Conference Session

Embedded Computing

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sang-Hoon Lee, Polytechnic University; Anshuman Panda, Polytechnic University; Vikram Kapila, Polytechnic University; Hong Wong, Polytechnic University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

Laboratories in Dayton, OH. His research interests are in cooperative control; distributed spacecraft formation control; linear/nonlinear control with applications to robust control, saturation control, and time-delay systems; closed-loop input shaping; spacecraft attitude control; mechatronics; and DSP/PC/microcontroller-based real-time control. He received Polytechnic’s 2002 Jacob’s Excellence in Education Award and 2003 Distinguished Teacher Award. In 2004, he was selected for a three-year term as a Senior Faculty Fellow of Polytechnic University’s Othmer Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies. He has edited one book and published four chapters in edited books, 1 book review, 39 journal

Conference Session

Computer Education Management Tools

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phil Rawles, Purdue University

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Computers in Education

configured: student groups and projects. Toconfigure student groups open the “students” table in the database file as shown in figure 1. Figure 1 – Students TableIn the students table you provide the following information for each student: - SID – This is the authentication mechanism the student must enter to log into the system. In a larger system students would log in via pre-existing accounts, but in this small implementation their student ID number will suffice. - GroupNumber – The number of the student’s group - FirstName – The student’s first name - LastName – The student’s last name - GradeID – This is the key for the table and will automatically be entered when you add

Conference Session

Two Year Colleges

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Russell Richardson, College of the Canyons; Kathleen Alfano, College of the Canyons; Joseph Gerda, College of the Canyons; Floyd Moos, College of the Canyons

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Two Year College Division

permanentlylost to the program. The problem may even undermine the efforts of department chairs to build asuccessful program or even to sustain the success of one. Arguing that some programs live ordie on the success of their adjuncts is not overreaching.Part-time faculty members have long been fundamental to the operation of community colleges.According to the American Association of Community Colleges, part-time teachers compose upto 66 percent of the public community college faculty across the nation.1 Even though we knowthem more as a shadowy campus presence, operating more in the background than theforeground, we have come to understand how collectively crucial they are to the education of ourstudents. And, when we think about it, we know how

Conference Session

Assessing Design Coursework I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shih-Liang (Sid) Wang, North Carolina A&T State University

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Design in Engineering Education

matrix represent the 39 features that one typically wants toimprove, such as speed, weight, force, stress or pressure and so on. Columns represent worseningfeatures. Based on worsening and improving features, a cell is selected representing the pair ofconflicting features, and each cell contains several inventive principles recommended to resolvethe contradiction. Figure 1 shows a portion of the contradiction matrix with improving andworsening features and respective inventive principles.To illustrate the process of using the matrix and principles, one can use spoilers on sports carsare as an example. The issue to address is that at high speed, the airflow over the top of a cartends to create a low pressure area at the rear and thus the car is

Conference Session

Improving ME Education: Trends in Mechanical Engineering I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Efstathios Michaelides, University of North Texas; Reza Mirshams, University of North Texas

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Mechanical Engineering

civilization are indelibly connected to the harnessing of energy in the formof fire: The caveman improved his and his clan’s life by bringing fire (energy) into theircaves/dwellings and using it for heating and cooking. Centuries later, the industrial revolution,which altered drastically the history and destiny of mankind, has its foundations in theharnessing of thermal energy by engines that produce mechanical work. Today, the wealth ofmodern nations and the welfare of their citizens depend greatly on the availability of affordableenergy. Figures 1 and 2 that have been produced from data of the International energy Agency[1] show that the use of energy, either as total primary energy consumption or as electric poweris directly correlated to both the

Conference Session

Cognitive and Motivational Issues in Student Performance I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelli Higley, Pennsylvania State University; Thomas Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University; Peggy Van Meter, Pennsylvania State University; Christine B. Masters, Pennsylvania State University; Jonna Kulikowich, Pennsylvania State University

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Educational Research and Methods

. Page 12.586.2Since Polya’s seminal work in mathematics,2 the utility of learning and using a sequence of stepsduring problem-solving has been widely accepted. Although several specific models exist, ageneric 4-step model captures most: (1) Represent the Problem, (2) Goal Setting and Planning,(3) Execute the Plan, and (4) Evaluate the Solution. In the first step, problem representation, thestudent must read the problem statement and discern the objective. There are instructionalinterventions for engineering education that are grounded in this theoretical model of problem-solving. For example, Gray et al.3 developed a systematic approach to solving Statics andDynamics problems. In this intervention, it is recommended that students be taught the

