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Case Studies and Engineering Education Around the Globe / International Poster Session
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Anatoliy Protasov, National Technical University of Ukraine “KPI”
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International
level of competence during professional career, because engineeringknowledge becomes old very soon. Therefore, it makes sense to develop and stimulate thecognitive interest of students, form the skills, and use necessary information independently.The third is a contradiction between the principles of knowledge unity and dividingknowledge into fundamental and special. This problem is directly connected with formingprofessional competence of the future specialists. On the one hand, students have to knowfundamental subjects perfectly in order to become proficient. On the other hand, deepeninginto fundamental knowledge shifts the accent of student preparation and reduces time forstudying special subjects which are the basis of professional
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Developing Young MINDS in Engineering: Part II
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Ruba Alkhasawneh, Virginia Commonwealth University; Rosalyn Hobson, Virginia Commonwealth University
Tagged Divisions
Minorities in Engineering
opportunity to work in the faculty mentor’slaboratory. eight out of twenty two students were successful in securing a research opportunity ina laboratory. Students worked as researcher assistants in laboratories on a variety of projects,such as stem cells, speech recognition, and tissue regeneration. The goal was to expand theirknowledge in the research fields in their departments and train students on professionalcommunication.During the program three guest speakers were invited, experienced scientists and engineers, totalk about their career experience and the variety of opportunities for students once they aregraduated. The guests were; Dr. Charlene Crawley, a chemistry professor at VCU; Mr. TonyMoss, a mathematician at Dahlgren NSWC; and Ms
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Distance and Web-Based Learning in ET: Remote and Virtual Laboratories
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Ismail Fidan, Tennessee Tech University; Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Emre Bahadir, Murray State University
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Technology
Figure 3: RRPL Participation Statistics in Fall 2008Most of the SHSU students had prior RP experience although TTU-BE students had extremelylow experience in RP technologies. As can be seen from Figure 4 almost 85 percent of allstudents had NO prior RP experience. So, RRPL was an excellent learning experience for thesestudents. Figure 4: Students Former RP experienceIt was very interesting to see how students feel about their future careers after the RRPLpractices. As can be seen from the Figure 5, the majority of the survey responses was in Medium Page 14.1020.9and High ranges. This was an excellent indicator that RRPL
Conference Session
Using Classroom Technologies
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jana Whittington, Purdue University, Calumet; Joy Colwell, Purdue University, Calumet
Tagged Divisions
Educational Research and Methods
punishing them” (Nissenbaum 1999 Para 6)11. In the online environment sincepeople may feel safer to express themselves, they may also feel safer to cheat. A research studyreported, college learners “…appeared to believe that cheating on an exam is different fromcheating to advance their career…and that college activities were not real-world” (Rawlinson &Lupton, 2007, p. 91)12. Learners who cheat in a face-to-face course, will likely cheat in an onlinecourse. Lanier (2006) stated the main form of cheating [among college students] is plagiarismand that as faculty our role is to educate them on the ethics of cheating” (p. 259)13.Instructor Responsibility and he Teacher as ModelIn the online environment the responsibility for an instructor to
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Recruitment and Retention in Engineering Technology Programs
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Donald Richter, Eastern Washington University; William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University; Jason Durfee, Eastern Washington University; Terence Geyer, Eastern Washington University
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Technology
recorded each day. The success for eachstudent can thus be tracked and measured against his/her attendance in the class. Data will beavailable for the class as a whole and on the individual level.The courses have been carefully selected to give a representation of the various classinstructional modes seen by Engineering Technology students (lecture-nonmathematical, lecture-mathematical, lecture/lab, lecture/demonstration). The project is also being conducted using fourseparate instructors who have agreed to participate in the project research. The use of more thana single instructor is an attempt to enable a more representative sample of the type of instructionthat a student experiences during his/her academic career at the university. This use of
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OMCED Topics
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Edgar An, Florida Atlantic University; Manhar Dhanak, Florida Atlantic University
Tagged Divisions
Ocean and Marine
high school students’ interests in pursuing science and engineering as their fields of study and careers, and to enhance the research experiences for the in-service high school teachers in science and technology areas so they can bring the knowledge and experiences back into their classrooms. Keywords: Project-based learning, K-16, Education Methods, Innovative Classroom Practice. 1. MOTIVATION Our outreach effort addresses the inadequacy of high school students in math and science literacy in the United States. According to [3], U.S. high school seniors ranked below their counterparts in 17 other countries in math and science literacy. In physics, U.S. high school seniors scored last among 16
