THE STUDENTS’ EXPERIENCE Doreen Orishaba Students’ Team Leader Tom Kigezi Student Developer

Focus Project Background Project Background Team Composition Team Composition Activities Activities Achievements Achievements Future Prospects Future Prospects Added Value Added Value Acknowledgements Acknowledgements

Project Background iLabs Incepted at MIT in 1998 iLabs Incepted at MIT in 1998 Introduced to Makerere University in 2005 Introduced to Makerere University in 2005 Partners: Partners: -MIT -MIT -Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria -Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria -University of Dar es Salaam -University of Dar es Salaam Supported by National Instruments Supported by National Instruments

Team Structure

Project Team Composition NameCredentials Prof. Venansius BaryamureebaVice Chancellor Makerere University Arch. Dr. Barnabas NawangweDean Faculty of Technology Dr. Sandy Stevens Tickodri- Togboa Principal Investigator, Deputy Vice Chancellor (F&A) Makerere University Dr. Julius ButimeResearch Coordinator, Lecturer Elec. Eng. Department Mr. Paul Isaac MusasiziProject Administrator, Assistant Lecturer Eng. Math Dept Mr. Andrew KatumbaiLabs Graduate Fellow, Teaching Assistant Eng. Math Dept Mr. Cosmas MwikirizeiLabs Graduate Fellow, Teaching Assistant Eng. Math Dept Mr. Arthur Tumusiime AsiimweiLabs Graduate Fellow, Teaching Assistant Eng. Math Dept

Project Team Composition NameCredentials Ms. Doreen Orishaba Students’ Team Leader, 4 th Year BSc. Electrical Eng. Student Ms. Proscovia NakazingaDeveloper, 4 th Year BSc. Electrical Eng. Student Mr. Phillip KarumunaDeveloper, 4 th Year BSc. Electrical Eng. Student Ms. Victoria NakanwagiDeveloper, 4 th Year BSc. Electrical Eng. Student Mr. Michael KyeswaDeveloper, 4 th Year BSc. Electrical Eng. Student Mr. Amru MbajjaDeveloper, 4 th Year BSc. Electrical Eng. Student Mr. Ambrose MbwonyoDeveloper, 4 th Year BSc. Electrical Eng. Student Mr. Raymond BesigaDeveloper, 4 th Year BSc. Telecom Eng. Student

Project Team Composition NameCredentials Ms. Barbara Rita AtimDeveloper, Third Year BSc. Electrical Engineering Student Mr. Norbert MutumiDeveloper, Third Year BSc. Telecommunications Engineering Student Mr. Nicholas MpangaDeveloper, Third Year BSc. Telecommunications Engineering Student Ms. Sharlote AndindaDeveloper, Third Year BSc. Telecommunications Engineering Student Ms. Rhoda BukirwaDeveloper, Third Year BSc. Telecommunications Engineering Student Mr. Tom KigeziDeveloper, Second Year BSc. Electrical Engineering Student Ms. Edith NamugangaDeveloper, Second Year BSc. Telecommunications Engineering Student

Collaborative Training Conferences, Exhibitions and Workshops for: StudentsStaff Partner Institutions Conferences, Exhibitions and Workshops for: StudentsStaff Partner Institutions Activities Development of iLabs for Local Curricula Administration of iLabs Publications

 Team Building  Development of iLABS:  Two experiments in Combinational Logic Circuits for use in Introduction to Digital Electronics  Four experiments in Amplitude and Frequency Modulation for use in Communication Engineering I  Six experiments were developed in the fields of sampling, Line coding schemes and pulse code Modulation for use in Basic Telephony  Integration of outsourced iLABS into Curricula:  The two BJT Characterization experiments from MIT for use in Electronics Circuits for 2 nd year Bsc. EE and Bsc. TE  The Diode and MosFET Transistor Characterization Experiments from MIT for use in Electronics I 1 st year Bsc. Computer Eng. Achievements

 Integration of Locally Developed iLABS into Curricula:  Filter Circuits used in Network Theory I - 2 nd year Bsc. EE and Bsc. TE  Logic Gate Characterization used in Introduction to Digital Electronics – 1 st year Bsc. EE and Bsc. TE  Amplitude Modulation used in Communication engineering I – 3rd year Bsc. EE and Bsc. TE  Resistor characterization and Frequency response of RLC used in Circuit Theory - 1 st year Bsc. EE and Bsc. TE  Precision Rectification used in Electronics Circuits for 2 nd year Bsc. EE and Bsc. TE  Nyquist Sampling Theorem used in Basic Telephony - 3rd year Bsc. TE Achievements

