Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip J. Parker P.E., University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Carol Haden, Magnolia Consulting, LLC; Steven D. Hart, U.S. Military Academy; Michael Keith Thompson, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Matthew W. Roberts, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Paper ID #9177Creating an Infrastructure Education Community of PracticeDr. Philip J. Parker P.E., University of Wisconsin, PlattevilleDr. Carol Haden, Magnolia Consulting, LLC Carol Haden is s Senior Evaluator with Magnolia Consulting, LLC. She holds a doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis on program evaluation from Northern Arizona University. Dr. Haden has extensive experience in the evaluation of formal STEM education projects across the K-20 spectrum and the evaluation of informal STEM Education and Public Outreach (E/PO) programs. She has designed and implemented evaluations of programs

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Teresa L. Hein

.: University Publications and Printing.Tobias, S. (1989). In P. Connolly & T. Vilardi (Eds.), Writing to learn mathematics and science. New York, NY: Teachers College Press.Tobias, S. (1990). They’re not dumb, they’re different: Stalking the second tier. Tucson, AZ: Research Corporation.Wiggins (1997). Feedback: How learning occurs. AAHE Bulletin, 50(3), 7 - 8. Biographical InformationTeresa L. Hein is an Assistant Professor of Physics Education at American University. Teresa received her B.S. andM.S. degrees in Engineering Physics from South Dakota State University in Brookings, SD in 1982 and 1985,respectively. She received her Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction with special emphasis in Physics

Conference Session

Cultural Issues in Engineering: International Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Nicholas Andres Brake, Lamar University; Oleksandra Sehin, Texas State University; John Wade Partain, Universidad Politecnica de Guanajuato; Damian Valles, Texas State University; Alberto Marquez P.E., Lamar University; Jesus Alejandro Jimenez, Texas State University; George Saltsman, Lamar University; Rosario Davis, Texas State University

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Diversity

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International

other perspectives, enhance skills in quality leadership andprovide preparation for leadership positions, and underscores the importance of non-technicalcommunication skills. Successful global engineering programs provide a curriculum that teachesstudents about the contemporary states of the engineering profession in the foreign country andprovides an opportunity to interact with engineering from other countries [3].A pilot engineering boot camp/study abroad program-Building Bridges for New Innovators inEngineering (BBNIE), was developed to prepare an increased number of STEM graduatestudents for employment in today’s globalized workforce. Universidad Politécnica deGuanajuato (UPG) in Cortazar, Guanajuato, Mexico, and the Texas International

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zachary Cody Hazelwood; Saleh M. Sbenaty, Middle Tennessee State University

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Instrumentation

Paper ID #10699Designing, Building, and Testing an Autonomous Search and Rescue Robot— An Undergraduate Applied Research ExperienceZachary Cody Hazelwood Cody Hazelwood is currently a software developer at the Alpha High Theft Solutions division of Check- point Systems. He received the B.S. degree in Professional Computer Science from Middle Tennessee State University in May 2013. He currently does freelance projects involving mobile software develop- ment, microcontroller applications, and electronics. He enjoys learning about and testing ways to improve people’s lives with technology.Dr. Saleh M. Sbenaty, Middle Tennessee

Conference Session

Teaching Industrial Engineers Design

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Manuel Rossetti; Kellie Scheider; Richard Cassady

, the course representsan opportunity for our students to utilize the breadth and depth of knowledge gained during theirtime in our program. Obviously, this course is a critical component of our curriculum as itpermits students to demonstrate that they have the ability to design, develop, implement andimprove integrated systems that include people, materials, information, equipment and energy.The primary objectives of this course are:• An ability to identify the industrial engineering problems faced by a real organization• An ability to apply a broad range of industrial engineering skills to solve these problems• An ability to communicate the scope of and solution to these problems through both written reports and oral

Conference Session

ECE Online Courses, Labs, and Programs

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Erwin D'Souza; Mehmet Ozturk

An Introductory Virtual Laboratory for Electrical Engineering Erwin D’Souza1 and Mehmet C. Öztürk2 North Carolina State University 1 Department of Computer Science 2 Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Raleigh, NC 27695Introduction Educational Java applets are gaining popularity as the number of applets available on theWorld Wide Web continues to grow. An important advantage of applets is that they can be runon Java enabled internet browsers without the need for storing the actual program in the user’scomputer. Hence, in

