Conference Session

Curriculum in Electrical Engineering Technology

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jay Porter, Texas A&M University; Joseph Morgan, Texas A&M University; Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University; George Wright, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

-courseimplementation approach. Once the approach was determined, the course directors of the twocourses interacted with representatives of the university-relations department in a number ofFPGA manufacturing companies to see what level of support could be provided for the newstrategy. The EET/TET Programs were interested in building a long-term relation with acompany that would include continued support in both hardware and software developmentenvironments. In addition to these laboratory resources, the course directors were very interestedin training/short course support for laboratory assistants and other faculty members as well aspotential student motivation support. Based on these decision factors, the EET/TET Programschose Xilinx6 as its industry partner

Conference Session

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

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruce Mutter, Bluefield State College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

(CCLE). The decision includes a commitment to remain engaged with thehigher education community as it builds solutions for interoperability and cross-systemcollaboration. UCLA intends to continue as a Sakai Foundation member and, as capacity isavailable, to work with others in the Sakai, Moodle, and IMS communities who are interested inworking on data, tool, and language interoperability solutions.The decision to converge on common solution is a response to faculty leadership in thearticulation of a vision for improving the student learning and the faculty teaching and researchcollaboration experience. The selection process was accomplished through the significant effortof many staff and faculty who worked on the CCLE Technical and Functional

Conference Session

Issues and Direction in ET Education and Administration: Part II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carmine Balascio, University of Delaware

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

, manufacturing, safety and health in theworkplace, plant layout and materials handling, and machine design rounded out the offerings.Most of these courses were taught and/or developed by the department’s regular tenure-trackfaculty, but part-time contingent faculty were utilized regularly for some of the more specializedofferings such as welding and metals, PLCs, and safety and health in the workplace.Current ConditionsThe ET program has had healthy enrollment; we regularly graduate 20 to 25 students per year.We get relatively few students who start the program as freshmen, however. A typical incomingfreshman class will have only 4 or 5 members. The program does attract non-traditional part-time students who transfer credits from a 2-year ET degree and

Conference Session

Issues and Direction in ET Education and Administration: Part II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Enrique Barbieri, University of Houston; Wajiha Shireen, University of Houston; Farrokh Attarzadeh, University of Houston; Raresh Pascali, University of Houston; Miguel Ramos, University of Houston; William Fitzgibbon, University of Houston

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

degree. An apparentbenefit of either option discussed above is that Colleges and Schools of Engineering would beable to devote more of their resources to graduate engineering programs leaving freshman andsophomore level engineering classes to ET programs.A 2-year Template for ECE and ECET ProgramsBased on our experience, on conversations with other faculty members, and on an examinationof a representative sample of online degree plans at various Institutions, we present in thissection a generic 2-year template for students declaring ECE and ECET majors. The samplegroup of online plans that was examined is:Purdue University BSCmpE Virginia Tech BSEEUT Austin Computer Engineering University of Florida

Conference Session

Capstone and Senior Design in Engineering Technology

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Johnson, Purdue University; Sergey Dubikovsky, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Aeronautical Engineering Technology program has senior level capstone courses thatintegrate knowledge gained through undergraduate courses. Three of these capstone coursesrequire the students to plan, design, build, test, and implement product or process improvements.Faculty members have designed these courses in the curriculum to focus students on productdesign and process improvement. The courses use Lean Six Sigma (LSS) methodology andtechniques as a structured approach to problem-solving, product design, and processimprovement. This combination of design project experience and LSS knowledge is anadvantage for graduates seeking careers in aerospace and aviation, as the LSS methodology iswidely used across multiple disciplines to achieve dramatic

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum and Practices in Engineering Technology

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Mullett, Springfield Technical Community College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

of students and a nation-wide declining demand forelectronics technicians. As Moore’s Law continues to impact and transform the electronics fieldone wonders what skills will be needed by electronics technicians by the middle of the nextdecade (2015) and beyond or if there will be any demand for students that have the typical skillsets of electronics technician graduates of this decade. Recently, within the faculty ranksteaching in this area, there has been more discussion about the future and an increasing sense ofurgency that curriculum change is needed or there will be an ever increasing disconnect betweenwhat skills business and industry desire and what is being taught in typical ET associate degreeprograms. Many forward looking faculty