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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

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Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University

AC 2004-757: AN ONLINE COURSE MANAGEMENT TOOL TO DEVELOP ANDDELIVER THE MICROELECTRONICS LABORATORY CURRICULUMLakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University Page 9.195.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2004 Session 1526 Micr oelectr onics Labor ator y Cur r iculum Development and Deliver y Via Online Tool Lakshmi V. Munukutla, Richar d Newman, Har r y Koehnemann, and J ohn Rober tson Ar izona State Univer sity East College of Technology and Applied Sciences

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Curriculum Development in Electrical ET

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2004 Annual Conference

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Chih-Ping Yeh

Section 2648 An Integrated Modular Laboratory for Analog Electronics, Applied Signal Processing, Control Systems and Electronic Communication Chih-Ping Yeh, Radian G. Belu Division of Engineering Technology Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202Introduction: The undergraduate EE or EET students are required to take courses in several knowledgeareas, such as circuit analysis, analog and digital electronics, power electronics, control systems,communications and

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Innovative Teaching/Learning Strategies

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2004 Annual Conference

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Harry Franz

Fire Alarm Laboratory Class using LabVIEW Software taken by Students from Two-Year Colleges Prof. Harry Franz, P.E.1 University of Houston- Downtown Member ASEE, IEEE, ISA. NSPE, TAPAbstractThe purpose of this paper is to discuss the creation of a Safety and Fire Alarm LaboratoryCourse that uses LabVIEW and is taken by students that originate from two-year colleges.The University of Houston – Downtown in Houston, Texas has recently instituted a Safetyand Fire BSET program. One of the courses in the program is the “Fire Alarm” course. Thechallenge has been to create a laboratory that is within both budget and

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

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Nicole DeJong Okamoto; Tai-Ran Hsu

Session 1526 Development of a Laboratory Curriculum Devoted to the Thermal Management of Electronics Nicole DeJong Okamoto, Tai-Ran Hsu San Jose State UniversityIntroductionEffective cooling of electronics has emerged as a challenging and constraining problem of thenew 21st century. The economic market demands ever faster computer clock speeds while at thesame time smaller physical enclosures. Computers, cell phones, and even automotive electronicsystems are becoming smaller and smaller. Since computer chip heat fluxes (the rate of heattransfer per unit

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Joseph Sener

Document 2004-150 CRITERION 3-(b) OF 'ABET' FOR LABORATORY PRACTICES IN CIVIL ENGINEERING EDUCATION Joseph C. Sener, Ph.D., P.E. Civil Engineering Department Boise State University College of Engineering 1910 University Drive, MEC 403K Boise, ID 83725-2075, USAAbstractThe Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), 2003-2004 GeneralEngineering Criteria for Basic Level Program Outcomes and Assessments, requires

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Brian Thomas; Carolyn Skurla; Walter Bradley

Teaching Freshman Engineering Using Design Projects and Laboratory Exercises to Increase Retention Carolyn Skurla, Brian Thomas, Walter L. Bradley, Baylor UniversityIntroductionThe primary goal of the freshman engineering course at Baylor University is to help students toappreciate the exciting career possibilities that a degree in engineering will provide them.Obviously this can be accomplished with descriptions of what engineers do, including interestingvideos and speakers from industry; however, we believe that the best way for students tounderstand what engineers actually do is to give them the opportunity to practice engineering.The analogy to

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Zac Bunnell; Garett Scott; Sundararajan Madihally

Session # 1793Integrating Process Simulation into the Unit Operations Laboratory Through an Absorption Column Experiment Zac Bunnell, Garett Scott, and Sundararajan Madihally School of Chemical Engineering, Oklahoma State UniversityAbstractRecent advances in computational tools have revolutionized the way graduating students willwork and interact with multiple disciplines. This has necessitated an the integration of noveltechnologies into traditional courses, particularly into Unit Operations Laboratory (UOL). InUOL students obtain hands-on experience on the application of the theoretical

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Virtual and Distance Experimentation

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2004 Annual Conference

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Osman Akan; Fredrick McKenzie; Sushil Chaturvedi

