Conference Session

Capstone/ET Projects I: Electrical and Computer Focus

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jay R. Porter, Texas A&M University; Anthony T. Cahill, Texas A&M University; Ricardo Eusebi, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

andelectromagnetics, and at least one engineering chemistry course. Finally, all freshman take threetwo-hour engineering courses that are designed to prepare students with a diverse set of skills aswell as to ensure that they can make the best possible decision when choosing engineeringmajors. From an extra-curricular standpoint, the students are given multiple opportunities to learnabout the different engineering disciplines and how they relate to different industry sectors. Infact, many students fall into the trap of directly relating their desire for a specific engineeringmajor to the industry sector that is really driving their interest. For example, a student may havean interest in a career with NASA so they immediately gravitate to aerospace

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

remotely are not fully meeting ABET course outcomes nor are they being adequately prepared for their internships and post-graduation jobs not having had the experiences normally obtained in the MET program. e. When classes started in person, Spring 21, for many of the students, it was the first in-person lecture they had attended in almost a year. Feedback from those students and their professors indicates teaching in person in a classroom is a much better, more authentic experience than remote instruction. Student feedback about in-person class and lab is largely positive because of the amount of interaction between students and faculty. f. I am concerned that

Conference Session

Distance and Web-Based Learning in Engineering Technology: Part II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruce Mutter, Bluefield State College

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Engineering Technology

(CCLE). The decision includes a commitment to remain engaged with thehigher education community as it builds solutions for interoperability and cross-systemcollaboration. UCLA intends to continue as a Sakai Foundation member and, as capacity isavailable, to work with others in the Sakai, Moodle, and IMS communities who are interested inworking on data, tool, and language interoperability solutions.The decision to converge on common solution is a response to faculty leadership in thearticulation of a vision for improving the student learning and the faculty teaching and researchcollaboration experience. The selection process was accomplished through the significant effortof many staff and faculty who worked on the CCLE Technical and Functional

Conference Session

Multimedia and Distance Learning

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roger Owensby, Bluefield State College; Akhtar Safder, Bluefield State College; Bruce Mutter, Bluefield State College

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Engineering Technology

college or university. Students must be employed in anMIET career field position. As part of the admission requirements, credentials, transcripts andevidence of course work shall be submitted for review and a personal contact will be made todescribe the evaluation process. There will be an application fee assessed each student to coveradministrative costs.3. Transfer CreditsTransfer of credits from other institutions will be reviewed on an individual student basis. Thestudent will be assigned an online advisor and the adviser will evaluate courses for content andapplication to the program. A maximum of 72 semester hours of credit or 108 quarter hoursmay be transferred from junior or community colleges accredited by a regional

Conference Session

ETD Curriculum

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Behbood Ben Zoghi, Texas A&M University

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

understand industry and are eager to share their knowledge. 2. Residency – Two week-long and one three day residencies on Texas A&M campus to connect with fellow distance students, program faculty and staff support, traditions, and the larger Aggie network while taking part in challenging leadership workshops emphasizing communication, creativity, collaboration, problem solving, and formulating the capstone project. 3. Lockstep - Engage with a supportive cohort of like-minded professionals focused on enhancing their professional development while managing responsibilities at work and home.Residency Week - The residency component is an essential part of a student’s development andpreparation for a career as a mid

Conference Session

Recruiting and Retention

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carol Richardson, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Engineering Technology

their college experience. Throughclassroom activities and individual performance coaching, students and their instructorswill explore academic and social success strategies that can help each student get themost of their RIT experience. This course is designed to enhance the student's knowledgeof themselves, how they interact with others, and how they affect and are affected by thecampus community/environment.The mission of the First Year Enrichment (FYE) Program is to empower first-yearstudents to realize their academic, professional, and personal potential. FYE will providea curricular plan through coaching and instruction that guides students in becomingindependent members of the college community in order to facilitate their academic

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Education in Engineering Technology

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Huiru Shih P.E., Jackson State University; Gordon W. Skelton, Jackson State University; Pao-Chiang Yuan, Jackson State University; Jessica Buck Ph.D., Jackson State University; Britney M. Williams, Jackson State University

