enrollment in their creditelectronics programs and a high demand from employers for highly skilled engineeringtechnicians. At that time, an analysis using a modified DACUM procedure was used toassess the gap between industry skills needed and existing curricula in engineeringtechnology. Each college then developed new or adapted courses and programs to reflectthe emerging industry needs. This careful integration of industry skills into new andadapted community college curricula resulted in an increase in students for those collegesand their engineering technology departments of over 350%. Since then, yearly regionaland college-specific industry advisory committee meetings have been held to continuethe close working relationship with industry and
negativereinforcement. We have decided to test the use of a formal list of expectations for team membersand a commitment from the students to meet those expectations. Page 12.856.9References 1. Brown, J. (2005). “Wanted: Civil Engineerins.” ASCE Civil Engineering, July 2005, 46-49. 2. Palazolo, P., Camp, C., Lambert, A., Lambert, E., and Dennis, N. (2004). “Changing the paradigm of power in the classroom to teach, promote, and evaluate leadership training within an existing civil engineering curriculum.” ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, Engineering Education Reaches New Heights, 20-23 June 2004, Salt Lake City, UT, 1767-1775. 3
incorporated with just this end in mind. The prerequisite for the course was set attwo years of high school Spanish, a level that would not intimidate prospective students.This proficiency allowed the course to be taught at the intermediate level. Wirelesslaptop technology was integrated throughout the course, appealing to engineers’ interestin and love of technology. To make the course even more attractive to engineers, it wasdesigned to satisfy the science, technology, and society (STS) requirement of curricula inthe College of Engineering. This was crucial, as the engineering curriculum is Page 12.53.3particularly tight. If the class didn’t satisfy a
addition to the wind tunnel course, this laboratory is also utilized to some extent in five othercourses in the curriculum, including AET 210, Measurement & Testing, AET 300, AircraftDesign, AET 432, Applied Heat Transfer, MET 434, Applied Fluid Mechanics and MET460/461, Capstone Project. This facility has become an essential element of the MMETdepartment curricula not only for students within the aeronautical concentration, but within othermechanical concentrations and the Manufacturing Engineering Technology program. Inaddition, students from all MMET department programs are involved in applied projects ofinterest to the engineering industry.Facility DevelopmentA perfectly funded engineering or engineering technology program that focuses on
Marshall write that theengineering community has a responsibility to produce individuals “with strong moral fiber, adedication to professional integrity, and the ability to reason soundly.”20 César Quádernas,director of the Electronics Program at ITESM (Institute Tecnólogico y de Estudios Superiores deMonterey) writes that certain values, attitudes and abilities are a priority in the academic trainingof their students. Essential attitudes include honesty, commitment, a healthy work ethic andrespect for others.21Other professions define attitudes for effective practice. In the human resource profession,Markman and Beron note that job performance is a function of how well an individual’sattitudes, values, knowledge, skills, abilities, and
7 8 0 0settings encountered in ourtechnological societyUnderstand guides tocultural and engineering sites; 8 4 2 1understand cultural and historicimportance of artifacts in Hispanicworld: Roman aqueducts, cathedrals,castles, paintings, and basicprinciples of architectureInteract in a more formal setting such as presentation 5 9 1 0of an engineering project________________________________________________________________________These results demonstrate that students believed the integration of a laboratory
still relatively new EngineeringCriteria 2000 (EC 2000). While no one suggests that the criteria are perfect, we have found thatthey do indeed allow flexibility to “focus on what is learned rather than what is taught,” asABET asserts in its organizational history.1 The use of current events in the engineeringeconomy course has been one of our direct attempts to encourage student learning, but wereadily admit that using current events is not a particularly novel idea. In fact, others haveintroduced more formalized methods of integrating current events throughout the engineeringeconomy course.2 The main contribution of this paper is to demonstrate how this common-senseelement of teaching engineering economy can be implemented, measured, and
. Integrating Communication and Engineering Education:A Look at Curricula, Courses, and Support Systems, Journal of Engineering Education, October2003, 325-238.[5] Sawyers, David and John-David Yoder, 2006. Teaching Technical Communication within aFreshman Engineering Course Sequence. Proceedings of the ASEE North Central SectionConference, Fort Wayne, IN, March 2006.[6] Yoder, John-David, David Sawyers, John K. Estell, and Laurie Laird, ProofreadingExercises to Improve Technical Writing in a Freshman Engineering Course, Proceedings of theASEE National Conference, Chicago, IL, June, 2006.[7] Ribando, Robert J. and Edward A. Weller, 1999. The Verification of an Analytical Solution:An Important Engineering Lesson, Journal of Engineering Education. 1999
