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Computer-Based Data Acquisition Systems

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2005 Annual Conference

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Michael Hoffmann

Improving Data Acquisition and Reduction in a First-Year-Student Laboratory Experiment Michael Hoffmann The Ohio State UniversityAbstract The College of Engineering at The Ohio State University requires all engineeringstudents to complete introductory courses in engineering as part of their academic experience.The courses are usually taken during a student’s first year and follow either a standard twocourse track or an honors three course track. Courses in each track have both lecture andhands-on laboratory components. For the second course of the standard track,four-member-teams of students must design and build

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Nanomaterials for Learners of All Ages!

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2005 Annual Conference

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Aura Gimm

Video laboratory manuals and kits that explain nanoscale science and engineering concepts J. Aura Gimm1, Anne Bentley2, Mohammed Farhoud2, Arthur B. Ellis2, George C. Lisensky3, Wendy C. Crone4 1 Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC 2 Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 3 Department of Chemistry, Beloit College, Beloit, WI 4 Department of Engineering Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WIAbstractThe Interdisciplinary Education Group of the Materials Research Science and

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Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

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Virgilio Gonzalez; Ahmed Musa; Mehdi Shadaram

Development of a Communications Course Integrating a Virtual Laboratory and Complex Simulations Virgilio Gonzalez, Ahmed Musa Assistant Professor/ Student, ECE, University of Texas at El Paso Mehdi Shadaram Professor and Chairman, EE, University of Texas at San AntonioAbstractFaculty in the Electrical Engineering Department at UTEP created a new course incommunications to complement the preparation of students in advanced technologies. Theyimplemented a cost-effective solution by the construction of a computer-based laboratory formodeling and simulation of communication systems linked with a customized lecture. Thecourse

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Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

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W. Glenn Steele; Judith Schneider

Experiences in an Undergraduate Laboratory Using Uncertainty Analysis to Validate Engineering Models with Experimental Data W. G. Steele and J. A. Schneider Mississippi State UniversityAbstractTraditionally, the goals of engineering laboratory instruction have been to introduce the students to the use of variousmeasurement devices along with the associated methods to interpret the results in the context of experimentaluncertainties. There is usually an emphasis on the demonstration of fundamental engineering principles inapplications-oriented projects. Often, theoretical engineering models are used to compare predicted outcomes withthe experimental

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

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Lason Watai; Arthur Brodersen; Sean Brophy

Designing Effective Electrical Engineering Laboratories Using Challenge- based instruction that Reflect Engineering Process Lason L. Watai, Arthur J. Brodersen, Sean P. Brophy Vanderbilt University School of Engineering, Nashville, TNI. IntroductionIn electrical engineering, physical lab courses should provide a multi-facet environment thatenables students to apply concepts and principles to design, synthesize and analyze electricalcircuits and systems, and gain practical “hands-on” experience, knowledge, and skills and givestudents “a feel” for problem solving. However, students are often ill prepared to perform thelabs and few resources are available for students to learn how to

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

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Zhifeng Kou; Sudhir Mehta

Session 1526 Lessons Learned from Incorporating Problem-Based Learning and Lego System in Engineering Measurements Laboratory Zhifeng Kou, Sudhir Mehta North Dakota State UniversityAbstractAs one of the most important developments in contemporary higher education, Problem-BasedLearning (PBL) is widely used in most medical schools and is being proliferated in several otherdisciplines. A limited number of engineering educators have reported using PBL methods in theirclasses. However no literature in the field reports how to implement PBL, to what extent PBLshould be

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Undergraduate Aerospace Labs/Design I

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2005 Annual Conference

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Richard Melnyk; Grant Crawford; David Stringer; Steven Braddom

The United States Military Academy Flight Laboratory Program: A Hands-On Approach to Engineering Education United States Army Major Steven Braddom, Major David Stringer, Captain Richard Melnyk, Lieutenant Colonel Grant Crawford United States Military Academy, Department of Civil and Mechanical EngineeringAbstractSince 1970, the United States Military Academy (USMA) at West Point has used militaryaircraft to conduct Flight Laboratories as an integral part of the Mechanical Engineeringcurriculum. Conducting Flight Laboratories with pilots who are also classroom instructors fromthe Department of Civil &

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2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Min Zou; Li Cai

