Baltimore , Maryland
June 25, 2023
June 25, 2023
June 28, 2023
Engineering Technology Division (ETD)
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10.18260/1-2--43802
https://peer.asee.org/43802
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Ravi C. Manimaran is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Engineering Technology, Austin Peay State University. His education includes two Master of Science degrees in Electrical & Computer Engineering and Electronics and Control Engineering. He has been dynamically involved in higher education leadership as a Dean, Department Chair, Project Director, and a faculty member since 1997. He has served as the PI / Co-PI of multiple internal and external grants including NSF, DOL, DOD yielding several conference presentations and publications. His past industry experience includes Failure Analysis Engineer (IBM), Electronics Engineer (Science Center & Planetarium) and Project Engineer (power generation from sea waves, microprocessor applications). His contemporary research interests include Industrial Automation Systems, VLSI, ASIC, and FPGA. Other areas of interests are Active Learning, Innovative Pedagogy, Higher Education Leadership and Accreditation including ABET.
Dr Pallikonda is an Assistant Professor in the department of Engineering Technology at Austin Peay State University, TN, USA. He has a cumulative Industry, Research and Teaching experiences of over 10 years. His research interests lie at interface of Manufacturing and Material Science, pedagogy and Industry 4.0
There are alternate methods of integration of emerging technologies, such as Industry 4.0, technological skills to meet the demand of the regional workforce. In spring 2022, members of the Engineering Technology (ET) Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) discussed the importance of Industry 4.0 awareness in the region, and the department is enduring its work in incorporating the various facets of this evolving technology in the ET curriculum. This paper will elucidate the results of successful implementation of Industry 4.0 concepts in ET curriculum through a pilot summer course, Control Systems. The paper also aims to present opportunities for expansion to include other professional journals for continued implementation in the various concentrations of ET. The paper aims to discuss and present the key findings in the following areas: (1) Explicate integration of student knowledge gained from reading publications from professional journals such as the International Society of Automation (ISA) - InTech Journal, in implementing Industry 4.0 in the ET curriculum. (2) Present the results along with a reflective analysis of the implementation in the pilot Summer III 2022, Control Systems course. (3) Present the process for integration of additional professional journals such as IEEE, Journal of Engineering Technology ( ASEE), and Journal of Manufacturing Processes (SME), in other concentration-specific courses in the ET Program. (4) Deliberate the importance of integration of professional journals as a teaching strategy to augment the classroom learning experience in the department’s ETAC of ABET Accredited ET programs.
The full paper will elucidate the above areas (1- 4) in the efficacious integration of professional journals in the ET curriculum, a description of assessment methods (class presentation and written report) used to evaluate the pilot project, statement of results, and conclusion.
Manimaran,, R. C., & Pallikonda, M. K. (2023, June), Integration of Professional Publications in the Implementation of Industry 4.0 to Augment the Learning Experience in ETAC of ABET ET Programs Paper presented at 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Baltimore , Maryland. 10.18260/1-2--43802
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