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Engineering Technology Progress Reports: Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth Stier, Illinois State University

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Engineering Technology

outcomes were developed initially in draft form. Performance criteria were thenidentified for each of the outcomes. Rogers defines performance criteria as the “specific,measurable statements identifying the performance(s) required to meet the outcome and areconfirmable through evidence”24. Developing the performance criteria helped the faculty tofurther refine the outcomes. The number of performance criteria per outcome was limited to fouras an accepted rule-of-thumb as they were being developed. The template in figure one was usedas the learning outcomes and performance criteria were identified.The advisory board for the program was convened and asked to provide input on all theoutcomes and performance criteria that were identified by the

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Innovative Curriculum and Practices in Engineering Technology

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven Walk, Old Dominion University; Roland Lawrence, Old Dominion University

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. Students in this knowledge-deficitsituation generally benefit from direct interaction with an instructor, such as in the traditionalvisit to an instructor‟s office for private one-on-one tutoring. In this personal interaction, theinstructor will assess „in real time‟ the student‟s understanding of any number of prerequisiteskills and knowledge and will adjust the direction and pace of the meeting, and ideally respondwith sensitivity, insight, and accuracy at teach point of assessment during the tutorial session.The long-term goal of this effort is to create, using interactive software, an effective substitutefor the one-on-one, across-the-desk tutorial experience for the advanced placement engineeringor engineering technology student needing

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Assessment & Continuous Improvement in ECET: Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ronald Land, Penn State University - New Kensington

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. In the aggregate, the results did indicate a potential level of interestadequate to financially support a test should one be available. Survey questions and acompilation of the results are documented in the reference, which can be viewed on theAssociation‟s page of the ETD website.(ii)The key results, however, had to do with the costs which respondents were willing to pay foraccess to testing. Respondents were asked to identify a price level at which they would bewilling/able to take advantage of testing, and to estimate how many students they would test eachyear at that price level. Those results provided a basis for estimating a price point that wouldmaximize revenue from an ongoing testing program. When these results were reviewed with

Conference Session

Issues and Directions in ET Education & Administration: Part II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gerry Marekova, Drexel University; Vladimir Genis, Drexel University; David Spang, Burlington County College

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fortransfer to a four-year institution after completion their A.S. degrees in engineering and science.Example of the articulation agreement between Drexel University and BCC is presented below.Articulation Agreement between DU and BCCTable 1 indicates all courses that could be transferred from BCC towards Drexel’s B. S. degreein AET with concentration in Mechanical Engineering Technology. The AET curriculumconsists of 187.5 quarter credits. To transfer to AET, BCC students must complete theirAssociate of Applied Science (A. A. S.) degree at BCC. According to the articulation agreementbetween DU and BCC, BCC students can transfer total of 68 semester credits to Drexel’s AETprogram, which corresponds to 91.5 DU quarter credits. Students are required to

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Innovation in ECET Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Li Tan, Purdue University, North Central; Jean Jiang, Purdue University, North Central

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filter after the DAC channel. O3. Compute and analyze signal spectra using DFT/FFT algorithms. O4. Analyze filter frequency response; perform digital filtering; verify the signal spectral effects. O5. Design FIR filters and implement them in real-time using the floating-point format. O6. Design IIR filters and implement them in real-time using the floating-point format. O7. Waveform generation using digital filter(s). O8. Develop comprehensive real-time DSP project and demonstrate the implementation.B. DSP Laboratories with MATLAB and TI TSM320C67C13 DSKIn order to fulfill our course learning outcomes, we have developed our labs using bothMATLAB and TMS320C6713 DSK

Conference Session

Assessment & Continuous Improvement in ET: Part II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven Walk, Old Dominion University

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Engineering Technology

objectives. A detailed questionnaire has beendeveloped and used in several courses to gather information on the opinions and reflections ofstudents on the learning opportunities offered them. In this unique survey, presented to thestudent not as a course evaluation but as survey of the student‟s opinions of his/her own learning,students are asked to evaluate their own ability to understand and apply the course knowledgeand skills objectives. Students are asked also to rate the course various learning opportunities –lectures, text, laboratories, etc. – insofar as each opportunity aided their learning in each courseobjective.The survey has provided valuable new information to the instructor to measure and meet notonly continuous improvements in

Conference Session

Industry Sponsored Research and Project Initiatives in Industrial Technology & Industrial Engineering Technology

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University; Akshay Parthasarathy, Texas A&M University

