Conference Session

Industry based new Innovative and Nontraditional Curriculum in Industrial Technology and Industrial Engineering Technology

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Little-Wiles, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Stephen Hundley, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Erich Bauer, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

communication?To determine student usage of OnCourse, questions were directed toward their desire to accesstheir grades and to make use of various tools within OnCourse such as messaging, assignments,the syllabus, and resources such as supplemental reading materials or presentations. Studentswere also asked if they had taken an exclusive online course and if yes, what was theirexperience with the course and would they recommend it to others.General questions were more opinion based asking what students liked most and least about theOnCourse site as well as if they felt their instructors were using the site effectively. Studentswere then given the chance to submit their comments on how best to improve the site and usageby their instructors.Common

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Technology Courses

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Cottrell, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

and Knowledge of Contemporary Professional, Societal, and Global Issues (ABET Criteria j)Although certainly addressed during the classroom discussions, the central piece of culturaldiversity education sprang from a requirement for students to select and attend outside-the-classroom cultural events. Students were required to select and attend a minimum of four (4)events that would ultimately broaden their cultural horizon. The course syllabus published anumber of events that are provided through the University Multi-Cultural Resource Center (SeeAppendix B for a list from this semester). These events change each semester and typically offera diverse array of subjects and guest speakers. Students may select from this pre-approved list orselect

Conference Session

Distance and Web-Based Learning in ET: Part I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Omer Farook, Purdue University, Calumet; Chandra Sekhar, Purdue University, Calumet; Jai Agrawal, Purdue University, Calumet; Essaid Bouktache, Purdue University, Calumet

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

traditional class room delivery methods. In thenot so distance past the medium of distance education delivery used to be print media deliveredvia the postal service. A remarkable paradigm shift has occurred with the advent of thepopularity and Omni presence of personal computer with the ubiquitous connectivity of Internet.As a result today we have a number of modes of delivery methods, that are at our disposal. In Page 15.368.2today’s environment, Videoconferencing, Web Conferencing, Print medium , Soft or E-Printmedium are all being utilized 24 -7 for the Online course delivery2. Online courses, which are also referred to as web courses, are usually

Conference Session

Importance of Technical & Professional Writing in Engineering Technology Curriculum

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peilin Fu, National University; Shekar Viswanathan, National University, San Diego; Ronald Uhlig, National University, San Diego; Howard Evans, National University, San Diego

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

course syllabi are individually modified to specifically incorporatewriting assignments that match the designated IDM progression. These specified assignments arecalled “signature assignments.” At NU, course syllabi are the fundamental documents controllingcourse content and course learning objectives (CLOs). (CLOs are appropriately related andlinked to the overall PLOs for a program.) The inclusion of a specific writing assignment in acourse syllabus ensures that this ”signature assignment” will be included every time the course istaught, regardless of instructor or location. This is especially important for multi-campus systemsand institutions such as NU that provide both multiple locations and multiple modes of programdelivery – such as both