Conference Session

ET Graduate Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Niaz Latif; Michael Dyrenfurth

technology management more than on any specific technology could also explain Page 7.242.4some of these results. Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering EducationTable 2 also highlights that career advancement was not yet a consequence of participation forthe in-process participants but that is to be expected since the two cohorts for which this data wasrequested in an evaluative mode, have not graduated yet. Probably because of this, someparticipants chose to rate this question N/A as indicated on the table

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Trends in Constr. Engr. Educ. I

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2002 Annual Conference

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Virendra Varma

constructor.With the recent push from the American Institute of Constructors (AIC), the scenario maychange in the near future. This paper addresses the issues related to professional credentialing ofcollege seniors enrolled in construction engineering and technology programs as AssociateConstructors (AC). The AIC's certification of construction professionals may become theconstruction industry's equivalent of engineering profession's EIT/PE. Fundamentals of AICcertification program are discussed along with some pros and cons of the student certificationprocess in the overall context of constructor certification in the continental United States.IntroductionSince the 1980s, there has been a great push from the construction industry to recognizeconstruction

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New Information ET Programs

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2002 Annual Conference

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Gordon Goodman; Edith A. Lawson; C. Richard Helps; Barry Lunt

Session 2650 Designing an IT Curriculum: The Results of the First CITC Conference Barry M. Lunt, Edith A. Lawson, Gordon Goodman, C. Richard G. Helps Brigham Young University/Rochester Institute of TechnologyAbstractThe CITC (Conference on Information Technology Curriculum) in December 2001 includedrepresentatives from 15 Information Technology (IT) programs at four-year schools in theUnited States. Also in attendance were representatives from the Association for ComputingMachinery (ACM), the Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), and theAccreditation

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Intra-college Graduate Programs

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2002 Annual Conference

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Steve Watkins; Richard Hall; Martha J. Molander; Josh Corra; Bethany Konz; K. Chandrashekhara; Vicki Eller; Abdeldjelil Belarbi

student work was tied to thestudents’ understanding of the needed synergy and their comfort with cross-disciplinarycommunication. Also, an interdisciplinary course, which grew out of the group’s experiences,provided systematic preparation for graduate research projects. The role of this course will bediscussed as it relates to the quality of collaborative experiences from both student and facultyperspectives.I. Introduction Engineering work is rarely confined to a single discipline. The successful application ofboth established technologies and new technologies often depend on the interdisciplinaryknowledge and abilities of the responsible engineers. Consequently, the needs for engineeringeducation to cross traditional boundaries and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Karen Harris; Sunday Faseyitan; Robert Myers; Pearley Cunningham; Winston Erevelles

regionalnetwork for manufacturing education at different levels, at times and locations best suited to newand incumbent technicians and engineers. To meet this goal, the following objectives have beenestablished for this project:1. Establish a replicable 3-step active learning model, consisting of Exploration, Dialog, and Application steps, for engineering technology and engineering students involving conceptualization, design, implementation, and dissemination. Page 7.936.2 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó2002, American Society for

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Curriculum Development in Computer ET

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2002 Annual Conference

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Anthony Trippe

Session 3547 Designing Programming Courses For ET Students Anthony P. Trippe Rochester Institute of Technology Electrical, Computer and Telecommunications Engineering Technology DepartmentAbstractRochester Institute of Technology offers a three-course technical programming sequencefor Engineering Technology students. All three courses are required for ComputerEngineering Technology students. The first two courses are required forTelecommunications ET students. Electrical and Civil ET students are required to takeonly the first course of the sequence.This paper reviews and

Conference Session

Issues for ET Administrators

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2002 Annual Conference

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Myrna Swanberg; Daniel Solarek; Allen Rioux

Session 2547 Successful Administration of a Distance Learning Program: CSET Bachelor’s Degree Completion Dan Solarek, Professor and Chairman Allen Rioux, Director of Online Services Myrna Swanberg, Academic Program Coordinator The University of ToledoAbstractThis paper focuses on the issues facing the department head that relate to the emergence andmanagement of a highly successful distance-learning program in an engineering technologydepartment. Should your engineering technology unit develop distance

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Bennett; Elizabeth Orwin

Assistant Professor of Engineering and Biology at Harvey Mudd College in Claremont,CA. She has an M.S. and Ph.D. in Biomedical En gineering. Following her graduate education, Orwin spent sometime working as an R&D engineer for Gel-Del Technologies in St. Paul, MN as well as teaching as an adjunctfaculty member at the University of St. Thomas. She teaches a wide variety of topics including biomedicalengineering, freshman engineering design and geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, and is a member of theBiomedical Engineering Society and the Society of Women Engineers.RONALD J. BENNETTRonald J. Bennett is Director of the Graduate Engineering and Technology Management programs and Chair ofundergraduate Engineering at St. Thomas. He holds a Ph.D

