Conference Session

Software Applications in ET Programs

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Isaiah I. Ryan, Western Washington University; Aaron Cramer, Western Washington University; Ying Lin, Western Washington University

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Engineering Technology

DSP techniques. For instance, the “SIRI”function in iphone 4 uses DSP-based speech recognition algorithms. High quality headphonesemploys DSP-based noise cancelation techniques as well.DSP has become an integral part of Electronic Engineering Technology (EET) and ElectricalEngineering curricula at higher institutions worldwide. To fulfill a successful DSP curriculum, itis critical to complement lectures with well-designed hands-on laboratory exercises. It has beenwidely acknowledged that hands-on experiences improve teaching and learning efficiency andreinforce students’ comprehension of abstract topics1,2,3,4. Page 26.1307.2Motivations and

Conference Session

Graduate Education in Engineering Technology

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Cuprak, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; John Rajadas, Arizona State University Polytechnic; Scott Danielson, Arizona State University

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Engineering Technology

as velocity and pressure are measured and the dynamics of the problem areanalyzed in a systematic manner. Data is generated by employing a two-level factorialexperimentation approach. A key requirement for this process to be successful is the availabilityof a wind tunnel facility that is capable of addressing the engineering tasks outlined for theproject. An existing low speed wind tunnel facility at ASU Poly was modified for the purpose ofconducting the experimental investigation required. The tunnel modifications included majorchanges to the inlet section to ensure that the flow entering the test section was well conditioned,a pressure survey setup involving several pressure transducers along with the attendantmeasurement systems such as a

Conference Session

Issues in Engineering Technology Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Niaz Latif, Purdue University Calumet ; Mohammad A. Zahraee, Purdue University, Calumet (Tech); Joy L Colwell, Purdue University, Calumet (Tech)

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growth. A sample list ofdirected projects is presented in Table 7. Table 6: Employment of graduates in different sectors Healthcare, System Integration, Manufacturing, Medical Equipment, Wireless Industry 21 Communication, Automotive, Transportation Business 19 E-commerce, Business services, Financial Services, IT Consulting, Graphics Business Government 3 County, City, State Governments Education 7 K-12, 2-year College, 4-year College PhD Program 3 Doctoral program in Technology In the fall semester of 2012, for the first time, the program hired two limited-term-lecturers. Due to an increase in enrollment, the

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Education in Engineering Technology

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara L Christe, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Steven J. Yelton P.E., Cincinnati State Technical and Community College; Roger Bowles, Texas State Technical College, Waco

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Engineering Technology

AC 2012-3051: HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT: CHANG-ING THE NAME OF THE FIELD TO IMPROVE AWARENESSProf. Barbara Christe, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis Barbara Christe is an Associate Professor and Program Director for biomedical engineering technology at Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis. Prior to teaching, Christe was a Clinical Engineer at the University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington, Conn. She holds a biomedical engineer- ing master’s degree from Rensselaer, Hartford, and a bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering from Marquette University. She is actively engaged in the recruitment and retention of students in the BMET field.Prof. Steven J. Yelton P.E

Conference Session

Leadership and Administration in ET

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tim Brower, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Engineering Technology

are measured by their worth to industry upon graduation. In graduate education, a student’s worth many times is based on their potential to help faculty sustain research dollars. Engineering-only institutions are more likely to be in search of research dollars. Institutions dependent on research dollars for their existence must reward these faculty, thus creating an atmosphere where a Ph.D. is a requirement for tenure and promotion. This arrangement is not conducive to faculty collaboration between engineering and ET programs.• A seamless transition for students to go from ET to engineering and back again is promoted when the ET program requires differential and integral calculus in their curriculum.• With the change in the ABET

Conference Session

Industrial Collaboration & Applications in ET

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University; Donald Richter, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Technology

new model simulates and requiresthat faculty members become intimately involved as an integral part of the development of Page 11.1420.9synergistic partnerships. These were established among fellow Department members, membersof other departments, local industry, professional societies, charitable foundations, and variousgovernment agencies at all levels. This has resulted in substantial benefits for the engineeringprograms far beyond that from the initial funding campaign.A standing committee (TINE) has also been established at the college level to continue thesearch for ways to fund new initiatives. The committee has as its member’s

Conference Session

Software Applications in ET Programs

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Omer Farook, Purdue University Calumet (College of Technology); Jai P Agrawal, Purdue University, Calumet (College of Technology); Ashfaq Ahmed, Purdue University Calumet (College of Technology); Athula Kulatunga, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Naveen Kumar Koyi, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Hassan Abdullah Alibrahim, Purdue University Calumet; Mohammad Almenaies, Purdue University, Calumet

