AC 2009-1001: TEACHING ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY COURSES USINGDESIRE2LEARN (D2L)B. Sridhara, Middle Tennessee State University B. S. SRIDHARA Dr. B. S. Sridhara is a professor in the Department of Engineering Technology at Middle Tennessee State University. He received his B.S.M.E. and M.S.M.E. degrees from Bangalore University and Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India. He received his M.S.M.E. and Ph. D. degrees from Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey, and Auburn University, Alabama. Dr. Sridhara has published several peer-reviewed articles in the areas of Acoustics, Vibration, finite element methods, and Engineering Education
distinction between its program objectives and program outcomes,(b) demonstrates the relationship of Criterion 2 [a] – [k] to each objective, and (c)demonstrates the assessment measure and metrics associated with each objective. OnJanuary 3, 2008 it was communicated to ABET that a response to this finding would beprovided at a later date.Finally, in response to the findings, the MET Program Spring 2008 Assessment Reportwas submitted to ABET prior to the 2008 Summer Meeting. This report included arevised version of the previously submitted attachments, along with assessment resultsand analysis in a tabular format. Following the 2008 Summer Meeting the final responseon August 15, 2008 from ABET was that the MET Program be reaccredited.I believe that it
scanning provides much faster inspection speedwithout the need to move the transducer and can also be used to produce a top-view (C-scan)image of a large area by moving a transducer doing raster scanning. Figure 4(b) depicts thefocusing operation. The focal law attached to each diagram tells the pulsing time delay for eachelement. It can be seen that different focusing depth corresponds to a different focal law.Figure 4(c) illustrates the steering operation which allows a single transducer to scan multipleangles compared to the single angle solution for the conventional ultrasonic technology. Moreimportantly, the capability of steering the beam for reaching limited-access regions within acomponent is extremely valuable for the inspection of parts
• Dorner Conveyor Manufacturing • PMMI • Goodman Packaging Equipment • Schneider Electric and ELAU Inc. • B&R Automation • Triangle Package Machinery • Shuttleworth, Inc. • Rockwell AutomationAt the conclusion of many meetings, the bachelor degree curriculum shown in Table 1 wasapproved by the faculty and the Indiana Commission for Higher Education. Students were firstadmitted in the fall, 2008 semester. The number of students attending the program is 7 and willbe increased next semester. We are anticipating this number will reach to 150 students in nextfive years.The development of the curriculum utilized a balance between the mechanical and electricaldisciplines. For a two year associate program, student must
Communication Programs at Georgia Tech. Proceedings of the 2005 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Session 2461. Portland, OR (2005).3. B. Bogue, R. Marra, Making Cross-Institutional Coalition Work: A View into the Workings of a Successful Seven Institution Collaboration. Proceedings of the 2005 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Session 2592. Portland, OR (2005).4. J. P. Osborne, B. Erwin, M. Cyr, C. Rogers, A Creative and Low-Cost Method of Teaching Hands-on Engineering Experimentation Using Virtual Instrumentation, Laboratory Robotics and Automation, 1998, Volume: 10, Pages: 63-66.5. B. Odell, Science Matters, American School & University, November 2005, Pages: 296-298
straightforward. Pareto Chart of the Standardized Effects (response is Jitter (ms), Alpha = 0.05) 2.571 Factor Name A A Packet size (kb) B Buffer size (packets) C C Location D Cards D
for tactile displays. A B Fig. 1. A) 2x2 tactile display with 3D movements. B) Enlarged view of pins and platforms.The display (Fig. 1) consists of five main parts: pins, platforms, servomotors, servo controller, Page 14.1081.3and user interface program. Four pins directly interact with the user’s fingertip. Looking downfrom above the display, the pins form the corners of a square. Each pin is attached to a separateplatform. Each platform is moved by three servomotors. Note that if six actuators were attachedto each platform, we would have a platform capable of motions in all three
incorporated seamlessly into a design that can be implemented onFPGAs. As such, a course needs to be developed encompassing microcontroller architecture,digital system design and implementation on FPGAs using VHDL. This paper describes thedevelopment of such a course with a case study of microprocessor design and implementation.The discussions also extend to incorporating an IP core processor in a system design that targetsFPGAs.IntroductionOne of the major objectives of curriculum development is to enhance students’ learning1. Thefactors that support this objective has been identified in1 and in several other studies as: a)allowing students to be empowered, informed, and responsive learners who can assume ameaningful role in the society; b) providing
