Conference Session

Best Practices in Industrial Technology

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Austin Asgill, Southern Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

* 5 3 0 3 High Frequency Systems 6 3 3 4 Embedded PCs 6 3 3 4 Biomedical Instrumentation* 7 3 3 4 BMET Elective (ECET) 7 3 3 4 BMET Elective* 8 3 3 4 BMET Capstone Project/Internship* 8 3 3 4The curriculum adds five new technical courses to a core of ECET, mathematics, English,science, and social science courses. The program is structured within the 130 credit-hour limitset by

Conference Session

Network Administration and Security

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xuefu Zhou, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

creating projects, building models, choosingstatistics, managing scenarios, and viewing results. Students will be required to follow thetutorial provided by the software. Then, the students are required to use OPNET to simulate thethroughput of a shared Ethernet network under different traffic load. Fig. 4 shows the createdvirtual Bus Ethernet by using OPNET IT GURU. Fig. 4: Building an office Ethernet using IT GURU.Once the virtual network is built and network nodes are configured, students will be able to runthe simulations and check the network performance plots such as throughput and delays.Lab 4: Use OPNET IT GURU to Compare Networks Connected by Switches and HubsNow continuing from lab 3, students will use OPNET IT GURU

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technology Curriculum

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Edwards, Pennsylvania State University-Erie

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

equipment that is needed for this experiment – an air Page 12.55.3flow bench. Benches of this type are commercially available, but it is not difficult tomake one. The bench shown in figure 3 was built as a student senior project bymechanical engineering technology students.Figure 4 shows a schematic for the flow bench. A blower pulls air through the plenums.Between the front and back plenums there is a plate with a set of flow nozzles. Thisgives the user a selection of nozzle sizes for different flow rates. The test specimen ismounted on the inlet to the bench so all of the air goes through it. A differential pressuregauge is used to measure the pressure drop

Conference Session

New Course Development Concepts in ET II

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gonca Altuger-Genc, State University of New York, Farmingdale State College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Future WorkThis paper provided an overview of how the tutorials are created based on Revised Bloom’sTaxonomy. The tutorials are developed to guide students, strengthen their knowledge on thematerials covered in the class as well as to provide them a roadmap on excel functions. RevisedBloom’s Taxonomy provided a great framework to develop the components of the tutorial inrelation to the knowledge students are expected to gain at each step of the tutorial. The next stepof this project will involve the implementation of these tutorials during Spring 2014 semester inthe Computer Programming and Applications course and to collect student response and

Conference Session

Renewable Energy Topics

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ulan Dakeev, University of Michigan, Flint; Quamrul H. Mazumder, University of Michigan, Flint; Toufiq Hussain, University of Michigan, Flint; James Tristan Pung, University of Michigan-Flint

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

1.143meters outlet diameter. The cone-shaped section was designed with 0.75 diameter at the base ofthe cone. The turbine diameter of the turbine blades used in this study was 1.15 meters as seen inFigure 2. Fig. 2: Photograph of the WTA. Page 24.184.4 MethodologyThe project involves testing and analyzing a proposed wind turbine attachment to evaluate theperformance of an experimental wind turbine at different wind velocities. This includes thedevelopment of a custom constructed wind tunnel attachment. An anemometer was used tomeasure the wind velocities and the power was

Conference Session

New Course Development Concepts in ET II

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aaron Alexander, Oklahoma State University; Kenneth Belanus, Oklahoma State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

calculations could never provide.In general, student engagement with this project has been excellent. Students express a greaterunderstanding of vibration once they can directly experience the effects. Additionally, they nowmore intuitively grasp the concept and purpose of the FFT.Conclusion:Analyzing vibrations and understanding the role of the Fast Fourier Transform can be difficultfor students to grasp. Utilizing this lab has allowed the students to visualize, perhaps for the firsttime, what vibrations mean, how to utilize accelerometers in measuring vibrations, and how theresults can be given more meaning with the Fast Fourier Transform. When utilized withcomplementary classroom material, this lab has been quite effective in helping

