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Rafic Bachnak

Session 2793 Introducing Engineering Technology Students to Industry Ray Bachnak Texas A&M University-Corpus ChristiAbstractAt Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (TAMU-CC) we are in the early phases ofimplementing two B.S. degree programs in Control Systems Engineering Technology andMechanical Engineering Technology. In spring semester 1999, we developed and taughtIntroduction to the Process Industry, a new course that covers the process industry terminologyand operations. The main goal of this introductory course is to introduce students to the operations,equipment, and

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Nicholas A. Scambilis

Session 3551 Developing an Environmental Engineering Technology Program Dr. Nicholas A. Scambilis Sinclair Community CollegeI. IntroductionThis paper describes how a Tech Prep Consortium, several high schools, a community college,and a host of local employers in Ohio’s Miami Valley worked together to develop anEnvironmental Engineering Technology program that meets the needs of the community.Background: In 1991 the Miami Valley Tech Prep Consortium was organized to bring togetherlocal employers and educators to jointly develop seamless technical degree programs that spanthe junior year

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Albert B. Grubbs; Michael R. Kozak

Session 3247 Engineering Technology Masters Program: Thesis Required! Albert B. Grubbs, Jr., Michael R. Kozak University of North TexasAbstractNot a single Engineering Technology doctoral degree-granting program could be located in theUnited States by the authors. Therefore, it could be argued, and has been, that the master’sdegree is the terminal degree for Engineering Technology. In many programs located at doctoralgranting institutions, a doctoral degree is either implicitly or practically required for tenure andpromotion. Two recent national studies, conducted by the authors

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James E. Fuller

Session 1606 Digital Technology and its Effect on Pedagogy in Architectural Engineering Technology James E. Fuller, AIA Ward College of Technology University of Hartford West Hartford, ConnecticutAbstractDigital technology is rapidly changing the way teachers teach throughout academia. This isespecially true in Architectural Engineering Technology. The effect of technology on teachingfalls into three areas: - Curriculum Supplement- How traditional subjects and methods

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John P. Robinson; Edward M. Moldt

Session 3654 Technological Entrepreneurship Certificate John P. Robinson, Edward M. Moldt University of IowaAbstractThe Technological Entrepreneurship Certificate at The University of Iowa is earned inconjunction with an engineering degree. The College of Engineering in partnership withthe John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center at The University of Iowa has developed thefirst certificate of its kind in any U.S. college or university. The Center is the only one ofits kind in the country to mesh students and faculty in engineering, business, and medicalsciences. Engineering students

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Albert Lozano-Nieto

Session 2648 INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS IN ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY: SOME PERSONAL THOUGHTS Albert Lozano-Nieto Penn State University at Wilkes-Barre P.O. Box PSU Lehman, PA 18627 Phone: (570) 675-9245 FAX: (570): 675-7713 email: AXL17@psu.eduABSTRACT.- An internship in industry is an excellent way for students enrolled in ourinstitutions of higher education to achieve experience in the workplace before

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G Kohli; S P Maj; D Veal

Session 2793 Multi-media technology --- an opportunity for modern engineering education G. Kohli, S. P. Maj, and D. Veal Edith Cowan University, Perth, Western Australia.AbstractThe last few years have seen an exponential growth of multi-media applicationson the Internet. Video and audio data, is now in high demand as it can bedelivered in a cost-effective manner via the Internet and CD-ROMs. Multi-media has its roots in network and computer technology but represents theconvergence of a wide range of disciplines. There are considerable jobopportunities in this field within Australia however the requirements aretypically

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William H. Sprinsky

Session 3549Photogrammetry Instruction in a Civil Engineering Technology Curriculum. Dr William H. Sprinsky Pennsylvania College of TechnologyAbstractAt the Pennsylvania College of Technology, we feel that tools of project design and managementsuch as Geographic Information Systems (GIS) should be taught along with the more usualsubjects in a Civil Engineering Technology curriculum. Such a tool is Photogrammetry, wherethe actual image of the ground, ortho-rectified to remove distortion, due to lens irregularities,film distortion and primarily to displacement of image because of elevation

