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Industrial Collaborations and Applications

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lawrence Wolf, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Engineering Technology

AC 2007-782: INDUSTRIAL CAPSTONE AND DESIGN PROJECTS FORMANUFACTURING AND MECHANICAL ET STUDENTS ALREADYEMPLOYED IN INDUSTRYLawrence Wolf, Oregon Institute of Technology Lawrence J. Wolf is a professor of the Oregon Institute of Technology and a distinguished service professor of the Oregon University System. See http://www.etllc.us. After experience in the army and the aircraft, petroleum, and chemical industries, he began his academic career in 1964 as the founding head of the MET program at the St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley. As a research fellow he completed his doctorate in engineering at Washington University and then became an associate professor at the

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Manufacturing Capstone and Design Projects

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University; Ben Zoghi, Texas A&M University; Rainer Fink, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2007-819: A COURSE PROJECT WITH A FOCUS ON PRODUCTDEVELOPMENT PROCESSWei Zhan, Texas A&M University Dr. Wei Zhan is an Assistant Professor of Electronics Engineering Technology at Texas A&M University. Dr. Zhan earned his D.Sc. in System Science from Washington University in 1991. From 1991 to 1995 he worked at University of California, San Diego and Wayne State University. From 1995 to 2006, he worked in the automotive industry as a system engineer. In 2006 He joined the Electronics Engineering Technology faculty at Texas A&M. His research activities include control system theory and applications to industry, system engineering, robust design, modeling, simulation

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Multimedia and Distance Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steve Hsiung, Old Dominion University; John Hackworth, Old Dominion University; Richard Jones, Old Dominion University; June Ritchie, Old Dominion University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2007-1317: MANAGING A DISTANCE-LEARNING EET LABORATORYCOURSE USING COLLABORATION SOFTWARESteve Hsiung, Old Dominion University STEVE C. HSIUNG Steve Hsiung is an associate professor of electrical engineering technology at Old Dominion University. Prior to his current position, Dr. Hsiung had worked for Maxim Integrated Products, Inc., Seagate Technology, Inc., and Lam Research Corp., all in Silicon Valley, CA. Dr. Hsiung also taught at Utah State University and California University of Pennsylvania. He earned his BS degree from National Kauhsiung Normal University in 1980, MS degrees from University of North Dakota in 1986 and Kansas State University in 1988, and a PhD degree from

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Manufacturing Engineering Technology Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Otieno, Northern Illinois University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2007-1327: DEVELOPMENT OF SCADA EXPERIMENTAL SYSTEMSTHROUGH STUDENT PROJECTS TO ENHANCE THE AUTOMATIONCURRICULUM IN A MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGYPROGRAMAndrew Otieno, Northern Illinois University Andrew Otieno is an associate professor in the Department of Technology at NIU. He has done extensive research in experimental and theoretical analysis of metal machining problems. His research and teaching interests include machine vision, manufacturing processes, finite element analysis, and manufacturing automation. Page 12.539.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Development of SCADA

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Multimedia and Distance Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Saeid Moslehpour, University of Hartford; Ramin Sadeghi, Power & Water University of Technology; Jonathan Hill, University of Hartford; Akram Abu-aisheh, University of Hartford

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Engineering Technology

AC 2007-1348: DEFINE TBT SCORM-BASED TOOL FOR THE REAL-TIMEPRODUCTION OF LEARNING OBJECTS IN WBDLSaeid Moslehpour, University of Hartford SAEID MOSLEHPOUR is an Assistant Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department in the College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture at the University of Hartford. He holds PhD from Iowa State University and BS MS and EdSp degrees from Central Missouri State University. His areas of interest are logic design, CPLDs, FPGAs and distance learning.Ramin Sadeghi, Power & Water University of Technology Ramin Sadeghi, Power and water University of Technology (PWUT) The author is in charge of distance learning program at the institution

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Electrical Engineering Technology Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rocio Alba-Flores, Alfred State College

