Conference Session

Engineering in Middle Schools

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Quincy Brown, Drexel University; William Mongan, Drexel University; Dara Kusic, Drexel University; Elaine Garbarine, Drexel University; Eli Fromm, Drexel University; Adam Fontecchio, Drexel University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Department of Education’s academic standards specifically cite “TechnologyEducation” as an objective at all K-12 grade levels.11 Included in this set of standards are missivessuch as, “apply basic computer operations and concepts,” with minimal guidance as to how todesign and implement lesson plans to advance the student’s technical proficiency. While thisopenness enables freedom within curriculum development, it can also mean that technologyprograms are underdeveloped, understaffed and without the technical support needed to sustainsuch programs on a daily basis. To address these challenges, educational Fellows of the National Science Foundation’s (NSF)GK12 program have introduced a pilot program of computer-aided instruction (CAI) at two site

Conference Session

FPD10 - Freshman Engineering Introduction to Design

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Silas Bernardoni, University of Wisconsin- Madison; Amit Nimunkar, University of Wisconsin - Madison; John Murphy, University of Wisconsin- Madison; Sandra Courter, University of Wisconsin - Madison

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First-Year Programs

AC 2008-2627: STUDENT-INITIATED DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OFSUPPLEMENTAL HANDS-ON FABRICATION TRAINING CURRICULUM IN ANINTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING DESIGN COURSE: A TQM APPROACHSilas Bernardoni, University of Wisconsin- Madison Silas Bernardoni is a fifth year senior studying Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University of Wisconsin Madison, College of Engineering. Design and fabrication has been one of his main activities and hobbies his entire life while growing up on a farm in rural Wisconsin. He has been on the Intro to Engineering Design teaching team for two years and is currently the Lead Student Assistant in charge of planning and coordinating all fabrication training and

Conference Session

Alternative Energy Source Projects

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark Henderson, Arizona State University; Bradley Rogers, Arizona State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

other rural villages in Ghana as wellas the major cities of Kumasi and Accra to study the economic and business environment, aswell as the technical infrastructure, in the area. This paper describes the GlobalResolve programand this biodiesel project that has the goals of providing students global experience in problem Page 13.1216.2solving and plans to help the village develop a plan for a sustainable biofuels venture.Global Resolve at ASUThe biodiesel project described in this paper grew out of an interdisciplinary interculturalinitiative at ASU called GlobalResolve. GlobalResolve was established at ASU in 2006 as asocial entrepreneurship

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

M.P. Sharma, University of Wyoming; Robert W. Peters, University of Alabama at Birmingham

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Engineering Ethics

• District of Columbia (Washington D.C.) University Departments Offering Sustainability Courses: • Agriculture and Life Sciences • Agriculture, Environmental and Regional Economics and Demography • Anthropology/Sociology with an environmental studies minor • Applied Sciences • Architecture • Architecture and Urban Planning • Biology • Business Administration • Center for International Programs 5Page 13.115.6 • Civil Engineering • Civil and Environmental Engineering • Economics • Environmental Earth Sciences • Environmental Economics and Policy • Environmental Engineering and Science • Environmental Health

Conference Session

Engineering in the Elementary School

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mercedes McKay, Stevens Institute of Technology; Augusto Macalalag, Stevens Institute of Technology; Carol Shields, Stevens Institute of Technology; Debra Brockway, Stevens Institute of Technology; Beth McGrath, Stevens Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

implementing or creating.Teachers work collaboratively on developing the module, including identification of studentscience learning objectives (tied to the district science curriculum and standards), lesson plans,implementation and classroom management plans, and student assessments.The overarching aim of the three-year PISA program is to: (a) demonstrate and institutionalizewithin participating schools a methodology, supporting curriculum materials, and otherinstructional resources and strategies to increase student interest, engagement, and achievementin science, mathematics, engineering, and technology and further, to (b) promote a culture ofinventiveness and creativity that calls upon students to demonstrate 21st century workforce skills

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Greg Kremer, Ohio University-Athens

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Mechanical Engineering

Engineering Department Risk Assessment ProcessUsing the fundamentals of risk assessment, along with the guidance from the literatureconcerning academic and campus risks, we embarked on our own risk management process. Arisk assessment is the obvious first step in a risk management approach, and even on its own it isvery important because it can allow potential dangers that previously were known to only a fewpeople to be brought to the awareness of others. The risk management approach often used inbusiness and industry combines the assessment with appropriate management plans to eliminateor control the risks. The risk management approach is not just a one-time event - if fullyembraced it can change the way an organization plans and conducts their

