Conference Session

Student Enrollment, Attendance, Retention, and Graduation in Engineering Technology Programs

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christina R Scherrer, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Engineering Technology

students who had participated in undergraduate research and found that 83%intended to continue in science-related graduate education, and that the percentage was the samefor underrepresented groups in STEM fields. In another study of 36 undergraduate minoritieswho had participated in a summer research program, Morley et al.8 found 92% of the studentseither were enrolled in a graduate program or had plans to enroll within two years. Zydney et al.9 studied a group of their university‟s alumni, matching a set of undergraduate research program Page 23.711.2participants to a set of individuals who resembled the participants except for the fact that

Conference Session

Student Enrollment, Attendance, Retention, and Graduation in Engineering Technology Programs

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith V. Johnson, East Tennessee State University

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Engineering Technology

made by letter and telephone regarding travel Page 23.1026.4arrangements for participants. Referrals of two other prospects, who were not Page 3 of 8Compact participants, were received from individuals who planned to visit ETSUin 2012. The program was viewed as successful because of the establishment andmaintenance of relationships with 20 qualified minority faculty candidates. A totalof 17, after cancellations, participated including one spouse. Building a broad base of support from departments who have benefited fromthe program has been intentional. This is viewed as a critical step in sustaining theprogram. The

Conference Session

Robotics and Automation II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Antonio Jose Soares P.E., Florida A&M University/; G. Thomas Bellarmine P.E., Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Doreen Kobelo, Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Rabbani Muhammad, Florida A&M University; Chao Li, Florida A&M University; Salman A. Siddiqui, Florida A&M University; Stacy C. Tinner Jr., Florida A&M University

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Engineering Technology

OverviewHousing Project Current Planning Stage:23 unit housing sub-division, Nashville, Tenn. (Design) 11 unit hosing sub- division, Saluda, SouthCarolina (Design) 30 assistant living facility units, Definaick Springs, Fl. (Design)Completed Planning and Approval Stage Projects:24 – Three –bedroom town homes, Markham, Illinois (Design)Completed Renovation Projects:Shabazz Cluster Housing 39 units Harlem, New York (Design) Washington D.C In-fill sites 100units(Design) 58 units Housing for the Elderly, Greenville, South Carolina (Design) Many single family unitsCompleted New Housing Units:124 units mixed use housing project Lincoln Ave Apartments, Chicago, Ill (Design) 12 units -StudentHousing Apartments, Tallahassee, Fla. A&M University (Design

Conference Session

Issues in Engineering Technology Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Niaz Latif, Purdue University Calumet ; Mohammad A. Zahraee, Purdue University, Calumet (Tech); Joy L Colwell, Purdue University, Calumet (Tech)

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Engineering Technology

graduation. Many of these students who completedinternships have been hired in the respective industry and business. Kaminski2 provided anassessment plan for the MS in Engineering Technology program at Central WashingtonUniversity that includes an internal assessment of the program in terms of attrition and also timeto degree completion. PUC tracks such data for the overall assessment of the program. A reporton the assessment of a cohort-based Master’s degree program in technology, the authors of thereport had indicated that the required directed project work enhanced students’ knowledge andskills at their workplace and also 30% of surveyed students indicated that they had career growthafter graduation3. At PUC, graduates of the Master’s degree

Conference Session

Product Development and Manufacturing

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ali Alavizadeh, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne

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Engineering Technology

application, whichwas achieved through student group projects. Although the emphasis was on the applicability ofthe group projects in the course, there is no guarantee that students can find such projects by theirown and therefore, they may be forced to work on topics with little to no real world application.Consequently, students may not be able to see how the theory covered in the lectures can beimplemented to solve industrial problems (e.g., using exponential distribution to model new jobsinterarrival time, challenges in formulating the problem, data gathering, to name a few). Definingsuch projects with local industries would also promote the university’s strategic plan forfaculty/student and community/industry engagement.Therefore, with the help

Conference Session

K-12 and STEM Programs in Engineering Technology

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University; Joseph A. Morgan, Texas A&M University; Matt Leonard, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

inexperienced students are the mainworkforce of the project. A successful project will have demonstrated the students’ technicaldevelopment, but just as importantly, will have enlightened them to the importance of the projectmanagement tenets that are needed to plan, manage, and report on a project.Many educators have discussed the methods of teaching project management effectively at thecollege level10,14. Due to its importance in the real-world, many training programs target theworkforce in the public and/or private sectors for improvement in their knowledge andapplication of project management23,24. However, only a limited amount of literature can befound in teaching project management in high schools2. Byrne listed twenty-one unique issuesrelated

