Conference Session

Engineering Technology Curriculum Issues

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

MD B. Sarder, University of Southern Mississippi; Shahdad Naghshpour, University of Southern Mississippi, Gulf Park

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

AC 2012-5421: ENHANCING STUDENTS LEARNING THROUGH MILLCONCEPTDr. MD B. Sarder, University of Southern Mississippi MD Sarder is an Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator of the Industrial Engineering Technology program at the University of Southern Mississippi (USM). He is also an Associate Director of the Center for Logistics, Trade, and Transportation. At the USM, he revamped his program by developing as many as 14 new courses, implementing hands-on experience in courses, and delivering online courses for distant students. Sarder is very active in engineering and technology education research. He has published a book and more than 50 articles in various areas of industrial engineering. He is involved with

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum In Engineering Technology

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S. Sridhara, Middle Tennessee State University

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Engineering Technology

. Page 22.361.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Computer Applications to Problem Solving in Some Engineering Technology CoursesAbstractUse of computers and the Internet in our teaching and learning has proved to be very effectivefor both students and instructors. The author is currently using Desire2Learn (D2L) to teachvarious Engineering Technology (ET) courses including Statics, Design of Machine Elementsand Vibration. Typically, he solves numerical problems related to the equilibrium of particlesand rigid bodies, design of shafts, pulleys and gears, and free and forced vibration of mechanicalsystems. Recently the author developed some Excel programs to solve

Conference Session

Product and Venture Creation Curriculum

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Miller; Stephen J. Walsh; James J. Brickley

. Seniors enrolled in capstone design earn four credits,and play the role of founders of a high-tech company. Development of the company’s “product”is the basis of the capstone design project. The one-credit students are “ground floor employees”of the start-up companies. This model allows EEP to fit easily within the already crowdedundergraduate curriculum at NC State, and provides a framework for developing teamwork andleadership skills, mentoring of underclassmen by seniors, and a “real world” experience thatgives the students a feel for life in a start-up company.The EEP model places a great deal of emphasis on the leadership role of the senior st udents.They are told up front that this is the major difference between pursuing capstone design in

Conference Session

Approaches to Curriculum and Policy

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jinlu Shen, Zhejiang University; Tuoyu Li, Zhejiang University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #29471The New Engineering Education in Chinabased on 207 new engineeringresearch and practice projectsDr. Jinlu Shen, Zhejiang University College of Public Affairs, Zhejiang UniversityDr. Tuoyu Li, Zhejiang University Li Tuo-yu, Research Assistant Institute of China’s Science, Technology and Education Policy, Zhejiang University College of Public Affairs, Zhejiang University Research Center on Science and Education Development Strategy, Zhejiang University AddressRoom 1205-3, Administration Building, Zijingang Campus, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province; 310058 P.R. China American

Conference Session

Women in Engineering: Faculty/Curriculum

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Heidi Diefes-Dux; Brenda Capobianco; Judith Zawojewski; Margret Hjalmarson; P.K. Imbrie; Deborah Follman

modelingactivities that address mathematical topics foundational to a number of engineering fields andaddress the types of knowledge and skills needed in the workplace of professional engineers.This paper will describe these activities, overview the implementation of these activities in afreshman engineering course, highlight various aspects of the research methodology, anddemonstrate preliminary evidence of curriculum reform at our institution.II. Model Eliciting ActivitiesThe modeling activities that we are developing and implementing are called Model ElicitingActivities (MEA). These are client-driven real-world problems that are developed using the sixprinciples of design shown in Table 13,4.Solutions to the MEAs we are developing require the use of one

Conference Session

Design Across Curriculum 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Christopher Rennick, University of Waterloo; Carol Hulls P.Eng., University of Waterloo; Andrew Gryguć, University of Waterloo

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

of Waterloo. He has over a decade of experience in the field of solid mechanics, structural analysis and finite element modelling. Furthermore, he has had an integral role in a half decade long project developing the processing technique, and characterizing the structure-properties relationship in the forging of magnesium alloys for fatigue critical components. His research interests include, fatigue and fracture, cyclic plasticity modelling, and energy based damage models for a variety of different ma- terials. Furthermore, him and his group have been pioneers in the understanding of the process-structure- property-performance relationship for forging of HCP materials, in particular, Mg alloys. He has been

Conference Session

Electrical Engineering Technology Curriculum

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hong 'Jeffrey' Nie; Recayi 'Reg' Pecen

