Conference Session

Educational Software

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeff Joines, North Carolina State University; Stephen Roberts, North Carolina State University; Dianne Raubenheimer, North Carolina State University

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Computers in Education

discipline. . The goal was to motivate problems students have seen in Physics,Chemistry, and Statistics as well as ones they will see in follow-on engineering courses.Therefore, we are introducing problem solving on problems that they will see and need tounderstand. We are treating many of the problems as equations/ black boxes where in laterclasses derivations and more understanding of the problems will be obtained.Developing and Teaching a Computer-Based Modeling CourseWhile the design of the course is fundamental to its creation, the teaching and delivery of thecourse will determine the ultimate success. Bear in mind, this is one of the first engineeringcourses that a student takes during their college career. Therefore it is important to engage

Conference Session

Systems Engineering and Entrepreneurship

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Barbara Karanian, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

AC 2007-2804: ENTREPRENEURIAL LEADERSHIP AND TRANSFORMATIONALCHANGEBarbara Karanian, Wentworth Institute of Technology Page 12.680.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Entrepreneurial Leadership: A Balancing Act in Engineering and ScienceAbstractBuilding on previous work, “Entrepreneurial Leadership, Gender and Teams,” multipleparticipants representative of private, public and academic settings were interviewed to uncoverthe unique features of the entrepreneurial leader in the engineering and science context. Onecentral question organized the current work. If the entrepreneur gets everyone excited and theleader

Conference Session

K-12 Engineering Outreach Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jorge Rodriguez, Western Michigan University; Tycho Fredericks, Western Michigan University; Steven Butt, Western Michigan University; Luis Rodriguez, University of Wisconsin - Waukesha

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

consecutive-days residential institutes. The main goal of all these activities is toplant the seed about technology and engineering in the minds of the young participants.Therefore, a variety of sessions take place in order to show them new technical concepts and tochallenge them to make use of those concepts. For the high-school students, the activities duringthe residential institutes are in the context of emulating a typical design process in industry, fromconcept to prototype. This product development process is valuable because it corresponds withthe type of interpersonal communication, problem-solving, and conflict resolution skills thatleading firms and industry seek from new employees. For the participants from middle schools,the several-days

Conference Session

Technology Literacy for Non-Engineers

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jan DeWaters, Clarkson University; Susan Powers, Clarkson University; Mary Graham, Clarkson University

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

AC 2007-1069: DEVELOPING AN ENERGY LITERACY SCALEJan DeWaters, Clarkson University Jan DeWaters, PE is currently pursuing a PhD degree in Environmental Science and Engineering at Clarkson University, with a focus on energy and environmental education. She has several years of experience as the curriculum coordinator for Clarkson's Project-Based Learning Partnership Program and is director of the Partners in Engineering Program that provides mentoring and engineering activities for eighth grade girls.Susan Powers, Clarkson University Susan E. Powers, PhD, PE is a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Associate Dean in Engineering for Research and Graduate studies at Clarkson

Conference Session

Innovative K-12 Engineering Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Lee, University of South Florida; Linda Nook, Riverview High School; William Massolio, Riverview High School; Robert Liming, Riverview High School; Nancy Smith, Riverview High School; Susan Pantling, Riverview High School; Rodeny Jones, Riverview High School; Jan Davis, RIverview High School; Judy Meksraitis, Riverview High School; Effa Beauette, Riverview High School

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, only 3% of the public associate thefield of engineering with creativity. Indeed, many see engineers to be rather dull Aone-dimensional@ individuals. This perceived image (whether accurate or otherwise) may be causingsome students with appropriate backgrounds to select fields other than engineering. In his recentbook A Whole New Mind 11, the author argues that while engineers of the recent past have soughtto be more Acompetitive@ by pursuing MBA degrees, the Adegree of the future@ in terms ofproducing creative people who will help this country maintain an edge in creative productdevelopment is the MFA degree. Consistent with this thinking, programs that blend engineeringand the VPA should develop creative problem solvers to a higher degree

Conference Session

Factors Affecting Minority Engineering Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Leo McAfee, University of Michigan

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Minorities in Engineering

academically achieving students that have completed twouniversity years are able to contribute to and benefit from WIMS undergraduate research.Second year students have few or no courses in their major area; however, the students havegood science and math backgrounds, high levels of commitment and energy to learn, andstrong inquisitive minds. Of course, high achieving third year and fourth year students areeven better candidates.Students majoring in science areas are able to contribute to and benefit from WIMSundergraduate research. Most of the students of the WIMS Center are engineering students,though many of the students have science backgrounds, either due to an undergraduatescience major or due to science core courses in their engineering major

