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Mohan A. Ketkar; Nripendra N. Sarker

Session 15-4 DEVELOPMENT OF PERFORMANCE CRITERIA AND MEASURES FOR ASSESSING PROGRAM OUTCOMES IN ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS Mohan A. Ketkar and Nripendra N. Sarker Engineering Technology Department Prairie View A&M University Prairie View, TX 77446 AbstractIn the advent of EC 2000, Engineering Technology programs have grappled with methods forassessing the ABET outcomes, especially those skills which are not taught in the traditionaltechnology courses. This

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Raja. S.R. Gardimalla; Enno “Ed” Koehn

educate users and implement energy-saving policies. Proceedings of the 2008 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference The University of New Mexico- Albuquerque Copyright ©2008, American Society for Engineering EducationUse ‘green’ energy sources: use ‘free’ energy sources (e.g. wind, sun, and ground heat)and renewable energy sources (e.g. timber from managed forests). 1 Sustainable Material SelectionProtecting humans and the environment from toxic chemicals has long been central to theEPA's mission. It is at the heart of many EPA programs that seek to promote the use ofcleaner materials and to reduce material waste and chemical contamination. The material(for

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Hamid Majlesein; Sujeet Bhatte; Zhengmao Ye

Session XXXX 12-26 Practical Approach on Communication Wireless Sensor Network Design for Engineering Education Hamid Majlesein, Sujeet Bhatte, Zhengmao Ye Department Electrical Engineering Southern University and A&M College Baton Rouge, LA 70813, USA AbstractWireless sensor networks are one of the foremost areas of research in computer networking. Theincreased interest in this

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Matthias W. Pleil

Session XXXX 3-2 Enhancing Engineering Interest and Skills in Community College Students through a Project Based MEMS Design Competition Matthias W. Pleil Southwest Center for Microsystems Education National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education Regional Center funded under DUE award: 0402651 School of Applied Technologies Central New Mexico Community College School of Engineering

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Susan M. Bogus; Kerry J. Howe

the senior design andconstruction management courses. In the fall of 2007, these courses were co-taught and the studentsworked in teams that integrated engineering and construction management students. The teams stillworked on real-life projects, but the project requirements included both preliminary design andconstruction management documents. This innovative design-build approach provided additionaleducation for the students, but also resulted in some lessons learned for future semesters.In addition, co-teaching this course required that assessments be performed for two separateaccreditation entities, since the engineering programs are accredited through the EngineeringCommission of ABET and the construction management program is accredited

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Victor Gallardo; Mequanint Moges; Enrique Barbieri; Aymara Boggiano; Carlos Ramirez

to teaching assistants, instructional assistants and other non full-time faculty. The University of Houston recognizes that technological advances are improvingopportunities to enhance the quality of effective teaching methodologies. To address the disparity inknowledge about methodological practices by the new instructors, the departments of HispanicStudies and Engineering Technology developed a Hybrid Orientation Program (HOP) that comprisesboth generic and department-specific modules. The implementation of the new modules requiredthat the existing orientation programs be modified to integrate a theoretical on line training andhands on face-to-face training for new instructors.This paper presents the design and implementation of the

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Cheryl L. Willis

abilities that are required in over 800 occupations. The presentation of this workforce research data is afar cry from the LMIS’s predecessor, the Dictionary of Occupational Titles. Workforce information is now deliveredover the internet; the data is repurposed to provide an online career management system for job seekers and jobchangers, and career planning information is provided directly to students and their parents. The same data isavailable to institutions of higher education, but few programs have taken advantage of it to inform their outreachand recruitment efforts nor their statements of program objectives and outcomes. IntroductionOutcomes-based assessment is designed to ensure program

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Mohammed E. Haque; Pallab Dasgupta

conceptualization.1Like most other game engines, the technology is encapsulated in a binary runtime library, while thegame related parts of the Unreal games are available as source code in a scripting language calledUnrealScript. The novel approach of Epic Games is that they released the Unreal Engine 2 Runtimefree for non-commercial and educational use. The runtime even includes the map editor UnrealEdand header files for C++ programmers. Beginners do find lots of technical documents and evenvideo tutorial that teach level design, script programming and much more.2The use of a game engine based collaborative virtual environment has enabled the development ofsoftware to support architectural design education.4 The focus of Moloney & Harvey’s4 paper

