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Innovative Techniques & Funding Research

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2004 Annual Conference

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Primus Tillman

Page 9.259.3 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Educational Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education Session 2438Businesses use video capture technology as a means of crime prevention or criminalapprehension. For example, every automated teller machine has at least one video camera inplace to record customer transactions. Las Vegas casinos have video cameras installed in everyconceivable location to observe transactions, identify cheaters, and prevent fraud. The criteria foran acceptable image capture is an image enhancement technology that provides

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Industrial Collaborations

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2004 Annual Conference

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James Smith; Scott Dunning

serve Maine’s largest population center. The USMCollege of Applied Science and Technology offers an electrical engineering program that isaccredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board forEngineering and Technology (EAC/ABET). USM was happy to provide instructors on-site tosupport this effort.NSC has an excellent training facility that was made available for the classes. A computertraining room was upgraded to handle simulation software required for the courses. NSC alsopurchased specific software for use by the students.ChallengesThe UM BSEET program is accredited by the Technology Accreditation Commission of theAccreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (TAC/ABET). Thus, courses needed to

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Novel Upper-Level Materials Curricula

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2004 Annual Conference

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Richard Henry; James Bandstra

Session 2164 An Innovative Materials Laboratory Collaboration James P. Bandstra, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown Richard J. Henry, Concurrent Technologies CorporationAbstractThe University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown offers a Materials and Manufacturing Laboratorycourse in collaboration with Concurrent Technologies Corporation. This paper describes thecollaboration, the benefits of the collaboration, and the materials laboratory experiences that thecollaboration provides for the Mechanical Engineering Technology students.ObjectiveThe objective of this paper is to provide a description of how

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The Nuts & Bolts of TC2K

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2004 Annual Conference

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Paul Lin; Harold Broberg

Session 2149 Capstone Courses and Program Outcomes - TC2K Assessment Paul I-Hai Lin, Hal Broberg Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne AbstractThis paper discusses course objectives, student learning outcomes, teaching strategies,assessment techniques, and continuous improvement used in conducting a two-semestercapstone course. It leads the students from the conceptual stage in senior project design tothe actual implementation stage. The course is intended to enable students to succeed

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TIME 4: Pedagogy

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Kevin Schmaltz; Christopher Byrne; Joel Lenoir; Robert Choate

, Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Baltimore. (http://www.abet.org/criteria.html)2. Senerty, E.M. “Assessment: How Much is Too Much or How Much is Not Enough?” ASEE Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition3. Shetty, D. and Coleman, S. “Interpretation Of Engineering And Non-Engineering Skills During Transition From Being A Freshman To A Graduating Engineer” ASEE Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition4. Lumsdaine, E., Lumsdaine, M., and Shelnutt, J.W., Creative Problem Solving and Engineering Design, Dubuque, Iowa: McGraw-Hill Primis, 1996.5. Dym, C.L. and Little, P., Engineering Design

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Issues for ET Administrators

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2004 Annual Conference

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Jerry Samples

Session 2150 Professional Development for ET Faculty: Using Consulting as Scholarship Jerry W. Samples University of Pittsburgh at JohnstownAbstractThis paper discusses the relationship between consulting and professional development, and theneed to maximize the effect of consulting as it relates to the classroom environment, studentlearning, and the professional development of faculty. Examples of successful and unsuccessfulconsulting/professional development situations will be presented.IntroductionThe Engineering Technology Faculty at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown

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Electrical ET Laboratory Practicum

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2004 Annual Conference

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Nikunja Swain; Mrutyunjaya Swain

Session 3550 Integration of Virtual Instruments into an EET Curriculum Nikunja K. Swain, Mrutyunjaya Swain, James A. Anderson School of Engineering Technology and Sciences South Carolina State University Orangeburg, SC 29117 Email: nkswain2001@yahoo.comAbstractLaboratory exercises and computer usage are an integral part of the Engineering TechnologyPrograms. These exercises help to improve the students’ problem solving, critical thinking, andtechnical communication skills and require upgrading of laboratory and computer

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A Potpoturri of Innovations in Physics

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2004 Annual Conference

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Jean Hertzberg

motivation for life-long learning.Introduction The growing disconnect between engineers and the general public has been a topic forrecent discussion and concern. On one side, we can work to educate the public aboutengineering, and on the other, we can educate our students to relate their studies to a greaterworld. A diverse student population is important in this context. Typical engineering curriculaplace heavy emphasis on science and engineering topics. A small dose of humanities and socialscience are also required, but there is little overlap of concepts. Similarly, humanities and finearts students have some science ‘core’ requirements to fulfill; these are particularly importantgiven the increasing role of technology in society, but again

