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Harvey Lyons

.  An opportunity to use and integrate material learned in earlier courses.  An opportunity to develop the communication skills required of a professional engineer.  More enthusiasm for Engineering Technology as a career.The Mechanical Engineering Technology Capstone Program employs open-ended projects, all ofwhich are developed and designed to benefit the community and, in a cooperative manner, instillleadership among the students that are engaged in this effort. Students are actively engaged incommunity service by offering their engineering and technological services to design anddevelop projects for use in both non-profits and small businesses. For example, one studentproject group offered their engineering services to the Veterans

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KENNETH WADE JACKSON

educators haveserved the needs of the nation admirably for many years and the initial the focus onengineering sciences was salutary. For undergraduates, a less salutary andunintended consequence was the gradual marginalization of general design,planning and organizational skills as well as hands-on experimentation andinterpersonal skills. Some universities developed engineering technology programsin response to help address expressed needs of industry and many now have ABETaccreditation of programs’ rigor.Lewontin has pointed out that all sciences tend to be driven by dominant metaphors,which are used to connect and direct different areas and modes of inquiry [Lewontin,1963]. Many years of textbook problem solving is the paradigm of education in

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PATRICK BOBBIE; Sheryl Duggins; VENU DASIGI

effective for older learners. The studyalso points out that the results may be more relevant to higher education than to the K-12 139context.The emergence of the Internet and advances made in information and communication technologyas well as the technological advances made in multimedia, personal computers and networkinghas driven the development of distance learning in the information age [19, 12]. The need for“anytime, anywhere” learning has led to the development of e-learning, otherwise known asweb-based or online learning, which uses “telecommunication technology to deliver informationfor education and training…The great advantages of e-Learning include liberating interactionsbetween learners and

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Ravi Shankar; Don Ploger; Oren Masory; Francis X McAfee

domain of magnetic hard drives withterabyte capacity 4). As an example, we may explore the use of Morse code with LEDs (and later on, viathe Android monitor), for example, for peer to peer communication and recognition. Our first instinctwas to develop this for educational purposes as a visible communication protocol (as compared to a non-visible protocol, such as Bluetooth), but cost and battery life considerations may pave the way for its usein our kits. Simply making these ‘old’ technologies available for experimentation by students mayunleash their imagination in many new directions. Recent discussion on co-existence of Wi-Fi andBluetooth5 devices highlights the susceptibility of such links for both unintentional and intentionalinterference

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Keith M. Gardiner

2030 and even 2050. Think of 2030,two decades will have flown by, or looking back we may reflect on 1990. Times were verydifferent then and will likely be even more different in the future. Today there are newcompanies, new ‘toys,’ high technology cellular devices, marvelous digital cameras, andpolitically significant social movements all catalyzed by these innovations. Have oureducational methods changed in parallel?What of 2031? The US will likely no longer be a primary ‘top-of-the-heap’ nation; what isthe U.S. prognosis? In particular, education practices have not experienced major curricularearrangements since the traumas of Sputnik. U.S. science, technology, engineering andmathematics (STEM) rankings are below world-class. Our students

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Diana Schwerha; AARON JONES; SHIJING LIU; Sertac Ozercan; Jie Zhou

Development of a Computer Skills Class for Older Adults Using a Service Learning ModelDIANA SCHWERHA, PhDDiana J. Schwerha is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Industrial and SystemsEngineering in the Russ College of Engineering and Technology at Ohio University. Dr. Schwerha’sresearch interests focus on applying ergonomics to retain older workers and designing usabletechnologies. She teaches courses in ergonomics, statistics, and quality control and is a trained SixSigma Black Belt.AARON JONESMr. Jones is a graduate student in the master’s degree program in Industrial and SystemsEngineering in the Russ College of Engineering and Technology at Ohio University. He researchinterests

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Raymond Addabbo

experiment and theory. Many diversephenomena in engineering and science are too expensive or dangerous to study in alaboratory and can only be studied using numerical simulations.The course Introduction to Programming using Matlab (CSC 215) taught a Vaughn Collegeserves to address several issues. The fundamental goal of the course is to teachprogramming by integrating different parts of the engineering curriculum. Theory taught inother courses can be verified or questioned using numerical simulations. In order toaccomplish this goals, several skill sets need to be developed. This paper addresses theseskill sets and how they are developed.2 Outline of CSC 215CSC 215 is a three credit required course for engineering students and an elective in

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Walter W. Buchanan; Robert J. Herrick

