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Luis G. Occeña

Session 1626 Modular Laboratory Approach to CIM Teaching Luis G. Occeña University of Missouri-ColumbiaABSTRACT Traditional CIM (Computer Integrated Manufacturing) instruction usually revolves around a hard-wiredCIM cell that comes complete with a CNC (Computer Numerical Control) machine tool, a robot tending themachine tool, a conveyor system with on-line sensors, a PLC (Programmable Logic Controller), computerinterface, and air/power supply. While this setup can give a good demonstration of a working CIM cell, and canalso be

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Jim Henry

Session 3513 CONTROLS LABORATORY TEACHING VIA THE WORLD WIDE WEB Jim Henry The University of Tennessee at ChattanoogaThe engineering controls systems laboratory at UTC Hardware Stationshas been made available for students to use via theWorld Wide Web. Students can conduct controls Six different stations for controls systemslab experiments from remote sites. This paper experiments are available. They consist ofdescribes the hardware and software that is used forthis facility, describes the way the course wasmanaged and discusses

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David F. Ollis; Ann Brown

Session 1 2 6 1 Team Teaching: A Freshman Engineering Rhetoric and Laboratory Ann B r o w n ( C o l l e g e o f E n g i n e e r i n g W r i t i n g A s s i s t a n c e P r o g r a m ) and David F. Ollis (Chemical Engineering) North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695 Abstract Team teaching usually involves the back-and-forth trading of lecturing between two instructors. The present example illustrates a looser side- by-side collaboration consisting of a first year rhetoric, based upon readings, poetry, and videos in technology, literature and history, and a “hands-on” laboratory centered around consumer

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Maurice Bluestein

Session 2248 Teaching Measurement Uncertainty in a Mechanical Engineering Technology Laboratory Maurice Bluestein Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis Abstract In preparing students for careers in mechanical engineering technology, we have recognized thatmany of our graduates are hired into industrial positions involving performance and test. These positionsinvolve setting up experiments and making mechanical measurements. Modem methods of data

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James Rehg; Bruce A. Muller

addressed this problem by: 1) modifying threecourses offered at the Associate Degree level to include concepts that bridge the two technologies; and 2)introducing a new four-year degree program, Bachelor of Science in Electro-Mechanical EngineeringTechnology (BSEMET), in the Fall, 1994, semester. The solution to the training problem created two major pedagogical problems. The first problem wasto properly deliver the interdisciplinary content in the three modified courses. While the courses covered bothproduct design and production system design and had a mix of electrical and mechanical concepts, there wasno effort to use the same product examples in all three courses. The second problem was teaching standard16 student laboratory sections

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Sandra Gronhovd; Sudhir Mehta

I .—-. Session 3230 Use of Hypermedia Modules on CD-ROMs to Teach Communication Skills in Engineering Laboratories — Sandra Gronhovd, S. L Mehta North Dakota State UniversityA b s t r a c t The ability to communicate is essential for engineering students, and coursework is frequently offered toprovide these skills: However

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Jerry W. Samples; C. Conley; Thomas Lenox

• The group is back together for two veteran classes. The first should utilize fairly common classroom technology; that is, nothing beyond a PC hooked into an overhead projection system. Then the group moves to the Advanced Technology Classroom Laboratory for a full blown multimedia class. This should still be recognizable as an undergraduate engineering class.Wednesday Morning • The students give their second full class, each followed by a critique. The topic of this class will be assigned the previous day.Wednesday Afternoon • Teaching Workshop 3 is meant to focus on the teaching-learning connection. Learning models and corresponding teaching/instructional methods, i.e. PSI, cooperative groups, and project

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Bertram Pariser; Cyrus Meherji; Yuqin Ho

.— - ...... Session No: 1626- . “ESTABLISHING AN OPTICAL COMMUNICATION LABORATORY” BERTRAM PARISER Ph.D. CYRUS MEHERJI YUQIN HO TECHNICAL CAREER INSTITUTES GRANT NO. DUE -9452459 This is the first time Technical Career Institutes (TCI) has applied for an NSF grant. Building a brand new, fullyfunctional lab was a monumental task both scientifically and administratively for TCI. For many years, we have only had to modify, expand or duplicate

