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2001 Annual Conference

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Keith Johnson; Mark Rajai

“Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition CopyrightO 2001, American Society for Engineering Education”Bibliography1. Buchanan, W. (1996). A survey of Creative Endeavor Criteria for Promotion and Tenure of ET Faculty. Journal of Engineering Technology.KEITH V. JOHNSONKeith V. Johnson is currently an associate professor and assistant chairperson of theDepartment of Technology at East Tennessee State University. He received hisundergraduate and masters degrees in technology from North Carolina A&T StateUniversity. He also received his Ph.D. from The Ohio State University. In addition toadministration, research, teaching and service, Keith is the freshman advisor.MARK RAJAIMark Rajai is

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2000 Annual Conference

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Akihiko Kumagai; Mukasa Ssemakula

theexperience to develop a concept of each kinematics problem. Only after this challenge, willstudents be exposed to mathematical approaches to provide perfect solutions to challenge theproblems. Finally, they will try another set of simulations using the mathematical approachesthey mastered and verify the validity of the mathematical approaches.I. IntroductionIn a traditional kinematics course taught at a typical American university or college, studentsspend the majority of study time to master mathematical skills to solve miscellaneous kinematicsproblems. Mathematical skills represented by linear algebra and calculus are very challenging tomany students who take kinematics courses in their junior year in a four-year BS curriculum.In addition to the

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2000 Annual Conference

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Jean-Michel I. Maarek

. Inpractice, I have observed that whereas students usually master the recall aspect of this task,several of them incorrectly interpret the resistance readings. In this sense, they do not display thehigher-order reasoning skill required to complete the task. Eight answers are requested at thestation and students earn 1/8 of the points for each correct answer. D1 D2 D3 D4 D1 D2 D3 D4 1N914 1N914 1N914 1N914 1N914 1N914 1N914 1N914 Page 5.472.3 Figure 1: Diode

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Real-World Manufacturing Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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Syed Azmat; Snehamay Khasnabis; Richard Darin Ellis; Pratap Srinivasa Murthy; Frank Plonka; Diane M. Schuch-Miller

, American Society for Engineering Education Session 35633 Stevenson, W., Production Operations Management (Sixth Edition), McGraw-Hill, New York, NY.BiographyFrancis E. Plonka, Chair of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at Wayne State University, has been a facultymember for 15 years. In addition, he has over 24 years of experience in industry, including several year s working forDaimler Chrysler.Diane M. Schuch Miller, Instructional Design Manager for Greenfield Coalition, has a Masters degree in Educationspecializing in Instructional Technology. She is well versed in web-based instruction and interface design. Shecontinues to conduct

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Techniques for Improving Teaching

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2002 Annual Conference

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Catherine Brawner; Rodney Allen; Richard Felder

full faculty with respect to sex, rank,position, engineering discipline, and level of participation in faculty development programs 2.The survey responses were classified according to the respondents’ sex, rank, position, and yearsof service, the Carnegie classification3 (research or masters) of their schools, and their level ofinvolvement with SUCCEED and prior attendance at teaching seminars. The responses werethen subjected to either t-tests or one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) to detect significantdifferences within these categories, with the Bonferroni multiple comparisons procedure beingused to compare mean responses among the various groups. Levene’s test for equality ofvariances was used with the t-tests to determine the appropriate

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Real-world Applications in ET

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2002 Annual Conference

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Randall Timi; Dannie Hutchinson; William Strenth; James Otter

II", Wichita State University, 1996. "Proceedings of the 2002 American Society foe Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ã 2002, American Society for Engineering Education" Page 7.9.9BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATIONJames Otter, Departmental Chairperson, Pittsburg State University Department of Engineering Technology.B.S.E.T. in Construction Engineering Technology, M.S. in Technology, Masters of Business Administration.Registered Land Surveyor in the State of Kansas. Primary instructor for surveying and value engineering courses.Bill Strenth, Assistant Professor, Pittsburg State

