Conference Session

Sustainable-energy Education: Lessons Learned

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Bass, Oregon Institute of Technology; Thomas White, Oregon Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

aredifficult to measure using traditional engineering assignments like problem sets, quizzes andexams, the programs within the EERE Department have developed so-called "ABETassignments." These ABET assignments are typically professional-style term papers (usingASHRAE or IEEE formats), laboratory reports (oral and written), project bids or proposals(using real clients and advise from employers), and class project reports. These assignmentsprovide a broad and rich educational experience and ample opportunity for assessment. Inaddition to allowing faculty to efficiently measure multiple outcomes at once, the multi-outcomerubrics mapped to these assignments also provide direct feedback to our students, spurring themto improve their efforts to meet the

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education III

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suryaprasad Jayadevappa, PES School of Engineering; Ravi Shankar, Florida Atlantic University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

specialization. An ideal scenario would be to have 4 introductory courses in year 1 that covers all the courses indicated in Level 1. ≠ Year 2: Emphasis in year 2 is more on design. Courses that can foster this capability in the students are considered, as can be seen in the some mentioned courses at level L2 under each category. Additionally, one suggestion is if only 2 courses were offered in year 1 then courses from the other two categories should be offered from level 1. To realize the objective of design, laboratory courses can be considered which provides the necessary exposure to students to the relevant tools and methodology. ≠ Year 3: Learning objective in year 3 is on equipping the

Conference Session

Learning about Power Systems and Power Consumption

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carl Spezia, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

and mentoring, item 5. This is criticalin any design sponsor relationship and enhances student experiences. PES electrical engineers,with the approval of higher administration, consider the steam plant and power distribution gridto be a living laboratory where students can have an impact on the circumstances of theirsurroundings by reducing energy consumption and helping the university reduce operating costs.V. Recent Collaborative ProjectsPES projects for fall 2008-spring 2009 include design projects that include both mechanical andelectrical engineering students. The aim is to improve energy efficiency of the campus steam Page

Conference Session

Design Projects in Mechanical Engineering II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emilia Bratschitsch, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences; Adrian Millward-Sadler, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

responses given during students’presentations, we have gained and will continue to gain more information about theorientation, emphasis, quality and sustainability of our diploma degree program. In particular,the management of the contradiction between compact tertiary education and very highrequirements of knowledge sustainability is one of the greatest challenges for us. We havebeen persuaded of the necessity of continuous, well structured, constitutive project basedlearning during engineering education and close collaboration with the relevant industries.The harmonious paradigm of lectures, seminars, laboratories, and project work is a guaranteeof an optimal degree program in engineering education.Naturally, we are constantly reflecting on the

Conference Session

Assessing Design Course Work

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Schmidt, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; James Conrad, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; William Heybruck, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Daniel Hoch, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Deborah Sharer, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Linda Thurman, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Nabila (Nan) BouSaba, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Patricia Tolley, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Martin Kane, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

conference papers in the areas of robotics, parallel processing, artificial intelligence, and engineering education.William Heybruck, University of North Carolina, Charlotte William Heybruck received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in 2001. Prior to becoming the Director of the UNC Charlotte College of Engineering Industrial Solutions Laboratory he was a Senior Engineer for Hitachi Global Storage Technologies specializing in the Microdrive and automotive hard disk drives. Prior to Hitachi, he was Product Development Manager for the Wireless products at IBM. He has three patents in the field of test technology.Daniel Hoch, University

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions to Mechanical Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hakan Gurocak, Washington State University, Vancouver; Linda Chen, Washington State University Vancouver; Dave Kim, Washington State University, Vancouver; Amir Jokar, Washington State University, Vancouver

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

AC 2009-197: ASSESSMENT OF PROGRAM OUTCOMES FOR ABETACCREDITATIONHakan Gurocak, Washington State University, Vancouver Hakan Gurocak is Director of School of Engineering and Computer Science and Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Washington State University Vancouver. His research interests are robotics, automation, fuzzy logic, technology assisted distance delivery of laboratory courses and haptic interfaces for virtual reality. Dr. Gurocak is an ABET Program Evaluator for mechanical engineering.Linda Chen, Washington State University Vancouver Dr. Xiaolin Chen is an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering and Computer Science at Washington State University Vancouver. She

