2006-2096: INCORPORATING DESIGN IN A MANUFACTURING ENGINEERINGTECHNOLOGY CURRICULUMSomnath Chattopadhyay, Ball State University SOM CHATTOPADHYAY is currently the coordinator of the Manufacturing Engineering Technology Program at Ball State University. His primary teaching interests are Design, Materials, Manufacturing, Engineering Physics and Engineering and Technology Education. He has taught mechanical design, materials and manufacturing at a number of universities in the United States and the Middle East. For one year he taught freshman engineering at Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne, Indiana. His areas of research are design theory and methodology, pressure vessel design
2006-2291: DEVELOPING A NEW PROGRAM IN MARINE ENGINEERINGTECHNOLOGYAnthony Dean, Old Dominion University Anthony W. Dean is Assistant Professor of. He received a Ph.D. in Engineering Management and a B.S. in Engineering Technology from ODU and an MBA from the College of William and Mary. Previously, Dr. Dean was Director of Operations and Business Development for Clark-Smith Associates, P.C., and served in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS South Carolina and the USS EnterpriseGary Crossman, Old Dominion University Gary R. Crossman is Professor and Chair of Engineering Technology at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. Professor Crossman received his B.S. degree from the U.S. Merchant
2006-2160: DEVELOPING A CAPSTONE COURSE FORTELECOMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGYAustin Asgill, Southern Polytechnic State University Dr Austin B. Asgill received his B.Eng.(hons) (E.E.) degree from Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone, his M.Sc. (E.E.) degree from the University of Aston in Birmingham and his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of South Florida. He is an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology at Southern Polytechnic State University (SPSU). Prior to joining the faculty at SPSU, he was an Associate Professor of Electronic Engineering Technology at Florida A&M University (FAMU), where he served as Program
AC 2007-417: TECHNOLOGY ENABLED SUPPORT MODULES FORENGINEERING MANAGEMENTStuart Kellogg, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Stuart D. Kellogg, Ph.D., Dr. Kellogg is a Professor of Industrial Engineering at the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology where he currently serves as coordinator of the Industrial Engineering and Technology Management programs. In addition to pedagogical issues related to engineering education, his research interests include applied and numerical probability models in the industrial environment. He has published works Mathematics and Computers in Simulation, Proceedings of IIE Research Conference, Quality Engineering, and Proceedings of the Joint
Paper ID #5683Engineering Technology Management Graduate Student Online Learning Pref-erencesDr. A. Mark Doggett, Western Kentucky University A. Mark Doggett is an Associate Professor and the Coordinator for the Master of Science Degree in Engineering Technology Management at Western Kentucky University. His interests are in the area of technology management practices, lean, theory of constraints, quality, and systems thinking. His research includes various decision-making and problem-solving strategies, and the development of distance learn- ing approaches
Paper ID #5968Advanced Courses in Programmable Controllers for Engineering TechnologyDr. William T. Evans P.E., University of Toledo Dr. William Evans earned the Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering in 2005 from the University of Toledo, the M.S.EE in 1975 from the University of Toledo, and the B.S.EE in 1971 from the University of Illinois (UIUC). Dr. Evans has fifteen years experience as controls engineer for industry and 27 years experience as professor of Electrical Engineering Technology, U. of Toledo. Page 23.143.1
Session 2648 A Versatile Experiment in Electrical Engineering Technology Ahmad M. Farhoud Engineering Technology Department University of ToledoAbstract An experiment used to implement multi-electrical course knowledge is described. Theexperiment is an automatic control system in nature with ties to electronics, digital system andcomputer hardware and software. The idea is to design and build a simple temperature controlsystem, to maintain the temperature inside an enclosed box within a specific user selected range.The
Session 2534Advanced Instrumentation for Graduate Students in Engineering Technology Hank Javan, Mark Rajai University of MemphisAbstractInstrumentation is one of the most important courses of engineering curriculum. Almost allprograms in engineering technology offer labs and instrumentation, but at undergraduate level.Also most of the textbooks on instrumentation are written for undergraduate programs. On theother hand the emerging technology requires the use of advanced and precision instrument.Thus it becomes the responsibility of academic community to meet the demand of
