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Programming for Engineering Students

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2005 Annual Conference

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Kishore Sirvole; Jennifer Mullins; Jeff Kaeli; Jason Snook; Hayden Griffin; Vinod Lohani; Jenny Lo

appreciated.Bibliography[1] Engineering Workforce Commission Report. 2002. "Engineering & Technology Degrees." Report from theAmerican Association of Engineering Societies Inc.[2] Personal Communication with Dr.Wanda Dann, Ithaca College, Ithaca College, Ithaca, New York.[3] Papert, S., MindStorms: Children, Computers, and Powerful Ideas. New York: Basic Books, 1980[4] Wanda Dann, Stephen Cooper, Randy Pausch: Making the Connection: ProgrammingWith Animated Small World. Proceedings of the 5th annual SIGCSE/SIGCUE ITiCSE conference on Innovation andtechnology in computer science education. Helsinki, Finland, July, 2000.[5] Byron Weber Becker: Teaching CS1 with Karel the Robot in Java. SIGCSE 2001 2/01 Charlotte, NC, USA[6] Richard Zaccone, Stephen Cooper

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Computing Tools for Engineering Education

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2005 Annual Conference

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Garth Thomas

Evolution of a Freshman Software Tools Class Garth E. Thomas Jr., Michael V. Minnick, Dianchen Gang Chemical and Civil Engineering Departments Leonard C. Nelson College of Engineering West Virginia University Institute of Technology Montgomery, WV 25136AbstractThree years ago, the Leonard C. Nelson College of Engineering replaced a traditionalprogramming course for engineers with an applied software tools course. This course wasexpected to better prepare the students for later courses as well as develop skills that would beuseful in their professional careers. Students learn the basics of Excel

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Norma Mattei

decisions. Speakers from ASCE and ASEE were also added. The ASCE presentation included information on the submission process of articles to ASCE journals, a topic of great interest to untenured faculty. Information was also given on the availability of Page 10.929.8 ASEE summer research fellowships for young faculty. “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society of Engineering Education”Question eight post-workshop results indicate that 2001 participants were more aware ofimportant technology growth areas than

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Curriculum Issues in Software Engineering

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2005 Annual Conference

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James McDonald

, pp. 1-5.Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC), Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs Page 10.1392.102005-2006, Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc., November 1, 2004,http://www.abet.org.Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering EducationGunn, D. Wayne, Corleto, Carlos R. and Kimball, Jorja L. The Portfolio As a Tool to Evaluateand Assess the Effectiveness of a First-Year Integrated Engineering Curriculum, 1997 Frontiersin Education Conference, p. 1114.Joint Task

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Improving Multidisciplinary Engineering Education

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2005 Annual Conference

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Joan Gosink; Catherine Skokan

, national, and international levelsand locations around the world in need of “smart” technical assistance. We are achieving thisgoal through the development of a comprehensive humanitarian engineering curriculum thatteaches engineering students how to bring technical knowledge and skill to bear on the real-world problems of the less materially advantaged in order to promote development of thecommon good. We focus on our existing strengths -- in energy systems, geotechnical andgeoenvironmental engineering, remote sensing, signal processing, and image processing, andnew technologies for “Sustainable Engineering,” and in emerging engineering disciplinesincluding, bioengineering, information systems, and micro-nano systems. These capabilities

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

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Glen Archer; Leonard Bohmann

Circuit-X: Circuit Analysis meets the X Files Glen E. Archer, Leonard J. Bohmann Michigan Technological UniversityCircuits education is one of the cornerstones in educating an electrical engineer. AsDavis points out1 there is a need to relate analysis skills to the real world. Other authorshave done this by incorporating design into the circuits lab2, 3, 4 or by integratingcomputer tools into the lab5, 6. An additional strategy is to challenge the students with acircuit identification task, one where they have to design test procedures and from theresults synthesize the unknown circuit. Most lab experiences consist of opportunities tobuild circuits from homework problems