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Weihang Zhu, Lamar University; Kendrick Aung, Lamar University; Jiang Zhou, Lamar University

with the new learning material in a lab session, instead of one-on-one teaching.Additionally, more judicious design of experiments and data analyses are necessary to reveal thepotential of haptics in an Engineering classroom.AcknowledgmentPartial support for this work was provided by the National Science Foundation's Course,Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) program under Award No. 0xxxxxx to Drs.Xxx xxxx. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in thismaterial are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience Foundation.Reference[1] Bell, J.T., Fogler, H.S., Ten Steps to Developing Virtual Reality Applications for Engineering Education, American Society for

Conference Session

Graphics and Visualization

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Magesh Chandramouli, Purdue University; Gary Bertoline, Purdue University; La Verne Abe Harris, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

journals and trade publications on engineering and computer graphics, CAD, and visualization research and has authored and co-authored eight books in the areas of computer-aided design and engineering graphics. His research interest is in measuring and improving visualization in engineering and technology students.La Verne Abe Harris, Purdue University Dr. La Verne Abe Harris is the Associate Professor of Computer Graphics Technology at Purdue University and the co-Director of the IDeaLaboratory, a creative thinking, interactive media, and animation research and development laboratory. Dr. Harris came to the university with many years of industry experience in information design

Conference Session

Innovations in Manufacturing Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ning Fang, Utah State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

Hill, Peoria, IL. pp. 131-145.[12] Ssemakula, M. E., “A Hands-on Approach to Teaching Manufacturing Processes,” Proceedings of the 31st ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Oct. 10-13, 2001, Reno, NV.[13] Fang, N., and Stewardson, G. A., “Improving Engineering Laboratory Experience Through Computer Simulation and Cooperative Learning,” 2007, Proceedings of the 2007 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, June 24-27, 2007, Honolulu, HI.[14] Dutson, A., Green, M., Wood, K., and Jensen, D., “Active Learning Approaches in Engineering Design Courses,” 2003, Proceedings of the 2003 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, June 22-25, 2003, Nashville, TN.[15] Gehringer, E., “Active and

Conference Session

Manufacturing Education Curriculum

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

AC 2009-319: TEACHING FUTURE MANUFACTURING ENGINEERS LAWS,ACTS, STANDARDS, AND LIABILITIESArif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University ARIF SIRINTERLIKCI is currently an Associate Professor of Engineering at Robert Morris University. He has been the Coordinator of the RMU Learning Factory and Director of Engineering Laboratories. He holds a B.S. and an M.S., both in Mechanical Engineering from Istanbul Technical University in Turkey, and a PhD in Industrial and Systems Engineering from the Ohio State University. He has conducted research and taught in mechanical, industrial, manufacturing engineering, and industrial technology fields. He has been active in ASEE (American

Conference Session

Meeting the Needs of Engineering Faculty, Researchers, and Students

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Baer, Georgia Institute of Technology; Lisha Li, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

). Figure 3:: Reason for librrary usageGraduate students’ top five reasons for going to the library are accessing literature (85%),checking out books (79%), individual study (40%), attending seminars (19%), and printing andgetting something to eat (17% each). The changing focus of library usage from undergraduatesto graduates students makes sense. The focus in many undergraduate engineering programs is onlearning from textbooks and in laboratory assignments. Graduate students focus more on usingliterature for their research. The main reasons for faculty coming to the library were accessingliterature (72%) and checking out materials (44%).  Students were asked when they usually use the library. Even

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chao Chen, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Carlos Pomalaza-Ráez, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Scott Hendershot, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Ma Oo, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Adam Hilton, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

network security.Carlos Pomalaza-Ráez, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne Dr. Carlos Pomalaza-Ráez is an electrical engineering professor at Indiana - Purdue University Fort Wayne, USA and a visiting professor at the University of Oulu, Finland. He received a BSME and a BSEE degree from Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería, Lima, Perú, in 1974, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, in 1977 and 1980, respectively. He has been a faculty member of the University of Limerick, Ireland, and of Clarkson University, Potsdam, New York. He has also been a member of the technical staff at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory of the

Conference Session

New Research and Trends Related to Minorities in Engineering

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Adam Morris, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Madhumi Mitra, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Xavier Henry, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