Conference Session

International CIase Studies: Collabs, Exchanges & Interactions

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sergio Felicelli, Mississippi State University; John Berry, Mississippi State University; Rafael Cuesta, CIDAUT, Spain; Rogelio Luck, Mississippi State University; Ratessiea Lett, Mississippi State University

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International

period in preparation for the visit atthe foreign institution includes theoretical, experimental and modeling aspects. The objective ofthe training is to have the student arrive at the foreign lab with a well defined work plan and thenecessary technical background to perform the required tasks with supervision but minimuminstruction. Preparation in Spanish language and familiarization with the culture and geographyof Spain are also included in the student training. Page 13.189.2In this work, we describe the project phases, organization, logistics and particular aspectsinvolved with the participation of an undergraduate in an international project

Conference Session

Educating the Whole Engineer - Building Life Skills

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Drew, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Richard Vaz, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Engineering Libraries

teams of three to five students each. In 2006-2007, fifteen ID2050 courseswere offered. Prepared with information about projects, with topics ranging from NoiseMonitoring in San Juan, Puerto Rico to Assessing Prepay Water Metering in the InformalSettlements of Windhoek, Namibia, librarians begin to formulate a research plan to guide theproject teams. To assure continuity, as some projects are continuations of prior student work orsponsor assignments, librarians are assigned to specific project centers. Certain faculty serve asProject Center Directors even though instructors of ID2050 courses vary each year. This meansthat librarians have the opportunity to work with different faculty each term, even though theyare assigned to a specific Project

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Mark Jansson, Rowan University; Ulrich Schwabe, Rowan University; Andrew Hak, Rowan University

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Electrical and Computer

among team players iscrucial to the success of the final design. Throughout the following semester the engineeringstudents will interact with each other, their professor and professional engineers from the utilityas well as their industrial sponsor (SunTechnics) to ensure that they deliver their part of theproject which includes: specifications, designs and plans for the medium voltage switchgear,480V to 33kV transformers, 480V switchgear and cable sizing for the required project deadline.Their key resources include their engineering education, their professors, their new contacts on Page 13.882.2the utility professional team and their partners

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Mechanical Engineering Technology

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alamgir Choudhury, Western Michigan University; Pavel Ikonomov, Western Michigan University; Jorge Rodriguez, Western Michigan University; Sam Ramrattan, Western Michigan University

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Engineering Technology

engineering technology programs, especially, in the fluidmechanics course, the theoretical learning is impeded by lack of hands-on practices andexposure to modern problem-solving tools. During last few years, several computerassisted tools [2-5] were developed to enhance student-learning in specific areas. Theexperience of developing these tools and their outcomes has motivated authors to addressthe learning deficiency in the current fluid mechanics course. The plan is acomprehensive approach to the problem including curricular reform; adaptation of amulti-mode inductive learning methodology, and continued assessment and improvementof the learning process. It partially adopts the inductive learning model implemented byS. Moor [6]. Inductive approach

Conference Session

Improving the Teaching Skills of Graduate Students

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam Melvin, North Carolina State University; Lisa Bullard, North Carolina State University

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Graduate Studies

the course they currently TA for, in addition to learning at least one lessonfrom our stories instead of having to find it out for themselves.Overview of ContentThe session in not intended as an all-encompassing guide to TA responsibilities, but a generaloverview of some of the tasks and challenges that typical TAs experience. Topics covered(Figure 2) include teaching, holding office hours, grading, working with your professor, workingin a team of TAs and writing lesson plans. Page 13.1291.4 Figure 2: Tips from the Trenches Content OverviewThe advantage of having a TA and a faculty member generating the lesson plan is the

Conference Session

Accreditation Issues

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hakan Gurocak, Washington State University-Vancouver

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

increased load. However, it is not very different than what afaculty typically does to teach a course. There are three basic requirements to implement thisapproach: (1) At the beginning of the semester make a course plan including assessment, (2)Break down grading along course outcomes on the assignments/exams using a grade box, and (3)Enter scores into grade spreadsheet for each course outcome.II.1. Course planFaculty need to plan which assignments/questions will be used to assess each course outcomethroughout the semester. For that reason, at the beginning of the semester a course plan similarto the one shown in Table 2 is developed. The plan shows topics to be covered, whenassignments would be given and which outcomes would be measured