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Engineering Technology

toensure the successful transition of students from their undergraduate experiences to professionalpositions in the homeland security science and technology arena.3. THE EMT CURRICULUMThe current undergraduate Technology curricula at Jackson State University are designed toprepare students to work in a wide range of industries, giving them a broad base upon which theycan build, with subsequent education and training, to meet industry-specific needs. The newEmergency Management Technology Program at Jackson State University is an interdisciplinaryventure that blends the expertise and strengths of faculty from the Technology Department.Building on traditional broad-based programs in the department, the EMT program has beendesigned to prepare the

Conference Session

Professional Development and Scholarship

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William J. Sawaya, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

uncommon for engineering andbusiness programs to consist of at least the following groups of stakeholders: undergraduatestudents, graduate students, professional students, the organizations that hire undergraduate orgraduate students, organizations directly benefiting from applied research, organizationsindirectly benefiting from theoretical or applied research, discipline specific community, theuniversity itself, colleges within universities, academic departments or programs, the academicand scholarly community, society in general – both globally and locally, the faculty, and staffmembers supporting the program. Each of these stakeholders has their own set of objectives,and any decision made in administering or changing the academic program will

Conference Session

Recruiting and Retention

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Crossman, Old Dominion University; Anthony Dean, Old Dominion University

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Engineering Technology

Engineering and Technology freshman program as“discipline intended” with many undecided when they enter. Students are encouraged to takeboth freshman courses before they make a decision and declare their major.The Department of Engineering Technology was originally assigned one five-week module inthe second course, Exploring Engineering and Technology II, but now has an additional modulein another section of the course. This means that all students taking the course will be exposedto an engineering technology module, approximately 130 per semester at the present time. Sincethe Department of Engineering Technology has three programs (disciplines) the first five-weekmodule is subdivided into three groups of approximately twelve students each. Each of

Conference Session

ET Pedagogy II

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Orlando M. Ayala, Old Dominion University; Otilia Popescu, Old Dominion University

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Engineering Technology

University in Norfolk, Virginia. In the past she has worked for the University of Texas at Dallas, University of Texas at San Antonio, Rutgers University, and Politehnica University of Bucharest. She is a senior member of the IEEE, serves as associate editor for IEEE Communication Letters, and has served in the technical program committee for the IEEE ICC, WCNC, RWW, VTC, GLOBECOM, and CAMAD conferences. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Lessons from Two Years ePortfolio Implementation in Engineering Technology Courses Abstract In an undergraduate as well as in a graduate academic setting, an ePortfolio is a collectionof student work

Conference Session

ET Curriculum & Programs

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Panteha Alipour, Purdue University; Kathryne Newton, Purdue Polytechnic Institute

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Engineering Technology

Paper ID #26059Development of Curriculum in Technology-related Supply Chain Manage-ment ProgramsMs. Panteha Alipour, Purdue University Panteha Alipour is a PhD student at Purdue University. Her background is in industrial engineering with a focus on supply network analysis. Her research interests are optimization, network analysis, data analysis and predictive modelling.Dr. Kathryne Newton, Purdue Polytechnic Institute Dr. Kathy Newton is an Associate Dean of Graduate Programs and Faculty Success for the Purdue Poly- technic Institute at Purdue University. She is a Professor of Supply Chain Management Technology in the

Conference Session

Utilizing Digital Technologies in Classroom and Distance Learning in ET Programs

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Usman Ghani, DeVry University, Addison, Illinois; Ahmed S. Khan, DeVry University, Addison

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

architecture, has provided the power to combine a series of discrete,unlinked, and unmeasured activities into an enterprise-wide process of continuous learning thatdirectly links business goals and individual outcomes (McCrea, Gay, & Bacon, 2000). Oureconomic, social, and technological forces today are pushing all of us to become moreproductive in every walk of life, and learning is no exception.Timely and an appropriate feedback is a critical element for improving student learning andsimulation-based training is no exception, as it guides and refines learning through scaffolding.A number of studies in literature have shown that students’ learning is enhanced when feedbackis provided with personalized tutoring that offers specific guidance and

Conference Session

New Directions for Engineering Technology

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Osazuwa John Okundaye Jr., Texas A&M University; Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University; Mathew Kuttolamadom, Texas A&M University; Francis Quek, Texas A&M University; Sharon Lynn Chu, University of Florida

