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

11.1194.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 TC2K: A Successful Working Model for Continuous ImprovementIntroduction The Department of Engineering Technology at the University of North Carolinaat Charlotte (UNCC) has developed and implemented a comprehensive program leadingto an academic environment of continuous improvement consistent with the ABETTechnology Criteria 2000 (TC2K).1 This paper describes the practices, policies, andprocedures that supported the evolution of a relevant set of program objectives andoutcomes and the development of an integrated, comprehensive infra-structure forassessment, evaluation, and improvement. Further, to address outcomes assessment andevaluation

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Design Projects in ET

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Venkitaswamy Raju, State University of New York-Farmingdale

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Engineering Technology

2006-2068: A UNIQUE CAPSTONE PROJECT: BUILDING AN AIRPLANEVenkitaswamy Raju, State University of New York-Farmingdale Page 11.137.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 A Unique Capstone Project: Building an AircraftIntroductionCapstone courses in engineering and technology provide the means for the graduatingstudents to demonstrate their comprehensive skills and knowledge and their ability toapply those to real world problems. They serve as an important tool in the accreditationprocess by enabling programs to provide evidence in producing graduates with thefollowing characteristics: 1) strong background in the concepts, tools and techniquesassociated

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum & non-Technical Skills

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Austin Asgill, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Engineering Technology

care industry is expected to continue to form amajor segment of the U.S. economy in the next decade. The fields of biomedical sciences andmedicine have undergone tremendous advances due to the advent of computers and electronicstechnology. Biomedical devices and equipment represent one of the fastest growing segments ofthe health care technology economy. The United States Department of Labor reports that “thenumber of biomedical engineering jobs will increase by 31.4 percent through 2010---double therate for all other jobs combined.” Overall job growth in this field will average 15.2% through theend of the decade 1. Many of the recent advances in medicine have come about as a result ofcollaborations between medical personnel and engineers

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Education in ET

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Willie Ofosu, Pennsylvania State University-Wilkes-Barre; Austin Asgill, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Engineering Technology

span.References[1] URL: www.ghanaweb.com[2] Sergio Franco, Design with Operational Amplifiers and analog Integrated Circuits, McGraw Hill, 3rd Edition.[3] Wayne Tomasi, Electronic Communications Systems, Fundamental Through Advanced, Prentice Hall, 5th Edition Page 11.421.5

Conference Session

Student Learning and Teamwork

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Khan, DeVry University-Addison; Gene Gloeckner, Colorado State University; George Morgan, Colorado State University

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Engineering Technology

/ • Self-reported technical competencysuccess in terms of: (SRTC) [in terms of analytical and critical thinking, knowledge of EET, and design and implementation of a system] 1. GPA • Given a technical challenge, a student can 2. Self-reported technical competency analyze a problem by thinking critically (SRTC1) [Critical Thinking] (SRTC1 [Critical Thinking]) 3. Self-reported technical competency • Student has confidence in his/her (SRTC2) [Job Preparation] technical knowledge to be successful as

Conference Session

Mechanical ET Curriculum

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Engineering Technology

two areas. Senior electivesavailable to students in each of the two areas are given below in Table 1. A third option inNuclear Technology is available to graduates of US Navy’s Nuclear Power School or studentswho have completed a course of training for nuclear operators through an articulation agreementwith Virginia Dominion Power. These students must take MET 471, Nuclear Systems I, andMET 472, Nuclear Systems II, as part of their senior electives. By adding this fourth option inMarine Engineering Technology allows students to be in an accredited program, meeting theMET program criteria, as the new option evolves. Students in the existing options and theproposed Marine Engineering Technology Option would still take common courses in areas

Conference Session

Design in Manufacturing

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge Rodriguez, Western Michigan University; Mitchel Keil, Western Michigan University; Alamgir Choudhury, Western Michigan University; Sam Ramrattan, Western Michigan University; Pavel Ikonomov, Western Michigan University

