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Michael J. Brandemuehl; Lawrence E. Carlson

Session 3226 A LIVING LABORATORY Lawrence E. Carlson, Michael J. Brandemuehl Integrated Teaching and Learning Program College of Engineering and Applied Science University of Colorado at Boulder“BUILDING-AS-LAB” CONCEPTThe College of Engineering and Applied Science has recently built a new laboratoryfacility designed to facilitate hands-on, team-oriented learning across all of its sixdepartments. The three-story, 34,400 sq. ft. Integrated Teaching and Learning (ITL)Laboratory opened its doors in January 1997. Its curriculum-driven

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Susan M. Lord

Session 1526 Undergraduate Optoelectronics Laboratories Susan M. Lord Bucknell UniversityABSTRACTThis Instrumentation and Laboratory Improvement project focuses on providing undergraduateswith experience in optoelectronics, an important multidisciplinary technology. AnOptoelectronics Laboratory facility has been established at Bucknell University. This enabledthe development of laboratory experiments for first-year students and for juniors, seniors, andmasters students in an elective course.A laboratory experiment was performed by 215 first year engineering and

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Wils L. Cooley

Session 3630 A "Distance Education" Simulated Electronics Laboratory Wils L. Cooley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering West Virginia UniversityINTRODUCTIONThe State of West Virginia has a tradition of making it possible for citizens to commuteeasily to higher education from wherever they may happen to live in the state. Thiseducational commitment means that the State College and University System supportsmany small institutions in remote parts of the state. It is becoming clear that the state canno longer afford to maintain the present system, especially when

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Glenn S. Kohne

Session 2520 Graphing Laboratory Data in Microsoft Windows Glenn S. Kohne Loyola College in MarylandAbstractAs the volume of Windows applications multiplies and their sophistication increases, eachapplication tends to do more functions thereby making its installation, configuration, and usemore complex. There is a population of laboratory instructors who would like to make availableto their students some very specific data handling programs that would be simple to install,configure, and use. This paper introduces and makes available two such data capture andgraphing

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Ajay Mahajan; David McDonald

Session 1559 An Innovative Integrated Learning Laboratory Environment Ajay Mahajan and David McDonald Lake Superior State University AbstractThe current paradigm in engineering course instruction builds on a lecture prerequisite structurebut ignores the need for a laboratory prerequisite structure. Educational quality is thereforediminished as instructors optimize specific laboratories but fail to optimize the overall programlaboratory experience. This paper presents a learning environment that forces students to use notonly concepts and skills but

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Jawaharlal Mariappan

SESSION 3666 A LABORATORY FOR MECHATRONICS COURSES Jawaharlal Mariappan GMI Engineering & Management Institute Flint, MIABSTRACTMechatronics is a relatively new field that represents the integration of mechanical, control,electronics and computer engineering for the design of products and processes. Understandingthe rapidly changing needs of the industry, recently, academic institutions in the US have begundeveloping and implementing mechatronics courses that are multidisciplinary in nature. Theobjective of these courses is to provide the students with

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Neda Fabris

Session 2392 Laboratory Workshop for Mothers and Daughters Neda Fabris California State University, Los Angeles ABSTRACT During the last two years I have organized and conducted two six week workshops for female highschool students and their mothers at California State University, Los Angeles (CSULA), to awakentheir interest in engineering careers. In this paper I am describing the project and discussing theresults obtained. INTRODUCTIONIn an increasingly technology-and engineering-oriented

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Clifford R. Mirman

Session 1426 A Mechanical Engineering Design Laboratory - Integrating Numerical and Experimental Analysis. Clifford R. Mirman Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Mechanical and Materials Engineering Department Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 Email: cmirman@wilkes.eduAs we enter the twentieth century, engineers must have the tools which will permit them to fulfillmultiple engineering tasks in the workplace. This

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Stephen P. DeWeerth; Clinton D. Knight

Session 1532 A Distance Learning Laboratory for Engineering Education Clinton D. Knight, Stephen P. DeWeerth Georgia Institute of TechnologyIntroductionThe World Wide Web (WWW) got its start as a publishing medium and soon evolved into alarge worldwide repository of heterogeneous material1. Educators quickly realized the potentialof the Web for “distance learning,” as hypertext material and multimedia segments could bedelivered across computer networks via a simple, user-friendly interface. And while hypertextcertainly promotes efficient learning and caters to diverse learning styles, WWW

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Don McMurchie

Session 1547 A Materials Science Laboratory Serves a Program Don McMurchie, Ph.D Oregon Institute of Technology AbstractMost of the time a laboratory is used to serve one course, which may or may not be offered everyterm during the academic year. This paper suggests a way to utilize one lab, in this case a materialsscience lab, to serve other lab courses across the curriculum. Minimum lab elements, along withtheir development, are described. Courses that may benefit from this lab are listed, as are therequirements for

