fall 2018, both Klamath Falls and Portland-Metro campusesof the Oregon Institute of Technology adopted a laboratory section for EE 341: Electricity &Magnetism with Transmission lines, which is a required class for all electrical engineeringstudents. This paper will discuss the laboratory activities, outline the challenges we faced whenaltering a well-established class to include a laboratory section, and

Collection

2017 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

Authors

Steve Watkins

. Proceedings of the 2017 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Section Annual Conference Organized by The University of Texas at Dallas Copyright © 2017, American Society for Engineering Education 2017 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Section Annual Conference Table 3. Ethics Case #1 Smith and Jones work in an experimental testing laboratory for Acme Corp. Smith has been the main testing engineer for five years and is up for promotion to laboratory supervisor (includes the testing laboratory and several other laboratories). Jones is being trained as a potential replacement as the testing engineer. The laboratories division supervisor is Brown who is retiring soon

Collection

2020 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

Authors

Katherine Gascon; Steven Weinstein; Michael G. Antoniades

An Undergraduate Experiment to Introduce Surface Science FundamentalsKatherine Gascon, Steven J. Weinstein, Michael G. AntoniadesRochester Institute of TechnologyAbstractThe thermodynamic concepts relevant to surfactant adsorption, and their impact on surfacetension, are introduced in a laboratory experiment designed for undergraduate students. Using areliable and accessible method, students measure the surface tension of aqueous solutions atdifferent concentrations of sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS). Students collect data to estimate thecritical micelle concentration (CMC) and quantitatively determine the maximum surface excessusing the Gibbs adsorption equation. Students subsequently determine the surface area permolecule of this surfactant

Conference Session

Reaching Students: Innovations to Curriculum in ET

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Myszka, University of Dayton

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

student knowledge in thesecourses. While the content and pedagogy of mechanical measurement courses has evolved, thegrading has not. Grades are primarily determined from knowledge-based, problem-oriented testsand laboratory reports. While these are valuable assessment measures, they focus on a theoreticalunderstanding, and the ability to analyze and communicate results. They do not directly addressthe ability of the student to design, configure and perform experiments. These items are the mainfocus of engineering technology programs.This paper deals with methods to assess the abilities of the students in mechanical measurementcourses. A review of common student outcomes and primarily used assessment methods will bepresented. Yet, the focus will

Conference Session

History and Future of Engineering Technology

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Immanuel Edinbarough, The University of Texas at Brownsville; Posinasetti Rao, University of Northern Iowa

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

then set off the inflation of the air bag quickly enough to protectpassengers before the collision's impact reaches them.Dr. W. David Williams director of Sandia's Microsystems Center, says "I honestly believe that[MEMS] are the new way to keep the country safe".Williams isn't alone. "The government has its hands on almost every area of [MEMS] research,from cars to optics," says Eric Pearson, director of the Applied Physical Sciences Laboratory atSRI International, a Silicon Valley group that has worked closely with the military for more than30 years. "They're watching this area very closely."The government is spending nearly $200 million per year on MEMS research through twoagencies: Sandia and DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects

Conference Session

Best Practices in Interdisciplinary Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kari Clase, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

continuing to develop and refine curriculumfor “option” and “capstone” courses in cooperation with colleges across campus.The Biotechnology Laboratory I (IT226) course within the Biotechnology program wasoffered as an option course for the Entrepreneurial program for the first time in fall 2006.Biotechnology Lab for Entrepreneurs (IT226E) provided hands-on experience with thelatest biotechnology equipment at ---- Bioscience Center. The course also incorporatedguest speakers from biotechnology industries and academia that shared their experiencewith the students. For students interested in entrepreneurship, the biotechnology courseprovided the experiences that enabled the students to • understand the current trends and emerging technology within

Conference Session

Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jesse Maddren, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

. There are a fewdifferent thermal systems design textbooks available. The topics that are most commonlyincluded are: the design process, numerical modeling and simulation, economics, optimization,in addition to topics such as piping system design, heat exchangers, etc.The paper describes the changes made in a senior level thermal systems design course over aperiod of approximately seven years. The course is taught in the lecture/laboratory mode and theprincipal changes were made in the laboratory. In the past, the lab component was acomputational lab that solved individual weekly problems using Engineering Equation Solver(EES). EES is a commonly used software application for solving thermal systems problems, suchas system simulation problems

