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Student Learning and Research

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2004 Annual Conference

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Peter Baumann

Session 2147 First Year Experience Activities in an Introduction to Engineering Technology Course Peter F. Baumann Central Connecticut State UniversityAbstractCentral Connecticut State University has a well-developed First Year Experience (FYE)program. The university designates certain first-year courses as containing FYE elements. Allincoming CCSU students are required to select one FYE course during their first two terms at theuniversity. Prior to these course offerings, instructors select from a list of activities aimed ateasing the

Conference Session

Issues for ET Administrators

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2004 Annual Conference

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Mary Reiman; H. Oner Yurtseven; Stephen Hundley; Patricia Fox

Session 2150 Charting Our Course: Strategic Planning Approaches in Engineering and Technology Stephen P. Hundley, Mary Reiman, Patricia L. Fox, H. Oner Yurtseven Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)Abstract Changes in technology, advances in the professions, complexities in the externalenvironment, and the need to continuously improve all require institutions of higher education toplan for the future. Strategic plans help provide direction and meaning to everyday activitieswithin an organization. It is guided by the vision, mission, values, goals, and the

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Interdisciplinary Education

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2003 Annual Conference

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Robert Hofinger

Session 2147 Developing Communication Effectiveness in a Freshman Electrical Engineering Technology Curriculum Robert J. Hofinger Purdue University, Columbus, INAbstractThe ability to communicate effectively is expected of all college graduates. The ability to presenttechnical concepts and write good reports distinguishes an outstanding technologist from anaverage one. Feedback from our industrial board indicated that writing should form an integralpart of an electrical engineering technologist’s education. The goal of graduating electricalengineering technologists

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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James Middleton; Cheryl Gengler; Antonio Garciq; D. L. Evans; Sharon Robinson Kurpius; Peter Crouch; Dale Baker; Mary Anderson-Rowland; Chell Roberts; Stephen Krause

Session 2793 Design, Engineering, and Technological Expansion for K-12 Teachers Mary R. Anderson-Rowland, Dale R. Baker, Debra L. Banks, Peter E. Crouch, D. L. Evans, Antonio A. Garcia, Cheryl G. Gengler, Stephen J. Krause, Sharon E. Robinson Kurpius, James A. Middleton, Chell A. Roberts, Senay Yasar Arizona State UniversityAbstractThe mission for this National Science Foundation supported project is to design educationprograms that prepare pre-service and in-service (undergraduate and graduate) teachers tounderstand and incorporate Design, Engineering &

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Mary Huba; Frank Peters; Sarah Ryan; John Jackman; Sigurdur Olafsson

Session 2793 Information Technology Based Active Learning: A Pilot Study for Engineering Economy Sigurdur Olafsson, Mary Huba, John Jackman, Frank Peters, and Sarah Ryan Iowa State UniversityAbstractWe have recently designed a learning environment to add practical problem solving, increasedinformation technology content, and active learning to industrial engineering courses. Inparticular, we have successfully implemented and tested a computer-based module for anundergraduate engineering economy course. In this module, students are required

Conference Session

ET Graduate Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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W. Kaminski

Session 4732 THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY Walter R. Kaminski Chair, Industrial & Engineering Technology Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA 98926-7584AbstractCentral Washington University (CWU) offers a Master of Science Degree in EngineeringTechnology (MSET) at two locations within the State of Washington. The MSET program ismulti-disciplinary, having the specific purpose of broadening the technological backgrounds ofpersons holding

Conference Session

Best Zone Papers

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2003 Annual Conference

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Marjorie Hovde

Session #1601 Assessing Engineering and Technology Students’ Abilities to “Communicate Effectively:” Overcoming Obstacles Marjorie Rush Hovde Indiana University-Purdue University IndianapolisAbstract  Assessing students’ communication abilities may prove challenging tofaculty members in schools of engineering and technology. This piece discusses howfaculty members at one institution designed a communication assessment process thattook these challenges (lack of confidence, lack of time, and a lack of a perception ofbenefits) into account. Several of these

Conference Session

Pre-College Initiatives in Engineering Education

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2003 Annual Conference

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Lawrence Genalo

Session 2253 Engineering as Context for K-12 Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education Lawrence J. Genalo Iowa State UniversityAbstract: One way to provide powerful problem-solving experiences in science, mathematics, and technology isto engage students in novel problems that require them to assess a situation and then apply conceptual andprocedural knowledge to its solution. Engineering offers an effective context for these problem situations.However, most practicing teachers do not have the knowledge or experience to create