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Engineering Technology

structured class. Findings from thestudy illustrated how students were able to develop core competencies such as in CAD-CAMwhile characterizing the kinds of mistakes that students make in developing said competencies.We conclude on the illustration of a future iteration of an M3 curriculum, one where thechallenges students typically face in CAD-CAM are purposefully woven into the assignmentsthemselves, serving as a way to provoke awareness and improvement in skill development.Introduction‘Making through Micro-Manufacturing’ (M3 ) [1, 2] provides a model of how to couple theflexibility of ‘Making’ with the concerns of production engineering. Such an approach inproduction emphasizes customizability and personalization in product design. Because of

Conference Session

Distance and Web-Based Learning in ET: Part I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Omer Farook, Purdue University, Calumet; Chandra Sekhar, Purdue University, Calumet; Jai Agrawal, Purdue University, Calumet; Essaid Bouktache, Purdue University, Calumet

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Engineering Technology

is open source and isaffordable in its implementation. The departmental faculty members, subscribing to the OpenSource Software philosophy have undertaken this task and have design the Course ContentServer from ground up using all the Open source Software and Open source Operating System.The subject Course Content Server (http://ecet.calumet.purdue.edu/), is currently being used forthe delivery of more than 20 undergraduate and graduate courses. The paper describes the threemain components of the Course Content Server, namely: 1) the Operating System - Linux, 2)the content management system - Drupal1 , an open source platform and 3) the relationaldatabase management system (RDBMS) - MySQL. All of these components are open source andhave no

Conference Session

Issues and Direction in ET Education and Administration: Part II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carmine Balascio, University of Delaware

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Engineering Technology

, manufacturing, safety and health in theworkplace, plant layout and materials handling, and machine design rounded out the offerings.Most of these courses were taught and/or developed by the department’s regular tenure-trackfaculty, but part-time contingent faculty were utilized regularly for some of the more specializedofferings such as welding and metals, PLCs, and safety and health in the workplace.Current ConditionsThe ET program has had healthy enrollment; we regularly graduate 20 to 25 students per year.We get relatively few students who start the program as freshmen, however. A typical incomingfreshman class will have only 4 or 5 members. The program does attract non-traditional part-time students who transfer credits from a 2-year ET degree and

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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Engineering Technology

degree. An apparentbenefit of either option discussed above is that Colleges and Schools of Engineering would beable to devote more of their resources to graduate engineering programs leaving freshman andsophomore level engineering classes to ET programs.A 2-year Template for ECE and ECET ProgramsBased on our experience, on conversations with other faculty members, and on an examinationof a representative sample of online degree plans at various Institutions, we present in thissection a generic 2-year template for students declaring ECE and ECET majors. The samplegroup of online plans that was examined is:Purdue University BSCmpE Virginia Tech BSEEUT Austin Computer Engineering University of Florida

Conference Session

Focus on ETAC Accreditation

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

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

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Engineering Technology

sabbatical or otherwise on leave should also belisted. The program will need to supply a curriculum vitae for each person listed in the tables.Thus, plan ahead and gather these documents during the semesters prior to the visit. Trackingdown an adjunct used once months later to obtain their CV can be very challenging.The accreditation team members are likely to visit classrooms to both observe teaching andspeak with students. Think about course scheduling in advance, ensuring that key subjects willbe available during the weekdays most likely utilized for a visit. If a group of students, sayseniors, will not have classes during the visit days, consider planning a pizza party or othergathering to offer evaluators the opportunity to meet with these

Conference Session

Issues in Engineering Technology Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher R Conty, Editor On Behalf of You

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Engineering Technology

Initially, ET programsbenefited – especially in Electronics & Energy (oil & gas). But then many traditional technicaljobs disappeared – partly despite & partly because of the personal computer age, even as theeconomy improved overall. Would-be ET majors, seeing recent graduates not find jobs, shiftedto software (programming) over hardware. Meanwhile, those “good with their hands” (& ears)who’d have previously chosen automotive or manufacturing careers, now needed to learn how toread & apply computer schematics just like their more abstract-thinking electrical/ electronictech peers. So while engineering enrollments rebounded again after the "tech" recession of theearly 1980's, as they always had before, technology &

