Conference Session

Issues in Mechanical Engineering Technology II

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ranjeet Agarwala, East Carolina University; Robert A. Chin, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

. They remarked that the tools provided “novel hands-on” interdisciplinary teaching instrument for aerospace and mechanical engineering students.[6]. Spearrin, R. M., & Bendana, F. A. (2018). Design-build-launch: a hybrid project-based laboratory course for aerospace engineering education. Acta Astronautica.[7]. Kroll, E., & Artzi, D. (2011). Enhancing aerospace engineering students' learning with 3D printing wind-tunnel models. Rapid Prototyping Journal, 17(5), 393-402.[8]. Chiou, R., Tseng, T. L. B., & Jayadev, S. (2018, June). Enhanced 3-D Printing for Energy Harvesting Project Implementation into Green Energy Manufacturing Laboratory. In 2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition.[9]. Cengel, Y. A., &

Conference Session

Curriculum and New Course Development in ET

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jay R Porter, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

unique aspects of the course is the teaching format. In 2013, the College began aninitiative to double its enrollment over a period of about ten years. As part of this initiative,departments have been asked to find novel teaching approaches that allow for increased capacitywithout sacrificing quality of instruction. From this standpoint, a hands-on laboratory is one ofthe primary distinguishing components of engineering technology education and is also one ofthe major limiting factors to throughput. This course was the perfect opportunity to investigatemethods for offering a laboratory component without the requirement for a multiple, two to threehour, facility intensive laboratory sections. To this end, the course was designed to have

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

A Technology Potpourri II

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeff Hung, State University of New York, Farmingdale; Daniel Weinman, State University of New York, Farmingdale

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

a learning community that is focusing on the Computer Aided Drafting andDesign and Manufacturing Processes courses.At Farmingdale State College, Computer Aided Drafting and Design (CADD) is a requiredfreshman course for Mechanical Engineering Technology AAS and BS and ManufacturingEngineering Technology BS programs. It is a 3-credit and 4-contact hour course. The courseconsists of a lecture component and a laboratory component. In the lecture component, theinstructor introduces the class materials to the students. The students will then practice theirCADD skills in the laboratory component. The course teaches students technical drawings, 2Dcomputer aided drafting, and 3D modeling. These topics are closely related. The course isessential for

Conference Session

Engaging Students in Learning

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Marshall, University of Southern Maine

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

programs. “Differentiated instruction, oftenreferred to as universal design, is a teaching and learning style that is the result of neuroscienceresearch on how the human brain processes and retains new information”. 1Introduction“Acknowledging that students learn at different speeds and that they differ in their ability tothink abstractly or understand complex ideas is like acknowledging that students at any given agearen’t all the same height: It is not a statement of worth, but of reality”.2 In a differentiatedclassroom and laboratory, the teacher proactively plans and carries out varied approaches tocontent, process, and product in anticipation and response to student differences in readiness,interest, and learning needs. According to Tomlinson

Conference Session

Industrial Collaboration and Applications

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Niaz Latif, Purdue University, Calumet; Nick L. Wilson, Morrison Container Handling Solutions

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

toprogrammable logic controllers (PLCs), conveyor systems, machine vision and servo motors,control and sensor logic as well as other technologies and various industry standards withprimary focus on packaging machinery technology. In past two years, successfulimplementation of the program is evidenced through enrollment growth and, receiving of twoNational Science Foundation (NSF) grants, ―A Mechatronics Curriculum and PackagingAutomation Laboratory Facility,‖ and ―Meeting Workforce Needs for MechatronicsTechnicians‖. The program established a knowledge and resource center to address the needs ofthe packaging machinery industry and the Mechatronics Engineering Technology programthrough learning, engagement, and discovery activities. An endowment has also

Conference Session

Curriculum and New Course Development in ET

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Huiru Shih P.E., Jackson State University; Pao-Chiang Yuan, Jackson State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

