exercises described in this paper were prepared for a junior level design course in amechanical and manufacturing engineering technology program. The CAD portion of the courseis taught in a laboratory with each section comprising ten to fourteen students. The laboratory isone hour and fifty minutes long. The software used in the course is Pro/Engineer Wildfire 4.0.Each laboratory session consists of two parts. The first part is a guided exercise during whichthe students watch the instructor perform the steps required to create the desired geometry. Theinstructor’s screen is projected and the students follow along, performing the same steps at theircomputers. During the second part, the students are given a representation (either drawing orrendering
of the program’s first year and graduatesof the two-year program can be measured using externally-developed measurements. Page 22.156.6 On further reflection and discussion, the faculty determined that several existing coursescould be adjusted to serve SES goals as well as those of our traditional EET program. Forexample, the definition of a current source taught in our basic circuits and electronics course(EET 141) can include a photovoltaic module or a grid-tied inverter as practical examples to whythe topic is necessary. Both our capstone project class (EET 282) and our seminar (independentstudent research) class (EET 298) can permit
Page 13.151.3manufacturers (6.5 percent), while it projected a whopping 34.4 percent job growth innon-manufacturing segments other than government2. IET and IT graduates cantherefore benefit from the Lean Six Sigma terminology change that is now prevalentacross all industries. Healthcare providers, financial institutions and others know of LeanSix Sigma methods and can relate the benefits of using these methods within theirparticular organizations whereas they are often less apt to identify how an ‘industrialengineer’ may help them.Lean Six Sigma – A Historical PerspectiveThe term Lean was introduced by Krafcik and the famous book, The Machine ThatChanged the World 3, 4. These publications present the results of a major MIT study toidentify
all 68HC11 CPU laboratoryexercises and project designs intact, the design/development of a modified Motorola 68HC11development system became a reasonable choice. The objectives of this new approach are: (1)sustain the use of the 68HC11 CPU, (2) keep the EVB hardware cost to a minimum, (3) make asmooth transition from 8 bit CPU to 16 bit CPU applications, (4) give students ownership offlexible hardware that can be used in several courses, and (5) relieve the financial burden on theinstitution. After two trials in designing and testing of the hardware circuits andimplementation in the laboratory with students for two years, this hardware was named the“CETHC11EVB2” and has been successfully used in several related courses. To minimize the
given him an important perspective and exposure to industry. He has been directly involved in at least 20 different engineering projects related to a wide range of industries from petroleum and nat- ural gas industry to brewing and newspaper industries. Dr. Ayala has provided service to professional organizations such as ASME. Since 2008 he has been a member of the Committee of Spanish Translation of ASME Codes and the ASME Subcommittee on Piping and Pipelines in Spanish. Under both member- ships the following Codes have been translated: ASME B31.3, ASME B31.8S, ASME B31Q and ASME BPV Sections I. While maintaining his industrial work active, his research activities have also been very active; Dr. Ayala has
physical projects (manually made or 3-D printed) simulating an ancient device of their choice.Results from student and peer evaluations are consistently favorable.I. Introduction How many people know that the first 3-D image in the history of humankind was created34,000 years ago by a ‘paleoengineer’ on the rock ceiling of a cave in Italy? How many of usknow that about 12,000 years ago, hafted tools contributed to the discovery of farming on amajor scale, allowing ancient ‘agricultural engineers’ to invent more effective farming tools?What about 10,000 years ago, when Mesolithic ‘mechanical engineers’ were able to createhypermicroliths (extremely small stone tools) with skills comparable to present-day diamondcutters, except without a
project manager. He joined Ohio University in 2002 as a research engineer working for the Ohio University Avionics Engineering Cen- ter. He has worked on projects covering a wide variety of avionics and navigation systems such as, the Instrument Landing System (ILS), Microwave Landing System (MLS), Distance Measuring Equipment (DME), LAAS, WAAS, and GPS. His recent work has included research with the Air Force Research Laboratory in Dayton, Ohio, aimed at understanding and correcting image geo-registration errors from a number of airborne platforms. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 A Low-Cost Control System Experiment for Engineering Technology
