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Green and Sustainable Manufacturing Education

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Radian G Belu, Drexel University (Tech.); Richard Chiou, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso; Lucian Ionel Cioca, "Lucian Blaga" University Sibiu, Romania

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Paper ID #8757Incorporating Sustainability and Green Design Concepts into the Engineer-ing and Engineering Technology Curriculum and ProgramsDr. Radian G Belu, Drexel University (Tech.) Dr. Radian Belu is Assistant Professor within the Engineering Technology (ET) program - Drexel Uni- versity, Philadelphia, USA. He is holding a PHD in power engineering and the other in physics. Before joining to the Drexel University Dr. Belu hold faculty and research positions at universities and re- search institutes in Romania, Canada and United States. He also worked for several years in industry as project manager, senior engineer

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Use of Technology for Education

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Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University

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Paper ID #8514An Investigation of Engineers’ Use of a Virtual Collaborative Environmentfor Automated Assembly System DesignDr. Sheng-Jen ”Tony” Hsieh, Texas A&M University Dr. Sheng-Jen (”Tony”) Hsieh is Professor in the Dwight Look College of Engineering at Texas A&M University. He holds a joint appointment with the Department of Engineering Technology and the De- partment of Mechanical Engineering. His research interests include engineering education, cognitive task analysis, automation, robotics and control, intelligent manufacturing system design, and micro/nano manufacturing. He is also the Director of the

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Use of Technology for Education

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Priya Manohar, Robert Morris University; Sushil Acharya, Robert Morris University; Peter Y Wu, Robert Morris University

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conceptual design for a Data Warehouse which would integrate the different data servers the company used. With i2 Technologies he led the work on i2’s Data Mining product ”Knowledge Discover Framework” and at CEERD (Thailand) he was the product manager of three energy software products (MEDEE-S/ENV, EFOM/ENV and DBA-VOID) which were/are used in Asian and European countries by both governmental and non-governmental organizations. Acharya has a M.Eng. in Computer Technology and a D.Eng. in Computer Science and Information Management with a concentration in knowledge discovery, both from the Asian Institute of Technology in Thailand. His teaching involvement and research interest are in the area of Software Engineering

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Use of Technology for Education

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Richard Chiou, Drexel University ; Michael G Mauk P.E., Drexel University; Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso; M. Eric Carr, Drexel University; Aurel Mathews

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mining, bio- informatics and advanced manufacturing. Dr. Tseng published in many refereed journals such as IEEE Transactions, IIE Transaction, Journal of Manufacturing Systems and others. He has been serving as a principle investigator of many research projects, funded by NSF, NASA, DoEd, and KSEF. He is currently serving as an editor of Journal of Computer Standards & Interfaces.Mr. M. Eric Carr, Drexel University Mr. Eric Carr is a full-time Laboratory Manager and part-time adjunct instructor with Drexel University’s Engineering Technology program. Eric assists faculty members with the development and implementa- tion of various Engineering Technology courses. A graduate of Old Dominion University’s Computer

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Use of Technology for Education

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Zhenhua Wu, Virginia State University; Nasser Ghariban, Virginia State University

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Paper ID #8607Design of Laboratory Apparatus for Temperature Prediction in Turning Pro-cessDr. Zhenhua Wu, Virginia State University Dr. Zhenhua Wu, is currently an Assistant Professor at Virginia State University. He received his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M University. His current research interests focus on control and diagnose complex systems, sustainable manufacturing, and nano manufacturing.Dr. Nasser Ghariban, Virginia State University Page 24.371.1 c American

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Use of Technology for Education

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Derrick Robinson, Virginia State University; Pallant Ramsundar, Virginia State University; Chandan B Samantaray, Virginia State University

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Development.Dr. Chandan B Samantaray, Virginia State University Dr. Chandan B. Samantaray, has been working as Assistant Professor of Physics in the Department of Chemistry & Physics, Virginia State University. He has almost fifteen years of active research in the fields of ceramic thin films/coating, semiconductor devices & process, and modeling. His interests include advanced manufacturing, nanosensors, and finite element simulation. Page 24.185.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Analyzing Porosity in Thermal Barrier Coatings: Edge Detection

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Program and Curriculum Design Initiatives