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Jerry A. Caskey

Session 1526 A Polymer Analysis Laboratory at Rose-Hulman Institute Jerry A. Caskey, Professor Department of Chemical Engineering Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology AbstractThe production and processing of materials into finished goods constitutes a large part ofour present economy. A significant portion of new products are developed frompolymeric materials. The chemical engineering department at Rose-Hulman introducedan elective course in Polymer Engineering some years ago. In keeping with our beliefthat the student understands and appreciates

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Holly G. Peterson

Session 3151 A TRACER LABORATORY FOR UNDERGRADUATE ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING PROGRAMS HOLLY G. PETERSON MONTANA TECH OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANAI. INTRODUCTION Environmental engineers are often involved in field work to assess the impacts ofenvironmental problems. While traditional lectures and problem-solving exercises serve as thebasis of most college-level courses in environmental engineering, “hands-on” projects arenecessary to provide students with additional skills to succeed as professionals after graduation.The purpose of this paper is to

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Gary Benenson; Benjamin Liaw

Session 3663 The TRP-Funded Integrated Manufacturing Laboratories at CCNY Benjamin Liaw and Gary Benenson The City College of The City University of New YorkAbstract With the opportunity of funding from ARPA-NSF TRP (Technology ReinvestmentProject), faculty and students at the City College of the City University of New York (CCNY)completely overhauled several teaching laboratories related to manufacturing education in theDepartment of Mechanical Engineering. This two-year effort started in early 1994 and more than$200,000 (along with countless personnel hours) has been invested into these

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Nikhil K. Kundu

Session 1426 Automated Vehicle Cleansing System A Laboratory Project in Fluid Power Nikhil K. Kundu Purdue UniversityAbstractFluid power plays a major role in the automation industry. Along with programmable logic controllers it belongs tothe forefront of today’s technology. The purpose of this project is to introduce the importance of this industry in thecollege level and train students of mechanical engineering for the challenge they are going to face in

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Christopher G. Braun

Session 3532 Being Efficient in Lab: Multi-media Tutorials for Laboratory Projects Christopher G. Braun Colorado School of MinesIntroductionOne of the most time consuming teaching tasks is running a mainstream laboratory with alimited number of hardware setups. These setups can be complex and requireconsiderable effort from both faculty and students to master. With limited setups,students attempt laboratory modules long after receiving training on the equipment. As aresult, they are sometimes unable to complete the lab, even with detailed instructions, andfaculty

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Brian Armstrong

3226 A Controls Laboratory Program with an Accent on System Identification Brian Armstrong Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, P.O. 784, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, U.S.A. bsra@ee.uwm.edu Abstract A sequence of laboratories is presented which have been designed to maximize studentinvolvement in the design as well as execution of the laboratory exercises. The student worksquite

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Carlos Aldana; Winston F. Erevelles

Session 1426 Implementation of a Laboratory Learning Module for Process Monitoring and Control Carlos Aldana, Winston F. Erevelles, IMSE Department, GMI Engineering & Management InstituteAbstract This paper describes the development of a laboratory module in automation thatpresents students with an experience in sensors, data collection and system control. Themodule features an Allen Bradley Programmable Logic Controller (PLC), a pick andplace device with two degrees of freedom and two set point control modules mounted onthe gripper and the rotary axis of the pick and place device, a chute

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Ray Adams; Paul Duesing; Ajay Mahajan; David McDonald

Session 1559 Improving the Laboratory Experience with Modern Computer-Based Instrumentation David McDonald, Ray Adams, Paul Duesing, and Ajay Mahajan Lake Superior State University AbstractThe extensive use of modern, computer-based instrumentation in industry has created a clearneed to provide students with instruction in this technology. This type of instruction is bestaccomplished by integrating learning experiences in computer-based instrumentation throughoutthe curriculum. The instrumentation system is first introduced in technical

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Pradeep K. Agrawal

Session 1213 Integration of Critical Thinking and Technical Communication into Undergraduate Laboratory Courses Pradeep K. Agrawal School of Chemical Engineering Georgia Institute of TechnologyThe ability to communicate technical concepts well distinguishes an outstanding engineer from amerely competent one. Widespread consensus holds that writing should form an integral part ofan engineering education, but there is considerable debate over how best to achieve this goal.Most engineering programs require courses in technical

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P. J. Shull; K. Vescovi

Session 3548 Design of a Pragmatic Network Communications Laboratory for Engineering Technology P. J. Shull* and K. Vescovi** * Department of Engineering Penn State University - Altoona Altoona, PA 16601 ** Concurrent Technologies Corporation Johnstown, PA 15904INTRODUCTION Unlike most physical sciences where laboratory instruction is accepted as integral to

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Mumtaz Usmen; John Raad; Haluk Aktan

Session 1526 A Laboratory for Non Destructive Evaluation of Civil Structures John Raad, Haluk Aktan, Mumtaz Usmen NSF ASEE/Wayne State UniversityAbstractThis paper describes the modifications made to the civil engineering materials laboratory courseto include non destructive testing procedures. The materials course is required in theundergraduate program and taken at the junior level. The materials course as it was offeredprimarily covered the design and properties of Portland cement concrete, steel and asphalticconcrete. Additionally, testing for the properties of wood, plastics and

