2006-1964: NON-TRADITIONAL LEARNING AND ASSESSMENT APPROACH TONUCLEAR ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY EDUCATIONByron Thinger, Diablo Canyon Power Plant Dr. Byron Thinger is a member of the Nuclear Engineering Technology Faculty at Excelsior College in Albany, NY. He recently retired from PG&E's Diablo Canyon Power Plant where he was a Senior Nuclear Engineer. He is a Senior Life Member of IEEE, a Life Member of ASEE, and a member of ANS.Altaf Memon, Excelsior College Dr. Altaf A. Memon holds MSCE, MPW, and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA. He is currently serving as the Interim Dean, School of Business and Technology, Excelsior College in albany, NY.Li-Fang Shih
2006-2058: INTEGRATING FEEDBACK TECHNOLOGY INTO THEELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING CLASSROOMCordelia Brown, Purdue University Cordelia M. Brown is a Visiting Assistant Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Engineering Education. She received her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at Vanderbilt University, her M.S. in Electrical Engineering at Vanderbilt University, and her B.S. in Electrical Engineering at Tuskegee University. Her research interests include assessment of instructional methods, laboratory design, collaborative learning, and retention and recruitment issues in engineering education.Monica Cox, Purdue University Monica Farmer Cox is an Assistant Professor
2006-2069: INTRODUCING MATERIALS ENGINEERING CONCEPTS IN A HIGHSCHOOL AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY CLASSDevdas Pai, North Carolina A&T State University DEVDAS M. PAI is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at NC A&T State University and Associate Director of the Center for Advanced Materials and Smart Structures. He teaches manufacturing processes and tribology related courses. A registered Professional Engineer in North Carolina, he serves on the Mechanical PE Exam Committee of the National Council of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors and is active in several divisions of ASEE and in ASME.Gukan Rajaram, North Carolina A&T State University GUKAN RAJARAM is a PhD student in the Department
2006-1297: DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE, SUSTAINABLE, MUTUALLYBENEFICIAL INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS IN ENGINEERING ANDTECHNOLOGYMichael Dyrenfurth, Purdue University Dr. Michael Dyrenfurth is responsible for International Programs involving the College of Technology at Purdue University.Michael Murphy, Dublin Institute of Technology Page 11.438.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Developing Effective, Sustainable, Mutually Beneficial International Collaborations in Engineering and TechnologyThis paper shares the experience and effective practices involved in building a systematic set
2006-1596: AN EXPERIMENT BASED STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS COURSE FORENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY STUDENTSJorge Tito-Izquierdo, University of Houston-Downtown Jorge Tito-Izquierdo is Visiting Associate Professor of Engineering Technology. Dr. Tito-Izquierdo received his Ph.D. and M. Sc. Degrees from the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, in Civil Engineering with a major in Structures. He received the Civil Engineer Degree from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. Dr. Tito has experience in teaching structural design, and construction management, and is a Registered Professional Engineer.Alberto Gomez-Rivas, University of Houston-Downtown Alberto Gomez-Rivas is Professor
Member of "International Council for Engineering and Technology Education" (INTERTECH), Board Member of “Global Council on Manufacturing and Management" (GCMM) and Director of Brazilian Network of Engineering (RBE/SP). He was President of Brazilian Chapter of Education Society of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc (IEEE-EdSoc)and Member of Administrative Committee of Education Society of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc (IEEE-EdSoc) in USA.Melany Maria Ciampi Tenente da Rocha Brito, Council of Researches in Education and Sciences Page 11.957.1
2006-2419: STUDENT PERSPECTIVES ON INTERNATIONALCOLLABORATIONS IN ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGYMichael Dyrenfurth, Purdue UniversityMichael Ring, Dublin Institute of Technology Page 11.1165.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Student Perspectives on International Exchange/Collaborations Student A Student BMechanical Engineering Technology Manufacturing Engineering College of Technology School of Manufacturing Engineering & Design Purdue University Dublin Institute of TechnologyIntroductionReasons for Participation • Gain perspective of other