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Projects and Applications

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Antonio Francisco Mondragon, Rochester Institute of Technology; Jeanne Christman, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Engineering Technology

for prototyping and debugging.Educational platforms currently available are in the form of microcontroller populated boards(hard core processors) or programmable logic device boards. In the later, students can instantiatea configurable, soft core processor comparable to the one provided in the former. This leaveseducators with two distinct options for teaching embedded systems and low level programmingcourses (Note: there can be hard core processors within a programmable logic device, howeverthis paper is referring to a hard core processor as a stand-alone component).This paper is a dialogue between two faculty members, one defending design using hardcomponents, assembly and laboratory testing, and the other using soft components

Conference Session

Recruiting, Retention and Diversity in Engineering Technology

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claude Kansaku, Oregon Institute of Technology; Linda Kehr, Klamath County School District; Catherine Lanier, Oregon NASA Space Grant Consortium

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Engineering Technology

federal, state, and local governments. • Encourage interdisciplinary training, research, and public service programs related to aeronautics, space science and technology. • Recruit and train professionals, especially women, and underrepresented minorities, and persons with disabilities, for careers in aerospace related fields. • Develop a strong science, mathematics, and technology education base from elementary through university levels.Core OSGC programs include graduate fellowships, undergraduate scholarships, NASA centerinternships and mentorships, undergraduate research-based programs, and K-12 outreachprograms. University and community college partners provide the student and faculty base towhich NASA

Conference Session

Issues Affecting Engineering Technology Program Development

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Howard Evans, National University; Shekar Viswanathan, National University

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Engineering Technology

experiences; 4) student, faculty, and mentor assessments; and 5) facultyenhancement data, especially quantity and quality of teacher training opportunities. Long-term success of this program will be measured by increased numbers of individuals whosuccessfully graduate and enter EHS careers as a result of this unique educationalopportunity.ConclusionAn innovative undergraduate engineering technology degree program in EnvironmentalHealth & Safety discipline has taken into account some key attributes such as problembased learning instruction, self paced tutorial techniques, and personal assessmentcalibration. This program includes an effective curriculum transitioning from a two yearassociate degree offered through community colleges to meet the

Conference Session

ET Peripherals

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Osazuwa John Okundaye Jr, Texas A&M University; Mathew Kuttolamadom, Texas A&M University; Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University; Sharon Lynn Chu, Texas A&M University; Francis Quek, Texas A&M University

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

,experience, career plans, and overall goals. We received a total of 13 applications. We downselected these 13 candidates through 10 minute Skype interviews with the students, askingstudents to elaborate more on their academic interests and career trajectory. Following theirresponses, the faculty team independently ranked the students and through discussion came upwith the final selection. We opted for a 6 students in an effort to keep the gender ratio balanced.We also balanced for class level and broad general interest of the student. After selection, wesent our formal invitations to all 6 students. All selected students accepted participation in ourprogram.Two members of the faculty team returned to the Colonias community to personally meet

Conference Session

Capstone and Senior Design in Engineering Technology

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Johnson, Purdue University; Sergey Dubikovsky, Purdue University

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Engineering Technology

Aeronautical Engineering Technology program has senior level capstone courses thatintegrate knowledge gained through undergraduate courses. Three of these capstone coursesrequire the students to plan, design, build, test, and implement product or process improvements.Faculty members have designed these courses in the curriculum to focus students on productdesign and process improvement. The courses use Lean Six Sigma (LSS) methodology andtechniques as a structured approach to problem-solving, product design, and processimprovement. This combination of design project experience and LSS knowledge is anadvantage for graduates seeking careers in aerospace and aviation, as the LSS methodology iswidely used across multiple disciplines to achieve dramatic

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

?The decision to develop a CAD/CAM option within an existing program in ManufacturingEngineering Technology was based on the following factors:• The need to improve the quality of the IT-CAD/CAM program and opportunities for graduates: A focus on CAD/CAM has been present for over a decade in WWU’s ET department under the Industrial Technology umbrella. However, this program has never been accredited. Requirements by the Washington State Higher Education Coordinating Board and the University have made accreditation a priority to bring program curriculums into conformance with the standards set by their professions. Given the make-up of the ET department’s faculty (mostly graduates from ABET engineering programs) and the fact that

