Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

T. D. Moustakas; M. S. Unlu; M. F. Ruane; M. C. Teich; B. E. A. Saleh; B. B. Goldberg

range of existing courses. Examples of photonics research and knowledge are molded into mod-ules to enrich standard core, specialized elective and design courses of undergraduate and early graduatecurricula. An interdisciplinary faculty team has been formed to develop integrative learning experiencesfocusing on modern research in photonics as an important and interesting problem area. Modules arebased on and demonstrated by recent photonics research, including photonic materials and devices, opticaldata storage, optical communications, displays and photonics systems. Self-contained applications modulesintegrate engineering concepts in upper division core. Laboratory practicums provide empirical experiencesto supplement photonics electives

Conference Session

Information and Network Security

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maurice F. Aburdene, Bucknell University; Kundan Nepal, Bucknell University

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

AC 2011-657: SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS, DATA COMMUNICA-TIONS, AND SIMULATIONMaurice F. Aburdene, Bucknell University Maurice Felix Aburdene is a Professor of Electrical Engineering and Professor of Computer Science at Bucknell University. His teaching and research interests include control systems, parallel algorithms, simulation of dynamic systems, distributed algorithms, computer communication networks, computer- assisted laboratories, and signal processing.Kundan Nepal, Bucknell University Kundan Nepal is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Bucknell University. His research interests span the areas of reliable nanoscale digital VLSI systems, embedded computing using

Conference Session

Developing New Instrumentation

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sean Brennan, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

education, graduate education, and graduate-level research. Ananalysis is offered of the different operational and educational requirements across thesedifferent levels of instruction. In many cases, these educational tiers present non-complementaryrequirements including different expectations on ease of use, durability, compatibility, softwarecomplexity, and performance. This work presents a laboratory development strategy that assistsin balancing research and teaching while simultaneously fostering new activity in both areas.IntroductionWhen faced with developing laboratory or research hardware across undergraduate, graduate,and research level applications, the historical solution at many educational institutes is simply topurchase and support

Conference Session

Computer-Based Data Acquisition Systems

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Parten

faculty advisor, the lab instructor and the teaching assistant and withinone week after receiving the project, the project team must develop a detailed project plan. Althoughall projects and project plans are dynamic, it is imperative that a detailed plan is developed initiallyand continually examined to properly execute the project within time and budget constraints. Most of the projects in the EE labs are team projects. Although each team member isassigned specific actions by the team, all team members are equally responsible for successfulcompletion of the project. Team members are measured for their contribution to the team by theiradvisor, lab instructor, lab director's staff and the team itself.2. Laboratory Project Requirements

Conference Session

Experiential Learning in ECE

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mihaela Radu, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Clint S. Cole, Digilent, Inc.; Joe Harris, Digilent, Inc.; Mircea Dabacan, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

, Digital Systems, Design of Fault Tolerant Systems and Testing of Digital Systems. Her current research interests include Fault Tolerance of Electronic Systems, Programmable Logic Devices and new educational methods to teach digital system design and analog electronics.Clint S Cole, Digilent, Inc. Clint graduated from Washington State University in 1987 with a BS degree in computer science, and worked for Hewlett-Packard and Physio-Control before co-founding Heartstream in 1991. Heartstream pioneered the design of ultra-portable, low-cost defibrillators that are now deployed in millions of settings around the world. After Hewlett-Packard purchased Heartstream in 1997, Clint returned to WSU to complete a MSEE

Conference Session

Educational & Professional Issues of Strategic Importance to the Civil Engineering Profession - and ASCE

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald W. Welch, The Citadel; Timothy W Mays P.E., The Citadel; Monika Bubacz, The Citadel; Kevin Skenes, The Citadel; Kaitlin Marley, University of California - San Diego; James Michael Grayson, The Citadel

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

foundation for the ExCEEd Teaching Workshop where the skills andtechniques necessary to fulfill meeting the expectations inherent in these models are presented,discussed, and practiced. The typical ASCE ExCEEd Teaching Workshop (ETW) schedule forthe six-day workshop is shown in Figure 3 and is representative of the workshop at different sites(United States Military Academy, University of Arkansas, University of Northern Arizona,University of Texas at Tyler, and Florida Gulf Coast University). The workshop activities can besub-classified into seminars, demonstration classes, laboratory exercises, and social events. 1Seminars: The primary course schedule for the ETW contains 13 Seminars which vary incontent and were designed to provide theoretical

