Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Salah Badjou, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Loutfallah Georges Chedid, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Page 14.691.4required sophomore-level core course, but at a higher, fifth-year level. We believe thatWentworth’s biomedical systems concentration is not only competitive with Tufts’ program, butis stronger in terms of the classroom and laboratory experience in biomedical subjects providedto the students.Boston University:Boston University has an older and larger biomedical engineering undergraduate program.Boston University5 requires courses of signals and systems, control systems, and an electivechosen among biomechanics and fluid mechanics. These courses have the same theoreticalcontent as the corresponding electromechanical courses at Wentworth, in addition to applicationsin biology. The Wentworth biomedical concentration provides the same

Conference Session

Technical Session 5: Topics related to Engineering

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhou Zhang, New York City College of Technology; Andy Zhang, New York City College of Technology; Mingshao Zhang, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Sven K. Esche, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science)

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Computers in Education

teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses related to mechanisms and machine dynamics, integrated product development, solid mechanics and plasticity theory, structural design and analysis, engineering analysis and finite element methods and has interests in remote laboratories, project-based learning and student learning assessment. His research is in the areas of remote sensing and control with applications to remote experimentation as well as modeling of microstructure changes in metal forming processes. He publishes regularly in peer-reviewed conference proceedings and scientific journals. At the 2006 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition in Chicago, USA, he received the Best Paper Award for his article ’A

Conference Session

Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Technical Session on Energy Efficiency and Power Grid Security

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert J. Kerestes, University of Pittsburgh; Zhihua Qu, University of Central Florida; Damla Turgut, University of Central Florida

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

, industry tours, laboratory experiments andleisure activities. This program works to enhance the workforce development of undergraduateand graduate power engineering students.In the summer of 2017, the summer program was hosted by the University of Pittsburgh. Duringthe week-long program, students were given two different technical presentations, including apresentation on multi-physics analysis of adjustable speed motor drives, and a presentation ondeveloping demand response programs. Students also participated in interactive workshops ondefining the smart grid, distribution line modeling, and researching vehicle-to-grid technology.The program also had three tours to local utilities. The first tour was a tour of Duquesne LightCompany’s operations

Conference Session

Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Technical Session on Solar

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth A. Walz, Madison Area Technical College; Joel B. Shoemaker, Madison Area Technical College; Ashley Jordan Scholes, Madison Area Technical College; Hao Jiang, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Jessica M.S. Silva, Azelis; Jennifer Sanfilippo M.S., L.A.T., University of Wisconsin, Madison; Walter A. Zeltner, Microporous Oxides Science and Technology, L.L.C.; Marc Arlen Anderson, Imdea Energía, Madrid

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Center for Renewable Energy Advanced Tech- nological Education (CREATE). With funding from the National Science Foundation, CREATE seeks to advance renewable energy education nationwide by supporting faculty and academic programs in renew- able energy. Dr. Walz is an alumnus of the Department of Energy Academies Creating Teacher Scientists (DOE ACTS) Program, and he is an instructor for the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Summer Institute, providing professional development for middle and high school teachers. Dr. Walz has been recognized as Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education, and as the Energy Educator of the Year by the

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erica Messinger, Keysight Technologies; Kathleen L. Melde, University of Arizona; Jonathan Chisum, University of Notre Dame; Julio Urbina, Pennsylvania State University; Jing Wang, University of South Florida; Stephen E. Ralph, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Electrical and Computer

antennas for wildlife tracking. She has over 100 publications and 5 U.S. patents.Dr. Melde is an IEEE Fellow and was University of Arizona College of Engineering TeachingFellow in 2012. She is currently the director of Graduate Studies in ECE at the University ofArizona. Her teaching interests are in Antenna engineering, Microwave Engineering, andElectrical Packaging.Dr. Jonathan Chisum, Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, Universityof Notre DameJonathan Chisum is an Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of NotreDame. Prior to this he was a Member of Technical Staff at MIT Lincoln Laboratory where hisresearch focused on millimeter-wave circuits, antennas, and phased arrays for wirelesscommunications

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mario Simoni, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Maurice F. Aburdene, Bucknell University; Farrah Fayyaz, Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology; Vladimir A Labay, Gonzaga University; Jay Wierer, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Wenli Huang, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

courses from a wide range of institutions and curricula, a more complete picture ofboth the difficulties and solutions to help students get past them is formed. For example, severalnew hands-on activities were developed by workshop attendees during the extended summerofferings. Several new perspectives with regard to conceptual learning theories were derivedfrom offering the workshop and were used to steer a Ph.D. dissertation study [5]. Discussions Page 26.921.2have promoted and influenced a redesign of the hands-on laboratory sessions at Rose-Hulman.Workshop DescriptionThe workshop is presented in three major phases: analysis of student

