Conference Session

Issues in Engineering Technolgy Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Otilia Popescu, Old Dominion University; Laura C Chezan, Old Dominion University; Vukica M. Jovanovic, Old Dominion University; Orlando M Ayala, Old Dominion University

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

application to practical situations related tostudents’ future career. This is extremely important because the acquisition of theoreticalknowledge does not necessarily guarantees the likelihood of success in applied settings.Instructors should also implement continuous assessment throughout the semester to monitorstudents’ retention or maintenance of new concepts. The ultimate goal of teaching is to prepareour students to be successful professionals capable of using the acquired knowledge in theircareer.A second practical implication refers to the use of a web-based polling system during instruction.Our data indicates that students perceived the use of a polling system as motivating, facilitatingacquisition and generalization of newly taught concepts

Conference Session

Capstone and Design Projects

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Moin Uddin, East Tennessee State University; Keith V. Johnson, East Tennessee State University

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

students with the international student groups and communities though groupactivities, team project, discussion and other activities. Based on the data presented, theproposed course modifications greatly enhance students’ understanding about globalengineering problems, how to develop socially justified sustainable solutions and be a globalcitizen. The course project significantly challenge students’ critical thinking skills and help themunderstanding engineering and technology related practices, standards, specifications, safetyoutside USA. This will ultimately increase students’ employability and advance their career inglobal economy.VI. Limitation of the Study and Recommendations

Conference Session

Integrating Curriculum and Labs in ET Programs

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ghassan T Ibrahim, Bloomsburg University; Michael J Dutko

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Engineering Technology

, and Power Industries. Currently employed by a prominent systems integrator, he enjoys applying knowledge attained through his academic experiences while he continues to build his career in the Automation Controls industry. Page 26.1594.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 TRACKING BLOOD UNITS IN MEDICAL CENTERS USING PASSIVE UHF RFID SYSTEMSIntroduction Due to the advances in Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology, industries utilizinga high level of logistics for their daily operations began considering RFID based systems as

Conference Session

Mechatronics

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Ghossein; Linda M. DeLosSantos, University of Houston, Downtown ; Vassilios Tzouanas, University of Houston, Downtown; Omar Meraz

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Engineering Technology

Paper ID #18956A Capstone and Design Project on Process Automation: Technical Detailsand Student LearningMr. Michael Ghossein My name is Michael Ghossein I have a Bachelors Degree in Control and Instrumentation Engineering Technology from the University of Houston - Downtown. I currently work at Shell Deer Park as a Process Operator (5 years experience). I intend to use my education to start a career in Controls and Instrumenta- tion.Linda M. DeLosSantos, University of Houston, DowntownDr. Vassilios Tzouanas, University of Houston, Downtown Vassilios Tzouanas is an Associate Professor of Computer Science and Engineering

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

maintained applications wherealong with mechanical and electrical systems, they will have the necessary background aboutmachining, electronics, logic control, and other skills that are related to the maintenance ofindustrial robots and automated equipment in integrated manufacturing systems.Some examples of mechatronics pathways at different education levels are mentioned here:  Mechatronics in High SchoolMechatronics has been added to the Virginia Career Technical Education Manufacturingpathway. The two lead faculty for the mechatronics area of specialization at Old DominionUniversity and Tidewater Community College served on a panel that introduced this curriculumin 2017, as part of the project Higher Education Pathways for Maritime

Conference Session

MET and Mechatronics

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John R. Haughery, Iowa State University

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Engineering Technology

between the two groups, while course grades were not different formajors vs. non-majors. We also analyzed covariates of ACT, GPA, age, and technical experienceand found that GPA and age were significantly associated with higher grades. Interestingly,technical experience had no impact on students’ grades (good or bad). A few interestingimplications can be drawn from our study, as follows:  Non-major students were able to perform to the same academic level as major students, when given a technically rigorous experience that was significantly removed from many of the non-major’s career goals.  Students who were given a more hands-on, technically rigorous project did better academically in the course.  Age was an

Conference Session

ET Administrative Issues

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin R. Cook, Montana State University; Robb E. Larson, Montana State University; Daniel Miller