received from HP, he is conducting research into the effectiveness of advanced technology in teaching complex information structures. He is a member of the Steering Committee for Project Inkwell (www.projectinkwell.com). Prior to joining the National University faculty, he was President/CEO, SegWave, Inc., an educational technology systems company he founded in 2000. He was Vice President for Russia and Eastern Europe, Qualcomm Inc., 1995-99, with offices in San Diego and Moscow. He was with Northern Telecom, 1984-95 in multiple positions including Director, Intelligent Network Solutions and Director, Asia/Pacific Strategic Marketing. He was with Bell-Northern Research
AC 2011-2818: THE ROLE OF THE COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY INTHE NUCLEAR INDUSTRYJoseph F. Kmec, Purdue University Joseph F. Kmec is currently Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering Technology at Purdue Uni- versity, West Lafayette, IN. His teaching areas of concentration are energy-based and include Applied Thermodynamics, Internal Combustion Engines, Motorsports, and Power Plant Systems. His recent activ- ities involving student projects include engine simulation, power plant performance analysis, and nuclear technology. He may be reached at: kmecjf@purdue.edu.Dr. Bryan J Hubbard, Purdue University, West Lafayette Bryan Hubbard is an Assistant Professor in the Building Construction and Management (BCM) Program
drop resulted from the usual high attrition rate typical in Associate degree programs. 25Rising prices initially didn't affect upper division ET title availability at 4-year colleges either(weren’t many anyway), but the publishing philosophy resulting in fewer small market titles suredid! Annual enrollments were 3,000 to 6,000 in N. America at most for almost all upper divisionET courses – including proprietary school (DeVry) & Canadian technical college students. 26 Sowhen publishers stopped approving proposals projecting first year sales of fewer than 4-5,000copies – even though (i) technology title sales continued to hold up well in Years 2-5 (unlikemost disciplines), & (ii) short black & white titles were cheap to produce &
and stakeholder audiences. Daniel has worked on research projects for the U.S. Department of Labor, the National Academy of Engineering, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the U.S. Trea- sury Department, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunities Commission, and several private foundations.Dr. Melvin L. Roberts P.E., Camden County College Melvin L. Roberts is an Associate Professor of Engineering and the immediate past Dean of the Division of Business, Computer and Technical Studies at Camden County College in Blackwood, New Jersey. He has also held the post of Dean of Occupational Skills & Customized Training at the college. Prior to his current
University of Maine FYE integrated math, physics, programming,and engineering content with a goal of improving retention [6]. Other programs use projects aspart of courses to motivate and encourage engineering students [7]. Again, Mohammadi-Araghand Kajfez [5] note the paucity of work regarding the benefits of drawbacks of FYE vis a visdirect matriculation.The first year can have a significant impact on future college success; aspects about their identityand competency are formed during this time [8]. A few researchers have recognized this impactand critically examined first year of engineering programs. An in-depth analysis of studentsleaving one engineering program found that a mismatch in interest followed by feelings of lowcompetence accounted
Paper ID #32975Assessing Intuition Used Among Undergraduate Engineering Technology andEngineering StudentsMelissa Cai Shi, Purdue University at West Lafayette Melissa Cai Shi is an Undergraduate Researcher working under Dr. Lucietto. She is a student at Pur- due University, pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Actuarial Science and Applied Statistics with minors in Management and Chinese. She began working under Dr. Lucietto in the Summer of 2019 as an un- dergraduate researcher and has thus far continued her work. She is currently working on her Honors Scholarly Project. In addition to her Actuarial coursework, Melissa
inUniversity Park, PA, held on September 28, 2006.Students received information on resume creation, with a number of resumes from pastBSEMET graduates provided for students to review and critique. The class worked cooperativelyin groups to accurately represent course experiences, project information, and software andhardware experience for inclusion on their own resumes.After locating a description for an entry-level position of interest, each student met with theDirector of Career Services to craft a resume for the position description of his/her choice.Following the resume critique, students made modifications based upon feedback. Next, theBSEMET Program Coordinator reviewed resumes and provided additional comments. Studentsreceived input from
collection.Several laboratory projects utilizing the MaxStream XBee wireless module are presented. The firstlab is designed to introduce this module to the students. The objectives include interfacing themodule to the computer serial port, using HyperTerminal to communicate with the module,configuring the module through AT commands, and verifying functionality of the module throughfile transfer. The second lab is designed to introduce remote data acquisition. Students will design aterminal program utilizing LabVIEW, integrate a temperature sensor, and perform remote datacollection. The third lab will introduce students to personal area networking (PAN). The objectiveis the establishment of a wireless sensor network. It will utilize a star network
