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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Ku-Yen Li; David Cocke; John Gossage

the chemical engineering curriculum. Nevertheless, after two years ofexperience, this approach leads to obvious advantages.The first advantage is to help the students in co-op program and in the Process Analysis(Material and Energy Balance) course. Most of our co-op students use one of thesimulation packages (such as ASPEN, Pro/II, HYSYS, or WinSim) during their co-opterms. CAMS prepares them early enough that they are able to move into the workingsituation quickly to solve practical problems in industry. When the co-op students comeback to school to learn the fundamental principles in junior/senior engineering basiccourses, they already have this “problem based learning” pedagogical mind-set. This helpsto pave the way for “problem based

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Learning and Teaching Issues

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2003 Annual Conference

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Glenn Ellis; Alan Rudnitsky; Borjana Mikic

Session 2531 Getting the “big picture” in engineering: Using narratives and conceptual maps Glenn W. Ellis, Borjana Mikic and Alan N. Rudnitsky Smith College, Northampton, MAINTRODUCTIONThe Picker Engineering Program at Smith College is the first undergraduate program leading to adegree in engineering at a woman’s liberal arts college. The foundation and rationale for theprogram conceives of engineering as connecting basic scientific and mathematical principles inthe service of humanity. Thus imagined, engineering finds itself well situated at a liberal

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Course and Curriculum Innovations in ECE

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2003 Annual Conference

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Rafael Rodriguez-Solis; Rafael Medina; Jose Colom

Session 2632 INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING: A NEW FRESHMAN COURSE AT UPR-MAYAGUEZ José G. Colom-Ustáriz, Rafael Medina, Rafael Rodrígez Solís University of Puerto Rico at MayaguezI. IntroductionA course introducing electrical engineering to freshman students has been created at Universityof Puerto Rico Mayaguez (UPRM). The course consists of one-hour lecture followed by a twohours lab experience once a week. The students are introduced to five areas of specializationthrough discussion of basic concepts in class and real life applications in the laboratory. Thelaboratory

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Innovative Teaching Methods in Industrial Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

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Robert Ford; Denise Jackson

in Teaching”, Informing Science: Challenges to Informing Clients: A Transdisciplinary Approach June 2001 pp.301-309, Hong Kong: City University of Hong Kong Press5. Kinkoph, Sherry,et.al., Teach Yourself Visually: Macromedia Web Collection, Hungry Minds, Inc., New York, 2001.Robert FordResearch Assistant ProfessorPh.D., The University of TennesseeRESEARCH AREAS: Work systems design and improvementPROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS & AWARDS: Member, Human Factors & ErgonomicsSociety; Senior Member, Institute of Industrial Engineer; Board of Directors, Society of WorkScience; Professional Member, American Society for Engineering Education.Denise Jackson, P.E.Associate ProfessorPh.D., The University of TennesseeRESEARCH AREAS: Information

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REU at VaNTH & Graduate Programs in BME

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2003 Annual Conference

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Stephanie Bird; Mark D'Avila; Penny Hirsch

ethics and communication, will help biomedical undergraduates better appreciate thecomplexities of their field and explore the broader social and political implications of theresearch. That, and a more thorough understanding of learning theory, will make tomorrow’sbioengineers better practitioners and more capable teachers.AcknowledgementsThis work was supported primarily by the Engineering Research Centers Program of theNational Science Foundation under Award Number EEC-9876363.References1 http://www.VaNTH.org2 Bransford, J., Brown, A., & Cocking, R. How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press, 1999.3 Roselli, R. VaNTH NSF ERC Research Experience for Undergraduates. Resubmission

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Engineering Education; An International Perspective

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2003 Annual Conference

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Melany Ciampi; Claudio Brito

engineer has to be very well qualified, with skills to help the promotion ofsustainable development. S/he has to be a professional with scientific mind, capable of findingsolutions in according to the local context inserted in a global context. It is the ability of creatingtechnology to be used to the welfare of contemporary society, viewing the future year [12].The engineering programs under the Mercosul paradigm of education have the goal to preparethe students for the effective professional practice in a more solid way, coherent with thecomplex demand of present and future world, in the four Countries involved in the Bloc.In Countries like Brazil and its partners in Mercosul, more than ever it is necessary to increasethe number of researchers

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Teaching Entrepreneurship to Engineers

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2003 Annual Conference

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Tushar Patil; Ofodike Ezekoye; Justin Cone; Kathy Schmidt, The University of Texas at Austin

communicating withthe players in the marketplace. Our experience suggested that engineers come to a situation witha solution in mind before weighing the actual needs involved. An essential aspect of the shortcourse was to develop and provide a communication “toolkit” to guide the students as theyquestioned business processes and strategies.We decided to use a single case study to provide a problem scenario and then for the students towork in teams to provide a solution to the case’s needs. At question were how much businesstheory background would be useful and what sort of communication tools the students wouldfind relevant. Our approach was to provide students with in-depth materials, exercises based onthe case study, a template to guide their team