Conference Session

ETD Design V: Classroom Delivery, Course Content, and Assessments

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Dunning, University of Maine; Rosemary A. LaMountain, University of Maine; Linda Liscomb, University of Maine

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

University of Maine Industrial Assessment Center where he supervised the completion of over 200 in- dustrial assessments for New England manufacturers. In 2002, the center evolved into the University of Maine Advanced Manufacturing Center. As Executive Director of the AMC, he coordinated engineering outreach projects to support economic development in the state as well as supporting research centers on the University of Maine campus. Dr. Dunning is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Maine and previous Chair of the Maine Section of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. He is a Certified Energy Manager and provides C.E.M. training for the Association of Energy Engineers both nationally and

Conference Session

ETD Design III: Materials and Metallurgy

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mir M. Atiqullah, Southern Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

demonstratedthrough this project. Two minority students and then two honors research students benefittedfrom studying and testing creep behaviors of polymers on this tester. Limited set of results weredeveloped which clearly conformed to notions that both high temperature and higher stressdirectly affect thermal properties8, 9 of creep rate and creep life. A lot was learned about creepfailure and research experimentation for creep testing. The successful design, construction and Page 22.1569.8then testing of the tester triggered high interest in materials science in general and undergraduateresearch in specific. The materials lab at Southern Polytechnic State

Conference Session

Topics Related to Telecommunications

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yuhong Zhang, Texas Southern University; Xuemin Chen, Texas Southern University; Lawrence O Kehinde P.E., Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

reconstruction, PCM encoding/decoding,ASK, FSK and QPSK. Specially, as a course project, students used this equipment recordingtheir own speech signals, applied various modulation techniques they learned in classroom toprocess and transmit these signals and finally obtained the recovered speech signal from thereceiver. These kinds of experiments not only stimulated students’ interest but also enhancedtheir understanding of the principle of communication systems.Both Figure 9 and Figure 10 below show the wave form obtained by students from the labexperiments. They are Amplitude Modulation (AM) signal and Amplitude Shift Keying (ASK)signal, respectively. Next, we will use two experiments, AM and ASK as examples to show howthese lab experiments helping our

Conference Session

Newly Developed Engineering Courses

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge Alvarado, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Hands-on Source Heat Pump Heat Class Project: Design of heat exchangers using γ-NTU and Computational LMTD methodsAll computational activities were conducted using EES (Engineering Equation Solver) because itcontains the necessary subroutines and fluid properties database for most thermal systemsproblems. EES uses an objective computer language which allows each user to type equations ina simple form. With EES, students can generate parametric tables for independent anddependent variables and create a variety of graphics and plots for easy interpretation ofcomputational results.Four hands-on laboratory

Conference Session

Curriculum & Student Enrollment II

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Miguel Bazdresch, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

patterns would be appropriate for a senior design course. Page 24.1299.5AssessmentWe have only started testing the idea of digital design patterns in our courses, and any results arepreliminary. We have two assessment measures at this point. One is indirect, and is the difficultyof the capstone project in a course on hardware description languages. Most students were ableto design and test a craps game simulator on an FPGA-based educational development board.The design included the user interface, the rules implementation and the random numbergenerators. Students implemented a small package of their own with some design patterns, andwere asked

Conference Session

Remote Instruction/COVID-19 Strategies

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Christine Delahanty, Bucks County Community College ; Susan Herring, Bucks County Community College; Tracy Timby, Bucks County Community College; Vladimir Genis, Drexel University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

and laboratory curricula including online course platforms, and integrated technologies. She has been involved in both private and government grants as author and project director, and is currently PI of an NSF ATE grant, ”Increasing the Number of Engineering Technicians in Southeastern Pennsylvania.” A major goal of this collaborative effort with Drexel University is to connect for-credit, occupational technician education to workforce development certification programs. She was the faculty advisor to two student teams that made the final round of the NSF AACC Community College Innovation Challenge (CCIC) in 2016 and 2017. She and her students have been involved in STEM related outreach to local community groups