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Engineering Technology

and more complete set ofparameters that can be utilized to transfer ideas from the conceptual stage to theanalysis/improvement stage in the design process. Nowadays the latest RP technologies can beused during the development of engineering projects. From the academic point of view, theseprojects are with the participation of students and, typically, with local industry. Thus resultingin a situation that benefits all the parties involved. The paper presents a couple of projects wherethe use of RP was beneficial for design visualization and verification. Initial and final designs foreach case are presented, with explanation on the modifications performed and the value added bythe use of RP. 1

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Education in ET

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radha Balamuralikrishna, Northern Illinois University; Kurt Rosentrater, USDA-ARS

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Engineering Technology

items were geared towards a general comprehension of QFD focusing more on thecognitive domain aspects of learning. The last five items were directly based on a QFD tableanalysis (not shown here) requiring a combination of analytical and quantitative skills. Inessence, these latter five items were designed to address the topic at levels that determineappropriate level of comprehension to actively work on a QFD exercise as a member of a projectteam. Students were next asked to react to a series of five survey items that focused on their selfperceived measures of learning and preferences. The actual items along with a statisticalsummary of obtained responses are portrayed in Table 1. It should be noted that items (6) –(10) referenced in this table

Conference Session

Mechanical ET Design & Projects

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Penrod, University of Dayton

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Engineering Technology

many of the course topics into a single designproject.This paper focuses on a portion of a design project where the students are required to design agear reducer. In this project the student must design two stages of spur gearing, the input,intermediate, and output shafts, select appropriate bearings and (where applicable) seals for eachshaft, and configure the assembly. The project has now been successfully used three times and Page 11.189.2has been refined after each use. The current design specifications for the project include: 1. The gear reducer shall have a specified exact train value.a 2. The gear reducer shall have

Conference Session

Assessment & TC2K Methods

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Khan, DeVry University-Addison; Robert Lawrence, DeVry University

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Engineering Technology

directinstruction by providing focus, emphasis and attention to details as a model for acompleted product, project or behavior.There are two types of rubrics that are used for assessment: Analytic and Holistic. Ananalytic rubric identities and assesses the components of a completed project, and aHolistic rubric assess student work as a whole (see Table 11).Table 1. Analytic vs. HolisticCharacteristic Analytic HolisticNumber of elements Several Few Page 11.1372.2Inter-rater reliability High/more difficult Moderate/less difficultScoring time More

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

Technology Initiative for the New Economy (TINE) was established withthis purpose in mind. Figure 1 indicates the percentage of participation in terms funds receivedfrom each category of collaborator. Partnership Collaboration 50 45 Government Appropriations 40 Participation Percentages Industrial Partnerships 35 30 Professional Societies

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

this retention effort is taking place at the freshmen level, wheredropout rates have been the highest. Institutions are developing innovative ways to maintaininterest of freshmen students in their disciplines and the desire to continue.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6Old Dominion University is a comprehensive Ph.D. granting institution located in Norfolk,Virginia. The Batten College of Engineering and Technology houses four engineeringdepartments, an engineering management department and the engineering technologydepartment. The departments are somewhat autonomous with very few shared courses.However, common to all undergraduate curricula are two credit freshman engineering courses,Exploring Engineering and Technology I and II. These courses were instituted

Conference Session

Successful Grant Proposals

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Richter, Eastern Washington University; JEFFREY DONNERBERG, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Technology

Millennium, NEA 2002 Almanac of Higher Education , pages 75-86a4 Lee J., Access and Choice, NEA Research Center Update Volume 9,Number 1, January 20035 Jones D., State Shortfalls Projected Throughout the Decade-Higher Ed Budgets Likely to Feel Continued Squeeze, Policy Alert - The National Center For Public Policy and Higher Education, Feb 20037 Jackson D., The Squeeze on College Funding, Boston Globe, Oct. 2005 Page 11.1421.7 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education

