Conference Session

Assessment of Engineering Technology Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carol Lamb, Youngstown State University; David Kurtanich

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Engineering Technology

visit. The department, as a whole, had information fromalumni and employer surveys, which we were able to use for some outcomes assessment. Thedepartment did not have any real hard data to present regarding student(s) learning outcomes,course accomplishments with respect to the student(s) and, obviously, therefore could not assesscourse outcomes or individual program outcomes. Nor could the department/program evenbegin to look at closing the loop of making changes to improve a course or program for thestudents. What was the view from the trenches at this point? We were in the middle of a neverending downpour and the trench was filling up fast. As a department there was not a clear sense of what TAC-ABET was looking for andwhat the

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Civil Engineering Technology

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nirmal Das, Georgia Southern University

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Engineering Technology

xj 1 010 6 Mx j 5 0105 0 0 10 20 30 xj 4Required shear strength: Vu ? 7.685 · 10 lbf 5Required moment strength: M u ? 6.339 · 10 ft© lbf2. Design for moment:Selected beam width: b w ? 22in Selected beam overall thickness: h = 36 in 2Required area of steel: A s ? 4.516in

Conference Session

Recruitment & Retention in ET Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Raju Dandu, Kansas State University at Salina; John DeLeon, Kansas State University at Salina

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Engineering Technology

AC 2008-1419: KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY’S ELITE SCHOLARSHIPPROGRAM:ENHANCING LIVES THROUGH TECHNOLOGY ANDENGINEERINGRaju Dandu, Kansas State University at Salina Raju S. Dandu is the program coordinator and professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology at Kansas State University at Salina. He teaches courses in CNC Machine Processes, Material Strength and Testing, Advanced CAD/CAM, Industrial Instrumentation and Controls, and Automated Manufacturing Systems II. He is active in offering workforce training in reliability centered maintenance, CE certification, process instrumentation and PLCs. His areas of interest are: Product risk analysis, Reliability Centered Maintenance, Energy Efficient Lighting

Conference Session

Continuous Improvement & Assessment of ET Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University; Guy Hembroff, Michigan Technological University

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Engineering Technology

) A respect for diversity and a knowledge of contemporary professional, societal and global Outcome 10 issues (ABET 2.j ) Outcome 11 A commitment to quality, timeliness and continuous improvement (ABET 2.k) The application of circuit analysis and design, computer programming, associated software, Outcome 12 analog and digital electronics, and microcomputers to the building, testing, operation and maintenance of electrical/electronic(s) systems. (ABET 8.a) The application of physics or chemistry to electrical/electronic(s) circuits in a rigorous Outcome 13 mathematical environment at or above the level of algebra and trigonometry. (ABET 8.b

Conference Session

Educating for Results: Tools used in Engineering Technology

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Recayi 'Reg' Pecen; Ayhan Zora; Faruk Yildiz, University of Northern Iowa

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Engineering Technology

StudyFigure 1 depicts a schematic of the simulated system. An object with mass, m, is locatedon a flat surface. One edge of the surface is lifted up to form an angle, α, with the ground.The static friction coefficient, µ s, is given. The purpose of this test is to determine theangle of inclination when the object starts the motion by using a digital simulation tool. m = 100 kg µ s = 0.6 Fw = mg α Figure 1. Object on inclined surfaceLMS.Imagine.Lab 7b is used to simulate the system6. In the mechanical library thereexists a component called “linear mass with 2 ports and friction”. The user

Conference Session

Assessment of Engineering Technology Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Virendra Varma, Missouri Western State University; Tina Varma, University of Central Missouri

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Engineering Technology

ePortfolio Preparation Review Period Quality Characteristic Level Period S M U Initial Sophomore Year Winter/Spring Semester S M U Intermediate, or Junior Year Winter/Spring Semester S M U Mid-Level Final Senior Year Winter/Spring Semester S M U S – Satisfactory M – Marginal U - UnacceptableNote: In the rubric for evaluation criteria of the ePortfolio, S can be set at 80 to 100, M at 70 to80, and U below 70.Rubric for Assessment of ePortfolio ContentRubrics that are simple to

