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

(ECET) 7 3 3 4 BMET Elective* 8 3 3 4 BMET Capstone Project/Internship* 8 3 3 4 *Indicates added Biomedical ET course Table 2. EET courses vs. proposed BMET courses. EET BMET Biological Principles I (3) Principles of Chemistry I (3) Introduction to Biomedical ET (3) Survey of Electric Machines (3) *Health Care Safety (3) Signal and Systems Analysis (4) Probability and Statistics I (3) Differential Equations (3

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

suchas computer-aided drafting, statics, strength of materials, dynamics, thermodynamics, fluidmechanics, automation and controls, and computer solid modeling. All four options thenculminate in three senior technical electives and a senior project that integrates course work witha practical project assignment in the student’s area of interest. Upper-division generaleducational requirements may be accomplished by completing a minor in EngineeringManagement. Table 1 – Senior Electives within MET Curriculum Manufacturing Systems Mechanical Systems Design MET 400, Computer Numerical Control in Production MET 440, Heat Transfer MET 410, Advanced Manufacturing

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

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Engineering Technology

carrot” which is brought out by Fleddermann1 on page 21.The measuring stick used to evaluate if the students are grasping these first fundamental conceptspresented is simply a homework assignment. The students are asked questions such as “how arepersonal ethics and business ethics different?”, “What are the roots of your personal ethics?”, and“Can an engineer who has become a manager truly ever take off her engineer’s hat?”These fundamental concepts are reinforced by asking the students to look at the space shuttleChallenger3 and its demise due to potentially “faulty” decision making in the face of politicaland budgetary challenges. In this case study, the U.S. congress was unhappy with the delays inthe space shuttle project and were evaluating

Conference Session

Engaging Students in Learning

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Rockland, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Howard Kimmel, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Linda Hirsch, New Jersey Institute of Technology; John Carpinelli, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Levelle Burr-Alexander, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Engineering Technology

Teacher’s committee. Dr. Rockland has over 25 years of industrial experience in research, engineering, marketing and sales management with several high technology corporations.Howard Kimmel, New Jersey Institute of Technology HOWARD KIMMEL is Professor of Chemical Engineering and Executive Director of the Center for Pre-College Programs at New Jersey Institute of Technology. He has spent the past thirty years designing and implementing professional development programs and curricula for K-12 teachers in science and technology. At the college level, he collaborates on projects exploring teaching methodologies and assessment strategies in first-year college courses in the sciences,engineering

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Futuristic Planning

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter J. Shull, Pennsylvania State University, Altoona

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Engineering Technology

students, alumni, facultyand industry representatives. To connect students to the hands-on nature of the EMET program,students in action—senior design projects, individual laboratories—are prominent. The peer-to-peer connection aids in information credibility.The EMET program coordinator meets with all sections of EDSGN 100—typically 10 in the falland 1 in the spring. The 40 minute presentation begins with a showing of the DVD. A brieflecture/question-answer follows that covers the two programs’ similarities and differences suchas  academic content,  types and range of jobs,  salaries,  job advancement,  hiring prospects or marketability,  companies that have hired our graduates, and

Conference Session

ETD Design I: Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claudio Talarico, Eastern Washington University; Min-Sung Koh, Eastern Washington University; Esteban Rodriguez-Marek, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Technology

projects are restricted by thesignificant cost of the equipment. Furthermore, students enrolled in distance learning programs,due to their remote location, struggle even more to find the opportunity to gain the requiredhands-on experience. This paper is a case study to analyze the feasibility of handling labs forcircuit related classes through an alternative approach based on a simplified lab environment,which can be located virtually anywhere. The lab environment we analyzed is the Digilent’sElectronics Explorer Board powered by the WaveForms software. The single board includesvarious devices used in traditional analog/digital classes such as power supplies, functiongenerators, oscilloscopes, logic analyzer, multi-meters, etc. As a case study

Conference Session

ECET Curriculum

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Mullett, Springfield Technical Community College; Adrienne Smith, Springfield Technical Community College