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ET Distance Learning: Instruction & Labs

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2004 Annual Conference

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Robert Easton; John Stratton

and depth and breadth of information found therein has caused a rethinking of teachingmethodologies within the educational community.Rochester Institute of Technology has transitioned in the past two decades from a “seat in theclassroom” format to an “internet friendly” format. The engineering technology programs atRIT have been pioneers in this movement to reach a broader audience. While engineeringtechnology programs were attractive to regional participants, geographical distances limited theavailability of these options. An early attempt to broaden the geographical reach of courses andprograms included satellite locations with RIT faculty traveling extensively to provideinstruction. Transitioning through an era of videotaped lectures, RIT

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Creative Ways to Present Basic Materials

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2004 Annual Conference

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William Jordan; Hisham Hegab

Session 3664 Introducing Rapid Prototyping into Different Classes William Jordan and Hisham Hegab College of Engineering and Science Louisiana Tech University Ruston, LA 71272AbstractIn order to improve the design education of undergraduate students Louisiana Tech Universityhas recently purchased a model Z406 Rapid Prototyping System from Z Corporation. Thismachine allows the operator to make small conceptual models. It uses an ink jet technology tospray colored binder on plaster powder. It builds up

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ET Capstone Projects

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2004 Annual Conference

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Chong Chen

Session 3447 Radio-Controlled Robot Lawnmower Chong Chen and Jonathan Derr Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Studies Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN 37132Abstract This paper presents an engineering technology senior project: radio-controlled robotlawnmower. The lawnmower can go forward and reverse. It can also turn around. The speed ofthe lawnmower is comparable to a push lawnmower. This project involved use of the student’s knowledge acquired from many major courses,which included

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Interdisciplinary Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Youakim Kalaani

, as well as, lessons learned for future improvements are presented and discussed.I. IntroductionThe Technology Department at NIU offers three undergraduate programs: Electrical EngineeringTechnology (EET), Manufacturing Engineering Technology (MET), and Industrial Technology(IT). All technology students are required to take Electricity and Electronics Fundamentals(TECH175) and its companion Laboratory (TECH175A) that can be viewed at the department’sweb page http://www.ceet.niu.edu/depts/tech/academic/classes/class. For some students, this ispossibly their only opportunity to learn basic electricity skills before graduation. Due to theirmultidisciplinary nature, these courses have traditionally been a challenge to teach, andtherefore

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Curriculum Development in Electrical ET

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2004 Annual Conference

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William Lehman; Muniyappa Venkatesha; Asad Yousuf

Session 2648 Digital Communication Course With Computer Networking in EET Asad Yousuf, Savannah State University Venkatash Muniappa, Savannah Technical College William Lehman, Advanced Systems & MaterialsAbstractTraditionally, digital communication at the Electronics Engineering Technology(EET)Level, has focused on using amplitude modulation, frequency modulation,sideband communications, wave guide, radar and so on. However, with theadvancement in technology the skills required to evaluate, integrate, andadminister networking equipment is considered important for an EET student.The

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Multidisciplinary Courses and Issues

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2004 Annual Conference

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Philip Kosky

Session 1171 Frontiers of Nanotechnology and Nanomaterials P. G. Kosky, M. E. Hagerman, and S. Maleki, Union College, Schenectady, NY 12308Abstract Union College’s student body combines about 15% engineering students with apredominately liberal arts campus of approximately 2,000 students. Recently the Collegeembraced an interdisciplinary program “Converging Technologies” that integrates crosscurricula material into existing core engineering and liberal arts programs. We have developed an undergraduate course “Frontiers of Nanotechnology andNanomaterials” aimed at

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TYCD 2004 Lower Division Initatives

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2004 Annual Conference

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Jianping Yue

those majoring in science, technology,engineering, and mathematics. There are also many programs that support the participation ofcollege professors. This paper describes some of NASA’s representative education and researchprograms such as the Undergraduate Student Research Program, Graduate Student ResearchersProgram, Jenkins Predoctoral Fellowship Program, Faculty Fellowship Program, Administrator’sFellowship Program, KC135 Reduced Gravity Student Flight Opportunities Program, K-12Student Involvement Program, etc. This paper also introduces a variety of other NASA’seducation and research programs.1. IntroductionSince its inception in 1958, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has madeextraordinary achievements in space

