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ECCD Technical Session 3: Energy and Multidisciplinary

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Jacques Belanger, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Andrew Davol, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Huy A Duong, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Trent Hamilton

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Paper ID #30174Development of a Multidisciplinary Renewable Energy Laboratory forResearch and EducationProf. Jacques Belanger, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Jacques Belanger is a mechanical engineering educator with 20 years of private sector experience in con- sulting and renewable energy. He was a co-founder of Cool Earth Solar, a photovoltaic solar company pursuing solar energy concentration approach. He worked at Cool Earth Solar for 10 years where he was in charge of solar tracking and thermal management. He’s joined Cal Poly in 2017, specializing in ther- mal sciences, renewable and nuclear

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Instrumentation Division Technical Session 4

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David M. Beams P.E., University of Texas, Tyler; Hector A. Ochoa, University of Texas, Tyler

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Diversity

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Instrumentation

. Banzhaf, PE, Digital Oscilloscopes: Powerful Tools for EET Laboratories. Proceedings of the 2003 AmericanSociety for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition.3 J. A. Gumaer, Teaching Data Acquisition Using Laptop Computers. Proceedings of the 2004 American Society forEngineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition.4 K. Stair and B. Crist, Jr. Using Hands-on Laboratory Experiences to Underscore Concepts and to CreateExcitement About Materials. Proceedings of the 2006 American Society for Engineering Education AnnualConference & Exposition.5 T. F. Schubert, Jr., S. M. Lord, D. M. Tawy, and S. D. Alsaialy. A LabVIEW Interface for Transistor ParameterAnalysis: An Opportunity to Explore the Utility of Computer Interfaces

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session: Works in Progress

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Danilo Garbi Zutin, Carinthia University of Applied Sciences; Michael E. Auer, Carinthia University of Applied Sciences; Christian Kreiter MSc, Carinthia University of Applied Sciences

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

journals, magazines and conferences. Most of these papers are in the field of online engineering, remote and virtual laboratories and issues associated with their dissemination and usage.Prof. Michael E. Auer, Carinthia University of Applied Sciences Dr. (mult.) Michael E. Auer is Professor of Electrical Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering and IT of the Carinthia University of Applied Sciences Villach, Austria and has also a teaching position at the Uni- versity of Klagenfurt. He is a senior member of IEEE and member of ASEE, IGIP, etc., author or co-author of more than 170 publications and leading member of numerous national and international organizations in the field of Online Technologies. His current research

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Computers in Education Division Poster Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Todd D. Morton, Western Washington University; Ying Lin, Western Washington University

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Diversity

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Computers in Education

Paper ID #15677WORK IN PROGRESS: An Integrated DSP and Embedded MicrocontrollerLaboratory CurriculumProf. Todd D. Morton, Western Washington University Todd Morton has been teaching the upper level embedded systems and senior project courses for West- ern Washington University’s Electrical Engineering and Electronics Engineering Technology program for 27 years. He is the author of the text ’Embedded Microcontrollers’, which covers assembly and C pro- gramming in small real-time embedded systems and has worked as a design engineer at Physio Control Corporation and at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory as an ASEE-NASA Summer

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ET Pedagogy II

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sudhir Shrestha, Sonoma State University; Farid Farahmand, Sonoma State University

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Engineering Technology

Paper ID #22474Introducing Project-based Engineering Laboratory to Non-engineering Un-dergraduate StudentsDr. Sudhir Shrestha, Sonoma State University Dr. Shrestha is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Science at Sonoma State Uni- versity, Rohnert Park, CA. He received his Ph.D. degree from Louisiana Tech University and Bachelor’s degree from Kathmandu University.Dr. Farid Farahmand, Sonoma State University Farid Farahmand is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Science at Sonoma State University, CA, where he teaches Advanced Networking and Digital Systems. He is also the director

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Design in BME Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Judy Cezeaux, Western New England College; Eric Haffner, Western New England College; Anne Kaboray, Goodwill Industries of the Springfield/Hartford Area, Inc.; Carol Hasenjager, Goodwill Industries of the Springfield/Hartford Area, Inc.

