Conference Session

Biological and Agricultural Tech Session I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacy Klein-Gardner; Rick Williams, East Carolina University; Stephanie Sullivan, East Carolina University; Loren Limberis, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Biological & Agricultural

rationale for a general engineering program at ECU is made by Kauffmann et al.1“Instead of the traditional engineering disciplines, these operations require engineeringgeneralists with a strong theoretical background, broad knowledge in a range of areas, andspecific skills in problem solving to give them a sound but flexible base for managing andimplementing technology change and operations.” In 2004, East Carolina University initiated abachelor’s degree program in general engineering (BSE) to fulfill this requirement. The BSEcurriculum is implemented “through a concept and program identified as the IntegratedCollaborative Engineering Educational Environment (ICEE). The ICEE program… emphasizesa broad but highly integrated foundation of engineering

Conference Session

Biological and Agricultural Tech Session I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Schreuders, Utah State University; Amanda Feldt, Utah State University; Heather Wampler, Utah State University; Sara Driggs, Utah State University

Tagged Divisions

Biological & Agricultural

detailsthe student and material implementation cost. This project fulfills several requirements from theStandards for Technological Literacy and the National Science Education Standards for the fifthand sixth grades. Therefore, creation and dissemination of this project has the potential foroutreach and wide use in the classroom. Page 14.5.2PurposeCurrently, China is producing more graduates in engineering than the US. According to a recentstudy in 2004, China had 664,106 graduates compared to the US’ 222,335 [1]. In addition, thenumber of foreign nationals obtaining higher education degrees in the US is rising. Engineeringliterature is coming to the

Conference Session

Biological and Agricultural Tech Session I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Schreuders, Utah State University; Scott Greenhalgh, Utah State University; Steven Mansfield, Utah State University

Tagged Divisions

Biological & Agricultural

of the final project and feedback for revision and improvement within the design process(Alley, 1961). In an educational setting, models and prototypes have traditionally beenconstructed by hand using a variety of materials in the absence of machining tools and training.This is considered a fundamental aspect of design according to the Standards of TechnologicalLiteracy set by the International Technology Education Association (ITEA, 2002), the NationalAcademy of Engineering (NAE, 2002), and many leading engineering educators (Oaks, 2003). In the 1980’s, the manufacturing industry began developing what has evolved into rapidprototyping and three-dimensional printing technology. This technology has provided the abilityfor designers and