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Use of Labs to Introduce Students to Engr.

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2002 Annual Conference

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Elaine Cooney

Session 2426 Laboratory Report Grading Rubrics: What High School Teachers are Doing Elaine M. Cooney Indiana University Purdue University IndianapolisIntroduction According to Heidi Goodrich a rubric is “a scoring tool that lists the criteria for a piece ofwork or ‘what counts.’” 1 Rubrics can be used to evaluate any type of student work, including oralpresentations, written reports, and web pages. Carl Wenning of Illinois State University expandsthe definition of rubrics by explaining, “Rubric grading is criterion based. That is, the

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To Design and Conduct Experiments

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2002 Annual Conference

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Nick Glumac; Gregory Elliott; Madara Ogot

Session 2666 Hands-On Laboratory Experience via Remote Control: Jet Thrust Laboratory Madara Ogot‡, Gregory Elliott‡ and Nick Glumac§ ‡ Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey / §Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignAbstractThis paper describes the development of a remote-controlled jet thrust laboratory for illustratingthe fundamentals of compressible fluid mechanics as part of an undergraduate mechanicalengineering curriculum. The

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Manufacturing ET

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2002 Annual Conference

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James Rehg

Session 3548 PLC Laboratories – The Next Generation James A. Rehg, Associate Professor, Pennsylvania State UniversityAbstractProgrammable Logic Controllers (PLCs) were a novelty in the automotive industry aftertheir introduction in the early 1970s. Thirty years after their debut, PLCs are the defaultindustrial controller used in a broad range of control applications from simple machinesto entire production facilities. In the last ten years, PLC development followed thecomputer industry trend toward networked devices and shared databases. In the last threeyears, however, vendor

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Instrumentation and Control Applications

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2002 Annual Conference

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Charles Knight

Session 2159 Modern Engineering Laboratories That Deliver Charles Knight Mechanical Engineering University of Tennessee at ChattanoogaAbstractElectronic instrumentation and computer data acquisition has revolutionized the experimentallaboratory. Universities with limited funding face major challenges in upgrading theirlaboratories. Industry advisors tell us they expect our engineering graduates to have modernlaboratory skills. Many engineering faculty members do not possess the modern skills required todevelop and/or

Conference Session

Internet Programming and Applications

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2002 Annual Conference

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Ralph Droms; John Jantzi; Daniel Hyde; Brian Hoyt; Xiannong Meng; Maurice Aburdene

Session 2258 An Undergraduate Networked Systems Laboratory Maurice Aburdene, Dan Hyde, Xiannong Meng, John Janntzi, Brian Hoyt Bucknell University Ralph Droms Cisco SystemsAbstractThis paper describes a new and innovative undergraduate networked systems laboratory, whichsupports both instruction and research in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciencedepartments at Bucknell University. The two departments have been pioneers in developinglaboratory exercises where students discover, design, explore and

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Unique Lab Experiments

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2002 Annual Conference

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Nam Kim

Session 2526 PC-Based Transport Laboratory Experiments Nam K. Kim Department of Chemical Engineering Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI 49931Abstract The transport laboratory course in Chemical Engineering at Michigan Tech has beenoffered to undergraduate juniors as a 2-credit required course since 2000. The laboratoryequipment has been newly designed to accommodate an in-line digital computer for dataacquisition. The chemical engineering faculty focused on three

Conference Session

Trends in Nuclear Education II

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2002 Annual Conference

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Wesley Hines; Belle Upadhyaya

2677 Development of a Maintenance Engineering Laboratory B.R. Upadhyaya, J.W. Hines, J.P. McClanahan, N.A. Johansen Nuclear Engineering Department, The University of Tennessee, KnoxvilleAbstractThe paper outlines the development of a senior-level laboratory for demonstration and hands-onactivities related to various maintenance technologies. This laboratory has been developed aspart of a course entitled Introduction to Maintenance Engineering, which is designed forseniors and first-year graduate students in engineering. The course and the accompanyinglaboratory were developed at The University of Tennessee