these countries underthe umbrella of international accreditation. Companies which are out sourcing jobs to thosecountries are paying the price for not having the international accreditation in their curriculum.The end result will provide a mutual recognition between ABET and the accreditation boards ofthose countries who are still not an active participant in the international accreditation process. Itwill definitely have a positive and long lasting impact on the overall health of the economy andthe society.IntroductionHigh quality engineering and technology education is a necessary requirement for developingcountries to enhance their human, institutional and infrastructure capacity. Improvement in thequality of engineering and technology
exchange and mobility ofgoods, persons and capital among the nations in the block, and to advance greater political andcultural integration between its member nations and associated nations. Recently the membercountries adopted that both the Spanish and the Portuguese languages will be taught in each ofthe four countries, to improve mobility and facilitate communications among professionals. Thisbrings this region a step closer to globalization. In the future it will consider a wider integrationin many levels, including similar educational systems. Mercosur created an experimentalmechanism of professional title recognition, called MEXA (Mecanismo Experimental deCarreras, in English: Experimental Mechanism for Professional Programs), for
Integration (CMMI).While the CMMI serves as the guideline for software process and product improvement, it is alsorecognized as the global best practice for software management and services5 6 7 8 9 10 11. Manycompanies involved in the software industry choose to adopt the CMMI framework and becomecertified at one of the five levels of CMMI certification.Another guideline under the CMMI initiative is the People Capability Maturity Model® (P-CMM®) which delineates what companies do to “successfully address their critical workforcedevelopment and management issues12.” The P-CMM® recognizes that “an organization cannotimplement all the best workforce practices in an afternoon” and proposes a framework ofprogressive levels to transform an organization’s
of alternative energy in both design competitions and in the formaleducation of its students through its curricula and student projects in both the College ofEngineering and well as the College of Architecture. In 2003 LTU received a significant grantfrom NextEnergy, a nonprofit organization in the State of Michigan, to augment its AlternativeEnergy curriculum. The NextEnergy grant helped LTU develop additional courses, but fundsfrom the grant could not be used to purchase laboratory equipment or experimental hardware.This was an unfortunate limitation, so the faculty involved in our Alternative Energy programfelt it was critical to secure additional funding specifically for procuring laboratory equipmentand related hardware to augment and
etching techniques are conveyedto the student and allow an important understanding of their impact on design and ultimately thefinal structure. After the background material is covered, the concept of transducers isestablished. This begins with an introduction to the ideas of energy domains and the transfer ofenergy between domains. Finally, the lecture series is directed to the production of MEMSdevices, typically sensors and actuators. The remainder of the term is dedicated to understandingcritical issues in the complete microsystem, such as impact of the various choices in packaging,integration and partitioning of electronics, and power issues. Table 1 summarizes the contenttopics.Materials Fabrication
: Detailed view of lower portion of “Calculations” worksheet followingcompletion. Laboratory ExperienceAs part of the psychrometry instruction block in the thermal-fluids curriculum, thelectures are supplemented with an in-class laboratory which includes psychrometricmeasurements conducted with a hygrometer and a sling psychrometer (see Figure 4 andFigure 5). During this laboratory, measurements are made to determine relative humidityand humidity ratio, both indoors and out; the objective is to demonstrate humiditymeasurements and to use them to determine the nature of the air conditioning processemployed in the building’s heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system.The laboratory is conducted in class and
anairflow test bench per the standards ANSI/ASHRAE 51-1999 and AMCA 210-99. This workwas performed by a group of seniors in ME 400- ME 412 at Western Kentucky University. Theairflow test bench will be used supplemental to the curriculum to provide students with hands onexperience in the characterization of performance of air moving devices and of pressure dropacross passive devices. The project was completed in May 2006 and was turned over to theDepartment of Engineering.Description of an Airflow Test BenchAn airflow test bench is a device used to measure the airflow resistance of a test specimen or theperformance of an air moving device. The result for the tests specimen can be expressed as apressure loss or K-factor versus flow rate or approach