Conference Session

Non-Technical Skills in ET

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Brown, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; Richard Pfile, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

to be simple management orcost savings decisions on the business, local community and society as a whole when all of thesefactors are evaluated using these four moral theories: 1) Utilitarianism - the good of the manyover the good of the few, 2) Duty Ethics - we have a duty to protect others rights, 3) RightsEthics - individuals have the right to not be overlook when it comes to safety, 4) Virtue Ethics -moral distinction and goodness.Ethical problem solving methods comprise a significant portion of the one credit hour class. Thestudents are required to analyze many case studies and also write a five page (minimum) paperthat looks at an ethical dilemma of their choice taken from the current events of the past coupleof years. The problem

Conference Session

Electrical ET Projects and Applications

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Austin Asgill, Southern Polytechnic State University; Thomas Fallon, Southern Polytechnic State University; Walter E. Thain Jr.

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Engineering Technology

directorfacilitated inter-team communications, v) teams facilitated internal communications to determineexact processes required to meet their goals, and vi) the instructor interfaced with the projectdirector for overall feedback and with individual teams in the capacity of “consultant.” Studentswere required to produce a comprehensive report for their project and give an oral presentationto faculty, fellow students, and IAB members.A typical example of a network design solution developed by students is shown in Figure 1.Figure 2 shows the configuration used for the VoIP demonstration. A typical Gantt chart for theproject is shown in Figure 3, and Figure 4 shows a typical bill of materials (BOM

Conference Session

Mechanical/Manufacturing ET Design Projects

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Musto, Milwaukee School of Engineering; William Howard, East Carolina University

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Engineering Technology

the ASME Professional Practice Curriculum into an MET CapstoneExperience will be presented. Survey results from the implementation of the approach will bepresented, validating the role of the PPC as a valuable tool for professional development andlifelong learning.Motivation:The capstone experience in an Engineering Technology curriculum is intended to “draw togetherthe diverse elements of the curriculum and develop student competence in focusing bothtechnical and non-technical skills in problem solving”1. The integrative nature of the experiencelends itself to instruction, demonstration, and assessment of student performance with respect tosome of the required non-technical “a-k” outcomes of an Engineering Technology program1,such as

Conference Session

Multimedia and Distance Learning in ET

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vernon Lewis, Old Dominion University; June Ritchie, Old Dominion University; Carol Considine, Old Dominion University

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Engineering Technology

issue has not been made. Certainly thesestudents still have direct faculty guidance, although it is not as intensive as received by thetypical TELETECHNET student.A manifestation of this problem is that with a two-week space between classes, it is relativelyeasy to put off viewing of the archived video until it is too late, The live sessions include areview of the material covered on the assigned lectures, with an emphasis on topics that haveproven more difficult with past classes. If the student has not viewed the lecture, this reviewbecomes meaningless.Assessment of Student PerformanceAn assessment of the course objectives was made and the results shown in Table 1 below. Theassessment was based on the final comprehensive examination. The

Conference Session

Graduate Education and Undergraduate Research in ET

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mean-Shang Chen, Central Michigan University; Michael Chan, China Travel Ship Management Limited; Dru Wilson, Central Michigan University

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Engineering Technology

study shows the integration of these technologies could besuccessfully achieved.IntroductionAn Independent Research course (IET 791) in the Department of Engineering & Technology atCentral Michigan University provides a venue for graduate students to showcase theircomprehensive knowledge and skills. It serves as an important tool in evaluating their abilities inhandling real world problems. This paper discusses the research experience of a student whointegrated design and manufacturing functions to significantly improve a product.A braking shoe used on a band saw was first selected for the project. This defective part, whichwas made of cast iron, was broken near the larger hole as depicted in Figure 1. The primaryfocus of this project was

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technology Curriculum

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Edwards, Pennsylvania State University-Erie