Session 2426 MAPPING OF THERMO-FLUIDS LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS INTO WEB-BASED EXPERIMENTS S. K. Chaturvedi, R. McKenzie, O. A. Akan and A. Priyadershini College of Engineering and Technology Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23529Abstract A methodology is being developed for transforming physical experiments from theundergraduate thermo-fluids laboratory into a web-based virtual experiments. Importantcharacteristics of physical experiments are identified in order to preserve them in physical tovirtual domain mapping. Several commercially available

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TIME 4: Pedagogy

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2004 Annual Conference

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Odis Griffin

Session 2566 Hands On, 24/7 – Virginia Tech’s Joseph F. Ware, Jr. Advanced Engineering Laboratory Odis Hayden Griffin, Jr. Professor and Head, Department of Engineering Education Director, Joseph F. Ware, Jr. Advanced Engineering Laboratory Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University Blacksburg, Virginia 24061AbstractThis paper details the design, renovation, and approximately six years of operation of a hands-onundergraduate student projects laboratory with approximately 400 undergraduate

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2004 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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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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2004 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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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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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

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Frederick Stern

methodology and in some cases UA.Recent developments have focused on development of CFD courses using specialty3, 4 andcommercial5-7 software, which are sometimes combined with EFD8, 9. Computer assistedlearning has also impacted fluid dynamics courses, such as using multi-media in teaching fluidmechanics10, application of studio model11, and development of computer-based textbook12.These studies have shown enhancement of the curriculum, increased learning efficiency andunderstanding, effectiveness of novel and hands-on learning methods, importance and need foreducational interface design and pedagogy, and positive student response.Authors2 have contributed to integration of simulation technology into undergraduateengineering courses and laboratories

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Frederick Stern

1793 Development of Hands-On Student Exper ience with Moder n Facilities, Measur ement Systems, and Uncer tainty Analysis in Under gr aduate Fluids Engineer ing Labor ator ies Fr ed Ster n, Mar ian Muste, Sur ageet Ghosh, J un Shao, Don Yar br ough The Univer sity of IowaAbstr actDevelopment described of hands-on student experience with modern facilities, measurementsystems, and uncertainty analysis in undergraduate fluids engineering laboratories. Classroomand pre-lab lectures and

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ET Distance Learning: Instruction & Labs

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2004 Annual Conference

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Richard Jones; John Hackworth

Session 1648 Assessment Methods for Comparison of On-Campus And Distance Learning Laboratory Courses In an Engineering Technology Program John R. Hackworth, Richard L. Jones Old Dominion UniversityI. Abstract Assessment methodology and results for two Electrical Engineering Technologylaboratory courses are shown. In these cases, courses are offered in both the traditional on-campus and non-traditional distance learning format, assessment methods are prescribed,assessment data are taken, and the results compiled

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

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Steven Hietpas

Session 1526 A State-of-the-Art Energy and Electric Drives Laboratory Designed and Implemented by Undergraduate and Graduate Students Steven M. Hietpas Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science South Dakota State University, SD 57007AbstractEnergy Conversion courses for the past 100 years have primarily focused on the fundamentalconcepts of machine theory and the conversion between mechanical and electrical energy. Based onthese concepts an undergraduate energy conversion course would typically cover

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Topics in Mechanical ET

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2004 Annual Conference

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William Ferry; Andrew Otieno

Session Number: 2547 Development of a Low Cost Laboratory System for Teaching Automation System Integration in the Manufacturing Engineering Technology Curriculum William Ferry and Andrew Otieno, Department of Technology, Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, IL 60115 otieno@ceet.niu.eduAbstract - In many automated manufacturing assembly systems today, several components thatare manufactured by different companies have to be integrated together

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Innovative & Computer-Assisted Lab Study

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2004 Annual Conference

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Keith Koenig; Viva Austin; Bryan Gassaway; Thomas Hannigan

Session Number 1426 Design and Implementation of a Computer Data Acquisition and Control System for a Portable Wind Tunnel as a Benchmark Task in a Senior Aerospace Engineering Laboratory Class Thomas Hannigan, Keith Koenig, Bryan Gassaway, Viva Austin Department of Aerospace Engineering, Mississippi State UniversityAbstractUpper division aerospace engineering undergraduates have an introduction to theprogramming environment LabVIEW, data acquisition, control systems, transducerselection and calibration, and peripheral programming in their initial laboratory class. Inthe subsequent semester

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2004 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

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Stephen Williams; Jorg Mossbrucker; Steven Reyer; Owe Petersen

entire freshman year and include both lecture and laboratory experiences.The curriculum has retained its broad range of content topics and its traditionalstrong design and laboratory focus.The curriculum changes will assure the breath and depth of knowledge to allowgraduates to enter industry with immediate productivity, to pursue a wide rangeof career opportunities, provide the basis for adjusting to life-long technologicalchanges, and graduate school studies.

