prepare our students for careers in a wide range ofindustries.The Electrical Engineering Technology program has identified present needs for a new state-of-the-art robotics laboratory, that will support a “Robotics Automation” course and providestudents with training that meets industrial standards and provides state-of-the-art, hands-ontraining. Currently, the laboratory is equipped with two robotic stations and supports the classsize of 12 students. It is our goal to equip the laboratory with at least 6 robotic stations tocomfortably accommodate a class of 30 students. A single robotic station consists of a LR MateFANUC Robotics educational mini robot platform, shown in Figure 1, a single phase R-30iAMate controller, and a high-end computer
CourseThe pedagogy of the course is based on Outcome Based Education8, and utilizes the interactivemodel of learning9. All the students maintain an online portfolio of their work. The systemdesigned in the laboratory to perform a specific task is the core measurement as the learningoutcome of the course. The laboratory performance of the course is performed in teams oftwo/three students. This mode provides a platform for horizontal learning through active andengaged discourse and discussion. Students are empowered to charter their learning and feedtheir curiosity. These classroom practices and laboratory environment provides a challenging andinvigorating environment that prepares them for a lifelong learning process and career path.AssessmentThe
, the need exists for students to further their engineeringbackground on different industrial processes from a design and operation viewpoint. Having astrong background on control systems coupled with an in depth knowledge of process operationshelps the students be better prepared to meet the needs of the large regional industry and thus bemore marketable in the current difficult business environment. Furthermore, they will be betterprepared for graduate studies, if this is the career path they choose. Page 22.30.2This paper is organized as follows. Section II describes the objectives of the new course. SectionIII discusses the teaching approach
. Page 22.185.6 Figure 2.- Summary of Assessment7. ConclusionsDifferent autonomous vehicles were designed and built (as shown in Figures 3 - 5), for thespecific task of participating in several robotic competitions, and to fulfill the course requirementfor the students in our department. The participation in this course gave students real-life teamwork experience. They experienced the application of theoretical information in different areasof knowledge to solve real engineering problems. This experience could later be used in theirprofessional careers to solve similar engineering problems in numerous applications. Thepotential of real-world autonomous devices being able to control themselves is growing, and insome
in Biomedical Engineering Technology Program (BMET) at the university. After the completion of the project, students are expected to be able to understand the scheme of a real world DSP system, process EEG signals for specific applications and gain the experience in processing the real world signals. In addition, this project is also intended for preparing the motivated high level students for future career in biomedical signal processing areas.I. Introduction As a core course of the BMET at the department of Engineering Technology at the xxx University, the Digital Signal Processors (ENTC 4347) introduces both the basic and advanced digital signal processing theories as well as the hands-on experience
, teaching effectiveness, technical currency, scholarly activity, professional society participation, communication skills, extracurricular support for student activities, and similar attributes appropriate to the program objectives. Individual faculty members must have educational backgrounds, industrial experience, professional practice, communication skills, and technologically current knowledge that support the field of instruction and program objectives. Collectively, the faculty must be capable of providing students an appropriate breadth of perspective and effective instruction in the use of modern technical and non-technical methodologies in careers appropriate to the program objectives
whole system is in sleep mode, theonly power consumed will be due to leakage of the operation units that monitor for an event tooccur. The speed at which the processor can wake up and be fully operational again is a keyaspect on these implementations. In many commercial processors available to students, that timehas been scaled down to less than 10s. Implementation of various low power features has led tothe claim by hard core processor manufacturers that a product can be designed that will operatemore than a decade on a single battery. A ten year battery life is of particular concern to studentswho plan to make a career of designing embedded systems for use in inaccessible locations suchas the human body.In addition to training students for