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Engineering Technology

:• Desktop computer power supply. (Figure 1)• Power supply fan from the above power supply. (Figure 2)• Fixtures for mounting the fan and the case to the air flow bench. (Figures 1 and 2)• Air flow bench. (Figure 3) Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3Figure 1 shows the power supply attached to a mounting plate. The mounting plate isused to attach the power supply to the air flow bench. This is done twice during theexperiment, once without the fan to create a flow impedance curve for the supply andonce with the fan to determine the actual operating point.Figure 2 shows the fan from the power supply attached to a separate mounting plate.This is used to create a fan curve.Figure 3 shows the key piece of

Conference Session

Computer and Information Technology-Related Issues

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Merwan Mehta, East Carolina University; Andrew Jackson, East Carolina University

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Engineering Technology

Figure 1. Four people are involved in theprocess: a clerk, a loan officer, a manager, and an underwriter. These four people complete tendistinct operations in the process. The process begins when an applicant puts in a loanapplication and ends when the application is either approved or disapproved, and the result ismade known to the applicant. The times in minutes consumed by the four people involved in theprocess are also shown in Figure 1. As can be seen, the clerk takes a total of 53 minutes, the loanofficer takes 22 minutes, the manager takes 15 minutes, and the underwriter takes a total of 15minutes per application processed. The total processing time in the process adds up to 105minutes. However, only 30% of the loan applications reach a

Conference Session

ECET Curriculum

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jerome Tapper, Northeastern University; Francis Dibella, Northeastern University; Walter Buchanan, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

Conference Session

Multimedia and Distance Learning

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Backer, San Jose State University

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Engineering Technology

required course for all BS Industrial Technology, BS Aviation, and BS ComputerEngineering (effective Spring 2007) majors; in addition, it is part of SJSU’s SJSU Studies(Advanced General Education) curriculum and attracts students from all over campus. Thiscourse is delivered in a novel way. It has a hybrid structure and is composed of three units thatare delivered through self-paced multimedia CD, one unit that is delivered through WWWinstruction, and three units that are delivered through a traditional classroom model10. Thiscourse is evaluated each semester under SJSU’s general education program and this continuousassessment and improvement is also unique. The medium and content for each unit is displayedin Table 1. Table 1. Content

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Civil and Architectural Engineering Technology

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vladimir Genis, Drexel University; David Spang, Burlington County College; Alexander Genis, G I I, Inc.; Tony Midora, PMT, Inc.

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Engineering Technology

those seeking knowledge for professional advancement. Two workstations alreadyinstalled consist of the following equipment (Fig. 1): ‚ DAEDAL XYZ S Scanning System (800 mm x 900 mm x 350 mm Travel) ‚ Pulser/Receiver: Panametrics Pulser/Receiver 5073 PR ‚ Three pairs of ultrasonic transducers with different resonant frequencies ‚ Oscilloscope: Tektronics TDS220 Digital with the GPIB board ‚ Pentium PC. Page 12.537.5 Fig. 1. Ultrasound measurements workstationThe experiments described below are presently carried out using the installed equipment:1. Measurements of the sound

Conference Session

Industrial Collaborations and Applications

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Marshall, University of Southern Maine

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Engineering Technology

making are closelyintertwined”,1 and both skills can effective be learned through project based capstonecourses. Industrial partnering has enabled the development of a state-of-the-art powerand automation curriculum and project based problem solving learning environment forour students and also for the communities beyond campus.The project based problem solving learning environment is organized into clusters.These clusters are equipped with components such as computers, printers, programmablelogic controllers, sensors, pneumatic valves and actuators, mechanisms, rotary indextables, hydraulic cylinders, electric motors, and vibratory feeder bowls. In the seniorcapstone course, participants are grouped into teams that solve realistic

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technology Curriculum

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheng Lin, Old Dominion University; Alok Verma, Old Dominion University

