Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shonda Bernadin, Georgia Southern University

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Electrical and Computer

. Page 12.85.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 A Paradigm for Assessing Student Learning in an Introductory Digital Signal Processing CourseAbstractThis paper presents research on designing and incorporating assessment measures for evaluatingstudent learning in an introductory digital signal-processing (DSP) course. We teach Electricaland Computer Engineering (ECE) students the first two years of their engineering curriculum inan engineering studies transfer program. One of their required courses is an introductory DSPcourse, which our students take during the second-year of their program. Due to themathematical intensity of this course, traditional ECE programs offer the first signal

Conference Session

Mathematics in Transition

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sandra Linder, Math Out of the Box; Donna Gunderson, Math Out of the Box/Clemson University

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Mathematics

AC 2007-557: IMPACTING INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICE THROUGH THEIMPLEMENTATION OF AN INQUIRY-BASED ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICSPROGRAM: A SINGLE-SITE COLLECTIVE CASE STUDYSandra Linder, Math Out of the Box Sandra Linder is a graduate student at Clemson University working on her PhD in Curriculum and Instruction. Her research focuses on the pedegogical practices of early childhood and elementary educators.Donna Gunderson, Math Out of the Box/Clemson University Donna Gunderson is currently a research associate and curriculum developer at Clemson University for Math Out of the Box, a standards-based K-5 math curriculum

Conference Session

Capstone Projects and Experiential Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tianrui Bai, Southwest Jiaotong University; Jinwen Zhu, Missouri Western State University; Virendra Varma, Missouri Western State University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2007-1755: CHARACTERISTICS OF CAPSTONE DESIGN PROJECTS ATUNIVERSITIES IN US AND CHINA: AN ANALYSISTianrui Bai, Southwest Jiaotong UniversityJinwen Zhu, Missouri Western State UniversityVirendra Varma, Missouri Western State University Page 12.353.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Characteristics of Capstone Design Projects at Universities in US and China: An AnalysisAbstractThe objectives of the capstone or other integrating experiences in the engineering andtechnology curriculums are to: 1. Pull together the various diverse elements of thecurriculum, and 2. Develop student competencies in problem-solving utilizing bothtechnical and

Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Delivery Modes in Nuclear Engineering

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erich Schneider

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Nuclear and Radiological

some institutions, thisauthor found that no up-to-date text – one that draws upon very recent work by theAdvanced Fuel Cycle Initiative, Global Nuclear Energy Partnership, Organization forEconomic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Nuclear Energy Agency and others –is available. Therefore, a curriculum that draws upon recent works by these programsand agencies, using their publications in lieu of a textbook, was prepared. An extensivebibliography of these papers and reports is presented.Objectives and Approach Page 12.99.2The course objective was conveyed to the students via the following text, which appearedon one of the first slides presented: Many

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

College. The outcome of the proposed project will bea hands-on laboratory course in which NDE techniques of parts and materials will be presentedand applied through real-life problems. NDE curriculum will be designed to fulfill Levels I andII NDE in theory and training requirements, according to American Society for NondestructiveTesting (ASNT ) Recommended Practice No. SNT-TC-1A (2001). Once fully developed, theNDE laboratory will serve as a training center for engineering technology students, as well as forthe workforce of local companies, such as Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and PECO Energy, withwhom Drexel has a rich history of partnership in terms of internships and researchcollaborations. Such educational laboratories are nearly non-existent in

Conference Session

Aspirational Visions of Civil Engineering in 2025 & Policy 465

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Ressler, U.S. Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 An Aspirational Vision of Civil Engineering in 2025— The Role of AccreditationBackgroundDuring the summer of 2006, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) hosted theSummit on the Future of Civil Engineering, bringing together leaders from across the professionto develop an aspirational vision for the year 2025. Summit participants attempted to envisionthe challenges that humanity will face two decades from now, and then articulated a vision forthe civil engineer’s role in meeting those challenges. Integral to this vision is a “Profile of the2025 Civil Engineer,” which describes the attributes—the knowledge, skills, and attitudes—thatwill be required

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Civil and Architectural Engineering Technology

