Conference Session

Instrumentation in Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Asad Yousuf, Savannah State University; Mohamad Mustafa, Savannah State University; Alberto De La Cruz, Savannah State University

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Instrumentation

, according to this criterion. Second, the centrality criterion means that projects in which students learn things that are outside the curriculum ("enrichment" projects) are also not examples of PBL, no matter how appealing or engaging.(2) PBL projects are focused on questions or problems that "drive" students to encounter (and struggle with) the central concepts and principles of a discipline. This criterion is a subtle one. The definition of the project (for students) must "be crafted in order to make a connection between activities and the underlying conceptual knowledge that one might hope to foster."(3) Projects involve students in a constructive investigation. An investigation is a goal-directed process that involves

Conference Session

Instrumentation in Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David McDonald, Lake Superior State University

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Instrumentation

exhibit a higher level of satisfaction with the course asindicated by Pape4. Casey et al5 reported that, while project work was always seen as an integralpart of later semesters in the curriculum, the need became evident to apply project-based learning(PBL) earlier, primarily to motivate early-stage students that otherwise failed to recognize theapplicability of what they were studying to their future professions.Electric Vehicle InstructionThere is tremendous interest in electric vehicles today. Several major automotive manufacturersare developing an electric car for mass production, and the United States is on the eve of massproducing an electric car for the first time in history. US Economic Stimulus funding and similaractivities are

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Measurement Innovation

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Mullett, Springfield Technical Community College

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Instrumentation

that deal with this emerging technology orthe modification of existing programs to meet the need for qualified individuals to support thisnew area and to also educate the end users of systems that employ it. The skill sets needed willbe interdisciplinary by today’s curriculum standards and certainly should be system centric andnot device centric in this era of system-on-a-chip (SoC) electronics technology. Faculty from thevarious legacy technology areas previously mentioned will need to work together to achievecommon goals in workforce development. An education summit of government, industry, andacademia stakeholders would be a good starting point in the development of any new curriculaand certifications. The National Science Foundation’s