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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Dennis Anderson

at Pace. In an effort to maximizethe efficient use of the university’s limited teaching resources and to ensure that the coursecontent of CIS101 is consistent across all sections and lays an appropriate foundation formore advanced study of computer science and information systems, the principalinvestigator conducted a pilot study substituting computer-based training (CBT) for thetraditional, instructor-led laboratory that supplements lectures in the course. The studyindicated that this substitution deserves much more attention from academics andadministrators.I. IntroductionTraditionally, CBT programs have been used for corporate training since they are lowercost and ensure a certain level of competency. The academic world has been skeptical

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald W. Schafer; Mark A. Yoder; James H. McClellan

rationale for using DSP as the first course is straightforward — computers are prevalent andeasy to work with. Therefore, a first course can draw on many examples from non-trivialprocessing systems and motivate students to understand signal processing techniques that theyhave already used. Laboratory exercises require no special prerequisites beyond programmingskills that are gained in an introductory CS course. Furthermore, the available computer softwarefor implementing digital filters is extremely powerful. Sophisticated mathematical programs suchas MATLAB [5] and Mathematica [6], permit students to program a moderately complex DSPsystem as a laboratory exercise in this first course.2.2. Levels of AbstractionAnother factor in system design is

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert J. Beichner; Richard M. Felder; Philip R. Dail; Leonhard E. Bernold; Ernest E. Burniston

assessment and evaluation results anddescribes plans to export features of IMPEC into the regular first-year engineering curriculum.Curriculum Structure and Instructional ApproachThe principal features of IMPEC are as follows:• In the fall semester, the students take a four-credit introductory calculus course, a three-credit general chemistry course with an additional one-credit laboratory, and a one-credit engineering course. In the spring semester, they take a second four-credit calculus course, a four-credit physics course (mechanics), and a second one-credit engineering course. The calculus, chemistry, and physics courses parallel those in the regular curriculum. The fall engineering course replaces the standard freshman

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Projects and Applications

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Marshall, University of Southern Maine

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

which can briefly be described as a study of the fundamental concepts,devices, and applications of electronic components and controllers utilized on industrialequipment. Laboratory sessions focus on instrumentation, programming, downloading,and wiring discrete input / output devices.Specific Course Competencies of the course include the ability to: 1. Identify major applications of programmable logic controllers in industry, transportation, construction, and environmental control. 2. Identify, discuss, and describe the purpose and function of the primary components utilized in open and closed loop process control systems. To assist in this outcome, each student will develop an

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Jawa Mariappan; Anthony J. Marchese; James A. Newell; John L. Schmalzel; Beena Sukumaran; Ravi Ramachandran

project, students evaluate the use of Kevlar (poly p-phenylene terephthalamide) fiber as a unique potential replacement for steel in highway bridges.Students perform tensile testing on Kevlar fibers and perform statistical analyses to propose a setof treatment conditions that will produce the optimal fiber for the proposed bridge. The civilengineering module focuses on the design of a sheet pile wall. Using laboratory experiments,students are introduced to the concept of flow nets and a seepage tank is used to demonstrateseepage flow around a sheet pile wall. Students perform a numerical simulation of fluid flowwith MS Excel utilizing the finite difference approach and the numerical solutions are comparedto actual values measured in the

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Schneiderman

indicators of future environmentalimpact.TEXTComprehension of environmental modeling is a reasonable expectation stemming from auniversity education in engineering or technology. And though neither employers norgraduate schools anticipate specific software expertise, confidence toward skillfulutilization of company-wide programs, whatever the source, whatever the operatingsystem, will enhance a graduate’s prospects. Therefore, the task facing educators, usuallywithin the context of one semester, encompasses three phases. These are; first: the abilityto foster maximum impact from the most ubiquitous software; second: the ability toderive and program models based upon mathematical tenet. In environmental technologyphase two includes laboratory

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Justin Pniower; Michael Ruane; Bennett Goldberg; Selim Unlu