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in ET

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2002 Annual Conference

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James Globig

project management andethics knowledge to the real world.PROJECT MANAGEMENT COURSE CONTENTProject Management is a critical function, particularly in the product -producing sector. This isone of the few functions that, if done well, can make a good project a great one a nd, if not donewell, can cause what could be a great project to fail miserably. To add even more responsibilityto the project manager, many companies in our lean global economy either include the role ofpersonnel manager into the Project Manager function or combine the project management,personnel management and technology management roles into an Engineering Managementfunction. With minor differences among various texts 1,2, the role of project manager has beenfurther expanded to

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum Development in EET

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

James Stewart; William Lin

Session 1448 Notes on Modifying an EET Associate Degree Curriculum to Improve Graduate Placement James Stewart, William Lin DeVry College of Technology North Brunswick, New Jersey / Purdue School of Engineering & Technology Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis, IndianaAbstractThis paper reviews the experience of moving topics in communications from what wereBS-level courses at other DeVry campuses into the AAS-level course sequence at theNew Jersey

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Patricia Shamamy

. Thus the project is a very positive educational experience for ourstudents.This project is not based on any projects reported in the literature. The project is this author’sidea. Although it is quite probable that other universities may have a similar type project, thisauthor is not aware of any that have been reported.IV. References1. Callister, William D., “Materials Science and Engineering – An Introduction,” John Wiley & Sons, Inc. New York, 2000.2. DeGarmo, E. Paul, et al, “Materials and Processes in Manufacturing,” Sixth Edition, Macmillan Publishing Company, New York, 1984.3. Kalpakjian, Serope, “Manufacturing Engineering and Technology,” Third Edition, Addison

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ET Design Projects

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2002 Annual Conference

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Jay Porter; Clay Barbee; Brian Lenahan; Michael Warren; Joseph Morgan

Session 3147 Implementing a Wireless Network Infrastructure to Enhance ET Curriculum Clay Barbee, Brian Lenahan, Michael Warren, Jay R. Porter, Joseph Morgan Texas A&M UniversityAbstractDuring the summer of 2001, a team of students was brought together to design, install, and test an802.11b wireless local area network (WLAN). The team was tasked with installing a WLAN in andbetween two buildings on the Texas A&M main campus that house the Engineering Technology andIndustrial Distribution Department (ETID). The primary goal of the WLAN installation was to

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Newland; Stephanie Farrell; Robert Hesketh; C. Stewart Slater; Kevin Dahm

integratedthrough the following series of courses: chemistry, organic chemistry, and process fluid trans-port, chemical reaction engineering, industrial process pathways, biochemical engineering, andunit operations. We believe that these realistic reactor experiments will produce students with aclear understanding of the fundamental issues in reaction engineering.Project DescriptionReaction engineering is one of the cornerstones of chemical engineering education. In a recent 1report titled, “Technology Vision 2020: The U.S. Chemical Industry ,” chemical synthesis wasrecognized as one of the three primary areas within the chemical sciences that requires long term

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

James Craddock; Lizette Chevalier

, Curriculum andLaboratory Improvement Program under grant DUE-9952577. Southern Illinois UniversityCarbondale College of Engineering, College of Mass Communication and Media Arts and theMaterials Technology Center provide additional support. In addition, a faculty member from theCollege of Education is involved with the assessment of the project. In addition, assessment anddevelopment is supported through an industry partner. It is hoped that the final product will serveas a national model for a diverse range of university environments. Strength of Materials or Mechanics of Materials is a second-semester sophomore or first-semester junior level engineering class, and is required for all civil engineering majors, as well asmost other engineering

Conference Session

Physics in the K-12 Classroom

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Elizabeth Parry; Laura Bottomley

students and teachers, all the while improvingtheir own marketability to prospective employers.A great need for math, science and technology expertise exists in public schools today.Especially in the general math and science areas of the K-8 arena, instructional effectiveness iswidely variable. In the early grades, teachers are fairly comfortable in the life science areas theyteach. However, when students move on to the areas of physics (motion, energy, etc), theteacher’s comfort level drops considerably. Engineers are taught from day one that integrationof math and science into problem solving is necessary. Therefore, engineers bring to t heclassroom this natural ability to integrate subject areas together. The engineering student’sstrengths