Conference Session

Innovations in Manufacturing Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Wells, North Dakota State University; Daniel Ewert, North Dakota State University

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Manufacturing

Page 13.1329.3office chair. The role of the business students was and is to devise a business plan for the team. By Autumn semester 2006, active college-to-college collaboration in scholar teams was well-established. Two new MBA students joined each of two scholar teams -- one working indevelopment of a test platform for biomedical devices and the other working on design of aninstrumented space suit. Again, the role of the business students was in creating businessplanning for commercialization of the new products and eventual launch of new companies.Throughout this entire period, the atmosphere across the State of North Dakota became more andmore favorable to innovation, invention and the commercialization of research. Among theseveral

Conference Session

Issues in the Professional Practice of Faculty Members in Civil Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrea Welker, Villanova University; Frank Falcone, Villanova University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

individuals to be successful in their profession, they must ‘fit’ well within the framework oftheir chosen organizations. Such a fit requires an analysis of self. This course opens with such ananalysis. Students are first introduced to the concept that their view of themselves is not,necessarily, the same as the view of others toward them. There are always three distinct, butpossibly differing views: who we are, who we think we are, and who others think we are. Afterconsiderable discussion, students are asked to categorize themselves as Changers, Doers,Floaters, or Non-Doers as members of the global society that they plan to serve. These categoriesare not prioritized and are discussed in a forum related to the overall needs of society and are

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Willis, Southern Methodist University; Paul Krueger, Southern Methodist University; Alice Kendrick, Southern Methodist University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

interests are unsteady hydrodynamics and aerodynamics, vortex dynamics, bio-fluid mechanics, and pulsed-jet propulsion.Alice Kendrick, Southern Methodist University Alice Kendrick is professor of advertising in the Temerlin Advertising Institute at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. Her research in advertising account planning, message content, and educational issues has appeared in journals including Journal of Advertising Research, Journal of Services Marketing, Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, Journal of Advertising Education and Southwest Mass Communication Review. Her commentary and results of her work have also been featured in The Wall Street Journal

Conference Session

Capstone Design III

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Greg Kremer, Ohio University-Athens; David Burnette, Ohio University

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Design in Engineering Education

improvement plan for a specific professional skill. We propose that this is anauthentic way to demonstrate achievement of the ABET professional skills outcomes.Literature SearchTraditional methods of educating engineers have come under considerable criticism in the pasttwo decades. Studies have found shortcomings in what was once the standard engineeringcurriculum. In 1994, a report released by the American Society for Engineering Education(ASEE) explained that, in addition to engineering fundamentals, an “understanding of thesocietal context of engineering” should be taught to students1. Explaining the role of engineeringas an “integral process of societal change” had been put forward previously in a paper thatencouraged educators to create an

Conference Session

Engineering Student Involvement in K12 Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Malinda Zarske, University of Colorado at Boulder; Jacquelyn Sullivan, University of Colorado at Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado at Boulder; Janet Yowell, University of Colorado at Boulder

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

engineering lesson plans to support theirclassroom interactions and for eventual onlinepublication and dissemination.During 2007-2008, the graduate TEAMS Fellows atCU-Boulder impacted students weekly in 58 classroomsin four elementary schools (827 students), one middle A K-12 engineering Fellowschool (600 students), and one high school (210 “in action” at a Colorado elementary school.students). The Fellows’ STEM expertise and engaginghands-on activities have become an integral teachingcomponent for partner teachers and a highlight for the students.Who are the Fellows?Since 1999, 68 Fellows have taught in the TEAMS Program. Currently, in the ninth

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Teaching Part Two

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Burian, University of Utah; William Johnson, University of Utah; Fred Montague, University of Utah; Arrin Holt, Cooper Roberts Simonsen Associates; Jim Nielson, Cooper Roberts Simonsen Associates; Rachel David, Cooper Roberts Simonsen Associates