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Pradeep K. Bhattacharya; Jiecai Luo

the university [8]. This will reducetheir training cost somewhat and give university feedback to the students in ethicalchallenges. Outreach programs should be renovated. Under graduate researches should turntheir style from traditional to practice based nontraditional applications. New EngineeringResearch Centers should be made and industries should buy in such efforts. Design clinicsshould be held in summer with the technical assistance of industries to train and motivatestudents. Increase in global cooperative education should be nurtured. Engineering studentsshould have compulsory participation in engineering student organizations which can providethem a vehicle for service to the engineering college and the surrounding community

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Chad E. Kennedy

customer hasan unfavorable experience with the engineers or engineering technicians, chances are they are lesslikely to continue with the vendor when it comes time for their next choice of equipment to procure.Since our BMET program has instituted a mandatory internship program as a pre-requisite forgraduation, much of this industry requirement is fulfilled; however, mission critical items are rarely,if ever, given to the new intern. This translates to the interns being given a protective environmentfrom the accountability and responsibility seen by their mentors and managers. Furthermore, littleto no conflict resolution skills in the context of the students selected career has been developed.Finally, the sources, motivations and relationships to

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Gregory P. Starr

Session 5-4 The UNM Mechanical Engineering LEGO Robot Course Gregory P. Starr Mechanical Engineering Department University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM 87131 starr@unm.edu Abstract Modern mechanical systems are increasingly being controlled by digital electronics, yetmany mechanical engineering programs have not incorporated this topic into the curriculum.Also, ABET emphasizes the importance of design in engineering education

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Benjamin S. Kelley; Adam P. Ecklund; Aaron Dabney

improve thisintervention initiative, with the revised program design containing academic- and preparatory-skillscomponents available during the summer and in advance of normal fall enrollment. IntroductionThe importance of engineering and computer science innovations and creativity to Americanprosperity and quality of life is widely acknowledged.1 Many studies have documented the needand demand for U.S. engineers, especially in the Sunbelt states.2, 3 University and college academicengineering programs play a paramount role in supplying the nation’s technical workforce throughattracting, retaining, educating, and graduating a diverse and capable population of practicingengineers.1Although collegiate

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Carol Costello; August Allo

Electrical Engineering senior-levelcapstone design class required for graduation from the University of Texas at SanAntonio (UTSA). Evolved over a period of several semesters as a recitationenhancement to the course, these workshops complement the engineeringprofessionalism, business, and project management aspects of the engineering designclass with scientific writing, professional oral presentations and teamwork / interpersonalskills to simulate the engineering workplace. The positive impact of the series of 12weeks of classroom work and individual counseling has been documented by significantimprovements in confidence recorded by the students themselves on entry and exit self-evaluations questionnaires and by the increase in professionalism of

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Farrokh Attarzadeh; Miguel A. Ramos; Enrique Barbieri

-university partnership designed to address non-academic barriers to school success via a web ofcoordinated health and social service resources in ten public elementary schools. He has also worked as afederal education researcher for the Southwest Educational Development Laboratory evaluating theeffectiveness of reform models developed to improve student academic performance by enhancingsystemic coordination of academic resources. In addition, Dr. Ramos has served as a consultant in a varietyof contexts investigating a range of issues including program effectiveness, organizational communication,assessment and public policy, and research methodology.ENRIQUE BARBIERIHe received a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from The Ohio State University in 1988

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Farrokh Attarzadeh; Enrique Barbieri; Ankur Shukla; Prafulla Kesari

. Gallardo, Enrique Barbieri, “Toward Best Laboratory Management Practices,” Proceedings of the 2007 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference, UTPA, March 28-30. 3. Farrokh Attarzadeh, Victor J. Gallardo, Deniz Gurkan, Enrique Barbieri, “Teaching and Graduate Assistants Training,” Proceedings of the 2007 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference, UTPA, March 28-30.FARROKH ATTARZADEHDr. Attarzadeh is an associate professor in the Engineering Technology Department, College ofTechnology at the University of Houston. He teaches software programming, operating systems, digitallogic, and is in charge of the senior project course in the Computer Engineering Technology Program. Hehas developed a concept