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Warren R Hill

Session 1350 POST-TENURE REVIEW APPLICATIONS TO ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY Warren R. Hill Weber State UniversityAbstractThis paper attempts to take a broad look at post-tenure review by examining why institutions aredoing post-tenure review, looking at some different approaches for such reviews and suggestingsome different elements of the review process. It is hoped that in doing so, institutions currentlydoing post-tenure reviews might improve their processes and those who are planning on institutingpost-tenure review would have the basic

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Andrzej A. Markowski; Harry Petersen

Session 2663 Rapid Prototyping for Manufacturing Engineering Technology Program Andrzej Markowski, Harry Petersen Automotive and Manufacturing Engineering Technology Minnesota State University, MankatoAbstractDevelopment, presentation and evaluation of a Rapid Prototyping class for ManufacturingEngineering Technology (MET) students at Minnesota State University, Mankato is presented.The two credit (400/500 level) class has been designed as an open-ended one-semester project inwhich students work in small groups following the typical stages of product development -designing, prototyping

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Richard Barke

Session 2561 Sustainable Technology / Development and Challenges to Engineering Education Richard Barke Georgia Institute of TechnologyNew ideas may require decades to find mature adoption. The organizations that implementinnovations often must undergo painful restructuring before their benefits can be applied innovel and appropriate ways. For the electric dynamo significant productivity gains required asmuch as forty years, during which old manufacturing systems based on steam and water powerhad to be discarded and new ways of using electricity in

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Robert J. Hofinger

Session 3226 “Teaching Engineering Technology to the NINTENDO Generation” Robert J. Hofinger Purdue University - Statewide Technology ProgramsAbstractThe statement has been made that “the students now entering Engineering Technology havespent the last 15 - 18 years with interactive video, educational rock, and VCRs.” Anecdotalexperience indicates that they have spent considerably less time with erector sets, with lawnmower engines, with the use of tools, and the exploration of the fundamentals of mechanical andelectrical structures. This

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Donna C.S. Summers

Session 3248 An Industrial Engineering Technology Curriculum for the Millennium Donna C.S. Summers University of DaytonAbstractThe Industrial Engineering Technology program at the University of Dayton has completed amajor effort to study our existing curriculum and courses as the means to improve thecoordination and dissemination of knowledge. While courses within our program have been andwill continue to be updated each time a course is taught, this improvement effort was more far-reaching. We sought insight into future curriculum structure as well as future courseconfiguration. The

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Ralph Olliges; Swami Karunamoorthy

Session 2793 Web Technology in Engineering Education – How and Why Swami Karunamoorthy, Ralph H. Olliges Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MissouriAbstractInnovation in computer engineering and information technology has an impact on ourtraditional classroom teaching in engineering education. The evolution of Web-basedinstruction is certainly a revolution in classroom education and may set new standards inthe new millennium. An emphasis is given in this paper to answer the question of whywe need the web technology and how we can apply it to augment the classroomeducation. Application of a typical tool (Web CT) to

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Ronald C. Matusiak; D. Steven Barker

Session 3649 A Technology Approach to Magnetic Levitation Steven Barker, Ron Matusiak Buffalo State CollegeAbstractA magnetic levitation (maglev) project is described with two major goals in mind: (1) to describethe maglev design process using an engineering-technology approach, and (2) to compare theengineering-technology and engineering-design approaches. These descriptions are intended toyield working maglev systems which can be built by engineering technology students whilesimultaneously encouraging interest in the more abstract approaches to classical feedback

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Naseem Ishaq; Salahuddin Qazi

