Conference Session

Focus on ETAC Accreditation

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Barbara L. Christe, State University of New York; Scott C. Dunning, University of Maine

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

, mostcommonly associated with the advisory board composition and their involvement in the reviewof the PEOs, SOs and curriculum. This reinforces the importance of the advisory boardcomposition choices as well as the activities of the group.Common findings associated with Students, Criterion 1, were related to both student advisingand pre-requisite enforcement. Accrediting bodies generally do not stipulate the specificcharacteristics of student advising. However, advising must occur in order to monitor studentperformance and progress toward degree attainment. In addition, advising must include bothacademic and career matters. Debate often centers on the use of professional advisors incomparison with faculty member advisement. No right answer is clear

Conference Session

Assessment Methods

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Danielson, Arizona State University; Bradley Rogers, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

integrated curricular experiences; relevant nationally-normedexaminations; results of surveys to assess graduate and employer satisfaction with employment,career development, career mobility, and job title; and preparation for continuing education”1.The details of these assessment procedures are left to the discretion of each institution. Usingdata from employer and graduate surveys is convenient because the results can be quantified andsomeone other than the faculty does the work of completing the surveys.However, while not directly required in Criterion 3, some form of direct assessment of studentattainment of program outcomes is generally expected. Unfortunately, direct assessment can beoverlooked by program faculty, often leading to an over

Conference Session

Graduate Education in Engineering Technology

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tom Eppes, University of Hartford; Ivana Milanovic, University of Hartford; Janice Girouard, University of Hartford

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Page 13.186.6which are 500-level courses. Special topic courses would round out the course list and emphasizeemerging technologies and globalization. This area is expected to be highly dynamic and changewith the pace of leading-edge innovation in industry.MIM will have broad appeal and draw students from a number of backgrounds and industrialsectors: • Managers/supervisors from local industry wishing to pursue a Masters degree other than an MBA • Practicing engineers who want/need to develop expertise in the management process to further their careers • Technology graduates across multiple disciplines who want to further their formal education • Engineering graduates across multiple disciplines who want to

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jay Porter, Texas A&M University; Jorge Alvarado, Texas A&M University; Joseph Morgan, Texas A&M University; John Poston, Texas A&M University; Kenneth Peddicord, Texas A&M University; John Crenshaw, STP Nuclear Operating Company

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

and the moveof engineers and engineering technologists from the power industry into other areas, as much asthirty percent of the technical workforce could need to be replaced over the next five years4.This problem has been exacerbated by the decline of power-focused technology degrees andfaculty. With the exception of a few programs in the State of Texas such as the University ofNorth Texas’s Nuclear Power Engineering Technology6 and the University of Houston’s PowerEngineering Technology7, there is little focus on delivering a robust education in powerengineering technology and committed to fostering a renewed interest in careers related to thepower industry. With this in mind, the South Texas Project Nuclear Operating Company (STPNOC

Conference Session

Diversity and K-12 Issues

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Rockland, New Jersey Institute of Technology; John Carpinelli, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Howard Kimmel, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Joel Bloom, New Jersey Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

. Bloom had served as assistant commissioner in the NJ Department of Education for the Division of General Academic Education. He was responsible for managing many of the education department’s initiatives (competency testing, curriculum content standards, pre-school programs, establishment of 17 model effective schools), over 300 grants and contracts, and a $24 million budget. Since joining NJIT in July 1990, Dr. Bloom has been promoted to Vice President for Academic and Student Services. He is responsible for eight divisions of the university, including pre-college programs, enrollment management, continuing professional education, career development services, dean of student

Conference Session

Issues Affecting Engineering Technology Program Development

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Howard Evans, National University; Shekar Viswanathan, National University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

undergraduate and six graduate programs and has a student population of three hundred students. Dr. Viswanathan is an educator, researcher and administrator with more than twenty-five years of industrial and academic experience encompassing engineering and environmental consulting, research and development, and technology development. His career experience includes teaching at the University level, conducting fundamental research, and developing continuing educational courses. Page 12.893.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Innovative Engineering Technology Program in

Conference Session

Simulation and Virtual Instrumentation

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ganapathy Narayanan, University of Toledo

