Conference Session

Great Ideas for Projects that Teach Instrumentation

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farid Farahmand, Sonoma State Univeristy; Saeid Moslehpour, University of Hartford

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Instrumentation

AC 2011-392: INTRODUCING ADVANCED ENGINEERING TOPICS TOFRESHMEN STUDENTS USING ROOMBA PLATFORMFarid Farahmand, Sonoma State Univeristy FARID FARAHMAND is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Science at Sonoma State University, CA, where he teaches Advanced Networking and Digital Systems. He is also the direc- tor of Advanced Internet Technology in the Interests of Society Laboratory. Farid’s research interests are optical networks, applications of wireless sensor network technology to medical fields, delay tolerant net- works. He is also interested in educational technologies and authored many papers focusing on eLearning and Active Learning models.Saeid Moslehpour, University of Hartford

Conference Session

Educating Students for Professional Success

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ajit D. Kelkar, North Carolina A&T State University; James G. Ryan, Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering

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Graduate Studies, New Engineering Educators, Student

AC 2011-1023: INNOVATIVE GRADUATE PROGRAM IN NANOENGI-NEERINGAjit D. Kelkar, North Carolina A&T State University Dr. Ajit D. Kelkar is a Professor and Chairman of Nanoengineering department at Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering at North Carolina A&T State University. He also serves as an As- sociate Director for the Center for Advanced Materials and Smart Structures and is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro. For the past twenty five years he has been working in the area of performance evaluation and modeling of poly- meric composites and ceramic matrix composites. He has worked with several federal laboratories in the

Conference Session

Student Learning and Assessment II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anca L. Sala, Baker College; Raghu Echempati, Kettering University

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Mechanical Engineering

on experimental laboratories where students measure the behavior ofsingle degree and two degrees of freedom systems. The paper will describe the assessment toolsused in each course, provide a comparative analysis of student performance over the past fewyears, and conclude with recommendations and future plans.IntroductionMechanical Vibrations courses have been the subject of numerous papers presented at the ASEEAnnual Conference in recent years. Some of these papers focused on course curriculum1, 2,laboratory experiments3, and using simulation software such as Matlab and Simulink4, or in-house developed software5 to help students better grasp and master the material. An interestingproposal to integrate topics related to Dynamic Systems

Conference Session

Innovative Methods to Teach Engineering to URMs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gordon W. Skelton, Jackson State University; Qing Pang, Jackson State University; Wei Zheng, Jackson State University; HuiRu Shih, Jackson State University; Tzusheng Pei, Jackson State University

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Minorities in Engineering

and graduation rates in engineering.Self-regulated learning is an important but difficult concept to present to students. With self-regulated learning students learn to evaluate their study and learning strategies and to evaluatetheir own critical thinking and problem solving skills and strategies. The research presented inthis paper examines the use of robotics as a targeted topic for the student to learn how to applyself-regulated concepts. In this laboratory setting the students exercise their problems solvingskills and develop an understanding of how they are able to adjust / learn from both successesand failures. From their experience the students are able to gain a better understanding of howself-regulated learning is related to

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Baha Jassemnejad, University of Central Oklahoma; Wei Siang Pee, University of Central Oklahoma; Kevin Rada; Montell Jermaine Wright, University of Central Oklahoma, Robotics Research; Kaitlin Rose Foran, University of Central Oklahoma; Evan C. Lemley, University of Central Oklahoma

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Engineering Physics & Physics

students to test their understanding of thecontrol the operation of a microwave oven. The content presented in the lectures. In the course ofinputs provided by the keyboard are used by the performing the activities, the students also acquiremicrocontroller to set the cooking time and power basic laboratory skills, such as use of a multimeter tolevel. This embedded microcontroller is considered a take voltage and resistance measurements, andpermanent part of the microwave, and its function soldering on a printed-circuit board. As the studentswill never be reprogrammed for any other purpose. acquire the necessary concepts and skills, they begin

Conference Session

ETD Design I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Austin B. Asgill, Southern Polytechnic State University; Jeffrey L. Ray, Southern Polytechnic State University; Thomas Reid Ball, Southern Polytechnic College of Engr and Engr Tech

