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Instructional Technology

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2003 Annual Conference

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Steven Cramer; Nancy Ciezki; Hussain Bahia

Session 2215 Using Technology to Enhance Learning About Construction Materials Hussain Bahia, Steven Cramer and Nancy Ciezki The University of Wisconsin-MadisonAbstractEducators are faced with new challenges in teaching, due to the expanding and dynamic methodsby which information and data are conveyed. Computers, internet, digital cameras, instantmessages, communication software, and distance learning are some of the examples of our newage. These developments have raised the expectations of engineering students.Part of the new culture being formed, that affects us as educators, is the fact that our

Conference Session

Graduate Education

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2003 Annual Conference

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Shahram Varzavand; John Fecik; Recayi Pecen; Teresa Hall

Session 2650 The Doctor of Industrial Technology Degree: A Unique Opportunity for Applied Technology DisciplinesJohn T. Fecik Shahram Varzavand Recayi Pecen Teresa Hall Department of Industrial Technology, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IowaAbstractIn recent years, graduate programs in engineering and technology fields have experienced a variety ofchallenges. Many programs have been forced to adapt curriculum and delivery methods as new andemerging technology, heightened demand for graduates, and changing student demographics havealtered the landscape of higher education. In this

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Nicole Hoekstra

Session Number 2793 Northeast Meets Northwest Women in Technology Project Nicole Hoekstra Engineering Technology Department Western Washington UniversityAbstractThe “Northeast Meets Northwest Women in Technology Project” encourages young women toconsider careers in technology and engineering by direct exposure to a complex problem inindustry. The project partnered women in high school from Washington and Massachusetts, highschool teachers, an engineer from Texas Instruments, and an engineering advisor from WesternWashington University. The

Conference Session

Computer Literacy Among Minority Students

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2003 Annual Conference

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Roli Varma

Session 2270 Retention of Minority Undergraduates in Information Technology Roli Varma University of New MexicoAbstractUndergraduate minority student retention is a major problem in core information technologyfields namely computer science (CS) and computer engineering (CE) in American colleges anduniversities. Even though increasing numbers of minority students are declaring CS and CE astheir major, departments are having a difficult time retaining and graduating them. The minoritystudents are often less well prepared for CS or CE education and are preoccupied

Conference Session

Recruiting/Retention Lower Division

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2003 Annual Conference

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Louis Frenzel

, trigonometry, and sometimes calculus are required for AAS degrees. Many cannot or are unwilling to do the math-oriented course work and thus leave the program. Most high school students know that engineering or technology degree programs have high math and science requirements and therefore deliberately avoid such programs by selecting less rigorous career paths and degrees.7. Lack of understanding of what electronics is and what electronic technicians do. When selecting a potential career path, high school students seem to select what they know and understand. Computers and networking jobs are generally more well known and understood. Not electronics. While most computer and

Conference Session

Topics in Civil ET

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2003 Annual Conference

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Amitabha Bandyopadhyay

Session 2549 Assessing Group Learning Courses in Construction Management Technology Amitabha Bandyopadhyay State University of New York, FarmingdaleIntroductionThe need for college students to be actively involved in their own learning has received wideacceptance1. The value of teamwork and ability to solve problems in group environment forengineering and technology students is undeniable. Specifically construction is an interconnectedprocess. The construction engineers and managers work cooperatively with many professionalsand workers to implement design into reality. So it is logical to

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Paul Ranky

Session 1547 A Interactive 3D Multimedia Problem-based Library for Manufacturing Engineering Technology Education with Internet Support Paul G. RankyProfessor, The Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering,New Jersey Institute of Technology, MERC (Multi-lifecycle Engineering Research Center), Newark, NJ, 07102, USA. Email: ranky@njit.eduAbstractThe advanced design and manufacturing/ assembly industry is increasingly operating ona globally integrated, Internet-based collaborative model of design, production andsupport in which OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers) assemble

