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Curriculum in Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology: Part I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Xuefu Zhou, University of Cincinnati

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Engineering Technology

AC 2009-854: TEACHING AN OPERATING SYSTEM COURSE TO CET/EETSTUDENTSXuefu Zhou, University of Cincinnati Page 14.1124.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Teaching an Operating System Course to CET/EET StudentsAbstractThis paper describes the motivation for teaching an operating system course to computerengineering technology (CET) and electrical engineering technology (EET) students. It presentscourse topics and teaching approach. The accompanying laboratory exercises are also brieflydescribed.1. IntroductionAn operating system (OS) provides a well-known, convenient, and efficient interface betweenuser programs and the bare computer hardware. As a service

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Industry Collaborations in Engineering Technology

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Phillip Sanger, Western Carolina University; Chip Ferguson, Western Carolina University; Wesley Stone, Western Carolina University

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Engineering Technology

“Innovate America1.” Clearly America’s focus must change from optimizing andincremental improvements to mobilizing our whole society for innovation. The future ofAmerica is in returning to the core capabilities of innovation and exploration, in essence,returning to what we do best. The Council made recommendations in three broad categories:creative talent in a culture of collaboration and “symbiotic relationship between research andcommercialization,” investment seeking “to give innovators the resources and incentives tosucceed,” and infrastructure with the creation of “new industry-academia alliances . . . . andflexible intellectual properties regimes” 1. Western Carolina University (WCU), a regionalcomprehensive institution founded in 1889 with a

Conference Session

Laboratories in Engineering Technology

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jason Durfee, Eastern Washington University; N.M. Hossain, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Technology

merely a discussion of an idea presented in 1956 by Benjamin Bloom in hisTaxonomy.1 Bloom identified three types of learning, one of which is the cognitive domain.Within his cognitive domain he identified six levels that most educators think of when referringto Bloom’s Taxonomy. As a quick review, the six levels of Bloom’s cognitive domain arepresented in Figure 1.0 below. Figure 1.0, Bloom’s Taxonomy of Cognitive LearningEducators are very familiar with the concept presented in Bloom’s Taxonomy. The idea thatstudents can learn at different levels is a driving force in how educators develop and constructtheir lessons. We know that students can learn at a lower level where all they are able to do isrecognize the material; at a higher level

Conference Session

Curriculum in Electrical Engineering Technology

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shiyoung Lee, Pennsylvania State University, Berks

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Engineering Technology

) are taught in the spring semester and the advanced topics(EMET430) are covered in the fall semester.The fundamentals of the PLC course cover introduction of PLC hardware (SLC500 and I/Omodules) and PLC programming, with basic instructions such as bit, timer, counter comparison,arithmetic, move and logical instructions.This paper introduces the newly developed motion control teaching components for the advanced Page 14.776.2PLC course. The topics of the class and lab are listed in Table 1.The students learn about the PanelView operator terminal and PanelBuilder software to designcontrol panel applications for PV550 HMI terminal1,2

Conference Session

Distance and Web-Based Learning in ET: Remote and Virtual Laboratories

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ismail Fidan, Tennessee Tech University; Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Emre Bahadir, Murray State University

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Engineering Technology

and delivery dates online5. • Prototyping process has been performed and teams observed the entire process using Zoom, Tilt, Pan, and Audio connections of the RRPL facilities as can be seen in Figure 1. • Produced parts were delivered using United States Postal Service-Express Delivery Page 14.1020.2 System. Tracking numbers were provided to all teams.RRPL lab is currently used by the Tennessee Board of Regents higher education institutions andmany P16 schools6. In Fall 2008, these institutions have actively used the RRPL through itsremote access capabilities.Brief information about the external collaborating institutions using

Conference Session

Recruitment and Retention in Engineering Technology Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donald Richter, Eastern Washington University; William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University; Jason Durfee, Eastern Washington University; Terence Geyer, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Technology

present.TECH 341 Strength of Materials, is taught by professor 3. The course is a lecture-mathematicalstyle course and attendance is not required. It is clearly explained to the students at thebeginning of the course that attendance is not required. However, the instructor is not willing toassist students in making up missed material for unexcused absences. Attendance is taken dailyby distributing a roll to the students requiring their signature to be marked as present.TECH 340 Statics, is taught by professor 1. The course uses a lecture-mathematical mode ofcourse instruction. The attendance is taken with a daily sign-in sheet. Attendance is not Page