programming assignments or other forms of homework.6. ConclusionIn this paper, we have discussed the development of undergraduate network security laboratoryexercises using open source security tools which are freely available with many of the Linuxdistributions. Many of the lecture topics of network security classes in undergraduate orgraduate standing can be complemented with many of these labs. They can facilitate teachingand learning of more difficult security topics and help both students and instructors. Moreover, asthe labs are designed using open-source security tools, costs are minimized.Several other institutions, projects, and class-based competitions26, 27, 28, exist that aim to teachsecurity concepts with focused, hands-on
Paper ID #19517Using WebGL in Developing Interactive Virtual Laboratories for DistanceEngineering EducationDr. Mert Bal, Miami University Mert Bal received his PhD degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Eastern Mediterranean Univer- sity, North Cyprus in 2008. He was a Post-Doctoral Fellow in the University of Western Ontario, and a Visiting Researcher at the National Research Council Canada in London, Ontario, Canada between 2008 and 2010. He was involved in various research projects in the areas of collaborative intelligence, localiza- tion and collaborative information processing in wireless sensor networks
Engineering at Kettering University. Her research interests include the educational pathways of returning graduate students, those who work in industry prior to pursuing graduate studies. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Engineering Technology Graduate Students: Role Professional Societies Have in Their Formation In recent years, there have been several research projects focused on returning graduatestudents in engineering, those who have significant industry experience before beginning theirgraduate studies. These projects have focused on both the masters and doctoral levels and havelooked at research, coursework, benefits of attending graduate school, and
the learning experience suchas lecture, independent reading, computer simulation, group discussion, and open-ended projects,to name a few.2 One reason is that individual students have different learning styles and thismulti-faceted approach will reach a broader base of students. Another though, is that differentapproaches to teaching move students to different levels within the taxonomy. A groupdiscussion is not an effective way to convey basic knowledge of a subject, just as lecture is not avery good way to drive synthesis.Much has been written about the use of computers as one such element of an enriched learningenvironment. Like most teaching methodologies, the introduction of a software component canbe done well and it can be done poorly
California State University, Sacramento, and his MS (1980) and DE (1983) degrees in industrial engineering from Texas A&M University. His educa- tion and research interests include project management, innovation and entrepreneurship, and embedded product/system development.Dr. Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University Dr. Wei Zhan is an Associate Professor and program coordinator of Electronic Systems Engineering Technology at Texas A&M University. Dr. Zhan earned his D.Sc. in Systems Science from Washington University in St. Louis in 1991. From 1991 to 1995, he worked at University of California, San Diego and Wayne State University. From 1995 to 2006, he worked in the automotive industry as a system engineer. In
theequipment handling created confusion and equipment safety issues in the lab. By providing thepre-lab videos, students were able to come prepared for the lab. They were also allowed to usethese videos as a reference. This allowed the students to complete the labs quicker than beforeand freed up time for instructors. The additional time was used for working on student projects(like soldering projects), clarifying subject-related questions, helping with course materials, etc.Students who could not come to office hours due to schedule conflicts found this additional timeuseful. In some occasions, the extra time was used to host guest speakers, which would otherwisenot fit into the tight class schedule.ECET course resultsBefore the implementation of the
Bachelor of Science in Statistics. Over the summer she had the opportunity to work with Dr. Anne Lucietto and Meher Tale- yarkhan (Graduate Student) on a project related to math anxiety focused on female and minority students. Therese has been able to continue this project with her research advisor, Dr. Natalie Hobson, at her home institution.Dr. Natalie Hobson, Sonoma State University Dr. Natalie Hobson is an Assistant Professor in Mathematics and Statistics at Sonoma State University in California. Her research background is in areas of algebraic geometry and mathematics education. She received her PhD in mathematics and her masters degree in mathematics education at the University of Georgia