Conference Session

Curriculum and New Course Development in ET

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Huiru Shih P.E., Jackson State University; Pao-Chiang Yuan; Richterica Tukiya Ford; Thomasina Jenkins

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Engineering Technology

projects.2. PROGRAM DEVELOPME TDuring the Spring of 2010, JSU’s Technology Department was selected to receive a grant fromthe U.S. Department of Homeland Security to establish an Emergency Management Technologyprogram and offer scholarships. In September 2011, Technology Department received anothergrant from DHS, through its Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics CareerDevelopment Grants program. This grant enabled EMT program to award scholarships to moreundergraduate students who demonstrate career interest in Homeland Security. In 2014, JacksonState University received two additional grants, from DHS and Nuclear Regulatory Commission(NRC), to augment the EMT program with new curriculum and state-of-the-art laboratories.The EMT

Conference Session

Hands-on Active Learning

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aurenice Menezes Oliveira, Michigan Technological University

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Engineering Technology

active learning format whereby student participation ishighly encouraged has the strongest impact on students’ academic performance and theirattitudes towards the engineering profession.19 Despite of the fact that many students may havebeen academically prepared and motivated to study engineering, 50% of students who enterengineering programs as freshman do not earn an engineering degree.17, 18 The gap betweenengineers needed annually and the number of graduates available to fill positions is still wide.20,21 A change in motivation is perhaps the key factor in a students’ decision to earn an engineeringor engineering technology degree. Positive experiences in introductory electronics courses, forinstance, can influence both EE majors and non

Conference Session

Curriculum in Mechanical Engineering Technology: Part II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Durfee, Eastern Washington University; Hani Saad, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Technology

collapsed into athree stage process that somewhat mimics the progression students go through in highereducation: First we teach them how to Calculate; Second we teach them how to use theircalculations to Analyze; and Third we teach them how to Design. Having only three levels iseasier to remember and use in creating course materials.Engineering Technology program classes in the freshman and sophomore years often emphasizethe Calculate aspect as the students are still building their foundation of knowledge and tools.Senior level courses should be emphasizing the aspect of Design and decision making to preparethem for this final level before they graduate. In the middle is an often overlooked aspect thatbridges the gap between Calculate and Design

Conference Session

ETD Design II: Mechanical Engineering Technology

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason K. Durfee, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Technology

to Calculate; Second we teach them how to use theircalculations to Analyze; and Third we teach them how to Design. Having only three levels iseasier to remember and use in creating course curriculum.Engineering Technology program classes in the freshman and sophomore years often emphasizethe Calculate aspect as the students are still building their foundation of knowledge and tools.Senior level courses should be emphasizing the aspect of Design and decision making to preparethem for this final level before they graduate. In the middle is an often overlooked aspect thatbridges the gap between Calculate and Design and that is Analysis. If students can becomeeffective in analyzing an existing design they will improve their own design skills

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum and Practices in Engineering Technology

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Mullett, Springfield Technical Community College

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Engineering Technology

of students and a nation-wide declining demand forelectronics technicians. As Moore’s Law continues to impact and transform the electronics fieldone wonders what skills will be needed by electronics technicians by the middle of the nextdecade (2015) and beyond or if there will be any demand for students that have the typical skillsets of electronics technician graduates of this decade. Recently, within the faculty ranksteaching in this area, there has been more discussion about the future and an increasing sense ofurgency that curriculum change is needed or there will be an ever increasing disconnect betweenwhat skills business and industry desire and what is being taught in typical ET associate degreeprograms. Many forward looking faculty

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Capstone Projects

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Otilia Popescu, Old Dominion University; Murat Kuzlu, Old Dominion University

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

students to explore potential options for the capstone project, and to have theopportunity to get a good starting point for it, ahead of the capstone semester. In this paper, thesenior level courses specific to communication systems area of concentration within an electricalengineering technology program are discussed, their course content and the term projectsincluded, and how they offer venues to capstone project choices. The paper presents specificexamples of how these course projects gave students successful pathways for capstone projects.The course content that can be covered by the curriculum of an undergraduate technologyprogram is somehow limited, especially for a broad field such as communication systems, andbeyond the fundamental