Collection

2013 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Tony Kerzmann; Gavin Buxton

. However, many of these legal barriers are being removed to facilitate the construction of these environmentally friendly buildings. 3. The design of an alternative energy education laboratory. As our Alternative Energy and Sustainability minor is still very new, we have limited alternative energy outreach events or activities at RMU (although an alternative energy summer camp has been successfully ran over the last couple of years). Therefore, we had a student interested in designing a laboratory space (outside) that could be used to teach the science behind alternative energy to young children. Interestingly, the laboratory was designed to consist of a number of different activities to showcase the

Collection

2011 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Megan F. Dunn; W. Roy Penney; Edgar C. Clausen

Bernoulli Balance Experiments Using a Venturi Megan F. Dunn, W. Roy Penney and Edgar C. Clausen Ralph E. Martin Department of Chemical Engineering University of ArkansasAbstractTwo simple and inexpensive venturi experiments were developed for use in either the laboratoryor classroom. The purpose of this paper is to present the equipment, procedures andexperimental results for these experiments, as used in a junior level fluids laboratory. In the firstexperiment, a shop fabricated venturi was employed to determine the experimental minor losscoefficient, K, in an unsteady-state system. The throat velocity determined by the Bernoullibalance was about 16

Conference Session

Curricular Developments in Electrical and Computer Engineering

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin Flores, University of Texas at El Paso; Hector Ochoa; Chandra Pappu, Union College

Paper ID #36943Adapting Chaos Theory for Undergraduate ElectricalEngineersBenjamin C. Flores (Professor)Hector A. Ochoa (Assistant Professor) Dr. Hector Ochoa is an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at Stephen F. Austin State University, where he develops curriculum and laboratories in engineering physics. Dr. Ochoa graduated with his doctorate and M.S. from the University of Texas at El Paso, and a Bachelor’s degree from The University of Guadalajara, Mexico. His current research interests include Radar Image Processing, Compressive Radar, and Engineering Education.Chandra S. Pappu (Assistant Professor

Conference Session

Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics Instruction

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip Gerhart, University of Evansville; Andrew Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University; Bruce Cain, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

engineering at Lawrence Technological University. He is actively involved in ASEE, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and the Engineering Society of Detroit. He serves as Faculty Advisor for the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Student Chapter at LTU and is the Thermal-Fluids Laboratory Coordinator. He is on the ASME PTC committee on Air-Cooled Condensers.Bruce Cain, Mississippi State University Bruce L. Cain is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Mississippi State University. He teaches courses in laboratory techniques and experiment design, and traditional courses in energy conversion, system dynamics and automation, and materials engineering. His

Conference Session

Faculty Development Division (FDD) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amirmasoud Momenipour, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Priyadarshini Pennathur, University of Texas at El Paso; Arunkumar Pennathur, University of Texas at El Paso; Brian Boswell, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Faculty Development Division (FDD)

Paper ID #44150Board 127: Work in Progress: Strategizing the Integration of VR and AR inSTEM Education: Aligning Educational, Organizational, and TechnologicalStrategiesDr. Amirmasoud Momenipour, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Amir Momenipour, PhD in Industrial and Systems Engineering, is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Management at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology with interests and expertise in teaching human factors, user experience, and work analysis and design. Dr. Momenipour is a member of the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE), and Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.Dr. Priyadarshini

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

H. Paul Haiduk; Donald J. Bagert; Ben A. Calloni

all the major programming constructs and data structures within a syntax-directedenvironment. The user can then generate syntactically correct code for any one of several text-based languagessuch as C++ and Pascal. More recently, work on adding object-oriented extensions to BACCII for use in thedata structures/object-oriented programming (CS2) course was undertaken, resulting in BACCII++. Recent research involving BACCII had included the development of a complete set of course materials forthe use of BACCII++ in teaching both CS1 and CS2 using C++. Laboratory courseware, tutorials and othermaterials were developed. An experiment, addressing the question "Can icon-based programming languages beused to teach first-year programming concepts

