Conference Session

Collaborative & New Efforts in Engineering Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hans Hoyer, American Society for Engineering Education

Tagged Divisions

International

, just prior to the ASEEGlobal Colloquium for Engineering Education. A planning committee has been formedand a delegation of its members will be meeting with ASEE staff on January 11/12, 2007in Washington, DC to continue to define IFEES’ direction. The four vice presidents havebeen asked to take the lead in conceptualizing four key strategic directions for theorganization. This task will hopefully be completed in January, in time for the nextmeeting of the Executive Committee.It is important to share the vision that Claudio Borri holds for IFEES. Claudio sees thatIFEES’ role is to “change the world and that science, technology and engineering canmake powerful contributions to build overall prosperity for all and contribute to thesurvival of all

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Civil and Architectural Engineering Technology

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carol Considine, Old Dominion University; Vernon Lewis, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

the indirect field costs. The five week module concludeswith student submitting a competitive bid for a bridge project with a complete cost estimate andschedule.K’NEX Building Bridges SetThe K’NEX Building Bridges set is comprised of 207 K’NEX building pieces, which can beused to construct 14 different bridge models. The kit includes color coded instructions to buildbeam, truss, cantilever, bascule, arch, suspension, and cable stayed bridges. The buildinginstructions contain real life examples of the bridge type and key facts about bridges.1 Theinstructor uses the color coded instructions as the plans for the bridges. The beam bridge modelis used during the estimating and scheduling class instruction and the arch bridge model is usedfor the

Conference Session

Enhancing K-12 Mathematics Education with Engineering

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Pelletier, Northern Essex Community College; Paul Chanley, Northern Essex Community College

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

will be awarded at the completion of the course.Recruiting Teacher/participantsThe original plan was to recruit teams of teachers principally from the regional technical highschools in the local area. However, only one of the regional technical high schools participated.The teachers from the technical high school were joined by teachers from three local publicschool systems. One team withdrew at the last minute, but was replaced by a single teacher fromanother school system.When recruiting was completed, there were 16 teacher-participants. Ten teachers from one localpublic school system formed a middle school team and a high school team.Another team of 3 teachers were from a local regional technical high school. There was a fourthteam of 2

Collection

2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Kamesh Namuduri

are either currently offering or planning to offer Associate (2-year)degrees in the Information Assurance (IA) discipline in the near future. The mission of this consortium is“to promote security awareness within the region through collaboration with local communities,community colleges, private industry, and law enforcement agencies and to pursue education, training,and research activities in information assurance and security disciplines". The partnerships range fromsharing IA teaching materials and laboratory resources, to forming state-wide working groups andorganizing state-wide education and training workshops. This paper provides the details of the activitiesbeing pursued by Wichita State University to bring cybersecurity awareness in

Conference Session

Topics Related to Assessments and Outcomes

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Helbling, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; David Lanning, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Ron Madler, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Darin Marriott, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Karl Siebold, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

chronologicalsequence of events that led to the realization of the new building. This section also describeshow the building design was driven by faculty needs for experimentation-based courses. Thesubsequent sections provide a course-by-course review recounting the impact of the new facility Page 12.826.2on the courses where it has had the most influence. The paper concludes with a summary of howthe facility has impacted the students’ ability to mesh theory, computation, and experimentationand a discussion of planned curriculum improvements now made possible with the addition ofthe new amenities.Building OverviewThe AXFAB building is a 20,000 square foot

Conference Session

International Distance & Service Learning for Engineers- Discussion on Best Practices

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Swan, Tufts University; David Gute, Tufts University; Douglas Matson, Tufts University; John Durant, Tufts University

Tagged Divisions

International

describes three projects and presents some of the lessons learned in forming,orchestrating, and delivering meaningful learning experiences for students from the viewpoint ofthe faculty advisor. Both positive and negative lessons can be found in areas such as projectorganization, management, and ultimately in delivery; proper reconnaissance and trip planning;advisor attitude and expectations and how they may differ from those of the students; andassessment of real-versus-perceived benefits from the perspective of educational benefit to thestudent. We conclude that international, service-learning projects are a valuable pedagogical toolfor educating engineering students when expectations are fully communicated and transparent.Proper assessment of

Conference Session

Assessing Entrepreneurship Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Blessing, Milwaukee School of Engineering; John D. Gassert, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Lawrence J. Schmedeman, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Larry Fennigkoh, Milwaukee School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