Conference Session
Our Future in Manufacturing: STEM Outreach
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Terence Fagan, Central Piedmont Community College
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Manufacturing
. This leads me to believe the students may focustheir efforts on communication throughout their careers, making them better engineers in theprocess.Many of the students did not seem to have a grasp on varying engineering principles or social issues.While not a major concern since it is a freshman class, it is nonetheless a concern. I was surprisedthat none of the answers to this question were the project’s intent to gain interest in engineering dueto the lack of engineers in society. A possible solution may be as simple as giving examples of someengineering principles and social issues in the question. Another solution may be to integrate othersocietal issues throughout the project. I would like to point out it was not surprising
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LABVIEW-Based Experiments and Robotics Laboratory
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jason Yao, East Carolina University; Edwin Bartlett, East Orthopedics
Tagged Divisions
Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies
practical application, especially the two female students who were interesting inpursuing future career in the medical field. One of the students, in response to a post-project survey,attached a statement: “My experience working on the injection trainer project was wonderful. I enjoyedevery part of the project starting with the problem solving, going through the design and finishing withthe presentations. It was a great experience to work on a provisional patent and creating somethingnobody has ever created before. This project gave me great experience in prototypical product design,and I would be glad to work on it or any project like it again.”The student learning outcome assessment results are summarized in Figure 11, where for all the
Conference Session
Innovations in Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Programs
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Omer Farook, Purdue University, Calumet; Chandra Sekhar, Purdue University, Calumet; Essaid Bouktache, Purdue University, Calumet; Jai Agrawal, Purdue University, Calumet; Jared Goodall, South Lake Automation
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Technology
received his PH.D. in Electrical Engineering from University of Illinois, Chicago, in 1991, M.S. and B.S. also in Electrical Engineering from I.I.T. Kanpur, India in 1970 and 1968 respectively. Professor Agrawal has worked recently for two years in optical networking industry in the Silicon Valley in California. Professor Agrawal is the Founder Advisor to Agni Networks Inc., San Jose, California. His expertise includes optical networking at Physical and Data link layers, optical and WDM interface, SONET and Gigabit Ethernet and analog electronic systems. He is the author of a Textbook in Power Electronics, published by Prentice-Hall. His professional career is equally divided in
Conference Session
Developing Tomorrow's Leaders through Co-op Education
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jacqueline El-Sayed, Kettering University; Denise Stodola, Kettering University
Tagged Divisions
Cooperative & Experiential Education
schedule and is the only fully co-operative university in the US.8Students are divided into two sections called “A-section” and “B-section,” which rotatebetween school and co-op work terms every three months. A-section starts with a “schoolterm” and, simultaneously, B-section starts with a co-op or “work term.” Therefore, whileA-section is at school, B-section is at work, and then vice versa. The two sections are notpresent on campus at the same time and go through their academic careers as basicallytwo separate student bodies. There are four terms: Summer, Fall, Winter and Spring.Summer term begins in July, and Spring term ends in June.Once a set of learning outcomes is determined, educational activities can be designed forthe co-op work site
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The Role of Engineering in Public Policy
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Bruce Harding, Purdue University; Paul McPherson, Purdue University
Tagged Divisions
Engineering and Public Policy
technical details of control systems using current techniques and graphical standards.”14 • In the program criteria for surveying./geomatics engineering technology criteria under objectives, “An accreditable program in surveying/geomatics engineering technology will prepare graduates with the technical skills necessary to enter careers … and are prepared to design and select appropriate measurement systems, analyze positional accuracy in conformance with appropriate standards, …”15pRecommendationsOn a more direct level the ABET criteria must be clarified in both engineering and engineeringtechnology. With more lucid criteria, standards textbooks and other learning material wouldfollow. Some principles and practice exams require familiarity
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Novel Measurement Experiments
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Dale Litwhiler, Pennsylvania State University, Berks; Barbara Lombardi, Universidad Simón Bolívar
Tagged Divisions
Instrumentation
AC 2009-737: TESTING OF CARBON-MONOXIDE AND CARBON-DIOXIDESENSORS WITH SIMPLE APPARATUS IN AN ENGINEERING EDUCATIONLABORATORYDale 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 Sys-tems and Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems as a hardware and software design engineer.Barbara Lombardi, Universidad Simón Bolívar Barbara Lombardi is a materials engineer with
Conference Session
New Learning Paradigms II