New Approach of Teaching Engineering Laboratory at UndergraduateLevel with Emphasizing on Creativity, Teamwork, and Communication Min Zou1 Li Cai2 1 Department of Mechanical Engineering 2 Department of Industrial Engineering University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701 AbstractTraditional undergraduate engineering education has been focused on transferringknowledge from textbooks to students. In today’s highly competitive real world,creativity, teamwork, cutting-edge knowledge, effective communication skills

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Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

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Kai Li; Xin Tang

cannot ensure a secure environment. Reliable networksecurity depends on well-educated professionals who can adapt IDS to practical networksettings.Typically, information security technology education is delivered to students throughclassroom learning and hands-on laboratory experiments. However, with the steady increase inInternet use in recent years, we have witnessed a rapid maturation in remote technologyeducation. The trend toward online information security technology education is inevitable, andshows a likelihood of becoming essential.In online technology education, significant efforts have been made to design and develop user-friendly Web-based learning environments, such as Blackboard and the virtual learningcommunity, which mainly

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Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

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Mitchell Neilsen

primarily onhardware design. With the introduction of inexpensive microprocessors, it becomes possible toprovide students with hands-on laboratory experiences to construct simple embedded systems.As these systems have evolved in commercial applications, the number and complexity ofembedded controllers has also increased. A significant portion of the design process must nowfocus on software engineering and the integration of hardware and software. However, mostmicroprocessor-based system courses still emphasize hardware construction [7,8]. In order toaddress both software and hardware issues, it becomes essential to apply an interdisciplinaryapproach [5].Many microcontrollers are used in real-time control systems such as automotive electronics

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Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

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Kenneth Soda

A Custom Printed Circuit Board Differential Amplifier For Instruction In Undergraduate Analog Electronics Kenneth J. Soda Department of Electrical Engineering United States Air Force AcademyAbstractInstruction in the theory and operation of analog electronic circuits remains an essentialelement of contemporary electrical engineering curricula. While computer basedsimulation of these circuits is extremely helpful to mastery of essential topics, hardwareimplementation of these circuits in the undergraduate electronics laboratory bestreinforces theoretical explanations and solidifies

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Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

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Daniel Walsh; David Gibbs

of inherent interest to students. The specificapplication studied in this laboratory is the addition of small amounts of nitrogen to altermicrostructure in the weld deposit. Understanding the process requires the integrated use ofthermodynamics, kinetics, physics, chemistry, solidification, heat and mass transfer, phasestability and materials engineering.Few laboratory experiences allow engineers to explore the performance of real engineeringmaterials at homologous temperatures greater than 0.8. Fewer still enable students to relatematerial performance at these temperatures to the microstructure of the material. Moreover, therelationship of material properties at lower temperatures are rarely graphically and directlyconnected to the

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Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

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Jr., Donald Mueller; Hosni Abu-Mulaweh

processes areencountered in a large number of engineering applications. It is essential for thermal engineers tounderstand the principles of thermodynamics and heat transfer and be able to employ the rateequations that govern the amount of energy being transferred. However, the majority of studentsperceive these topics as difficult.To make the subject of heat transfer a more pleasant experience for the undergraduatemechanical engineering students at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, thestudents are required to take a junior-level heat transfer laboratory. The different experiments inthis laboratory enhance and add another dimension to the teaching/learning process of thesubject of heat transfer. One of the objectives of this heat

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Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

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Emin Yilmaz; Abhijit Nagchaudhuri

. Page 10.963.7 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education(c). Programming of Data Acquisition and Signal ProcessingLabVIEW2 software was used to program the data acquisition and to display the acquiredencoder signal frequencies. LabVIEW (laboratory Virtual Instrument Engineering Workbench) isa development environment based on the graphical programming language. All LabVIEWprograms have a “Front Panel” which uses “Controls Palette” and a “Block Diagram” which uses“Functions Palette” in their construction. Front Panel is used to control acquisition and/orprocessing functions of the LabVIEW software

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Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

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Asad Davari; Amir Rezaei

forsome undergraduate students who can be classified as sensing, or visual learners. Moderncomputation tools equipped with simulation and visual capability can ease explanation of topicsin vibration and control theories in the classroom and laboratory. Through the use of thesemodern visualization and simulation tools, it is possible to teach “mathematically advancedconcepts in vibration and control courses in engineering” more efficiently and make it moreinteresting for them to understand.This paper describes teaching vibration and automatic control courses in the Mechanical andElectrical Engineering departments at the West Virginia University Institute of Technology.Experiments are designed to give student thorough understanding of basic

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Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