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Norman L. Fortenberry

Session 2230 AN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AGENDA FOR SMET HIGHER EDUCATION Norman L. Fortenberry Director, Division of Undergraduate Education National Science Foundation*AbstractThis paper identifies the National Science Foundation as the major sponsor of educationalresearch in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology education. It identifies keyquestions which constitute the basis for an educational research agenda. Gaps in the pursuit ofthat agenda within engineering education are identified by

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexandra Coso Strong, Georgia Institute of Technology; Mary Katherine Watson, The Citadel; Donna C. Llewellyn, Boise State University

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New Engineering Educators

Paper ID #12167What makes an undergraduate course impactful? An examination of stu-dents’ perceptions of instructional environmentsDr. Alexandra Emelina Coso, Georgia Institute of Technology Alexandra Coso is a Postdoctoral Fellow at Georgia Tech’s Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning. She completed her Ph.D. in 2014 in Aerospace Engineering at Georgia Tech. Prior to her time at Georgia Tech, she received her B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from MIT and her M.S. in Systems Engineering from the University of Virginia. Her research interests include graduate student experiences in engineering programs, engineering

Conference Session

Project-Based Learning Enhanced through Instrumentation

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David R. Loker, Pennsylvania State University, Behrend College

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Instrumentation Division (INST)

ofcourses.Embedded CoursesIn electrical and computing disciplines, curriculum is set up so that programming and embeddedsystems are taught through a variety of courses. These courses can include programming(structured procedural design and object-oriented design), Digital Design, and microprocessorsand microcontrollers (introduction, intermediate, and advanced). Additionally, systems-orientedcourses (e.g., Communication Systems, Control Systems, Senior-level Project-based courses,etc.) typically include embedded systems as an integral component.C/C++ programming is often used with embedded systems courses as the core component. Anintroductory microprocessors and microcontrollers course may utilize C programming on an“Arduino” type computer board. Students

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) Technical Session 9

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anna Wang, University of California San Diego; Lelli Van Den Einde, University of California San Diego; Nathan Delson, eGrove Education

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

students who may not excel on written quizzesand exams” [10].The design-build-test challenge environment is also effective in promoting academic motivation.Students feel more motivated to complete an assignment if it is relevant to their career goals, andthe increased motivation is partially associated with higher engagement in learning and improvedgroup and communication skills [11]. A design-build-test project allows students to worktogether towards a tangible outcome and develop the critical non-technical skills that are notexplicitly taught in engineering curriculum [12].The COVID-19 pandemic introduced challenges for hands-on engineering learning. While manycourses experienced varying degrees of success with moving hybrid or completely remote

Conference Session

NEE Technical Session 2 - Educator's experience and perspective

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca Marie Reck, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Jessica R TerBush, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Caroline Cvetkovic, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Holly M Golecki, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Christopher D. Schmitz, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Katie Ansell, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; David Mussulman, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Chandrasekhar Radhakrishnan; Ilalee Harrison James, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Diversity

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New Engineering Educators Division (NEE)

. Baker, L. E. Nordstrum, and L. M. Gomez, “Networked Improvement Communities: The Discipline of Improvement Science Meets the Power of Networks,” Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 5–25, 2017.[12] D. J. Peurach, S. W. Lenhoff, and J. L. Glazer, “Large-Scale High School Reform through School Improvement Networks: Exploring Possibilities for ‘Developmental Evaluation,’” Teachers College Record, vol. 118, no. 13, 2016.[13] R. Lotan, “Group-worthy tasks,” Educational leadership: journal of the Department of Supervision and Curriculum Development, N.E.A, vol. 60, pp. 72–75, Mar. 2003.[14] E. G. Cohen, “Restructuring the Classroom: Conditions for Productive Small Groups

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 10: Curricular & Program Design

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robin A.M. Hensel, West Virginia University; Xinyu Zhang, Purdue University

