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Curriculum Development in Computer/Communications ET

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2005 Annual Conference

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Chandra Sekhar; Jai Agrawal; Omer Farook

Session: 2247 Designing A Free-Space Optical/Wireless Link Jai P. Agrawal, Omer Farook and C.R. Sekhar Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Purdue University CalumetAbstractThis paper presents the design of a very high-speed data link between two buildings in aUniversity campus that will operate at gigabit rates. The project uses a cutting edge technology ofeye-safe laser communication through free space. This is an all-optical design is future-proof inregards to technological advancement in the rate of data transmission and

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Curriculum Development in Mechanical ET

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2005 Annual Conference

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Joseph Musto; William Howard

Session 1348 Computer-Based Skills in an MET Curriculum William E. Howard and Joseph C. Musto Milwaukee School of EngineeringAbstractThe TC2K criteria of ABET accreditation for engineering technology programs has allowed forgreater flexibility in many areas of curriculum content. Previous requirements included thestipulation that at least one computer language be taught in a BS program, followed byexperience using programming skills in technical courses. In the TC2K requirements, a programoutcome specifies that students must have “mastery…of the modern tools of

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TYCD 2005 Lower Division Initiatives

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2005 Annual Conference

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Mohammad Shanehsaz; Michael Qaissaunee

and low cost academic solutions. The method will be further demonstrated as ameans of forming learning communities whereby faculty will benefit through the sharing ofspecialized instructional materials. Page 10.807.1 Proceeding of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright  2005, American Society for Engineering EducationIntroductionBrookdale Community College, working as a regional partner of the National Center forTelecommunications Technologies (NCTT) and in collaboration with two other AdvancedTechnology Education

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Implementing the BOK - Can it Be Done?

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2005 Annual Conference

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Robert Houghtalen

Session xxxx Can ASCE Cover the “E” in the MOE? Robert J. Houghtalen, P.E. Department of Civil Engineering, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology John A. Casazza Department of Continuing Education, ASCEAbstractThe American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) is beginning to move the profession in thedirection of requiring a certain body of knowledge (BOK) for professional licensure. This BOKwould be obtained through a baccalaureate (BS) degree, work experience, and a master’s degreeor equivalent (MOE). The “or

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Interdisciplinary Education

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2005 Annual Conference

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Seth Bates; Patricia Backer

Introduction to Product Design and Innovation: A Cross-Disciplinary MiniCurriculum Patricia Ryaby Backer and Seth Bates San Jose State UniversityAbstractFor the past two years, faculty at San Jose State University (SJSU) have implemented a three-semester minicurriculum in Product Design and Manufacturing. The project follows the Project-Based Learning (PBL) model and is central to the Certificate Program in Product Design in theMechanical Engineering Department, the Manufacturing Systems concentration in theDepartment of Aviation and Technology, and the Industrial Design Program in the School of Artand Design. Students in the three courses in

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Transitioning to an Academic Career

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2005 Annual Conference

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William Loendorf

matter. Theyoffered an excellent opportunity to work with other faculty members both from within thedepartment and from departments throughout the university. It was a very rewarding experiencethat greatly expanded a new educator’s exposure to the academic world. However, they werealso very time consuming requiring a great deal of preparation in addition to the actual meetings.It was exciting to be part of a dynamic and growing department. As a direct result ofaccomplishments from the first year, a new Software Engineering Technology (SET) programwas added expanding the options for students. In addition, a local Cisco Networking Academybegan operation with a new lab and equipment. Then the opportunity arose for a full ElectricalEngineering (EE

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IE Enrollment/Curriculum Development

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2005 Annual Conference

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Jane Fraser

Wayne State University, • History of technology at the University of South Florida, • Business law at Milwaukee School of Engineering, • Team leadership and facilitation at North Carolina ATSU and Milwaukee School of Engineering, • Reliability at Cal State Hayward, • Cognitive engineering at Ohio State University, • Fuzzy logic at SUNY-Binghamton, and • Entrepreneurship at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology.ConclusionsAs a faculty member, I sometimes feel that the field is dominated by large research baseddepartments. I believe we should keep in mind that only 66% of the IE programs are indepartments that grant the Ph.D., and over half of IE faculty members are in departments thathave 14 or fewer faculty

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Increasing Enrollment in IE/IET Programs Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

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Jane Fraser

Wayne State University, • History of technology at the University of South Florida, • Business law at Milwaukee School of Engineering, • Team leadership and facilitation at North Carolina ATSU and Milwaukee School of Engineering, • Reliability at Cal State Hayward, • Cognitive engineering at Ohio State University, • Fuzzy logic at SUNY-Binghamton, and • Entrepreneurship at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology.ConclusionsAs a faculty member, I sometimes feel that the field is dominated by large research baseddepartments. I believe we should keep in mind that only 66% of the IE programs are indepartments that grant the Ph.D., and over half of IE faculty members are in departments thathave 14 or fewer faculty