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Engineering Technology

examines some of the challenges presented inoffering a predominantly laboratory-intensive curriculum at a distance. Some preliminaryenrollment data is also presented that provides an early indication as to the future viability of thearticulated programs.I. IntroductionSouthern Polytechnic State University (SPSU) is a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math(STEM) focused university located in Marietta, Georgia. It is an urban institution with apopulation of approximately 5,400 students. For many years since its inception, the university Page 25.352.2offered a number of Engineering Technology programs in Civil CET), Computer (CpET),Electrical

Conference Session

Projects in Alternative Energy: Wind and Solar

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reg Recayi Pecen, University of Northern Iowa; Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Bekir Z. Yuksek, University of Northern Iowa; Ulan Dakeev, University of Northern Iowa; Kenan Baltaci, University of Northern Iowa

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

generation on campus. There hasbeen an increase on number of students and interest to renewable energy systems and relatedprojects. This increase brought a demand to increase capacity and size of the solar-wind energysystem and laboratory activities on renewable energy technology. In addition, the universityadministration has been supporting renewable energy projects on campus since initial system hasbeen established. The capacity of existing solar-wind hybrid power system was increased andimproved to 10kW system by the technology (electrical engineering technology, andmanufacturing technology) students and faculty. This work was supported by the State of Iowaand University administration as part of renewable energy promotion in the state and

Conference Session

BME Course and Curriculum Development

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alisha L. Sarang-Sieminski, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Debbie Chachra, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

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Biomedical

Page 25.417.6online and library resources, submission of an outline and annotated bibliography for review andfeedback, peer review of first drafts, formative feedback on the revised draft, and finally the finaldraft of the report and an oral presentation to the rest of the class. The second major componentis a team-based self-directed laboratory project. Student teams ideate around laboratory projects,then draft a research proposal including a description, timeline, and budget. The project isscheduled for approximately one month, and teams use both in- and out-of-class time to work onthe project (12 hrs/week). Benchside mentorship is provided by both the instructor and bylaboratory assistants, normally students with advanced laboratory skills

Conference Session

Innovations in Promoting Technological Literacy I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan G. Dimitriu, San Antonio College; Simona Dana Dimitriu, Pat Neff Middle School - Northside Independent School District (NISD); Thomas Gadsden Jr., Our Lady of the Lake University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

, Superconducting Super Collider Laboratory, Associate Director, Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Math & Science Education, the Ohio State University. and Associate Professor of physics and chemistry, Our Lady of the Lake University, retired. Page 25.482.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 E 4 E: Engineering for EducatorsAbstractK-12 science and math education is part of the Administration’s American CompetitivenessInitiative (ACI). As one part of the larger initiative that seeks to encourage research anddevelopment, innovation, and global competitiveness

Conference Session

Innovative Learning, Comparative Learning Analysis, and Lessons Learned

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Saleh Keshawarz, University of Hartford; Hisham Alnajjar, University of Hartford; Azizurahman Azimi, Herat University

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International

joint projects at this time.With the establishment of the campus wide fiber optic program funded by NATO NIG programat Herat University in the near future, such joint projects will be undertaken.Computers have been placed in the library for access to digital library resources such asengineering and academic research databases through the e-Quality alliance (funded by USAID).This resource is available at this time on a limited basis and once the fiber optics network isoperational, they will be used more widely by students and faculty.Laboratory facilities at HU include: • Soil laboratory • Asphalt laboratory • Concrete and metals laboratory • Surveying laboratory • Hydraulics laboratory • Computer laboratoriesUH assisted HU in

Conference Session

Using Computers, Software, and Writing to Improve Mathematical Understanding

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bipin K. Pai, Purdue University, Calumet