Conference Session

FPD8 -- Introductory Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Pieri, North Dakota State University; Ghodrat Karami, North Dakota State University

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First-Year Programs

simulation capabilities of Computer AidedDesign and Drafting (CADD) as well as the analysis capabilities of Finite Element Modeling(FEM).Overview/BackgroundIn the midst of today's global technical challenges with respect to the environment, energy,healthcare and general quality of life, the pivotal role of engineering education to prepare thenext generation of problem solvers goes with out question. However, as pointed out in recentpublications, 1, 2 the topics, methods and audience of this enterprise requires ongoing assessmentand revision to ensure relevance, efficacy and accessibility for local and global consumers. Inkeeping with this concept, the authors believe that the fundamental discipline of classicalmechanics with respect to the current

Conference Session

Computer Engineering Technology Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Veeramuthu Rajaravivarma, Central Connecticut State University; G. Thomas Bellarmine, Florida A&M-Florida State University

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Engineering Technology

freely and publicly available andis in widespread active use by millions throughout industry, academia and privately [1].VNC is a desktop sharing system that uses the Remote Frame Buffer (RFB) protocol totake complete control of a remote computer. The keyboard presses and mouse clicks aretransmitted from one computer (the viewer) to the other (the server) over a network.The set of laboratory exercises on Visual Route and Virtual Network Computing (VNC)software suites discussed in this article are: 1. Study the basic commands of networking 2. Implement traceroute for specific website name using Visual Route. 3. Implement ping for specific IP address using Visual Route 4. Study the basics of packet sniffing. 5

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Eduaction - Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Dahm, Rowan University; William Riddell, Rowan University; Roberta Harvey, Rowan University; Paris von Lockette, Rowan University; Eric Constans, Rowan University; Jennifer Courtney, Rowan University

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Design in Engineering Education

chose a basic design quickly and after investigating few, if any,alternatives, and in many cases important decisions were made without a quantitative analysis.During the fall of 2005, the faculty team addressed this shortcoming by 1) establishing asequence of design projects that increases in complexity, and 2) presenting a converging-diverging approach to design, modeled after a paper by Dym, et. al.1 Rather than a semester-long project, the faculty provided a four week project on designing bottle rockets followed by a10-week version of the Hoistinator project. Students were required to document their approachto these problems in detail, showing specific evidence of divergent design and convergent designand specific rationale for the final

Conference Session

Electrical Technology Projects and Applications

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Asad Yousuf, Savannah State University; Ayush Bhardwaj, Savannah State University; Crystal Reeves, Savannah State University; William Lehman, St. Mary School; Sylvester Chukwukere, Savannah State University; Shinemin Lin, Savannah State University

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Engineering Technology

12.365.2comparison. With a consistent approach and the power of computer-based measurement,students will quickly and easily understand how to implement their design, carry out powerfulsimulations, and take important measurements. A conceptual view of the integrated platform isshown in Figure 1. Figure 1: A conceptual view of Integrated PlatformThis paper explores the hardware design and software simulation of a decade counter. Designexperience included sequential design concepts, selection of components, and softwaresimulation with Multisim®.Following paragraphs will describe the sequential design of a decade counter, followed by thetraditional and design implementation of the counter. The comparison of traditional and

Conference Session

Aspirational Visions of Civil Engineering in 2025 & Policy 465

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Welch, The University of Texas-Tyler; Michael Robinson, Rose-Hulman Institute; Charles Glagola, University of Florida; James Nelson, University of Texas-Tyler

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Civil Engineering

Page 12.200.2 1 This paper is extracted from the ASCE report Development of Civil Engineering Curricula Supporting theBody of Knowledge for Professional Practice, 2006.to provide thoughts and strategies for institutions when they implement their own uniquecompliant programs.FUNDAMENTAL ASSUMPTIONS As the committee conducted its tasks, several assumptions were made about the nature ofcivil engineering curricula to focus the process and to provide boundaries within which thecommittee could have an impact on the overall development of a civil engineer. Theseassumptions also provided the philosophy by which the curricula would be developed. Discussedbelow are the primary assumptions made by the committee and the rationale for