, Milwaukee School of Engineering LAWRENCE SCHMEDEMAN Larry Schmedeman is a Professor in the Rader School of Business at Milwaukee School of Engineering. He joined the faculty in 1982 and has taught a wide spectrum of courses ranging from economics, finance, management, international business, and business planning. He serves as the Program Director for the International Business bacheloriate program. Educational background: B.S. Education, Bachelor of Management, and MBA.Larry Fennigkoh, Milwaukee School of Engineering LAWRENCE FENNIGKOH, Ph.D. Larry Fennigkoh is currently an Associate Professor in MSOE’s Biomedical Engineering program where he teaches courses in

Conference Session

Utilizing On-Line Technology in Entrepreneurship Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jay Porter, Texas A&M University; Joseph Morgan, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

University have begun a unique initiative in the area of entrepreneurship. TheEngineering Entrepreneurship Education Experience (E4) model brings entrepreneurship fromthe private sector into the undergraduate environment. It begins with the idea/concept process.At brainstorming sessions with private industry, faculty, and beginning capstone students, newideas for products and systems are identified for development. Student teams select ideas thathave strong industry support, and through two semesters of planning and implementationtransform them into fully functional prototypes. At the end of the second semester, the E4student teams deliver a combined technical/business/marketing presentation to invited privatesector and business development

Collection

2007 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

Authors

Ahmed S. Khan; Beverly Cronin; Maneesh Kumar; Atef Mustafa; Pankti Patel; Joey Socorro

) logistics, and item 915 MHz (USA) management 950-956 MHz (Japan)Industrial, 2.4 GHz 12.5 centimeters Item managementScientific, &Medical (ISM)Source: RFID, Applications, Security, and Privacy, Simpson Garfinkel and BethRosenberg, Addison-Wesly (2006), p. 21.II. DeVry University’s Senior Project Capstone Course Sequence DeVry University’s Electronics Engineering Technology/Computer EngineeringTechnology (EET/CET) program senior project is a two-semester course sequence in whichstudents synthesize knowledge and skills learned in the previous courses. In the first course(EET-400, Project management), students research, plan and develop a project

Conference Session

Technical Issues in Architectural Engineering II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frank Yeboah, North Carolina A&T State University; Harmohindar Singh, North Carolina A&T State University; Shamsuddin Ilias, North Carolina A&T State University

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

response plans; mitigation measures; Page 12.335.4guidance, standards and tools; risk management; decontamination and remediation, andeconomic analysis. It is not the intent of this paper to discuss the course plan in any great details,since the course planning and implementation is still an ongoing exercise. It is, however, hopedthat as the course evolves over time a detailed assessment and discussion will then be presentedat an opportune time in future.Course ContentsThe “Building Security and Bio-Chemical Terrorism” course can be taught to undergraduateseniors and graduate students in both science and engineering, as well as to social and

Conference Session

Design in BME Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David McStravick, Rice University; Marcia O'Mallley, Rice University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

communication skills, all of which encompass the goals ofour capstone design course3.There are a number of criteria that must be met in order to ensure that cooperative learning istaking place. These are: positive interdependence, individual accountability, face-to-faceinteraction, interpersonal skills, and group self-assessment2.This paper will discuss specific activities adopted for the course to ensure that cooperativelearning is taking place. We will then present a case study for a single student project and discussthe direct benefits of the new course structure. Finally, we will present conclusions related to thecourse revisions, and a plan for future assessment of the changes.MethodsTo ensure that we are truly implementing cooperative learning

Conference Session

Factors Affecting Minority Engineering Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Klod Kokini, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

). Page 12.134.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 A Successful Process for Increasing the Diversity of the Faculty in EngineeringIntroductionIn its pursuit of preeminence and maximum impact, the College of Engineering (CoE)at Purdue University developed a strategic plan in 2002, which, in parallel to that of theuniversity, called for increasing significantly its faculty over the next several years.According to this plan, the engineering faculty have grown from 289 in the fall of 2001,to 339 in the fall of 2006.The strategic plan of the college called for hiring faculty of exceptional quality, who aremultidisciplinary and bring diversity, while building on the strengths of the

Conference Session

Radiation and Radiological Engineering Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrian Miron, University of Cincinnati; Eugene Rutz, University of Cincinnati; Pradosh Ray, Tuskegee University