2006-2167: PREPARING BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERS FOR CAREERADVANCEMENT: THE HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGIES MANAGEMENTPROGRAMJay Goldberg, Marquette University Dr. Goldberg is the Director of the Healthcare Technologies Management Program, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Marquette University, and Associate Adjunct Professor of Biophysics at the Medical College of Wisconsin. He has fourteen years of medical device product development experience with DePuy, Baxter Healthcare, Surgitek (R&D Group Leader), and Milestone Scientific (Director of Technology and Quality Assurance). Dr. Goldberg has consulted for several start-up medical device companies and law firms on new product
Paper ID #7007Indicators of Creative and Entrepreneurial Thinking Among Engineeringand Technology StudentsDr. Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette Senay Purzer is an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering Education and is the Director of Assessment Research for the Institute for P-12 Engineering Research and Learning (INSPIRE) at Purdue University. Dr. Purzer is a NAE/CASEE New Faculty Fellow. She is also the recipient of a 2012 NSF CAREER award, which examines how engineering students approach innovation. Her expertise is on assessment and mixed-methods research.Mr. Nicholas D. Fila, Purdue University
Paper ID #10168A Sequence of Technology Commercialization Courses for Science and Engi-neeringDr. Arthur Felse, Northwestern University Arthur Felse is a Lecturer and the Assistant Director for Research in the Master of Biotechnology Pro- gram. His responsibilities include teaching, student advising, coordinating research training, and man- aging the MBP teaching laboratory. Before joining Northwestern University, Dr. Felse completed his post-doctoral training at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University. He received his BS in Chemi- cal Engineering as well as his MS in Biotechnology from Anna University, India and
Paper ID #7445Choosing and Adapting Technology in a Mathematics Course for EngineersJenna Tague, Ohio State University Jenna Tague is a mathematics education doctoral student at The Ohio State University. She received her B.S. and M.S. in mathematics from Bucknell University and Colorado State University, respectively. Research interests include mathematics for engineering students and problem solving.Miss Jennifer Czocher, Ohio State University Jennifer Czocher is a doctoral candidate in mathematics education at Ohio State University. Her research interests are mathematical modeling and mathematical thinking in STEM
Paper ID #5717Continuing Professional Development of Engineering and Technology AdultProfessional LearnersDr. Mitchell L Springer PMP, SPHR, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. Springer currently serves as the Executive Director of the Purdue University College of Technology, Academic Center for Professional Studies in Technology and Applied Research (ProSTAR) and College of Technology Operations and Strategic Initiatives, located in West Lafayette, Indiana. He possesses over 30 years of theoretical and industry-based practical experience from four disciplines: Software Engineer- ing, Systems Engineering, Program
, for twenty years, he was on the faculty of the University of Missouri’s Department of Practical Arts and Vocational Technical Education in various professorial, coordinator and leadership roles. He maintains a consulting practice in the area of third party evaluation, technology futuring and leadership and curriculum development. He received his Ph.D. from Bowling Green State University and his Masters and Bachelor’s degrees at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.Dr. Susan Kubic Barnes Page 23.401.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013
Paper ID #7866A Graduate Engineering Technology Online Course in Sustainable and GreenManufacturingDr. Richard Chiou, Drexel UniversityProf. Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El PasoDr. Yalcin Ertekin, Drexel University (Tech.)Mr. M. Eric Carr, Drexel University Mr. Eric Carr is currently the Laboratory Technician for Drexel University’s Engineering Technology program. Eric assists faculty members with the development and implementation of various Engineering Technology courses, and enjoys finding innovative ways to use microcontrollers and other technologies to enhance Drexel’s Engineering Technology course offerings