Conference Session

Microprocessor, Microcontrollers, and Embedded Systems Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Juan Felipe Patarroyo, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez; Gerson Beauchamp, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Aidsa I. Santiago-Roman, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus

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Electrical and Computer

Instrumentation and Control Laboratory Coordinator since 1992, as Academic Senator (1995-2001), Faculty Represen- tative at the Administrative Board of the UPRM (2000-2001), Controls Area Committee Coordinator, Departmental Personnel Committee (1996-1997), and Liaison Officer for the Puerto Rico Louis Stoke Alliance for Minority Participation (PRLS-AMP) Project (August 1995 – December 1999).Dr. Aidsa I. Santiago Roman, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus Page 26.66.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 A Methodology To Teach Students To Implement Digital

Conference Session

Latest Trends and Implementations in Manufacturing Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fazleena Badurdeen, University of Kentucky; John R. Baker, University of Kentucky; Keith E. Rouch, University of Kentucky; Christine F. Goble, University of Kentucky; Gerry M. Swan II, University of Kentucky; Adam Brown, University of Kentucky; I. S. Jawahir, University of Kentucky

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Manufacturing

methods of assessmentto be used. Being a manufacturing systems engineering degree, a number of courses in theprogram involve laboratory experiments or hands-on simulations. The challenges involved andapproach used to transition these activities to the virtual environment for use in online courseswill also be covered. While fully online courses were launched in spring 2015, faculty in the program taughtcourses in a blended format during the fall 2014 semester, with considerable portions of coursecontent provided online and utilizing the Echo 360 technology for lecture recording. Resultsfrom surveys conducted during the fall 2014 semester and, how the findings are to beincorporated into future courses will be presented. In addition

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Pedagogy and Innovation

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Walter McDonald, Virginia Tech; Daniel S Brogan, Virginia Tech; Vinod K. Lohani, Virginia Tech; Randel L. Dymond, Virginia Tech

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

the Internet. Virtual labs have been shown to be effective inimproving student understanding of important engineering concepts17-19. For example,researchers at UCLA found that students perceived learning gains when using the Interactive SiteInvestigation Software (ISIS) to perform virtual field work such as constructing wells, collectinggroundwater samples, submitting samples for laboratory testing, and executing hydraulictransport experiments10. Applications of remote labs in engineering education have also beenshown to improve student understanding of engineering concepts20-21 and are comparable tohands-on labs8-9,22. For example, researchers at Rutgers University found that there was nodifference in educational outcomes between students

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division Technical Session 1: Topics Related to Engineering - Part 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Fadi Castronovo, California State University, East Bay; Robert Schaffer, Mission College; Varsha Reddy Kandi

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Computers in Education

VR activities to enhance the learning of the students. The course not only focused onimplementing such technology for the students to use as a learning tool but also engaged thestudents in developing new technology-based activities as part of their semester project.Thesecourses leaned heavily on tools available in the Visualization and Immersion Classroom and theExperiential Reality Laboratory at the university and community college that were developed tosupport this course work. The authors present the learned lessons to support other instructors thatare planning on implementing innovative technology in their courses.1. Introduction In higher education, the growing adoption of innovative pedagogy, such as active andexperiential

Conference Session

Introduction to the Field of Biomedical Engineering - June 25th

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Christian Poblete Rivera, University of Michigan; Aileen Huang-Saad, University of Michigan; Cassandra Sue Ellen Jamison, University of Michigan; Annie Wang

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Biomedical Engineering

instructional post-doctoral fellow in the Transforming Engineering Ed- ucation co-Laboratory in the Biomedical Engineering Department at the University of Michigan. There he is focusing to developing courses and curriculum for a new Biomedical Engineering program at Shantou University. His research interests in undergraduate research, study abroad, and curriculum design.Dr. Aileen Huang-Saad, University of Michigan Aileen is faculty in Engineering Education and Biomedical Engineering. Previously, Aileen was the Associate Director for Academics in the Center for Entrepreneurship and was responsible for building the Program in Entrepreneurship for UM undergraduates, co-developing the masters level entrepreneur- ship program

Conference Session

ChE: Bioengineering, nanotechnology, and systems engineering in the Classroom

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Marlin, McMaster University; Andrew Hrymak, McMaster University; John MacGregor, McMaster University; Vladimir Mahalec, McMaster University; Prashant Mhaskar, McMaster University; Christopher Swartz, McMaster University