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(SOC) devices(BeagleBone Black1 and Raspberry PI2) that were essentially capable of performing all the dutiesof a computer on a single chip. The need to go beyond the basics of providing an introductorycourse in the microprocessor or microcontroller in Engineering and Engineering Technologytype curriculums has long been overdue. The subject matter covered in System Design hasmatured to the extent that it has been the subject of curriculum content in the form of two ormore courses in most of the universities. The subject course which is the subject of this paper is a400 level course in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Department. This ispreceded by two courses: 1) a C or C++, programming course, that covers the C or C

Conference Session

Non-Technical Skills in ET

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Robertson, Arizona State University; Richard Newman, Arizona State University

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Engineering Technology

was easy to replicate in an academic department. Componentswere cheap and the design skills were well-suited to undergraduate teaching in anyElectronics Technology department. However, electronics in that form has effectivelydisappeared so the provocative question is, “how have the discipline skills being taught inhigher education institutions changed to match the new generation of job requirements?”The technology change has been driven by the effects of increasing integration ofelectronic functions on silicon. The inexorable progress of Moore’s law 1 has allowed arelatively small number of companies around the world to produce powerful electronicfunctions that deliver super-computer performance on a single chip. The product is alsodelivered

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Industrial Technology

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ranjeet Agarwala, East Carolina University; Tarek Abdel-Salam; Mohammed Faruqi, Texas A&M University-Kingsville

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Engineering Technology

Instruction.The students had a positive rating for the delivery of instruction. Overall, the students feltthat the Instructor did very well (greater than 6.5) in all elements of instruction. But themost important feedback as depicted figure 4, suggests that the students rated thelaboratory instruction higher than lecture. These results validate the strengths that thelaboratory based components bring to a curriculum thereby enhancing student learningexperience.At the end of each semester each instructor in the department completes a courseimprovement summary log to create an archival record of how each course competencieswere accomplished and how improvement will be made for subsequent offerings of thecourse. Table 4 summarizes the problems identified

Conference Session

Software Applications in ET Programs

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nikunja Swain P.E., South Carolina State University; Wanda Moses, South Carolina State University; James Allen Anderson P.E., South Carolina State University; Cynthia T Davis, SC State University

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Engineering Technology

by enhancing students’logical and critical thinking through the use of visual programming tools such as RAPTOR inintroductory computing courses. RAPTOR is a visual programming development environment based onflowcharts. Students can build simple procedural programs without learning the details of a language.These features of RAPTOR has helped us in providing an Interdisciplinary Integrated Teaching andLearning experiences that integrates team-oriented, hands-on learning experiences throughout theengineering technology and sciences curriculum and engages students in the design and analysis processbeginning with their first year. The objective of this paper is to discuss our experiences with the use ofRAPTOR in various science and technology

Conference Session

Distance Learning in Engineering Technology

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rigoberto Chinchilla, Eastern Illinois University; Oyindamola O. Idowu, Waukegan Schools District 60; Thomas C. MacMullen, Eastern Illinois University

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Engineering Technology

Paper ID #9145Implementing Telecommunication’s Switching and Routing Laboratory Prac-tices: Migration to a Distance Learning based InstructionDr. Rigoberto Chinchilla, Eastern Illinois University Dr. Rigoberto Chinchilla: PhD in Integrated Engineering, (Electrical and Industrial), Ohio University. Is an Associate Professor of Applied Engineering and Technology at Eastern Illinois University (EIU) since 2004. His teaching and research interest include Quality Design, Biometrics and Computer Security and ethics, Automation and Telecommunications. Dr. Chinchilla has been a Fulbright Scholar and a United Nations Scholar

Conference Session

Distance Learning in ET

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve Hsiung, Old Dominion University; John Ritz, Old Dominion University; James Eiland, Blue Ridge Community College

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Engineering Technology

AC 2008-648: DESIGN AND DEVELOP A COST EFFECTIVEMICROCONTROLLER TRAINING SYSTEM FOR DISTANCE LEARNINGENGINEERING STUDENTSSteve Hsiung, Old Dominion University Steve Hsiung is an associate professor of electrical engineering technology at Old Dominion University. Prior to his current position, Dr. Hsiung had worked for Maxim Integrated Products, Inc., Seagate Technology, Inc., and Lam Research Corp., all in Silicon Valley, CA. Dr. Hsiung also taught at Utah State University and California University of Pennsylvania. He earned his BS degree from National Kauhsiung Normal University in 1980, MS degrees from University of North Dakota in 1986 and Kansas State University in 1988, and PhD degree

