Conference Session

Modern Software Measurement Techniques

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rafic Bachnak, Texas A&M International University; Ramya Chakinarapu, Texas A&M Corpus Christi

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

, mixed-signal simulation and design, system modeling and algorithmdevelopment, digital design methods, interfacing, and the use of microcontrollers asbasic building blocks in data acquisition and control applications. The rest of this paperbriefly describes the laboratory equipment, discusses the experiments that weredeveloped to support teaching a microcontroller course, and describes a recentlycompleted graduate research project.Laboratory EquipmentComputers, logic analyzers, development boards, and software form a basic set of toolsrequired to teach advanced digital design techniques and microprocessor-based systems.In addition, electronic instruments such as power supplies, function generators, digitalmultimeters, and oscilloscopes must be

Conference Session

Lab Experiments in Materials Science

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Terry Creasy; Richard Griffin

Session 1265 Laboratory Activity Using Rapid Prototyping and Casting Richard Griffin, Terry Creasy, and Jeremy Weinstein MEEN Dept. 3123, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-3123Abstract Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University has been undergoing a curriculumrevision in an effort to reduce the total number of hours that are required for a Bachelor ofScience Degree. As part of the development, a two sequence course- materials andmanufacturing processes have been combined into one course. This past fall, the course wastaught for the first time to multiple sections

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jianyu Liang, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Terri A. Camesano, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees

popular media, inquiry-based laboratories, and a community of scientific practice to motivate students to learn developmental biology. CBE- Life Sciences Education, 2008. 7: p. 36-44. 5. BIO 2010, Transforming undergraduate education for future research biologists. 2003, Washington, D.C.: National Research Council, National Academies Press. 6. Council, N.R., BIO 2010, Transforming undergraduate education for future research biologists. 2003, Washington, D.C.: National Academies Press. 7. Coppola, B.P., Laboratory instruction: ensuring an active learning experience, in McKeachie's Teaching Tips, W. McKeachie, Editor. 2002, Houghton Mifflin: Boston, MA. 8. Gunsch, L., A comparison of

Conference Session

Web-Based Laboratory Experiments

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Keith Koenig; Emmanuel Okoro; Viva Austin; Thomas Hannigan

available through a standard webinterface, WebCT. The university has invested considerable effort in developing standard portalsthrough which access to classes on-line may be offered, and it is intended that the maximumbenefit of this effort be pursued.Surveying the ExperiencesA survey of activities typically accomplished in the introductory aerospace engineeringlaboratory class at MSU reveals that many of the experiments could be accomplished in virtualfashion, or accomplished remotely through a web interface. Hannigan previously describedthese common laboratory experiments6 accomplished by all MSU aerospace engineering studentsduring their first laboratory course. A three-hour lecture, three-hour laboratory course isintended to teach fundamental

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Jose A. Macedo

=ifi faced with the challenge of identifying problems and finding good solutions to design problems. - Being able to document design projects and communicate results is an important skill for practicing 5][9]engineers. There are reports in the literature ‘ that discuss methods to improve teaching these skills to 5]undergraduate engineering students. Audeen Fentiman ‘ indicates that students do not learn much by writingfinal reports poorly and receiving feedback in the form of instructor comments and a grade. Students canbenefit the most by doing it properly. From the experience in conducting this laboratory, students motivationto

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve Warren, Kansas State University; Jianchu Yao, East Carolina University

facilitate participation of a larger, more diverse student base.• Disseminate research products and findings to the broader engineering education community.II. MotivationA. The Lecture/Laboratory DisconnectIn curricula that teach EE concepts, hands-on laboratories that accompany circuit theory, signals& systems, and digital design courses are often scheduled separately, partly because textbooksoften adopt a written-work and software paradigm. Additionally, organizing students and topicsin laboratory-only environments is more efficient than interspersing hands-on assignments withlectures, so unless lecture and laboratory courses are paired, laboratories can be separated in timefrom their corresponding lecture material, making it difficult for