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Cynthia Finelli, University of Michigan; Marie Kendall-Brown, University of Michigan
Tagged Divisions
Educational Research and Methods
career? 1.92 1.93 1.88 1.90 0.04 0.04 -0.01 -0.024. How efficient do you think most teams in ENG 100: Introduction to 1.05 1.07 1.01 1.05 0.04 0.02 -0.02 -0.04 Engineering are?5. For a team to function effectively, how important is it for the team to have a 1.14 1.13 1.06 1.15 0.08 -0.03 0.01 -0.10* diverse composition?6. For a team to function effectively, how important is it for members to take 1.49 1.57 1.48 1.55 0.01 0.02 -0.09 -0.07* different roles for
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Environmental Engineering Curricula
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Montserrat Rabago-Smith, Kettering Univeristy; Jennifer Aurandt, Kettering University
Tagged Divisions
Environmental Engineering
functional groups presentin organic compounds. Not at all Somewhat Page 14.728.7 Capable Very Capable The assessment of teaching and of class content has been performedthrough both summative and formative assessment. The class is assessedevery two weeks using the SII system of assessment. This technique requiresthe students to write down two strengths for the class, an area for improvement,and an insight for the class. Thus far, the strengths of the class as stated by thestudents in the SII exercise have been as follows: “The green spin actuallymakes chemistry slightly more interesting”, “…will be benefit in our careers”, and“Very open feeling and
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Engineering Ethics: An Interdisciplinary Endeavor
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Edward Gehringer, North Carolina State University
Tagged Divisions
Liberal Education
purpose is to, e.g., accommodate larger attachments than inboxes can holdon the employer's e-mail system? Suppose the employer has a policy (as some universities do)of allowing private use of the employer’s computer equipment, as long as it does not hinderofficial use? How can our students protect their accounts against break-ins? Not only does thiscase raise important privacy issues, it also touches on the issue of separation of work andpersonal life, which all of our students will face as they begin their careers.1. IntroductionWhen someone, allegedly David Kernell [1], hacked into Vice-Presidential candidate SarahPalin’s Yahoo account [2] last September 16, he highlighted a distinction that is rapidly growingin importance in today’s social
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Instructional Innovations in AEC Education
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Kevin Dong, California Polytechnic State University
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Architectural
(BIM) where students can explorethere designs in 3D from inception to fabrication. In order to achieve a high level ofcoordination and collaboration, the course required the skill sets from more than one instructorand instructors with varied backgrounds.Fortunately, the college has professors who have changed careers and have developed a passionfor teaching and who bring their professional design skills into the classroom. In the buildingenvelopes class, the two professors have varying exposure to buildings, but the process in whichthey delivered projects was very similar. Additionally, both see the value in communicationamongst disciplines and the need for integrated practice in a classroom setting. The class hasbecome a vehicle to prepare
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Entrepreneurship Education: Experiential Learning and Economic Development II
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
W. Andrew Clark, East Tennessee State University; Craig A. Turner, East Tennessee State University
Tagged Divisions
Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation
technical concepts andpractices of their chosen field they also need to have an appreciation for managementpractices applicable to technical careers and the capability to understand financialstatements from an on-going business enterprise. In order to fulfill this desire, in ourprogram we are encouraging most students to enroll in our graduate class, “StrategicManagement of Technology and Innovation” where they will learn how to develop amarketing and technology strategy and participate in starting up and running a technologybased company through the use of a marketing simulation program entitled The WebMarketplace offered by Innovative Learning Solutions, Inc., Knoxville, TN. In additionto the simulation program, students attend lectures regarding
Conference Session
Research and Project Initiatives in IT and IET
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jonathan Davis, Purdue University; Edie Schmidt, Purdue University; Sorraya Khiewnavawongsa, Purdue University; Regena Scott, Purdue University
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Technology
, have had someeducation in supply chain management theory. This education may consist of a lecture on supplychain topics, and typically includes at least a small section on VMI and its benefits and pitfalls.Consider the case of a student of one of these STEM programs who envisions a career in supplychain management, warehouse management, operations, or similar. Upon graduation the studentreceives offers and accepts a position as a purchaser for a large investor-owned utility. Moveforward a few years and the student is now employed at the utility as a vice president in chargeof warehouse operations and procurement. An enterprising distributor of electricity distributionproducts asks for a meeting with our former student—who is now a generous
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Assessment and Evaluation of Graphics Programs
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jennifer McDonald, Daniel Webster College; Alexandra Sobin, Daniel Webster College; Marie Planchard, Massachusetts Bay Community College; Nicholas Bertozzi, Daniel Webster College
