Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade for Teaching I

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2005 Annual Conference

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Kemi Ladeji-Osias

Planning and Teaching an Undergraduate Course Jumoke O. Ladeji-Osias Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Morgan State University Baltimore, MD 21251AbstractPlanning a course involves many issues including choosing the objectives, scope and content,preparing a syllabus, developing lectures, laboratories, projects and assignments, and evaluationof students. Teaching the course is the implementation of the plan while developing a rapportwith the students and monitoring classroom dynamics. Teaching requires adapting your plan toyour current group of students and to the changing educational

Conference Session

Using IT to Enhance Design Education

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2005 Annual Conference

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Anand Srinivasan; Steve Shooter; Soundar Kumara; Robert Stone; Timothy Simpson; Janis Terpenny

Session 1625 An Online Learning Tool for Product Platform Planning Anand Srinivasan1, Janis P. Terpenny2, Steven B. Shooter3, Robert B. Stone4, Timothy W. Simpson5 and Soundar R. T. Kumara5 1 University of Massachusetts Amherst / 2Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University / 3Bucknell University / 4University of Missouri- Rolla / 5 The Pennsylvania State UniversityAbstractProduct Platform Planning is an emerging philosophy that calls for the planned development anddeployment of families of related

Conference Session

IP, Incubation, and Business Plans

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2005 Annual Conference

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Mark Archibald; Michelle Clauss; James Dupree

Entr epr eneur ship in Capstone Design Using Inter disciplinar y Teams and a Business Plan Competition Dr. Mark Archibald, Department of Mechanical Engineering Dr. Michelle Clauss, Department of Mechanical Engineering Dr. James Dupree, Department of Business Grove City CollegeAbstr act: Mechanical Engineering seniors at Grove City College participate in thecollege-wide business plan competition as one of their Capstone Design requirements.Capstone students work on teams focused on product development – includingconception, design, market surveys, manufacturing, and production planning.Interdisciplinary teams include about six

Conference Session

IP, Incubation, and Business Plans

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2005 Annual Conference

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Dean Burton; Ashbjorn Osland

spirit and industry clusters, fosters innovation.However start-ups often fail for a variety of reasons. Incubation provides crucial support and mentoring for start-ups. It is a vital follow up to business plan competition winners and SJSU has more such incubators than anyuniversity in the nation (personal communication, Barbara Harley – International Business Incubator Director,August 26, 2004). The four incubators are administratively housed in SJSU’s Foundation(http://www.sjsufoundation.org/), a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation; three are located in downtown San Jose andone is in South San Jose. The four incubators are the following: Software Business Cluster (SBC), EnvironmentalBusiness Cluster (EBC), International Business Incubator (IBI

Conference Session

IP, Incubation, and Business Plans

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2005 Annual Conference

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Robert Matthews; Morteza Sadat-Hossieny; Mark Rajai

Session# Development of a Virtual Center for Product innovation and Commercialization Mark Rajai, Morteza Sadat-Hossieny Northern Kentucky University Robert Matthews University of LouisvilleAbstractIt is estimated that nearly 90% of all new businesses fail within the first five years. Failure ofthese businesses is often contributed to poor planning and management of the company.Although there is help available for new businesses, it is often very basic and not enough toassist

Conference Session

IP, Incubation, and Business Plans

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2005 Annual Conference

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John Kaplan; Kathleen Kaplan

Conference Session

IP, Incubation, and Business Plans

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2005 Annual Conference

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Michael Solt; Ashbjorn Osland; Anuradha Basu

How to start a University Business Plan Competition: the experience of San Jose State University by Michael Solt, Anuradha Basu, & Asbjorn Osland College of Business San Jose State University, CA San Jose State University’s Silicon Valley Center for Entrepreneurship has hosted abusiness plan competition for the last two academic years. The purpose of the Silicon ValleyBusiness Plan Competition (SVBPC) is to stimulate interest in entrepreneurship among studentsand help to create new start-ups. The winners have typically been MBA students with anengineering

Conference Session

IP, Incubation, and Business Plans

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2005 Annual Conference

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W. Andrew Clark

activities, and the opportunity to keep the best business concepts and students at home.Step 2: Identify Risk Mitigation Plans. Conduct a benchmarking study to identify major risksand best practices for avoiding these risks. For state universities, the loss of sovereign immunityafforded to State entities is often a major concern. This concern is further exacerbated for bio-technology and other high technology incubators. However, universities are generally willing toshare their best practices for mitigating these and other risks.Step 3: Establish a University Research Foundation. Once a consensus has been establishedand plans for mitigating major risks have been outlined, establishing a university researchfoundation becomes the fundamental enabler

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Trends in Energy Conversion/Conservation

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2005 Annual Conference

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James Maxwell; Frank Pietryga; John Stratton; Ilya Grinberg

Session 3533 Improvements in Electric Power Systems Curricula: Developing Continuous Improvement Plan Ilya Grinberg, John A. Stratton, Frank Pietryga, and James Maxwell Buffalo State College/ Rochester Institute of Technology/ University of Pittsburgh – Johnstown/ Buffalo State CollegeFaculty at three universities in the New York / Pennsylvania region offer their engineering technology studentsrequired or elective sequences in electric power systems. The three institutions were each looking at possiblechanges to their respective courses to make them more relevant to the

Conference Session

Nanomaterials for Learners of All Ages!