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they will encounter as they enter the workforce.Bibliography1. S. Datar, C.C. Jordan, S. Kekre, S. Rajiv, and K. Srinivasan, "The Advantages of Time-Based New Product Development in a Fast-Cycle Industry," Journal of Marketing Research 34 (1), 36-49 (1997).2. G. Kalyanaram and G.L. Urban, "Dynamic Effects of the Order of Entry on Market Share, Trial Penetration, and Repeat Purchases for Frequently Purchased Consumer Goods," Marketing Science 11 (3), 235-250 (1992).3. D. Hall and J. Jackson, "Speeding Up New Product Development," Management Accounting 74 (4), 32-36 (1992).4. M.A. Cohen, J. Eliashberg, and H. Teck-Hua, "New Product Development: The Performance and Time-to- Market Tradeoff," Management Science 42 (2), 173

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Curriculum in Mechanical Engineering Technology: Part II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nancy Denton, Purdue University; Marc Williams, Purdue University; Joseph Kmec, Purdue University

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Processing Industries. Williams holds an M. S. in Mechanical Engineering Technology from Purdue University and is certified as a Vibration Analyst Category III from the Vibration Institute.Joseph Kmec, Purdue University Joseph F. Kmec is currently Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering Technology at Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN. His teaching areas of concentration are energy-based and include Applied Thermodynamics, Internal Combustion Engines, Motorsports, and Power Plant Systems. His recent activities involving student projects include engine simulation, power plant performance analysis, and nuclear technology. He may be reached at: kmecjf@purdue.edu

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Assessment & Continuous Improvement in ET: Part III

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Virginia Westheider, University of Cincinnati; Sarai Hedges, University of Cincinnati

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Engineering Technology

  Page 15.455.15 APPENDIX A ALUMNI INFORMATION FORM ‐ Confidentiality will be maintained with all information  Name:  _______________________________________________________  Phone:  ___ Address:  ___________________________________________________________________________________________   City:  ________________________________________________________  State:  ________________  Zip: ___________ Email: _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Year and quarter of Graduation:  __________________  Final CAS Degree:     Associate     Bachelor (circle one)   Major(s

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Capstone and Senior Design in Engineering Technology: Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Jones, State University of New York, Institute of Tech, U; Anglo Tadros, SUNYIT

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-successful). The measure of satisfactory performance in eachcategory was the percentage of students scoring “1.” A benchmark of 70% was used to gage theoverall level of success. If 70% of the students were successful, then the presentations wereconsidered successful. Results from this rubric gave the instructor and students feedback, and theresults also provided a basis for monitoring improvements that occurred during the second halfof the semester.Table 5. Rubric for Mid-semester Oral Presentations Before the presentation, submit a typed page with: Your name(s), Descriptive title Outline of the presentation List of references, including URLs of websites used

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Newly Developed Engineering Courses

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anoop Desai, Georgia Southern University; Phil Waldrop, Georgia Southern University

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AC 2010-1605: ET CONTRIBUTION TO UNIVERSITY CORE CURRICULUMTHROUGH A COURSE ON SUSTAINABILITYAnoop Desai, Georgia Southern University Dr. Anoop Desai received his BS degree in Production Engineering from the University of Bombay in 1999, and MS and Ph.D. degrees in Industrial Engineering from The University of Cincinnati in 2002 and 2006. His main research interests are in Product Lifecycle Management, Design for the Environment, Total Quality Management including tools for Six Sigma and Ergonomics. In addition to teaching ET courses in these fields, he is an instructor and co-developer of the core course described in the paper.Phil Waldrop, Georgia Southern University Phillip S. Waldrop

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Curriculum in Mechanical Engineering Technology: Part II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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B. Sridhara, Middle Tennessee State University

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AC 2010-1098: COURSE-RELATED ACTIVITIES FOR MECHANICALVIBRATION IN THE ABSENCE OF A FORMAL LABORATORYB. Sridhara, Middle Tennessee State University Dr. B. S. Sridhara is a professor in the Department of Engineering Technology at Middle Tennessee State University. He received his B.S.M.E. and M.S.M.E. degrees from Bangalore University and Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India. He received his M.S.M.E. and Ph. D. degrees from Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey, and Auburn University, Alabama. Dr. Sridhara has published several peer-reviewed articles in the areas of Acoustics, Vibration, finite element methods, and Engineering Education

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Industry based new Innovative and Nontraditional Curriculum in Industrial Technology and Industrial Engineering Technology

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julie Little-Wiles, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Stephen Hundley, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Erich Bauer, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis