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

Paper ID #42503Institutionalization Challenges for an NSF S-STEM ProgramDr. Robin A.M. Hensel, West Virginia University Robin A. M. Hensel, Ed.D., is a Teaching Professor in the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources at West Virginia University and an ASEE Fellow Member. As a mathematician and computer systems analyst, she collaborated in engineering teams to support energy research before entering higher education where she taught mathematics, statistics, computer science, and engineering courses, secured over $5.5M to support STEM education research, led program development efforts, and

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

William J. Craft; Sunil Shenoy; Ronald Bolick; Ajit D. Kelkar; Devdas M. Pai

challenges in going from ‘art to part’ • understand more clearly the difference between static and impact behavior • use simple mathematical models can explain and predict impact phenomena • visualize damage and modes of failure • appreciate the vital need for mathematical skills such as the use of FFT- filtering • interpret diagnostic charts and dataAcknowledgmentsThe research work underlying this paper was performed partly under Wrightlaboratory Contract No. F33615-90-C-320708. The educational work was supportedby a NASA grant “Partnership Award for the Integration of Research into theUndergraduate MSET Curriculum.”Bibliography1. Bogdanovich, A. E. and Iarve, Endel V., “Numerical Analysis of Impact Deformation and Failure in

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Technical Session 2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eleanor Leung, York College of Pennsylvania; Stephen Andrew Wilkerson, P.E., York College of Pennsylvania

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

effectively communicate the results of the design effort through a professionalengineering report and oral presentation. The design project will include material within andbeyond the curriculum as well as technical and non-technical considerations. Design projectsoften result in a deliverable prototype. As part of the course requirements and assessment of thestudents in the course, each student must: • Submit their engineering notebook weekly for assessment. • Attend weekly project meetings. • Provide evidence of completion of various design, construction, testing, and system integration milestones throughout the semester. • Participate in and develop content for presentations and poster sessions. • Submit a summative technical

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-college Engineering Curriculum and Programming Resources, Part 1 of 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jose M. Garcia, Purdue University (Statewide Technology); Yury Alexandrovich Kuleshov, Purdue University, West Lafayette; John H. Lumkes

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

oriented and integrates severaldisciplines” when talking about benefits of robotics curriculum in STEM classrooms. Wedewardet al.6 do not directly mention the systematic nature of robotics in education while stating thattheir robot kit provides “a basis of studies in math, physics and computer programming”.Nordstrom et al.1 emphasize the multidisciplinary nature of robotics that “makes it a natural toolfor science and engineering education at many levels”. Weinberg et al.7 consider the possibilityand the growing popularity of using robotics in all disciplines including liberal arts studies, thushighlighting the systematic nature of robotics.An after-workshop questionnaire was employed in this study to obtain student perceptions andinterests in

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Layton

programs must demonstrate that their graduates have an under-standing of professional and ethical responsibility.”1In response to this need, educators can adopt a number of strategies. Among them are the fol-lowing, paraphrased from Alenskis2:• A stand-alone course in ethics.• An ethics component in a stand-alone course in professionalism.• An ethics component in a senior project, thesis, or capstone course.• Integration of ethics across the curriculum.• Commingling ethics instruction in technical courses.Each approach has advantages and disadvantages (reference 2 cites studies that investigate eachof these approaches). As Alenskis states, “The issue is often how to present ethics as an impor-tant aspect of the technical profession

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - Use of Technology in Design Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan D. Sochol, University of Maryland; Mohammad Fazelpour, University of Maryland

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

interest and skill in STEM-related fields,suggesting that integrating entertainment video games that involve engineering-relevantgameplay into the curriculum can help to engage students and enhance proficiency. Althoughthis initial study comprised only a single semester with a limited sample size of students due toresource constraints, the approach and results serve as an important milestone in exploring theuse of a popular video game as a unique means to enhance student learning and, ultimately,expand the horizons of pedagogical strategies for engineering education.1. Introduction“Gamification” in higher education refers to the integration of game-inspired elements andprinciples into the curriculum of a course to enhance student motivation

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

M. Javed Khan, Tuskegee University; Bruce Edward Heath, Tuskegee University

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Aerospace

full-scale flight test engineering curriculum. A ‘virtual’ flight test can complement the learning ofvarious aspects of aircraft performance, and stability & control. Planning, managing, executingand analyzing data from such a virtual flight test mission provides additional opportunities togroom engineering students in these important skills.This paper describes the integration of ‘virtual flight testing’ in an undergraduate AircraftStability & Control course using commercial off-the shelf software and hardware in animmersive flight simulation environment. The students conduct ‘virtual flight tests’ to determinevarious parameters of an aircraft and compare their experimental results with the theory. Thestudents work in teams consisting