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andreas Spanias, Arizona State University; Linda Hinnov, Johns Hopkins University; Michael Stiber, University of Washington, Bothell; Marios Pattichis, University of New Mexico; Costas Pattichis, University of Cyprus; Cajetan Akujuobi, Prairie View A&M University; Shalin Mehta, Arizona State University; Ed Doering, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Raja Ayyanar, Arizona State University; Karthikeyan Ramamurthy, Arizona State University; Harvey Thornburg, Arizona State University

. By engaging a total of sevenuniversities in the development and assessment of software and course content, we extend theutility of J-DSP to several disciplines including Electrical Engineering, Earth Sciences,Biomedical Engineering, Power Engineering, and Arts and Media. The key outcomes of theCCLI phase 2 project included a) upgrades to the J-DSP GUI, b) extensions in the signalprocessing functionality of J-DSP, c) on-line laboratory exercise development, and d)dissemination and assessment and a pilot test of a new multi-site laboratory concept that allowsstudents in the five universities to run real time distributed on-line simulations. Results of thePhase 2 project have been published mainly for Electrical Engineering courses

Conference Session

International Division Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alireza Rahrooh, Daytona State College; Walter W. Buchanan P.E., Texas A&M University; Robert De la Coromoto Koeneke, Daytona State College

Tagged Divisions

International

greater flexibility of a digital controller1. This course wasoriginally taught in a traditional, lecture oriented fashion due to the lack of laboratory equipment.This traditional approach of teaching control systems ignores the gap between theory and reality.No matter what illustrated examples used in textbooks or lectures, students are only exposed to Page 23.825.2equations, matrices, block diagrams, frequency response, and signal flow graphs. Even simplesystems, such as a single-input, single-output DC motor can be abstract when described only onmathematical terms. Not only do demonstrations and experiments help students bettercomprehend

Conference Session

Collaborative & New Efforts in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Bahman Motlagh; Walter Buchanan; Alireza Rahrooh

© 2004, American Society for Engineering Education”digital control systems in view of greater flexibility of a digital controller1. This course wasoriginally taught in a traditional, lecture oriented fashion due to the lack of laboratory equipment.This traditional approach of teaching control systems ignores the gap between theory and reality.No matter what illustrated examples used in textbooks or lectures, students are only exposed toequations, matrices, block diagrams, frequency response, and signal flow graphs. Even simplesystems, such as a single-input, single-output DC motor can be abstract when described only onmathematical terms. Not only do demonstrations and experiments help students bettercomprehend theoretical concepts, they allow

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Frank E. Falcone; Edward Glynn

Session2315 CEE 2602, Civil Engineering Measurements: A “Hands On” Introduction to the Profession Frank E. Falcone, Edward F. Glynn Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering Villanova University; Villanova, PA 19085AbstractThe paper describes a sophomore-level course developed by the authors to provide anintroduction to the civil engineering profession. The course uses a blend on “hands on” fieldand laboratory work, case histories and projects to provide the students with an overview of thetasks and projects they will encounter in their professional

Conference Session

Inservice Teacher Engineering Education

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Donna Barrett; Marion Usselman

mathematics teachers andprovide exposure of the applications of mathematics. For example, Since1991 the Georgia Power Company has placed teachers in more than 100 positions. In the majority of these positions, teachers work in power generation facilities, specifically the water quality laboratory of a fossil fuel plant. A mathematics teacher collected water samples, conducted laboratory tests, and entered data into various databases. She ran a data analysis that proved to be a very useful tool for the laboratory team and one they have continued to utilize. From her needs assessment, she expressed a desire to reduce “….my use of lecture teaching strategy by increasing the use of problem based learning

Conference Session

Faculty Development 2: COVID-19 Impact on Faculty

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Maria Chierichetti, San Jose State University; Patricia R. Backer, San Jose State University; Laura E. Sullivan-Green, San Jose State University; Liat Rosenfeld, San Jose State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Faculty Development Division

questions were based on the students’survey developed by the researchers at Georgetown and HEDS [14-15] , and modified accordingto the peculiar aspects of our university. Because many of the engineering classes at SJSUinclude laboratories, projects or other group experiences, we wanted to create our own survey toask faculty members about these experiences. The research questions of the study are: 1. What are the impressions of faculty members to the learning environments in engineering courses after the switch to remote learning in Spring 2020? 2. What was the impact of the switch online in Spring 2020 to lab classes?COVID-19 forced many universities to transition quickly to remote teaching. Since Spring 2020,there was been many articles