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vernon Lewis, Old Dominion University; Carol Considine, Old Dominion University

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Engineering Technology

on this issue during our fall 2006meeting. The members reviewed the information above and recommended that we promoteminors in areas other than MET and ENMA. The consensus of the committee was that thestudents should be encouraged to take the minor in Business Administration. Some membersalso recommended the minor in Occupational Safety since safety is integral to the constructionprocess. Others had an interest in language; in consideration of the large number of productiveSpanish-speaking workers currently is the construction workplace.Feedback from StudentsThe subject of the choice of minor is often discussed during advising sessions. In past advisingsessions prior to the tabulation of the requirements for alternate minors shown in Table 2

Conference Session

FPD10 -- Pre-Engineering and Bridge Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michele Grimm, Wayne State University

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First-Year Programs

first year of the program, it was identified that many Bridge students lacked some basicskills in areas of Internet usage, technical problem solving, and study skills. Therefore, forstudents entering the program in Fall 2005, an additional course “Skills for Success inEngineering” (BE 0991) was added to the curriculum. This course was developed in cooperationwith the academic advising staff of the College of Engineering along with the University’sAcademic Success Center. Lectures focused on the use of university academic systems (e.g.Pipeline and BlackboardTM); development of an academic plan of work; time management, note Page 12.206.5taking

Conference Session

New Tools in Teaching and Learning Biomedical Engineering Concepts

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Biomedical

Engineering), M.S. (Biomedical Engineering) and Ph.D. (Materials Engineering) degrees from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. Prior to joining Cal Poly, Dr. Walsh was employed by General Dynamics Corporation, as a principal engineer and group leader in the Materials Division. Page 12.1053.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 MEDITEC: An Industry/Academic Partnership to Enable Multidisciplinary, Project-Based Learning in Biomedical EngineeringIntroductionMEDITEC (Medical Engineering Development and Integrated Technology EnhancementConsortium) is an industry/academic

Conference Session

Factors Affecting Student Performance

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Watkins, University of North Carolina-Charlotte

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Engineering Technology

. Page 12.386.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Comparison of Three Unique Student Populations in an Engineering Technology Strength of Materials CourseAbstractThe Engineering Technology (ET) department at The University of North Carolina at Charlottehas historically been a plus two program, offering only the junior and senior years of the BSETcurriculum. In the fall of 2004, the department began offering all four years of its programs,accepting freshman students for the first time. That first freshman class has now matriculated tothe junior year, joining a new class of transfer students entering at the same point in thecurriculum.Four-year ET programs also opened the door to transfer students from the

Conference Session

Effective Learning Innovations in Civil Engineering Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert O'Neill, Florida Gulf Coast University; Chris Geiger; Kristine Csavina, The CORE Institute; Cindy Orndoff

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Civil Engineering

having an integrated lecture-labformat with continuous active participation of the students, immediate reinforcement of theengineering principles provided during lecture is offered. “Students learn best when they areactively involved in the process. Researchers report that, regardless of the subject matter, Page 12.1618.15students working in small groups tend to learn more of what is taught and retain it longer thanwhen the same content is presented in other instructional formats. Students who work incollaborative groups also appear more satisfied with their classes.”11Bibliography1. Vander Schaaf, R. and Klosky, J.L., “Show Me the Money!” Using

Conference Session

Software and E-learning in the ME Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ali Mohammadzadeh, Grand Valley State University

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Mechanical Engineering

for constraint motion were then utilized to arrive at the second orderdifferential equations of motion. SIMULINK, as a user friendly graphical interface, wasused to carry out the integration to obtain angular position, velocity, and acceleration ofthe designed mechanism.The project, though rigorous, is an excellent way to force students to practice theirknowledge of dynamics and numerical methods. The project, certainly, meets the ABETcriteria for implementing design in mechanical engineering curriculum. The authorreceived positive feedbacks from his students with regard to this project.Problem StatementStudents in kinematics and dynamics of machinery class were, first, asked to design afour bar quick-return mechanism to meet a certain design

Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Applications

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith Fisher, Montana State University; Kevin Cook, Montana State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

of teaching methods; utilizing acombination of simple strategies, with the goals of re-emphasizing the communicationsaspect of engineering graphics, giving students improved tools and techniques fordrawing, modeling, and analysis, and increasing learning and retention of thosetechniques. The individual methods used in combination include: extending the graphicsexposure throughout the first three years of the curriculum, making the courses designproject centered - with the integrated physical production of the projects as an essentialpart of the learning process, adopting a “corporate work environment” in some portionsof the classes, emphasizing the use of reference materials in the design and drawingprocess so that students will learn to be

Conference Session

Curriculum Implementation of Materials Advances

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Santosh Kurinec, Rochester Institute of Technology; Surendra Gupta, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Materials

AC 2007-39: MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING EDUCATION FORMICROELECTRONICS AND NANOTECHNOLOGYSantosh Kurinec, Rochester Institute of Technology Santosh Kurinec is a professor and the department head of Microelectronic Engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology. She has an extensive experience on integration of electronic materials in modern devices. She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in microelectronics processing, electronic materials and solid state quantum mechanics.Surendra Gupta, Rochester Institute of Technology “Vinnie” Gupta is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science & Engineering, and the recipient of the 2000 Eisenhart Award for Excellence in

Conference Session

Electromechanical and Manufacturing Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahad Nasab, Middle Tennessee State University; SANTOSH KAPARTHI, Middle Tennessee State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

forsimultaneous, bi-directional control of two small motors. The L293D comes in a standard 16-pin,dual-in line integrated circuit package, with built in fly back diodes to minimize inductivevoltage spikes. The L293 is limited to 600 mA, but in reality can only handle much smallcurrents about 200mA. It works on the principle of H-Bridge.H-BridgeH-Bridges allow forward and reverse motor control. To get a motor to turn in one direction,simply close an opposing pair of switches. For instance, as shown in Figure 4 by closing theswitches A and D motor turn in one direction and the B and C switch close with A and D open,then the motor turns to the opposite direction. To exhibit this action it has to control the switches.In some cases, 4 transistors will work

Conference Session

Computer Engineering Technology Curriculum

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wangping Sun, Oregon Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

paper, the author will introduce a new approach to administer programming practices of the students. The benefits and implementation steps of this new paradigm will also be discussed. Keywords: Computer Education; Computer Programming; Engineering Education; Professional Development; Software Development Cycle.1. IntroductionComputer programming is an essential and integral part of any engineering program 1.Engineering students must be able to use a variety of rapidly changing computing systems andtools to solve an ever-expanding range of problems across disciplines 2. Engineering schoolsoffer the computer programming course in freshmen or semaphore year in engineering orengineering technology program 3,4.In our

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

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

causedsignificant social and technological impacts. Despite its rising importance, wirelesscommunication and wireless networks are not commonly studied in an Electrical and ComputerEngineering Technology program. As a part of our curriculum continuous improvement plan,faculty members in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology department at theUniversity of Cincinnati felt it very important to teach students the current wireless and mobilecommunication technologies, and to let them gain hands-on experiences with the application ofwireless technologies. Thus, we proposed a new course to introduce wireless communication andwireless networks in 2006. The new course has been strongly supported by local industry as wellas the department's industrial

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technology Curriculum Innovations

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Randy Shih, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Engineering Technology

OregonInstitute of Technology (OIT) .A common vision that the OIT-MET faculty shared is the need to better prepare our graduateswith the skills to use modern engineering tools. This vision was also recommended in severalreports published by the National Research Council and the National Science Foundation. Andthis was also recognized in the ABET criterion that “graduates must have an ability to use thetechniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.”The first finite element analysis course developed, and offered as an elective, by the MechanicalEngineering Technology department at Oregon Institute of Technology was back in 1992. Twoyears later, the MET department decided to integrate the finite element analysis course

Conference Session

Electrical Engineering Technology Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rocio Alba-Flores, Alfred State College