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Basavapatna Sridhara

electronically with corrections, comments and/or grades.III. Web-Enhanced Instruction in Engineering Technology (Fluid Power – ET 485) The Engineering Technology and Industrial Studies Department (ET&IS) at MTSUoffers Bachelors degrees in Engineering Technology (ET) and Industrial Technology (IT).Computer, Electro-Mechanical, and Manufacturing are the three concentrations under the ETprogram. Fluid Power is a required course for all Electro-Mechanical and Manufacturingmajors. This course is offered every Fall semester and this author started teaching it from theFall of 1999. Fluid Power was taught in a master classroom and an effort was made to adaptweb-enhanced instruction during that semester. However, CourseInfo was used more effectivelyin

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Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Hong Zhang

engineering of a simple electro-mechanical appliance like a lighttorch, to conducting a real research project such as experimenting new materials. Eachengineering clinic project provides students an opportunity to apply the knowledge theylearned in classes, and each problem they faced in the project inspires them to explore morein future study. On the other hand, as a new engineering college, our current focus is to develop a stateof art undergraduate education program and a solid master program. Unlike the bigresearch universities whose major goal is to conduct research through Ph.D. program, wedo not have the necessary manpower and related infrastructure to carry full-scale researchprojects. However, we believe conducting research is always a

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2001 Annual Conference

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Jerome Tapper

prominent provider of quality Industrial Control Systems (ICS)training. To this end, these companies have made substantial equipment donations to ourprogram. Working closely with corporate donors has allowed our newly developed industrialcontrol systems courses to become greatly enriched by virtue of “working with the masters”themselves. The following describes the courses that were developed and implemented underthe creative and watchful eye of our industrial partners. Page 6.578.1 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society

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Going Viral: Effective Instructional Techniques in an Online Environment

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Blair J. McDonald, University of Texas, Pan American

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

the prerequisite knowledge. Somemay be able to quickly review and build enough competence to continue in the class; othersshould take the time to repeat the prerequisite course, master the material and attempt the courseat a later time.It takes a great deal of effort and discipline to assess and sort the enrollment of a class on thatfirst day and especially to set a student back. Once assessed, all of the students allowed tocontinue expect the instructor to provide an environment and experiences that will result in theclass obtaining an accepted level of proficiency in course related knowledge. Success isn’t thesole responsibility of the instructor. The students should also realize that they play an importantrole in the conduct of the course

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TAC/ABET-related Outcome-based Assessment Methods and Models

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kristine Paradis Bastian, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Eugenia Fernandez, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Elaine M. Cooney, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

similar results.MethodParticipantsFrom IUPUI’s Department of Engineering Technology, a total of 2225 undergraduate student’sdata sets were examined for this study. 2106 student data sets were gathered from previousEngineering Technology PUL reports and 119 student data sets were gathered from previousECET TAC of ABET student assessment evaluations. PUL student records were extrapolatedfrom a master data set for PUL 1a and PUL 2 data. ECET records were extrapolated for studentswho were evaluated on TAC of ABET criteria c and g. Spring 2010, Fall 2010 and Spring 2011semester data sets were used for this study. All identifiers were removed from the data sets priorto this research; therefore, no demographic characteristics were available

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Graduate Education in ETD

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mitchell L. Springer P.M.P., S.P.H.R., Purdue University, West Lafayette; Gary R. Bertoline, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology, Graduate Studies

, totechnologists who have mastered a whole field of technology, to the engineer whohave mastered whole technological systems. There is a clear distinction between atechnician and a technologist. The technologist is a highly skilled professional that ispositioned in the “sweet spot” between the engineer and the technician/skilled Page 25.217.4craftsmen. Technologists serve an important and unique role as the “integrators” in business and industry. Technologists have a deep understanding of the human-made world and use a problem solving methodology that can lead to innovation through the development of new and improved artifacts, systems, and processes.The above

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Developing Young Minds in Engineering: Part I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Blair J. McDonald, University of Texas, Pan American

