Conference Session

Subjects in 3D Printing and ET Programs

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hector Erick Lugo Nevarez, University of Texas, El Paso; Mike Thomas Pitcher, University of Texas, El Paso; Oscar Antonio Perez, University of Texas, El Paso; Hugo Gomez, University of Texas, El Paso; Pedro Arturo Espinoza, University of Texas, El Paso; Herminia Hemmitt, University of Texas, El Paso; Randy Hazael Anaya, University of Texas, El Paso

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Engineering Technology

Texas at El Paso. The curriculum for this course includes engineering designconcepts and projects and subsequently a 3D design capstone project was added to the curriculum.In 2013, the department (name removed) invested in a Makerbot Replicator 2nd Generation 3Dprinter, with a build volume of 28.5 L x 15.3 W x 15.5 H cm. As a final project, the students ineach of the three classes were grouped in teams of no more than five students. Each team had tocreate a 3D design of a bridge and the final part of the assignment was to 3D print this bridge. Thedesign had to meet specific criteria such as exact dimensions on width, length and height, and hadto support an object of at least five pounds without breaking3. A total of 15 bridges were printed.The

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum In Engineering Technology

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Derek M. Yip-Hoi, Western Washington University

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Engineering Technology

generated data. Several flavors are alternated, the most common being 3-axis surface machining. The other two courses focus on the design and fabrication of injection molds (ETEC 335) and tooling and fixtures (ETEC 427). The former heavily utilizes both CAD and CAM in CATIA to design and machine an injection mold. Finally, each student must complete a senior capstone project (ETEC 422 and 424) that allows them to integrate the use of the skills they have acquired in the program. Extensive Page 22.411.8 CAD modeling is a requirement of this project. Typically these projects also lead to the use of CAM and CNC to fabricate a part

Conference Session

ET Curriculum and Programs II

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

John L. Irwin, Michigan Technological University; David Michael Labyak, Michigan Technological University

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

) Department atMichigan Technological University over the past 10 years are General Motors, Leidos,Ford and FCA. Given that three of the top four employers are automotive companies it isimperative that an understanding of FEA methods be included in the BS MechanicalEngineering Technology (MET) degree program curriculum.Students are first introduced to FEA early in their coursework during an introductoryComputer Technology Applications course, applications of FEA are reinforced in Staticsand Strengths of Materials course, and FEA software is again used in Product Design andDevelopment capstone course. The required courses typically use examples of tetrahedralmeshed 3D CAD models solving for structural load stress and deflections. In Statics

Conference Session

Remote Instruction/COVID-19 Strategies

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Steven Nozaki, Pennsylvania State University; David Clippinger, Pennsylvania State University; Yabin Liao, Pennsylvania State University; Nancy E. Study, Pennsylvania State University; Philip A. Jones, Pennsylvania State University; Shannon K. Sweeney, Pennsylvania State University; Susan Daigle; Adam Jeffrey Wielobob; Liyong Sun, Pennsylvania State University

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Engineering Technology

online. Specifically, the campus itself was closed to students and faculty alike, resulting in a hands-on laboratory component that shifted to an ad-hoc “kitchen table” video demonstration format. For senior capstone industrial sponsored projects, the team meetings, sponsor interactions, and project presentations were all converted to a “virtual” format. However, the biggest thing I missed was the interaction with the students in the classroom. I felt the environment was not as interactive and the students tended not to be as engaged. Course content was delivered virtually with lab videos recorded showing how the labs were performed (by the instructor) and the data were collected and sent to the students

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Industrial Technology

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Greg Smith, Pitt Community College; Bill Cooper, Pitt Community College; David Batts, East Carolina University; Paul Kauffmann, East Carolina University

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Engineering Technology

Department Chair of Technology Systems at East Carolina University and research interests include technology management and managerial decision methods. During his industrial career, he held positions as project engineer, plant manager, and engineering director.Greg Smith, Pitt Community College GREG SMITH received both his Ph.D. degree in Safety Engineering from Kennedy-Western University and his Master of Science in Safety Engineering from Kennedy-Western University. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry from East Carolina University and another Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from West Virginia University. He has worked in the bio-industry as a manager and leader, he has served in project and

