Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education: Crossdisciplinary Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge delosRios-Hurtado, Texas Tech; David Wyrick, Texas Tech

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

in Technology Entrepreneurship that is jointly delivered by the Edward E. WhitacreJr. College of Engineering and the Rawls College of Business Administration. We believe that aGraduate Certificate in Technology Entrepreneurship is the logic next level needed to promoteentrepreneurial spirit. We analyzed all graduate courses offered from the colleges ofArchitecture, Arts and Sciences, Engineering, Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, andBusiness and designed a 12 credit-hour graduate certificate. These courses provide tools,objectives, case studies, strategies, and business plan developments, so every willing student canapply them to develop new opportunities at any entrepreneurial level. This study introduces across-campus

Conference Session

Issues and Opportunities in IE Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marlin Thomas, Air Force Institute of Technology

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Industrial Engineering

followingsale or delivery. It wasn’t until the early 1970s that quantitative methods were used in quality andwarranty planning, Thomas and Rao10. The literature has since developed considerably withnumerous articles that deal with warranty policies and marketing strategies, cost and economicmodels, and maintenance and replacement decisions. Manufacturers have been using relativemeasures of warranty claims and costs as indicators of relative quality for many years, thoughdata quality and availability have limited the capability of the analyses. With the modernperspective on quality and recognition and understanding of the importance of customers in thedesign and development of products, a product system view of manufacturing and producingproducts

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2009 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Shannon G. Davis; Bryan W. Hill; Carol S. Gattis; Bradley M. Dearing; Christa N. Hestekin; Edgar C. Clausen

of the experiment • A discussion of the experiment, possible alterations and the problems/limitations for use in the individual classrooms • A discussion of how the experiment fits into the state mandated science frameworks • A daily evaluationAs an example, consider the production of ethanol by fermentation, the experiment of Day 6.The background focused on ethanol as an alternative fuel source (from sugars, corn,lignocellulosics), the yeast as a living organism and its ability to grow both aerobically andanaerobically, and the planned execution of the experiment. The experiment then followed,where the teachers compared anaerobic growth and production of ethanol vs. aerobic

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2009 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Gordon W. Romney; Paul D. Juneau

password couplet, and then 2) the Proceedings of the 2009 American Society for Engineering Education Pacific Southwest Regional Conference 498second factor (something you have) of an SSL client browser certificate and it requires its ownadditional, (something you know), of a secure pass phrase. The Plan was to complete thefollowing steps: 1. Designate and authorize two administrative roles to be played following Security Best Practices: a. a System Administrator (SysAdmin) with administrative rights to all necessary processes. b. a Certification Authority Administrator

Conference Session

Implementation of the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge and Recent ABET Experiences

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ronald Welch, University of Texas, Tyler

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Civil Engineering

andAmerican Standard air conditioning, Goodyear tire, and oil production plants located inand around Tyler, it was only natural to develop electrical and mechanical engineeringprograms to support the largest local industries. It was at this same time that UT Tylerbegan to accept freshmen and shed its previous role as an upper-level University that onlyaccepted students who had completed an associate’s degree at a community college. Asthe College enrollments grew so did the planning to grow the college by adding a civilengineering program.The Department of Civil Engineering began hiring faculty and admitting students in 2005.The students who made up the first graduating class in 2008 were actually admitted into

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Louis Nadelson, College of Education; Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Pat Pyke, Boise State University; Anne Hay, Boise State University; Cheryl Schrader, Boise State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

school year with extensive educational outreach and support. This report is limitedspecifically to the evaluation of the Phase I summer workshop. As we planned for the evaluationof our summer workshop it became apparent that the assessment of our goal attainment was notgoing to be immediately achieved. The assessment of the influence of the workshop onincreasing the quality and quantity of STEM content being taught by the participating teachers isa longer term process. (We are currently in Phase II of SySTEMic where we are assessingteacher proficiency and confidence for teaching STEM topics using inquiry and project basedlearning.) For Phase I we were interested in assessing how our summer workshop mightinfluence the participants’ capacity for

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education: Cases and Models

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dana Clarke, Applied Innovation Alliance; Donald Reimer, Lawrence Technological University; Ahad Ali, Lawrence Technological University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

application, consulting, facilitation and training of such methodologies and business practices as TRIZ, Competitive Opportunity Management, Strategic Planning, Competitive Intelligence, Product / Process Development and Optimization, Business Process Innovation, Design for Manufacture and Assembly, Quality Function Deployment, Technology Research and Organizational Engineering.Donald Reimer, Lawrence Technological University Donald M. Reimer is currently a fulltime senior lecturer and Associate Director of The Lear Entrepreneurial Program in College of Engineering at Lawrence Tech. Mr. Reimer holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Management from Lawrence Technological University and

