Conference Session

ELD Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James A. Van Fleet, Bucknell University

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Engineering Libraries

AC 2011-529: THE VISUALIZATION OF DATABASE SEARCH RESULTSJames A. Van Fleet, Bucknell University James A Van Fleet has been Librarian for the Sciences and Engineering at Bucknell University and a member of ASEE ELD since 1989. He has served the Engineering Libraries Division as Membership Directory Editor and Newsletter Editor. Page 22.1515.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 The visualization of database search resultsAbstract:Edward Tufte describes the visual presentation of quantitative data as “envisioninginformation.”1 A number of databases, from Google

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Information Literacy Programs for First-Year Engineering Students

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michelle Baratta, University of Toronto; Alan Chong, University of Toronto; Jason A. Foster, University of Toronto

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Engineering Libraries

poorlyattended. Without the immediacy of an assignment and a specific topic to research, studentsoften fail to acknowledge the relevance of the activities, and are unable to develop transferableskills.To address these issues, engineering faculty and librarians associated with the University ofToronto, a large research-intensive Canadian university, have collaborated on the design of anactivity that integrates information literacy into the curriculum and provides a more rigorousprocess for instruction. Key principles that informed the activity include: 1. Introducing students to the physical library and encouraging alternatives to internet search engines for information discovery; 2. Integrating the library session into the curriculum and tying it to

Conference Session

To Boldly Go... Engineering Librarians Explore New Connections with Users

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anne Parker, University of Manitoba

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Engineering Libraries

: Using the Liaison Librarian Model to Integrate Information Literacy into a Faculty of EngineeringIntroductionThis paper will update our earlier work on an integrated approach to information literacy[1] . Our initial goal was to integrate information literacy into a technical communicationcourse in the Faculty of Engineering and to explore whether two pedagogical outcomeswere achievable within this framework: first, instantiating the benefits of an engineeringresearch report in a field where applications and design exigencies are paramount and,secondly, determining whether engineering research skills – far from being “short-termcompetencies,” as some would suggest [2] – are valuable additions to a student’s learningrepertoire

Conference Session

Tools of the Trade

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig G. Downing, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Engineering Management

successful leaders achievegreat improvements in their operational activities and customer satisfaction. As such, the needfor Six Sigma belt certification and training has increased significantly in recent decades. Gygiet al.1 indicated, “In certain corporations, Six Sigma proficiency on your résumé is now aprerequisite to moving into a management position.” This movement has led manyundergraduate and graduate engineering students with management aspirations to seek out SixSigma training during their formal studies. Unfortunately, acquiring Six Sigma training throughpopular means (professional quality organizations or private consultants) is costly,geographically challenging, and oftentimes the timing is incongruent with academic schedules.Given

Conference Session

Frontiers in EM Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen A. Raper, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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Engineering Management

middle of the state in a rurallocation with a very limited manufacturing base. Thus, the program would have to reach out andgo to industry partners rather than bring problems into a laboratory environment.The department knew a course which met ABET requirements must be developed and added tothe curriculum in the form of a core, required course taken during the last semester. As statedabove, significant challenges to development of this course existed. However, the departmentused the ABET requirements as the primary catalyst or driver for change.1 The department reliedupon the ABET constituent driven approach to overcome at least the cultural, personality, and

Conference Session

EM Program Design

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Hsiao, Memorial University of Newfoundland

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Engineering Management

is a course-based graduate program that can be completed on a fullor part-time basis and draws on the expertise of both the Faculty of Engineering and AppliedScience and the Faculty of Business Administration. The completion of twelve courses results ina Master of Engineering Management, or MEM, degree. The program consists of five coursesoffered by the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, five courses offered by the Facultyof Business Administration, and a two-course project. These courses are shown in Table 1.To be eligible for the program, applicants must have a Bachelor of Engineering or Bachelor ofScience degree in an engineering discipline from a university of recognized standing, with acumulative B-average. The three

