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Research paper thumbnail of The Social, Economic, And Political Impact Of Technology: An Historical Perspective

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings

Research paper thumbnail of 2006-302: Engineering Management in a Competitive Global Environment

The world around us is changing. The beginning of the twenty-first century is a period of rapid t... more The world around us is changing. The beginning of the twenty-first century is a period of rapid transition in which the pace of this transformation continues to accelerate. New organizations, technologies, and products are materializing at an escalating rate. Those organizations unable to keep up and successfully compete will quickly fade away. The shifting dynamics of trade and business continually reflects the increasingly competitive nature of the global marketplace. Organizations along with their managers must adopt and adapt new methods in order to survive with these sweeping transitions. Together these changes have created an entirely new paradigm for global competitiveness in engineering and business. While new technological achievements have in many ways created the global markets, they also offered the tools required to deal with the increased distance and competition in an effective and timely manner. However, these new information technology and transportation systems hav...

Research paper thumbnail of By Manufacturers to Become More Competitive

To become more competitive, organizations have made changes in their operations, manufacturing te... more To become more competitive, organizations have made changes in their operations, manufacturing techniques, and business practices. Innovative technologies are being used, machinery updated, and new strategies followed. Many have also implemented improvement programs to enhance quality, increase efficiency, and streamline operations. However, these actions all come with a cost in terms of capital, personnel, and time. For many small organizations classified as job shops, this may limit their choices to a few actions that must work. However, how is performance monitored and measured? To answer that question a study was conducted in 2008 into one basic type of job shop; the American tool and die shops that fabricate molds, dies, and tools fundamental to the production process. The intent was to understand issues crucial to their existence while they work to improve performance in terms of quality products, satisfied customers, and profits. These are criteria used to judge success for a...

Research paper thumbnail of Reinventing Organizations To Meet The Challenges Of A Highly Competitive Global Environment

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings

Research paper thumbnail of Using Stories to Promote Technological Literacy

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings

Research paper thumbnail of Using The National Society Of Professional Engineers’ (Nspe) Ethics Examination As An Assessment Tool In The Engineering Technology Curriculum

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings

Research paper thumbnail of Using Multiple Methods to Promote Technological Literacy

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings

Research paper thumbnail of Correlating Course Attendance with Factors of First-Generation Status, Gender, and Economic Status

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings

Research paper thumbnail of Utilizing Bridges Across Colleges to Propose a Grant to Improve the Recruitment and Retention of Students with Disabilities in STEM Programs

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings

Research paper thumbnail of Using Scale Models to Promote Technological Literacy

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings

M.B.A. at the Lake Forest Graduate School of Management, and Ph.D. in Engineering Management at W... more M.B.A. at the Lake Forest Graduate School of Management, and Ph.D. in Engineering Management at Walden University. He holds a Professional Engineer license and has 30 years of industrial experience as an Engineer or Engineering Manager at General Motors, Cadnetix, and Motorola. His interests include engineering management, technological literacy, improving the competitiveness of American companies, and real-time embedded systems.

Research paper thumbnail of Creating Interest in Technological Literacy by Reintroducing Past Technologies

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings

Research paper thumbnail of Transition of the tooling industry in a competitive global environment

Research paper thumbnail of A Formal Research Study on Correlating Student Attendance Policies to Student Success

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings

obtained his B.Sc. in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from Ohio State University, M.S.... more obtained his B.Sc. in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from Ohio State University, M.S. and Ph.D. in Engineering from the University of Arkansas. He holds a Professional Engineer certification and worked as an Engineer and Engineering Manger in industry for 20 years before teaching. His interests include project management, robotics /automation and air pollution dispersion modeling.