Conference Session

Distance Learning and Online Teaching Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Fallon, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Engineering Technology

23.1119.3Regional Engineering Program (GTREP), collaborate with other institutions in order toprovide Internet-based access to shared laboratory resources (facilities, equipment, faculty,etc.) necessary to offer remote laboratory exercises3; and a number of remote laboratorysolutions exist for individual online courses and programs at various institutions. In thefollowing pages we will examine several of these solutions and the cited advantages anddisadvantages that they offer.Survey of Remote Laboratory SolutionsSouthern Polytechnic State UniversityIn the “SPSU Distance Learning Strategic Plan 2010-2015” one of the institutional objectivesstates “Academic computer, lab, and library resource access agreements are in place withpartner agencies for students

Conference Session

Robotics and Automation II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Floyd, Oregon Institute of Technology; Hoejin Kim, OIT; David E. Culler, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Engineering Technology

navigation, global localization, and path planning areintroduced. After area mapping is completed by using RFID Tags, the robot analyses the scenesearching for abandoned or missing objects, RFID tags provide information about thesurrounding region or instructions for the robot to perform a certain task. The proposed approachassumes that RFID tags are distributed throughout the environment, along with visual landmarks.As soon as a tag is sensed, the bearing of the tag relative to the robot is estimated. Bearing Page 23.94.3information is then used to trigger a rotational movement of an onboard camera, so that it isoriented toward the visual landmark

Conference Session

Capstone and Senior Design Projects Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Byron G. Garry, South Dakota State University

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Engineering Technology

before pursuing the EET degree Transfer from other major Are you working at a part-time job now during the school year? Y or N, __ hrs/week Briefly describe the job you have currently Plans for school beyond BS degree Past jobs where you used your technical degree skills/knowledge: Company/location Briefly describe your job duties - repeat as necessaryFigure 2. Instrument #1 - Student BiographyThe information gathered in this instrument is in words, but numbering scales were assigned, inorder to be able to do a quantitative analysis. The student’s GPA was recorded as a two-digitnumber, with the data ranging from 2.6 to 4.0, on a 4.0 scale. All students in the course hadextensive work histories, but some

Conference Session

Themes in Renewable Energy and ET

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Immanuel Edinbarough P.E., University of Texas, Brownsville

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Engineering Technology

a background or interest in green technical training.UTB has established the Go Green Assistance Center (GGAC), an applied research center withover 50 partners committed to utilizing green building technology in the region. The GGACprovides students with access to this partner base while serving as a practical learning space.Finally, with the recent adoption of Imagine Brownsville, the award-winning comprehensive planfor the City of Brownsville, there are many active governmental and non-governmentalorganizations able to assist in making the plan a reality. This existing network of communityleaders will continue to be leveraged to ensure that the renewable energy and green buildingcurriculum fits into the broader set of community and

Conference Session

Project Based Learning In ET Program

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chih-Ping Yeh, Wayne State University; Gene Yeau-Jian Liao, Wayne State University; Joseph L Petrosky, Macomb Community College

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Engineering Technology

public. The successfulcompletion of this project led to the award of a NSF-ATE Planning Grant for investigating theneed for establishing an ATE Center to lead systematic curriculum reform for advancedautomotive technology education. In this project, the WSU-MCC partnership conducted asurvey in 2008 to research the current state of some key issues related to advanced automotivetechnology. These issues include automotive workforce needs, automotive educational corecompetencies, automotive educational curriculum/pedagogy, and advance automotive futuretrends. The survey showed that engineers, technicians or technologists in advanced powertraintechnology will be in high demand over the next 5 years. More than 35% of the manufacturersand suppliers

Conference Session

New Course Development Concepts in ET

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William T. Evans PhD P.E., University of Toledo

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Engineering Technology

discussed since thedepartment was operating with essentially no money for new equipment. But, by havingthe discussions and developing a relationship with the A-B personnel, when a grantsurfaced, preliminary plans were in place that only needed to be refined in order todevelop a good equipment list and purchase the needed equipment. A plan was in placeif money were provided to move forward with a re-design of the labs and curriculum.Prior to fall 2010, relations had deteriorated with A-B to the point that no sales ortechnical people had called on the EET department for several years. With no money tospend, A-B had no need to partner with this program. The relationships re-establishedduring the discussions left a positive attitude so that if there