Conference Session

Instrumentation Technical Session I

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth E. Dudeck, Pennsylvania State University, Hazleton Campus; Wieslaw Grebski, Pennsylvania State University, Hazleton Campus

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Instrumentation

Paper ID #5846Portable Photovoltaic Laboratory for In-Service Teacher WorkshopsProf. Kenneth E. Dudeck, Pennsylvania State University, Hazleton Campus Kenneth Dudeck is an associate professor of Electrical Engineering at the Pennsylvania State University located in Hazleton, Pa. He has been teaching Electrical, Computer, and Electrical Technology Engineer- ing Courses for the past 25 years.Dr. Wieslaw Grebski, Pennsylvania State University, Hazleton Campus Page 23.971.1 c American Society

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Gilbert; Cynthia Finley

encourages the students to be interactive with each other and with the instructor. To accomplish this, the teaching assistant talked with the student groups during the laboratory, checking their work Page 6.475.3 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2001, American Society for Engineering Education Civil Engineering Problem: An ambulance must be able to travel between a residential area and a hospital after an earthquake. Students analyze the reliability of the roads during simulated earthquakes based on the construction cost of the

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Stanislaw Legowski

be currently widely used bydesigners of electronic systems. It was also important that laboratory systems with theseintegrated circuits do not need many external components and may be assembled by the studentas a part of the laboratory experiment. Other conditions were that the laboratory experiments hadto be inspiring and an excellent laboratory manual would be available. It was possible to achievethese goals because the EE 4330 course had quite a good laboratory prior to the Fall of 2000.The new laboratory was evaluated as superb by the teaching assistant and the students. Thispaper describes the place and content of the Electronic Systems Design course in the electricalengineering curriculum. The laboratory is a very important part of

Conference Session

Poster Sessions for Unit Operations Lab Bazaar and Tenure-Track Faculty

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deniz Rende, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Nihat Baysal, Yeditepe University; Sevinc Rende, Isik University

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Chemical Engineering

process is toencourage life-long learning skills. A crucial component of this endeavor is to follow thegraduates and to observe whether the stated outcomes of an undergraduate curriculum are metfollowing graduation.3. Course StructureThe three consecutive UOL courses offered in chemical engineering curriculum have twopurposes: firstly, introducing fundamental transport concepts to students enabling them toreinforce core courses and secondly, teaching how to design/implement experiments and lastlyemphasizing critical thinking on the processes. In industry, engineers are often responsible forpractical laboratory issues in order to meet the requirements for experimental data in developinga new product and to test a product whether the product or

Collection

2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Beverly Woolf; Enid Sichel; Mark Floryan

between student action less time for analysis of student learning. Faculty are oftenand focused feedback, students often make the same type of absorbed checking student data and have little time to add newerrors week after week. Additionally, engineering laboratories student experiences that might be important and relevant todo not typically use efficacious forms of teaching, such as industrial practice. This problem is shared by most science anddiscovery-methods or project-based learning [1]. technology curricula and delays integration of new topics andUnderstanding how people think and learn has forced a

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Anton Pintar

integrating process safety principles into the unit operations laboratory, the studentsreceive a “hands on” exposure to process safety. The intention is to make process safety anintegral part of the day to day work in the laboratory. The importance of safety in the unitoperations laboratory is reflected in the course syllabus, which states the first objective ofthe course as:“Develop a constant awareness of safety in the laboratory so that all laboratory work iscarried out in a safe manner.” (Caspary and Ellis, 1997)The MTU unit operations laboratory provides an ideal setting for teaching process safetyand for preparing chemical engineers for safety in the chemical industry. The laboratoryhas two levels (each approximately 30’x85’) and a third level

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2015 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Ryan Richards; Abdullah Konak; Michael R. Bartolacci; Mahdi Nasereddin

computer laboratory (CVCLAB) which hosts a collection of virtual machines on which students can test their skills without affecting physical computers in Penn State’s physical network. Students are granted full administrative privileges on the virtual machines and can perform high risk operations that are not usually allowed on the campus computers and networks. In the last three years, we have investigated the utilization of virtual machines for teaching information security skills in both group and individual settings. In this paper, we discuss the impact of collaborative activities performed in the CVCLAB on student learning based on our empirical studies. We conducted a series of experiments in