Conference Session

Technology Literacy for Non-Engineers

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Ollis, North Carolina State University

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

of engineeringdevices and technology, and our current status in evaluation and assessment for eachessay.Foreign language course: “Spanish: Language, Technology, and Culture”6Original courseThe course, “Spanish: Culture, Language, Technology”, was designed specifically toencourage engineers to study a foreign language. A number of components of the coursewere incorporated with just this end in mind. The prerequisite for the course was set attwo years of high school Spanish, a level that would not intimidate prospective students.This proficiency allowed the course to be taught at the intermediate level. Wirelesslaptop technology was integrated throughout the course, appealing to engineers’ interestin and love of technology. To make the course

Conference Session

Technology Literacy for Non-Engineers

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Barbara Oakley, Oakland University; Lorenzo Smith, Oakland University; Yin-ping (Daniel) Chang, Oakland University

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

AC 2007-243: THE UNTAPPED STUDENT GOLDMINEBarbara Oakley, Oakland University Barbara Oakley is an Associate Professor of Engineering at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan. She received her B.A. in Slavic Languages and Literature, as well as a B.S. in Electrical Engineering, from the University of Washington in Seattle. Her Ph.D. in Systems Engineering from Oakland University was received in 1998. Her technical research involves biomedical applications and electromagnetic compatibility. She is a recipient of the NSF FIE New Faculty Fellow Award, was designated an NSF New Century Scholar, and has received the John D. and Dortha J. Withrow Teaching Award and the Naim and Ferial Kheir

Conference Session

Engineering in High Schools

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Mativo, Ohio Northern University; Adam Stienecker, Ohio Northern University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2007-730: INNOVATIVE EXPOSURE TO ENGINEERING BASICS THROUGHMECHATRONICS SUMMER HONORS PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOLSTUDENTSJohn Mativo, Ohio Northern University JOHN MATIVO teaches Materials and Product Manufacturing courses at Ohio Northern University. He has conducted several summer projects for middle an high school students. His university teaching experience totals eleven years six of which he served as Department of Technology Chair at the University of Eastern Africa, Baraton. He holds degrees in Technology, Education and Engineering. His Doctorate is from the University of Georgia. He is a member of Sigma Xi, Epsilon Pi Tau, Phi Kappa Phi, and Phi Beta Delta.Adam Stienecker, Ohio Northern

Conference Session

Programming for Engineering Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christian Hipp, University of South Carolina; Veronica Addison, University of South Carolina

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Computers in Education

AC 2007-1176: THE EFFECTS OF PRIOR COMPUTER EXPERIENCES INCONSIDERING ENGINEERING STUDENTS' ABILITY TO SOLVE OPEN-ENDEDPROBLEMSChristian Hipp, University of South CarolinaVeronica Addison, University of South Carolina Page 12.1417.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 The effects of prior computer experiences in considering engineering students’ ability to solve open-ended problems ABSTRACTThis paper relates one part of a National Science Foundation (NSF) funded, exploratory researchproject in the Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement Program (CCLI). The researchproject’s objective is to

Conference Session

Programmatic Issues in Engineering Physics

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Engineering Physics & Physics

AC 2007-2555: REDESIGNING A MAJOR: A CASE STUDY OF A CHANGINGCURRICULUMJonathan Bougie, American UniversityPhilip Johnson, American UniversityNathan Harshman, American UniversityTeresa Larkin, American UniversityMichael Black, American University Page 12.1232.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Redesigning a Major: A Case Study of a Changing CurriculumAbstractThis paper presents a case study of a significant change and reorientation in the curriculum andcourse progression of a physics program at a national university. Faculty designed this newcurriculum based on comparative research of 22 undergraduate programs in physics. Data fromthis study includes

Conference Session

K-12 Engineering Outreach Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Schwartz, Cornell University; Catherine Norton, Cornell University; Sue Schwartz, The Learning Web

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2007-2032: OUTREACH WITH GAME DESIGN EDUCATIONDavid Schwartz, Cornell University After finishing his dissertation in Civil Engineering and writing two textbooks as a graduate student in 1999, Cornell's Computer Science department made an offer David I. Schwartz couldn't refuse. Schwartz has made a career in researching and developing new curricula and educational technology. Over the past five years, he has collaborated with faculty and staff to build the Cornell Library Collaborative Learning Computer Laboratory (CL3) and the Game Design Initiative at Cornell (GDIAC; http://gdiac.cis.cornell.edu). CL3 currently hosts Cornell's new game courses, which now belong to a new

