Conference Session

Curriculum in Engineering Leadership Development

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lynne Cowe Falls, University of Calgary; Robyn Paul, University of Calgary; Gord Aker P.Eng. PCC, Logical Leadership

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

Transportation Association of CanadaRobyn Paul, University of Calgary Robyn is a Master’s student researching engineering leadership education at the University of Calgary. She graduated from Manufacturing Engineering in 2011 and worked in industry for a few years before returning to school.Mr. Gord Aker P.Eng. PCC, Logical Leadership Gord Aker, P.Eng. is a Professional Engineer and Executive Coach. In addition to his graduate degree in engineering, he holds the Professional Certified Coach credential from the International Coach Federation (ICF). With over 22 years of organizational leadership experience, in 2006 Aker started Logical Leader- ship with the objective of helping people discover, develop and deploy their innate

Conference Session

ChE: Curriculum Reform & Assessment

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Froyd; Jean Layne, Texas A&M University; Lale Yurttas, Texas A&M University; David Ford, Texas A&M University

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Chemical Engineering

/index.html, 17 January 200637. Hestenes, D., and Halloun, I. (1995). Interpreting the FCI. 1992. The Physics Teacher, 33, 502-50638. Bloom, B. S., and Krathwohl, D. R. (1956). Taxonomy of Educational Objectives: The Classification of Educational Goals. Handbook I: Cognitive Domain. New York, Longmans, Green, 1956.39. Anderson, L., and Krathwohl, D. R. (2001). A Taxonomy for Learning, Teaching and Assessing: A Revision of Bloom's Taxonomy of Educational Objectives. New York: Longman, 200140. Sarkar, P. P., Mehta, K. C., Peterson, R. E., and McDonald, J. R. (1998). The Texas Tech project for dissemination of wind engineering research and curriculum via electronic media. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 77(8), 663

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles E. Pierce, University of South Carolina; Nicole Berge, University of South Carolina; Joseph V. Flora, University of South Carolina; Fabio Matta, University of South Carolina; Robert Petrulis, EPRE Consulting LLC; Ethan Washam, STV Engineers

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

undergraduate research in students’ cognitive, personal, and professional development. Science Education, 91(1), 36-74.Lopatto, D. (2004). Survey of undergraduate research experiences (SURE): First findings. Cell Biology Education, 3(4), 270-277.Pierce, C. E. & Berge, N. D. (2014). Development of an integrated curriculum for educating engineers about nanotechnology: end-of-life management of nanomaterial-containing wastes, ASEE Annual Conference, Indianapolis, IN, 9918, 1-8.Russell, S., Hancock, M., & McCullough, J. (2007). The Pipeline: Benefits of undergraduate research experiences. Science, 316(5824), 548-549.Seymour, E., Hunter, A.-B., Laursen, S. L., & DeAntoni, T. (2004). Establishing the benefits of

Conference Session

Learning and Assessment I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University; John-David S. Yoder, Ohio Northern University; Briana B. Morrison, Southern Polytechnic State University; Fong K. Mak, Gannon University

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Mechanical Engineering

engineering from the University of Notre Dame. He is professor and Chair of the Mechanical Engineering Department at Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio. He has previously served as Proposal Engineer and Proposal Engineer- ing Supervisor at Grob System, Inc., and Software Engineer at Shaum Manufacturing, Inc. He has held a number of leadership and advisory positions in various entrepreneurial ventures. He is currently a KEEN (Kern Entrepreneurial Education Network) Fellow, and has served as a Faculty Fellow at the Jet Propul- sion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., and an Invited Professor at INRIA Rhone-Alpes, Monbonnot, France. Research interests include computer vision, mobile robotics, intelligent vehicles, entrepreneurship

Conference Session

ET Curriculum and Programs II

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

John L. Irwin, Michigan Technological University; David Michael Labyak, Michigan Technological University

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

classrooms to help solve engineering problems.Dr. David Michael Labyak, Michigan Technological University David Labyak is an Assistant Professor in the Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Technology Department at Michigan Technological University (Michigan Tech), teaching in the area of Solid Me- chanics. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 FEA Taught the Industry WayAbstractFinite Element Analysis (FEA) can be taught as theoretical, application oriented, orpreferably as a combination of these. It is beneficial to include a laboratory componentdedicated to the application of FEA principles while becoming familiar with the userinterface of typical FEA software. This