Conference Session

Distance Learning and Online Teaching Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie M Little-Wiles, Purdue School of Engineering and Technology, IUPUI; Patricia Fox, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Charles Feldhaus Ed.D., Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Stephen Hundley, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Brandon Sorge, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Engineering Technology

students,only 50% of students enabled this feature to stay informed of course events and information evenafter the faculty reminded them of the advantages of doing so. This demonstrates an amount ofdistance that a number of the students choose to maintain throughout the course. Student Page 23.1096.10comments in this area reflected this as well: “because a weekly periodic check was sufficient somobile access was unnecessary” and “I log on to my computer (and the LMS) frequently enoughto stay informed.” Researchers plan to examine this area in close perspective in the larger studyin future semesters to determine if this is a continuing

Conference Session

Issues in Engineering Technology Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy L Miller, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown; Jerry W. Samples, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown

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Engineering Technology

bridgecompetitions as their potential focal points. Faculty and students took up the challenge anddecided to build their first concrete canoe. It was fun, hard work and the first iteration wasalmost laughable as compared to the current organization. With no idea how to build the canoe,to developing a system that produced 5 trips to nationals in 6 years, the maturation process washard work. The concrete canoe team was mentored, had feedback sessions, after-action reviewsand plans for the next year starting immediately after the annual competition. Student leaderswere elected by their peers and an “organization” was developed with subtask leader assignmentmade to students who were involved the year before. The efficacy of the development of the“organization

Conference Session

Product Development and Manufacturing

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University; Jyhwen Wang, Texas A&M University; Manoj Vanajakumari, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

-sustainable in the long run. Some of theproject materials are used in several courses to enhance the current curriculum. Through theproduct development process, PID Initiative provides the students with entrepreneurialexperiences. Examples are provided to illustrate the PID Initiative process. To further increasethe impact, future plans include organizing student seminars and offering a certificate in newproduct development. Page 23.661.21. IntroductionEngineering students in different majors spend most of their time taking courses within their ownprogram/department in addition to common body of knowledge (CBK) courses such as Math,Physics, and

Conference Session

Novel Teaching Methods In Engineering Technology

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles J Lesko Jr., East Carolina University

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Engineering Technology

Page 23.1359.2expectations.12,13 In order to ensure that these teams are successful, a critical first step isdetermining the virtual media and tools that the offering will use. The technology planning forthe course offering must account for everything from basic infrastructure to innovative tools thatenhance frequent communications.Many organizations are also using team collaboration tools, such as online white boarding,shared applications, and team workspaces, enabling dispersed employees to work together moreeffectively.14,15 Furthermore, forward-looking organizations are adopting social media tools,such as blogs, podcasts, and wikis to help teams collaborate and gain a sense ofcommunity.16,17,18 A virtual team requires not only the right

Conference Session

Capstone and Senior Design Projects Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Martin William Weiser, Eastern Washington University; Hani Serhal Saad, Eastern Washington University; N.M. Awlad HOSSAIN, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Technology

Capstone final report is required from each team at the time of presentation. Thisreport goes beyond a simple chronological review of the process to include a study of theavailability of comparable products on the market, financial viability, layout design of an idealproduction line, company bylaws, safety, and training, as well as the necessary technical data ofthe product itself (drawings, plans, parts description and numbers, inventory, workflow etc.).This should ensure that the students are familiar with the many aspects of production that gobeyond the manufacturing process.The teams present their work to fellow students, faculty andindustry members. The students’ final grade is a combination of their performance in tests, thequality of the

Conference Session

Product Development and Manufacturing

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jay R Porter, Texas A&M University; Joseph A. Morgan, Texas A&M University; Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

exposure to both a standardized design approach anda reoccurring opportunity to work in team environments from ideation throughcommercialization, ESET students prepare themselves for a two-semester experiential learningsequence referred to as Capstone Design. Here, three to four-person teams are formed through aself-selection process. Most students will capitalize on the multiple opportunities they have hadto work in a team environment through their other courses in the ESET curriculum. Once theteam is formed, they will operate as a startup venture for a period of two semesters. As theybegin the first semester which is focused on project management planning and initial design,they must identify a private or public sector customer/sponsor who has a