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Engineering Technology

AC 2007-1359: LABORATORY ENHANCEMENTS FOR IMPROVINGEMBEDDED SYSTEMS EDUCATIONRocio Alba-Flores, Alfred State College Rocio Alba-Flores received her M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Tulane University. She is an Assistant Professor in the Electrical Engineering Technology Department at the State University of New York, Alfred. Her main areas of interest include control systems, robotics, digital systems, microprocessors, and signal and image processing. Page 12.998.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Laboratory Enhancements for Improving Embedded Systems

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Non-Technical Skills in ET

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jung Oh, Kansas State University-Salina; Alysia Starkey, Kansas State University-Salina; Beverlee Kissick, Kansas State University-Salina

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Engineering Technology

. Page 12.760.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Fostering Students to be Lifelong Learners with Science Literacy, Information Fluency, and Communication SkillsIntroductionHow do we teach students to be lifelong learners? This paper shares a glimpse of how ascience course instructor, librarian, and writing center staff have collaborated toward acommon goal based on individual and collective teaching/learning outcomes. Scienceliteracy, information fluency and communication skills are critical foundations forstudents in engineering technology programs to become lifelong learners. One of theassignments from a university general education chemistry course, taken mostly bystudents in engineering technology programs

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Computer Engineering Technology Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Veeramuthu Rajaravivarma, Central Connecticut State University; G. Thomas Bellarmine, Florida A&M-Florida State University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2007-944: VISUAL ROUTE AND VIRTUAL NETWORK COMPUTINGEXERCISES FOR COMPUTER NETWORK COURSESVeeramuthu Rajaravivarma, Central Connecticut State University Dr. V. Rajaravivarma is currently with the Computer Electronics and Graphics Technology department at Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT. He is a Professor and Program Coordinator of Computer Engineer Technology. He is Vice-Chair and past Treasurer of the IEEE-Connecticut Section. Previously, he was with Tennessee State University, Morehead State University, and North Carolina A&T State University. Dr. Rajaravivarma received a B.E. in Electronics & Communication Engineering from University of Madras,India, earned an

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Electrical Technology Projects and Applications

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Asad Yousuf, Savannah State University; Ayush Bhardwaj, Savannah State University; Crystal Reeves, Savannah State University; William Lehman, St. Mary School; Sylvester Chukwukere, Savannah State University; Shinemin Lin, Savannah State University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2007-949: CLOSING THE HARDWARE DESIGN LOOP WITH MULTISIM: ACASE STUDYAsad Yousuf, Savannah State University Dr. Asad Yousuf is a Professor of Electronics Engineering Technology at Savannah State University. Dr. Yousuf has written number of articles published in the ASEE conference proceedings over the years.Ayush Bhardwaj, Savannah State University Ayush Bhardwaj is a student of Georgia Tech Regional Engineering program at Savannah State University. His major is Electrical EngineeringCrystal Reeves, Savannah State University Crystal Reeves is a student of Georgia Tech Regional Engineering program at Savannah State University. Her major is Electrical Engineering.William Lehman, St. Mary

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Manufacturing Engineering Technology Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Edwards, Pennsylvania State University-Erie

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Engineering Technology

Institute of Technology and an MS degree in Mechanical Engineering from GannonUniversity. Page 12.1531.9

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ECET Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter Goodmann, Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne

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Engineering Technology

AC 2007-1032: A SOFTWARE-DEFINED RADIO PROJECT FOR FIRST-YEARECET STUDENTSPeter Goodmann, Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne PETER E. GOODMANN, P.E. is an Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology at IPFW. He earned his BS degree in Electrical Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and his MS degree in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University. He has worked for 28 years in industry and education, and is a member of the IEEE and the ASEE. Page 12.116.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 A Software-Defined Radio Project for

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Non-Technical Skills in ET

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Nicholas, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Anthony Brizendine, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Ted Stilgenbauer, Fairmont State University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2007-1066: COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS AS INTEGRATEDUNDERGRADUATE LEARNING EXPERIENCESThomas Nicholas, University of North Carolina-Charlotte Thomas Nicholas II is currently a Faculty Associate in Civil Engineering Technology at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He has received a B. S. in Civil Engineering Technology degree from Fairmont State and a B.S. and M.S. in Civil Engineering from West Virginia University. Mr. Nicholas’ scholarly activities have included funded projects in transportation and structural engineering for West Virginia Department of Transportation. Mr. Nicholas was employed as a Structural Engineer and Project Manager for the West Virginia Department of