Conference Session

Assessment of Community Engagement

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Antonette T. Cummings P.E., Purdue University; James Huff, Purdue University; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Community Engagement Division

PhilosophyThe overall assessment philosophy of EPICS is guided by two core values of EPICS. First,EPICS seeks to provide an educational experience that will prepare students for professional Page 23.151.3practice. Second, we seek to meet compelling human, environmental and community needs.The assessment processes are integrated into the curriculum and designed to create artifacts thatcan be assessed. A key concept in PBSL assessment is to utilize authentic project artifacts(papers, reports, notebooks, blogs, reflections, etc.) that can be assessed and used to demonstratestudent learning. Whenever possible, the assessments are integrated into processes

Conference Session

Software & Web-based Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul William Viglucci, Binghamton University; Aaron P. Carpenter, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Electrical and Computer

bisection throughput, power counters (givensome average switching activity), and more.4 Integration of ENoCS into a CurriculumENoCS is intended to supplement or replace a traditional lecture-based curriculum. Here we willreview some proposed uses for ENoCS as a supplemental tool in a computer architecture course,with suggested use and examples of assignment questions. ENoCS version 1.0 includes basicpacket-switched network functions, so the assignments discussed here focus on the basics ofnetwork instruction, rather than the more advanced functionality. As such, it is recommended thatcourses that adopt ENoCS use it only as a supplement to traditional lectures. Future versions ofENoCS will include an in-depth tutorial that will include definitions

Conference Session

Crossing the Discipline Divide!

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

David Niebuhr

. This has anadded benefit of forcing students to be more focused and efficient.V. Bibliography 1 Moll, A.J.,et al., “What do you do with a B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering?” Journal of Materials Education, Vol. 24, No. 2-4, 2002. pp. 15-17. 2 Taylor, J.B., et al., “An Integrated First Year Curriculum in Industrial & Systems Engineering,” Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, Salt Lake City. UT. 2004 3 Braatz, R.D., et al., “A Holistic Approach to Chemical Process Design and Development,” Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, Salt Lake City. UT. 2004 4 Gani, R., “Chemical Product Design: Challenges & Opportunities,” Computers & Chemical Engineering, 28, 2004, pp. 2441

Conference Session

Action on Diversity - Supporting Students at Multiple Levels

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Beverly Louie, University of Colorado, Boulder; Beth A Myers, University of Colorado Boulder; Janet Y Tsai, University of Colorado Boulder; Tanya D Ennis, University of Colorado Boulder

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

Paper ID #20467Fostering an Asset Mindset to Broaden Participation through the Transfor-mation of an Engineering Diversity ProgramDr. Beverly Louie, University of Colorado, Boulder Beverly Louie is the Director for Teaching and Learning Initiatives in the Broadening Opportunities through the Leadership and Diversity (BOLD) Center in The University of Colorado Boulder’s College of Engineering and Applied Science. She holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in chemical engineering from CU, and a D.Phil. in mechanical engineering from the University of Oxford, England. Louie’s research inter- ests are in the areas of engineering student

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Stanislaw Legowski

Session 1426 A Laboratory for an Electronic Systems Design Course Stanislaw F. Legowski University of WyomingAbstractWith the help of the Analog Devices company in the form of a number of their integrated circuitsdonated in the Summer of 2000, a new laboratory for the EE 4330 Electronic Systems Designcourse has been developed and was taught for the first time in the Fall of 2000. Only a fewintegrated circuits from other companies are used in this laboratory. One of the main criteria inselecting integrated circuits for this laboratory was that they should

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Lang-Wah Lee; Tamer Ceylan

.—-. Session 2533 AN ACTIVE LEARNING MODE FOR LABORATORY EDUCATION Lang-Wah Lee, Tamer Ceylan Mechanical and Industrial Engineering U n i v . of W i s c o n s i n - P l a t t e v i l l e Platteville, WI 53818INTRODUCTION Thermal Systems Laboratory is a required course in the MechanicalEngineering curriculum at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. Thecourse is offered to senior students after they have completed fourrequired engineering science courses in thermofluid area. The goals of thecourse are to: (1) consolidate and integrate

