Conference Session

Sustainability & Environmental Issues

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roger Hadgraft, The University of Melbourne; Jenni Goricanec, RMIT University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

of 2020” 6:• strong analytical skills (science, mathematics, discovery and design),• practical ingenuity, creativity,• communication, business and management,• leadership, high ethical standards, professionalism,• dynamism, agility, resilience, flexibility,• lifelong learners.Engineers Australia lists its required graduate attributes as follows 7 – the emphasis is ours: a) ability to apply knowledge of basic science and engineering fundamentals; b) ability to communicate effectively, not only with engineers but also with the community at large; c) in-depth technical competence in at least one engineering discipline; d) ability to undertake problem identification, formulation and solution

Conference Session

International Engineering Education I - Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Riha, Iowa State University; Diane Rover, Iowa State University; Julia Apple-Smith, Iowa State University; James Melsa, Iowa State University

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International

, The Engineer of 2020 concludes (p. 56) with the fact that an engineerin 2020 must be flexible and capable of operating in a world where “social, cultural, political,and economic forces will continue to shape and affect the success of technological innovation”(p. 53): Given the uncertain and changing character of the world in which 2020 engineers will work, engineers will need something that cannot be described in a single word. It involves dynamism, agility, resilience, and flexibility. Not only will technology change quickly, the social-political-economic world in which engineers work will change continuously. In this context it will not be this or that particular knowledge that engineers will need but rather the ability to

Conference Session

Aspirational Visions of Civil Engineering in 2025 & Policy 465

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Evans, Bucknell University; Daniel Lynch, Dartmouth College; David Lange, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

, collaboratively, and ethically as master: • planners, designers, constructors, and operators of society’s economic and social engine, the built environment; • stewards of the natural environment and its resources; • innovators and integrators of ideas and technology across the public, private, and academic sectors; • managers of risk and uncertainty caused by natural events, accidents, and other threats; and • leaders in discussions and decisions shaping public environmental and infrastructure policy.The educational base of liberal learning is conventionally divided into four categories:Science, Mathematics, the Humanities, and the Social Sciences. This is a

Conference Session

Emerging Information Technologies

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janell Armstrong, Brigham Young University; C. Richard Helps, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

AC 2007-1242: COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF ZIGBEE AND BLUETOOTH:EMBEDDED WIRELESS NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES FOR STUDENTS ANDDESIGNERSJanell Armstrong, Brigham Young University Janell Armstrong is a Graduate Student in Information Technology at BYU. Her interests are in ZigBee and public key infrastructure. She has three years experience as a Teacher's Assistant. Student memberships include IEEE, IEEE-CS, ACM, SWE, ASEE.C. Richard Helps, Brigham Young University Richard Helps is the Program Chair of the Information Technology program at BYU and has been a faculty member in the School of Technology since 1986. His primary scholarly interests are in embedded and real-time computing and in technology

Conference Session

IE and EM Program Innovation

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick Mantey, University of California-Santa Cruz; RAM AKELLA, University of California-Santa Cruz; John Musacchio, University of California-Santa Cruz; Yi Zhang, University of California-Santa Cruz; Kevin Ross, University of California-Santa Cruz; Subhas Desa, University of California-Santa Cruz

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

in research.The academic degree programs will educate and train professionals in two major areas ofexpertise: TOM and MOT. In TOM, the emphasis will be on the “knowledge engineering andservices”: the analysis, design, and implementation of information systems and informationtechnology to provide integrated business-technology solutions for end-to-end (from businessprocess to software to information technology infrastructure) automation of the enterprise, inparticular high-tech enterprises. Those emphasizing TOM will also learn the basics of MOT, asthe managers of technology will apply the tools and systems of TOM, and thus driverequirements for TOM capabilities. In MOT, the emphasis is on the comprehensive management,development, and

Conference Session

Innovation in Construction Engineering Education II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gunnar Lucko, Catholic University of America; Panagiotis Tsopelas, Catholic University of America; Timothy Garland, Catholic University of America; Rodrigo Gonzalez, Catholic University of America; Thomas Lee, Catholic University of America; Justin Molineaux, Catholic University of America

Tagged Divisions

Construction

Construction Industry Institute and the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Allicance. His e-mail address is and his web address is .Panagiotis Tsopelas, Catholic University of America Panagiotis Tsopelas, Ph.D. is an associate professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at The Catholic University of America. His research interests include structural engineering, structural dynamics, experimental structural mechanics, earthquake engineering, seismic hazard mitigation methods such as seismic isolation and energy dissipation systems, passive and active structural control, smart-structures, performance based design, health monitoring of civil infrastructure systems, inelastic

Conference Session

Best Practices in Interdisciplinary Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen Thornton, University of Maryland; Jacqueline Rogers, University of Maryland (Retired); Kristen Waters; Nathan Myers, University of Maryland; Lisa Rawlings, Prince George's Prince Community College

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

entrepreneurship program, theHinman CEOs Program and Thornton, the founding program director, joined the team to providedomain knowledge and six years experience starting a ground-breaking program. The HinmanCEOs Program is housed in MTECH Ventures where a significant number of entrepreneurshipprograms and initiatives serve the entire campus community, such as: a technology incubator; aVenture Accelerator for faculty and graduate students; educational opportunities both in and outof the classroom through courses and programs open to the campus; and annual business plancompetitions and start-up boot camps. Given this infrastructure, the working team decided tohouse the UM component of this exciting program within MTECH Ventures.The ProgramWhat evolved was