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

. H. Johnson, and D. Cobbinah, “The New Motors and Controls Laboratory at Howard University,” Proceedings of the 2005 ASEE Annual.[6] M. T. Taher and A. S. Khan, “Effectiveness of Simulation versus Hands-on Labs: A Case Study for Teaching an Electronics Course,” 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Seattle, Washington, June 2015.[7] K. Meehan, “Why engineering students need a virtual lab bench”, EE Times, 9/10/2012.[8] R. L. Clark, G. H. Flowers, P. Doolittle, K. Meehan and R. W. Hendricks, "Work in progress - transitioning Lab-in-a-Box (LiaB) to the community college setting," 2009 39th IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, 2009, pp. 1-6.[9] J. A. Weitzen, “UML Laboratory in a box, a new way of teaching ECE labs

Conference Session

Unique Student Opportunities in BME

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Abramowitch, University of Pittsburgh; Mark Redfern, University of Pittsburgh; Richard Debski, University of Pittsburgh; Alejandro Almarza, University of Pittsburgh; Harvey Borovetz, University of Pittsburgh; Savio Woo, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

component of the course includes various exercises aimed at improving thestudents’ ability to perform research and communicate about their work.During the first week, students are asked to complete online modules that are designed to teach aset of professional skills related to the acquisition and use of information. These were developedby our School of Engineering Librarian and are based on standards from ABET, ACRL(Association of College and Research Libraries), and Middle States criteria. In addition, studentsare provided with training on laboratory safety, chemical hygiene, and blood borne pathogensthrough the Department of Environmental Health and Safety. Representatives from theInstitutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) and the

Conference Session

Innovations in Computer Engineering Technology Curriculum

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Border, Bowling Green State University; Erik Mayer, Bowling Green State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

lowcost MC9S12C32 microcontroller. While different from Intel devices, they are excellent devicesto teach the theory and principles of Von Neumann computers. The CPU structure, busstructure, machine code, addressability of data, and so forth remain important topics of earlyclassroom instruction. New to the faculty were the HCS12 assembly code, assembler directives,and the IDE’s support of C-language support and mixed coding support.Students are taught the use and format of assembly instructions. They are also taught the use ofthe CodeWarrior IDE which is used to write assembly programs, compile and debug them, anddownload them into the microcontroller. These objectives are achieved by a series of lecturesthat are followed by laboratory

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Duarte; Brian Butz

, Schaum's Interactive Online Series, New York, NY, McGraw-Hill, Inc9. DiStefano, J.J., Stubberud, A.R., and Williams, I.J. (1995). Feedback and Control Systems, Schaum's Interactive Outline Series, New York, NY, McGraw-Hill, Inc10. Mosterman, P.J. et al (1996). Design and Implementation of an Electronics Laboratory Simulator. IEEE Transactions on Education, 39 (3), 327-335.11. Bergland, M. et al (1999). Case It! A Project to Integrate Collaborative Case-Based Learning into International Undergraduate Biology Curricula. Selected Papers from the 10th International Conference on College Teaching and Learning (J. A. Chambers Ed.), Jacksonville, FL, 1-8.12. Harger, R.O. (1996). Teaching in a Computer Classroom with a Hyperlinked

Conference Session

Technical-Capacity Building & Exporting of Higher Education to Developing Countries

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hisham Alnajjar, University of Hartford; Mohammad Saleh Keshawarz; Akram abu-aisheh, University of Hartford; Saeid Moslehpour, University of Hartford; Nasir Ali Ahmady, Herat University, Afghanistan; Devdas Shetty, Lawrence Technological University

Tagged Divisions

International

designing new programs. However,designing and executing the support facility for such program in a foreign land is extremelychallenging; especially given the location of Herat University, and the security conditions in awar torn country.We, the University of Hartford team, concluded that in order to support such a program inMechatronics Engineering, several laboratories needed to be established in addition to theexisting laboratories: • a Circuit/Electronics/Digital Laboratory • a Mechatronics Laboratory • a Computer Laboratory for teaching • a Distance Learning Facility to provide real-time support for faculty.A detailed design for each of the laboratories was developed and all specifications wereprovided, including cost estimate and