Conference Session

Entrepreneurial Leadership and Non-traditional Ways to Engage Students in Entrepreneurship and Innovation

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen High, Oklahoma State University; Paul Rossler, Oklahoma State University; Martin High, Oklahoma State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Chemical Engineering at Oklahoma State University. Professor High earned his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in chemical engineering from Penn State, and a J.D. from the University of Tulsa. He is licensed as an attorney in Oklahoma, registered as a Patent Attorney to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and licensed as a professional engineer in Pennsylvania. Page 12.632.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Engineering Entrepreneurship for High School and Early College StudentsAbstractProject Lead the Way, Inc.1 is a national pre-engineering curriculum

Conference Session

Modern Software Measurement Techniques

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gangbing Song, University of Houston; Claudio Olmi, University of Houston; Richard Bannerot, University of Houston

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

, in the presence of a magnetic field thedipoles of the particles align, forming small chains of particles across the two potentials, asillustrated in Figure 1.As the magnitude of the magnetic field through the fluid increases, the strength of the particlechains formed across the fluid also increases. On a macro-level, the observed effect is a changein the effective viscosity of the fluid, causing resistance against any movement through the fluid.Since the magnitude of the viscosity change is directly related to the change in magnetic field Page 12.677.3strength, an MR fluid is a reliable, easily controlled alternative to mechanical damping

Conference Session

Issues of Diversity

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Mariga, Purdue University; Alka Harriger, Purdue University

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Women in Engineering

areasthreatens the economic strength, national security, and well-being of Americans.1 The near-termimpact in the IT arena is a serious shortage of IT expertise. This pervasive problem requires amulti-pronged solution to yield a positive, long-term result.Faculty in the Computer and Information Technology (CIT) Department at Purdue University areemploying a number of initiatives across all levels of the university to address this problem.Within the department, two female faculty are leading two separate, but complimentaryinitiatives. One faculty member is attending national meetings and conferences to gather ideas tobring back to Computer and Information Technology and network with other diversity leaders toensure that Computer and Information

Conference Session

Integrating Mathematics, Science, and Engineering

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenna Carpenter, Louisiana Tech University

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Mathematics

lines, and graphs of functions (in this case, their growthcurves) with the data about the growth rate of the algae, their treatments of the algae sample,their calculated growth rates and other related concepts from the accompanying biology lecture Page 12.914.3course: 1. What does is mean for the growth rate to be large? 2. What does is mean for the growth rate to be small? 3. Can a growth rate be negative? Why or why not? What would the curve look like if these were so? 4. Can a growth rate be zero? Why or why not? What would the curve look like if this were so? 5. Looking at your graph for Control A, how are the growth

Conference Session

Hands-on Materials Science and Engineering

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gangbing Song, University of Houston; Richard Bannerot, University of Houston

Tagged Divisions

Materials

Interactive Shape Memory Alloy Demonstration for Smart Materials CurriculaAbstractThis paper presents the development, operation, and evaluation of an interactive Shape MemoryAlloy (SMA) demonstration. The hands-on device was developed to introduce Shape MemoryAlloys to anyone but especially to students in middle school and above. The device is designedto demonstrate the basic operations of an SMA and its common applications. The devicefeatures two independent processes with their own associated control buttons and dials, housedin a clear acrylic display case for easy visualization. The display features 1) an SMA wireweight-lifter to demonstrate the magnitude of the force exerted by the SMA wire and 2) anSMA wire actuated flexible

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula III

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Pines, University of Hartford

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Environmental Engineering

fordeveloping communities’ project had been included as one of the projects. In addition tolearning about sustainable design, students will have the opportunity to implement their designover the summer where they will learn about “on-location” issues that can not be duplicated inthe classroom. The interest in providing students this type of opportunity has growndramatically in the last several years as indicated by the number of papers being presented atengineering education conferences on this subject and the growth of organizations such asEngineers Without Borders (EWB)1. This paper summarizes how a design for developingcommunities course was added to the curriculum and the challenges involved in providing thestudents the opportunity to implement

Conference Session

Emerging Technologies in Manufacturing Education - I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ben Zoghi, Texas A&M University; Ryan Beasley; Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