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Engineering Technology

AC 2007-1359: LABORATORY ENHANCEMENTS FOR IMPROVINGEMBEDDED SYSTEMS EDUCATIONRocio Alba-Flores, Alfred State College Rocio Alba-Flores received her M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Tulane University. She is an Assistant Professor in the Electrical Engineering Technology Department at the State University of New York, Alfred. Her main areas of interest include control systems, robotics, digital systems, microprocessors, and signal and image processing. Page 12.998.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Laboratory Enhancements for Improving Embedded Systems

Conference Session

Computer Engineering Technology Curriculum

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

C. Richard Helps, Brigham Young University; Janell Armstrong, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

all combined on a singlechip (SOC) or in a single integrated package (SIP). The intelligent control portion of the systemis often a microcontroller. The further integration of all the hardware for a complete system ontoa single chip has obvious advantages for mass production and also produces more reliable finalproducts. Design of such systems consists of designing with each of the modules in the systemand then combining them, all within an emulation environment. After the system is designed insuch an environment the actual chip can be specified and manufactured.3. Development SystemsEmbedded systems lack, almost by definition, keyboards and screens suitable for coding andusually lack sufficient memory and processing power for compilers

Conference Session

Electrical Engineering Technology Curriculum

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

C. Richard Helps, Brigham Young University; Andrew Arnott, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

AC 2007-1250: USING THE RUBY LANGUAGE AS A PROGRAMMINGENVIRONMENT FOR A ROBOTICS LAB-BASED CLASSC. Richard Helps, Brigham Young University Richard Helps is the Program Chair of the Information Technology program at BYU and has been a faculty member in the School of Technology since 1986. His primary scholarly interests are in embedded and real-time computing and in technology education. He also has interests in human-computer interfacing. He has been involved in ABET accreditation for about 8 years and is a Commissioner of CAC-ABET and a CAC accreditation team chair. He is a SIGITE executive committee member and an ASEE Section Chair. He spent ten years in industry designing

Conference Session

Curriculum Implementation of Materials Advances

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yaomin Dong, Kettering University; Jacqueline El-Sayed, Kettering University

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Materials

materials. Togetherwith Properties of Polymers (MECH-580), Polymer Processing (IME-507), and Plastics ProductDesign (MECH-584), this new course will be an integral part of the course portfolio for thePlastic Product Design Specialty at Kettering University, which emphasizes both experimentallabs and simulation techniques. Topics include Classical Laminate Theory (CLT), materialcharacterization, failure and damage, manufacturing techniques, and composite structure anddesign. A course project is also developed to demonstrate the application of composite materialsand design simulation. Kettering is a member of the Partners for the Advancement of CAEEducation (PACE) program, and the term project will be performed using advanced workstationsand CAE

Conference Session

Manufacturing Education Curriculum I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rod Hoadley, California Polytechnic State University; Paul Rainey, California Polytechnic State University

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Manufacturing

AC 2007-244: A MANUFACTURING PROCESSES COURSE FOR MECHANICALENGINEERSRod Hoadley, California Polytechnic State University Rod Hoadley has been teaching as a part time lecturer in the Manufacturing Engineering Department and the Industrial Technology Department at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo since 1996. He has a BS in Engineering Technology and an MA in Industrial Technology from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. Rod has designed, developed, manufactured, and marketed numerous bicycle related products including a dial gauge wheel centering tool for building and maintaining spoked bicycle wheels; and a patent pending bicycle parking rack

Conference Session

Manufacturing Engineering Technology Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandra Furterer, East Carolina University; Sandra Furterer, University of Central Florida

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Page 12.906.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Instructional Strategies and Tools to Teach Six Sigma to Engineering Technology Undergraduate StudentsAbstractThis paper presents innovative instructional strategies and tools to teach Six Sigma toEngineering Technology undergraduate students. Six Sigma is an improvement methodologyfocusing on understanding and reducing variation in processes. Many students can easily learnand even apply the basic quality tools in a separate and non-integrated manner, but the realchallenge is to help the students learn and apply the tools of Six Sigma in a synthesized way toattain the true power of an integrated approach. This paper will discuss the

Conference Session

Manufacturing Education Curriculum II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Farrow, University of Tennessee-Martin