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Chemical Engineering

, elective courses. In addition, students are able to select PSE-related options in twoof their fourth-year required courses, covering laboratory experiences and a design project. Intotal, the PSE stream includes five required courses, two required courses that have PSE-directedoptions, and three elective courses. The next section describes the allocation of topics to therequired and elective courses.2.2 Division Between Required and Elective PSE TopicsWhile, we would like all students to master a wide range of PSE topics, we must be realisticabout the time the students have for PSE in the core curriculum. Therefore, we have selectedrequired topics that are needed by essentially all practicing engineers and elective topics that arewidely applied in

Conference Session

Intersdisciplinary Courses and Environmental Undergraduate Research

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Bott, Virginia Military Institute

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Environmental Engineering

to be proficient in the workforce, and the Ph.D. is the defining degreefor technical work. At the undergraduate level, the objective should be to integrate realistic,useful, and externally-funded research experiences into undergraduate engineering education in awell-equipped laboratory, while at the same time providing a valuable service to regionalindustries, utilities, and consulting firms. These experiences bolster interest among students inthe technical and scientific aspects of Environmental Engineering, thereby enticing and betterpreparing students to pursue these topics in graduate school and in future careers. These projectsalso expose undergraduates to both the environmental engineering profession (collaboration withpracticing

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa G. Huettel, Duke University; Michael R. Gustafson II, Duke University; Joseph C. Nadeau, Duke University; David Schaad, Duke University; Michael M Barger; Lisa Linnenbrink-Garcia, Duke University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #6745A Grand Challenge-based Framework for Contextual Learning in Engineer-ingDr. Lisa G. Huettel, Duke University Dr. Lisa G. Huettel is an associate professor of the practice in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Duke University where she also serves as associate chair and director of Undergraduate Studies for the department. She received a B.S. in Engineering Science from Harvard University and earned her M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Duke University. Her research interests are focused on engineering education, curriculum and laboratory development, and applications of

Conference Session

Topics in Biomass and Gasification Processes

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew J. Traum, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Kyle Pace; Jeremy R Anderson, EASENET

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Education conferences: 0 papers on bio-products; 2 papers on bio-energy, 6 papers on bio-fuels, 3 papers on bio-mass, 4 papers on bio-processes, and 10 papers onbio-chemicals. [4] Only 25 total papers on bio-renewable topics at ASEE conferences in 10 yearsaccentuates an unrealized opportunity to improve STEM education and best practicesdissemination in this topical area.At the Milwaukee School of Engineering, we capitalized on an opportunity to teach a bio-renewable energy module within an existing required mechanical engineering class.‘Thermodynamics Applications’ is a senior-level hybrid lecture/laboratory course in which twoweeks are set aside for instructors to teach customized energy-focused modules of their ownchoosing and design. To help

Conference Session

Energy Education Courses, Labs, and Projects

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Teodora Rutar Shuman, Seattle University; Gregory Mason P.E., Seattle University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

designing experiments to demonstrate performance of adevice they designed or developed in order to prove a physical phenomenon. Hence, it comes asno surprise that ABET has embraced this criterion for close to a decade.Introduction to Thermodynamics requires that students learn basic, yet complicated concepts,such as determining properties of pure substances, calculating heat and work exchanged during aprocess, and the first and second law of thermodynamics, before they can tackle complexapplications, such as thermodynamic cycles or combustion systems. These basic concepts areconducive to simple, conceptually oriented laboratory assignments that parallel the classroominstruction. Those laboratory assignments are an ideal place to implement

Conference Session

Early Engineering Design Experiences

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kala Meah, York College of Pennsylvania; Timothy Garrison, York College of Pennsylvania; James Kearns, York College of Pennsylvania; Gregory Link, York College of Pennsylvania; Laura Garrison, York College of Pennsylvania; Wayne Blanding, York College of Pennsylvania; Emine Celik, York College of Pennsylvania; Jennifer Dawson, York College of Pennsylvania; Stephen Kuchnicki, York College of Pennsylvania; Barry McFarland, York College of Pennsylvania

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Design in Engineering Education

conversion.Timothy Garrison, York College of Pennsylvania Tim Garrison is the coordinator of the mechanical engineering program at York College. He received his BS and PhD degrees from Penn State University and his MS degree from Stanford. He has worked in industry for both AT&T Bell Laboratories and AT&T Federal Systems. He has taught a broad range of classes across the mechanical engineering curriculum. His research interests are in the areas of experimental fluid mechanics, thermal sciences and engineering education.James Kearns, York College of Pennsylvania James Kearns received his BSME (SEAS) and BS Economics (Wharton), University of Pennsylvania; M.Eng., Carnegie-Mellon University; PhD