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Hong Sheng, Missouri University of Science and Technology ; Robert G. Landers, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Fang Liu; Thanh Nguyen, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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, and psychophysiological measures in HCI. Her research has been published in journals such as Journal of the Association for Information Systems, Information Systems Journal, Journal of Strategic Information Systems, Communications of the ACM, The DATA BASE for Advances in Information Systems, among others.Dr. Robert G. Landers, Missouri University of Science & TechnologyFang LiuMr. Thanh Nguyen, Missouri University of Science & Technology Page 24.63.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014Longitudinal Study on the Effectiveness of the Additive

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Green and Sustainable Manufacturing Education

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Ismail Fidan, Tennessee Technological University

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Paper ID #8731Integrating the Energy Efficiency and Assessment Components into Manu-facturingDr. Ismail Fidan, Tennessee Technological University Dr. Ismail Fidan is a faculty member at the College of Engineering of Tennessee Technological Uni- versity. His research and teaching interests are in additive manufacturing, electronics manufacturing, distance learning, and STEM education. Dr. Fidan is a member and active participant of SME, ASME, IEEE, and ASEE. He is also the Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging, and Manufacturing Technology

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Manufacturing Materials and Processes

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Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University; Selin Frances Sirinterlikci, Carnegie Mellon University

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Printrun/Pronterface. Anotheralternative is Repetier, which is relatively newer but not fully proven tool, but has a nicelydeveloped user interface4.Two former RMU manufacturing engineering students, David Beddard and Charles Mura,constructed an open source wooden frame-based NC router in 2011 at the department. Then theinterest of these students and others shifted to Maker Movement and especially the Rep-Rap andother open source technology. After building two Mendel Max machines and promoting them inthe new National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute (NAMII) where the institutionwas in the original proposing team5, Charles Mura was recruited by the lead author to mentortwo biomedical engineering students to build a Mendel Max 1.5

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Jaby Mohammed, The Petroleum Institute

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for the entire first- yearengineering students. All engineering students are brought into the First-YearEngineering Program that is part of the Department of Engineering Education.They are required to complete a common first year core of classes matriculating to theirrespective engineering major (Jeremy, 2006). As the industries and societies that revolvearound faces mind-boggling challenges especially if one works with Informationtechnology, manufacturing, oil or gas. They need for engineers in this field are veryacute. Federal stimulus spending in such areas as energy technology and infrastructureshows an increase in demand. But there is still

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Manufacturing Materials and Processes

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Shekar Viswanathan, National University; Gary Bright Ph.D., National University

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capstone course is done at the end, students are encouraged to identifyand select a project about six months before graduation. Typically, projects are proposed bycorporate sponsors, frequently employers of the students or corporations looking for answers to aproblem through the lead faculty (faculty in charge of program). As a result, students deal withreal problems of significant issue to the sponsor and typically involve engineering, technology,science, and business related issues. Interdisciplinary teams of two to three students are assignedto each project. These teams work with faculty members and representatives of the sponsors todevelop detailed, implementable solutions. At the end of the course, students present the projectpresentations to

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Green and Sustainable Manufacturing Education

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Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso; Richard Chiou, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Paras Mandal, University of Texas, El Paso; Eric D Smith, University of Texas, El Paso; Radian G Belu, Drexel University (Tech.); Oscar H. Salcedo, University of Texas, El Paso

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in 2006 from the University of Arizona in Tucson, AZ. His dissertation research lay at the interface of systems engineering, cognitive science, and multi-criteria decision making. He taught for two years in The Boeing Company’s Systems Engineering Graduate Program at the Missouri University of Science & Technology.Dr. Radian G Belu, Drexel University (Tech.) Dr. Radian Belu is Assistant Professor within the Engineering Technology (ET) program - Drexel Uni- versity, Philadelphia, USA. He is holding a PHD in power engineering and the other in physics. Before joining to the Drexel University Dr. Belu hold faculty and research positions at universities and re- search institutes in Romania, Canada and United States

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Best Practices and Lessons Learned in Capstone Design Projects

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Christopher P. Pung, Grand Valley State University; Hugh Jack, Grand Valley State University

