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Multimedia Engineering Education: Distance & Service Learning, Web-based Projects

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2004 Annual Conference

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Hazem Said

Session _3260__ Towards Using Problem-Based Learning in Teaching ComputerProgramming – Step 1: Developing Synchronized Multimedia Lectures Using Video and PowerPoint Hazem Said and Fazal khan Department of Mathematics, Physics and Computing Technology, University of CincinnatiIntroductionThis paper is motivated by the first author’s desire to implement Problem-based learningor Project-based learning (PBL) in his computer programming classes. PBL is a popularteaching pedagogy that emphasis student's understanding of the course contents. Theclassroom and instructor's role in PBL

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Ryan Kowalski; Paul Santi

Session Number Using an Assessment Test to Identify Important Aspects of Education Paul M. Santi, Ryan J. Kowalski Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401Introduction Quite often, in addition to teaching technical skills, we must teach some abstract andintangible skills. In the field of geological engineering, one of these skills is the ability to usegeologic information to design optimal subsurface investigations of sites for foundations,chemical contamination, or geologic hazards. In order to teach this skill, a computer

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Math Software Use in Engineering

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2004 Annual Conference

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Elton Graves

The Impact of Calculus Reform as Seen by Engineering Seniors Elton Graves Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyAbstractDuring the academic years of 2001-2003 Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology participated in aNSF sponsored project to determine The Impact of Calculus Reform on Long-term StudentPerformance. The project was broken down into three major components. The first componentwas to compare registrar data for students who had taken a traditional calculus curriculum withthose who had taken calculus in a “reformed” curriculum. The second component was aquestionnaire to discover the views of graduating seniors to the use of

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Materials Science for Nonmajors

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2004 Annual Conference

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Sarah Leach

Session 3464 Teaching About Materials Using Electronic Devices Sarah E. Leach Purdue UniversityAbstractIntroductory materials courses must, of necessity, contain a great deal of theoretical andfoundational information about the structure and properties of materials. Materialcategories are often studied separately, with comparisons being made between types. Thispaper describes a laboratory experience designed to bring together different types ofmaterials, by studying complex manufactured devices. Many electronic packagingsystems, including chip carriers and thick-film

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

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Han-Way Huang

the 16-bit HCS12 with the hope that customers will migrate their low-end and high-end applications of the 68HC11 to these microcontrollers, respectively. Onthe other hand, 8-bit microcontrollers from other vendors also gain significant marketshare in the last few years. The Microchip 8-bit microcontrollers are among the mostpopular microcontrollers in use today. In addition to the SPI, USART, timer functions,and A/D converter available in the 68HC11 [6], the PIC microcontrollers from Microchipalso provide peripheral functions such as CAN, I2C, and PWM. The controller-area-network (CAN) has been widely used in automotive and process control applications.The Inter-Integrated Circuit (I2C) has been widely used in interfacing peripheral chips

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Energy Programs and Software Tools

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2004 Annual Conference

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Michael Sexton

Session 2004-1840 TEACHING ENERGY SYSTEM DESIGN USING COMPUTER SIMULATION Michael R. Sexton Mechanical Engineering Department Virginia Military Institute Lexington, VirginiaAbstractThis paper describes the use of system simulation in teaching the design and optimization ofenergy systems at the undergraduate level. A case study involving the optimum design of avapor compression refrigeration system is presented. This project was selected from senior levelcourses in Energy Conversion Design

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

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2004 Annual Conference

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James Strueber

3160 Rural Economic Development through Building Energy Efficient Houses for Under $3,000 J. STRUEBER, V. Harris, E. Meyer, E. Carter, E. Maweza, M. Matshaya, Tuskegee University/Tuskegee University/University of Fort Hare/Tuskegee Uni- versity/University of Fort Hare/University of Fort HareAbstractThis paper looks into creating community-based economic development through materials de-velopment and building small energy-efficient housing for the rural areas of the Eastern Provinceof South Africa. This is a student exchange project between Tuskegee University and the Uni-versity of Fort Hare, Republic of South Africa

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Real-World Applications

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2004 Annual Conference

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Robert Weissbach; David Loker; Ronald Krahe

Session 1649 Remote Sensing with GPS Sensor and Cellular Modem David R. Loker, P.E., Ronald P. Krahe, P.E., Jeffrey Kirsch, Ted J. Yowonske, R. Joseph Cunningham, Joseph R. Petrovich Penn State Erie, The Behrend CollegeAbstractIn this paper, a remote sensing project is presented for a senior technical electivetelecommunications course in the Electrical Engineering Technology Baccalaureate Program atPenn State Erie, The Behrend College. There are several noteworthy characteristics of thisproject. First, the project used a

