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Emerging Trends in Industrial Technology

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jason Durfee, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2007-879: PLANNING A LIVING-BUILDING LABORATORY (BUILDING ASA LABORATORY) THAT WILL INTEGRATE WITH ENGINEERINGTECHNOLOGY CURRICULUMJason Durfee, Eastern Washington University JASON DURFEE received his BS and MS degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Brigham Young University. He holds a Professional Engineer certification. Prior to teaching at Eastern Washington University he was a military pilot, an engineering instructor at West Point and an airline pilot. His interests include aerospace, aviation, professional ethics and piano technology. Page 12.1156.1© American Society for Engineering Education

Conference Session

Best Practices in Industrial Technology

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Regena Scott, Purdue University; Edie Schmidt, Purdue University; Kathryne Newton, Purdue University

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Engineering Technology

activities are one way of giving students some of the experience necessary tohelp students gain a competitive edge when entering the job market.Project DescriptionThis IT/ID Supply Chain Management Technology (SCMT) lab project focuseson the enhancement of a traditional classroom format by tying the informationdelivered during class lectures with hands-on laboratory activities that reinforcethe lecture materials. These activities give students the opportunity to evaluateproblems then identify and implement solutions. Student lab-activities addressreal-world problems such as those that occur in manufacturing and logisticsenvironments.Principles of learner-centered teaching are key elements in the effectiveimplementation of these lab exercises. The

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technology Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alberto Gomez-Rivas, University of Houston-Downtown; George Pincus, University of Houston-Downtown

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Engineering Technology

Education, 2007 Student Automobile Engines Used in Applied Thermodynamics LaboratoryIntroductionThis paper describes the experience of a professor with extensive testing background teaching aThermodynamics course that was unpopular with students because of lack of tangible conceptsand applications. He compared the experience that students had in courses in structural designwhere students were building and testing beams and had the opportunity to see cracks anddeformations of structures at failure with the one of students in thermodynamics, an esoteric fieldthat includes difficult to understand concepts such as enthalpy and entropy. The thermodynamicscourse offered in the past lacked practical laboratory

Conference Session

Mechanical Design and Projects

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jyhwen Wang, Texas A&M University; Richard Harris, Sandia National Laboratories

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Engineering Technology

AC 2007-2502: A HOLISTIC REVIEW OF MECHANICAL DESIGNCURRICULUM IN AN ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMJyhwen 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 steel 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 from Northwestern University.Richard Harris, Sandia National Laboratories Rick Harris is Manager of Mechanical Design within the Weapons Engineering division of

Conference Session

Industrial Collaborations and Applications

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ayanna Howard, Georgia Institute of Technology; Eva Graham, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory

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Engineering Technology

2004. From 1993-2005, Dr. Howard was at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory where she led research efforts on various robotic projects. Following this, she joined the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Georgia Tech in 2005 and founded the Human-Automation Systems (HumAnS) Laboratory. In addition, she is actively involved in inspiring the next generation of engineers and scientists through active mentoring and training.Eva Graham, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Eva Graham is the current manager of NASA/JPL’s Minority Education Initiatives, in which she works to make sure that groups typically underrepresented in science and engineering will have a chance at success. She began

Conference Session

Manufacturing Capstone and Design Projects

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Rajadas, Arizona State University; Bradley Rogers, Arizona State University

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Engineering Technology

educationalfacilities needed may be too expensive to build while research facilities are not available, or evenappropriate, for undergraduate education. In the development of the facility described in thispaper, that of a low speed wind tunnel, the approach has been to ensure that the laboratory isadequate to address representative engineering problems, and adaptable enough for the student tolearn how to solve new problems by the suitable arrangement of models and instrumentation.The Wind Tunnel Teaching Facility at ASU PolytechnicMechanical and Aeronautical engineering technology programs deal with problems that areassociated with the interactions between fluids and other aspects of engineering. For example,the performance analysis of an aircraft will need

Conference Session

Multimedia and Distance Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steve Hsiung, Old Dominion University; John Hackworth, Old Dominion University; Richard Jones, Old Dominion University; June Ritchie, Old Dominion University

