Understanding faculty decisions about the integration of laboratories into engineering education

Coutinho, Genisson Silva; Stites, Nick; Magana, Alejandra J.

doi:10.1109/fie.2017.8190605

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“…An important part of modern mechanical engineering courses is learning through experiments [1]. Experimental concepts support students to build a robust background in understanding of engineering principles, gain hands-on experience and enhance their problem-solving ability.…”

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Remote Laboratory Experiments: Fan Map Generation and Airfoil Flow Characterization

Eleftheriou

Efstathiadis

Kalfas

2023

J. Phys.: Conf. Ser.

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This paper presents the procedure followed to conduct two various experiments as part of the ‘Mechanical Laboratory’ course of the Mechanical Engineering department, at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, during the Covid-19 period. Adapting to the personal contact restrictions imposed by the health issue outbreak, a remote experimental method is proposed. In the first experiment, the students had to generate the operational map of a cooling computer fan while on the second one the characteristic parameters of a symmetric airfoil needed to be measured. Multifunctional control panel interfaces were introduced to the students. Through these applications, the student had the opportunity to run the experiments, assess the raw data, monitor all the necessary flow parameters and acquire the important variables. The students had to post-process the results and submit two reports, one for each experiment. This teaching method provided the students with the experience of real research project and guided them to use modern tools to enhance the quality of their future work. This publication focuses on the address of the challenges, arose during the automation of the experiments. The remote experimental sessions indicated some advantages in learning procedure which was also reflected on the assignment grades. The development of the procedure has been successfully implemented and tested over a couple of years while the quarantine measure have been in place. Furthermore, the experience gained will be used to implement modern communication protocols in the experimental set-ups.

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Remote Laboratory Experiments: Fan Map Generation and Airfoil Flow Characterization

Eleftheriou

Efstathiadis

Kalfas

2023

J. Phys.: Conf. Ser.

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“…Laboratory education represents an essential component of engineering curricula [1]. Laboratories help students to learn concepts, principles, and also fundamental engineering skills such as designing, problem-solving, and troubleshooting [2].…”

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Developing Virtual Equipment to Enhance Learning of Structures and Material Science in an Aeronautics and Astronautics Engineering Program

Coutinho

2020

GJES

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This working paper presents the process of revamping a traditional hands-on laboratory course in an Aeronautics and Astronautics engineering program using a virtual equipment approach. Six traditional hands-on experiments will be used in a pilot program that aims to create virtual counterparts for each real experiment in the Aeromechanics course. The authors present one of these six experiments, and also discuss the main concerns and difficulties in developing the virtual equipment platform.

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“…These instructors used creative ways to address the teaching challenges, such as considering the students' needs and being selective in terms of curriculum content. A literature review explored instructor decisions to integrate laboratory components into engineering education, showing that instructor decisions were shaped by factors such as institutional context and policies, the role of society, and stakeholders such as students and accreditation (Coutinho et al, 2017). Another study by Reeping et al (2018) explored instructors in an electrical and computing engineering department on their curricular decisions during a reform of the program.…”

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Fundamental Engineering Course Test Beliefs and Behaviors: A Case Exploration of One Instructor

Chew,

Matusovich

2022 ASEE Annual Conference &Amp; Exposition Proceedings

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KJ's research interests primarily intersect assessment and evaluation, equity, and motivation in engineering education, with a pragmatic lens specifically looking into how to translate research findings into practice in engineering learning environments. KJ also strives to further scholarship examining assessments from the equity lens to ensure research does not perpetuate marginalization and oppression experienced by minoritized engineering populations.

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Understanding faculty decisions about the integration of laboratories into engineering education

Cited by 4 publications

References 40 publications

Remote Laboratory Experiments: Fan Map Generation and Airfoil Flow Characterization

Remote Laboratory Experiments: Fan Map Generation and Airfoil Flow Characterization

Developing Virtual Equipment to Enhance Learning of Structures and Material Science in an Aeronautics and Astronautics Engineering Program

Fundamental Engineering Course Test Beliefs and Behaviors: A Case Exploration of One Instructor

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