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Computer Based Measurements

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2002 Annual Conference

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Ingvar Gustavsson

Session 2359 A Remote Laboratory for Electrical Experiments Ingvar Gustavsson Department of Telecommunications and Signal Processing The Blekinge Institute of Technology, SwedenAbstractMany laboratory experiments in electrical engineering courses can be performed remotely usingreal equipment. Conventional electrical circuit experiments have been conducted over the Internetat BTH (Blekinge Tekniska Högskola: The Blekinge Institute of Technology) in Sweden fromdifferent locations simultaneously using an experimental hardware setup in a closed room at

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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David Schmidt; Gregory Plett

Session 1526 A Multidisciplinary Digital-Control-Systems Laboratory Gregory L. Plett, David K. Schmidt University of Colorado at Colorado SpringsAbstractThis paper describes a multipurpose and multidisciplinary control-systems laboratory that isbeing developed at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. It is shared by Electrical andComputer Engineering (ECE) and Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE) students,allowing more efficient use of space and equipment, better use of funds, and elimination ofoverlap among individual departmental labs.The composition of the

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Michael Karweit

Session 1520 Enhanced learning through a “virtual laboratory” Michael Karweit Dept. Chemical Engineering, Johns Hopkins UniversityAbstract: This work reports on the effectiveness of a “virtual laboratory” for helpingstudents transfer engineering theory to the design and building of a model truss. Whenstudents had only a series of lectures in strength of materials, statics, and structures,students were only marginally able to incorporate that knowledge into reasonabledesigns. But, , by additionally providing students with a graphic-based design tool thatallowed them to think in terms of

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Potpourri of Engineering Mathematics

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2002 Annual Conference

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Jon Marvel; Charles Standridge

Session Engineering Statistics as a Laboratory Course Charles R. Standridge, Jon H. Marvel Grand Valley State UniversityAbstractHighly influenced by the reform movement in general introductory statistics courses, we havedeveloped and are continuing to improve a laboratory-based course introducing engineeringstatistical methods as well as their applications to product, process, and operations issues.Report writing and technical work are equally emphasized in the laboratory experience. Thecompanion lecture introduces statistical methods via co-operative learning

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Effective Energy Laboratory Ideas

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2002 Annual Conference

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Howard Arthur; Michael Sexton

Session 3233 LABVIEW APPLICATION: ENERGY LABORATORY UPGRADE J. Howard Arthur Michael R. Sexton Mechanical Engineering Department Virginia Military Institute Lexington, VA 24450AbstractThis paper describes an effort to upgrade the quality and timeliness of the VMI’s MechanicalEngineering Department Energy Laboratory. Two of the current laboratory experiments wereselected for modernization. These experiments were a steam power plant experiment and acooling tower experiment. Both of these

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

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Paula Zenner; Charles Van Karsen

Session 1566 Experiential Engineers: Developing an Integrated Mechanical Engineering Laboratory Charles D. Van Karsen, Paula F. Zenner Michigan Technological UniversityAbstractThe Department of Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics at Michigan TechnologicalUniversity has developed a required undergraduate laboratory that is a practical and relevantcomponent of an engineer’s education. The purpose is to provide a combined mechanicalengineering experience that reinforces the traditional elements of a curriculum. Solid Mechanics,Dynamics, and Heat

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Biomedical Engr. Design and Laboratories

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2002 Annual Conference

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Ann Saterbak

Session 2209 Laboratory Courses Focused on Tissue Engineering Applications Ann Saterbak Department of Bioengineering, Rice University, Houston TX 77005AbstractTwo new laboratory courses focused on tissue engineering have been developed andimplemented in the undergraduate Bioengineering Department at Rice University. The contentof these courses is quite unique, yet fully supports the department’s emphasis on biomedicalengineering at the molecular, cellular, and tissue levels. This sequence of required laboratorycourses is designed to teach students mammalian tissue culture techniques, to

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New Computer ET Course Development

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2002 Annual Conference

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George Zion

Session _3647_ Laboratory Development for a VHDL Design Course George H. Zion Electrical, Computer, and Telecommunication Engineering Technology Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY 14623 AbstractDue to the proliferation of highly integrated programmable logic devices, (PLD, CPLD, andFPGA), the traditional methods for performing digital logic design has given way to adevelopment process that involves extensive use hardware descriptive languages. In industry,the two languages