Session 3232 Web-Based Educational Experiments Justin C. Pniower, Michael Ruane, Bennett B. Goldberg, M. Selim Ünlü Boston UniversityAbstractWeb-based educational experiments allow remote users to conduct laboratory explorations usingphysical experimental apparatuses in real time over the World Wide Web. Web-basedexperimentation is evolving rapidly and offers students convenient and repeated access to limitedlaboratory resources. The immediacy and accessibility of web-based experiments can also assistnew student outreach and faculty teaching effectiveness.Many web-based experiments can be

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Alexander N. Cartwright

to some degree) that these physics related courses can beimproved by including multimedia technologies, including some Web based materials, thatenhance the student learning environment by providing virtual laboratories and lectures.Although these technologies can potentially provide an enhanced learning environment, they areexpensive to establish and maintain, and, therefore, are not readily available. In addition, aspointed out by Wallace and Mutooni1, merely presenting the material using WEB based learningdoes not guarantee students will use it effectively. Therefore, it is imperative that we not onlymodify the content of these physics related courses but we must modify the learningenvironment to make the courses both challenging and

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert J. Beichner; Hugh Fuller; Richard M. Felder; Philip R. Dail; Leonhard E. Bernold; Ernest E. Burniston

assessment and evaluation results anddescribes plans to export features of IMPEC into the regular first-year engineering curriculum.Curriculum Structure and Instructional ApproachThe principal features of IMPEC are as follows:• In the fall semester, the students take a four-credit introductory calculus course, a three-credit general chemistry course with an additional one-credit laboratory, and a one-credit engineering course. In the spring semester, they take a second four-credit calculus course, a four-credit physics course (mechanics), and a second one-credit engineering course. The calculus, chemistry, and physics courses parallel those in the regular curriculum. The fall engineering course replaces the standard freshman

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas I. M. Ho; Brian Ho

theRealAudio Encoder to free RealAudio Players on sound card-equipped personal computers,which continuously decompress the audio and play it in real time without download delays, evenover 14.4 Kbps modems. Page 3.101.1RealAudio has been widely deployed on the World Wide Web especially to distribute news andmusic at the Timecast (1997) site guide. Educational applications are not yet as common butexamples include:• Shakespeare at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1997)• Writing at ACT Laboratory Ltd. (1997)• Computer programming at the University of Washington (1996) Figure 1. Originating a live broadcast via

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Alexander N. Cartwright

. However, the author feels that this decline is also due to the inability to involve thestudents in physics related courses in an exciting manner. It has been proposed (and implementedto some degree) to include multimedia technologies to enhance the student learning environmentby providing virtual laboratories and lectures using computer technology. Although thesetechnologies can potentially provide an enhanced learning environment, they are expensive toestablish and maintain, and, therefore, are not readily available. In addition, as pointed out by Page 3.162.1Wallace and Mutooni1, merely presenting the material using WEB based learning may

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees

AC 2011-644: A CASE STUDY ON PILL-SIZED ROBOT IN GASTRO-INTESTINAL TRACT TO TEACH ROBOT PROGRAMMING AND NAV-IGATIONYi Guo, Stevens Institute of Technology Yi Guo received the B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Xi’an University of Tech- nology, China, in 1992 and 1995, respectively. She obtained the Ph.D. degree from the University of Sydney, Australia, in 1999. From 2000 to 2002, she was a postdoctoral research fellow at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. She was a Visiting Assistant Professor at University of Central Florida from 2002 to 2005. Since 2005, she has been an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology. Her main research

Conference Session

FPD X: First-Year Design with Projects, Modeling, and Simulation

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Clifford A. Whitfield, Ohio State University; Philip Schlosser, Ohio State University; John A Merrill, Ohio State University; Elizabeth Riter, Ohio State University; Kuldeep Agarwal, Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