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in regards to utilization of LMS products and studentengagement.As Kuh et al. (2001)6 discovered “...it appears that the further away from campus (walkingdistance, driving distance) the less likely a student is to take advantage of the educationalresources the institution provides” (p.5). It is up to administrators, IT professionals andinstructors to engage those urban, commuter students and provide them with the sameopportunities their fellow on campus colleagues can access.Bibliography1. Carliner, S. (2004.) An overview of online learning (2nd Ed.) Amherst, MA: HRD Press.2. Harasim, L. (1989). On-Line Education: A New Domain. In Mason, R., and Kaye. A (Eds.), Mindweave: Communication, Computers and Distance Education. (pp.50-62

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Distance and Web-Based Learning in ET: Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sohail Anwar, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona College; Jane LeClair, Excelsior College; Arnie Peskin, Excelsior College

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fields of endeavor. Taken together, theseadvantages are propelling the college to make nanotechnology and power well-establishedofferings for engineering technologists.Bibliography1. Anwas, S. and H. Dhillon. “Development of an On-line Introduction to Nanotechnology Course: Issues and Challenges”. Proceedings of the 2008 ASEE Annual Conference.2. Meyyappan, M. “Nanotechnology Education and Training”. Journal of Materials Education Vol. 26 (3-4), 2004.3. Anwar, S., J. A. Rolle, and A. A. Memon. “Development and Delivery of On-line Upper Division Engineering Technology Courses”. Proceedings of the 2005 ASEE Annual Conference.4. Sridhara, B. “WebCT – A Powerful Web-Enhanced Instruction Tool for Engineering Technology Courses”. Proceedings of

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Industry Sponsored Research and Project Initiatives in Industrial Technology & Industrial Engineering Technology

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jorge Rodriguez, Western Michigan University; Alamgir Choudhury, Western Michigan University; Luis Rodriguez, University of Wisconsin - Waukesha

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Engineering Technology

Page 15.186.2process.At Western Michigan University (WMU) there is the requirement that all CEAS’s undergraduategraduating students must complete a Senior Design Project in a two-semester sequence. Projectsare presented by faculty members in the College, and students indicate their preferences.Subsequently, teams are formed, with the number of students in each team being decided by thetechnical advisor(s), the course coordinator, and any sponsor(s) in function of the expectationsfor the project. Most of the teams have three students, and students’ preferences have shifted inthe past years from having more interest on internal projects (i.e., no industry involvement) tohaving projects where an industry sponsor is involved. Among the many

Conference Session

Alternate Energy

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Luces Faulkenberry, University of Houston; Wajiha Shireen, University of Houston

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Engineering Technology

finals, coupled with various business and Christmasactivities of employees of CenterPoint Energy, and business travel by the PHEV representativemade it impossible to gather a group of CenterPoint Energy employees for the studentpresentations. Thus, only the CenterPoint Energy PHEV representative and the project professorwere gathered to hear the student presentations. A rating form was prepared for the CenterPointEnergy representative and the professor to rate the presentations. It is illustrated in Figure 1below. The students did not rate one another’s presentations because of the difficulty ofproviding anonymity. PHEV PROJECT CLASS PRESENTATION RATING SHEETPRESENTER(S) _______________names pre-typed by professor____PRESENTATION

Conference Session

Engaging Students in Learning

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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HuiRu Shih, Jackson State University; Wei Zheng, Jackson State University; Tzusheng Pei, Jackson State University; Gordon Skelton, Jackson State University; Evelyn Leggette, Jackson State University

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Engineering Technology

. Page 15.769.10Bibliography:1. National Center for Education Statistics, (2006). “Contexts of Postsecondary Education Indicator 45,” .2. Boylan, A. (2004). “The Charge to Conference Participants,” Proceeding of Invention and Impact: Building Excellence in Undergraduate Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education, National Science Foundation, pp.357-360.3. Panaoura, A. and Philippou, G. (2003). “The Construct Validity of an Inventory for the Measurement of Young Pupils’ Metacognitive Abilities In Mathematics”. In N. A. Pateman, B. J. Doherty, and J. Zilliox (Eds.), Proc. 27th Conf. of the Int. Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Vol. 3, pp. 437-444.4. Pape, S. J., Bell, C. V. and Yetkin, I. E