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James Reising

,Indiana, where he has taught since 1980. Prior to that time he was employed by Eagle-Picher Industries at theMiami Research Laboratories and the Electro-Optic Materials Department. He is a senior member of IEEE. Page 10.858.15 "Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education"

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Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

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Robert Scoff

has. The 808 was a first generation power analyzerand was able to do the following measurements: A. Voltages B. Currents C. Watts D. Volt-Amperes E. Volt-Amperes Reactive F. Power Factor G. Watt-Hours (energy monitoring) H. DemandThe data would be in the form of a printout that consisted of a list of data at a certaintime. The 808 could be programmed so that the data would be printed at certain fixedintervals. The paper tape printout can be thought of as the memory of the Dranetz 808.Having used these meters in the 1980’s, I can say that they were a real advance in powermeasuring techniques. However, they were difficult to use in a laboratory setting. Onedisadvantage that

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Innovation in Curriculum Development

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2005 Annual Conference

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Susan Coleman; Hisham Alnajjar; Hesham Elsaghir; Alan Hadad; Donald Leone

Teaching Introduction to Geographic Information Systems, Including Laboratory Sessions, using a Combination of Distance Learning and Distance Teaching Techniques. Donald Leone, Alan Hadad, Susan Coleman Hisham Alnajjar, Hesham Elsaghir University of HartfordAbstract The primary objective of this project was to teach sophomore engineering students thefundamental concepts of geographic information systems (GIS), but with the teacher andstudents in different locations. Introduction to Geographic Information Systems is a 2 credit half semester course with 6contact hours including 3 hours of laboratory work

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Crossing the Discipline Divide!

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2005 Annual Conference

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Mike Dunlap; M.L. Meier

Session xxxx Integrating the Financial Aspects of Laboratory Procedures into Electron Microscopy Courses at a Community College and Materials Science Courses at a University Mike Meier and Mike Dunlap Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science University of California, Davis Davis, CAAbstractBasic financial issues related to the cost of performing standard laboratory procedures andmaterials analyses have been incorporated into two courses in an attempt to teach students howto plan an

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Innovative Ideas for Energy Labs

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2005 Annual Conference

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Xiaoguang Yang; Chika Nwankpa; Valentina Cecchi; Karen Miu

Reconfigurable Distribution Automation and Control Laboratory: A Network Reconfiguration Experiment for Load Balancing and Loss Reduction in Power Distribution Systems Xiaoguang Yang, Valentina Cecchi, Karen Miu, Chika Nwankpa Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Drexel University Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaAbstract – At Drexel University, a network reconfiguration experiment has been developed toprovide students with hands-on experience on how to balance loads and reduce real power lossesof a distribution system through network reconfiguration. The experiment has been set up withinDrexel’s Reconfigurable

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Web-Based & Distance Instruction

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2005 Annual Conference

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Anthony Dean

2427 Lessons Learned and Best Practices for using an Analytic Strategy Approach for the Creation of Virtual Laboratories for Distance Learning in Engineering Technology Anthony W. Dean, Carol L. Considine, and Gary R. Crossman Department of Engineering Technology Old Dominion University Norfolk, Virginia 23529AbstractThis paper describes the use of an Analytic Strategy Approach used in the development of aVirtual Automation and Controls Lab in the Mechanical Engineering Technology Program of

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Innovative Ideas for Energy Labs

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2005 Annual Conference

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Shuhui Li

Laboratory Restructuring and Development for the Course of Electric Machinery Using Software and Hardware IT Tools Shuhui Li Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Texas A&M University – Kingsville Kingsville, TX 78363ABSTRACT The paper presents the laboratory restructuring and development for the course ofElectric Machines, also known as Electric Machinery or Energy Conversion, for an integrativeteaching approach. It shows the restructuring by using modern computer software and hardwareinformation technology (IT) tools, by introducing DSP and digital control technology

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Undergraduate Aerospace Labs/Design I

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2005 Annual Conference

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Jan De Vries; Gillian Saunders-Smits

Session 3102 Learning by doing: An innovative laboratory exercise to enhance the understanding of thin-walled Mechanics of Materials Gillian N. Saunders-Smits, Jan de Vries Faculty of Aerospace Engineering Delft University of Technology, Delft, The NetherlandsIntroductionMechanics is widely considered to be the core of any type of construction engineering course inthe world, be it a mechanical, aerospace or naval architecture engineering course. Yet at the sametime it also considered by many students as one of the most difficult subjects in the course

