Conference Session

Innovation in Laboratory Studies and Outreach Programs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas Sugg, United States Navy; Bruce Galloway, United States Navy; John Fishell, STEP

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

degrees in science, engineering andmathematics allowed leveraging of resources across the partnership to achieve impacts that nosingle partner could afford or achieve individually. NSWC, Corona Division utilizes the STEPProgram as it’s dominate outreach activity regarding the 3rd to 12th grade focused developmentof the earliest stages of the engineering pipeline. With this in mind, a discussion of theformation, development and activities of STEP will be addressed in a general sense with theunderstanding that NSWC, Corona Division remains an instrumental, active partner in theseSTEP activities.The Science and Technology Education Partnership (STEP) Program:The Beginning:The beginning of STEP involves California Congressman Ken Calvert who

Conference Session

Experiments in Remote-access Laboratories

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Egbert, Missouri State University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

four years. With this timetable in mind, the first freshman level engineering classeswere held on the MSU campus in the fall semester of 2008. It is anticipated that a sufficientnumber of students will have completed the required prerequisite courses by the fall semester of2009 to be able to enroll in the first Electrical Engineering laboratory classes, and the firstlaboratory classes will formally begin at that time.Preliminary AssessmentThe first formal use of the new laboratory room will be in the fall semester of 2009. In thespring of 2009, one student who met the prerequisites, agreed to enroll and go through thelaboratory experiments used in the lab that accompanies the introductory circuit analysis course.This student was able to

Conference Session

Experiments in Remote-access Laboratories

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Hyder, Georgia Institute of Technology; Brian Post, Georgia Institute of Technology; Dirk Schaefer, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

physical laboratories how they can be implemented throughtoday’s technologies. Templates for developing a cohesive set of remote laboratories areidentified along with Nemours IT considerations. In addition to the requirements related totechnology, educational impacts are addressed. An example of a Control Systems experiment isthen presented as an example of a functioning remote laboratory.1. Introduction The engineering students of yesterday have permanently changed the way we presentlylive and work with technology. It is essential that we take full advantage of their contributions inorder to prepare the minds of the future. Advancements in telecommunication practices havemade learning from remote locations viable, thereby granting access