Collection

1981 North Midwest Section

Authors

O. Hawaleshka

team of consultants hasafter very careful evaluation of the Philippine situation developed manypropos.ed changes and improvements, some of which have al ready been impl emen-ted.Actions:proposed by the Engineerin~··Edut~tion Project.Since one of the most glaring deficiencies of the Philippine engineeringschools is a near-total absence of acceptable laboratories with equipmentin operating order, the Project has allocated considerable sums as loansto a selected group. of 20 universities for the express purpose of upgradingtheir buildings and equipment. These universities (as listed in Table 3 ofref.2) are nearly all of the better developed establishments in the enginee-ring field. The expenditures are very closely monitored and should

Conference Session

Student Experiences with Undergraduate Research

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Joseph H. Holles, University of Wyoming

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

,NSF REUs and other research funding, and regional and national conference presentations. Toachieve these goals, the undergraduate research will be paired with a Research Methods course.The broad goals of this research methods course are to improve the productivity of thesubsequent undergraduate laboratory research course while providing the skills to apply for andreceive competitive funding, admissions, and conferences. In the social sciences, undergraduate research methods courses are fairly common.[3-5]These courses usually focus on developing, using, and interpreting surveys along with statisticalanalysis techniques. While these courses are less common in the hard sciences and engineering,some similar courses are offered.[6-8] In

Collection

2021 ASEE Pacific Southwest Conference - "Pushing Past Pandemic Pedagogy: Learning from Disruption"

Authors

Shamim Mirza, California State University at Long Beach

students to get proper education. E-learning can be achieved in three modes: (1) virtual face-to-face, i.e., synchronous, (2) lecturesare recorded and uploaded for the students, i.e., asynchronous, and (3) hybrid which combinesboth face-to-face and synchronous/asynchronous learning. However, teaching an engineeringlaboratory class is not suitable in the first two modes as laboratory classes are designed to givehands-on experience to the students. Hybrid method which includes hands-on experimentalcomponent is more appropriate for the lab classes. However, due to the pandemic, only fewstudents could participate during the face-to-face session while others observed the experiment inthe virtual classroom. Therefore, this added difficulty for majority

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 13

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harry Courtney Powell, University of Virginia; Ronald D. Williams P.E., University of Virginia; Todd DeLong, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

," "Electronics," and "Signals and Systems" have evolved into asequence of three "Fundamentals" courses in which material from each of the three priorsegments is taught each semester at increasing levels of depth. "Embedded Computing" is also ina studio format and is taught from the perspective of how it is a component of an overall system."E&M Fields" is in a studio format and is largely based on experimental techniques learned in"Fundamentals" and "Embedded Computing." Traditional lecture and laboratory courses are stilltaught in upper-level elective courses, i.e. "Communications" and "Linear Controls."Such sweeping changes also necessitate a reevaluation of how we assess student learning andconcept retention. There are well-known concept inventory

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth R. Leitch P.E., West Texas A&M University; Byungik Chang P.E., University of New Haven; Erick Benjamin Butler, West Texas A&M University; J. Arn Womble P.E., West Texas A&M University; Nathan Howell, West Texas A&M University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

theseevents occurred over a five-year period (2010 – 2015). The authors will describe the curriculum,development of courses and laboratories, the senior design capstone, and preparation of the self-study report necessary for accreditation. All curricula and assessment tools are linked to amodified Bloom’s Taxonomy and ABET Outcome 3 Criteria a through k. A description of theuniversity, its service area, and student population is also provided. In 2015 West Texas A&MUniversity achieved a major milestone through designation as a Hispanic Serving Institution(HSI, 25% or more of student population) [1] and is seeking to improve participation of womenand underserved populations in STEM fields, such as civil engineering. Lessons learned andfuture

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jim Morgan, Charles Sturt University; Euan Lindsay; Pamela Roberts, Charles Sturt University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

, electronics and physical hardware. Prof Lindsay’s background is in Remote laboratories, investigating whether remote and simulated access alternatives to the traditional in-person laboratory experience can provide the high quality learning outcomes for students. Prof Lindsay’s work in Remote and Virtual laboratory classes has shown that there are significant differ- ences not only in students’ learning outcomes but also in their perceptions of these outcomes, when they are exposed to the different access modes. These differences have powerful implications for the design of remote and virtual laboratory classes in the future, and also provide an opportunity to match alternative access modes to the intended learning

