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applied academic populations, devise strategies for increasingenrollments from underrepresented populations, integrate technology into instruction, offerstudents cooperative and intern experiences, and increase the general level of communicationacross disciplines.With support from the National Science Foundation, Middlesex County College, is makingsignificant progress towards achieving its goals. Under the New Jersey Center for AdvancedTechnological Education, led by Middlesex County College, a consortium of institutions isrestructuring engineering technician education by creating a new interdisciplinary technicianprogram in Mecomtronics Engineering Technology. Likewise, a program in TelemediaCommunications Technology is being developed to

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Kathryn A. Neeley

Session 2561 To Arrive Where We Started and Know the Place for the First Time? Re-visioning Technical Communication Kathryn A. Neeley Technology, Culture, and Communication/University of VirginiaTeachers of technical communication are likely to welcome the emphasis the ABET 2000accreditation criteria place on effective communication as an integral component of engineeringpreparation and practice. But we would do well to remember that we are hardly the first toattempt to transform engineering education by giving communication a more prominent place inthe curriculum.’ Engineering educators

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Ray Adams; Paul Duesing; Ajay Mahajan; David McDonald

, companies no longer have fully staffed departmentsto develop test systems and programs, hence technical employees need to “put their own testsystem together.” [5] All engineering and technology students, therefore, need to have a basicunderstanding of data acquisition systems so they can correctly and confidently specify and usethese systems after graduation. Page 2.230.1This paper reports on recent activities in the School of Engineering and Mathematics at LakeSuperior State University to strengthen the modern instrumentation skills of engineering andtechnology students by integrating data acquisition laboratory experiences into several courses.The

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. Traditionalcourses do not emphasis these types of skills sought by employers. Typicalteaching materials for traditional manufacturing engineering and technology coursesare DeGarmo (2) and Koenig (7). The problems of teaching using this type of material has been described in workby the NSF (4), Koen (6), and Ulrich & Eppinger (11). In addition, teachingmanufacturing topics has been broadened to include such topics as engineering designconsiderations and quality issues. The new philosophy of teaching manufacturing hasbeen described by Clark & Wheelright (1), Dixon & Poli (3), Ettie & Stoll (5), andLindeck (8). This paper will explore some of these aspects in more detail and outlinea different approach to dealing with some of issues

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William H. Sprinsky

Session 1526 Surveying Education in the Nineties Something Old and Something New William H. Sprinsky, Ph D, Associate Professor Pennsylvania College of TechnologyAbstractAt Pennsylvania College of Technology, an affiliate of The Pennsylvania StateUniversity, we believe in current technical education with an emphasis on practicalapplications. Our portfolio of programs includes Civil Engineering Technology (CT) andSurveying Technology degrees and a new four year Civil Engineering Technology degree(BCT). The Civil Engineering Technology (CT) and Surveying Technology (SU)Associate

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P.E., Dr. Henry L. Welch

Session 1532 The Obstacles to Teaching Fuzzy Set Theory and Its Applications Dr. Henry L. Welch. P.E. Milwaukee School of EngineeringAbstractOne goal of an engineering curriculum is to produce graduates who are knowledgeable in currenttechnology and practices. One of the better ways to do this is to provide a variety of senior-leveltechnical electives in new and popular technology areas. The danger inherent in this is that manyundergraduates are unprepared for exposure to these topics due either to a lack of prerequisitematerial or technical maturity. Further, inappropriately scoped

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Naseem Ishaq; Salahuddin Qazi

Session 1526 PC Based Multimedia Communications System Using Optical Networks Salahuddin Qazi, Naseem Ishaq State University of New York Institute of Technology School of Information Systems and Engineering Technology P.O. Box 3050, Utica, New York 13504-3050INTRODUCTIONState University of New York Institute of Technology at Utica/Rome, located in Central NewYork, is one of the 64 campuses of the State University of New York System. It was founded in1966, primarily to be an upper division transfer college for students who have completed theirfirst two years of higher

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William Peterson

World Class Manufacturing Council ofMuskegon County (WCMC) approached Western Michigan University’s (Western’s) College ofEngineering and Applied Science to request Western’s assistance in meeting an educational needin the Muskegon region. WCMC believed that a local source of trained engineers was needed tosupport WCMC’s efforts in continuing the transition of the local economy from one dominatedby declining “smokestack” industries into one based on internationally as well as nationallycompetitive manufacturing companies. Additionally, the ability to grow existing manufacturingoperations (and to attract new manufacturing operations, especially high technology basedoperations) was seen to be hindered by a shortage of technically competent

