Conference Session

The Challenges of Tech Transfer

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carmo D'Cruz, Florida Tech; Dr. Shoaib Shaikh, Nothrup Grumman Corporation

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Systems Engineering Constituent Committee

learning with academic programs. Students work in E-teamsand write NCIIA proposals to commercialize innovative product or university/research labdeveloped technology.This paper describes a unique course series in Systems Engineering (SE) Entrepreneurship.Innovation in product/service design and commercialization that enables entrepreneurship can besuccessfully leveraged by applying SE principles/ techniques which parallel entrepreneurshipsteps such as Customer Requirements Engineering and opportunity recognition; Project/QualityEngineering, Decision/Risk Analysis, Systems Modeling, Engineering Economics and businessplanning, Systems Integration and business plan development, Systems Launch considerationsand product/business launch, etc. Concepts

Conference Session

Systems Engineering and Entrepreneurship

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carmo D'Cruz, Florida Tech; Shoaib Shaikh, Northrop Grumman Corporation

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

recognition; Project/QualityEngineering, Decision/Risk Analysis, Systems Modeling, Engineering Economics and businessplanning, Systems Integration and business plan development, Systems Launch considerationsand product/business launch, etc. Concepts in strategy, team dynamics, and finance areintegrated into these courses focusing on Engineering Entrepreneurship. It appears thatEngineering Entrepreneurship has emerged as a Killer App for Systems Engineering and theSystems Engineering Entrepreneurship Course Series has emerged as an unique convergence ofthe Business and Engineering Realms in Academia.IntroductionThe emerging facts from successful organizations, including universities, indicate that the realsource of power in a knowledge economy is in

Conference Session

Best Practices in Interdisciplinary Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Birmingham, Grove City College; Blair Allison, Grove City College; James Dupree, Grove City College

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Entrepreneurship, establishing the fifteen-member Entrepreneurship Advisory Council, initiating the annual business plan competition, building external strategic alliances with local and regional business, and facilitating cross-disciplinary teaching and cooperation with college programs in engineering, sciences, and liberal arts. Dupree is a Professor of Entrepreneurship and chair of the Department of Entrepreneurship at Grove City College. He teaches core courses in both Business and Entrepreneurship. Dupree established the Entrepreneurship Advisory Council, consisting of fifteen executive-level Entrepreneurs who come to campus twice a year to advise the program. Furthermore, Dupree in

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Zemke, Gonzaga University; Diane Zemke, Gonzaga University

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Design in Engineering Education

-controlled environment. Further, faculty monitoring andwell-planned intervention into teams as they practice can greatly increase learning. However,scheduling team practice time into the regular class period seriously reduces the time tointroduce the content and method of these skills. Instructors are often torn between providingadequate instruction and adequate practice time. As a result, successful learning of these skills ishampered. This paper describes an assessment-driven curricular development at GonzagaUniversity to teach collaborative engineering skills. The modular curriculum consists of threecomponents: 1. An intelligent tutoring system prepares students with content knowledge before class practice. Formative and summative

Conference Session

EMD Program Design

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carmo D'Cruz, Florida Tech; Muzaffar Shaikh, Florida Tech; Wade Shaw, Florida Tech

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Engineering Management

. These experiential activitiesinclude the monthly “Engineering Entrepreneur in the Spotlight” seminar series – wherepromising engineers-turned- entrepreneurs visit Florida Tech and share their experiences;the judging of the Brevard School Science Fair Projects for their commercialization value;collaborating with the city, government and private organizations in the community tocommercialize innovative student-developed technologies; etc. Students work in E-Teamson their entrepreneurial class projects and write NCIIA/SBIR grant proposals forfunding and also present at the regional/state-level Business Plan Competitions. They arealso members of the Florida Tech Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) Club and theyparticipate in local and national SIFE

Conference Session

Outreach Projects and General Energy Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth DeBartolo, Rochester Institute of Technology; Margaret Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology; Melissa Zaczek, Cummins; Timothy Schriefer, Rochester Institute of Technology; Patrick Kelley, Carnegie Mellon University; Mallika Ramaswamy, Rochester Institute of Technology; Nicholas Ryczko, Pratt & Whitney

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

kits, eachbased on a different energy-related theme: Heat Transfer, Electrical Energy, Wind and Water,Solar Power, and Chemical Energy. Each kit contains an Academic Activity to teach abackground concept, a Hands-On Activity to allow students to apply the concepts learned, and aTake-Home Activity that can be done independently at home. The design team also developedinstruction manuals suitable for non-engineers, lesson plans, handouts, and post-activity quizzesto assess participants’ learning. To date, the kits have been used by over 100 6th graders as wellas dozens more students participating in on-and off-campus outreach programs. This paperdescribes how and why undergraduate engineering students were involved in designing theTEAK