Collection

2003 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Charles McIntyre; Gary Smith

ofthe purchase and installation of the laptop computers, wireless network, and charging station.Quotes were obtained during the summer of 2003.The basic rationale for the CCL was: 1.) to provide students with exposure to the technologicaltools currently used within the industry, 2.) to offer faculty state-of-the-art teaching tools that willpromote student leaning, and 3.) to provide a classroom/laboratory environment that is physicallyflexible and reconfigurable. Valuable input was collected from students, faculty, and the CMEIndustry Advisory Council in order to determine the final requirements for equipment andsoftware purchases.Contained within the course evaluations that are completed each semester, we have addedsome questions that

Conference Session

Best Practices in Industrial Technology

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Regena Scott, Purdue University; Edie Schmidt, Purdue University; Kathryne Newton, Purdue University

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Engineering Technology

activities are one way of giving students some of the experience necessary tohelp students gain a competitive edge when entering the job market.Project DescriptionThis IT/ID Supply Chain Management Technology (SCMT) lab project focuseson the enhancement of a traditional classroom format by tying the informationdelivered during class lectures with hands-on laboratory activities that reinforcethe lecture materials. These activities give students the opportunity to evaluateproblems then identify and implement solutions. Student lab-activities addressreal-world problems such as those that occur in manufacturing and logisticsenvironments.Principles of learner-centered teaching are key elements in the effectiveimplementation of these lab exercises. The

Conference Session

Hands-On Learning in ET I

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carmen Cioc, The University of Toledo; Sorin Cioc, The University of Toledo

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Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

Paper ID #42902Enhancing MET Education: Innovation through Laboratory Equipment DevelopmentDr. Carmen Cioc, The University of Toledo Dr. Carmen Cioc is an accomplished Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET) at The University of Toledo, passionate about teaching and innovation in pedagogical strategies. She has an extensive career in academia and research, demonstrating strong expertise in engineering education and tribology. Her career includes various leadership positions, such as ASEE Campus Rep., Director in the ASEE North Central Section Board, ASEE-ETD-MET Heads Committee member, ELATES Fellow

Conference Session

Instrumentation in Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yacob Astatke, Morgan State University; Craig J. Scott, Morgan State University; Kenneth A. Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Jumoke O. Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

outlines many of the practices that aregenerally accepted for teaching engineering courses and includes some items that are critical foran online student’s success [13]. Finally, we use the Adobe ConnectTM software to allow onlinestudents to demonstrate their projects and laboratory assignments to their instructors fromanother location. The results of our implementation of 10 laboratory experiments in twosophomore level ECE courses completely online are discussed in the rest of the paper.Online Course development The development of the two online ECE courses discussed in this paper started about 10years ago with the addition of web-based course supplements for the regular courses. The web-based course supplements consisted of additional

Conference Session

Life Sciences and ChE

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Reilly; Surya Mallapragada; Mary Huba; Jacqueline Shanks; Kevin Saunders; Charles Glatz; Balaji Narasimhan

Problem-Based Learning Laboratories Involving Chemicals From Biorenewables Charles Glatz1, Balaji Narasimhan1, Jacqueline Shanks1, Mary Huba2, Kevin Saunders2, Peter Reilly1, and Surya Mallapragada1 1 Iowa State University Department of Chemical Engineering / 2Iowa State University Department of Educational Leadership and Policy StudiesAbstractAt Iowa State University, we have developed a unique and valuable experience for our studentsby giving them an opportunity to work in multidisciplinary teams on cutting-edge problemsinvolving biorenewables, while using novel problem-based learning approaches. The focus offour new 1-credit laboratory