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Jerry W. Samples; Robert Martinazzi

information necessary to successfully navigate the freshman year therebylessening the possibility of student attrition. Included in the course are an introduction to thevarious engineering technology disciplines, exposure to different university services, informationon student organizations, a student “peak performance” lecture series and a clarification ofseveral important administrative policies and procedures. INTRODUCTIONFreshman come to universities with a multitude of reservations, apprehensions, and expectations.Fear of the unknown creates anxiety and stress among freshman which in turn does very little tohelp them adjust to college life. Under this scenario attrition takes its toll and many freshman

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Henry A. Wiebe

. This need is eloquently expressed in the executive summaryof a 1992 NSF report (11) emanating from a “Presidential Young Investigator Colloquium on U.S.Engineering, Mathematics, and Science Education for the Year 2010 and Beyond.” Thissummary states: “Numerous reports and studies have expressed serious concerns that the U.S. educational infrastructure is ill-prepared to meet the challenges and opportunities of the next century. The low level of scientific and technological literacy in our society is deplorable, and the trickle of talent flowing into careers in engineering, mathematics, and the sciences from all segments of society is deeply disturbing. The poor condition of our educational infrastructure is

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Robert Martinazzi

. The Engineering Statics course is at the sophomore level and had arelatively small class size of fourteen (14) students. The Engineering Economics class is a juniorlevel course and the class contained thirty five (35) students. Students in both classes came from Page 2.163.2the Civil, Electrical, and Mechanical Engineering Technology Departments and the teams wereconstituted with students from all three disciplines. CONCEPT EVALUATIONStudents evaluated the “partnering” team concept at three different times. The first evaluationoccurred after the initial partnering teaching experience and before the first

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Saundra D. Johnson

funding constraints. 5. Implement administrative and organizational actions to support strategic goals and increase effectiveness.The College of Engineering’s continued progress requires sound decisions based on theunderstanding of external forces that will shape the engineering profession in the future. Corporaterepositioning, shifts in demographics of future students, rapid advances in technology, and changingtrends in federal and state funding are among these external forces.With respect to the College’s Diversity Plan2, the goal is to be among the top 10 engineeringprograms at major research universities. This goal requires that Penn State be effectively among thetop three of the Big 10 universities in recruiting and

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Mulchand S. Rathod; Joella H. Gipson

Session 1547 THE SMARTE ENRICHMENT PROJECTS: LABORATORY BASED LEARNING FOR 8TH GRADE STUDENTS Mulchand S. Rathod Joella H. Gipson Division of Engineering Technology College of Education Wayne State University Detroit, MI 48202SUMMARY The Southeast Michigan Alliance for Reinvestment in Technological Education (SMARTE) is a consortiumof community colleges, school systems, Wayne State University (WSU), and businesses in southeast Michiganformed in September 1993. The alliance exists to promote communication

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Javed Alam, Youngstown State University; Joseph Rencis, University of Arkansas

Method universal resource, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Mechanical Engineering Department, Worcester, MA, http://femur.wpi.edu/6. Marimba, Inc., 445 Sherman Ave., Palo Alto, CA, http://www.marimba.com/7. Intel's Connected PC Home!, http://connectedpc.com/sites/connectedpc/JAVED ALAMJaved Alam is a professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Youngstown State University. He obtained hisM.S. degree from Asian Institute of Technology and a Ph.D. degree from Case Western Reserve University. Hisresearch interests are in the area of Structural Simulations and the Use of Technology in Engineering Education.JOSEPH J. RENCISJoseph J. Rencis is an Associate Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Worcester

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Saleh M. Sbenaty

Session 1280 RIDING WITH THE SUN: MTSU’S EXPERIENCE IN SOLAR CAR DESIGN AND THE IMPACT ON COMMUNITY Saleh M. Sbenaty Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Studies Middle Tennessee State UniversityABSTRACT This paper describes Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) efforts in:x promoting its Basic and Applied Sciences programs in general and the Engineering Technology program in particular,x demonstrating the impact of engineering physics and technology on the community, andx boosting environmental awareness in the Middle Tennessee area.The

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Willie E. (Skip) Rochefort; William F. Reiter; Milo D. Koretsky

