Conference Session

Computer and Electrical Engineering Technology Innovations

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

MADDUMAGE KARUNARATNE, University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown; Gregory Dick, University of Pittsburgh -Johnstown

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Engineering Technology

Electrical Engineering Technology program at the University of Pittsburgh atJohnstown (UPJ).The paper also describes several considerations taken into account during the adaptation ofHardware Description Languages (HDL) and automation based digital design flow to theUPJ curriculum. The demographics of UPJ’s student population and their immediate careerssuggest that most graduates do not pursue graduate studies in computer engineering, nor dothey seek employment related to design and manufacture of integrated circuit components.As a result, a detailed in depth study of modern digital design methodologies is not anecessity.The paper explains the course topics and the related laboratory assignments of the coredigital electronics course for UPJ

Conference Session

Mechanics Education Programs and Projects

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sridhar Condoor, Saint Louis University, Parks College of Eng.; Sanjay Jayaram, Saint Louis University, Parks College of Eng.; Lawrence Boyer, Saint Louis University

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Mechanics

media/interactive video) in comparison to a traditional instructor-led course.Several teaching instruments focused on exploiting the role of physical experience in teachingthe concepts. Ji and Bell12 argue that making abstract concepts more observable and tangibleenable students to better learn them. To make concepts observable and tangible, they use threethemes in their teaching: providing simple demonstration models, providing good engineeringexamples, and improving teaching material by including new research concepts. A goodcollection of the teaching material is available online13. Williams and Howard14 emphasize therole of laboratory experience for a physical insight. They outline the design of a versatile andeconomical apparatus for both

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2003 GSW

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Ray Bachnak; Carl Steidley; Korinne Resendez

equipment is included in the system configuration. Details aboutthe system design and development along with its programming and testing are given. IntroductionTexas A&M University-Corpus Christi (A&M-CC) recently established a new ControlSystems Laboratory1 that provides interdisciplinary educational and research capabilitiesacross several science and engineering areas. These areas include sensor technology,data acquisition, control system design, system modeling, signal and image processing,neural networks, and data visualization. The laboratory supports several courses andgives Computer Science (CS) and Engineering Technology (ET) students uniquetraining opportunities and benefits.Advances in

Conference Session

FPD10 - Freshman Engineering Introduction to Design

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Phil Schlosser, Ohio State University; Michael Parke, Ohio State University; John Merrill, Ohio State University

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First-Year Programs

addition to his teaching activities, he has started several successful electronics companies in Columbus, OH.Michael Parke, Ohio State University Dr. Parke has been teaching courses in the First-Year Engineering Program at The Ohio State University for the past eight years. He earned dual B.A. and B.S. degrees in Mathematics and Physics from Humboldt State University and a Ph.D. degree in Physical Oceanography from U.C. San Diego. He worked for 12 years at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory on satellite missions and the design of satellite missions. He then worked at the Center for Space Research at the University of Colorado and later at The Ohio State University, on global applications of

Conference Session

Unique Student Opportunities in BME

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeffrey Johnson, University of Cincinnati / Engineering; Eileen Crisanti, University of Cincinnati; Jill Collet, University of Cincinnati; Edward Grood; Linda Moeller, University of Cincinnati

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Biomedical

AC 2008-2265: UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH CO-OP IN BIOMEDICALENGINEERINGJeffrey Johnson, University of Cincinnati / EngineeringEileen Crisanti, University of CincinnatiJill Collet, University of CincinnatiEdward Grood,Linda Moeller, University of Cincinnati Page 13.1307.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Under gr aduate Resear ch Co-op in Biomedical Engineer ingAbstr actWe present our model for expanding a mandatory cooperative education program to includeresearch co-op. Yg"nkokv"vjg"fghkpkvkqp"qh"c"Ðtgugctej"eq-qrÑ"vq"cp"gzrgtkgpvkcn"ngctpkpi"opportunity in academic research laboratory. While we recognize that research experiences canoccur in industry, we