Conference Session

Computer-Based Measurements

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen Williams; Hadi Saadat

controllers.IntroductionWith the great advances in microelectronics and high-performance data acquisition and controlboards, the control of modern industrial and commercial systems with a digital computer is becom-ing more common. To bridge the gap between academics and industry it is essential to supplementthe teaching of control system courses by developing and incorporating into the curriculum a real-time control system laboratory that will allow students to design, implement, and test their owncontrol systems. For a control education laboratory to work effectively and efficiently it should bebased on well established systems that provide a variety of experiments that span the spectrum oftopics from classical control to optimal, digital, robust, and nonlinear

Conference Session

Adaptation of Laboratory-based Courses During a Pandemic: Experimentation and Laboratory-oriented Studies Division

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Maria Javaid, Indiana State University; Edie L. Wittenmyer, Indiana State University; Oscar Henriquez, Indiana State University; Larry D. Pritchett, Indiana State University

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

Paper ID #33696Undergraduate Engineering Laboratories During COVID-19 PandemicDr. Maria Javaid, Indiana State University Dr. Maria Javaid joined Indiana State University in August 2019 as Assistant Professor. Before coming to ISU she was Assistant Professor at Jacksonville University. She received her PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from University of Illinois at Chicago in 2014, where she was nominated as an exemplary teaching assistant by her department for three consecutive years.Mrs. Edie L. Wittenmyer, Indiana State University Over 23 years, employed as an IT/Automation Engineer in the pharmaceutical industry

Conference Session

COED: Online and Blended Learning Part 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zelin Zhu; Yuzhong Shen, Old Dominion University; Cheng Y. Lin P.E., Old Dominion University; Shuo Ren, Old Dominion University; Katherine Smith, Old Dominion University; Anthony W. Dean, Old Dominion University

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Computers in Education

of laboratory exercises. Online educational resources often concentrateon teaching theoretical concepts, such as proving theorems or solving equations, and have verylittle or no coverage of practical laboratories. Laboratory experiments are an essentialcomponent of science and engineering education as they provide hands-on experiences forunderstanding theoretical concepts or directly addressing real world problems. Students oftenlearn more from lab exercises than purely theoretical problems. One approach to compensate forthis deficiency is to provide recorded videos of real lab experiments which familiarize studentswith the process of how a certain lab is conducted. However, this method alone does notadequately substitute for the physical

Conference Session

Various Prospectives in Power Systems

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Omonowo David Momoh, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Austin James Deventer; Nathaniel Ryan Beemer

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

under AC machines while the DC portion covers separately excited, shunt, series, andcompound DC machines. Effective teaching of this course requires the development of appropriatelaboratory experiments to show students how to practically implement the theories covered in theclassroom.There were no standard laboratory experiments for the course prior to 2010 when the first authorjoined the Department. Based on industry and prior teaching experience, he developed, eight laboratoryexperiments for the course. The labs together with the class notes developed for the course were sent tosenior faculty from within and outside IPFW for review. The feedbacks was very positive and encouraging.This paper highlights the laboratory experiments developed for

Conference Session

Design in the BME Curriculum and ABET Assessment

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Bazil, Purdue University; Aaron Kyle, Purdue University; Suneera Bhatia, Purdue University; Brain Moerdyk, Purdue University; Thomas Talavage, Purdue University; Andrew Brightman, Purdue University; Allison Sieving, Purdue University; George Graber, Purdue University; Ann Rundell, Purdue University

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Biomedical

and theoretical conceptsunderpinning the laboratory procedure. It is anticipated that the inquiry-based and hands-onlaboratory exercises in conjunction with extensive pre- and post-lab assignments teach complexbioinstrumentation, bioelectricity and measurement concepts. Basic circuit design and analysisare incorporated into 13 hybrid wet/circuit labs, ensuring that all circuit and signal topics areexplored within the context of a biomedical phenomenon such as axonal membrane models,impedance pneumography, the basilar membrane of the cochlea, and the electrocardiogram.These weekly laboratories and pre- and post-lab exercises help to develop problem solving skills,critical analysis, independent study and life long learning skills. The

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven York; Lynn Nystrom; Elizabeth Joyce; Michael Gregg; Richard Goff; Jeffrey Connor

