Conference Session

Simulation

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kyle Joe Branch, University of Utah; Anthony Edward Butterfield, University of Utah

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

Paper ID #13772Analysis of Student Interactions with Browser-Based Interactive SimulationsKyle Joe Branch, University of Utah Kyle Branch is a second-year graduate student at the University of Utah Department of Chemical Engi- neering. He has helped develop and teach a freshman laboratory course using the methods described in this paper. His main research interest is in engineering education, focusing on the creation and analysis of interactive simulations for undergraduate chemical engineering courses.Prof. Anthony Edward Butterfield, University of Utah Anthony Butterfield is an Assistant Professor (Lecturing) in the

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies: Bring-Your-Own-Experiments 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nebojsa I Jaksic, Colorado State University - Pueblo

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

manufacturers are used on appropriate 3D-printed objects to show the above-mentioned processes. Creation of free-hand 3D plastic objectsis also illustrated. Two laboratory exercises using 3D pens for welding plastic and forpersonalizing 3D-printed objects are described.IntroductionExperimenting with physical models is a well-documented advantage of engineering educationas justified by the Kolb’s Experiential Learning Cycle Theory1. The 3D-printing technologybased on inexpensive 3D printers and inexpensive plastic materials is at a stage of enablingstudent designers in creating quick, inexpensive, and functional design iterations in support ofexperimentation in engineering education2,3. However, more complicated designs and/orassemblies sometimes fail

Conference Session

Innovations in Advanced Fabrication Technologies

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jafar F. Al-Sharab, Northwestern State University; Mohammed Benalla, Northwestern State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

Engineering. The Master Thesis was Blood Vessel Wall Permeability and Endothelial Cells Interconnectivity. In 2012, Dr. Benalla achieved his PhD from the Biomedical Engineering Department CCNY in Biomechanics. The PhD thesis was the Determination of the Lacunar- Canalicular Permeability of Human Cortical Bone Using Physiological Loading. After his PhD, Dr. Be- nalla worked as a research associate with the Biomechanics Laboratory in CCNY with a cooperation with the Orthopedic Department of Mount Sinai Hospital and the Graduate Center of New York. In addition to his research Dr. Benalla taught as Adjunct Assistant Professor in different Colleges in New York. The different colleges Dr. Benalla taught in are New York City

Conference Session

Novel Teaching Methods In Engineering Technology

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nancy L. Denton, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Wei Dai Vian, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

, properties, processing, and applications of polymers, composites, andemerging/alternate materials commonly used in industry. Problem solving skills are developedin the areas of selection, testing, and evaluation of materials and processes. Through ongoinginteractions in the laboratory, a group project, and in-class activities, communication skills areenhanced to prepare for industrial and professional expectations. To inculcate understanding ofthe need for self-directed lifelong learning into these primarily fresh high school graduates, asmall number of student-selected Professional Development Activities (PDAs) are embeddedinto the course. The purposes for implementing instructional innovations in this course areimproving students learning outcomes

Conference Session

Curriculum and New Course Development in ET

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Glenn T. Wrate P.E., Northern Michigan University; Michael D. Rudisill, Northern Michigan University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

student is introduced to the types oftransformers commonly used in power distribution networks. Standard configurations,construction and auxiliary equipment are introduced, along with typical maintenance procedures.A course in AC analysis (ET-113) is required before taking this course. Generally, the studentshave also taken an introduction to electrical power systems course (ET-180). The objective of thecourse is to provide the student with a solid foundation in the power and auxiliary transformersused in the electrical power industry today. State of the art testing equipment is used on donatedthree-phase and single-phase power transformers, voltage regulators, and instrumenttransformers. This equipment is either in the laboratory or in a mock

Conference Session

First-Year Issues in ECE Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Girma Tewolde, Kettering University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

students to the different areas of engineering, including Mechanical,Industrial, Manufacturing, Electrical and Computer Engineering. The course is co-taught bymultiple instructors, from all the different disciplines. It is made up of short lecture sections andlonger laboratory activities. The main goal is to introduce the students to the basic principles,applications, and practical tools commonly used in the different fields. This paper presents aninnovative course development for the ECE component of this inter-disciplinary course. Thecourse offers effective, hands-on and practical activities to enhance the students’ learningexperiences. Another important feature of this course is that the students are presented withchallenges to exercise their