Conference Session

Distance and Web-Based Learning in ET: Remote and Virtual Laboratories

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kim Nankivell, Purdue University, Calumet

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Engineering Technology

the fall of 2003”[1]. It has also been reported that the increase is not restricted to the U.S. as DL is providing amore important part of educational delivery in such countries as UK, South Africa, and China.These increases have challenged educators and researchers to develop Virtual Laboratories toemulate the traditional laboratory and incorporate them into the virtual world of DL. Thisexplosion in DL and the subsequent growth of Virtual Laboratories (VL) is “made possible bythe development of the internet” [1]. Page 14.1251.2[2], [3]The incorporation of new technologies in virtual laboratories can be viewed as an intricate set ofcomponents

Conference Session

Distance and Web-Based Learning in Engineering Technology: Part I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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B. Sridhara, Middle Tennessee State University

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Engineering Technology

instruction in ET courses such as statics, dynamics,thermodynamics, strength of materials, vibration, design of machine elements and fluid powerdue to the math and/or lab component involved in these courses. In the last ten years he hastaught the above mentioned courses using CourseInfo (BlackBoard)1 ,2, 3 and WebCT.4,5 WebCTwas a major improvement over CourseInfo as it offered several new and efficient tools fordeveloping our ET course sites. The file management system was very useful particularly in ourcomputer-assisted design/drafting (CADD) classes where it was necessary to downloadapproximately a hundred student submissions (files) for each assignment. Other instructors inour ET department are teaching engineering economy, operations management

Conference Session

Assessment and Continuous Improvement in Engineering Technology: Part II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nripendra Sarker, Prairie View A&M University; Mohan Ketkar, Prairie View A&M University; Cajetan Akujuobi, Prairie View A&M University

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Engineering Technology

(2008-09) is Program EducationalObjectives. ABET defines Program Educational Objectives as1: Program educational objectives are broad statements that describe the career and professional accomplishments that the program is preparing graduates to achieve.In the process of assessing the achievement of program objectives, ABET assesses the level ofachievement of each program objective including involvement of various constituents supportingthe program. Based on the above broad statement, a number of specific educational programobjectives were developed as shown in Figure 1. Program Objective 1 Produce graduates who will have successful careers in Computer Engineering Technology and related fields

Conference Session

Critical issues in IT and IET: Focus Group

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan Scachitti, Purdue University, Calumet; Juan Salinas, Purdue University, Calumet; Deepthi Karanam, Purdue University, Calumet

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Engineering Technology

when difficult and abstract models are studied.” (1)Simulation is being increasingly recognized as a useful and practical technique, especially ingiving a realistic view of the system under study. Different scenarios can be analyzed in order toinvestigate which configuration is the best to meet the objective. (2) Traditional theoreticalteaching methods teach engineering technology students the basics for problem solving. Whenused accordingly, simulation can enhance a student’s problem solving skills. For this reason,experience with discrete event process simulation software, often associated with the IndustrialEngineering Technology (IET) or Manufacturing Engineering Technology (MfET) disciplines,provides graduates with a unique and marketable

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Project-Based Student Learning: Part I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Everly, University of Cincinnati

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Engineering Technology

seventeen laboratory exercises. The author's life-long interest in amateur radiocoupled with the discovery of a textbook entitled the "Electronics of Radio" by Rutledge [1],based on a transceiver designed by Burdick [2], made the course extremely practical withemphasis on construction techniques and subsystem testing. In addition, only a modest amounton non-calculus mathematics is required for the student to gain an adequate understanding oftransceiver design concepts.Professor Rutledge's textbook uses an off-the-shelf 7 MHz RF transceiver kit known as theNorCal 40A as a vehicle for teaching RF circuit analysis and design. The term NorCal is anabbreviation for Northern California amateur radio club which initially participated in the

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum and Practices in Engineering Technology

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nirmal Das, Georgia Southern University

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Engineering Technology

exercises are prepared as warranted by the topic addressed. Twoexamples are presented in this paper (see Appendix). One exercise is presented in Example 1pertaining to the topic of stability and determinacy of a truss shown in Figure 1. The feedbackinformation is also included in each exercise. This exercise is for the students to recognize thefundamental differences between a stable structure and an unstable structure, and also between astatically determinate structure and a statically indeterminate structure. The second differenceleads to the recognition of a situation where Statics alone is not adequate for solution of theproblem. Example 2 is on effects of moving loads on a beam. The concept of influence lines liesat the core of this