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Engineering Technology

in theUS. This is of great concern if you are convinced, as author Thomas Friedman is, that The Worldis Flat. One could probably make the case that this new world paradigm involving S&Eeducation will carry over to the AS or “Foundation” degrees awarded for technician level studywithout receiving a great deal of argument. Government policy setting organizations like theNSB have been busy attempting to advance the agenda of increased enrollment in S&E throughthe National Science Foundation (NSF). In particular, the NSF has become active in thepromotion of technology education through the Advanced Technology Education (ATE)program and its ATE Centers [3]. While many of the ATE projects and Centers tend to addressnew and emerging

Conference Session

Assessment Methods

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harpal Dhillon, Excelsior College; Sohail Anwar, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona College

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Engineering Technology

AC 2007-1399: A FRAMEWORK FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF ONLINEENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY COURSES: A CASE STUDYHarpal Dhillon, Excelsior College Dr. Harpal Dhillon is currently the Dean of the School of Business and Technology at Excelsior College. In the past he has taught undergraduate and graduate Courses in Information Systems, Software Engineering, and Project Management at University of Maryland, Southwestern Oklahoma State University, and George Washington University. Dr. Dhillon worked as owner/senior executive in three systems engineering companies over a period of 20 years. His research interests are in the areas of Human-Computer Interaction, Quality Assurance, and Applications of IT in

Conference Session

Computer-related Issues

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wangling Yu, Purdue University Northwest; Omer Farook, Purdue University Northwest; Jai P. Agrawal, Purdue University Northwest; Ashfaq Ahmed P.E., Purdue University Northwest

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Engineering Technology

Programming environment.2) This course requires students to have a background in networking so that when the components of socket programming and connectivity are taught in this course, the course is wholly disseminated in their understanding of the system(s), and their learning is made more complete. The ECET department has offered this course (ECET 499) experimentally during the past few semesters.The impact of the above sequence of courses could be measured by the fact that 75% of thesenior design projects utilize the core knowledge gained. Operating System with EmbeddedSystem Design provides a convenient mechanism to design any customize system, regardless ofend usage. This provides the student the knowledge base for Hardware, Software

Conference Session

STEM Issues

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anthony E. Sparkling, Purdue University; Anne M. Lucietto, Purdue Polytechnic Institute; Aayushi Sinha, Purdue University; Trenton Thomas Hasser, Purdue Polytechnic Institute

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

Paper ID #26321Construction Management Technology Students Choice of MajorDr. Anthony E. Sparkling, Purdue University Anthony Sparkling is an Assistant Professor in Construction Management Technology (CMT) at Pur- due University where he teaches courses in mechanical and electrical systems, electrical estimating, and electrical construction. His research interests include teams, organizations, contract governance, orga- nizational processes, project/team performance and behavioral feedback systems. Meanwhile, he has a growing interest in the skilled-trades shortage in the United States. He can be contacted at asparkli

Conference Session

STEM Issues

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Osazuwa John Okundaye Jr., Texas A&M University; Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University; Mathew Kuttolamadom, Texas A&M University; Sharon Lynn Chu, University of Florida; Elizabeth Deuermeyer, Texas A & M University; Alexander Nicholas Berman, Texas A&M University

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

many industries such as automotive, chemical distribution etc. on transportation and operations management projects. She works extensively with food banks and food pantries on supply chain management and logistics focused initiatives. Her graduate and undergraduate students are integral part of her service-learning based logistics classes. She teaches courses in strategic relationships among industrial distributors and distribution logistics. Her recent research focuses on engineering education and learning sciences with a focus on how to engage students better to prepare their minds for the future. Her other research interests include empirical studies to assess impact of good supply chain practices such as

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

Program EET Basics Exam Outcomes (POs) Senior Design Project Index of Excelence Associate & PUC Academic Bachelor Review Program Program TAC/ABET Feedback

Conference Session

Implementing Active Learning in Mechanical Engineering Technology

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael W Martin, Northern Michigan University