Conference Session

Course and Program Assessment

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2003 Annual Conference

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Kenneth Rennels

Session 3649 STUDENT LEARNING ASSESSMENT IN ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS WITH A “GRADUATION EXAM” Professor Kenneth Rennels, Professor Jack Zecher Department of Mechanical Engineering Technology Purdue School of Engineering and Technology Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)AbstractThe Technology Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering andTechnology (TAC/ABET) is now incorporating student learning assessment criteria forengineering technology degree program

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Martha Garcia-Saenz; Madonna Tirtle

2003-1797Women in Engineering and Technology Program at Purdue University North Central Martha Garcia-Saenz and Madonna Tritle Purdue University North CentralAbstract: A mentorship program for Women in Engineering and Technology began in the 2002Spring Semester at Purdue University North Central. The program empowers women in technicalfields. Given the high potential for women in engineering and technology and the low enrollmentthat engineering and technology programs have averaged, it is imperative for educators to addressthis issue and help female students realize and explore their potential

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Innovative Teaching Methods in Industrial Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

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Robert Ford; Denise Jackson

Session: 2357 Technology Enhanced Course Material for an Introductory Industrial Engineering Course Denise F. Jackson, Ph.D., P.E. and Robert Ford, Ph.D. Department of Industrial Engineering, The University of TennesseeAbstractThe purpose of this paper is to present the initial results of work performed on a grant from theUniversity of Tennessee (UT) College of Engineering (COE). This work focused on thetechnological enhancement of course material for an introductory industrial engineering (IE)course. This phase provided the first module of a new Web-deliverable learning opportunity forindustrial

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2000 Annual Conference

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Naseem Ishaq; Salahuddin Qazi

Session 3648 Introduction of DSP Based Experiments In Electrical Engineering Technology Courses Salahuddin Qazi , Naseem Ishaq State University of New York Institute of Technology Utica, New York, NY 13504.AbstractDigital signal processing (DSP) technology has become an important technology withapplications ranging from mobile phones, fax machines, multimedia computers, CD players, andwill soon replace analog circuitry in TV sets and telephones. It is important that the electricalengineering technology students at the undergraduate level should be

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2000 Annual Conference

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Geoffrey A. Wood

Session 2358 Practical use of Multimedia in an Undergraduate Engineering Technology Program Geoffrey Wood State Technical Institute at MemphisI. Introduction to multimediaMultimedia, as a buzzword in education, has been pushed to the point of becoming cliché. Theword invokes images of flashy interactive video and sound, promising brain candy for the MTVgeneration. The "flash," however, is usually the product of a professional multimedia publisher.Expert graphic designers, programmers, and editors work in teams armed with the latesttechnology. The

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2000 Annual Conference

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Ralph Carestia; J. Robert Burger; Doug Lynn

Session 1655 Project-oriented MS Degree in Engineering Technology Emphasizes Educational Depth Ralph A. Carestia, Douglas W. Lynn and J. Robert Burger Graduate Faculty, Computer Systems Engineering Technology Department, Oregon Institute of Technology, Klamath Falls, OR 97601AbstractEngineering technology at Oregon Institute of Technology (OIT) today maintains a hands-on,practical mode that not so long ago characterized much of engineering education. Since 1967,the Technology Accreditation Commission of the ABET has accredited many colleges who nowgrant thousands of baccalaureate

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2000 Annual Conference

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Saleh M. Sbenaty; Claudia House

Session 2793 SEATEC-An Innovative Approach to Engineering and Technology Curriculum Development Saleh M. Sbenaty, Claudia House Middle Tennessee State University/Nashville State Technical InstituteAbstractThe South East Advanced Technological Education Consortium, SEATEC, provides a creativeapproach to curriculum development and delivery that improve engineering and technologyeducation and revive student interests in pursuing these programs. This is one of the mainobjectives of this three-year NSF-funded grant (about $1.8 million). The consortium is acollaborative effort of five different

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2000 Annual Conference

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Jan Genzer; Amy Michel; Hugh Fuller; Richard Felder

Session 2313 STUDENT USE OF INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY IN THE INTRODUCTORY CHEMICAL ENGINEERING COURSE Amy Michel, Richard M. Felder, Jan Genzer, Hugh Fuller North Carolina State UniversityAfter two decades of largely unfulfilled promise, computers have finally begun to play asignificant role in higher education beyond functioning as high-tech typewriters and calculators.In the chemical engineering curriculum, courses have been able to incorporate increasinglycomplex and realistic examples through the use of spreadsheets, mathematical and processsimulation software, multimedia courseware, and