Conference Session

International Engineering Education I

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Zhifeng Kou; Sudhir Mehta

higher education.1 Its reporthas just been released and it notes: Global leadership in higher education by American colleges and universities—a hallmark during the past century—is increasingly at risk, ironically by the very forces our institutions helped to create. Advances in technology and Page 10.423.1 telecommunications and a remaking of the global economy have created a world Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ©2005, American Society of Engineering Education in which interdisciplinary, cross-border

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Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Anderton; Karim Salman

the way our methodology is implemented. The CPU is implemented on anAltera FPGA/CPLD Flex10K device using schematic approach with the AlteraMAX+Plus II software CAD. The design was simulated and tested using Altera UP2board.IntroductionCPU design for engineering/engineering technology students varied widely in objectivesand approach1-7. For a long time, block diagrams of simple CPUs have been used inbeginning computer courses, mainly to allow students to visualize how a CPU functions.To meet this need, many textbook authors1,6,7 have devised simple CPUs at the blockdiagram level to illustrate how instructions are executed and data are manipulated.Obviously, omitting many of the circuit details allows an overall understanding that isusually

Conference Session

Engineering in High School

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2005 Annual Conference

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Stephen Schleicher; Aubrey Hunt; Sean Brophy; Christopher Garay; Cynthia Paschal; Stacy Klein-Gardner

Technology andCommunication areas of the Design World standards are addressed here.EvaluationSeven high school juniors and seniors were invited to work on a paid basis with the project team30 hours/week for a period of two weeks. Prospective participants were informed of the projectby their science teachers and were required to fill out an application form that included a brief Page 10.1239.7essay. Selection was based on student essays and teacher recommendations. No information Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society

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Computing Tools for Engineering Education

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2005 Annual Conference

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Theodor Richardson; Jed Lyons

of the time devoted to thetechnology. This paper will present and discuss the complete decision process of creating thesoftware as well as a thorough analysis of the success or failure in meeting the gatheredrequirements and evaluating the student testing. The information gathered in this study is used tocreate a reusable template for educational software engineering and evaluation that can beapplied to software specific to the elementary classroom environment.1. IntroductionA growing area of focus for teachers in all fields and at all educational levels is the incorporationof technology into classroom instruction. Though educational software is available, its use andincorporation into the classroom is not always guaranteed or successful. In

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Programs II

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2005 Annual Conference

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James Farison

. This ranking is distinct from the rankings ofengineering programs at institutions with doctoral programs in engineering.Here, from the current U.S. News webpage1 (copied February 28, 2005), is their introduction tothe most recent rankings (released in 2004): “Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs Think your future lies in engineering? On these pages, you'll find the U.S. News rankings of undergraduate programs accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology. The rankings are based solely on a peer survey of deans and senior faculty that asked them to rate each program they are familiar with on a scale from 1 (marginal) to 5 (distinguished). On the following page are programs at schools that offer doctorates

Conference Session

International Engineering Education II

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2005 Annual Conference

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Swami Karunamoorthy

, D.E., “Theory and Design for Mechanical Measurements,” John Wiley and Sons, 2000. 3. Vardeman, S.B., Jobe, J.M., “Basic Engineering Data Collection and Analysis,” Duxbury, 2001. 4. Mason, R.L., Gunst, R.F., Hess, J.L., “Statistical Design and Analysis of Experiments,” John Wiley and Sons, 2003. 5. Metcalfe, A.V., “Statistics in Engineering – A Practical Approach,” Chapman and Hall, 1994. 6. Lipson, C., Sheth, N., “Statistical Design and Analysis of Engineering Experiments,” McGraw Hill, 1973.Biographical InformationDR. SWAMI KARUNAMOORTHYDr. Swami Karunamoorthy is the professor of Aerospace and Mechanical engineering at Parks College ofEngineering, Aviation, and Technology, Saint Louis University

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Bringing Biology into Engineering

