Jarosław Makal
EDUCATION OF METROLOGY IN ELECTRONIC AND TELECOMMUNICATION STUDIES AT TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BIAŁYSTOK

In this paper the general description of the schedule of studies on Electronic and Telecommunication at Technical University of Bialystok from the point of view of delivering metrology knowledge is presented. Also three typical subjects of metrology like the base of metrology, surveying of electronic and technique of experiment are underlined. The attempt of qualification the profile of graduate is one of the final conclusion of this work.

Maarten Korsten, Paul Regtien
COMPUTER SUPPORTED LABORATORY REPORTS OF EXPERIMENTAL WORK

Reports on experimental work should be based on a well-documented laboratory report. With the laboratory report we mean the logbook, kept during the experiments. Making such a laboratory report is an important part of the practical courses at our Electrical Engineering faculty in Twente. Nowadays our students write their report on paper. We consider the option to write it directly on the computer so that it can be integrated with managing the measurement results. Doing this however will pose severe requirements to the user friendliness of the software environment. In this paper the idea of an integrated computer environment for doing experimental work is discussed, together with some problems.

Wlodzimierz Konecki, Jakub Konecki
TEXPRO – THE EDUCATIONAL COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR THE MODELING OF TEXTILES PROPERTIES

The new worked-out computer program, named TEXPRO, for modeling of textiles properties is presented. The program is written in C++ language and built in form of handbook divided into particular exercises. It is designed for students doing the laboratories from subject "Structure of Yarns and Textile Fabrics".

Krzysztof Jellonek, Malgorzata Kotulska
NEW CONCEPTS AND TECHNIQUES IN EDUCATION OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE

Modern university education is very strongly based on computer techniques, which provide necessary computational power to develop specialized software. Very intuitive graphical programs became indispensable tools for word and graphics processing, data storage, and advanced computational tasks. An increasing role of information availability from the data stored on web pages and network accessible data bases can be observed. This immense potential source of information requires appropriate searching tools and algorithms. In this situation a well-scheduled track through computer science courses, for students of various specializations, is an essential issue. This problem is especially acute in education in Biomedical Engineering since application of computer methods to medicine, computational biology, and bioinformatics requires an approach that differs from classical methods. We discuss concepts and techniques in teaching computer science courses, comparing three specializations from the Faculty of Basic Problems of Technology in Wroclaw University of Technology: Biomedical Engineering, Computational Physics in Science and Technology, and Mathematical Aspects of Computer Science.

Kenneth T. V. Grattan, Sanowar H. Khan, Ludwik Finkelstein
PHOTONICS AND OPTICAL MEASUREMENT: EDUCATION FOR TODAY’S ENGINEERS

The paper presents an illustration of the use of photonics and optical measurements in today’s engineering world and emphasizes the need for and value of the field which is seen as a key subject for current engineering education. The paper emphasizes the place of photonics when viewed within a systems approach to measurement and instrumentation, but also stresses the value of the appreciation of the fundamentals of physical science to achieve a full understanding of modern devices of this type. The relationship of photonic measurement systems to optical communications systems is stressed, as is the commonality of the approach to the two. The role of modelling as a key tool in the system design is emphasized, and an illustration given of a modern fibre optical measurement system to exemplify the points raised.