thecurriculum to better prepare students for their future careers. His three courses though were allon-campus and viewed from one instructor's perspective. The challenges he faced were budget,logistics, and course workload issues and he plans to address them in his future work.Team formation is always a challenging task in a group design project. It is always a dilemmawhere the students will select their team members or the instructor will assign the team members.However, it is found that the success of a team doesn't depend on the team formation procedure[18]. In a second-year client-centered design course at the University of Ottawa, the teams wereformed in two ways by dividing the students into two groups. One group could pick their teammembers as
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, nanophotonics, and optical/wireless networking systems. He has designed several models of high frequency oscilloscopes and other electronic test and measuring instruments as an entrepreneur. He has delivered invited short courses in Penang, Malaysia and Singapore. He is also the author of a textbook in power electronics, published by Prentice-Hall, Inc. His professional career is equally divided in academia and industry. He has authored several research papers in IEEE journals and conferences. His current research is focused on renewable energy technology, smart energy grid Phasor analytical tools in ac circuit analysis. American c Society for Engineering
hisattitude was significant. And he did get the right job soon after.Anecdotal experiences from EECS students haven’t been as plentiful, yet. The coursehas only been taught once with the present format and students take it in their lastsemester, a time in which most job offers are already in process. In the present semester,there are some EECS students taking this course in the EET 4550 course. Some aretaking the course earlier in their career and they should be better able to use theexperience gained in the course together with co-op to find a better job offer.Conclusion:At this time, the main concern for these courses is the need for the EECS department toadd an hour to their course and encourage it earlier in the student’s experience. Theremay be
student leads to agood foundation on which to build a successful engineering career. There are many areas ofengineering to which the student is introduced in the engineering technology curriculum,each of which involving unique problems and the methods to solve them. To evaluate theoverall merits of the program, careful consideration should be given to test the students inall the relevant areas of engineering technology and the capstone classes help to achievethis. Here the students get the opportunity to demonstrate the scientific and technical skillsthey have acquired during the course of their engineering education program via projectsthat utilize those skills. The overall design process is emphasized in which the student isexpected to address
AC 2007-782: INDUSTRIAL CAPSTONE AND DESIGN PROJECTS FORMANUFACTURING AND MECHANICAL ET STUDENTS ALREADYEMPLOYED IN INDUSTRYLawrence 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. See http://www.etllc.us. 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
AC 2008-940: INSTRUCTIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND ASSESSMENT OF ATASK-ORIENTED SENIOR LEVEL DATA ACQUISITION PROJECT IN ASIMULATED BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTCarl Spezia, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carl J. Spezia is an Assistant Professor in the Electrical Engineering Technology Program located in the Department of Technology at Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIUC). He joined the program in1998 as a Visiting Assistant Professor. He worked as a power systems engineer for electric utilities for eight years prior to seeking a career in higher education. He is a licensed professional engineer in Illinois. His industrial assignments included power system modeling, power systems protection
, Technology at Hayes Microcomputer Products (1985-1993), and Vice President, Engineering Technology at Sangamo Weston, Inc. (1982-1985) and served at Bell Labs (1965-1982). He founded Lancope, Inc. (2000), and invented the StealthWatch network security monitoring system that is being added to government, corporate, and university networks around the world. He began his career at Bell Labs conducting research on semi-conductor microwave and millimeter-wave devices. Later, he supervised a group that developed magnetic bubble computer memories. In 1974, he led a team that designed CMOS integrated circuits, including Bell Labs' first microprocessor, the BELLMAC-8. His last contributions at Bell Labs were
u-shaped one in the original design, and the circuit board was repositioned to Page 11.1419.5accommodate the other design changes.Integration of business students in the capstone MIMIC projectThe business students who participate in MIMIC are enrolled in a capstone course, IntegratedBusiness Operations, required in their Associate in Applied Science degree programs. Theyare from a variety of career fields, including marketing, accounting, management, computersystems and information systems, which allows the makeup of the "companies" to berepresentative of an industry. Integrating students from various disciplines not only fulfillsthe technical