Conference Session

Product Innovation and Entrepreneurship

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bradley Kramer, Kansas State University; Jeffrey Tucker, Kansas State University; Bret Lanz, Kansas State University; Dale Wunderlich, Kansas State University; Jeffrey Katz, Kansas State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

definition of ESTD,“to describe the technical and business activities required to develop a nascent technology into aclearly defined product or service whose specifications and business plan are matched to aparticular market. ESTD and invention-to-innovation transition are equivalent in our usage.”AMI’s goal was to establish an ESTD Assistance Center that would help entrepreneurs andexisting businesses to develop and commercialize new products and technologies. Theseactivities have now been conducted for more than two years and are fueling an expansion inAMI. Today, our operation has grown to the point of employing twenty-two full-time employeesand forty students. Our group includes two commercialization project managers, one industrialproduct

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering Education I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Mulva, Texas State University-San Marcos; Robert Tisdel, Texas State University - San Marcos

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Construction

- San Marcos Prior to taking his position at Texas State University as a full time instructor, Robert spent several years working in commercial architecture, specializing in advanced technology, corporate facilities and office design. While working as an architectural professional, Robert managed numerous projects ranging in scope from master plans to clean room design. As a LEED’s accredited professional, Robert works diligently to infuse sustainable innovation and environmental responsibility into everything he practices. Robert holds a Masters of Architecture accredited program from Texas Tech University. He is currently employed as a Senior Lecturer in the Department of

Conference Session

Faculty Reward System Reform

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roger Olson, Rolls-Royce Corporation; David Quick, Rolls-Royce Corporation; Samuel Truesdale, Rolls-Royce Corporation; Dennis Depew, Purdue University; Gary Bertoline, Purdue University; Mark Schuver, Purdue University; Duane Dunlap, Western Carolina University; Donald Keating, University of South Carolina; Thomas Stanford, University of South Carolina

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Graduate Studies

: Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Economic Future, National Academy Press, 2006.8. Strategic Plan: Enabling a Strong U.S. Engineering Workforce for Competitiveness, National Collaborative Task Force on Engineering Graduate Education Reform, 2006. Page 12.733.8 Appendix AThe U.S. Department of Labor Engineering Job Rankings, Levels 1 to 9 Engineer Level 1 (GS-5)This entry level of professional work requires a bachelor's degree in engineering and noexperience, or the equivalent of a degree in appropriate education and experience. Assignmentsare designed to develop professional

Conference Session

Teaching Design in Manufacturing Curriculum I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Priya Manohar, Robert Morris University; Cathleen Jones, Robert Morris University; Jon Radermacher, Robert Morris University

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Manufacturing

Marketing Marketing students. design due. Concept students. description, sampling plan & test due. Pretest completed. Page 12.503.3 Table 1. Concurrent Syllabi for the Interdisciplinary Design Study Project (contd.). Date ENGR 3650 ARTM 3307 MARK 3700Week 4 Conduct product Engr / Art groups share Meeting #2 Finalize the teardown analysis. Engr / refined design ideas concept, verbiage and visual Art groups share

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education & Industry

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Keating, University of South Carolina; Thomas Stanford, University of South Carolina; John Bardo, Western Carolina University; Duane Dunlap, Western Carolina University; Stephen Tricamo, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Eugene DeLoatch, Morgan State University; Dennis Depew, Purdue University; Mark Schuver, Purdue University; Gary Bertoline, Purdue University; Albert McHenry, Arizona State University; Timothy Lindquist, Arizona State University; Joseph Tidwell, Boeing Co.; Mark Smith, Rochester Institute of Technology; Raymond Morrison, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co.; Harvey Palmer, Rochester Institute of Technology; Norman Egbert; David Quick, Rolls-Royce Corporation; Roger Olson, Rolls-Royce Corporation; Mohammad Noori, California State Polytechnic University; Samuel Truesdale, Rolls-Royce Corporation; Edward Sullivan, California Polytechnic State University; Joseph Rencis, University of Arkansas; Carla Purdy, University of Cincinnati