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

William Schultz; Marc Smith; Marc Perlin; John Foss

basic elements were the object of the instruction. The workshop wasto develop and evolve this idea and to help bring it to fruition.We examined ways to initiate, maintain, and assess this process consistent with ABET. By intent,the process would accommodate all disciplines that teach fluid mechanics and still respectinstitutional differences. The primary questions and issues addressed were: 1. What are the educational outcomes desired? 2. What is the expected level of student achievement? 3. What curriculum pedagogy should we deliver? 4. How do we measure outcomes? Page 6.568.1

Conference Session

Exploring Graduate Student Experiences

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Martina V. Svyantek, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

Worlds. Princeton: Carnegie Foundation, 1987.[9] J. Luft, J. Kurdziel, G. Roehrig, and J. Turner, "Growing a Garden without Water: Graduate Teaching Assistants in Introductory Science Laboratories at a Doctoral/Research University," Journal of Research in Science Teaching, vol. 41, pp. 211-233, 2004.[10] J. S. Fairweather, "The Mythologies of Faculty Productivity: Implications for Institutional Policy and Decision Making," The Journal of Higher Education, vol. 73, pp. 26-48, 2002.[11] J. S. Fairweather, "Faculty Rewards Reconsidered: the Nature of Tradeoffs," Change, vol. 25, pp. 44-47, 1996.[12] T. Andernach and G. N. Saunders-Smits, "The Use of Teaching Assistants in Project Based Learning at Aerospace

Conference Session

Using Computation and Modeling, Engineering Physics and Physics Division (EP2D) Technical Session 3

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rodrigo Cutri, Mauá Institute of Technology, Brazil; Nair Stem, Mauá Institute of Technology, Brazil; Octavio Mattasoglio Neto Neto, Mauá Institute of Technology, Brazil

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division (EP2D)

. Available:https://repositorio.ufu.br/handle/123456789/26491. [Accessed Dec. 2, 2022].[10] Moreira, B. R.., Guia prático do design thinking: aprenda 50 ferramentas para criarprodutos e serviços inovadores, e-book, 2018.[11] Dym, C. L.; et al. Engineering design thinking, teaching, and learning. IEEE EngineeringManagement Review, 34(1), 65-92, 2006.[12] Chan, Cky. "Rubrics for Engineering Education", Engineering Education Enhancementand Research Asia (E3R Asia), 2015. - Available: https://hke3r.cetl.hku.hk/pdf/Rubrics-for-Engineering-Education.pdf [Accessed Dec. 2, 2022]..[13] Arribas, E. et al “Development of a laboratory practice for physics introductory coursesusing a rubric for evaluation by competences”, 2019 J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 1287 012025[14] Holt

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

K. V. Sudhakar, Universidad de las Americas-Puebla; Tadeusz Majewski, Universidad de las Americas-Puebla; Luis Maus, Universidad de las Americas-Puebla

describing vibration can be used to determinesome parameters of the system.Keywords: dynamics, vibration, laboratory experiment, identification of parameters,verification of results1. IntroductionThe class-room teaching of mechanics courses, especially of dynamics and vibrations, involvestheoretical models and mathematical computations. It is difficult for students to imagine in whatway the systems work, what mechanical properties they have, and predict their behavior if aforce or moment is applied. It is difficult to evaluate the behavior of the systems if they aregoverned by non-linear equations. The nonlinearity of the system can be the result of largedisplacement, friction force, impacts between the elements of the system, and external

Conference Session

Reaching Students: Innovations to Curriculum in ET

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sofia Vidalis, Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg; Joseph Cecere, Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

potential benefits and challenges encountered by students and facultymembers at Penn State Harrisburg when using the tablet portable computers in themultifunctional classroom. This paper will also discuss some applications and functions thatimprove teaching, learning, and research initiatives through using tablet portable computers in aclassroom environment for both laboratory and lecture use.IntroductionTwo years ago, Penn State Harrisburg (PSH), which was an upper division and graduate college,expanded to offering lower level classes and started to accept freshman. This change waschallenging but exciting to the college. The college became a highly sought after campus withenrollment significantly growing which required offering more courses

Conference Session

Embedded System Design

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daren Wilcox, Southern Polytechnic State University; Steve Wilson, Southern Polytechnic State University; Gerd Wöstenkühler