", Proceedings of 2006 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE'06), , November 5-10, Chicago, IL., 2006 4. Nagchaudhuri, A., Mitra, M., Stoakley, R., Turner, T., Cherinet, S., Ladd, G., Chalyam, H., Hartman, C., Burrow- Mcelwain, J, “Rich Learning Experiences for Minority Undergraduate Students Through Inquiry based Project Activities in the Field and Page 14.1059.9 Laboratory Settings”, Proceedings of 2007 Annual Conference of American Society for Engineering Education,June 24-27, Honolulu, Hawaii, 2007.5. Nagchaudhuri, A., Mitra, M., Daughtry, C., Marsh, L., Earl, T.J, and Schwarz

Conference Session

Best Zone Paper Competition

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rashmi Jain, Stevens Institute of Technology; Keith Sheppard, Stevens Institute of Technology; Elisabeth McGrath, Stevens Institute of Technology; Bernard Gallois, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Council of Sections

–connected across the design laboratory to a master monitoring panel) is evaluated and then the individualalarm units disassembled to reveal their sensors (temperature and optical smoke sensors which relatenicely to sensors used in the course). Stakeholder requirements for the alarm system are considered andthen the 4th total design stage is introduced, namely Operational Scenarios, in which context diagramsand use case scenarios are developed. This requires a collection of scenarios to be established, one ormore for each group of stakeholders for the particular phase of the life cycle – only the first design phaseis considered in Freshman year. Each scenario addresses one way a particular stakeholder(s) will want touse, deploy or otherwise interact

Collection

2009 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Dan Bumblauskas

adequate library resources. Most universities have some form of anelectronic or e-library available to students (e.g., Iowa State University e-Library, HarvardUniversity Libraries, etc.). This provides the student with a means to search journal articles andarchives. One of the roadblocks to online engineering programs has been the accessibility oflabs. To combat this, some instructors have begun to develop experiment kits which can bemailed to students in advance for completion of laboratory work14.It is important that a student be able to work with faculty and staff remotely in a professionalmanner. Students need to respect remote faculty as they would in an on-campus relationship andlikewise faculty members need to understand the demands faced

Collection

2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

David Hergert

phone is processed using software on the cell phone. As another example, a recent NewYork Times article states “House hunters, driving past a for-sale sign, stop and point theircellphone at the sign. With a click, their cellphone screen displays the asking price, the numberof bedrooms and baths and lots of other details about the house.” [1]The interest the author has in this technology has more to do with reading laboratory datacollection and verification in a distance education program. The B.S. ElectromechanicalEngineering Technology degree program is offered by distance to eleven community collegesthroughout the State of Ohio. A new Industrial Automation course in the program requiresstudents to use lab equipment located at the community

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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Qinghai Gao; Xiaowen Zhang; Michael Anshel

, J., and Gershenfeld, N. (2002). Physical One-Way Functions. Science,297:2026-2030.[3] Williamson, M. (2002). Biologically Inspired Approaches to Computer Security. HP TechnicalReport: HPL-2002-131.[4] Cray, S. (1996). An Imaginary Tour of a Biological Computer (Why Computer Professionals andMolecular Biologists Should Start Collaborating). Remarks of Seymour Cray to the Shannon Center forAdvanced Studies, University of Virginia.[5] Ibrahim, S., and Maarof, M. (2005). A Review on Biological Inspired Computation in Cryptology.Jurnal Teknologi Maklumat, 17 (1): 90-98.[6] Ramzan, Z. (1998). On using neural networks to break cryptosystems. Technical report, Laboratory ofComputer Science, MIT.[7] Socek, D., and Culibrk, D. (2005). On the security

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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Neil J. Hutzler; Joanne S. Chadde; David Heil; William E. Kelly

Laboratory.6 Pearson, G., & Young, T. (Eds)., 2002. Technically speaking: Why all Americans need to know moreabout technology. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press.7 Richards, L., 2007. Getting the word out. Prism , 16 (no.5). American Society for Engineering Education.8 DeVore, P. W. (1992). Technological literacy and social purpose. Theory into Practice 31(1), 59-63.9 Fogarty, R. (1991). The mindful school: How to integrate the curricula. Palatine, IL: IR I Skylight. ISBN0- 932935-31-1.10 Zuga, K., 1992. Social reconstruction curriculum and technology education. Journal of TechnologyEducation 3(2), 53-63.11 Wiggins, G., and McTighe, J., 1998. Understanding by Design. Alexandria, VA: Association forSupervision and Curriculum