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Biomedical

Kaboray, Goodwill Industries of the Springfield/Hartford Area, Inc. Anne Kaboray is the Supervisor of Rehabilitation at Goodwill Industries of the Springfield/Hartford Area, Inc.Carol Hasenjager, Goodwill Industries of the Springfield/Hartford Area, Inc. Carol Hasenjager is the Program Director of Employment Support Services at Goodwill Industries of the Springfield/Hartford Area, Inc. Page 12.453.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Design for the Disabled as an Interdisciplinary Laboratory ProjectAbstractThe integration of design into

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Bioengineering laboratories: Bringing research into the classroom

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Barnett, Saint Louis University; Rebecca Willits, Saint Louis University

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Biomedical

, I was prepared with the equipment and protocols I had used, to continue to solve problems and learn new protocols and how to use other equipment to complete my tasks. • Huey*, Louie*, and Dewey* taught me the basics of laboratory research (i.e.- chick surgery) and then I got to teach some of it to Thelma* and Louise*. Having to explain something well enough that someone else can do it ensured that I really knew what I was doing. Furthermore, it gave me a 'teaching experience' that I'm sure will be helpful in grad school when I have undergrads working under me. • I learned a great deal from other students and professors working in lab. By

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Design of Lab Experiments II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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R. William Graff, LeTourneau University; Jessica Niemi, LeTourneau University; Paul Leiffer, LeTourneau University; Meagan Vaughan, LeTourneau University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

AC 2007-452: A HYDRAULIC CIRCUITS LABORATORY – TO IMPROVESTUDENT UNDERSTANDING OF BASIC ELECTRICITYR. William Graff, LeTourneau University R. William Graff is a professor in the School of Engineering and Engineering Technology at LeTourneau University, where he has taught since 1975. He received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees from Purdue University in electrical engineering. Prior to joining the faculty at LeTourneau, he was assistant professor of electrical engineering at Drexel University for six years, and at Wilkes College for two years. His professional interests include antennas, microwaves, plasmas, teaching, and ethics.Paul Leiffer, LeTourneau University Paul R. Leiffer is

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Statics & Strength of Materials - A nice couple

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Boedo, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Elizabeth A. DeBartolo, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Matthew Kasemer, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Mechanics

necessary time to teach more than just the high cycle fatigue that is coverednow. With a large portion of mechanical engineers at RIT concentrating their coursework inspecialized areas such as aerospace and biomedical engineering, the need to describe thebehavior of complex alloys that may be subjected to higher stresses becomes even greater. Forthis work, we have implemented a fatigue lab activity as one of the four case studies in thecourse.Laboratory DesignDuring the spring of 2012, a laboratory activity involving both LCF and HCF fatigue conceptswas created to meet a set of design constraints and allow easy incorporation of this activity intoan existing course. To clearly illustrate the impact of low cycle fatigue within the timeconstraints of

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ECE Online Courses, Labs, and Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Nathan Chao

transfer students (into the VCU School ofEngineering). Presently, associate degree students are entering the program without the samelaboratory skills and experience that our freshman and sophomores acquire. Traditional in-classlaboratories require test instruments and facilities that are very costly in startup, maintenance,and weekly setup. A suite of test instruments for one student station in the laboratory costsapproximately $6000. In contrast, a laptop computer and e-LAB instrument device costapproximately $1500. Community colleges and engineering students themselves can afford* thispowerful test setup. Coupled with the on-line laboratory materials available, this approach willhave a major impact on teaching these students

Conference Session

Computer-based Measurements

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farid Farahmand, Sonoma State University; Saeid Moslehpour, University of Hartford; Harika Kuppuru P.E., Sonoma State University; Swathi Matsa, Sonoma State University

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Instrumentation

in various dimensions, includingdistance lecture delivery or remote instrumentation to teach laboratory-based courses 1-3.Over the past several years a vast number of systems have been developed to provide remoteaccess to laboratory instruments in order for students to conduct online experiments. In fact,today, almost every major instrument has the remote access feature. Web-based experimentsallow students to interact with real testing equipment without the need to purchase redundantinstruments or dedicate large lab spaces. Another major advantage of online experiments is that,as many researchers have pointed out, it allows students to complete hands-on activities on theirown time, resulting in higher level of involvement and overall

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Elizabeth A. Stephan; Benjamin L. Sill; Matthew Ohland

Session Adapting Engineering Laboratories to Enhance Learning using Real-Time Sensors Matthew W. Ohland, Elizabeth A. Stephan, and Benjamin L. Sill General Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634AbstractClemson’s NSF-sponsored EXPerimental Engineering in Real-Time (EXPERT) project isdesigned to assess the efficacy of using real-time sensors connected to laptops in engineeringclasses. Earlier papers described the painstaking procedure used to develop parallellaboratories—one set of laboratories using sensors and another set of laboratories not usingsensors