Conference Session

A Technology Potpourri I

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suranjan Panigrahi, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

Technology program. His research focuses on development and application of intelligent sensors and sensing systems for automation, inspection and quality control applications. He has special interests in graduate education and was the graduate coordinator of two different graduate programs at two univer- sities. He has led the development of new graduate programs and has successfully supervised MS and Ph.D. students.He is a member of ASEE. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019Development of an Undergraduate Course "Applied ComputerVision" in Electrical Engineering Technology ProgramIntroduction and Objective:Computer vision is a part of the Artificial Intelligence technology and it datesback

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in ET

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara Christe, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

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Engineering Technology

. Page 11.968.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Offering a Specialty of Electrical Engineering Technology to Increase Enrollments and Meet Employer Demands: Technology Used in the Delivery of Health CareAbstractElectrical Engineering Technology programs can prepare graduates to support the vast array ofmedical technology deeply connected to the delivery of patient care. Hospitals and medicalequipment manufacturers are clamoring for graduates who have combined the practical,technical training a technology program already provides with the vocabulary, regulations andtechnology specific to the clinical environment. Once an electrical engineering technologyprogram understands the skills

Conference Session

Design in the ECE Curriculum

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruce Dunne, Grand Valley State University; Chirag Parikh, Grand Valley State University; Andrew Sterian, Grand Valley State University

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Electrical and Computer

development positions in industry. From 1991 to 2002, he was a Staff Engineer with Tellabs, Naperville, IL. Additionally, in 1991, he was with AT&T Bell Telephone Laboratories, Naperville; from 1988 to 1991, he was with R. R. Donnelley & Sons, Lisle, IL; and from 1985 to 1986, he was with Zenith Electronics, Glenview, IL. His interests include adaptive filtering, speech enhancement, wireless and wireline communications, and engineering education. Dr. Dunne is a member of the IEEE, Eta Kappa Nu and ASEE. Chirag Parikh, Grand Valley State University Chirag Parikh is an Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, Michigan. He

Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Applications

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jana Whittington, Purdue University-Calumet; Kim Nankivell, Purdue University-Calumet; Joy Colwell, Purdue University-Calumet; James Higley, Purdue University-Calumet

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Engineering Design Graphics

2006-1724: BUILDING SOFT SKILLS INTO A CGT PROGRAM: PLANNING FORACCREDITATION AND JOB SUCCESSJana Whittington, Purdue University-CalumetKim Nankivell, Purdue University-CalumetJoy Colwell, Purdue University-CalumetJames Higley, Purdue University-Calumet Page 11.298.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006Building Soft Skills into a CGT Program: Planning for Accreditation and Job SuccessAbstractPurdue University Calumet has long supported engineering technology, with some programsfinding their roots in World War II industrial training programs. Only recently, however, has theuniversity added a program in Computer Graphics

Conference Session

Incorporating Projects into the Curriculum

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Choate, Western Kentucky University; Kevin Schmaltz, Western Kentucky University

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Mechanical Engineering

skills and technical software usage into the ME curriculum. These toolswere selected to support competency in mathematical and technical analysis, communication,and design. Freshmen receive training with a variety of manufacturing tools necessary tofabricate their “steam engines”. They also receive minimal instruction in the MS Office softwaresuite. Sophomores are required to have taken the CAD course as a prerequisite to the sophomoredesign class, and then are provided with a moderate amount of instruction in the MathCADcalculation software. Both of these skills are required for the design projects.Juniors are expected to demonstrate use of MathCAD in their design projects, and instruction isprovided in MATLAB software to provide an additional

Conference Session

Opportunities in Environmental Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Zuhdi Aljobeh; Aaron Jennings

residencies atCWRU. The program is similar to existing NSF REU programs, but adds several importantinnovations. (1) This new model will focus on interactions with engineering schools that do not have graduate programs, or do not offer a Ph.D. in engineering. The students of these institutions, and especially the students at schools that do not have graduate programs, Page 9.90.1“Proceeding of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright© 2004, American Society for Engineering Education have less opportunity to experience research, so they are less likely to respond to