, offeredthrough First-year Engineering Program provides a multidisciplinary approach through lectureand laboratory experiences to the wide variety of engineering majors offered. The AEV design-build experience was developed specifically to facilitate innovation through energy managementconcepts within the multidisciplinary nature of design – complementing the acquisition of life-long learning skills offered through the First-year Engineering Program.Each student is introduced to fundamental energy conservation and loss measurement techniquesin designing energy efficient AEVs. Each team takes a hands-on approach in designing,building, and testing AEVs and AEV components with the use of desktop wind tunnels anddesktop and classroom monorail track systems

Conference Session

Information and Network Security

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

HongLi Luo, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

utilize the available network resources at home and gain some hands-on practice.Most of the laboratories designed for the computer networking courses are set up on campusnetworks11, 14, 15. The labs run on real devices which needs a budget. Those networks aremaintained by technical staff and shared by all the users, so students only have limited access tothe networks. Besides the traditional networking laboratories performed on real devices, there aresome other approaches to teach networking labs, such as virtual lab software13 and simulationtools. Simulation software1,5,8 can be used to simulate the network environment, so realequipment and networks are not necessary. For example, VMWare1,12 is used widely in theteaching of computer networks

Conference Session

New Learning Models

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Michele Perrin

little equipment, and can be used to increase students’ conceptualunderstanding. Each activity demonstrates a basic engineering principle taken from courses,such as Differential Equations, Physics, Circuits, and Thermodynamics – topics that are requiredclasses for all disciplines. Emphasis is placed on convenience and ease of use by the professor,with most equipment small enough to carry in a pocket or briefcase. These demonstrationsintroduce a laboratory element into the lecture without the necessity of having a laboratory on-site.IntroductionOne morning while sitting in on a sophomore engineering class on Electromagnetism, I watchedthe professor painstakingly lead a group of 75 students through an explanation of a Gaussiansphere using only his

Conference Session

Innovation in Curriculum Development

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Shreeekanth Mandayam; Beena Sukumaran; Kauser Jahan; Yusuf Mehta

field, yet undergraduate engineering students in civil and environmental engineering arerarely exposed to digital imaging through their coursework. The College of Engineering atRowan University received funding from NSF to integrate digital imaging technology (DIT) inour undergraduate engineering curriculum. Faculty from all engineering disciplines withexpertise in DIT participated in this exciting project to develop hands-on experiments forundergraduate engineering students. Experiments developed were such that all engineeringdisciplines would benefit from the endeavor. Certain digital imaging experiments havegenerated a lot of excitement in the Civil and Environmental Engineering program as many ofthe laboratory experiments are extremely

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Elhag Shaban

established torectify it. We suggest to make changes in syllabi contents, stress design in courses andexams, select and retain oriented engineering faculty, show cases in courses,examinations, and laboratories that assist the students to practice design. This paperoutlines suggestions and recommendations that may substantially improve the capstonedesign in undergraduate electrical engineering to satisfy the r igorous challenge of ABETrequirements.IntroductionThe Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) is a privateprofessional agency responsible for peer review of engineering programs to meetminimum standards set forth by the agency and to enhance the existing and developfuture educational programs. Accredited programs provide the

Conference Session

Teaching and Assessment Methodologies

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bimal P. Nepal, Texas A&M University; Barry Lawrence, Texas A&M University; Esther Rodriguez-Silva PhD, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

journals, and 35 peer reviewed conference proceedings articles in these areas. He has B.S. in ME, and both M.S. and Ph.D. in IE. He is a member of ASEE, INFORMS, and a senior member of IIE.Dr. Barry Lawrence, Texas A&M University Dr. Barry Lawrence is the Program Coordinator of Texas A&M University’s Industrial Distribution Pro- gram and the Director of the Thomas and Joan Read Center for Distribution Research and Education. He is a co-founder of the the Read Center’s Global Supply Chain Laboratory which conducts industry driven research with firms worldwide.Dr. Esther Rodriguez-Silva PhD, Texas A&M University Biography: Dr. Esther Rodriguez Silva collaborates in the Industrial Distribution Program at