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

torepeat the prerequisite course, master the material and attempt the course at a later time.It takes a great deal of effort and discipline to assess and sort the enrollment of a class on thatfirst day and especially to set a student back; however, after assessing the class all of the studentsallowed to continue expect the instructor to provide an environment and experiences that willresult in the class obtaining an accepted level of proficiency in course related knowledge. Thestudents should also realize that they play an important role in the conduct of the course. Theyneed to participate and do the assignments. There isn't a magic task to accomplish after the finalgrade is posted that will miraculously install the required knowledge and thus

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General Topics in Graduate Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allan W. Bjerkaas, Johns Hopkins University; Mary L. Fletcher, Johns Hopkins University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

technical management, animportant way that we as educators can give our students a jump start in this “do it” area is toimmerse them in a simulation that extends for the duration of the course in which they are thelearner or apprentice and the instructors are the mentors.In our Master of Science in Technical Management program, we use a small fictitiousengineering company called Autonomous Vehicles, Inc. (AVI), which has about 300 employeesinvolved in both development and manufacturing. The engineering development part of thecompany is arranged in a matrix for management. Simplistically put, in a matrix system, the Page 25.1407.2functional managers

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2001 Annual Conference

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Nicholas Massa; Gordon Snyder; Fenna Hanes; James Masi; Gary Mullett

department atSTCC since 1986. He has more than 15 years’ experience in the field of photonics and is an active consultant to thatindustry. Massa has received numerous grants and awards for the development of curriculum and laboratories in thefield of photonics, including the NSF/ATE Fiber Optics Technology Education Project and the NSF/ATE MachineTool Advanced Skills Technology Education Project. He holds a bachelor of science and a master of science inelectrical engineering from Western New England College.Gary J. Mullett, associate director for NCTT, is professor of electronics technology at STCC. At NCTT, he isresponsible for overseeing curriculum development initiatives in the area of wireless telecommunications and virtuallaboratories. He has

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2001 Annual Conference

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Gaile Griffore; Craig Somerton

asignificant increase in the learning assessment rating at the higher end of the teaching evaluationrating. That is, students perceive that their learning is enhanced considerably, when one Page 6.1074.2considers a master teacher (indicated by the near 4.0 teaching evaluation rating) versus a very Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering Education Figure 1. Correlation between the Two Teaching Evaluation Scales 4.00

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2001 Annual Conference

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Durward Sobek

“psychologicaltools” appropriated during the course of intellectual development (also called “cultural tools”).These tools are not developed by the individual in isolation, but rather, like language, emerge asproducts of sociocultural evolution. A psychological tool in sociocultural discourse is virtually anyinstrument connected with conceptual thought—calendars, the computer, maps, mechanicaldrawings, and works of art to name a few. One’s mental functioning is tied to the cultural andsocial settings in which the individual masters the tools s/he uses to help reason through asituation. The tools become carriers of the sociocultural patterns of knowledge, which theindividual actively engages and at the same time influences.Some recent research on problem

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2000 Annual Conference

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Duane D. Dunlap; Niaz Latif, Purdue University - Calumet

such courses. Both institutions offer Master of Science degrees in Technology. Thispaper discusses the curriculum need and the development of such courses: program objectives,applied nature of the curriculum, students’ demography, classroom experiences by faculty, typesof class projects, and students’ feedback. The courses are designed to address common issuesand applications related to computer technology. The topics covered in the courses includemultimedia processes and products, the Internet, automatic data capture technology, andnetworking.IntroductionA Master of Science in Technology (MST) program corresponding with the university’s missionat Northern Kentucky University (NKU) was developed three years ago. The graduate coursework

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1997 Annual Conference

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Randall Guensler; Christopher Conklin; Paul S. Chinowsky

, separate subdirectories are employed for each topic. This way, the courseadministrator can readily find specific files that may need to be modified. The example belowshows how three weeks of the class are organized on the syllabus. Bold text indicates a hypertextlink to the appropriate lecture materials and assigned readings that can be viewed by pointing andclicking on the highlighted text. Course Introduction and Introduction to Environmental Law Week 1, Lecture 1 The National Environmental Policy Act Week 1, Lecture 2; Week 2, Lecture 1 Reading: Bass and Herson (1993); Mastering NEPA, Chapters 1&2 National Env. Policy Act; 42 USCA 55; §§ 4321 to 4370d