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Cross-Section of Construction Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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Jean Paradis

Session 3421 A simulation laboratory for teaching construction management Jean Paradis, Eng. Department of Construction Engineering École de technologie supérieure Montréal, QuébecIntroductionStudents in our construction engineering program have often a tendency to perceive all theircourses as separate entities. To prevent this we conceived a course-project where the studentshave to use the knowledge acquired in all the different courses. This course simulates theexecution of a construction project

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Real-Time and Embedded Systems Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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Milan Soklic

Session 1420 Laboratory for Real-Time and Embedded Systems Milan E. Soklic, Ph.D. Software & Electrical Engineering Department Monmouth University, West Long Branch, NJ msoklic@monmouth.eduAbstractThis article discusses the design and implementation of laboratory equipment suitable forteaching and research in the area of embedded and real-time systems.Basic characteristics of real-time systems are that they are embedded and inherently concurrent.Being embedded implies that interfaces of software modules

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Innovative Lab and Hands-on Projects

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2002 Annual Conference

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William Szaroletta

Session 2168 Enhancing Combined Stress Laboratory Learning Opportunities William K. Szaroletta Purdue University, West Lafayette, IndianaAbstract:Combined stress theory coupled with laboratory practice has improved student comprehension inboth a sophomore-level mechanics of materials and an upper-level experimental mechanics course.The Combined Stress lecture has traditionally developed the theory from free body diagramthrough beam deflection, with related homework problems providing analytical practice. Similarly,the Combined Stress laboratory has traditionally provided students

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ET Web Based Laboratories

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2002 Annual Conference

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Victor Karani; Mitty Plummer

Session 2248 A Circuits II Laboratory Accessible by Internet Mitty C. Plummer, Charles Bittle, and Victor Karani University of North TexasAbstractA remotely accessible laboratory for the Circuits II course has been developed to permit studentsto access the laboratory from their home computers. The equipment is based on a Cytec switchmatrix and a dsp SigLab 20-22. The laboratory exercises familiarize students with the operationsof signal generators, oscilloscopes, network analyzers, spectrum analyzers and remotely operatedinstruments. The advantages of the laboratory are that the

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Lab Experiments in Materials Science

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2002 Annual Conference

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Terry Creasy; Richard Griffin

Session 1265 Laboratory Activity Using Rapid Prototyping and Casting Richard Griffin, Terry Creasy, and Jeremy Weinstein MEEN Dept. 3123, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-3123Abstract Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University has been undergoing a curriculumrevision in an effort to reduce the total number of hours that are required for a Bachelor ofScience Degree. As part of the development, a two sequence course- materials andmanufacturing processes have been combined into one course. This past fall, the course wastaught for the first time to multiple sections

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Laboratory Experiences for Env. Engineers

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2002 Annual Conference

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Alexa Rihana-Abdallah

Session 3451 Development of an Environmental Microbiology Laboratory Exercise Alexa N. Rihana-Abdallah Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Detroit Mercy, Detroit, Michigan 48219-0900AbstractEnvironmental microbiology integrates the system boundaries of the various environmentalcompartments (e.g. soil, water, air, particulate) with the occurrence and proliferation ofmicroorganisms. A laboratory exercise has been developed for this introductory course andencompasses two steps: an introduction to microbial techniques, and an ‘independent’ team -based project. The purpose of

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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James Craddock; Chandrasekhar Vallath; Alison Arndt; Lizette Chevalier

Session Number 2793 Technology Enhanced Laboratory Manual for Introduction to Environmental Engineering L.R. Chevalier, J.N. Craddock, C. Vallath and A. Arndt Dept. of Civil Engineering/Interractive Multimedia Program Southern Illinois University Carbondale Carbondale, IL 62901-6603 PH: 618-453-6648 FAX: 618-453-3044 cheval@engr.siu.edu, craddock@ce.siu.edu cvallath@yahoo.com, arndtae@yahoo.comAbstractThe main objective of the lab manual is to provide an

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Weining Feng; Alberto Gomez-Rivas; George Pincus