Conference Session

Design for Society and the Environment

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Williams, Virginia Tech; Richard Goff, Virginia Tech; Janis Terpenny, Virginia Tech; Jenny Lo, Virginia Tech; Tamara Knott, Virginia Tech; Karen Gilbert, Virginia Tech

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Design in Engineering Education

). Page 14.2.9 Figure 1. Design “Tools” Covered in ENGE 1114Table 2. The Phases of the Design Methodology and of the ROXIE Project Design Phase Project Components • Partner with community service group • Serve community group in order to better understand their needsIdentify the problem • Meet with community group leader(s) to identify specific needs and begin project planning • Draft project proposal (must be approved by instructor) Clarify the design • Develop project plan (Gantt chart, Linear Responsibility Chart, Work Breakdown task

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education: Cases and Models

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anuradha Basu, San Jose State University; Minnie Patel, San Jose State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

stay away from a market that has big players≠ Focus on meeting customers’ needs≠ Understand the customer’s needs (use all communication channels one can access)≠ Bring together skills, make a plan, and work out a plan Page 14.452.6≠ Forming a founding team can necessitate being entrepreneurial≠ Angel financingA review of the interview findings revealed that all the a priori learning objectives weredemonstrated in the case.Step 5. Prepared first draft of case study and instructor’s notes, including a rubric to assessstudents’ responsesFirst draft of the Serus Case was prepared along with the instructor’s notes. The instructor’snotes highlighted

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education: Innovation, International Cooperation, and Social Entrepreneurship

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Jordan, Baylor University; Ryan McGhee, Baylor University; Brian Thomas, Baylor University; Elizabeth Lemus, Baylor University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

, design, construction and installation of a battery charging station. However therewas a failure to leave behind a completed business structure that resulted in a lack ofaccountability to ensure the business and operational objectives of the project were continued.This resulted in a nearly complete “business” failure, in part because the technology was notreally what they wanted, and that resulted in a lack of societal uptake and therefore a lack ofsocietal acceptance of the battery charging station. Their strong preference was to be able to useappliances that required more power and higher voltages than was practical with a batterycharging system. Also during this trip, we did not have the vision or plans to try and spread thetechnology around

Conference Session

Thinking, Reasoning, and Engineering in Elementary School

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Irene Mena, Purdue University; Brenda Capobianco, Purdue University; Heidi Diefes-Dux, Purdue University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

differentcountries. Throughout the activities, students learn about and use the engineering design processwhich consists of the following steps: ask, imagine, plan, create, and improve3.Research QuestionThe research question for this study is: In what ways does the integration of elementaryengineering learning activities impact grade 3, 4, and 5 students’ perceptions of engineering, theengineering design process, and the work of engineers?Theoretical FrameworkThis study draws upon the construct of situated learning. According to Lave and Wenger4,situated learning suggests that learning can be situated in social and cultural settings, and that if alearning activity falls beyond the cultural understanding of the learner then learning is likely, atbest, to be

Conference Session

Computational Tools and Simulation I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dianne Raubenheimer, North Carolina State University; Jeff Joines, North Carolina State University; Amy Craig, North Carolina State University

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Computers in Education

problem solving task was used in all the classes described in this paper. The goal forthe next round is to create another problem solving task to implement in similar classes at ouruniversity in the fall and spring of 2009, as an attempt to replicate the results using a differentproblem context. Another plan is to implement the original task at other universities that havethe same engineering disciplines to see if the new course is making an impact on the student’sproblem solving ability. The team is currently in conversation with a few peer institutions. Thegoal will be conducting a comparable study at other locations and assisting them in developing asimilar course

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Measurement Innovation

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joshua Schwartz, Western Carolina University; Mequanint Moges, University of Houston; Xiaojing Yuan, University of Houston; Driss Benhaddou, University of Houston

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Instrumentation

AC 2009-819: TOWARD THE INTEGRATION OF PSOC AND BIOMEDICALINSTRUMENTATIONJoshua Schwartz, Western Carolina UniversityMequanint Moges, University of HoustonXiaojing Yuan, University of HoustonDriss Benhaddou, University of Houston Page 14.1275.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Building Toward the Integration of PSoC and Bio-medical InstrumentationAbstractAs part of its quality instruction enhancement plan, the University of Houston is transformingundergraduate learning experience through research. This transformation aims to improvestudent learning by providing and expanding research experience and its importance to