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2005 Annual Conference

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Jacqueline Isaacs

Undergraduate and Graduate Education Plan for theNanoscale Science and Engineering Center for High-Rate Nanomanufacturing C. M. F. Barry, J. A. Isaacs†, J. L. Mead, N. E. McGruer†, G. P. Miller*, A. A. Busnaina† † Northeastern University / University of Massachusetts Lowell / *University of New HampshireAbstractThe academic partners in the Center for High-rate Nanomanufacturing (CHN), an NSF-sponsoredNanoscale Science and Engineering Center (NSEC), have created a comprehensive education program forthe Center. All three core academic institutions, Northeastern University (NEU), the University ofMassachusetts Lowell (UML), and the University

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering II

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2005 Annual Conference

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Brian Houston

Session 1621 Incorporating Concrete Canoe & Steel Bridge Planning into a Construction Management Course Brian L. Houston University of Pittsburgh at JohnstownIntroductionMany faculty members would agree that to promote the development of communication skillsand to establish a well-rounded education, students should be involved not only in classroominstruction but also in extracurricular activities that contribute to these goals. The AmericanSociety of Civil Engineers (ASCE) annually promotes two programs that directly relate to

Conference Session

ChE Department and Faculty Issues

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2005 Annual Conference

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Hassan Alfadala; Andrew Wilson

Driving Continuous Program Improvement by Integration of Assessment into Strategic Planning Andrew J. Wilson and Hassan E. Alfadala University of QatarAbstractThe College of Engineering at the University of Qatar is seeking to become among the firstengineering programs in the Middle East to be evaluated by ABET using the EC2000 Criteria.The Chemical Engineering program’s assessment and continuous improvement activities haveevolved over the course of five years to move from emphasizing assessment measures tofocusing on targeted areas of improvement and targeted assessment. The next step has been tointegrate the curriculum assessment activities

Conference Session

Faculty Development II

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2005 Annual Conference

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Justin Davis

Strategic Planning for New Faculty: From What to How Justin S. Davis Mississippi State UniversityAbstractThis paper describes methods of implementing advice given to new faculty members.Every new faculty member is (or should be) given advice through mentoring, new facultytraining, and development programs. Many times new faculty are told what they need todo to succeed, but not how to do it.1. Introduction Broad advice targets a broad audience, but specific advice is more difficult to givebecause every faculty member’s situation has different priorities. Therefore, theimplementation of the broad advice is left to the creativity of the faculty member

Conference Session

International Engineering Education II

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2005 Annual Conference

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Radha Balamuralikrishna; Kurt Rosentrater

Session Ethics for Industrial Technology Majors: Need and Plan of Action K. A. Rosentrater USDA, ARS, NGIRL, 2923 Medary Ave., Brookings, SD, 57006, USA Phone: (605) 693-3241; Fax: (605) 693-5240; Email: krosentr@ngirl.ars.usda.gov R. Balamuralikrishna Department of Technology, Northern Illinois University, 206 Still Hall, DeKalb, IL, 60015, USA Phone: (815) 753-4155; Fax: (815) 753-3702; Email: bala@ceet.niu.eduABSTRACTThe recent introduction of sessions dedicated to “Industrial Technology” in the annual ASEEconference is testimony

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Assessment & Quality; Accreditation in Engineering Education

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2005 Annual Conference

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Nashwan Younis

Session 1660 Supplementary Assessment Tools for the Enhancement of the Program Assessment Plan Nashwan Younis Professor of Mechanical Engineering Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, IN 46805-1499, USAAbstractThe paper deals with the enhancement of engineering program effectiveness. This isaccomplished by utilizing non-traditional assessment tools such as student forums, cooperativeeducation, and the fundamentals of engineering (FE) exam. The interaction with the students ina non

Conference Session

Exploring Trends in CPD

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2005 Annual Conference

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Llewellyn Mann; David Radcliffe