Conference Session

Tools of the Trade

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Valeria Quevedo, Universidad de Piura; Susana Vegas, Universidad de Piura; Reynaldo Villar, Universidad de Piura

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Engineering Management

to those that did not take partof one.1&3 Page 22.1321.3Figure 1 shows the process that a student has to follow from admission to the first semester atfour prestigious private universities in Perú. As shown, these universities offer certain kinds ofremedial programs to help the students perform better in their undergraduate studies.Nevertheless, there is no literature related to those experiences that help universities judge iftheir programs are effective. Introductory Fail

Conference Session

Tools of the Trade

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas H. Timmer, University of Texas, Pan American; Miguel Gonzalez, University of Texas, Pan American; Connie M. Borror, Arizona State University, West

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Engineering Management

Page 22.1383.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Teaching Design of Experiments using the Mouse FactoryIntroductionThe American Society for Engineering Management (ASEM)1 defines engineering managementas “the art and science of planning, organizing, allocating resources, and directing andcontrolling activities which have a technical component.” Quality-related activities are widelyaccepted as an important field of engineering management. In today’s global and highlycompetitive business environment, high quality products and services are a necessity. Quality isone method in which organizations compete2. The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME)3,4has conducted competency surveys and

Conference Session

Frontiers in EM Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ertunga C. Ozelkan, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Agnes Galambosi, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Engineering Management

. Online delivery has been selected as a strategicinitiative, which resulted in the establishment of an Online MS in Engineering Management thatstarted during the Fall of 2009.Scope:This study is an extension of the work presented in Ozelkan and Galambosi[9,10], who studiedpreferences of engineering and EMGT students towards online learning techniques. They haveshown that student preferences vary depending on the engineering discipline, and EMGTgraduate students are one of the most interested in online learning. The current paper focuses onthe faculty perspectives instead, and tries to answer the following three research questions: 1.What are faculty’s preferences for different online teaching techniques?; 2. What is theperception of faculty

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technology Curriculum Innovations.

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Randy Shih, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Engineering Technology

process. The students are given a specific design task; currently the design task has beento build a walker robot.Course DescriptionThe current format of the course contains three components: (1) The use of a commercialParametric Modeling package. Currently the SolidWork software is used. (2) An understandingof the available new technology, such as using a Rapid Prototyping (RP) machine and using a 3Dscanner. (3) The designing and building of an actual product to further reinforces the conceptsand principles learned. By integrating the project into the 2nd half of the course, the insights andstrengths of using the available new technologies can be better observed.The course is structured in a 2-3-3 format (2 hours lecture, 3 hours lab, 3 credit

Conference Session

Issues Affecting Engineering Program Development

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George D. Ford, Western Carolina University; Aaron K. Ball, Western Carolina University

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Engineering Technology

private Page 22.1458.3sources. 2011 ASEE Conference, Vancouver, BCFor the engineering and technology fields, post-secondary educational programs there are severalsources of information for an administrator to refer to provide programs with acceptableenrollment levels. The outlook for engineering jobs is positive for the next ten years accordingto the Bureau of Labor Statistics 1 and salaries for engineers are typically in the $80,000 to$100,000 per year range4. The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology and theBureau of Labor Statistics provide information which may be used to determine the best

Conference Session

Manufacturing Capstone and Design Projects

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Fleishman, Western Washington University

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Engineering Technology

programs would remove thefoundry, forming and joining course from their required curriculum. This would leave thevehicle design programs as the only ones indicating a continued need for content in this area.This allowed for refined course outcomes to be tailored more toward the intended student usersinvolved with the vehicle design programs. An instrument was developed to survey representatives from organizations that are likelyto attract graduates of the ETEC program, to determine the level of skills desired for entry levelengineers in areas associated with course content. The instrument is included as Attachment 1,and was designed to capture general industry perspectives from regional and internationalorganizations. Unfortunately, of the

Conference Session

Multimedia and Distance Learning

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Judith R. Pearse, University of Maine

