Conference Session

Green and Sustainable Manufacturing Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Chiou, Drexel University; Radian G Belu, Drexel University (Tech.); Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso; M. Eric Carr, Drexel University; Bharadwaj Ramesh, Drexel University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

directly into required undergraduatecoursework. Engineering and technology educators must develop new curriculum solutions inadvanced energy technologies to fill the gaps in existing coursework and prepare the nextgeneration of students to support renewable energy, energy efficiency and sustainability1-2.Moreover, according to a survey of U.S. electric utilities, the Center for Energy WorkforceDevelopment, the power and energy industry is already beginning to experience a shortage inengineers and skilled workers, which will become more severe in the next ten years, whenroughly one-half of the workforce will retire. There are also rapidly growing demands fortraining engineers and technicians in these areas, through courses and training sessions3-4

Conference Session

Manufacturing Materials and Processes

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wayne P. Hung, Texas A&M University; Adam Farmer, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

Chinese history. Leighbody andKidd also concluded "learning requires active experiences" in their survey3.Nowak4 ranked teaching strategies and learning activities within technology education. Thehighest ranked strategy was the one with product-oriented and laboratory-based content. Thesecond highest rank was for strategy using technology focus, and the lowest was for strategy thatrelied heavily on classroom orientation.Having hands-on laboratory is one condition, but the laboratory practices should be relevant toprepare graduates for their manufacturing career. Miller5 surveyed 25 department heads of USmanufacturing programs and concluded that an exemplary manufacturing program should: a) Require more technical coursework, b) Require or