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2005 Annual Conference

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Scott Schaffer; Heidi Diefes-Dux; Jenna Rickus; Matthew Verleger

use almost exclusively passive instruction. Due in part to the rapidadvancement of technology in recent years, the ability to develop educational units that are bothvisually stimulating, fully interactive and scientifically accurate is more feasible than ever.This paper discusses the design, development, and assessment of an online learning moduleaimed at educating undergraduate engineering students about the quantitative aspects of iontransport in cells.I. IntroductionBioengineering includes the study of biological phenomena using the fundamental principles ofengineering. Despite the rapid growth of bioengineering as a field of study for undergraduatestudents, the development of educational materials for bioengineering instructors has failed

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Courses II

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2005 Annual Conference

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Katie Sullivan

of people, prosperity and theplanet. The technical challenge is to optimize the efficiency of the process and to design amore economical system. The process challenge is to bring multi-disciplinary, multi-levelstudents together to accomplish this task while educating them on the processes ofteamwork, service and communication. Students are often placed in teams to developtechnical expertise and yet not given the skills and information necessary to engageteamwork in a professional and competent manner. The technological task is placed as theforefront of importance while the process of engaging technology as a team is back-grounded. “Engineering work is increasingly oriented toward boundary-crossing, multi-disciplinary team activity. The

Conference Session

Measuring Perceptions of Engineering

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Anant Kukreti

Investigating Student Interest in Post-Secondary STEM Education Dr. Anant R. Kukreti, Dr. Shafiqul Islam, Dr. Daniel B. Oerther, Dr. Karen Davis, Dr. Mark G. Turner, Dr. Catherine Maltbie, and Dr. Thaddeus W. Fowler College of Engineering/College of Education University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OHIntroduction In a world of rapidly changing technology, knowledge explosion, and globalization, there is afundamental shift in the type of workforce America needs to remain competitive in a complexand integrated global market. Trends and projections of enrollment and degree

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Yongjian Fu; Daniel Simon; Charles Alexander

. Page 10.44.1 2. It should enforce a 6-step problem solving process. Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ©2005, American Society for Engineering Education 3. It should capture the problem solving techniques and reasons for selecting such techniques.We identified PSPICE, Excel, MATLAB, Word, and PowerPoint as the essentialsoftware tools for a fundamental course in electric circuits. PSPICE is used for drawingand simulating circuits, while Excel and MATLAB for solving mathematical equations.Word and PowerPoint are for documenting the steps in problem solving as well aspresenting results.The 6-step process to solve electric circuit problems is

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering by Design II

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2005 Annual Conference

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Mohamed El-Sayed; Lucy King; Matthew Sanders; Jacqueline El-Sayed

of Houston taught students to function inmultidisciplinary teamwork by involving the Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE),Industrial Engineering (IE), and Mechanical Engineering (ME) departments.1 Similarly, the KateGleason College of Engineering at the Rochester Institute of Technology offers amultidisciplinary design in the senior capstone course taught by the Electrical, Industrial, andMechanical Engineering departments and plans in the future to involve the College’s otheracademic disciplines -- Computer Engineering and Microelectronics Engineering. Their missionis to develop engineers who have an end-to-end life cycle perspective of product realization.Their main components of this multidisciplinary capstone course are problem

Conference Session

Education Ideas in Software Engineering

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2005 Annual Conference

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John Gassert; Deepti Suri

importance ofrequirements as sophomores in SE-2831 (Introduction to Software Verification), and SE-280(Software Engineering Process). The concepts learned in SE-3821 are reinforced in SE-380(Principles of Software Architecture) and the process is scaled up for the students in their three-quarter experience of “Software Development Laboratory” [5], where the students work on large-scale projects in a “real-world” setting.The unique thing about the Biomedical Engineering (BE) program at MSOE is that the studentsstart working on their design capstone project as freshman. The freshman and sophomore yearsare typically devoted to market and technology research phase. The various project groups aresupposed to have their design presentations sometime in the

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Barbara Bogue

, integratedpipeline program designed to recruit, retain and develop future women engineers throughintegrated activities, introducing girls to fields and opportunities that will encourage them toenter, continue and excel in engineering. Primary delivery of information is through hands onactivities that: Emphasize interdisciplinary activities Introduce key technologies and practices related to engineering Develop problem solving, teamwork and business skills Emphasize real world engineering experience through hands-on projects and case study focused activities Provide contact with engineering professionals through networking and related activitiesTo assess the initial offering, we administered pre- and immediate

