Conference Session

Best Practices in Interdisciplinary Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

, 2001. 1[6] Dorf, R. C., and Byers, T. H., Technology Ventures – From Idea to Enterprise, McGraw-Hill Higher Education,2005.[7] Wolfe, H., “Issues in teaching entrepreneurship to heterogeneous groups of students,” In Proceedings of the2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition.[8] Kingon, A.I., S. Markham, R. Thomas, R. Debo, “Teaching high-tech entrepreneurship: does it differ fromteaching entrepreneurship? (And does it matter?),” In Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for EngineeringEducation Annual Conference and Exposition.[9] Nichols, S.P., N. Kaderlan, J.S. Butler, M.A. Rankin, “An interdisciplinary graduate course in technologyentrepreneurship,” In Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for

Conference Session

MIND - Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tremayne Waller, Virginia Tech; Sharnnia Artis, Virginia Tech; Bevlee Watford, Virginia Tech

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Minorities in Engineering

other students with similar backgrounds and interests Page 12.1451.13Bibliographic Information1. National Science Foundation. (2004). Women, minorities, and persons with disabilities in science and engineering. Retrieved September 15, 2006, from http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/wmpd/race.htm2. Davis, S., Jenkins, G., & Rameck, H. (2002). The Pact. New York: The Berkley Publishing Group. .3. Grose, T. K. (2006). Trouble on the horizon. PRISM, 16(2), 26-31.4. U.S. Department of Education National Center for Education Statistics (2007). Bachelor's degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by racial/ethnic group and

Conference Session

Enhancing K-12 Mathematics Education with Engineering

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University; Elizabeth Parry, North Carolina State University; Karen Hollebrands, North Carolina State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Middle School Parents 0.3 0.2 High School Parents 0.1 0 se r Fr e ep r Fa r S er R ing nd Te ild he he

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Cama, Illinois Institute of Technology; Daniel Ferguson, Illinois Institute of Technology; Margaret Huyck, Illinois Institute of Technology

to the community and society outside of IIT of this IPRO project changed since the beginning of the semester? Why or why not? What might be the counter argument to your view of the overall importance of the IPRO (i.e. the IPRO has no importance outside of IIT)? Can you be sure either argument is correct? How or why not?Reflections 3 1. Ethical issues in IPRO are of two types: those involving behaviors within the IPRO team and those involving the eventual application of IPRO output to the larger society. Please outline the most important ethical problems the team has encountered over the entire semester. What was the issue and what was the outcome? From your experience(s) this semester

Conference Session

Meeting ABET Requirements

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anne Spence, University of Maryland-Baltimore County; Liang Zhu, University of Maryland-Baltimore County

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

ABET accreditation.1 Lohmann, J., “EC2000: The Georgia Tech Experience”, Journal of Engineering Education, July 1999, pp. 305 –310.2 Bailey, M., Floersheim, B. and Ressler, S., “Course Assessment Plan: A Tool for Integrated CurriculumManagement,” Journal of Engineering Education, October 2002, pp. 425 -434.3 Felder, R., and Brent, R., “Designing and Teaching Courses to Satisfy the ABET Engineering Criteria,” Journal ofEngineering Education, January 2003, pp. 7 – 25. Page 12.1314.13

Conference Session

Non-Technical Skills in ET

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Irene Ferrara, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona; Rebecca Maguda, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona; Andrew Vavreck, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Page 12.26.11Class Topic(s) In class Out-of-class assignment assignment1 & 2 Introduction of Syllabus; Make an appointment My Career Planning Situation for a one-on-one Questionnaire; resume critique with Information for resume writing Career Services (course experiences, during the week of software/hardware experience); September 5 – 12; Companies who have hired BSEMET Resume must be

Conference Session

FPD3 -- Professional Issues for First-Year Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Lau, Pennsylvania State University

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First-Year Programs

Challenges to Engineering , New Jersey: Prentice Hall (2000).3. Lovins, A., Lovins, L., and Hawken, P., A Road Map for Natural Capitalism, Harvard Business Review, Reprint 99309 (May-June 1999)4. Beder, S., The New Engineer: Management and Professional Responsibility in a Changing World, South Yarra, Australia: MacMillan (1998).5. Lau, A.S., “Teaching Engineering Ethics to First-Year College Students,” Science and Engineering Ethics, Volume 10, Issue 2, April 2004, pp. 359-368.6. Barad, J., Robertson, E., The Ethics of Star Trek, New York: HarperCollins Publishers (2000).7. Kidder, R., Shared Values for a Troubled World: Conversations with Men and Women of Conscience, New York: Jossey-Bass (1994).8. “Academic Integrity: The Bridge to