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Manufacturing

Engineering and Technology, Inc., Baltimore, MD, http://www.abet.org.3. Vollaro, M.B., “Field Trips: An Innovative Approach in Teaching Manufacturing Processes to Traditional Undergraduates”, Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exhibition, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.4. Todd, R.H., W.E. Red, S.P. Magleby, and S. Coe, “Manufacturing: A Strategic Opportunity for Engineering Education,” Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 90, No. 3, American Society for Engineering Education, July, 2001, pp. 397-405.5. Liou, F., “Curriculum Development for an Interdisciplinary manufacturing Engineering Program”, Proceedings of the 2006 American Society for Engineering Education Annual

Conference Session

Manufacturing Education Curriculum I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Anderson, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Manufacturing

leading aerospace manufacturing companies andprofessional societies to develop model curricula materials for manufacturing technicians andengineers working in the aerospace industry. This effort is funded by the National ScienceFoundation (NSF). These curricula will cover the gamut of the needs for manufacturingtechnologists in the aerospace industry and will also provide a common fluency in aerospacemanufacturing procedures, processes, and terminology. The need for a pool of skilled technologyworkers in this industry is highlighted by the aging of the existing workforce and demands forincreased manufacturing efficiency with an increasingly complex product. The civilian andmilitary aerospace industries share some common problems thereby making

Conference Session

Computer Engineering Technology Curriculum

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Veeramuthu Rajaravivarma, Central Connecticut State University; G. Thomas Bellarmine, Florida A&M-Florida State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

they could be further enhanced by teaming them with firewallhardware/packet sniffers, or with firewall software such as Zone Alarm. This work can beexpanded with discussions of other networking concepts and technologies that willenhance one’s networking experience.IntroductionVisual Route is an easy to use graphical user interface that integrates various tools suchas traceroute, ping, and whois (the most common commands taught in a networkingcourse) to check Internet connectivity, and displays the actual route of connections and IPaddress locations on a global map (Exercise 2, Exercise 3). Visual Route presents ageneral analysis of the specific traceroute in terms of the following: • The total number of hops encountered • The average

Conference Session

Curriculum Implementation of Materials Advances

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Simoneau, Keene State University

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Materials

AC 2007-1019: THE PROMISE AND PERIL OF ISO 14000 AND THE ROLE OFENGINEERING EDUCATORSRobert Simoneau, Keene State University Page 12.1454.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 The Promise and Peril of ISO 14000 and the Role of Engineering EducatorsAbstractWith increased pressures to make our curriculum relevant there are a number of crucial issuesthat need to be considered for inclusion in our courses. In an already overcrowded curriculumthere is relentless tension about those student learning objectives that are desirable against thosethat are less relevant. The conceptual

Conference Session

Curriculum Implementation of Materials Advances

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ajit Kelkar, North Carolina A&T State University; Ronnie Bolick, North Carolina A&T State University; Ram Mohan, North Carolina A&T State University; Oladapo Akinyede, North Carolina A&T State University

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Materials

: Polymer composites have become an essential material and formidable choice forapplication and selection by designers in advanced structures for aerospace and marineapplications, and the hybrid nanocomposite material systems further enhance the desirableproperties along with the added benefits of the nano level material constituents. As such,effective processing techniques are required to integrate the nanomaterial particulates into thematerial systems at a larger component and structural level. Vacuum assisted resin transfermolding (VARTM) is a low cost manufacturing process regularly used for the processing ofpolymer composite laminate structures. The introduction of nano level material systems into theconventional processing methods for the

Conference Session

Electrical Engineering Technology Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

increasing at a fast rate. To respond to the industry needs of FPGA designers,universities are updating their curriculum with courses in FPGA logic design. As a result, theSchool of Technology at Michigan Technological University is stepping up to this challenge byintroducing the FPGA design course.The new course will be the third in series of digital logic design, it introduces the students totechniques needed for the design of very-large scale digital systems, including computers basicbuilding block. The paper discusses the goals of this course and relates the goals to industry needs ofhighly trained FPGA designers.1 IntroductionThe applications utilizing FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) as a design medium arepredominant [1]. FPGAs have been