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Graphics

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Alain Desrochers

approach, we will proceed to enumerate themain features of most training material developed by CAD software manufacturers. Theircharacteristics will then be compared against learning tools requirements in engineeringcurricula.As to meet the requirements of their key market, the CAD manufacturers have developedtraining materials which have been designed with the industrial user in mind. As mentioned inthe introduction, these training material are structured as detailed tutorial to be closely followedand leading to the quick realization of parts, thus providing a feeling of productivity and easylearning curve. In addition to this, these training material also feature the followingcharacteristics

Conference Session

Undergraduate Spacecraft Design I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael McGrath, University of Colorado at Boulder

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Aerospace

AC 2007-1340: EVOLUTION OF A CLASS IN SPACECRAFT DESIGN:EXPERIENCES GAINED OVER A DECADE OF TEACHINGMichael McGrath, University of Colorado at Boulder Page 12.703.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 1/25/2007 4:25:00 PMEvolution of a Class in Spacecraft Design: Experiences Gained over a Decadeof TeachingAbstract.Spacecraft Design at the University of Colorado at Boulder is a project-based approach to thedesign of an unmanned spacecraft mission, focused at the senior and graduate level. Teams ofstudents produce a Concept Study Document and series of oral presentations for a hypotheticalNASA

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum & non-Technical Skills

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Khan, DeVry University-Addison; Barbara Eichler, DeVry University; John Morello, DeVry University

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Engineering Technology

2006-1673: EXAMINING THE IMPACT OF NANOTECHNOLOGIES FORSCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY (STS) STUDENTSAhmed Khan, DeVry University-Addison Ahmed S. Khan, Ph.D. is a senior Professor in the EET dept. at DeVry University, Addison, Illinois. He received his M.Sc (applied physics) from University of Karachi, an MSEE from Michigan Technological University, and an MBA from Keller Graduate School of Management. He received his Ph.D. from Colorado State University. His research interests are in the areas of Fiber Optics Communications, faculty development, and outcomes assessment, and, Internet and distance education. He is author of “The Telecommunications Fact Book” and co-author of “Technology and

Conference Session

Aerospace Teaching and Learning I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hadi Ali, Purdue University; Robin Adams, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Aerospace

engineering education research and practice. Page 22.1537.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Towards More Effective Teaching Strategies of Iteration and Systems Management in Spacecraft Design ABSTRACT We propose effective teaching strategies to help teams of students in spacecraft design projects in the first or second semester in the sophomore year in the aerospace engineering curriculum move from being “beginning designers” to being “informed designers.” The focus here is on one dimension in the

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Laboratories I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Forsberg, Hofstra University

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Mechanical Engineering

these accurate nozzles were between 12 and 26%; i. e., no better than thenozzles of Figure 3. We believe that the high % differences are due to developing the correlationequation using data over too large an A1 / A2 range. Indeed, when we used the data from onlytwo of the fabricated nozzles (nozzles 2 and 4) to develop the correlation equaion, we found thatthe % differences for the nozzle 3 runs were much lower, ranging from 4.4 % to 8.3 %. Figure 4 - Manufactured Nozzle Page 22.37.10 Figure 5 - Manufactured Nozzle Mounted on ExperimentIn summary, this section has outlined a possible exercise for

Conference Session

Women in Engineering: Faculty/Curriculum

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jan Rinehart; Robin Autenrieth; Karen Butler-Purry; Angie Hill Price

(Women in Engineering Program and Advocates Network). Sheearned a B.S. in secondary education from Abilene Christian University and a M.S. in Higher EducationAdministration from Texas A&M University. Her interests include equity, leadership, and engineeringeducation.ANGIE HILL PRICE, Ph. D. is an Associate Professor in the Manufacturing and Mechanical EngineeringTechnology program at Texas A&M University. She serves as Co-PI on the NSF Research Experiences forTeachers. Her research interests are quality of weldments and thermal grinding damage of gear steels.JAN Page 9.7.6 “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

Design of Lab Experiments I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gukan Rajaram, North Carolina A&T State University; Devdas Pai, North Carolina A&T State University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

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 ASME. Page 12.976.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Introducing Research Concepts to Senior Students in a Design of Experiments Laboratory CourseIntroductionThe country’s increasing demand for engineering talent has led