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Multi-disciplinary Design

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2002 Annual Conference

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Satish Mahajan; Joe Biernacki; Glenn Cunningham; Jeff Frolik

, vaccine delivery systems,digital light projectors and optical switches. With an ever increasing number of applications inautomotive, aerospace, medical and other industries, projections have the MEMS marketgrowing to $12 billion in 2002 1 and experts envision that MEMS will soon be as ubiquitous asmicrocircuits. As such, educating undergraduate as well as graduate students in this importantdeveloping area is no longer an interesting experiment in education but a necessary fact. In this paper, the results of an introductory multi-disciplinary, project-oriented course inMEMS are presented. The course is team-taught at Tennessee Technological University (TTU)by faculty from chemical (CHE), electrical (ECE) and mechanical (ME) engineering to a

Conference Session

Combining Research and Teaching

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Melanie Daniel; Joshua Becker; Carlos Ortiz

Session 1351 Study on Sludge Recirculation in a Metal Removal System Carlos A. Ortiz, Ph.D., Melanie O. Daniel, Joshua A. Becker Civil Engineering Technology Southern Polytechnic State UniversityThis study was conducted with undergraduate students to evaluate the impact of chemical sludgerecirculation on the overall removal efficiency and reduction of virgin chemicals. This project wasalso performed to demonstrate to students and faculty of the Civil Engineering Technology (CET)program at Southern Polytechnic State University (SPSU) the capabilities of the

Conference Session

Visualization and Graphics

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jianping Yue

Session 2438 Spatial Visualization Skills at Various Educational Levels Jianping Yue Department of Engineering Technologies and Computer Sciences Essex County College Newark, New JerseyAbstractSpatial visualization skills are important in engineering graphics and computer-aided designcourses, especially in solid modeling, which has gained popularity in recent years. Some researchhas been done to investigate if visualization skills can be improved through training. The researchtypically compares the pretest and

Conference Session

ET Distance Learning Courses and Programs

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Barbara Christe

Session 1647Adaptation of a Traditional Classroom Evaluation for Web-delivered Courses Barbara Christe Indiana University-Purdue University at IndianapolisAbstractThe Purdue School of Engineering and Technology encourages the use of a standardizedevaluation at the end of each semester. This questionnaire covers several aspects of a courseincluding Instructional Delivery and Design, Communication Skills of the Instructor,Instructional Facilities, Self-Assessment and Overall Assessment. The format uses positivestatements and the Likert Scale. It was developed in conjunction with many

Conference Session

Real-World Manufacturing Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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Nancy L. Baskin; M. Sohail Ahmed; Gregory L. Tonkay; Andrea Wittchen; E. Zimmers

(see Figure 1), it is within the curricula for the followingdegrees: Associate of Science in Manufacturing Engineering and Technology, Bachelor ofManufacturing Engineering, and Bachelor of Science in Manufacturing Engineering Technology.The knowledge area is Manufacturing Process, and the following table details the modules andsessions for this course (see Figure 2). Page 7.1301.2 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Conference Module 1: Introduction to Manufacturing Systems

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Dianna L. Newman; D. Reinhard

Page 7.1192.1 technology or practice, or “Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition” Copyright 2002, American Society for Engineering Education”· Working professionals who had “rusty” modeling skills, but a strong knowledge of current technology and practice.This pilot study addressed the impact of the use of the multi-media materials for students in atraditional higher education setting.The pedagogical method utilized a layered approach to learning where students first wereintroduced to, or reviewed, basic facts and elementary examples. This was followed by aprogressively more complex presentation in which students had to analyze and

Conference Session

Special Topics

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Caroline Crosthwaite; David Radcliffe

teaching and learning and conducts innovative socio -technical researchfocused on the many challenges facing engineering in the context of global changes in society,the environment and emerging technologies. The Centre provides a practical model for changingthe culture from within in a research intensive university.BackgroundIn 1998, the School of Engineering commissioned an independent review of the state of theculture in the School. The resultant Diversity Report made some 63 recommendations concernedwith creating a more holistic culture in the School. A core recommendation was the formation ofa Catalyst Centre as a day-to-day focus for implementing the recommendations of the DiversityReport. The other recommendations were grouped into headings

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Closing Manufacturing Competency Gaps I

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2002 Annual Conference

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Karen Harris; Sunday Faseyitan; Robert Myers; Pearley Cunningham; Winston Erevelles

. Scholarship opportunities available through Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó2002, American Society for Engineering Education federal, state, professional, and private initiatives will be aggressively pursued to offset the cost of education for the participants. · Manufacturing jobs awareness for students, the K-12 community, and familiesManufacturing Workforce Recruitment/Preparation - Summer camps: PRIME has explored thework done through programs such as the Science Technology and Engineering Preview Summercamp for girls (STEPS), the Detroit Area Pre-College Engineering Program (DAPCEP), the FordAcademy of Manufacturing