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1997 Annual Conference

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Raymond B. Landis

objectives from Reference 4): Time on taskStudents devote an appropriate amount of time and effort to their studies. Time ManagementStudents keep up in their classes by scheduling their study time so as to operate under the principle that they master the material presented in each class meeting before the next class meeting. Interaction with peersStudents make effective use of their peers by frequent sharing of information and by regularly engaging in group study and collaborative learning. Interaction with facultyStudents interact regularly with their professors both in the classroom and outside of it, positively and with benefit

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1997 Annual Conference

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Robert P. Taylor; B.K. Hodge

necessityto master details. Are these observations a part of the “sound bite” culture often associated withthe television media and the short attention spans to which most programming is aimed?The learning styles of students are different. No matter what learning styles inventory instrumentis used, most engineering professors’ learning styles would be clustered in same general pattern.Since most professors teach in styles that complement their learning styles, engineering lectureshave typically had more appeal to students with certain learning styles. University administra-tors and engineering educators have increasing concern that students with learning stylesmarkedly different from the usual for engineering professors drop out of engineering to

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1997 Annual Conference

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Michael Aldaco

students from these groups. As noted earlier, the reality is that we also servedisadvantaged students from all races. The program has simply sought to be responsive to theencouragement received from the State of California and its industry partners to focus onstudents from those groups who have eligibility rates for higher education that are substantiallybelow the rate called for by California’s Master Plan for Higher Education.This Master Plan directs the University of California to calibrate its admissions criteria so thatonly the top 12.5% of public high school graduates in the state is eligible for admission. Thelatest eligibility study conducted by the State of California notes the following rates for full UCeligibility: men 11.6%, women 13.3

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Yousef Haik

Page 4.161.2the semester a survey showed that the number of students who were familiar with these tools wasless than 2%. By the end of the semester almost 100% of students where able to show capabilityof using the software. The use of these software helped students in mastering the solution steps.4. Active Cooperative learning: In class activities to engage students in the learning processthrough the lecture are performed in each class period. After introducing a concept throughlecturing, students are placed into teams of three or four. A problem that emphasizes the conceptthat was covered is given to students to be worked out in about 2-3 minutes. All students areinvolved in the solution. Once the time is up a randomly selected student will

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1999 Annual Conference

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Phillip C. Wankat; Frank S. Oreovicz

assigned to groups that spread out the students with web experience. Eachgroup had a "web master," a person with modest html experience, and a neophyte. Based on thestudents’ Myers Briggs Type Indicator results, each group had at least one intuitive (N) and oneextrovert (E). Finally, we mixed the engineering disciplines in each group. Groups wereassigned early in the semester (the fifth class period).The student groups selected the topic and designed their web pages. The four topics chosenwere: ChE 685 home page, Applications of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator in engineeringeducation, Obtaining an engineering academic position, and A guide for new graduate studentsat Purdue. Groups had to present informal progress reports the 20th class period

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1998 Annual Conference

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W. Cully Hession; Marty D. Matlock; G. Scott Osborn; Daniel E. Storm; Ann L. Kenimer

address any number of biological andenvironmental engineering problems, including bioremediation, composting, andbiological treatment of wastewater. However, ecological engineers should also beapplied ecologists, able to collaborate with theoretical scientists to develop, design, andconstruct solutions to complex ecological problems. Ecological engineers should be ableto address issues such as terrestrial and aquatic ecological restoration, integrated pestmanagement, biodiversity conservation planning, watershed sustainability analysis, andecological risk assessment. Developing and protecting the credibility of ecologicalengineering as a profession requires clear definition of the body of knowledge apracticing ecological engineer must master

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Frameworks and Comparative Analyses in ECE Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yan Zhang, University of South Florida; Jing Wang, University of South Florida