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

sophomore level. The key to teaching design isto step the students through the design process in varying degrees. By having three projects in asemester of increasing complexity, the students are given plenty of chances to learn through mistakes.The students must learn project management skills, interfacing skills, documentation skills, and theactual lecture material of the textbook. By the third project, the students know what to expect and aremore independent when designing. The USB ToolStick Starter Kit from Silicon Laboratories offers anexcellent design platform to accomplish the embedded design. The kit is economical and very studentfriendly.6. AcknowledgementsThe authors would like to thank Dan Pratt of Lattice Semiconductors for generous

Conference Session

Structural Education Methods

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cole McDaniel, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Graham Archer, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

, students will become further challenged to calibrate their modelsand check the accuracy of the results. “Even though information technology is a powerfulreality, an indispensable, rapidly developing, empowering tool, computers do not contain theessence of teaching and learning, which are deeply human activities. So we have to keep ourmeans and ends straight” 4. With the inevitable increase in the use of computers in engineeringapplications, a solution to this problem of inaccurate modeling is quickly needed.A unique laboratory exercise was recently developed to address the problem of inaccuratemodeling. Senior undergraduate students in their terminal analysis course were challenged withthe task of predicting the natural periods of vibration of a

Conference Session

Sustainable Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Pumphrey, University of Cincinnati; Anna Hoessle, University of Cincinnati; Daniel Oerther, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

2006-90: SERVICE LEARNING AT CINCINNATI: RESEARCHING WATERTREATMENT FOR EMERGING ECONOMIESSarah Pumphrey, University of Cincinnati Graduate Research Assistant and MS candidate, University of Cincinnati. Ms. Pumphrey worked with Dr. Oerther as an undergraduate work study student and is continuing her MS degree.Anna Hoessle, University of Cincinnati Research Assistant and MS candidate, University of Cincinnati. Ms Hoessle worked with Dr. Oerther as an undergraduate work study student and is continuing her MS degree.Daniel Oerther, University of Cincinnati Associate Professor of Environmental Biotechnology, University of Cincinnati. Dr. Oerther teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in biology

Conference Session

Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert W. Whalin, Jackson State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Ocean and Marine

Paper ID #12157A New Coastal Engineering Graduate ProgramDr. Robert W. Whalin, Jackson State University Dr. Robert W. Whalin, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Director, Coastal Hazards Center, Jackson State University. He is Director Emeritus of the Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, MS. He received his PhD in Oceanography from Texas A&M University in 1971 and is a Registered Professional Engineer. Dr. Whalin was Director of Army Research Laboratory (1998- 2003; Adelphi, MD), and Technical Director /Director of Waterways Experiment Station (1985-1998; Vicksburg, MS). He has

Conference Session

Topics in Energy Management

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jaime Ramos-Salas P.E., University of Texas, Pan American; Emmanuel Benitez, University of Texas, Pan American; Leonel Aguilera, University of Texas, Pan American

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

acquisition systemwith energy management is a small step onto having a micro scale smart grid in our laboratory.Another main reason for developing this project is to have laboratories for student teachings,other projects, and master’s theses. We are planning to have up-to-date laboratories andassignments with engineering tasks which are not taught in other courses. One of our laboratoryassignment plans is to educate our undergraduate students in the programming softwareLabVIEW.We feel that LabVIEW is becoming very popular in the engineering field and it is a good idea tohave our students exposed to it.We have developed a laboratory assignment which is a reduced form of our data acquisitionsystem. This lab will introduce the students to instrument

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Kenneth Reid; Elaine Cooney

"learning communities" introductory course. Thecourse is being offered for its second year at the company’s site, and has targeted a wide varietyof employees with little or no previous technical training, including sales and marketingpersonnel, account managers, and assembly group leaders. Topics include basic electronics,PCB layout and fabrication, and electronics assembly. Each lesson is accompanied by a hands-on laboratory experience in the classroom or on the production floor. The laboratory sessionscover topics such as basic electrical measurement techniques, printed circuit board design, andhands-on manufacture and assembly of a functional, mixed technology circuit board.The course allows faculty to interact with the design and manufacturing