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Monday 5-Minute Work-in-Progress Postcard Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenna P. Carpenter, Campbell University; Lee Kemp Rynearson, Campbell University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

, CampbellUniversity’s implementation of the LWTL first-year curriculum was ongoing during the 2016-2017 academic year, but no LWTL-style offerings in sophomore, junior, or senior years were inplace.It was decided to limit class size to 24 students for Campbell University’s LWTL courses, sothree sections of the first-year engineering course were required to accommodate all interestedstudents. This is somewhat smaller than most Louisiana Tech LWTL course sections (most ofwhich have 40 students each), but Campbell University does not plan to implement an in-classTA. An in-class TA is standard at Louisiana Tech, and removing the in-class TA lowers themaximum number of students that can reasonably be supervised using laboratory equipment persection, but allows

Conference Session

M3C: Mentoring into the profession

Collection

2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Michael Cross, Norwich University; David M. Feinauer P.E., Norwich University; Michael W. Prairie, Norwich University; Seth H. Frisbie, Norwich University

Tagged Topics

FYEE Conference - Paper Submission

learners.Societal MotivationSpectrophotometers are commonly used to measure the concentrations of a wide variety ofchemicals in hospitals, public health laboratories, and manufacturing. For example, they areused to measure the concentrations of glucose (C6H12O6) in the serum and urine of people withtype 1 diabetes [7], the concentration of total arsenic (As) in drinking water [8, 9], and theconcentration of hydrogen cyanide (HCN) generated by the catalytic cracking of crude oil [10].Unfortunately, many hospitals, laboratories, and factories in the developing world cannot affordthe approximately $2,300 United States Dollar (USD) minimum cost for a commercialspectrophotometer. For example, a 10-to-15-year-old Hach DR/3-analog spectrophotometer wasthe most

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Misty L. Loughry, Rollins College; David Jonathan Woehr, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Daniel M. Ferguson, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

/Organizational Psychology from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1989. Dr. Woehr served on the faculty of the Psychology Department in the I/O Psychology program at Texas A&M University from 1988 to 1999 and as a Professor of Man- agement at the University of Tennessee from 1999 to 2011. He has also served as a Visiting Scientist to the Air Force Human Resource Laboratory and as a consultant to private industry. Dr. Woehr is a fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP), the American Psychological Associa- tion (APA), and the Association for Psychological Science (APS). His research on managerial assessment centers, job performance measurement, work related attitudes and behavior

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sreenidhi Krishnamoorthy, University of California, Davis

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #22280Work in Progress: Retrospective Analysis on the Perspective of Instructorsabout Transitioning to Using Active-learning Strategies to Teach MechanicalEngineering ClassesMr. Sreenidhi Krishnamoorthy, University of California - Davis Mr. Sreenidhi Krishnamoorthy is a PhD candidate in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Cali- fornia - Davis. He works as a Graduate Student Researcher at the Western Cooling Efficiency Laboratory and as a Teaching Assistant Consultant at the Center for Educational Effectiveness, both on the UC Davis campus. As a Teaching Assistant Consultant, Sreenidhi focuses on improving

Collection

2018 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

Authors

Thomas J. Dobrowski

unsuitable soils areUnion relied on certifications revolving found. While engineers in the office are oftenaround laboratory testing and not actual field (but not always) consulted, they often rely onwork. This is in a large part due to the fact the information relayed to them by the fieldthat the in the field evaluation of soils there is technician to give a recommendation. It isnot a trade organization acting as governingbody (such as the American Concrete therefore paramount that the training aInstitute, American Institute of Steel technician receives is adequate so that theyConstruction, or the American Welding can properly

Conference Session

Curriculum Reform with Cooperative Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Walsh, California Polytechnic State University; Jon Whited, St. Jude Medical; Robert Crockett, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

the maturation of arelationship initiated in the cooperative education experience which blossomed into project workat the university, participation on advisory boards, sponsored laboratories, distance learningactivities, help retaining faculty and the development of a consortium to support student projectsand Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) learning outcomes.IntroductionAll too often the plethora of opportunities presented by cooperative education programs gounrealized. In the minimal case the university perceives the coop program only as a tool toprovide students the opportunity to gain professional work experience, and earn money. Again inthis minimal case, industry perceives coop only as a “try-out” for potential