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Graduate Education and Undergraduate Research in ET

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jinwen Zhu, Missouri Western State University; Virendra Varma, Missouri Western State University

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Engineering Technology

engineering technology (ET)students and talented local high school students in the cutting-edge technologies relatedto nano engineering, and to provide students with real-world research experience througha Summer Research Institute project. The students involved in the project team would notonly gain knowledge in nanotechnology but also gain experience working with computersimulations and electronic devices. The project team consisted of one faculty member,one junior ET undergraduate student, and one junior high school student. Theundergraduate student was selected from one of ET classes during Spring 2006 semester.Student selection was based on student’s academic performance, motivation, andwillingness to participate in the project. The high school

Conference Session

Manufacturing Capstone and Design Projects

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Rajadas, Arizona State University; Bradley Rogers, Arizona State University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2007-1191: DESIGN, FABRICATION AND TESTING OF A LOW-SPEED WINDTUNNEL LABORATORYJohn Rajadas, Arizona State UniversityBradley Rogers, Arizona State University Page 12.466.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Design, Fabrication and Testing of a Low-Speed Wind Tunnel LaboratoryAbstractEngineering Technology programs focus on delivering a hands-on engineering education. Thestudents get introduced to the theoretical development of engineering concepts first, then theyapply the concepts to solve practical problems and test the concepts in carefully designedexperiments carried out in appropriate facilities. One of the

Conference Session

Best Practices in Industrial Technology

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Manocher Djassemi

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Engineering Technology

educators in the field.IntroductionMany industrial and engineering technology programs offer laboratory-oriented manufacturingcourses with the mission of providing students with a practical experience in product design andmanufacturing. Common courses in these programs may include manufacturing automation,computer-integrated manufacturing and/or numerical control systems1,2,3. These courses typicallycover a wide range of topics such as control theory, robotics, and programmable logiccontrollers, and limited coverage of computer numerical control (CNC) and computer-aideddesign/computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM).This paper describes a new laboratory-oriented course at the industrial technology (IT) programof California Polytechnic State

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Electrical Engineering Technology Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University; Joanne DeGroat, Ohio State University; Aurenice Oliveira

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Engineering Technology

AC 2007-1208: TEACHING FIELD PROGRAMMABLE GATE ARRAY DESIGN(FPGA) TO FUTURE ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGISTS:COURSE DEVELOPMENTNasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological UniversityJoanne DeGroat, Ohio State UniversityAurenice Lima, Michigan Technological University Page 12.1357.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Teaching Field Programmable Gate Array Design (FPGA) to Future Electrical Engineering Technologists: Course DevelopmentAbstractFPGA-based re-programmable logic design became more attractive during the last decade, and theuse of FPGA in digital logic design is increasing rapidly. The need for highly qualified FPGAdesigners is

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Electrical Engineering Technology Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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C. Richard Helps, Brigham Young University; Andrew Arnott, Brigham Young University

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Engineering Technology

, which may be running a differentCPU, architecture and operating system than the development system. One of the elective courses offered is in Mechatronics. This course requires students todesign and build a small autonomous robot with motors, sensors and actuators. The coursetypically attracts Mechanical Engineering (ME) and Information Technology (IT) students whowork in teams. The ME students provide expertise in mechanical design and related engineeringtopics and the IT students provide expertise in operating systems, programming and computersystems integration. Both groups learn new skills in input/output handling, autonomousintelligence and related mechatronic concepts. The IT students have already completed severalrequired courses

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Electrical Engineering Technology Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hong 'Jeffrey' Nie; Recayi 'Reg' Pecen

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Engineering Technology

AC 2007-1289: THE INNOVATIVE EFFECTS OF HDL AND FPGA ON DIGITALHARDWARE DESIGN EDUCATION IN EET PROGRAMSHong "Jeffrey" Nie, University of Northern Iowa Hong (Jeffrey) Nie is an assistant professor of Electrical and Information Engineering Technology Program at UNI. Dr. Nie received his Ph.D. in EE from the University of British Columbia, Canada in 2003. His research interests are in the area of hardware implementations of wireless sensor networks, advanced wireless transceiver architectures for sensors in harsh electromagnetic, ultra wide-band techniques for wireless sensor transceivers, and software defined radio & related digital signal processing techniques. Dr. Nie’s recent research