Ext T rig 12 Vrms + 60 Hz _ R2 C2 A B 0° 100 8.2nF + _ + _ 0 Figure 1. Circuit capturing using MultiSIM Figure 2. Three dimensional breadboard in MultiSIMStudents were asked to use MultiSIM after lectures on each subject in circuit analysis to verifythe theoretical result. They were
, “Creativity and New Product Development: Bringing Entrepreneurship into Engineering DesignClasses,” 2007 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Honolulu, HI, United States, 2007. Page 14.1101.142. W. Birmingham, B. Allison, J. Dupree, “Entrepreneurship via Multidisciplinary Product Development,” 2007ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Honolulu, HI, United States, 2007.3. A.J. Marchese, J.L. Schmalzel, T.R. Chandrupatla, S.A. Mandayam, “A Venture Capital Fund to EncourageEntrepreneurship and Rapid Product Development With Multidisciplinary Teams,” 1999 ASEE Annual Conferenceand Exposition, Charlotte, NC, United States, 1999.4. J.A. Morgan
3261.8. Peterson, L.,Dave, B., 2008, — Computer Networks – A Systems Approach, Morgan Kaufmann.9. M. J. Karam, and F. A. Tobagi, “Analysis of the Delay and Jitter of Voice Traffic Over the Internet,” In the Proceedings of IEEE Infocom 2001, pp. 824-833, 2001.10. Newport Networks, VoIP Bandwidth Calculation White Paper, http://www.newport-networks.com. Page 14.140.10
feedback from the Fall 2008 semester. The Toolkit is nowavailable for download and use by other educational institutions from the NI web site.Bibliography1. M. Radu, M. Alexandru Dabacan, S. Sexton , C. Cole, “Extensive Use of Advanced FPGA Technology in Digital Design Education,” 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition, Pittsburgh, PA, 2008.2. N. Alaraje, J. DeGroat, A. Oliveira, “Teaching Field Programmable Gate Array Design (FPGA) to Future Electrical Engineering Technologists: Course Development,” 2007 Annual Conference & Exposition, Honolulu, HA, 2007.3. http://www.xilinx.com4. http://www.digilentinc.com5. http://www.ni.com/fpga/6. G. Crouch, R. Lee , B. Johnson , S. Sharad, “Fostering Design Across Multiple Disciplines With
, ranging from an individualcircuit board for each project block to all blocks on a single board. Teams who selected to createmultiple boards were able to test and troubleshoot circuit problems in a more efficient manner;however each team noted the impracticality of this approach for a final design. Teams with ahigh level of block integration on their circuit boards faced difficulty in testing individual blocksand troubleshooting circuit failures. Group presentations helped to demonstrated the contrast inresults and allowed course instructors to revisit the differences between prototype and finaldesigns which are spanned by the closed-loop, iterative design process. Figures 2a,b – Multiple Block and Single Block PCBs (Team A, C)This
AC 2009-1319: A COMPARISON OF INSTRUCTIONAL DELIVERY METHODSBASED ON STUDENT-EVALUATION DATAJohn Hackworth, Old Dominion University John Hackworth is an associate professor and director of the Electrical Engineering Technology program at Old Dominion University. He holds a B. S. Degree in Electrical Engineering Technology and a Master of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering, both from Old Dominion University. Prior to joining the Old Dominion University faculty, John had approximately 20 years of industrial experience in test engineering and plant automation with General Electric Company. He is the co-author of two textbooks which are currently in use by several electrical engineering
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. Page 14.1121.9 Fig. 6. Student Presentation in Argonne National Lab Research Symposium, Nov 6-7, 2008.III. Student Survey In the revamped lab courses, student survey was conducted to collect their feedback and comments. In ELET 3453 Robotics / ELET Robotics Lab regarding the NI-Quanser motor board utilization, the questions are designed as the following table 3 and results are shown in Figure 7. In CPET 4383 DSP / CPET 4381 DSP Lab regarding LabVIEW utilization, the questions are the same as of table 3, but the results are shown in Figure 8. A I found LabVIEW easy to use B I did find ELVIS to be a friendly platform C Virtual Instrument did help me understand the concepts in lecture D Virtual