Conference Session

Improving Mechanics Courses

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amir Rezaei, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Mariappan Jawaharlal, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Kyu-Jung Kim, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Angela Shih, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

students.The problems addressed by the hybrid courseThe ME department has addressed the failure problem in many different ways. One way was toprovide an additional one-unit Vector Statics Mechanics Laboratory, which was developed basedon the study on cooperative learning in engineering through academic excellence workshop [3].Under the cooperative learning environment, the students demonstrated significantly betterperformance in learning Vector Statics as noted in their final grade of 2.88 as compared with1.33 for those who only took Vector Dynamics [4]. In the laboratory, the students learnfundamental concepts of Vector Statics through teacher demonstrations, group projects &discussion, and additional exercises. However, it is a co-requisite to

Conference Session

Manufacturing Engineering Technology Curriculum

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Otieno, Northern Illinois University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Experimental Systems through Student Projects to Enhance the Automation Curriculum in a Manufacturing Engineering Technology Program.AbstractThe use of Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems in industry is on therapid increase, especially with developments of modular instruments and sensors that are easilycontrolled through Ethernet or other industry network standards. The need for skilled personnelto implement and utilize these systems is also increasing. Courses which incorporate SCADAapplications are offered widely across the nation and in many colleges. These courses ofteninclude theory and laboratory component in which students learn how to implement and programthese systems. By providing an

Conference Session

Special Session on Fixed-Point Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cameron Wright, University of Wyoming; Thad Welch, Boise State University; Michael Morrow, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Gerald Vineyard, U.S. Naval Academy

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

internalize, but demonstrations and laboratory experiences are quite helpful. This paper describes how we teach the concept of frequency shift keying by using a highly successful combination of theory, demonstrations, lab exercises, and real-time DSP experiences that incorporate M ATLAB and the Texas Instruments C67x digital signal processing starter kit.1 IntroductionWhile many communication concepts are difficult for undergraduate students to fully understand,the use of demonstrations and laboratory experiences have been shown to greatly facilitate thelearning process.1–7 This paper describes how to teach the digital communication modulation tech-nique of frequency shift keying (FSK) using a highly successful combination of

Conference Session

Effective Learning Innovations in Civil Engineering Courses

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Ramseyer, University of Oklahoma

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

, there was a period of time during which very littleresearch was conducted at Fears Structural Engineering Laboratory. Between 2001 and 2003,only two students completed thesis-based Masters of Science degrees with a structuralengineering focus. While the undergraduate program in structural engineering had beenrelatively unaffected, the graduate program was virtually non-existent.The new faculty realized that there was a pressing need to generate excitement about structuralengineering at OU and to fill Fears Lab with research activity. Kyran Mish, the new seniorstructural faculty member, suggested that the structural group should be considered as similar toa start-up company during the rebuilding period. By this he meant that risks often avoided

Conference Session

Materials Education Perspectives

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aaron Blicblau, Swinburne University of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Materials

theirinformation. The eportfolio is a repository of the student’s entire academic MSE content andprovides a wealth of knowledge applicable to all engineering disciplines. This repositorycombines not only lecture and textbook material, but also every assignment (in assessed format),all quizzes (with answers) laboratory activities (in audiovisual format), student oral presentations(podcast), and lectures in asynchronous format. This allows all of the data and informationaccumulated by students throughout their varying MSE course collected in one place, and is ableto act as a quick resource and information kit for future use as the eportfolio is quickly accessed.Student and graduate responses have been positive especially for those in the workforce

Conference Session

Hands-on Materials Science and Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig Johnson, Central Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Materials

(forming & casting). CWU, 400 E. University Way, Ellensburg, WA 98926-7584 509-963-1118 cjohnson@cwu.edu Page 13.317.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Composite Column Design/Test LabAbstract:Effective engineered composite design activities require predictive and quantitativemethodology. This research incorporates engineering design, using smart spreadsheets, into alaboratory activity focusing on columns made of composite materials.In a previous work1, a laboratory activity was developed supporting composite design of polymermatrix composite beams. The present work applies a similar