Conference Session

Web Education II: Hardware/Examples

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2004 Annual Conference

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Heinz Erbe; F. Wilhelm Bruns

Session 3120 Distributed Real and Virtual Learning Environment for Mechatronics F. Wilhelm Bruns, Heinz-Hermann Erbe ARTEC Center for Work, Environment, Technology Bremen University/ Institute of Professional Education Technische Universität BerlinAbstract:A European project DERIVE developed a learning environment where on-site and remotecomponents merge into a cooperative learning process. The envisaged system allows to worktogether with complex real and virtual systems, consisting of parts which may be

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

G Murphy; G Kohli; S P Maj; D Veal

Session 1763 An Examination of Vendor-Based Curricula in Higher and Further Education in Western Australia G. Murphy, G. Kohli, D. Veal and S. P. Maj Edith Cowan University, Perth, WA, AustraliaAbstractVendor-based curricula are becoming increasingly prevalent in two-year college (Technicaland Further Education (TAFE) courses and in University programs in Western Australia.This reflects a world-wide trend in the provision of such programs; for example, in October2003 Cisco Systems reported that there were over half a million students enrolled in CiscoNetworking Academies in 150

Conference Session

BME Courses

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2004 Annual Conference

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Larry McIntire; Ka-yiu San; Ann Saterbak

formthe foundation of engineering. Focusing on applications in biological systems to teach theseconservation laws provides a new and unifying approach to the introductory, interdisciplinaryfundamentals course in Biomedical Engineering departments.Chapters 1 and 2 provide exposure to bioengineering problems and motivation for a quantitativeengineering approach. The manuscript begins with a basic review of engineering calculationswith an emphasis on elaborating the physical variables, which are introduced in the context ofdifferent biomedical technologies. The fundamental framework of the conservation laws isdescribed in Chapter 2.Chapters 3-6 cover conservation of mass, energy, charge, and momentum in biomedical systems.Each chapter begins with a

Conference Session

Accreditation and Related Issues in ECE

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2004 Annual Conference

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Pete Hanlon; John Hill; Bryan Goda; Lisa Shay

Session 2532 Outcome Assessment at the U. S. Military Academy Lisa A. Shay, Bryan S. Goda, Peter Hanlon, and John D. Hill Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY 10996 {lisa.shay/bryan.goda/peter.hanlon/john.hill}@usma.eduAbstract - The United States Military Academy (USMA) recently had seven of its programsfavorably reviewed by the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) and the ComputingAccreditation Commission (CAC) of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology(ABET). The favorable comments of the

Conference Session

Promoting ET thru K-12 Projects

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2004 Annual Conference

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

Session 2550 Enrichment Experiences in Engineering (E3) For Teachers Summer Research Program Angie Hill Price, Karen Butler-Purry, Robin Autenrieth, Jan Rinehart, Naomi Gomez Dwight Look College of Engineering, Texas A&M UniversityAbstractWith funding from NSF, faculty from Texas A&M University have developed an outreachprogram aimed at providing secondary school teachers with laboratory experiences with facultyresearchers. The overall mission of the project is to excite, empower, and educate public schoolteachers about engineering so they in turn will excite, empower, and educate young people theycome in contact with

Conference Session

Nontraditional Ways to Engage Students

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2004 Annual Conference

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Andrew Czuchry; W. Andrew Clark

living laboratories has not been fully utilized. The purpose of this paper is tosuggest a conceptual framework for closing this gap. This framework is based upon ourexperience working with graduate student teams on projects with the Oak Ridge NationalLaboratories Center for Entrepreneurial Growth and East Tennessee State University’s (ETSU’s)Innovation Laboratory. Both are high-technology business incubators striving to commercializetechnology developed in university or government laboratories. High-technology businessincubators present an excellent experiential learning opportunity for engineering and technologystudents faced with the challenge of translating theory to practice. Our experience, gainedthrough personal observation and via a

Conference Session

Innovative Graduate Programs & Methods

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2004 Annual Conference

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Linda Katehi; Kamyar Haghighi; Heidi Diefes-Dux; Katherine Banks; John Gaunt; Robert Montgomery; William Oakes; P.K. Imbrie; Deborah Follman; Phillip Wankat

Session 2555 Development of Graduate Programs in Engineering Education Linda Katehi, Katherine Banks, Heidi Diefes-Dux, Deborah Follman, John Gaunt, Kamyar Haghighi, P.K. Imbrie, Robert Montgomery, William Oakes, and Phillip Wankat Purdue University, West Lafayette, INAbstractLong-term and sustainable engineering education reform requires a pipeline for educating futureengineering faculty and professionals interested in pursuing careers in K-12 teaching andadministration. Purdue University is evaluating the development of new M.S. and Ph.D. degreeprograms in