Conference Session

Novel Measurement Experiments

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

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Instrumentation

assessments that enhance students’ critical thinking capabilities. Page 14.255.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Assessment of Engineering Experimentation and Laboratory InstrumentationAbstractThe artistic science of measurement and control is normally referred to asInstrumentation. The varied attributes of physical systems are usually measured usingwell designed instruments. A small list may include voltage, current, resistance,inductance, capacitance, frequency, pressure, stress, strain, viscosity, flow, radiation, etc.Instruments are normally modeled as simple input-output devices. The

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Case Studies and Engineering Education Around the Globe / International Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anatoliy Protasov, National Technical University of Ukraine “KPI”

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International

professional skills. Page 14.1245.7It is known that any system of education consists of two aspects connected to each other:theoretical lectures and practical training. Future engineers use laboratory equipment for theirtraining. That is why our system of creative thinking forming combines student operation onreal devices with computer simulation. This principle is a base of student laboratory trainingfor following subjects: Electronics, Microprocessors, and Signal Processing. Working withsystem “device- computer”, students have possibility not only to see confirmation of knownlaws and rules, but to implement research their models, change parameters, and

Conference Session

Concluding Thoughts in Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Harry Petersen, Minnesota State University, Mankato; William Peterson, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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Industrial Engineering

almost completely to an on-lineformat, with each class requiring only a single on-campus face-to-face meeting.Converting Traditional Face-to-Face Classed to Web-Based On-Line ClassesThe first step in putting classes on-line was to decide which classes would be converted to on-line over the web. By the time our Manufacturing Engineering Technology students finish theirjunior year, they have had most of our hands-on engineering and laboratory-based courses. Wehad six traditional Industrial Engineering-based face-to-face classes in the senior year:Manufacturing Resource Planning and Control, Ergonomics and Work Measurement, IndustrialSafety, Project and Value Management, Logistics and Transportation, and Quality ManagementSystems. There was a total

Conference Session

Assessment and Continuous Improvement in Engineering Technology: Part II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nripendra Sarker, Prairie View A&M University; Mohan Ketkar, Prairie View A&M University; Cajetan Akujuobi, Prairie View A&M University

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Engineering Technology

Broadband Access Technologies Programs and Laboratories at Prairie View A&M University. He is also the founding Director of the Center of Excellence for Communication Systems Technology Research (CECSTR). His research interests include High-Speed (Broadband) Communication Systems, Mixed Signal Systems and DSP Solutions. He is also the Department Head for Engineering Technology at Prairie View A&M University. Page 14.432.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Design of Questionnaires to Obtain Opinions in Assessing Program PerformancesAbstractIn

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Environmental Engineering Curricula

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Montserrat Rabago-Smith, Kettering Univeristy; Jennifer Aurandt, Kettering University

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Environmental Engineering

knowledgeable and well experienced in the fieldof P2, the twelve principles of Green Chemistry and the principles of GreenEngineering. In addition, laboratory exercises will be conducted in order tofacilitate the learning of organic chemistry. The students’ understanding of thelearning objectives of organic chemistry will be assessed and compared to othersections taught without the incorporation of the green principles. Students’understanding of the green chemistry will also be assessed through bothformative and summative assessment tools. The class will be assessed throughpeer review by the chemistry and engineering faculty. Development of thiscourse is supported by Michigan Pollution Prevention Retired Engineers TechnicalAssistance Program (RETAP

Conference Session

The Ever-Changing Course

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathleen Harper, Denison University; Richard Freuler, Ohio State University; Stuart Brand, Ohio State University; Craig Morin, Ohio State University; Patrick Wensing, Ohio State University; John Demel, Ohio State University

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First-Year Programs

., she worked as a postdoctoral fellow in the Physics Education Research Group at Ohio State with Alan Van Heuvelen.Richard Freuler, Ohio State University Richard J. Freuler is the Faculty Coordinator for the Fundamentals of Engineering for Honors (FEH) Program in the OSU Engineering Education Innovation Center, and he teaches the three-quarter FEH engineering course sequence. He is also a Professor of Practice in the Aerospace Engineering Department and Associate Director of the Aeronautical and Astronautical Research Laboratory at Ohio State. Dr. Freuler earned his Bachelor of Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering (1974), his BS in Computer and Information Science (1974), his MS in