Conference Session

Engineering Without Borders: Programs Involving Students

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Myszka, University of Dayton; Scott Schneider, University of Dayton; Scott Segalewitz, University of Dayton

Tagged Divisions

International

Science in Engineering Technology degrees from both institutions.At UD, the Chinese students have been integrated into standard courses, including lecture,laboratory and blended format classes. In many cases, the classroom has nearly an equal balanceof Chinese and American students. The obvious differences of language and culture have beenevident from the start. Different techniques have been used to unite the two groups of students.This program has numerous learning opportunities, many challenges, and some limitations. Thispaper will review the pedagogical approaches and teaching techniques used to address the newmix in the classroom, specifically in the laboratory. Quantitative and qualitative performancedata of both groups of students will be

Conference Session

Effective Learning Innovations in Civil Engineering Courses

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Blake Tullis, Utah State University; Steven Barfuss, Utah Stat University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

) promoting student enthusiasm, and 3) providingexposure to real-world engineering. The remainder of this paper discusses theseprinciples and provides examples of how they have been implemented into the hydraulicstructure design course.Lab and lecture integrationIt is apparent that the learning environment within the engineering classroom is enhancedand engineering concepts (the big picture) are more adequately retained when in-classlectures are coupled with related hands-on experience, such as laboratory exercises.When the topics and assignments of the lectures and laboratories are integrated, thelearning in the lab reinforces the principles taught in the classroom and vise versa. Aneffective inductive/deductive learning environment is

Conference Session

Design in the ECE Curriculum

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wagdy Mahmoud, University of the District of Columbia

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

involved in using continually-evolving system-level design tools and theefforts made to reduce their learning times.IntroductionABET 2000 requires providing students with a significant hands-on design experience.Graduating electrical engineering students should have the ability to develop system-leveldesigns for a variety of applications, implement these designs in functional hardware, and test thehardware in real-life operating conditions. To achieve such professional competence, studentsshould be required to participate in a sequence of hardware design experiments and projects.These laboratory exercises aim at: a) sharpening students’ abilities to design complex digitalcircuits and systems, and to interface these designs to peripheral devices, b

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melinda Seevers, Boise State University; Pat Pyke, Boise State University; William Knowlton, Boise State University; Cheryl Schrader, Boise State University; John Gardner, Boise State University

response to theseconcerns, a program was initiated in the Boise State University College of Engineering toimprove lower division retention via research and internships. Inclusion of lower divisionstudents in both university research and industry internships is contrary to prevailing perceptionsof student capabilities. However, lower division engineering students generally possessnumerous basic skills that enable them to work in an engineering environment where they cangain experience and confidence. Phase One of the Retention through Research and InternshipsProgram was a pilot program in which seven first year engineering students were placed inresearch laboratories with faculty mentors within the College of Engineering during the 2004-05academic

Conference Session

BME Curriculum Development

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Schneeweis, University of Illinois-Chicago; J Hetling, University of Illinois-Chicago; Patrick Rousche, University of Illinois-Chicago

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

BioEngineering Department at the authors’ institution, the University ofIllinois at Chicago (UIC). Special emphasis will be placed on the laboratory component,since this is in certain ways the most important, yet the most challenging.Training neural engineersMany undergraduate bioengineering programs require students to select an area in which tofocus their coursework during their latter undergraduate years. This so-called “tracking” ismeant to give students some depth within the very broad bioengineering field. It has beenargued that depth helps students to compete more successfully for jobs, but exploring asubject area in depth is also a beneficial intellectual exercise in its own right.It is difficult to determine how many bioengineering programs now

Conference Session

Design of Lab Experiments II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hosni Abu-Mulaweh, Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

experiments. The students have indicated that they would like to see more use ofcomputer data acquisition systems and the availability of computers in the laboratories so theycan perform on-site data analysis and calibration. Currently there is only one mobile dataacquisition system that is rarely used in some of the laboratory courses. To address this concern,the engineering faculty at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne have integratedcomputer data acquisition in some of the existing and new experiments.One of the new “high tech” laboratory experimental apparatus that was designed, developed, andconstructed is a bench-top air conditioning processes demonstrating unit. This experimentalapparatus is currently being used to demonstrate to