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Mathematics

-1984, full-time. He was also Faculty Fellow at Argonne National Laboratory, to work on finite element analysis of polycrystalline arrays to determine grain boundary mechanics, Summer 1985; Faculty Fellow at Argonne National Labo- ratory, to work on finite element analysis of shipping casks in edge-drop impact tests, Summer 1987; and Faculty Fellow at Argonne National Laboratory, to work on finite element stress analysis of solid breeder blanket of tokamak fusion reactors – ITER (International Thermo-Nuclear Experimental Reactor) Pro- gram, Summer 1988. He won the Faculty Research Leave Award (Sabbatical Leave) at Argonne National Laboratory, to work on finite element stress analysis of Tokamak fusion reactor first

Conference Session

Electrical Energy Courses, Labs, and Projects I

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dale H. Litwhiler, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus; Elizabeth Wiggins-Lopez, PSU-Berks

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

, industrial and residential applications.An example of applications on the load side includes lighting and ventilation devices. Inputpower for the microgrid can be derived from many sources including standard building ACpower and alternative sources such as solar. A 24VDC ceiling system was installed in one roomof the engineering building at Penn State - Berks. The room serves as both laboratory andclassroom space. Students in the engineering technology programs have been involved withdesigning and fabricating devices to use and/or control power derived from the 24VDCmicrogrid system. Devices include room lighting control and portable device charging stations.The low voltage microgrid provides a relatively safe environment in which to experiment

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Kean, California Polytechnic State University; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University; Mathew Bissonnette

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

AC 2012-5166: PHYSICAL EXPERIMENTS TO ENHANCE MODEL-ELICITINGACTIVITY IMPLEMENTATIONDr. Andrew Kean, California Polytechnic State UniversityDr. Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University Brian P. Self obtained his B.S. and M.S. degrees in engineering mechanics from Virginia Tech, and his Ph.D. in Bioengineering from the University of Utah. He worked in the Air Force Research Laboratories before teaching at the U.S. Air Force Academy for seven years. Brian has taught in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo since 2006. During the 2011-12 academic year he participated in a professor exchange, teaching at the Munich University of Applied Sciences. His engineering education

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Isadore Davis; Gregory Lush; Connie Della-Piana; Andrew Swift

-term strategic collaboration and partnerships to achieve the strategic goalsand mutual interests of both organizations.The actual Mock Visit Retreat spanned three days. The first day was on campus andinvolved about 20 faculty and staff in the college. The entire faculty participated in Days 2 and3, which were held off-site so that all attending would not be distracted, but instead expresslyfocused on the business at hand.Day 1 was a structured tour and assessment of the instructional laboratories. Each program had ahost team and contributed faculty to form teams that would visit other programs. The host teamwas typically the head of the program, the key laboratory staff technicians, and faculty who hadtraditionally taken on responsibilities

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Karen Davis; Jr., James Caffery; Jr., Fred Beyette

à Session 2553 A Multi-faceted First Year Electrical and Computer Engineering Course Fred R. Beyette, Jr., James J. Caffery, Jr., Karen C. Davis University of CincinnatiI. IntroductionAn innovative course at the University of Cincinnati combines introductory level technicalmaterials with the development of academic survival skills and a hands-on laboratory experienceto produce an Introduction to Electrical and Computer (ECE) course for incoming freshmen. Thecourse, which is offered to ECE freshmen in their first term, is designed to promote

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Robin Redfield; Brian Self

New Approaches in Teaching Undergraduate Dynamics Brian Self Robin Redfield United States Air Force Academy Colorado Springs, COABSTRACTIn order to enhance a first course in dynamics, instructors at the United States Air ForceAcademy have supplemented the class with demonstrations, laboratories, computationalproblems, and student presentations. Goals of the enhancement are to increase student motivationand understanding. Initial results may not show that students perform better overall, butmotivation and interest levels are definitely improved and long-term appreciation andunderstanding may be

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

David Kelso; John D. Enderle; Kristina Ropella

generated. At the top of the reality chart would becourses which address the myriad of stakeholders one finds in industry, such as the FDA, U/L,end-users, manufacturing, service, financial, legal, etc.Real-world experience and exposure can be achieved through a number of mechanisms includingdesign courses, computer simulation, laboratory experiments, guest speakers, industrialsponsorship of design projects, field trips to hospitals and medical industry, internships andcooperative education. In this paper, we describe the mechanisms currently being used inbiomedical engineering curricula to create real-world experience and suggest future directionsfor incorporating the real-world into undergraduate curricula.II. Real World SkillsWhen incorporating