-Muller (GM)pancake survey meters, are suitable for either detailed or spot surveys. Since handheldinstruments are portable, rugged, versatile, and easy to use, they are common in the radiationprotection community. Walk-through portal monitors can be best employed in communityreception centers (CRCs) or in entrances to critical structures, such as hospitals and publicbuildings.This project has purchased new radiation detection equipment for teaching laboratory. Theequipment includes Radiation Emergency Response Kit (Ludlum Model 2241-3RK2) [4],Portable Portal Monitor (Ludlum Model 52-1-1) [5], and Electronic Personal Dosimeter(Canberra’s UltraRadiac-Plus) [6]. Radiation Emergency Response Kit, Electronic PersonalDosimeter, and Portal Monitor are

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Pedagogy 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Immanuel Edinbarough P.E., University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Jesus A. Gonzalez-Rodriguez, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

engineering technology at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV). Prior to joining the UTB (A legacy university) faculty he was a visiting professor at the Rochester Institute of Technology and an associate professor of production engineering at the PSG College of Technology, Bharathiar University, India, where he served as the director of the Computer Vision Laboratory and National Cadet Corps – Engineering Division Director. With over 33 years of teaching and research ex- perience in manufacturing/mechanical engineering and engineering technology, he currently teaches in the areas of CAD/CAM/CIM, robotics and automation, product and process design, materials and man- ufacturing processes, machine design

Conference Session

Reaching Students: Innovations to Curriculum in ET

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sofia Vidalis, Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg; Joseph Cecere, Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

potential benefits and challenges encountered by students and facultymembers at Penn State Harrisburg when using the tablet portable computers in themultifunctional classroom. This paper will also discuss some applications and functions thatimprove teaching, learning, and research initiatives through using tablet portable computers in aclassroom environment for both laboratory and lecture use.IntroductionTwo years ago, Penn State Harrisburg (PSH), which was an upper division and graduate college,expanded to offering lower level classes and started to accept freshman. This change waschallenging but exciting to the college. The college became a highly sought after campus withenrollment significantly growing which required offering more courses

Conference Session

Recruitment and Retention in Engineering Technology Programs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Richter, Eastern Washington University; William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University; Jason Durfee, Eastern Washington University; Terence Geyer, Eastern Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

class, excused absences will not be counted. This class is structured as fourhours of lecture per week. Professor 2 teaches the same class with attendance is taken with adaily sign-in sheet. The attendance policy includes a penalty for missing class. The policy asstated in the course syllabus is: “Missing class will have a very negative impact on your finalgrade for the course. Three to five unexcused absences will reduce your course point total by10% and six or more unexcused absences will reduce your course point total by 25%.” From this,you will notice that a significant harmful outcome on the student’s final course grade resultsfrom repeatedly missing class.TECH 320 Non-Metallics, uses a lecture/laboratory mode of instruction. Professor 4

Conference Session

Simulation and Virtual Instrumentation

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Uhlig, National University; Shekar Viswanathan, National University; John Watson, National University; Howard Evans, National University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

students can participate in real-time hands-on physical experiments remotely, • Blogs/wikis – these tools may substitute for threaded discussion, and • Podcasting – several universities have augmented on-line courses by offering podcasts of discussions or lecture. Pertinent details such as ways to incorporate lecture, assignments and laboratory exercises are summarized. We distinguish between synchronous and asynchronous on-line teaching. The results of our research show that on-line, Page 12.579.3 with some scheduled real-time voice conferencing compares favorably with

Conference Session

Hands-on Active Learning

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aurenice Menezes Oliveira, Michigan Technological University

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Engineering Technology

@mtu.eduAbstractThe traditional way engineering and engineering technology courses are taught is based ontraditional lecture and laboratory experiments, which are still the most frequent teaching methodsused nowadays around the world. On the other hand, active learning methodologies grounded inscientific research in education have been attracting considerable attention over the past yearswith numerous research studies indicating the efficacy of such learning styles.In this article, the author addresses the main challenges and shares active learning strategies usedto encourage active learning and engagement among students in face-to-face ElectricalEngineering Technology (EET) courses. The implementation of active learning, cooperativelearning and problem

Conference Session

EET Papers 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William T. Evans PhD P.E., University of Toledo

