Conference Session

IE Program Design II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Terri Lynch-Caris, Kettering University; Benjamin Redekop

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

be found in bringing in a new course into analready packed curriculum. A new course, IME540 Environmentally Conscious Designand Manufacturing, will be offered for both undergraduates and graduate students as anengineering elective across all disciplines in the university and will reside within theIndustrial & Manufacturing Engineering Department. In an attempt to reach as manystudents as possible, the course is being offered with minimal prerequisites and will beteam-taught by faculty from various disciplines including Business, Liberal Studies,Mechanical Engineering and Chemistry.The multidisciplinary faculty group will have completed two offerings of IME540 as asenior engineering elective course by the time this paper is presented at

Conference Session

Electrical Engineering Technology Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hong 'Jeffrey' Nie; Recayi 'Reg' Pecen

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

FPGA in EET programs isto integrate HDL and FPGA into all digital hardware design courses, from entry level toadvanced level, rather than open an independent course.I. IntroductionDigital hardware design has been considered as core education contents for ElectricalEngineering Technology (EET) programs for more than two decades. As a result, a whole set ofmethodologies, such as truth table, canonical sum-of-products expressions, and Karnaugh mapsfor combinational circuit, and finite state machine, state diagram, state table, and stateassignment for sequential circuit, have been well-developed to analyze and design digitalcircuits1. However, because the complexity to design a digital circuit increases exponentiallywith the number of gates used

Conference Session

Curriculum Reform with Cooperative Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Walsh, California Polytechnic State University; Jon Whited, St. Jude Medical; Robert Crockett, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

experience provideopportunities to further integrate the public and private sectors.ConclusionIn summary, in cooperative education, several basic needs of industry, students, faculty and theuniversity are met. Nascent engineers get an opportunity to gain professional work experience,earn money and embellish their classroom learning with practical on-the-job training, makeprofessional contacts, affirm and develop informed career goals, build confidence and developthe traits ABET sees as critical to become an empowered global engineer. Faculty members areprovided the opportunity to expand their pool of colleagues, match their expertise to industrialneeds, be informed of industrial needs and develop capabilities which will allow them to interactwith

Conference Session

Curriculum Reform with Cooperative Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl Cates, University of Cincinnati; Kettil Cedercreutz, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

0.65 0.70 0.75 0.80 Chi STDEV Figure 6. Exit Level Performance MSDMThe MSDM indicates that “Integrity” (D3), “Ability to working with others” (E1)“Attendance” (K4) are the definite strong suits of the exit population. “Sets Goal”(J3)”Gives Direction” (F1), “Motivates Others” (F2) and “Conflict Management”(F3) represent the least stable characteristics of the curriculum. The weakness of“Project Management “(J1) could indicate that the curriculum lacks in projectoriented pedagogy at this level. “Punctuality” (K5) is an outlier. The average ofK5 is relatively good, but the individual diversity is bothersome. Some engineersare punctual

Conference Session

Computer and Information Technology-Related Issues

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Duane Fairfax, USMA; Kevin Huggins, USMA; Bryan Goda, USMA

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

goal supports the USMA’s mission of producingArmy Officers who can respond effectively to technological changes in the defense of ournation.Courses augmented with IT can be daunting for cadets who lack the experience and confidencelevel to succeed in the course. As a result, these types of courses are avoided by cadets if at allpossible. This is not an option for an aspiring officer who will lead the soldiers of tomorrow on adigitized battlefield. Since 1990, cadets have been issued a computer which has played a centralrole in bringing the power of IT to all graduates of the Military Academy. Integration of IT inthe curriculum begins early with every cadet receiving a laptop computer. An integratedsoftware package is included to support any

Conference Session

Enhancing K-12 Mathematics Education with Engineering

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Celina Bochis, University of Alabama; Steven Hsia, University of Alabama; Pauline Johnson, University of Alabama; Karen Boykin, University of Alabama; Sandra Wood, University of Alabama; Larry Bowen, University of Alabama; Kevin Whitaker, University of Alabama