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Graduate Studies

, needs-driven, and systematic practice for the deliberate creation (invention / design), development, andinnovation of new, improved, and breakthrough technology to meet the hopes, wants, and needs ofsociety … for the advancement and betterment of human welfare (See Appendix B).As Sanders and Brown pointed out in 1966: 10 “The great discovery of our age is that technological innovation need not be haphazard. Industry and Page 12.600.7 government have developed a new concept of planned an systematized innovation, founded on vastly expanded scientific and engineering efforts. These institutions are now making regular provision

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers – I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leyla Conrad, Georgia Institute of Technology; Edward Conrad, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jill Auerbach, Georgia Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

applications to engineering as well as theirrelevance to today’s technology. The program runs successfully through collaboration with theSchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering, microelectronics Packaging Research Center(PRC) (an NSF Engineering Research Center) and the School of Physics. The program has threecomponents: (1) to enables teachers to fully take advantage of their subsequent researchexperience, a two -week course on modern physics, with a laboratory component is given; (2) athree day module course on applications of modern physics concepts to microelectronics; and (3)a five and a half week summer research experience. Workshops are also held during the teachersstay at Georgia Tech to help them with the development of lesson plans and

Conference Session

Project-Based Education in Energy Conversion

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margaret Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

audience. Past student teams have presented to a variety of audiencesranging from college level liberal arts classes to middle and high school science, math, andtechnology classes.This paper includes an overview of both projects in their current forms; results of projectassessment, including samples of student feedback, which have been collected and analyzed overthe past five years; the strategy used during department-level assessment to support outcomesrelated to life-long learning, communication, and team work abilities; experience gained throughtranslation of projects to other courses; and future plans for project refinement.I. IntroductionRochester Institute of Technology (RIT) has one of the oldest cooperative education programs inthe country

Conference Session

Meeting ABET Requirements

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Van Treuren, Baylor University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

, thestudents initially do a test plan written report and presentation early in the course to get thenecessary background for the project. This enables the students to purchase required materialsand begin fabrication, if necessary, for the final project. The course ends with a final projectreport and a formal final briefing. While the workload on the part of the professor is demanding,the course was highly praised during the last two ABET accreditation visits. Student feedbackfrom industry also confirms the usefulness of such a course. The assessment tools used in thiscourse will be discussed in the context of the three ABET outcomes to be measured.IntroductionAssessment is an important process that must be accomplished for all mechanical

Conference Session

IE and EM Program Innovation

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kam Jugdev, Athabasca University

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Engineering Management

intellectual property, digital rights, and digital assets 21. Faculty experienced inteaching in face-to-face environments are accustomed to owning their own course material, butin the distance education environment, the courses are typically “owned” by the university 9, 26.Some take the approach that ownership is shared—faculty owns the courseware and theuniversity owns the instructional design aspects 25.In addition to course development, workloads also increase as faculty respond to students ingroups and on a one-to-one basis online, and interact with other departments involved in thecourse 26, 25. Workload issues can be addressed by setting standards, providing guidance, using acomputer-based classroom management system, planning courses with the

Conference Session

Engineering Student Involvement in K-12 Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kate Caldwell, North Carolina State University; Jessica McCoy, North Carolina State University; Lynn Albers, North Carolina State University; Althea Smith, North Carolina State University; Elizabeth Parry, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

impact on both the K-12 students and the graduate fellows, Rita Colwell asfounder of the GK-12 initiative called it a “classic win-win” [6].In some programs, the weekly commitment may vary, but undergraduate and graduate fellowshave the same roles and responsibilities [5][10]. At least one program pairs undergraduates withgraduates, and each pair plans and teaches together in a classroom setting [3]. Other K-12outreach programs incorporate a service component into existing engineering courses so thatcollege students can interact with younger students. A range of semester-long projects exists forundergraduates, from developing an informative museum exhibit aimed at elementary schoolstudents to leading semi-annual workshops to interest high school

Conference Session

Engineering in Elementary Schools

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan Holmes, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Jill Rulfs, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; John Orr, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

provided Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) with the resources necessary toassist Worcester Public Schools (WPS) in bringing technology and engineering into theirelementary classrooms. Through the Partnerships Implementing Engineering Education (PIEE)program WPI faculty, graduate fellows, and undergraduate students worked closely with WPSteachers to develop a curriculum in grades K-6 that would address the Science andTechnology/Engineering Frameworks and ensure that each year built upon concepts taught in theprevious year. Graduate fellows and undergraduate students then helped the teachers bring thatcurriculum into the classrooms where they both assisted with teaching and also evaluated theirlesson plans and activities. WPS teachers provided

