Conference Session

Exploring Technological Literacy and Awareness

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Krupczak, Hope College; Kate Disney, Mission College

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Two Year College Division

AC 2009-655: INSTRUCTOR-FRIENDLY INTRODUCTORY LABORATORYPROJECTS FOR USE IN 2 OR 4 YEAR COLLEGESJohn Krupczak, Hope College Professor of EngineeringKate Disney, Mission College Engineering Instructor Page 14.746.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Instructor-Friendly Introductory Laboratory Projects for Use in 2 or 4 Year CollegesAbstractA group of educators from engineering programs at both four and two year colleges hasdeveloped laboratory modules with an emphasis on activities and perspectives shown to besuccessful in technological literacy courses for non-engineering students. To meet the needs ofcommunity

Conference Session

Two-Year/Four-Year Articulation and Cooperation

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christal Wade, Western Kentucky University; Andrew Ernest, Western Kentucky University; Jana Fattic, Western Kentucky University; Karla Andrew, Western Kentucky University

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Two Year College Division

AC 2009-1731: WATER/WASTEWATER TECHNICIAN TRAINING INSTITUTE:THE FIRST YEAR RETROSPECTIVEChristal Wade, Western Kentucky University Ms. Wade holds a Master of Science Degree in Biology from Western Kentucky University. She began working in the WATERS Laboratory as an undergraduate in 2004 and accepted full-time employment as a laboratory analyst upon graduation in 2006. Ms. Wade currently holds certification under the Kentucky Microbiological Laboratory Certification Program and is an EPA Approved Principal Cryptosporidium Analyst under the Long-Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule. She manages both the Microbiological and Cryptosporidium programs at the WATERS Lab. Ms. Wade

Conference Session

Two-Year/Four-Year Articulation and Cooperation

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bertram Pariser, Technical Career Institute, Inc.

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Two Year College Division

Technology and the ComputerSoftware Technology Departments at Technical Career Institutes. His primary responsibility isdeveloping curriculum and teaching methodology for Physics, Thermodynamics,Electromagnetic Field Theory, Computers and Databases. Bert prepared grant proposals to theNational Science Foundation, which produced the funding for a Fiber Optics Laboratory. Heserved as faculty advisor to the IEEE and faculty advisor to Tau Alpha Pi National Honor Society.Bert was instrumental in merging Tau Alpha Pi National Honor Society into the ASEE. In additionDr. Pariser, Co-Founded 5 venture companies, and as a management consultant successfullycatalyzed over $100 million of new shareholder value in client businesses. Bert led cross-functional

Conference Session

Exploring Technological Literacy and Awareness

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Louis Frenzel, Electronic Design Magazine

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

demonstrated.LaboratoryUnfortunately there are few commercial laboratory trainers or hands-on learning systems thatteach electronic fundamentals at the systems level. Some schools build their own systemsrelevant to local needs, but most community colleges have only limited traditional test equipment(DMM, oscilloscope, function generator, power supplies, breadboards, etc.) more suited to acircuit analysis approach. In this pilot course, some of the typical traditional lab experimentswere used as in previous courses such as experiments with diodes, BJTs, MOSFETs, and opamps. New experiments emphasizing the use of more ICs and extended op amp applicationswere developed and included. Testing and measuring methods were stressed.One important observation is that modern labs would