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Engineering Technology

implementation and outcomes of applying an active learningmethodology to a senior level engineering technology fluid mechanics course. This applicationis an element of a larger effort at Northern Michigan University to implement active learningthrough an NSF – TUES project (National Science Foundation – Transforming UndergraduateEducation in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math). In this project a dedicated, studentcentered, high technology, active learning classroom was developed and used to teach variousclasses in the STEM disciplines, including the fluid mechanics class. Various approaches toimplement active learning in this class, including the use of the technology items available in thededicated classroom, will be explored.The effectiveness

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

; the Design of Technology during the spring of 2008. The initiative required thatstudents demonstrate an ability to work with and lead collaborative projects, includingvirtual/distributed work teams. Assignments included the creation of an individual student blog,and a digital video field assignment.15 Gary Chinn, instructional designer and member of theeLearning Initiative team, stated, “it would benefit the students to have a community of peerswith whom they could continue their conversations outside of the classroom. Our course huballows students to interact with one another, and indicate their agreement or disagreement in theform of positive or negative votes. The idea with the course hub and peer voting is really to keepconversations

Conference Session

Computer and Informtion Technology-related Issues

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suranjan Panigrahi, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ken Burbank, Purdue University, Statewide Technology

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Engineering Technology

general structure of graduate programs in Engineering Technology Many graduate programs in Engineering Technology (or discipline specific Engineering Technology) offer two year M.S. programs and each program requires a total of 30 -33 credits. Some programs have options to complete the Masters program by completing courses only or combining the course work with research credits. Research can be conducted using either a thesis option or paper (directed project) option. In the thesis option, the student undertakes a research problem that requires extensive research, often for a total of 6-8 credits. In the paper or directed project option, the student‟s research problem is of lesser magnitude, typically with a total of 3-5 credit hours. Students

Conference Session

Assessment Methods and Learning Pedagogy I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mehrube Mehrubeoglu, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi; Satyajit Verma, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi

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Engineering Technology

those that satisfy the coursedescription and cover the major topics in the various chapters of the textbook for the course.Table 1 lists the course outcomes for a first-semester introduction to engineering technologycourse as an example.Quantification method for a course, along its own outcomes, is as follows: During the semester,students are evaluated on a numerical scale in various classroom activities such as, homeworkassignments, oral or written reports, laboratory or field exercises, quizzes or tests, projects, andother presentations as determined by the instructor. Each of these categories of classroomactivities is assigned a weight out of a total of 100. Table 2 summarizes this weighing forassignments for the introduction to engineering

Conference Session

Factors Affecting Student Performance

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maddumage Karunaratne, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown

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Engineering Technology

based design flow, and how the graphical viewing of the final circuits thatstudents designed at a higher textual level excited and incentivized students in the undergraduateEET program at this university.Part I: introduction:Until recent years, if not still, student assignments in digital design courses at undergraduate levelconsisted primarily of paper designs, or at best such as in senior design projects they were a large Page 22.511.2morass of SSI and MSI (Small and Medium Scale Integration) silicon devices plugged on to circuitwiring (bread) boards. A higher percentage of time and effort were devoted on debugging theconnections and

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

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Engineering Technology

Leadership research in academia also needs to focus on the ethical aspects andhow it affects learning. This includes the relationship between leadership and learning.There appear to be comparable characteristics of IT professionals and academic faculty. The ITprofessional has been described as high maintenance, and thus unique to lead. The older ITprofessionals are considered stagnant with little desire for new knowledge. They are alsoperceived as not desiring positions of management. 5 Similarly, academic faculty have beendescribed as “the last group of workers in the world who actually own the means of projection intheir job and have life-time job security”. 9 These practices are now being questioned ascorporate management styles are being adopted

Conference Session

Assessment & Continuous Improvement in ET: Part I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carmine Balascio, University of Delaware; Thomas Brumm, Iowa State University; Steven Mickelson, Iowa State University

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Engineering Technology

competencies are informed bythe student’s performance in a “Discovery Learning Experience” – either a technical practicumin industry or an undergraduate research project. Page 15.299.2Introduction and Background:The University of Delaware’s Department of Bioresources Engineering offers a B.S. degree inEngineering Technology (ET) that has been a TAC of ABET-accredited2 general ET programsince 1988. The program typically graduates 20 to 25 majors per year. Both EAC of ABETand TAC of ABET accreditation regimes require outcomes assessment. TAC of ABETdocumentation2 under Criterion 3, Program Outcomes, stipulates that each program mustdemonstrate its

Conference Session

New Course Development Concepts in ET I

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vladimir Genis, Drexel University (Tech.); M. Eric Carr, Drexel University; Siddharth Vyas, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Adrian A. Pollock, MISTRAS Group, Inc.