Conference Session

IE/EM Skills in Real World Concepts

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2005 Annual Conference

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Jessica Matson; David Elizandro; Jane Fraser

demonstrating the integration of management systems into a series of different technological environments.Manufacturing Proficiency in materials and manufacturing processes: understanding theEngineering behavior and properties of materials as they are altered and influenced by processing in manufacturing; Proficiency in process, assembly and product engineering: understanding the design of products and the equipment, tooling, and environment necessary for their manufacture; Proficiency in manufacturing competitiveness: understanding the creation of competitive advantage through manufacturing planning, strategy

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Capstone/Design Projects: Mechanical ET

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2005 Annual Conference

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Rafic Bachnak

Session 1647 Restructuring the Capstone Course Leads to Successful Projects Rafic Bachnak, Satyajit Verma, and Tim Coppinger Texas A&M University-Corpus ChristiAbstractThe engineering technology programs at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi share acapstone projects course that allows students to use their problem solving skills and thetechnical knowledge they gain throughout their college experience to develop a device orsystem that meets some specific requirements. As a result of concerns raised during arecent ABET accreditation visit, the course was restructured in order to ensureconsistency in

Conference Session

Outreach and Recruitment

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2005 Annual Conference

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Lee Young; Sanjiv Sarin; Xiaochun Jiang

Assessment of the NC-LSAMP project: A longitudinal study Xiaochun Jiang1, Sanjiv Sarin2, Marcia Williams2, and Lee Young3 1 Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering / 2College of Engineering / 3 Academic Affairs North Carolina A&T State University, 1601 E Market St Greensboro, NC 27411AbstractThe North Carolina Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (NC-LSAMP)project is an ongoing project aimed to substantially increase the number ofunderrepresented minorities who will contribute significantly in science, technology,engineering and mathematics, engineering, and technology (STEM) areas, especially ingraduate degree programs. The NCLSAMP

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TC2K Assessment: How to Really Do It

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2005 Annual Conference

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Satyajit Verma

Session 3649 Matrix Based Approach to Assessment of an Educational Program along ABET Criteria S. Verma Texas A & M University – Corpus ChristiAbstractThis paper describes a spreadsheet based matrix method to quantify the performance of aneducational program and its various courses against criteria set forth by the Accreditation Boardfor Engineering and Technology (ABET). Inputs to the spreadsheet are: student learningoutcomes for each course, connection of these outcomes to the ABET criteria, student scores invarious classroom assessment activities

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Sustainability Issues

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2005 Annual Conference

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Patricia Mosto; Gina Tang; Courtney Richmond; Joseph Orlins; Catherine Yang; Demond Miller; Beena Sukumaran; Kauser Jahan; Anthony Marchese; Mariano Savelski; Paris von Lockette; Stephanie Farrell; Yusuf Mehta; William Riddell

esteem, teamwork and leadership skills.AcknowledgementThis project is being funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF EEC#0353744) and Rowan University.References[1] Jahan, K., J. Everett, R. P. Hesketh , P. Jannson and K. Hollar (2004) “Environmental Education forAll Engineers”, Water Science and Technology, 49(8).[2] Jahan, K., J. Everett, R. P. Hesketh , P. Jannson and K. Hollar (2003) “Environmental Education forAll Engineers”, Proceedings of the IWA Environmental Engineering Education Conference, Zurich,Switzerland, Sept. 23-27.[3] Jahan, K., G. Tang, S. Gatling and K. Freeman (2003) “Undergaduate Research Experiences inPollution Prevention” Proceedings of the Mid-Atlantic ASEE Fall Conference, Baltimore, MD.[4] K. Jahan

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Lean Manufacturing and Integration

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2005 Annual Conference

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Sheng-Jen Hsieh

Automated Manufacturing System Integration Education: Current Status and Future Directions Sheng-Jen (“Tony”) Hsieh Dept. of Engineering Technology and Dept. of Mechanical Engineering Texas A&M University, College Station, TX1. IntroductionAutomated systems play an essential role in manufacturing, from assembling complex electronicdevices to mixing pharmaceuticals. Engineers must constantly design, maintain, reconfigure, andupgrade these systems to accommodate shifts in product design or manufacturing priorities.Their ability to rapidly complete such tasks is critical to maintaining our national economiccompetitiveness and security

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Improving Mechanics of Materials

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2005 Annual Conference

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Mitch Keil; Pavel Ikonomov; Sam Ramrattan; Jorge Rodriguez; Alamgir Choudhury