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 5

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kyle Luthy, Wake Forest University; Jessica Koehler, Wake Forest University; William N. Crowe, Wake Forest University

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

Paper ID #44411Enhancing Knowledge Surveys with an Intellectual Humility ScaleDr. Kyle Luthy, Wake Forest University Dr. Kyle Luthy is an Assistant Professor and founding faculty member in the Department of Engineering at Wake Forest University. Kyle has taught across the engineering curriculum and placed intentional focus on the virtue of humility. Kyle holds a Ph.D. and a MS in Computer Engineering from North Carolina State University, as well as BS degrees in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, and Computer Science from Louisiana State University. As an educator, he brings professional experience as an engineer

Conference Session

K-12 Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Nathan Dees; Megan Perkey; Karen Davis; Nicholas Harth

.) The focus of this paper is how an alternate experience, ProjectSTEP, can be accommodated in the framework of a capstone design course and used tosatisfy ABET’s professional component criterion. We address the portion of the Page 10.1136.5professional component criterion that focuses on senior design in this paper: Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2005, American Society for Engineering Education Students must be prepared for engineering practice through the curriculum culminating in a major design experience based on the knowledge and

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-oriented Studies Electrical Engineering and Circuits

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chiu Choi, University of North Florida

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

amplitude of the square wave output was computed tobe approximately 4.7 V. The measure value was about 5 V. The noise in the differentiator circuitshown in Fig. 9 can be improved by placing an extra resistor of small resistance in series with thecapacitor.In the second part of the laboratory, the simple integrator circuit as shown in Fig. 12 was simulatedand the result is shown in Fig. 13. The integrator circuit was built on the breadboard and the inputand output signals were captured by the oscilloscope. The waveforms are shown in Fig. 14. Theexpected peak-to-peak amplitude of the triangular output was computed from the equation and was found to be 12.5 V. The measured value on the oscilloscope was 12.2 V. Thenoise in the integrator

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

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

the Analog Discovery Board helped them learn. An increase of studentsexpressing interest in graduate programs and research was also noted [6].Expanding on the LiaB and Mobile Studio concept, we wanted to investigate the feasibility ofimplementing a similar structure at West Virginia University. What difficulties must beovercome with integrating into existing infrastructure? What resources are best situated for theuse of the TA? What effects does this method have on student learning outcomes? How dostudents’ respond to this approach?WVU LiaB SetupThe setup chosen for this pilot investigation included: Digilent Analog Discovery 2 Board, BNCAdapter Board, BNC Oscilloscope x1/x10 Probes (Pair), Shielded USB cable, and WaveForms2015 software [14

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

William E. Murphy; Jimmy L. Smart; G. T. Lineberry; Bonita L. Lykins

consistency of educational outcomes at both sites. Faculty inLexington and in Paducah work together in teaching the same course at both sites. Use of distancelearning and teleconferencing technologies complement on-site offerings. Thus, faculties in bothLexington and Paducah are unified with comparable curriculum. Criteria for admission toengineering, admission to engineering standing, prerequisite adherence, and graduationrequirements are identical.Because the programs are hosted by an institution without 4-year degree programs (PCC), allstudents in the programs will be transfer applicants from other institutions, or at a minimum, willtransfer a significant number of credits to UK. (An exception is a small number of students whobegin at UK-Lexington

Conference Session

Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Digital Systems Education 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fernando Garcia Gonzalez, Florida Gulf Coast University; Janusz Zalewski, Florida Gulf Coast University; Gerardo Javier Pinzon P.E., Texas A&M International University

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

learn in class. This paper introduces a software based educational tool designed to be used in introductoryrobotics courses. The software simulates the geometry of motion (kinematics) of any multilinkindustrial robotic arm and is to be used in place of or along with an actual robotic arm. Thestudents can use this tool to support their learning much the same way they use an actual roboticarm. The tool includes an integrated development environment that models the environments thattypically included with robotics packages. This tool allows the student to input the characteristicsof the arm they wish to program allowing the student to program any type of arm they wish. Thistool provides a low cost solution to situations where purchasing