AC 2007-2389: REINVENTING HOME AUTOMATION: A RELIABLE, COSTEFFECTIVE APPROACHChad Lloyd, Middle Tennessee State University Mr. Lloyd earned his Masters Degree in Engineering Technology from Middle Tennessee State University in 2006. The above paper is partially based on his thesis research. Mr. Lloyd has also earned an M.S. degree in Computer Science and a B.S. degree in Mass Communications from Middle Tennessee State University. He is currently working as a networking engineer for a large law firm in Nashville, Tennessee. His interests are wide spread in the technical field of embedded systems and PC-based control applications.Saleh Sbenaty, Middle Tennessee State University Dr. Sbenaty is
History of the Development of Engineering Economic Representation within A.S.E.EAbstractThe development of the Engineering Economy Division of A.S.E.E. was an outgrowth ofthe technical progress of the field of engineering economics beginning in 1877 with thepublications of Arthur M. Wellington. As these new methodologies were formed, a fewengineering faculty began to realize that this material should be an integral part of theengineering curriculum. This paper traces the formation in 1942 of the IndustrialEngineering Division in the Society for the Promotion of Engineering Education(S.P.E.E., the forerunner of A.S.E.E.) and how these members played a critical role in the1956 formation of the Engineering Economy Division for the
® learning platform, the rich, collaborativelearning environment fosters a high level of interaction among students and academic coaches,and facilitates discussions that are thoughtful, reasoned, and reflective. The project managementprogram was established in 2002. Following the first six MBA courses, students complete fourcourses in project management. Each course is completed over an eight-week period in thepaced, asynchronous environment. This means that students post their assignments andparticipate in threaded discussions through Lotus Notes® databases. The fourth course isfollowed by an integrative comprehensive exam. We developed all four courses using fourtextbooks and a set of academic readings. The textbooks are as follows
effects of spatial visualization skill training on gender and retention in engineering”, Journal of Women and Minorities in Engineering, Vol. 4, 1998, pp. 371-80. 11. Kinsey, B.L., Towle, E., Hwang, G., O’Brien, E., Bauer, C., “Effect of object and rotation type on self efficacy and spatial ability test results”, Submitted to Journal of Design Engineering Graphics, 2006. 12. Miller, C.G., Bertoline, G.R., “Spatial visualization research and theories: Their importance in the development of an engineering and technical design graphics curriculum model”, Engineering Design Graphics Journal, Vol. 55 No. 3 1991, pp.5-14. 13. Lohman, D.F., Kyllonen, P.C., “Individual differences in solution strategy on spatial tasks”, In
AC 2007-1317: MANAGING A DISTANCE-LEARNING EET LABORATORYCOURSE USING COLLABORATION SOFTWARESteve Hsiung, Old Dominion University STEVE C. HSIUNG Steve Hsiung is an associate professor of electrical engineering technology at Old Dominion University. Prior to his current position, Dr. Hsiung had worked for Maxim Integrated Products, Inc., Seagate Technology, Inc., and Lam Research Corp., all in Silicon Valley, CA. Dr. Hsiung also taught at Utah State University and California University of Pennsylvania. He earned his BS degree from National Kauhsiung Normal University in 1980, MS degrees from University of North Dakota in 1986 and Kansas State University in 1988, and a PhD degree from
(ME 450) classSeveral students within S3FL designed and constructed the first prototype separation system aspart of a senior design class that fulfilled an academic course requirement in the College ofEngineering. Over the course of the semester, the mechanical engineering student team workedclosely with members of TSATT, the C-9 team, and faculty members to develop a plausibledesign.7 The ME 450 team worked with the S3FL Machining team to fabricate the design andwith the C-9 team for component and integrated systems testing. The end result was a workingprototype that satisfied the structural, material, and manufacturability constraints provided by thevarious teams.3.2.3 S3FL Machining teamTo maintain a close relationship with the S3FL
-Engineering curriculum. Dr. High is involved with the development of an undergraduate entrepreneurship program at Oklahoma State University.Rebecca Damron, Oklahoma State University REBECCA DAMRON earned her B.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1987 in South Asian Studies, her M.A. in Teaching English as a Second Language in 1992 from Oklahoma State University, and her Ph.D. in Linguistics in 1997 from Oklahoma State University. Dr. Damron worked in the writing program in the department of English at the University of Tulsa from 1996-2001, and is currently an Assistant Professor of English and Director of the OSU Writing Center at Oklahoma State University. Her main research interests
and approved for allmajor courses. Well-defined faculty-driven curriculum design and review processes havebeen in place for many years. Faculty members conduct assessment and attempt to Page 12.1474.2improve their courses and the degree program, by modifying teaching techniques,exercises and assignments to maximize learning. This has been an ongoing workloadexpectation at the course level for more than a decade, and is embedded in thedepartmental culture.To coordinate the assessment and evaluation process to the program level, the departmentformed an Assessment Committee to oversee the assessment activities and coordinateactions to spur continuous