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

nominated for 2007 Russ Nielson Service Award, UNI. He serves as a Center for Energy Environment Education (CEEE) Research fellow at UNI in 2007. Page 12.1440.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 The Innovative Effects of Hardware Description Languages and Field Programmable Gate Arrays on Digital Hardware Design Education in Engineering Technology ProgramsAbstractWith the development of computer-aided design and semiconductor technologies, HardwareDescription Language (HDL) and Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA) have becomedominant design and implementation tools for

Conference Session

Design Pedagogy and Curriculum 2

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy F. Wheeler, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Mary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

developed at the same time as the curriculum. Assessment measures,embedded throughout the sequence, will validate the effectiveness of the curriculum changes,encourage the continued evolution of the program, encourage coordination among theconstituent courses and thus provide coherence to the sequence. The assessment plan includessurveys, an e-portfolio, focus groups and a final evaluation of the capstone project itself.Some preliminary data from pilot semesters are included here.The design sequenceThe senior capstone design program has played an important role in the core electricalengineering curriculum at the Pennsylvania State University since 1992. In the originalvision, the capstone project was a chance for students to demonstrate their

Conference Session

Design Pedagogy and Curriculum 2

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Srujal Patel, Georgia Institute of Technology; Dirk Schaefer, Georgia Institute of Technology; Daniel P. Schrage, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

mission stated in the challenge. Through the challenge, students go through different stages of the product development life cycle. These stages are identified as Co- create, Design, Build & Operate (CDBO), and represent a specific implementation of what is known as CDIO5 on a broader context. Page 23.87.3The CurriculumA curriculum developed to deliver our approach functions as a stepping stone for students togain the skills required to successfully participate in our prize challenges. The curriculumalso contains tutorials which are organized in ‘learning modules’. Alphabets in brackets atthe end of each module name relate to the

Conference Session

Technology Integration in Manufacturing Curriculum

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ismail Fidan, Tennessee Technological University; Perihan Fidan, Tennessee Technological University; Suhas S Alkunte, Old Dominion University; Orkhan Huseynov, The University of Alabama in Huntsville; Mohammad Alshaikh Ali, Tennessee Technological University; Vivekanand A Naikwadi, Tennessee Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing Division (MFG)

ofSTEM education. Moreover, it explores various dimensions of AM education, includinginnovative laboratories equipped with advanced 3D printers, remote laboratories to enable accessfrom distant locations, curriculum development encompassing on-ground, online, and hybridprograms. Furthermore, this study examines AM software tools and simulations, industrycertifications, and hardware and equipment used in educational settings. The paper also delvesinto educational pathways, collaborations between academia and industry, workforce demands,and the ethical and societal aspects of AM education, focusing on sustainability and equity.Overall, this study offers insights into the diverse and evolving landscape of AM education,emphasizing adaptability

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in ET

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Mott

ArticleThis article is based on work being done by the National Center of Excellence for AdvancedManufacturing Education (NCE/AME) in Dayton, Ohio. The NCE/AME is managed through theAdvanced Integrated Manufacturing Center (AIM Center), a partnership between SinclairCommunity College and the University of Dayton. The work is supported in part by the NationalScience Foundation through the Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program. *One major goal of the NCE/AME is to develop novel curriculum materials for the manufacturingengineering technology field that are based on constructivist principles. To this end, amethodology for producing instructional modules has been developed that is activity-based,competency-based, contextual, industry-verified

Conference Session

Innovations to Curriculum and Program

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado at Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

. In order to evaluate if curriculum help develop these skills in students, anassessment instrument is needed. A wide variety of such surveys have been developed andvalidated, although generally for settings outside engineering academia. In this research, theMiville-Guzman Universality-Diversity Scale short form (MGUDS-S) was used. It is a written15 question survey with responses on a 6-point Likert scale. It evaluates universal-diverseorientation (UDO) and has been most widely used in medical school settings. The overall UDOscore is composed of three subscales: diversity of contact, relativistic appreciation, anddiscomfort with differences. The author also added four of the Pittsburgh Freshman EngineeringAttitudes Survey (PFEAS) questions and

Conference Session

Faculty Involvement in International Engineering Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gearold Johnson, Colorado State University; Dueb Lakhder, Consultant to UNESCO; Thomas Siller, Colorado State University