Texas A&M. His research activities include control system theory and applications to industry, system engineering, robust design, modeling, simulation, optimization, and RFID. Page 12.146.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 A thorough hands-on process to implement a RFID SystemThe purpose of this paper is to walk you through a step by step practical process ofimplementing RFID for your application. The process addresses technical issues,benefits, return of investment (ROI) and future upgrade. When the business problem isidentified, you shall ask the following questions: 1. Does RFID help capture

Conference Session

Using Technology to Enhance Teaching and Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pilar Pazos, Northwestern University; Robert Linsenmeier, Biomedical Engineering Department and Department of Neurobiology and; Suzanne Olds, Northwestern University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

conclude by comparing and evaluating the differences found in the resultsfrom both courses.1. IntroductionNational calls for reform in science education 1 recommend a shift in instructional focus toincorporate the student as an active member of the educational process. The National Academyof Engineering is also promoting new initiatives to support innovative work in engineeringeducation 2 Ebert-Mar, Brewer & Allred 3 indicate that learning is a constructive process thatrequires active participation by not only the teacher but also the student. Active involvement ofstudents in large engineering classes can become a challenge. A possible approach includes“hands-on” experiences in the lab and small interactive classrooms 3. However

Conference Session

Teaching Strategies in Graphics

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anthony Dean, Old Dominion University; Moustafa Moustafa, Old Dominion University; Julie Moustafa, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

Content Course (Dept., Number, Title 1-1 MET 100, Engineering Graphics 3 ENGN 110, Explore Engineering & Tech I 2 MATH 162M, Precalcu lus I 3 CHEM 115N, Foundations of Chemistry 4 ENGL 110C, Eng lish Co mposition 3 1-2 MET 230, Co mputer-Aided Draft ing

Conference Session

ChE: Innovations in Student Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Christensen, Texas A&M University; Lale Yurttas, Texas A&M University; Janie Stratton Haney, Texas A&M University; Mahmoud El-Halwagi, Texas A&M University; Jeffrey Froyd, Texas A&M University; Charles Glover, Texas A&M University

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Chemical Engineering

Engineering Education, 2007Enhancement of Chemical Engineering Introductory Curriculum through Service-Learning Implementation Lale Yurttas, Jennifer Christensen, Janie Haney, Mahmoud El-Halwagi, Jeff Froyd, and Charles Glover Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M UniversityAbstractAs a part of a departmental curriculum reform project supported by the National ScienceFoundation, service-learning has been implemented in the first ChE sophomore-levelcourse by a collaborative student and faculty effort to achieve the following: 1. Increase retention through student engagement with interesting and insightful projects that apply engineering principles to actual problems

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Russell, University of Hertfordshire

module is presented. Here the use of an ElectronicVoting System, animations, use of a tablet pc and active use of a Managed LearningEnvironment is presented.IntroductionWhilst traditional classroom-based activity present an opportunity to transmit information, abetter view is one where the lecture is seen as a place for the lecturer to inspire, enthuse andparticipate in a so called learning conversation; a conversation that actively seeks out, anduses, the students’ own conceptions to re-align what is taught, what is asked and hence betterdevelop what is understood. Such principles are captured in strategies including Laurillard’sConversational Framework(1). For many teachers this idea requires a significant change inhow they view their role in

Conference Session

Innovation in Construction Engineering Education II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Pocock, U.S. Air Force Academy; Steve Kuennen, U.S. Air Force Academy

Tagged Divisions

Construction

. Figure 1 – Cadets Forming Concrete Beams during the Summer Field Engineering CourseThis is the essence of the summer field course, applying engineering throughconstruction. Since this course comes before most of their engineering design courses,the engineering tends to be intuitive. But the students begin to understand the results ofchanging variables in their designs. They also recognize the impact of their designs onconstructability since they must execute their own design. In other activities, such as thewood-frame house they build, the design has already been provided and the learningemphasis is on aspects such as integrating systems, safety, reading construction drawingsand updating the project schedule. Together, these activities are

Conference Session

Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Experiments and Labs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Afshin Goharzadeh, The Petroleum Institute; Peter Rodgers, The Petroleum Institute; Christian Mandel, The Petroleum Institute