Student Funded Laboratory Exercises at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Jeffrey Connor1, Margaret Joyce2, Lynn Nystrom3, Steven York1, Michael Gregg1, Richard Goff1 1 Department of Engineering Education 2 Student Engineers’ Council 3 Office of the College of Engineering Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityTraditionally the methods of engineering education have been an outgrowth of the fact thatengineers solve practical

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Howard Smolleck

consists of a carefully-coordinated program ofactivities in which students work with faculty and receive financial support during regularsemesters, with the opportunity of employment with sponsoring companies during summer or co-op phases. A key component of the mentoring program this year has been directed studentparticipation in the technical development of a new Electric Power Systems Laboratory. Thebasic components of this laboratory were assembled and have been used in both required andelective classes in electric power systems, and updated continually, beginning in the Spring 2002semester. The students are also developing experiments, which include hardware and associatedcomputer control, for teaching and exploring more advanced

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Gary Crossman

laboratory. The student then analyzes the data, preparesperformance calculations and curves and submits comprehensive reports to the instructor.A comprehensive final examination testing the expected outcomes of the course is beingdeveloped and implemented. Performance studies thus far indicate that the video-tapedlaboratory is an effective method of teaching this laboratory course.I. IntroductionOld Dominion University has been involved in distance education for more than 15 years. TheDepartment of Engineering Technology, through its civil, electrical and mechanical engineeringtechnology programs offers upper level programs to more than 50 remote students in Virginia

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2004 GSW

Authors

Ahmed Musa; Virgilio Gonzalez

implementation of a new course in communications through thecreation of a computer-based laboratory for modeling and simulating communicationsystems. The lecture course in a typical Electrical Engineering (EE) curriculum, alongwith this laboratory, provide a totally integrated delivery system for teaching a widespectrum of topics ranging from transmission/reception concepts and applications toperformance analysis of fiber optic networks. The laboratory is easily implemented byconstructing a PC-based computer network supporting several simulation tools. Studentsare able to access a variety of software packages for analysis of different communicationsystems. The topics covered in the laboratory can be divided into three categories:communication signals

Conference Session

Assessment in Laboratory and Project-based Courses: Experimentation and Laboratory-oriented Studies Division

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Maria Javaid, Indiana State University

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

Paper ID #34469Importance of Laboratory Examination in Introductory Engineering CoursesDr. Maria Javaid, Indiana State University Dr. Maria Javaid joined Indiana State University in August 2019 as Assistant Professor. Before coming to ISU she was Assistant Professor at Jacksonville University. She received her PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from University of Illinois at Chicago in 2014, where she was nominated as an exemplary teaching assistant by her department for three consecutive years. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yongpeng Zhang, Prairie View A&M University; Lin Li, Prairie View A&M University; Xuemin Chen, Texas Southern University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees

students to develop the ability in solving implementation problems. Therefore, in order tocater for the industry requirements in the job market, the need for updating the educationalinfrastructure along with technology trend is more urgent in ET program. In response to thisconcern, two ET faculties from neighboring HBCUs (historically black universities) arecollaborating in an NSF CCLI project to utilize the recent information technology to revamp aseries of ET laboratories with virtual and remote functionalities. Information technology has had an enormous impact on engineering by providing new toolsacross the range of engineering disciplines. Meanwhile, it facilitates the development ofadditional teaching strategies, including vivid and

Conference Session

New ECE laboratories

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Ray Hite, West Virginia University; Louis J. Slimak, West Virginia University; Dimitris Korakakis, West Virginia University; Terence C. Ahern, West Virginia University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

solution for “instant” TA. This could range from the utilization of a Frequently Asked Questions section or a dedicated time period in which the TA is available online via Blackboard Collaborate. 4. Encourage students to better utilize the University’s online learning management system. 5. Consider new assessment methods for laboratory learning outcomes to better gauge the success of future implementation.AcknowledgmentThe Analog Discovery Boards and additional supplies were supported by a grant from the WestVirginia University’s Teaching and Learning Commons along with the West Virginia UniversityLane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering.We are also immensely grateful to Ms. Jessica Liu and Ms. Amy