Development of an educational device and accompanying laboratory series for instruction in an undergraduate engineering course

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dc.contributor.advisorO'Malley, Marcia K.en_US
dc.creatorBowen, Kevinen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-03T21:09:37Zen_US
dc.date.available2009-06-03T21:09:37Zen_US
dc.date.issued2007en_US
dc.description.abstractThe literature in engineering education research suggests that a cohesive series of laboratory exercises improves the learning and retention of the material presented in a laboratory course. The literature presents various devices that serve as the focus of a cohesive laboratory series. These devices and their accompanying laboratory series are designed to engage the students and generate enthusiasm in the course. One such device is the Haptic Paddle: a low cost single degree-of-freedom force-reflecting joystick that has enjoyed successful implementations in laboratory courses at other academic institutions. This thesis presents an adaptation of the Haptic Paddle and its accompanying laboratory series to meet specific goals for implementation in the laboratory component of the MECH 343: Modeling Dynamic Systems course offered at Rice University. Additionally, the device was developed to be an attractive platform for dissemination to colleagues who are interested in collaborating in engineering education research.en_US
dc.format.extent126 p.en_US
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen_US
dc.identifier.callnoTHESIS M.E. 2007 BOWENen_US
dc.identifier.citationBowen, Kevin. "Development of an educational device and accompanying laboratory series for instruction in an undergraduate engineering course." (2007) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/20492">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/20492</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/20492en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.en_US
dc.subjectMechanical engineeringen_US
dc.titleDevelopment of an educational device and accompanying laboratory series for instruction in an undergraduate engineering courseen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentMechanical Engineeringen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineEngineeringen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen_US
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