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Assessment Issues II

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2004 Annual Conference

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Ramon Vasquez; Anand Sharma

Session No: 3431 CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVE: A CAMPUS-WIDE ASSESSMENT EFFORT Anand D. Sharma Ramón E. Vásquez Espinosa University of Puerto Rico University of Puerto RicoAbstractEver since the approval of the new Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology(ABET) Engineering Criteria (EC 2000) on November 2, 1996, educational institutions acrossthe United States have had to assess and evaluate their undergraduate engineering programs froma different perspective. The University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez undertook steps fully fouryears prior to the actual site visit. All six undergraduate engineering programs were

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TIME 7: ABET Issues and Capstone Courses

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2004 Annual Conference

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Paul Burt; Shih-Liang (Sid) Wang

Company has made a long-term commitment to NC A&T, funding studentscholarships with internships, faculty fellowships, and the establishment of a Project Center. TheGillette Project Center was created to provide students with an opportunity to gain project relatedexperience of technologies used for the design of Gillette product and manufacturing equipment.The Gillette Faculty Fellowship, similar to the Boeing Faculty Fellowship [1], encouragesfaculty to be more engaged in engineering practice by allowing professors to spend an extendedperiod of time at Gillette to learn of their business and technological requirements. Thefellowship enables faculty to gain in-depth knowledge from Gillette personnel, which helpsminimize the level of industrial

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Multidisciplinary Design

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2004 Annual Conference

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Ken Alford

requirements with their project advisor. The primary student references are Dennis1 andBrooks.2 In CS408A, students implement, test, and complete their project.Completed project solutions must address technological, social, political, and economicconsiderations in the design and fielding of their completed product. Ethical engineeringdecision-making consistent with the safety, health, and welfare of the public is also an importantconsideration.Multidisciplinary senior design project teams range in size from four to twenty students. Theorganization of individual teams varies from teams with students from four or more engineeringdisciplines to teams with students from two engineering disciplines. Each team configurationprovides its own set of

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Library Instruction Forum

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2004 Annual Conference

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Francis Derby; Bruce Reid

referenced data to identify trends, and assess possible impact of options forsolving spatially related problems. No longer restricted to engineering and the social sciences,the application of GIS technology extends to all forms of activities where geographicallyreferenced data are used. In addition to academia, the technology is being used extensively byFederal, State and local agencies, public and private institutions, as well as individuals.In order to provide data and visualization support for such activities, libraries are compelled toprovide the requisite data, computer hardware, and software for patrons to perform spatialanalysis and visualization. Many institutions are investing financial resources to acquireelectronic data, computer hardware

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

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Michael Qaissaunee

;• Plan, develop, and host academic/industry training seminars; • Contribute to regional institutions’ program improvement; andThis work will benefit regional industry, government agencies, high school teachers andstudents, community college faculty and students, those switching into information technology Page 9.1424.1careers, and those with bachelor’s degrees in unrelated fields. Proceeding of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright  2004, American Society for Engineering EducationOverview Brookdale Community College, working as a regional

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ET Distance Learning: Instruction & Labs

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2004 Annual Conference

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Gilah Pomeranz; James Houdeshell

Session 1648 Preliminary Results From a NSF-ATE Funded Distributed Hybrid Instructional Delivery Project James J. Houdeshell and Gilah Pomeranz National Center for Manufacturing Education at Sinclair Community CollegeIntroductionThe National Center for Manufacturing Education (NCME) in partnership with the TAC/ABETaccredited Quality Engineering Technology Department at Sinclair Community College receiveda two year National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education (NSF-ATE) grant todevelop and test a distributed-hybrid instructional delivery methodology. The primary outcomeof the

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Emerging Trends in Graduate Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Ronald Bennett; Elaine Millam

3155 Beyond Professionalism to Leadership: Leveraging Leadership for a Lifetime Elaine Millam, Ronald J. Bennett, Ph.D. Engineering and Technology Management University of St. Thomas St. Paul, MinnesotaABSTRACTIn 2000, our Industry Advisory Board asked how we knew that we were achieving ourmission, how could we determine that our students were becoming the leaders as weclaimed and, further, how would we know what our program was contributing to studentpersonal growth? The ensuing discussion among

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Information Integration and Security

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2004 Annual Conference

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Melissa Lin

optimize a knowledge management with information technologies is acontinuous effort. As a greater number of people adopt it, they will look for moreopportunities to share and collaborate in other ways. Page 9.836.1 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright2004, American Society for Engineering EducationTypical enterprise applications, including ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning), CRM(Customer Relationship Management), SCM (Supply Chain Management), and ERM(Employee Relationship Management), require various types of integration of businessprocess