Conference Session

Effective Learning Innovations in Civil Engineering Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brock Barry, Purdue University; Sybil Sharvelle, Purdue University; M Katherine Banks, Purdue University; Sean Brophy, Purdue University; William Oakes, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

authors wish to acknowledge the enthusiasm and support provided by various employees ofour industry partner for this problem-based learning experience. They greatly influenced theauthenticity and positive impact on student knowledge resulting from this experience.References1. Todd, R. H., C. D. Sorensen, and S. P. Magleby, Satisfy “Designing a Senior Capstone Course to Industrial Customers,” Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 82, No. 2, April 1993.2. Sageev, P. and C. J. Romanowski, “A Message from Recent Engineering Graduates in the Workplace: Results of a Survey on Technical Communication Skills,” Journal of Page 12.165.11

Conference Session

Web-Based Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Squire, Virginia Military Institute; Vonda Walsh, Virginia Military Institute; H. Francis Bush, Virginia Military Institute; Gerald Sullivan, Virginia Military Institute; Anthony English, University of Tennessee-Knoxville

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Computers in Education

-based.AcknowledgementsGrant support from the National Science Foundation in the form a CAREER Award, BES-0238905 (AE) is gratefully acknowledged.Thirty of the data points were generously provided by Dr. Ed Doering from the Rose HulmanInstitute.Bibliography1. Levin, David S. and Ben-Jacob, Marion G, “Using Collaboration in Support of Distance Learning.” Webnet98 World Conference of the WWW, Internet, and Intranet Proceedings, Orlando, November 7, 1998.2. http://www.universityofphoenix.com/, University of Phoenix Online, 25 November 2006.3. Tuckman, Bruce W. Educational Psychology from Theory to application. Orlando, Florida: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc., 1992.4. George A. Campbell, “Telephonic Intelligibility”, Philosophical Magazine, 19 (6), 158

Conference Session

Experiences in Teaching Energy Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Skvarenina, Purdue University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

of Engineering Education V. Assessing TeachingEffectiveness and Educational Scholarship. Chem. Eng. Ed., 34(3), 198-207.8. Felder, R.M., J.E. Stice & A. Rugarcia. 2000. The Future of Engineering Education VI. Making ReformHappen. Chem. Eng. Ed., 34(3), 208-215.9. Smith, K.A., Sheppard, S. D., Johnson, D.W ., & Johnson, R.T. 2005. Pedagogies of Engagement:Classroom-Based Practices. Journal of Engineering Education Special Issue on the State of the Art and Practice ofEngineering Education Research, 94(1): 87-102.10. eInstructions homepage can be found at http://www.einstruction.com/11. Clancy, E. A., Quinn, P., and Miller, J.E. 2005. Assessment of a Case Study Laboratory to Increase Awarenessof Ethical Issues in Engineering. IEEE

Conference Session

Internet Delivery of Mechanics Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas Carroll; Hong Sheng, University of Missouri

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Mechanics

10Performance on Final Exam. Each semester the department offers between eight and tensections of Statics and either seven or eight sections of Mechanics of Materials. All studentstake the same final exam at the same time during final exam week. Grading is divided so that thesame faculty member will grade the same problem(s) on the final for all students taking the finalexam. That is, faculty member A may be assigned to grade problems 1 and 2 for all studentstaking the final exam that semester. This insures that all of the finals are graded consistently.Performance on the common final is a good indicator of how well the students learned thematerial taught in the class. An average is generated each semester for each section of the class,and an overall

Conference Session

Software Engineering Topics

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marcelo Jenkins, University of Costa Rica

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

12.711.11http://www.sei.cmu.edu/pub/documents/99.reports/pdf/99tr032.pdf. Downloaded from the Web January 5, 2007.[6] M.L. Jaccheri, P. Lago, “Applying software process modeling and improvement in academic setting”, 10thConference on Software Engineering Education & Training (CSEET´97), 1997, IEEE Computer Society Press, pp:13-27.[7] B. Gannod, H. Koehnemann, K. Gary. “The Software Enterprise: Facilitating the Industry Preparedness ofSoftware Engineers”. Proceedings ASEE 2006, 2006.[8] B. Meyer, “Software engineering in the academy”, IEEE Computer, Vol. 34, Issue 5, May 2001, pp. 28-35.[9] http://www.asq.org/software/getcertified/index.html. Retrieved from the Web January 10, 2007.[10] B. S. Bloom, Taxonomy of Educational Objectives, Pearson