Conference Session

International Engineering Education II

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2003 Annual Conference

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Morteza Sadat-Hossieny

Session #3160 Effects of computer technology transfer on engineering education in third world countries Morteza Sadat-Hossieny Northern Kentucky UniversityConsidering engineering education, with the rapidly evolving technologies, the time gap hasincreased considerably for a technology to be transferred and adapted in third world countries. Asuccessful transfer of technology requires certain preexisting capabilities in the recipient countryto be able to adapt that technology. “Innovation now seems to appear at a rate that increasesgeometrically, without

Conference Session

International Engineering Education II

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2003 Annual Conference

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Kirankumar Gundrai

Session2573 The role of Science and Engineering Technology in countering Terrorism- A Global perspective Kirankumar Goud Gundrai University of Nagarjuna, India A -Summary B -Introduction C -Global or International Terrorism D -Mechanism of terrorist activities E -Terrorism and psychological problems F -U.S. perspective on terrorism G -U.S. Policy Tenets H -India’s position on cross border terrorism I -Pakistan’s position on terrorism J

Conference Session

International Engineering Education I

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2003 Annual Conference

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Fazil Najafi

Session 2160 CIVIL ENGINEERING CURRICULUM AT THE UNIVERSITY OFFLORIDA AND THE MAHANAKORN UNIVERISTY OF TECHNOLOGY, THAILAND Kitti Manokhoon1, Dr. Fazil T. Najafi 2 Graduate student, Civil & Coastal Engineering, University of Florida1/ Professor, Civil & Coastal Engineering, University of Florida2AbstractAn overview of regular courses of study in undergraduate Civil Engineering at the University ofFlorida (UF) and the Mahanakorn University of Technology (MUT), Thailand, is compared. Thecurriculum systems are alike in terms of courses provided and credit hours

Conference Session

Technology in Environmental Engineering Courses

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2003 Annual Conference

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Kerry Kinney; Howard Liljestrand; Lynn Katz

technology; and • to use techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.This undergraduate class develops and enhances skills in all of these areas. The class emphasizesthe close relationship of basic chemistry and engineering solutions. The group work in thelaboratory and on the reports develops the ability to recognize and utilize different talents within ateam. Our experience is that high expectations for the laboratory reports, reinforced by detailedfeedback, allow students to learn how to utilize each other’s talents to maximum advantage. Theindustrial perspective and applications to real systems are areas that have been missing in the pastrenditions of this class, but are an integral part of the new

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Timothy Cooley

”Level Two – Analytical TechniqueMost people make the (hopefully correct) assumption that colleges and universities impartknowledge to their paying customers. An aspect often overlooked, however, is that thisknowledge must be effectively applied if it is to be useful. Two subtleties appear in this exercisethat serve to emphasize this distinction to students. First, while the task of units conversion iscommon in most engineering technology classes, in this exercise students discover that conversionof viscosity units in one direction is significantly more difficult than it is in the other direction. Bydesign, both the first instruments used as well as the final temperature desired are presented interms of SUS units. Yet going in the US (lbf s/ft2

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Kenneth Reid

Session 1547 Project Summary of a K-12 Outreach with a Summer Program and a Mobile Laboratory Kenneth J. Reid Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)Abstract:This paper will describe and summarize a two-year project using hands-on activities to introduce K-12students to Electrical Engineering and Electrical Engineering Technology and inspire and foster aninterest in engineering, mathematics, and science. Two specific projects included in this initiative were:S developing new summer hands-on workshops for students

Conference Session

Technology in Environmental Engineering Courses

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2003 Annual Conference

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Carlos Ortiz

Session 2251 Use of Membrane Bioreactor Process for Wastewater Treatment: Case Study Carlos A. Ortiz, Ph.D., Alma Manga Civil Engineering Technology Southern Polytechnic State UniversityAbstractPaulding County in the State of Georgia has experienced approximately a 96% populationincrease in the last decade [1]. As a result of this population growth the need for increasingwastewater treatment capacity and improving effluent quality have become one of the mainpriorities for the Public Works Department (PWD). In an

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Mukasa Ssemakula

Session 1547 Development of a Web-Enhanced Live Interactive Television Course Mukasa E. Ssemakula Division of Engineering Technology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202.AbstractA variety of social, economic and technological factors are converging to create increaseddemand for long distance education. This demand for distance education is in turn transforminghow knowledge is delivered to students. New technologies are emerging to help address thisneed. From the instructor’s perspective, this presents a challenge. Not only does the instructorneed to learn how to use the new technologies, the