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Engineering Technology

-onexperience that educates students with real experimental approach projects and lab exercises.2The wide availability of the internet and computers makes the delivery of educational materialsbeyond the limits of the traditional classroom teaching format easily available to a large pool ofnon traditional students.Distance learning is a curriculum delivery technique that has been widely implemented for manyyears to meet the increasing demands of those students who are not able to attend conventionalon-campus classroom or laboratory courses. Most distance learning courses focus on web basedstatic material presentation and "question & answer" format. 3,4 Other distance learningimplementations contain software simulations and virtual laboratories. 5

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Civil and Architectural Engineering Technology

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vladimir Genis, Drexel University; David Spang, Burlington County College; Alexander Genis, G I I, Inc.; Tony Midora, PMT, Inc.

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Engineering Technology

Page 12.537.13developments will be incorporated into the conference presentation.REFERENCES 1. R.M Felder and R. Brent. The Intellectual development of Science and Engineering students. Part 2: Teaching to Promote Growth. Journal of Engineering Education. Vol. 93, No. 4, 2004, p. 279. 2. W. Spaulding and G. Wheeler. ASNT Level II Study Guide. The American Society for Nondestructive Testing. 2002. 3. V. Genis, H. Sosa, & E. Radulescu. Ultrasound Measurements and Nondestructive Testing Educational Laboratory. Proceedings of the ASEE Conference, pp. 1-9, June 2004. 4. Workforce 2000: An Annual Report on Greater Philadelphia’s Labor Market. 5. Workforce 2002: Measuring what matters. The Reinvestment

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technology Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Edwards, Pennsylvania State University-Erie

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Engineering Technology

AC 2007-206: A LABORATORY EXERCISE TO DEMONSTRATE HOW TOEXPERIMENTALLY DETERMINE THE OPERATING POINT FOR A FANRobert Edwards, Pennsylvania State University-Erie Robert Edwards is currently a Lecturer in Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University at Erie where he teaches Statics, Dynamics, and Fluid and Thermal Science courses. He earned a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from Rochester Institute of Technology and an MS degree in Mechanical Engineering from Gannon University. Page 12.55.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 A Laboratory Exercise to Demonstrate How to Experimentally

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Industrial Technology

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ranjeet Agarwala, East Carolina University; Tarek Abdel-Salam; Mohammed Faruqi, Texas A&M University-Kingsville

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Engineering Technology

of Adaptive Control, Neuro –fuzzy systems, Internet based Teleoperational systems and Robotics &Automation.Mohammed Faruqi, Texas A&M University-Kingsville Dr. Faruqi is an associate professor of Civil and Architectural Engineering at Texas A & M University-Kingsville. His interests are: engineering education, and applications of composites to concrete structures. Page 12.981.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 INTRODUCING THERMAL AND FLUID SYSTEMS TO INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY STUDENTS WITH HANDS-ON LABORATORY EXPERIENCEAbstractThis paper describes a thermal-fluid

Conference Session

ECET Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Omar Zia, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Engineering Technology

-19 December 2000. 3. Sigurd Skogestad, Multivariable feedback controls. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York 1966. 4. Francis J. Doyle III, E. Scott Meadows, An Interdisciplinary Control Engineering Laboratory Course. IFAC/IEEE Symposium on Advances in Control Education. 17-19 December 2000. 5. Vojslav Kecman, Affordable Lab and Project Based Teaching of Control. IFAC/IEEE Symposium on Advances in Control Education. 17-19 December 2000. 6. Blondel, V., M. Gevers and A. Lidquist (1995) Survey on the State of Systems and Control. European Journal of Control Vol. 1, No. 1, pp 5-23 September 7. Kheir, NA.; K. J. Astrom, D. Auslander (1966), Control Systems Engineering Education. Automatica. Vol.2

