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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Abi Aghayere

includes a structural analysis module using M-STRUDL, and a computer-aidedexperiment module. The models can be made of either aluminum or plastic, and rigid and pinnedconnections can be modeled. Horizontal and vertical displacements are measured using linearvariable displacement transducers (LVDTs).In the structural analysis class, students were instructed to form groups of 3 or 4 students to workon a quarter-long ANEX lab project that involved a two-story, two-bay frame made of plastic.The frame was subjected to various vertical load combinations. For each load combination, eachteam was required to compare and discuss the analytical and experimental displacements anddraw the actual observed deflected shapes of the frame indicating the tension and

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Harry L. Hess

plastics processing facilities.It is the other half of the aforementioned perfect union, reverse engineering, that asks the studentto discover what procedures led up to the final product. This is where student inquisitivenessleads to learning about product design and manufacturing, product costs (direct materials andlabor plus overhead) and control, breakeven calculations, routing, flow process charting, Ganttcharting, network diagramming, bill of materials development, manufacturing completionprobability analysis and package design.This paper describes how the reverse engineering project experience serves as the teachingvehicle, or the golden key, that ties or relates all of the course concepts together. The reverseengineering project is the

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Closing Manufacturing Competency Gaps II

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2002 Annual Conference

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John Farris; Jeffrey Ray

for Engineering Education Session 1491A description of the project deliverables and their due dates was presented. The first deliverablewas a detailed print of the assigned part. Dimensions, tolerances, datums and geo metricdimensions and tolerancing call outs were required. Students assigned to mating parts wererequired to review and approve each other's prints.Next students formulated process and inspection plans for each part. The process plan includedthe following information: 1. Machines required to manufacture the part. 2. The tooling and fixturing required for each machine. 3. The process parameters for each machine

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Mariano Savelski

andanalytical techniques that are not traditionally covered in chemical engineering and/or chemistrycurricula, but that are commonly encountered in industry. In this project we will develop novel hands-on chemical engineering experiments byexamining the manufacturing process steps. Each step will be a laboratory module. Thesemodules will be integrated throughout the chemical engineering curriculum. The manufacturingsteps range in complexity from fundamental engineering and science principles shown in gravitydecantation of immiscible liquids to more complex principles required to describe filtrationtheory and identification of compounds using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance spectroscopy.Introduction At Rowan, a hands-on minds-on approach to

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Educators on the Frontier

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2002 Annual Conference

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Frank Burris; Alfredo Soeiro

, Italy in 1998 and in Toronto, Canada in 2001. The 9thWorld Conference will take place on May 16-19 in Tokyo, Japan. The conference is hosted bythe Japanese Society for Engineering Education and Nihon University.Another important activity of IACEE is the support, mainly nominal, for projects related withCEE. Any member may propose a new project. The main contractor of a project should submit aproject description containing the following information: purpose, background, works plan,timetable, schedule, organization, personnel, budget and expected benefits. Preference is given toprojects, which build on successful results of previous work. The first-hand responsibility foreach project is handled by individual member organizations or

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Monique Osborn; Dilip Nag

continues to be the most favoured teaching approach, because of a reluctance tochange. Yet ironically academics expect that students will constructively process the giveninformation.Consequently this paper discusses the effective teaching practices employed by thoseengineering academics at Monash University Gippsland campus working with all first yearundergraduates in a common civil engineering unit. A series of research projects have enabledthe identification of transition issues and an increasing attrition rate, influenced by malignedteaching and learning practices (3). Page 7.671.1“Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering

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Best Zone Paper Competition

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donna M. Rizzo, University of Vermont

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Council of Sections

of Vermont (UVM) incorporated systems thinking and asystems approach to engineering problem solving within their programs. A systems thinkingapproach regards social, environmental and economic factors as necessary components of theproblem solution. Because it is a whole systems approach it also encompasses sustainability. Wehave integrated systems thinking in the following ways; 1) new material has been included intokey courses (e.g. the first-year introductory and senior design courses), 2) a sequence of threerelated environmental and transportation systems courses have been included within the curricula(i.e., Introduction to Systems, Decision Making, and Modeling), and 3) service-learning (S-L)projects have been integrated into key

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Design Education I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fredrick A. Nitterright, Pennsylvania State Erie, The Behrend College; Robert Michael P.E., Penn State Erie, The Behrend College; Christopher Murosky; Michael A. Ragen