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Richard D. Swope; J. Paul Giolma

andconceptually difficult physical phenomena and to provide “hands-on” experience. In this process of change,the teaching and practice of engineering design principles began to disappear from the curriculum. Issues raised and discussed in this paper support a return to design as the primary purpose for theengineering laboratory. The issues include: the purposes and style of experimentation, the roles of simulationand the computer, pedagogical relationships between the laboratory and the lecture, the role of engineeringscience in support of design, and intended outcomes for students (graduate school vs. immediate career entry). We provide an example which articulates our goals for an engineering laboratory experience: thegathering of

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Timothy Cameron; David W. Russell

the two frequency analyzersin the ANV laboratory: a Brüel & Kjær (B&K) Dual Channel Real-time Frequency Analyzer Type 2133(octave band) and a Hewlett-Packard (HP) 35670A Dynamic Signal Analyzer (FFT). This third lab intro-duces students to the use of these analyzers as well as teaching them some important concepts in signalanalysis. To introduce some of the features of the B&K octave band analyzer, the students investigate andcompare the spectra of white and pink noise as measured in frequency bands. They observe that white noisehas the same energy at all frequencies, but has an increasing power spectrum on an octave band scale. Pinknoise maintains a constant octave band power spectrum, but its energy decreases with increasing

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Nagy N. Bengiamin

) Increase studentmotivation; (2) Improve pedagogy and educational effectiveness; and (3) Better match EE educational contentand teaching technology to the needs of the changing EE profession [2]. Crossing discipline boundaries isrecognized by many educators for its effectiveness in facilitating creative and critical thinking education [3]. While experimental work and hands-on experiences increase student confidence and reinforce their senseof accomplishment, designing a meaningful laboratory exercise that enhances creative and critical thinking is Page 1.142.1 {hxij 1996 ASEE Annual Conference

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Ngo Dinh Thinh; Andrew Banta

.— . Session 2633 A Student Designed Instructional Cogeneration Laboratory Ngo Dinh Thinh, Andrew Banta California State University, Sacramento Abstract Student Design of the Cogeneration PlantThe Mechanical Engineering Department at California The design and construction of a senior project isState University, Sacramento (CSUS) has received a required of all students in the Mechanical Engineering$220,000 grant from the National Science Foundation, and

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Jose A. Macedo

=ifi faced with the challenge of identifying problems and finding good solutions to design problems. - Being able to document design projects and communicate results is an important skill for practicing 5][9]engineers. There are reports in the literature ‘ that discuss methods to improve teaching these skills to 5]undergraduate engineering students. Audeen Fentiman ‘ indicates that students do not learn much by writingfinal reports poorly and receiving feedback in the form of instructor comments and a grade. Students canbenefit the most by doing it properly. From the experience in conducting this laboratory, students motivationto

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Monroe L. Weber-Shirk; Leonard W. Lion

teaching Page 1.520.1 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings fundamental theories and analytical techniques.to help students develop an intuition for various environmental engineering processes.to teach students the skills necessary to perform laboratory work.to give students hands-on experience using modern instrumentation.to give students a taste of the excitement and challenge of research.to provide an environment where students can develop their problem solving skills (especially when the real world doesn’t seem to fit with theory).to minimize the drudgery of repetitive tasks

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Christopher R. Carroll

Session 3220 Introducing a Microprocessor Laboratory Experience for Entering Freshmen Christopher R. Carroll University of Minnesota, Duluth Abstract As part of a new freshman course in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University ofMinnesota, Duluth, each faculty member in the department was asked to introduce the studentsentering the program to an area of speciality in his or her field. This paper reports the approach,methods, hardware, and results involved in