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Paper ID #8411Industry Based Senior Projects and the Four Pillars of Manufacturing Engi-neeringDr. Christopher P. Pung, Grand Valley State UniversityDr. Hugh Jack, Grand Valley State University Dr. Hugh Jack is a registered professional engineer currently teaching Product Design and Manufacturing at Grand Valley State University. His areas of interest include automation, controls, and robotics. Page 24.741.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014Industry Based Senior Projects and the

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Teaching and Assessment Methodologies

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M. Austin Creasy, Purdue University (Statewide Technology); Nicole Otte, Central Nine Career Center

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Paper ID #9352Team-Teaching Secondary STEM CoursesDr. M. Austin Creasy, Purdue University (Statewide Technology) Assistant Professor Mechanical Engineering Technology Purdue UniversityMrs. Nicole Otte, Central Nine Career Center Page 24.1176.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Team-Teaching Secondary STEM CoursesAbstractThe transition from high school to college can be difficult for some individuals. Especially in forstudents from high needs areas or first generation college students. In some

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Leadership, Entrepreneurship and Ethics Education

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Ronald J. Bennett F.ASEE, F.ABET P.E., University of St. Thomas; Niaz Latif, Purdue University Calumet (College of Technology); Aco Sikoski, Ivy Tech Community College; Steven Wendel, Sinclair Community College; Mohammad A. Zahraee, Purdue University Calumet (College of Technology)

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University of St. Thomas, and teaches and publishes in the areas of materials engineering, innovation, strategy, technology transfer, leadership and engineering education. His current focus is on webinars and workshops on leadership for engineers in industry and academia. Bennett is a member of numerous scientific and professional societies, is an ABET program evaluator and commissioner. He has a wide variety of academic publications, and is co-author with Elaine Millam of the 2012 McGraw- Hill book ’Leadership for Engineers: The Magic of Mindset.’Dr. Niaz Latif, Purdue University Calumet (College of Technology) Dr. Niaz Latif is the Dean of the School of Technology at Purdue University Calumet. He has also served

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Teaching and Assessment Methodologies

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Chris Plouff, Grand Valley State University; Christopher P. Pung P.E., Grand Valley State University; Hugh Jack, Grand Valley State University

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. Page 24.1350.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014Using the Four Pillars of Manufacturing Engineering Model to AssessCurricular Content for Accreditation PurposesAbstractMany manufacturing programs seek accreditation from ABET1 (formerly The AccreditationBoard for Engineering and Technology) and ATMAE2 (The Association of Technology,Management, and Applied Engineering). Both ABET and ATMAE provide accreditationstandards, proposed and endorsed through professional organizations such as the SME3, that areused for self assessment by manufacturing programs. On a regular basis ABET and ATMAEevaluate compliance of accredited programs, including visiting institutions to review assessmentprocesses for

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Program and Curriculum Design Initiatives

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Marilyn Barger P.E., FLATE (Florida Advanced Technological Education Center of Excellence); Richard Gilbert, University of South Florida; Marie A. Boyette, FLATE; Deshjuana Bagley

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secondary and post-secondary Career and Technical Education programs; and provides a variety of professional development for STEM and techni- cal educators focused on advanced technologies. She earned a B.A. in Chemistry at Agnes Scott College and both a B.S. in Engineering Science and a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (Environmental) from the Uni- versity of South Florida, where her research focused on membrane separation science and technologies for water purification. She has over 20 years of experience in developing curricula for engineering and engineering technology for elementary, middle, high school, and post secondary institutions, including colleges of engineering. Dr. Barger serves on several national panels and

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Best Practices and Lessons Learned in Capstone Design Projects

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Morteza Sadat-Hossieny, Northern Kentucky University; Mauricio Torres, Northern Kentucky University

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Paper ID #9229NKU-Mazak Corp. Joint Senior Project ProgramDr. Morteza Sadat-Hossieny, Northern Kentucky University Morteza Sadat-Hossieny is an associate Professor and Director of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engi- neering Technology at Northern Kentucky University. Dr. Sadat-Hossieny is actively involved in consult- ing and research in the areas of Alternative Energy, Industry-University Collaborations, and technology transfer mechanizes in manufacturing. Dr. Sadat-Hossieny received a B.S. degree in Mechanical En- gineering Technology for Oklahoma State University in 1983, an M.S. in Manufacturing Engineering

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Manufacturing Materials and Processes