Conference Session

Engineering in Middle Schools

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John McLaughlin, MacLaughlin Associates; Gail Hardinge, College of William and Mary; Eugene Brown, Virginia Tech; Kirk Jenne, Office of Naval Research; Robert Stiegler, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Technical Assistance Centers, at the College of William and Mary, providing professional development programs for teachers. She has worked in public education for twenty-two years and is an adjunct Assistant Professor at William and Mary, teaching courses in collaborative consultation and assessment, as well serving as the college's VDP Project Coordinator.Eugene Brown, Virginia Tech Eugene Brown is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Virginia Tech. He has worked with ONR since 2001 on university-centered Navy work force development issues. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in thermodynamics and fluid mechanics and is the author of many papers and reports describing his

Conference Session

Radiation and Radiological Engineering Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Jonassen, University of Missouri; Matthew Schmidt, University of Missouri; Matthew Easter, University of Missouri; Rose Marra, University of Missouri; William Miller, University of Missouri

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Nuclear and Radiological

Matthew A. Easter is a Doctoral Candidate in Educational Psychology at The University of Missouri-Columbia. He currently works as a Curriculum Developer and Designer for the Radiation Protection Curriculum Project.Rose Marra, University of Missouri ROSE M. MARRA is an Associate Professor in the School of Information Science and Learning Technologies at the University of Missouri. She is PI of the NSF-funded Assessing Women and Men in Engineering (AWE) and Assessing Women In Student Environments (AWISE) projects. Her research interests include gender equity issues, the epistemological development of college students, and promoting meaningful learning in web-based environments.William Miller

Conference Session

Programming for Engineering Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tammy VanDeGrift, University of Portland

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Computers in Education

AC 2007-253: ENCOURAGING CREATIVITY IN INTRODUCTORY COMPUTERSCIENCE PROGRAMMING ASSIGNMENTSTammy VanDeGrift, University of Portland Tammy VanDeGrift is an Assistant Professor at the University of Portland. She received a B.A. from Gustavus Adolphus College and her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Washington (Seattle). Her research interests include computer science education, educational technology, multimedia, software engineering, and CS theory. Page 12.608.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Encouraging Creativity in Introductory Computer Science

Conference Session

K-12 Engineering Outreach Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Taryn Bayles, University of Maryland-Baltimore County; Jonathan Rice, University of Maryland-Baltimore County; Greg Russ, University of Maryland-Baltimore County; Tania Monterastelli, University of Maryland-Baltimore County

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

understanding of the basicconcept of electronics and an appreciation of evolutionary milestones of sophisticatedelectronics systems. In support of these objectives, the museum’s priority is to provide amotivational environment for students of all ages to gain an understanding of basicengineering and the career opportunities available through higher education. With thispriority in mind, the Historical Electronics Museum began the Young Engineers andScientist Seminars (YESS) program in the fall of 2002, intended for highly gifted highschool students in the Baltimore/Washington area with a strong aptitude in mathematicsand/or science. The first two years of the program consisted of a series of solelyseminars and covered topics as diverse and dynamic as

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gunnar Lucko, Catholic University of America; Michael Madden, United Space Alliance; Justin Molineaux, Catholic University of America

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Construction

AC 2007-1807: SPATIALLY RECURSIVE SPREADSHEET COMPUTATIONS:TEACHING THE CRITICAL PATH METHOD OF SCHEDULING USINGTWO-DIMENSIONAL FUNCTION RANGES VERSUS TRADITIONALONE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT-ORIENTED PROGRAMMINGGunnar Lucko, Catholic University of America Gunnar Lucko, Ph.D. is an assistant professor and director of the Construction Engineering and Management program in the Department of Civil Engineering at The Catholic University of America. His research interests include network scheduling, construction operations simulation and optimization, equipment economics, constructability analysis, and innovative teaching methods. He has studied statistical equipment valuation models and has participated in research

Conference Session

International Engineering Education II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kevin Kelly, Dublin Institute of Technology; Mike Murphy

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International

AC 2007-2335: ACADEMIC CHANGE IN HIGHER EDUCATION IN EUROPEKevin Kelly, Dublin Institute of TechnologyMichael Murphy, Dublin Institute of Technology Dr Mike Murphy is Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Director of the Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland. Page 12.160.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Academic Change in Higher EducationAbstractThis paper analyses academic change in higher education internationally but mainlyin Europe. It examines one College in Ireland as it faces major change and examineswhether best practice change that has been successful elsewhere might be