Session 3648 Introduction of DSP Based Experiments In Electrical Engineering Technology Courses Salahuddin Qazi , Naseem Ishaq State University of New York Institute of Technology Utica, New York, NY 13504.AbstractDigital signal processing (DSP) technology has become an important technology withapplications ranging from mobile phones, fax machines, multimedia computers, CD players, andwill soon replace analog circuitry in TV sets and telephones. It is important that the electricalengineering technology students at the undergraduate level should be

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Geoffrey A. Wood

Session 2358 Practical use of Multimedia in an Undergraduate Engineering Technology Program Geoffrey Wood State Technical Institute at MemphisI. Introduction to multimediaMultimedia, as a buzzword in education, has been pushed to the point of becoming cliché. Theword invokes images of flashy interactive video and sound, promising brain candy for the MTVgeneration. The "flash," however, is usually the product of a professional multimedia publisher.Expert graphic designers, programmers, and editors work in teams armed with the latesttechnology. The

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Ralph Carestia; J. Robert Burger; Doug Lynn

Session 1655 Project-oriented MS Degree in Engineering Technology Emphasizes Educational Depth Ralph A. Carestia, Douglas W. Lynn and J. Robert Burger Graduate Faculty, Computer Systems Engineering Technology Department, Oregon Institute of Technology, Klamath Falls, OR 97601AbstractEngineering technology at Oregon Institute of Technology (OIT) today maintains a hands-on,practical mode that not so long ago characterized much of engineering education. Since 1967,the Technology Accreditation Commission of the ABET has accredited many colleges who nowgrant thousands of baccalaureate

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Saleh M. Sbenaty; Claudia House

Session 2793 SEATEC-An Innovative Approach to Engineering and Technology Curriculum Development Saleh M. Sbenaty, Claudia House Middle Tennessee State University/Nashville State Technical InstituteAbstractThe South East Advanced Technological Education Consortium, SEATEC, provides a creativeapproach to curriculum development and delivery that improve engineering and technologyeducation and revive student interests in pursuing these programs. This is one of the mainobjectives of this three-year NSF-funded grant (about $1.8 million). The consortium is acollaborative effort of five different

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Jan Genzer; Amy Michel; Hugh Fuller; Richard Felder

Session 2313 STUDENT USE OF INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY IN THE INTRODUCTORY CHEMICAL ENGINEERING COURSE Amy Michel, Richard M. Felder, Jan Genzer, Hugh Fuller North Carolina State UniversityAfter two decades of largely unfulfilled promise, computers have finally begun to play asignificant role in higher education beyond functioning as high-tech typewriters and calculators.In the chemical engineering curriculum, courses have been able to incorporate increasinglycomplex and realistic examples through the use of spreadsheets, mathematical and processsimulation software, multimedia courseware, and

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John Razukas; Jean Le Mee; Gerardo Del Cerro

Session 2253 Design Principles for Freshman/Sophomore Engineering and Technology Students Jean Le Mée, Gerardo del Cerro, John Razukas The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science&Art/ New York City Technical CollegeAbstractThrough Gateway, we developed at Cooper Union a very successful course which has nowbeen institutionalized and is being taught for the fifth year in a row: EID 103 – Principles ofDesign. The course is presented at Cooper Union at the freshman/sophomore level for between12 and 20 students each year, and at the New York City

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Patricia L. Fox; H. Oner Yurtseven; Stephen Hundley

Session 2348 Engineering Technology Faculty Salaries: The Past, the Present, and the Future Patricia L. Fox, Stephen P. Hundley, H. Oner Yurtseven Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)AbstractFor the past twenty-two years, the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at IndianaUniversity-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) has sponsored a national survey ofengineering technology faculty salaries. The Engineering Technology Faculty Salary Survey isconducted annually in cooperation with the Engineering Technology Council (ETC) and theEngineering Technology