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Civil Engineering

practices at the university level. TheSustainability Practicum course developed by the authors at the University of Utah aims tointegrate students from multiple disciplines with faculty and design professional mentors, alsofrom multiple disciplines. Multidiscipline student teams are first provided a basic introduction tosustainability concepts and then introduced to an on-going building or development project,environmental assessment, or coupled human-natural process investigation for which they mustincorporate a sustainable feature. By using active projects for the course, students are immerseddirectly into the planning and design experience providing them insight into stakeholder-client-decision maker-professional practice interactions. Students

Conference Session

Diversity and K-12 Issues

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eugene Rutz, University of Cincinnati; Brian Lien, Princeton High School; Michelle Shafer, Mt Notre Dame High School; Steve Brickner, Harrison High School

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Engineering Technology

Lesson plans for science and technologyTeachers’ Domain 7 Lesson plans, activities, videos etc on science and engineeringCalifornia Industrial & Projects related to construction, manufacturing, transportation,Technology Education energy and engineeringConsortium 8Project STEP 9 Lessons and activities in science, engineering and mathematicsCourse DeliveryThe initial delivery of the course began in Fall 2007 at the schools. A fourth high school alsoasked to participate in the course. Each school had a number of distinct characteristics that led todifferences in how the course was presented. Significant attributes included the experience ofthe teacher, the classroom setting, the student

Conference Session

History and Future of Engineering Technology

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Digendra Das, SUNYIT

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Engineering Technology

the possibility ofestablishing a Center for Advanced Technology (CAT) in the emerging field of Nano andBio Information Technology. All the participants agreed that in order to achieve this goalan initial organization would have to be formed for a period of two years, which wouldbe located at SUNYIT, Utica, NY, and named “New York Nano-Bio-MolecularInformation Technology (NYNBIT) Incubator”.The mission and purpose of this organization is to set up a plan to establish a Center forAdvanced Technology (CAT) focused on fostering an environment of research,development and education and creating a new industrial base in New York State in thisunique technology area.The collaborating Institutions are: 1. SUNYIT 2. SUNY- Geneseo 3. SUNY

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Asad Azemi, Pennsylvania State University

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Electrical and Computer

by the students. Centra system was chosen due to students’familiarity with the system and the ability to download the recordings as an executable file.Implementation PlanThis section describes, in detail, our implementation plan including the hardware-software. Theidea behind using Tablet PC and Centra system came after our successful experience in flexibledelivery system using Centra.Hardware-Software requirementsThe software and hardware requirements includes: Centra, Multisim, MATLAB, one Tablet PCfor the instructor and one for each team, consisting of 2-3 students, and Internet-camera for theinstructor. Wireless Internet connection is also an important issue as it should be capable ofhandling the required bandwidth.Teaching ProcessA

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sharlene Katz, California State University-Northridge; Robert Alldredge, Allan Hancock College

Technology degree to be offered in the region. Page 13.1207.3 • The consortium collaborated with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department to find a creative solution to their high unmet demand for electronics technicians.Objective 4: Develop and implement a model assessment plan to measure longitudinally the success of the educational experience. • In cooperation with community college researchers, CREATE continues to follow the successes of students who have taken CREATE courses. • Continuing studies have shown that since CREATE’s initial NSF funding in 1999-2000, over 22,000 students have taken at least one CREATE credit

Conference Session

Engineering Education in the Mid-East / Asia

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Stanton, United States Military Academy

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International

be accustomed to at their own universities. However, course designs and subsequentinstructor preparation must account for associated challenges. For instance, the instructors atNMAA experienced difficulties transitioning to an open source version of the MySQL databasemanagement system since the faculty only had experience using Microsoft Access. They wereable to overcome the challenge, but it took additional time for the course design and preparation. The status of the internal and external network will also adjust planning. If there is nointernal network, the approach to classroom preparation and the dissemination of lessonmaterials must account for the absence. Directory services and shared file storage providetremendous benefits if

Conference Session

Two Year College Tech Session II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan Dimitriu, San Antonio College; Jerry O'Connor, San Antonio College

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Two Year College Division

of the required work for thiscourse is comprised of team projects. The service learning project required each team towork in a different area of urban housing renovation. One team would work on foundations,another team on plumbing, another team on electrical wiring, and so on. The teamassignments were made by the Instructor in consultation with the contractor in order to assureequivalent workloads for each team.. The project concluded with a report and a presentationby each team to the class. The team presentations and reports covered a broad area ofengineering applications related to residential construction that also provided a forum toexchange ideas and lessons learned during the project.. The planning, implementation, andresults of this