UniversityAbstractThis paper gives an overview of engineering technology as an academic disciple and discusses thefuture of its graduates including their opportunities and challenges. Potential careers and examplesof high visibility alumni will also be presented.OriginsThe origins of engineering technology as an academic discipline goes back at least to the 1940swhen engineering technicians were educated in two-year schools. One of the first TechnologyAccreditation Commission (TAC) of ABET (then called the Engineers’ Council for ProfessionalDevelopment (ECPD). Later it was renamed the Accreditation Board for Engineering andTechnology. Now it is named simply ABET, Inc. Associate degrees were awarded by the BenjaminFranklin Institute of Technology (then called

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PAUL FAGETTE; SHIH-JIUN CHEN; GEORGE R. BARAN; SOLOMON P. SAMUEL; MOHAMMAD F. KIANI

, etc. The proposed courses should attempt to achieve studentsuccess in as many of the following skills as possible: 1. Know the difference between a law, theory, and hypothesis 2. State examples of laws, theories, hypotheses for content area 3. Be able to conduct an experiment with test, observations, and conclusions 4. Be able to identify relevant facts from irrelevant facts 5. Understand the sequential nature of science (how facts build on one another) 6. Use facts to explain natural phenomena 7. Use content to interpret current news issues related to science and technology 8. Understand the difference between science and pseudoscience 9. Show the importance of quantifying to understand natural

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YILI TSENG

Building Affordable High Performance Computing Platforms for Engineering Education Yili Tseng Department of Electronics, Computer, and Information Technology North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, NC 27411, U.S.A. E-mail: ytseng@ieee.orgYILI TSENGYili Tseng received the PhD degree in computer engineering from the University of Central Florida.He is currently an Associate Professor and the advisor of the Computational TechnologyConcentration in the Department of Electronics, Computer, and Information Technology at

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Richard Devon; Richard Schuhmann

, and why, conflicts mustinevitably arise in the design of technology, even without the political differences that occurusing any given model of the PLC. The intent is to create a reading that offers students breadthin understanding how technology functions in society and how, why, and for whom we design,and with what consequences.IntroductionIn this article we explore different models of the product life cycle (PLC), each of which isderived from a different world view. Students of engineering design should understand thesedifferent models of the product life cycle, what each can teach us about design and about thedifferent world views of different stakeholders. This understanding should improve student’sability to communicate effectively with

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Carol Siri Johnson

, including, eventually, the death of steel in the UnitedStates. There is some knowledge that relies on intuitive physical or tacit (nonverbal)knowledge. This knowledge is necessary and runs in parallel to written knowledge in the 412development and operation of complex technology. For instance, David Thomas, the first(mainly honorary) president of AIME created a method of hot blast using commonanthracite coal, thereby ushering in the age of Big Steel. He did this while sitting in aparlor, watching an anthracite fire spit and fizzle. He had just been discussing a pamphletabout using hot blast in an iron furnace, a new concept, when suddenly he got an idea thatif he used a hot blast on anthracite

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Radian Belu

his career Dr. Belu published several papers in referred journals and in conferenceproceedings in his areas of the research interests. He has also been PI or co-PI for variousresearch projects United States and abroad in power systems analysis and protection, loadand energy demand forecasting and analysis, renewable energy analysis, assessment anddesign, turbulence and wave propagation, radar and remote sensing, instrumentation,atmosphere physics, electromagnetic compatibility, and engineering education. 58 Introduction to the EMC/EMI Education into the Engineering Technology (ET) Curriculum through Course Assignments and ProjectsAbstractModern electronic and electrical systems engineering

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Radian Belu

conferenceproceedings in his areas of the research interests. He has also been PI or co-PI for variousresearch projects United States and abroad in power systems analysis and protection, loadand energy demand forecasting and analysis, renewable energy analysis, assessment anddesign, turbulence and wave propagation, radar and remote sensing, instrumentation,atmosphere physics, electromagnetic compatibility, and engineering education. 126 Embedding Renewable Energy into the Engineering Technology CurriculaAbstractThe demand for electrical power is increasing and the conventional energy resources are fastdepleting, making the exploitation of renewable energy sources for electricity generation theonly alternative

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Ravi Shankar; Francis X McAfee; Michael Harris; Norman Silva; Georgiana Carvalho

areas such as K-12 education, patient care, hearing aids, productivity aids for the disabled, and the semantic web 4. Interms of impact, our Android website, rich with tutorials, application code, and videos, has had ~80,000visits since its inception in Feb 2010 5.ConclusionsFrom a national perspective, US competitiveness in science and technology can be enhanced byincreased involvement of the millennium generation in science and technology, not just as end users, butalso as developers of modern gadgets and smart phone applications. Our experience shows that we canassemble students and faculty members from core domains pertinent to smart phone Apps, viz.,arts/graphics, business, and engineering, and application domains, to build marketable

