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Saleh Sbenaty

Session 2480 Transfer of Knowledge and Skills Assessments in Engineering and Technological Education Saleh M. Sbenaty Middle Tennessee State UniversityI. IntroductionIn today’s fast changing world, companies spend large amounts of money on staff training anddevelopment. To reduce costs and training time, employers are increasingly interested inimproving the way employees apply their acquired knowledge and skills to new settings orsituations. This is defined as the Transfer of Knowledge and Skills. The current paper describesan assessment method that

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James Thom; Caroline Hoy; Raymond Thompson

Session 3592 Understanding The Barriers To Recruiting Women In Engineering And Technology Programs J. M. Thom, R. E. Thompson, C. Hoy Purdue UniversityAbstractTraditional recruiting strategies for engineering and technology seem to be ineffective onmodern young women. The traditional model may allude to the “adventure” or “uniqueness” ofthe career field. It may emphasize hardware or products. Indications are this traditional way ofdescribing a career may actually be a de-motivator for young women.The traditional recruiting model ignores the internal needs

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Bob Lahidji

Session 2148 Lecturing versus self-study in a first year Engineering Technology course. Bob Lahidji, Ph.D.,CMfgE Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI. 48197 734-487-2040 bob.lahidji@emich.eduAbstractThis experiment compares the degree of learning and comprehension between lecturingand self-studying methods of educating. The result of this experiment is reported and acomparison between the two methods of learning is examined.I. IntroductionCurrently, the majority of

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Jon Dixon

Session 2793 The “Market Pull” versus “Technology Push” Continuum of Engineering Education Jon C. Dixon University of St. Thomas BFGoodrich AerospaceAbstractTechnologists, engineers, marketing agents and business managers are well acquaintedwith the “technology push” versus “market pull” continuum of product development. The“market pull” approach attempts to provide products the market demands. The“technology push” approach attempts to interest the market in new products based onnew solutions.Asking industry what it is

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James Wood; Elaine L. Craft

Session 1149 Multi-Pronged Retention Strategy Successful In Retaining Engineering Technology Students James C. Wood, Elaine L. Craft Tri-County Technical College/SC Advanced Technological Education Center of ExcellenceAbstractA retention strategy that incorporates a new integrated, problem-based curriculum, collaborative,student-centered teaching methodologies, faculty and student teams, and the involvement ofindustry partners is demonstrating success in retaining students in engineering technologyprograms in South Carolina.The South

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John Steele

Session Number 2793 A NEAT (New Engineering and Applied Technology) Workshop for Secondary Teachers John P. H. Steele Engineering Division Colorado School of Mines Golden, ColoradoAbstractIn the summer of 2000, CSM hosted a weeklong workshop for secondary mathematicsand science teachers. The NEAT (New Engineering and Applied Technology) workshophad a mission of providing information about and experience with engineering forteachers in primary and secondary schools. The teachers, who attended

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Ilya Grinberg

Session 1433 Power Systems Curriculum and Course Structure in Electrical Engineering Technology Program Ilya Grinberg State University of New York, College at Buffalo1. IntroductionRecent years have witnessed an extraordinary increase in the fields of microelectronics,computers, telecommunications, and other so-called hi-tech disciplines.Because of this significant shift to new technologies, the shortage of electrical engineers,engineering technologists, and technicians with adequate knowledge of power systems theoryand practice has now reached a critical point

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Pam Newberry; Constantine Anagnostopoulos; Chalmers Sechrist; Barbara Stoler; Douglas Gorham

Session 2432 Pre-College Engineering Education and Standards for Technological Literacy Constantine Anagnostopoulos Chair, Pre-college Education Coordinating Committee IEEE Educational Activities Board Douglas Gorham Project Manager, Pre-college Education IEEE Educational Activities Pam B. Newberry Associate Director, Technology for All Americans Project International Technology Education Association

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Ash Miller; Jeffrey Honchell

Session 2648 Antenna Design, Simulation, Fabrication and Test Tailored for Engineering Technology Students Jeffrey W. Honchell, Ash L. Miller Purdue University, W. LafayetteAbstractThe need for qualified individuals to perform as antenna design engineers in theindustrial community has become critical. It was determined through conversations withvarious antenna and RF company representatives there was a need for “applicationorientated” university graduates in this area. Therefore, the Electrical EngineeringTechnology department at Purdue University took on the challenge to create

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Jr., Vernon Lewis; Carol Considine

Session 2647 Assessment Methods for Virtual Laboratories in Civil Engineering Technology Carol L. Considine, Vernon W. Lewis, Jr. Old Dominion UniversityAbstractOld Dominion University has developed an extensive distance learning system that includes 40remote sites. A majority of the sites are located at community colleges. There are 30 sites inVirginia, three sites in North Carolina, one site in Washington State and one site in Arizona. Inaddition, there are four sites at Higher Education Centers in Virginia and one site at a localindustrial

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Priya Olden; Nikunja Swain; Maurice Robinson; James A. Anderson; James Parker; Cristal Caroll; Alan Seedarsan