Conference Session

Integrating Research Into Undergraduate ECE Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Daniel, Ohio State University; Ronald Reano, Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

engineering faculty/student partnership involved exposing theundergraduate to a small scale research project designed to reflect typical activities experiencedby graduate students. The student went through the entire cycle of design, simulation,fabrication, and test of a working device prototype. Through this approach, the studentexperienced a microcosm of graduate school while interacting with graduate students,experiencing the difference between laboratory and simulation work, and developing technicalwriting skills through the development of the electronic portfolio.IntroductionA program referred to as "Research on Research" has been developed to expose undergraduatestudents to academic research. The program is instituted through the Technology

Conference Session

Programs for High School Students

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

June Marshall, St. Joseph's College; John Marshall, University of Southern Maine

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

five additional high school students(including one diverse) that are in the process of making application.The ProgramThe University’s relationship with a local high school began with a simple invitation totheir technology education teacher. When asked if he would be interested in bringing aclass to tour our Industrial Power Transmission and Control laboratory, our phone callwas answered with a slightly skeptical – perhaps. The teacher wanted to visit us first anddetermine the usefulness of bringing a class to campus.His skepticism resulted from a fear that a highly theoretical environment wouldintimidate and turn-off his students. He was however, searching for a method tomotivate and challenge his classes. Immediately upon arriving, he began

Conference Session

FPD8 -- Systems, Nanotechnology & Programming

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Youssef Allam, Ohio State University; David Tomasko, Ohio State University; John Merrill, Ohio State University; Bruce Trott, Ohio State University; Phil Schlosser, Ohio State University; Paul Clingan, Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

first-yearengineering curriculum. The lab project was piloted during Winter and Spring Quarters of 2004,with one section offered in each quarter for a total of 127 students then expanded to 3 sections in2005 with an enrollment of 190 students. This alternate project is currently being revised andwill be fully integrated into the program by Winter and Spring of 2006. In addition, an honorsversion of the project was offered in Spring 2005 to a single section of 32 students. A revisedhonors version will also be offered in Spring 2006. A three-pronged approach was employed indeveloping the project involving on-campus nanotechnology research laboratory tours hosted byfaculty and researchers, nanotechnology teaching modules, and hands-on lab

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dhananjay Kumar, North Carolina A&T State University; Devdas M. Pai, North Carolina A&T State University; Courtney Lambeth, North Carolina A&T State University; Robin Guill Liles, North Carolina A&T State University; Narayan Bhattarai, North Carolina A&T State University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

EDUCATION Dhananjay Kumar, Devdas Pai, Courtney Lambeth, Robin Liles, Narayan Bhattarai North Carolina A & T State University, Greensboro, NC 27214ABSTRACTThis National Science Foundation supported Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education (NUE)project takes into account the need for a better integration of theory, experiment, andapplications. We have reported three different approaches toward enhancing undergraduatenanoscience and engineering education with an emphasis on devices and systems. We are usingthe practical approach of direct engagement of the students in ongoing research in our advancedmaterials laboratories. Our first activity for enhancing nanoscience and nanoengineeringeducation was to introduce simple concepts of

Conference Session

Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harold T. Evensen, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

. Page 24.125.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 A versatile platform for programming and data acquisition: Excel and Visual Basic for ApplicationsWe have switched to a new software platform to for instrument interface and data collection inour upper-division Sensor Laboratory course. This was done after investigating several optionsand after several meetings with our industrial advisory board. This change was motivated by acampus-mandated change in operating system, plus expiring software licenses. We decided onthe Visual Basic for Applications platform (VBA), which resides in the Microsoft Office suite(in particular, MS Excel). This meets the recommendations of our

Conference Session

Information Literacy, Computer Efficacy and Readiness

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bill D. Bailey, Southern Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

Tool, Die and Mold Making. The second year laboratory waslocated in a different, much newer facility than the original machining laboratory. The two yearassociate degree in Tool, Die and Mold Making was important to local industry, and therefore tothe college. Even though the need for Tool, Die and Mold Makers was a critical one, thenumbers were not large. Shortly after this program was implemented the largest employer ofprogram graduates had significant cutbacks. This did not cause the enrollment numbers to shrinkdramatically, but it did suggest that enrollment growth in this program would be limited. Inorder to best leverage available resources for the program, a complete redesign of thecombinations of course offerings, the physical