20 to 500+), sophomore and junior level courses on mass and energy balance applications to biological systems engineering, numerical methods, electric power and electronics for technology students, senior design, as well as a long-standing residential/online graduate course on the fundamentals of biorenewable resources and technology. He has leveraged this interest into over $10M in teaching-related grant funding over his career and has contributed broadly to the literature in areas of curriculum, student risk characterization, and mentoring. He believes well trained, curious, thoughtful people are crucial to a university’s research effort, and similarly to the function and survival of society. For this reason
more theoretical path, while engineering technology stayed as more appliedand practical majors13. American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) uses the slogan“The degree is Engineering Technology, the Career is engineering” to emphasize that the careerpath for engineering technology is similar to that of engineering. However, if one is not carefulwhen designing the curriculum, graduates from engineering technology may need additionaltraining before they can make significant contributions for their employers18.Typically, engineering technology programs focus more on industrial applications and practicalskills needed in industry. Engineering technology curricula contain more laboratory componentsthan engineering programs. Engineering
Support, 3D model, and engineering drawingStudent FeedbacksThe Design and Prototyping course was offered to the first cohort of 11 students as aspecial topic in summer 2018. The student feedbacks are extremely positive withcomments such as: - Great class! Best class that I have taken in my career. It is hands-on which helps with learning and being interested in the material presented. - All the techniques we covered were very interesting. I would like to learn how to use all the machines available. - This is a very engaging course, and I only wish it lasted longer. I enjoyed the team-based aspect of this course. - I enjoyed getting to experience so many different techniques and machines that I have never been
education research, A. Johri and B. M. Olds, Eds., ed New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 2014.[14] M. W. Ohland, S. D. Sheppard, G. Lichtenstein, O. Eris, D. Chachra, and R. A. Layton, "Persistence, engagement, and migration in engineering programs," Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 97, pp. 259-278, 2008.[15] B. Xie and K. A. Shauman, Women in science career processes and outcomes. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2003.[16] E. E. Blair, R. B. Miller, M. Ong, and Y. V. Zastavker, "Undergraduate STEM instructors' teacher identities and discourses on student gender expression and equity," Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 106, pp. 14-43, 2017.[17] H. Dryburgh, "Work hard, play hard
; Daly, S. R. Returning to graduate school: Expectations of success, values of the degree, and managing the costs. Journal of Engineering Education 102, 244-268 (2013).2 Peters, D. L. & Daly, S. R. The Challenge of Returning: Transitioning from an Engineering Career to Graduate School in Annual Conference & Exposition.(2011)3 Lucietto, A. M. Who is the engineering technology graduate and where do they go? in Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), 2016 IEEE. 1-7 (IEEE).4 Lucietto, A. M. Identity of an Engineering Technology Graduate, in ASEE's 123rd Conference and Exposition (ed ASEE) (New Orleans, LA, 2016).5 Statistics, N. C. f. E. Graduate enrollment in programs in engineering, physical and
] undergraduatemajor.” The same survey also indicates that more than 75% of those surveyed say they wantmore emphasis on five key areas including: critical thinking, complex problem solving, writtenand oral communication, and applied knowledge in real-world settings.As part of the larger goal to better prepare students for career success and personal development,improving students’ critical thinking ability has been a significant initiative of the University ofHartford’s strategic plan since 2014. In the fall semester of 2017, we implemented a coordinatedlarge-scale project that aimed to promote students’ critical thinking through a series of newly-designed troubleshooting exercises embedded in all fundamental DC electric circuits labs forengineering
portable sensing platform is to try to bridge the gapbetween the existing mechatronic courses and their potential benefits in industrial applications.From the course development standpoint, the portable sensing platform designed in this project isto provide new lecture and lab materials that are closely related to the modern mechatronic areas.The integration of the microcontroller units with other intelligent sensors focuses on theapplication aspects of the courses will help students gain more hands-on experiences andbeneficial to their career choices. From the research perspective, the developed portable sensingplatform can be viewed as a prototype of testbed that can be used for verification of researchideas and algorithm developments