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Christopher Ibeh

course grade. (Other percentagesare possible. When this author taught a sophomore level plastic materials and processes course atPurdue University during a nine-month sabbatical stint, the 3Rs’ process was assigned a grade of Page 6.855.35% because report was based on a choice laboratory experiment). The report presentationProceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright© 2001, American Society for Engineering Education(representation) is worth the equivalent of two class assignments. Allotment of grade points tothese activities is an incentive or motivation for the student

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Shirley J. Dyke; Phillip Gould; Kevin Truman

provided software. In addition to theshake table, the laboratory package purchased includes a twostory test structure and three accelerometer to measure theexcitation and system responses. The package also includesa stand-alone function generator for off-site demonstrations.The complete package allows students to reproduce earth-quakes, observe structural behavior, measure structuralresponses, and utilize sensors and modern computer controlsystems. Further the system purchased facilitates off-sitedemonstrations and other outreach activities.Additionally, several institutions opted to purchase an activemass driver (AMD) for the structure. The AMD (shown atthe top of the structure in Figure 1) consists of a moving cartthat is driven horizontally at

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Kevin M. Nickels

course objectives and other constraints. Within a course, the lengthand degree of involvement in active learning can vary dramatically, based on what objectives youhave for the activity. In this paper, I will take a broad definition for active learning and include all activity in theclassroom that does not fit into the passive lecture note-taking framework. Note that this definitionpurposefully includes most laboratory classwork: this is intentional and more will be said on thistopic later.3. Lecture TechniquesThe simplest in implementation, and smallest in scale, of the active learning techniques describedin this paper involve enhancing the traditional lecture format by including short active-learning ac-tivities. These techniques are

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

William N. Smyer

the World Wide Web into anundergraduate engineering economy course. A continuous improvement approach is taken, withchanges implemented based on student feedback each semester.II. The Fall 1998 CourseAt Mississippi State, the three-hour undergraduate course in engineering economy is conductedduring the academic year by delivering a 50-minute lecture two days per week with an averageenrollment of 180 in the fall and 120 in the spring, plus several 50-minute laboratory/recitationsections one day per week with an average enrollment of 30 students per section. Each studentenrolls in the single, large lecture section plus one of the laboratory sections, the latter conductedby graduate assistants. The laboratory sessions consist of homework

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Bruno Ramond; Abir Z. Qamhiyah

collaborativedesign project titled "TAXIA"3 with twelve engineering schools in France during the period from1995 to 1998.2. Application StrategyInternational institutional collaboration issues between the ME department at ISU and the MSdepartment at UTC were explored through experimenting with alternative content and deliverymethods for the CAD course offered by the two departments.CAD at ISU is an undergraduate senior-level course covering the theory and applications ofcomputer-aided design. Dr. Abir Qamhiyah developed and introduced the course to cover avariety of topics including solid modeling, assembly modeling, finite element analysis in CAD,rapid prototyping, curves and surfaces in CAD, and data. A computer laboratory runs in parallelto lectures

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Kenneth Reid

) Page 5.660.4 Figure 3: Relative loudness meterFor this module, we took advantage of some of the certified soldering instructors at Figure 4: Random number generator (panel of 4)IUPUI, and some of the audio-video resources available through the IPC (responsiblefor industry electronics assembly specifications) 5. Students were taught the propermethod of hand soldering, then the students built one or two projects soldering by handor using the Mobile Electronics Manufacturing Laboratory (MEML) 6, a prototype scaleelectronics manufacturing laboratory in a trailer on campus. Projects that the studentshave built include a small audio amplifier (which came to be known as the “Gameboyamp”), a random number