thepercentages for each grade category: A to F. Table 1 Grades distribution for EET 2142 A% B% C% D% F% 2007 21% 26% 42% 11% 0% 2008 22% 34% 33% 11% 0%It is observed that the final grade distribution improved considerably toward better grades. Itseems that the new instructional system help the marginal students more than other students.Since these marginal students are less confident themselves and more reserved in classroomparticipation, the new system provides them a means to participate in the classroom activities.Therefore it
. • Develop and present appropriate alternative solutions. Assignment #4: • Analyze simulation output results. Assignment #5: • Interpret results of business process improvements.During class, students are instructed on the learning objectives that are covered in eachassignment. In the first assignment (see appendix B), the objective is to identify the differentcomponents that are required to build the model. During this class students are introduced to thevarious components required to build a model. This is accomplished by reviewing a basic codethat was created as a result of building a model. Figure 1 shows a portion of the code output thatis discussed with the students. As a second part to this first assignment, students
-B, member-C, member-D,and member-E who are all rating “Hazard Assessment Protocol” competency for OLS 331course. Member-A believes this competency is low priority for this course, so he/she rates as 1.Member-B feels this competency is very important for this course, so he/she rates 3. Member-Cthinks this competency is medium priority so he/she rates 2. Member-D considers thiscompetency is high priority so he/she rates 3. The last member-E considers this competency tobe included in the course so he/she rates as 3. To obtain the final rating score for “HazardAssessment Protocol” competency for OLS 331 would be to add each rating given by eachmember and to divide that total number with the number of members. First of all, one must addeach
program objectives; apply knowledge of four technical areas appropriate to civil engineering; conduct civil engineering experiments and analyze and interpret the resulting data; design a system, component, or process in more than one civil engineering context; explain basic concepts in management, business, public policy, and leadership; and, explain the importance of professional licensure.” b. Faculty “The program must demonstrate that faculty teaching courses that are primarily design in content are qualified to teach the subject matter by virtue of professional licensure, or by education and design experience. The program must demonstrate that it is not critically dependent on one individual”.The ABET-EAC program-specific
. 121-130, January 2005.2. Sloan Consortium of Institution and Organizations Committed to Quality Online Education, “Stayingthe Course: Online Education in the United States, 2008”.http://www.sloan-c.org/publications/survey/staying_course3. B. Balamuralithars, and P. C. Woods, “Virtual Laboratories in Engineering Education: The SimulationLab and Remoter Lab”, Computer Applications in Engineering Education, Vol 17, Issue 1, 2008, pp. 108-118.4. H. J. W. Spoedler, Virtual instruments and virtual environments, IEEE Instrum Meas Mag 2 (1999),14-19.5. N. Jensen, G. von Voigt, W. Nejdl and S. Olbrich, “Development of a Virtual Laboratory System ForScience Education”, Interactive Multimedia Electronic Journal of Computer-Enhanced Learming, vol. 6(2
AC 2009-389: DEVELOPMENT OF A SOLID MODELING COURSE FORELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY (ECET)STUDENTSFredrick Nitterright, Pennsylvania State University, Erie Mr. Fred Nitterright is a lecturer in engineering at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. He received the A. A. S. in Mechanical Drafting and Design in 1989 from Westmoreland County Community College, the B. S. in Mechanical Engineering Technology in 1991 from Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, and the M. S. in Manufacturing Systems Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh in 1998. Mr. Nitterright is a senior member of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), and a member of the American Society for
AC 2009-969: THE DEVELOPMENT OF A FORMAL RESEARCH STUDY ONCORRELATING STUDENT ATTENDANCE WITH STUDENT SUCCESSDonald Richter, Eastern Washington University DONALD C. RICHTER obtained his B. Sc. in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from The Ohio State University, M.S. and Ph.D. in Engineering from the University of Arkansas. He holds a Professional Engineer license and worked as an Engineer and Engineering Manger in industry for 20 years before teaching. His interests include project management, robotics /automation ,parametric modeling and rapid prototyping.William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University William R. Loendorf is currently an Associate Professor of Engineering & Design at