Electrical and Computer Engineering Tennessee State University 3500 John A Merritt Blvd, Nashville, TN 37209AbstractEmbedded systems are the fastest growing areas of computing in recent years. This growingpopularity calls for engineers with experience in designing and implementing embedded systems.This paper describes an undergraduate embedded system design course in our curriculum that isoffered as technical elective for senior students. The course contents, organization of thematerials and the laboratory are presented. This course is designed by introducing a balancedview of software and hardware concepts in the design process. The objectives of this course areto expose students to the field of
AC 2007-803: MEASURING STUDENT ABILITY TO WORK ONMULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAMS: BUILDING AND TESTING A RUBRICCarolyn Plumb, Montana State University Carolyn Plumb is the Director of Educational Innovation and Strategic Projects in the College of Engineering at Montana State University. She works on various curriculum and instruction projects including instructional development for faculty and graduate students, assessment of student learning, and program evaluation. Prior to coming to MSU, Plumb was at the University of Washington, where she directed the Engineering Communication Program. While at the UW, Plumb also worked as an Instructional Development and Assessment Specialist for the School of
Page 12.982.2introduce students to the protocol. Second, we discuss selection of ZigBee-compliant hardware.Third, we present a sample lab structure designed to assist students in understanding ZigBeenetworking fundamentals. Adding content to an already-busy curriculum is always challenginghowever it is possible to make students aware of the concepts and possibilities of this emergingtechnology with a single lab experience, combined with some background instruction. This laband background experience also addresses several basic networking concepts, and can thus beused to replace part of the existing curriculum.BackgroundThe IEEE 802.15.44 standard, which defines the physical (PHY) and media access control(MAC) layers of the network stack, is
‘highfunctional contexts.’”2 This paper is the third in a series of four planned EWI reports, and willdescribe these students’ further development and maturation as writers, with a particularemphasis on how findings may affect instructional practice with regard to writing. Page 12.810.2MethodologyWe continue to gather data, and results shown below should therefore be considered tentative.Student access continues to be an issue, now as in last year’s report. The work of fifteenfreshmen was studied during the 2004-2005 academic year; nine sophomores participated duringthe 2005-2006 academic year. To date, the work of seven students has been reviewed during
serving a large and diverse constituency with limitedresources.IntroductionProject-based “capstone” design has become an integral component of the undergraduateengineering experience. Howe and Wilbarger1 surveyed over 400 programs in the 2005 NationalSurvey of Engineering Capstone Design Courses, a follow-up to a comprehensive surveyconducted by Todd in 19942. Last year’s ASEE conference contained a number of papers oncapstone design programs3-9, with many of them focusing on assessment practices and lessonslearned. Important benefits associated with collaborative design projects include: innovativeproblem solving, improved handling of complexity and ambiguity, enhanced communicationsskills and self-confidence, and improvements in team building
students understand how cold water behaves in an ecosystem(knowledge) and explain what they see (understanding). For the third question, students mustapply this knowledge to a more generalized situation (application). Questions 4 and five requirethe students to compare different situations (analysis) and show relationships for new situations(synthesis). Question 7 requires students to apply previously learned principles (mass balance) toa new problem (application) and problem 8 requires students to make judgments integrating awide range of criteria (evaluation).The activities are structured to encourage equal participation by providing multiple ‘roles’ in theactivity, so that each student has a task. Consensus building, open ended questions, and
Women in Science and Engineering(WISE) living and learning community. WISE employs upper-class mentors who live in theresidence halls with underclass science and engineering students to promote retention andsuccess in these disciplines through mentoring.2In an effort to increase retention and support success, colleges of engineering are now beginningto offer mentoring programs designed for all students – regardless of gender and ethnicity. Twosurveys of first-year engineering programs reported by Brannan and Wankat3 provide examplesof peer mentors being used in a variety of roles from tutoring to vertical integration of designthroughout the curriculum (this was done by creating teams of first year students mentored bysenior engineering