Conference Session

Mechatronics

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William T. Evans PhD P.E., University of Toledo; Nicole L. Kamm, University of Toledo

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

informationbeing sought during the exam.A physical limitation observed in association with this course is that while the EECSdepartment seems happy to have this additional elective offering, there is currently no labspace or funds to create a lab space in order to conduct the laboratory experiments fortheir students. Therefore, EECS students were required to utilize lab space within theEngineering Technology Department that is additionally used for other courses in thatdepartment. Students felt the lab space was inadequate to accommodate all the purposesassigned to it. Also, based on the current equipment provided for wiring projects,additional unexpected challenges arose when components would not remain on the boardor when circuitry became complex

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Civil Engineering Technology

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nirmal Das, Georgia Southern University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

component.Typically, laboratory assignments and group projects would require the use of this tool that isaccessible in a dedicated computer laboratory. The author is aware of certain limitations in theprogram developed, and plans to assign tasks of modifying segments of the program as groupexercises to the class.. Through these exercises, students would learn to write programs usingMathcad to find solutions to a variety of problems. Students are required to support their resultswith other manual calculations. If group projects are done using these tools, students are requiredto make presentations and share the experience with others in the class. It has been the author’sexperience that such in-class presentations not only help students sharpen their

Conference Session

Assessment Methods

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abi Aghayere, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

with the author’s technique, which uses a detailedchecklist of the course topics. In the AFL technique, students typically complete the non-anonymous surveys outside of class and on a weekly basis. It should be noted thatalthough the module surveys are not anonymous, the identities of the students are notrevealed to their peers. The non-anonymity is important to ensure that students in need ofindividual help can be identified by the instructor.Different assessment methods are available in the literature for measuring studentlearning, 1, 2, 3, 10, 11, 12, 13 and these can be divided into direct (or formal) and indirectassessment methods. Direct assessments include tests, design projects, papers, theses, andwritten exams. Indirect assessments

Conference Session

Issues in Mechanical Engineering Technology II

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Theodore Sean Tavares Ph.D., University of New Hampshire

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

gathering, and also the aspect of a friendly competition during the second phase of the project where they predict and then measure the flow for a modified geometry. 2. In the initial deployments of the exercise, the students were asked to calculate skin friction factor values from the experimental results, and then compare them with values used in the corresponding analytical calculations. This step often seemed to lead to some confusion about which friction factor value should be used for what purpose. As a result, the volume flow rate itself is now used as the basis of comparison between the theoretical calculation and the experiment. The students still need to call upon their knowledge of viscous flow

Conference Session

ETAC/ABET-Related Issues

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sri R. Kolla, Bowling Green State University; David Border, Bowling Green State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

’ identified. Thestudent outcomes, l to n listed below, for the ECET program are identical to the outcomes c, dand e of program criteria for Electrical/Electronic(s) Engineering Technology and similarlynamed programs4. The outcomes a and b of the EET program criteria of ETAC-ABET aresupported by student outcomes ‘a to k’ of our ECET program. l. The ability to analyze, design, and implement control systems, instrumentation systems, communications systems, computer systems, or power systems. m. The ability to apply project management techniques to electrical/electronic(s) systems. n. The ability to utilize statistics/probability, transform methods, discrete mathematics, or applied differential equations in support of electrical

Conference Session

Software Applications in ET Programs

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vukica M. Jovanovic, Old Dominion University; Otilia Popescu, Old Dominion University; Orlando M Ayala, Old Dominion University; Mileta Tomovic, Old Dominion University; Alok K. Verma P.E., Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

, Thermodynamics, Multiphase Flows, Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulic Machinery, as well as Mechanical Engineering Laboratory courses. In addition, Dr. Ayala has had the opportunity to work for a number of engineering consulting companies, which have 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