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

’ arechanged in each of the five basic functions to see how the simple functions changes in shape. Ingeneral, it is known that an engineering technology student will use these functions 80% of timein his professional career. So, his understanding of these functions and its x-y plots will helpclarify his understanding of derivatives and integrals of these functions.The input commands for computing the five basic functional values for given values of ‘a’ and‘b’ at ‘x’ are seen in MATLAB Command Window, as shown in Figure 1. The MATLABfunctional (f1, f2, f31, f32, f33, f4, f5) values output are shown in Figure 2. One can change thevalues of parameters 'a', 'b' and 'n' in these functions as well as for the variable 'x' value. Figure 1: MATLAB

Conference Session

History and Future of Engineering Technology

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lawrence Wolf, Oregon Institute of Technology; Michael O'Hair, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

AC 2008-205: ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY AND THE 75TH ANNIVERSARYRETROSPECTIVE OF ABETLawrence Wolf, Oregon Institute of Technology Lawrence J. Wolf is a professor of the Oregon Institute of Technology and a distinguished service professor of the Oregon University System. After experience in the army and the aircraft, petroleum, and chemical industries, he began his academic career in 1964 as the founding head of the MET program at the St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley. As a research fellow he completed his doctorate in engineering at Washington University and then became an associate professor at the University of Petroleum and Minerals in Saudi Arabia from 1972 to

Conference Session

Student Learning and Teamwork

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Khan, DeVry University-Addison; Gene Gloeckner, Colorado State University; George Morgan, Colorado State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Book” and co-author of “Technology and Society: Crossroads to the 21st Century” and “Technology and Society: A Bridge to the 21st Century.” He is a member of IEEE, ASEE, ASQ, and LIA.Gene Gloeckner, Colorado State University Dr. GENE GLOECKNER is an associate professor in School of Education, Colorado State University. He has authored a number of research articles and books. During his 30 years of professional career, he has held various teaching, research and administrative positions at Colorado State University, Montana State University, Ohio State University, and Illinois State University.George Morgan, Colorado State University Dr. GEORGE MORGAN is a Professor emeritus in School of

Conference Session

Robotics and Automation I

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saeed Khan, Kansas State University, Salina; Lee J. Gatton, Gatton Research and Development; Beverly Gatton, Fidelity Information Services

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

in 2008 to pursue his interest in developing Socially Assistive Robots.Mrs. Beverly Gatton, Fidelity Information Services Beverly Gatton is the IT project manager at Fidelity Information Services Beverly Gatton manages soft- ware implementations of commercial banking systems across the United States. She received her B.S. in Business from the University Of Texas at Dallas in 1977, her associate’s of Engineering Technology from Kansas State University in Salina in 1986, and a master’s of Management in Information Systems from Friends University in Wichita, Kansas in 1998. Gatton’s has built her career in the application of Information Technology to the business world

Conference Session

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

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Clark D. Shaver P.E., Pittsburg State University; James A. Lookadoo P.E., Pittsburg State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

data in this manner, one corrective action would be to add into the curriculumreinforcement activities in upper division courses. The IEEE-SME exam had a better correlationto GPA than did the core exam by a factor of four. The IEEE-SME correlated relatively wellwith both the core exam and with student GPA.One major issue with both exams is response time in implementing corrective actions. Anassessment at the end of a student’s undergraduate career or as in the case presented in thispaper, in the middle and at the end of a colligate career, means that corrections to a course maytake two years or even longer. Reduction of the feedback latency can be accomplished byimplementation of a per-course assessment process where an assessment is made at

Conference Session

Robotics and Automation

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Warren Rosen, Drexel University (Eng.); Yalcin Ertekin, Drexel University (Engineering Tech); M. Eric Carr, Drexel University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

career, Dr. Ertekin published papers in referred journals and in conference proceedings in his area of research interest. He has also been PI for various NSF research projects including NSF-TUES and MRI programs. Dr. Ertekin is an active member in the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), and currently serves as a chair of Philadelphia SME Chapter-15.Mr. M. Eric Carr, Drexel University Mr. Eric Carr is a full-time Laboratory Manager and part-time adjunct instructor with Drexel University’s Engineering Technology program. Eric assists faculty members with the development and implementa- tion of various Engineering Technology courses. A graduate of Old Dominion University’s Computer Engineering Technology