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Eduaction - Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Cheville, Oklahoma State University; Christine Co, Oklahoma State University; Bear Turner, Oklahoma State University

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Design in Engineering Education

reading the material they individually take an on-line quiz to testtheir knowledge of the material. Once the quiz is passed the team or small groups ofstudents are taught one of the skills mentioned early by an expert (teaching assistant) thengiven a small project to complete independently which is then evaluated by the expertusing a rubric. If the student passes inspection then the student becomes certified in thatarea of skill.In the second step student teams use the acquired skills to contribute to the first project.The class acts as one large team trying to create a project which is created one step at atime as described previously. Each team completes their part of the project then passesinformation or products to the team(s) that are in

Conference Session

An International Perspective

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hasmik Gharibyan, California Polytechnic State University

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Women in Engineering

. Gharibyan, H. and Gunsaulus, S., “Gender Gap in Computer Science Does Not Exist in One Former Soviet Republic: Results of a Study”, Proceedings of the ACM SIGCSE conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education (ITiCSE06), Bologna, Italy, June 27-29, 2006, pp. 222-226 (also published in ACM journal Inroads: SIGCSE Bulletin, 38(3), 2006, pp. 222-226).7. Federal Research Division, The Library of Congress, Country Studies. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/amtoc.html8. CIA – The World Factbook. https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/am.html9. OSEAS Europe (Professional Educators Group within NAFSA: Association of International Educators). http://www.bibl.u-szeged.hu/oseas/armedu.html10. De jure population

Conference Session

Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Grandin, University of Rhode Island

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International

the Dual DegreeMasters Program were often submitting academic records with smatterings of 3’s,leading some of our faculty to conclude that Braunschweig was recommending Page 12.950.6average or possibly even weak students. Once on site, however, these same“average” students were often outperforming URI’s best, thus confirming thatBraunschweig was being very cautious to select only students who had thebackground and ability to succeed in this transatlantic endeavor.Since reaching agreement and ironing out the fundamental issues, almost 50Braunschweig students have completed the MS at URI. Each has gone through thenormal admissions procedure, and each has spent

Conference Session

Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado at Boulder; Bernard Amadei, University of Colorado at Boulder; Robyn Sandekian, University of Colorado at Boulder

Tagged Divisions

International

moresignificant visits to the community provided a huge benefit. Also, having a long-standingrelationship with the partner community was also strongly beneficial.Fitting the EDW project into the single semester so that it could “count” as a required capstonecourse in the BS-degree curricula was helpful. However, this resulted in attracting fewerstudents outside the capstone major(s), in contrast to the year-long EDW course the first year.However, since all of the EDW students in year 1 were already interested in the developingworld as evidenced by their EWB-CU participation, fitting the EDW project into the typicalcapstone course allowed a broader range of students to experience this type of project. Also, notall students are interested in participating

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Teams

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University; Durward Sobek, Montana State University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

test conducted in autumn of 2006, some usability input from faculty, and ourfuture plans for using the rubric.BackgroundA few years ago, the College of Engineering at MSU began offering a multi-disciplinarydesign opportunity for the senior design project. This program, the “No Walls” program,offered students a multi-disciplinary experience as a substitute for their discipline’scapstone course(s). No Walls project teams were composed of students from at least twodifferent programs in the college, including computer science. During the 2005-2006academic year, a group of faculty, led by the second author, conducted a study of how tomove forward with multi-disciplinary education in the college. The result of that study isthat we will be requiring

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Self, California Polytechnic State University; James Widmann, California Polytechnic State University

1 0 0 7 3 R 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 S 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 9 4 *Teams ran out of time during MEA.Students were also asked “How would you change this exercise to improve it?” Many of theresponses had to deal with the amount of time allotted for the MEA: Either give more time or make it easy to complete in the allotted time Then we could have time to understand the concept a lot better.Although the instructor did recommend that the students complete their fatigue homework beforecoming to class, the majority had not looked at the material