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Manufacturing

, Pennsylvania in 1986. He was employed as a computer-aided draftsman at Powerex, Inc, a project engineering at Stanko Products, a process engineer at Ami-Doduco, Inc., and a project engineer and team leader at Classic Industries, Inc., in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. Mr. Nitterright’s employment at Behrend commenced in 1999.Robert Michael, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College Robert J. Michael, P.E. and Lecturer for the School of Engineering at Penn State Behrend obtained his B.S. degree from Akron University where he graduated summa cum laude and his M.S. degree from Case Western University. Bob is currently working towards his doctorate in mechanical and aerospace engineering at Case Western Reserve and expects to graduate in

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Innovative Course Developments in Construction

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chung-Suk Cho, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; David S. Cottrell Sr. P.E., University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Candace Mazze, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Sandra Loree Dika, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Construction

AC 2012-4503: DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING GUIDED INQUIRYMODULES IN A CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS COURSEDr. Chung-Suk Cho, University of North Carolina, Charlotte Chung-Suk Cho is an Assistant Professor at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte, Department of Engineering Technology. His teaching and research focus on project scope definition, preproject plan- ning, sustainable construction, project administration, construction safety, construction simulation, and project management. He has prior teaching experience at North Carolina A&T State University in con- struction management and working experience with Fluor Corporation as a Project Manager. His studies at University of Texas, Austin, resulted in a Ph.D

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Active Learning and Demonstrations in Materials Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Barry Dupen, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne

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Materials

, the 270,000 N universal testing machine was not suitable. Instead, a 250 N tabletoptensile tester was purchased. This tester pulls specimens 80 mm long, so it required modificationto test crab shell material. The MET students were asked to design clamps to hold the crab shellsecurely without crushing it, at a predetermined gauge length. In an upcoming semester, a newclass of students will customize the software to produce meaningful results. This project wasgood training for future engineers because it helped students learn to work on an interdisciplinaryproblem for an external customer (the Biology professor) where the inputs were not all known atthe beginning.IntroductionIn the middle of the Fall 2011 semester, biology professor Dr

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Computers in Education Division Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nader Rafla, Boise State University

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Computers in Education

research program in applied image processing. In January, 1997, He joined the newly developed electrical and computer engineering program at Boise State University where he is currently an Associate professor and chair of the Electrical Engineering Department. He led the development and starting of the M.S. of Computer Engineering; He taught several courses and supervised numerous M.S. thesis and Senior Design Projects. He also has conducted research and consulted in R&D for Micron Technology, Hewlett Packard and others. Dr. Rafla’s area of expertise is systems on a programmable chip and embedded & microprocessor-based system design; Neuromorphic systems; and implementation and hardware architectures of

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Panel Session: Case Study Teaching in Computing Curricula

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Massood Towhidnejad, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Salamah Salamah, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Thomas B. Hilburn, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

Aeronautical Uni- versity. He has worked on software engineering research and education projects with the FAA, General Electric, the Harris Corp, the MITRE Corporation, DOD, FIPSE, the SEI, the NSF, the ACM, and the IEEE Computer Society. His interests include software processes, object-oriented analysis and design, formal specification techniques, and curriculum development, and he has published more than 70 papers in these areas. He is an IEEE-certified Software Developer, an IEEE Software Engineering Certified Instructor, and currently chairs the Curriculum Committee of the IEEE Computer Society Educational Activities Board

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K-12 Experiences in Energy Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Liping Guo, Northern Illinois University; Mansour Tahernezhadi, Northern Illinois University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

of the IEEE and a member of the honor society of Phi Kappa Phi.Mansour Tahernezhadi, Northern Illinois University Page 25.1066.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Problem-Based Learning in the Training of Middle and High School Teachers in Alternative EnergyAbstract: The Emerging Technology Institute (ETI) is a collaborative project of Northern IllinoisUniversity, Rockford Public School District, West Aurora Unit School District, Rich TownshipHigh School District, and Harlem Consolidated School District supported by the Illinois

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Attracting Young Minds: Part I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rafic Bachnak, Texas A&M International University; Rohitha Goonatilake, Texas A&M International University

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Minorities in Engineering

that was held at Texas A&M International University (TAMIU)on July 18-22, 2011 and is similar to a program held in 2010 [4]. Creating a program website,program brochures, application materials, and conducting visits to middle and high schools in thearea were used to recruit students. The application form requires basis contact and schoolinformation and a 200-300 word essay addressing future career and academic interest.This program featured team competitions, project presentations, field trips, industry site visits,and panel discussions with professional engineers and scientists, information for the parent/guardian that covers Texas university application process, financial aid system, and scholarshipopportunities. The program sessions and