Conference Session

Cognitive and Motivational Issues in Student Performance II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gretchen Molina, University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez; Asmaa Idrisu, George Mason University; Alexandra Medina-Borja, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Amelia Marian, West University of Timisoara

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Educational Research and Methods

onusing these tasks as an instrument to measure the level to which IE students are acquiringsystems thinking skills. Two of Booth Sweeny and Sterman tasks were used: a department store task and theCO2 zero emissions task. With this in mind, an investigation began with one researchquestion: Are we teaching our students to think systematically? The tasks were given to Industrial Engineering students. After they were taken, thedata was filtered by type of high school, English proficiency, age and semester of study. More basic but necessary quantitative and analytical skills such as the ability to read agraphic, interpret the data, and tell a story from the graph underlie the above listed skillsand prevent the ability of a person to

Conference Session

FPD7 -- Service Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul Pagano, Western Michigan University; Amanda Rossman, Western Michigan University; Kendall Vasilnek, Western Michigan University; Betsy Aller, Western Michigan University; Edmund Tsang, Western Michigan University; Andrew Kline, Western Michigan University; Edward Brabandt, Western Michigan University

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First-Year Programs

AC 2007-2550: FIRST-YEAR EXPERIENCE AND BEYOND: USING THEENGINEERING DESIGN PROCESS TO SUPPORT LEARNING ANDENGINEERING SKILL DEVELOPMENTPaul Pagano, Western Michigan University Paul Pagano is a second-year student in Civil Engineering at Western Michigan University. He is active in the student ASCE chapter, assists student teams in the Student Projects Lab, and plans to gain his professional engineers license and employment in a geotechnical engineering firm after graduation.Amanda Rossman, Western Michigan University Amanda Rossman is a second-year student in Civil and Construction Engineering at Western Michigan University. She serves as a tutor to first-year, at-risk students, and is

Conference Session

Outreach Projects and General Energy Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Valentina Cecchi, Drexel University; Michael Kleinberg, Drexel University; Milo Tong, Drexel University; Bridget Kleinberg, Drexel University; Karen Miu, Drexel University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

andpost-lab assessment survey for the Service Restoration Experiment follows:Sample Open-Ended Questions: 1. What comes to your mind when you hear “service restoration” in a general context? And in a power engineering context? 2. What is your understanding of fault in an electric power system? 3. How is service restored to homes after a fault has occurred?Sample Likert Style Questions: Agree nor Disagree Disagree

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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E. Bernard White, George Mason University

currently seems to be leveling off) is a result of theexistence of our BS-IT program. Our BS-IT program has had it greatest impact on enrollmentsin the Decision Sciences and Management Information Systems (DMIS) program offered by ourSchool of Management, where DMIS enrollment has plummeted from an enrollment of wellover 600 students to less than 200 students since the introduction of our BS-IT program.Traditionally, many students enrolling in the DMIS major were “change of major” studentsfrom our computer science and engineering programs. We must keep in mind that “change ofmajor” activities is not uncommon, since many students who initially express an interest in acomputer science or engineering program do not understand what these majors entail

Conference Session

Knowing our Students, Part 1

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Reed Stevens, University of Washington; Daniel Amos, University of Washington; Andrew Jocuns, University of Washington; Lari Garrison, University of Washington

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Educational Research and Methods

case of engineering students he would likely have needed to delete the “early to bed” part.Weber’s famous formulation of the Protestant work ethic10 also comes to mind. Weber arguedthat the Protestant work ethic was the motor that drove the rise of capitalism in Northern Europe.Where the Protestant work ethic differs, with its focus on hard work and earning more and moremoney, is that the paradise that hard work promises is a decidedly more earthly one forengineering students.Yet we worry about this combination of beliefs in the context of some of the goals we believe tobe widely shared within the engineering education reform community. One of those goals isclearly to promote an image of engineering as a force of good in the world—that leads

Conference Session

Product Innovation and Entrepreneurship

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Fry, Brigham Young University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

. Page 12.405.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Divergent/Convergent Creativity Working With Different Modes of Creative Thought in Interdisciplinary Settings.IntroductionCurrently, the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Industrial Design at _____________University ishoused and awarded by the College of Engineering and Technology. This came about in the Fallof 1999 when the Industrial Design program left the College of Fine Arts and Communications(where it had been for the 30 previous years) and moved to the newly formed School ofTechnology in the College of Engineering and Technology.Even before the move from the College of Fine Arts to the College of Engineering