Conference Session

Best Practices in Industrial Technology

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathryne Newton, Purdue University; Edie Schmidt, Purdue University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2007-1761: INSTRUCTIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN SUPPORT OF ANENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING SOFTWARE APPLICATION FOR ASUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY: AGRADUATE STUDENT PROJECTKathryne Newton, Purdue UniversityEdie Schmidt, Purdue University Page 12.905.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Instructional Development in Support of an Enterprise Resource PlanningSoftware Application for a Supply Chain Management Technology Laboratory: A Graduate Student ProjectAbstractThe XXX Program, within the Department of YYYin the ZZZ (ZZZ) at WWW University,has recently developed a Supply Chain Management Technology (SCMT) Laboratory.Supply chain

Conference Session

Best Practices in Industrial Technology

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Manocher Djassemi

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Engineering Technology

A Hands-on Approach To Teaching CAD/CAM for Manufacturing and Rapid Prototyping ApplicationsAbstractThis paper describes an integrated laboratory-oriented course IT445 in computer-aideddesign/manufacturing and computer numerical control. Teaching this subject in an 11-week ofacademic quarter is a challenging task requiring a combination of instructional delivery methods.We used a hands-on learning approach involving in-class computer-based exercises and team-based laboratory projects. The course content is designed around four major subjects: softwarefamiliarization, hardware familiarization, design and manufacturing integration, and industrialapplications. The author will share his observations and experience with

Conference Session

Electrical Technology Projects and Applications

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Farid Farahmand, farahmandfar@ccsu.edu

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Engineering Technology

FARID FARAHMAND is an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering and Technology at Central Connecticut State University where he teaches Advanced Networking and Digital Systems. Farid’s research interests are optical networks and optical burst switching, including their architecture and performance. He is also the director of Advanced Internet Technology in the Interests of Society Laboratory. Page 12.91.10

Conference Session

Simulation and Virtual Instrumentation

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ganapathy Narayanan, University of Toledo

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Engineering Technology

AC 2007-3055: TEACHING OF ESSENTIAL MATLAB COMMANDS IN APPLIEDMATHEMATICS COURSE FOR ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGYGanapathy Narayanan, University of Toledo Page 12.1365.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Teaching of Essential MATLAB Commands in Applied Mathematics Course for Engineering TechnologyAbstractThe teaching of applied mathematics for students in the Engineering Technology (ET)curriculum is always a challenge in terms of imparting the essential mathematical knowledge foruse in changing technological environments. In this paper, essential MATLAB commands inthe applied mathematics course for ET students are emphasized. Of several useful

Conference Session

Electrical Engineering Technology Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University; Joanne DeGroat, Ohio State University; Aurenice Oliveira

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Engineering Technology

AC 2007-1208: TEACHING FIELD PROGRAMMABLE GATE ARRAY DESIGN(FPGA) TO FUTURE ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGISTS:COURSE DEVELOPMENTNasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological UniversityJoanne DeGroat, Ohio State UniversityAurenice Lima, Michigan Technological University Page 12.1357.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Teaching Field Programmable Gate Array Design (FPGA) to Future Electrical Engineering Technologists: Course DevelopmentAbstractFPGA-based re-programmable logic design became more attractive during the last decade, and theuse of FPGA in digital logic design is increasing rapidly. The need for highly qualified FPGAdesigners is

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technology Curriculum Innovations

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vladimir Sheyman, Wayne State University

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Engineering Technology

Internet.IntroductionToday, educational institutions are increasing their use of the computer basedtechnology in the teaching environments1. There are various ways how to use thistechnology, but basically the computer-mediated learning can be used as single teachingmedium or it can be used in combination with traditional classroom experience2. Onlineclasses have advantages and disadvantages3 .This is actually means that there is not auniversal approach how to use the internet for education, especially for courses withlaboratories. There are still discussions how to utilize the distance education toundergraduates when the laboratories are involved4. Meanwhile some universities areusing the lab-based courses on the internate5,6,7,8. There is an indication of

Conference Session

ECET Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jerome Tapper, Northeastern University; Francis Dibella, Northeastern University; Walter Buchanan, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

light. This lab could serve as a Page 12.113.4“pilot” test case for this venue. If it were to fail, there would be no great loss in dollars forinfrastructure development. However, if it were to be successful, a larger space would need to befound and remodeled to fit this unique new classroom/laboratory application.Course Popularity GrowsThe courses (two different ones that had been developed) were run in this space for about a yearas day program courses. Having taught many other courses, the instructor, Professor Tapper, hada great deal of prior experience teaching both lecture and laboratory courses, but never had heexperienced anything like

