2006-1355: DESIGN YOUR OWN THERMODYNAMICS EXPERIMENT, APROBLEM-BASED LEARNING APPROACH IN ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGYJorge Alvarado, Texas A&M University Dr. Jorge Alvarado is an assistant professor in the Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution at Texas A&M University. He teaches courses in the areas of thermal sciences, fluid mechanics and fluid power. Dr. Alvarado’s research interests are in the areas of nanotechnology, micro-scale heat transfer, electronic cooling and phase change materials, solid and liquid desiccant regeneration, energy conservation and use of renewable energy in buildings
2006-1374: INTERNALLY-DEVELOPED DEPARTMENTAL EXIT EXAMS V/SEXTERNALLY-NORMED ASSESSMENT TESTS: WHAT WE FOUNDVirendra Varma, Missouri Western State University Virendra K. Varma, PhD, PE, F.ASCE, is Professor of construction and Chairman of the Department of Engineering Technology at Missouri Western State University. He served as a Member of the TAC/ABET Commission from 1998-2003. He is a former President of ACI-Missouri, and a former President of the NW Chapter of MSPE (of NSPE). He has published and presented extensively. He is the Chair of the Construction Engineering Division of ASEE. He has held highly responsible roles in design and construction industry ranging from a project
2006-1396: TEAM WORK EXPERIENCES IN PROCESS AUTOMATION FORPRECISION CHEMICAL DEPOSITIONJeffrey Evans, Purdue University Jeffrey J. Evans is an Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology at Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana. He has a B.S. in Electrical Engineering Technology from Purdue University, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science from the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, Illinois. Prior to joining Purdue he held engineering positions over a 20-year career developing hardware, software, and systems in several industries including automotive control systems, consumer and industrial warning and safety, medical, and
2006-1398: A NEW FLAVOR OF EET AND CS: BS DEGREE IN NETWORKINGAND SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION (NASA) AT UNIRecayi Pecen, University of Northern IowaPaul Gray, University of Northern IowaJin Zhu, University of Northern Iowa Page 11.82.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 A new flavor of EET and CS: BS Degree in Networking and System Administration (NaSA) at UNIAbstractThis paper describes establishment of a new Bachelors of Science Degree program entitled“Networking and System Administration - NaSA” at the University of Northern Iowa. The NaSAmajor is a cross-disciplinary program supported by electrical engineering technology andcomputer
education.Radha Balamuralikrishna, Northern Illinois University DR. RADHA BALAMURALIKRISHNA joined the Department of Technology at NIU in August 1997. His undergraduate degree is in Naval Architecture and Shipbuilding from Cochin University, India. Dr. Bala has worked in a shipyard for three years and has taught engineering design graphics and CAD at the University level for over 10 years. He received his M. S. Eng. from Florida Atlantic University and Ph.D. from Iowa State University. Page 11.126.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 A STUDENT PROJECT EMERGING FROM A TRIPARTITE
standards. He is a member of the Illuminating Engineering Society and the American Society of Engineering Education. Currently he is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Technology at Old Dominion University, teaching courses in electronics, electromagnetics, mathematics, network analysis and power. He has received B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Tech and is currently pursuing his Doctorate from the same institution (a.b.d.).Christian Hearn, Old Dominion University Christian Hearn is an instructor of Engineering Technology at Old Dominion University, and teaches courses in electronics, electromagnetics, and communications. He received a B.S. in
2006-1460: USING EDUCATIONAL “TOYS” TO RECRUIT FEMALE STUDENTSINTO AN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMJeffrey Richardson, Purdue University Jeffrey J. Richardson is an Assistant Professor for the Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Department at Purdue University where he teaches introductory and advanced embedded microcontroller courses. At Purdue, he is active in Project Lead the Way, recruitment and retention of students, applied research and has written several conference papers related to teaching embedded microcontroller systems.Emily Toner, Purdue University EMILY C. TONER is a graduate student pursuing her Master’s Degree in the Electrical and Computer
2006-1467: OFFERING A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ENGINEERINGTECHNOLOGY DEGREE PROGRAM ON ACCELERATED EIGHT-WEEKTERMS: EXPERIENCES, CHALLENGES, AND ADVANTAGES FOR STUDENTSJohn Blake, Austin Peay State University JOHN W. BLAKE is an Associate Professor of Engineering Technology at Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN. He served as the chair of the department from 1994 to 2005. He received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Northwestern University, and is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Tennessee. Page 11.967.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006