Conference Session

Continuous Improvement & Assessment of ET Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Cottrell, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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Engineering Technology

AC 2008-1598: TC2K AND CLASSROOM ASSESSMENT: THE CASE FORCOMPREHENSIVE COURSE ASSESSMENT IN SUSTAINING CONTINUOUSPROGRAM IMPROVEMENTDavid Cottrell, University of North Carolina at Charlotte DR. DAVID S. COTTRELL is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Technology, University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1978 and retired in 2000 after more than 22 years of service with the US Army Corps of Engineers. Studies at Texas A&M University resulted in an MS Degree in Civil Engineering in 1987 and a PhD in 1995. He is a registered Professional Engineer and has taught courses in statics, dynamics, mechanics of materials, graphic

Conference Session

Industry and Engineering Technology Partnerships

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jaby Mohammed, Morehead State University; Sam Mason, Morehead State University; Xiaolong Li, Morehead State University

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Engineering Technology

was tracked and programs siftedchildren into different career pathways, academics and manual labor (vocational) trades becamea topic of heavy debate. In efforts to improve image and steer away from the debate, thedepartment had its first name change in the 1960’s to the Department of Industrial Education andTechnology.Factor evaluation for enrollment declineAnnual birth rates in the United States peaked their highest numbers during 1954 thru 1963 7,which will become vital to enrollment numbers during the late 70’s and early 80’s. Theenrollment for the IET department during the 1960’s began to increase, especially in IndustrialEducation as the biggest program, due to post war economy and close recessions during the yearsof 1953 through 1961 12

Conference Session

Web-Based Learning in Engineering Technology

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ronald Uhlig, National University; Ali Farahani; Howard Evans, National University; Shekar Viswanathan, National University; Mark Sotelo, National University

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Engineering Technology

to increase interaction betweenprofessors and students. We have used both Ubiquitous Presenter (UP)6,7,8 from the University ofCalifornia at San Diego (UCSD), and DyKnow Vision™ 9,10 to “push” charts out to studentsthat the students can mark up and submit back to the instructor. Curricula are being extended toincorporate interactive segments in which students can take turns entering the next step(s) instructures under discussion. For example, they may enter several lines of code for a program theyare writing jointly and then the whole class can view the result of those added lines. Anotherexample involves proceeding step by step through the details of how an encryption algorithmsuch as the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) operates on

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in Electrical Engineering Technology

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cheng Lin, Old Dominion University; Gene Hou, Old Dominion University; Yuzhong Shen, Old Dominion University; Hector Garcia, Old Dominion University

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Engineering Technology

by Virtool in our system at evenly spaced timeinstances. Our task here is to find the length of the cylinder, rij , joining i and j for a givenmotion trajectory, in terms of the global coordinate system, x-y-z. Specifically, the goalhere is to find the new position of the platform at ti, for the given changes in thetranslational and angular displacements of the water craft, defined from t i −1 to t i by ∆sand ∆θ as, ∆x  ∆θ x      ∆s = ∆y  and ∆θ = ∆θ y  (1) ∆z   ∆θ     z

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technology Curriculum

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jorge Alvarado, Texas A&M University; Angie Hill Price; Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

. Table 1. Evaluation of design, construction, testing, and assessment activities Met Consideration for Management Assessment Cost Material Timely Overall Design manufacturing of of Control Selection Execution ScoreObjectives concerns experiments prototypes E E E S E G E GLegend: E-Excellent G-Good S-Satisfactory NI-Needs improvement U

Conference Session

Electrical ET Curriculum and Projects

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Engineering Technology

) codes demonstrate high performance capabilities, arbitrarily close to the Shannon limit,and are becoming feasible with today’s processing technology [10]. LDPC codes are founded onbasic linear-algebra principles. In this paper math is performed in the binary subspace of real-numbers, and hence addition and multiplication are performed in base 2, e.g. addition becomesthe XOR operation, and multiplication becomes the AND operation. LDPC codes utilize a sparsebinary parity-check matrix, H, with dimensions M×N. Matrix H can be either regular, meaningthat there are a specific number of 1’s per row and column, or irregular, in which there may ormay not be a constraint on the number of 1’s. In this project we will deal only with an irregularparity