Conference Session

Computer Engineering Technology Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Xuefu Zhou, University of Cincinnati; James Everly, University of Cincinnati; Max Rabiee, University of Cincinnati

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Engineering Technology

this paper is organized as follows: Section 2 discusses course development anddescribes the context, course objectives, references, and laboratory exercises. Section 3 presentsour teaching experiences and reflections and, finally, Section 4 presents conclusions.2. Course DevelopmentA. Context and ObjectivesWith the exception of this new course, there are a few existing courses in the ECET curriculumpertinent to communication techniques and networking. They include Electronic Communications,Digital Communications, and RF Communications together with Computer Networks and a threecourse sequence in Telecommunications.The first introduction to communications concepts occurs at the sophomore level in ElectronicCommunications. This course focuses on

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in Engineering Technology

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gary Crossman, Old Dominion University; Anthony Dean, Old Dominion University

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Engineering Technology

. The Logistics of Teaching an Interactive Television Course to Remote Sites, Proceedings of the 1997 ASEE Annual Conference, Session 1649, Milwaukee, WI, June 1997. 2. Crossman, G. How Far Can We Go with Distance Learning?, Proceedings of the 1999 ASEE Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration, Session ETD 443, Palm Springs, CA, February 1999. 3. Crossman, G. A CD-ROM Based Laboratory in Fluid Mechanics, Proceedings of the 2001 ASEE Annual Conference, Session 2247, Albuquerque, NM, June 2001. 4. Lewis, V. and Kauffman, P. General Engineering Technology. A Broader Spectrum of Students Needs, Proceedings of the 2002 ASEE Annual Conference, Session 2247, Montreal, QB

Conference Session

Recruiting, Retention and Diversity in Engineering Technology

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rebecca Blust, University of Dayton; Mark Patterson, University of Dayton

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Engineering Technology

to have certain questions relating to the subject eitherbefore or after the class. The questions indicate a good understanding of the topics discussed in class.Some additional aspects that were noticed were that the Chinese students learn by doing, are taskoriented, know how to get things done, and want to fully understand the theory before being asked toverify it in the laboratory. It was noticed in a few classes that the students didn’t want to start the labuntil they fully understood the theory behind the experiment. They often learn by watching theirclassmates around them, and then by doing. This helps to reinforce their knowledge. Theyparticipate in plant tours and are eager to always learn more.Challenging AspectsBased on the teaching

Conference Session

Graduate Education and Undergraduate Research in ET

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jerry Visser, South Dakota State University; Kurt Rosentrater, USDA-ARS

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Engineering Technology

for residue streams resulting from biofuel manufacturing operations. He is formerly an assistant professor at Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, in the Department of Technology. He received the Faculty of the Year award in 2002 sponsored by the NIU College of Engineering and Engineering Technology. Page 12.1146.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Partnership in Undergraduate Research ExperiencePractical laboratory and work experience has been helpful in reinforcing the undergraduateeducational experience. With limited resources, individual organizations may struggle to give

Conference Session

Simulation and Virtual Instrumentation

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Uhlig, National University; Shekar Viswanathan, National University; John Watson, National University; Howard Evans, National University

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Engineering Technology

students can participate in real-time hands-on physical experiments remotely, • Blogs/wikis – these tools may substitute for threaded discussion, and • Podcasting – several universities have augmented on-line courses by offering podcasts of discussions or lecture. Pertinent details such as ways to incorporate lecture, assignments and laboratory exercises are summarized. We distinguish between synchronous and asynchronous on-line teaching. The results of our research show that on-line, Page 12.579.3 with some scheduled real-time voice conferencing compares favorably with

Conference Session

Unique Developments in Engineering Technology

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Richter, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2007-1518: INFUSING AN INTERDISCIPLINARY AUTOMATIONEXPERIENCE IN ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION.Donald 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. Page 12.892.1© American Society for