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education III

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ramakrishnan Sundaram, Gannon University; Fong Mak, Gannon University; Sunil Tandle, Gannon University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

displayed in Figure 6. This is a real-timeinterface with a single panel comprising (a) controls for motor input variables such as thereference speed and direction of the motor, (b) numerical and graphical indicators todisplay the speed, position, and frequency of the DC motor, and (c) graphs for the currentwaveform. Clearly, the advantages of the LabVIEW-based HMI are as follows: (a) organized record of control inputs, (b) systematic tracking of motor responses, (c) clear presentation of the evidence of the experiment, and (d) offers tools for advanced measurement analysis (e.g. Fourier spectra, THD) Figure 6: LabVIEW-based RT interfaceTypical LabVIEW experiment setup:The laboratory experiment titled

Conference Session

CAD/CAM in Manufacturing Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Atin Sinha, Albany State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

AC 2008-992: PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT OF DIFFERENT 3D SCANNINGAND REVERSE ENGINEERING TOOLS FOR UNDERGRADUATE PROJECTSAtin Sinha, Albany State University Atin Sinha is the Regents Engineering Professor and Coordinator of the Engineering Program at Albany State University. He received his Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Tennessee Space Institute in 1984. He had worked in aeronautical research and industry (National Aerospace Laboratory-India, Learjet, Allied-Signal) for 12 years before moving to academia in 1990. He is a Registered Professional Engineer in Oklahoma. His current research interest is rapid prototyping and reverse engineering. He is also engaged in motivating

Conference Session

Sustainable Design & Global Issues in ET

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jerome Tapper, Northeastern University; Francis Dibella, Northeastern University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

-cells and DC machines, three-phase AC machines, Induction machines,Regenerative braking, Permanent Magnet Machines and Switched Reluctance Machines. Itstudies electric drive components, the EV transmission configuration and EV motor sizing.Students are required to complete a design project relative to EV and/or HEV design.Bio-technology and Bio-engineering PillarMeasurement and Analysis: Introduces students to mechanical measurements, instrumentationand experiment data. The principles developed in class are applied in the laboratory andtechnical report writing is required. Team based Laboratory experiments utilize statisticaltechniques in mechanical measurements of temperature pressure, force, deformation, strain, androtational

Conference Session

Enhancing Mechanics Instruction

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gangbing Song, University of Houston; Mithun Singla, University of Houston; Christy Chang, University of Houston; Richard Bannerot, University of Houston

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

can be changed without altering the Simulink file. ̇ Remote Controller Testing – Again, the micro-controller’s ability to allow programmed controllers to be downloaded to the smart beam’s hardware allows the remote implementation of control schemes. However, it should be noted that this ability extends to remote implementation of controllers. The implementation of remote controlled laboratories with student access over the internet using the smart flexible beam with a similar electronic architecture has previously been reported 8. Through the use of web-based virtual instruments (VI), students could access the smart beam hardware remotely. The VI allows students to upload their controller

Collection

2003 GSW

Authors

Robert R. Bittle; R. Stephen Weis; Becky B. Bittle; David Yale

energy conversion and power distribution systems. During morningsessions, materials covering thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and electro-mechanical machinesare presented and discussed. Afternoon sessions in the laboratory are used to reinforce themorning topics and typically generate new questions for explorations. During the past twosummers, a complete energy conversion system consisting of a water wheel and a smallgenerator has been built and the performance characterized. A special emphasis is made oncharacterizing system losses. Proceedings of the 2003 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference The University of Texas at Arlington Copyright  2003, American Society for

Collection

2008 GSW

Authors

Gary Rubendall; Sergio Chacon; Mequanint Moges

Session 12-8 Project-Based Learning of Telecommunication Networking Gary Rubendall, Sergio Chacon and Mequanint Moges Engineering Technology Department University of Houston AbstractThis paper presents a student project in the telecommunications course that has beendeveloped to provide a solution that is an improvement over a baseline design. Thebaseline design is the Optical Network Research Laboratory, a telecommunicationsnetwork used by the College of Technology and the AT&T Technology Laboratory fortraining and research. The project uses