A Reflexive Course for Masters Students to Understand and Plan Their Own Continuing Professional Development Llewellyn Mann, David Radcliffe Catalyst Centre for Society and Technology The University of Queensland AustraliaAbstractContinuing Professional Development (CPD) is seen as a vital part of a professionalengineer’s career, by professional engineering institutions as well as individual engineers.Factors such as ever-changing workforce requirements and rapid technological change haveresulted in engineers no longer being able to rely just on the skills they learnt at university orcan pick up on

Conference Session

Collaborations Between Engineering/Education

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2005 Annual Conference

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Philip Parker; Jason Thrun

Building Bridges Between Education and Engineering Programs: An Example of a Successful Planning Process Philip Parker, Jason Thrun University of Wisconsin-PlattevilleIntroductionThree Engineering faculty members and three School of Education faculty members at theUniversity of Wisconsin-Platteville (UWP) have teamed up to introduce engineeringfundamentals to pre-service teachers. The philosophy behind this project is that teachereducation is the responsibility of the entire university, not simply the School of Education. Assuch, this project has four goals listed below. The first two goals focus on the pre-serviceteachers participating in the project

Conference Session

Course and Curriculum Innovations in ECE

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2005 Annual Conference

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Fred Fontaine

Student Ownership of Education Plans: The New Electrical Engineering Curriculum at The Cooper Union Dr. Fred L. Fontaine The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and ArtIntroduction.Recently, The Cooper Union initiated sweeping changes in the undergraduate electricalengineering curriculum. As of the 2004-05 academic year, the first generation of students to gothrough this curriculum are sophomores.Students are given both the opportunity and the responsibility of becoming owners of theireducation plans. Strong faculty guidance is provided to ensure integrity, and is essential forcrafting well balanced plans of study. Flexibility in the curriculum, which

Conference Session

Teaching Team Skills Through Design

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2005 Annual Conference

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Steve Shooter; Soundar Kumara; Robert Stone; Timothy Simpson; Janis Terpenny

Session XXXX An Inter-University Collaborative Undergraduate Research/Learning Experience for Product Platform Planning Timothy W. Simpson1, Robert B. Stone2, Steven B. Shooter3, Janis P. Terpenny4, and Soundar R. T. Kumara1 1 The Pennsylvania State University / 2University of Missouri- Rolla / 3 Bucknell University / 4Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityAbstractProduct Platform Planning is an emerging philosophy that calls for the planned development anddeployment of families of related products. It is markedly different

Conference Session

Manufacturing Program Innovation

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2005 Annual Conference

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Lenea Howe; Jr., Elijah Kannatey-Asibu

2005-1961 STRATEGIC PLAN FOR AN NSF ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTER EDUCATION PROGRAM – THE ERC FOR RECONFIGURABLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS ELIJAH KANNATEY-ASIBU, JR. Yoram Koren Lenea Howe Engineering Research Center for Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109AbstractThe Strategic Plan of the Engineering Research Center for Reconfigurable ManufacturingSystems (ERC/RMS) at the University of Michigan was established to streamline theCenter’s educational activities thus enabling manufacturing

Conference Session

Diversity: Women & Minorities in ET

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2005 Annual Conference

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Stephen Kuyath

Session 3148 Applying the Theory of Planned Behavior: Recruiting Underrepresented Minorities to Engineering and Engineering Technology Stephen J. Kuyath UNC Charlotte, Department of Engineering TechnologyAbstractThere is mounting evidence that the United Sates will soon experience a shortage of qualifiedhigh-tech workers that will jeopardize the country’s economic future. It is imperative that werecruit more women and minorities into engineering to prevent the anticipated shortage. Clearly,past recruiting strategies have had only

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

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Stacy Wilson; Mark Cambron

Creation of an Assessment Plan for a Project Based Electrical Engineering Program Stacy S. Wilson, Mark E. Cambron Western Kentucky UniversityAbstract A joint program in Electrical Engineering has been created with Western KentuckyUniversity (WKU) and the University of Louisville (UofL). The program resides at WKU withUofL faculty delivering 16-24 hours into the curriculum through distance learning methods. Thefocus of the new EE program is a project-based curriculum. The mission of the new program isto build a foundation of knowledge in electrical engineering by integrating a variety of projectexperiences at every level throughout

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

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Steven Northrup

A Need for Developing Continuous Improvement Plans for Capstone Project Management – Both Students and Faculty will Benefit Steven G. Northrup Western New England College snorthru@wnec.eduAbstractOne of the most important shifts in engineering education, brought about by the adoption of theAccreditation Board for Engineering and Technology’s (ABET’s ) Engineering Criteria 2000, isthe framework of continuous improvement. Department-level self-evaluation narratives addressusing feedback to monitor and improve the education process and thereby improve the students’learning outcomes