Conference Session

Research and Project Initiatives in IT and IET

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Abed El Hameed El Madwar, University of Northern Iowa; Recayi 'Reg' Pecen; Hong 'Jeffrey' Nie; Julie Zhang, University of Northern Iowa

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Engineering Technology

a standard form of wireless sensor networks (WSNs) based upon the Institute ofElectrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.15.4 standard. ZigBee protocol was engineeredby the ZigBee Alliance to provide OEMs and integrators with low-power consumption wirelessdata solution with multiple network structures and secure connections for monitoringapplications 1.This paper describes an experimental study for the design and implementation of a ZigBee IEEE802.15.4 wireless network to offer low power and low cost wireless networking applications inan industrial setting. The experiment has been driven by the problems associated with the use ofthe cables in industries such as the high cost of maintenance, limited mobility of workers, andpotential

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Project-Based Student Learning: Part I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Engineering Technology

/Brochures/Academics/instruction.html2. Burgstahler, S. (2009). Universal Design of Instruction. Retrieved from http://www.washington.edu/doit/Stem/ud.html3. Melber, L. M., & Brown, K. D. (2008). "Not Like a Regular Science Class": Informal Science Education for Students with Disabilities. The Clearing House. September/October 2008:82(1):35-39.4. Moriarty, M. A. (2007). Inclusive Pedagogy: Teaching Methodologies to Reach Diverse Learners in Science Instruction. Equity & Excellence in Education. 40(3):252-265.5. North Carolina State University, The Center for Universal Design (1997). The Principles of Universal Design. Retrieved from http://www.design.ncsu.edu/cud/about_ud/udprinciplestext.htm6. North Carolina State

Conference Session

Innovations in Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Omer Farook, Purdue University, Calumet; Chandra Sekhar, Purdue University, Calumet; Essaid Bouktache, Purdue University, Calumet; Jai Agrawal, Purdue University, Calumet; Jared Goodall, South Lake Automation

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Engineering Technology

. Enrollment of the course is limited to 16students. The class is broken into 4 groups, of 4 students each.Pedagogy of the CourseThe pedagogy of the course is based on Outcome Based Education [1], and utilizes theinteractive model of learning. All students maintain an online portfolio of the workreflecting their individual learning. In addition to this each team has its own onlineportfolio which chronicles the work of the team collectively. All the online portfolios areavailable to all the students in the class so as to foster horizontal learning. The system Page 14.1356.3designed in the laboratory to perform a specific task is the core measurement of

Conference Session

Distance and Web-Based Learning in ET: Remote and Virtual Laboratories

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ranjeet Agarwala, East Carolina University; Andrew Jackson, East Carolina University; Jackson Sherion, East Carolina University

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Engineering Technology

. Page 14.519.2 1 The following are fast facts and key numbers at ECU: Total enrollment: 23,164 Undergraduate: 17,728 Graduate: 5,150 Doctoral (EdD and PhD): 334 Medical (MD): 286 • 14.9 percent of students enrolled are African Americans; 4.7 percent are other minorities. • 12.6 percent of students are from out-of-state, coming from forty-seven states and the District of Columbia. • 19.7 percent of first-time freshmen are from out-of- state. • 189 students are from fifty-six foreign countries.College of Technology and Computer ScienceThe College of Technology and Computer Sciences2 unique slate of programs provides atechnology

Conference Session

Laboratories in Engineering Technology

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Edwards, Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Gerald Recktenwald, Portland State University

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Engineering Technology

mechanics, heat transfer, applications of numerical analysis, and in improving undergraduate engineering education. Page 14.1058.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 1 Simple Experiments for the Thermal and Fluid SciencesAbstract:An NSF funded project called The Engineering of Everyday Things (EET) uses simple, everydaydevices to help teach core concepts in the thermal and fluid sciences. Exercises are beingdeveloped which can be used for laboratory classes, in-class demonstrations, or as supplementalinstruction

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Faculty Development and Research in ET

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gary Bertoline, Purdue University

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Engineering Technology

Page 14.227.2for the important role that research played in World War II, Bush was commissioned by 1President Roosevelt to submit a report recommending how research should be supported by theFederal government in peacetime. His subsequent report titled Science, the Endless Frontier, hasas its first canon that basic research is performed without thought of practical ends.2 Its secondcanon states that basic research is the pacemaker of technological improvement.1 The final pieceof the puzzle that led us to where we are today has its roots in the Grinter report released in thelate 1950’s that advocated a more science-based engineering curriculum which eventually led tothe creation of engineering