] describe a project initiated by Texas A&MUniversity to address issues in manufacturing at the nanoscale. The project will introducenanotechnology concepts throughout the undergraduate engineering curriculum. The curricularchange introduced by this project has four components corresponding to the four years ofundergraduate engineering curricula. At each level, concepts related to manufacturing at thenanoscale are introduced at the appropriate technical level.Alpert, Isaacs, Barry, Miller, and Busnaina [4] describe various nanotechnology educationinitiatives undertaken by University of Massachusetts, Lowell. One of the initiatives consists ofstarting a cross disciplinary graduate certificate in nanotechnology and nanoscience in Fall 2005.This
Brownsville Bill Elliott holds a BS degree from The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (UMHB) and MPA from Texas State University. He has four decades of administrative management experience on the university campus and in health care education. Prior positions include Director of Admissions and Financial Aid at UMHB in Belton, TX; Director of Education for the Valley Baptist Health System, Harlingen, TX and currently Page 24.327.1 he is the Coordinator for Special Projects with the Office of the Dean, College of Science, Mathematics and Technology at the University of Texas at Brownsville. He has experience in
graduates. A study outlined byPalazolo, et. al, identified that students felt they lacked sufficient leadership/management skillsand overwhelmingly desired to develop these skills, more than any other (including technical andanalytic skills), before graduating3. Reflective practice was employed successfully byMartinazzi, et. al in an engineering technology program, to help students develop leadershipskills4. That course was different, however, in that the subject of the course was Leadership.This course, as outlined in this paper, attempted to develop these traits in the context of asimulated real world industry MBSD project focused on automotive emission control
computer software packages for technical problem solving appropriate to the Electronics engineering technology discipline. 7. Demonstrate technical competency in electronics, circuit analysis, digital electronics, electronic communications, microprocessors, and systems. 8. Integrate knowledge of the functional areas of electronics engineering technology. 9. Demonstrate the ability to analyze, apply design concepts, and implement systems as appropriate to electronics engineering technology. 10. Participate effectively in groups, and apply project management techniques as appropriate to complete assignments. 11. Demonstrate an ability to understand professional, ethical and social responsibilities
exam performance”, The Journal of Economic Education, Vol. 32, No. 2, pp. 99-109.IFTE CHOUDHURYIfte Choudhury is an Associate Professor in the Department of Construction Science at Texas A&MUniversity. Dr. Choudhury has extensive experience as a consulting architect working on projects fundedby the World Bank. His areas of emphasis include housing, alternative technology, issues related tointernational construction, and construction education. He is also a Fulbright scholar. Page 12.576.6
AC 2008-1900: INCORPORATING AND ASSESSING ABET “SOFT SKILLS” INTHE TECHNICAL CURRICULUMTimothy Skvarenina, Purdue University Tim Skvarenina was born in Chicago, Illinois. He received the BSEE and MSEE degrees from the Illinois Institute of Technology and the Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Purdue University. During his college career he worked four summers at U.S. Steel as an assistant electrician, rewinding motors and installing electrical equipment. He served 21 years in the U.S. Air Force, including six years designing, constructing, and inspecting electric power distribution projects for a variety of facilities. He spent five years teaching and researching pulsed power systems
Professional Engineer, who is inresponsible charge of a project. The appropriate utilization of the CE Technologist in the civilengineering industry can help to correct what appears to be a poor utilization of labor that occurswhen P.E.s are performing common analysis tasks such as slope stability or surface water run-offcalculations for several days or weeks of the month. There is no need to have a P.E., or even tohave passed the F.E exam, or to have had courses in Calculus III and a third science to properlydraw a flow net, or to make bearing capacity calculations, or to size a reinforced concrete beamand select the proper reinforcement. Granted, in many offices such analyses are often done byentry level civil engineering graduates, or engineering
engage studentsin practical and interesting projects, and equip students to work in an industry that has highgrowth.References 1. Texas Instruments, Inc. “Radio Frequency Identification.” (2006) http://www.ti.com/rfid/docs/products/transponders/RI-I02-114A-01.shtml 2. Morrison, Jim. "Help Wanted." RFID Journal. (2005) Vol. 2, No. 2, pp 13-20 3. The Computing Technology Industry Association. “Industry Support Grows for CompTIA RFID Certification Initiative.” (2005) http://www.comptia.org/pressroom/get_pr.aspx?prid=591 Page 11.1098.5