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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Harvey I. Lyons

andinterest in further pursuing the formal course structure in engineering technology. The functionaloutline developed in this program provided a direct method for continuing that effort throughoutthe remaining undergraduate years. The continuing design activities are described below.Continuing Design ProgramThe engineering technology program, by virtue of its hands-on approach to technical applicationand reasoning, helps to develop a realistic foundation for extending the design effort throughoutthe curriculum. The project design skills and learning aids developed earlier have been found bythe writer to be readily applicable in the Junior year as part of the laboratory component in theMachine Design course. Here, open-ended design projects, based

Collection

2009 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Deborah Ihezie; S. Keith Hargrove

line of CNC-machined parts [4]. Some of itscustomers include GE, Boeing, Pratt & Whitney, and Lockheed Martin. 
Over the last four years, MRAS has seen considerable growth in revenues, with businessincreasing 74%. The organization continues to expand its workforce to meet increasingcustomer demand, hiring over 300 new employees since 2004. The one million square footfacility contains manufacturing, laboratory, and engineering facilities designed specifically forthe development and production of aerospace systems [4].According to MRAS, the organization is constantly finding ways to improve its programs andprocesses. The company remains committed to designing and building aerostructures for today'sneeds and tomorrow's vision, while

Collection

2009 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Ricardo A. Camilo; S. Keith Hargrove

transponder was inventedby the British in 1939 and the first application goes back to World War II, when Britainpioneered the use of radio-wave navigation and identification of friend or foe aircraft for nightoperations5.A very early demonstration of reflected power (modulated backscatter) RFID tags, both passiveand active, was done by Steven Depp, Alfred Koelle and Robert Freyman at the Los AlamosScientific Laboratory in 1973. The portable system operated at 915 MHz and used 12 bit tags.This technique is used by the majority of today's UHF and microwave RFID tags. The firstpatent to be associated with the abbreviation RFID was granted to Charles Walton in 1983 (U.S.Patent 4,384,288)8.RFID technology operation starts when tags awakened by low cost

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2009 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Kauser Jahan; Jess W. Everett; Gina Tang; Stephanie Farrell; Hong Zhang; Angela Wenger; Majid Noori

has disseminated in a variety of ways. A dynamic website has beenestablished to disseminate our Aquarium Project [19]. All laboratory activities, handouts,experimental methods, quizzes and exams are posted on this website.We are working with NJAAS personnel to instrument an existing 100 gallon marine aquarium asseen in Figure 2 in their distance learning classroom to provide real time images and waterquality data that will be posted on their website and titled the NJ~QUARIUM. This is a uniqueopportunity for NJAAS as currently none of the NJ State Aquarium exhibits have real time dataand images online. The NJ~QUARIUM site will also generate excitement among students of allages. Students will not only visualize activities of different living

Collection

2009 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Orla LoPiccolo; Amit Bandyopadhyay

design “Community Design Laboratory” offers architecture studentsexposure to “multiple issues and techniques” in a multidisciplinary setting with landscapearchitecture and city & regional planning students. The course description includes “analysis ofnatural features, climate, existing land uses, quality of the built environment” and “developingLEED-ND compliance analyses.”Other notable architecture programs that offer courses in sustainable site planning and designtopics are:Pratt Institute, New York - the graduate program includes a seminar titled “SustainableDevelopment Seminar” with the following course description: “The purpose of the Seminar is toexpose Pratt Graduate Students and other interested parties to the issues of

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2009 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

year frequency storm whichestimated to result in runoff from that particular surface. Equation 3 shows the overall runoffcoefficient: Σ (Equation 3) ΣFrom Equation 3 the overall runoff coefficient C is calculated as the land-area-weighted averageof the individual area coefficient Ci for each individual land area Ai. There are differentreferences to obtain the C value. The values of typical runoff coefficient for two years storms areshown in table 1 in Appendix A. Table 1 is from LEED-NC 2.1 with the pervious pavementgrids. In addition the pervious concrete values determine din the laboratory study at