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New Electrical ET Course Development

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2004 Annual Conference

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Walter E. Thain Jr.

transceiver with a 7 MHz carrierfrequency, the course at SPSU not only tied together concepts students learned in previouscourses, but challenged them to see how these principles are applied to practical RF systems. Thecourse also required students to refine their laboratory testing techniques in order to makemeasurements of sufficient accuracy necessary to quantify the transceiver performance. Thecourse was structured around major milestones at the end of which students must have completeda specified portion of the transceiver construction and testing. After the final milestone, studentshad a working transceiver.I. IntroductionWith the rapid growth in RF wireless communications systems, it is important that ElectricalEngineering Technology programs

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Entrepreneurism in BME

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2004 Annual Conference

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Dawei Wu; Chunyan Wu; Aditya Dikshit; Weizhao Zhao

understanding of aparticular system. We developed a new medical imaging curriculum by associating a series ofcourses with 1) on-site lecturing in research and clinical laboratories and 2) a set of Internetaccessible imaging simulation tutorial programs, and formed an integrated teaching program.This program provides students with medical imaging knowledge in live, effective andinteractive formats.Introduction Biomedical engineering has been emerging as a multi-disciplinary engineering area sincethe end of last century. As a key component in this field, medical imaging education, combiningphysics, mathematics, electrical engineering and computer engineering together, providesstudents with a broad view of information technologies applied to

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Virtual and Distance Experimentation

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2004 Annual Conference

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Javad Hashemi

DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTERACTIVE WEB-BASED ENVIRONMENT FOR MEASUREMENT OF HARDNESS IN METALS J. Hashemi, E.E. Anderson, and N. Chandrashekar Texas Tech University Department of Mechanical EngineeringAbstractAn interactive web-based experiment was designed as a preparation tool for students inthe Materials and Mechanics Laboratory course at Texas Tech University. In the web-based experiment, the students were given an introduction to the concept of hardness,what it means, how it is measured, and the calibration and utilization procedure using aRockwell tester. Two sections (eight groups) of the class were exposed to lecture but notto the virtual experiment and one section

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TIME 1: Controls

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2004 Annual Conference

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John-David Yoder; Michael Rider; Juliet Hurtig

the winter of 2001, it was felt that a significantimprovement could be made to the laboratory portion of this course. With the assistance of anONU Faculty Development Grant and colleagues Dr. Hurtig (Assistant Dean and AssistantProfessor of Electrical Engineering) and Dr. Rider (Professor of Mechanical Engineering), Dr.Yoder completely revised the laboratory schedule for the 2002-2003 academic year. The coursechanges and assessment of the results will be discussed, as well as plans for future improvementof the course laboratory experience.Introduction:Controls Systems is a course in which students often feel a disconnect between the mathematicsthey see during analysis and any real application of the theory (course evaluation comments fromthe

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Innovative & Computer-Assisted Lab Study

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2004 Annual Conference

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Daniel Walsh

Session 1426 Behavior of Materials at High Temperatures; Instilling a Healthy Uncertainty Daniel W. Walsh, Ph. D., David Gibbs, College of Engineering, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis ObispoThe events that occur in metallic materials heated to high temperatures determine materialfunctionality, formability and fabricability. Few laboratory experiences allow engineers to explorethe performance of real engineering materials at homologous temperatures greater than 0.8. Fewerstill enable students to relate

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Technology and Tools for IE Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Andrew Jackson