Research paper thumbnail of Bridging The Historical Technological Gap Between The Past And The Present In Engineering Technology Curriculum

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings

He obtained his B.Sc. in Engineering Science at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, M.S. in Ele... more He obtained his B.Sc. in Engineering Science at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, M.S. in Electrical Engineering at Colorado State University, and M.B.A. at the Lake Forest Graduate School of Management. He holds a Professional Engineer certification and was previously an Engineering Manager at Motorola. His interests include engineering management, real-time embedded systems, and digital signal processing. Terence Geyer, Eastern Washington University TERENCE L. D. GEYER obtained his B.S. in Manufacturing Technology at Eastern Washington University. He is currently completing his M.Ed. in Adult Education in a specially combined program as a Graduate Instructor in the Department of Engineering & Design at Eastern Washington University. His interests include collecting and re-manufacturing older technologies.

Research paper thumbnail of Utilizing Industrial Collaboration To Infuse Undergraduate Research Into The Engineering Technology Curriculum

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings

Jason Durfee, Eastern Washington University JASON DURFEE received his BS and MS degrees in Mechan... more Jason Durfee, Eastern Washington University JASON DURFEE received his BS and MS degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Brigham Young University. He holds a Professional Engineer certification. Prior to teaching at Eastern Washington University he was a military pilot, an engineering instructor at West Point and an airline pilot. His interests include aerospace, aviation, professional ethics and piano technology. William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University WILLIAM R. LOENDORF obtained his B.Sc. in Engineering Science at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, M.S. in Electrical Engineering at Colorado State University, and M.B.A. at the Lake Forest Graduate School of Management. He holds a Professional Engineer certification and was previously an Engineering Manager at Motorola. His interests include engineering management, real-time embedded systems, and digital signal processing. Donald 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 certification and worked as an Engineer and Engineering Manger in industry for 20 years before teaching. His interests include project management, robotics /automation and air pollution dispersion modeling.

Research paper thumbnail of Developing A Software Engineering Technology Program

2003 Annual Conference Proceedings

The Department of Engineering Technology and Multimedia Design (ETMD) within the School of Comput... more The Department of Engineering Technology and Multimedia Design (ETMD) within the School of Computing and Engineering Sciences at Eastern Washington University is developing a new program in the emerging discipline of Software Engineering Technology (SET). It was conceived on the basis of three major factors: industrial demand within the region and state, the small number of qualified graduates available to enter the workforce, and the increasing pool of potential students. Some of the projected activities in the planning process include visiting nationwide university campuses that currently have SET programs, identifying new laboratory equipment needs, setting up an advisory board, creating a recruitment plan, and obtaining ABET accreditation. This paper will document this planning process. Funds from the National Science Foundation (NSF), in form of a recently approved grant proposal, will facilitate the planning process for this program. Some of the components of the curriculum design to be developed will include integrating new learning strategies and problem solving techniques, obtaining an active role of regional industry, and creating aggressive nontraditional student recruitment and retention plans. The incipient construction of a new building to host the recently formed School of Computing and Engineering Sciences will provide a state-of-the-art facility to house the SET program. The new building has been designed keeping in mind the space requirements for laboratories for the SET program. The ETMD Department's close ties with the Computer Science Department, and the new building extended facilities, will provide the necessary infrastructure and human resources to offer a Cybersecurity option. This option is consistent with the current research and academic trends in national security.

Research paper thumbnail of Undergraduate Engineering and Technology Student Attendance and Its Relationship to Success in Math-Intensive and Non-Math-Intensive Courses

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings, 2000

Research paper thumbnail of Handling Increased Faculty and Student Workload During Difficult Economic Times

2015 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition Proceedings, 2015

Research paper thumbnail of Using a Blended Learning Format to Extend the Influence of a Technological Literacy Course

2015 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition Proceedings, 2015

Research paper thumbnail of The Creation of a Cost Effective Intercollegiate Design Contest: The Human Powered Paper Vehicle Contest

Engineering Education should include the opportunity for students to apply the engineering skills... more Engineering Education should include the opportunity for students to apply the engineering skills they are acquiring in a practical application to reinforce and expand their learning process. Ideally this experience should also be designed to include team building and communication skills. One mechanism traditionally used in Engineering Education to accomplish this goal is a design contest involving teams from different colleges and universities.