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Robert L. Mott, University of Dayton; Ronald J. Bennett F.ASEE, F.ABET P.E., University of St. Thomas; Mark J. Stratton, SME; Mel Cossette, Edmonds Community College; Thomas G. Stoebe, University of Washington; Frank Zeh Cox, National Resource Center for Materials Tecnology Education

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Paper ID #9091Integration of Materials Instruction in the Field of ManufacturingProf. Robert L. Mott, University of Dayton Robert L. Mott, P.E. is professor emeritus of engineering technology at the University of Dayton. He is a member of ASEE, SME, and ASME. He is a Fellow of ASEE. He holds the Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering degree from General Motors Institute (Now Kettering University) and the Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University. He serves the Society of Manufacturing Engineers through the Manufacturing Education & Research Community and the SME Center for Education and he is a

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Green and Sustainable Manufacturing Education

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Vukica M. Jovanovic, Old Dominion University; Manveer Mann; Petros J Katsioloudis, Old Dominion University; Daniel L. Dickerson, Old Dominion University

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Paper ID #10940Enabling Multidisciplinary Perspective in Student Design Project: Fast Fash-ion and Sustainable Manufacturing SystemsDr. Vukica Jovanovic, Old Dominion University Dr. Jovanovic is currently serving as Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology De- partment, Frank Batten College of Engineering and Technology, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA. Prior to joining ODU’s Engineering Technology Department Dr. Jovanovic was teaching at Trine Uni- versity, Angola, Indiana at Design Engineering Technology Department. Before Trine, she was working as an instructor and a graduate research assistant at

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Best Practices and Lessons Learned in Capstone Design Projects

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yalcin Ertekin, Drexel University (Tech.); Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University (Tech.); Richard Chiou, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Joshua Konstantinos

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Paper ID #10225Interdisciplinary Senior Design Project to Develop a Teaching Tool: DragonConductive 3D PrinterDr. Yalcin Ertekin, Drexel University (Tech.) Yalcin Ertekin received his Ph.D. degree in mechanical Engineering from Missouri University of Science and Technology (formerly The University of Missouri-Rolla). He is a Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) and Certified Manufacturing Engineer (CMfgE). His teaching responsibilities include Computer Numeri- cal Control, manufacturing processes, applied quality control, mechanical design, and applied mechanics, manufacturing information management systems, introduction to

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Green and Sustainable Manufacturing Education

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Chiou, Drexel University; Radian G Belu, Drexel University (Tech.); Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso; M. Eric Carr, Drexel University; Bharadwaj Ramesh, Drexel University

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Paper ID #10424Prototype Design of a Solar Greenhouse Incorporating Clean Energy Manu-facturing ConceptDr. Richard Chiou, Drexel UniversityDr. Radian G Belu, Drexel University (Tech.) Dr. Radian Belu is Assistant Professor within the Engineering Technology (ET) program - Drexel Uni- versity, Philadelphia, USA. He is holding a PHD in power engineering and the other in physics. Before joining to the Drexel University Dr. Belu hold faculty and research positions at universities and re- search institutes in Romania, Canada and United States. He also worked for several years in industry as project manager, senior engineer

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Leadership, Entrepreneurship and Ethics Education

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sangarappillai Sivaloganathan, United Arab Emirates University; Rajesh Ganithi, UAE University

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technological innovation, concentration is on engineeringand science courses, and who has little or no prior business education. He argues that the courseshave to be designed to supplement the student’s engineering education. He then describes acourse that investigates the knowledge and skills needed to recognize and seize anentrepreneurial opportunity and then launch a company.Saraswathy [8] forwarded an innovative thinking called ‘Effectual Thinking’ which cansystematize the search for Entrepreneurial Opportunities. From an engineering perspective it isnormal for a societal need and its requirements are identified by the marketing sector. They arethen refined as a set of final requirements for a new product. Thoughts are then focussed to fulfilthis

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Teaching and Assessment Methodologies

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Bimal P. Nepal, Texas A&M University; Barry Lawrence, Texas A&M University; Esther Rodriguez-Silva PhD, Texas A&M University