Conference Session

Reaching Students: Innovations to Curriculum in ET

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sangram Redkar, Arizona State University; Scott Danielson, Arizona State University; Bradley Rogers, Arizona State University; Trian Georgeou, Arizona State University

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Engineering Technology

" ど " " " V e h i c l e e r r a i n s V e h i c l e h a s s i s t P o w

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technology Curriculum

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen Kitto, Western Washington University

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Engineering Technology

and active exercise would be to calculate the longitudinal speed ofsound in aluminum, point out the E/ is also the specific stiffness of a material, and thendemonstrate how easy it is to initiate both the longitudinal and transverse waves in a rodby hitting them with a hammer (a rubber mallet) parallel and perpendicular to the end ofthe aluminum rod14. The typical speed of sound in aluminum is 5150 m/s while in steel itis about 5100 m/s. 2.84 x10 9 N / m 2v? = 1551.4 m/s (Average Values, Extruded Acrylic11) 1.18 x10 3 kg / m 3 12.0 x10 9 N / m 2v? = 5855 m/s (measured values, soundboard Engelmann Spruce) 0.35 x10 3 kg / m 3The calculated speed of a longitudinal wave in a

Conference Session

Innovations in Computer Engineering Technology Curriculum

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University; Alaa E. Abdel-Hakim, Michigan Technological University

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Engineering Technology

, and microcomputers to the building, testing, operation and maintenance of electrical/electronic(s) systems. (ABET 8.a) The application of physics or chemistry to electrical/electronic(s) circuits in a rigorous Outcome 13 mathematical environment at or above the level of algebra and trigonometry. (ABET 8.b) The ability to analyze, design and implement control systems, instrumentation systems, Outcome 14 communication systems, power systems, or hardware and software computer systems. (ABET 8.c) The ability to apply project management techniques to electrical/electronic(s)/computer Outcome 15 systems. (ABET 8.d

Conference Session

Projects & Laboratories in Mechanical ET

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Razwaan Arif, Farmingdale State College; Han Chu, Farmingdale, SUNY; Yeong Ryu, State University of New York, Farmingdale; Adam Filios, Farmingdale, SUNY; Hazem Tawfik, Farmingdale State College; Kamal Shahrabi, Kean College of New Jersey

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Engineering Technology

, Sweden, Chapman & Hall, 1997.[2] J. St-Pierre, D. P. Wilkinson, S. Knights and M. Bos, “Relationships between watermanagement, contamination and lifetime degradation in PEFC,” Journal of New Materials forElectrochemical Systems, Volume (3), 99-106, 2000.[3] T. J. P. Freire and E. R. Gonzalez, “Effect of membrane characteristics and humidificationconditions on the impedance response of polymer electrolyte fuel cells,” Journal ofElectroanalytical Chemistry, Volume (503), 57-68, 2001.[4] D. Chu and R. Z. Jiang, “Performance of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell (PEMFC)stacks part I, evaluation and simulation of an air-breathing PEMFC stack,” Journal of Power

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Kurtanich, Youngstown State University; William Wood, Youngstown State University; Edward Garchar, Youngstown State University

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Engineering Technology

industryReferences: 1) Clough, G. Wayne (2004). The Engineer of 2020. The National Academy of Sciences. The National Academics Press. Washington, D.C. 2) Todd, Robert H. and S. P. Magleby (2004). “Creating a Process to Design a Capstone Program that Considers Stakeholder Values”, Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Salt Lake City, Utah, June 20 – 23, 2004 3) August, Randy, Francis DiBella, Len Dowd, Jerome Tapper, and Joel Weinstein (2006). “A Description of an Integrated Capstone Project Team with Electrical, Mechanical and Computer Engineering Technology Students”, Proceedings of the 2006 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &

Conference Session

Manufacturing Engineering Technology Curriculum

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University; Jay Porter, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

D u ty cy cle co m m a n d M o to r T a rg e t sp ee d D u ty c y cle a s a sp e ed PW M M o to r fu n c tio n o f co n tr o l D y n a m ics ta rg et sp eed M o to r lo a d a n d V b a tt Figure 3

Conference Session

Computer ET Innovation

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Forsman, Pennsylvania State University-Erie

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Engineering Technology

)‚ Worksheet for law of cosines problem using both special functions macros (2 pages)‚ Mathcad solutions (X pages)‚ Summary Sheet Excel/Mathcad (1 page) Page 13.321.10A pre-formatted summary sheet was given to the students to fill in as follows: S u m

Conference Session

Electromechanical Curricula

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Delton Martin, Pennsylvania State University-Berks; Dale Litwhiler, Pennsylvania State University-Berks

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Engineering Technology

of Linear MotionRecall that the rate of change of displacement (r) with respect to time (t) is velocity (v). Withdisplacement measured in meters and time measured in seconds, the velocity would have units ofm/s. dr v= (1) dtThe rate of change of velocity with respect to time is acceleration. This is also the secondderivative of displacement. The resulting units of acceleration are m/s2. dv d 2 r a= = (2

Conference Session

Computer ET Innovation

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chengcheng Li, East Carolina University; Lee Toderick, East Carolina University; Peng Li, East Carolina University; Tijjani Mohammed, East Carolina University; Philip Lunsford, East Carolina University

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Engineering Technology

experimentation in science, engineering, and information technology,” Industrial Electronics Society, 2005. IECON 2005. 32nd Annual Conference of IEEE, 6-10 Nov. 2005 Page(s):6 pp.2. Toderick, L.; Mohammed, T.; Tabrizi, M.H.N.; “A Reservation and Equipment Management System for Secure Hands-on Remote Labs for Information Technology Students”, Frontiers in Education, 2005. FIE '05. Proceedings 35th Annual Conference, 19-22 Oct. 2005 Page(s):S3F-13 - S3F-183. Hopp, C.; Stoll, S.; Konigorski, U.; “Remote control design and implementation using the Internet”, World Automation Congress, 2002. Proceedings of the 5th Biannual, Volume 14, 9-13 June 2002 Page(s):481 – 4864. Garbus, R.U.; Oleagordia Aguirre, I.J.; Sanchez, R.C.; Pureco

Conference Session

Engineering and ET Relationships & Professional Development

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daphene Koch, College of Technology - Purdue University

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Engineering Technology

135 120 107 98 100 # of responses 87 80 74 60 40 20 0 1, No Influence 2 3, Significant Influence 4 5, Greatest Influence Response categoryFigure 2. Response Frequency for Father’s Influence DiscussionThe construction industry employs about 5.2 percent of all workers in the United States and theneed for graduates in CM is growing each year (U. S. Department of Labor, 2004). The nationalneeds have

Conference Session

Industrial Technology/Industrial Engineering Technology Forum

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Stier, Illinois State University

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Engineering Technology

. B. (2006). Introduction to operations and supply chain management. Pearson Education, Inc.: Upper Saddle River, New Jersey.Builder Magazine http://www.builderonline.com/Burt, D. N., Dobler, D. W. & Starling, S. L. (2003). World class supply chain management: The key to supply chain management, 7th ed. McGraw-Hill Irwin: New York, NY.Bushnell, R. D. & Meyers, R. B. (1999). Getting started with bar codes: a systematic guide.Chopra, S. & Meindl, P. (2004). Supply Chain Management, 2nd ed. Prentice Hall: New Jersey.Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), http://www.cscmp.orgDrickhamer, D. (2004, May). Supply Chain Superstars. Industry Week, 253(5), 59-66.Heizer, J. & Render, B. (2006). Principles of