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Teaching Part Three

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Collins, J.P. Morgan Chase; Gerard Lennon, Lehigh University; John Ochs, Lehigh University; Richard Weisman, Lehigh University; Vincent Munley, Lehigh University; Joseph Sterrett, Lehigh University

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Civil Engineering

. In the Industrial Engineering Senior Project he worked with Fragrance Manufacturing Incorporated of Bethlehem, PA. Michael was also a member of the Integrated Learning Experience during fall 2007 which provided consulting on Lehigh’s master plan for their athletic campus.Gerard Lennon, Lehigh University Gerard P. Lennon is Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Associate Dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Science. He earned a BS from Drexel University, and an MS and a PhD from Cornell University. He authored over 70 papers, and his groundwater research has been funded by five different federal and state agencies, including an NSF investigation of ocean

Conference Session

Continuous Improvement & Assessment of ET Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nirmal Das, Georgia Southern University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

. Page 13.235.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Assessment and Evaluation of Engineering Technology Program Outcomes Using Direct MeasuresAbstractIn order to ensure the quality of a program on an ongoing basis, it is essential that a program hasa sound and viable Continuous Improvement Plan. The two key elements of the plan areassessment and evaluation. The term “assessment” means one or more processes that identify,collect, use and prepare data that can be used to evaluate achievement of program outcomes andeducational objectives. The term “evaluation” characterizes one or more processes forinterpretation of the data and evidence accumulated through assessment practices that (a)determine the extent

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Gerlick, Washington State University; Denny Davis, Washington State University; Steven Beyerlein, University of Idaho; Jay McCormack, University of Idaho; Phillip Thompson, Seattle University; Olakunle Harrison, Tuskegee University; Michael Trevisan, Washington State University

present a course structure for assessing design processes and products in engineering capstone design courses. • To present a methodology for designing assessment instruments for design processes and products in capstones.The research plan for this paper is to review literature on design processes, products, and currentassessment practices in capstone design courses, and then use this as the basis for assessmentdevelopment. A description and synthesis of common design processes and resulting productswill be presented to identify those particular to capstone courses. Following, a brief review ofcurrent assessment practices for design processes and products in capstone courses will suggestappropriate assessments for

Conference Session

Learning from Entrepreneurship Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Blessing, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Kristen Mekemson, Kern Family Foundation; David Pistrui, Illinois Institute of Technology

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

universities withABET-approved undergraduate engineering programs. Twenty of the original universitiesreceived $5,000 planning grants to develop proposals to implement curricular and extra-curricular components to augment their undergraduate engineering programs in support of theKEEN mission. Twelve universities submitted KEEN Phase I proposals to the Kern FamilyFoundation and eleven were funded with $50,000 to develop their engineering entrepreneurshipprograms. Each grant recipient named two Kern Fellows, with one of the fellows designated asthe Principle Investigator (PI) responsible for administering the grant.Of the eleven KEEN Phase I universities, four had already established entrepreneurship

Conference Session

Writing and Portfolios

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jung Oh, Kansas State University-Salina; Judith Collins, Kansas State University-Salina

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

common goal to solve a problem, contribute information, and share tools.Students were asked to take the initiative of assigning roles within a team (e.g. a file manager, acommunicator, an editor). The chemistry faculty identified the students from the technicalwriting course who had previously taken the chemistry course and encouraged their contributionsas “knowledgeable peer”/“experienced peer” with their chromatography lab experiences.Technical writing course students wrote summaries of relevant information based on retrievedarticles, and posted the original and the summary to “group files”. Students were to read eachothers work in preparation for planning and building a PowerPoint presentation. The softwareautomatically labeled each uploaded

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenna Carpenter, Louisiana Tech University; C. Diane Matt, WEPAN Inc.

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

Advancement of Women and Minorities in Science,Engineering, and Technology in 2000, providing quality input to a complex discussion andreport (CAWMSET, 2002). A minimum of eight white papers are planned. These workingpapers will address and illuminate key issues relating to women in engineering, by synthesizingresearch results, putting data and statistics into context, drawing connections among research andbest and promising practices, and acting as the foundation for engaging a community of practicefor the purpose of bringing more usable data, information, knowledge and wisdom to the task ofpolicy making, practice improvement. Working papers will include: overviews of existingpractices and research stressing applicability to problem solving; briefs