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

John Anderson

materials. • It facilitates projects that are closer to actual engineering assignments in industry.I IntroductionOne of the classic problems in engineering and technology education has been how to breakthe students dependency on textbook solutions and introduce them to finding informationand fitting it to the solution of actual problems. Until recently this was left to a single"design course" experience. With ABET's emphasis on a "Capstone" experience for thestudents to synthesize their analytical skills with real problems there has been increasedattention on the problem of teaching students how to find information. Page 6.1119.1 Proceedings of

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Weining Feng; Alberto Gomez-Rivas

and techniques. Also presented isa course project in which a VB program was successfully used for a real-timetemperature control system. It is concluded that, by embedding VB programming to theControl and Instrumentation curriculum, we have created an effective and efficientteaching and learning approach and, as a result, students not only have gained thetechnical knowledge but also have significantly developed their skills for computerapplications.I. IntroductionOver the last two decades we have seen a strong growing trend of computer applications,especially PC applications, in the control and instrumentation industry. In response to theneeds of current industry and graduate job market, we have revamped our old ElectricalEngineering

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Rosalyn Hobson; Kenneth Burbank

. Everything else is provided by RAPME, including a T-shirt uponsuccessful completion of the program. The total cost to administer the program isapproximately $10,000 annually.PHASE I is a three-week program for rising 7th – 9th grade students. Because this is the firstlevel and targets the middle school student, there are no academic requirements. This phaseintroduces students to practicing engineers and familiarizes them with the profession. This isaccomplished by inviting engineers to talk to students about their jobs and educationalbackground. Students also participate in a classroom setting completing assigned tasks andengineering related projects. Projects include a truss made of toothpicks, rocket kits and dragsterkits. Students also attend

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Frank Hughes

possible hires, access to new ideas, and educationalopportunities for their workforce. Companies also want access to the ability to test andexplore ideas as well as the ability to use these ideas and solutions in theirproducts/services. Companies want relevant curriculum which produces graduates withthe knowledge, skills, and attributes needed in their workplace, and they want facultywho understand and respond to the changing needs of the workplace. The traditional types of university-industry partnership activities include researchconsortia, industrial advisory boards (both to departments and colleges and to researchconsortia), industrial affiliates programs, internship and co-op programs, and studentdesign projects. Some problem areas of

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Susan Creighton; Edward Young; Jed Lyons

in experimental design. In thisway, the course develops the student's abilities to analyze complex mechanical and thermalsystems, to design experiments, and to practice life-long learning. The course development wassupported by the National Science Foundation's CCLI and ILI programs and the University ofSouth Carolina. Previous presentations described the test vehicle and instrumentation. Thispaper focuses on project evaluation and assessment results that are being used to improve thecourse's effectiveness.IntroductionThe mechanical engineering program at the University of South Carolina includes a capstonesenior laboratory course, Mechanical Systems Laboratory. Prior to 1997, the primary goal of thiscourse was to illustrate upper-level

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

William Stratton; Ranaye Marsh; Jonathan Lawson; Jay Kunze

leaders about our concern regarding contention betweenengineers and technicians, many acknowledged that this is an issue of considerable concern.Consequently a number of local industrial leaders participated in the conference.Successful Outcomes of Efforts at the Post-Secondary LevelSome of the most impressive programs to encourage cooperation between engineering andtechnology programs involve the senior design process. Brigham Young University (CarlSorenson 6 ) reported on a program in which senior design projects are fully sponsored by industry,and involve interdisciplinary $design# teams consisting of students from engineering, engineeringtechnology, and business four year programs. The senior design teams spend a few days at aparticular

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Ruane

significantly changed the teachingand learning of calculus where it is implemented and has been a constant topic of discussion inthe mathematics community. Calculus reform is often unknown among engineering faculty.Three Boston University mathematics faculty developed a ’reform’ differential equations course,textbook, and computer labs, incorporating an unusual degree of engineering applications,modeling and jargon. Their systems approach was later disseminated in workshops to the mathcommunity. In those workshops, a common theme from the math professors was ’we don’t talkwith the engineers--they don’t even know that we’re teaching differently!’Calculus reform, including the NSF differential equations project at Boston University,emphasizes using

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Ahmed El-Antably; Richard E. Pfile; Maher E. Rizkalla

technology that ranges from Power Electronics, ComputerSimulation, Data Acquisition, DSP, Neural Networks and Fuzzy Logic, Electromagneticsand Energies, and Microprocessor Control. Normally these topics are covered in details inmore than fifteen credit hours, while using "only as needed" philosophy, we can cover whatwe need from these materials that serve an important application: Electric Vehicles. Thepaper details the contents of the course, the laboratory components utilizing an actualpropulsion system as donated from Delphi E. Inc, a subdivision of GM, and the role ofLabView as a data acquisition system. The course was offered in a senior project formatand the student satisfaction is reported here. In addition, the course is offered officially