 Capacity Building æ 3 iLabs Researchers retained as Teaching Assistants in the Department of Engineering Mathematics æ Carry out iLabs administration in collaboration with the Technical Staff in the Electrical Engineering Department æ Support undergraduate research æ Graduate researchers æ Carry out other tasks as Delegated by the Administration Achievements

 Workshops and Conferences æ sensitization workshop for students and staff - October 29, 2008 (150 students, 6 lecturers attended ) æ sensitization workshop for Technical staff – November 5, 2008 (5 Technical Staff members attended) æ The iLabs students’ conference - November 21, 2008 Theme: “Unveiling the opportunities available on the iLabs infrastructure for Undergraduates and Educators in Technical Education”. æ Orientation session for students (130 3 rd year Bsc. Electrical and Telecommunications Engineering students who were offering Communication Engineering I attended) Achievements

 Workshops and Conferences æ Orientation session for 3 rd year Bsc. Electrical and Telecommunications Engineering students who were offering Communication Engineering I (130 students attended) - March 29, 2009 æ Orientation session for 1 st year Bsc. Electrical and Telecommunications Engineering students who were offering Digital Electronics (160 students attended) - April 20, 2009 æ End of Year seminar - Friday May 29, 2009 at Serena Hotel (MAK Vice Chancellor was Chief Guest) æ Conference on the formation of the iLab Consortium - 18 th – 19 th June 2009 at MIT æ Annual iLabs conference 8 – 11 July 2009 at OAU - Nigeria Achievements

 Exhibitions  The MAK and the Uganda Virus Research Institute Open Day – March 5, 2009 Theme: “ You Too can be a Scientist ”  The Makerere University Stakeholders’ Workshop - 26th-27th March 2009 Theme: “ Repositioning Makerere University to meet the emerging development challenges”  The National Council for Higher Education exhbition – 25 th –27 th May 2009, Theme “Universities and Community Outreach Services”  Ministry of ICT Business Processes Outsourcing Conference and Exhibition - 25th -26th June 2009 Achievements

 Collaborative Training Workshops with Partners æ Training workshop at MAK with two other iLabs partners, MIT (2 Grad Students ) and UDSM (2 Grad Students)– 11 th – 23 rd January 2009 æ Seven Developers and Principal Investigator attended the Training at MIT – 5 th – 14 th March 2009 æ Two Developers and Project Administrator attended a collaborative training effort at UDSM - 21 st - 26 th June 2009  Internship æ Industrial training : June – August 2009 (3 students from Busitema, 2 from Kyambogo and 13 from MAK) æ Vocational Training: June – August 2009 (All 160 first year Bsc. EE and Bsc. TE students at Makerere University) Achievements

 Publications æ Joint publication by iLabs partners: paper published in the ASEE Journal under the title “ Collaborative Development of Remote Electronics Laboratories: The ELVIS iLab ”. æ The paper titled “Developing Online Laboratories for Modulation and Combinational Logic Circuit Analysis Using NI ELVIS II Platform” was submitted for peer review by the ITNG Achievements

Acquisition of Equipment Achievements Generously Donated to by National Instruments

Why iLabs?

Rationale for iLabs Inadequate, old equipment Remote access to experiments- anytime anywhere Challenges of staffing Enhancement of research and projects Documentation Sharing of resources

Students’ Response Histogram of Students’ Response to Theory Application Histogram of Students’ Response to How the Experiment Works

Students’ Response Histogram for the Time to Run and Obtain Results of the Experiment Histogram for Group Size when Performing the Experiment

Added Value-Faculty An alternative experimentation platform for Electrical Eng, Telecom Eng and Computer Eng. Collaboration with other Universities in research Advocating for a Knowledge Transfer Partnership – The proposed National Remote Engineering Consortium

Added Value-Developers Technical and Organizational Skills Exposure -Collaborative Development Travel-Cross Cultural Benefits Mentorship

Future Prospects Full incorporation into Curricula of EE Department by 2012 Extension to other Faculties, Universities and Schools Core role in NREC More Publications

Acknowledgements æSponsors: Carnegie Foundation æ Partners: MIT,OAU,UDSM,NI æ MAK University Administration æ Faculty of Technology Management æ Head of Department and staff EE æ Government and Private Sector

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