Conference Session

Undergraduate Research & New Directions

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Ciletti; Gregory Plett

discrete-time systems(e.g., z-transforms), and branch into treatment of electromagnetics, solid-state device theory,electronics, and probability/statistics. The balance of courses required to complete the degreeconsists of laboratories, electives (technical and socio-humanistic), and a capstone senior designproject.Much of this legacy curriculum was designed before the literature documented a proper under-standing of learning theory, so our present structure and delivery comprise, to a large degree, tra-ditional lectures and homework assignments. As will be discussed, this is not a balanced ap-proach.An additional concern about our curriculum was a particular freshman-level course, Introductionto Engineering Problem Solving, which was developed

Conference Session

ABET Issues and Capstone Design

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Lamancusa; Laura L. Pauley; Thomas Litzinger

analysis from different courseswithin one application. Course enhancement efforts have been developed by many facultymembers in the department. These activities include a computer simulations component in thefluid mechanics lab with an online tutorial, interactive computer analysis during class in thevibrations course, integrated lectures and laboratories in control systems, and an added CADcomponent to the components design course. Through these initiatives, cost-effective ways toincorporate active learning into MNE courses have been developed, with demonstratedimprovements in student learning. The faculty has observed benefits from active learningcomponents in the knowledge and interest that students display in their courses and inengineering in

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Robi Polikar; Maria Tahamont; Ravi Ramachandran; Linda Head

resources to offer new degreeprograms. The resulting gap between the demand for qualified BME professionals and the pro-grams for educating them constitutes a significant, yet unmet, national need. Our goal is to de-velop a new educational paradigm to help reduce this gap. This paradigm is based on introducing novel multidisciplinary content into core engineeringcurriculum, and it consists of integration of content specific laboratory experiments into corecourses to provide essential background, followed by an elective providing topical depth. BMEis used as the novel content and ECE as the core curriculum. The method is versatile, as it can beeasily modified to integrate other novel multidisciplinary content into any engineering program.We have

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students, Diversity, and Assessment

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregg L. Fiegel, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Ben Mason, University of California, Berkeley; Nicholas W. Trombetta, University of California, San Diego

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Graduate Studies, Minorities in Engineering

-structure interaction during earthquakes. Due to the scope of the project, graduatestudents are serving as the primary mentors to the undergraduates as they complete their researchappointments.In this paper, we describe our strategies and experiences in recruiting, training, advising, andmentoring undergraduate student researchers for this laboratory-based research project. We alsodiscuss the methods used to prepare the graduate students for their roles as research mentors.As part of this project, the principal investigators worked with the graduate students to provideadvice and training on topics such as teamwork, project management, communication, feedback,and student learning, which has helped to foster effective mentor-mentee relationships.We

Conference Session

Capstone Projects and Experiential Learning

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Salahuddin Qazi, State University of New York, Institute of Technology; Robert C. Decker, Mohawk Valley Community College

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Engineering Technology

doped amplifiers, wireless security, and nanotech- nology for wireless communications. He is a member of ASEE and a Senior Life Member of IEEE.Mr. Robert C. Decker, Mohawk Valley Community College Robert Decker is a professor in the Center for Math, Physical Science, Engineering, and Applied Tech- nology at Mohawk Valley Community College in Utica, N.Y. He holds a master’s degree in electrical engineering and is a member of IEEE. Decker was a Co-principal Investigator in the NSF-CCLI project ”Instructional Laboratory for Visualization & Manipulation of Nanoscale Components for Engineering Technology Students” with Professor Salahuddin Qazi of the SUNY Institute of Technology, Utica-Rome

Conference Session

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

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura Coon, Washington State University; Paul B. Golter, Washington State University; Derek Allen Cline, Washington State University; David B. Thiessen, Washington State University; Bernard J. Van Wie, Washington State University

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Chemical Engineering

AC 2011-2301: UNIT OPERATIONS LAB BAZAAR: ASSESSMENT OFMINIATURE INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENTLaura Coon, Washington State University A recent graduate of WSU, Laura aspires to find learning and understanding in everything she does. Born and raised in Seattle, WA Laura is 22 and loving every minute of life as a chemical engineer. During her education at WSU she worked under Dr. Bernard Van Wie in heat transfer and fluid flow education research, specifically assessing the desktop learning module double pipe and shell and tube cartridges.Mr. Paul B Golter, Washington State University Paul B. Golter obtained an MS from Washington State University and recently defended his PhD degree and is currently the Laboratory Supervisor in