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Trends in Construction Engr. Educ. II

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Wilson Barnes; Gouranga Banik

Session 1421 Issues and Challenges for the Construction Community Gouranga C. Banik, Ph.D., P.E., and Wilson C. Barnes, Ph.D., AIA School of Architecture, Civil Engineering Technology and Construction Southern Polytechnic State University, Marietta, GA 30060AbstractThere are significant industry trends in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC)industry today. The industry faces major changes in owner requirements and contractors' roles,globalization, skilled work force shortages, increased role of suppliers, reduced cycle timerequirements, and increased capital effectiveness

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Promoting ET with K-12 Projects

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Michele Casey; Kevin Torres; David Loker

we are equipping them with knowledge that is applicable toequipment they interact with daily. In addition, they will have had a positive experience withengineering that will hopefully ignite an interest for further learning.1.0 IntroductionIn 2001 an outreach project was designed and implemented to provide kindergarten students withengineering technology experiences.1 In that project kindergarten students were introduced tocurrent, voltage, batteries, conductors and insulators. The project was not only a success withkindergarten students but also with 1 st grade students.The authors wanted to add another module to the kindergarten engineering curriculum. Thetopic of digital logic was decided upon. In an ASEE 2000 paper, Cooney and

Conference Session

ET Distance Learning Courses and Programs

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Anthony Trippe

Session 1647 Training for Distance Learning Faculty Anthony P. Trippe Rochester Institute of Technology Electrical, Computer and Telecommunications Engineering Technology DepartmentAbstractDistance learning courses have been growing in number and the Internet is now acommonly accepted mode of instructional delivery. The attention of many educationalresearchers has now turned to examining the quality of online courses. One aspect ofdistance learning that is often found to be associated with course quality is facultytraining. This paper reports on the experiences of the author

Conference Session

Focus on Undergraduate Impact

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrew Vavreck

many schools, as asurvey in this paper of publications indicates, with mixed results being experienced. The paperthen focuses on an extensive application of project management techniques to capstone designcourses involving engineering technology students and to other student design projects (e.g. SAEMini Baja) at Penn State Altoona, through involvement by business school faculty and students.Future plans, lessons learned and student perceptions are discussed and recommendations made.IntroductionThe importance of group design projects to today’s engineering and engineering technologyprograms is indisputable,1 and multidisciplinary teams on such projects are of growingsignificance, to give students exposure to other ways of addressing problems

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Projects to promote eng.; teamwork,K-12

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Gilbert; Elizabeth McCullough; Kimberly Rogers; Joseph Hickey; Andrew Hoff; Eric Roe; Marilyn Barger

present being tested in high school math, science,chemistry and physics courses as well as in community college chemistry courses. At presentthe HSTI team is evaluating plans to expand preliminary classroom trials throughout the scienceprograms of the School District of Hillsborough County, 11th largest in the nation.IntroductionThe High School Technology Initiative, HSTI, is a new approach to adapt and incorporate hightechnology materials into the state mandated secondary educational curricula. Members of theHSTI team believe that instructional modules can be used to engender an interest in pursuingtechnology, engineering, or science related careers by providing students with connectionsbetween technology and its underlying science as part of

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Recruiting/Retention--Lower Division

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Charles Abaté; Ramesh Gaonkar

Session 2186 Integration of Electronics, Math, & English and Its Impact on Retention Dr. Ramesh Gaonkar, Dr. Charles J. Abaté Electrical & Computer Engineering Technology Onondaga Community College, Syracuse, NY 13215Abstract:At present, three forces are converging: 1) industry must compete globally in a rapidly changingtechnology, 2) the nature of the workforce is changing; new employees will be older andethnically diverse, and will include more women, 3) the basic mathematical and communicationskills of incoming students

Conference Session

Internet Programming and Applications

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Lin; Aik Mon; Harold Broberg

lab is also described.I. IntroductionMany on-line software development systems such as WebCT, Blackboard, etc., are used bydistance education instructors to develop and deploy non-technical courses. These softwaresystems normally integrate such desired functions as design of presentation of the course,educational tools to facilitate learning, communication and collaboration page design, andadministrative tools to assist the process of management and continuing improvement of thecourse. However, technological realities and lab hardware requirements/constraints of thesesoftware systems present challenges to educators who want to develop online technicalcourses in the fields of engineering or engineering technology with laboratory