MECH-453-jh.kim-2025-10-27-10-51-26
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Title of Course [Sensor Technology]
Prefix and Number [MECH 453]
Semester and Year [tbd]
Number of Credit Hours [3]
Prerequisites [PHYSICS 202; MECH 215; MECH 304]
Course Details
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Instructor Contact Information
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Course Description
[This course introduces the variety of sensors used in engineering practice and in many modern applications, including mechanical/electrical, bio/chemical, and micro/wearable systems. This course will include a comprehensive description of the fundamental operation principles of sensors and highlight how these principles impact the use of sensors for applications. ‘Sensor technology’ gives a comprehensive overview of common practice and includes some indication of the directions in which sensor technologies are heading.]
Course Materials
Books: [Handbook of Modern Sensors, Jacob Fraden, Springer, 4th edition]
Other Materials: [None]
Fees: [NONE]
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Course Learning Outcomes (students will be able to:) |
Activities Supporting the Learning Outcomes | Assessment of the Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|
| [Applies scientific and engineering principles to estimate the Sensor properties.] | [Sensor fundamentals/characteristics, resistive/capacitive/inductive sensors, pressure, temperature, accelerometer (weeks 1-11)] | [Homework, exam] |
| [Demonstrate understanding of the physics of sensor technology in consideration of ethical issues, data privacy, and security implications in use of various sensor products.] | [Environmental sensors, smart sensors/sensor network, ethical and privacy issues, bio/chemical sensors (weeks 5-15)] | [Homework, exam, term paper] |
| [Use multiple resources to identify and evaluate the contemporary issues in sensor technology.] |
[Term paper submission and oral presentations |
[Term paper, oral presentation] |
| Dates | Lesson Topic | Assignment | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|
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Week 1 |
[Introduction to Sensors] | ||
| Week 2 [dates] |
[Sensor characteristics] | [Homework 1] | [Homework 1] |
| Week 3 [dates] |
[Resistive sensors: Potentiometric & Thermoresistive sensors] | ||
| Week 4 [dates] |
[Resistive sensors: Photoresistive & Piezoresistive sensors] | [Homework 2] | [Homework 2] |
| Week 5 [dates] |
[Interface electronic circuits] | [Term project assignment] | |
| Week 6 [dates] |
[Capacitive sensors: parallel plate] | [Midterm 1] | |
| Week 7 [dates] |
[Capacitive sensors: other configurations] | [Homework 3] | [Homework 3] |
| Week 8 [dates] |
[Accelerometer] | ||
| Week 9 [dates] |
[Pressure sensors] | [Homework 4] | [Homework 4] |
| Week 10 [dates] |
[Temperature sensors] | [Term project progress report] | |
| Week 11 [dates] |
[Inductive sensors] | [Homework 5] | [Homework 5] |
| Week 12 [dates] |
[Environmental sensors] | [Midterm 2] | |
| Week 13 [dates] |
[Ethical and privacy issues in Sensor technology] | [Homework 6] | [Homework 6] |
| Week 14 [dates] |
[Sensor manufacturing] | ||
| Week 15 [dates] |
[Bio/wearabe sensors] | [Term project presentation] |
Expectations for Student Effort
[Describe how much time students should expect to invest in the course each week. Graduate courses should state: "For each hour of lecture equivalent, students should expect to have a minimum of two hours of work outside of class." Note that Global campus courses will automatically include credit hour equivalents in the syllabus.] [insert info for your class here]
Grading [add more lines if necessary]
| Type of Assignment (tests, papers, etc) | Points | Percent of Overall Grade |
|---|---|---|
| [Homework] | [20] | [20] |
| [Exam 1] | [20] | [20] |
| [Exam 2] | [20] | [20] |
| [Term project] | [15] | [15] |
| [Final exam] | [25] | [25] |
| Grade | Percent | Grade | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| A |
[94-100] |
C | [73-76] |
| A- | [90-93] | C- | [70-72] |
| B+ | [87-89] | D+ | [67-69] |
| B | [83-86] | D | [60-66] |
| B- | [80-82] | F | [<59] |
| C+ | [77-79] |
[Provide information about how grades will be rounded (eg, if 89% earns a B+ and 90% earns an A-, what grade is given to a student with an 89.5?]
Attendance and Make-Up Policy
[Provide details on how attendance affects final course grades. Indicate whether and how missed exams, laboratory sessions, etc. can be made up. Sample attendance statement: “Students should make all reasonable efforts to attend all class meetings. However, in the event a student is unable to attend a class, it is the responsibility of the student to inform the instructor as soon as possible, explain the reason for the absence (and provide documentation, if appropriate), and make up class work missed within a reasonable amount of time, if allowed. Missing class meetings may result in reducing the overall grade in the class.” ] [No make-up exam, assignments or quizzes will be given unless a medical or other emergency was the reason for missing the exam or the assignment.]
Academic Integrity Statement
You are responsible for reading WSU's Academic Integrity Policy, which is based on Washington State law. If you cheat in your work in this class you will:
-[Academic integrity will be strongly enforced in this course. Students who violate WSU’s Academic Integrity Policy (identified in Washington Administrative Code (WAC) 504-26-010(3) and -404) will receive an “F” for the course will not have the option to withdraw from the course pending an appeal, and will be reported to the Office of Student Conduct.]
-Be reported to the Center for Community Standards
-Have the right to appeal my decision
-Not be able to drop the course of withdraw from the course until the appeals process is finished
If you have any questions about what you can and cannot do in this course, ask me.
If you want to ask for a change in my decision about academic integrity, use the form at the Center for Community Standards website. You must submit this request within 21 calendar days of the decision.