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Factors Affecting Student Performance

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Devine, University of Notre Dame - College of Engineering

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Engineering Technology

semester of the course bynot only traditional means common in many surveying courses and but also new assignments andactivities. The current textbook used in the course covers the subject matter in the secondchapter. An active classroom exercise is used to bring the experience of the subject matter intothe classroom when covering this chapter. Laboratory exercises for the course still utilize thesteel tape. Thus, error corrections for temperature can be used to reinforce the concept of error.An Internet investigation assignment is used to get students to search beyond the class textbookand reinforce the types of error that occur with EDM and GPS equipment. Level survey workboth in the classroom and laboratory always involve “closing the circuit

Conference Session

Electrical Technology Projects and Applications

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Asad Yousuf, Savannah State University; Ayush Bhardwaj, Savannah State University; Crystal Reeves, Savannah State University; William Lehman, St. Mary School; Sylvester Chukwukere, Savannah State University; Shinemin Lin, Savannah State University

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Engineering Technology

moderncomputer hardware and software. This effort will focus on developing an integrated solution of adigital electronics project that will be based on a hybrid environment in which the design andexperiments will be simulated and tested in virtual as well as with real electronics components.Students’ outreach program in this study is to motivate students to enroll in ElectronicsEngineering Technology program.IntroductionTraditionally, many institutions world-wide supports the teaching model in which the studentslearn circuit theory by participating in lectures, and acquire a deeper fundamental understandingthrough complimentary experiments. The laboratory experiments presents a design challengethat requires students to apply theory from lectures using

Conference Session

Professional Development and Scholarship

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ahmed Khan, DeVry University; Gene Gloeckner, Colorado State University; George Morgan, Colorado State University

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Engineering Technology

, critical thinking has two relationships of r ≥ 0.30 with the independentvariables: use of individual laboratory project of the summated faculty teachingtechniques. The second dependent variable, job preparation, also has two relationships ofr ≥ 0.30 with the independent variables: summated faculty teaching techniques, and Page 12.1325.4summated faculty commitment to student success. The third dependent variable,construction of a prototype has six relationships of r ≥ 0.30 with the independentvariables: computer software skills, use of individual laboratory projects, timely feedbackon class and laboratory projects, summated faculty teaching techniques, high

Conference Session

Student Learning and Teamwork

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alok Verma, Old Dominion University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2007-152: ENHANCING STUDENT LEARNING IN ENGINEERINGTECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS ? A CASE FOR PHYSICAL SIMULATIONSAlok Verma, Old Dominion University ALOK K. VERMA Alok K. Verma is Ray Ferrari Professor and Director of the Automated Manufacturing Laboratory at Old Dominion University. He also serves as the Chief Technologist of the Lean Institute at ODU He received his B.S. in Aeronautical Engineering, MS in Engineering Mechanics and PhD in Mechanical Engineering. He joined the Mechanical Engineering Technology Department at ODU in 1981. He is a licensed professional engineer in the state of Virginia, a certified manufacturing engineer and has certification in Lean Manufacturing

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Education in Engineering Technology

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jinwen Zhu, Missouri Western State University; Virendra Varma, Missouri Western State University

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Engineering Technology

the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI). A variety of nanotechnology relatedcourses or programs have been developed at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The NationalNanotechnology Infrastructure Network (NNIN), an integrated networking partnership ofthirteen universities supported by the NSF, provides user facilities serving the resource needs ofnanoscale science, engineering and technology, and supports a wide range of educationalprograms6. The National Nanofabrication User Network (NNUN), with Cornell University as thelead institution, offers undergraduate and graduate courses and laboratory services fornanotechnology community. The National Center for Learning and Teaching in NanoscaleScience and Engineering (NCLT) was

Conference Session

Leadership Perspectives in Engineering Technology

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donald Richter, Eastern Washington University; William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2007-1498: FACULTY WITH INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE BRING A REALWORLD PERSPECTIVE TO ENGINEERING EDUCATIONDonald 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.William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University WILLIAM R. LOENDORF obtained his B.Sc. in Engineering Science at the University of