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International

underrepresentedgroups of students.Kam2 has noted that engineering does not appeal to women students even thoughengineering has been heavily marketed towards them. What is the problem? How mightwe fix it? Kam states that “whether we like it or not, the current engineering curriculumhas demonstrated itself to be strongly oriented toward males.” Kam continues “Asunfashionable and unseemly as it may sound, the time may have come to try consciouslyto develop an engineering curriculum aimed deliberately at young women.” Obviously,if the new curriculum is designed appropriately, it should appeal to men who have notbeen attracted to engineering because of how engineering has been perceived by them. Inother words, engineering not only has not appealed to women but

Conference Session

Leadership in the Curriculum

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Ward; Robert Martinazzi

to connectand compare the film to its historical setting and to present day situations. The motifsobservation asks students to discuss how the various scenes were enacted to illustrate keypoints in the film. The student teams then prepare a paper on their selected movie. Thispaper details how the graphical portrayal of leadership in the film quickly engenders inthe students a keen sense of skills, attitudes, and traits of an effective leader.Introduction“The one quality that can be developed by studious reflection and practice is leadership.”– General Dwight EisenhowerCurrent thoughts on leadership depict it as a skill based subject which can be learned bythose interested in developing it in their personal and professional lives.4 The

Conference Session

Thinking About the Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter H. Meckl, Purdue University; Marc H. Williams, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Carolyn Percifield, Purdue University; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Michael T. Harris, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Leah H. Jamieson, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

have made it easier to outsource service jobs to other countries where labor ischeaper. “The global competitive playing field was being leveled. The world was beingflattened.” [2, p. 8] These trends have increased the importance of preparing our young peopleto succeed in this new flattened world.A more recent book by Pat Galloway, entitled The 21st Century Engineer: A Proposal forEngineering Education Reform3, emphasizes the need for engineering educators to develop “aholistic breed of engineer – one who can work across borders, cultural boundaries, and socialcontexts and who can work effectively with nonengineers.” [3, p. 87] Engineers must becomeglobal leaders in their profession. She goes on to say: “The engineering curriculum can no

Conference Session

Design in the ECE Curriculum

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Huff, University of Idaho; Edward William, University of Idaho; Vishu Gupta, University of Idaho; Herbert Hess, University of Idaho

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

AC 2010-529: STUDENTS TAILOR A PRACTICAL WEB CONTENTMANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION ANDCOORDINATION AMONG INTEGRATED PROJECT TEAMS OF INDUSTRY,GOVERNMENT, AND ACADEMIC RESEARCHERSMatthew Huff, University of IdahoEdward William, University of IdahoVishu Gupta, University of IdahoHerbert Hess, University of Idaho Page 15.1134.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Students Tailor a Practical Web Content Management System forEffective Communication and Coordination Among Integrated Project Teams of Industry, Government, and Academic ResearchersIntroductionTo develop a State of Charge Indicator (SOCI), a team of industry, government, and

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in Engineering Technology

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kari Clase, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

undergraduates to acquire the knowledge and aptitudesneeded in the biotechnology industry. The objectives of this paper are to describe thecollaborative efforts and curriculum development that integrate the biotechnology minorinto majors within multiple disciplines, including Industrial Technology.IntroductionIndiana’s health industry is an extremely important and growing economic engine.Tremendous advances are being made in pharmaceutical and biotechnology discoveriesand their applications (including manufacturing), as well as in health care services. As aresult, there is an increasing sophistication of the products and services available andbeing developed, with an ever-widening scale of applications and marketing. This resultsin ever-expanding needs

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technology Curriculum Innovations

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raju Dandu, Kansas State University at Salina; Masud Hassan, Kansas State University at Salina; John DeLeon, Kansas State University at Salina

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

, Implement, Operate) framework. Students taking the mechanical detailingcourse are involved in reverse engineering project. Students work in teams in redesigning theproduct, developing technical drawings, exchanging drawings with a different group tomanufacture their product, and test and operate the product. This approach demonstrates the realworld workplace environment of product design and manufacturing in which technicalknowledge and other skills are learned and practiced. The freshman course project is an earlyexposure to students to demonstrate the relevance of mechanical engineering technology. It helpsthe students see graduates as practitioners of the profession, implementers of technology, job-ready and focused on applied