Conference Session

Leadership Perspectives in Engineering Technology

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hamad Albadr, Riyadh College of Technology

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Engineering Technology

Engineering External FactorsWhile these changes in health care are occurring, there are other external factors that will alsoaffect the Biomedical engineering field: A. Internationalization of science and technology.The science and technology used in health care are universal. Coupled with globalmanufacturing and international companies, it is clear that science and technology areworldwide in application. B. Integration of Technology. The examples provided by some of the preceding authors, it is evident that health caretechnology is sophisticated and cross-disciplinary. The application of communications theoryto improving the accuracy and speed of DNA sequencing is such an example. In addition,devices are increasingly interdependent and

Conference Session

Distance Learning in Engineering Technology

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve C. Hsiung, Old Dominion University; John M. Ritz, Old Dominion University; Ece Yaprak, Wayne State University; Feng Jao, Ohio Northern University

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Engineering Technology

Paper ID #8904Delivery of Hands-on Technical Courses through Real-Time Distance Learn-ingDr. Steve C. Hsiung, Old Dominion University Steve Hsiung is an associate professor of electrical engineering technology at Old Dominion University. Prior to his current position, Dr. Hsiung had worked for Maxim Integrated Products, Inc., Seagate Tech- nology, Inc., and Lam Research Corp., all in Silicon Valley, CA. Dr. Hsiung also taught at Utah State University and California University of Pennsylvania. He earned his BS degree from National Kauhsi- ung Normal University in 1980, MS degrees from University of North Dakota in 1986 and

Conference Session

Industry Collaborations in Engineering Technology

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frank Bartonek, Cessna Aircraft Company; Bruce Dallman, Pittsburg State University; James Lookadoo, Pittsburg State University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2008-529: QUANTIFYING QUALITY: A MEASUREMENT ATTEMPT FORRETURN ON INVESTMENT FOR A SMALL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERINGTECHNOLOGY PROGRAMFrank Bartonek, Cessna Aircraft CompanyBruce Dallman, Pittsburg State UniversityJames Lookadoo, Pittsburg State University Page 13.1015.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008AbstractThis paper offers observations from a faculty student team internship with a NASALaboratory and an aircraft company in the summer of 2007. Both organizations havealumni employed from the team’s home program.The onsite observations allowed analysis of educational effectiveness for Pittsburg StateUniversity’s Electronics Engineering Technology (EET) program

Conference Session

Distance Learning in ET Programs

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Wendel, Sinclair Community College; Larraine A. Kapka, Sinclair Community College

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Engineering Technology

for review by their teachers.In addition, instructor materials will be created to support the use of the tensile strength testingsimulator in classroom settings: A User’s Manual that walks the instructor through each of the three modes of the simulator and present best practice options for integrating the tensile strength testing simulator into class, including: o The objectives covered by the virtual tool o A list of acceptable answers for the questions posed to students A Learner’s Guide to present questions and provide an opportunity for student note taking.2. Conduct research to compare the costs and learning outcomes for using on-site tensiletesting equipment compared with an online simulation.The research will

Conference Session

STEM Issues in ET II

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Vukica M. Jovanovic, Old Dominion University; Otilia Popescu, Old Dominion University; Murat Kuzlu, Old Dominion University; Mujde Erten-Unal, Old Dominion University; Balša Terzić , Old Dominion University; George McLeod, Old Dominion University; Tysha Batts, Virginia Space Grant Consortium; Cynthia Tomovic, Old Dominion University

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tobuild circuits on breadboards. From here, hands-on activities alternated with very short talks aimedat introducing students to new components or types of projects. First, simple loops with an LED ora motor were built in order to understand the closed loop setting and how to power a circuit. Afterthat, the integrated development environment (IDE) was introduced and students learned how theycan install the IDE on the computers, how to locate examples, and how to download them ontotheir boards [10]. For this part of the workshop, a Sparkfun Inventor kit was used [11].The kit comes with a variety of components, besides the Arduino board, and a full set of predefinedexperiments, which are available for downloading on the company’s website. It turns

Conference Session

Software Applications in ET Programs

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen A. Strom, Pennsylvania State University, Erie

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Diversity

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. However, if you can marry these two concepts together, then you have hit a home run.In our school, the Computer Engineering Technology curriculum is set up so that programming andembedded circuit design is taught via a series of courses: (a) Introduction to ‘C’ programming, (b)Digital Design and Embedded Systems, (c) C++ and object orientated programming and (d) anIntermediate Embedded Systems course. After completing this series, the students can continue onwith an Embedded Linux course, as well as a Software Engineering (process and agiledevelopment) course. Page 26.971.2This arrangement of courses is a bit unusual in that Technology