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

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

, Portland, OR. July 2001.5. Gibb, Allan. “Entrepreneurship, Enterprise and Small Business: State of the Art ?” ed. Bohman and Pousette, Smaforetagsforskning 1 Tiden, 4th Nordic SME Research Conference, Umea Universitet, June 19866. Staub-French, S. “Entrepreneurship and Engineering Management” – Engineers in Law and Business Development – February, 20047. Kao, John J., The Entrepreneurial Organization (Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice Hall, 1991).8. Edwards, Robert. Entrepreneurs in High Technology: Lessons from MIT and Beyond (New York, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991)9. Palmintera, D., J. Bannon, M. Levin and A. Pagan. “Developing High Technology Communities: San Diego”. Report produced under contract to Office of Advocacy, U.S

Conference Session

Aspirational Visions of Civil Engineering in 2025 & Policy 465

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

civilengineering, we must embrace liberal learning and the humanities and social sciences.AcknowledgementsThe authors appreciate the input received on the development of this paper and for theircareful review of earlier drafts. Specifically, Jeffrey Russell, Thomas Lenox, and JamesO’Brien served with the authors on a subcommittee of the BOK2 Committee and theirinput helped shaped the final product. A special note of appreciation goes to ThomasLenox for preparation of Figure 1. Of course, the ideas and opinions expressed in thispaper are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of ASCE. Page 12.1461.1310 Van Treuren, K. and Eisenbarth, S

Conference Session

What's New in the Mechanics of Materials?

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karim Muci-Küchler, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Lidvin Kjerengtroen, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

universities use the proposed approach and provide feedback.Besides the topic under consideration, the proposed approach can also be used when the subjectof strains analysis in two dimensions is presented in class. Once the equations for straintransformations have been obtained, identical steps to the ones presented here can be followed toderive the expressions for the in-plane principal strains, the maximum magnitude of the in-planeshear strain and their corresponding orientations. Page 12.76.13References1. Seely, F.B., Resistance of Materials, Second Edition, John Wiley & Sons, 1934.2. Timoshenko, S. and MacCullough, G.H., Elements of

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Teaching Part Two

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claude Villiers, Florida Gulf Coast University; Yusuf Mehta, Rowan University; Robert O'Neill, Florida Gulf Coast University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Johnson R.T. “Pedagogies of engagement:Classroom-based practices,” Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 94, pp. 87-101, 2005.2. Mehta, Y. “Innovative techniques to teach civil engineering materials laboratory,” Proceedings of the 2004ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, June, 2004.3. O'Neill, R., Geiger, C., Csavina, K., Orndoff, C. “Making statics dynamic!” Combining lecture andlagoratory into an interdisciplinary, problem-based, active learning environment”. Proceedings of the 2007 ASEEAnnual Conference and Exposition, June, 2007.4. Estes, A., Welch, R., and Ressler, S. Teaching lessons learned: The ExCEED Teaching Model. Journal ofProfessional Issues in Engineering Education Practice, Volume 131, No. 4, pp. pp. 218-221

Conference Session

New Trends in Engineering Management Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ertunga Ozelkan, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Agnes Galambosi, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

Exchange Quarterly, 7(2), 257-261 [6] Martens, R., Bastiaens, T. and Kirschner, P.A. (2007), New Learning Design in Distance Education: The impact on student perception and motivation, Distance Education, 28(1), 81–93 [7] Méndez, E., Casadesús, M. and de Ciurana, Q. (2006) Gironacel ®: a virtual tool for learning quality management, Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 43(3), 313–324 [8] Ong, S.K. and Mannan.M.A. (2004), Virtual Reality Simulations and Animations in a Web-Based Interactive Manufacturing Engineering Module, Computers and Education, 43(4), 361-382 [9] Ramasundaram, V., Grunwald, S., Mangeot, A., Comerford N.B. and Bliss, C.M. (2005), Development of

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education: Unique Approaches

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul A. Nelson, Michigan Technological University; Edward Lumsdaine, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

enterprise students, graduate students, andfaculty and staff from the early 1990s has been replaced with an agreement that offers realincentives to inventors: Michigan Tech in short order choose either to claim rights to subjecttechnology or to release it entirely to the inventor. If it claims the rights, it will finance theattempt to secure patent protection, and if the successful technology generates royalty income,Michigan Tech will recover its costs and then share the proceeds with the inventor(s). MichiganTechnological University now has one of the highest percentages of undergraduate studentsnamed on invention disclosures in the nation (20 students in the last three years)16: FY05: 50 disclosures, 18% had undergraduates on them