Conference Session

Experiential Learning and Globalization in BME

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric M. Brey, Illinois Institute of Technology; David W. Gatchell, Illinois Institute of Technology

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Biomedical

Society of Engineering Education (ASEE). Page 22.251.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Assessment of a Summer Undergraduate Research Program Focused on Biomedical Engineering and DiabetesAbstract Undergraduate research experiences have the potential to influence the careerplans and motivation of young engineers and scientists. However, the impact of theseexperiences on the students may depend on the nature of the interactions with their researchmentors and laboratory staff. From 2006-2010, 10-15 students participated annually in this 10-week NSF

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Donald V. Richardson

few developments from my own Page 4.390.2experience in college teaching and private consulting. After changing careers to college teachingin 1969 the wide variety of projects that I took on in the Aerospace industry, faded away. It tooka while to fully familiarize myself with the electrical machines lab at the old Waterbury StateTechnical College (WSTC). Soon it became obvious that this was a well equipped laboratorythat had not been fully developed. The apparatus was versatile but the laboratory experimentswere being presented to the students only by using the Hampden Inc. apparatus prepared labdirections. These were the usual post WW II

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Tia Sharpe; Robert Maher; James Peterson; James Becker; Bradford Towle

otherwise become discouraged while taking the traditional physics,calculus, and chemistry prerequisites.1,2,3The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at Montana State University(MSU) has developed and implemented a new laboratory experience in EE 101, our requiredfreshman-level introductory course, as part of an ongoing course and curriculum evaluationprocess. Students in EE 101 now work on a custom autonomous robot kit, assembling theelectronics and chassis components step-by-step with soldering irons and hand tools, whilegaining an understanding of basic laboratory instruments, measurement procedures, and circuitconcepts. The students learn to work both independently and with a partner to complete theassembly, measurement, and

Conference Session

Simulation and Programming

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Derek M Yip-Hoi, Western Washington University

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Manufacturing

. There is such a highlevel of confidence in the use of verification techniques, that programs can be directly deployedto CNC machines with little if any operator input2. A similar use of simulation can help mitigatesome of the disadvantages of university CNC laboratories utilizing industry-type CNCequipment as opposed to CNC trainers. If a similar goal to “lights-out machining” can berealized in university labs, then a greater range, and more sophisticated uses of CNC equipmentis possible. This would occur without the need for increases in instructional resources, or the riskof injury and equipment damage. An instructional approach with a heavy component in simulation can better prepare METgraduates for using and advancing this technology in

Conference Session

Virtual and Augmented Reality Applications in Manufacturing Education

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Y Chiou, Drexel University; Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas at El Paso

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Manufacturing Division (MFG)

in Robotics and Automation AbstractThis paper describes the experience of implementing virtual reality (VR) project activities forteaching robotics and automation for students in engineering and engineering technology. Thiswork provides an innovative solution for optimizing learning effectiveness and improvingeducational outcomes through the development of virtual reality models that can be used andintegrated into the existing robotics laboratory. The project activities provide students withopportunities to work with industrial robots. Students complete structured laboratory activitiesthat introduce them to different aspects of applied robotics, including the design of end-effectortooling and

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2013 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Milica Markovic

details of pedagogical and instructional approach, challenges and waysto overcome them are discussed. All Matlab codes, ADS and Momentum files and laboratories canbe downloaded from author's web site24. In the last section analysis of the effectiveness of studentlearning before and after using the industry level CAD tools is presented.Visualization of fields and wavesVisualization of static electric and magnetic fields presents significant challenge for studentsbecause integration of vector calculus, electromagnetic theory and computer programming requiremetacongitive skills. In the recent past, several instructors reported active use of Matlab,Mathematica and Maple in electromagnetics classroom lectures. Belu3 et. al. have developed 12electronic

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2015 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

Authors

Abraham L. Howell

performance. Traditional assessment instruments 3 Proceedings of 2015 St. Lawrence Section of the American Society for Engineering Educationsuch as homework assignments, laboratory reports, quizzes, mid-term exams and final exams areuseful in determining an overall course grade, but do not quantify the educational contribution ofa robotic teaching tool when it comes to student learning.A study performed by McGrath, Lowes, Lin, Sayres, Hotaliing and Solkin explains how middleand high school level students learned about science and engineering by designing and buildingunderwater robots 33. Student and teacher attitudinal surveys were used to evaluate the perceivedeffectiveness of each of the