Conference Session

Instrumentation and Measurement: Innovative Courses

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Marshall, University of Southern Maine

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

problem solvers, theyneed team players, and they need innovative minds. This may only be achievablethrough progressive curriculums and effective partnerships between industries,universities, and government institutions. Those partners that make the best investment intechnically competent employees are going to be those that prosper in the 21st century.Students respond with enthusiasm when lectures and tests are supplemented by labs inwhich they solve problems from industry. As the theoretical knowledge is internalized,students become intrinsically motivated search engines to fuel their own intellectualgrowth. To effectively connect with students at this level and prepare them for the futurewe need real-world skills and experiences.In order to