Conference Session

Issues in ET Education I

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed S. Khan, DeVry University, DuPage; Aminul Karim, DeVry University,Downers Grove, IL

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Engineering Technology

Paper ID #9093Faculty Technical Currency and Professional Development: 2013 Status Re-port on a National Survey of Engineering Technology FacultyDr. Ahmed S. Khan, DeVry University, DuPage Dr. Ahmed S. Khan is a Senior Professor in the College of Engineering and Information Sciences at DeVry University, Addison, Illinois. Dr. Khan has more than thirty years of experience in research, instruction, curricula design, development, evaluation, implementation and program accreditation, management and supervision. Dr. Khan received an MSEE from Michigan Technological University, an MBA from Keller Graduate School of Management

Conference Session

Issues in Engineering Technolgy Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Terence Geyer, Eastern Washington University; William R Loendorf, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Technology

has to be anotherway to meet this challenge. In conventional course occurrences, events like a midterm, final andassignments tend to overlap between classes, and can cause big spikes in student workload. Withan increased number of students in each class, students can also feel the pressure of increasedcompetition. These stresses’ on both faculty and students, negatively affect the positive outcomesdesired by both groups. This paper describes the formulation, design, and execution of twoplanning methods used to help balance the needs, workload, and time resources for both thefaculty and students in an Engineering curriculum. One approach compares weekly instructorworkload for the planning and delivery across three classes. Covering items from

Conference Session

Issues in Mechanical Engineering Technology II

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge Rodriguez P.E., Western Michigan University; Alamgir A. Choudhury P.E., Western Michigan University

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Engineering Technology

existing program is a challenge. At the same time, a growing bodyof non-traditional and working students in undergraduate institutions demand flexibility incurriculum offering.To incorporate fluid power in existing curriculum a flexible approach is utilized. In this paper, amodular form of an upper level fluid power curriculum is presented. The development consistsof lecture and lab materials, with proper linking and integration. Technical topics are presentedunder the scope of energy efficiency, systems integration, and hybrid engineering, which willallow integration into existing curriculum in current programs without the need for additionalnew courses. Learning outcomes of the curriculum were established, and assessment of studentlearning based

Conference Session

A Technology Potpourri I

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Otilia Popescu, Old Dominion University; Vukica M. Jovanovic, Old Dominion University; Sanjeevi Chitikeshi; Isaac L. Flory IV, Old Dominion University

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Engineering Technology

, industrial robotics,computer integrated manufacturing, and computer numerical control. The electrical engineeringtechnology (EET) program, with a current curriculum that includes a large number of courses toprovide the foundation for mechatronics, is taking its turn in the development of a mechatronicsconcentration area. This paper discusses the introduction of mechatronics specialization throughconcertation areas in the mechanical and electrical engineering technology programs at OldDominion University, with emphasis on the implementation challenges. This specializationmodel offers students the choice to incline the balance between the electrical and mechanicalcomponents of their mechatronics education through their major and minor selection, and

Conference Session

Project Based Learning In ET Program

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chih-Ping Yeh, Wayne State University; Gene Yeau-Jian Liao, Wayne State University; Joseph L Petrosky, Macomb Community College

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Engineering Technology

whom are degree-seeking students. The two institutions have a long history of collaboration in serving industryand community. The WSU-MCC partnership described in this paper refers specifically to thecollaboration between WSU’s Division of Engineering Technology (DET) and MCC’s School ofEngineering and Advanced Technology.In 2005, the partnership was awarded a National Science Foundation–Advanced TechnologicalEducation (NSF-ATE) grant for the “Development of a Learning Environment for HybridElectric Vehicle Technology.” Through this project the partnership developed HEV specificcourses and curriculum, and integrated it with the existing Associate of Applied Science programin Automotive Technology, created an HEV specialized laboratory

Conference Session

New Directions for Engineering Technology

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jay R. Porter, Texas A&M University; Michael D. Johnson, Texas A&M University; Andrea M. Ogilvie P.E., Texas A&M University; Christopher Cantrell, Texas A&M University

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. Kajfez, "Ten Years of First-Year Engineering Literature (2005-2014): A Systematic Literature Review of Four Engineering Education Journals," (in English), International Journal of Engineering Education, Review vol. 36, no. 1, pp. 18-39, 2020. [Online]. Available: ://WOS:000506204800003.[6] W. A. Friess, M. P. Davis, and Ieee, "Development. implementation and assessment of a common first year end-of-semester engineering design project in an integrated curriculum," in 2013 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, (Frontiers in Education Conference, 2013.[7] Z. Nedic, A. Nafalski, and J. Machotka, "Motivational project-based laboratory for a common first year electrical engineering course," European Journal of