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Tak Cheung; David Lieberman

students will take thespecialized courses at QCC via distance learning and remote-controlled laboraotries.Remote-controlled laboratories can be an effective way to have students perform laboratoryexperiments. The development of materials not only makes courses more accessible butimproves them for in-house students and enhances teaching as well. In our case QCC studentsbenefit from improved texts, videotapes to review lectures and improved laboratory exercises anddata acquisition techniques.VII. AcknowledgementsWe acknowledge useful discussions with our colleagues. We thank B. Taylor and T. Como fortheir able assistance in the development of laboratory apparatus. This work was partiallysupported by an National Science Foundation Advanced

Conference Session

Technology in the ECE Classroom

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jinru Liu, School of ECEE, SenSIP Center, Arizona State University; Jayaraman J. Thiagarajan, Arizona State University; Andreas S. Spanias, Arizona State University, School of ECEE, SenSIP Center; Karthikeyan Natesan Ramamurthy, Arizona State University; Shuang Hu, Arizona State University; Mahesh K. Banavar, Arizona State University

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Electrical and Computer

for signal processing experiments,” in Proceedings of IEEEICASSP, vol. 3, may 1998, pp. 1849–1852.[9] A. Spanias et.al., “Development of a web-based signal and speech processing laboratory for distancelearning,” ASEE Computers in Educations, vol. X, no. 2, pp. 21–26, jun 2000.[10] V. Atti and A. Spanias, “On-line simulation modules for teaching speech and audio compressiontechniques,” in Proceedings of IEEE Frontiers in Education, vol. 1, nov 2003, pp. T4E–17–22.[11] M. Yasin et.al., “On-line laboratories for image and two-dimensional signal processing using 2D J-DSP,”in Proceedings of IEEE ICASSP, vol. 3, apr 2003, pp. 785–788.[12] T. Thrasyvoulou et.al., “J-DSP-C, a control systems simulation environement: labs and assessment

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Remote and Network-based Laboratories

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael E. Auer, Carinthia Tech Institute, Austria; Danilo Garbi Zutin P.E., Carinthia University of Applied Sciences

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

AC 2012-3678: A GRID OF ONLINE LABORATORIES BASED ON THEILAB SHARED ARCHITECTUREProf. Michael E. Auer, Carinthia Tech Institute, Austria Since 1995, Michael Auer is professor of electrical engineering at the Systems Engineering Department of the Carinthia University of Applied Sciences, Villach, Austria and has also held teaching positions at the universities of Klagenfurt (Austria), Amman (Jordan), Brasov (Romania), and Patras (Greece). He was invited for guest lectures at MIT Boston and Columbia University and technical universities of Moscow, Athens, and others. He is a Senior Member of IEEE and member of VDE, IGIP, etc., author or co-author of more than 180 publications, and a leading member of numerous national

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Nam Kim

Asession 3220 Process Control Laboratory Experiments Using LabVIEW Nam K. Kim Department of Chemical Engineering Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI 49931AbstractThe process control laboratory course in Chemical Engineering at Michigan Tech was recentlyrestructured to teach students how to operate cutting edge computer-based systems, and tointegrate this knowledge with process control theory. The laboratory equipment, as well as thestructure of the

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeffrey A. Jalkio

appears to have met its objectives.6. AcknowledgementsThe development of this laboratory exercise would not have been possible without thework of Karl Mueller, lab manager for the engineering department, and Dr. Vern Cottleswho designed and built the apparatus used, and the students who struggled through itsinitial use: Lisa Schuweiler, Brian Doe, Matt Michel, Scott Helgeson, Chris Liedman,and Jed Fields.Bibliography1 McKeachie, Teaching Tips, 9th ed.,D.C. Heath, 19842 Society of Manufacturing Engineers, (1997) "Manufacturing Education Plan: Phase I Report", SME3 Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, ABET 2000 Evaluation Criteria, ABET4 Umez-Eronini, System Dynamics and Control, International Thomson Publishing, 19995 Dorf and

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Distance and Web-based Learning in ECE

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jayaraman J.Thiagarajan, Arizona State University; Raja Ayyanar, Arizona State University; Andreas S. Spanias, Arizona State University, ECEE, SenSIP Center

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Electrical and Computer

,”ASEE Computers in Education Journal, pp. 21-26, vol. X, no.2, April-June 2000.[5] A. Spanias, and V. Atti, "Interactive on-line undergraduate laboratories using Java-DSP," in IEEE Trans. onEducation Special Issue on Web-based Instruction, pp. 735-749, vol. 48, no. 4, Nov. 2005.[6] V. Atti, and A. Spanias, "On-line simulation modules for teaching speech and audio compression," in Proc. ofIEEE Frontiers in Education (FIE-2003), pp. T4E-17 - T4E-22, vol. 1, Nov 5-8, 2003, Boulder.[7] V. Atti, A. Spanias, C. Panayiotou, and Y. Song, "Teaching digital filter design techniques used in high-fidelityaudio applications," in Proc. of ASEE-2004 Conference, June 20-23, 2004, Salt Lake City, Utah.[8] M. Yasin, L. J. Karam, and A. Spanias, ”On-line