Conference Session

Industrial Collaboration and Applications

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Niaz Latif, Purdue University, Calumet; Nick L. Wilson, Morrison Container Handling Solutions

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

mechatronics tothe packaging industry and to the US economy by publishing a hybrid-industry, packaging-oriented mechatronics competency model on the Career One Stop website. 1 ―The NationalCouncil on Competitiveness estimates that 100 million new jobs will be created in the 21stcentury at the intersection of disciplines rather than in individual disciplines‖ 2. The need formulti-disciplinary programs addressing the industry need for graduates who can be multi-taskoriented and understand the whole system is increasing as technology advances. A surveyconducted in Texas showed that, of all the annual job openings in Mechatronics relatedworkforce through 2012, sixty-four percent will come from the replacement of existing workers.2The same study showed the

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Education in Engineering Technology

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Hutzel, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mark Shaurette, Purdue University; Brian William Loss J.D., Purdue University; Kevin Rodgers LEED AP, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Sciences, Agriculture, and Management were crucial to the finalproduct. This diversity became a core strength for the team. One student manger noted that: The main reason I joined the team was to work on an interdisciplinary project and learn from peers with different backgrounds than my own. I wanted to learn to communicate with engineers, architects, etc. and work in a collaborative environment. I treated this project as a job and I feel my peers during the two years did the same. There is no doubt in my mind that it has prepared me for my future career. Broader Societal Impacts Although it wasn’t necessarily obvious at first, everyone on the Solar Decathlon team cameto appreciate the significance of this project in terms of

Conference Session

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

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anca L. Sala, Baker College, Flint; James Riddell, Baker College, Flint

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

evolved into a multi-campusinstitution that is the largest independent college in the state of Michigan, offering degrees fromassociate level up to graduate level. Baker College is accredited by the Higher LearningCommission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. The mission of BakerCollege is “to provide quality higher education and training which enable graduates to besuccessful throughout challenging and rewarding careers”. The student population is diverse with Page 25.1208.2non-traditional adult students making up a majority of students. The academic calendar is basedon four 10-week quarters: fall, winter, spring and summer

Conference Session

Manufacturing Capstone and Design Projects

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saeed D. Foroudastan, Middle Tennessee State University; Rachel Klapper, Middle Tennessee State University; Sandi Hyde, Middle Tennessee State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

a Senior Engineer and sixteen years of academic experience as a Professor, Associate Professor, and Assistant Professor. Dr. Foroudastan’s academic experience includes teaching at Tennessee Technological University and Middle Tennessee State University in the areas of Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Engi- neering Technology. He has actively advised undergraduate and graduate students, alumni, and minority students in academics and career guidance. Dr. Foroudastan has also served as faculty advisor for SAE, Mechanical Engineering Technology, Pre-engineering, ASME, Experimental Vehicles Program (EVP), and Tau Alpha Pi Honors Society. In addition to Dr. Foroudastan’s teaching experience, he also

Conference Session

Computer and InformationTechnology-Related Issues

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

the Industrial Distribution Program choose sales as their careers and creatingthis one page handout helps them in their career. Students also think that working on the projects is challenging especially when they haveto interact with the company representatives to get information. However, they get exposed to Page 22.1226.4communicating officially and also providing lead time for the company representatives torespond. The students generally like the NEDA competition better because of their competitivespirit.Course DeliveryThere was one primary instructor for the class but several guest speakers were invited to presentvarious current

Conference Session

Assessment Methods and Learning Pedagogy II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shi Stan Lan, DeVry University, Tinley Park

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

above 75 hours was defined as high attendance.End-of-Term Overall Scores. Traditionally, student academic performance is measuredby a wide range of indicators, which reflect how much they accomplish after certainlearning processes. According to Checchi, Franzoni, Ichino, and Rustichini (1999),academic performance is considered as the amount of human capital obtained duringstudents’ academic career, which includes “both elements of quantity and quality” (p. 2).For a class offered in blended-learning format, students’ end-of-term overall scores arecomposed of the calculated assessment of both onsite and online quality and quantity ofperformance based on the weighted weekly and daily individual sub-scores.Comprehensive grading rubrics are usually

