Conference Session

Issues in Engineering Technology Education II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Otilia Popescu, Old Dominion University; Vukica M. Jovanovic, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

number of undecided answers,41%, were on question 6 asking how this assignment helped to learn the use of databases andelectronic library resources to search for reliable information. While the instructor put a lot ofeffort in explaining the importance of peer reviewed publications, in their final papers manystudents still included websites as references and did not search for peer-reviewed referencepapers published in journals and conference proceedings.Conclusions and Future WorkIntroducing a technical writing assignment in a lower division electrical circuits course was apositive experience for the instructor as well as the students. The majority of the studentsparticipating in the survey agreed that technical writing is important for their

Conference Session

Capstone and Design Projects

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emad Y. Tanbour, Central Michigan University; Molu O. Olumolade, Central Michigan University; Oumar Rafiou Barry, Central Michigan University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

1 and the following are major definitions of assessment instruments that were embeddedinto the course:  Project Journal: The maintenance of a bound design project journal is a requirement of the course by each team member.  Teamwork (Peer-assessed): At least twice in the semester students are requested to complete a written evaluation of team members’ performance.  Project Portfolio: This is an ongoing maintenance of a project portfolio. Records of team meetings, and updated plans for upcoming work are maintained in the portfolio, and are reviewed in project meetings with the instructor and industry’s sponsor. Standard contents of the portfolio reflects all proceedings of the team work on the

Conference Session

Distance Learning in ET Programs

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vukica M. Jovanovic, Old Dominion University; Megan Mize, Old Dominion University; Rochelle Rodrigo, University of Arizona; Alok K. Verma P.E., Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

much they have learned about some new process(Yastibas & Cepik, 2015). Others reported an improvement in decision-making, goal-setting, andplanning skills (Ambrose et al., 2014). Furthermore, the application of ePortfolio in undergraduatecourses improves students’ career planning efforts, professional development, and futuremarketability (Cheng, Chen, & Yen, 2015; Lin, 2008; Reese & Levy, 2009). As the students isready to enter the the job market, ePortfolios assist student advising and career counseling, helpfaculty write robust and specific letters of recommendation, and enable prospective employers toreview someone’s experience and skills more effectively (Ambrose et al., 2014; Reese & Levy,2009). However, ePortfolios

Conference Session

Student Recruitment and Retention in ET Programs and Labs in ET Programs

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maher M Murad, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

responsibilities including a respect for diversity; j. a knowledge of the impact of engineering technology solutions in a societal and global context; and k. a commitment to quality, timeliness, and continuous improvement.Examples of these courses and their objectives are as follows:  A team-taught ET Freshmen Experience course to educate students on the importance of ethical decision making, the importance of courses they will be taking, and how they will impact them later in the program, as well as in life.2 In this course, students work in teams and communicate orally and in writing.  Freshmen courses to help students deal with failure and make the transition

Conference Session

Capstone and Design Projects

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University; Mohsen Azizi, Michigan Technological University; Shashank Barkur Lakshmikanth

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

opportunity to learn different styles oftechnical writing following required formats associated with various journals and conferenceproceedings. The last but not the least, it significantly improves graduates portfolio that whilelooking for the job can "bring to the table" more than their competitors - applicants.System OverviewThe developed solution is an automated robotic stacker with two wall-mounted Fanuc M710iCrobots30 being used in dual-arm configuration providing coordinated motion during operation. Amount structure for robots was built to be strong enough to bear the load from the robots and thepayload being lifted. The robots are equipped with a custom built end-of-arm tooling retrofittedwith total of 8 magswitches. These magswitches are

Conference Session

Distance Learning in ET Programs

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nabin Sapkota, Northwestern State University of Louisiana

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Matters Higher Education Rubric has a set of 8 general standards and 43specific review standards. Out of these 43 specific review standards, 21 are considered essentialand each standard is worth 3 points, 14 are considered very important and each standard is worth2 points and remaining 8 are considered important and each is worth 1 point. Any an onlinecourse to be effective course should have minimum overall evaluation score of 84 whenevaluated by QM Peer Reviewers. In this paper, taking quality control course as an example,how technical engineering course can be developed as an effective online course has beenexplained. Quality control course is a mandatory course in all undergraduate degree in industrialengineering and industrial engineering

Conference Session

Active Learning and Undergraduate Research in ET

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yanjun Yan, Western Carolina University; Sudhir Kaul, Western Carolina University; Chip W. Ferguson, Western Carolina University; Paul M. Yanik, Western Carolina University; April Tallant, Western Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

class students etc faculty 100% 89% 67% 11% students 100% 70% 70% 0% Fig. 2 Expected deliverables.As one faculty member points out, the deliverable should depend on the students, namely, theirparticular projects in certain courses. Depending on the nature of the course and the project, wecan adjust our expectations and requirements. Also, if one has never tried any of the proposeddeliverables, it would be fun to try. For instance, if a faculty member has never asked the HonorsCollege student to present to his/her peers in the class, then s/he may

Conference Session

Issues in Engineering Technology Education II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed S. Khan, DeVry University - Addison; Aminul Karim, Higher Educational Consultant

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

42 46 50 30 34 0 Participation in Presenting / Writing Attending Conf./ Reading Books / Keeping up-to-date Knowledge / Skills Working as Prof. Org. Papers Workshops / Journals via Internet transfer from Sr. Consultant Seminars faculty 2003 2007 2013 201612. Institutional Affiliation: Figure 2 shows the frequency

Conference Session

Curriculum and New Course Development in ET

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mihaela Radu, State University of New York - Farmingdale; Mircea Alexandru Dabacan, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

-learning. She has over sixty publications in peer reviewed conference and journals and she was member, PI or CO-PI of several multidisciplinary research grants, sponsored by the European Union, NSF and industry. She is member of IEEE society and Chair of Women In Engi- neering (WIE) Affinity Group for the IEEE Long Island section. She is the Public Seminar Coordinator for Renewable Energy and Sustainability Center at Farmingdale State CollegeDr. Mircea Alexandru Dabacan, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca Mircea Alexandru Dabacan received the M. Eng. degree in electronics and telecommunications engineer- ing from the Polytechnic Institute of Cluj-Napoca, Romania, in 1984, and a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the