Conference Session

Manufacturing Division Poster Session / Our Future in Manufacturing: STEM Outreach

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Palmer, Kettering University; Douglas Melton, Kettering University; Henry Kowalski, Kettering University; Gerald Allen, Kettering University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

where there wassubstantial disagreement or controversy; and revoted they felt appropriate.Because each participant brought their own experience to the survey process, it is not possible tobase the results of the survey on any literature review. However, because of this systematicapproach we felt that the most highly rated topics and items represented a consensus view of theparticipants.Phase 2 - Review of Results and Creation of Continuous Improvement ReportAfter the survey was completed an internally peer-reviewed continuous improvement report wasprepared. The purpose of the report was to analyze the results of the survey and make arecommendation to the department for further action. The review criteria were:1) Is the interpretation of the

Conference Session

Technology Integration in the Classroom

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Min Jou, National Taiwan Normal University; Yu-Shiang Wu, China Institute of Technology; Han-Wei Zhang, National Taiwan University; Ming-Jenn Wu, National Taiwan Normal University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

, and 3D web player plug-in. The client, which runs ina web browser, provides a student interface that handles input and output (displaying results,simulation). The web server performs actions and computations based on student input by usingXML and JSP language. The application server reads and writes to the databases by JavaBeanand interfaces with external software packages. The content of the course is primarily presentedwith Web pages which are written in HTML. In order to move courses from one system toanother, and extract and/or perform automated processing on the documents, standardizeddefinitions for course structures are necessary. To meet requirements, Extensible MarkupLanguage (XML) is used to develop course structures. In order to

Conference Session

Our Future in Manufacturing: STEM Outreach

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Terence Fagan, Central Piedmont Community College

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

not standard in classroom dynamics.One such advantage is working with people from different backgrounds. The data in question 1points to students realizing communication plays a key to solving societal issues. This projectchallenged both classes to step outside their comfort zone and communicate on a real issue. Inaddition, in two unrelated questions, 1 and 3, communication was a major theme in their answers.The data shown in question 1 and 3 reaffirms the belief that service learning is helpful to students ingaining certain skills not accomplished in writing a paper. Although communication was not thefocus during the project, the largest number of students mentioned it when asked what personalquality the students took away from the project

Conference Session

Manufacturing Curricula for the Year 2015 and Beyond

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Venkitaswamy Raju, State University of New York-Farmingdale

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

ManufacturingEducation Conference, scheduled for June 2009 in Austin, Texas. At the time of writing Page 14.1036.15of this paper in September 2008, the recommendations from the SME team include thefollowing as the key components of the manufacturing degree programs:a. Technological Competencies - Product Realization Process- Engineering Materials- Engineering Mechanics and Design- Manufacturing Processes- Manufacturing Systems Design, Analysis, and Control- Control of Machines- Quality Systems- Computer Systems- Electrical Circuits and Electronicsb. Professional Competencies- Communication- Global Multiculturalism- Teamwork- Ethics- Creativity and Innovation- Enterprise