Conference Session

Curriculum and Assessment III

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiaoyan Gong, Institute of Smart Education, Qingdao Academy of Intelligent Industries. ; Liang Zhao, Faculty of Information Technology, Beijing University of Technology; RenHao Tang, Faculty of Information Technology, Beijing University of Technology; YaNa Guo, Faculty of InformationTechnology,Beijing University of Technology; Xiwei Liu, Qingdao Academy of Intelligent Industries; Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Jian He, Faculty of Information Technology, Beijing University of Technology; Fei-Yue Wang, National Key Laboratory of Management and Control for Complex Systems, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Ying Tang, Rowan University; Wanruo Shi, Beijing Normal University; Xiaojie Niu, Beijing Normal University; Xinzhu Wang, Beijing Normal University

Tagged Divisions

Computing and Information Technology

,light sensors and LED dot matrix screens to easily realize face recognition, speechrecognition and so on. But there are different kinds of such systems with less systematic de-sign for school students and insufficient well-designed curriculum systems, which make it aheadache for schools to pick. Therefore, it is imperative to develop a convenient and practicalAI teaching systemsto carry out AI education in primary and secondary schools. To this end, this paper develops an AI teaching system for primary and secondary studentsunder iSTREAM (intelligence for Sciences, Technology, Robotics, Engineering, Arts, andManagement) Educational structure, where parallel intelligence theory and ACP framework[3]-[7] are applied. In this system, typical AI

Conference Session

Design Throughout the ChE Curriculum

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mariano Savelski; Stephanie Farrell; Robert Hesketh; C. Stewart Slater

integration into the undergraduate curriculum at our university. Participation inthis Engineering Clinic program is required of all Engineering undergraduate students for all foursemesters of their junior and senior years.Students work in multidisciplinary teams on semester-long or year-long projects that aresupported by external sponsors. In addition to providing a mechanism to introduce emergingtechnologies relevant to regional industries, the clinics provide the students with exposure toindustrial projects with real deadlines and deliverables, and an opportunity to develop theirproject management, teamwork and oral and written communication skills.This program offers the industrial sponsor a cost-effective approach to problem solving withpotential

Conference Session

Thinking About the Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Feser, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Science & Technology Policy ; Maura J. Borrego, National Science Foundation; Russ Pimmel, University of Alabama; Connie Kubo DUPE Della-Piana, National Science Foundation

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Educational Research and Methods

evaluating recent and futurechanges to the program, and allows program officers to reflect on program and policy needs.Literature ReviewPrior analyses have demonstrated that the general change model implicitly taken by STEMfaculty members16, 17 and engineering educators11 is to develop and perfect a curriculum orintervention and then attempt to convince others to use it. This is a diffusion model of change,which lends itself well to study using a diffusion of innovations perspective18. In STEMeducation, this approach is based on the assumption that typical faculty members have neitherthe time nor the expertise to read educational literature and develop their own innovativecurricula. The relatively low levels of adoption11, 19 demonstrate that this

Conference Session

Design Across the Curriculum

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aruna Shekar, Massey University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

Paper ID #10806Project based Learning in Engineering Design Education: Sharing Best Prac-ticesDr. Aruna Shekar, Massey University Dr Aruna Shekar is a Senior Lecturer in Product Development at the School Engineering and Advanced Technology, Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand. She has lectured in the areas of product in- novation processes, methods and management, since 1994. Prior to this she has worked for Cadbury Shweppes, Australia, and Telecom in New Zealand. She has won awards (a gold medal for her masters) and presented at national and international conferences. In 2003 she received her PhD in Product Devel

Conference Session

Power Engineering & Curriculum Innovations

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Glenn J Bradford, University of Melbourne; Gavin Buskes, The University of Melbourne; Paul N Beuchat, The University of Melbourne

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

Paper ID #38842Considerations for software-defined radio use within a project-basedlearning subjectDr. Glenn J Bradford, University of Melbourne Glenn Bradford is a Teaching Fellow in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Melbourne. His main focus is creating innovative curriculum that incorporates practical, hands-on experiences to better drive student learning. From 2015 to 2020, he worked as a 5G Wireless Systems Engineer at Intel Corporation developing advanced 5G wireless prototypes and systems exploring the convergence of 5G wireless with emerging immersive media applications

Conference Session

Design in the BME curriculum

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy E. Allen, University of Virginia; David Chen, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical Engineering

aspects of the design process, including iterativebrainstorming, hands-on prototyping & fabrication, CAD, materials, machining, assembly, andbasic microcontroller design. Seniors then complete a yearlong capstone sequence in which theypursue a client-mentored project and apply the skills they have developed in the prior courseswithin the curriculum [2]. All projects in the introductory design skills course and the vastmajority of projects in the capstone are client-sponsored, pre-identified problems or need areasthat the client pitched to potential teams, such that students who take these core design coursestypically do not have the opportunity to identify clinical or patient-centered needs as part of thecourse structure. However, a growing