Conference Session

Early ChemE Education

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Grace Katherine Harrell, Oklahoma State University; Alexandra Nicole McPeak, Oklahoma State University; Ashlee Nicole Ford Versypt, Oklahoma State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

A Pharmacokinetic Simulation-Based Module to Introduce Mass Balances and Chemical Engineering Design Concepts to Engineering FreshmenIntroductionOften the opportunities for freshmen engineering students to be exposed to chemical engineeringare limited. Introduction to chemical engineering is typically a sophomore level course.Freshman general engineering courses come in a variety of forms from college orientationcourses to lectures on basics of design and safety to project-based laboratory or designexperiences. A recent survey of 50 chemical engineering undergraduate programs showed that6% of those programs offered engineering laboratory experiences for freshmen through generalengineering courses and 4

Conference Session

Let’s Get Pumped: Innovative Approaches for Better Student Engagement

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Hochstein, Manhattan College; Goli Nossoni, Manhattan College; Mohab El-Hakim, Manhattan College

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

effectivesolutions to complex technical problems and an active learning environment is useful for studentsto learn practical skills. This includes problem-based learning and student designed laboratoryexperiments.The Civil Engineering Materials course at Manhattan College is a core course taken by all civilengineering students in the spring semester of the sophomore year or fall semester of the junioryear. Traditionally this course covers a variety of civil engineering materials, their sources,manufacturing processes, and behavior under different loading conditions. The content of thiscourse is flexible and includes a laboratory component. This is one of the core classes in whichactive learning techniques can be implemented successfully.A term project

Conference Session

PSW Section Meeting Papers - Disregard start and end time - for online paper access only

Collection

2019 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Jay Tyler Davis II, California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo; Sonya Dick; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Bradley Wash, California Polytechnic University, SLO; Julia Holton, California Polytechnic State University: Department of Kinesiology and Public Health

Tagged Topics

Pacific Southwest Section Meeting Paper Submissions

Paper ID #27859Observing Motor Learning and Control through Juggling and Motion Anal-ysis: A Collaboration Between Dynamics and Kinesiology StudentsMr. Jay Tyler Davis II, California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering student at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.Sonya Dick Sonya Dick is a Senior Mechanical Engineering Student at California Polytechnic State University - SLO. This is her second year working at the Human Motion Biomechanics Lab. As a research assistant, she helps create and teach interdisciplinary laboratories for undergraduate kinesiology and engineering students. Her

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators 3 - Grading: Grate or Great

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jennifer Pascal, University of Connecticut; Troy J. Vogel, University of Notre Dame; Kristina Wagstrom, University of Connecticut

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

these disadvantages, thefaculty work-load during the semester is significantly less than when traditional gradingapproaches are used [2]. Neither of these grading approaches have been used in the contexts wepresent here. Specifications grading was implemented in a laboratory course and a researchcourse, while the competency-based approach was implemented in a capstone design course,consisting of students with a vast array of preparations.Table 1: Advantages and disadvantages of the specifications grading approach. Advantages Disadvantages Transparency Potential lack of buy-in from students Student ownership Potentially

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Education in Engineering Technology

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jinwen Zhu, Missouri Western State University; Virendra Varma, Missouri Western State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

. These efforts have led to the emergence of nanotechnology dealing with a widerange of engineering applications at the nano scale. Nanotechnology has future impacts in theapplication markets such as medicine, healthcare, biotechnology, communications, andelectronics. Due to rapid development and broad impact of nanotechnology, education andtraining of a new generation of workforce skilled in this field will play an important role in thedevelopment and applications of nanotechnology. It is a challenge for educators, especially forengineering technology educators, to provide an appropriate curriculum and effective learningenvironment including state-of-the-art laboratories for students who want to enter the nano fieldafter their graduation. This