Conference Session

Virtual & Distance Experiments

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Weber; Bernard Lwakabamba; Julie Dickerson; Carolina Cruz-neira; Diane Rover

thecentral design document is to introduce students in diverse disciplines to the problem to be solved.The many sub-topics of this research provides an ideal case study and design projects for studentsfrom embedded system, wireless communication, VLSI design, and real-time software courses. Afull understanding of the current system and the requirements of the new system is crucial forperforming the research. The design document describes the characteristics of the current system,analyzes the requirements for wireless systems in VR, and specifies problems that need to beaddressed.The design document concept is being tested for the communications systems laboratory and in acourse on user interactions for virtual environments. The central design

Conference Session

Accreditation and Related Issues in ECE

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

John Ciezki; Thomas Salem

military. Next, an assessment is offered onthe current state of electric power programs within the academic community for meeting theseneeds. In recognition of projected technology-driven military platforms, an enhanced powerengineering concentration within the electrical engineering curricula at the Naval Academy hasbeen proposed. The paper will conclude with an overview of the selection process forcurriculum topics, course sequencing, and laboratory content.Power Engineering and the U.S. EconomyWith the innovative advancements in power electronic semiconductor materials over the past fewdecades, the field of power engineering has expanded from the traditional focus on utility-levelgeneration and transmission of energy to include the widespread

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adeel Khalid, Southern Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

Freshmen Research Project: Design, Development and Testing of Variable Pitch Propeller Thrust Measurement Apparatus – A Case StudyAbstractWhen students first start their engineering education, they often do not know what to expect interms of the curriculum. Students are often discouraged by the rigor of freshmen theoreticalcourses. One of the ways to motivate them and keep them interested in engineering is to havethem work on hands on projects. In this project, freshmen students designed, developed, andtested a variable pitch propeller apparatus. The apparatus was intended to become a part of theaerospace engineering laboratory that future students would use to conduct experiments. Thechallenges of working

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vladimir Mitin, University at Buffalo, SUNY; Athos Chariton Petrou, SUBY at Buffalo

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Paper ID #9540Hands-on and Virtual Labs for Juniors’ Course on Applied ElectromagneticsDr. Vladimir Mitin, University at Buffalo, SUNY Dr. VLADIMIR V. MITIN, SUNY Distinguished Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering; Uni- versity at Buffalo, SUNY, Buffalo, NY. Has more than 400 technical publications. Vladimir Mitin has made considerable efforts to involve undergraduate and graduate students in his re- search. • He has established a state-of-the-art research laboratory: Materials, Device and Circuit Simu- lations Laboratory. • He graduated thirteen Ph.D. students and six MS students. He has taught Electro

Conference Session

Innovations in ChE Labs

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Brian Lefebvre; Stephanie Farrell

to determine operating conditions for displaying the separation of colorfulproteins in a variety of course settings. Anion exchange chromatography demonstrations havebeen developed, showing that a mixture of flavodoxin (orange color) and green fluorescentprotein (green color) can be selectively eluted at different salt concentrations, providing apowerful demonstration of the principles of protein binding and elution. These concepts havebeen expanded to full-scale experiments suitable for unit operations laboratories or upper-levelbiochemical engineering electives. This paper describes how these visually-appealingdemonstrations and lab exercises centered on bioseparations can be incorporated into lecture-and lab-based chemical engineering

Conference Session

Real World Applications

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Rainer Fink

Laboratory at Texas A&M University, results obtained usingNational Instruments LabVIEW and DAQ hardware are compared to data obtained using a state-of-the-artTeradyne A567 automated semiconductor tester. Deviations in results obtained using each test resourceare investigated. “Damaged” devices are interspersed within a 100 chip set to assure coverage in thestudent generated test solution as well as demonstrate statistical concepts.IntroductionDefinition: Correlation – ability to get the same answer using different pieces of hardware or software.Students at Texas A&M University are uniquely suited to explore the affects of high tech semiconductortesting methodologies and correlation issues between state-of-the-art bench-top test equipment