Session 3157 Motion-Tracking Technology & Three-Dimensional Displays Provide Leading-Edge Research & Educational Tools to Industrial Engineering Students at Texas A&M University-Commerce Andrew E. Jackson, Ph.D. Texas A&M University-CommerceAbstract In the fall of 2002, a new Industrial Engineering program was established at Texas A&MUniversity-Commerce (TAMUC). A central component of this new undergraduate program is areconfigurable, modularized Human Factors & Ergonomics Laboratory (HFEL) that will providestudents

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TIME 1: Controls

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2004 Annual Conference

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Michael Rider

requires each group’s PLC to perform a specifiedtask along with transferring their data through an Ethernet network to each of the other PLCs inthe laboratory.This course is unique in that it requires the students to assemble, wire, and hardware debug theirPLC as new modules are added throughout the quarter. At the same time, they are designing anddebugging new ladder logic and stage programs on a weekly basis. The students give a shortoral presentation of their weeklong project at the beginning of each laboratory period beforestarting the next project. This course also includes a studio classroom environment. Often after20 or 30 minutes of lecture the students get out their laptops and program short example ladderlogic exercises that reinforce

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Innovative IE Curricula and Courses

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2004 Annual Conference

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Bob White; Tycho Fredericks; Steven Butt

“come alive” through an activity-based engineering statistics course at Western Michigan University. This three-semester hourcourse is structured to include laboratory sessions, workshop sessions, and problem-based lecturesessions. The laboratory activities are intended to provide the student with an opportunity tobecome proficient in designing basic experiments, collecting data, and analyzing problems usingPC-based statistical software. The workshop sessions involve short lecture segments mixed withteam-based problem-solving activities and software tutorials. With the exception of lectureperiods, course sessions do not take place in a classroom, but rather are held in a computer-teaching laboratory or in one of the laboratories managed by the

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Virtual Instrumentation

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2004 Annual Conference

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Viva Austin; Keith Koenig; Bryan Gassaway; Thomas Hannigan

Session Number 3159 Revision and Translation of Existing Programs as a Tool for Teaching Computer Data Acquisition and Control Systems Design and Implementation Thomas Hannigan, Keith Koenig, Bryan Gassaway, Viva Austin Department of Aerospace Engineering, Mississippi State UniversityAbstractKeeping data acquisition and control systems (DACS) used in a graduate and under-graduate laboratory current in a rapidly evolving technological environment is anexpensive and time-consuming task. Computer architecture and software have evolvedmore rapidly than the curriculum repeats, and the interfaces commonly used for

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Materials Science for Nonmajors

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2004 Annual Conference

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Aaron Blicblau

Computer Managed Learning and Assessment Integrated Within a Materials Engineering Program for Non-Majors Aaron S Blicblau Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, AustraliaAbstractThis paper reports on an on-line learning initiative in Engineering Materials for first yearstudents in diverse disciplines of engineering. This initiative was developed for general firstyear engineering students to incorporate an on-line assessment system for the major aspects oflearning and teaching: lectures, tutorials and laboratory work. This teaching approachrequired the availability of a data delivery system (using a proprietary brand of software), forprovision of pedagogical

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Ahmet Zeytinci; Philip Brach

Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationAppendix-1 Xerox Fellows Application UNIVERISTY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCES LABORATORY FELLOWS PROGRAMThe SEAS Laboratory Fellows Program is an honors program for majors in the School ofEngineering and Applied Sciences. It is a program to bring faculty and students togetherin a collegial relationship. This relationship is intended to enhance the professional careersof both the faculty and the students. The faculty member will benefit from the assistance ofthe Fellow in the laboratory. The Laboratory Fellow will benefit from the personal

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Instrumentation in the Classroom

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2004 Annual Conference

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William J., Jr. Park; Elizabeth A. Stephan; Benjamin L. Sill; Matthew Ohland

sensors), therelative performance of students conducting sensor-based laboratories will help isolate thepedagogical benefit of using the sensors. It is also clear that the sensors are particularly useful incases where no parallel educational design can be devised—situations in which it is either notpossible to collect enough data quickly without sensors or in which dynamic measurement can beused to provide additional information regarding even an apparently static problem. The use ofsensors to measure rapidly changing quantities is well known, and marked the widespreadintroduction of computer-based instrumentation into the curriculum decades ago. Themeasurement of quantities that are difficult to measure without sensors is also well