Conference Session

Curriculum in Electrical Engineering Technology

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shiyoung Lee, Pennsylvania State University, Berks

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Engineering Technology

AC 2009-957: INTEGRATION OF MOTION-CONTROL TEACHINGCOMPONENTS INTO THE PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLER COURSEShiyoung Lee, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Page 14.776.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Integration of Motion Control Teaching Components into the Programmable Logic Controller CourseAbstractMotion control is an essential portion of industry automation. The integration of motion controlteaching components into a programmable logic controller (PLC) course is described in thispaper. The programming practice with a PLC trainer provides a limited range of real worldexperiences which usually involve various motion control

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Civil ET

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

David Border

Technology (formerly Conexant), Infineon Technology (formerly SiemensSemiconductor) AG, along with others. These chipsets are in turn supplied to manufactures ofGPS receiver sets. The receivers are of different end use and specialty. Some are common tointegrated automobile navigation systems, integrated marine navigation systems, aircraftnavigation systems and so forth. Some are destined for applications found in location-basedservices (LBS). Page 10.213.2A number of proprietary systems, found in the moderate price market consumer electronic LBS Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technology Curriculum

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheng Lin, Old Dominion University; Alok Verma, Old Dominion University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2007-337: CLARIFICATIONS OF RULE 2 IN TEACHING GEOMETRICDIMENSIONING AND TOLERANCINGCheng Lin, Old Dominion UniversityAlok Verma, Old Dominion University Page 12.361.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 CLARIFICATIONS OF RULE 2 IN TEACHING GEOMETRIC DIMENSIONING AND TOLERANCINGAbstractGeometric dimensioning and tolerancing is a symbolic language used on engineeringdrawings and computer generated three-dimensional solid models for explicitlydescribing nominal geometry and its allowable variation. Application cases using theconcept of Rule 2 in the Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) arepresented. The rule affects all fourteen geometric

Conference Session

ET Curriculum and Programs II

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Suranjan Panigrahi, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Manufacturing 4.0, it would bedesirable to move from 8-bit microcontrollers to 32-bit microcontrollers at this advancedcourse level. This transition would be a smooth transition as the student already have gainedprior experience in working with 8-bit microcontroller in its pre-requisite course (2xxx level)offered in the program while keeping the overall scope of the course same. The plan wasshared with and approved by the curriculum committee members.Thus, the author decided to redesign the course “Advanced Embedded System” offered in theauthor’s ECET (Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology) program.This paper describes the modification of the course materials related to a 32-bitmicrocontroller along with its salient

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technology Curriculum

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen Kitto, Western Washington University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2008-354: TEACHING BASIC MATERIALS ENGINEERING DESIGN TOENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY STUDENTS USING STRINGED INSTRUMENTTOP DESIGNKathleen Kitto, Western Washington University Kathleen L. Kitto is the Associate Dean for the new College of Sciences and Technology at Western Washington University. Previously, she was Associate Dean for the College of Arts and Sciences and served as Chair of Engineering Technology Department from 1995-2002. Since arriving at Western Washington University in 1988, her primary teaching assignments have been in the Manufacturing Engineering Technology program and in the development of the communication skills of engineering technology students; her research interests

Conference Session

Design in the ECE Curriculum

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mihaela Radu, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Clint COLE, Washington State University, Pullman; Mircea Dabacan, Technical University of Cluj Napoca, Romania; Joe Harris, DigilentInc; Albert Fazekas, Technical University of Cluj Napoca, Romania; Ioana DABACAN, Technical University of Cluj Napoca, Romania

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2009-923: DESIGN COMPETITIONS: A PRACTICAL APPROACH TOIMPROVING STUDENTS' HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE SKILLSMihaela Radu, Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyClint COLE, Washington State University, PullmanMircea Dabacan, Technical University of Cluj Napoca, RomaniaJoe Harris , DigilentIncAlbert Fazekas, Technical University of Cluj Napoca, RomaniaIoana DABACAN, Technical University of Cluj Napoca, Romania Page 14.414.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Design Competition: A Practical Approach to Improve Students Hardware and Software SkillsAbstractAs the complexity of microelectronic systems is