Conference Session

Professional Development and Scholarship

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William J. Sawaya, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

that they have studied and onethat pays well. Third, to have a positive and enjoyable learning environment; which is a functionof many things including: the course instructor, access to the course instructors, classmates, theclassroom environment, the physical location and facilities, course materials, and even course Page 22.1272.3topics. Fourth, to gain practical insight or practical experience that will prepare them for theirjobs or their careers as part of the educational process. Fifth, to obtain these things at areasonable cost and a cost that is a good value for the students (or whomever is funding theireducation). There may be many

Conference Session

Curriculum & Student Enrollment II

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J. William White AIA, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Veto Matthew Ray, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Dan D. Koo, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

campusIntroductionThe demographics of students pursuing an undergraduate college degree within an urban-basednon-residential campus setting are remarkably different from those attending a traditional,residential campus. This is because not only does the student population reside almost entirelyoff-campus – scattered throughout a typically large, metropolitan area – but it often consists of agenerous portion of nontraditional students. Both of these defining characteristics present a“double edged sword” conundrum for the undergraduate college program. On the one hand, theypresent distinct attributes: the nontraditional student can enrich a classroom with his/her diverselife perspectives and career experiences. The non-residential student won’t be distracted by

Conference Session

New Course Development Concepts in ET II

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tim Brower, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

single umbrella. The first two years of thecurriculum associated with the ME and MET programs are nearly identical, providing flexibilityto students who might be unsure of their career paths. The second cohort of MET students isgraduating in May 2014.The purpose of this paper is to provide a description of the collaboration between the E and ETprograms, particularly highlighting the curricula, and how a partnership such as this might beused as a template and extended into other venues.IntroductionColorado Mesa University (CMU), formerly known as Mesa State College, and the University ofColorado Boulder (CU-Boulder) entered into a partnership in February 2008 to deliver amechanical engineering (ME) program in its entirety in Grand Junction

Conference Session

Engineering Technology

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Greg Pearson, National Academy of Engineering; Daniel Peter Kuehn, The Urban Institute; Walter W. Buchanan P.E., Texas A&M University; Jeffrey L. Ray, Western Carolina University; Melvin L. Roberts P.E., Camden County College

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

), the Baccalaureate and Beyond 2008/2009 (B&B), and the Career/TechnicalEducation (CTE) Statistics. Each of these datasets is produced and distributed by the Departmentof Education’s National Center for Education Statistics.The labor market datasets used in the study were the American Community Survey (ACS), theCurrent Population Survey (CPS), the Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) database, andthe National Survey of College Graduates (NSCG). These data are made available by a variety ofgovernment agencies and present the STEM workforce generally and engineering techniciansand technologists in particular in varying degrees of detail.The survey of educational programs was conducted by the NAE. The survey of employers wasconducted by

Conference Session

Issues in Engineering Technology Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher R Conty, Editor On Behalf of You

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Paper ID #8145Successfully Publishing New Technology-Level Text MaterialsMr. Christopher R Conty, Editor On Behalf of You Acquiring, developing & promoting technical textbooks & references – hard copy & digital/ other media – since 1974; previously for Charles E. Merrill (now Pearson), Delmar & West (both now Cengage), Elsevier, McGraw-Hill Career Education & Industrial Press. Current role is as free-lance (independent) editor, placing would-be authors with 2 commercial academic publishers primarily. For Industrial Press, I acquire technology-level full length textbooks & help authors

Conference Session

Web-Based Learning in Engineering Technology

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Djafar Mynbaev, New York City College of Technology; Candido Cabo, New York City College of Technology; Roman Kezerashvili, New York City College of Technology; Janet Liou-Mark, New York City College of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