Conference Session

Project-Based Student Learning: Part II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dale Litwhiler, Pennsylvania State University, Berks; Frances Jallu, Pennsylvania State University, Berks

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Engineering Technology

: Page 14.110.2 1. No AC power available at the bus shelter location. 2. Project life of one to two years. 3. Deliver approximately three minutes of audio content. 4. Simple user operation: Just one pushbutton. 5. Tamper-resistant housing and mounting. 6. No modifications of the bus shelter structure.Constraint 1 required that the system be self-powered. Battery power was the logical firstchoice. The second and third constraints dictated that the batteries would probably need to bereplaced or replenished during the useable life of the system. The bus shelter is located in anarea with sufficient sunshine therefore a rechargeable battery with a small solar panel

Conference Session

Laboratories in Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cheng Lin, Old Dominion University; Gene Hou, Old Dominion University; Sebastian Bawab, Old Dominion University; Timothy Coats, NSWCCD; Hesham Nassar, Old Dominion University

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Engineering Technology

ispowered and controlled by an industrial amplifier. A Programmable Logical Controller (PLC) isapplied to activate these four actuators simultaneously and repeatedly. Accelerometers using anNational Instruments (NI) data acquisition system are used to measure the impact force duringthe tests. Students gain design and implementation experiences from the developing of thesystem.1. IntroductionA collision between two bodies which occur in a very small interval of time, and during whichthe two bodies exert on each other relatively large forces, is called an impact1. The followingimpact-force equation can be used to illustrate the physical situation. (1)Where F

Conference Session

Research and Project Initiatives in IT and IET

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Immanuel Edinbarough, University of Texas, Brownsville; Karla Ramirez, University of Texas, Brownsville

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Engineering Technology

14.698.3performed in Hot Ambient, Full Ambient and Cold Low Ambient conditions and the failures arecommon in Cold Low Ambient condition. Figure 1 Histogram at Cold Primary TestVariations of slope conditions during testing is shown in the frequency histogram(Figure 1).Thehistogram shows the acceptable frequency of slope conditions as against the recorded frequency,and it can be seen that the data is not close to the required parameters.Green Y, which is the parameter measure, tested for the variation in its slope conditions. The rateof variation (KPa/ms) is measured in the time inteval between the 10% and the 50% of the peakpreassure (KPa) during the test.It has been obeserved that the pieces that are failed in the testing have

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Distance and Web-Based Learning in Engineering Technology: Part II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bruce Mutter, Bluefield State College

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Engineering Technology

newlyemerging conference software applications. Testing opportunities will be devised throughmodels similarly employed by our own CART CMS allowing online mine site vignettes andprojects.Finally, the research will analyze the hardware needs required by the institution for the deliveryof the program and by students taking the individual courses. Cost analysis will include the costof delivery of the program, individual courses, and impacts on faculty resources. Research willexamine development of marketing strategies and propose market pricing for tuition and feesrequired by the program.1. IntroductionThe CART Course Management System (CMS) was developed by the Center for AppliedResearch & Technology, Inc. established on 28 July 1998 to enhance

Conference Session

Curriculum in Civil Engineering Technology

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Cottrell, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Chung-Suk Cho, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Engineering Technology

complete semester where sustainable constructionemerged as the new course focus.Background Traditionally, the focus of construction education in the United States has been onthe management issues, materials, methods, and technical aspects of construction.Environmental concerns or issues were thought to be the problem of architect, thus,received less attention in construction curriculum.1 However, various organizations,from the United Nations to contractor associations, have called for green and sustainablepractices to be integrated into the construction curriculum, and various approaches havebeen tried at different institutions. With increased global concerns regarding environmental degradation, decliningnatural species, and global

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Research and Project Initiatives in IT and IET

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jonathan Davis, Purdue University; Edie Schmidt, Purdue University; Sorraya Khiewnavawongsa, Purdue University; Regena Scott, Purdue University