Conference Session

Innovation in Construction Engineering Education I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kris Mattila, Michigan Technological University

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Construction

constructionterminology, contracts, project delivery systems, cash flow, equipment ownership, equipmentproductivity, estimating, planning, scheduling, quality and safety. With this broad range oftopics it is difficult to cover things in depth. Therefore, it is important to illustrate topics in ameaningful manner.The author has taught the course 19 times and has tried to develop techniques that are not onlyinteresting to the student but keeps the instructor interested and excited about the material. Theexercise presented in this paper, an introduction to estimating and bidding is one of those.What is estimating and bidding?Those who have taught estimating or who have worked in the construction industry are able todescribe what estimating is. However, for 19 or 20

Conference Session

ASCE Policy 465: Raising the Bar

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jon Nelson, American Society of Civil Engineers; David Hornbeck, Southern Polytechnic State University; James Lambrechts, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Joe Manous, United States Army Corps of Engineers; Robert Stevens, Arcadis U.S., Inc; Leo Titus, ECS, Ltd; Jeffrey Russell

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Civil Engineering

(Masters of Strategic Studies), and University of Minnesota (PhD, Environmental Engineering). He is active in several professional engineering organizations to include ASCE, Society of American Military Engineers, National Society of Professional Engineers, National Institute for Engineering Ethics, Order of the Engineer, and the Army Engineer Association.Robert Stevens, Arcadis U.S., Inc ROBERT D. STEVENS, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE is an Executive Vice President with ARCADIS U.S., Inc. in Denver, Colorado. Most of his career was spent in the transportation area with work on environmental assessments, planning, and design of roads, rail, and transit projects. He oversaw the first

Conference Session

Sustainability and Environmental Issues

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine Skokan, Colorado School of Mines

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

TABLE 1 ENERGY CURRICULUM FOR A TWO-YEAR COLLEGEEnergy Resources CourseUnderstanding the resources that are present on Native American Lands will help tribalcommunities to better plan the use and exploitation of these resources. The Energy Resourcesclass is designed to present a balanced view of traditional and alternative energy sources. Thefor each energy resource, a life-cycle analysis approach has been designed. The sources are: ≠ Oil and Gas ≠ Coal ≠ Nuclear ≠ Hydroelectric ≠ Geothermal ≠ Solar ≠ Wind ≠ Biomass ≠ Synthetic Fuels ≠ Fuel CellsThe life-cycle analysis will address the topics: ≠ Geologic or geographic occurrence ≠ Cost of extraction ≠ Efficiency in

Conference Session

Structural Education Methods

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cole McDaniel, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Graham Archer, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Architectural

. Page 14.441.2The floors and roof consist of a 3-inch concrete topping on a corrugated steel deck. The buildingfootprint is approximately 82 feet by 99 feet. The building was selected for several reasons: 1)the building is on-campus and is easily accessed by the students; 2) the structural plans for thebuilding were readily available to the students to aid in structural member properties and loadtakeoff calculations; 3) the original design engineers were available for consultation; and 4) thelateral resisting system (braced frames) was visible and obvious. Figure 1: The BuildingA typical analytical model created by the students is shown in figure 2. To reduce the workloadfor the students, they were permitted

Conference Session

Laboratories in Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheng Lin, Old Dominion University; Gene Hou, Old Dominion University; Sebastian Bawab, Old Dominion University; Timothy Coats, NSWCCD; Hesham Nassar, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

this problem, the nextstage of the development is to build a large 6-DOF Stewart Simulator.References 1. Beer, F., “Mechanics for Engineering Dynamics”, McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1987. 2. Wang, B., “Impact Model for Motions of a High-speed Planning Boat in Regular Waves”, Journal of the Page 14.1114.10 Chinese Institute of Engineers, v 7, n 3, p 197-206, July, 1984. 3. Blank, R., “Field Test Results Prove GPS Performance and Utility”, IEEE PLANS, Position Location and Navigation Symposium, 1986, p 287-296.4. Tsujita, T., “Analysis of Nailing Task Motion for a Humanoid robot”, International Conference on

Conference Session

Computer Education Innovations

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claudia E. Vergara, Michigan State University; Mark Urban-Lurain, Michigan State University; Cindee Dresen, Corporation for a Skilled Workforce; Tammy Coxen, Corporation for a Skilled Workforce; Taryn MacFarlane, Corporation for a Skilled Workforce; Kysha Frazier, Corporation for a Skilled Workforce; Daina Briedis, Michigan State University; Neeraj Buch, Michigan State University; Louise Paquette, Lansing Community College; Jon Sticklen, Michigan State University; Jeannine LaPrad, Corporation for a Skilled Workforce; Thomas Wolff, Michigan State University