Conference Session

Capstone Projects and Experiential Learning

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University; Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University

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Engineering Technology

LogicDevices (CPLD: Complex Programmable Logic Devices and FPGA). Today, a more standarddevelopment process is widely used in industry. The process uses Hardware DescriptionLanguages as a design entry to describe the digital systems. The two most widely used HardwareDescription Languages in industry are VHDL (Very High Speed Integrated Circuit HardwareDescription Language) and Verilog (Verifying Logic). Although most traditional electrical andcomputer engineering programs have updated their curriculum to include topics in hardwaredescription language and programmable logic design (FPGA/CPLD), two-year and four-yearelectrical engineering technology programs have fallen behind and are moving slowly inupdating their curriculum. This paper will discuss

Conference Session

Subjects in 3D Printing and ET Programs

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael C. Hatfield, University of Alaska, Fairbanks; John Monahan, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Upward Bound; Sarah R Hoffman, University of Alaska Fairbanks; Steven Kibler, Northern Embedded Solutions; Alfred Upton, ACUASI; Patrick Bakke Dewane, University of Alaska, Fairbanks

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Paper ID #15672Application of 3D Printed and Composites Technology to UAS DevelopmentDr. Michael C. Hatfield, University of Alaska, Fairbanks Michael C. Hatfield is an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, and Associate Director for Science & Education, Alaska Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration. He earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Ohio Northern University; an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from California State University Fresno, and a Ph.D. in Electrical/Aeronautical Engineering from the University of Alaska

Conference Session

ETD Internet of Things (IOT)

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jay R. Porter, Texas A&M University; Joseph A. Morgan, Texas A&M University; Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

windows of the classroom and collecting additional data to see the impact.Summer Workshops An integral part of the ITEST project is to involve 4th through 12th grade educators inthe process and have them create and deploy relevant curriculum in their classrooms in order tohave direct impact on young students. To support this goal, the team will run summerworkshops where 4th through 12th grade educators from regional schools will be identified andthen trained in the relevant technologies. These workshops will last two weeks where the firstweek will be “teaching the teachers” and the second week will be devoted to assisting theteachers in developing appropriate curriculum that integrates the technologies discussed aboveinto their classroom

Conference Session

Electrical/Electronic ET Issues

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve C. Hsiung, Old Dominion University; Feng Jao, Ohio Northern University; Lijian Xu, Farmingdale State College; Marjaneh Issapour, State University of New York, Farmingdale

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1986 and Kansas State University in 1988, and PhD degree from Iowa State University in 1992. Steve can be reached at shsiung@odu.edu.Dr. Feng Jao, Ohio Northern University Feng Jao, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Educational Technology at Ohio Northern University. She has been teaching courses in the area of Computer and Information Technology. Her areas of interests include Hybrid Learning Instructional Design, Digital Media, Interactive Media, Instructional Technology Integration and network design. In addition, Dr. Jao is a certified Microsoft Office Master Instructor, and Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA). Her current research activities are web standards, responsive web design and network design. Dr

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Pedagogy 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Clayton J. Hahola, Montana State University; Kevin R. Cook, Montana State University; William J. Schell IV P.E., Montana State University

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Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Focused Curricular Activities Designed to Improve Student Competency in Data Driven Process ImprovementAbstractRecent internal assessment and evaluation activity within the Mechanical EngineeringTechnology (MET) program at Montana State University (MSU) identified an opportunity toimprove student learning outcomes regarding knowledge and application of statistical concepts.Since the MET program did not have room for an additional course in this area, the curricularreview identified an existing design and build course where specific activities could bedeveloped and integrated to provide students exposure to additional statistical material. Specificcourse changes were made through the

Conference Session

TC2K Methods and Models

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lynn Kelly, New Mexico State University; Michael Morrell, New Mexico State University; Thomas Jenkins, New Mexico State University

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Engineering Technology

the respective faculty groups. A WebCT course was requested and entitled“ET Senior Exit Survey”. The senior students were identified, the table imported and theselective release set.The method used for the senior exam for the ECET students is a typical implementation of anexam in WebCT. The exam was developed by the ECET faculty. Respondus was used again toimplement the exam in the WebCT format. The students were identified and added to WebCT.Integrating the assessment tools into WebCT was the first step towards a complete cycle ofevaluation. Once the integration method was developed it enabled us to automate the collectionprocess and easily capture the data in an electronic format. At the end of each semester the datais collected using the