AC 2012-5131: IMPORTANCE OF UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH INENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMSDr. Sidi Berri, New York City College of Technology Sidi Berri is a professor and the Chairman of the Mechanical Engineering Technology Department of New York City College of Technology.Dr. Andy Zhang, New York City College of Technology Andy S. Zhang earned his master’s in mechanical engineering from the City College of New York in 1987 and his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the Graduate Center of the City University of New York in 1995. Zhang’s research areas include materials testing, composite materials, CAD/CAE, engineering animation, and mechatronics design.Dr. Gaffar Barakat Gailani, New York City College of Technology
AC 2012-4278: INTRODUCING RELIABILITY AND MAINTAINABILITYIN ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGYDr. Ramesh V. Narang, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne Ramesh Narang is an Associate Professor of industrial engineering technology in the Department of Manufacturing & Construction Engineering Technology and Interior Design at Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne, Ind. He has received his M.S. and Ph.D. in industrial engineering from the University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, in 1975 and 1992. His research interests include: automated feature recognition, lean manufacturing, ergonomics, and statistical process control
AC 2012-3290: M.S. IN ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY: EXAMPLES FROMCONTROL SYSTEMSDr. Enrique Barbieri, University of North Texas Enrique Barbieri received the Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the Ohio State University in 1988. He was on the faculty of the School of Engineering at Tulane University as Assistant Professor (1988-1994) and as Associate Professor (1994-1996) in the Electrical Engineering Department, as well as Associate Professor (1996-2002) and Chair (1996-1998) of the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science De- partment. In Aug. 2002, he joined the University of Houston as professor and Chair of the Department of Engineering Technology, College of Technology (2002-2009). He then served as Associate
AC 2012-3683: MICROFLUIDICS IN ENGINEERING, SCIENCE, ANDTECHNOLOGY EDUCATIONDr. Michael G. Mauk, Drexel University Michael Mauk is Assistant Professor in Drexel University’s Engineering Technology program.Dr. Richard Chiou, Drexel UniversityDr. Vladimir Genis, Drexel University Vladimir Genis is professor and Engineering Technology Program Director in the School of Technology and Professional Studies, Drexel University. He has developed and taught graduate and undergradu- ate courses in physics, electronics, nanotechnology, biomedical engineering, nondestructive testing, and acoustics. His research interests include ultrasound wave propagation and scattering, ultrasound imaging, nondestructive testing, electronic
AC 2010-1293: ENERGY HARVESTING INVESTIGATIONS BYUNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY STUDENTSDale Litwhiler, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Dale H. Litwhiler is an Associate Professor at Penn State, Berks Campus in Reading, PA. He received his B.S. from Penn State University (1984), his M.S. from Syracuse University (1989) and his Ph.D. from Lehigh University (2000) all in electrical engineering. Prior to beginning his academic career in 2002, he worked with IBM Federal Systems and Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems as a hardware and software design engineer.Thomas Gavigan, Penn State Berks Thomas H. Gavigan is an Assistant Professor at Penn State, Berks Campus in Reading, PA. He
AC 2010-1378: COST OF ASSESSMENT IN ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGYPROGRAMSAlberto Gomez-Rivas, University of Houston-Downtown Alberto Gomez-Rivas is Professor of Structural Analysis/Design Engineering Technology. Dr. Gomez-Rivas received Ph.D. degrees from the University of Texas, Austin, Texas, in Civil Engineering and a Ph.D. from Rice University, Houston, Texas, in Economics. He received the Ingeniero Civil degree, with Honors, from the Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá, Colombia. He also served as Chief of Colombia’s Department of Transportation Highway Bridge Division. Dr. Gomez-Rivas has published over 40 journal articles and is a Registered Professional Engineer.Lea Campbell, University of