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Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

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David Parent

Using open-ended design projects in an open lab to teach lifelong learning skills in an IC design course D. W. Parent EE Department, San Jose State University, San Jose CA 95192-0084, email dparent@email.sjsu.edu, PH 408.924.3863, FX 408.924.3925The ABET criterion, recognition for and the ability to engage in life-long learning, is one of themost important, given that we as engineering educators can not teach every concept that studentswill encounter over the span of a 20-40 year career as an engineer. We believe that one methodto teach and verify this critical skill in the area of Integrated Circuit (IC) design, is to have thestudents learn

Conference Session

Serving the Information Needs of Engineering Technology Educators

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2004 Annual Conference

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Lance Miller; Jack Waintraub

Session 1150: Serving Needs of Engineering Technology and Engineering Educators NATIONAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION CLEARINGHOUSE ASEE 2004 Annual Conference Sponsor: Engineering Technology Division By: Jack Waintraub, Lance Miller NJCATE: A National Center for Advanced Technological EducationAbstractNJCATE, a National Center for Advanced Technological Education dedicated to advancing thestate of Engineering Technology education, has been a catalyst and a resource for technologicaleducation since its inception in 1995. Most recently it was funded by the National ScienceFoundation Advanced

Conference Session

Leadership in the Curriculum

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2004 Annual Conference

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David Ward; Robert Martinazzi

Session 3615 TEACHING LEADERSHIP WITH 10,000 WORDS Robert Martinazzi, David Ward University of Pittsburgh at JohnstownAbstractAn old adage states “Pictures are worth a thousand words.” An appropriate deductionfrom this phase can be “Movies are then worth ten thousand words.” With this basicpremise, a unique component to an Engineering Leadership class involves the studentsviewing three films, namely, “Braveheart,”1 “The Patriot,” 2 and “Gladiator.” 3 Eachfilm contains a wealth of verbal and visual leadership examples which inspire men towillingly sacrifice their lives for a “vision” greater than

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Role of Professional Societies

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2004 Annual Conference

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Dianne Dorland

Session 2443 Professional Society Challenges: Sustainability Moving Forward Dianne Dorland Rowan UniversityProfessional societies face many challenges in today’s market. Some challenges are ongoing,such as attracting and retaining members, offering appropriate services, conferences, meetings,and products all while managing efficient and cost-effective operations. Other challenges aredriven by changing professional needs, new markets and emerging technologies. In chemicalengineering, the American Institute of Chemical Engineers identified a series of factors

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Electrical ET

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2004 Annual Conference

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Robert Riggins; Bruce Mutter

Session 2648 Autonomous Ground Robotic Vehicles for Electrical Engineering Technology Robert N. Riggins, Bruce V. Mutter Bluefield State College bmutter@bluefieldstate.eduAbstractThis paper discusses the design and provides an analysis of the performance of an autonomousground robotic vehicle (GRV) called Vasilius. Three sections of focus are presented. First, thepaper describes the hardware and software design of Vasilius. A novel idea of modeling anautonomous vehicle after human senses and the human decision-making

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Exploring New Frontiers in Manufacturing Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Beverly Davis

. Jackson, president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, stressed theimportance of leadership education for engineers and engineering technologists. A few ofthe many “soft skills” in which Dr. Jackson focused was leadership, ethics, teamwork,integrity, appreciation of diversity, the value of cooperation and respect for others, andthe ability to gain a wider and broader perspective. Norman Augustine, in 1994, coinedthe term, “Socioengineering” to describe the combination of the contextual and processskills with the elements of traditional engineering education needed for the twenty-firstcentury This paper will focus on ABET Accreditation and how it has expanded inrecognizing “socioengineering” by including soft skills, or professional skills, in

Conference Session

Engineering/Education Collaborators

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2004 Annual Conference

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Tom Thompson; Terri Fiez; Larry Flick; Edith Gummer

Computer Science at Oregon State University has workedin collaboration with university science education researchers to implement large-scalecurriculum reform based on a platform for learning. This collaboration between engineers andeducators has been enhanced through the use of an emerging educational research paradigmcalled design research. Design research uses a team to manage a series of iterative cycles ofeducational design, implementation, and evaluation. Each cycle provides the empirical evidenceneeded to improve instruction, and refine educational theory. Data is gathered within the contextof an authentic complex educational setting enhancing its explanatory power over data gatheredthrough more traditional methods of educational research