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Engineering Technology

bestvalue-added path to success.Quality Improvement Program Review – the Overall Current StateAs previously stated, our program improvement activities are guided by a documented CQI Plan.The stated goals of this plan are for the MET Program at MSU to: • Support the mission and vision of the University (MSU), College of Engineering (COE), department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (M&IE) and Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET) Program. • Prepare students for successful MET careers which suit our program constituents. • Maintain ABET-ETAC accreditation. • Define the MET program mission, educational objectives, and educational outcomes, define assessment tools and evaluation criteria, and

Conference Session

ET Pedagogy I

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Maher Shehadi, Purdue Polytechnic Institute

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Engineering Technology

career placing. Project outcomes were evaluatedagainst ABET learning outcomes summarized in Table 6. Performance assessment and feedback weredone through the evaluation of biweekly submitted reports by the students. The project constituted 50%of the final GPA of the course. There were four main categories toward the project grade: biweeklyreports (15%), final report (50%), presentation (25%), and team evaluation (10%). The details of the fourcategories are as follows: 1) Biweekly reports: constituted 15% of the project grade. These reports summarized the work of the previous two weeks. Each report was recorded on a log-book that included the following activities: i. Agendas and minutes of meetings identifying decisions

Conference Session

New Directions for ET

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Michael Shenoda, State University of New York

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

eachcourse, each instructor, and each student body. Therefore, the evolution of OER materials withinthe same Construction Management course, and the resulting effects, are a subject for futureconsideration, as well.References[1] Shenoda, Michael. Applicability of Open Educational Resources (OER) in Construction Engineering. Presented at 2019 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition. https://peer.asee.org/32319[2] Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers. “Leaning Out Textbook Costs” Industrial Engineer, August 2015[3] Career Igniter. “How Much Does Civil Engineering School Cost?” 2019. https://www.careerigniter.com/questions/how-much-does-civil-engineering-school-cost/[4] The Economist. “Why textbooks cost so much” August 16, 2014.[5

Conference Session

Industrial Collaborations and Applications

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Engineering Technology

apprenticeship by Merkel and Baker6 (2002). Duringthis process the mentor takes an active role in training and developing the next generation ofengineers, technologists, and scientists. This adds a further dimension to the typical advisor roleof academic guidance, career direction, moral support, and encouragement. The advisor nowbecomes a research manager and mentor as well.In many cases, this trend has led to the integration of undergraduate research directly into theacademic curriculum. After graduation many of the students will be involved in the application,dissemination, and creation of knowledge, or in other words research. As a result it becomes anatural extension of the classical inquiry oriented curriculum to include aspects of research

Conference Session

Continuous Improvement & Assessment of ET Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Chin, East Carolina University

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Engineering Technology

students make informed decisions about education, training, career choices, andwork. Its existence is realized by a database that contains information on hundreds ofstandardized and occupation-specific descriptors.Key to O*NET’s effectiveness is the O*NET database. The database, which is available to thepublic at no cost, is continually updated by surveying a broad range of workers from eachoccupation. Information from this database forms the heart of O*NET OnLine,4 an interactiveapplication for exploring and searching occupations.Standard Occupational ClassificationEmbedded in O*NET are Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) codes, which is one of themeans by which O*NET users negotiate the O*NET database. The SOC system is used byfederal

Conference Session

Projects & Partnerships Result in Student Learning

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alberto Gomez-Rivas, University of Houston-Downtown; George Pincus, University of Houston-Downtown; Edward Sheinberg, University of Houston-Downtown

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Engineering Technology

aretypically rewarded by higher salaries and career advancement. It is important to observe that forthese students it only takes around thirty semester credit-hours to complete the degreerequirements because of their engineering background. The last group is composed of studentsthat come in as freshmen or transfer from community colleges. Typically, they have somebackground in fire and want a degree in the field. Students in this group as well as the firefighters are fascinated with the field of fire protection and come from families of fire fightersbecause it is well said that interest in fire protection “runs in the family”.Students of the program have gain national recognition and scholarships for outstandingperformance in their studies. They also

Conference Session

Assessment of Engineering Technology Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Engineering Technology

Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Johnson’s research focuses on the cost modeling and analysis of product development and manufacturing systems. Page 13.536.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Enhancing and Assessing Life Long Learning Skills through Capstone ProjectsAbstractWith rapid advances in new technology, graduates from an engineering technology program haveto constantly acquire new knowledge and skills during their professional career. Thus, one of theABET program outcomes requires students to recognize the need

Conference Session

Computer ET Projects and Applications

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jai Agrawal, Purdue University-Calumet; Omer Farook, Purdue University-Calumet; Chandra Sekhar, Purdue University-Calumet; Michael Segura, Purdue University-Calumet

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Engineering Technology

and analog electronic systems. He is the author of a Textbook in Power Electronics, published by Prentice-Hall. His professional career is equally divided in academia and industry. He has authored several research papers in IEEE journals and conferences. Currently Professor Agrawal is doing research in nanophotonics.Omer Farook, Purdue University-Calumet OMER FAROOK is a member of the faculty of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Department at Purdue University Calumet. Professor Farook received the Diploma of Licentiate in Mechanical Engineering and BSME in 1970and 1972 respectively. He further received BSEE and MSEE in 1978 and 1983 respectively from Illinois Institute of

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Education in ET

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Evans, Purdue University; Matthew Kirleis, Purdue University; Casey Smith, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

2006-1396: TEAM WORK EXPERIENCES IN PROCESS AUTOMATION FORPRECISION CHEMICAL DEPOSITIONJeffrey Evans, Purdue University Jeffrey J. Evans is an Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology at Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana. He has a B.S. in Electrical Engineering Technology from Purdue University, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science from the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, Illinois. Prior to joining Purdue he held engineering positions over a 20-year career developing hardware, software, and systems in several industries including automotive control systems, consumer and industrial warning and safety, medical, and

Conference Session

Assessment & TC2K Methods

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Omer Farook, Purdue University-Calumet; Chandra Sekhar, Purdue University-Calumet; Jai Agrawal, Purdue University-Calumet; Essaid Bouktache, Purdue University-Calumet; Ashfaq Ahmed, Purdue University-Calumet; Mohammad Zahraee, Purdue University-Calumet

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Engineering Technology

Engineering from University of Illinois, Chicago, in 1991, M.S. and B.S. also in Electrical Engineering from I.I.T. Kanpur, India in 1970 and 1968 respectively. Professor Agrawal has worked recently for two years in optical networking industry in the Silicon Valley in California. Professor Agrawal is the Founder Advisor to Agni Networks Inc., San Jose, California. His expertise includes optical networking at Physical and Data link layers, optical and WDM interface, SONET and Gigabit Ethernet and analog electronic systems. He is the author of a Textbook in Power Electronics, published by Prentice-Hall. His professional career is equally divided in academia and industry. He has authored several

Conference Session

TC2K Methods and Models

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Engineering Technology

a deepcommitment to deliver a quality program that is relevant to an ever-changing field andresponsive to the diverse needs of both the industry and our students. In developing theseobjectives, we strove to ensure that our program and curricula was relevant in terms ofbeing responsible to the lives and careers of our students; attractive to motivate ourstudents and attract high quality students; and connected to the broader needs of ourindustry. The development and implementation of the program outcomes and associatedassessment measures and metrics represents a significant program improvement. UNCCDepartment of Engineering Technology now has in place a continuous improvementprocess that allows curriculum and course content to be

Conference Session

Software Applications in ET Programs

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

MADDUMAGE KARUNARATNE, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

level of electric power. Another trend hasstarted very recently to utilize the telephone and other communication devices to control and monitorothers wirelessly using the Internet and its extensions. All types of communication devices havebecome popular among consumers, particularly college-age young.Electrical and computer engineers will not be successful without having a good skill set inunderstanding how the communication devices work in terms of exchanging and processing data.While most of them may not become software application developers, they would still need tounderstand the trends, adapt, and adopt the technologies to be successful in their careers. Teachingembedded systems has been around for a long time for the purpose of giving the

Conference Session

Capstone and Design Projects in Engineering Technology

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bimal P. Nepal, Texas A&M University; Ismail Capar, Texas A&M University; Barry Lawrence, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

fall semester.The remaining sections of the paper are organized as follows. In section II, we briefly describethe course and its objective. Section III presents course design and detail schedule of activitiesduring the residency week. In section IV, we present a case study on an animal healthcaredistribution company from a recent class. Section V describes the key findings of the project. Insection VI, we conclude the paper with some remarks from students’ survey.II. Course DescriptionThis is a project-based course designed to enhance students’ experience in quantitative researchand analysis. The main objective of this course is to provide students with sufficient exposureand training to perform applied research in their post graduation career