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Christopher G. Braun

ProceedingsEducational objectives To get the real benefit from this facility, we feel it is necessary to rethink the waywe teach undergraduate electronics laboratories to emphasize the ties between design andfabrication and to develop modular electronic projects that build on each other in anappropriate manner. A previous paper discusses how our Junior level electronics classesmake use of this EPF as part of our standard electronics laboratory instruction.[8]Our specific educational objectives include the following: (1) To familiarize the students with the manufacturing process for printed circuit boards and have them learn industry-standard software design tools used in the design and production of electronic systems (2) To revitalize

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Andrew Wilhelm; Edmund Tsang

Session 1626 Implementing A Sophomore-Level Materials, Manufacturing & Design Laboratory Edmund Tsang and Andrew Wilhelm Mechanical Engineering Department, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama 36688ABSTRACT A one-credit hour, sophomore-level laboratory course was implemented in Fall Quarter, 1995 tointegrate materials, manufacturing and design. The course meets once a week for three hours, and is team-taught by two faculty members, one with background in materials science and the other with background inmanufacturing and design. Course activities aim to create a discovery-oriented learning

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Lang-Wah Lee; Tamer Ceylan

effectiveness of the course. One effectivemeasure is to change the passive learning environment to an active one.Active learning changes the teaching of the course from “teacher-centered!!to ‘tstudent-centeredlr. Such a change not only inspires and motivatesstudents to do a better work in the course, but also sparks increasedcreativity and c u r i o s i t y within the students. In addition to theseb e n e f i t s , the students also learn how to conduct engineering experiments inan environment similar to actual engineering practice.THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ACTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT What constitutes an active learning laboratory environment? First, the

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Ishwar Rattan

Session 1626 Open Systems Laboratory for Distributed Operating Systems Ishwar Rattan Central Michigan UniversityAbstract The recent advances in microprocessor technology and local area networks have made it easyto put together computer systems with a large number of machines connected by a high speednetwork. These systems need radically different software. In particular, the requiredoperating systems have to deal with new ideas such as fault tolerance, load balancing,incremental growth, computational speed up, and transparency not found in

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Mary Kantowski; Marc Hoit; Matthew Ohland

Session 0230 Teaching Teachers to Teach Engineering: the 19th Annual SECME Summer Institute Matthew Ohland, Marc Hoit, Mary Kantowski University of Florida, Civil Engineering/Civil Engineering/Mathematics EducationAbstractThe University of Florida hosted the 19th annual Summer Institute for the SouthEastern Consortium forMinorities in Engineering (SECME) from June 16th-29th, 1995. K-12 Teachers, counselors, and administratorsfrom the southeast participated in engineering laboratory activities. These activities were designed as part of

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David J. Beebe

Session 2309 TEACHING HANDS-ON BIOMEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION David J. Beebe Department of Biomedical Engineering Louisiana Tech University 711 S. Vienna Street Ruston, LA 71270INTRODUCTION Hands-on laboratory experience is an essential component of an engineer’s undergraduate training.In this paper the above hypothesis will be supported via personal experience and results of a survey ofprograms offering biomedical

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John T. Berry; Gregory L. Ferguson

Session 3263 Teaching Manufacturing As Concurrent Engineering Design Gregory L. Ferguson/John T. Berry The University of Alabama/ Mississippi State UniversityAbstract The National Research Council’s report on Competitive Design stressed that teaching and practicingConcurrent Engineering is the best way for America to improve its global economic position. A central themeof concurrent engineering is the consideration of manufacturing process design in the early phases of the overallsystem design. Unfortunately, over the years, courses teaching

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Zhongming Liang

,identification, and visual servoing and navigation,1 the manufacturing technology department sees theimportance of teaching fundamentals of machine vision. It has been a difficult topic to teach since it involves anumber of concepts that many students in manufacturing technology programs are not familiar, especiallywhen laboratory support was not completely ready. In the spring and the summer of 1995, with help of a student majoring in electrical engineeringtechnology, the author used the basic vision system to develop a number of experiments for robot vision. Theyinclude thresholding, image binarization, edge detection, object recognition, image feature extraction andrandom object picking. This paper will briefly discuss all the