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Erlandson

Session 2525 Accessible Design Issues and Principles in the Undergraduate Engineering Curriculum Robert F. Erlandson, Ph.D. Enabling Technologies Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202IntroductionEthical concerns and market potentials provide compelling reasons for the inclusion of accessibledesign issues and principles in undergraduate engineering programs. Federal laws, rules andregulations mandating accessibility to products, services, jobs and public places for people withdisabilities, however

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard K. Keplar; Eugene F. Smith; Vernon W. Lewis

: Structural Courses - Structural Analysis - Computer Applications in Structural Design - Reinforced Concrete Design - Structural Steel Design - Reinforced Masonry and Wood Design - Building Structures Design Laboratory Page 3.6.1This paper describes the curriculum characteristics of the structural portion of the structuraldesign and construction management emphasis, referred to hereafter as the “SD/CM” emphasis.One of the principal positions of the graduates of this emphasis is that of structural designer

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Safoutin; Jens Jorgensen; Joseph A. Heim; Dale E. Calkins

Puerto Rico atMayaguez with Sandia National Laboratories. The first year of operation of the University ofWashington’s ILF is described including the successes and problems.1) Manufacturing Engineering Education Partnership (MEEP) The Manufacturing Engineering Education Partnership (MEEP), which consists of PennState University, University of Washington, University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez, and SandiaNational Laboratories, was formed in order to provide a new, practice-based, manufacturing-oriented engineering curriculum. MEEP provides a new paradigm for the undergraduateengineering experience by providing a proper balance between engineering science andengineering practice. The partnership, with essential input from industry leaders

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Frank Cheng; Daniel M. Chen

, tools, and methods of rapid deployment technology such as simulationinto current curricula and programs of engineering technology requires the academic study of thechanges, challenges and demands faced by today’s industries. Along with the efforts ofcurriculum development, state-of-the-art hardware and software components must be available toenhance the capability of existing teaching and laboratory facilities. Often undergraduatestudents in engineering technology programs graduate and leave for industries without enoughknowledge and experience about rapid deployment technologies due to limited laboratoryfacilities and inadequate financial resources. Partly addressing these issues, this paper describesthe authors’ initial experience of

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fahmida Rahman, Rowan University; Aaron Nolan, Rowan University; Kauser Jahan, Rowan University; Eric DuBois

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

is not an ABET requirement.Traditionally, surveying courses have emphasized lecture sessions covering surveying principlesand methodologies, complemented by laboratory exercises particular to various surveyingmethods and utilizing surveying instruments [5]. However, alongside this conventional approach,PBL is being introduced, offering students hands-on experience in applying theoreticalknowledge to real-world scenarios [4]. PBL encourages critical thinking, interdisciplinarycollaboration, and the development of essential professional skills such as problem-solving,communication, and project management. Prince and Felder present strong evidence thatinductive teaching methods are more effective than traditional deductive teaching methods

Conference Session

New Teaching Methods in Construction Eduction

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas M. Korman Ph.D., P.E., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Construction

them with a hands on experience. In addition, the paper will cover the teachingmethodology used, project milestones scheduled to motivate students, and the criteria used toassess student learning.Introduction and BackgroundA new curriculum recently adopted at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (CalPoly) is based on a model similar to that proposed by Hauck and Jackson5, where constructionmanagement is taught as a series of labs integrating the various construction management coursesinto an active, applied learning experience. The integrated curriculum for the Cal Poly constructionmanagement department centers on seven (7) project-based laboratory courses. They are as follows: • Fundamentals of Construction Management

Conference Session

Project-Based Education in Energy Curriculum

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Herbert L. Hess, University of Idaho

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

system. Specificationand installation of the hydroelectric system, replacing an again incumbent and upgrading a watercollection system. Specification and installation of 4.3kW photovoltaic panels and controller.Interconnection to fossil fuel / biofuel generator. Inverter and energy storage description. Gridinterconnection to load, including all electrical interconnection, construction of an appropriatepower house, and buried cabling to nine-cabin and research laboratory load. This project wasmanaged as a teaching opportunity in accordance with a successful model proposed by Klein et.al. Professor and students presented the keys to the caretaker on 23 July 2010.IntroductionAn integrated electric power system has been designed for and installed in