2006-1484: SERVICE LEARNING PROJECTS AS PLATFORMS FOR ANUNDERGRADUATE PROJECT MANAGEMENT COURSEPhillip Sanger, Western Carolina University PHILLIP A. SANGER Phillip Sanger is an Associate Professor of Engineering and Technology and serves as the Director of the Center for Integrated Technologies at Western Carolina University. He holds a B.A. in Physics from Saint Louis University and earned his M.S. and Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Wisconsin Madison. Technology development including MRI magnets and SiC power devices plus economic development has been his career foci
2006-1542: A RE-CONFIGURABLE SOFPGA ARCHITECTURE: THE FPGADESIGN LEARNING TOOLNasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological UniversityJoanne DeGroat, Ohio State UniversityScott Amos, Michigan Technological University Page 11.108.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 A Re-configurable SoFPGA Architecture: The FPGA Design Learning ToolAbstractIn today’s world of advanced technology, numerous applications are computational intensive.This created an opportunity for the development of new System-on-FPGA (SoFPGA) designtechniques to allow easy IP cores re-use and integration under time-to-market pressure. To createthe infrastructure
2006-1557: UNFOLDING THE WINGS OF THE BUTTERFLY: AN ALTERNATIVEEXPLANATION FOR FFTSKathleen Ossman, University of Cincinnati Dr. Kathleen Ossman is an assistant professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Department at the University of Cincinnati. She received a BSEE and MSEE from Georgia Tech in 1982 and a Ph.D. from the University of Florida in 1986. Her interests include feedback control systems and digital signal processing. Page 11.1365.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Unfolding the Wings of the Butterfly
2006-1563: DISTANCE LEARNING, THE PHILOSOPHY OF ITS EXISTENCE,GENERAL DEFINITIONS AND ITS PLACE IN ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENTRamin Sadeghi, Power and Water University of Technology (PWUT) The author is charge of distance learning program; he has developed a distance learning software programSaeid Moslehpour, University of Hartford The author is assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Page 11.490.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006Distance Learning, the Philosophy of Its Existence, General Definitions and its Place in Electronic
2006-1630: DEVELOPING A WIN-WIN ENVIRONMENT WITHSERVICE-LEARNINGGuy Hembroff, Michigan Technological University Mr. Guy Hembroff is an Assistant Professor within Michigan Tech University's School of Technology Department. His research interests are within the areas of cyber security, network protocols, encryption methods, health-care security, and biometrics. He has six years of industrial experience as a systems engineer and advanced network engineer. Mr. Hembroff is currently pursuing his Ph.D. degree in Computer Information Science.Yu Cai, Michigan Technological University Dr. Yu Cai is an assistant professor at School of Technology in Michigan Technological University. His research
additional installation or modification of system parameters. In spite of itsdevelopment complexity (using massage-passing libraries and C-based sockets to provideconnection points between the computer nodes), Paloma is designed to be user-friendly.In fact, it is intended for students with no programming skills, who prefer to learn fromconcrete and hands-on examples, as is typical of many IT and engineering technology Page 11.686.3students. Using easy-to-understand graphical interfaces, students can run differentbenchmarks and visually observe the speedup in the cluster environment as a sampleapplication, namely the Mandelbrot Set1, is executed. Students can
has co-authored three books on Technology and Society. Page 11.608.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Examining the Impact of Nanotechnologies for Science, Technology and Society (STS) StudentsAbstractThis paper presents an overview of new and emerging nanotechnologies and their societaland ethical implications to address 21st Century challenges and issues. The discussionincludes a range of different types of nanotechnologies and their effects and potentialeffects on markets, cultures, resources, and ethics on local and global levels.The paper highlights the approaches of a Science
Energy (DOE), Department of Defense (DOD), NASA, SC Department of Transportation (SC DOT), and he is a peer reviewer for American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), Conference on Information Technology (CIT), Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), Computer Magazine, and International Journal of Applied Management and Technology (IJAMT). He has reviewed books on Information Systems, TCP/IP, Wireless Networks, and Microprocessors and he is a registered professional engineer in South Carolina. Page 11.395.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Design and Development of