Paper ID #6309An On-line Course in the History of Engineering and TechnologyProf. Michael Geselowitz, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Michael N. Geselowitz is Senior Director of the IEEE History Center. Immediately prior to joining IEEE in 1997, he was Group Manager at Eric Marder Associates, a New York market research firm, where he supervised Ph.D. scientists and social scientists undertaking market analyses for Fortune 500 high- tech companies. He is also a registered Patent Agent. He holds S.B. degrees in electrical engineering and in anthropology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and M.A. and
Session 2548 An Instrumentation and Data Acquisition Course for Electronics Engineering Technology Students Biswajit Ray Dept. of Physics & Engineering Technology Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg, PA 17815AbstractDesign of an instrumentation and data acquisition course for sophomore level electronicsengineering technology students is presented. The course incorporates experiment design andproblem-based learning as pedagogical tools. An assessment-verification
Session ____ Development of an Electrical Engineering Technology Distance Education Curriculum Stephen J. Kuyath, Thomas G. Owen, Deborah L. Sharer, David L. Murphy, Jeffrey T. Kimble, and Mary F. Englebert UNC-Charlotte Department of Engineering TechnologyAbstract:Thirty-seven of North Carolina’s fifty-nine technical and community colleges offer the Associatein Applied Science Degree (AAS) program in Electronics Engineering Technology (EET). UntilFall 2000, prospective students in the state of North Carolina interested in pursuing educationbeyond the two-year degree in
2426 Integration of Simulation Technology into Undergraduate Engineering Courses and Laboratories Fred Stern, Tao Xing, Marian Muste, Don Yarbrough1 Alric Rothmayer, Ganesh Rajagopalan2 David Caughey, Rajesh Bhaskaran3 Sonya Smith4 Barbara Hutchings5 Abstract ASEE Annual Conference, Nashville, TN, 22-25 June 2003 Division for Experimentation and
2426 Integration of Simulation Technology into Undergraduate Engineering Courses and Laboratories Fred Stern, Tao Xing, Marian Muste, Don Yarbrough1 Alric Rothmayer, Ganesh Rajagopalan2 David Caughey, Rajesh Bhaskaran3 Sonya Smith4 Barbara Hutchings5 Abstract ASEE Annual Conference, Nashville, TN, 22-25 June 2003 Division for Experimentation and
Session 3449 A MATLAB-Based Upper-Division Systems Analysis Course for Engineering Technology William D. Stanley, Paul L. Kauffmann, Gary R. Crossman Old Dominion UniversityAbstractThe Department of Engineering Technology at Old Dominion University offers TAC ofABET accredited baccalaureate programs in Civil Engineering Technology, ElectricalEngineering Technology, and Mechanical Engineering Technology. All students arerequired to take traditional courses in algebra and trigonometry, as well as differentialand integral calculus, at the freshman and sophomore levels. While these coursesprovided
Session 3550 Computer Assisted Tools for Stress Analysis of Structural Components in Engineering Technology Alamgir Choudhury, Jorge Rodriguez, Mufazzal Arif and Mitchel Keil Western Michigan UniversityAbstractA computer based module for stress analysis has been developed to enhance studentlearning in the field of mechanical design and analysis. The tool is comprised ofprogrammed templates containing an open-ended structure for the stress analysis ofstructural and mechanical components. Using the templates, students are able toformulate their problems and develop their own equation sequences. To reduce the
Session 1692 Summer Technology & Engineering Preview at Stout (STEPS) for Girls Danny J. Bee, Brenda S. Puck, and Dr. Peter D. Heimdahl Technology Department, College of Technology, Engineering and Management, University of Wisconsin-StoutAbstractThis paper presents the successes of the Summer “When I was accepted into the “STEPS for Girls” program for one week last summer.”Technology & Engineering Preview at Stout for Girls(“STEPS for Girls”). In 1997, the University of
Session 3647 The Scholarship Horizons in Engineering Technology: Choosing the Best Path Abi Aghayere, Wiley McKinzie, Warren Hill, David Dvorak, Dale Palmgren, Anthony Brizendine ETC Task Force on ET ScholarshipAbstractThe issue of scholarship in Engineering Technology (ET) is becoming an important topic ofdiscussion within the ET community due to the evolving missions of many institutions that hostEngineering Technology programs. Many of these institutions now require some form ofdocumented scholarship from their ET faculty for promotion and