Conference Session

ETAC/ABET RELATED OUTCOME BASED ISSUES

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wesley L. Stone, Western Carolina University; Guanghsu A. Chang, Western Carolina University

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Engineering Technology

eightEE students. The grading for the projects is a collaborative effort with input from the facultymentor, project sponsor, and lead instructor with three milestone presentations each semester.In the previous five years, 63 projects have been initiated. In order to frame and demonstrate thecomplexity and varied nature of the addressed problems, several are highlighted as follows: (1)LED Lighting System to Assist Prostate Cancer Treatment. Brachy therapy treats cancerousprostate tissue by implanting radioactive seeds into the prostate. A student team developed adisposable light-emitting diode (LED) lighting system and software to connect a physiciantreatment plan to seed implantation. A second team improved the design by making the systemwireless

Conference Session

Software Applications in ET Programs

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nikunja Swain P.E., South Carolina State University; Wanda Moses, South Carolina State University; James Allen Anderson P.E., South Carolina State University; Cynthia T Davis, SC State University

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Engineering Technology

satisfied with the easy to use nature of the program. 70% of the students completed allassignments without any help and they answered questions related to variables, processes andassignments, selections and iterations clearly. We plan to monitor these students in subsequentprogramming courses for their performance and present the findings in another paper. In the CS 300course, we used RAPTOR in 2012 Fall semester. There were 12 students and most of them (90%) likedRAPTOR for small problems (small flowcharts). Since the flowchart for their number system converterwas large and required a deeper understanding some of the features of RAPTOR, only 25% of thestudents thought RAPTOR is helpful for solving complex problems. Since the students in this

Conference Session

Implementing Active Learning in Mechanical Engineering Technology

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheng Y. Lin P.E., Old Dominion University; Jennifer Grimsley Michaeli P.E., Old Dominion University; Mileta Tomovic, Old Dominion University

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Engineering Technology

undergraduate seniors and 20 industrial engineers) have been askedthe same question using original definition and new approach; the later improved the testperformance from 65% to 91%. As this was a small class size, the authors plan to integrate thisapproach into the classroom for several semesters and evaluate the impact it has in the learningprocess.6. Summary Page 23.289.6The use of a modifier ○ V in defining a datum axis is proposed to clarify a datum axis when an ○ Mis used in the geometric tolerance associated with the datum. As VC has been clearly defined,students will have no difficulty calculating the fixed gage size for the datum axis

Conference Session

Integrating Curriculum and Labs in Engineering Technology Programs

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Marshall, University of Southern Maine

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Engineering Technology

Paper ID #6341A Laboratory Based, Problem Solving Pedagogy Prepares Engineering Tech-nology Graduates to Succeed on the JobDr. John Marshall, University of Southern Maine John Marshall received his Ph.D. from Texas A&M University and is the departmental Internship Co- ordinator at the University of Southern Maine. His areas of specialization include Power and Energy Processing, Applied Process Control Engineering, Applied Automation Engineering, Fluid Power, and Facility Planning. Page 23.57.1

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary and Undergraduate Research in Engineering Technology

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiaojing Yuan, University of Houston (CoT); Heidar Malki, University of Houston (CoT); Gangbing Song, University of Houston (CoE)

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Engineering Technology

, career plans, their reason for applying to the summer research program, and tworecommendation letters. The selection committee was formed from participating facultymembers, who meet towards the end of the March to select REU fellows based on the merit oftheir applications. Applicants were asked to rank available research projects based on their interest and wereaccommodated as much as possible to work on projects from among their top three selections. Inthree years, the REU Site accommodated 35 fellows, 34% of whom were underrepresented andminority students. The fellows came from universities and colleges in 18 states across the nation. Page

Conference Session

Capstone and Senior Design Projects Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University; Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University; Seth William Adams

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Engineering Technology

day prior to each weekly meeting and addresses the following three areas:current progress, problems encountered and their resolution, and plan for the following week.To stay on the top of industry requirements sponsoring the project and to receive valuableengineering feedback students conduct by-weekly web conference calls with industry liaison.The oral and written reports due near the end of each semester are to concern themselves withthe progress made in each semester. The one at the end of the first semester will be a progressreport, with a full final report due at the end of the second semester. To further improve thequality of capstone projects conducted in the EET program in the SoT at the Michigan Tech andmake students experience as