Conference Session

Teaching Software Engineering Process

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Lee Vallone

Pulling It All Together Preparing Software Engineering Students for the Real World Lee Vallone, Monmouth University West Long Branch, New Jersey ABSTRACT“The major problems of our work are not so much technological as sociological in nature.” Soreads the self-proscribed thesis for DeMarco & Lister’s landmark book, Peopleware. In mostdevelopment organizations managers spend most of their time solving technical problems,instead of addressing the political & interpersonal issues that are the real culprits for the highfailure rate of software

Conference Session

International Engineering Education I

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2005 Annual Conference

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Teresa Larkin; Dan Budny

interesting political, economic, social or technological factors affect the firm that you visited today? Why are these factors of interest to a professional in business or engineering? • Industry Analysis: Describe the industry of the firm that you visited today. What are the major product categories in this industry and who are the firm’s major competitors? What unique challenges or opportunities exist for firms in this industry? Why is this industry of interest to a professional in business or engineering? • Firm Analysis: What interesting strengths or weaknesses were discussed (or are apparent) in the firm that you visited today? Does this firm face any interesting opportunities or threats from the

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Integrating Mathematics and Engineering

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2005 Annual Conference

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Jerome McCoy; Leslie Keiser; Michael Kessler; William Potter; Peter LoPresti; Donna Farrior; Shirley Pomeranz

departments2 . The concept ofILAPs was born from a consortium of 12 schools led by the United States Military Academy(USMA) through an NSF funded project entitled Project INTERMATH3. ILAPs areinterdisciplinary group problem-solving projects designed for undergraduates, co-written bymathematics faculty and science/technology/engineering faculty. These small group projects aredesigned to foster student interest by being lively. ILAPs motivate students to understand theconnections between mathematical tools, concepts, and applications within the broader scienceand engineering fields. With these projects, STEM students see real-world applications ofmathematics in science and engineering.One of the main thrusts of the project is to produce assessment data

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Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kevin Scoles; Harriet Millan

substanceones from Michigan Technological University8,9 and South Dakota State University10, andevolved slightly during the quarter.Each student received a copy of the grade sheet with extensive written comments. Minimal Page 10.277.3markup was done on the original document. All students were invited to revise and resubmit Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Educationtheir lab within one week for re-grading. The higher grade was kept. In a given week 1/2 to 2/3of the labs would be returned for regarding

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Teaching Software Engineering Process

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2005 Annual Conference

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Harry Koehnemann; Brian Blake; Gerald Gannod; Kevin Gary

systems, and technology-supported learning. His observations mentoring junior softwareengineers led him to propose the Software Enterprise at ASU East. Dr. Gary earned his Ph.D. from ASU in 1999. Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering EducationGerald Gannod is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Computing Studies at ASU. He received the M.S.(1994) and Ph.D (1998) degrees in Computer Science from Michigan State University. His research interests includesoftware product lines, software reverse engineering, formal methods for software development, softwarearchitecture, and software for embedded

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ganesh Venayagamoorthy

Management.BiographyGanesh Kumar Venayagamoorthy received the B.Eng. (Honors) degree with a first class honors in Electrical andElectronics Engineering from the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, Nigeria, and the MScEng and PhDdegrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Natal, Durban, South Africa, in March 1994, April 1999and February 2002, respectively. He was a Senior Lecturer at the Durban Institute of Technology, South Africa priorto joining the University of Missouri-Rolla (UMR), USA as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electricaland Computer Engineering in May 2002. He is the Director of the Real-Time Power and Intelligent SystemsLaboratory at the UMR. His research interests are in computational intelligence, power systems

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Topics of Interest-Nuclear Engineering

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2005 Annual Conference

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Mark Deinert; K. Bingham Cady; Joshua Barratt; Erich Schneider