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

community service project led by professional engineers. In Page 12.907.8addition, the incorporated fun learning experiences, teambuilding and social activities help avoidsummer burn-out and encourage participation and bonding. Math classes are taught in blocks inthe mornings only. The afternoons are allocated by rotation to Living-Labs, Calculus Lab, andCommunity Service Project. One day per week is reserved for the learning experience throughthe field trips. Social activities and/or math tutoring are available in the evenings.Math Class The E-MAP program offers an alternative curriculum for pre

Conference Session

Bioengineering laboratories: Bringing research into the classroom

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Barnett, Saint Louis University; Rebecca Willits, Saint Louis University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

addressprogram level outcomes, and various other enhancements and refinements. However, theimmersion experience remains an integral component of the course and is highly regarded byalumni as a valuable experience that provided a strong foundation for their next career step. Tobetter prepare students for joining a faculty laboratory, the students are normally required to jointhe lab prior to their senior year in order to facilitate the development of multi-year projects andto improve their overall experience during the senior year.This paper discusses the current status of the senior projects sequence and the developmentprocess following the initial student involvement in the lab to their project culmination. Resultsrelated to various measures of student

Conference Session

Electrical Technology Projects and Applications

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Pocock, Oregon Institute of Technology; Kevin McCullough, Oregon Institute of Technology; Andrew Carpenter, Oregon Institute of Technology; Brant Hempel, Oregon Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

AC 2007-1053: A CAPSTONE ANALOG INTEGRATED CIRCUITS PROJECT FORELECTRONICS ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY MAJORSDavid Pocock, Oregon Institute of Technology DAVID N. POCOCK is an Associate Professor and is the Curriculum Coordinator and head of the Analog Block of the Electronics Engineering Technology department at Oregon Institute of Technology in Klamath Falls, OR. His main research interests are semiconductor device modeling, infrared focal plane arrays, nuclear radiation effects, and web-based real electronics labs for distance education.Kevin McCullough, Oregon Institute of Technology KEVIN MCCULLOUGH is a Senior at Oregon Institute of Technology in the Electronics Engineering Technology

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Hill, University of Hartford

from the lecture component. While ourscheduling of studio time is like that of a laboratory, the studio format is actually quite differentfrom laboratory format in several ways. In particular, for an introductory microprocessorscourse, studio provides an effective means to get students active early in the semester. Insummary, we find that studio format helps greatly in teaching introductory microprocessor topicsand we are continuing to refine our use of studio format in this course.IntroductionDuring the fall 2002 semester a change in the electrical engineering curriculum required us toincrease the content in our introductory microprocessor course. The course is a requirement forall of our electrical engineering and computer engineering

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janice Miller-Young, Mount Royal College; Sean Maw, Mount Royal College

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

AC 2007-3028: ENGINEERING DESIGN AND COMMUNICATIONS: SUCCESSESAND FAILURES OF AN EVOLVING FIRST-YEAR COURSEJanice Miller-Young, Mount Royal College JANICE MILLER-YOUNG is a P.Eng. with a background in mechanical engineering and a PhD in biomechanics. She has worked in the oil industry, has consulted for sports equipment companies and academics on biomechanics research, and has been teaching engineering design for three years. She also incorporates writing-across-the curriculum and inquiry-based learning concepts in more traditional courses such as statics and dynamics.Sean Maw, Mount Royal College Sean Maw has a PhD in Neuroscience (University of Alberta) and a BASc/MASc in Systems

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design in the Classroom

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carla Zoltowski, Purdue University; William Oakes, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

AC 2007-1659: DEVELOPING AN UNDERSTANDING OF INSTRUCTORS’DESIGN LEARNING PHILOSOPHIES IN A SERVICE-LEARNING CONTEXTCarla Zoltowski, Purdue University CARLA B. ZOLTOWSKI is Education Administrator of the EPICS Program at Purdue University. She received her BSEE and MSEE from Purdue University, and is currently pursuing her PhD in Engineering Education at Purdue. She has served as a lecturer in Purdue’s School of Electrical and Computer Engineering.William Oakes, Purdue University WILLIAM C. OAKES is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Purdue University and the Interim-Director of the EPICS Program. He is a co-recipient of the 2005 National Academy of