Conference Session

EET Papers 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jai P. Agrawal, Purdue University Northwest; Yoonill Lee, Purdue University Northwest; Omer Farook, Purdue University Northwest

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

electronics, and optical/wireless networking systems. He has designed several models of high frequency oscilloscopes and other electronic test and measuring instruments as an entrepreneur. He has delivered invited short courses in Penang, Malaysia and Singapore. He is also the author of a textbook in power electronics, published by Prentice-Hall, Inc. His other books are, Analog and digital communication laboratory, and First course in Digital Control, published by Creatspace (Amazon). His professional career is equally divided in academia and industry. He has authored several research papers in IEEE journals and conferences. His current research is focused on renewable energy technology and wireless power transfer.Prof

Conference Session

Curriculum in Telecommunications Engineering Technology

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Muhammad Hasan, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

teaching subject matter through student-centeredapproaches ensure effective student learning 3. These approaches promote activities valued byindustry that encourage active student participation in the learning process 4, 5. Moreover, it isalso important for the students to be exposed to the open-ended nature of design problems 6.These facts emphasize strong cohesion between the materials covered in a lecture class and itsassociated laboratory activities 7. In addition to this, students need to appreciate the practice ofdesign trade-offs among several competing requirements 8.Limitation of traditional courses: Normally a course covering computer architecture andorganization uses built hardware as the platform that has little configurability for

Conference Session

Physics in the K-16 Classroom

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Warren Turner; Glenn Ellis

their learning, Providing sample quizzes and tests for self-assessment with guidelines to help students develop their own assessment tools. Requiring students to keep portfolios of their learning (beginning Spring 2003)Example Curriculum Application: Riding an ElevatorTo illustrate how we teach dynamics in our curriculum, we will present curriculum elementsrelated to an elevator laboratory used to teach Newton’s second law in secondary school. Wehave also used a similar version of the laboratory in an undergraduate physics course. We feelthat several points are critical in this laboratory. First, it is essential for students to understandthat the purpose of the elevator laboratory is to better understand all motion; the

Conference Session

Capstone Projects and Experiential Learning

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University; Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

]. Torespond to the industry needs for FPGA design skills, universities are updating their curriculumwith courses in hardware description languages and programmable logic design. Although mosttraditional electrical and computer engineering programs have updated their curriculum toinclude topics in hardware description language and programmable logic design (FPGA/CPLD),only 19.5 % of 4-year and 16.5 % of 2-year electrical and computer engineering technologyprograms at US academic institutions currently have a curriculum component in hardwaredescription language and programmable logic design [3]. To effectively meet the nextgeneration’s workforce needs, the electrical and computer engineering technology curriculummust be current, relevant, and teach

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Stuart Steele

librarybuildings and outside areas.For CS 1114, Table I shows the four class types or teaching models, used at PolytechnicUniversity in the Fall of 2000 and the notebook use. Use of Notebooks in large Lectures indicatethat the instructor and the students are both designing and solving problems using notebooks atthe same time. Notebooks as Labs indicate the full laboratory utilization is laptops. Notebooksin Labs mean that the basic PC laboratory is complemented by notebooks. Notebooks as toolsindicate that the students are using the notebook extensively out of class in a very mobilemanner. In all cases it is possible for the instructor to use a power-point generated presentationfor the class that is then web accessible.Students felt that the mobile

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert P. Hesketh; C. Stewart Slater

Seattle, WA, 28 June - 1 July 1998ABSTRACTThe primary goal of Rowan University's freshmen engineering course is to immerse students inmultidisciplinary projects that teach engineering principles using the theme of engineering meas-urements in both laboratory and real-world settings. Currently, many freshman programs focuseither on a design project or discipline specific experiments that may not be cohesively inte-grated. At Rowan, freshman engineers are introduced to industrial problems through a series of 4modules and a interrelated-interactive lectures on problem solving, safety and ethics. In this pa-per a the process engineering module using the vehicle of a cogeneration plant is presented.INTRODUCTIONThe Rowan engineering faculty are taking

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Bina Ramamurthy; Pratibha Gopalam; Alexander N. Cartwright