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

John Aspnes

calculated values.The University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) electric power option students complete a four-credit energy conversion course in the fifth semester and four-credit electric power courses inthe sixth and seventh semesters. The following material appears in the first electric powercourse in support of teaching symmetrical components. The author has used this laboratoryexercise for several years and has found that it enhances student understanding and acceptance Page 4.256.1of symmetrical components as a significant and useful tool for power system analysis. It alsoprovides anopportunity to discuss benefits of isolation provided by two-winding

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering in Silico

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Nippert, Widener University; Byung-Hwan Um, Widener University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

control group performed the actual hands-onexperiment and a test group performed a simulation using a Java applet that simulated the handson experiment. Students in both groups were given the same laboratory instruction andperformed the experiment either virtually or in reality. At the conclusion of the lab, they weregiven a brief multiple choice test about the experiment and the results of this test were compared.No difference was observed in the results of the tests. This appears to indicate that studentlearning immediately after the experiment was similar in both groups.Introduction and BackgroundThe purpose of this study was to determine if engineering students performing a simulation of anexperiment using Virtual Reality demonstrated similar

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Rebecca Willits

transportknowledge3. Topics include physical properties of the body and cells, solute and oxygentransport in biological systems, transport properties of blood, pharmacokinetic analysis,extracorporeal devices, and bioartificial organs. Throughout the course, it was essential thatstudents recognize the limitations of solving problems with fundamental equations and theimportance of assumptions when investigating realistic problems. Therefore, the objectives forthis course were: (i) to analyze mass and fluid transport both in the body and in bioartificialorgans, (ii) to create, fabricate, and implement a laboratory for introductory transport, and (iii) toimprove oral communication skills for scientific presentations.The text was used in combination with

Conference Session

Control in the Classroom

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Charles Nippert

DMC and comparisons to PIDare presented.IntroductionThe Online Widener Laboratories (OWL) is an online series of instructional modules forvarious aspects of Chemical Engineering written as JAVA applets running clientside(1,2). A portion of OWL is dedicated to process control including Model PredictiveControl (MPC) especially dynamic matrix control (DMC). Simulations of Single InputSingle Output (SISO) process and a Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) process areused to illustrate and compare MPC to classic PID control. The modules illustrate bothDMC and conventional PID control of the same processes, allowing students to perform avariety of interesting and instructive process control experiments; several of which arediscussed in this

Collection

2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

Authors

Yingxiao Song, Muskingum University

practical skills, thereby bridging the often-cited gap between academic theoryand real-world application. The ultimate goal is to prepare senior engineering students toconfront and solve contemporary engineering challenges through the lens of environmentalsustainability, thus readying them for impactful professional careers.A detailed teaching strategy that incorporates workshops, laboratory sessions, and designprojects is outlined. Each component is meticulously aligned with the fluid mechanics syllabus toenrich student learning and ensure the cohesive integration of theory with practice. Workshopsare tailored to run concurrently with fluid mechanics topics, offering a platform for theapplication of theoretical knowledge in a practical setting. A

Collection

2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

R. Barat; G. DiBenedetto; T. Boland

the laboratory, with the remaining time devoted to the computer software instruction. Agraduate student teaching assistant helps the students in the lab and typically provides the instruction inthe computer software in a dedicated department PC facility.In the lab, students working in pairs design and construct a complex, bench-scale piping system thatmimics a pilot scale air/water packed tower system used in our capstone unit operations laboratory. Thischallenge introduces the notion of scale to the students. The groups are provided with only a very generalschematic, along with guidelines, objectives, and constraints. The construction and operation of thesystems occur throughout the entire semester

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Rabb, United States Military Academy; Andrew Biaglow, United States Military Academy; David Chang, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

engineering curriculum necessitated incorporation of controls engineeringcoursework in their program of study. An existing dynamic modeling and controls courseexisted between two departments: electrical engineering and mechanical engineering. With theintroduction of chemical engineers in the course, the chemical engineering specific lessons aretaught by a chemical engineering instructor. This organizational structure is important, allowingthe multidisciplinary faculty team to synchronize their efforts, bringing their individual strengthsand resources together for the course to promote student learning. The instructors engage inmeaningful dialogue concerning their assignments, lesson preparations, laboratory exercises, andtheir results. The