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Assessment & Quality Assuranc in Engr Ed

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2003 Annual Conference

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Roger Reynolds; Macy Reynolds

Session 1360 Student Journals as a Diagnostic Tool in Quantitative Engineering Classes Macy Reynolds, Roger Reynolds University of DaytonAbstractJournaling is a common communication tool in English classes but not in engineering classes.However, journals can also be very productive for both students and instructors in classesemphasizing quantitative concepts. Typically, students submit journals weekly throughout theterm and the content and format may vary according to what the professor needs to know. Theprofessor reacts briefly to the journals with written comments either on a

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Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

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Michael Deisenroth

at Virginia Tech in 1984, he servedon the faculties of Purdue University and Michigan Technological University. Page 8.502.13 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering EducationAppendix A Interview Form - Engineering Laboratory Learning ObjectivesFor each objective, please check one box for correlation and one for coverage as it applies to the lab you are responsible for. Please provide examples asapplicable. Please keep in mind the following

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Issues for ET Administrators

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2003 Annual Conference

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Roger Reynolds; Macy Reynolds

was at homeeither before or after work hours. I feel pretty comfortable with the new material, but am struggling with this weekend's homework. I listened in class but there are a lot of twists that I am not sure how to deal with in the problems. I know that it is 12:15AM as I write this, but I figured that you Page 8.1036.3 wouldn’t mind that I remembered a couple minutes late.“Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright© 2003, American Society for Engineering Education” Sorry this email is probably a few minutes late, I hope that’s

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Mentoring Women and Minorities

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2003 Annual Conference

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Patrick Dunfey; Julie Salisbury; Erik Rushton; Brian Gravel

to a classroomof students. Engineering concept integration then becomes somewhat of a communicationprocess for the fellow, not simply presenting it but ensuring an understanding and leading theteacher in instruction methods and ideas. In the professional world, delegating responsibilitiesand training employees is an essential management tool, thus the training similar to this receivedby the fellow better prepares him/her for work in industry. A management mind set is furtherexperienced with project based learning, either individually or in small groups. In this case, thefellow becomes the managing body of the entire class, responsible for monitoring their progress,helping them overcome hurdles without doing the work for them, and making

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Statistics in the CHE Curriculum

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2003 Annual Conference

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Gerardine Botte

The Use of Active Learning in Design of Engineering Experiments Gerardine G. Botte Ohio University 183 Stocker Center Athens, OH 45701 This paper discusses the issues and experiences in developing an active learningatmosphere during a Design of Engineering Experiments course. The course coveredthree main topics: introduction to statistics, design of experiments, and statistical processcontrol. Twelve undergraduate students at the sophomore and junior levels participated inthe course. The course was taught at the University of Minnesota Duluth. A highlymotivated classroom environment

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Where Are Tomorrow's Civil Engineers?

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2003 Annual Conference

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Sean Buchholtz; Reid Vander Schaaf

and the West Point CivilEngineering Program. The battlefield is the mind of the potential civil engineering student. Ourstrategy to reverse this trend and shape this arena is based on marketing. Our marketingobjectives are to create an interest in engineering and to develop a positive department reputationwithin the student body. This paper addresses outreach practices employed by the CivilEngineering Division at West Point to increase enrollments from the high school student to thefaculty role model.IntroductionIn order to judiciously combat the recent decrease in civil engineers majors, we first had to answerthe question “Exactly what attracts students to civil engineering in the first place?” Toaccomplish this, we conducted a short survey

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K-12 Outreach Initiatives

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2003 Annual Conference

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Larry Richards

Bridges toEngineering Education (B.E.E.) program.References[1] Glenn, John Before it’s too late: A Report to the Nation from the National Commission onMathematics and Science Teaching for the 21 st Century http://www.ed.gov/americacounts/glenn/[2] Thier, Herbert D. Developing Inquiry-Based Science Materials: a Guide for Educators. TeachersCollege Press, Columbia University, 2001.[3] Kemper, J.D. Introduction to the Engineering Profession, 2nd ed., Saunders College Publishing, 1993[4] Bransford, John, Brown, Ann, and Cocking, R.R (eds) How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience,and School, National Academy Press, 1999.[5] Brooks, J. G and Brooks, M.G In Search of Understanding: The Case for Constructivist Classrooms.ASCD, 1999.[6] Science Education