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Richard A. Young

Session 3220 LabVIEW : A MODERN DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM IN AN INTRODUCTORY MECHANICS LABORATORY Richard A. Young Department of Chemistry and Physics, University of Portland, Portland, OR 97203. young@up.eduI. IntroductionAs the title suggests, this paper describes our implementation of LabVIEW in our freshman levelmechanics laboratory. The laboratory is closely coupled to a traditional lecture based physicscourse composed of engineering, physical science, mathematics, and computer science students.Over the past

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T.R. Hsu; P. Reischl; P. Hsu; J.C. Wang; F. Barez; B.J. Furman

Session 3666 Mechatronics Engineering Laboratory Development at San Jose State University J.C.Wang, B.J.Furman, T.R. Hsu, P.Hsu, P.Reischl and F.Barez Departments of Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering San Jose State University San Jose, California, 95192. USA.AbstractThe Mechanical Engineering Department of San Jose State University has beendeveloping a new mechatronics engineering laboratory since Fall 1995. This laboratory isintended to provide engineering students on the

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Gregory M. Dick

Session 2520 MultiCampus Parcel: A Cooperative Approach To Computer Laboratory Management Gregory M. Dick University of Pittsburgh at JohnstownAbstractMaintaining student computing laboratories presents special problems to the laboratory - networkmanager. Tasks associated with managing student accounts and PC disk files consume largeamounts of staff time. At the initiation of this project, commercial automated solutions to theseproblems were not available. Small campuses do not have the resources to develop automatedtools to solve these problems. This paper

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Doris Yacoub; Robert Pfeffer; Rajesh N. Dave; Jonathan Luke; Ian S. Fischer; Anthony D. Rosato

Session 1526 On Laboratory Development for a Curriculum in Particle Technology Rajesh N. Dave, Jonathan Luke, Robert Pfeffer, Doris Yacoub, Ian S. Fischer, Anthony D. Rosato New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ 07102AbstractThis paper discusses the development of laboratory facilities for use with an on going NSF-CRCD project that will establish a three-course concentration in particle technology at NJIT,offered across the engineering curriculum. The main objective of the NSF funded project is toaddress the urgent need for undergraduate and graduate education in this vital field

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Andrzej J. Gapinski

Session 3548 On Some PC-Based Electrical Measurements in EET Laboratory Andrzej J. Gapinski Penn State University-Fayette Electrical Engineering Technology Uniontown, PA 15401IntroductionIt has become a standard in the EET programs to incorporate the personal computer as atool in various stages of student work. Writing reports using word processing, learningcomputers programming skills, and application of many software packages like PSPICE,in the case of circuit analysis, are the areas that have to be mastered by any successfulstudent. However, recent

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Duane L. Marcy; James C. Sturm

Session 1526 Teaching Systems Performance Limitations Through an Integrated Circuit Fabrication Laboratory Duane L. Marcy, James C. Sturm Princeton UniversityABSTRACT Because the physical implementation and hence performance limitation of many aspects ofElectrical Engineering rely on the integrated circuit, all Princeton EE majors take a course tounderstand the fabrication and operation of ICs. In the lab portion of the course all students fabricatetheir own IC chip. The goal of the course is not to understand in depth the detail of the

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James A. Newell

Session 2513 The Use of Peer-Review in the Undergraduate Laboratory James A. Newell Department of Chemical Engineering University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND 58202-7101IntroductionThe value of peer review in developing both critical thinking and student writing skills is well-documented (1-4). The first drafts tend to be improved because the students’ realize that their peerswill be reading their writing (5). Additionally, the student is provided with a formalized to revisethe original report in response to the review. The reviewer benefits by being forced

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Mustafa Guvench

Session 2659 Automated Measurement of MOS Capacitance and Determination of MOS Process Parameters in The MicroFabrication Laboratory Mustafa G. Guvench University of Southern Maine AbstractThis paper describes, (1) how to inexpensively automate measurement of MOS diode C-Vcharacteristics by employing standard test equipment available in a computer integratedelectronics instructional laboratory, and (2) a technique that facilitates accurate extractionof MOS and structural parameters such as the threshold and flatband voltages, the

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Ali Behagi

Session 1526 DEVELOPMENT OF A WIRELESS AND SATELLITE COMMUNICATION LABORATORY AT PENN STATE HARRISBURG Ali Behagi, Ph.D. Associated Professor of Electrical Engineering Penn State Harrisburg 777 W. Harrisburg Pike Middletown, PA 17057 Phone: 717-948-6379 Fax: 717-948-6401 Email: e0y@psu.eduSummary: With the strong support from the National Science Foundation, the Hewlett-PackardCompany and the Penn State administration, a state of the art RF and microwave