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paris von Lockette, Rowan University; Eric Constans, Rowan University; Jennifer Courtney, Rowan University; Kevin Dahm, Rowan University; William Riddell, Rowan University; Roberta Harvey, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

of the integrated design and communication pedagogy of the course. In addition to engineering communication, her areas of interest and expertise include interdisciplinary learning, collaborative learning and teamwork, meta-cognitive learning, information literacy, and student learning outcomes assessment. Page 12.406.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Converging-Diverging Design Strategies in a Sophomore Level Design Sequence: Review of an Electromechanical ProjectAbstractAt our university Sophomore Clinics I and II are part of an eight-semester design sequence inwhich

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary and Liberal Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Martello, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Jonathan Stolk, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

already overcrowded curriculum. This paper presents thegoals, design approach, implementation, and selected outcomes of one integrated project-basedcourse (using Paul Revere and other case studies to integrate materials science with the history oftechnology) and uses it to discuss the advantages of disciplinary integration, particularly withrespect to improved student self-direction and contextual understanding. Assessmentsadministered during and after class suggest that this integrated course successfully engenderedhigh student motivation along with an increase in student aptitudes over the course of thesemester without a corresponding loss of discipline-specific knowledge. The implementation ofthis integrated course and the evaluation of its

Conference Session

Manufacturing Engineering Technology Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Otieno, Northern Illinois University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Experimental Systems through Student Projects to Enhance the Automation Curriculum in a Manufacturing Engineering Technology Program.AbstractThe use of Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems in industry is on therapid increase, especially with developments of modular instruments and sensors that are easilycontrolled through Ethernet or other industry network standards. The need for skilled personnelto implement and utilize these systems is also increasing. Courses which incorporate SCADAapplications are offered widely across the nation and in many colleges. These courses ofteninclude theory and laboratory component in which students learn how to implement and programthese systems. By providing an

Conference Session

IE and EM Program Innovation

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Duening, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

corporate partners and sponsors to deliver an engineering degree that enablesdiverse technically oriented middle management staff to advance in their abilities to lead andmanage the enterprise.Suggestions to provide such managers with standard master of business administration degreeswere met with skepticism and doubt. Leaders of technology centric corporations wereunconvinced that the standard MBA curriculum included the competencies they were seeking todevelop. For example, one corporate partner mentioned that the MBA would not help the salesand marketing people better communicate with engineers and other technical staff. They wantedan engineering based degree that would provide engineers and non-engineers alike with a highlevel understanding of

Conference Session

EMD Curriculum Design

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gene Dixon, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

Management from The University of Alabama Huntsville. Page 12.1368.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Teaching Project Management with International CollaborationAbstractGlobal project management is a natural context for training engineering students to meetchallenges of the global economy. This paper describes the methods employed in an innovativeproject management course integrating lecture seminars with international engineeringcounterpart faculty in China, Czechoslovakia, and the United States. The US’s East CarolinaUniversity’s engineering program entered into reciprocal agreements with the Czech TechnicalUniversity

Conference Session

EMD Curriculum Design

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rashmi Jain, Stevens Institute of Technology; Ozgur Erol, Stevens Institute of Technology; Anithashree Chandrasekaran, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

2005confirmed this trend. The use of BPR as a management tool was reported to have gone downfrom 69 percent in 1995 to 38 percent in 2000, and revived again to 61 percent in 20041.The concept of reengineering traces its origins back to management theories developed as earlyas the nineteenth century. BPR integrates methods from total quality management, technologyand innovation management, strategic planning, systems engineering, and organizational design4.The Stevens EM program has been offering courses related to these topics and integrating BPRin the curriculum was only natural. It aimed to provide our students an understanding of theBPR as a concept, learning of the tools and techniques and the ability to find similarities anddifferences between

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Yao, East Carolina University; Loren Limberis, East Carolina University; Paul Kauffmann, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

√ √ √ √ √A general impression after this extensive search was that it is very difficult to find a book thatfits into an integrated curriculum that uses the course as a prerequisite to subsequentconcentration courses. The Cogdell book (#2 in the list) appeared to be an ideal choice for ourprogram in terms of topic coverage, but the course instructor wanted to have more supportingresources. The Rozzni book (#3) was adopted for our course because it had a comprehensivelist of topics that best suited the requirements for the course and the engineering program at thetime. This book, however, can benefit from more careful editing efforts to reduce the number oftypographical errors.F. Laboratory activitiesThe purpose of the laboratory activities are to