) and focuses on the design and manufacture of a printed circuit board usingactual PCB manufacturing equipment in a new PCB laboratory housed at OSU. Curriculumdevelopment will include courses to develop "core competency" in each major discipline, and acapstone PCB Design and Manufacturing laboratory course which will focus on interdisciplinarygroup activities aimed towards a common goal -- the production of a printed circuit board.Educational programs will be offered at the engineering technology (local community colleges),advanced undergraduate and graduate levels (OSU). The laboratory development and operationis a cooperative activity between OSU and local industry to promote education and research inthe electronics industry.INTRODUCTIONThe

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Cheryl A. Hilman; Bruce R. Dewey; Jerry Hamann

word processors, spreadsheets, equation solvers and drawing packages.2. Scanning the TopicThe incorporation of Internet resources in engineering, math and science education has become apopular item of discussion at recent conferences and in educational journals and transactions.Specific topics of discussion include an introduction to the capabilities of various Internet andWeb delivery mechanisms ([1]---[6]), the application of these technologies to specific courses Page 2.487.1([7]---[13]), and software subsystems created specifically for on-line coursework presentationand student evaluation ([14]---[16]). Innovation in this area is happening

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Ratan Kumar; Phillip R. Foster; George W. Watt

Session 2247 A Coordinated Approach in Design and Manufacturing Activity Ratan Kumar, George W. Watt and Phillip R. Foster Department of Engineering Technology The University of North Texas, Denton, TX 76203 AbstractThis paper describes a concurrent effort in teaching activities undertaken by the Manufacturing,and Mechanical Engineering Technology programs at the University of North Texas. The changeis necessitated by a call from industry to prepare students to work in an environment whereproducts are designed and manufactured utilizing

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Mary Kathryn Mathis; Duane Stucky; Ahad S. Nasab

Utility Master Planning ”, Facilities Resource Management Co., Oct. 21, 1992.2. “MTSU Co-generation System”, I.C. Thomasson Associates, Inc., a report submitted to MTSU, March 27, 1995.MARY KATHRYN MATHIS is the coordinator of the environmental science and technology program atMiddle Tennessee State University. She has been a consultant in the area of solar building design andenergy efficient homes. She is a member of the technical committee at MTSU which is responsible forthe implementation of the new gas-fired co-generation plant.AHAD S. NASAB received his doctorate degree in mechanical engineering from Georgia Institute ofTechnology in 1987. He has since been involved in laser and plasma propulsion systems researchsponsored by AFOSR, ARMY

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Walter S. Lund; Trudy L. Schwartz; Lee D. Peterson; Lawrence E. Carlson

engineering departments and vertically integrated through all fouryears. The program combines leading-edge computer and instrumentation technology withthe knowledge and confidence that comes with hands-on, project-based learning.The cornerstone of this new program is the 34,400 sq. ft. ITL Laboratory, which opened itsdoors in January 1997. The laboratory’s curriculum-driven design accommodates a varietyof learning styles and features two first-year design studios, an active-learning arena for 70students, a computer simulation laboratory, a computer network integrating all theexperimental equipment throughout two large, open laboratory plazas, capstone designstudios, group work areas and student shops. The building itself is even an

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Karen Frair; Karan L. Watson

Session 2670 The NSF Foundation Coalition: Curriculum Change and Underrepresented Groups Dr. Karen Frair, Dr. Karan Watson University of Alabama/Texas A&M UniversityAbstractThe Foundation Coalition was funded in 1993 as the fifth coalition in the National ScienceFoundation's Engineering Education Coalitions Program. The member institutions are developingimproved curricula and learning environment models that are based on four primary thrusts:integration of subject matter within the curriculum, cooperative and active learning, technology-enabled learning, and continuous

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Don M. Coleman; Arthur S. Paul

-term aspirations to bedecision makers, strategic thinkers, opinion shapers and planners of our corporations—to beleaders of industry.”3 Walesh suggests a paradigm change wherein engineers are viewed asdirectors of technology instead of doers of technology.4 Todd describes some specificrequirement for engineers and scientists of the 21st Century as follows: “In the past, engineerswere individual inventors, entrepreneurs, and practitioners. Presently, engineers and scientistsare trained to be more theoretical and narrowly focused. Engineers and scientists of tomorrowwill have to receive more broadly based education and training, be oriented toward appliedtechnology, be risk-takers, entrepreneurial, and better communicators in order to carry out

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Ajay Mahajan; David McDonald

also actual data and models from lower division laboratories inupper division laboratories. The integration occurs because students must utilize their previouslaboratory work as a reference as they study the different facets of the same experimental set-upsin multiple engineering laboratories. The students learn to appreciate the integrated nature ofmodern systems since they get to use the same set-ups in multiple courses. There are otherindirect advantages of this approach in terms of financial economy and faculty professionaldevelopment. IntroductionFor almost thirty years LSSU offered quality programs in engineering technology. In 1994, basedon the input from alumni, employers of graduates, and