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Electromechanical Capstone and Design Projects in ET

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gene Harding, Purdue University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2007-1073: A JITTER EDUCATION: AN ASSESSMENT OF THE FRESHMANJITTER INTROGene Harding, Purdue University GENE L. HARDING is an assistant professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology at Purdue University. He worked with logic analyzers and oscilloscopes for three years at Agilent Technologies, and has over 21 years of experience with the U.S. Air Force doing technical research, electronic warfare, wide- and metropolitan-area computer network management, technical intelligence analysis, and missile warning system software support. He holds MSEE and BSEE degrees from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Electrical Technology Projects and Applications

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chandra Sekhar, Purdue University-Calumet; Omer Farook, Purdue University-Calumet; Scott Reimer, Purdue University Calumet; Ilija KaramacoskiI, Purdue University Calumet

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Engineering Technology

AC 2007-1101: AUDITORY, VISUAL AND TACTILE STIMULI SYSTEM ? ASENIOR DESIGN PROJECTChandra Sekhar, Purdue University-Calumet CHANDRA R. SEKHAR is a member of the faculty of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology at Purdue University Calumet. Professor Sekhar earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry from the University of Madras (India), a Diploma in Instrumentation from Madras Institute of Technology and Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from University of Pennsylvania. Professor Sekhar’s primary teaching and research focus is in the areas of Biomedical and Process Control Instrumentation and Clinical Engineering.Omer Farook, Purdue University-Calumet OMER FAROOK is a

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Unique Developments in Engineering Technology

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donald Harby, UCM; Patricia Polastri, UCM; Chakapong Chuenprasertsuk, UCM

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Engineering Technology

AC 2007-838: A NEW APPROACH TO TEACHING PROGRAMABLE LOGICCONTROLLER PROGRAMMINGDonald Harby, UCM Donald Harby is an associate professor of Engineering Technology at University of Central Missouri. His research interests include automation, machine tool design and control, and technical education. He has over 15 years of industrial manufacturing and automation experience. He received his BS from Parks College of St. Louis University in 1991, and his MS from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 2002, and expects his PhD from the University of Missouri-Colubmia in 2007.Patricia Polastri, UCM PATRICIA POLASTRI is a Ph.D. fellow at Indiana State University, and an instructor at the

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Assessment Methods

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Currin, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2007-839: A MODEL FOR SUCCESSFULLY MEASURING PROGRAMOUTCOMESThomas Currin, Southern Polytechnic State University Page 12.66.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 ! !∀ !# ∃# ∃ ∀ % !&

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Mechanical Engineering Technology Curriculum Innovations

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vladimir Sheyman, Wayne State University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2007-873: COMPUTER SIMULATION OF THERMODYNAMICSEXPERIMENTSVladimir Sheyman, Wayne State University Vladimir Sheyman received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the Academy of Sciences, Minsk, Belarus. Prior to joining WSU Division of Engineering Technology in 1986, he worked in industry. His areas of interest include heat and mass transfer and thermal sciences. He has published two research based books, over 100 technical papers, and has received patents for 28 inventions. Page 12.394.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Computer Simulation of the

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Industrial Collaborations and Applications

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jason Durfee, Eastern Washington University; William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University; Donald Richter, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Technology

project management, robotics /automation and air pollution dispersion modeling. Page 12.1577.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Utilizing Industrial Collaboration to Infuse Undergraduate Research into the Engineering Technology CurriculumAbstractThis paper discusses how the Department of Engineering & Design (E&D) at EasternWashington University (EWU) used real world problems provided by industrial partners toenhance the student’s classroom experience using undergraduate research. Last year theEngineering & Design Department moved

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Assessment Methods

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott Danielson, Arizona State University; Bradley Rogers, Arizona State University