Conference Session

MET Papers 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mileta Tomovic, Old Dominion University; Cynthia Tomovic, Old Dominion University; Vukica M. Jovanovic, Old Dominion University; Cheng Y. Lin P.E., Old Dominion University; Nan Yao, Beihang University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

research is focused on mechatronics, digital manufacturing, digital thread, cyber physical systems, broadening participation, and engineering education. She is a Co-Director of Mechatronics and Digital Manufacturing Lab at ODU and a lead of Area of Specializa- tion Mechatronics Systems Design. She worked as a Visiting Researcher at Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing in Disputanta, VA on projects focusing on digital thread and cyber security of manufacturing systems. She has funded research in broadening participation efforts of underrepresented students in STEM funded by Office of Naval Research, focusing on mechatronic pathways. She is part of the ONR project related to the additive manufacturing training

Conference Session

New Directions for ET

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Anne M. Lucietto, Purdue University; Shelly Tan, Purdue University; Liza Ann Russell, Purdue University; Mary E. Johnson Ph.D., Purdue University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

, which may be correctedthrough further action in future research. One study, for instance, used examples of well-knownengineers to successfully counter cultural stereotypes held by teachers in fields likeenvironmental engineering and bioengineering [27] [28]. Extracurricular enrichments such assummer camps [29] or in-classroom hands-on projects for middle school students have also beenused to positively influence the perception of engineering by a grade-school audience. Outreachprograms that target specifically one, often underrepresented, demographic, such as secondaryschool girls, have also been developed and utilized [30] [31]. However, the existence of thesestereotypes is only recognized due to previous research about the perception of

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Progress Reports: Part I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Stier, Illinois State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

K, A K K, A K, A K, A K K, A continuous improvement. Means the student is required to pass written quizzes orK exams. Refers to an application in which a student is evaluated onA the success and quality of a project, laboratory activity, written report of an experiment etc. Symbolizes synthesis or higher level of achievement whereS a student is required to solve a new problem with little or no help from the instructor.Figure 2. An example of the curriculum map.Identifying Assessment Measures and the Source of AssessmentAssessment measures were identified for each performance criteria. According to Rogers, anassessment method refers to

Conference Session

Distance Learning and Online Teaching Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University; Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

via theoretical and practical exercises is reinforcedby the computer projects utilizing MATLAB simulation software.In 2009, the first attempt at converting the existing traditional model of the EM course into theblended version has been made. Utilizing the hybrid methodology, several lectures were Page 23.1259.6converted in the on-line format and gradually introduced to the class of 40 students. Feedbackcollected from the students showed an interest in the hybrid/blended version of the course. Astandard assessment model previously conducted for traditionally taught EM coursesdemonstrated an increase in comprehension of the subject. The last

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

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

in Electrical Engineering from Texas A&M University. She joined the University of Houston in 1993 where she is a full Professor of Engineering Technology and Electrical and Computer Engineering. She is an IEEE Senior member and is actively involved in teaching, research and consulting in the area of power electronics, motor drives, power quality and clean power utility interface issues.Farrokh Attarzadeh, University of Houston Dr. Attarzadeh is an associate professor of Engineering Technology. He teaches software programming, digital logic, and is in charge of the senior project course in the Compute Engineering Technology Program. He is a member of ASEE and serves as Associated Editor for

Conference Session

ET Administrative Issues

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anne M. Lucietto, Purdue Polytechnic Institute; Lesley M. Berhan, University of Toledo

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

this work. While open-ended questions are not always ideal, the researchers agreed that this method of obtaining datawas best suited to gather the needed data [12].Collection Methods. IRB (Institutional Review Board) approval was sought at both authors’universities once the survey was developed. A link to the survey, along with a letter indicating Engineering Technology and Engineering Program Comparison of Underrepresented Students in the Same InstitutionIRB approval was distributed to engineering technology and engineering students at both of theauthors’ institutions. The students were informed of the intent of the project and a link to thesurvey distributed to minority groups at both study institutions.Data Analysis