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George D. Gray

(without the help of a machine), has in most engineering programs led to theproduction of cadres of young engineers whose skills are fatally limited1.” A practicingengineer from Bell Helicopter emphasized his requirements for newly hired engineeringgraduates to have some applied hands-on skills and the willingness to get their handsdirty by using hand tools to build and modify a variety of production test stands forvarious aero structure components2. Employers truly value students that have bothproduct design theories along with a working, hands-on knowledge of manufacturingprocesses and applications. Matthew McGoff, a recent Georgia Tech mechanicalengineering graduate now working at Procter & Gamble states, “I think what I’ve

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Zhengmao Ye; Habib P. Mohamadian

the stability range, which is easy to understand, to compute, and to offer thestudents a better comprehension on this subject. The program in MATLAB language, based onvarious proposed methods, design examples, and class assessments, has been provided widely inorder to help the pedagogical issues. At the same time, online course materials will be helpful forstudent learning. Since the learning initiative is taken in an e-learning environment, the student-centered course materials become more critical. The online courses may be prepared based on anindividual student’s learning expectation and academic background5. Building blocks can bedeveloped by open-source software tools and integrated into a single system for the real-lifeexperimental

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Mohamad H. Ahmadian

part of their instructions are convinced that critical thinking provides a greaterchallenge that encourages students to work more critically and creatively1.Industry wants students from engineering and engineering technology programs to be proficientin problem solving skills. While problem solving provides a key element in engineeringtraining, students need to be taught how to approach the concept of problem solving. Theconcept of problem solving can be supported if the approach to problem solving is centered onthe pedagogy of Critical Thinking.In the book “Design Tools for Engineering Teams”2, the following is given for problem-solvingsteps:A team must share a common thought process for effectively finding solutions to problems.While there

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G.R. Kanapuram; Enno “Ed” Koehn

Management and RecyclingContractors seldom follow environmental guidelines during the construction processunless this guidance is built in as a written part of the contract, plans, and drawings forthe building. Integrating construction guidelines with other sustainability guidelines is anessential part of the whole building design process. To develop and implement theguidelines, the contractor must work with the team, including the architect, engineers,and contractors. Creating the guidelines as a team is helpful for educating contractorsabout sustainability issues and getting their early commitment to follow sustainabilityregulations. Environmental guidelines for the construction process should includeconstruction specifications, material

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Matthew Moreno; Amador Salazar; Rafael Gijon; Sangita Prajapati; Farrokh Attarzadeh; Mayuri Mahajan; Aditya Gupta; Prafulla Kesari

Management at the University of Houstonfor a potential patent.The need for an automatic monitoring and control system that can help prevent personaland financial loss, and loss of life is enormous. Flood-related damages and casualtieshave considerably increased in the last decade. Statistically, more than 67% of all flood-related deaths occur in vehicles and flooding accounts for billions of dollars worth ofdamage every year in the USA. Annual rain fall in many parts of the US are projected tosignificantly increase from 20% to 30%. This paper presents the design andimplementation of an avoidance safety system to prevent vehicles from becomingstranded in water and thus prevent personal injury and damage to the vehicle. The PuddleJumper solution

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Kristi J. Shryock; Helen L. Reed

thefaculty member to directly associate test questions or weekly activities to a particular outcome.In addition, the management and statistical summary of results can be overwhelming for facultyand/or staff members but can be automated with a spreadsheet program to provide ease inobtaining results over time once developed.7,8In summary, embedded indicators provide beneficial, direct evidence in support of programoutcomes. While time-consuming to identify and record, they provide strong evidence of student Proceedings of the 2008 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference The University of New Mexico – Albuquerque Copyright © 2008, American Society for Engineering Educationlearning. A

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design of a widearea network for a fictitious company with four locations with their respective local area networksand 2) the design of a voice over IP solution for the same company. For both projects, students usethe CoT test bed, a telecommunications network used by CoT and AT&T for training and research.To prepare the students for these subsequent projects, we utilize an educational model thatincludes: theory through lectures leading to projects, presentations of infrastructure andtechnologies in class by the telecommunications network manager, demonstrations of andexperimentation with the infrastructure and technologies by network manager with teams of twostudents, a research and design phase when teams bring their projects to the

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Arup K. Maji

way to better understand the trends of the past half century and theresulting complexity in economic terms. The discussions are also true of other emerging economies.This paper will dwell upon three fundamental departures from conventional wisdom:• The increase in engineering graduates in India is not due to increased government attention or resource allocation, but a consequence of India’s embrace of open market and growth of the public sector.• Quality of engineering graduates is managed very differently in different parts of the world. Also relevant is the education system that precedes engineering education and the life-long learning that follows.• Impact of globalization and consequences to education is drastically