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2001 Annual Conference

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Basavapatna Sridhara

Session 2150Ã Web-Enhanced Instruction in Engineering Technology: Advantages and Limitations B. S. Sridhara Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU)Abstract Web-based and web-enhanced instruction is becoming more and more popular inEngineering Education with the advancement of Internet technology.1,2 In this abstract, theauthor’s experience in using web-enhanced instruction to teach Fluid Power (ET 485) is brieflydiscussed. In the spring of 2000, MTSU obtained a site license from Blackboard.com anddeveloped CourseInfo on our server for

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2001 Annual Conference

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James Barrott

Session 3650 Why Should Cases be Integrated into the Engineering Technology Curriculum? James L. Barrott Chattanooga State Technical Community CollegeI. IntroductionThe case method of instruction was first introduced in 1870 at the Harvard Law School. In 1908,the Harvard Graduate School of Administration was formed and its curriculum was based onpractical case studies. Today, medicine, human behavioral sciences, education, law, business,applied physical sciences, and engineering faculty successfully use the case method ofinstruction. The

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2001 Annual Conference

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James Barrott

Session 3247 Why Should We Take Engineering Technology Programs On-Site? James L. Barrott Chattanooga State Technical Community CollegeAbstractIn a booming economy, colleges with engineering technology programs in small to medium sizemarkets struggle to attract students. Higher wages, overtime opportunities, retiring workers, anda tight job market pull potential students away from college. This is occurring at a time whenworkers need more skills, especially technical skills like those acquired in an engineeringtechnology program. In this dilemma, what should industry and education

Conference Session

New ET Programs

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2002 Annual Conference

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Jeff Kimble

Session 2247 A Fire Safety Engineering Technology Program for the 21st Century Jeffrey Kimble The University of North Carolina CharlotteAbstract:A baccalaureate program in Fire Safety Engineering Technology (FSET) was recently initiated atUNC Charlotte in response to the needs of the fire service in North Carolina. This paperdescribes how the program’s curriculum was established and how state-of-the-art technology isused to deliver courses via distance education over the Internet using a combination ofsynchronous and asynchronous web

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2001 Annual Conference

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James Somerville Jr.; Narciso Macia

Session 1359 A Feedback Control System for Engineering Technology Laboratory Courses J. W. Somerville, N. F. Macia Department of Electronics and Computer Technology, Arizona State University EastAbstractA feedback control system for incorporation into an Engineering Technology controls laboratoryhas been developed. The purpose of developing a working control system is to reinforce controlstheory taught in the classroom. A control system for positioning an air cylinder driven loadplatform was selected for the design. By

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2001 Annual Conference

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Kathy Bearden; James Bandstra

Session # 3548 Finite Element Analysis for the Engineering Technology Student Kathy C. Bearden and James P. Bandstra University of Pittsburgh at JohnstownFinite element analysis (FEA) is a tool widely used by engineering professionals. It canalso be a valuable educational tool for illustrating the distribution of stress, strain, andtemperature in a component. However, it is also a tool that can be misused by those thathave not received proper training. It has been offered as an elective in the MechanicalEngineering Technology program at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown for anumber of

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2001 Annual Conference

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Walter Kaminski

Session 2526 FLUID MECHANICS FACILITIES AND EXPERIMENTS FOR THE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY STUDENT Walter R. Kaminski Mechanical Engineering Technology Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA 98926AbstractThree novel experimental fluid mechanics facilities are described in this paper. Typical experimentsusing these facilities will also be discussed. The facilities are used in teaching the laboratorycomponent for a Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET) fluid mechanics course

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2001 Annual Conference

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David Myszka

Session 3548 Integrating Solid Modeling Throughout a Mechanical Engineering Technology Curriculum David H. Myszka University of DaytonAbstractOver the past few years, the majority of companies involved in mechanical design have beenmigrating to a solid modeling system as the primary design platform. An broad study wasconducted to document the specific details of using a solid modeling system in an industrialsetting. As a result of this study, a comprehensive list of benefits was compiled. Also, the majorobstacles, which must be

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2001 Annual Conference

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Kay Wilding; Claudia Grossman; Stephen Hundley; Patricia Fox

Session 2560 An International Cooperative Education Experience for Engineering and Technology Students Patricia L. Fox, Stephen P. Hundley, Claudia Grossmann Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis Kay Wilding Berufsakademie Mannheim, GermanyAbstractIndiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) and the Berufsakademie Mannheim(BA-M), a cooperative education university located in Mannheim, Germany, have a uniquestudent cooperative education exchange program that has served a