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Design Graphics
for two years now which allows for her to gain practical insights into real world applications. She plans on pursuing a Masters Degree in Aeronautical Engineering and working towards a career in aircraft design. Email:sobin_alexandra@dwc.eduMarie Planchard, Massachusetts Bay Community College Marie Planchard is Director of Education for SolidWorks Corporation. She is responsible for worldwide development of curricula and content for the SolidWorks educational products across all levels of academia. For 10 years, Marie Planchard was an engineering professor and technology outreach coordinator at Massachusetts Bay Community College. Before developing the CAD program, she spent 13 years in
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Enhancing K-12 STEM Education with Engineering
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Amy Prevost, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Mitchell Nathan, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Benjamin Stein, University of Wisconsin; Natalie Tran, California State University, Bakersfield; Allen Phelps, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Tagged Divisions
K-12 & Pre-College Engineering
can be explicitly integrated with pre-engineering activities, and thereby enhance the likelihood that learning will be deep and fostertransfer to new tasks and settings. Page 14.1231.2IntroductionIn order for the US to maintain its quality of life, national security and economic vitality, theNational Research Council, in Rising Above the Gathering Storm (2007), calls for educationalleaders to optimize its knowledge-based resources and energize the United States’ science,technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) career pipeline. Furthermore, the 1990reauthorization of the Perkins Vocational Education Act mandated that technical education
Conference Session
New Learning Paradigms I
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Warren Hull, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Warren Waggenspack, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Lillian B Bowles, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; David Bowles, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Tiffany Walter Choplin, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge
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Educational Research and Methods
AC 2009-1810: AN INNOVATIVE MODEL FOR TEACHING COMMUNICATIONSKILLS IN ENGINEERING CURRICULAWarren Hull, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge Warren R. Hull, Sr. is the Engineering Communications Coordinator at Louisiana State University. He earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Louisiana State University and an M.S. in Environmental Health from Harvard University. His engineering career spans over 40 years. He is a licensed Professional Engineer who was previously an engineering consultant, and is also a retired military officer.Warren Waggenspack, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge Warren N. Waggenspack, Jr. is currently the Associate Dean for Engineering Undergraduates and
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Assessment and Continuous Improvement in Engineering Technology: Part II
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Warren Hill, Weber State University
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Technology
graduation. These relate to the skills, knowledge, and behaviors that students attain asthey progress through the program.” The change from the term program outcomes to the termstudent outcomes was made to strengthen the concept that these outcomes are attributes that wewant the students to achieve, not the program. These outcomes are well known as the a throughk program attributes that visiting teams are looking for as demonstrated through assessment.The use of the word “narrower” in the current criteria refers to the idea that the outcomes arenarrower in scope than the program educational objectives that are currently defined as follows:“Program educational objectives are broad statements that describe the career and professionalaccomplishments
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Alternative-energy Laboratory Experiences
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Anurag Srivastava, Mississippi State University; Noel Schulz, Mississippi State University
Tagged Divisions
Energy Conversion and Conservation
matchwith increasing demands for power engineering graduates in the coming years. Restructuring andderegulation of the power industry, recent blackouts and discussions about smart grids arehelping to reinvigorate interest and provide increased attention to careers in power engineering.Investigating new approaches to teach power engineering courses was encouraged by theNational Science Foundation (NSF) in 1997 by soliciting educational research projects targetedat developing innovative teaching tools in this area. Several grants from the funding agency wereused to enhance undergraduate and graduate studies and research in energy systems1. Modelingand simulation emerged as one of the preferred teaching approaches based on several educationalresearch
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Graduate Student Experiences
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Soumya Srivastava, Mississippi State University; Adrienne Minerick, Mississippi State University; Anurag Srivastava, Mississippi State University; Noel Schulz, Mississippi State University
Tagged Divisions
Graduate Studies
Mississippi State University. She received her PhD and M.S. from the University of Notre Dame and B.S. from Michigan Technological University. Since joining MSU, Dr. Minerick has taught the graduate Chemical Engineering Math, Process Controls, Introduction to Chemical Engineering Freshman Seminar, Heat Transfer, and Analytical Microdevice Technology courses. In addition, she is an NSF CAREER Awardee, has served as co-PI on an NSF REU site, PI on grants from NSF and DOE, and is the faculty advisor for MSU’s chapter of the National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE). Her research is in medical microdevice diagnostics &