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

and hands-on traininghas been found as an effective tool in helping to develop the necessary skills. The Core Measurements course [1], which is offered in the spring semester of thejunior year, focuses on the principle subjects of mechanical engineering such as fluidmechanics, heat transfer, thermodynamics and combustion, mechanics and materials, andautomation and control. The prerequisite for the course is the Basic measurements course[1], which focuses on basic measurement and instrumentation techniques and is taught insophomore year. Core measurements is a two–credit course, having four contact hoursper week. Students can expect to do eight standardized experiments per semester, withone to two experiments in each of the four specialty

Conference Session

Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward Perry, University of Memphis

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Mechanical Engineering

minimize time spent taking notes in class and to maximize the time spent listening to thelecture and participating in classroom discussions.A total of 101 students were participants in the study, and informed consent forms wereobtained. Table 1 summarizes some of the pertinent characteristics of the two groups. AStudents' t-test was performed on the data, and the resulting p-values indicate that the two groupswere statistically the same with respect to these characteristics.Table 1. Characteristics of the Control and Test Groups Used in the Study. Control Group Test Group Difference p-value (Mean ± SD) (Mean ± SD) Total Number 46

Conference Session

How to Effectively Teach Using Teams

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shane Palmquist, Western Kentucky University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

curriculum thatrequired field work. The project involved students performing a hands-on inspection and deadload analysis of the trusses of a historical steel bridge.II. BackgroundCollege Street Bridge is a four-span, steel, truss structure which crosses the Barren River inBowling Green, Kentucky (see Figures 1 and 2). Spans 1 through 3 are through trusses, andspan 4 is a pony truss. The historic bridge was built in 1915 and presently serves as a pedestrianbridge. The top chord truss members and the vertical truss members of the through trusses aremade of built-up riveted steel sections. The lower chord truss members and the diagonalmembers of the through trusses are steel eyebar members, which connect to steel pins at thejoints. The slender tension

Conference Session

Teaching Topics in Aircraft Manufacturing

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Sterkenburg, Purdue University; Sergey Dubikovsky, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

new skillset to design and manufacture an aluminum alloy formed wing rib using CNC equipment andconventional sheet metal equipment. The wing rib was chosen as a project because on modernaircraft these parts are modeled and CNC machined (Figure 1). For this project students designeda basic wing shape using commercial available software based on assigned parameters like grossweight, cruise speed, and stall speed. Students will select an airfoil for a small piston poweredUltra Light aircraft with a maximum gross weight of 500 pounds, cruise speed of 150 mph, and astall speed of 50 mph. Page 12.978.3There are plenty of commercial off the shelf

Conference Session

Perspectives for Women Faculty

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Sheridan, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Eve Fine, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Jessica Winchell, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Christine Pribbenow, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Molly Carnes, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Jo Handelsman, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Women in Engineering

Conference Session

Entrepreneurial Leadership and Non-traditional Ways to Engage Students in Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward Coyle, Purdue University; Nancy Clement, Purdue University; Joy Krueger, Purdue University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

their localcommunity.The EPICS Entrepreneurship Initiative (EEI) was created in 2001 to enable EPICS teams to learnabout entrepreneurship in the context of the innovative products and services that they createwith their community partners. The culmination of the EEI’s activities each year is the EPICSIdea-to-Product® (I2P®) Competition.1 In this product-feasibility competition, a panel ofdistinguished entrepreneurs listen to the EPICS e-teams’ presentations about their products anddetermine which of their ideas have the greatest potential for both commercial sustainability andbenefit to society.The educational and commercialization benefits of the EEI and its I2P® Competition have led usto generalize them beyond EPICS to include all areas of

Conference Session

BME Assessment and the VaNTH ERC

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Schreiner, Western New England College; Judy Cezeaux, Western New England College; Diane Testa, Western New England College

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

. Moreover, we decided to rely on direct measures of outcomes and avoidmore subjective surveys. Since a myriad of measurement possibilities have been written aboutpreviously, this paper focuses on the overall system used to track and assess the measures ratherthan detailing specific outcomes measures.Tracking and Assessing OutcomesThe Biomedical Engineering Program has adopted an assessment process with a three-year cycletime. Figure 1 shows that during the three year cycle, relevant data are gathered from specificmeasures of a particular outcome. Throughout the cycle, collection of these relevant data isperformed using well defined measurement instruments within the curriculum (e.g. examquestions, homework problems, reports, etc.). Then, these data