Session 1368 Online experimentation for study of stress and deformation in structural beamsAlamgir Choudhury, Jorge Rodriguez, Mitch Keil, Sam Ramrattan and Pavel Ikonomov Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Western Michigan UniversityAbstract Analysis of stress and deformation of beam elements are utilized in a wide rangeof curriculum. In most engineering and engineering technology programs, analyticalmethods are often augmented with computer applications and laboratory experiments. Inthe lecture only classes, theoretical learning can be complemented by

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2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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George D. Gray

Advancing Composites Education and Training through Curriculum Design George D. Gray Applied and Engineering Technologies Division Wichita Area Technical CollegeAbstractThis paper will outline the increasing occurrence of polymer composite material applicationswithin industry and the challenges facing post-secondary educational institutions to adequatelyprepare engineers and engineering technologists/technicians. It will also address the many facetsof composites and how to develop coursework to meet both the fundamental concepts ofcomposites along with addressing specific hands-on fabrication

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Curriculum Development in Civil ET

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2005 Annual Conference

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Aiman Kuzmar

one of thetopics in its annual conference as well as in its annual chapter conferences6. Severalalternative teaching techniques have been implemented in the specific courses of steeland concrete in civil engineering and civil engineering technology education7, 8.Many courses in almost all disciplines, from Sociology9 to English10, require a termproject and consider it an important part for various reasons. This is true in almost allengineering and engineering technology fields including steel and concrete constructioncourses. A traditional format for assigning the project in these two particular courses wasused in the Engineering Technology Program at Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campusprior to the year 2001. A different approach in

Conference Session

Energy Program and Software Tools

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2005 Annual Conference

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Mohammed Fahmy; Recayi Pecen; Faruk Taban; Ayhan Zora

Session Number: A Comprehensive Energy Model Development for Off-Highway Vehicles Ayhan Zora*, Mohammed F. Fahmy, Recayi Pecen, Faruk Taban** Department of Industrial Technology, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa/ (*) Technology Center, Deere & Company, Moline, Illinois/ (**) Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Nevada, Reno, NevadaAbstractUtilizing machine and thermal system simulations (vehicle energy models) can be very helpfulfor vehicle manufacturing companies to develop a machine with acceptable componenttemperatures, less heat loads to the vehicle cooling

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Capstone/Design Projects: Industrial ET

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2005 Annual Conference

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Dana Ingalsbe; Jess Godbey

, and secondly, local companies who encourage their employees withoutdegrees to enroll in the Technology program to earn their baccalaureate degrees.While past studies have questioned the viability of using the capstone course as anoutcomes assessment tool, it is becoming apparent in this particular situation that thecapstone course experience provides a pivotal opportunity for employers, educators, and Page 10.1035.2students to share opinions concerning the strengths and opportunities for improvement inthe program.Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright

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2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Larry N. Bland

Can ABET Professional Skills Stimulate Curriculum Changes That Aid in Student Recruitment? Larry N. Bland John Brown UniversityIntroduction In November 1996, the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)board of directors approved one of the most significant changes to accreditation of engineeringprograms in modern times. Previous accreditation requirements had been a very rigid set of rulesfrom almost thirty pages of detailed requirements that covered course requirements, credits anddistribution, faculty staffing, and laboratory facilities. [1] The new criteria became known asEngineering Criteria 2000. These

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Curriculum Development in Electrical ET

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2005 Annual Conference

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William Lehman; Chung-Ling Huang; Muniyappa Venkatesha; Asad Yousuf

Teaching PIC microcontroller in EET Program Asad Yousuf, Savannah State University William Lehman, Advanced Systems and Materials Muniyappa Venkatesha, Savannah Technical College Chung-Ling Huang, Southern UniversityAbstractIn our Electronics Engineering Technology program at Savannah State University, wehave been teaching the Motorola 68HC11 Microcontroller for the last decade. However,the trends in microcontroller technology have changed to provide faster and more robustsystems. This demand has led to sophisticated microcontroller architecture. Microchiptechnology has designed several low cost PIC (Peripheral Interface Controller

Conference Session

Course and Program Assessment

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2005 Annual Conference

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Essaid Bouktache; Chandra Sekhar; Jai Agrawal; Omer Farook

Session: 3548 Academic Quality Management Based Assessment C.R.Sekhar, O.Farook, Jai. P.Agrawal, and E. Bouktache Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Purdue University CalumetAbstractThis paper describes an Academic Quality Management (AQM) based assessment process andthe outcome results that showed positive student’s acquired knowledge and retention.Continuous improvement is the theme emphasized by ABET 1 and our AQM based assessmenthas worked for us and is used in the continuous improvement of course delivery to improve thelearning and

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Lessons from Entrepreneurship Programs

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2005 Annual Conference

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Tony Casalena; Matt Weinstein; Borna Ghavam; Blake Robertson; Karen Thornton; David Barbe; James Green