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New Trends in ECE Education

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2005 Annual Conference

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Ehsan Sheybani, Virginia State University; Giti Javidi, VSU

gjavidi@vsu.edu , jwhite@tempest.coedu.usf.edu , esheyban@vsu.eduAbstract The World Wide Web (WWW) provides alternative means for delivery of the coursesand services, providing learners with an extraordinary range of options. There are few, if any,studies that have attempted to evaluate the learning achieved through the use of simulatedlaboratories in virtual environments, perhaps because of the difficulties in designing tightexperiments for such studies. The purpose of this study would be to investigate theeffectiveness of simulated labs in engineering and present the results. Specifically, this studyexamines whether computer simulations are as effective as physical laboratory activities inteaching college-level electronics engineering

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K-12 Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

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Cordelia Brown

Session 1510 Incorporating Engineering Concepts in the Middle School Science Classroom Cordelia M. Brown Vanderbilt University Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Nashville, Tennessee 37325AbstractHands-on engineering based lessons have been developed and implemented in middleschool science classes through the Vanderbilt-Meharry-TSU NSF Graduate TeachingFellows (GK-12) program. This paper presents laboratory activities designed toincorporate engineering concepts into middle school science classrooms

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

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Javier Kypuros; Thomas Connolly

’ conceptualization andexposure to System Dynamics and Controls fundamentals by providing less restricted exposureto a variety of systems that encompass the more important Dynamic Systems concepts. The plan involves the development of a System Dynamics Concepts Inventory and theimplementation and assessment of three Web-enabled laboratory formats: (1) inter-campuscollaborative experimentation, (2) remotely-accessible experiments, and (3) virtual systemexperiments. Each format has its inherent advantages and disadvantages. Remotely-accessibleexperiments, for example, can be made more readily available to students outside of regularlaboratory hours, but the lack of hands-on exposure limits the potential scope of the experiments.Each format has been

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2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Karen S. Hays

Integration of Lab Safety Training into the Undergraduate and Graduate Chemical Engineering Programs Karen S. Hays Ralph E. Martin Department of Chemical Engineering University of ArkansasAbstractThe Ralph E. Martin Department of Chemical Engineering is the University of Arkansas’campus-wide leader in the area of laboratory safety training for their undergraduate and graduatestudents. This paper presents an overview of the laboratory safety training program and how itwas integrated into the curriculum. It describes how students are educated about the basics

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Improving Mechanics of Materials

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2005 Annual Conference

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Mitch Keil; Pavel Ikonomov; Sam Ramrattan; Jorge Rodriguez; Alamgir Choudhury

Session 1368 Online experimentation for study of stress and deformation in structural beamsAlamgir Choudhury, Jorge Rodriguez, Mitch Keil, Sam Ramrattan and Pavel Ikonomov Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Western Michigan UniversityAbstract Analysis of stress and deformation of beam elements are utilized in a wide rangeof curriculum. In most engineering and engineering technology programs, analyticalmethods are often augmented with computer applications and laboratory experiments. Inthe lecture only classes, theoretical learning can be complemented by

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IE/EM Skills in Real World Concepts

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2005 Annual Conference

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Jessica Matson; Kenneth Hunter; David Elizandro

developed an integrated junior-year curriculum supported by anIntegrated Systems Laboratory and related projects. The projects provide opportunities forstudents to apply their newly acquired tools in an integrated setting prior to enrolling in thecapstone course. Project requirements can include work measurement, work design andergonomics, engineering economics, simulation, statistical analysis and experimental design,project management, and technical communication. In addition to a description of the laboratoryand projects, the rationale and a description of the curriculum is presented. Also included is apreliminary analysis of the impact of this approach on student learning.IntroductionABET program criteria for industrial engineering require

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A Renaissance in NRE Programs

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2005 Annual Conference

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Marc Garland; Abdel Bayoumi; Travis Knight

. A remotely operated radiation detection andinstrumentation laboratory course will be offered in the Spring 2005, which will give remotestudents access to laboratory equipment for completing laboratory assignments and gainingexperience with nuclear instrumentation. The alignment of these various interests and thecurrent direction in education and research is believed to promote the growth of this newprogram and promote nuclear engineering education for the next generation of nuclearprofessionals and on into the future.IntroductionIn Fall 2003, the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of South Carolina(USC) launched a new graduate program in nuclear engineering and by end of Spring 2005 willgraduate its first Masters Degree