Conference Session

International Developments & Collaborations

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2005 Annual Conference

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Fazil Najafi

Complementary Courses: the Public Works Management for Civil Engineers and the Entrepreneurship for Engineers, at the University of Florida Kitti Manokhoon, Dr. Fazil T. Najafi Graduate Student / ProfessorAbstractCivil engineers need to understand in several skills to work with both public and privateorganizations. Civil engineering works in private practice include planning, designing,constructing as well as operating physical facilities, and in public practice involve city orregional planning and layout construction of highways. At the University of Florida, twograduate courses are examined: Public Works Management for Civil Engineers introduces civilengineering graduate

Conference Session

Project Management and Team Issues

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Roya Javadpour

quality of their lives.Through this project, students engage in scheduling, supply management, project teamrecruiting, resource allocation, time/cost tradeoffs, risk assessment, task coordination,team-building, progress monitoring, and post project assessment. Each team plans andmanages its progress using appropriate project management tools and techniques. Teamspresent informal status reports during the semester. Additionally students contribute theirown physical labor to the project. Through an offering of this course in Spring of 2004,students spent two months meticulously planning their schedule down to the minute fortwo short weekends of work, splitting into smaller teams that had to stay on budget,develop contingency options and plan the

Conference Session

Math and K-12-Freshman Transitions

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2005 Annual Conference

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Philip Parker; Jason Thrun

Successfully Building Bridges Between Education and Engineering Programs at a 4-year Comprehensive University Jason Thrun and Philip Parker University of Wisconsin-PlattevilleAbstractSix faculty members (three from engineering, one from mathematics, and two from education)teamed up to plan and implement an innovative project. During the fall semester of 2004, ninepre-service teachers in secondary- and middle-level mathematics education enrolled in anexperimental section of GE 1030 – Introduction to Engineering Projects, an existing 1-credithour class that is required for all engineering majors, and is typically taken in the freshman year.The project

Conference Session

College/University Engineering Students K-12 Outreach II

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2005 Annual Conference

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Thaddeus Fowler; Suzanne Soled; Laura Koehl; Anant Kukreti

produce scientists, engineers, and secondary scienceand mathematics educators who are experienced in developing and implementing authenticeducational practices into current secondary science and mathematics curricula and 2) to design,develop, and implement hands-on activities and technology-driven inquiry-based projects, whichrelate to the students’ community issues, as vehicles to authentically teach science, technology,engineering and math (STEM skills). The partnerships with the schools created the context andsetting for accomplishing these goals. Fellows were initially trained in lesson planning andteaching techniques, and then were paired with cooperating teachers in the participating schoolsto develop and implement the hands-on

Conference Session

Laboratories

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2005 Annual Conference

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Kevin Schmaltz; Christopher Byrne; Joel Lenoir; Robert Choate

Session 2166 Senior ME Capstone Laboratory Course Kevin Schmaltz, Chris Byrne, Robert Choate, Joel Lenoir Western Kentucky UniversityAbstractThe Mechanical Engineering faculty at Western Kentucky University have developed andimplemented a Design of Experiments Plan to assure that graduates of the program haveacquired the skills necessary to design and conduct experiments and analyze experimentalresults. Instruction is integrated throughout the ME curriculum, with students finallydemonstrating the ability to both define and analyze experimental problems in a capstone class.In its

Conference Session

Manufacturing Laboratory Experience

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Derek Yip-Hoi; Zbigniew Pasek

LEGO FACTORY: AN EDUCATIONAL CIM ENVIRONMENT FOR ASSEMBLY Zbigniew J. Pasek, Derek Yip-Hoi University of Michigan / University of British ColumbiaABSTRACTThis paper describes a general concept for a computer integrated manufacturing (CIM)environment intended for the design and assembly of “products” built out of Lego blocks. These“products” are conceptualized and designed within a Lego CAD System from a small set of themost commonly used Lego building blocks. Process planning and trajectory planning software isused to determine the build sequence and robot program for assembling the model directly fromthe 3D CAD model. The robot program is fed into a cell

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

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Susan Wills; Mihaly Lenart; Peter Tarjan

Abstract: This report is on five years of our experience in involving primarily biomedical engi-neering students in the design, development of products with commercial potential. Twenty suchprojects have been completed, involving about 100 students working in self-selected teams.Each team develops technical, marketing and business plans, develops and tests its prototypesand submits a proposal to NCIIA for a grant. As of 2005, four such grants have been awardedand one U.S. Patent application has been filed.Our Technical Entrepreneurship program is five years old. It has been supported by two grantsfrom NCIIA. Grants from the National Collegiate Innovators and Inventors Alliance supportsprogram development in entrepreneurship and individual