Conference Session

Engineering Technology

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Turner, Purdue Polytechnic Institute, West Lafayette; Rustin Webster, Purdue Polytechnic Institute, New Albany; Christopher Mark Schroder, Purdue University; Joseph F. Dues Jr., Purdue Polytechnic Institute, New Albany; Andrew McCart, Purdue Polytechnic Institute, New Albany

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Engineering Technology

           credentialing, and a series of experiential components such as industry-sponsored senior capstone projects, internships, global immersions, and certification- earning activities. The Purdue Polytechnic learning experience is designed to produce graduates who not only have deep technical knowledge and applied skills in their chosen discipline, but also possess problem-solving, critical thinking, communications, and leadership skills sought by industries and communities.TECH120 was chosen to implement the case study because it serves as a gateway to technologycourse for all Purdue majors, and is typically taken by students during their first semester. Thepaper-based survey was distributed by the researcher during the first

Conference Session

Subjects in Renewable Energy and Sustainability in ET

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed H. Elsawy, Tennessee Technological University; Fred Vondra, Tennessee Technological University; Ahmed K Kamal, Tennessee Technological University

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Engineering Technology

sciences, technology, engineering, mathematics, and/or computational sciences. b. A professional skills component must be developed in consultation with leaders from the targeted industry, business, government, or nonprofit organizations. c. An experiential component that must include at least one capstone project, supervised collaboratively by faculty and employers, evaluated or graded by faculty, and typically developed with an employer(s), which integrates the practical application of scientific and professional knowledge, behavior, and skills. The experiential component typically includes a structured internship and provides an opportunity for students to

Conference Session

Construction ET/Technology Curriculum

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruce Gehrig, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; David Cottrell, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Anthony Brizendine, University of North Carolina-Charlotte

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Engineering Technology

2006-1406: DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTEGRATED CONSTRUCTIONMANAGEMENT AND CIVIL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY CURRICULUMBruce Gehrig, University of North Carolina-Charlotte DR. G. Bruce Gehrig is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Technology, University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He graduated from Brigham Young University in 1984 and worked for over 15 years as a licensed professional civil engineer in both the public, private and international sectors. He received his PhD in Civil Engineering from Colorado State University in 2002 and has taught courses in construction methods, cost estimating, project management, hydraulics, and highway design.David Cottrell, University of North

Conference Session

Factors Affecting Student Performance

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Omer Farook, Purdue University, Calumet; Chandra R. Sekhar, Purdue University, Calumet; Jai. P. Agrawal, Purdue University, Calumet; Ashfaq Ahmed, Purdue University, Calumet

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Engineering Technology

Page 25.961.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 MULTIPROCESSOR EMBEDDED SYSTEM DESIGN A COURSE WITH HARDWARE – SOFTWARE INTEGRATIONAbstractThe paper expounds the content of the course and further explores the context with which thecourse is delivered that finally turns over the ownership of the subject material to the learnerin the form of final projects. The pedagogy of the course delivery is based on “InteractiveLearning model”. The course is conducted in a lab or studio like settings, that integrates bothlecture and laboratory work in the same settings. The paper elaborates the benefits derivedthrough the pedagogical approaches of keeping the learner actively engaged in all aspects

Conference Session

Nanotechnology/RFID

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed S. Khan, DeVry University,Addison, Illinois; Aram Agajanian, DeVry University, Chicago

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Engineering Technology

Society. He teaches Wireless Engineering, Net- work Engineering, Fiber Optic Communications, Technology and Society, and Project Management. He also advises students on their senior design projects. He is the author of ”The Telecommunications Fact Book, 2E” and co-author of ”Technology and Society: Crossroads to the 21st Century,” ”Technology and Society: A Bridge to the 21st Century,” and ”Technology and Society: Issues for the 21st Century and Beyond.” He is a member of ASEE, and a senior member of IEEE.Aram Agajanian, DeVry University, Chicago Dr. Aram Agajanian is a senior professor at DeVry University in Chicago. He holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from University of Rochester, a M.S. in Electrical

Conference Session

Assessment Methods and Learning Pedagogy I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Qiu Liu, McNeese State University