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Tricia Berry

Meeting Honors ColloquiumPilot Program AssessmentThe WE@UT pilot program was a success by all measures. Program objectives and the overallgoal of WE@UT to increase the enrollment of women in engineering programs at The Universityof Texas at Austin (UT) were met.Objectives AssessmentThe program was designed with the five program objectives in mind. All objectives of theWE@UT program were met as can be seen in the Table 4.Participant FeedbackOverall, participants were satisfied with the program content and the information that was shared.The engineering sessions, consisting of faculty presentations and demonstrations, were rated thehighest of all the WE@UT activities. Participants rated the interactions with the industryengineers and the

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International Engineering Education I

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2003 Annual Conference

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Melany Ciampi; Claudio Brito

Session 2160 The Fortress of Knowledge – Social Dimension in Engineering Education Claudio da Rocha Brito, Melany M. Ciampi, Edvaldo Valle, Janete Molnar Supportnet School of TechnologyAbstractThis work is the description of a project that has been implemented in public schools in the cityof São Vicente. It is the initiative of São Vicente City Hall that has decided to implement specialprograms for K12 in public schools in the city. The main goal is to help students to develop thenecessary skills to follow carriers like engineer, which is so necessary for the development of

Conference Session

The Biology Interface

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2003 Annual Conference

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Maria Flytzani-Stephanopoulos; Kyongbum Lee; Howard Saltsburg; Gregory Botsaris; David Kaplan

changes in the way we prepare scientistsand engineers. The immediate conclusion is that the traditional separation of biology from thephysical sciences and engineering must be eliminated. The mind set of the chemical industry itselfis changing, with biology beginning to look like a major vehicle for the next 'quantum leap' of thisindustry as it becomes a life sciences-based one.Rationale for Chemical and Biological Engineering Although departments of “ Agricultural and Biological Engineering” exist, their basic focus ison macroscopic biology issues in agriculture. This approach has begun to change with theintroduction of genetic engineering into that discipline. “Bioengineering” was the obvious nextcandidate. Despite its being the center of

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Teamwork, K-12: Projects to Promote Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

David Chesney

Session 2003-122 From Egg Drops to Gum Drops: Teaching Fourth Grade Students about Engineering David R. Chesney The University of MichiganAbstractStudents remember 80% of what they do and 20% of what they hear. With this premise in mind,the author developed an active approach to educating a classroom of fourth grade students inmultiple areas of engineering. The intent is minimally, to increase interest in math and science inthe young students. Optimally, the students will pursue engineering as a career. Hands-onactivities were used to

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Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

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William Murphy; Vincent Capece; John Baker

with abetter understanding of what mechanical engineering is about. This information wouldhelp some of the students who had thought about a career in engineering to make a bettereducated decision when they get to college, while some who may have never thoughtabout engineering as a career might consider it. In planning such a program, one mustkeep in mind that mechanical engineering is too broad, and the various areas of emphasisare too deep, to allow for a highly detailed overview. It is only realistic to provide a briefintroduction, and one must guard against overwhelming the students with detail. Also, itis important to keep all discussions and project work on a level appropriate for highschool students, who have no background in calculus

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Ethical & Industrial Issues in BME

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Emily Mowry

Session 2209 CREATION OF A BIOETHICS COURSE FOR THE UNDERGRADUATE BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING CURRICULUM E. Mowry, J. Collins, S. Brophy Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235Abstract “Engineering programs must demonstrate that their graduates have…an understanding ofprofessional and ethical responsibility….1” To address this need, we are creating anundergraduate biomedical engineering (BME) ethics course, which serves to raise awareness instudents and better prepare them for careers in medicine, research, and engineering. Theprinciples and methodologies of

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Lucy King; Jacqueline El-Sayed

to address industry’s current needs, the administrators of Kettering University surveyedits Industrial Advisory Board to gain an understanding of the qualities necessary for successfulgraduating engineers. Graduating engineers not only need to understand technologydevelopments involving electrical, computer and mechanical systems, and appropriatemanufacturing processes, industries need ethical engineers who have working knowledge of multi-disciplinary topics and can communicate this knowledge effectively.With this in mind, Kettering University embarked on a curriculum reform journey. The GOAL isto reduce redundancy and provide an effective but LEAN education for the students. Theconcept of integration is first established. The curriculum

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Best Zone Papers

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Marjorie Hovde

designing and conductingcommunication assessment could yield to faculty members in their professionaldevelopment as educators.• how other schools of engineering and technology might design and conducttechnical communication assessment while keeping in mind the reservations thatfaculty members may have about doing such assessment.Before discussing these issues, however, I offer a brief description of the technicalcommunication assessment process that we developed.Designing an appropriate process for conducting communication assessmentWhen designing communication assessment, one needs to take into account theconstraints and needs of the educational institution.5 In addition, those who teach thestudents should play an important role in assessing those

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Pre-College Initiatives in Engineering Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Lawrence Genalo

skills requires that K-12 students have experiences in quality science, mathematics, and technology problem-solvingenvironments. The teaching and learning of science should be centered on inquiry-based strategiesthat incorporate real world experiences. “From the very first day in school students should doscience…not study science.”2 Such strategies include the development of science inquiry skills,scientific habits of mind, and communication skills for dealing with the community at large. 3 Page 8.494.1 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

