Conference Session

Capstone/ET Projects III - Mechanical and Manufacturing Focus

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Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University; Byul Hur, Texas A&M University; Yonghui Wang, Prairie View A&M University; Suxia Cui, Prairie View A&M University; Bugrahan Yalvac, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

in An Engineering Technology ProgramAbstractMany engineering technology students struggle with theoretical concepts. Cookie-cutterlaboratory activities and courses projects that are more like academic exercises can only providelimited help for student to make the connection between theories they learn in classroom andreal-world problems.Maker Culture is an attractive way of enhancing student learning. The Maker Movement canachieve learning-by-doing in an informal environment, which works well for engineeringtechnology students. Maker Culture also allows for the implementation of several studentcentered learning options such as active learning, cooperative learning, peer-led team learning,peer instruction, problem-based

Conference Session

ET Curriculum and Programs I

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Mohammad Moin Uddin P.E., East Tennessee State University; Keith V. Johnson, East Tennessee State University

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

, curriculum, student experience, faculty,learning resources and administrative support. A two-day long site visit was conducted by apanel of two external and two internal peer reviewers. This paper presents planning, preparationand lessons learned from this recent academic review of the program. Some of the highlightedlessons learned are plan early, develop and implement a continuous improvement plan, securefaculty and administrative support to drive success in a graduate program.IntroductionAccreditation is an integral part of most undergraduate Engineering Technology (ET) programsin the USA. Accreditation bodies like ABET ensure that a program meets the quality standardsthat produce graduates prepared to enter a global workforce (ABET, 2019

Conference Session

STEM Issues in ET

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Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; David E. Thompson, Sam Houston State University

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

experience while on campus. The aims of the coursewere to (1) help undergraduate students who are interested in research connect with facultypartners who are committed to mentoring undergraduates in research, (2) to guide students inreading through papers that introduce the type of research being carried out in a faculty partnerslab, (3) to guide students in drafting a mini-review of 5 papers relevant to that research, (4) toguide students in identifying and writing up a research proposal which they will complete in thelab of the faculty partner. In the first year, six academic departments out of eight participated inthis new course by offering a cross-listed course for their students under one major course taughtby one of the PIs at the STEM Center

Conference Session

ET Curriculum and Programs II

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Ilya Y. Grinberg, SUNY Buffalo State

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

main conclusion/content; summary of relevance; source publication date, andcitation format. Each team’s proposal is reviewed by faculty advisors and peer-reviewed by otherteams. This allows students to recognize strengths and weaknesses of their own proposals andproposals by other teams. Rubrics were developed to grade proposals for approval decision.Project proposals become an integral part of project contracts by each team. Contracts areapproved by faculty and industry advisors before any work can commence on the project.Mentoring of the students is a key component of undergraduate research and is criticallyimportant during this stage to help them write high-quality proposals [2].Another important part of this process is submission of an

Conference Session

STEM Issues in ET

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Nikunja Swain P.E., South Carolina State University; Biswajit Biswal, South Carolina State University; Eugene Kennedy, Louisiana State University

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

involvedin traditional lecture were found to be 1.5 times more likely to fail as compared to those in classes withsignificant active learning. Some of the active learning techniques are peer review, flipped classrooms,hands-on technology, and cooperative group problem solving. Here is a brief description of thesemethods [10].In “peer review”, students are asked to complete an individual homework assignment or short paper. Onthe day the assignment is due, students submit one copy to the instructor to be graded and one copy totheir partner. Each student then takes their partner's work and, depending on the nature of theassignment, gives critical feedback, and corrects mistakes in content and/or grammar.In the “flipped classroom”, class time is devoted

Conference Session

ET Pedagogy II

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Carmen Cioc, University of Toledo; John B. Napp, University of Toledo; Sorin Cioc, University of Toledo; Noela A. Haughton

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

errors and to give suggestions for future work or implementation.4) Assignment #4 (25%): In-class Presentation. Note: the students were asked to grade their peers’ presentations both on content and on delivery. The final grade was the average of the grades given by the faculty and peers’ average. o ParticipantsThe initial cohort, fall 2019, comprise of 30 MET seniors. o Data CollectionThe students’ end of course evaluation comments, two questionnaires, and project performanceand project presentation grades were used to assess the learning outcomes. The students’experience and perceptions regarding the new project were gauged with: Questionnaire #1 (Fig.1) which focused on information literacy, especially the students’ experience

Conference Session

STEM Issues in ET II

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Jimmy Ching-ming Chen, Wayne State University; Gene Yeau-Jian Liao, Wayne State University; Roger C. Lo, California State University, Long Beach; Praveen Shankar, California State University, Long Beach

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Engineering Technology

paper we present the working processes and activities of acurrent one-year ECR: PEER (EHR Core Research: Production Engineering Education andResearch) project funded by NSF organizing two workshops held by two institutes. Theseworkshops are to solicit and synthesize insights from experts in the academic, for-profit, andnon-profit sectors to describe the future and education of production in mechatronics. Eachworkshop is planned to be two days, where the first day will be dedicated to the topics ofworkforce education and training in mechatronics. The topics in the second day will be slightlydifferent based on the expertise and locations of the two institutes. One will focus on themechatronics technologies in production engineering for

Conference Session

ET Pedagogy III

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Sonia Travaglini, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Helen L. Chen, Stanford University

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collaborative and cooperative learning (group work with a commongoal) [4, 5] and group-based instructional methods [6] – [10], and problem-based learning, all ofwhich feature opportunities for students to engage with learning content in a non-passive way.As mentioned, cooperative learning is one example of active learning used in engineeringeducation. The benefits of active learning (including cooperative and collaborative, and incontrast to competitive approaches) include maximized student learning, improved quality ofstudents’ interpersonal relationships with peers, and more positive attitudes to experiences inUniversity, as found by Johnson et al’s [11] meta-analysis of 305 studies of cooperative learning(encompassing active and collaborative

Conference Session

ET Pedagogy II

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Vigyan Jackson Chandra, Eastern Kentucky University

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best strategies their peers are using. As noted by researchers in [6-8], awareness ofmetacognitive processes can help in ways of improving understanding of a topic. By deliberatelydiscussing these and other learning strategies as part of in-class activities, students areencouraged to monitor their understanding as they read or apply it for working through technicalscenarios.Figure 3. Student-suggested strategies for the effective reading of technical textsFollowing the in-class discussions on reading strategies, students reviewed the strategies listedon the MARSI and rank-ordered the ones they prefer to use regularly. Fifteen students (n=15) inNetwork Switches & Routers class in Fall 2019 and eleven students (n=11) from the Spring

Conference Session

Focus on ETAC Accreditation

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Xiaojing Yuan, University of Houston, College of Technology (MERGED MEMBERSHIP WITH COE); WEIHUA FAN

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

started totake more leadership roles in the program, created their own student organization recognized byuniversity, organized and hosted leadership and professional development activities, organicallydeveloped peer-tutoring during daily study hour in the designated room, and teamed up with variousscience and technology events oriented towards regional public school districts.Eventually, data talks! Figure 3.1 shows from the S-STEM project reporting site shows the impact ofthe project. During the first four years of the project, we awarded a scholarship to 68 eligible andqualified students, with 55 of them graduated by Spring 2019. Among the 16 scholars in theprogram, six of them graduated in Dec. 2019 and the remaining will graduate in May 2020