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Renata Anna Gorska

new curriculum in geometric modeling? This basic questionshould certainly not be left unanswered. Page 3.246.1WHAT IS SIMILAR AND WHAT IS DIFFERENT?The future tendencies and directions in engineering design are not only a matter of the concernfor our American colleagues, but also for all educators in the graphics field, regardless of thecountry in which they teach. The difference between European and American projectionmethods, a first and/or third angle orthographic projection, is no longer important, if we teachour students how to understand three-dimensional space and help a student to “see” and to“think” in three dimensions. This

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Carolyn L. Dull; A. George Havener

situation. In Engr-110Z, Steps (1) and (2) Page 3.83.2are used in the first 25 percent of the course to establish foundations in the 13 problem 2solving skills and tools shown in Table 2. For Step (3), the cadets apply these skills andtools to the Mars mission project. Table 2. Problem Solving Skills and Tools Introduced in Engr-110Z Skill or Tool Description 1. Basic Scientific Knowledge on Mars as Known from Mars Facts Viking, Mariner and Pathfinder NASA Probes

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Vernon W. Lewis

ofspecifications and the editing of standard specifications. Our CET program considers this classessential in order for our students to be able to produce competent plans and specifications assoon as possible following graduation. In our opinion, the best way to convey this technology is Page 2.187.1to have the students prepare a set of plans and specifications in a project format as part of thecourse. The emphasis is not on the drafting work, although there is a significant effort requiredin this area. Rather, the emphasis is on a determination of what information needs to be shownor specified and the best methods to achieve this goal

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Charles S. Elliott

on-line efforts. CIEEpublishes a regular newsletter distributed to all faculty, conducts workshops and regular seminarseries, obtains trial use software and added a full time instructional designer (Kerri Barlow) with Page 4.196.2multimedia experience in the fall of 1998. This spring 1999 workshops include: Setting Course Objectives and Outcomes CourseInfo Course AssessmentEach CIEE workshop lasts approximately two hours and is open to all interested faculty andstaff. CIEE also leads our participation in the Foundation Coalition project and provides manyother programs and services. It will be “morphed” (their term) next year

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

George Tjilos; Lisa Anneberg; Ece Yaprak

education in the United States is explained.I. IntroductionThe profound advances we have experienced in computer technology during the lastdecade have propelled the need to educate every undergraduate student with the latestenhancements in technology to the forefront of educational objectives. To address thisneed, the digital laboratory facilities of the Engineering Technology (ET) program atWSU has received funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the AlteraCorporation. The objective of this enhancement project is to enrich the quality ofundergraduate digital laboratory instruction by providing an environment to conductlearning about, and use of, Programmable Logic Devices (PLD), a key advance in digitalelectronics [1,2].Most modern

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert H. Mayer

Session 2225 An Integrated Approach to Teaching Engineering Design and Design Decision-making Robert H. Mayer U. S. Naval AcademyAbstractAn extensive case study to facilitate design instruction at the U.S. Naval Academy is described.“Restoration of a Coral Reef” is a semester-long engineering design experience involving fiverelated exercises. These exercises provide a useful context in which discuss and apply variousdesign tools and methods used in different phases of the engineering design process -- fromproblem assessment through project planning

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

S. K. Gupta; M. R. Scanlon

has been revised accordingly to provide a deeper insight into thestructure, properties and processing of metallic materials. In addition, students are introduced toadvanced materials such as composites and ceramics.Design and Manufacturing with Materials: Recognizing that engineers select material/processcombinations from those with which they are most comfortable, another course sequence [ 343:Materials Processing → 311: Computer-aided Design → 464: Design for Manufacture ]was streamlined. Each course in this sequence culminates in an individual or team project. In343, students obtain hand-on experience with lathes, milling machines, drill presses etceteras. In311, students learn a computer-aided design software such as Pro Engineer, and

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Christopher R. Carroll

registers, memory, andother MSI devices to produce complete functional digital systems.To support student designs, and to ease the interface to the user, the instrument described belowprovides standardized input/output functions for use in student projects, so that students canconcentrate on the focus of the design's operation rather than external interactions.Three basic functions are included in this instrument. First, a clock generator provides atwo-phase clock signal for student projects, to support both synchronous and two-phase clockedsystems. The clocking scheme is flexible enough to support various departures from puresynchronous clocking, such as multiple clocks derived from the main clock signal orfundamental-mode asynchronous circuits