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ramachandran Venkatasubramanian, Arizona State University; Guillermo G. Mendez, Arizona State University; Brian Skromme, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Development and Assessment of Interactive Spreadsheet Software for the Teaching of Semiconductor Device TheoryAbstractPreviously, we reported on the initial development of specialized interactive spreadsheets andsupporting exercises to aid in the teaching of semiconductor device concepts. Here, we discussthe continued development, implementation, and optimization of these tools using feedbackbased on instructor observation, course surveys, student focus groups, and various measures ofstudent performance. The software is designed to serve as a “virtual laboratory” in whichstudents can gain experience and use visualization to observe the inner workings ofsemiconductor devices, which are not normally directly observable. Quantities such as

Conference Session

Trends in Energy Conversion and Conservation

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Giri Venkataramanan, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Annette Muetze, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

evident that in the absence of a laboratory – real-world experience thelearning cycle is plainly incomplete.The ‘cone’ of learning shown in Fig. 1 illustrates the effectiveness of various domains ofexperience from a pedagogic point of view11. The activities at the bottom of the cone are said toprovide learning opportunities with higher motivational and retention levels compared to thosethat are at the top. The limited effectiveness of the ‘top heavy’ classical teaching styles withthree weekly lectures supplemented with textbook reading may be readily observed from thefigure. Course activities that are authentic, with an emphasis on real-world inspired and student-directed laboratory projects provide the best learning opportunity possible within

Conference Session

Building a Community in Materials

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen Stair, Northwestern University; Jefferson Z. Liu, Northwestern University; Mark Asta, Northwestern University

Tagged Divisions

Materials

Science and Engineering, Northwestern University. He received his B.E. and M.E. in Engineering Mechanics from Tsinghua University, P.R. China. His research interests are in application of atomistic and first-principle methods for simulating thermodynamic, mechanical, and kinetic properties of complex multiphase bulk materials and nano-structures.Mark Asta, Northwestern University Prof. Asta received his Ph. D. degree in an interdisciplinary Materials Physics program from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1993, and subsequently joined Sandia National Laboratories at Livermore, CA. He joined the faculty of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern

Conference Session

Promoting Scientific and Technological Literacy

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Douglas, Southern Methodist University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

engineering. The curriculum consists of (1) a course text, (2)integrated laboratory exercises with real-time signal processing hardware, (3) summerteacher training institutes, and (4) a web community portal for information sharing(www.infinity-project.org). Started in 1999, the Infinity Project is in over 150 highschools across twenty-five states and is garnering some interest in other countries acrossthe world as an innovative educational intervention to promote and increase awareness ofengineering and technology education in young people today.While careful assessment and tracking of pre-college student populations on a large scaleis challenging – see the comments in Section 4 of this paper – the Infinity Project attractsboth students and teachers

Conference Session

Ocean, Marine, and Coastal Engineering Topics

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Waters, U.S. Naval Academy; Randy Broussard, U.S. Naval Academy; Jenelle Piepmeier, U.S. Naval Academy

Tagged Divisions

Ocean and Marine

backscatter, etc.). We present a vision-basedwave sensing technique that can be used to measure water surface heights and computepertinent wave characteristics, such as slope, height, or frequency. Using a commerciallyavailable stereo imaging system, students can acquire an image of a wave surface andaccurately measure its characteristics. System configuration and data analysis methodsare discussed. Data generated using this method can be verified using traditional wavegauges, and used for a variety of student project or laboratory experiments. We haveused this system for a laboratory investigation in an Introduction to Computer Visioncourse, and as an experimental platform for independent study by Ocean Engineeringstudents. Sample results from

Conference Session

Project-Based Education in Energy Conversion

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fanourios Chalkiadakis, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2007-321: CLASSROOM STUDIES IN POWER FLOW AND TRANSMISSIONLINES BY MEANS OF PSCAD/EMTDCFanourios Chalkiadakis, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona FANOURIOS (FANIS) CHALKIADAKIS received his Ph.D. degree in Engineering Science in 2001, from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. He is currently an Associate Professor and Power Systems chair at the Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, and holds memberships in the IEEE, IEEE Power Society and ASEE. His interests include power systems, renewable sources of energy, modeling, circuit theory, microcontrollers, analog electronics, and laboratory development

