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2004 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Lance C. Perez; Jerald L. Varner; Michael F. Anderson

A TIMS Based Laboratory for Undergraduate Probability and Random Processes Lance C. Pérez, Jerald L. Varner, Michael F. Anderson University of Nebraska, Lincoln/Clarke CollegeIntroductionThe Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Nebraska has implemented anIntegrated Signals and Systems Laboratory (ISSL) based on a single experimental platformthroughout a sequence of four courses at the junior and senior levels [1]. This laboratory isfunded by a Course, Curriculum and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI), Adaptation andImplementation (A&I) track, grant from the National Science Foundation. The four-coursesequence is ELEC 304 Signals and Systems, ELEC

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Jason Moore; Mitchell A. Thornton; Ronald W. Skeith

39th ASEE Midwest Section Meeting A Modular and Specifications Oriented Digital Circuit Design Laboratory Jason Moore, Mitchell A. Thornton, Ronald W. Skeith Southern Methodist University / University of Arkansas Dallas, Texas / Fayetteville, ArkansasAbstract: A laboratory for a second undergraduate course in digital logic design isdescribed based on the philosophy of decomposing the circuits into control and datapathportions. Modular designs are strongly encouraged by requiring later designs to needsome of the same pieces of earlier designs. The unique aspect of this laboratory is thatstudents are required to generate

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Scott Shepard

A SEVEN POINT PARADIGM FOR THE MOTIVATION WITHIN UNGERGRADUATE RESEARCH AND LABORATORY PROJECTS Dr. Scott Shepard Kansas State University Department of Engineering TechnologyWe present seven motivational elements for learning outside the classroom and illustrate these within thecontext of a particular undergraduate research project. The majority of this research was actually performedafter completion of the required course – motivated solely by the desire of the student to go further with theexperiment and learn more about the topic. This delightful circumstance is not without precedence in ourdepartment; so we

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B. Terry Beck; David A. Pacey

Sampling Issues in the Design of Experiments for the Undergraduate Engineering Laboratory B. Terry Beck, David A. Pacey Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering Department Kansas State University Manhattan, KansasAbstractAn extremely important aspect of the proper design of an experiment is specification ofthe sample size, sample rate, and duration of test. When sampling real signal data fromthe wide variety of transducers currently available, the presence of noise, generated frommany sources, usually makes it necessary to sample the associated input signal numeroustimes in order to determine accurate statistical

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Lucas Howard; Jonathan Hayes; Pat Buford; Wayne Helmer

lab system.The MAF results will also be compared to mass air flow measurements taken from standard flowrate devices such as an orifice meter, rotameter or other reference flow rate devices. This labequipment was designed to be used by the engineering students in courses ranging from thefreshman introductory class through senior level courses.IntroductionThe faculty of the electrical and mechanical engineering departments at Arkansas TechUniversity is constantly trying to improve the laboratory experiences of their students. Thestudents who use the equipment range from the inexperienced first semester to the seasonedjunior and senior engineering students. Sometimes laboratory equipment that satisfies theeducational needs of this diverse group

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Stephan A. Durham; W. Micah Hale

” has been a success, andit will continue to introduce HPC to new students every semester.IntroductionStructural Materials, CVEG 2113, is a sophomore level class that is required of all civilengineering students at the University of Arkansas. The class schedule consists of two fifty-minute lectures and a three hour laboratory each week of the semester. The laboratory is used toreinforce the information presented during the class lectures. Concrete materials account foralmost 60 percent of the course material. In an effort to create interest in the class and inconcrete materials, the “Concrete Contest” began in the fall semester of 2003.Concrete ContestThe “Concrete Contest” is divided into three sections; cost, performance, and a written

