Chemometric techniques such as partial least-squares (PLS) regression have been applied with huge success to a wide array of chemical problems including multicomponent analysis of analytes in complex mixtures. Despite this, there are few examples of laboratory pedagogical exercises that involve students in the acquisition of chemical data from…

Campus shutdowns during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic posed unique challenges to faculty and students engaged in laboratory courses. Formerly hands-on experiments had to be quickly pivoted to emergency remote learning. While some resources existed prior to this period, many currently available online modules and/or simulations focus on a single…

Today's engineering laboratory education often lacks opportunities for students to practice critical thinking through real-world problems. This particular objective is even harder to achieve through online laboratory experiments. In this article, we summarize our innovation in using a real-world challenge, analyze big data, to empower student data…

The authors evaluate impacts of web-based learning (WBL) for a geographic information system (GIS) course in which self-paced interactive learning modules replaced lectures to prepare students for GIS laboratory activities. They compare student laboratory, mid-term, final exam and overall scores before and after introduction of WBL, analyzing for…

There is a demand for engineers to understand the manufacture of semiconductor devices and how this knowledge can be applied to systems design. (IR)

The Task Force responsible for this document was established to study 2 major questions: (1) How should the minicomputer be used in the undergraduate classroom and laboratory program? and (2) What type of minicomputer facilities are needed to carry out the recommended program? The first question is treated in Part 1. Two types of applications are…

Lack of practicality in existing textbooks results in development of new lab-centered, instruction. Technical Education is a supplement to Industrial Education. (SN)

Tests the hypothesis that political science students using computer-based games in an American government course would achieve at a higher level and evaluate the games at least as favorably as traditional modes of instruction. Findings were positive. (DB)

Describes the use of an interactive computer terminal for introductory laboratory experiments. (SL)

Several years ago, students at an Arizona middle school traded over $1.9 million in grocery receipts for 12 computers. School board provided another $70,000 to create a multimedia technology lab with 32 work stations and a focus on production and academic support. Kids use center to develop word-processing and computer drawing skills,…

Study, research, and development were undertaken in the first 18 months of a program (Phase I) to design and implement an Information Processing Laboratory for teaching and research in the field of librarianship. Work during this period was concerned with the planning of the Laboratory and its development according to plan. The planning resulted…

Discusses the advantages of using content specific problem solving as a vehicle for undergraduate instruction in biology, and describes different software tools used to implement this model. The areas discussed include simulated laboratories, the construction of binary classification schemes using computer programs, and scientific writing using…

Described is an approach to teaching computer architecture courses with a set of software tools. Aspects of computer science with aspects of computer engineering are merged. The laboratory approach is utilized so that students learn by trying and doing. (Author/SA)

This book presents 16 papers on problems and innovations in postsecondary engineering education. An introduction discusses the major issues currently facing engineering education. Chapter 2 briefly reviews the papers which are grouped under topics. Three of thee papers comment on teaching non-technical matters and attitudes. Two papers point out…