Conference Session

Technology in Environmental Engineering Courses

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2003 Annual Conference

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Yusong Li; Eugene J. LeBoeuf

Session 2251 Use of a Web-Based Virtual Laboratory to Introduce Mass Transfer Processes in Environmental Engineering and Science Courses Yusong Li and Eugene J. LeBoeuf Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Vanderbilt UniversityAbstract: This paper describes the development of a web-based laboratory as a means to introduceadvanced mass transfer processes concepts in environmental engineering and science courses.This web-based laboratory is comprised of interactive user-friendly input interfaces,customizable output interfaces, illustrative Help and Tutorial sections, a relational

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Elaine Craft

Session 1547 One-Stop Shopping for Engineering Technology Educators Elaine L. Craft SC ATE Center of Excellence National Resource Center for ET Education Florence-Darlington Technical CollegeAbstractThe two-year college engineering technology community has a new central resource for ideas,materials, and technical assistance for improving engineering technology education. The SC ATENational Resource Center for Engineering Technology Education provides a specific link to

Conference Session

Technology in Environmental Engineering Courses

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2003 Annual Conference

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Thomas Harmon

Page 8.763.2program in Java™, which was a relatively new language at the time. Thus, ISIS offered this person a Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Educationchance to hone his programming skills, and relieved the content providers from having to communicate thedetails of the desired ISIS features in great detail. A disadvantage of this was, however, realized later whenthe lead programmer left for employment in the information technology sector. At this stage, anundergraduate in computer science (W. Wong) replaced him. While excellent as a programmer, this personrequired a much more detailed description of the

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Timothy Wiley; Hamid Khan

). What are people doing around peer review? The Journal for Quality andParticipation, 19, pp.52-55.[17] Wiley, Tim (2002) A study in opposition to the effectiveness of employee performance when using a forcedranking system. Unpublished Thesis, Master of Science in Technology (MST) , Northern Kentucky University,”Khan, Hamid Thesis Advisor. Page 8.908.13 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering EducationTIM WILEY is a graduate of Northern Kentucky University with a Bachelor of Science degree

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Michael Holcombe

Session 1547 LACK OF GENDER DIVERSITY? – CHANGE YOUR RECRUITING TACTICS. Michael L Holcombe Purdue UniversityAbstract Gender diversity typically is considered when institutions of higher learning are faced withdeclining enrollments. It is well known that the percentage of women in engineering technology isquite low. Some of the recruiting techniques used to attract women to engineering technologycan be modified to be more effective in achieving their purpose. Women make up 54% of the present day college/university

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Marty Frisbee; Deborah Sharer

Session 1547 Providing Additional Support to Internet-Based Learning by Applying Supplemental Instruction Techniques Marty D. Frisbee, Deborah L. Sharer Department of Engineering Technology University of North Carolina at CharlotteAbstractSupplemental Instruction (SI) has proven to be an effective tool used to increase studentperformance in academic courses that have traditionally been labeled difficult. Typically, thesecourses are characterized by low student success rates and course content that is very analytical innature, such as

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Harvey Lyons

Session 3648 Teaching and Assessing Teaming Skills via Design Courses Harvey I. Lyons, P.E., Ph.D. College of Technology Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI 48197The writer has had the experience to introduce open-ended, team-based design projects tofreshmen in an introductory course and, as well, supervise open-ended, team-based designprojects to upper classmen who had not experienced the noted introductory program, e.g.,Introduction to Engineering, Introduction to Engineering Technology, etc

Conference Session

Integrating HSS into the Engineering Curriculum

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2003 Annual Conference

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Dave Hergert; Ron Earley; Suguna Bommaraju

Session 502 INCORPORATING LIBERAL EDUCATION CONCEPTS INTO ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY SENIOR DESIGN COURSE AT MIAMI UNIVERSITY Suguna Bommaraju, Ron Earley, Dave Hergert Miami University, OhioINTRODUCTIONThe LEC (Liberal education council) at Miami University monitors and guides the incorporationof liberal education component in capstone course in the engineering technology department.Specifically, the focus points of the liberal education outlined in Miami bulletin1 are criticalthinking, understanding contexts, engaging with others, reflecting and acting. The senior