2006-1713: THE DANCING MARIONETTE - AN INTERDISCIPLINARYCAPSTONE DESIGN EXPERIENCE FOR ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY ANDCOMPUTER SCIENCE STUDENTSJyhwen Wang, Texas A&M University Jyhwen Wang joined the Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution at Texas A&M University in 2001 after working 10 years as a researcher and R&D manager in industry. He teaches mechanical design applications and his research interest is in the areas of mechanical design and material processing technology. He received his Ph. D. degree in mechanical engineering (1991) from Northwestern University.Steve Liu, Texas A&M University Steve Liu is an Associate Professor in the Computer Science
2006-1778: OUTCOME BASED EDUCATION AND ASSESSMENTOmer Farook, Purdue University-Calumet OMER FAROOK is a member of the faculty of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Department at Purdue University Calumet. Professor Farook received the Diploma of Licentiate in Mechanical Engineering and BSME in 1970 and 1972 respectively. He further received BSEE and MSEE in 1978 and 1983 respectively from Illinois Institute of Technology. Professor Farook’s current interests are in the areas of Embedded System Design, Hardware–Software Interfacing, Digital Communication, Networking, Distributed Systems, C++ and Java Languages. He is a member of ASEE and senior member of IEEE.Chandra Sekhar
2006-1817: CASE STUDY REVEALS SEVERAL BENEFITS INCLUDINGDEVELOPMENT OF SOFT SKILLS FOR ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGYSTUDENTS AND ASSESSMENT OF KEY TAC-ABET PROGRAM OUTCOMESMohan Ketkar, Prairie View A&M University Dr. Ketkar is an Assistant Professor and coordinator of the Electrical Engineering Technology program at the PVAMU, TX. He received MS and PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His research areas include communication electronics, instrumentation, and numerical methods. He has been the instructor for senior project courses at University of Houston, TX and PVAMU. He is a member of the College Committee for ABET at the PVAMU. He has participated in several workshops
2006-1959: ASSESSING STUDENT COMPREHENSION IN A WINDOWS 2003SERVER PROJECT THROUGH THE USE OF A PORTFOLIOGary Steffen, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne Gary currently serves as an Assistant Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology at IPFW. Previously, he served 10 years as the Manager of Electronic and Computer Support specializing in computer networking. Gary received a Mater’s degree from Ball State University in 2000 and recently completed the “Information and Security Assurance Certificate” at Purdue University sponsored by the NSA. His current areas of interest include local area networking, network security and wireless networking
2006-1966: NAIT OR ABET? HOW DIFFERENT IS DIFFERENT?Rasha Morsi, Norfolk State University RASHA MORSI is an Assistant professor in the Department of Engineering at Norfolk State University. She has a B.Eng. degree from King’s College, University of London (1991), an M.E. in Computer Engineering (1996), and a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering (2002) from Old Dominion University. Her research interests include Digital Cellular Mobile Communication Networks and Protocols, Object Oriented Modeling and Simulation, and Technology Based Engineering Education.Wael Ibrahim, ECPI College of Technology Wael Ibrahim, is the Associate Dean for Computer Electronics Technology at ECPI College
2006-1967: INITIAL DEVELOPMENT OF A NEEDS-DRIVEN COURSE ONCALCULATION METHODS AND PROBLEM SOLVING FOR ENGINEERINGTECHNOLOGY STUDENTSJohn Blake, Austin Peay State University JOHN W. BLAKE is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Technology at Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN. He served as the chair of the department from 1994 to 2005. He received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Northwestern University, and is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Tennessee. Page 11.764.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006
2006-1999: TC2K: A SUCCESSFUL WORKING MODEL FOR CONTINUOUSIMPROVEMENTDavid Cottrell, University of North Carolina-Charlotte DR. DAVID S. COTTRELL is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Technology, University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1978 and retired in 2000 after more than 22 years of service with the US Army Corps of Engineers. Studies at Texas A&M University resulted in an MS Degree in Civil Engineering in 1987 and a PhD in 1995. He is a registered Professional Engineer and has taught courses in statics, dynamics, mechanics of materials, graphic communications, engineering economy, and construction