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Engineering Technology

resistance and measure the offset voltage, then students will see how the offsetvoltage varies over the input resistance as a dependent variable3,4. Only very few add physicalquantity measurements such as adding a thermister. However, they did not point out the use ofthis circuit in a signal conditioning function and a process control loop. Also the author postedmessage in technology listserve to ask for the inputs about how other colleagues using the sametextbook do. Dr. Julio Garcia’s in San Jose State University uses a project similar to Capstone asin Figure 4.It would be the best way to train students if they can design and complete a small but including-everything project after finishing the class. The difficulty here is that they still have to

Conference Session

A Technology Potpourri II

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert A. Chin, East Carolina University; Ranjeet Agarwala, East Carolina University

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Engineering Technology

considers papers that relate to industrialtechnique, rather than analysis, and engineering education papers that focus on content, ratherthan methodology [2]. It is suggested too that the following subjects meet the aforementionedcriteria: accreditation, active learning, applied research, assessment, capstone projects, classroomactivities, curriculum design, distance learning, industry partners, innovative pedagogy,laboratories, non-technical skills, and other topics related to engineering technology practice andeducation.Using data contained in the Scopus database (Elsevier B.V.) and analyzed by SCImago (akaScimago), selected metrics were examined that characterize the Journal of EngineeringTechnology. A research group from the Consejo Superior de

Conference Session

Best Practices in Industrial Technology

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Austin Asgill, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Engineering Technology

* 5 3 0 3 High Frequency Systems 6 3 3 4 Embedded PCs 6 3 3 4 Biomedical Instrumentation* 7 3 3 4 BMET Elective (ECET) 7 3 3 4 BMET Elective* 8 3 3 4 BMET Capstone Project/Internship* 8 3 3 4The curriculum adds five new technical courses to a core of ECET, mathematics, English,science, and social science courses. The program is structured within the 130 credit-hour limitset by

Conference Session

Curriculum & Student Enrollment II

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Miguel Bazdresch, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Engineering Technology

patterns would be appropriate for a senior design course. Page 24.1299.5AssessmentWe have only started testing the idea of digital design patterns in our courses, and any results arepreliminary. We have two assessment measures at this point. One is indirect, and is the difficultyof the capstone project in a course on hardware description languages. Most students were ableto design and test a craps game simulator on an FPGA-based educational development board.The design included the user interface, the rules implementation and the random numbergenerators. Students implemented a small package of their own with some design patterns, andwere asked

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Progress Reports: Part I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Stier, Illinois State University

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Engineering Technology

“the assessment tool(s) that will be used to assess studentlearning”25. There are both direct and indirect assessment measures. Direct measures ofassessment provide for the direct examination or observation of student knowledge or skillsagainst measurable performance criteria. These would include such instruments as writtenexams, oral exams, embedded questions in exams and assignments, portfolio analysis,papers/writing samples, simulated activities/case-studies, capstone projects, inside and outsideexaminers, and internship experiences. Indirect measures of assessment ascertain the opinion orself-report of the extent or value of learning experiences. Some examples of indirect measures of

Conference Session

Successful Grant Proposals

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Houdeshell, Sinclair Community College; Shep Anderson, Sinclair Community College; Gilah Pomeranz, Sinclair Community College

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Engineering Technology

Big 15 Learning Picture Authentic Beliefs Learning Tasks Context Transfer 6 Assessment/ Activities Evaluation Beliefs Integrating Learning Activities Manufacturing Experience Closure/ Capstone Generalization ExperienceFigure 1. Instructional Design Model

Conference Session

Curriculum & Student Enrollment I

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Immanuel Adaikalaraj Edinbarough, University of Texas, Brownsville; Posinasetti Nageswara Rao, University of Northern Iowa; Kanchan Das, East Carolina University

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Engineering Technology

Automation 14.3% 14.3% 35.7% 35.7% 13. Computer Integrated manufacturing 23.1% 15.4% 38.5% 23.1% 14. Project and Organizational Management 16.7% 25.0% 50.0% 33.3% 15. Capstone Projects in manufacturing / Senior 21.4% 14.3% 50.4% 21.4% Design Projects 16. Sustainable manufacturing 22.2% 33.3% 11.1% 44.4% Table 5: The manufacturing engineering technology contents covered by the participating faculty B.S. in