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Christine L. Corum

Session 2548 Evolution of Assessment Within a Mechanical Engineering Technology Department Christine L. Corum Purdue UniversityAbstractWith a successful ABET accreditation recently behind us and a regional accreditation almostupon us; the Mechanical Engineering Technology Department of the School of Technology atPurdue University has experienced maturation of its assessment and continuous improvementactivities. Namely, with our short history of what works versus what does not and with valuableinput from other School of Technology departments, a

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Melvin J. Montgomery; Saleh M. Sbenaty

Session 2249 An Innovative Approach to Curriculum Development for Engineering Technology Programs Saleh M. Sbenaty, Melvin J. Montgomery Middle Tennessee State University/Jackson State Community CollegeAbstractThis paper describes a curriculum development and delivery approach that improves engineeringand technology education and increase student interests in pursuing these programs. This is oneof the goals of the three-year NSF-funded grant ($1.8 million) titled “The South-East AdvancedTechnological Education Consortium, SEATEC.” The consortium is a collaborative effort of fivedifferent teams

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Alamgir Choudhury

Session 1526Integrated Instrumentation and Control for Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Technology Alamgir A. Choudhury Cuyahoga Community CollegeAbstractInstrumentation, measurement and control involving modern industrial processes haveevolved significantly during past few decades. Availability of smart sensors and fast dataacquisition, processing and control technology have integrated instrumentation andcontrol to a more cost effective, speedy and reliable process. To address industry need inthe skill of engineering graduates as well as practicing engineers/technicians, a

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Marcia DeMendonca; Charles U. Okonkwo

Session 3551 Integrating DFE as Core Course for Engineering Technology Programs Dr. Charles U. Okonkwo Arizona State University East And Dr. Marcia DeMendonca Northern Arizona University ABSTRACT Design for the environment (DFE) is an essential tool for manufacturing companies tobecome competitive in today’s global market. In the past, economic and technological decisionswere solely based on market and profit outcomes, and little consideration was

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Daniel M. Chen

Session 2648 Using Computer-Aided Design to Enhance Engineering Technology Education Daniel M. Chen Central Michigan UniversityAbstractThis article discusses the use of a computer-aided design (CAD) software as an enhancement toan undergraduate mechanical engineering technology program. With advances in both hardwareand software, the technology in CAD is changing rapidly. Although many major softwarepackages in the market are much easier to learn and use, they are more sophisticated in terms ofcapabilities. It is easy for one to know what the

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Thomas Hall

Session 3547 Using Simulation Software for Electronics Engineering Technology Laboratory Instruction Thomas M. Hall, Jr. Northwestern State University of LouisianaAbstractTo determine the effectiveness of offering electronics engineering technology laboratory courseson-line, computer simulations were compared with hands-on laboratories. Quantitative researchon the achievement of students in each laboratory environment showed no statistically significantdifferences. Nevertheless, quantitative analysis of the students’ attitudes revealed a statisticallysignificant

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Evelyn Hanna

Session 1692 The Academy at Rutgers for Girls in Engineering and Technology (TARGET) Evelyn Hanna School of Engineering at Rutgers, the State University of NJAbstractToday, a necessity for an increase in the number of women in the fields of engineering,mathematics, and science is prevalent. Early exposure to such fields, is an effective wayto motivate young women to pursue professions in these fields. The Office of SpecialPrograms at the School of Engineering at Rutgers, the State University of NJ prides itselfon the many successful programs run throughout the summer months. One such

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Terrence P. O'Connor

joint project wasdesigned which involved students from a laboratory physics class (P309: ModernPhysics Laboratory) at Indiana University Southeast (IUS) and students in thePurdue Electrical Engineering Technology program (located on the IUS campus)enrolled in an electronics course (EET 257: RF and Power Electronics ). The IUSphysics students constructed three antennas designed to be sensitive in theULF/ELF frequency ranges. The Purdue students designed and constructedamplifying and filtering circuitry for the antennas as a part of their work in EET.The physics students were also responsible for recording and analyzing the data.To date the project has involved over 30 students and continues to be veryeffective in presenting meaningful research