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Engineering Technology

, provedminimal once both students and the instructor began working with the technology more andfound the classroom rhythm.Initial Evaluation – Webex ImplementationWhen the semester ended and it was time to evaluate the course, it was determined that theuniversity’s standard evaluation forms were not adequate to evaluate the effectiveness of the newtechnology. In addition to the standard form, a second evaluation form was created that moredirectly assessed the new technology environment. The questions posed on this evaluationaddendum are shown below: 1. Under the circumstances, how well did the technology serve your needs as a student? Page

Conference Session

Green Renewable Energy and Engineering Technology

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bill Hutzel, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Otie Kilmer, Purdue University; Zhenyu Cheryl Qian, Purdue University; Rosemary L. Kilmer, Purdue University; Clark A Cory, Purdue University; Travis Horton, Civil Engineering; Mark Shaurette, Purdue University; Raymond Patrick Hassan, Purdue University; Jonathon Day, Purdue University

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Engineering Technology

participating in this event.What is the Solar Decathlon? The Solar Decathlon is a high-profile international competition sponsored by the U.S.Department of Energy (DOE) where teams of university students design, build, and demonstratesolar powered homes.1 Although the homes are limited to 1,000 ft2; they are fully operational inevery respect. Since its inception in 2002, this event has been held every other year on theNational Mall in Washington, DC where it draws in excess of 300,000 spectators plus significantnational and international media coverage. Figure 1 is from the most recent 2009 competition.The National Capital is in the background and helps convey the grand scale of the event

Conference Session

Professional Development and Scholarship

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael D. Johnson, Texas A&M University; Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

importance. In addition to providing them with definitive skills, students should beprepared to acquire future necessary skills as their careers evolve. ABET outcomes forManufacturing Engineering Technology programs explicitly state that graduates should beprepared for “careers centered on the manufacture of goods” 1. The ability “engage in lifelonglearning” is also explicitly stated in the general technology program outcomes 1. Understandingwhat skills are required of graduates and preparing them to be lifelong learners entails learningabout the types of careers these students will pursue. One way of gaining this information isthrough ABET mandated advisory committees. While these committees can help withidentifying industry trends and skill

Conference Session

Industrial Collaboration and Applications

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert J. Durkin, IUPUI

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Engineering Technology

(SG=1) atthe required pressure drop, the equation is simplified to establish Cv equal to the number ofgallons (liters) per minute that flows through the valve3,4, or; .The teams‟ research determined that this test protocol works very well with direct acting valves;valves that only use the force of an electric solenoid to open the main flow port. These valvescompletely open at any pressure, and the internal cross-sectional geometry of the flow path isconstant throughout the flow range of the valve. The valve design used by the smallmanufacturer is not direct-acting; it falls into a classification known as pilot-operated valves.Pilot-operation uses the pressure drop, or differential pressure (psid), to apply force against aspring-loaded

Conference Session

ETD Design I: Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claudio Talarico, Eastern Washington University; Min-Sung Koh, Eastern Washington University; Esteban Rodriguez-Marek, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Technology

speedUSB2 connection through which is possible to have the board communicate to any PC, and takeadvantage of the free PC-based WaveForms™ software that makes it easy to acquire, store,analyze, produce and reuse analog and digital signals.The Electronics Explorer Board includes oscilloscopes, waveform generators, power supplies,voltmeters, reference voltage generators, and thirty-two digital signals that can be configured asa logic analyzer, pattern generator, or any one of several static digital I/O devices. All of theseinstruments can be connected to circuits built on the solder less breadboards using simple jumperwires. Figure 1 shows a picture of the Electronics Explorer Board.In our opinion the main advantage of having a lab environment built

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Futuristic Planning

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wangping Sun, Oregon Institute of Technology; Xian Sun, Klamath Union High School