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denise Thorsen, University of Alaska, Fairbanks; Lori Sowa P.E., University of Alaska, Southeast

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Transforming a Freshman Electrical Engineering Lab Course to Improve Access to Place Bound StudentsAbstractThis paper discusses the transformation of an introductory electrical engineering lab course intoan interactive hybrid teaching model, a combination of face-to-face and online instruction, toexpand access to Electrical and Computer Engineering to place-bound students. The modifiedcourse will include inter-campus collaborative hands-on laboratory and team project experiences.This has the potential to transform the educational experience of the often isolated place-boundstudents in rural communities, building their social capital and connecting them to a larger

Conference Session

Capstone Design and Innovations in ECE

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara E. Marino, Loyola Marymount University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Paper ID #8225One Last Tool for Their Toolbox: Preparing Students for Capstone DesignDr. Barbara E. Marino, Loyola Marymount University Barbara E. Marino received the B.S.E.E. degree in 1989 from Marquette University, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Notre Dame in 1993 and 1996, respectively. In 1996 Dr. Marino joined the faculty at Loyola Marymount University where she currently serves as Associate Professor. Concurrent to this academic appointment Dr. Marino has been involved in research with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Her interests are in the area of image processing

Conference Session

Instrumentation Technical Session II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Marshall, University of Southern Maine

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

the individualcomponents and fabricate the PLC modules themselves.This manuscript discusses the need for including PLCs into the curriculum, and how thePLC modus modules discussed here are used in a course entitled Applied Process ControlEngineering which can briefly be described as a study of the fundamental concepts,devices, and applications of electronic components and controllers utilized on industrialequipment. Laboratory sessions focus on instrumentation, programming, downloading,and wiring discrete input / output devices.Specific Course Competencies of the course include the ability to: 1. Identify major applications of programmable logic controllers in industry, transportation, construction, and environmental

Conference Session

Innovative IE Curricula

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Masud Salimian, Morgan State University; Yaseen Mahmud, Morgan State University; Avis L. Ransom, Morgan State University School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

BerkleyNational Laboratory the importance of the energy efficiency services sector (EESS) to the U.S.economy is growing rapidly 3. Climate changes, issues regarding energy supply, a desire andperceived security need for energy independence, and uncertain but rising energy prices have ledto an increase in interest, funding and policies that support and promote energy efficiency inresidential, commercial and industrial buildings. The federal government and a number of stategovernments have also valued energy efficiency as an economic recovery strategy 4.As a result there has been significant growth in the energy efficiency services sector (EESS) inrecent years. According to a 2010 study the growth is projected to continue and to accelerateover the next ten

Conference Session

New Approaches and Applications to Enhance Technological Literacy - Part I

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alicia L Lyman-Holt, Oregon State University; Laia Cari Robichaux, Oregon State University

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

Paper ID #6680Waves of Engineering: Using a mini-wave flume to foster engineering literacyMs. Alicia L Lyman-Holt, Oregon State University Ms. Lyman-Holt has been the Education and Outreach Coordinator at the O.H. Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory since 2005. She manages and leads the diverse outreach and education programing at the laboratory which serves over 5000 visitors per year, including K-12 students, undergraduate, graduate students, media outlets and the general public. She also takes the mini-flume ”on the road” to large public events, such as Smithsonian Folklife Festival and Engineering Week Family day

Conference Session

Materials Division (MATS) Technical Session 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan R. Brown, The Ohio State University; Elvin Beach, The Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

Materials Division (MATS)

materials science courses.Dr. Elvin Beach, The Ohio State University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024Integrating Computational and Physical Lab Modules in MaterialsScience and EngineeringAbstractComputational tools play an ever-expanding role in the careers of practicing engineers. As such,in addition to physical labs, our program requires all undergraduate students to take a two-semester sequence in computational materials science called “modeling and simulation” (orModSim) focusing on practical programming skills and use of commercial CALPHAD and FEAsoftware. These courses are taught in the spring semesters of the sophomore and junior years andformatted as hands-on computational laboratory courses