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Engineering Technology

institutionalizedand last minute ABET visit preparation minimized.IntroductionThe assessment of student attainment of program outcomes as required by ABET accreditationcriteria presents challenges for engineering education programs. Criterion 3 of the 2007/2008criteria for accrediting engineering technology programs states that programs must demonstratethat student assessments are being used as part of a broad, documented continuous improvementprocess. In addition, multiple assessment methods are to be used to “triangulate” data to ensurethat program outcomes and objectives are being met. The Criteria goes on to suggest possibleassessment methods, including “student portfolios, student performance in project work andactivity-based learning; results of

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Emerging Trends in Industrial Technology

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jason Durfee, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2007-879: PLANNING A LIVING-BUILDING LABORATORY (BUILDING ASA LABORATORY) THAT WILL INTEGRATE WITH ENGINEERINGTECHNOLOGY CURRICULUMJason Durfee, Eastern Washington University JASON DURFEE received his BS and MS degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Brigham Young University. He holds a Professional Engineer certification. Prior to teaching at Eastern Washington University he was a military pilot, an engineering instructor at West Point and an airline pilot. His interests include aerospace, aviation, professional ethics and piano technology. Page 12.1156.1© American Society for Engineering Education

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Recruiting, Retention and Diversity in Engineering Technology

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tim Brower, Oregon Institute of Technology; Richard Grimsley, Project Lead The Way; Pam Newberry, Project Lead The Way

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Engineering Technology

AC 2007-884: STEM IS NOT JUST A FOUR INDIVIDUALLY LETTERED WORDTim Brower, Oregon Institute of Technology Tim L. Brower is a professor and chair of the Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering and Technology Department at Oregon Institute of Technology. He is the Affiliate Director of Project Lead The Way-Oregon. Prior to entering academia in 1998, he was a lead engineer for Lockheed Martin Corp. in Littleton, CO.Richard Grimsley, Project Lead The Way T. Richard Grimsley is the Associate Vice President for Project Lead The Way®. Prior to joining PLTW™ in October, 2001, he served as Director of Technology Education for the Texas education agency. He taught technology education for seven

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Recruiting, Retention and Diversity in Engineering Technology

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claude Kansaku, Oregon Institute of Technology; Linda Kehr, Klamath County School District; Catherine Lanier, Oregon NASA Space Grant Consortium

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Engineering Technology

AC 2007-919: STEM-RELATED K-12 OUTREACH THROUGH HIGH-ALTITUDEBALLOON PROGRAM COLLABORATIONSClaude Kansaku, Oregon Institute of Technology CLAUDE KANSAKU is an Associate Professor of Computer Engineering Technology at OIT. He is a faculty advisor for the LaunchOIT BalloonSat program and is the primary OIT collaborator in the To the Edge of Space high-altitude balloon program. He has taught or co-taught several BalloonSat workshops, including a NSF Chautauqua Short Course for College Teachers.Linda Kehr, Klamath County School District LINDA KEHR is a fifth grade teacher at Ferguson Elementary School (Klamath Falls, OR) and is the primary K-12 collaborator in the To the Edge of Space program

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TC2K Methods and Models

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter Romine, Alabama A&M University; William Gile, Alabama A&M University; elisabeth scherff, Alabama A&M University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2007-2895: METHODS FOR ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF A DESIGNCOURSE ON SELECTED STUDENT TRAITSPeter Romine, Alabama A&M University Dr. Peter L. Romine is currently the Chairman of the Department of Technology at Alabama A&M University. He received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. He received his M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from the University of Alabama in Huntsville.William Gile, Alabama A&M University Dr. William B. Gile is currently an assistant professor at the CTEL Department in the School of Education at Alabama A&M University. Prior to joining the faculty at Alabama A&

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Student Learning and Teamwork

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Troy Harding, Kansas State University-Salina

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Engineering Technology

AC 2007-2924: BENEFITS AND STRUGGLES OF USING LARGE TEAMPROJECTS IN CAPSTONE COURSESTroy Harding, Kansas State University-Salina Page 12.304.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Benefits and Struggles of Using Large Team Projects in Capstone CoursesAbstractComputer System Technology graduates should have strong conceptual and practical knowledgeas well as being able to work collaboratively at all levels of software development. One way tobring this all together is by using a capstone course involving a major semester-long teamproject.This paper will describe and compare the projects used in our capstone courses over the