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2011 Northeast Section Meeting

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Barbara Fleck

DEVELOPING A RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COURSE WITH AN INTERNATIONAL COMPONENT Faculty Paper Incorporating Study Abroad in an Engineering Technology Curriculum Barbara Fleck Engineering Department Maine Maritime Academy bfleck@mma.eduThe U.S. Department of State Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs (ECA) iscurrently funding a program to increase opportunities for engineering technology studentsto participate in international education. This program, “Capacity Building for StudyAbroad”, provided funds for eight faculty members

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2011 Northeast Section Meeting

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Kanti Prasad

A Consummate Model of VLSI Education for Preparing the Workforce towards Meeting the Challenges of the Hi-Tech Industry through Industrial Involvement Kanti Prasad Ph.D.; P.E. Professor/Founding Director Microelectronics/VLSI Technology Electrical and Computer Engineering Department University of Massachusetts Lowell Kanti_Prasad@uml.eduAbstract:In order to prepare the workforce for VLSI program, theoretical instructions must becomplemented with adequate laboratory facilities in order to validate the design from itsconception to

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2011 Northeast Section Meeting

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S Claudina Vargas

this option for estimating the altitude reached by theirrockets. They built the ATDs and practiced using the devices. The teams also used astopwatch to estimate the rockets’ flight time. These exercises were followed with a seriesof activities focusing on a review of fundamental mathematic and statistical concepts, andproblem-solving. The engineering design cycle was used as the foundation for improvingproblem solving abilities.Following the introduction to basic rocket science, students engaged in a researchquestions development exercise and explored their understanding of research, in order tobegin steering their minds into DAE.Preparing the students’ minds for design and analysis of experiments(DAE)The process of introducing students to the