Conference Session

Best Practices in Industrial Technology

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Regena Scott, Purdue University; Edie Schmidt, Purdue University; Kathryne Newton, Purdue University

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Engineering Technology

lab. There will also be a briefoverview of the process for evaluation and the future plans for additional labequipment and learning activities.Body of the PaperMany say that experience is the best teacher. Students can successfully complete Page 12.844.2a plan of study at the top of his or her class having learned, in theory, everythingthey can possibly know about a given field but without the opportunity practicethe skills identified in the acquisition of knowledge. Some industrial partnersperceive this education as incomplete. Traditionally educational institutionsprovide students with a great deal of ‘book-learning’ but provide little or nohands-on

Conference Session

Teaching Methods for the 21st Century: Part 1

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ilan Grave, Elizabethtown College; Nat Hager III, Elizabethtown College

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Materials

Page 12.934.2liberal arts setting.The integrated project we describe here is at its infancy, with main components still underdevelopment or in the planning stage. However, it is based on recent accomplished research andhas already recorded some initial meaningful interactions and achievements in thecomplementary educational components, reinforcing the general ideas and goals of the projectand forming the basis for publication of this report.The research component, which is central to the project, involves the use of Time-Domain-Reflectometry to study hydrating portland cement. The project provides opportunities forinterdisciplinary research for students in Physics and Engineering, Biology and Chemistry. Anadditional important part is the

Conference Session

Technology Literacy for Engineering Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shayna Stanton, Student; Michael Bailey, Brigham Young University

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

AC 2007-1316: WHOSE JOB IS IT? TECHNOLOGICAL LITERACY IN SOCIETYShayna Stanton, Student Shayna is an undergraduate student at Brigham Young University earning her degree in Facilities Management from the College of Engineering and Technology. She has worked as a research assistant studying the effects of technology on society. She spent 18 months in France as a service missionary and some time in West Africa participating in humanitarian efforts. After graduation, Shayna plans to pursue a graduate degree in Urban Planning for developing countries.Michael Bailey, Brigham Young University Page

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Wronecki, East Tennessee State University

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Design in Engineering Education

, known inindustry as a final comp sketch, to conclude this stage. Page 12.1372.5 Stage 4: ArrangeIn Stage 4, students formally arrange their ideas by positioning and placing the visual elementsof their final comp into concrete two dimensional construction plans. These plans are created bydrawing traditional orthographic drawings (top, front, side views) of their project. In addition tothese views, students draw perspective sketches of various angled views to illustrate andcommunicate their concept in three dimensions. Examples of these perspective sketches include:drawings of characters in action, called character sheets, typical eye level

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers – I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kimberly Ogden, University of Arizona; Gregory Ogden, University of Arizona

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

-based researchprojects for 5 weeks during the summer, and transfer the knowledge learned directly to the K-12classroom through core curriculum enrichment. The research plan provides a unique opportunityfor participants to experience both laboratory projects and industrial scale applications. Theprojects focus on remediation of organics, metals removal, denitrification using alternativeelectron acceptors, and biofilm removal. In addition to research, the teams work together toimprove classroom pedagogy. Teams attend workshops on current standards related to theirdiscipline, inquiry based learning, stressing/encouraging problem solving as opposed tomemorization, and minority and gender equity in the classroom. Teacher leaders from TUSD andMUSD

Conference Session

Creating a Technology Incubator and Creating a Seed Fund

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jim Subach, Arizona State University; Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University; John Magrane, Microchip Technology Inc.; Carol Popovich, Microchip Technology Inc.

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

of a product; then developbusiness and marketing plans for the product, while gaining an understanding of thepatent process. All of these activities are part of a capstone project that is alreadyincluded in the curriculum at ASU‘s Polytechnic campus, Department of ElectronicSystems.Introduction ASU defines entrepreneurship as “the spirit and process of creative risk takingand innovation that leverages university knowledge to spur social development andeconomic competitiveness.”1 Additionally, in a contributed article to Mechanical Engineering Magazine,Ephraim Suhir, President and CEO of ERS/Siloptix Co. in Los Altos, CA, wrote that “atechnological professional with entrepreneurial skills has a better chance than a

Conference Session

Two year Colleges

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Mullett, Springfield Technical Community College; Ellen Hause, AACC; Benjamin Taylor, Seminole Community College