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators: Tricks of the Trade II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Marshall, University of Southern Maine; June Marshall, St. Joseph's College

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New Engineering Educators

scientist, engineer, or poet is accomplishedthrough hands and minds on a task. Just think of the contrast between the activities ofapprentices in a workshop and the passivity of pupils in a lecture hall.If we refocus our efforts on learning, professors can exploit information technology toprovide data, scholarly references, and simulated problems for cognitive workshops. Inthose workspaces, student investigators will work side by side with faculty. Togetherthey will learn to create, evaluate, improve, and apply knowledge. Students will learn tobe experts and faculty will sharpen their expertise.There won’t be “a” talking head, but scads of conversations. There will be studentstearing into problems with all the vitality of youth. And there will be

Conference Session

Retention of STEM Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Annita Alting, City College of the City University of New York; Ardie Walser, City College of the City University of New York

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Minorities in Engineering

Engineering Division (MIND) of the American Association of Engineering Education (ASEE). He was the treasurer of MIND from 1996 to 1998, and the MIND Program Chair from 1999 to 2000. He has collaborated in the creation and direction of numerous faculty development workshops that have been held through out the country. Dr. Walser is the recipient of several faculty awards including the faculty of the year award from the Eta Kappa Knu engineering honor society. He has given numerous workshops and lecture demonstrations at grades schools, high schools, universities and community centers, introducing young people to engineering and science

Conference Session

Engineering Entrepreneurship and K-12 Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donald Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University; Gregory Feierfeil, Lawrence Technological University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

-listed as appropriate. Additionally, non-engineering coursesinvolving entrepreneurial skills will be identified and offered within the engineeringcurriculum as electives.Strategy 3: Multidiscipline capstone enterprisesThe entrepreneur minded engineer or scientist of the 21st century will be required tounderstand many disciplines to succeed, and a multidisciplinary capstone enterprise at theUniversity will provide a first experience to develop that understanding. Beginning in the2006-2007 academic year capstone projects will emphasize the collaboration ofengineering, management, and science students.Strategy 4: Promoting and funding student venturesStudent venture capital grants have existed at the University since the 2003-2004academic year on a

Conference Session

Patenting & IP Issues for Commercializing University-Developed Technology and Launching Innovative Technical Entrepreneurship Ventures in Universities

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Baker, Michigan Technological University; Mary Raber, Michigan Technological University; Richard Berkey, Michigan Technological University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

agreements, and other related agreements with industrial partners. Jim is a registered Patent Agent and holds a B.S. in Environmental Engineering, an M.S. in Civil Engineering and a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from Michigan Technological University.Mary Raber, Michigan Technological University Ms. Mary Raber is the director of the Enterprise Program at MTU. In this role, she secures funding and projects from external sources, oversees day-to-day operation of the program and teaches various instructional modules in the curriculum. Prior to Michigan Tech, Ms. Raber worked in the automotive industry for 14 years, holding various positions in engineering and management. Mary holds a B.S.M.E

Conference Session

The Challenges of Tech Transfer

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bruce Mutter, Bluefield State College; Frank Hart, Bluefield State College

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

from industry, the R&D community,government, the armed services,” students, and faculty inthe pursuit of meeting the technological challenge. Thispaper highlights the projects and activities happeningthrough the Center. Continuous improvement needsnurturing to cause desired CART activities.(CART) is up and running well. In the first two years ofoperation, we have continued to develop new appliedresearch projects and technology services to betterrepresent the School of Engineering Technology andComputer Science and Bluefield State College. KeepingCART’s vision and mission in mind, we worked diligently to meet the goals of our ambitiousbusiness plan. We have stayed within our project budgets without expense to the School or theCollege and

Conference Session

Perspectives for Women Faculty

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stacy Birmingham, Grove City College

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Women in Engineering

Engineering and University committees, as were manyof my (then few) female colleagues in engineering. We often joked that there was a perceptionthat each committee needed at least one woman from engineering, and we were she. I waselected to the University Senate and even chaired a university committee on facultycompensation prior to gaining tenure. After receiving tenure, I directed two different professionalmasters programs in engineering, one of which had a substantial distance-learning component.And, in my mind, I had achieved a satisfactory balance between my work life and my family life.My husband and I shared child rearing and home duties. We were able to arrange our teachingschedules so that we never taught classes at the same time, allowing