, mathematics and engineeringtechnology. However, in our, career-oriented college, physics and mathematics must be Page 13.1123.6closely connected to and support their applications in engineering-technology courses. Thisis the problem we are trying to solve.Our ApproachWe think that the main problem is not a lack of foundational knowledge, but the inability ofstudents to transfer that knowledge from mathematics and science to the technologies. Manystudents think of their college career as a number of disconnected courses that need to bepassed in order to graduate. As explained earlier, our approach to facilitate knowledgetransfer is to use the paradigm of

Conference Session

Curriculum in Electrical Engineering Technology

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jay Porter, Texas A&M University; Joseph Morgan, Texas A&M University; Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University; George Wright, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

this meeting, industry was asked to help answer the following questions: ≠ What does product/system development mean to your organization? (ie, is it focused on internal or external customers, is it focused on software/hardware or something else, what might the final product/system look like) ≠ What product/system development methodologies are used within your organization? (ie, interfacing with the customer, project management tools, idea generation techniques, system planning tools, documentation requirements) ≠ What does the career path of an individual in product/system development look like? (what would be the progression of promotions, what internal/external training would be required

Conference Session

Assessment & TC2K Methods

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nirmal Das, Georgia Southern University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

in the processare also included. This paper reviews different types of assessment, examines specificassessment measures and certain issues associated with them, and evaluates assessment data todetermine the extent to which program outcomes or objectives are being achieved.I. IntroductionThe basic premise of the accreditation process for engineering technology programs, inaccordance with the technology criteria 2000 (TC2K)1 adopted by the TAC/ABET, is that everyprogram must demonstrate, through documentary evidence, that program educational objectivesand program outcomes are achieved. The program educational objectives are defined as broadstatements that describe the career and professional accomplishments that the program ispreparing

Conference Session

Hands-on Active Learning

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aurenice Menezes Oliveira, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

-major students in their career path and in somecases even influence them to change majors. These courses can greatly influence whether amechanical engineering student will pursue further studies in robotics, or control mechanisms,much needed in the automobile industry and any other automated industry. Thus, a challenge forindividual faculty and engineering departments collectively is to find ways to build on thesepositive experiences and enable students to acquire some knowledge in electronics related fields.However, there is no general agreement on how best to serve diverse student audiences in anydiscipline and, in some cases, no formal consensus about desired learning outcomes.22The traditional order to teach EE is that one must learn about

Conference Session

Software Applications in ET Programs

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maddumage Karunaratne, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

consumer those devicesoffer customization to a level that was never seen before. However, such customizations requiredevelopment of computer programs to control the devices and data streams. When electrical andcomputer engineers are trained, it is becoming more imperative that nearly all acquire some level ofcomputer programming skills to effectively function as engineers in their careers. The nature of workperformed in industry changes as they progress in careers. Lack of programming ability andexperience may challenge their opportunities for technical and even managerial advancements. Forexample, a senior engineer without programming experience would not become a project manager ifthat project requires a significant amount of software to be

Conference Session

New Course Development Concepts in ET

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

.” Today’scollege-bound student’s needs and interests are substantially different than thirty years ago. Tothis end, our faculty has worked over the past few years to find a unique selling proposition. Byworking with current and incoming students in the program, it was determined that the conceptof a career in electronic product and system development (actually participating in the design anddevelopment of the devices they use every day) resonated better with new students. While this isnot a new concept especially in mechanical and manufacturing programs2,3, a literature searchindicates that this idea is unique among electronics programs. In addition, based on efforts atother institutions, a focus in product development lends itself well to teaching

Conference Session

Graduate Education in ETD

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Enrique Barbieri, University of North Texas; Vassilios Tzouanas, University of Houston, Downtown

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology, Graduate Studies

capableengineering professionals that are readily absorbed by technical industries. Simply consider thefrequent news in 2011 describing the urgent need to curb job outsourcing and the subsequentdecline in national manufacturing capacity; the increased reliance of our society on serviceindustries responsible for over 70% of the monthly paychecks in the U.S.; the shortage ofengineering professionals; the impending reduction in the engineering workforce due to retiringbaby-boomers; and the profound difficulties in attracting the so-called millennial student toSTEM career choices. There continues to be misconception, miscommunication, and confusion regarding ETECand its relation to ENG programs and to engineering as a career. The fact that 2-year