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Mark A. Pagano; Christine L. Corum

Session 1247 Continuous Improvement in an MET Program Christine L. Corum, Mark A. Pagano Purdue UniversityAbstractIn 1995, the Technology Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation board for Engineeringand Technology (TAC of ABET) approved a new criteria which places direct responsibility oneach engineering technology program to plan and implement continuous improvement andfurthermore, they must demonstrate achievements. The criteria (V.A.3.) and (V.A.4.) appearedin draft form in the 1996-97 criteria release; and since there have been no serious objections todate, this

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Neda Fabris

Session 2392 Laboratory Workshop for Mothers and Daughters Neda Fabris California State University, Los Angeles ABSTRACT During the last two years I have organized and conducted two six week workshops for female highschool students and their mothers at California State University, Los Angeles (CSULA), to awakentheir interest in engineering careers. In this paper I am describing the project and discussing theresults obtained. INTRODUCTIONIn an increasingly technology-and engineering-oriented

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Ronald H. Rockland

ten-year follow-up study of EET graduates was completed. This study concerned itself with current and past job functions, salary analysis, job progression,prior (to graduating) work experience and course analysis. This paper will concentrate on thecourse analysis. SURVEY DEMOGRAPHICS A survey was sent out to over 450 graduates of the electrical engineering technology programat NJIT, representing graduates from this program over a ten year period. The 60 graduatesresponding represented a 13% response rate. While names and other demographic informationwere optional, over 80% of the respondents included that information. This will help withfurther follow-up studies. Over 85% of the respondents worked two

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-90-3257-CP.2. NEWBERRY, CONRAD F., and FOWLER, WALLACE T., "The Role of Design Within University Engineering Curricula," AIAA 92-1090, Aerospace Design Conference, Irvine, CA, 3-6 February 1992.3. NEWBERRY, CONRAD F., "Regaining First-Class Status for Engineering Design Education," Aerospace America, Vol. 30 No. 3, March 1992, p. B44.4. NEWBERRY, CONRAD F., "The Undergraduate Education of the Configurator," AIAA-87-2890, AIAA/AHS/ASEE Aircraft Design, Systems, and Operations Meeting, St. Louis, MO, 14-16 September 1987.5. PHILLIPS, EDWARD H., "Focus on Accident Prevention Key to Future Airline Safety," Aviation Week & Space Technology, McGraw-Hill Inc., August 29, 1994, pp. 52-53.6

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Ronald W. Smith; Robert Bowman; Carole M. Mablekos

Education (PRIDE) established over its first three years a highly productive mode for sharing resources and expertise. Instituted to provide assistance to workers affected by a military base conversion, this collaboration has had a wider impact on technology education, particularly in the development of a new cross-institutional curriculum that advances engineering and technical education by aligning it with real-life manufacturing activities and workplace skills. A clear indicator of PRIDE's success has been to strong desire of the partners, area economic development agencies, and city work force agencies for the consortium to continue. Work on future developments is underway, with a central

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implementation. IntroductionThe mission statement for the Manufacturing Engineering Technology program at Oregon instituteof Technology (OIT) states that "this program is to offer an education that will provide the greatestopportunity for rewarding and successful careers" in this field. Students become well versed in thetheory of manufacturing science through classroom activity. Extensive laboratory experience isprovided so that the student becomes equally well versed in the applications of manufacturingscience theory.In a manufacturing engineering technology program, labs are used extensively, which serve toprovide an applied emphasis to the students educational activity. At Oregon Institute of Technology,all

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T. Taylor; T. Egolf; R. Klenke; M. Salinas; J. Stinson; H. Carter; Vijay K. Madisetti; James H. Aylor; Anthony J. Gadient

program into academia and industry.2. A Need for ChangeScience is generally based on experimental methods that allow the formulation of generaltheoretical constructs. Applied sciences focus scientific theory to purposeful activity.Technology and engineering, on the other hand, put applied science to work efficiently in aprocess context. While science seeks basic understanding, technology and engineering areprimarily goal-oriented activities in response to societal needs [4,5].Technical and engineering knowledge can take three forms. Descriptive knowledge describesthings as they are, usually rules, general concepts, and principles in a narrative manner.Prescriptive knowledge is the technical know-how gained from repeated application ofdescriptive