Conference Session

Web-Based Learning in Engineering Technology

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Engineering Technology

education philosophy allows offering a degreeprogram with significant amount of the course work and other requirements, such as labwork, met by external courses and work experience, the above mentioned on-lineinstruction in nanotechnology will be phased in gradually.Bibliography1. Daly, S. and L. Bryan. “Models of Nanoscale (Phenomena) as Tools for Engineering Design andScience Inquiry”. Proceedings of the 2007 ASEEAnnual Conference.2. Dhillon, H. and S. Anwar. “A Framework for the Assessment of Online Engineering TechnologyCourses: A Case Study”. Proceedings of the 2007 ASEE Annual Conference.3. Anwar, S., J. A. Rolle, and A. A. Memon. “Development and Delivery of On-line Upper DivisionEngineering Technology Courses”. Proceedings of the 2005 ASEE

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in Electrical Engineering Technology

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ghassan Ibrahim, Bloomsburg University; Jon Zeisler, Bloomsburg University; Mike Kutch, Bloomsburg University

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Engineering Technology

shows the reduction in the FLbackscattered radiated power as distance increases, which is a familiar characteristic ofRF signal propagation. Page 13.972.6 " D i s t a n c e A p a r t ( m ) 0 " d ど 0 0 . 5

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Mechanical Engineering Technology

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Engineering Technology

/learning methodology and corresponding assessment/evaluation method is Page 13.912.11presented. It will ensure eventual realization of the reform objectives. The curriculumreform will start from Fall semester of 2008 and completed after a learning andassessment cycle of three years.References1. Connor, H; Dench, S; Bates, P., An Assessment of Skill Needs in Engineering,Institute for Employment Studies Report, SD2, Nottingham, UK, 2001.2. Choudhury, A., Ramrattan, S. and Ikonomov, P., “A web based approach for realtime process control”, International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Systems, Vol.8(2), 2005.3. Choudhury, A., Ikonomov, P., Keil, M

Conference Session

Manufacturing Engineering Technology Curriculum

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ramesh Narang, Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne

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Engineering Technology

Program 6* 7 8 S/NS** Outcomes1 Inspecting size tolerances b, c, g 1 3 NS2 Flatness “ 1 2 S3 Straightness “ 1 2 S4 Circularity “ 1 3 NS5 Parallelism “ 1 1 S6 Perpendicularity and Angularity

Conference Session

Graduate Education in Engineering Technology

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bimal Nepal, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne (Eng); Jihad Albayyari, Indiana-Purdue University

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Engineering Technology

designs 2 K factorial design Two-level fractional factorial design Three level full and fractional factorial designs Statistical analysis of fixed effects modelModule-3: Taguchi MethodsQuality Loss Function Introduction Quality loss function for various quality characteristics Specification tolerance Tolerance designSignal to Noise Ratio Introduction S/N ratio for continuous variables S/N ratio for classified variablesIntroduction to robust engineering System design Parameter design Tolerance design Taguchi’s approach to design of experimentConclusionsWhile there is a growing need for quality engineering professionals in the current globalmanufacturing

Conference Session

Distance Learning in ET

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Engineering Technology

SD BayStack 650 Wir eles s Ac ces s Point BayStack 650 Wir eles s Ac ces s Point Bay Networks Bay Networks Figure 1. Polycom network and Ethernet network system, and Wide Area Network among Servers

Conference Session

Student Learning Techniques & Practices in Engineering Technology

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

B. Sridhara, Middle Tennessee State University; Joseph Prince, Middle Tennessee State University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2008-1442: SOME INTERESTING ENGINEERING PROBLEMS WITHOBJECTS OF SIMPLE GEOMETRY AND RELATIVELY COMPLEXMATHEMATICAL FORMULATIONB. Sridhara, Middle Tennessee State University Dr. B. S. Sridhara is a professor in the Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Studies at Middle Tennessee State University. He received his B.S.M.E. and M.S.M.E. degrees from Bangalore University and Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India. He received his M.S.M.E. and Ph. D. degrees from Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey, and Auburn University, Alabama. Dr. Sridhara has published several peer-reviewed articles in the areas of Acoustics, Vibration, finite element methods, and