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Farrokh Attarzadeh; Enrique Barbieri; Miguel A Ramos; Mayuri Mahajan; Vishal Naik; Aditya Gupta

range of issues including program effectiveness, organizational communication,assessment and public policy, and research methodology.ANKUR SHUKLAAnkur Shukla is currently pursuing his Masters in Computer Science (Majoring in Software Engineering)from the College of Natural Sciences & Mathematics, University of Houston and plans to graduate inSummer 2008. He is interested in the field of Software Engineering and IT Project Management andEnterprise Application Development. He is a Teaching Assistant in the department of EngineeringTechnology. Proceedings of the 2008 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference The University of New Mexico – Albuquerque Copyright © 2008, American

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Ian A. Gravagne; Kenneth Van Treuren

alternative energy and energyefficiency exhibit in the university’s Mayborn Museum (nearly completed at the time of this Proceedings of the 2008 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference The University of New Mexico – Albuquerque Copyright © 2008, American Society for Engineering Educationwriting) targeted at high school-educated adults; the initiation of a novel two-year program forfreshmen of any major to study and research various aspects of energy while earning social orlaboratory science credit; and the instantiation of technical elective courses in solar energy, windenergy, power systems and others soon to come. In all of the aforementioned educationalinitiatives, it has been the

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Juan Hernandez; Michael Alegre; Dragan Siljegovic; Robie Calong; Farrokh Attarzadeh; Ankur Shukla; Vishal Naik

Session 12-6 Network Controlled Data Acquisition Drone Juan Hernandez, Michael Alegre, Dragan Siljegovic, Robie Calong, Farrokh Attarzadeh, Ankur Shukla, Vishal Naik Engineering Technology Department University of Houston AbstractThis paper describes the result of the senior project completed in December 2007 and shows thedetails of the subsystems along with future enhancement to the drone. The project is currentlybeing reviewed by the office of Intellectual Property Management at the University of

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Farrokh Attarzadeh; Enrique Barbieri; Miguel Ramos

, GA.7. CRITERIA FOR ACCREDITING ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS,www.abet.org. Last Accessed August 20, 2006.8. Brackin, M. and J. Gibson, “Capstone Design Projects with Industry: EmphasizingTeaming and Management Tools,” Proceedings of the 2005 ASEE Annual Conference &Exposition, Portland, Oregon.9. Meyer, David G., “Capstone Design Outcome Assessment: Instruments forQuantitative Evaluation,” 35th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, SessionF4D, October 19 – 22, 2005, Indianapolis, IN. Proceedings of the 2008 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference The University of New Mexico – Albuquerque Copyright © 2008, American Society for Engineering Education10. D’Cruz, Carmo and

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Mario Ortiz; Professor Andrea Mammoli; Professor Peter Vorobief

. A. Mammoli, P. Vorobieff, and D. Menicucci. Promoting solar thermal design: the mechanical engineering building at the university of new mexico. In Management of Natural Resources, Sustainable Development and Ecological Hazards, WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment, Albuquerque, NM, USA, 2006. Wessex Institute of Technology.ANDREA MAMMOLIProf. Mammoli obtained his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Western Australia in 1995. Hewas a Postdoctoral Fellow at Los Alamos National Laboratory until 1997, when he joined the faculty of the MEdepartment at UNM. Since a sabbatical in Italy in 2004, he became interested in all aspects of building energy use,from passive solar design to high-tech solutions..PETER

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Kenneth W. Van Treuren; Ian A. Gravagne

larger vision for comprehensive energy education atthe Museum, eventually including alternative fuels, fuel cells, large-scale power generation, andtransportation. As a functional laboratory, new technologies can be adapted and tested with theresults becoming part of the exhibit. The Museum provides an outstanding venue to stage theresults.Construction of the Wind and Solar Exhibits for the Mayborn MuseumThe wind and solar exhibits for the museum were constructed as part of the senior capstonedesign class. “Senior Engineering Design II” is divided into sections of between 10 and 30engineers of all disciplines. Each section is organized into a “company,” with a project manager,departments and department heads, a budget and a project client. In