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Lanning, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Wahyu Lestari, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Shirley Waterhouse, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

the Prescott campus, will undergo its first ABET accreditation visitduring the autumn of 2010. Embry-Riddle might be considered a “teaching institution,” whereemphasis is placed on faculty-student interaction, design experiences, and hands-on laboratorylearning. Design projects are placed throughout the degree program starting from the freshmanyear2, culminating in an intensive two-semester design sequence during the senior year3.Machine shop and laboratory testing skills are among those valued in these degree programs,especially in conjunction with design-focused coursework. Aerospace engineering studentsspecialize in either aircraft design or spacecraft design, and the recently-formed ME degreeprogram has senior design specializations in

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Innovative Ideas for Energy Labs

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

James Johnson; Donatus Cobbinah; Ahmed Rubaai

, with the twist-lock outletslocated around the periphery of the room and at a safe location. The laboratory is highly visibleto ECE students and hoses the new Moog lab stations. The facility is located on the third floor ofL. K. Downing Hall and may represent the finest teaching laboratory in the department.4 Construction of New Laboratory WorkstationsThe purpose of the workstations is to enable students to explore the operation of ac and dc motorcontrol when fed from adjustable speed drives. The workstations contain ac and dc motors, acand dc drives, a dSpace DSP ACE1104CLP board, a motor drive board, measuring instruments,data acquisition and control, a variable transformer, a computer and laser printer, and a digitaloscilloscope. Because of

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Topics Enhancing ET Education

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vladimir Genis, Drexel University (Tech.); Siddharth Vyas, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Engineering Technology

and conclusions are presented by the studentsin comprehensive laboratory reports. The process of comparing of all individual files to calculaterequired parameters is very time-consuming. This task can be simplified and automated usingmacros. Two Excel macros were developed by the graduate teaching assistant and provided tostudents to assist with the processing of data stored in the form of Excel files. The first macroevaluates pulse parameters, such as times for positive peak and negative peak, and peak-to-peakamplitude voltage for all of the Excel files that are stored inside a particular folder. The secondmacro combines all of the evaluated parameters together in one Excel file. Utilizing thisapproach to teaching laboratory-based courses

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2013 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Matthew T. Siniawski; Adam R. Carberry; Rafiqul I. Noorani

A Project-based Approach for a Design and Manufacturing Laboratory Course Matthew T. Siniawski1, Adam R. Carberry2, Rafiqul I. Noorani1 1 - Loyola Marymount University / 2 - Arizona State UniversityAbstractAn upper-division design and manufacturing laboratory course for mechanical engineeringstudents was redesigned to incorporate a semester-long project. The goal of the project was toprovide students with an experience applying the design process to develop a simple product, amanual bottle opener. During the design process, students individually generated a conceptualdesign, created a 3D computer-aided design (CAD) model of their design

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2006 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Warren Lewis, Oklahoma State University

"Advanced Technology: Bringing Today’s Standards to the Industrial Laboratory" Warren Lewis, MS Oklahoma State UniversityIn order to save lives, doctors stay current with the latest medical developments and technology.In order to build the best houses, contractors keep abreast of the most current standards, methods,and equipment. And so it must be in engineering education. Faculty must be knowledgeable ofthe latest processes and equipment used in the engineering world. ABET recognizes this as seenin its program outcomes (Criterion 2: a-k).1 To the best of our ability, we must teach currentmethodologies in our classroom along with

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2010 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

AS Ward; MN Gooseff; RY Toto; SE Zappe

 histories in simulation‐based teaching: The effects on self‐learning and transfer. Computers and Education 39, 319–332.  6 Mcateer, E., Neil, D., Barr, N., Brown, M., Draper, S., & Henderson, F. 1996. Simulation software in a life sciences practical laboratory. Computers and Education 26, 1–3, 102–112  7 Ma, J., & Nickerson, J. V., "Hands-on, Simulated and Remote Laboratories: A ComparativeLiterature Review", ACM Computing Surveys, (38:3) Article No. 7, 2006, 1-24. 8 Shin, D., Yoon, E. S., Lee, K. Y., & Lee, E. S. 2002. A web‐based, interactive virtual laboratory system for unit operations and process systems engineering education: Issues, design and implementation. Computers and Chemical Engineering. 26, 2, 319–330.  9  Woodfield B, H

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2010 Northeast Section Meeting

