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Embracing the Systems View Electronic Engineering Technology at Columbus State Community College

Embracing the Systems View Electronic Engineering Technology at Columbus State Community College. Presented to eSyst : Electronics Systems Technology for the Next Generation Workshop at HI-TEC 2009 July 19, 2009 By Keith Sanders EET Program Coordinator/Assistant Professor

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Embracing the Systems View Electronic Engineering Technology at Columbus State Community College

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  1. Embracing the Systems ViewElectronic Engineering Technology at Columbus State Community College Presented to eSyst: Electronics Systems Technology for the Next Generation Workshop at HI-TEC 2009 July 19, 2009 By Keith Sanders EET Program Coordinator/Assistant Professor Columbus State Community College

  2. Topic Preview • Historical Perspective/CSCC Enrollment Trends • Research and Investigating • National Science Foundation and MATEC • The Decisions We Made • Course Sample Slides • Remaining Challenges

  3. Historical Perspective and Enrollment Trends

  4. CATS to CTI to CSCC • 1963 • Columbus Area Technician’s School • EET Enrollment Peak 35(?) • Mid-1970s • Columbus Technical Institute • EET Enrollment Peak 300(?) • Mid-1980s • Columbus State Community College • EET Enrollment Peak 600(?) with 5 full-time faculty members • Today • CSCC • EET Average Enrollment 120-150, with 1 full-time faculty member

  5. EET 8-Year Enrollment History

  6. Sample of Research Sources • Visits to 5 Community Colleges in Ohio • The Disappointing Search for a Flourishing Program - 2004 • Conferences • 2005 ASEE • 2006 and 2007 SAME-TEC • 2009 HI-TEC • Sample of Literature Review • The Disappearing Associate Degree Program In Electronics Technology - American Society for Engineering Education, Conference Proceedings, 2003 • Are Today's Electronics Technology Programs Doomed To Extinction Or Is Their Mission Changing? - American Society for Engineering Education, Conference Proceedings, 2007

  7. Loss of jobs due to mfg. moving offshore Loss of local jobs due to economic conditions Fewer technician jobs caused by improved technology The societal Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM) problem Lack of understanding of what electronic technicians do Lack of relevancy of college programs to local job needs Outdated curriculum Faculty lack of interest in and/or resistance to changing and updating programs Why the National Decline? Excerpts from “The Disappearing Associate Degree Program In Electronics Technology” – Louis E. Frenzel, 2003

  8. National Science Foundation and MATEC

  9. The Systems View • Electronics 2010 Project evolved to eSyst • Fortune 100 and NSF are Involved • How Should Electronics Technology Be Taught Today? A Fresh Look At The Top Down Approach For Associate Degree Programs – American Society for Engineering Education, Conference Proceedings, 2009

  10. The Decision We Made Change Curriculum to Systems View; Phased Implementation over 2 years, Began with Catalog Changes Effective AU08

  11. EET Core Curricula Only (not a direct course-to-course correlation)

  12. Course Sample Slides Begin with a System to Allow the Students to Grasp the Functionality, then Drill Down

  13. Basic Electronic System 2N3904 2N3053

  14. Basic Digital System

  15. Electronic Switching Systems • AC-to-DC Intelligent Charging System • Schematic diagram from US Patent Office • US Patent 4,233,553

  16. Primary Inverter Input Filter MOSFET Full H-Bridge Dead-time adjustment AC Outputs to Secondary Inverter Input Primary Inverter Waveform Generator

  17. Remaining Challenges • State mandated curriculum is legacy view • Adjunct faculty resistance to change • Employer perceptions • ABET re-accreditation 2011 • Validation of results • Continuous improvement

  18. Questions or Comments? Thanks to Tom McGlew and Lou Frenzel for their tireless effort and for providing me this opportunity

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