Conference Session

Issues and Direction in ET Education and Administration: Part II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Enrique Barbieri, University of Houston; Wajiha Shireen, University of Houston; Farrokh Attarzadeh, University of Houston; Raresh Pascali, University of Houston; Miguel Ramos, University of Houston; William Fitzgibbon, University of Houston

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in Electrical Engineering from Texas A&M University. She joined the University of Houston in 1993 where she is a full Professor of Engineering Technology and Electrical and Computer Engineering. She is an IEEE Senior member and is actively involved in teaching, research and consulting in the area of power electronics, motor drives, power quality and clean power utility interface issues.Farrokh Attarzadeh, University of Houston Dr. Attarzadeh is an associate professor of Engineering Technology. He teaches software programming, digital logic, and is in charge of the senior project course in the Compute Engineering Technology Program. He is a member of ASEE and serves as Associated Editor for

Conference Session

Assessment Methods and Learning Pedagogy II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jyhwen Wang, Texas A&M University; Alex Fang, Texas A&M University; Michael Ryan Golla, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

free-vibration laboratory experiments using two lumped mass apparatuses with research caliber accelerometers and analyzer,” 2010 Annual Conference and Exposition, 2010-1069, American Society for Engineering Education.19. Sepahpour, B., and Chang, S.R., “Comparison of the strength to weight ratio of variable section beams with prismatic beams,” 2007 Annual Conference and Exposition, 2007-2248, American Society for Engineering Education.20. Durfee, J., and Hossain, N.M., “Testing commercial-grade threaded fasteners as a culminating laboratory project in material science for the engineering technology curriculum.21. Widmann, J., Slivovsky, L., Self, B., and Taylor, J.K., “Aligning goals of capstone design, service learing, and

Conference Session

Leadership and Administration in ET

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harvey Lyons, Eastern Michigan University

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Engineering Technology

materials engineering. • Life sciences is currently receiving major funding. • Major movement in UG curriculum to include Ethics. • Outsourcing creating downward pressure on U.S. engineering salaries. • Stronger science and mathematics instruction in community colleges. • Expose engineering students to relationships between technology and society. • Nanotechnology could play a major role in economic and industrial growth. • Engineering faculty should have industrial experience. • Industrially-sponsored senior design capstone projects. • Program should be based on industry needs. • Major impetus on

Conference Session

Recruitment & Retention in ET Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Irene Ferrara, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona; Andrew Vavreck, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona

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Engineering Technology

engineering Page 13.883.6technology were provided. Second, approximately six weeks into the semester, facultyvisited all EDSGN 100 classrooms to again explain the EMET program, and to encouragestudents interested in the degree to meet with program advisors. In fall 2007, a DVDintended to illustrate the applied nature of the program was shown to students in each ofthe classes as well.Footage for the DVD was compiled in May 2006 and includes interviews with students,faculty, alumni, and industry representatives. The DVD also features equipment used inthe program courses as well as senior capstone design project demonstrations. In order toeffectively market

Conference Session

Assessment of Engineering Technology Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carol Lamb, Youngstown State University; David Kurtanich

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Engineering Technology

professional experience in design, analysis and investigation of structures. He teaches a variety of courses in structural analysis and design, hydraulics and land development, computer applications in engineering technology, and capstone design. Page 13.239.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 ASSESSMENT PROCESS: A VIEW FROM THE TRENCHESAbstract This paper presents some of the hurdles that the engineering technology programs atYoungstown State University struggled with during the reaccreditation process and are stillrefining. With less formal direction from TAC-ABET as to what they are focusing on

Conference Session

Robotics and Automation

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Marshall, University of Southern Maine

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Engineering Technology

pushbutton switches, limit switches, and both inductive and capacitive proximity devices.The kit also includes typical industrial outputs including lights, buzzers, motors, andsolenoid activated pneumatic directional control valves.The PLC modules and I/O devices used in this junior level course were specified at thesame voltage and have been designed for patch-cord assembly. This allows the studentsto focus on the job of learning the software and interfacing the I/O devices without thedanger of injuring themselves or the components. In the senior level capstone course,this safety net is not present and more time is spent on these concepts.After the PLC overview, we proceeded to the programming software. Many feel that thebest method for teaching