Session xxxx Hinman CEOs Student Ventures David Barbe, Karen Thornton, James Green Tony Casalena, Matt Weinstein, Borna Ghavam, and Blake Robertson Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute Hinman CEOs Program University of Maryland, College ParkAbstractIn Fall 2000, the Clark School of Engineering at the University of Maryland, incooperation with the Smith School of Business, created a unique residentialentrepreneurship educational model - the Hinman Campus EntrepreneurshipOpportunities (CEOs) Program. The program is based

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Innovation in Curriculum Development

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2005 Annual Conference

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Robert Knox; Randall Kolar; Teri Rhoads; Kurt Gramoll

century:globalization, information technology, a diverse society, new technologies, enhanced publicawareness, and a deteriorating infrastructure. After more than a decade of study, a task force hasprepared a report that lays out the “Body of Knowledge” that civil engineers should possess inorder to meet these challenges; it has been adopted as ASCE's Policy Statement 465. [1]3. Motivation for Planning Grant Activities.As stated earlier, the original Sooner City model fits into an integrated systems project into anexisting “course-dictated” curriculum. The objective of this planning grant is to pilot the conceptof a “course-less” curriculum, so that teaching and learning activities are not bound by theconstraints of a 50-minute, MWF class format (a system that

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Curriculum Development in Manufacturing ET

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2005 Annual Conference

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David Hata

grantthrough their Advanced Technological Education Program. This paper describes theproducts and results of this three-year project. Page 10.774.1 “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”Educational Materials DevelopmentPlasma-aided manufacturing is a muti-disciplinary discipline. Prerequisite knowledgeincludes topics from general chemistry and general physics, mathematics, electronics,vacuum technology, and materials processing.Educational materials development efforts focused on three areas: basic plasma

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Transitioning to an Academic Career

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2005 Annual Conference

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Philip Dunn

Transitioning to Academia Philip A. Dunn, Jr. PE Assistant Professor of Construction Management Technology, School of Engineering Technology, University of Maine at OronoAbstractAfter 23 years working as an engineer in a private consultant firm, a municipality, and a statedepartment of transportation, I had the opportunity to teach at my alma mater. I took theopportunity and because of the immediate need to fill the position, I left my employer and beganteaching duties in a short two week time frame. I was assigned two full time courses andadditionally took on duties assisting with two other courses. I soon devised organizationaltechniques to

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NEW Lab Experiments in Materials Science

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2005 Annual Conference

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John Marshall

could catch a ball. Even thoughcameras and computers could direct the robot towards a ball, robot's move in an Page 10.817.1awkward, lumbering fashion because conventional hydraulic valves cannot keep pacewith the commands of the computerized controllers. Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering EducationAdaptive materials, such as magneto-rheological fluid, can “cycle” at a rate of 200 timesper second. As a result, this technology will allow devices that can operate instantly andwithout mechanical valves. Increased

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New! Improved! CE Accreditation Criteria

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2005 Annual Conference

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Jeffrey Russell

commissions ofABET, the Engineering Accreditation Commission, EAC; the Technology AccreditationCommission, TAC; the Computing Accreditation Commission, CAC; and the AppliedScience Accreditation Commission, ASAC. With the exception of CAC, which onlyaccredits programs at the baccalaureate level, the other three commissions havedeveloped accreditation criteria for more than one level, the associate and baccalaureatelevel for the TAC, and the associate, baccalaureate, and master’s level for the ASAC.Oddly, the EAC refers to basic and advanced level accreditation instead of the degreelevel, i.e., baccalaureate and master’s level, which could be a source of confusion. Boththe TAC and ASAC specifically permit a named program to be accredited at more

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Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

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Steven York; Lynn Nystrom; Elizabeth Joyce; Michael Gregg; Richard Goff; Jeffrey Connor

the first of itskind for a college career fair. Many companies employ this technology on their websites,requesting that the prospective hire fill out fields of information rather than just submitting a textresume. By employing similar methodology the SEC requires students to spend a little bit longerfilling out the résumé drop form; these résumés can then be easily found by companies seeking aspecific set of characteristics in a candidate.SEC strives to enhance student development on a personal and professional level through variousactivities and projects. An important objective is to address facets of engineering education thatare often neglected. Increasingly in today's society, technical competence is not sufficient forcareer success

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Curriculum Development in Manufacturing ET

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Nutter

Virtual Simulation Curriculum Integration Paul Nutter Ohio Northern University Department of Technological StudiesAbstractManufacturing simulation is being used extensively to model, analyze, and optimize complexmanufacturing operations by many major corporations, including Boeing, Lockheed-Martin,Daimler-Chrysler and Toyota. Companies are utilizing these advanced 3D digital manufacturingtools as a component of their product life-cycle management. In many cases a simulation ismandatory prior to any significant new operation, project or process implementation.Manufacturing technologists and engineers will