Conference Session

EMD Curriculum Design

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Peterson, Arizona State University; Jane Humble, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

27 Portland State University 59 28 Florida Institute of Technology 572. Web-sites for each program were accessed in November/December, 2006 or in January 2007. Based on the data found on the websites, a table was constructed classifying each required course into topic classes based on (a) the course title and (b) a review of the catalog listing for the course in most cases. The classification was done by the author, an engineering management educator for the past 13 years with an additional 18 years as a practicing engineering manager. The classification system was not predetermined but driven by data with new topic classifications added as needed to

Conference Session

IE Curriculum Design

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harvey Svec, South Dakota State University; Harriet Svec, South Dakota State University

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

-design addresses the ethos of the college and department, the program goalsand objectives, and the criteria and guidelines for the MNET Programs under ABET/TAC. Thedecision to rejuvenate the curriculum in the (GE255) Survey of Machine Tool Applicationscourse was not taken lightly. The objectives and outcomes of the project were scrupulouslyreviewed as part of a larger picture of curriculum redesign prior to the ABET/TAC application. Page 12.1204.4ABET/TAC Goals and Objectives:The ABET/TAC guideline found in the Criteria for Accrediting Engineering TechnologyProgram that most appropriately describes the curriculum in GE255. (Outcome a).An integral

Conference Session

EMD Curriculum Design

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stuart Kellogg, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

Page 12.1381.2to understand the developmental model adopted by the industrial engineering faculty.Developmental TheoryA growing body of research suggests that in order to help students develop more complexthinking skills one needs to provide a curriculum that is challenging while simultaneouslyproviding the foundational support necessary for student success. While some researchers focuson an adaptive curriculum based on a student’s learning preference curve or typology3,4, otherssuggest that a curriculum focused on the social aspects of student learning may be moreproductive5-8. Still others suggest that focusing on students’ intellectual development can lead tosignificant learning gains9,10. The Industrial Engineering program seeks to

Conference Session

Software and E-learning in the ME Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Blekhman, California State University Los Angeles

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

conditions, and data postprocessing. However, this design has its drawbacks, allowingthe instructor only limited capabilities in adopting the software.The experience of introducing FlowLab into the Fluid Mechanics course at Grand Valley StateUniversity (GVSU) was mixed. The course was offered with an integrated laboratory.Complexities arose from the need to introduce the Fluid Mechanics fundamentals before anyproductive work in FlowLab could be performed, leaving limited time for thorough integration.After a few introductory demonstrations and tutorials, students used FlowLab to simulate theexperimental results from laboratories on the converging-diverging channel, flow over acylinder, and flow over an airfoil. The results were mixed, ranging from

Conference Session

IE Curriculum Design

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sophia Scott, Southeast Missouri State University

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

AC 2007-2525: THE BLENDED CLASSROOM: THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS?Sophia Scott, Southeast Missouri State University Dr. Sophia Scott is an Assistant Professor at Southeast Missouri State University in the Department of Industrial and Engineering Technology. She teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses. She is currently interested in using face to face, blended, and online course formats to increase student learning, problem solving, project management and teaming. Page 12.1391.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 The Blended Classroom: The Best of Both Worlds?AbstractMost

Conference Session

ChE: Innovations in Student Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Peterson, Lamar University; David Cocke, Lamar University; Jewel Gomes, Lamar University; Hector Casillas, Lamar University; Morgan Reed, Lamar University; Jerry O'Connor, San Antonio College

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

to integrate the findings of physics and engineering education research with education practice Page 12.799.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 HELICAL Learning Model Applied in an Industrial Electrochemistry Engineering CourseAbstract In education, a popular model employed to represent the learning process is typicallyportrayed as a four-stage process signified by a cycle in a two-dimensional circular path. Thiscycle can be repeated by revisiting topics at increasing levels of sophistication in order toproduce what is known as a spiral curriculum. In this presentation