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Engineering Technology

modular programming strategy. Through an in-classproject, the students learned how to solve a complex problem by dividing it into small pieces,addressing each piece by a programming procedure and integrating the intermediate result fromeach procedure into the final solution.It is believed that with the modular programming strategy and the core programming skills, thestudents will be able to develop computer code to solve most engineering problems. Meanwhile,this pedagogic model makes the computer programming course less challenging. The authors areseeking the opportunity to apply the same pedagogic model in a pilot VBA Programming courseat a high school.1. IntroductionComputer programming is an essential and integral part of any engineering

Conference Session

ETD Design V: Classroom Delivery, Course Content, and Assessments

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Dunning, University of Maine; Rosemary A. LaMountain, University of Maine; Linda Liscomb, University of Maine

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Engineering Technology

publications, proposals submitted and funded,internal and external service, etc. However, student evaluations of teaching are almostuniversally accepted as a performance measure of teaching quality. The first rating scales forevaluating teachers were developed by Herman Remmers in 1927. 1 In the eighty years followingthis first development, the SET process has been refined and studied extensively. This paperdiscusses the benefits of a short form with objective questions that requires supporting commentsfor positive or negative ratings.Issues with Student Evaluation FormsStudent evaluations of teaching are typically used for two purposes. The first purpose is toprovide feedback to individual faculty members from the student audience. The second

Conference Session

ETD Design V: Classroom Delivery, Course Content, and Assessments

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Terri L. Talbert-Hatch, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Stephen Hundley, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Engineering Technology

Conference Session

ETD Design II: Mechanical Engineering Technology

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason K. Durfee, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Technology

values. Page 22.1601.9The students used the Darcy-Weisbach equation to calculate the losses in the pipe. Lv 2hL f Eqn. 1 D2 gThey used a modification of this to account for the minor losses from the fixtures and diameterchanges: v2hM K Eqn. 2 2gThe values for the loss coefficient, K, came from their textbook and consequently they were verygeneral values not specific to the exact equipment installed in the pipe. When the students wereasked to discuss their

Conference Session

ETD Design III: Materials and Metallurgy

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason K. Durfee, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Technology

demonstration of a material used in the F-150 known as Quiet Steel®.1 This product is usedin the vehicle to help dampen out road noise. The narrator demonstrates this material bydropping ball-bearings on a sample of regular sheet steel and then on the Quiet Steel® as seen inthe screen shot shown below. Page 22.1604.3 Figure 1, Screenshot of Quiet Steel® demonstration.I was able to verify this demonstration for the students since Ford had placed displays in theirdealerships about the new F-150 that allowed you to strike a sample of Quiet Steel® and asample of regular sheet steel and hear the difference in the sound produced. After thecompletion of

Conference Session

ETD Design II: Mechanical Engineering Technology

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet Braun, Western Washington University

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Engineering Technology

. Page 22.1231.3MethodsThis mixed methods research was undertaken to determine if the reflective exercises employedduring one term of this course along with MBSD were effective in furthering students‟development of the following course outcomes: 1. Ability to function well on teams 2. Ability to communicate effectively 3. Understanding of different, often conflicting perspectives and the need to carefully balance trade-offs when making decisions 4. Understanding of professional, ethical and social responsibilitiesThe reflective exercises employed began with a pre-course reflection essay and continuedthrough the 10 week term with periodic reflective journaling assignments. Details on theseexercises can be found in

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Projects and Applications

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Marshall, University of Southern Maine

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Engineering Technology

electromechanical controlsystems. PLCs can be programmed with graphical ladder logic and are unlike a general-purpose computer in that they are environmentally hardened to survive on amanufacturing plant floor.”1 Couple this with the ease of interface to hydraulic,pneumatic, and electronic power systems make PLCs an essential skill for EngineeringTechnologist.To achieve this level of familiarization, PLCs can be a dedicated process control courseor integrated into an existing course such as fluid power or industrial automation.Budget is often a concern and some programs are choosing to purchase the individualcomponents and fabricate the PLC modules themselves.The PLCs modules discussed here are used in a course entitled Applied Process ControlEngineering

Conference Session

ETD Design II: Mechanical Engineering Technology

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roelof Harm deVries, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown

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Engineering Technology

ofcompetence with both 2-D and 3-D CADD programs, as well as an introduction to somefunctions that are commonly used in industry, such as assembly modeling and sheet metaldesign. To meet these new goals, the course is being reconfigured such that 2/3 instead of 1/3 ofclass time is spent on CADD. This reconfiguration has been implemented on a pilot basis in oneof three sections of the course.In the process of redesigning the course, pre-existing goals must not be thoughtlessly ignored.Therefore, a reconfiguration method was developed that maps the connection between lessonplans and course objectives from the original to the new structure. It is anticipated that thismethod will be useful in the future, as ET0011 continues to adapt to the continually

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Projects and Applications

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheng Y. Lin, Old Dominion University

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Engineering Technology

to a PC for analysisthrough a data acquisition device (USB 6251) and Labview software provided by NationalInstrument (NI). Result shows that the machine can repeatedly generate an impact force up toeleven Gs. Demonstration of the project can be used as one of labs in the courses of Automationand Controls and Introduction to Robotics.1. IntroductionThe course of Automation and Controls offered in the Mechanical Engineering TechnologyProgram has the objective of teaching students: (1) Pneumatic components and pneumatic circuit designs. (2) Feedbacks from electrical sensors and related ladder diagrams. (3) Introduction to Programmable Logical Controllers (PLC) and PLC1 programs. (4) Integration of pneumatic, electrical, and/or hydraulic

Conference Session

ETD Design IV: Construction and Civil Engineering Technology

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barry Dupen, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Regina Leffers, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne

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Engineering Technology

be ready for publication by spring of 2011. Some of her current efforts are going toward redesigning an existing building on campus into a Sustainable Construction and Renewable Energy Lab. Briefly, the goals of the building are that it be: 1. a Positive energy building, using renewable sources to create more than enough energy to fund itself and neighboring buildings; 2. Net-zero for storm water output; and 3. a Living example of sustainable construction. The building itself will educate. All energy systems, mechanical, electrical, and renewable, will be transparent. Page 22.1434.1

Conference Session

Embedded System Design

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jim Fischer, Oregon Institute of Technology; Claude Kansaku, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Engineering Technology

requiredadvanced mathematics. The SMI facilitated this bridging specifically in the areas of applieddifferential equations and numerical methods.Given that the SMI was directly tied to a team-based junior project, the student project objectivesincluded many that were math related. It should be noted that the non-math objectives were notmutually exclusive with the mathematical objectives. The project objectives are listed below.Project Objectives: 1. Deliver a software product that will run on a standard laptop computer 2. Deliver a product that will contain features to help a balloon recovery chase team to locate payload packages 3. Create a mathematical model for the flight-path of a high-altitude balloon 4. Produce and implement numerical

Conference Session

Assessment Methods and Learning Pedagogy I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael J. Dyrenfurth, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering Technology

derives content from actions receiving funding from the European Community through its EACEAagency. Sole responsibility lies with the authors, and the EACEA and the European Commission are not responsible for any use that may be made of the information contained herein. graduate with a Masters of Science (Technology) from Purdue University and an existing Masters degree from the European partner via which they entered the program (for European students) or which they have choiced (for American students).The project team evolved the graphic provided in Figure 1 to provide an easily under-standable overview of student traffic/flow in this concurrent master’s degree project

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Education in Engineering Technology

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Iem Heng, New York City College of Technology; Andy S. Zhang, New York City College of Technology; Farrukh Zia, New York City College Of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

actual product design activities occurred in theindustry. Not only were students exposed to the latest mechatronic technology, they also learnthe concurrent engineering design approach in the process. Students were provided with aframework of fundamental design knowledge with hands-on cross-disciplinary activities thatallow them to develop an interdisciplinary understanding and integrated approach to productdesign. Through these hands-on activities, students will also learn the concept of productlifecycle management and sharpen their teamwork skills.1. Mechatronics: The New Trend in Product Design Page 22.1098.2Mechatronics is defined as a design