Session 2247 Computer Based Virtual Engineering Laboratory (CBVEL) And Undergraduate Engineering, Technology & Science Research Nikunja K. Swain & James A. Anderson Cristal Caroll, Priya Olden, James Parker, Maurice Robinson, & Allan Seedarsan School of Engineering Technology & Sciences (SETS) South Carolina State UniversityI IntroductionAdvanced electronics and computerization are revolutionizing today’s industries and the engineeringtechnology and science

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Joan A. Burtner

Session 2661 Engineering, Technology and Society: Increasing the Dialogue Between Liberal Arts Majors and Engineering Students Joan A. Burtner Mercer UniversityAbstract The EC2000 Criterion 3 a-k outcomes have increased engineering educators’ awarenessof the importance of contemporary and global issues in undergraduate engineering education. Inan effort to increase college students’ understanding of ethical, professional, and contemporaryissues related to engineering, a senior-level discussion-based seminar has been offered at MercerUniversity

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Raymond Kliewer

Session 2647 The Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Examination as an Outcomes Assessment Tool for Engineering Technology Programs Raymond M. Kliewer Virginia State University Petersburg, VirginiaAbstractIncreased assessment in engineering technology and engineering programs is now invogue. The Technology Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board forEngineering and Technology (TAC of ABET) has developed new TAC of ABETEngineering Technology Criteria 2000 (ET2K). Accredited engineering technologyprograms will be required to have plans for

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Thomas Currin

Session 3549 Transportation Engineering and Its Role in the Undergraduate Civil Engineering Technology Curriculum by Thomas R. Currin Ph.D.,P.E.Abstract: At Southern Polytechnic State University a survey of alumni conducted in 1994 revealedthat over 50 percent of the graduates were employed in transportation or transportation relatedfields. All of the surveyed graduates working in transportation had taken one requiredtransportation course as part of their undergraduate experience and felt their education did notproperly prepare them for

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Jahan Kauser; Stephanie Farrell; Robert Hesketh; C. Stewart Slater; Kevin Dahm

Session 1526 A Project-Based Approach to Teaching Membrane Technology C. Stewart Slater (1), Kauser Jahan (2), Stephanie Farrell (1), Robert P. Hesketh (1), and Kevin D. Dahm (1) (1) Department of Chemical Engineering (2) Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Rowan University Glassboro, NJ 08028 Abstract This paper describes a NSF-funded Instrumentation and Laboratory Improvement (ILI) project onmembrane process experiments funded through DUE-9850535. We have

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Mark Plichta; Mary Raber

Session 3454 The Enterprise Program at Michigan Technological University Mark R. Plichta, Mary Raber College of Engineering Michigan Technological UniversityAbstractMichigan Technological University recently restructured its entire curricular offering in associa-tion with an academic calendar change from quarters to semesters. As part of this restructuring theuniversity developed the Enterprise Program, a new and innovative experience that provides allstudents on campus, but especially engineering majors, an opportunity to start-up and

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Roli Varma

Session 3592 Barriers to Overcome: Women in Information Technology Roli Varma University of New Mexico, AlbuquerqueAbstractWomen are under-represented in information technology (IT) disciplines, similar to physicalsciences and engineering. With the rapid growth of IT and its profound impact on productivityand national economy, tremendous career opportunities in IT have emerged over the last fewyears. Furthermore, there is a shortage of IT workers, with the U.S. depending upon foreignworkers to address the growing workforce needs. The gender equity in IT is critical

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John Anderson

Session 2150 Using the Internet to Facilitate Manufacturing Technology Education John C. Anderson, PE Mechanical Engineering Technology Dept., Purdue University, 1417 Knoy Hall, W. Lafayette, IN 47909-6219 Ph. (765) 494-7526 email: jcanderson@tech.purdue.eduAbstract - The primary distinction between Technology and Engineering education is theemphasis on applications in the Technology curricula. This emphasis usually results in muchshorter learning curve for Technologists entering the work force in manufacturing industries.The learning curve for a new technologist is largely

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Kamyar Haghighi; Heidi Diefes-Dux

Session 2793 Web-Based Technology for Long-Term Program Assessment Heidi Diefes-Dux, Kamyar Haghighi Purdue University, West Lafayette, INAbstractDuring its first round of assessment plan implementation, the Department of Agricultural andBiological Engineering (ABE) at Purdue University collected data utilizing a variety ofassessment tools including ABET-compliant course profiles and constituent surveys. The man-hours involved in the development of program unique assessment tools and data collection andanalysis is astounding, especially when a university adopts a

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Jeff Fant

eightypercent will require different post-secondary training. There are presently over 346,000technology positions unfilled today due to a lack of technically skilled labor in the UnitedStates. The US economy is expected to produce 95,000 additional technical positionseach year for the next eight years.According to the US Labor Department the average income in the United States forInformation Technology (IT) core positions is approximately double non-IT corepositions. It is estimated that there will be six high-paying technician positions created inAmerica for each engineering position that is filled. Surveys show that few secondarylevel students are familiar with the term: Engineering Technology. Less than threepercent of high school students in