team members and to possess appropriate oral and written communication skill.Program Educational Objective 3 The program will prepare graduates to value their profession and to recognize the global impacts of their profession on society. They will recognize their professional need to advance in their careers and continue their professional development.III.2. Student OutcomesThe faculty next developed student outcomes for the program9. Eleven learned capabilities ofstudents in the ECET program were set in the list of student outcomes. The student outcomes, ‘ato k’, for the ECET program are identical to the student outcomes of criterion 3 of ABET4.In addition to student outcomes ‘a to k’, there are six student outcomes, ‘l to q
NSF award in collaboration with the University of New Mexico, Drake State Technical College, and Chandler-Gilbert Community Col- lege. The award focused on expanding outreach activities to increase the awareness of potential college students about career opportunities in electronics technologies. Dr. Alaraje is a member of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), a member of the ASEE Electrical and Computer Engineer- ing Division, a member of the ASEE Engineering Technology Division, a senior member of the Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers (IEEE), and a member of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Department Heads Association (ECETDHA).Prof. Scott A Kuhl, Michigan
courses offered in the program.IntroductionTechnology and engineering programs in many higher education institutions are developingalternative energy-related curricula in classes, projects, training, and certification programs. REteaching systems and projects help students to better comprehend complex concepts by includinga renewable energy project or series of laboratory experiments. The importance of experientialactivities such as laboratory sessions is highlighted by many authors [1-8]. Energy knowledgeand renewable energy-based projects are important in order to prepare students to be competitivefor careers in the growing fields of energy related engineering, science, and technology.Preliminary projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
domains of legitimate external concern. Show action on the results of assessment. Emphasize assessment at the major transition points in a college career. Embed assessment in the regular curriculum.”A few of the major assertions of Pacific Crest’s6 work on assessment includes: Assessment focuses on improvement, not judgment. Assessment is a process that can improve any level of performance. Assessment requires agreed-upon criteria. Assessment should be used only where there is a strong opportunity for improvement. Assessment is effective only when the assessee uses the feedback.Another source of practical experience on assessment was published by the Advisory Committeefor Academic Assessment at Kent State7. They say
Page 26.142.9following sections: 1) quote the student outcome, 2) describe the measurement method, 3)describe the metric, 4) professor’s assessment, and 5) the evaluation and recommendedimprovement.Some of the other common problems Program Evaluators often see result in findings in Criterion1. Program Evaluators will look closely at student transcripts and talk with students to make surethey are being advised properly. If students are taking classes without the proper prerequisites,out of sequence or graduating without all the required courses a finding will result. Criterion 1requires that “Students must be advised regarding curriculum and career matters”. If it isdetermined that the problem is actually because need courses are not being
products used in CETinstruction, and are the typically used by CET students in completing tasks in the aforementionedcourses. Integrating GPS equipment and Civil 3D has improved courses and is expected to betterprepare our graduates for careers in the civil engineering industry. The CET departmentemphasizes incorporating current technologies and computer applications as part of the CETcontinuous improvement plan, heavily emphasized by the Accreditation Board for Engineeringand Technology (ABET).This paper describes the pedagogical aspects of developing, teaching, and coordinating four CETcourses to maximize the use of the GPS equipment and Civil 3D software as well as discussingthe positive impact this has on student learning. Related course
dimensions in Engineering Technology Education.I. IntroductionThe traditional EET Capstone Senior Project course at DeVry campus exposes students directlyto employers and the professional world, thus catalyzing preparation for a career in their chosenprofession. Students are required to do a “real-life” senior project and/or develop a forward-looking research prototype, grounded in the reality of the market pull from end-users in thebusiness and private sectors. Feedback from our local Industry Advisory Council has offeredonly praise for benefits of the capstone design experience. Furthermore, ABET requires that“Baccalaureate degree programs must provide a capstone or integrating experience that developsstudent competencies in applying both