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Engineering Technology

characteristics. Depending on thenature and location where each feature control frame is specified, interpretation on theapplicability of Rule 2 is quite inconsistent. This paper focuses on identifying thecharacteristics of a feature control frame to remove this inconsistency. A table is createdto clarify the confusions for students or designers, who can use it to justify theirapplications in the GD&T design.1. IntroductionGeometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) has been around in one form oranother since World War II. The need to define ever more complex part geometry and theneed to guarantee interchangeability of parts has contributed to its widespread use. Today,it can be found in nearly all manufacturing industries, from the very small

Conference Session

Student Learning and Teamwork

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charlie Edmonson, University of Dayton; Donna Summers, University of Dayton

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Engineering Technology

meetings be held, meetingattendance requirements, how will meetings be conducted as well as performance andquality of work requirements for each team member. A team contract is important toestablish the norms of behavior expected by the team members early in the project andthe contract helps to reduce misunderstandings during the performance stage.Examples of Courses with Team ProjectsThroughout our curriculum, students learn project management and teamwork skills by Page 12.927.5actually doing a project. Each project has a sponsor, either a local business or a facultyor staff member on-campus. In some cases, simulated projects are used. Figure 1 is

Conference Session

Multimedia and Distance Learning

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Veeramuthu Rajaravivarma, Central Connecticut State University; Peter Baumann, Central Connecticut State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

ofstudy requiring a minimum of 124 semester hours of credit. Out of this, a minimum of 43credits is required from the university General Education studies. In addition to that, allComputer Engineering Technology majors are required to complete 27 credits of corerequirements (Table 1) in the area of Computer Science, General EngineeringTechnology, and Math/Technical Writing skills, and 36 credits of Computer EngineeringTechnology Specialization courses (Table 2), 15 credits of directed electives, and 3 hoursof free electives.Table 1: Core Courses Course number BS Computer Engineering Technology Credits Core Requirements ET 150 Intro to Engineering Technology

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Civil and Architectural Engineering Technology

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge Tito-Izquierdo, University of Houston-Downtown; Alberto Gomez-Rivas, University of Houston-Downtown

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Engineering Technology

Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) that is includedwith the standard package of Microsoft Office1.This paper outlines one method to include scaled graphs into a spreadsheet; this graphpresentation completes the engineering calculations and helps in the final decision to accept ormodify a design. These graphs are also useful in the drafting process, because the graphs can becopy-pasted into any computer assisted drafting (CAD) program. Several actual class examplesare included.Prior to running the VBA program, the drawing data is listed and organized on the spreadsheet.VBA can then be accessed using a command button. The program follows a routine, consisting

Conference Session

Computer Engineering Technology Curriculum

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pedro Leite, Kansas State University-Salina; Beverlee Kissick, Kansas State University-Salina

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Engineering Technology

competent.Students investigated and analyzed the history, social, economic, political, cultural, andinstitutions of countries throughout the world.The main goal of this project is to help students become both technological and informationliterate as well as multicultural competent.Three frameworks are being employed to guide the project (1) information literacy as proposedby the Association of Colleges and Research Libraries1, (2) K-State’s Tilford GroupMulticultural Competencies Development2, and (3) TAC/ABET Student Learning Outcome “j”3.The study uses a project-based learning (PBL) approach which aims at developing deepunderstanding and transferable knowledge. PBL is most useful with an “ill-defined” project inwhich multiple variables may lead to

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in Engineering Technology

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

region. The opportunity for graduates of the associate degree program to earn abaccalaureate degree in the motorsports discipline would provide graduates for entry into themotorsports industry at the technologist and engineering levels. This would enhance the growthof motorsports related industries in the region and promote economic growth. It would alsoattract additional students to the associate degree and baccalaureate program. Old DominionUniversity is in a unique position to provide that opportunity.Old Dominion University and Distance LearningOld Dominion University has been involved in delivering courses and programs at a distance formore than fifteen years.1, 2, 3, 4 The major thrust of its distance learning system (calledTELETECHNET) is