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Stephan A. Durham; W. Micah Hale

been a success, andit will continue to introduce HPC to new students every semester.IntroductionStructural Materials, CVEG 2113, is a sophomore level class that is required of all civilengineering students at the University of Arkansas. The class schedule consists of two fifty-minute lectures and a three hour laboratory each week of the semester. The laboratory is used toreinforce the information presented during the class lectures. Concrete materials account foralmost 60 percent of the course material. In an effort to create interest in the class and inconcrete materials, the “Concrete Contest” began in the fall semester of 2003.Concrete ContestThe “Concrete Contest” is divided into three sections; cost, performance, and a written

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Christopher C. Ibeh; Marjorie Donovan; Oliver Hensley; James Otter

0 to 10 Difficulty 0 to 10 KNOWLEDGE ELEMENTS (EKEs) Laboratory Section Tensile Strength Testing 8.9 7.1 9.4 7.4 8.6 9.0 Impact Strength Test 9.0 6.7 8.4 7.2 8.1 7.9 Melt Flow Index 9.0 7.6 8.6 8.0 7.4 7.7 Torsional Test 3.9 2.4 3.2 3.8 4.0 3.4 Plastisol 2.4 1.6

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Steve Menhart

Transitioning a Microcontroller Course from Assembly Language to C Steve Menhart, Ph.D. Dept. of Engineering Technology University of Arkansas at Little Rock 2801 S. University Ave. Little Rock, AR 72204 AbstractThis paper describes improvements made to an integrated lecture and laboratory course dealingwith microcontrollers, taught in the Engineering Technology Department, at the University ofArkansas at Little Rock (UALR). This course initially used the Motorola 68HC11microcontroller, but currently uses the Motorola MC9S12DP256B

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Norman D. Dennis

17 Hrs 18 Hrs 18 Hrs 18 Hrs 15-17 Hrs 17-19 HrsNote: Credit for Advanced Compositon (not listed) may be obtained by exemption orexamination. If a student must actually enroll in Advanced Composition the graduationrequirement increases to 139hours.Foundation EngineeringFoundation Engineering, CVEG 4143, is normally taken by students in their senior year and hasbeen a required course in the civil engineering program for many years. In accomplishing themajor objectives of this course, students are required to produce an unconstrained site layout forsome type of commercial facility, plan a subsurface exploration program for their site, interpretraw field and laboratory soils data to extract design parameters

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Jung Oh

. The general chemistry course is a required or elective science coursefor engineering technology programs at K-State, Salina and is also considered universityUGE (undergraduate general education) course (http://www.k-state.edu/catl/uge/). UGEcourses are to incorporate an active learning environment, an experiential context forwhatever is studied, and to provide an opportunity for students to connect ideas.The periodic table is one of most important chemistry references, displayed in almostevery chemistry classroom and laboratory, and presented in most chemistry textbooks. Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Midwest Section ConferenceThe standard periodic table

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Roger G. Harrison; Matthias U. Nollert; David W. Schmidtke; Vassilios I. Sikavitsas

where technology isadvancing rapidly.Bibliography1. Williams, E.T. and Bramwell, F.G. 1989. Introduction to research, Journal of Chemical Education, 66, 565- 567.2. Schildcrout, S.M. 2002. Learning chemistry research outside the laboratory: Novel graduate and undergraduate courses in research methodology, Journal of Chemical Education, 79, 1340-1343.ROGER G. HARRISON is an Associate Professor in the School of Chemical, Biological, and MaterialsEngineering at the University of Oklahoma. He is a member of ASEE, AIChE, and ACS. He received his B.S. inchemical engineering from the University of Oklahoma and his M.S. and Ph.D. in chemical engineering from theUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison.MATTHIAS U. NOLLERT is an Associate Professor in

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2004 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Julia Morse; Jung Oh

, and Instructional Delivery Innovations Introduction Laboratory Development Course Design and Development Curriculum Development Instructional Delivery Innovations f. Summary of Student Advising and Mentoring Activities g. List of Teaching Awards and Recognition h. Externally Funded Assistance for Teaching Activities i. Industry Outreach Impact on Classroom Teaching Figure 1. Sample teaching portfolio contents in promotion and tenure document. Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Midwest Section