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AS Ward; MN Gooseff; RY Toto; SE Zappe

 histories in simulation‐based teaching: The effects on self‐learning and transfer. Computers and Education 39, 319–332.  6 Mcateer, E., Neil, D., Barr, N., Brown, M., Draper, S., & Henderson, F. 1996. Simulation software in a life sciences practical laboratory. Computers and Education 26, 1–3, 102–112  7 Ma, J., & Nickerson, J. V., "Hands-on, Simulated and Remote Laboratories: A ComparativeLiterature Review", ACM Computing Surveys, (38:3) Article No. 7, 2006, 1-24. 8 Shin, D., Yoon, E. S., Lee, K. Y., & Lee, E. S. 2002. A web‐based, interactive virtual laboratory system for unit operations and process systems engineering education: Issues, design and implementation. Computers and Chemical Engineering. 26, 2, 319–330.  9  Woodfield B, H

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Outstanding Contributions to Mechanical Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Wagner, Clemson University; Katie Knaub, National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors

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Mechanical Engineering

Laboratory AssessmentTo evaluate each laboratory experiment, an assessment tool will be administered at theconclusion of the given exercise to gather student feedback. The assessment document (refer to Page 14.1271.16Appendix) has been divided into four areas. The first three segments seek information regardingthe performance of the laboratory teaching assistants (Questions 1-2), student work load anddifficulty for the laboratory (Questions 3-4), and whether the assignment reinforced engineeringconcepts and student skills (writing, software, statistics, design and conducting experiments) perQuestions 5-10. The responses are entered on a strongly

Conference Session

Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 3

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott Alexander Kaiser, Utah Valley University; Reza Kamali, Utah Valley University; Paul Weber, Utah Valley University; Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University

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Engineering Physics and Physics

for Engineering Education, 2018 A Size and Scale Laboratory Experiment for an Introductory Nanotechnology Course1 AbstractA size and scale laboratory experiment has been developed for an associate level course innanotechnology. This lab will assist students in conceptualizing the size of particles bycompleting three exercises: 1. Physically measuring an oleic acid molecule. 2. Comparingthe molecules length to other nano-sized objects by creating an enlarged scale which isthen compared to familiar objects at normal scale. 3. Examine the quantum effects ofquantum dots to introduce students to the unique properties of nanoparticles. This paperdetails these three exercies and evaluates their effectiveness in teaching

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Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy J. Garrison, York College of Pennsylvania

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Engineering Physics & Physics

techniques that reduce or eliminate lecture and replace it Page 26.150.2with active learning methods.5,6 Often the focus of the active learning strategies has been tomove away from methods that lead to students memorizing facts and mimicking solutions andtoward developing conceptual knowledge.7 Other studies have looked at changing/enhancing theexperimental/laboratory component.6,8Physics education research has also focused on developing quantitative methods that can be usedto assess the effectiveness of the traditional teaching structure as well as the impact of newteaching strategies. Those efforts led to the development of a number of

Conference Session

Professional Skills and the Workplace

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashley Ater Kranov, Center for Teaching, Learning & Technology; Robert Olsen, Washington State University; Carl Hauser, Washington State University; Laura Girardeau, Washington State University

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2008-2384: A DIRECT METHOD FOR TEACHING AND ASSESSINGPROFESSIONAL SKILLS IN ENGINEERING PROGRAMSAshley Ater Kranov, Center for Teaching, Learning & Technology Dr. Ashley Ater Kranov is Assistant Director of the Center for Teaching, Learning & Technology at Washington State University. She specializes in program assessment and has extensive experience in the assessment of engineering education. She has co-authored a number of journal articles and conference proceedings on engineering education, including Integrating Problem-Solving Skills Across an Engineering Curriculum: A Web Resource, 32nd ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference Proceedings, 2002.Carl Hauser, Washington State

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Design in the ECE Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Huettel, Duke University; Kip Coonley, Duke University; Michael Gustafson, Duke University; Jungsang Kim, Duke University; Gary Ybarra, Duke University; Leslie Collins, Duke University

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Electrical and Computer

approach in improvingstudent confidence and understanding, increasing student interest and motivation, and meetingseveral ABET criteria.2. Laboratory PhilosophyMany introductory ECE courses include a hands-on laboratory experience. Most often, theconstituent experiments consist of step-by-step progressions through exercises that enablestudents to observe or verify fundamental concepts. While this approach can be an effectivemethod of teaching and reinforcing theoretical concepts, many students do not find it particularlymotivating or insightful.To promote concept integration throughout the semester, all Fundamentals laboratory exercisesare based on a single platform. In selecting the platform, several criteria were critical. First, theideal