Conference Session

Software and Hardware for Educators III

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Vernier, Ohio State University; Craig Morin, Ohio State University; Patrick Wensing, Ohio State University; Ryan Hartlage, Ohio State University; Barbara Carruthers, Ohio State University; Richard Freuler, Ohio State University

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Computers in Education

AC 2009-1941: USE OF A LOW-COST CAMERA-BASED POSITIONING SYSTEMIN A FIRST-YEAR ENGINEERING CORNERSTONE DESIGN PROJECTMichael Vernier, Ohio State University Michael A. Vernier is a Graduate Teaching Assistant for the OSU Fundamentals of Engineering for Honors (FEH) Program where he teaches the laboratory portion of the three-quarter FEH engineering course sequence and develops course materials. Mr. Vernier earned his BS in Electrical and Computer Engineering (2007) from The Ohio State University and is currently a Master’s Candidate in Electrical and Computer Engineering at The Ohio State University, researching control system design for autonomous vehicles.Craig Morin, Ohio State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jianyu Dong, California State University, Los Angeles; Nancy Warter-Perez, California State University, Los Angeles

knowledge to synthesize their design easily. Figure 2 shows the platform with a running project. Figure 2. Tablet PC-based project development platform. 2) In-class FPGA Design Projects While similar to digital laboratory courses that use FPGA boards, the in-class design projects are narrower in scope and have the goal of leading a student through the entire design process while reinforcing digital logic design fundamentals. In addition, the projects introduce students to the Verilog HDL and Xilinx ISE digital design tools for both behaviorally simulating designs and synthesizing them onto the Digilent Xilinx FPGA board. In subsequent quarters, students take a sequence of associated

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Ruhala, University of Southern Indiana; Paul Kuban, University of Southern Indiana

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

earliest peer-reviewed journal, IEEE/ASMETransactions on Mechatronics, appearing in March 1996 1. This journal defines mechatronics as"The synergistic integration of mechanical engineering with electronics and intelligent computercontrol in the design and manufacturing of industrial products and processes." Many universitiesare beginning to embrace the idea of mechatronics programs, due to the ever-increasingintegration of electrical and mechanical systems, especially in the areas of industrial control andautomation. Several noteworthy programs are discussed here.The University of California, Berkeley, houses the Robotics and Motion Control Laboratory, amechatronics research center within the Department of Mechanical Engineering2. Thelaboratory's

Conference Session

Two-Year/Four-Year Articulation and Cooperation

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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

Distance and Web-Based Learning in Engineering Technology: Part I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ali Mehrabian, University of Central Florida; Walter Buchanan, Texas A&M University; Alireza Rahrooh, University of Central Florida

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Engineering Technology

.” They also indicate that their employers become “increasingly comfortable and Page 14.375.7supportive” with them taking online courses, allowing them less commuting time and more timeto “dedicate to “work.” Some students suggest that they require more access to laboratorieswhere they can build and test their tangible devices. They suggest that these laboratories shouldbe accessible from online via distance computers. The number of online laboratories is limited,and there are issues related to building more online laboratories that should be addresses andresolved. We are still in the process of fully analyzing the direct measures of the course

Conference Session

Improving the Teaching Skills of Graduate Students

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anna Fox, Drexel University; David Delaine, Drexel University; Adam Fontecchio, Drexel University

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Graduate Studies

perspective of the undergraduates andteaching assistant team, the graduate student instructor is the manager and is completely incontrol of course operation, but the faculty mentor is always available to advise and guide.Graduate student responsibilities within the system include complete management of all aspectsof the course. The classes taught for this study are Electrical Engineering general educationrequired courses. These courses are generally high enrollment laboratory classes consisting ofone hour of lecture delivered by the graduate student instructor plus two hours of smaller sectionlaboratory work overseen by a teaching assistant. The graduate instructors were teachingassistants for at least two semesters prior to becoming a graduate