2006-2068: A UNIQUE CAPSTONE PROJECT: BUILDING AN AIRPLANEVenkitaswamy Raju, State University of New York-Farmingdale Page 11.137.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 A Unique Capstone Project: Building an AircraftIntroductionCapstone courses in engineering and technology provide the means for the graduatingstudents to demonstrate their comprehensive skills and knowledge and their ability toapply those to real world problems. They serve as an important tool in the accreditationprocess by enabling programs to provide evidence in producing graduates with thefollowing characteristics: 1) strong background in the concepts, tools and techniquesassociated
Education, 2006 STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF FACULTY TEACHING TECHNIQUES FOR THEIR LEARNING/ SUCCESS IN A TECHNOLOGY BASED BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMAbstractThe primary objective of this study was to explore the relationships between students’perceptions of the importance of faculty teaching techniques and their learning/success,expressed in terms of self-reported technical competencies and GPA in a technology-based baccalaureate electronics engineering technology (EET) program at a teachinguniversity.The sample (N=225) was composed of seniors of the BSEET program from 13geographically diverse campuses of a teaching university. Regression analyses revealedsignificant and direct relationships between faculty teaching techniques (FTT
2006-2368: AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO A CLASSIC DESIGN PROJECTJames Penrod, University of Dayton James P. Penrod, P.E., is Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology at the University of Dayton. He holds a B.S. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Cincinnati and a M.S. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Dayton. He is a member of the ASME, SAE, and ASEE. Page 11.189.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 An Innovative Approach to a Classic Design ProjectAbstractEach year many gear reducers are designed by students of mechanical engineering
. Page 11.1372.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Use of Rubrics for Assessment of a Senior Project Design CourseAbstractRubrics are becoming an essential link between instruction and assessment. This paperdescribes the application of rubrics to gauge the performance, skills, and competencies ofstudents as they complete their senior projects in the EET and CET programs at DeVryUniversity, Addison, IL.ABET’s requirement for accredited programs to implement outcomes-based models hasstimulated the growth of formalized assessment programs within the engineering andengineering technology communities.The use of rubrics as an assessment tool allows faculty to: (a) Improve studentperformance by collecting data on student skills and
2006-2431: INTRODUCING THE ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMSTO ALL INCOMING FRESHMEN ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGYSTUDENTS – THE RESULT IS BETTER FOR ALLGary Crossman, Old Dominion University Gary R. Crossman is Professor and Chair of Engineering Technology at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. Professor Crossman received his B.S. degree from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in 1964 and his M.E. degree in 1970 from Old Dominion University, where he has served on the faculty for over 34 years. Professor Crossman is a Fellow of ASEE and the recipient of the James H. McGraw Award for leadership in engineering technology education. He is also a registered Professional Engineer in VirginiaAnthony
2006-2224: UTILIZING INDUSTRIAL PARTNERSHIPS TO CREATESUCCESSFUL GRANT PROPOSALSDonald Richter, Eastern Washington University DONALD C. RICHTER obtained his B. Sc. in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from the Ohio State University, M.S. and Ph.D. in Engineering from the University of Arkansas. He holds a Professional Engineer certification and worked as an Engineer and Engineering Manger in industry for 20 years before teaching. His interests include project management, robotics /automation and air pollution dispersion modeling.JEFFREY DONNERBERG , Eastern Washington University JEFFREY L. DONNERBERG obtained his B. Sc. in Industrial Education and Technology from Bowling Green State
2006-2187: A HYBRID COURSE IN FUNDAMENTALS OF BUILDINGCONSTRUCTION USING A COMBINATION OF ARCHIVED VIDEO AND LIVESESSION DISTANCE LEARNINGVernon Lewis, Old Dominion University Vernon W. Lewis, JR. P.E., Senior Lecturer, is Program Director of Civil Engineering Technology at Old Dominion University. He joined the faculty of Old Dominion University in January 1994. He has 30 years of professional experience in consulting, industry and forensic engineering and is registered in four states. His areas of expertise include structural design, contract documents and materials testing.June Ritchie, Old Dominion University June Ritchie is a Senior Instructional Designer and Instructor for the Center for