Collection

2009 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Kauser Jahan; Jess W. Everett; Gina Tang; Stephanie Farrell; Hong Zhang; Angela Wenger; Majid Noori

has disseminated in a variety of ways. A dynamic website has beenestablished to disseminate our Aquarium Project [19]. All laboratory activities, handouts,experimental methods, quizzes and exams are posted on this website.We are working with NJAAS personnel to instrument an existing 100 gallon marine aquarium asseen in Figure 2 in their distance learning classroom to provide real time images and waterquality data that will be posted on their website and titled the NJ~QUARIUM. This is a uniqueopportunity for NJAAS as currently none of the NJ State Aquarium exhibits have real time dataand images online. The NJ~QUARIUM site will also generate excitement among students of allages. Students will not only visualize activities of different living

Collection

2009 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Ricardo A. Camilo; S. Keith Hargrove

transponder was inventedby the British in 1939 and the first application goes back to World War II, when Britainpioneered the use of radio-wave navigation and identification of friend or foe aircraft for nightoperations5.A very early demonstration of reflected power (modulated backscatter) RFID tags, both passiveand active, was done by Steven Depp, Alfred Koelle and Robert Freyman at the Los AlamosScientific Laboratory in 1973. The portable system operated at 915 MHz and used 12 bit tags.This technique is used by the majority of today's UHF and microwave RFID tags. The firstpatent to be associated with the abbreviation RFID was granted to Charles Walton in 1983 (U.S.Patent 4,384,288)8.RFID technology operation starts when tags awakened by low cost

Collection

2009 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Deborah Ihezie; S. Keith Hargrove

line of CNC-machined parts [4]. Some of itscustomers include GE, Boeing, Pratt & Whitney, and Lockheed Martin. 
Over the last four years, MRAS has seen considerable growth in revenues, with businessincreasing 74%. The organization continues to expand its workforce to meet increasingcustomer demand, hiring over 300 new employees since 2004. The one million square footfacility contains manufacturing, laboratory, and engineering facilities designed specifically forthe development and production of aerospace systems [4].According to MRAS, the organization is constantly finding ways to improve its programs andprocesses. The company remains committed to designing and building aerostructures for today'sneeds and tomorrow's vision, while

Collection

2009 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Orla LoPiccolo; Amit Bandyopadhyay

design “Community Design Laboratory” offers architecture studentsexposure to “multiple issues and techniques” in a multidisciplinary setting with landscapearchitecture and city & regional planning students. The course description includes “analysis ofnatural features, climate, existing land uses, quality of the built environment” and “developingLEED-ND compliance analyses.”Other notable architecture programs that offer courses in sustainable site planning and designtopics are:Pratt Institute, New York - the graduate program includes a seminar titled “SustainableDevelopment Seminar” with the following course description: “The purpose of the Seminar is toexpose Pratt Graduate Students and other interested parties to the issues of

Conference Session

Successful Mentoring and Outreach Programs for Girls and Minorities

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anant Kukreti, University of Cincinnati; Kenneth Simonson, University of Cincinnati; Latiera Evans, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

the student activities, parent workshops, and joint parent-student activities executed in the 2007 summer are presented next.Orientation SessionAll parents and students were required to attend an orientation program held on the first day. Theorientation covered a history of the Family Science Academy, program overview, expectations,and teacher introductions. After the orientation we went into the first parent workshop session,and the students went to the lab to do their first activity planned for the day..Student ActivitiesThe students were divided into two age specific groups of 4th to 5th grades and 6th to 7th grades.Each group was taught by a separate instructor in laboratories provided by the ChemistryDepartment. Both groups worked on the

Conference Session

International Initiatives, Partnerships, Teaching Strategies & Collaborative Networks (IUCEE, IFEES, LACCEI.... )

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ivan Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University; Maria M. Larrondo Petrie, Florida Atlantic University

Tagged Divisions

International

:• Faculty and student exchange• New and/or higher level academic programs• Dual/joint degree and certificate programs• Distance, continuing and e-education• Laboratory development and sharing of resources• Curriculum development, course equivalency and accreditation support• Faculty development, including higher degrees• Industry internship, cooperative programs and career development• Joint training and research programs, and solicitation of funds• Development, commercialization and transfer of technology• Dissemination of scholarly achievements and other accomplishments by member institutions. Page 14.296.3LACCEI has developed some initiatives and