Copyright © 2001, American Society for Engineering EducationOur present understanding of teaching styles and awareness of design patterns and frameworksfor software development allows us to set forth a suitable framework for developing userconfigurable educational tools. This framework will ensure that any user configurableeducational tool developed will invariably adhere to guidelines identified for effective teachingstyles. This framework is the compilation of the collective experiences from the fields ofeducation and software engineering and will allow for easy development of powerful teachingaids in engineering education.Framework for Developing User Configurable Virtual Laboratory AppletsDeveloping user-configurable virtual laboratory Applets

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Cathalina Juarez, University of Southern California

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

of Research Experience for Teachers (RET) programs funded by the National Science Foundation in which engineering faculty collaborate with middle and high school teachers and their students. One program (3 years) is a comprehensive teacher professional development program in which middle school teachers participate in an intensive summer research experience in computer science and engineering labs, build curriculum based on the laboratory research content that they learn, participate in lesson study, and implement new curriculum in their middle classrooms. The second program (4 years) is a high school teacher RET program with similar components. This paper reports the results of both of the RET programs. The two programs had the combined

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Renata Anna Gorska

planes between: a line and cylinders)• auxiliary view planes a plane • perspective drawings - • line of intersection basics between two planesEngineering Drawing (1 or 2 laboratory hours a week)The course is designed to teach a student how to correctly create a technical drawing using basictechnical instruments like a bow compass, a straight-edge, and how to correctly apply standardlettering and line types, dimensioning, and tolerancing to the drawing.The above mentioned courses are compulsory and are offered at the freshmen level.Some majors have offered modified courses. For

Conference Session

Practice/Partnership/Program Issues

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mahmoud Alahmad, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Matthew Pfannenstiel, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Douglas Alvine, Alvine Engineering; Clarence Waters, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

andoutside building grounding measurements. Page 12.572.7C. Laboratory Environment – Teaching MethodsThis laboratory setting introduces the students to the production aspect of the industry andpromotes spatial awareness and equipment functionality. During the course of this lab, studentsalso further develop the ability to function in groups in a collaborative effort. According toRichard M. Felder, cooperatively taught students tend to exhibit higher academic achievement,greater persistence through graduation, better high-level reasoning and critical thinking skills,deeper understanding of learned material, more on-task and less disruptive behavior in

Conference Session

Web-Based Learning in Engineering Technology

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Djafar Mynbaev, New York City College of Technology; Candido Cabo, New York City College of Technology; Roman Kezerashvili, New York City College of Technology; Janet Liou-Mark, New York City College of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

access. The modulescover the mathematics theory in a form that is easy to understand and they include examplesworked out in other disciplines. The lessons can be studied independently, allowing studentsto work at their own pace. Consequently, they are ideal for reviewing and self-learning.Physics: Physics cannot be taught only using the book and blackboard and asking students tomemorize rules, formulas and laws. One of the important parts of teaching physics is a real-time experimental demonstration that visualizes the laws of nature; laboratory exercises thatthe students conduct during laboratory sessions serve the same purpose. The laboratory andexperimental demonstration should be established as a primary learning tool in the science

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ismail Fidan, Tennessee Tech University; Omar Elkeelany, Tennessee Tech University; Larry Goolsby, Tennessee Tech University; Sandra Serkownek, Columbia State Community College; Tim Dean, Nashville State Community College

. Elkeelany established the Embedded Systems Design Laboratory at TTU. This lab enables research based on rapid prototyping of embedded system designs and adds a valuable component to the education program for both undergraduate and graduate students.Larry Goolsby, Tennessee Tech University Larry K. Goolsby is an Associate Professor of Basic Engineering at Tennessee Tech University. Professor Goolsby has taught Engineering Graphics and Computer Programming courses for thirty years. He has been, and is currently involved in the development of online Computer Programming and Engineering Graphic courses and has been active in the Engineering Graphics Division of the ASEE.Sandra Serkownek, Columbia

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in Engineering Technology

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University; Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

programs across in the SoT aredeveloping and offering on-line courses in multiple disciplines. In this article we emphasize theonline Electrical Machinery (EM) course development and implementation for currently enrolledin Michigan Technological University students and industry representatives looking to improvetheir knowledge in the subject. The online EM course will be offered in Track A of summer 2012and will consist of online learning modulus, online quizzes, exams, and intense laboratories. Dueto the hands-on nature of educational strategy, the laboratory component is an integral part ofany course offered in the SoT, and the on-line EM course is no exception. The enrolled studentswill participate in intense laboratory sessions scheduled