AC 2012-4816: LEVERAGING BUILDING INFORMATION MODELINGTECHNOLOGY IN CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING AND MANAGE-MENT EDUCATIONDr. Namhun Lee, East Carolina UniversityDr. Carrie S. Dossick, University of Washington Carrie Sturts Dossick is an Associate Professor in the Department of Construction Management in the College of Built Environments, and the Executive Director of the Pacific Northwest Center for Construc- tion Research and Education, where she has been developing a new course for Integrated Project Delivery called ARCH404/CM404 Integrated Design-Build Studio. Dossick’s main research interests focus on emerging collaboration methods and technologies such as Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) and Building Information
AC 2012-4168: NASA ADCAR PROJECT IMPACTS ENGINEERING TECH-NOLOGY PROGRAMS AT CALUProf. Jeffrey S. Sumey, California University of Pennsylvania Jeff Sumey is an Associate Professor in the Department of Applied Engineering and Technology at Cali- fornia University of Pennsylvania. In addition to teaching and developing curricula in CalU’s CET, EET, RET, and CS programs, he has been active in recent years with grant projects sponsored by ONR and NASA involving data gathering technologies. Page 25.966.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 NASA ADCAR Project Impacts
AC 2012-3693: EMBEDDING RENEWABLE ENERGY AND SUSTAINABIL-ITY INTO THE ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY CURRICULADr. Radian G. Belu, Drexel University Radian Belu is Assistant Professor within the Engineering Technology (ET) program, Drexel University, Philadelphia, USA. He is holding the second position as Research Assistant Professor at Desert Research Institute, Renewable Energy Center, Reno, Nev. Before joining to Drexel University, Belu held faculty and research positions at universities and research institutes in Romania, Canada, and the United States. He also worked for several years in industry as a project manager and senior consultant. He has taught and developed undergraduate and graduate courses in electronics
AC 2010-998: ASSESSING ELEMENTARY STUDENTS’ UNDERSTANDING OFENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY CONCEPTSCathy Lachapelle, Museum of Science, BostonChristine Cunningham, Museum of Science, Boston Page 15.199.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Assessing Elementary Students’ Understanding of Engineering and Technology ConceptsAbstractEngineering is Elementary’s newest large-scale assessments are much improved over earlyattempts, thanks to innovation and improvement in the development process. Becauseengineering is so sensitive to specifics of a situation, and because multiple solutions are nearlyalways possible, targeting engineering
AC 2010-1213: MEMS ACCELEROMETER INVESTIGATION IN ANUNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY INSTRUMENTATIONLABORATORYDale Litwhiler, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Dale H. Litwhiler is an Associate Professor at Penn State, Berks Campus in Reading, PA. He received his B.S. from Penn State University (1984), his M.S. from Syracuse University (1989) and his Ph.D. from Lehigh University (2000) all in electrical engineering. Prior to beginning his academic career in 2002, he worked with IBM Federal Systems and Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems as a hardware and software design engineer
The Appropriate Approach for Statics and Dynamics in Engineering Technology David Myszka Mechanical Engineering Technology University of DaytonAbstractEngineering mechanics, specifically statics and dynamics, is a critical foundation foradvanced topics in several technical disciplines. On the surface, the common, applicationoriented focus of engineering technology would suggest a common approach to thesefundamental topics. However, there is a large variation in the curricular format andpedagogy used to introduce mechanics among engineering technology programs acrossthe country.A study was conducted to identify the
AC 2010-53: TOWARDS DEVELOPING AN ONTOLOGY FOR K-12ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY EDUCATIONM. David Burghardt, Hofstra UniversityMichael Hacker, Hofstra University Co-director, Center for Technological LiteracyMarc Devries, University of Technology, DelftAmmeret Rossouw, University of Technology, Delft Page 15.1270.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Toward Developing an Ontology for K-12 Engineering Technology EducationAbstractHofstra University’s Center for Technological Literacy and the University of Technology, Delft,conducted an international research study in the summer of 2009 to identify the most