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Computers in Education

Instructional Technology Research & Development in the Division of Science and Mathematics Education at Michigan State University. Dr. Urban-Lurain's research interests are in theories of cognition, their impact on instructional design and applying these to the use of instructional technology. He is also interested in the role of technology in educational improvement and reform.Cindee Dresen, Corporation for a Skilled Workforce Cindee Dresen is CSW’s Director of Operations. Ms. Dresen is responsible for staffing management, work design and delivery, product and service continuous improvement, organizational learning, knowledge and information management, technology planning, and infrastructure

Conference Session

Curriculum in Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology: Part II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chao Li, Florida A&M University; G. Thomas Bellarmine, Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Leon Prosper, Florida A&M University/Florida State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

of wireless/mobile technology inclassroom instruction to improve teaching and learning. A wireless LAN (Local Area Network)composed of Tablet PCs was setup. Special interactive software was installed. The platform todeliver some of the EET (Electronics Engineering Technology) courses was developed. TheseEET courses were redesigned to adapt to the new system. Evaluations from the students showedthat they are learning more and concentrating on the subject matter. They overwhelmingly gavepositive feedback to this new instructional system. Feedback from all the instructors is positiveas well. We plan to include more courses using this new system in the future.IntroductionOne of the challenges facing faculty in Electronics Engineering Technology

Conference Session

ECE Pedagogy and Assessment II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean-Claude Thomassian, State University of New York, Maritime College; Anoop Desai, Georgia Southern University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

to the media based module whichwas housed on a network drive. To gain access to the modules, they had to use a campuscomputer to log onto their accounts. The module starts by demonstrating a step-by-stepsimulated instruction to learn some of the basic procedures of using PSpice – analysis of aresistive circuit, DC, AC, and Transient analysis.The module explains all the essential setups, file saving, operating the program, and observingthe results through text editor and screen captures. Each main point is depicted in adequatedetail. Students accessing the modules are not under any time limitation or rush; they can gothrough the modules at their own speed and in their own time.Assessment Method and Plan of ResearchStudents were requested to

Conference Session

Distance and Web-Based Learning in ET: Remote and Virtual Laboratories

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xuemin Chen, Texas Southern University; Lei Jiang, Donghua University; Darayan Shahryar, Texas Southern University; Lawrence Kehinde, Texas Southern University; David Olowokere, Texas Southern University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

laboratories development practices.Architecture of VR-LabThe system block diagram of the VR-Lab which is under development in the authors’department is shown in Figure 1. The functionality of the server is to work as the webpublisher, the lab scheduler, as well as the data and database manger. The workstationsare used to execute the users’ requirements and control the lab devices such as the NIEducational Laboratory Virtual Instrumentation Suite (NI-ELVIS) and control plan toconduct the experiments. The camera will let the users see the system response in realtime. The users can then use the client computer to do the experiments in virtual andremote way. Page

Conference Session

Recruitment and Retention in Engineering Technology Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gene Harding, Purdue University; Benjamin Scott, Purdue University

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Engineering Technology

of the ammplifier and DVD D player are routed too the front patch p panel. Allcomponeent and speak ker connections are madde at the fronnt panel so coomponents can c be swapppedin and ouut easily. Fo or instance, inn the ampliffier lab of ouur Power Eleectronics classs we plan toocompare student-buillt amplifiers with the CT T-410. For thhe baseline test t the outpputs of the DVDplayer arre connected to the CT-4410 inputs, annd its outputts are conneccted to the sppeakers. Thhen,the cablinng is

Conference Session

Special Session: Findings from the Academic Pathways Study of Engineering Undergraduates 2003-2008--Overview and Panel Discussion

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia Atman, University of Washington; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Lorraine Fleming, Howard University; Ronald Miller, Colorado School of Mines; Karl Smith, Purdue University; Reed Stevens, University of Washington; Ruth Streveler, Purdue University

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Educational Research and Methods

selected findings from the extensive APS researchand to offer audience participants an opportunity to interact with these findings and providefeedback to the CAEE research team.The expected audience for this session would be engineering education researchers, engineeringeducators, faculty development practitioners, engineering curriculum developers, and policymakers. The session is designed to engage attendees in developing ways of thinking about thesefindings that can inform engineering education program planning and classroom practice.Overview of the Session ≠ Part 1 (40 min.): The first portion of the session will provide a brief overview of CAEE and APS with a focus on selected findings centered on the APS research questions. ≠ Part 2