Research paper thumbnail of The Social, Economic, And Political Impact Of Technology: An Historical Perspective

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings

Research paper thumbnail of 2006-302: Engineering Management in a Competitive Global Environment

The world around us is changing. The beginning of the twenty-first century is a period of rapid t... more The world around us is changing. The beginning of the twenty-first century is a period of rapid transition in which the pace of this transformation continues to accelerate. New organizations, technologies, and products are materializing at an escalating rate. Those organizations unable to keep up and successfully compete will quickly fade away. The shifting dynamics of trade and business continually reflects the increasingly competitive nature of the global marketplace. Organizations along with their managers must adopt and adapt new methods in order to survive with these sweeping transitions. Together these changes have created an entirely new paradigm for global competitiveness in engineering and business. While new technological achievements have in many ways created the global markets, they also offered the tools required to deal with the increased distance and competition in an effective and timely manner. However, these new information technology and transportation systems hav...

Research paper thumbnail of By Manufacturers to Become More Competitive

To become more competitive, organizations have made changes in their operations, manufacturing te... more To become more competitive, organizations have made changes in their operations, manufacturing techniques, and business practices. Innovative technologies are being used, machinery updated, and new strategies followed. Many have also implemented improvement programs to enhance quality, increase efficiency, and streamline operations. However, these actions all come with a cost in terms of capital, personnel, and time. For many small organizations classified as job shops, this may limit their choices to a few actions that must work. However, how is performance monitored and measured? To answer that question a study was conducted in 2008 into one basic type of job shop; the American tool and die shops that fabricate molds, dies, and tools fundamental to the production process. The intent was to understand issues crucial to their existence while they work to improve performance in terms of quality products, satisfied customers, and profits. These are criteria used to judge success for a...

Research paper thumbnail of Reinventing Organizations To Meet The Challenges Of A Highly Competitive Global Environment

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings

Research paper thumbnail of Using Stories to Promote Technological Literacy

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings

Research paper thumbnail of Using The National Society Of Professional Engineers’ (Nspe) Ethics Examination As An Assessment Tool In The Engineering Technology Curriculum

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings

Research paper thumbnail of Using Multiple Methods to Promote Technological Literacy

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings

Research paper thumbnail of Correlating Course Attendance with Factors of First-Generation Status, Gender, and Economic Status

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings

Research paper thumbnail of Utilizing Bridges Across Colleges to Propose a Grant to Improve the Recruitment and Retention of Students with Disabilities in STEM Programs

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings

Research paper thumbnail of Using Scale Models to Promote Technological Literacy

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings

M.B.A. at the Lake Forest Graduate School of Management, and Ph.D. in Engineering Management at W... more M.B.A. at the Lake Forest Graduate School of Management, and Ph.D. in Engineering Management at Walden University. He holds a Professional Engineer license and has 30 years of industrial experience as an Engineer or Engineering Manager at General Motors, Cadnetix, and Motorola. His interests include engineering management, technological literacy, improving the competitiveness of American companies, and real-time embedded systems.

Research paper thumbnail of Creating Interest in Technological Literacy by Reintroducing Past Technologies

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings

Research paper thumbnail of Transition of the tooling industry in a competitive global environment

Research paper thumbnail of A Formal Research Study on Correlating Student Attendance Policies to Student Success

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings

obtained his B.Sc. in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from Ohio State University, M.S.... more obtained his B.Sc. in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from Ohio State University, M.S. and Ph.D. in Engineering from the University of Arkansas. He holds a Professional Engineer certification and worked as an Engineer and Engineering Manger in industry for 20 years before teaching. His interests include project management, robotics /automation and air pollution dispersion modeling.