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Engineering Technology

” knowledge. The result will be a clearly-defined economic difference between sourcing methodologies, complete with specific methodsof quantifying (in terms of money) many of the benefits of VMI that impact the bottom line, butare not easily converted to a dollar figure.IntroductionVendor management of inventory (VMI) has a distinguished recent history of progress andsuccess at the highest levels of industry.[1] From Procter and Gamble’s 24-year-old partnershipwith Wal-Mart to the current environment of widespread big-box retailer adoption, VMI hasgrown up from its roots as a wishful thinking plan to combat the bullwhip effect to a legitimateand even dominant idea for optimization of a retail supply chain.[2]Even so, VMI remains difficult to sell to

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Project-Based Student Learning: Part I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Saeed Foroudastan, Middle Tennessee State University

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Engineering Technology

Engineering Technology department. The five projects offered through the EVP(Moonbuggy, Solar Vehicle, SAE Formula One, SAE Mini Baja, and Solar Boat) offer academicvariety and the chance to work as a team in exciting competitions. Page 14.575.5Figure 1: Baja SAE Figure 2: Formula SAE Figure 3: Moon Buggy The essential factor of the EVP retaining students in the Engineering Technologydepartment lies in the infrastructure of the PL-TL model which enables students to create bondson the basis of similar interests. Through close interaction and daily activities, members create asupport unit within themselves which creates

Conference Session

Curriculum in Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology: Part II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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HongLi Luo, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne

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Engineering Technology

efficient utilization of network bandwidth.BitTorrent [1], Skype and PPLive are popular applications built over peer-to-peer networkingtechnology. With the fast advances of wireless network and mobile devices, people can use thecellular phone, PDA to access Internet, check email, and even watch video clips using 3Gcellular networks or Wi-Fi.Multimedia networking application is different from the traditional FTP file downloading. In amultimedia networking application, which is also called streaming media, the media is beingplayed while being downloaded. On the contrary, in traditional FTP applications, the media startsplayback after it is downloaded to the local computer. Multimedia networking application has itsown Quality of Service (QoS

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Faculty Development and Research in ET

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Denton, Purdue University; Nancy Denton, Purdue University

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Engineering Technology

encourages themechanisms that strengthen technical education and our students’ preparation for professionalpractice.Engineering technology faculty span the academic and industrial fields and create a link betweenpractice based professionals and theory based scholars. Involvement in the examination questiondevelopment process can afford engineering technology faculty many benefits, such as a betterunderstanding of core body of knowledge in the discipline. This understanding creates moreawareness of current and upcoming challenges in the discipline. It also affords exposure tonational and international aspects of the discipline and related industry.References[1] Phillips, John T, “Professional Certification: Does it matter?”, Information Management

Conference Session

Assessment and Continuous Improvement in Engineering Technology: Part II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Warren Hill, Weber State University

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Engineering Technology

. d. Capstone or other integrating experiences must draw together diverse elements of the curriculum and develop student competence in focusing both technical and non-technical skills in solving problems.Technical Content The technical content must develop the skills and knowledge appropriate to the educational objectives of the program and must represent at least 1/3 of the total credit hours for the program but no more than 2/3 the total credit hours for the program. Page 14.155.7 d. Capstone or other integrating experiences that draw together diverse elements of the curriculum and develop student competence in focusing

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Assessment and Continuous Improvement in Engineering Technology: Part II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Irwin, Michigan Technological University; Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University

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Engineering Technology

shortcomingsidentified needed to be submitted to ABET by July 1, 2007. One of the InstitutionalWeaknesses reported by ABET was Criterion 3: Assessment and Evaluation stating thateach program had ambitious plans, but neither program had collected data from everyassessment measure. Also, there were no documented examples to show that thecontinuous loop had been closed by way of program improvement.The response to this assessment was that the MET program, realizing the plan was tooambitious for the available resources, decided to benchmark other institutions and thenrevisit the program goals and objectives re-linking them to the a-k criteria to becompleted by April 28, 2006. As requested, on July 28, 2007 a Reaccreditation Reportwas submitted to ABET outlining the

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Curriculum in Civil Engineering Technology

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Lambrechts, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Engineering Technology

. There are similarities and differences between the 25ABET-TAC accredited CET programs across the U.S., just as there are differences between the250 or so full-fledged civil engineering programs. The intent here is to illustrate somesimilarities and differences in courses between our C.E.Technology program and the civilengineering programs at two nearby and well regarded New England state universities. This willbe followed with a brief discussion of how our program fits the needs of the student base that wereceive at Wentworth with each Fall’s incoming freshman class.The Civil Engineering Technology program at Wentworth Institute of Technology issummarized by semester in Table 1, along with the civil engineering programs at the Univ