Conference Session

Distance Learning and Online Teaching Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shekar Viswanathan, National University; Mudasser Fraz Wyne, National University

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Engineering Technology

results in learning engineering concepts [22].Assessment ProcessIn general, the purpose of assessment at National University is to ensure that we are offeringhigh quality programs, students are learning, and that we are producing high quality graduates. Inaddition, the assessment also helps to improve the program and provide necessary input forbudget and other resources allocation within the school. Since assessment is handled at variouslevels, it is very critical to have a solid assessment plan that would effectively evaluate successand allow for the assessment to be completed within time. It should also provide input on howmuch learning students have accomplished in the program. As part of the program design, thePLOs, once they are finalized

Conference Session

Issues in Engineering Technology Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher R Conty, Editor On Behalf of You

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Engineering Technology

responsibilities (only full-timer in dept., doing adjuncts’ lesson plans) orlost their job (for long hours, no summers off, back in industry), leaving no time to write a book.The biggest ET decline was at 2-year colleges. Junior/Senior-level ET enrollments also declinedper program at 4-year level, but the number of accredited ET programs has increased, since1990 especially – at both 2 & 4-year colleges. Some 2-year colleges replaced several technician-level programs with a single ET-level program. 39 As noted earlier, ATMAE colleges renamedtheir programs "technology" or "engr. technology," & increased course rigor. Several proprietarychains besides DeVry offered ABET-accredited ET degrees, as well as upgrading technician-level Certificates into

Conference Session

Novel Teaching Methods In Engineering Technology

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward E. Osakue, Texas Southern University; Jonathan J. Lewis, Texas Southern University

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Engineering Technology

. These are alternatives to preferred sizes forshaft cross-sectional diameters. Using preferred sizes in design reduces component varieties andminimizes production cost. It also maximizes the benefits of standardization of components andproducts. Adopting metric prefer sizes at the design phase ensures that subsequent planning anddecisions will be metric based. Design Instructors (technical and non-technical) in our collegesand universities thus have the greatest leverage in accelerating metrication if they would chooseto “go metric”. If graduates of technology and engineering are competent in SI units beforegraduation, they can make a profound impact on the economy and country due to the fact thattechnology drives modern economies. The standard

Conference Session

New Course Development Concepts in ET

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald H Rockland, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Linda Hirsch, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Levelle Burr-Alexander, New Jersey Institute of Technology; John D. Carpinelli, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Howard S. Kimmel, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Engineering Technology

the final exam, there was increase in the number of students (from six students to 12 students) from the previous year’s final, who identified possible circuit theories to use, and then justified why they chose the specific law. The author believes this is due to the several challenge problems, which were created because of the flipping of the classroom, utilized this method. In addition, there was a six point increase in the average for the final between this year’s class and the previous class. Both finals utilized similar questions, with the same degree of difficulty. This difference was not statistically significant.Conclusion and Plans for the FutureOne of the main advantages of attempting to “semi-flip” the classroom was to eliminate

Conference Session

Robotics and Automation I

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Sarkis Babikian, Vaughn College of Aeronautics & Technology; Shouling He, Vaughn College of Aeronautics & Technology; Hossein Rahemi, Vaughn College of Aeronautics & Technology

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Engineering Technology

visually understand the design process of a roboticmanipulator based on the theorem they learned from the classes, such as forward and inversekinematics, robotic dynamics and trajectory planning. Particularly, the granular jamming gripperis a creative and universal solution for robotic gripper designs. The flexible VEX® robotic armin combination with the gripper can be used as an ideal educational platform. The easilyimplemented robotic system with the creative gripper design can inspire students to explore morenovel and feasible solutions in their future careers in engineering.IntroductionRobotic arms are a popular educational tool for mechatronic engineering students to learn systemdesign by combining the knowledge learned from Electrical

Conference Session

Product Development and Manufacturing

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University; Wm Adam Farmer, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

. Studentswere given the choice of using a component provided by the instructor or one from the ENTC361 course project. Students were incentivized with extra credit to use a component from theproject. Students were provided a detailed plan to create the tooling layout; this included gatelocation, a runner, and a virtual sprue. Students were then asked to simulate the injectionmolding of their part with a given high density polyethylene. Students were also asked to suggestdesign and process modifications to improve the results of the molding simulation.The next affected course was the ENTC 361 course. In this course homework assignments thatwere previously used to instruct students about the product commercialization process wereadapted into a project