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

of a Power Systems Course for EETAbstract:There are a number of areas that a modern Power Systems course in EET should consider. Oneis the conflict between laboratory experiences traditionally taught in an Electrical Power Courseand the ArcFlash requirements of NFPA 70E. A second is the need to teach the calculations offaults necessary to build a modern one-line diagram for a manufacturing facility. A third is alook at the theory behind all electrical and magnetic circuit design (Maxwell’s Equations). Apossible fourth is the expanded role of emerging energy generation methods and the impact thesehave on the grid. This paper discusses the development of various methods used to teach thetraditional Motors or Power Systems course while

Conference Session

Distance Learning in ET

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Akram Hossain, Purdue University Calumet; Niaz Latif, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

authored more than 25 refereed journal and conference publications. From 2003 through 2006, he was involved with Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL in developing direct computer control for hydrogen powered automotives. He is also involved in several direct computer control and wireless process control related research projects. His interests are in the area of industrial transducer, industrial process control, wireless controls, statistical process control, computer aided design and fabrication of printed circuit board, programmable logic controllers, programmable logic devices and renewable energy related projects.Niaz Latif, Purdue University Niaz Latif, Purdue University Calumet Dr. Niaz

Conference Session

A Technology Potpourri II

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Border, Bowling Green State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

)investigating licensed, proprietary, industrial network software. A PLC will be present in all theworking testbeds since the factory PLC is available in the teaching laboratory. Testbeds were createdboth at our laboratory and at a local industry site. Use of the industry site allowed testing of someproprietary software that is not present in our class laboratory.II. Site Hardware and Licensed SoftwareThe hardware used for the work varied somewhat by location. At the industry site, RS 500 softwareand MicroLogix 1100 PLCs were used. In our class laboratory, CompactLogix PLCs are used. In eachlocation, Ethernet switches carried the information to and from devices on a Local Area Network(LAN). In each location, Windows-based PCs were used. Because the

Conference Session

Unique Developments in Engineering Technology

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Richter, Eastern Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

AC 2007-1518: INFUSING AN INTERDISCIPLINARY AUTOMATIONEXPERIENCE IN ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION.Donald Richter, Eastern Washington University DONALD C. RICHTER obtained his B. Sc. in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from The Ohio State University, M.S. and Ph.D. in Engineering from the University of Arkansas. He holds a Professional Engineer certification and worked as an Engineer and Engineering Manger in industry for 20 years before teaching. His interests include project management, robotics /automation and air pollution dispersion modeling. Page 12.892.1© American Society for

Conference Session

Freshman Experience in Engineering Technology

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Niaz Latif, Purdue University, Calumet; Akram Hossain, Purdue University, Calumet

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

the faculty members. SOTalso provided graduate teaching assistants at both locations to help the faculty members with theSDD pertaining to laboratory work and assignments. The teaching assistants helped with thecourse delivery in content area and related laboratories including the collection of hard copies ofthe assignments. The graduate assistants also helped with communication between the facultymembers and the students.To improve the quality of visual presentation at the remote locations, two Polycom cameras wereinstalled at the remote location (Figure 1b). The Document Camera and the Tablet PC were usedto show or demonstrate supplemental instructional and laboratory materials. One faculty memberextensively used the text book. The document

Conference Session

Electrical Engineering Technology Design Projects & Curriculum

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Youakim Al Kalaani, Georgia Southern University; Frank Goforth, Georgia Southern University; Shonda Bernadin, Georgia Southern University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

significant difference in test scoresbetween students using computer simulation and those who are using traditional lab equipment.However, combining both practices in a hybrid environment5 can offer clear advantages sincestudents will be able to compare their simulated results with actual experimentations. Therefore,our electronics courses were redesigned to use Multisim in conjunction with traditional labactivities. Multisim6 is a popular simulation program used by many engineering educators for itsfriendly interactive features. It has virtual instruments resembling actual laboratory environment.Course AssessmentsContinuous improvement is an important issue for Engineering Technology programs because itdefines the framework for assessment and