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Engineering Technology

engineers with a background in advanced and emergingtechnologies over the next decade has been clearly identified1-5. Engineering education ischanging, with its focus shifting from the traditional theory-based curriculum to team-basedlearning, problem solving with open-ended solutions, hands-on projects, and team-orientedcommunications6-9. Addressing the need for skilled technology workers is a required competitiveand survival strategy for most manufacturers10, 11.Drexel University is the leading institution of higher education in the Delaware Valley andGreater Philadelphia region that offers a bachelor of science (B.S.) degree in engineeringtechnology accredited by ABET. The ET program was initiated as a response to job- andeducation-related

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Potpourri

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Gregory Lyman, Central Washington University; Rowdy A. Sanford, University of Idaho; Jeff R. Wilcox, Central Washington University; Timothy L. Sorey, Central Washington University

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

project, several 30+ year-old robots weredisassembled, reverse engineered, and then updated with modern components. With the retrofitcompleted, implementation of these “retrofit robots” into the curriculum began. In a year-longlab-based course sequence, students start learning concepts on robotics toys, then shift to theseretrofitted robots for more advanced concepts, and then complete the sequence on industrialrobotics systems. Pre-survey and post-survey assessments of student learning, as well asanecdotal evidence, were collected during our preliminary first year of implementation (N=22students). Although the results of our formative and summative student assessment are notstatistically significant, the corresponding analysis of the data infers

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Pedagogy 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Mohammad Moin Uddin P.E., East Tennessee State University; Bradley Alan Stufflestreet, Northeast State Community College; Keith V. Johnson, East Tennessee State University

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Engineering Technology

Foundation, Tennessee Department of Transportation, DENSO and ASEE (ETD mini- grants) and several other organizations for a total of more than $2 million. His current research interest focuses on rural community engagement for transportation projects, road user cost, sustainable design and construction for knowledge based decision making, and engineering technology education. He also con- tributed to data analysis methods and cost effective practices of highway construction quality assurance program.Dr. Uddin is a proponent of project based learning and developed innovative teaching strategies to engage his students in solving a real-world problems and prepare them with skills and knowledge that industry requires. Dr

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kevin Zender, Michigan Technological University; Corey Blankenship, Michigan Technological University; Tyson Joseph Bethke, Michigan Technological University; Nathir A. Rawashdeh, Michigan Technological University

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

with The MathWorks, Inc. in Natick, Massachusetts working on software quality engineering for embedded DSP programming using MATLAB and Simulink. He has experience with European Union funded projects and served on several organizing and review committees. He is fluent in English, German and Arabic. His interests include unmanned ground vehicles, electromobility, robotics, image analysis, and color science. Dr. Rawashdeh is a Senior Member of the IEEE. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Design of a Portable Levitating Ball PID Control Trainer System and Curriculum for Electrical Engineering

Conference Session

Recruiting, Retention and Diversity in Engineering Technology

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Irene Ferrara, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona; Andrew Vavreck, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona

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Engineering Technology

(AutoCAD) as well as a solidmodeling software package (SolidWorks). The design component is intended to give students an Page 12.241.3introduction to a design philosophy that is repeated in subsequent courses, to advance studentunderstanding of what engineers actually do in industry, and to provide students with team-oriented project work. Team experiences and effectively functioning as a part of a team areaddressed as students become involved in the project work.In spring of 2006, ED&G 100, Introduction to Engineering Design, was offered for the first timeas a common course for Engineering and Engineering Technology majors. In addition, with

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Industrial Technology

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ghassan Ibrahim, Bloomsburg University; Jeremy Sensenig, Bloomsburg University