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

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2003 Annual Conference

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Rafiqul Islam

2360 Exploring the Global Trend in Recruitment for Engineering and Technology Freshmen: Current Challenges and Suggested Solutions. Dr. Rafiqul Islam Dept. of Engineering Technology Northwestern State University Natchitoches, LA 71497 Tel: 318-357-5352 Fax: 318-357-6145 Email: islamr

Conference Session

Teaching Styles and Peer Review

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2003 Annual Conference

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Malgorzata Zywno

Session 1122 Engineering Faculty Teaching Styles and Attitudes toward Student-Centered and Technology-Enabled Teaching Strategies Malgorzata S. Zywno Ryerson UniversityAbstractThis paper presents results of a survey assessing learning preferences and teaching strategies ofengineering faculty. Of particular interest were questions pertaining to technologyimplementations and to professional development. The survey pointed to lack of interest ineducational activities and low use of innovative instructional methods and instructionaltechnologies

Conference Session

International Collaborative Efforts

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2003 Annual Conference

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Frank Duda

Session 2286 A Collaborative Effort to Develop a Research Center in Engineering and Technology in Uganda Frank T. Duda, Jr., Douglas K. Lauffer Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Grove City College, Grove City, PA 16127 / Dept. of Computer Information Systems and Telecommunications, Community College Beaver County, Monaca, PAAbstractIn order for Uganda Christian University (UCU) Mukono, Uganda to realize its vision of trainingEast African students to be at the forefront of the impact of technology in both a cultural and asocietal sense, a committee

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Computer ET

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2003 Annual Conference

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William Lin; Richard Pfile

Sesssion 1447 Using Certification Exams to Help Formulate Course Objectives in Computer Engineering Technology Program William Lin and Richard E. Pfile Purdue School of Engineering & Technology Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis, IndianaAbstractAs information technology advances at an increasing rate, the demand for skilledgraduates who can adapt, implement, and maintain the continually-changing technologybecomes an important issue. To answer this growing need of industry and to betterprepare students for the fast-changing job market, most institutes are moving

Conference Session

Current Issues in Information Technology

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2003 Annual Conference

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Lloyd J. Griffiths; Anne J. Marchant; E. Bernard White

Session 2558 Implementing a Bachelor’s of Science in Information Technology Degree Program in an Engineering School: Lessons Learned Lloyd J. Griffiths, Anne J. Marchant, E. Bernard White School of Information Technology and Engineering George Mason University Fairfax, Virginia 22030AbstractDesigned for the student who does not enter with a formal training in computing as well asfor the student who might not have a love for theoretical aspects of the mathematical andnatural sciences, our new Bachelors of Science in Information

Conference Session

Electrical ET Labs

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2003 Annual Conference

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Richard Newman; Albert McHenry; John Robertson, Arizona State University; Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University

AC 2003-179: HOW TO MAXIMIZE LABORATORY EXPERIENCE OFENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS USING ELECTRONIC MEDIUMAlbert McHenry,John Robertson, Arizona State UniversityLakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State UniversityRichard Newman, Page 8.644.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2003 Session # 3549 How to Maximize Laboratory Experience of Engineering Technology Programs Using Electronic Media Lakshmi Munukutla, Albert McHenry, John Robertson, and Richard Newman Arizona State University East College of Technology and Applied Sciences

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Course and Program Assessment

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2003 Annual Conference

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Abi Aghayere

Session 3649 Assessing the Impact of the Concrete Canoe and Steel Bridge Competitions on Civil Engineering Technology Students Valerie L. Sirianni, Kerin E. Lee, Matt D. LeFevre, James W. Lindholm Abi Aghayere, Maureen Valentine Rochester Institute of TechnologyAbstractThe new accreditation criteria (TC2K) of the Technology Accreditation Commission of ABETrequire an assessment of Program Intended Learning Outcomes. Some of the learning outcomesrequired by the “a” through “k” and the Civil criteria of TC2K include leadership skills,teamwork skills, project