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Hrynuk, Clarkson University; Matthew Pennington, Clarkson University; David Illig, Clarkson University; John P. Dempsey, Clarkson University

. http://www.nae.edu/nae/awardscom.nsf/JMAN-7A4L7N?OpenDocument 4. National Instruments, Austin, Texas: National Instruments Corporation, 2000. 5. Angelo,T.A. and Cross, K.P. Classroom Assessment Techniques. 2nd edition. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass 1993 pp. 154-8. 6. Blackboard Academic Suite. Blackboard Inc., 2008. 7. Chapman, S. J. Essentials of MATLAB Programming. 1st ed. Ontario: Thompson Publishing, 2005. 8. Schwartz, T.L. and Dunkin, B.M. "Facilitating Interdisciplinary Hands-on Learning using LabVIEW," International Journal of Engineering Education 16 (2000) 218-227. 9. Elshorbagy, A. and Schonwetter , D.J. "Engineer Morphing: Bridging the Gap Between Classroom Teaching an the Engineering Profession

Conference Session

Engineering in the Elementary School

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Manisha Shrestha, George Mason University; Kelly Morris, MPES; Rajesh Ganesan, George Mason University; Donna Sterling, George Mason University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

students in science and mathematics. The NSF GK-12 program offers a uniqueopportunity to address this need.National Science Foundation (NSF) has established a GK-12 program that provides fellowshipsand education pedagogy to graduate students in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, andMathematics) fields. The fellows serve as a resource to teachers, and help to increase students’interest in STEM. The plan is for the partnership between the fellow and teacher remains activefor 1 to 2 year/s. NSF has granted funds to SUNRISE project at GMU to initiate partnershipswith unsatisfactory-performing schools in 3 school divisions in the Washington Metropolitanarea. Eight schools are participating in the SUNRISE project; seven elementary schools and

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics III

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Jordan, Baylor University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

Wakefield, J.K., Implementing a Service LearningEngineering Project in East Africa, presented at the Gulf Southwest Regional Meeting of A.S.E.E., South PadreIsland, TX, March 2007. In CD based Proceedings (no page numbers). Page 13.1330.164 Jordan, W., Parker, H., Eppink, J., Hemmen, S., McGhee, R., and Eberhardt, M., Building Bridges for a BetterFuture: “Bridging the Gap”, presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Scientific Affiliation, Edinburgh,U.K., August 2007. Page 13.1330.17

Conference Session

Technology Integration in the Classroom

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

automated systems for use as a learning tool and reference.AcknowledgementsThis material was supported by a National Science Foundation grant no. 0238269. Anyopinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those ofthe author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.Bibliography1. Hsieh, S. "Automated Manufacturing System Integration Education: Current Status and Future Directions," Proceedings of 2005 ASEE Annual Conference, June 12-15, 2005, Portland, OR.2. Schank, R.C. and Abelson, RP. (1977). Scripts, Plans, Goal and Understanding: An Inquiry into Human Knowledge Structures. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.3. Abelson, R.P. (1981). Psychological status of the script

Conference Session

Opportunities for Entrepreneurship Programs and Program Assessment

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Mason, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

government entities.Cone points out that universities are focal points of learning communities that form thefoundations of entrepreneurship, especially with respect to technology. She also citedPeter Drucker’s observation in the 1980’s that there was a need for more knowledge to doentrepreneurship and that it was time to develop the “principles, the practice and thediscipline.”Economists view the supply of entrepreneurship as subject to the same forces as otherresource behavior. That is, it depends upon the perceived benefits and opportunity costsof the decision to pursue the entrepreneurial path. For example, the explosion ofentrepreneurship in India and China can be traced to expanded awareness and lowering ofobstacles to initiating new

Conference Session

LabVIEW and Mindstorms Based Experiments

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexander Ganago, University of Michigan; Andrew Watchorn, National Instruments; John DeBusscher, University of Michigan

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

the lab instructor verify that every student team collected all necessary data.The printouts are then included in the lab reports, making these reports more informative,looking more professional, and easier to grade. Students are required to upload some of their datafiles on the server to be used in post-lab analysis and homework assignments, linking labexperience to theoretical learning in the course.Finally, the students obtain hands-on experience with the software, which is widely used inindustry for control and data acquisition, thus they get a competitive edge in job hunting.10. References 1. M. Duarte, B. P. Butz, S. M. Miller An Intelligent Universal Virtual Laboratory (UVL) IEEE Transactions on Education, volume 51 number 1