Conference Session

Embedded Computing

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Korpela, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; Robert McTasney, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

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Computers in Education

correlation between this design and the topicscovered in an undergraduate advanced computer architecture course. Due to our success, wehave integrated this multiprocessor implementation into our senior-level advanced computerarchitecture class to give students the ability to study these systems in actual hardware. Further,this type of laboratory exercise can easily be ported to other schools with similar electricalengineering programs.2. Related WorkMany universities have programmable logic devices and FPGAs integrated into their curriculum.We have also leveraged the educational resources of Altera’s University Program and receivedengineering support from the Toronto Technology Center. Our primary reference is the Alteratutorial titled Creating

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

B. S. Sridhara

analysis, and material selection), Organization and Project Planning, CurriculumIntegration, Fund Raising and Team Support, Vehicle Testing and Driver Training, and Logistics. I explainedhow we were going to meet all of the specifications listed in the Sunrayce 95 Regulations.3 The proposalssubmitted by different universities were evaluated and scored by sponsors and other experts at the NationalRenewable Energy Laboratory (NREL, a unit of DOE). We were selected as one of the of 65 teams tocompete in Sunrayce 95. The list included MIT, Yale, Texas A&M, Stanford, University of Michigan, andAuburn, and universities from Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico. Many undergraduate students, the Industrial Studies Department Chair, the Dean of the

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

William J. Hutzel; John R. Koontz

capacity of the unit. Air Conditioning and Refrigeration is offered in the spring semester of each academic year as a junioror senior level technical elective. There are typically about 15 students enrolled each time the course isoffered. Although two semesters of heat power were required as a prerequisite, this requirement has beendropped to allow BC students into the course. The current prerequisites area two course sequence of generalphysics and mathematics up to and including integral calculus. This represents a significant deviation frommore traditional HVAC courses that emphasize the thermodynamics of various cooling cycles. Air Conditioning and Refrigeration has two l-hour lectures and one 2-hour laboratory each week.The

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Samuel O. Osisanya

students(class size), and their computer literacyand skill, academic preparatio~ institutional needs and commitments, resources level (dedicated computer roomand laboratories for fi-eshmen), and instructor’s attributes (dedicatio~ level of commitment desire to motivate, etc.). At the same conference several moderators debated on the goals of teaching computer applications andcomputer programming at the freshman level. The consensus was that computer applications are taught for thefollowing reasons:. To familiarize the students with the capability and use of the computer to solve engineering problems.. To build student confidence in using computers.● To develop an understanding of the nature of computing and its limitations.● Good for

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Dianne Atkinson

informal short speeches, all intended for peer audiences.Engineering students, if they are to move toward competence in an increasingly media-intensive workplace,need experience with more professional tasks, e.g., technical collaboration on design projects. Considerableinstructional investments already support written communication skills; engineering schools have longemphasized formal laboratory reports. The agenda now is to find ways to build better oral communication skills.2 Design in the Curriculum The increased emphasis on design in engineering curricula does offer an important opportunity tosupport oral skills. One implication of incorporating more design work into the curriculum, especially designprojects carried out with small

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Karen E. Schmahl

students in Manufacturing Engineering (ABET accredited) and another 90 students in the interdisciplinaryEngineering Management program with a technical specialty in Manufacturing Engineering. All seniorengineering students are required to take a two semester (two credit hours each semester with four credit hoursof design) capstone course. In the first semester the students define and research an engineering ormanufacturing related problem, develop and evaluate solutions and present their chosen designs. The secondsemester focuses on implementation of solutions and assessment of project outcomes. These senior designprojects are often coordinated with industry or conducted within the university laboratories. The Manufacturing Engineering