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Capital Consortia. Education: •Ph.D. in Maritime Sciences and Technology, Kobe Maritime University, Japan, 2005 •M.S. in Transportation and Information Systems Engineering, Kobe University, Japan, 2000 •B.A. in Interna- tional Affairs, University of Las Americas, (UDLA), 1995 Page 24.970.1 Contact: Dr. Esther Rodriguez Silva, PhD, CGBP TEES Assistant Research Professor Talent Incubator Director Project Manager, Global Supply Chain Lab Texas A&M University Phone: 979 845 4984 Direct: 979 845 3146 Mobile: 210 454 6618 Email:esther.ersilva@tamu.edu http://id.tamu.edu c

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Teaching and Assessment Methodologies

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Juan Song, Alamo College

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Paper ID #10379A New Educational Paradigm to Train Skilled Workers With Real WorldPracticeDr. Juan Song, Alamo College Dr. Juan Song is Corporate Account Executive in Alamo College at San Antonio, TX. She oversees secondary and post-secondary training in manufacutring and liaison between Alamo College and man- ufacture partners. She is also the coordinator for Toyota Advanced Manufacturing Technology(AMT) Program and the AMTEC-ATE liaison. Page 24.77.1 c American Society for Engineering Education

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Program and Curriculum Design Initiatives

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Victoria Ann Hill, Numeritics

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variety of jobs in manufacturing. The credentialshave been created in conjunction with employer needs in order to verify competencies. Stackablecredentialing from NAM/MI is available in mechatronics, machining and metalworking,engineering technology and many other fields. Coursework and testing is conducted at a numberof colleges and technical schools throughout the nation. A number of other trade associationshave similar stacked credentialing systems.Community colleges hold great promise for being vehicles for training workers for good jobs.Funding for community colleges comes mainly from individual states, which subsidize tuition tobe affordable. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, average annual tuitionat community

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Leadership, Entrepreneurship and Ethics Education

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Ronald W. Welch, The Citadel; Keith Plemmons PE, PMP, The Citadel

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state, withthe corresponding needs for graduates with science, technology, engineering and mathematics(STEM) degrees. The Citadel is located in Charleston, in the southeastern part of the state. TheUniversity of South Carolina (USC) is located in the middle of the state, and within walkingdistance of the state capital building. Clemson University is located the northwestern part of thestate, in Clemson, near Greenville, South Carolina. The Greenville area is important because ithas traditionally been home for much of the manufacturing activities in the state. USC andClemson are large research universities and offer opportunities for full-time students and localresidents to pursue advanced degrees in Engineering or related fields. The Citadel is

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Leadership, Entrepreneurship and Ethics Education

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel F. Jennings PE, Texas A&M University; Bimal P. Nepal, Texas A&M University

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24.1163.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Teaching Ethics and Leadership with Cases: A Bottom-up ApproachAbstractThe issue of ethics in leadership has taken greater importance in the today’s business world dueto globalization and rapid advancement in information technology which has significantlytransformed current business practices. Most universities in the United States (US) now have atleast one course that includes ethics or related topics in their undergraduate engineeringcurricula. However, due to qualitative and abstract nature of the topic, the ethics course does notdraw the same level of attention from students compared to other courses like physics and

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Manufacturing Materials and Processes

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wayne P. Hung, Texas A&M University; Adam Farmer, Texas A&M University

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. Page 24.1166.2IntroductionGroup cell technology is a popular practice in industry. This technology utilizes group of specificmachines to fabricate family of parts that have common features. Manufacturing using groupcells, or cellular manufacturing, would reduce setup time, engineering cost, inventory, productdevelopment time, and purchasing time while simplifying process planning and procurement 1,2.A typical manufacturing laboratory is equipped with rows of identical machines, where studentslearn in sequence from one type of machine to another. Although students would repeat ademonstration and interact with their instructor, they rarely interact among themselves and oftenmiss the link among different processes. The concept of group cell and

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Program and Curriculum Design Initiatives

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University

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Paper ID #9231Redesigning an online executive Master’s class for a large number of studentsDr. Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University Malini Natarajarathinam is an Associate professor with the Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution in the Dwight Look College of Engineering at Texas A&M University. Dr. Natara- jarathinam’s teaching activities surround classes in purchasing, distribution networks and strategic re- lationships. She strives to make learning fun, relevant and perpetual to her students. The students of the Industrial Distribution Program presented her the Award of