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Recruiting/Retention Lower Division

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2004 Annual Conference

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Malika Moutawakkil; Lisa Hunter; J.D., Christine Andrews; Leslie Wilkins

Session Number: 3486 Center for Adaptive Optics Akamai Summer Internship Program Christine L. Andrews, Lisa Hunter, Malika Moutawakkil, Leslie Wilkins Maui Economic Development Board/University of California, Santa CruzIntroductionIt is estimated that over the next ten years, the U.S. will need an additional 1.9 million workers inscience, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).1 Traditionally, the STEM workforce hasconsisted of mostly white, non-Hispanic men, who made up 70% of the STEM workforce in1997.2 In the same year, underrepresented minorities - African-Americans, Hispanics, andAmerican Indians - comprised just over 6% of the general STEM workforce.2 This reliance on apredominately white, male workforce is

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TIME 8: Materials, MEMS, and Nano

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2004 Annual Conference

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Thomas Adams

Session 3566 An Undergraduate MEMS Course for Everyone Thomas M. Adams Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyAbstractMiniaturization is becoming a dominant theme in a large variety of technologies. With thisincreased miniaturization comes the need to familiarize undergraduate students from a variety ofscience and engineering students with such technology. Unfortunately, most courses currentlyoffered in micro electrical mechanical systems (MEMS) target graduate-level students or senior-level students with highly specialized backgrounds. Recently, eight faculty members

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Recruiting/Retention Lower Division

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2004 Annual Conference

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Chih-Ping Yeh

economically disadvantaged students’completion of baccalaureate degrees. The Michigan Department of Career Development’s KCPInitiative provides oversight to the MICUP Program and technical assistants to the institutions. This paper describes a college-university partnership program supported by the MICUPProgram. This partnership program, namely the Tech Scholar Learning Community, wasestablished between the Division of Engineering Technology at Wayne State University inDetroit, Michigan and Schoolcraft College in Livonia, Michigan. The main objective is to createa learning-centered program that ensures the success of academically and economically under-prepared students as they transfer to four-year institutions. The majors that are the center

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Manufacturing Laboratory Experience

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2004 Annual Conference

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Can Saygin

learning within the scope of integrated manufacturing concept and theirlaboratory requirements are discussed. A sample project is described in order to highlight theoverall approach.IntroductionThe rapid growth of information technologies that has provided public access to a vast assemblyof educational resources and learning opportunities has transformed the capacity of highereducation to deliver educational and training programs to learners of different age groups. Page 9.56.1Increased enrollment of adult learners who demand an education using these new information “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education

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Provocative Presentations & Lunch

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2004 Annual Conference

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John Kleppe

subjects at the university level is the lack of “buyin” by other faculty members. The topics are considered “non-traditional” and do not appear tosupport an engineering research program. Young faculty members may therefore consider thefield too “risky” to become involved.A study conducted by the Southern Technology Council found that few universities arerewarding faculty involved in innovation and entrepreneurship [1]. Additionally, the mostcommon reward is simply an acknowledgment. The report recommends that universities adoptinventing and technology transfer as part of the tenure and promotion process. All facultymembers learn that a balance must be maintained between teaching, research, and service.However, entrepreneurial activities often

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Chenhhsin Liu; Ken Patton

Enterprises showed how to make rubber silicon mold from RP parts. Andthe workshop finished with RP curriculum development and implementation and NSF fundingopportunities the last day before closing ceremony and evaluation. In general, the workshop waspacked with exciting activities and yet not overwhelming materials. There were seveninstitutions indicated that they will buy at least one of the Rapid Prototyping technologies Page 9.365.4introduced during the workshop. Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2004, American Society for Engineering

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Support and Partnership Opportunities

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2004 Annual Conference

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John Ochs

sustained funding (see sectionbelow), faculty from Marketing and Management, Computer Science, MechanicalEngineering, Economics, Sociology and Design Arts have formed a team to developproposals for research in the economic, social and technical aspects of entrepreneurshipand the development of enabling technologies that assist globally dispersed productdevelopment teams.Educational outreach: The Integrated Product Development program has teamed withLehigh’s Iacocca Institute for Global Entrepreneurship (www.iacocca-lehigh.org/cap/) tosponsor Career Awareness Programs (CAP) for highly qualified, underrepresented highschool students. The focus of these one-week summer programs included business,engineering and design arts, all with a technical