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiaoqi Zhang, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Clifford Bruell, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Yexin Yin, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Praveen Jayaradu, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Mark Hines, University of Massachusetts Lowell

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

lead ion concentration is quantified by a Lead Ion Selective Probe. The average molecularweight of the carboxyl functionalized nanospheres is 12,000 g. Page 12.973.3Course Description • Junior-level “Environmental Engineering” and “Environmental Engineering Laboratory” are core courses for Civil & Environmental Engineering students. This course and laboratory focus on the physical, chemical, and biological principles of water and wastewater treatment, the design of wastewater treatment facilities (WWTFs), and hazardous waste site remediation. The current experiments concentrate on measures for performance of WWTFs, such

Conference Session

New Approaches and Applications to Enhance Technological Literacy - Part I

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

R. William Graff, LeTourneau University; Paul R. Leiffer, LeTourneau University

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

23.371.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Demonstration of Electrical Principles in the Classroom by Hydraulic AnaloguesIntroductionHydraulic analogies for the basic three circuit elements (resistor, capacitor, and inductor) havebeen known for many years, and some practical and inexpensive physical examples haverecently been built and used in basic circuit laboratories. Since non-engineering majors, as wellas non-electrical engineering majors, are typically mystified by electricity, these basic threehydraulic models are effective in breaking down the “mystification factor” concerning basicelectricity. The author’s Interaction at a recent workshop on the

Conference Session

Topics in Biomass and Gasification Processes

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Madhumi Mitra Ph.D, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Corinne Johnson Rutzke, Corinne Rutzke

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

photobioreactor for culturing algae with the eventual objective of extraction of oilfrom the algal species and converting the oil into biodiesel, and made environmentally-friendlysoaps from the glycerin produced from the biodiesel. Tools and kits were given to theparticipants to assist them in instruction in the classrooms and laboratories and for furtheradvancing their STEAM curricula with a focus on bioenergy and bioproducts. The evaluationsurveys conducted reveal that the educators gained substantial knowledge in the fields ofbioenergy and bioproducts and expressed their interest in implementing the content as well aslaboratories in their curricula. In the context of this project, discussions are already underway to promote such

Conference Session

Instrumentation in the Classroom

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Eric Hansberry; Guido Lopez

engineers and engineering educators that fundamental knowledge ofscience and mathematics, and the creative application of this knowledge in the design of systems,components and/or processes are two essential elements of the engineering profession. Engineersmust have the ability to solve technical problems, master scientific knowledge, be creative, andapply the proper judgement to provide real solutions to real needs. The focus of engineeringeducation is on the acquisition of knowledge through class lectures, personal study, engineeringdesign and lab experimentation. Time constraints and costs associated with laboratories anddesign activity may prove to be challenging and often discouraging. Nonetheless, these factors

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching in Environmental Engineering

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Oerther

environmental microbiologywithin our graduate and undergraduate environmental engineering curricula. For the past threeyears, we taught a novel course entitled, “Molecular Biology in Environmental Engineering.”Course evaluations over the past three years suggested that the course was successful forprimarily two reasons, namely: (1) the course employed a problem-based learning approach tounderlie all learning activities; and (2) experiments were conducted by student teams facilitatinginterpersonal communication as a primary means of learning from peers. This paper outlines thespecific experimental procedures employed in the laboratory, as well as evaluates the results ofstudent input from assessment tools including: one-on-one interviews with the

Conference Session

Real-World Applications

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jerome Tapper; Walter Buchanan

to take the newly developed“Industrial Control Systems I” course. The focus of this course is to provide students with a closeapproximation to what they will encounter in real-life engineering environments includingdependencies on others and the responsibilities that are required in such positions. This industrialcontrol systems lecture-laboratory course attempts to emulate these real-life environmentalfunctions as close as possible.In an effort to realize this scenario, industry partners were consulted and ideas were brainstormedbetween this author and the industrial advisors. Once these ideas were solidified, a formalspecification was developed and used as a “final project” model for students taking this class.Upon completion, industry