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Zhongming Liang

Machines and Controls . CIMT (Computer Integrated Manufacturing Technology) 345 Computer Numerical Control . CIMT 365 Robotics Applications . CIMT 384 Instrumentation and Automatic Control The laboratory for course Robotics Applications has five Apple-PC controlled MiniMover-5educational robots, one Esched Robotec Scorbot ER-111 educational robot, and three Mitsubishi MovemasterRV-M1 industrial robots. The MiniMover-5 robot is valuable for teaching fundamentals of robotics, which has been noted bymany educators. For example, Douglas Malcolm, Jr., James Fuller and Phillip McKerrow discussed theplanetary bevel gear system of the robot mechanical gripper. Phillip McKerrow also discussed the controllerand the kinematics of the

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert A. Chin; Amy R. Frank

hardware, software, andsupport to faculty members so they may explore and incorporate a wide range of multimedia computingtechnologies into classroom and laboratory instruction. The Initiative encompasses traditional multimediahardware/software, including full motion video, sound, graphics, and CD-ROM based resources usingcomputer assisted learning/instruction, instructional datasets and methodologies, and simulations (laboratory orclassroom). Its focus is on enhancing classroom based instruction and the learning process. As well, theInitiative focuses on and encourages team work among faculty and the promotion of stewardship of scarceUniversity resources

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Maher E. Rizkalla; Charles F. Yokomoto; Carol L. O'Loughlin

Developing the Course In designing the course, the team decided to build on the trend toward design-oriented freshmanengineering courses. In addition, the team decided to introduce students to real-world engineering bydesigning the course around the actual manufacturing of a high quality electronic product, where students willuse professional CAD software to design a product, lay out the printed circuit board, and assemble the circuiton professionally-manufactured boards. Students will work in state-of-the-art laboratories on professional CADsoftware, including PSpice, PADS Logic and PADS Perform. The final product can be taken home at the endof the semester. The selection of course contents is made straight-forward by the

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Don Engelberg

Session 1626 NSF-Supported Instrumentation: Erbium Doped Fiber Amplifiers and Distributed Feedback Lasers for Technicians in Training Don Engelberg Queensborough Community College/ The City University of New York Abstract Under an NSF ILI grant we are developing experiments and laboratory writeups related to erbium-doped fiber amplifiers (EDFA’s) and distributed feedback (DFB) lasers suitable for student technicians in anAAS degree program in Laser and Fiber Optics Technology. Emphasis is on characterizing the

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

José L. Torres

allows them to perform their duties effectively. It alsorequires adequate physical resources: laboratories, computing services and libraries. One of the most significant problems in establishing equivalency between engineering programs in Mexico Us. Student population in technical fields, per million of total population 3960.8 2100 B. S./EI.E. degrees per million of total population 421.7 290.1 Graduate technical degrees per million pop. 14.12 121.94 B. S./II.E. level yield (degrees grantedktudent population

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

John T. Berry; Gregory L. Ferguson

institutions to better leverage state resources whichallowed The University to implement these courses without purchasing new manufacturing lab equipment.Introduction The United States’ negative trade balance has steadily increased over the last several decades. TheNational Research Council report Improving Engineering Design [1] cites manufacturing goods as a primarycontributor of the trade deficit. They concluded the best way to correct this is for concurrent engineeringtechniques to be practiced by industry and taught by the engineering educational establishment. Manufacturingcourses taught in the traditional hands-on laboratory format have fallen from vogue as they were viewed, oftenunfairly, as lacking sufficient scientific content. As a

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohamad Qatu; Ajay Mahajan; David McDonald

.9 The course is organized into 14 modules, onefor each week of the semester. The first module serves as a mini freshman experience course that entailsproblem solving sessions, team building exercises and tours of the engineering laboratories. The secondmodule is dedicated to basic computer literacy. The remaining modules are divided among electrical,mechanical, and robotics and automated manufacturing areas. Six faculty teach the various modules, which require the use of six different laboratories throughoutthe course. The instructor for each module reports student grades for that module to the coursecoordinator, who assigns the final course grades. There is minimal coordination among the individualinstructors. It is important that