An existing junior level laboratory course, MET 335, Fluid Mechanics Laboratory, was modified to be presented in a digitally videotaped format and subsequently converted to CD-ROM. The additional presentation method was developed to accommodate distance-learning students who have limited or no access to campus facilities. All students enrolled in the course have completed an associate degree in mechanical engineering technology, civil engineering technology, or a closely related area and, therefore, have completed basic courses in their discipline taught in a traditional laboratory environment. Moreover, most of the students are working in industry as engineering technicians and have sufficient maturity to understand the practical aspects of their observations. Students are also required to be concurrently enrolled in or have completed the lecture course MET 330, Fluid Mechanics, or an equivalent course from another institution. The major educational objectives of this laboratory course are to have students verify the basic engineering principles of fluid mechanics and understand the practical operation of various fluid devices and the measurement of fluid properties. Students are also expected to improve their skills in recording, presenting and discussing observations and overall report writing. All experiments parallel those offered in the more traditional course on campus and include experiments on viscosity measurement, orifice and venturi meters, centrifugal pumps, momentum forces and pipe friction. The CD-ROM shows the instructor setting up the equipment in accordance with diagrams provided to the students. The equipment is then operated by the instructor and a student assistant in a step-by-step fashion with the camera zooming in on each instrument reading and at other appropriate times. The student watching the video records the data in the same fashion as if he or she were the recording member at a group performing the test in the actual laboratory. The student then analyzes the data, prepares performance calculations and curves and submits comprehensive reports to the instructor. A comprehensive final examination testing the expected outcomes of the course is being developed and implemented. Performance studies thus far indicate that the video-taped laboratory is an effective method of teaching this laboratory course.
Old Dominion University (ODU) has offered Bachelor of Science degrees in engineering technology for over 30 years. The programs in Civil, Electrical, and Mechanical Engineering Technology have maintained continuous accreditation by TAC of ABET since 1976. These programs have been delivered via ODU's interactive video TELETECHNET system to distance learning students in Virginia and other selected sites for more than 10 years. In 1999, the Department of Engineering Technology saw a need to develop a General Engineering Technology (GET) program to provide educational opportunities to students with a wide variety of educational and work backgrounds. The availability of this program and communications with the U. S. Department of the Navy resulted in the formulation of an asynchronous CD-ROM based General Engineering Technology program under the auspices of the Navy College Rating Partnership program. ODU is partnered with other institutions to provide the program to personnel located aboard ships and at other facilities. Naval experience and schooling are used extensively to satisfy some of the lower-division technical credits. The upper-division courses will be offered on CD-ROM, with both audio and video. The program has an Electro-Mechanical orientation, and along with the major in General Engineering Technology, a graduate will earn a minor in Engineering Management. A description of the program is provided within this paper. Some of the problems encountered and possible solutions will be described. The program is believed to offer significant educational opportunities for Naval personnel in many technical ratings.
Engineering, MS in Engineering Mechanics and PhD in Mechanical Engineering. Alok is a licensed professional engineer in the state of Virginia, a certified manufacturing engineer and has certification in Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma. His publications are in the areas of Lean Manufacturing, Process Automation and improvement, Advanced Manufacturing Processes, CAD/CAM, and Robotics. His current research interests are in the area of process optimization and Lean implementation models for job shop and designed to build environments. Alok Verma has co-edited the proceedings of the International Conference on CAD/CAM & Robotics for which he was the general chairman and is currently general chair for ICAM-2006. He is serving as the associate editors for the International Journal of Agile Manufacturing (IJAM) and International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Systems (IJAMS). Dr. Verma has developed and delivered training program in Lean Enterprise & Design for Manufacturing for Northrop Grumman Newport News, STIHL and several other companies in U.S. He has developed simulation based training programs for shipbuilding and repair industry under a grant from the National Shipbuilding Research Program (NSRP). He is well known internationally and has been invited to deliver keynote addresses at several national and international conferences on Lean/Agile manufacturing. He is active in ASME, ASEE and SME.
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