Session 1825 Engineering Technology Laboratory for Structural Control of Structures Alberto Gomez-Rivas, Weining Feng, and George Pincus Department of Engineering Technology, University of Houston-DowntownAbstractStructural protection using active control systems is becoming common practice due to threefactors: 1) safety, in order to protect the lives of occupants; 2) the high cost of reconstruction orrepair of structures including the social cost incurred while the structure is out of service; and 3)the low cost of reliable electro-mechanical systems required for implementation

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Teaching Ceramic, Polymer, and Electric Materials

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2002 Annual Conference

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Richard Brow; Carol Click

Session 2464 Laboratory Experiences in Glasses and Traditional Ceramics William G. Fahrenholtz, Carol A. Click, and Richard K. Brow Department of Ceramic Engineering University of Missouri-RollaAbstractIn the Ceramic Engineering department at the University of Missouri-Rolla, students developstrong experimental skills through a series of laboratory classes. At the sophomore level,students explore a variety of processing and characterization methods. Two specific examples oflaboratory exercises are discussed in this paper: 1) the formulation and fabrication of

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Innovative Laboratory Instruction

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2002 Annual Conference

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James Munro

Session 1426 A Design Experiment for the Fluid Mechanics Laboratory James M. Munro Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering South Dakota School of Mines and TechnologySummaryThe Design-Build-Test (DBT) concept was used in creating a novel experiment for a junior-levelfluid mechanics laboratory. In the experiment, student teams are presented with a unique designobjective involving transport of a liquid with known or measurable properties and must design,build, and test a pump and piping system to achieve the objective. The experiment is part of

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

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2002 Annual Conference

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Edwin Zivi; Jenelle Piepmeier

Session 1320 The Implementation of a Classroom Laboratory Paradigm Edwin Zivi, Jenelle Armstrong Piepmeier U.S. Naval AcademyAbstractThis paper describes a novel classroom design used in the Systems Engineering department at theUnited States Naval Academy to more strongly couple the classroom and laboratory experiencesfor undergraduate systems engineering students. The Systems Engineering department hasreplaced two roughly equally sized rooms dedicated separately as a laboratory and a classroomwith one lab-classroom equal to roughly one and a half times the size of the pre

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Instrumentation Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Robert Angus; Thomas Hulbert

Session 2559 Preparing a Virtual Engineering Environment Laboratory Instructional Package Thomas E. Hulbert, Robert B. Angus Northeastern University; Boston, MA 02115IntroductionThis paper will describe the development of a process and techniques for students and technicalpersonnel to learn and apply test and measurement systems. The courses, outlines, lessons,projects, and instructional materials were developed by two faculty members. The two of us havea combined background of more than seventy-five years of teaching and industrial experience.During the

Conference Session

Web Education: Delivery and Evaluation

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2002 Annual Conference

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Charles Nippert

1 Session 2420 Evaluating Student Performance in Online Laboratories Charles Nippert Widener University AbstractThis paper discusses a new online process control laboratory that provides an interactiveprocess experience in a process control course that is structured as a conventional lecturecourse. Use of online simulations provides a low cost alternative to a laboratory and doesnot require a major change to the curriculum (i.e. adding a separate course or increasingthe credit hours for

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ET Web Based Laboratories

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2002 Annual Conference

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Richard Cliver

Using Power Point in Distance Learning Laboratories Richard C. Cliver Department of Electrical Engineering Technology Rochester Institute of TechnologyAbstract: The purpose of this paper is to discuss using power point presentations to enhance circuits laboratories for a distance learning course. Students in this course meet with the instructor for one day instead of two hours for eight weeks during the quarter. Laboratory experiments with directions portrayed with diagrams, photographs, and words were given to the students to do at home before they came to campus with power point presentations. This allowed the students to be more familiar with the material before they

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Robert Drake; Mark Driver; Eric Welch

Session # 2793 A Low-cost, Interdisciplinary, Engineering Instrumentation Laboratory Course R. L. Drake, M. A. Driver, E. B. Welch School of Engineering Christian Brothers University Memphis, Tennessee 38104AbstractA question often asked of engineering deans is the following:"Dean, how can I conduct a meaningful engineering instrumentation laboratory coursewith such a small budget?"This paper reports the results of efforts to provide such a course at the School ofEngineering