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Engineering Technology Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Holcombe

take a person into the high school classroom that looks more masculine than feminine. A woman with a family will help illustrate that having a career in engineering or engineering technology and having a family are not mutually exclusive.• Whoever represents your institution must be ready with facts and figures regarding the work, the employment market and the working conditions. How they will be received by the male employees and how they will be perceived by the other non-technical employees will be upper most in the minds of the young women. An individual who can speak from first hand experience is the best.• Avoid certain items that are of interest to the male but of lesser interest to the female. Presenting to the

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Global Issues in Engineering Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Philip Chmielewski

stimulates such a self-appropriation. If engineers visit anapparently removed context, they may then discover there and, as a consequence, firmly grasp thefeatures of their own intelligence. A first step in recognizing the engineer’s problem-solvingcapacity is a study of “cunning intelligence” in the ancient Greek world. In particular, anexamination of the endlessly alert mind of Odysseus can assist the students in self-recognition. Ata minimum, Odysseus is a merely moral exemplum that if one fails in life-long learning, life ends.More fully understood, the myth of Odysseus shrewdness’ frees students to initiate their ownhabit of acquiring knowledge. Many college students are relatively familiar with the mythic figure of Odysseus becausethey

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Assessing Teaching and Learning

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

S. Michael Kilbey; Richard Rice; Scott Husson; Graham Harrison; Douglas Hirt; David Bruce; Charles Gooding; Debi Switzer

Undergraduate Engineering Students: Preliminary Assessment. Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exhibition, ASEE, Montreal, Quebec, 2002.2. Egan, K. The Educated Mind; University of Chicago Press: Chicago, 1997.3. Tuckman, B.W. Conducting Educational Research, 3rd ed.; Harcourt Brace Jovanovich: San Diego, 1988.4. P. R. Pintrich, D. A. F. Smith, T. Garcia, and W. J. McKeachie. A Manual for the Use of the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ), University of Michigan.5. Goldberg, L.R. “International Personality Item Pool” http://ipip.ori.org/ipip/ (last accessed Sept. 13, 2001).6. Roedel; Schraw; Plake. Validation of a Measure of Learning and Performance Goal

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Construction Engineering Advances I

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Julian Kang; Byeong-Cheol Lho

construction schedule Page 8.652.1 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Educationto finish the project on time.The cognitive process of detecting the logical errors in the construction schedule is similar to theprocess of developing the construction schedule. One must read the drawings, visualize thestructure in mind, break the structure into identifiable components, and then link thesecomponents with the construction schedule illustrated by the bar chart. This may be an easyprocess for the experienced

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Successful Entrepreneurship Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Vaidy Vaidyanathan, University of Central Florida; Carmo D'Cruz, University of Central Florida

Session 3554 A Holistic Approach to Teaching Engineering Entrepreneurship and Technology Commercialization Carmo D’Cruz, P.N. Vaidy Vaidyanathan University of Central FloridaAbstractWith their creative product and technology ideas, engineers are excellent sources of high growth-potential entrepreneurial and technology commercialization ventures. However, this resource hasnot been effectively supported by academia in general, to fully realize its potential.This paper reviews

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Innovation in Design Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Patsy Brackin; Clark Merkel

. Page 8.9.13“Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2003, American Society for Engineering Education”References:1. Petroski, H., "Invention by Design", published by Harvard Press, 1996, ISBN: 0-674-46367-62. Sarfield A.M., Smith, K.A., and Bleloch, A.L., "How to Model It, Problem Solving for the Computer Age", published by Burgess International Group, Inc, 1994, ISBN: 0-8087-7970-23. "ABC Nightline. The Deep Dive", Show date: 07/13/99, ABC News Dept. 108, P.O. Box 807, New Hudson, MI 48165, 1-800-505-6139, ABCNewsstore.com4. Wujec, Tom, "Five Star Mind, Games & Puzzles to Stimulate your Creativity and Imagination", published by Broadway

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Experiences with the TTL Turbojet Engine

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Staci White; Paul Strykowski

EngineClassroom learning often provides students with the initial data required to solve a problem, thusfocusing the students’ attention on theoretical principles, scientific laws, and how physicalphenomenon can be modeled using scientific equations. Laboratory learning, however, presents agreat opportunity to expose young minds to the practical methods used to obtain input data aswell as realistic results. For example with the SR-30 engine, students are exposed to some ofthese methods when attempting to calculate the fuel flow rate, the bulk velocity in and out ofnozzles, and integrated values.Fuel Flow RateThe fuel flow rate in cc/min is given by the equation fuel flow rate = 4.07Pmanifold - .013P2manifold - 3.7where Pmanifold