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Dennis Hromin; Sven Esche

societies. Upon Page 6.482.3 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering Educationexamining and assessing the current state, it has become increasingly clear that a shift of paradigmin laboratory instruction must be seriously considered. New laboratory approaches should allowfor more flexibility in administering preparatory instruction for the laboratory experiments as wellas in performing the experimental laboratory work itself. Furthermore, they should fully exploit therecent technological advances in

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Geoff Swan; S P Maj; D Veal

the B-Node model means that students do not to relearn the underlying digitalelectronics for every major change in technology. Such methods could be especially usefulfor multimedia and business studies students. B-Node analysis is achieved via calculations ofthroughput or bandwidth. However, this requires that students are able to solve the Page 6.702.2 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering Educationassociated mathematics. From the results of a student questionnaire 37 out of 40 studentsthought that B-Nodes

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Robert Kilmer; Carl Erikson Jr

techniques of systems analysis from systems engineering or industrialengineering. Today, because of the rapid growth in computer technology and the widespread useof the term "systems analyst" in the computer industry, most people associate systems analysis withcomputers and information systems. However, the basic concepts of systems analysis areapplicable and quite useful for anyone facing difficult problems involving a variety of people andthings.There are three basic concepts from systems analysis that would be particularly useful indeveloping urban microenterprises using appropriate technologies. The first concept is to identifyall of the stakeholders (i.e., the people that could be impacted by the urban microenterprises) andinclude them where

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Michael Vislocky; Cecil Beeson

liberal arts and business. Technology courses were added later. Clermont currently offers courses in electrical engineering technology, computer systems support, physics, chemistry, biology and computer information systems. Associate degrees and/or certificates are available in several of these areas. While a technology club would obviously serve these disciplines well, technology really knows no boundaries and can be useful to students in business and humanities too. The club should have something for anybody who has an interest in being involved.II. An Idea is Born In traditional technical courses students frequently express interest in topics outside the existing program. For example a couple

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James Fuller

Session 3549 Digital Technology: Building Pedagogical Bridges Between Secondary and Higher Education with a Focus on Architectural Engineering Technology James E. Fuller, AIA University of HartfordAbstractDigital technology is rapidly changing the way teachers teach throughout academia. The effect oftechnology on teaching falls into three areas: • How traditional subjects and methods are affected by technology • How technology provides new ways of teaching and learning • New curriculum

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Orlando Baiocchi; Atlas Hsie

Section 1547 A Proposal of BS/BT Degree Major in Industrial Engineering Technology with New York State Teacher’s Certificate for Teaching Vocational/Technology Education in Secondary Schools Orlando Baiocchi, Atlas Hsie State University of New York Institute of Technology, Utica, New YorkAbstract:The rapid advancement of technology has helped to put US economy at new highs formore than eight years in a row. This “new economy” has generated an urgent shortage inthe United States for competent scientists, engineers, technologists as well as certifiedteachers who teach and train them. This paper proposes a BS

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Andrew Rose

Session 1675 Consulting and Industrial Experiences as Related to Promotion and Tenure of Engineering Technology Faculty Andrew T. Rose University of Pittsburgh at JohnstownAbstractTo successfully achieve the goal of tenure, a well thought out professional development plan isessential. For engineering technology (ET) faculty, the requirements of the ET tenure process maybe well suited for utilizing consulting and industrial experiences as a portion of the professionaldevelopment plan. Engineering technology programs are different from engineering programs

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Pierre Cilliers

Session 2793 A Course in Technological Innovation for First Year Engineering students: Methodology and Outcomes. Pierre J Cilliers, Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa e-mail:pierre.cilliers@eng.up.ac.zaAbstractThe current paper presents the motivation, methodology and results of an experiment inEngineering Education aimed at stimulating creativity and innovation in first year engineeringstudents in the Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer

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Gary Fetter; M.P. Sharma

Session 1520 Designing, Developing, and Implementing an Online Engineering Thermodynamics Course Using Web Technology M.P. Sharma, Ph.D., Gary M. Fetter University of WyomingAbstractWhile there has been extraordinary growth in development and delivery of accredited onlinedegree programs and courses in many disciplines, the engineering field continues to lag behindand accredited online engineering degree programs continue to be virtually unavailable. Inengineering education, the more prevalent trend is that of instructors and educators using Webtechnology for supplementing and enhancing traditional classroom

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Jeffrey Higgins

Session 3247 Developing and Delivering Engineering Technology Degree Programs for Incumbent Workers in Technical Industries Jeffrey Higgins Vermont Technical CollegeIntroductionVermont Technical College (VTC) has been delivering associate degrees, designed foremployees in specific industries, at the industry locations for a little over six years now.Over 250 students/employees are currently enrolled in engineering technology programsat IBM, BF Goodrich Aerospace, Verizon, and a consortium of small manufacturers innortheastern Vermont. This paper will provide an overview