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Ted E. Batchman

shut down.We see today that there are 29 professional societies comprising ABET and 27 different criteria forprogram accreditation. Programs such as computer engineering, biomedical engineering andbiological engineering were unheard of at that time. Engineering education accreditation haschanged significantly over time. Today, we have to measure outcomes with industrial survey andstudent interviews and we are evaluated on how well we meet our “objectives.” Does this newcriteria insure the quality of our graduates?In the early years of teaching, I would come from a lecture covered in chalk dust. A few colleagueswere allergic to chalk and had to use white boards. Then we adopted the technology that had beenused by bowling alleys and industry for

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Valerie Lundy-Wagner; IRAJ KALKHORAN; MELINDA PARHAM; Yona Jean-Pierre; HAANG FUNG; LINDSEY VANWAGENEN

, competitions, computer classes). Postsecondaryinstitutions generally expand access to STEM by identifying and recruiting students who meetadmissions criteria and already have an interest in STEM. However, current K-12 STEMprograms and focused undergraduate STEM student recruitment neglect students who may beinterested in STEM bachelor’s degree programs, but are underprepared for college level studiesin these fields.In this paper, we describe an online pre-matriculation mathematics intervention, the e-MathForum, which was developed to expand access to STEM bachelor’s degree programs at oneuniversity. The e-Math Forum was used to strengthen mastery of mathematics conceptsconsidered critical for success in STEM degree programs. However, it also presents

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Rasha Morsi; Terin Reed

tools that visually engage the player as he/she learns. I&A can be used in subject areas ranging from basic shape identification to complex symbol association. By presenting ‘Identification’ and ‘Association’ concepts in a fun user friendly environment, students can be more engaged and minimize any feelings of frustration that would be encountered while practicing fundamental skills associated with any subject area. This paper will present CGS Brain Busters (an educational boxing game). CGS Brain Busters is intended for high school to college level educational content; however, it can be used for content ranging from pre K – 16.BackgroundVideo games are generally thought of as leisure activities used to entertain. They use

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Nikola Jovic; Abayomi Dairo; ASHENAFI TESFAYE; AIME VALERE; YANNICK ROLAND KAMDEM; Sasan Haghani; Paul Cotae

orcoauthored more than 100 papers in these areas and 4 books. Dr. Paul Cotae is a SeniorMember of IEEE, member of ASEE, member of HKN (Eta Kappa Nu) and SIAM. He is cited inWho’s Who in American Education, Who’s Who in America, and in Who’s Who in the World.Dr. Paul Cotae is Vice Chair of the IEEE Washington Section, Chair of the CommunicationChapter Washington Section. He is the recipient of the 2011 IEEE ComSoc ChapterAchievement Award and 2011 IEEE ComSoc Chapter of the Year award. He has beenselected as ASEE Fellow by the Naval Research Laboratories in 2009 and 2010. 422 Detecting Falls among Elderly Patients in Nursing Homes by Using Wireless Sensor

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Clive L. Dym

water, andall, there’s no doubt that the US engineering the general health of the planet.enterprise, and particularly its education The attitudes of engineers in industry areeffort, have been both affected by and rather similar to those of their studentplayers in many of the major issues of the counterparts, according to a recent surveytimes. For examples, once operations of mechanical engineers on sustainabilityresearch and applied physics had

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Jessica L. Buck; Bertiel Harris; Elizabeth Y. McInnis

is a teaching and learning methodology that connects curriculum withidentified community issues and needs. Service learning engages projects that serve thecommunity and build their social and academic capacities. Service learning was based offthe views of John Dewey, a philosopher and educator who advanced the concept that activestudent involvement in learning, insisted that this is an essential element in effectiveeducation. He viewed the community as an integral component of educational experiencesfor both enhancing a student’s education and for developing future societies. The need forengaged learning and an implementation of technology will further develop training forstudents in technological discipline, and will fulfill a societal

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Dennis J. Fallon

psychology and education has been made in understanding the learning process • Now focus on the facilitation of learning-student centers • Types of Learning Styles • More use of cooperative and student teaming teaching—students teaching students • Transform novice learners to expert learners • Learning disabilitiesAccreditation • First one done by Citadel 5 pages long • Before 2000 basically bean counting • Now we still count some of the beans but we also need to show assessment— takes time • Very near future (if not now) we will have to prove that the student are really learning • Scholarship of Teaching as well as Assessment are becoming more important • ASEE “Creating a Culture for Scholarly and Systematic

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Bhavna Sharma; Birdy Reynolds

617may be a more organic way to access student interests and understandings about sustainable engineeringtopics.Framework for this approachOur framework utilizes a similar structure as product realization to design curricular materials forclassroom use. Over the past six years, the LRDC/SOE product realization process has been effective inimpacting teacher classroom practice.3 The LRDC/SOE RET framework includes an3 Y. Doppelt, Y., C.D. Schunn, E. Silk, M. Mehalik, B. Reynolds, and E. Ward. (2009). Evaluating the impact of a facilitated learning community approach to professional development onteacher practice and student achievement. Research in Science & Technological Education, 27(3), 339-354.experience for teachers, which results in