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Engineering Technology Progress Reports: Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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departments, organizations,and stakeholders was challenge at times. After merging all of the accumulated informationgathered from multiple sources into a design specification, the construction and testing phasesproceeded as scheduled. During this project many other products were identified that requiredesign modifications to make them more usable by people with the widest possible range ofabilities. Redesigning these products using the concepts of universal design will become the nextstep for this project.Bibliography1. Burgstahler, S. (2008). Universal Design of Instruction (UDI): Definition, Principles, and Examples. Retrieved from http://www.washington.edu/doit/Brochures/Academics/instruction.html2. Burgstahler, S. E., & Cory, R. C

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Critical Issues in IT and IET: Focus Group

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University; Ram Prasad Diwakaran, Texas A&M University; Justin Zsiros, Texas A&M University

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produced specimens. Once the usable specimens wereproduced, the students proceed to the testing station.The samples were tested on a Tinius Olsen H10KT tensile testing machine. They were extendedat 0.02cm/s and the test continued until the failure (fracture) of the specimen. The students notedthe elongation to break (strain) and ultimate strength (Mpa) of the specimens. Given that thethree groups had to begin at various stations to make the laboratory time effective, samples weregiven to the initial testing group to test. The group that began with testing moved to thesimulation station next.Once the three groups had completed the three different exercises at the three stations, they metand discussed their results and finding. The goal was to have

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Curriculum in Mechanical Engineering Technology: Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Modulus Strength (g/cc) (GPa) (GPa) (GPa) (MPa) S-Glass 2.59 86 4.14 Epoxy 3.12 75.8 Kevlar 49 1.45 131 3.62 Polyester 3.4 55 Carbon-PAN 1.75 230 3.24 PEEK 3.24 100 Figure 13: Modulus and ultimate strength of a few commonly used fiber materials.Composites are anisotropic heterogeneous materials, which simply mean material properties Page 15.1201.13depend not only on directions but also on locations. Micromechanics is a branch of physicalscience, which studies the

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Alternate Energy

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Santiago; Hazem Tawfik; Yeong Ryu; Kamel El-Khatib; Devinder Mahajan

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Engineering Technology

Sources 170 (2007) 1–12, April 20072. T. Lopes, E. Antolini, F. Colmati, E.R. Gonzalez, J. Power Sources 164 (2007) 111.3. E. Antolini, J.R.C. Salgado, E.R. Gonzalez, J. Power Sources 155 (2006) 161.4. S. Rousseau, C. Coutanceau, C. Lamy, J.-M. Leger, J. Power Sources 158 (2006) 18.5. D. Zhang, Z. Ma,G.Wang, K.Konstantinov, X.Yuan, H. Liu, Electrochem, Solid State Lett. 9 (2006) A423.6. F. Colmati, E. Antolini, E.R. Gonzalez, Appl. Catal. B: Environ, 73 (2007) 106.7. S.S. Gupta, J. Datta, J. Electroanal. Chem. 594 (2006) 65.8. D.M. dos Anjos, K.B. Kokoh, J.M. L´eger, A.R. de Andrade, P. Olivi, G. Tremiliosi-Filho, J. Appl. Electrochem. 36 (2006) 1391

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Issues and Directions in Engineering Technology Education & Administration: Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Spang, Burlington County College; Vladimir Genis, Drexel University

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Education, Vol. 96.,No. 2, pp. 117-124, 2007.10. T. Grose, “You Know it. Can you Write it?”, PRISM, American Society for Engineering Education, pp. 42-45,December 2007.11. L. Shuman et al., “The ABET “Professional Skills”-Can They Be Taught? Can they Be Assessed?”, Journal ofEngineering Education, Vol. 94, No. 1, pp. 41-55, 2005.12. S. Yule, et al., “Development of a rating system for surgeon’s non-technical skills”, Medical Education;Blackwell Publishing Ltd. 2006, 40: pp.1098-1104.13. S. Barkley, “A Synthesis of Recent Literature on Articulation and Transfer”, Community College Review 1993,Vol.20, Issue 4.14. P. Bahr, “Cooling Out in the Community College: What is the Effect of Academic Advising on Students’Chances of Success?”, Res. High Educ

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Issues and Directions in ET Education & Administration: Part III

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph Tabas, IUPUI; William Lin, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis

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whole could beestablished. This is due in no small part to the fact many technology programs where created atdifferent times with varying goals.1 Resulting in many institutions commingling the termsengineering, engineering technology, technologist, technician, and the like, which furtherexacerbate the process of developing an accurate history. This becomes exceedingly clear duringthe research of this topic, for example, Purdue’s College of Technology.Purdue University’s College of Technology has a deeply rooted and well established history thatdates back to the 1870’s. Beginning with the Morrill Act of 1862, Purdue began focusing onteaching the principals of applied engineering. However, it was not until WWII when acoordinated effort with the