Conference Session

Critical Issues in IT and IET: Focus Group

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gabriel Harley, IUPUI; Daniel Baldwin, IUPUI; Wanda Worley, IUPUI; Tresler Thurston, IUPUI; Stephen Hundley, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis

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Engineering Technology

Premier. EBSCO. Web. 26 Dec. 2009.3. Imperatore, C. "What You Need to Know About Web 2.0." Techniques: Connecting Education & Careers 83.9 (2009): 20-23. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 23 Dec. 2009.4. Klein, K. "Demystifying Web 2.0." BusinessWeek Online (2008): 15. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 26 Dec. 2009.5. Junco, R., & Mastrodicasa, J. M. (2007). Connecting to the Net generation: What higher education professionals need to know about today's students.6. Peacock, M. (2008, May 30). Millenials drive mobile Web 2.0 technologies. CMSWire.com. Retrieved October 15, 2009, from http://www.cmswire.com/cms/enterprise-20/millenials-drive-mobile-web-20-technologies- 002719.php7. Williams

Conference Session

Simulations and Project-Based Learning II

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Turner, Purdue University (Statewide Technology); Chris Foreman, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Rajeswari Sundararajan, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering Technology

ability of a system to meet certain power loads and the economic feasibilityof system configurations, students implicitly gain additional understanding of concepts requiredin evaluating real world systems. In fact, HOMER and SAM can follow the student into practicalapplication for career projects.A very good evaluation of the use of HOMER as an educational tool is presented in [39]. Both adiscussion of the HOMER’s capabilities and its use by instructors and students are examined indetail. The results conclusively demonstrate HOMER’s effectiveness in the classroom. SAM isexpected to have similar success, based on the same simulation engine.Effectiveness as real world tools: As discussed, HOMER and SAM are capable tools that aredesigned to simulate

Conference Session

Curriculum & Student Enrollment II

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason K. Durfee P.E., Eastern Washington University; William R. Loendorf, Eastern Washington University; Doris M. Munson, Eastern Washington University; Donald C. Richter, Eastern Washington University; Terence Geyer, Eastern Washington University; Martin William Weiser, Eastern Washington University; A. Hossain, Eastern Washington University; Hani Serhal Saad, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Technology

seenby Engineering and Technology students (lecture-nonmathematical, lecture-mathematical,lecture/lab, lecture/demonstration). The project is also being conducted using multiple separateinstructors who have agreed to participate in the project research. The use of more than a singleinstructor is an attempt to enable a more representative sample of the type of instruction that astudent experiences during his/her academic career at the university. This use of multipleinstructors will also help minimize the effect of a given instructors influence on student success.This paper is not examining the effects of differing attendance policies among differentinstructors but it should be noted that there is not a single universal policy in use by the

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

, serves at numerous departmental and university committees at EIU and has been awarded several research grants in his career. Dr. Chinchilla is a book author and has published several peer reviewed technical papers during his tenure at EIU. rchinchilla@eiu.edu Tel: 2175818534Mrs. Oyindamola O Idowu, Waukegan Schools District 60 Oyindamola Idowu, MSc. in Technology, Eastern Illinois University, is the current Network Adminis- trator for Waukegan School District #60. She worked as Graduate Assistant in the Telecommunications Laboratory at Eastern Illinois University from Aug 2011 – May 2013. She has a B.Tech. degree in Com- puter Engineering from Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Nigeria. Oyindamola is also a Cisco

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Futuristic Planning

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tiffany Fisher, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indiananpolis; Wanda L. Worley, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Eugenia Fernandez, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Engineering Technology

effective in assistingwith “extending classroom information to beyond the end of the class, and assist[ing] students insetting up a network of business social network to help them in their professional careers.”There were also several who took a much more neutral approach and expressed uncertaintyregarding the effectiveness of Web 2.0/SNT such as one faculty member who responded sayingthey were “Not quite sure. Still trying to figure it out”.DiscussionWhile faculty perceptions of Web 2.0/SNT use within the classroom were more positive thanstudents’, there is still a divide between those who advocate and those who oppose SNT’s use inthe classroom resulting in overall neutral Likert scale scores for SNT’s effectiveness. Thequalitative research