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Barrie Jackson

, close interaction with industry, broad use ofinformation technology, and faculty devoted to developing emerging professionals as mentorsand coaches rather than all-knowing dispensers of information (1) I often refer to Goldberg’s paper of April 1996 (2) which delineated the necessity forchange in Engineering Education, his reasons for the necessity for change and his suggestions toachieve change. Fifteen years later I hear the same issues being discussed. The first issue is theconflict between research and “teaching”. I personal dislike the term “teaching’, a system thatdates at least as far back as Aristotle, where the knowledge expert (the teacher) tells the novice(the student) about his discipline. Accepting the fact that there are

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S. Jimmy Gandhi; Michael McShane

Understanding Globalization for the 21st Century Engineer Dr. S. Jimmy Gandhi, Stevens Institute of Technology Dr. Michael McShane, Old Dominion UniversityDR. S. JIMMY GANDHIHe is a faculty member in The School of Systems and Enterprises at Stevens Institute ofTechnology in Hoboken, NJ. His research interests include risk management, globalizationand engineering education. Currently he is co-authoring a book on Systemic RiskManagement and another one on Case Studies in System of Systems Engineering (SoSE). Dr.Gandhi got a PhD in Engineering Management at Stevens Institute of Technology, a Mastersin Engineering Management at California State University, Northridge and a Bachelors

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RUBA A. AMARIN; Issa Batarseh

eTutor – An Interactive Module for Electrical Engineering Curriculum RUBA A. AMARIN University of Central Florida: Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Orlando, United States ramarin@knights.ucf.edu ISSA BATARSEH* Princess Sumaya University for Technology Amman, JordanRUBA A. AMARINRuba A. Amarin is with the University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816 USA. Rubareceived the B.S. degree in Electronic Engineering from the Princess Sumaya University forTechnology, Amman

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Sheikh Ghafoor; Stephen Canfield; Michael Kelley; Tristan Hill

, “Teaching programming by immersion reading and writing,” Proceedings – Frontiers in Education Conference v1, Boston MA, Nov 6-9 2002, p T4G/23-T4G/28.[10] K. Scott, “Teaching Graphical Interface Programmin in Java with the Game of Wari,” Proceedings for the 8th Annual SIGCSE Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, Tessaloniki, Greece, Jun 30-Jul 2, 2003, p 254.[11] Bransford, J. D., Brown, A., & Cocking, R., How People Learn: Mind, Brain, Experience and School, Expanded Edition, Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 2000.[12] Committee on How People Learn, A Targeted Report for Teachers, How Students Learn: History, Mathematics, and Science in the Classroom, M. Suzanne Donovan and John D

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Paul G. Ranky

delivery methods, we deploy web-browserreadable multimedia, text, images, interactive videos, 2D and simulated 3Danimations, active code for calculations, simulation programs, and even self-assessment tools.The presented approach and implemented / tested methods encourage analytical andteam-oriented learning and problem-solving with real-world challenges. Using ourmethods, tools and technologies students perform significantly better and achievesignificantly more, than with traditional teaching / learning methods.In this paper we introduce the principles of our Library development methods and somerecent solutions, and explain and demonstrate (during the live presentation) a series ofcase-based learning modules for undergraduate and graduate

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Svetlana Neretina

group of researchers and educators at the College of Engineering atTemple University received a National Science Foundation award under the auspices of theNanotechnology Undergraduate Education (NUE) program to carry out an initiative aimed at thebroad-based introduction of nanotechnology into the undergraduate curriculum. The programwhich sees participation from the Mechanical, Civil and Environmental, and Electrical andComputer Departments has a unifying theme of advancing a sustainable urban environmentthrough the use of nanotechnology. The overall goals of the initiative are twofold: (i) the broadinclusion of a nanotechnology component within the undergraduate engineering curriculum and(ii) to provide undergraduate engineering students with

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Atin Sinha

facility. He is a licensed professionalengineer. 622 A Reverse Engineering Project for an Introductory Engineering CourseAbstractA reverse engineering project is used as a part of the laboratory class of the introductory levelundergraduate engineering course every fall since 2007 to train students attending transfer engineeringprogram conducted by Albany State University with Georgia Institute of Technology. In earlier yearsstudents scanned their teammate’s face which proved to be a challenge. The new reverse engineeringproject introduced in 2009 allowed students to scan a part in NextEngine and rebuild it in RapidWorkssoftware that proved to be significantly easier and guarantees project