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

helpful to master the course topics, whether the problem-solving demonstrationsin recitations are helpful to improve students’ problem-solving techniques, and whether peer-ledrecitations better prepare students for exams. The survey results suggested that more than 90% ofstudents think that peer-led online recitations are helpful to master the course topics, improvestudents’ problem-solving techniques and better prepare students for exams. Strongly Slightly Slightly Strongly Survey Question Semester Disagree Agree Disagree Disagree Agree

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Architectural Engineering Division (ARCHE) Technical Session 2

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Luis Horacio Hernandez Carrasco, Tecnologico de Monterrey ; Miguel X. Rodriguez-Paz, Tecnologico de Monterrey ; Saul E. Crespo, Tecnologico de Monterrey

Tagged Divisions

Architectural Engineering Division (ARCHE)

Paper ID #41233Spreadsheets Development and Use as a Tool or Obstacle Enhancing Competencies,in the Structural Engineering LearningProf. Luis Horacio Hernandez Carrasco, Tecnologico de Monterrey Civil Engineer Master degree in Structural Engineering Master in Business Administration Full time professor at (Tec de Monterrey) ITESM Professional Registered Engineer in Structural DesignProf. Miguel X. Rodriguez-Paz, Tecnologico de Monterrey ˜ Prof. RodrAguez-Paz got his B.Sc. In Civil Engineering from Tecnologico de Oaxaca in 1993. He studied a M.Sc. In Structural Engineering at Tecnologico de Monterrey and got

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Computers in Education General Technical Session II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Anne Macdonald, University of Technology, Sydney; Julie E. Mills, University of South Australia

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Computers in Education

developing the architectural proposal without the input of the engineers, really getting them involved at the different stages and to understand not only what they need but what they can bring to the process. No one can really master all the design disciplines any more - you really have to use the knowledge that other people have.” (Professor of Digital Design, UK)The new collaborative design approach is leading to changes in traditional design-team jobdescriptions, with a blending of roles occurring. Far from this leading to the demise of thecurrent building professions, it is the authors‟ opinion that BIM will enhance their roles. As theProfessor quoted above notes, it is no longer possible for the architect to be a Master

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Engineering Technology Futuristic Planning

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wangping Sun, Oregon Institute of Technology; Xian Sun, Klamath Union High School

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Engineering Technology

, ENGR 266 ComputerProgramming for Engineers is a required course for freshmen and sophomores whose majors aremechanical engineering, renewable energy engineering, mechanical engineering technology andmanufacturing engineering technology. In this course, students learn how to develop computerprograms with VBA (Visual Basic Application) and MATLAB.ENGR 266 has been a challenging course to teach due to three major factors: course coverageand students’ previous programming experiences and technical competence to solve engineeringproblems. After years of trial and error, the instructor (the first author of this paper) summarizeda set of core programming skills that can be mastered in one academic quarter. Theseprogramming skills are taught with a

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Mechanical and Architectural Engineering Laboratories

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hamadou Saliah-Hassane, University of Quebec, Montreal; Maarouf Saad, Ecole de Technologie Superieure; Willie K. Ofosu, Pennsylvania State University, Wilkes-Barre; Karimou Djibo, LICEF Research Center; Hassane Alzouma Mayaki, UCAD and LICEF Research Center, Montreal, Canada.; Mamane Moustapha Dodo Amadou ing., École de technologie supérieure

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Engineering at McGill University in Montreal and a Master of Applied Science degree from cole Polytech- nique de Montral. Professor Saliah-Hassane research interest is, among other, on Remote Laboratories for Global Engineering Education.Maarouf Saad, Ecole de Technologie Superieure Maarouf Saad received a bachelor and a master degrees in electrical engineering from Ecole Polytech- nique of Montreal respectively in 1982 and 1984. In 1988, he received a Ph.D. from McGill University in electrical engineering. He joined Ecole de Technologie Suprieure in 1987 where he is teaching con- trol theory and robotics courses. His research is mainly in nonlinear control and optimization applied to robotics and flight control