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Robert Madar; David L. Huggins

.~ I Session 2358 Teaching Engineering via PictureTel David L. Huggins, Robert Madar ASEE/Penn State University At Penn State New Kensington and Penn State McKeesport, a pilot lecture/problem-solving course inStrength of Materials was taught using distant learning

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R.J. Kennerknecht; R.H. Cockrum; G.K. Herder; E.T. Ibrahim

). Figure 1. An Overview of the ISC LaboratoryThe ApproachThe classic approach to teaching instrumentation to engineering technology students was toshow them different types of instruments and tell them what they are used for in engineering.This approach assumed that technology students could not design and build instrumentsystems because of a lack of mathematical abilities. By using these new techniques any studentcan design, build and test instruments with a minimum amount of mathematics skills. Theprograms used in this laboratory contain many function modules in their libraries whichsimply require the student to select the function and connect it with other function modulesgraphically on the computer screen and create a complete system. Figure 2

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Dr. Dennis Mikkelson

Session 1626 Computer Graphics and Image Processing Laboratory for Undergraduate Instruction. Dr. Dennis Mikkelson University of Wisconsin-Stout The ILI funded laboratory and curriculum development project described in this paperprovided UNIX workstations for undergraduate courses in computer graphics and image processingat the University of Wisconsin-Stout. Prior to this project, the computer graphics course wastaught on 80286 class personal computers using an implementation of the Graphical Kernel System

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Scott R. Short

Over the past several years, which types of materials engineering research should receive the mostfunding has been a hot topic of discussion in the federal government. High on this list is materials synthesis 3and processing. Granted that this area of research is of national concern, it is not the focus of the currentproject to develop a materials laboratory where students learn about research-intensive processes such as thesynthesis of diamond coatings, etc. Instead, it is NIU’s goal to establish a fundamental teaching laboratory inwhich students can gain hands-on experience with materials, possibly for the first time in their lives. In ourlaboratory, students will perform experiments which illustrate the relationship between

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Jennifer T. Ross

Session 1232 A VLSI Design Laboratory Implemented in a Simulated Corporate Environment Jennifer T. Ross University of the Pacific, Stockton CA 95211 Abstract This paper presents an innovative teaching method applied to a Junior/Senior level integrated circuitdesign course. The premise of this methodology is to help students prepare for the environment they willencounter in the workplace as well as teach the course material. Frequently the traditional laboratory forundergraduates consists of

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L. F. Borjón; L. M. Martínez; K. A. Córdova; J. L. Hernández; A. Lozano

ElectronicEngineering (EE) laboratory. Such devices are used on programmed practical assignments and appliedfor teaching Instrumentation Engineering concepts. The project is implemented on a junior Bachelorscourse for Biomedical and Electronic Engineering students, having a good acceptance level. I. INTRODUCTION The Electronic Engineering BSc. program at Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico has a population of330 students and is focused on Networks, Telecommunications and Instrumentation and Control Engineering. Itis a traditional five year program oriented toward a systems approach. For this reason, Instrumentation plays animportant role at the EE curricula. One of the main concerns is to educate students on

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T. R. Chandrupatla; Ralph A. Dusseau; John L. Schmalzel; C. Stewart Slater

the ultimate flexibility to serve the new Engineering School atRowan College. A special feature of the new Henry M. Rowan Hall will be flexible laboratory modules that willallow for future modifications. The new engineering programs will be hands-on and team oriented and thus relyheavily on laboratory space to meet program objectives. Several examples of multifunctional laboratory spacesare those that can be utilized for clinic projects, multiple disciplines, teaching/research, and those thataccommodate multiple course instruction.Introduction In 1992, Henry and Betty Rowan pledged a $100 million gift to Glassboro State College [1]. Mr. Rowanis the founder and CEO of Inductotherm, Inc. which has headquarters in Rancocas, New Jersey