Conference Session

ABET and Curriculum-Level Assessments

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karyn L. Biasca, University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point; Steve Hill, University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point

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Chemical Engineering

communicating that they did, or simply by not being able toeffectively communicate that they did.BackgroundThe Paper Science and Engineering program (PSEN) at the University of Wisconsin-StevensPoint has educated process engineers for entry-level positions in the pulp and paper industry for35 years. The curriculum consists of fundamental chemical engineering courses combined withpulp and paper technology courses. In addition, the program has required all students to completea three-credit industrial internship in order to receive a degree. Fortunately, availability ofinternships for students has not been a problem; the university is located in the center of a denseconcentration of pulp and paper mills, providing many opportunities for our students. A

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in Engineering Technology

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charlie P. Edmonson, University of Dayton

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Engineering Technology

. Page 25.795.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Integrating Business Process Simulation Software into a Facilities Layout CourseAbstractMany companies face productivity challenges brought about by today’s economic impact. At thesame time, computers and their software have become easier and easier to use. Computerizedsimulation of business processes enhances productivity by allowing project teams to test theirsolutions prior to actual implementation. Recently, at the University of Dayton, many industrysponsors of engineering technology senior projects are requesting that student teams developsimulation models of their facility layout designs. At

Conference Session

A Technology Potpourri I

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Reg Pecen, Sam Houston State University; Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Megan Gibson

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

major USDA grant award onhigh precision sensor developments for plant roots using thermography and image recognitiontechnologies.References[1] Adeodu, A.O., Bodunde, O.P., Daniyan, I.A., Omitola, O.O, Akinyoola, J.O., Adie, U.C. (2019).Development of an autonomous mobile plant irrigation robot for semi structured environment,Journal of Procedia Manufacturing, Vol. 35, pp. 9-15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.promfg.2019.05.004.[2] Gunawardena, K., Steemers, K. (2019). Living walls in indoor environments. Journal of Building andEnvironment,Vol.148, pp. 478-487, ISSN 0360-1323. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2018.11.014.[3] Kolokotsa, D., Saridakis, G., Dalamagkidis, K., Dolianitis, S., Kaliakatsos, I. (2010). Development ofan intelligent indoor

Conference Session

A Technology Potpourri I

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Teshad Chambers; Jinmyun Jo, Virginia State University; Wei-Bang Chen, Virginia State University; Christopher Washington, Virginia State University

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Engineering Technology

Paper ID #23890Mining Robot Control Using Wireless Communication and Embedded Sys-temsTeshad ChambersDr. Jinmyun Jo, Virginia State University His is Associate Professor at Department of Engineering and Computer Science, Virginia State University, He received Ph.D. from Virginia Tech.Dr. Christopher Washington, Virginia State UniversityDr. Wei-Bang Chen, Virginia State University Dr. Wei-Bang Chen is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering and Computer Science at Virginia State University. He also serves as a research scientist and a committee member at Common- wealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing. Chen

Conference Session

Electrical Engineering Technology Curriculum

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Engineering Technology

AC 2007-1250: USING THE RUBY LANGUAGE AS A PROGRAMMINGENVIRONMENT FOR A ROBOTICS LAB-BASED CLASSC. Richard Helps, Brigham Young University Richard Helps is the Program Chair of the Information Technology program at BYU and has been a faculty member in the School of Technology since 1986. His primary scholarly interests are in embedded and real-time computing and in technology education. He also has interests in human-computer interfacing. He has been involved in ABET accreditation for about 8 years and is a Commissioner of CAC-ABET and a CAC accreditation team chair. He is a SIGITE executive committee member and an ASEE Section Chair. He spent ten years in industry designing

Conference Session

Product and Venture Creation Curriculum

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

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

, a pseudo-industry workgroup educationalmethodology is under the direction of Ken Vickers, who received engineering managementexperience from 1981 through 1998 in integrated circuit manufacturing with Texas Instruments.Students learn and apply standard factory control software and practices to monitor their owneducational progress and marketability as well as the progress of all other students in the program.The success of the individual is judged not only by their personal educational accomplishments,but also by the success of all the students in the group. This methodology gives students a senseof connection as a team of people working on a common goal, and demonstrates the benefit ofworking in a coordinated group rather than as an