Conference Session
Building Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Xiaoqing Qian, Alabama A&M University; Zhengtao Deng, Alabama A&M University; George Seweryniak, DoE Computational Science Division; Debbie McCoy, Oak Ridge National Lab
Tagged Divisions
Minorities in Engineering
Science (RAMS) Program inspired him to include ORNL into his plans for graduate school in mechanical engineering. "As long as I can do research with them, I'll be happy no matter what university [I get into]," he says. This is music to the ears of … RAMS program administrator, because attracting more underrepresented minorities to careers in science is exactly what she's trying to do. "The long-term goal is to prepare [underrepresented minorities] to become those critical staff scientists that we need for the future workforce, hopefully here [at ORNL]."….”RAMS program is aimed at increasing the number of under-represented populations in theworkplace by encouraging students to pursue advanced degrees in
Conference Session
Critical Thinking and Creative Arts
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Beth Todd, University of Alabama; Garry Warren, University of Alabama; Susan Burkett, University of Alabama; David Cordes, University of Alabama; Marcus Brown, University of Alabama
Tagged Divisions
Liberal Education
the NY Times every week, starting the second week of classes, day TBA, at 12:30 and free pizza will be included. You will find in your career that technology and society can change quickly and slap you in the face if you’re not paying attention—we’ll talk about this more later in the semester. You are required to attend five (5) of these discussion sessions during the semester, and to submit a paragraph or two about the main ideas discussed to me by e-mail (1% of your grade each). If you have a class conflict at the time of the discussion, you will be required to submit five essays – a paragraph summarizing a science article in the NYTimes, and a paragraph giving your comments about it, again 1
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Design Methodology
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Richard Rinehart, NIOSH; Donna Heidel, NIOSH; Andrea Okun, NIOSH; Michael Barsan, NIOSH
Tagged Divisions
Design in Engineering Education
Design (PtD) National Initiative. He continues to work on PtD through a project that brings PtD principles into engineering textbooks as they are being updated.Donna Heidel, NIOSH Donna Heidel is a certified industrial hygienist with over 25 years' experience in the health care industry. Ms. Heidel received a B.A. from DeSales University and an M.S. from Temple University. She has spent the last 15 years of her career building a world-class, global, integrated occupational toxicology and industrial hygiene program at Johnson & Johnson, a decentralized company consisting of 230 operating companies in 57 countries. At J&J, she developed and implemented their global health hazard and control
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Assessment and Continuous Improvement in Engineering Technology: Part II
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Austin Asgill, Southern Polytechnic State University; Omar Zia, Southern Polytechnic State University
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Technology
accreditation by these two bodies.III.1 TerminologyOne of the most obvious differences occurs in their use of terminology. In its general criteria forevaluating Engineering Technology programs, ABET, Inc. utilizes the following terminology 1: Page 14.1106.4 Program Educational Objectives – Program educational objectives are broad statements that describe the career and professional accomplishments that the program is preparing graduates to achieve. Program Outcomes – Program outcomes are narrower statements that describe what students are expected to know and be able to do by the time of graduation. These relate to
Conference Session
Biological and Agricultural Tech Session I
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Ernest Tollner, University of Georgia, Athens; John Schramski, University of Georgia; Caner Kazanci, University of Georgia
Tagged Divisions
Biological & Agricultural
AC 2009-2020: NETWORK PARTICLE TRACKING (NPT) FOR ECOSYSTEMTHERMODYNAMICS AND RISK ANALYSISErnest Tollner, University of Georgia, AthensJohn Schramski, University of Georgia Building on a distinguished and a uniquely diverse career in both public and private industry Dr. Schramski is a member of both the Environmental Engineering Faculty and the Systems & Engineering Ecology Research Program at the University of Georgia. Among other areas, his research and pedagogical pursuits include ecosystem energetics, industrial ecology, ecological network analysis, and engineering education curriculum. Currently, his engineering education research includes his restructuring of the traditional
Conference Session
Investigating Alternative-energy Concepts
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Peter Mark Jansson, Rowan University; Ulrich Schwabe, Rowan University; Kevin Bellomo - Whitten, Rowan University; Jonathan Bucca, Rowan University
Tagged Divisions
Energy Conversion and Conservation
wasn’t sure what to expect Page 14.210.10from this program after being involved in several projects I understand just how such practical experience isvaluable in dealing with real world issues.Undergraduate 2: Having the ability to access tools and work on projects at an undergraduate level, experience most would onlyget in a post graduate setting, has given me an edge over many others. Those wanting to pursue a career inenergy systems like photovoltaics, such as myself, now have the ability to learn how to operate, install, andcalculate data for this popular source of renewable energy. Not only have I gained this knowledge, but