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in ET

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kari Clase, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

continues his/her academic field of study and ismade up of the following courses: Fundamentals of Biology, Molecular Biology andGenetics, Cell Biology, Biotechnology Laboratory courses, Regulatory Compliance,Process Quality Control, and Bioinformatics. The minor is available to any PurdueUniversity student majoring in any four-year degree baccalaureate degree program, i.e.,science, technology, engineering, agriculture, pharmacy. The purpose of the minor is tooffer the graduates of these four-year programs the basic knowledge and understanding oflife-science based products, processes, and product quality to seek employmentopportunities in the area of biotechnology and biotech-manufacturing.The objectives of this paper are to describe the design and

Conference Session

Student Enrollment, Attendance, Retention, and Graduation in Engineering Technology Programs

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald C. Richter, Eastern Washington University; Jason K Durfee, Eastern Washington University; Doris M Munson, Eastern Washington University; Terence Geyer, Eastern Washington University; William R Loendorf, Eastern Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Paper ID #6360A Formal Research Study on Correlating Student Attendance Policies to Stu-dent SuccessDr. Donald C. Richter, Eastern Washington University Dr. Donald C. Richter obtained his B.Sc. in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from Ohio State University, M.S. and Ph.D. in Engineering from the University of Arkansas. He holds a Professional Engineer certification and worked as an Engineer and Engineering Manger in industry for 20 years before teaching. His interests include project management, robotics /automation and air pollution dispersion modeling.Mr. Jason K Durfee, Eastern Washington University

Conference Session

Project Based Learning In ET Program

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chih-Ping Yeh, Wayne State University; Gene Yeau-Jian Liao, Wayne State University; Joseph L Petrosky, Macomb Community College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

complete a Senior Project to earn the BS-ETT degree.To support both teaching and research for the EVE and ETT programs, WSU has established twoindustrial-standard laboratories as shown in Fig. 1 through the support of the DOE grant: The Energy Storage Lab, located in the Danto Engineering Development Center, provides for the testing of energy storage devices and systems with a focus on batteries and fuel cells at the cell, module, and pack system level. The Electric Propulsion and Integration Laboratory, located the Engineering Technology Building, provides for the testing of different types of power electronic converters and electric machines and machine drives/controllers for electric drive applications

Conference Session

ECET Curriculum

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elaine Cooney, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Administration requirements, andeven taking attendance at schools. The compact size of the readers (the size of a text book),affordability of the tags (less than $1 each), and usability of the reader software makes this anideal technology for use in the teaching laboratory. Introducing RFID into the ECET curriculumserves two purposes: it teaches modern tools of the industry, and it gives a practical way to teachimportant radio frequency concepts.How RFID worksThere are four main components in an RFIDsystem: the interrogator or reader, the antenna(s)connected to interrogator, a computer interface,and the tag. (See Figure 1) The interrogator,antenna, and interface will all be part of aninstallation or a handheld system, while the tagwill be attached in

Conference Session

EET Papers 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

done at course levels without approval from thehigher levels.Further enhancement of the laboratories and course project includes making slaves amicrocontroller-based control system, as well as adding a light sensor and LED to form a closedloop control system that provides feedback in the form of analog signals. With the motor speedcontrol project, there is one drawback, that is, all signals are digital. The addition of the lightsensor adds the analog component to the DCS. Student learning will be evaluated throughsurveys as the laboratories and course project are finalized.References1. Avitabile, P., Hodgkins, J., and Van Zandt, T., “Innovative Teaching of Fourier Series Using Labview,” Proceedings of ASEE Annual Conference, 2006.2. Bowen, K

Conference Session

Industrial Collaboration & Applications in ET

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University; Donald Richter, Eastern Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Ohio State University, M.S. and Ph.D. in Engineering from the University of Arkansas. He holds a Professional Engineer certification and worked as an Engineer and Engineering Manager in industry for 20 years before teaching. His interests include project management, robotics /automation and air pollution dispersion modeling. Page 11.1420.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Utilizing Collaboration for a Real World Engineering EducationAbstractIt is becoming increasingly difficult for educational institutions to offer quality engineeringprograms. The costs associated with laboratory and related