AC 2010-78: A LIFE-CYCLE PERSPECTIVE OF ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGYEDUCATIONJoseph Tabas, IUPUIWilliam Lin, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis Page 15.47.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 A Life-Cycle Perspective of Engineering Technology EducationAbstractIn higher education the terms engineering and ET (Engineering Technology) are oftenintermingled and confused collegially and among students. Within the communities of highereducation, engineering is most often defined as the science of applying knowledge to design anddevelop systems and structures, while ET is defined asthe science of applying knowledge tosolve a problem. Although ET
AC 2010-119: CAPSTONE COURSE SEQUENCE FOR ENGINEERINGTECHNOLOGY STUDENTSVladimir Genis, Drexel University Dr. Vladimir Genis—Associate Professor and Applied Engineering Technology Program Director in the School of Technology and Professional Studies, Drexel University, has developed and taught graduate and undergraduate courses in physics, electronics, nanotechnology, biomedical engineering, nondestructive testing, and acoustics. His research interests include ultrasound wave propagation and scattering, ultrasound imaging, nondestructive testing, electronic instrumentation, piezoelectric transducers, and engineering education. Results of his research work were published in scientific
AC 2010-1712: GLOBAL EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING FOR ENGINEERINGTECHNOLOGY STUDENTSJanet Dong, University of Cincinnati Janet Dong is an assistant professor in the College of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Cincinnati. She holds a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering and a MS degree in Manufacturing Engineering. She received her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Columbia University in 2003. Her academic interests include CAD/CAM, manufacturing engineering technology, process planning, control and automation, robotics, engineering education and research, and manufacturing applications in the dental field.Janak Dave, University of Cincinnati Dr. Janak Dave is a professor
AC 2010-1718: GLOBAL EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING FOR ENGINEERINGTECHNOLOGY STUDENTSJanak Dave, University of Cincinnati Dr. Janak Dave is a professor in School of Dynamic Systems at University of Cincinnati. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Missouri University of Science and Technology (Formerly known as University of Missouri, Rolla). He worked in air-compressor industry, before joining the university. He has presented many papers and moderated workshops at national and International conferences, including ASEE and ASME. His areas of interest include product design and development, Computer Aided Engineering and Computational methods.Janet Dong, University of Cincinnati Janet Dong is
Session 1793 Learning by Teaching in Engineering Technology Education Rex N. Fisher Brigham Young University – IdahoAbstractEngineering technology professors usually receive little or no training in effective teachingmethods. Most of them teach the same, ineffective way they were taught—by lecturing. Thispaper examines a method that can be used to actively engage students in their own learning:“learning by teaching.” A sophomore-level electronics engineering technology course wasconducted so that most of the material was taught by the students themselves. They presentedthe material and evaluated each other’s mastery
Session 2566 Introducing Emerging Technology into the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum Gangbing Song, Jafet Lopez, Kairy Otero, Jason Ruby, Adam Shepherd, Jacob Salinas, Ross Kastor, and Richard Bannerot Department of Mechanical Engineering Josh Blankenship, Akbar Ng, Ben Stembridge and Paul Ruchhoeft Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Houston AbstractIn the one semester, three engineering department, capstone design course taught in theCullen College of Engineering at the
Paper ID #9642Incorporating Sustainability throughout the Manufacturing Engineering Tech-nology CurriculumDr. Immanuel Adaikalaraj Edinbarough, University of Texas, Brownsville Immanuel A. Edinbarough received his B.Sc. (Applied Sciences) degree from PSG College of Tech- nology, University of Madras, India, his B.E.. (M.E.) degree from the Institution of Engineers, India, M.E. (Production Engineering) degree from PSG College of Technology, Bharathiar Univesrity, India and his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the Bharathiar University, India. He is currently a professor and Director of Engineering Technology at The