Conference Session

Curriculum Reform with Cooperative Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl Cates, University of Cincinnati; Kettil Cedercreutz, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

Development of a Corporate Feedback System for Use inCurricular Reform. The duration of the grant is three years during which theUniversity is scheduled to receive a total of $ 555,133 (57%). The matchingcontribution of the University of Cincinnati will be $421,396 (43%). Includingmatching funds the University of Cincinnati will be investing $ 0.976 M inindustry integrated curriculum development. The objective of the grant is to builda closed loop system that measures student performance while on co-op anddirects this feedback into curricular development. This project developsmethodologies to use assessment data of student work term performance incurricular development, thereby continuously aligning experiential- orcooperative-education based

Conference Session

SE Curriculum and Projects

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Conry, Clarkson University

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

discipline have been under development for some time.Curricular guides have been developed (e.g. Software Engineering 2004) and a revised guide tothe SWEBOK is due out in 2010. Development of undergraduate programs in softwareengineering has been proceeding at a deliberate pace, so that as of October, 2009, there werenineteen baccalaureate programs in software engineering accredited by the EngineeringAccreditation Commission of ABET. This set of degree programs is of particular interestbecause each of them has been reviewed by a visiting team from ABET and found to be incompliance with the general criteria for all baccalaureate engineering programs as well as withthe program criteria applicable to software engineering programs.Of the nineteen

Conference Session

Curricular Innovations for Future-Ready Engineering Talents

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jabeom Koo, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

thenation’s position in microelectronics research, development, and manufacturing. This paperdescribes how author’s Electrical Engineering department re-designed its curriculum inresponse to this transformative legislation, an innovative model incorporating industrypractices for microelectronics related education. This development aims to entice students intomicroelectronics and VLSI field and to create a cutting-edge, industry-relevant curriculum byutilizing design kits provided by a semiconductor manufacturing company. Up-to-date industrystandard design software tools are provided to students as well. This paper illustrates theimportance of having such “practical” environment in school’s microelectronics education.Each class year’s curriculum is

Conference Session

Product and Venture Creation Curriculum

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Ken Vickers; Otto Loewer; John Ahlen; Ron Foster; Greg Salamo

Session 1654 (2002-2251) Launching an Innovation Incubator in a University Setting Ron Foster, Ken Vickers, Greg Salamo, Otto Loewer, and John Ahlen University of Arkansas/Arkansas Science and Technology AuthorityAbstract:A novel Innovation Incubator has been launched with the goal of enhancing both education andcommercialization of technology. The Incubator supports area clients that have new ideas, butlack the resources to advance towards proof-of-concept. Graduates students are involved with theIncubator in screening clients, and working with clients to improve intellectual property positionand develop initial business plans. Once a

Conference Session

Innovations in the IE Curriculum

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ana Vila-Parrish, North Carolina State University; Dianne Raubenheimer, Meredith College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

effectively manage large, complex projects is a skill required of most engineers inindustry today. The skills required to be an effective project manager go far beyond technicalengineering content taught in engineering curriculums. Industry sponsored capstone projectexperiences require students to communicate, deconstruct the large project into manageablepieces, and manage risk and uncertainty. This is a departure from traditional engineeringproblems which have a right answer and typically have a prescribed solution method. In thispaper we discuss a pilot study that evaluates how a structured framework of project management,mimicking industry practices, affects the problem solving process throughout the project lifecycle. Specifically we develop an

Conference Session

Manufacturing Curriculum and Course Innovations

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ismail Fidan, Tennessee Technological University; George Chitiyo, Tennessee Technological University; Thomas Singer, Sinclair Community College; Jamshid Moradmand, Sinclair Community College

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

Technology at Sinclair Community College. His areas of focus are design and manufacturing of products in the MET program curriculum. Tom serves as a Co-PI for the NSF funded AM-WATCH project. He provides guidance on design and curriculum development on additive manufacturing. Tom also serves as the Principal Investigator on the NSF funded STEM Guitar Project. He also manages the guitar manufacturing lab @ Sinclair which produces over 1700+ guitar kits a year for the STEM guitar project distributed across the United States. A PLTW affiliate professor for IED, NISOD Teaching Excellence award winner, Certified Autodesk instructor and ETAC-ABET Commissioner, and text book author, Tom has taught both at the high school and