DAVID P. BEACH
PROFESSOR
CLASSES
- ECT 130 Introduction to Electronics and Computer Technology
- ECT 430 Senior Seminar in Electronics and Computer Technology
- ECT 603 Topics in Electronics and Computer Technology
- ECT 679 Problems in Electronics and Computer Technology
- ECT 680 Seminar, Analysis of Technical Systems
- ECT 697 Major Project
- ECT 698 Research in Electronics and Computer Technology
- MCT 698 Research Methods in Industrial Technology
- ECT 699 Master's Thesis
- SOT 702 Advanced Technological Research Methods
- SOT 703 Advanced Statistical Analysis in Technology
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
- University of Missouri-Columbia, Ph.D. in Industrial-Technical
Education, 1978.
- Iowa State University, M.S. Degree in Industrial Education, 1972.
- Iowa State University, B.S. in Industrial Education, 1971.
- Iowa State University, A.A.S. in Electronics Engineering Technology,
1968.
EXPERIENCE
- Dr. Beach has worked several years in an Engineering Research
Institute, and has taught high school, vocational-technical school, or
university classes for more than twenty-three years.
- His more recent teaching experiences have been in the areas of:
electricity-electronics; educational evaluation and measurement;
research; and instructional methodology. As a Professor and Director of
Research for Development of Electronics and Computer Technology, he has
provided administrative supervision or assistance for nearly
$4,000,000.00 worth of funded projects and investigations during the
past decade. Since 1975, he has served as an author, or senior co-author
for 27 textbooks, and numerous articles or research reports. Some
examples of recently co-authored textbooks that have been published by
Delmar, Prentice-Hall, Merrill, Reston, or Simon & Schuster include:
- Applications of Lasers and Laser Systems (with Allen
Shotwell and Paul Essue)
- Handbook for Scientific and Technical Research (with
Torsten Alvager)
- Electronics, Fundamentals & Everyday Applications (with
William Foraker)
- Industrial Control Electronics (with Roy Bridges)
- DC/AC Circuit Essentials (with Charles Justice)
- Solid-State Electronic Amplifiers (with Richard Lyons)
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
- Dr. Beach has experience at coordinating efforts of faculty and
students who develop or provide training for business and industry; or
complete industrial research and development activities that relate to
the many different applications of technology.
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