Conference Session

Aerospace First-Year Project-Based Learning

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alok K. Verma, Old Dominion University

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Aerospace

AC 2011-876: IMPACT OF PROJECT BASED LEARNING IN INTRO-DUCTION TO ENGINEERING/ TECHNOLOGY CLASSAlok K. Verma, Old Dominion University Dr. Alok K. Verma is Ray Ferrari Professor and, Director of the Lean Institute at Old Dominion Univer- sity. He also serves as the Director of the Automated Manufacturing Laboratory. Dr. Verma received his B.S. in Aeronautical Engineering from IIT Kanpur, MS in Engineering Mechanics and PhD in Mechanical Engineering from ODU. Prof. Verma is a licensed professional engineer in the state of Virginia, a certi- fied manufacturing engineer and has certifications in Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma. He has orga- nized several international conferences as General Chair, including ICAM-2006

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Developing International Engineering Research, Course Enhancement, Leadership of, and Online Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ali Mehrabian, Daytona State College; Walter W. Buchanan, Texas A&M University; Alireza Rahrooh, Daytona State College

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International

AC 2011-1003: FREE ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY FOR INTERNATIONALONLINE ENGINEERING EDUCATIONAli Mehrabian, Daytona State College Dr. Ali Mehrabian is an Associate Professor at the College of Engineering, Technology at Daytona State College in Daytona Beach, Florida since August 2010. Formerly, he was a faculty member at the Univer- sity of Central Florida, Orlando. Ali is an avid distance learner and has extensive background in distance learning instructional methods and delivery systems in engineering and technology. He has been a mentor and an advisor in distance learning and online education delivery systems conversions and modifications throughout his professional life.Walter W. Buchanan, Texas A&M University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Xuemin Chen, Texas Southern University; Lawrence O Kehinde P.E., Texas Southern University; Yuhong Zhang, Texas Southern University; Shahryar Darayan, Texas Southern University; David O. Olowokere, Texas Southern University; Daniel Osakue, Texas Southern University

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NSF Grantees

AC 2011-914: USING VIRTUAL AND REMOTE LABORATORY TO EN-HANCE ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY EDUCATIONXuemin Chen, Texas Southern UniversityProf. Lawrence O Kehinde P.E., Texas Southern UniversityProf. Yuhong Zhang, Texas Southern UniversityShahryar Darayan, Texas Southern University Dr. Darayan received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from University of Houston in 1993. He is currently a professor and the program coordinator of Electronics Engineering Technology program at Texas Southern University. His research area applies to electromagnetic and instrumentation, computer hardware and software design, progarm assessment, and laboratory development.David O. Olowokere, Texas Southern UniversityMr. Daniel Osakue, Texas Southern

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Salahuddin Qazi, State University of New York, Institute of Tech, Utica, New York and Mohawk Valley Community College; Robert C. Decker, Mohawk Valley Community College

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NSF Grantees

AC 2011-2026: VISUALIZATION AND MANIPULATION OF NANOSCALECOMPONENTS INSTRUCTION FOR ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY STU-DENTSSalahuddin Qazi and Robert Decker, State University of New York, Institute of Tech, Utica, New York andMohawk Valley Community College, Utica, New York Salahuddin Qazi holds a Ph.D., degree in electrical engineering from the University of Technology, Loughborough, U.K. He is currently a full Professor and past chair of electrical engineering technol- ogy department at the SUNY Institute of Technology, Utica, New York. He teaches and conducts research in the area of fiber optics, wireless communications, nanotechnology and alternative energy. Dr. Qazi is a recipient of many awards including, the William

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Sustainable Product Development and Manufacturing

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rex C. Kanu, Ball State University; Pamela Elizabeth Betz, Ball State University; Samuel Cotton, Ball State University

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Manufacturing

AC 2012-4677: AN APPROACH TO INCORPORATING SUSTAINABIL-ITY IN A MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMDr. Rex C. Kanu, Ball State University Rex C. Kanu is Coordinator of the Manufacturing Engineering Technology program.Ms. Pamela Elizabeth Betz, Ball State University Pamela Elizabeth Betz is a graduate student, having received a master’s of arts in adult and community education from Ball State University and currently working toward an Ed.D. in adult, higher, and commu- nity education at Ball State. She is currently an instructor of agriculture at Ivy Tech Community College, Marion, Ind.Dr. Samuel Cotton, Ball State University Samuel Cotton has been with the Department of Technology for 20 years, specializing