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Two Year College Division

12.1445.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 The MentorLinks Program: Advancing Technological Education Program of the AACCIn the spring of 1998, a small but forward looking group of community college faculty andadministrators from across the United States gathered in Seattle, Washington for the openingreception of the Working Connections program. For the next several days they met on thecampus of Microsoft’s Cooperate headquarters in Redmond where they became betteracquainted, exchanged ideas, and made plans for how they would proceed forward over the nexttwo years. Chosen through a competitive grant application process, the meeting participants werefrom thirteen different community colleges but

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leonard Bohmann, Michigan Technological University; Sheryl Sorby, Michigan Technological University; Dana Johnson, Michigan Technological University; Kris Mattila, Michigan Technological University; John Sutherland, Michigan Technological University

than 80% of US Gross Domestic Product and more than 85% ofthe workforce. In fact, today many engineering graduates go on to work in service sectorindustries instead of more traditional manufacturing industries. In part, the service sector may besuch a large segment of our economy because its processes are highly inefficient. Engineeringproblem-solving and talent, if properly applied to processes in the service sector, could serve tosignificantly increase efficiency and reduce costs, similar to advances made in the goods-producing sector over the past century. In 2003 Michigan Tech received a planning grant fromthe National Science Foundation to define curricular characteristics for Service SectorEngineering through a Delphi Study. Armed with

Conference Session

Multimedia and Distance Learning

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Veeramuthu Rajaravivarma, Central Connecticut State University; Peter Baumann, Central Connecticut State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

demandpositions such as system administrators, network administrators, system designers, Page 12.1598.2quality control engineers, and software developers. Graduates can also find positions asinformation technologists, lab technicians, system maintenance personnel, system testers, Proceedings of the 2007 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2007, American Society for Engineering Educationand help desk attendants. Numerous choices are available to focus endeavors if they planto continue their graduate studies.The Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering Technology is a planned program

Conference Session

Programmatic Issues in Engineering Physics

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Bougie, American University; Philip Johnson, American University; Nathan Harshman, American University; Teresa Larkin, American University; Michael Black, American University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

course offerings, physics-major requirements, and electives offered from twomajor categories of institution: national universities without graduate programs in physics andnational liberal arts colleges.The reorientation in the program included modifying and extending course offerings, and addinga new “track” for students, allowing them to choose a concentration within the physics majorbased on their future plans. These changes were designed to provide students with increasedknowledge of physics and technical, scientific, and academic skills required to achieve success inlater academic programs or in technical fields in the workforce. The skills targeted were selectedbased on national trends in employment of physics degree recipients.We present

Conference Session

IE Program Design I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Jackson, East Carolina University; Sherion Jackson, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

. This is assuming only 1 in 10 students wish to pursue a BS degree online. All indicationsare that there is a much higher percentage of adult students who are planning to pursue a B.S.degree. Further, addressing this market contributes to supporting a technology-based workforcesought by the State. That goal is to provide a continued path for developing an increasinglycompetent and highly trained technology-based workforce. Page 12.416.4 When considering a fluctuation rate of 8% in undergraduate distance education semestercredit hours, the projected expected growth pattern ranges from a 27% to 48% increase in SCHwithin the next consecutive

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary and Liberal Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fernando Tovia, Philadelphia University; Muthu Govindaraj, Philadelphia University; David Brookstein, Philadelphia University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2007-1064: A NEW MULTIDISCIPLINARY ENGINEERING EDUCATIONINITIATIVEFernando Tovia, Philadelphia University Dr. Fernando Tovia is an Associate Professor and Program Coordinator of the Engineering Programs at Philadelphia University. He joined the faculty of the School of Engineering and Textiles in 2004. He earned a B.S. from the University of the Americas (Mexico) in 1981 and an M.S. from Oklahoma State Univ. in 1987 (both in industrial engineering) and a Ph.D. in engineering from the University of Arkansas in 2004. He spent 20 years working in production planning, strategic planning and as an executive in the textile industry in Mexico. His research interests include supply chain

Conference Session

Engineering Entrepreneurship and K-12 Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David M Feinauer, University of Kentucky; Bruce Walcott, University of Kentucky

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

evolving innovativeideas into business ventures, convincing students of the importance of being entrepreneurial intheir future endeavors, improving students’ communication and teamwork skills, and recruitingstudents for further academic and entrepreneurial pursuits in the University of Kentucky (UK)College of Engineering. In order to meet these objectives, the students participate in a number ofactivities including team building exercises, hands-on engineering labs, engineering companytours, networking opportunities, a group business venture competition, and recreationalactivities. Through the group project, students are involved in concept development, productdesign, prototyping, business plan development, and public presentation.This paper will