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Engineering Technology

retail stores andmanufacturing environment, where fluorescent lights are commonly used. Fluorescent lights areenergized with AC power at certain frequencies depending on their design and go through twocycles of ionization/de-ionization during each power cycle which makes them time varying RFreflectors. There is a possibility that the time varying component of the RFID signal reflected bythe fluorescent light may share the same spectrum as similar components originating from theRFID tags, when they are operating in backscatter mode. This dynamic reflection of RF signalsmay interfere with the operation of the reverse link of the RFID systemA research project was conducted within the Bloomsburg University electronics engineeringtechnology (EET

Conference Session

Industry Collaborations in Engineering Technology

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ken Barnard, K-State at Salina; Greg Stephens, K-State at Salina; Raju Dandu, Kansas State University at Salina

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Engineering Technology

from around the world to be trained at the Climate Project founded by the Honorable Al Gore. Ken is active on the lecture circuit addressing climate change issues.Greg Stephens, K-State at Salina Greg Stephens teaches business and management courses in the Technology Management program at Kansas State University at Salina. He is an Associate Professor and serves on several non-profit organization boards. Greg also produces local TV programs for Community Access. He served as chair for the Institute for Rural America and has worked with sustainable agriculture organizations for over 30 years. In 2007, he was awarded The Inspire by Example faculty award for community service by K-State.Raju

Conference Session

Web-Based Learning in Engineering Technology

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sohail Anwar, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona College; Harpal Dhillon, Excelsior College

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Engineering Technology

Dhillon is currently the Dean of the School of Business and Technology at Excelsior College. In the past, he has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in Information Systems, Software Engineering, and Project Management at University of Maryland, Southwestern Oklahoma State University, and George Washington University. Dr.Dhillon worked as owner/senior executive in three systems engineering companies over a period of 20 years. His research interests are in the areas of Human-Computer Interaction, Quality Assurance, and Applications of IT in Telemedicine and Web-based Distance Learning. Dr. Dhillon is a member of the Executive Board of the NASA Oklahoma Space Grant Consortium

Conference Session

Computer ET Innovation

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Warren Koontz, Rochester Institute of Technology; Chance Glenn, Rochester Institute of Technology; Mark Indelicato, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Engineering Technology

AC 2008-937: INCORPORATION OF BROADBAND ACCESS TECHNOLOGY INA TELECOMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMWarren Koontz, Rochester Institute of Technology Warren is currently a professor in the College of Applied Science and Technology at RIT and chair of the Telecommunications Engineering Technology program. He joined RIT in December 2000 after retiring from Bell Laboratories. He began his thirty two year career at Bell Labs as a member of technical staff in the Electronic Switching Division in Naperville Illinois. He was involved in a variety of projects at a variety of Bell Labs locations, including international assignments in The Netherlands and Germany. At the time of his retirement, he

Conference Session

Recruitment & Retention in ET Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Irene Ferrara, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona; Andrew Vavreck, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona

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Engineering Technology

engineers actually do in industry, andto provide students with team-oriented project work. Team experiences and effectivelyfunctioning as a part of a team are addressed as students become involved in the projectwork.In spring of 2006, EDSGN 100 was offered for the first time as a common course forengineering and engineering technology majors. Prior to this time, engineeringtechnology freshmen students instead took three one-credit courses, in mechanicaldrawing, basic computer aided design (CAD), and an orientation to engineeringtechnology. The courses were aligned to enhance the mobility of students between thedisciplines, to increase interactions between students in the two disciplines to foster betterunderstanding of their commonalities and

Conference Session

Web-Based Learning in Engineering Technology

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charlie Edmonson, University of Dayton

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Engineering Technology

” the recorded classes and study the lecture material and then beready to ask good questions in the live synchronous classes.Both synchronous and asynchronous courses have their advantages and disadvantages. Blendedon-line courses that integrate both synchronous and asynchronous communications can allowrapid interchange of ideas, generate enthusiastic discussion involving all participants, achieve areasonable level of professional engagement, and recreate certain elements of face-to-facediscussion. All of this can take place where attendance and participation are encouraged byfixing a set time for the live meeting and limiting the time frame of the discussion.The HP project has been able to successfully demonstrate the use of the tablet PC