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15th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience Conference (FYEE)

Authors

Christopher C Frishcosy, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Paper ID #45062GIFTS: Concrete Is My Jam!Mr. Christopher C Frishcosy, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga My career in higher education started in the fall of 2021 when I was hired as the lab director for the civil engineering program at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. My enthusiasm for teaching was quickly realized and I was granted the opportunity to teach the Introduction to Civil Engineering course; along with the laboratory courses that I instruct. My goal for instructing this introductory course was to develop a curriculum that is fundamentally informative and, borderline, overwhelmingly engaging. I

Collection

2024 CIEC

Authors

Afi Anuar; Vukica Jovanovic; Natnan Luetke; Hamid Eisazadeh; Isaac Flory IV; Mileta Tomovic; Anthony Dean

, and food processing.However, both the region and the broader state of Virginia are struggling with a skilled laborshortage that fails to meet the demands of these manufacturing enterprises. This paper aims toprovide insights into the recently established Manufacturing Engineering Technology (MFET)program at Old Dominion University, located in Norfolk, Virginia. The MFET program featuresa comprehensive curriculum, encompassing the development of new courses and theestablishment of a state-of-the-art smart manufacturing laboratory. This program has beeninitiated in collaboration with the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research and Patrick &Henry Community College in Martinsville, VA, and a grant funded by the U.S. Department ofVeteran

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin E Wandke, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Christopher D. Schmitz, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Jonathon Kenneth Schuh, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Yang Victoria Shao, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

Paper ID #42745Board 82: Work in Progress: Examination of Video Demonstrations as anAlternate Content-Delivery MethodMr. Kevin E Wandke, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Kevin Wandke received his B.S. degree in mechanical science and engineering and the M.S. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, in 2019 and 2022, respectively, where he is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree in electrical and computer engineering. He was a member of the SULI Program at Argonne National Laboratory, and an Intern of the Edison Engineering Program, General Electric’s Global Research Center

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2008 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

) Welcome to Education (Linda Shadiow, Director, Office of Faculty Development)8:50 – 9:30 Don Carter, Director of e-Learning at NAU, Three Emerging Technologies in Higher Coconino Education9:30 – 9:45 Coffee Break (Hallway) & Sponsor Displays (Kaibab)9:45– 11:45 Concurrent Session Presentations Kaibab Recruitment, Retention, & Related Laboratory & Modeling Innovations Canyon Moderator: Walt Loscutoff Moderator: David Scott • Elizabeth Brauer, et al., STEP UP: • Porbaha, Ali et al., Development of a Summer Engineering Camp for High Friction Pendulum

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2013 GSW

Authors

Cyrus Omid Abbasi

testing machine (Fig. 1). The loosening of the suture knots in a natural settinginitiates after long periods of respiratory cycling of a patient’s skin or drain and resembles a fatigue testing.To simulate such the oscillatory behavior a custom-made fixture was designed and constructed(Fig. 1), which was attached to the stationary arm of the IM. The stationary sponge mimics theskin of a patient through which the drain runs through and oscillates.RS suturing techniqueFig. 2 shows one of the RS test trials that were experimented with in the laboratory. The RSsuturing technique involves two knot units. See Fig. 3. Each knot unit consists of 4 surgeon’s knots.MRS suturing techniqueFig. 4 shows one of the MRS test trials that were experimented with in

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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Ramesh V. Narang

technology education which helps to impart the hands-on aspect of thesubject area. To achieve this objective of providing practical knowledge skills, precisioninstrumentation with controlled environment is needed which may not be easily available inuniversity laboratories.This paper describes an innovative approach of team-teaching this new course in metrology. Aworking relationship has been established with a local A2LA-certified (American Associationfor Laboratory Accreditation) calibration laboratory where students get to learn the practicalaspects of precision measurements. The paper describes the course structure and gives somesample theory and experiments that students learn. The paper also discusses the lessons learnedfrom the students