Conference Session

Trends in Nuclear Engineering Education II

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Edwards; Lawrence Hochreiter; Laura L. Pauley

in separate courses under different titles. Both programs havethe first two years nearly in common since the students in either program are required to takethe same mathematics, physics, chemistry, and English courses. In addition, the nuclear-engineering students also take the same engineering-mechanics courses such as statics,dynamics, and strength of materials, plus laboratory, as the mechanical-engineering students.Therefore, the significant difference between the two programs only occurs in the final twoyears where the students specialize in a particular discipline. The commonality of the first twoyears, including the courses in mechanics, is unique to the PSU engineering programs ascompared to engineering programs at other

Conference Session

International Engineering Education II

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Morteza Sadat-Hossieny

-enligne.prd.fr/, simulation libraries such as http://www.eoe.org, remote laboratories such ashttp://iawww.epfl.ch/, and virtual laboratories such as http://www.esr.ruhr-uni-bochum.De/VCLab/ and tutorials such as http://www.engin.umich.edu/group/ctm/. Projects for Page 8.471.1 “Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education”pedagogical material capitalization and for open distance learning diffusion are strongly supportedby the European Commission, which considers education as one of the most strategic applicationsof

Conference Session

Manufacturing Systems Design

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Linards Stradins; Richard Rothaupt

ManufacturingEngineering program.Almost all engineering programs prior to the 1960s required students to work with machines andmaterials in testing laboratories, metalworking, mechanical and electrical shops. Thoseexperiences, gained from the various laboratory exercises, developed in the students an intuitivefeel for the way in which the mechanical world operated. Sadly, by the 1980s many universitieshad disassembled their laboratories and had come to rely upon analytical skills and computer Page 8.29.1Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright©2003, American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Elizabeth August, Loyola Marymount University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

software engineering.OverviewThe Teaching Artificial Intelligence as a Laboratory Science †1 (TAILS) project is designed todevelop a new paradigm for teaching introductory artificial intelligence (AI) concepts byimplementing an experiment-based approach modeled after the lab sciences. It explores whetherstructured labs with exercises that are completed in teams before students leave the classroomcan build a sense of accomplishment, confidence, community, and collaboration among students,characteristics which have been shown to be critical to retain women and non-traditionalcomputer science students in the field.TAILS presents to students an array of fundamental AI algorithms as a set of hands-on activitiesmade available through a database of lab

Conference Session

BME Course and Curriculum Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt A. Thoroughman Ph.D., Washington University, St. Louis; Ranjan Patrick Khan, Washington University, St. Louis; Haoxin Sun, Washington University, St. Louis; Patricia L. Widder, Washington University, St. Louis

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

Department at Wash- ington University in St. Louis. She received her B.S. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and her M.S. degree in biomedical engineering from Washington Univer- sity in St. Louis. Prior to her current position, she worked as an instrumentation and controls engineer for Monsanto, Co. Page 25.816.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Integration of a Computational Lab Sequence Into a Junior-Level Quantitative Physiology CourseAbstractWe have built a computational laboratory sequence

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael G. Mauk, Drexel University; Richard Chiou, Drexel University; Vladimir Genis, Drexel University; M. Eric Carr, Drexel University; Danielle Tadros, Drexel University; Christopher Sikich, Sun Valley High School

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

instrumentation, piezoelectric transducers, and engineering education. Results of his research work were published in scientific journals and presented at national and interna- tional conferences. Genis has five U.S. patents.Mr. M. Eric Carr, Drexel University Eric Carr is currently the Laboratory Technician for Drexel University’s Engineering Technology pro- gram. Eric assists faculty members with the development and implementation of various engineering technology courses and enjoys finding innovative ways to use microcontrollers and other technologies to enhance Drexel’s engineering technology course offerings. Carr holds an M.S. in computer engineering from Drexel University and is an author of several recent technical

Conference Session

Introduction to Engineering and More

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ian Campbell

Session 2653 The use of model making (and breaking) in freshman Engineering Statics courses. Ian Campbell School of Architectural, Civil and Mechanical Engineering Victoria University of Technology – AustraliaAbstractIn the Engineering degree programs that traditionally commence with an introductory staticscourse, instructors typically search for examples and applications that can explain and bringto life the physics and mathematics involved. Laboratory classes designed to reinforce theoryvia experiments are the norm but are often