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Engineering Technology Progress Reports: Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maureen Valentine, Rochester Institute of Technology; Carol Richardson, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Engineering Technology

professional certifications have beenestablished in ET alumni surveys during the last decade at RIT, the University of Dayton, OldDominion, Northeastern University, and the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown (UPJ).” 1Work completed by Mott,2 Stanley and Verma 3 in the early 1990’s provided an effective meansof gathering relevant information from an alumni pool and data by which other schools, like RIT,could benchmark to demonstrate success of those alumni.In 2004, the Technology Accreditation Commission (TAC) of ABET required the use ofoutcomes assessment as the basis for accreditation assessment for engineering technologyprograms. The current TAC ABET Criteria for accrediting engineering technology programsrequire the following: Criterion 2

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Curriculum in Telecommunications Engineering Technology

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Muhammad Hasan, Texas A&M University

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multiplication. A shift-add hardware multiplier would carry out the same multiplicationmuch faster. Moreover, a hardware multiplier following Booth’s algorithm would carry out theoperation faster when using 2’s complement number representation. As discussed in 12, 13, amultiplicand and a multiplier register hold the inputs while a pair of shift-registers hold the final Page 15.303.4results. Control inputs for these registers are generated from the counter-decoder combination. Non restoring divider: A software divider would normally use repeated subtraction method tocarry out division. A shift-subtract hardware divider would carry out the same division

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Assessment & Continuous Improvement in ECET: Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathleen Ossman, University of Cincinnati

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Engineering Technology

Software functional. components. One or was sufficient to meet interface(s) were Component more project project specifications. well-designed and selection was specifications were user friendly. The excellent and the not met. project met all project met all required specifications. specifications. Code was well

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Innovative Curriculum and Practices in Engineering Technology

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hsi-Hsun Tsai, Ming-Chi University of Technology

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, major or the recent graduates. (3) the problem solving abilitieshave significant different between students with different score ranking, with part-time job,class cadre during the high school and college. Based on the findings of this study, somesuggestions were provided at the end of the study for the reference of the inventory users andthe future researchers. The feedbacks of the ability assessments of each student to the relatedteachers to improve the teaching modules are useful for the higher technical and vocationaleducation.AcknowledgementThis work is supported by the National Science Council of Taiwan under contract numberNSC97-2511-S-131-006-MY3

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Engaging Students in Learning

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amir Salehpour, University of Cincinnati; Sam Antoline, University of Cincinnati

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Engineering Technology

, B.F., Problem-based education (PROBE): learning for a lifetime of change. Proc. 1997ASEE Annual Conf. and Expo., Milwaukee, USA (1997).15. Jensen, D.J., Wood, J.J., Dennis, S., Wood, K.L., and Campbell, M., "Design implementation and assessment of a suite of multimedia and hands-on active learning enhancements for machine design," Proceedings of IMECE, Page 15.1013.9 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Orlando FL, November 2005, CD-Rom, IMECE2005-81599.16. Shakerin, S. and Jensen, D.D., “Enhancement of Mechanics Education by Means of Photoelasticity and the Finite Element Method

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Innovation in ECET Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Luciano Boglione, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

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Engineering Technology

· Wave equation in the frequency domain · Propagation constant k 3. The boundary conditions · Incident and reflected waves · Changing reference system (x = l − d) · Reflection coefficient Γ 4. The scattering matrix S · Scattering matrix S of a transmission line · Obtaining Sij (general case) · The Smith chart 5. Practical transmission lines · Ideal vs. real transmission line · Microstrip line · Introduction to

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Technology Courses

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Cottrell, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Engineering Technology

AC 2010-2114: INTEGRATING CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT INTO AMULTI-DISCIPLINARY SEMINAR COURSE: BROADENING THE STUDENTHORIZON TO BETTER FUNCTION AND APPRECIATE GLOBAL,CONTEMPORARY ISSUESDavid Cottrell, University of North Carolina, Charlotte DR. DAVID S. COTTRELL is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Technology, University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1978 and retired in 2000 after more than 22 years of service with the US Army Corps of Engineers. Studies at Texas A&M University resulted in an MS Degree in Civil Engineering in 1987 and a PhD in 1995. He is a registered Professional Engineer with the Commonwealth of Virginia