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ERM Potpourri

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katie Sullivan, University of Utah; April Kedrowicz, University of Utah

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Educational Research and Methods

design phase and prototyping. With respect tocommunication instruction, teams write an update memo and present an oral project update aboutonce a month. Further, they learn the importance of critical listening, evaluation, and feedback,as they are required to provide oral and written feedback to other teams upon completion of theirpresentations. Finally, the third course in the senior design sequence consists of the construction,testing and optimization of the proposed design. Students continue to write update memos andalso prepare a poster presentation and final report.In sum, Mechanical Engineering students work in teams, speak, and write throughout theirundergraduate career as they complete design, manufacturing, and lab assignments. With the

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Introductory Materials Engineering Courses of 2020

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paulo Blikstein, Northwestern University; Uri Wilensky, Northwestern University

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Materials

early as the sixties2-4 is nowadays prevalent in numerousengineering schools, which, in recent years, have been trying to overcome it by proposing anumber of reform initiatives5-7. Particularly, a popular approach has been to introduce design-based curricula which include hands-on engineering design, oftentimes using modeling andsimulation software8-11. Some of the reasons mentioned for this urge for curricula reform are thedeclining interest of American high-school students for the career (down 18% since 1991), thechanging workforce demographics, the new industrial dynamics brought about by “masscustomization” and other new manufacturing needs and techniques12. Apart from the broader societal changes, technical advances have also been

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New Trends in Engineering Graduate Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Ports, QTS, Inc.; Dennis Kulonda, Florida Tech; Clifford Bragdon, Florida Tech; Carmo D'Cruz, Florida Tech

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Graduate Studies

been slowdowns in space program activity and layoffs of highly skilled space technicianson the Space Coast. One of the goals of the Space Coast Innovation Outreach Network (SCION)is to retrain and redeploy these skilled resources into careers in high tech entrepreneurship.Research indicates that teaming researchers and engineers from private industry and universitiescan help overcome the problem of the “Valley of Death” a dangerous portion of the innovationcycle where technological advances are established, but never put to productive use or brought tomarket.17 The conclusions from the 2002 AUTM Licensing Survey support this by showing thatthe academic and industrial technology transfer field is an integral part of the innovationeconomy

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Division Poster Sessions

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Ports, QTS, Inc.; Dennis Kulonda, Florida Tech; Clifford Bragdon, Florida Tech; Carmo D'Cruz, Florida Tech

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

andincubationFollowing the Space Shuttle Challenger and Columbia disasters, and a series of hurricanes, therehave been slowdowns in space program activity and layoffs of highly skilled space technicianson the Space Coast. One of the goals of the Space Coast Innovation Outreach Network (SCION)is to retrain and redeploy these skilled resources into careers in high tech entrepreneurship.Research indicates that teaming researchers and engineers from private industry and universitiescan help overcome the problem of the “Valley of Death” a dangerous portion of the innovationcycle where technological advances are established, but never put to productive use or brought tomarket.17 The conclusions from the 2002 AUTM Licensing Survey support this by showing thatthe

Conference Session

Factors Affecting Student Performance

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Hamilton, U.S. Military Academy; Leslie Brunell, Stevens Institute of Technology; Gunnar Tamm, U.S. Military Academy; Ozer Arnas, U.S. Military Academy

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Educational Research and Methods

process,or it would quickly become nothing more than a nuisance to them. Effective “marketing” is thekey. While marketing may not be a term that we like to associate with educational methods, itdoes capture what is required. “Extensive research has shown that students learn best when theyperceive a clear need to know the material being taught.”[20] Being able to tie what is done in theclassroom to skills needed for future courses, or better yet their future careers after college is ahuge motivator for students.[21] If students believe that they really do need to know how to do Page 11.988.15something or learn a

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Entrepreneurship Division Poster Sessions

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara Karanian, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Gül Okudan, Pennsylvania State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

2006-2121: ENTREPRENEURIAL LEADERSHIP, GENDER AND TEAMS IN THEENGINEERING AND SCIENCE CONTEXTBarbara Karanian, Wentworth Institute of Technology Barbara A. Karanian is a Professor of Social Sciences and Management at Wentworth Institute of Technology. She received her Ph.D. in Educational Studies in Organizational Psychology from Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts and was a Leadership Teaching Fellow at Harvard University. Her research interests include collaborative and cross-functional teams, transitions in the career path, gender/influence/and persuasion, and entrepreneurial leadership. Her consulting work is with changing organizations.Gül Okudan, Pennsylvania State University

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Turns, University of Washington; Jessica Yellin, University of Washington; Yi-Min Huang, University of Washington; Kathleen Gygi, University of Washington

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Educational Research and Methods

2006-2205: WHAT’S SO IMPORTANT ABOUT PEER REVIEW OF TEACHINGPORTFOLIO COMPONENTS? AN EXPLORATORY ANALYSIS OFPEER-REVIEW EPISODES WITHIN ETPPJennifer Turns, University of Washington Jennifer Turns is an assistant professor in the Department of Technical Communication at the University of Washington. She holds a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Her interests include engineering education, learner-centered design, user-centered design, and audience analysis. Dr. Turns is currently working on multiple NSF grants dealing with engineering education including an NSF Career award exploring the impact of portfolio construction on engineering students

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandra Courter, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Joan Kwako, University of Wisconsin-Madison; John Wright, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Deanna Byrnes, Lawrence University; Thatcher Root, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Clif Conrad, University of Wisconsin-Madison

knowledge • Striving for in-depth understanding rather than superficial awareness • Expressing one’s ideas and findings through elaborated communication(adapted from the School of Education, University of Wisconsin, electronic portfoliowebsite, http://careers.education.wisc.edu/epcsonline/public/help/fromPortfolios.cfmIn the course curriculum, teaching and learning philosophy, and micro-teachingexperiences, students build on their prior knowledge of their discipline and teaching andlearning, demonstrate in-depth understanding by using their prior knowledge to “facilitatecomplex understanding of discrete problems,” and communicate their understandings ineffectively designed products that are of value in their professional careers. Weencouraged

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2006 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Joseph J. Rencis; Hartley T. Grandin; William O. Jolley