AC 2009-1780: DEVELOPING A MANUFACTURING COST-OF-OWNERSHIPALGORITHM FOR COMPARING GOODS FROM TRADITIONAL SUPPLIERSTO VENDOR MANAGEMENTJonathan Davis, Purdue UniversityEdie Schmidt, Purdue UniversitySorraya Khiewnavawongsa, Purdue UniversityRegena Scott, Purdue University Page 14.442.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Comparing the total cost of goods from traditional distributors to total costs under vendor managementAbstractVendor-managed inventories (VMI) are a great boon for manufacturers—when skillfullyimplemented—because they provide for lower inventories, lower overall costs, a multitude ofrisk management advantages, and improved
: a) Reduction of weight both frame and components b) Efficiency of the hydraulic drive system c) Drive-train performance.Reduction of weight frame and components: For the first area of improvement, the studentteam planned the details of the design process, individual responsibility, timeline, logistics,material requirement, budget and assessment and feedback procedure. The main features of theprocess are briefly presented here. After study of earlier designs, the criteria of performance ofthe new system, and space constraints in the assembly of the components, it was decided that athree-wheeled recumbent frame would be most suitable for the new system. A dropped framewith lower center of gravity in single-body frame style
combination of the measurements of all classes in a program can be used todemonstrate satisfactory achievement of ABET criteria. To achieve the establishedprogram outcomes in Table 1, course learning objectives of each class were matched toone (or more) corresponding program outcomes. All relationships from course objectivesto ABET program outcome criteria a–k are combined into a standardized 4-pages courseevaluation Excel sheets shown in Appendix A, B, C, and D. Every class in the curriculum Page 14.481.3has a similar 4 pages spreadsheet used for assessment. The course assessment given inAppendix A is fundamentally divided into the two parts mentioned
exchanging ideas with the audience for new andimproved methodologies and to increase the effectiveness of the methodologies presented here.OverviewMany institutions in the United States have formed online or distance learning centers anddepartments for many years now. In their evolving processes of planning and improvements fortheir online distance education and learning centers, they recognize (a) the significance ofinformation and communications technologies in supporting student access and learning; (b) theformulation of an overarching teaching and learning framework that informs and directs thedevelopment of online learning; and (c) the resourcing of equipment, systems and infrastructureto support widespread use of these technologies in program
AC 2009-713: APPLIED AND USE-INSPIRED RESEARCH FOR ENGINEERINGTECHNOLOGY: A RATIONALE FOR DEFINING A RESEARCH DOMAINGary Bertoline, Purdue University Page 14.227.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Applied and Use-Inspired Research in the College of Technology: A Rationale for Defining a Research DomainIntroductionThe College of Technology at Purdue University is in some respects in a unique position in thatit offers very large diverse programs of study at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.Purdue University is a research-intensive university that is nationally recognized in Engineering,Technology, and the Sciences. In the last few
AC 2009-732: A SOLAR-POWERED ART PROJECT PROVIDES A REMOTEGREEN ENERGY LABORATORY FOR ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGYSTUDENTSDale Litwhiler, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Dale H. Litwhiler is an Associate Professor at Penn State, Berks Campus in Reading, PA. He received his B.S. from Penn State University (1984), his M.S. from Syracuse University (1989) and his Ph.D. from Lehigh University (2000) all in electrical engineering. Prior to beginning his academic career in 2002, he worked with IBM Federal Sys-tems and Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems as a hardware and software design engineer.Frances Jallu, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Frances Jallu is an Electromechanical
AC 2009-1661: OFFERING A SUCCESSFUL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGYPROGRAM AT A LARGE RESEARCH UNIVERSITY: CHALLENGES ANDUNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCESCarmine Balascio, University of Delaware Carmine C. Balascio, Ph.D., P.E. is an Associate Professor in the Department of Bioresources Engineering at the University of Delaware. He earned bachelor’s degrees in Agricultural Engineering Technology and Mathematics from U.D. He earned an M.S. in Agricultural Engineering and a Ph.D. double major in Agricultural Engineering and Engineering Mechanics from Iowa State University. He teaches courses in surveying, soil mechanics, and storm-water management and has research interests in urban hydrology,water resources engineering