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2012 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Hui Geng; Daryl G. Beetner; Yiyu Shi

Laboratory Experiments for Introductory and Advanced VLSI Courses Hui Geng, Daryl G. Beetner and Yiyu Shi Electrical and Computer Engineering Department of Missouri University of Science and TechnologyAbstractThis paper focuses on the experimental design of large scale integrated circuits (LSICs) bysenior and graduate level students at Missouri University of Science and Technology. Wehave designed a series of experiments to teach fundamentals of full-custom IC design, whichinclude front-end to back-end flow. These labs help IC beginners understand the entirefull-custom design process. Labs are executed in both an undergraduate and advancedgraduate course. The lab experience includes

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2012 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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E. Carl Greco; Jim D. Reasoner

Assessment of an Individualized, Self-Contained System in Electrical Circuits Laboratory E. Carl Greco and Jim D. Reasoner Electrical Engineering Department – Arkansas Tech UniversityAbstractA pilot study was performed to evaluate the efficacy of a teaching protocol employing anindividualized, self-contained laboratory system for instruction in a fundamental electricalcircuits laboratory. For purpose of evaluation, students were divided into two academicallymatched groups. The control group utilized traditional laboratory equipment and performed theirweekly laboratory assignments as two member teams. The study group used the ElectronicsExplorerTM Board (EEBoard

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2012 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Lauren Cole; Lindsay R. Hoggatt; Jamie A. Sterrenberg; David R. Suttmiller; W. Roy Penney; Edgar C. Clausen

A Transient Experiment to Determine the Heat Transfer Characteristics of a 100 W Incandescent Light Bulb, Operating at 48 W Lauren Cole, Lindsay R. Hoggatt, Jamie A. Sterrenberg, David R. Suttmiller, W. Roy Penney and Edgar C. Clausen Ralph E. Martin Department of Chemical Engineering University of ArkansasAbstractA simple and inexpensive experiment that illustrates a number of heat transfer principles ispresented for use in either the laboratory or the classroom. The purpose of this paper is todescribe a transient experiment which determined the heat transfer characteristics of a 100 Wlight bulb, operating

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2012 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Shannon L. Servoss; Edgar C. Clausen

Incorporating Inquiry-Based Projects into the Early Lab Experience Shannon L. Servoss and Edgar C. Clausen Ralph E. Martin Department of Chemical Engineering University of ArkansasAbstractIn using the traditional approach for teaching laboratory, the instructor provides detailedinstructions for completing the lab and, after performing the lab, students report results in eithera written or oral report. This approach effectively introduces the techniques and technicalwriting skills required of all engineers, but the process also has a tendency to become a bitredundant for both the instructor and the students

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2012 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Darrin S. Muggli; Brian M. Tande

beimplemented within a few months of establishing articulation agreements and providessubstantial flexibility. Colleges do not have to invest in a critical mass of engineering facultyuntil the student population justifies such an investment, and these colleges can attract morestudents initially by offering ABET-accredited degrees immediately. An on-site program directoradministers the program, advises students, communicates with UND, and may teach entry-levelengineering courses. Laboratory equipment is not necessary as students will attend summerlaboratory sessions at UND (two sessions, each lasting 3-10 days, depending on the program).Thus, Phase 1 allows colleges with limited resources to provide their students with theopportunity to pursue ABET

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2012 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Harvest Collier; Diane Hagni

willing to learn and share ideas. In theseevents, faculty bring a lunch, CERTI provides dessert, and various topics are presented anddiscussed, such as end-of-semester course evaluations, academic dishonesty, classroomdisruption management, best practices in laboratories, and technology tools for teaching (thelatter presented in conjunction with the educational technology office).Instructors from engineering disciplines have made up about one-third of the attendance for thepast two years at faculty development events, followed closely by those in the hard sciences andProceedings of the 2012 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society of Engineering Education

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2012 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Robert I. Egbert; Douglas R. Carroll

&T and MSU faculty members.Those MSU faculty members selected for the program are granted adjunct faculty status atMissouri S&T. Teaching assignments for all faculty in the program are assigned by the ProgramDirector in consultation with the appropriate Department Chairs at Missouri S&T. Initialappointments, salary, tenure, and promotion issues are primarily left to the institution making theappointment, although the other institution is advised of such issues.Students are initially admitted to MSU and then after approximately three semesters apply foradmission to Missouri S&T as a special student in the Cooperative Engineering Program. Theregistrar’s offices of both institutions maintain copies of student records.Tuition and

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Jeffery S. Thomas

hadtrouble correctly identifying failure modes, because this was probably their first attempt at failureanalysis, but the experience was motivational because it involved real-life components andcreative writing.IntroductionA reverse case study was used in the sophomore-level Materials Testing course at MissouriUniversity of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T) during the spring semester of 2012. Thisone-credit-hour laboratory course accompanies the mechanics of materials course required ofmany engineering majors. The inspiration for this unique type of case study came from DeborahA. Beyer1 in the Department of Nursing at Miami University. Professor Beyer presents herstudents with a list of medications and asks them to deduce a patient’s medical

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2012 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Benjamin Cooper; Steve E. Watkins

related content into project coursework and can aid in programminginstruction for younger students. Also, open-source versions of object-oriented languages such asSqueak Smalltalk are available.Existing research and curricula efforts with object-oriented programming are important resourcesfor other educators. For instance, Dr. Gene A. Tagliarini, Computer Science at the University ofNorth Carolina Wilmington, uses the Squeak Etoys language to teach an Introduction toComputer Programming (CSC 112) course for non-computer-science majors [11]. Researchwork by the Computer Science Department at Duke University is based on the Open Cobaltlanguage which is based upon Squeak [12]. Dr. Mark Guzdial, College of Computing at GeorgiaInstitute of Technology