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Ph.D., Richard H. Turpin

mind.” We all learn best by experience. Teaching is not defined by the knowledge we give too the students,but rather teaching is that which stimulates students to gain knowledge. “The eye must do its own seeing, theear its own hearing, and the mind its own thinking, ..” states Dr. Gregory. Not an easy thing to do with a largeroom full of students, but still a worthy and necessary goal. The laboratory orientation of most engineeringcurricula serves well to aid in meeting this “law.” Rules for teachers, as prescribed by Dr. Gregory, include: (1) Excite the students’ interest in the subject.. attempt to awaken inquiry; (2) place yourself frequently in the position of a student among your students, andjoin in the search for some

Conference Session

Assessing Perceptions of Engineers and Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sharon Kurpius-Robinson, Arizona State University; Dale Baker, Arizona State University; Stephen Krause, Arizona State University; Chell Roberts, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

2006-1120: A VALID AND RELIABLE SURVEY INSTRUMENT FOR MEASURINGK-12 TEACHERS' PERCEPTIONS AND NEEDS ON DESIGN, ENGINEERING,AND TECHNOLOGYSenay Yasar, Arizona State University Senay Yasar is a Ph.D. student in Science Education, Department of Curriculum and Instruction at ASU. She earned her MA degree in Science Education at Arizona State University. Her BS degree is in Physics Education. Her principle research areas are inquiry-based learning and science and technology education. She teaches an elementary science methods course for undergraduate students.Dale Baker, Arizona State University Dale R. Baker is a Professor of science education in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at

Collection

ASEE 2021 Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference

Authors

Amir Karimi P.E., The University of Texas at San Antonio; Randall D. Manteufel P.E., The University of Texas at San Antonio

be conducted on the first day of scheduledon-site visit. The TC also informed the programs that the PEVs might also request live, on-camerawalkthrough of the facilities on the first day of on-site virtual visit. The TC requested that the recordedtours should focus on facilities used for teaching, to include laboratories, examples of typicalclassrooms and faculty offices, library and computing services, and other relevant facilities. Annotatedphotographs of equipment items available in each undergraduate laboratory as discussed in the Self-Study Report will aid the lab tours. The ABET-EAC Criterion 7-Facilities8 requires that classrooms,offices, laboratories, and associated equipment must be adequate to support attainment of the

Conference Session

Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Experiments and Labs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Afshin Goharzadeh, The Petroleum Institute; Peter Rodgers, The Petroleum Institute; Christian Mandel, The Petroleum Institute

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

experimental characterization of multiphase flow phenomena. Page 12.895.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Innovative Fluid Mechanics Experiments for Modern Mechanical Engineering ProgramAbstract One of the primary objectives of the Petroleum Institute (PI) is to prepare futuremechanical engineers to assume successful career paths in the Oil and Gas industry.With this in mind, a state of the art core measurement laboratory represents an importantfacility for teaching use within a Mechanical Engineering Program. Such a facility hasbeen developed at the PI, and is utilized at undergraduate level

Conference Session

Modeling and Problem-Solving

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Morris M. Girgis, Central State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

further extended to an integrated teaching approachinvolving lectures, testing, laboratory projects, and case studies.In this paper, a comprehensive project for developing mathematical, conceptual, and problem- Page 22.159.2solving competencies has been developed. Two engineering mechanics problems consisting ofsprings, pulleys and/or a beam will be presented. One problem was chosen for implementation ina Strength of Materials course project. The features of the spring-pulley-beam system will bediscussed and specific domain concepts will be presented. A conceptual analysis was performedto develop sub-problems of the main project problem to

Conference Session

Faculty Development I

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tershia A. Pinder-Grover, University of Michigan; Martyn Taylor Haynes II, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Page 26.1092.2pedagogical workshops, attending a theater performance focusing on inclusive teachingstrategies, and presenting a short lesson to a small group of their peers. The GSIs choose theworkshops based on their teaching responsibilities with topics including: teaching discussionsand laboratory sections, managing office hours, grading, and teaching problem solving skills.The theater performance allows GSIs to observe a novice instructor in a STEM classroom,identify strategies to improve the overall class environment, and reflect on how their suggestedstrategies improve the overall class environment upon a second performance of the sketch.10During the practice teaching or microteaching session, GSIs develop a short 5-min lesson,present it