Conference Session

Issues in Engineering Technology Education I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University; Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

factors such as: the ability to extract the key technical concept of the paper, thetechnical knowledge of the subject matter, proficiency and confidence in presenting, and thequality of the written report. Due to the hands-on nature of educational strategy, the laboratorycomponent is an integral part of any course offered in the SoT, and the EM course is noexception. Every week, the course-enrolled students have an opportunity to apply the knowledgethey gain in the classroom to the industrial equipment. By the end of the course, students have atleast 33 hours of hands-on activities. The knowledge gained via theoretical and practicalexercises is reinforced by the computer projects utilizing MATLAB simulation software.In 2009, the first attempt at

Conference Session

Utilizing Digital Technologies in Classroom and Distance Learning in ET Programs

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University; Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

of the course, students have atleast 33 hours of hands-on activities. The knowledge gained via theoretical and practicalexercises is reinforced by the computer projects utilizing MATLAB simulation software.In 2009, the first attempt at converting the existing traditional model of the EM course into theblended version has been made. Utilizing the hybrid methodology, several lectures wereconverted into the online format and gradually introduced to the class of 40 students. Feedbackcollected from the students showed an interest in the hybrid/blended version of the course. Astandard assessment model previously conducted for traditionally taught EM coursesdemonstrated an increase in comprehension of the subject. The last contribution was due to

Conference Session

Computer Engineering Technology Curriculum

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Veeramuthu Rajaravivarma, Central Connecticut State University; G. Thomas Bellarmine, Florida A&M-Florida State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

. Create a remote-sharing environment for group projects using VNC. 6. Learn the basics of firewall software, such as Zone Alarm.The minimum hardware requirements for Visual Route are Windows (all versions), a 1.xGHz processor, 128 MB RAMS, and 10 MB free disk space. A 2.x GHz processor, 512MB RAM, and 100 Mb free disk space is recommended. For a full installation of bothVNC’s server and viewer, the requirement is 1.6 MB of disk space, but compact orcustom installation will need lesser disk space. The Windows viewer, for example, isonly about 150K in size and can even be run from a floppy. The Java viewer is less than100K. Both software packages also support MAC OS, Linux, and UNIX. Visual Route isa Java based application, and requires a

Conference Session

Multimedia and Distance Learning

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Backer, San Jose State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

://mars.acnet.wnec.edu/~grempel/courses/wc1/lectures.html [2002, June 24]. Page 12.288.1615. Halsall, P. (Ed.) (1999). Chinese Culture. Brooklyn, NY: CUNY. Available: http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/core9/phalsall/index.html [2002, June 24].16. Halsall, P. (Ed.) (1998). Internet History Sourcebooks Project. New York: Fordham University. Available: http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ [2002, June 24]. There are three Internet sourcebooks: Internet Ancient History Sourcebook, the Internet Medieval Sourcebook, and the Internet Modern History Sourcebook17. Gans, P. J. (1999). The Medieval Technology Pages. New York: New York University

Conference Session

Robotics and Automation

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University; Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

. Due to the hands-on nature of educational strategy, the laboratorycomponent is an integral part of any course offered in the SoT, and the EM course is noexception. Every week, the course enrolled students have an opportunity to apply the knowledgethey gain in the classroom to the industrial equipment. By the end of the course, students have atleast 33 hours of hands-on activities. The knowledge gained via theoretical and practicalexercises is reinforced by the computer projects utilizing MATLAB simulation software.In 2009, the first attempt at converting the existing traditional model of the EM course into theblended version has been made. Utilizing the hybrid methodology, several lectures wereconverted into the online format and gradually

Conference Session

Curriculum in Mechanical Engineering Technology: Part I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

N.M. Hossain, Eastern Washington University; Jason Durfee, Eastern Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

project as well as discussing the educational outcomesobtained in our material science curriculum.BackgroundOne of the challenges in modern education is to minimize the gap between the academicknowledge and to comprehend that knowledge for subsequent applications, analysis and design.Students often view education as an effort to memorize as many important facts as possible. Onthe other hand, we educators want those students to implement their knowledge with properunderstanding to solve realistic engineering problems. It is a fact that we cannot apply ourknowledge to solve any engineering problem if we do not understand properly, or if we have a