Conference Session

Curriculum in Telecommunications Engineering Technology

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Muhammad Hasan, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

incorporating research elements: Although undergraduate students may not bematured enough for research, a flavor of such could be introduced to them 11. Performance andpower consumption of a design, trade-offs among various metrics, and the issues of reliabilityand upgradability could be analyzed for a design implementation. These activities are expectedto stimulate critical thinking in the students that would be beneficial in the capstone designproject in their senior year as well as in the profession.With the above points in view, this paper outlines both the lecture and laboratory contents ofsuch a course, its evaluation strategy, course related research involving students, justification andincorporation of the course in the curriculum. The paper

Conference Session

Educating for Results: Tools used in Engineering Technology

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Hundley, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis; Terri Talbert-Hatch, Indiana University; Joshua Killey, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis; Elizabeth Wager, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

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Engineering Technology

, especially higher- level, capstone, and/or project work that students must complete to demonstrate a mastery of college-level learning.• Use alumni, business/industry, and community resources to assist students in networking and professional development endeavors.Recommendations for Administrators• Actively reach out to alumni, business/industry, and community stakeholders to recruit, retain, and engage them in the life of the university, especially as it relates to providing realistic previews to students about the world of work.• Reward faculty who promote positive business relationships in their teaching and learning efforts.• Recognize the tangible and intangible benefits of having students well-prepared to “hit the

Conference Session

Issues in Mechanical Engineering Technology I

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carmen Cioc, University of Toledo; Qiuying Zhao, University of Toledo; Sorin Cioc, University of Toledo

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Engineering Technology

applicationof the momentum theory as well as the buoyancy theory in the real life and to increase thestudents’ interest on fluid mechanics, a physical jet boat laboratory exercise was created. A jetboat is a boat propelled by a jet of water ejected from the back of the craft.The Jet Flow laboratory setup presented herein was first developed two years ago, in spring 2017,as a Capstone project entitled “Fluid Forces Test Bench” (see Figure 2) by four MET students,and later improved by including a force sensor instead of a digital force meter. The jet boatmodel was 3D printed using a polymer material and assembled with a nozzle at bottom pointingto the left of Figs. 2, 3, and 5. The water is pumped in through a plastic tube mounted on the topof the boat

Conference Session

Innovation & Assessment in the delivery of IT/IET

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam Stienecker, Ohio Northern University

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Engineering Technology

thestudents to have an experience that would assist them whether they went into the automotiveindustry or the medical industry. In fact, one particular student was able to demonstrate moreknowledge of programming robots than the engineers he was working under. He showed amastery of the skill and has been successful because of it. Additionally, the laboratory setup andequipment contained within have benefited the students beyond imagination, giving them realworld experience in many areas of applied controls. This experience has begun to leak into otherareas of the curriculum and has produced more advanced senior capstone projects and enabledthe interface of robots to a plastic injection molding machine in a course on plastic technology. The

Conference Session

Assessment & TC2K Methods

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nirmal Das, Georgia Southern University

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Engineering Technology

Industrial Advisory Committee Input outcomes Evaluation Improvement Outcomes Transcript Analysis of Planning Program Capstone Course Every semester Activities Objectives and Program Improvement Learning Assessment Methods

Conference Session

Assessment & TC2K Methods

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Crossman, Old Dominion University; Alok Verma, Old Dominion University

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Engineering Technology

improvement plan. Itshould be noted that some assessment methods can only be used to assess certain specificoutcomes. Table 1 maps the assessment tools for assessing each of the a-k programoutcomes.Table -1 Assessment Tools for Outcomes for the Engineering Technology Programs Engineering Technology Program Outcomes Assessment Tools a b c d e f g h i j k Advisory Committee X X X X X X X X Feedback Used to assess program objectives Course Assessment X X X X X X X X X X X Alumni Surveys Used to assess program objectives Capstone/Senior X X X X X X X

Conference Session

Various Prospectives in Power Systems

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Richard Walsh, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Technology

underdevelopment. Students are being encouraged to get involved with this work in the form ofindependent studies or senior capstone projects. Such a project would require the studentor team to develop a significant component in PowerX to include design, development, Page 26.1604.13testing and documentation of their work.ConclusionThis paper presented an overview of a software application called PowerX that initiallystarted out as a research tool and eventually made its way into the classroom to helpstudents get a better understanding of power systems problems and solutions to theseproblems. For the most part, student response has been very positive and assessment