Conference Session

Factors Affecting Student Performance

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Devine, University of Notre Dame - College of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

semester of the course bynot only traditional means common in many surveying courses and but also new assignments andactivities. The current textbook used in the course covers the subject matter in the secondchapter. An active classroom exercise is used to bring the experience of the subject matter intothe classroom when covering this chapter. Laboratory exercises for the course still utilize thesteel tape. Thus, error corrections for temperature can be used to reinforce the concept of error.An Internet investigation assignment is used to get students to search beyond the class textbookand reinforce the types of error that occur with EDM and GPS equipment. Level survey workboth in the classroom and laboratory always involve “closing the circuit

Conference Session

A Technology Potpourri I

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suranjan Panigrahi, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

image processing” book starts with the assumption that the reader hasaccess to an image. It generally does not cover on how to select/develop an imageacquisition system for a given application. This gap was addressed in this course.In summary, this designed course designed was to cover the four key segments ofcomputer vision systems, i.e. a) image acquisition, b) image processing, c) imageanalysis, and d) image understanding (pattern recognition). Table 1 illustrates thefour learning objectives of the course and their associated Bloom’s taxonomy. Toachieve these learning objectives, active teaching and learning techniques alongwith modified conventional lectures and hands-on laboratory activities were used.In addition to the assignments, and

Conference Session

Remote Instruction/COVID-19 Strategies

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Sheikh Fahad Ferdous, Indiana State University; M. Affan Badar, Indiana State University; Maria Javaid, Indiana State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

, and M.Sc. in Industrial Engineering and B.Sc. (Hons.) in Mechanical Engineering from Aligarh Muslim University. Dr. Badar has published more than 70 articles in refereed journals and proceedings in the areas of quality, reliability, coordinate metrology, engineering economy, etc.Dr. Maria Javaid, Indiana State University Dr. Maria Javaid joined Indiana State University in August 2019 as Assistant Professor. Before coming to ISU she was Assistant Professor at Jacksonville University. She received her PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from University of Illinois at Chicago in 2014, where she was nominated as an exemplary teaching assistant by her department for three consecutive years

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum & non-Technical Skills

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Hata, Portland Community College; Sohail Anwar, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

addressed in developing andimplementing a curriculum in nanotechnology. The list of issues is as follows: • Preparing faculty to teach in a broad based technology that is still evolving. • Industry involvement and practical experience for faculty. 1) The interdisciplinary nature of nanotechnology curriculum. 2) Arranging access to laboratory facilities. 3) Need to focus on a specific aspect of nanotechnology. 4) Outreach programs. 5) Co-op and internship arrangements aimed at real world experience for students. 6) Developing partnerships with education, industry, and government. 7) Securing resources to develop curriculum, faculty, laboratories, and appropriate technical supportFroyd, Creasy, Karaman, Teizer, and Caso [2

Conference Session

Innovation in ECET Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Li Tan, Purdue University, North Central; Jean Jiang, Purdue University, North Central

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

0 GA filter detector logic Threshould b. DTMF tone detection for digit “7”. Page 15.693.14 Figure 12. DTMF tone generation and detection.D. Laboratory Teaching PedagogiesIdeally, a three-hour lab section each week is required to complete both MATLAB simulationsand real-time DSP labs. However, to emphasize the use of laboratory time for real DSP, weencourage each student to complete the MATLAB portion at

Conference Session

Active Learning and Undergraduate Research in ET

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University; Mirim Kim, Texas A&M University; Jyhwen Wang, Texas A&M University; Myeongsun Yoon, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Paper ID #14909Improving the Impact of Experiential Learning Activities through the Assess-ment of Student Learning StylesDr. Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University Dr. Michael D. Johnson is an associate professor in the Department of Engineering Technology and In- dustrial Distribution at Texas A&M University. Prior to joining the faculty at Texas A&M, he was a senior product development engineer at the 3M Corporate Research Laboratory in St. Paul, Minnesota. He received his B.S. in mechanical engineering from Michigan State University and his S.M. and Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dr