Research paper thumbnail of Bridging The Historical Technological Gap Between The Past And The Present In Engineering Technology Curriculum

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings

He obtained his B.Sc. in Engineering Science at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, M.S. in Ele... more He obtained his B.Sc. in Engineering Science at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, M.S. in Electrical Engineering at Colorado State University, and M.B.A. at the Lake Forest Graduate School of Management. He holds a Professional Engineer certification and was previously an Engineering Manager at Motorola. His interests include engineering management, real-time embedded systems, and digital signal processing. Terence Geyer, Eastern Washington University TERENCE L. D. GEYER obtained his B.S. in Manufacturing Technology at Eastern Washington University. He is currently completing his M.Ed. in Adult Education in a specially combined program as a Graduate Instructor in the Department of Engineering & Design at Eastern Washington University. His interests include collecting and re-manufacturing older technologies.

Research paper thumbnail of Utilizing Industrial Collaboration To Infuse Undergraduate Research Into The Engineering Technology Curriculum

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings

Jason Durfee, Eastern Washington University JASON DURFEE received his BS and MS degrees in Mechan... more Jason Durfee, Eastern Washington University JASON DURFEE received his BS and MS degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Brigham Young University. He holds a Professional Engineer certification. Prior to teaching at Eastern Washington University he was a military pilot, an engineering instructor at West Point and an airline pilot. His interests include aerospace, aviation, professional ethics and piano technology. William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University WILLIAM R. LOENDORF obtained his B.Sc. in Engineering Science at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, M.S. in Electrical Engineering at Colorado State University, and M.B.A. at the Lake Forest Graduate School of Management. He holds a Professional Engineer certification and was previously an Engineering Manager at Motorola. His interests include engineering management, real-time embedded systems, and digital signal processing. Donald 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 certification and worked as an Engineer and Engineering Manger in industry for 20 years before teaching. His interests include project management, robotics /automation and air pollution dispersion modeling.

Research paper thumbnail of Developing A Software Engineering Technology Program

2003 Annual Conference Proceedings

The Department of Engineering Technology and Multimedia Design (ETMD) within the School of Comput... more The Department of Engineering Technology and Multimedia Design (ETMD) within the School of Computing and Engineering Sciences at Eastern Washington University is developing a new program in the emerging discipline of Software Engineering Technology (SET). It was conceived on the basis of three major factors: industrial demand within the region and state, the small number of qualified graduates available to enter the workforce, and the increasing pool of potential students. Some of the projected activities in the planning process include visiting nationwide university campuses that currently have SET programs, identifying new laboratory equipment needs, setting up an advisory board, creating a recruitment plan, and obtaining ABET accreditation. This paper will document this planning process. Funds from the National Science Foundation (NSF), in form of a recently approved grant proposal, will facilitate the planning process for this program. Some of the components of the curriculum design to be developed will include integrating new learning strategies and problem solving techniques, obtaining an active role of regional industry, and creating aggressive nontraditional student recruitment and retention plans. The incipient construction of a new building to host the recently formed School of Computing and Engineering Sciences will provide a state-of-the-art facility to house the SET program. The new building has been designed keeping in mind the space requirements for laboratories for the SET program. The ETMD Department's close ties with the Computer Science Department, and the new building extended facilities, will provide the necessary infrastructure and human resources to offer a Cybersecurity option. This option is consistent with the current research and academic trends in national security.

Research paper thumbnail of Undergraduate Engineering and Technology Student Attendance and Its Relationship to Success in Math-Intensive and Non-Math-Intensive Courses

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings, 2000

Research paper thumbnail of Handling Increased Faculty and Student Workload During Difficult Economic Times

2015 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition Proceedings, 2015

Research paper thumbnail of Using a Blended Learning Format to Extend the Influence of a Technological Literacy Course

2015 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition Proceedings, 2015

Research paper thumbnail of The Creation of a Cost Effective Intercollegiate Design Contest: The Human Powered Paper Vehicle Contest

Engineering Education should include the opportunity for students to apply the engineering skills... more Engineering Education should include the opportunity for students to apply the engineering skills they are acquiring in a practical application to reinforce and expand their learning process. Ideally this experience should also be designed to include team building and communication skills. One mechanism traditionally used in Engineering Education to accomplish this goal is a design contest involving teams from different colleges and universities.