Collision Probability Multigroup Model ForSpectral and Burnup Calculations,” submitted to Nuclear Science and Engineering.3. MacFarlane, R. E. and D. W. Muir, “The NJOY Nuclear Data Processing System Version 91,” Los AlamosNational Laboratory Report LA-12740-M, 1994.4. Schneider, E. A., Bathke, C. G. and M. R. James, “NFCSim: A Dynamic Fuel Burnup and Fuel Cycle SimulationTool,” Nuclear Technology, in press.5. M. Salvatores, “Nuclear Fuel cycle Strategies Including Partitioning and Transmutation,” in Proc. AnnualMeeting on Nucl. Tech. 2004, Düsseldorf, Germany, May 25-27, 2004.6. OECD Nuclear Energy Agency, “Burnup Credit Criticality Benchmark Phase IV-A: Reactivity PredictionCalculations for Infinite Arrays of PWR MOX Fuel Pin Cells,” NEA

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Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Stacy Wilson; Mark Cambron

Copyright ©2005, American Society for Engineering Education” a foundation of basic science, mathematics, and engineering knowledge, combined with practical knowledge and experience in applying existing technology to contemporary problems. “The mission of the new EE program is to build a foundation of knowledge in electricalengineering by integrating a variety of project experiences at every level throughout thecurriculum. The program is to be relevant to the region and to produce graduates who canimmediately contribute to the profitability of their employer. The roles of the student as learner,observer, assistant, and practitioner have been clearly defined and articulated for thisenvironment2. The new Electrical Engineering

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Program Innovation

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Juan Lucena; Elizabeth Bauer; David Munoz; Joan Gosink; Barbara Moskal

. Whether we will besuccessful in attaining this goal is left for future research.Bibliography1 SHIARELLA, A., MCCARTHY, A., and TUCKER, M. (2000). “Development and Construct Validity of Scores onthe Community Service Attitudes Scale,” Educational and Physiological Measurement 60(2): 286-300.2 RIST, Gilbert. (2002). The History of Development: from Western Origins to Global Faith. New York: Zed Books.3 FLORMAN, Samuel C. (1996). The Introspective Engineer, St. Martin's Press; ISBN: 031213987X; 1st edition.4NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (NSF), Science and Technology: Public Attitudes and PublicUnderstanding, Science and Technology Indictors 2002, http://www.nsf.gov/search97cgi/vtopic5 BRANNAN, Robert, W. (1994). "Conflict between professionalism

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International Developments & Collaborations

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2005 Annual Conference

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Fazil Najafi

Society for Engineering Education”Course Overview: Entrepreneurs have started new ventures for generations. Success was more afunction of insistence and a measure of how good was the idea behind the business. In the past,however, errors in the structure and early manner of the enterprise could be overcome with timethrough learning. In the new standard though, tolerance for such errors is acutely narrow.Competition has become intense, technology-based, market-focused and highly competent3.In such a competitive environment the lack or misuse of the application of currently availabletechnology to the structure and conduct of a new business could quickly bring its end. Similarly,the inability to adapt the enterprise to the appearance of new

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Women in Engineering Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Denice Denton; Sheila Edwards Lange; Eve Riskin; Kate Quinn; Joyce Yen

. Mason, M.A. and M. Goulden, Marriage and Baby Blues: Redefining Gender Equity in the Academy. Annals of the AAPSS, 2004. 596: p. 86-103.4. Nelson, D.J. and D. Rogers, A national analysis of diversity in science and engineering faculties at research universities. 2004, Norman, OK: [online] http://cheminfo.chem.ou.edu/~djn/diversity/briefings/Diversity%20Report%20Final.pdf.5. Valian, V., Beyond Gender Schemas: Improving the Advancement of Women in Academia. NWSA Journal, 2004. 16(1): p. 207-220.6. Sonnert, G., Gender Equity in Science: Still and Elusive Goal. Issues in Science and Technology, Winter 1995-1996: p. 53-58.7. Fox, M.F., Women, Academia, and Careers in Science and Engineering, in