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Education by Design

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2004 Annual Conference

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Bryan Goda; Pete Hanlon; Lisa Shay

Session Number: 2471 Experience with Multidisciplinary Design Projects at the US Military Academy Peter D. Hanlon, Bryan S. Goda, and Lisa A. Shay Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY 10996 {peter.hanlon/bryan.goda/lisa.shay}@usma.eduAbstract - The intent of Senior Design Capstone Projects at the US Military Academy is toprovide cadets with a challenging engineering problem that requires them to integrate keyconcepts from several previous EE courses. Multidisciplinary projects add to that challengebecause the students who

Conference Session

Innovative Graduate Programs & Methods

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2004 Annual Conference

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William Devenport; Terry Wildman; Glenda Scales

when facinginstructional challenges. The formation of study groups centered in engineeringdepartments has been encouraged through a structure independent of the normaldepartment administration. As a result of this effort participation in study groups hasrapidly risen and currently over one third of all engineering faculty participate. If only bythis measure the initiative has had an impact on the overall quality of teaching in theCollege of EngineeringIntroductionEngineering faculty at Virginia Tech, as at most universities, are expected tosimultaneously perform a range of responsibilities in teaching, research and service. Theemphasis on research responsibilities is often the strongest. The promotion, tenure andsalary systems in place at most

Conference Session

Federated Searching

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary Schlembach; William Mischo

providing enhanced gateway and navigation services toguide users through the present distributed, heterogeneous information environment. Thisdistributed scholarly information environment is populated by: silos of full-text repositoriesmaintained by commercial publishers, professional societies; open preprint servers; Abstractingand Indexing (A & I) Services and publisher search and discovery sites; local, regional, andnational online catalogs; and publisher, vendor, and library vertical portals, institutionalrepository systems, and learning management systems. Navigation and database selectionfunctions are extremely important in providing users with more effective and efficient retrievalassistance for these multiple, discrete information

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Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sunil Kulkarni; Chung Leung

Session 1532 Implementation of Wavelet Decomposition and Reconstruction for an Image using TMS320C6701 Chung S. Leung, Sunil Kulkarni Electrical Engineering Department Texas A&M University-Kingsville Kingsville, Texas 78363AbstractThe discrete wavelet transform provides sufficient information both for analysis and synthesis ofthe original image with a significant reduction in the computation time. There are twoapproaches for working on the above algorithm, one being by using two dimensional

Conference Session

The Nuts & Bolts of TC2K

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2004 Annual Conference

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David Roth

Session 1149 Internship and Program Outcomes Fredrick A. Nitterright, David E. Roth, Kenneth J. Fisher The Pennsylvania State University, The Behrend CollegeAbstractMany educators have attended workshops on preparing their school’s EngineeringTechnology programs to meet the proposed General criteria for Accrediting EngineeringTechnology Programs, Technology 2004-2005 Criteria. These workshops typically focuson the “how-to” of setting program goals, assessing them, evaluating the results, andusing this process to establish continuous quality improvement (CQI) within the program.This paper provides a

Conference Session

Assessment Issues I

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2004 Annual Conference

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Tyler Cummings-Bond; Robin Adams

Session 3230 Career trajectories in engineering education – Where are they now? Robin S. Adams, Tyler Cummings-Bond University of Washington Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education (CAEE)As part of the newly funded Center for the Advancement of Engineering (CAEE) we aredeveloping year long Engineering Education Institutes to build greater capacity in thescholarship of engineering teaching and learning. Although the National Science Foundation(NSF) and the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) have targeted building capacity as a topgoal, the engineering

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mustafa Sanver; Li Yang

Session Number 1793Teaching Database in Two Courses: Reconciling Theoretical Framework with Practical Considerations Li Yang, Mustafa Sanver Department of Computer Science, Western Michigan UniversityAbstractDatabase management systems represent a large field of study in computer science. Manycomputer science departments offer two or more database courses. A usual practice is to use thefirst course for general introduction and database application programming and to dedicate thesecond course to database management system implementation. Although this framework workswell, there are practical

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in MFG ET

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Gore

Session 3247 Is Six-Sigma Certification Appropriate for the Classroom? David W. Gore, P.E. Middle Tennessee State UniversityIntroductionAs part of a Malcolm Baldrige self assessment of the Middle Tennessee State University(MTSU) Engineering Technology (ET) program, it became clear that there was a lack ofconsensus among the faculty on the definition of ET itself. A more focused direction wasneeded for the department. Subsequently, the department chair developed a proposal to "defineour product and market." Part of this proposal involved the roles and definitions of