Conference Session

Professional Practice and AEC Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Mwangi, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Craig Baltimore, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Brent Nuttall, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Architectural

, structural plans and structural specifications) for real projects using architecturalplans. This “learn by doing” format has proven-over time-to prepare the students to the sameenvironment that the students face after graduation.It is generally an accepted fact in the structural profession in California that, graduates fromArchitectural Engineering program (ARCE) at California Polytechnic State University (CALPOLY) “hit the ground running from day one”. This is attributed to the familiarity, of the designoffice environment, obtained during their undergraduate education. The familiarity is acquiredthrough the design laboratories taught by design professionals.IntroductionA browse of any university catalog3,4,5 under the departments of structural

Conference Session

Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs and Issues

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Austin Talley, University of Texas, Austin; Marilyn Fowler, Austin Children's Museum; Christina Soontornvat, Austin Children's Museum; Kathy Schmidt, University of Texas, Austin

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

from Trinity University in 2002 and her MS in Science Education from the University of Texas at Austin in 2007. She has worked at the Austin Children’s Museum since 2006 and now serves as the Science Content Developer. She has taught ACM’s robotics after-school programs and currently coordinates the Museum’s outreach classes in local elementary schools. Christina’s other duties at the Museum include developing the science content for exhibits and programs, and assisting in the planning for the new Museum. Contact: csoontornvat@austinkids.orgKathy Schmidt, University of Texas, Austin KATHY J. SCHMIDT is the Director of the Faculty Innovation Center for the College of Engineering at

Conference Session

Design Communications

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Ekwaro-Osire, Texas Tech; Peter Orono, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Design in Engineering Education

nine distinct information gathering activities, namely, ask client-expert, library research, internet use, ask other-expert, plan to gather, gather info (general), andprocedure: gather info. Typical pages from the research notebooks are shown in Figure 1 andFigure 2. Figure 1 shows a page out of the research notebook on the activity “InformationGathering.” And Figure 2 shows a page out of the research notebook on the activity“Reflection.”Conclusion The objective of this research was to develop a rubric for research notebooks, and attempt toshow that research notebooks can be used as an effective tool to map creativity instances duringteam activities in a research project on design. For this study, the authors mentored six studentsin a team

Conference Session

WEPAN and WIED Joint Panel: Life after Tenure--Leadership Roles in Academia

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna Reese, Mississippi State University; Priscilla Nelson, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Patricia Davies, Purdue University; Cheryl Schrader, Boise State University; W. M. Kim Roddis, George Washington University

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Women in Engineering

Roddis is professor and chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at George Washington University. She has been at GWU since 2004. She may be reached at roddis@gwu.edu Page 14.851.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Life After Tenure: Leadership Roles in AcademiaAbstractThis is a panel presentation and is part of the joint ASEE-WIED coordination with the Women inEngineering ProActive Network (WEPAN) in making Wednesday of the ASEE general meetingoverlap with the first day of the WEPAN annual conference. The leadership of WEPAN andASEE-WIED have coordinated to plan a day of

Conference Session

Technical-Capacity Building & Exporting of Higher Education to Developing Countries

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Russel Jones, World Expertise LLC

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International

on Education, Washington DC, 2008. 4) William C. Symonds et al, “Colleges: The Newest U.S. Export”, Business Week, 9 February 2004. 5) Philip G. Stack, “Venturing Abroad: Delivering U.S. Degrees through Overseas Branch Campuses and Programs”, Planning for Higher Education, 36(3): 81–82, 2008. 6) Line Verbick, “The International Branch Campus: Models and Trends”, International Higher Education, Number 46, Winter2007, p14-15. 7) Grant McBurnie and Christopher Ziguras, “The International Branch Campus”, http://www.iienetwork.org/page/84656/, 2008. 8) Burton Bollag, “America’s Hot New Export: Higher Education”, The Chronicle of Higher Education, 17 February 2006. 9) Lawrence S. Bacow, “Planning a Branch Campus

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design Constituents

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maher Rizkalla, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

, physics, solid state devices, CAD, and energyconversion—all combined in one project. The project proposes a new methodology to optimizecompound semiconductor thermal and electrical properties optimized for high speed operationand properly interfaced across the composite device layers. The mathematical modelincorporating the differential equations with boundary conditions across various interfaces wasdeveloped. The paper details the research plan, methodology, and the findings of the project.This model was chosen to build on pre-requisite materials covered in ECE, ME, and Physicscurricula such as thermal sciences, semiconductor devices, solid state physics, electromagnetics,CAD, and mathematical simulation tools. The results obtained during one