Conference Session

Multimedia and Distance Learning

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Judith R. Pearse, University of Maine

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Engineering Technology

, where she taught introductory courses and co-directed the NSF-sponsored Young Scholars Program. Her most recent service to the University began in 2001, when she began teaching in the EET Program. Her technical courses include Digital Systems, Programmable Logic Controllers, and DC/AC Circuit Analysis, but her strength lies in teaching the more humanistic side of engineering in Introduction to EET and Project Management. Her student evaluations earned her the University of Maine’s Presidential Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award in 2010 and the College of Engineering’s Early Career Teaching Award in 1995. Prior to 2001, Judith held several engineering and project management positions throughout Maine, including

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

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

within a system to provide transmission of thatpower into useful work; experimental application of the related theory as it relates to theindustrial distributor. All theory taught is linked to the "real world" for application in Page 22.1686.3industry.Course Objective: To prepare the Industrial Distribution student for a career in theindustry of Fluid Power Technology. This is accomplished through the interaction ofboth theory and laboratory "hands on" exercises using real world components andsystems related to the Fluid Power industry.The course is designed for the students in the Industrial Distribution program at _University. Tables 1 and 2 show the

Conference Session

Capstone Projects and Experiential Learning

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian D Vuksanovich, Youngstown State University; Darrell R Wallace, Youngstown State University

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Engineering Technology

asolution that maintains the original design intent while economically and safely solving theproblem.4. a clearer direction for their career interest was realizedThe students were able to see the aspects of the technology field that they liked and had the bestaptitude for. Some saw that they liked manufacturing aspects, others likes the design side. Theyalso looked into different industries such as automotive, defense, entertainment, automation andproduction.5. pursuit of practical experience (internships, co-ops or part-time jobs) opportunitiesThis became very important for each participant. All of the participants started looking for careeropportunities on their own as their interest in technology increased. Each student that completedthe class

Conference Session

Issues Affecting Engineering Program Development

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Miguel Angel Ramos, University of Houston; Lauren Chapman, Boston College; Mac Cannady, Boston College; Enrique Barbieri, University of Houston

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Engineering Technology

in activities directly related to theproposed models, most respondents did indicate they have taken action relative to differentissues and ideas raised during the forum. Several of these actions have been informal discussionswith colleagues; however, some have explored specific issues such as the career path options of Page 22.655.8engineering versus engineering technology students and the concept of engineering technologyas part of the engineering profession. As pointed out by the evaluators, although these actions donot directly address the proposed models, they do help facilitate discussion about the nature ofengineering and engineering

Conference Session

Computer and InformationTechnology-Related Issues

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Li Tan, Purdue University, North Central

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Engineering Technology

hobbyists; 4. students also appreciate a flexible and collaborative learningenvironment. Most research outcomes have shown a positive learning perception of computergame-based learning approaches.Similarly, in the age of computer technology, engineering technology students always findcourses with computer game related applications more motivating and interesting than traditionalcourses taught using classical methods. As a mater of fact, many yang students (new generation) Page 22.679.2who have chosen their career path in engineering technology are greatly influenced by thecurrent game industry. In addition, the majority of technology students also

Conference Session

Issues and Directions in ET Education & Administration: Part II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kim Nankivell, Purdue University, Calumet; Jana Whittington, Purdue University, Calumet; Joy Colwell, Purdue University, Calumet

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

to discriminate on the basis of race or gender, disability,or sexual orientation. There would be far fewer glass ceilings if the law were enforced”.4 Thistype of rhetoric is aimed at removing the “good old boys’ way of doing it”4 and creatingcompetition among all the disparate groups. Wolfinger, Mason and Goulden (2008) suggest that Page 15.1281.3women in academia are hindered by the dual role of child rearing and career, which partiallyexplains the lack of promotion within academia, but this only represents one possible rationaleand these underlying inequities need further research.25The issues facing higher-level administrators in