Girls In Science, Engineering, and Technology (GISET) Rasha Morsi, Ph.D. Norfolk State UniversityAbstractWhile the proportion of women earning bachelor’s degrees in science and engineering (S&E) hasincreased, the proportion remains significantly lower than that of women earning bachelor’sdegrees in non-scientific areas, indicating a critical need for additional retention and recruitingtechniques specifically for minority females. In the last few decades, recruiting of minorityfemales has been a challenge to say the least. At Norfolk State University, the student populationis 88% African American, 64% of this population is female, yet there
Project PETE: Pathways to Engineering and Technology Education Charles Feldhaus, Ed.D Purdue School of Engineering and Technology Indiana University Purdue University IndianapolisIntroductionThis paper details a unique, funded, secondary/post-secondary partnership titled ProjectPETE: Pathways to Engineering and Technology Education. This partnership betweenthe Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS) Career and Technology Center and the PurdueSchool of Engineering and Technology at Indiana University Purdue UniversityIndianapolis (IUPUI) provides a variety of pathways for IPS students to attend thevarious post-secondary programs offered by the Purdue School of Engineering
Session # 1793 Field Trip as Complement to Engineering Technology Education Stephen Frempong Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC 28723 Francis W. Derby Penn State University Lehman, PA 18627 Willie Ofosu Penn State University Lehman, PA 18627AbstractIn many engineering technology
2650 Doctoral Level Studies for Engineering Technology Faculty V. Raju, Professor and Dean School of Engineering Technologies Farmingdale State University of New York, Farmingdale, NY 11735AbstractThis paper reviews the growth of graduate level programs in engineering technology, identifiesthe need for doctoral level education for engineering technology faculty, and presents themechanisms available for such an education. The paper presents case studies on three doctoralprograms that are currently available for engineering technology educators. It discusses
Session 1526 Using Case Studies to Teach Engineering Technology Ann Beheler, Wayne A. Jones Division of Engineering Technology Collin County Community College District 9700 Wade Boulevard, Frisco, TX 75035AbstractEmployers have often communicated to the educational community the need for graduatesentering the workforce who have a thorough understanding of how to integrate technologies andsolve real-world problems. Critical thinking and problem solving skills are required essentialsand are not optional. Currently, the
Session Number: 1348 Building Ethics and Project Management into Engineering Technology Programs Authors: Ron Fulle, Carol Richardson, George Zion Affiliation of All: Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)AbstractOur Industry Advisory Board (IAB) strongly suggested that we include more managerial skills inthe Engineering Technology curriculum. Revised ABET criteria now require such skills. Ourprograms were already so long that they adversely impact student retention. The dilemma washow to implement more so called “soft skills” without adding more hours to the
Session 3249 Attitude of Students Entering Engineering Technology Programs Daniel Chen1, Albert Peng1, Daniel Jones2 Central Michigan University1/SUNY Institute of Technology2IntroductionThe purpose of this study is to learn more about the attitudes of engineering technology freshmenin terms of their educational backgrounds, orientations and experiences in ET programs. Asurvey was designed and conducted to carry out this study. It was used to measure attitudinaldifferences among engineering technology freshmen in the following areas: • Career goals and elements for career decision
Session: 1148 Diversity in Engineering Technology: An NSF Project Stephen J. Kuyath UNC Charlotte, Department of Engineering TechnologyAbstractThere is mounting evidence that a nationwide shortage of qualified high-tech workers willjeopardize the country’s economic future unless the United States takes more effective action tonurture the intellectual development of underrepresented groups so that the pool of scientists andengineers expands to include more women, minorities, and persons with disabilities. This paperwill provide a global description of the Diversity in
Session: 1793 Diversity in Engineering Technology: The Community College Perspective Stephen J. Kuyath, Virgil Cox UNC Charlotte, Department of Engineering Technology, Charlotte, NC / Dean, Engineering Technology, Gaston College, Dallas, NCAbstractWomen and minorities are less likely to choose careers in science, technology, engineering, andmath (STEM) as noted in a report from the National Science Foundation (NSF). An NSFsponsored consortium including Gaston College, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte(UNC Charlotte) and