Conference Session

EMD Curriculum Design

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raymond Krizek, Northwestern University; Ahmad Hadavi, Northwestern University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

for hiringbachelor’s degree graduates and training them in-house. Based on these results, the idea wasabandoned at that time.However, about a decade later, with interest from students and a growing industry preference fora more specialized education, the Master of Project Management (MPM) program was started in1989 as a grass roots endeavor with little support from the Northwestern Universityadministration, because the program was in an area where Northwestern had no history and verymodest in-house faculty capability. In the early years the curriculum was composed of somecarefully chosen regular university courses and an increasing selection of custom-designedcourses taught by adjunct faculty. In the ensuing years the program grew from its

Conference Session

IE Curriculum Design

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Emanuel, Bradley University; H. Dan Kerns, Bradley University

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

varies from institution to institution. In some cases,a course in simulation or facility layout may be the “project course”, while in other institutions aseparate one or two semester course may be devoted to the capstone project. One of the constantconsiderations in all industry-based capstone projects is the need for the project team to clearlycommunicate their results to the client in writing and orally. A team may have a good solution tothe client’s problem, but the quality of the written and oral presentations to the client may lackthe professionalism that is required to convince the client of its validity. This paper presents anapproach to improving oral communication skills using an evaluation tool that identifiespotential areas for

Conference Session

Graduate Education and Undergraduate Research in ET

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Arbuckle, Western Kentucky University; Dale McDaniel, Western Kentucky University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

foundationsof workforce education, career development theory, needs assessment, developing objectives,performance assessment and private sector providers of workforce education programs.AMS 590 Operations Leadership 3 Hrs - Provides technical professionals with leadership andmanagement skills needed to be effective throughout their career.AMS 630 Legal & Ethical Issues in Technology 3 Hrs - A study of ethics and socialresponsibility, international and contemporary legal issues in business and industry, and e-commerce.AMS 650 Industrial Distribution 3 Hrs – An integrated and comprehensive treatment ofoperations and supply chain issues. Students study how firms link with their supply chainpartners to gain a market advantage and competitiveness.AMS

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Haley Haywood, Oklahoma State University; Forrest Austin, Oklahoma State University; Seth Williams, Oklahoma State University; Cameron Musgrove, Oklahoma State University; Charles Bunting, Oklahoma State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECEN) mayhave a wealth of knowledge after completing their required courses, but will graduates havedeveloped the skills needed to be an engineer? To create a more effective, engaged, and efficientcurriculum, the ECEN department is implementing program change from a primarily knowledge-based paradigm (acquiring a set of concepts) to being development-based (emphasizing students’development). In a development-based program faculty redefine their roles from lecturers tomentors and scholars, guiding academic development towards complex problem solving tied toreal world problems. Six of OSU’s ECEN faculty have come together to adapt active learningmethods to ten strategic courses within the curriculum

Conference Session

Unique Developments in Engineering Technology

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Richter, Eastern Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Engineering Education, 2007 Infusing an Interdisciplinary Automation Experience in Engineering Technology Education.AbstractThis paper will address the advantages; experiences and lessons learned in infusing aninterdisciplinary Robotic, Automation and Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) course into theB.S. Mechanical Engineering Technology, B.S. Computer Engineering Technology and B. S.Technology/Manufacturing curriculum. Industry today desperately needs skilled engineers andmanufacturing professionals that can modernize and improve manufacturing processes andproduct designs for manufacturability to be able to compete in the “global economy” of today.Therefore automation skills need to be introduced to the student in

Conference Session

New Tools in Teaching and Learning Biomedical Engineering Concepts

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathy Schmidt, University of Texas-Austin; Mia Markey, University of Texas-Austin; Thomas Milner, University of Texas-Austin

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

AC 2007-2712: DISTANCE-LEARNING IN SUPPORT OF ANINTER-INSTITUTIONAL BME DEPARTMENTKathy Schmidt, University of Texas-Austin KATHY J. SCHMIDT is the Director of the Faculty Innovation Center for the College of Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. In this position, she promotes the College of Engineering’s commitment to finding ways to enrich teaching and learning. She works in all aspects of education including design and development, faculty training, learner support, and evaluation.Mia Markey, University of Texas-Austin MIA K. MARKEY is an Assistant Professor in Biomedical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin. The mission of her Biomedical Informatics Lab is to