Collection

2008 GSW

Authors

Jerry K. Keska; Chengyi Ma

detect flow patterns is based on experimental research for two-phase flow. This work was conducted in a vertical pipe using two sets of optical systems tomeasure the variations of interfacial phenomena caused by different flow patterns. A detailedanalysis of the output signals in time, amplitude and frequency domains using NI ELVIS(Educational Laboratory Virtual Instrumentation Suite), MatLab and LabView software will revisethe impact of flow patterns on the resistance change of opto-detectors used in both optical systems. IntroductionThe process of flow pattern recognition in two-phase flow is currently and widely considered as arandom, unpredictable process, and it has continuously challenged the

Collection

2008 GSW

Authors

Ian A. Gravagne; Kenneth Van Treuren

objective of the educators to keep the courses accessible to engineeringmajors of any stripe (e.g. electrical, mechanical, biomedical, general, etc.) possessing theappropriate prerequisites. Energy is, at its best, a naturally interdisciplinary subject, though thereare pedagogical challenges inherent with teaching to such a broad audience. Another challenge isthe introduction of appropriate computational tools in the courses, which is the subject of thispaper. TRNSYS in Solar EnergyTRNSYS (“Transient System Simulator,” pronounced “tran-sis”) was originally developed at theUniversity of Wisconsin in the 1970s for numerical analysis of solar hot water heating systems.The UW Solar Energy Laboratory continues its

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education: Assessment and Integrating Entrepreneurship into the Curriculum

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Johnson, Valparaiso University; Mark Budnik, Valparaiso University; Doug Tougaw, Valparaiso University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

context of abusiness environment. These are valuable lessons that will serve the students well once theyleave the university and begin their careers.Entrepreneurship in the Freshman YearEvery first-semester engineering student at _________ University takes GE 100: Fundamentalsof Engineering. This course provides students with foundational knowledge concerning thefundamental topics of mechanical, civil, electrical, and computer engineering9-12. The course isstructured as a series of modules, each of which consists of a lecture (with associated activelearning exercises) followed on the next day by a 50-minute laboratory experiment. The studentscomplete a total of 26 of these modules, on topics ranging from statics to electronic circuitdesign and

Conference Session

Modern Software Measurement Techniques

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saleh Sbenaty, Middle Tennessee State University; Stan Mitchell, LogicForce Consulting, LLC; Hugh Berryman, Middle Tennessee State University

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

Advanced Technological Education grants over an eight-year period. He also served as the Coordinator of the Computer Engineering Technology program for more than six years. Dr. Sbenaty published and presented over 30-refereed national and international articles and attended/conducted over 60 workshops. He is also conducting research in the area of mass spectrometry, biosensors, electrical characteristics of concrete, and instrumentation. Dr. Sbenaty has several years of industrial and research experiences with Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Lockheed-Martin, and TVA. Dr. Sbenaty served as a Guest Editor and on the Editorial Board, Journal of SMET Education: Innovations and Research. He is

Conference Session

Engineering Courses for Non-engineers

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert J. Gustafson; Bruce Trott, Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

Page 14.1286.6Or ENG 202 (5) Technological Studies II:ENG 191H (4) Engineering Fundamentals and Analyzing Our World, (New Course) Page 5 of 9 Laboratory I Or Option 2:ENG 193H (4) Engineering Fundamentals and ENG 181 (3) Introduction to Engineering I, Laboratory III ENG 183 (3) Introduction to Engineering II ISE 504 (3) Engineering Economic Analysis Or ENG 191H (4) Engineering Fundamentals

Conference Session

Embedded System Design

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wagdy Mahmoud, University of the District of Columbia

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

paperprovides details of laboratory exercises and a senior project that is implemented using both softcore and hard core processors on three different FPGA boards. Advantages and disadvantages ofeach of these implementations will also be presented. The paper will also detail the challengesinvolved in using continually-evolving embedded processing tools and the efforts made to reducetheir learning times.IntroductionThe Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) requires providing studentswith a significant hands-on design experience. Graduating electrical engineering students shouldhave the ability to design, test, and verify the correctness of operation of systems, subsystems,and components for real-time application.The aggressive