Tagged Divisions

Nuclear and Radiological

the Environmental Science Division. His area of expertise includes: nuclear and radiological engineering; signal processing; emergency planning; and computer code development and testing. His accomplishments include: development and implementation of national nuclear emergency plans and technical procedures; contribution to methodology for dose assessment following a potential RDD event; signal reconstruction through wavelet-based signal de-noising; stochastic and deterministic process modeling; uncertainty analysis and statistical applications for improving fault detection and on-line monitoring.Eugene Rutz, University of Cincinnati Eugene Rutz is Academic Director in the College of

Conference Session

Assessment Methods

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Scachitti, Purdue University-Calumet; Gregory Neff, Purdue University-Calumet; Christine Corum, Purdue University; James Higley, Purdue University, Calumet; Mohammad Zahraee, Purdue University-Calumet; Heather Cooper, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

University Christine is Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology at Purdue University West Lafayette. She is MET Coordinator of Strategic Planning and Accreditation. She is a member of the Committee on Technology Accreditation of ASME and serves on the Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET. Chris received a B.S. in Metallurgical Engineering from the University of Missouri-Rolla and an M.S. in Industrial Engineering from Purdue University. She has 10 years of industrial experience.James Higley, Purdue University, Calumet Jim holds the rank of Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology at Purdue University Calumet. He is a registered P.E. in Indiana. He is

Conference Session

Assessment Methods

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zbigniew Prusak, Central Connecticut State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Customer Requirements to Production and Quality Controls. Deployment step Matrix Wants Hows 1 Product Planning House of Quality Customer Requirements Design Requirements 2 Product Design I Design Design Requirements Engineering Design 3 Product Design II Product Engineering Engineering Design Product Engineering Characteristics Characteristics 4 Process Planning - Manufacturing and Product Engineering Manufacturing and Design Purchasing Characteristics Purchasing Operations 5 Process Planning - Control

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers – II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve Shumway, Brigham Young University; Jared Berrett, Brigham Young University; Andy Swapp, Milford High School; Ronald Terry, Brigham Young University; Thomas Erekson, Western Illinois University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

class under the guise of Advanced Technology. He consults on the side for the UPC wind development group.Ronald Terry, Brigham Young University Ron is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at Brigham Young University and an Associate in BYU’s Office of Planning and Assessment. His scholarship centers on pedagogy, student learning, and engineering ethics and has presented/published numerous articles in engineering education. He is one of BYU’s co-investigators for the NSF funded NCETE.Thomas Erekson, Western Illinois University Dr. Erekson serves as the Dean for the College of Business and Technology at Western Illinois

Conference Session

New Approaches to the Development of Online Learning and International Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Glenda Scales; Rebecca Gunter; Cheryl Peed

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

The Shaping of Virginia Tech’s International Engineering Education ProgramAbstractVirginia Tech’s strategic plan recognizes the need for its engineering graduates to have a moreglobal outlook. Today’s engineer is more likely than ever to interact with people from avariety of cultures and to be involved with projects that span across continents. Theinstitutional goal of increasing students’ global awareness put more focus on establishing aninternational department at the Dean’s level in the College of Engineering. This paper willdiscuss the development of this office and the administrative efforts to raise the percentage ofthe university’s engineering students going abroad. It will show how to use existing

Conference Session

EMD Recruitment and Certification

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

likely always result in failure. People at all levels of the organization need to becomfortable with the emphasis on quality and accept as well as understand the anticipatedbenefits from its employment. The challenge then is to get everybody on the quality bandwagonworking together to reach the organization’s TQM expectations, objectives, and goals.Reinventing OrganizationsThe process of reinventing organizations has become more than just a buzzword. The quest fornew and improved methods, strategic planning, and results oriented performance measurementsare on the rise. The implementation of Total Quality Management is one of these reforms. In

Conference Session

Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Harb, Brigham Young University; Richard Rowley, Brigham Young University; Spencer Magleby, Brigham Young University; Alan Parkinson, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

International

, and the opportunity that these challenges presented for engineering and technologyeducation at BYU. Subsequent discussions used the principles taught in “Good to Great4” toformulate a plan for moving ahead in a direction aligned with our strengths and the universitymission. Additional activities aimed at encouraging faculty involvement included presentationsto the faculty, faculty workshops, and the involvement of key senior faculty members on acollege strategic initiatives committee.Strategic Planning Initiatives Advisory CommitteeA college committee was formed to direct the development of educational outcomes thatcharacterize graduates capable of meeting the opportunities and demands of engineering andtechnology in the 21st century. This

Conference Session

Digital and Embedded System Design

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Clint Kohl, Cedarville University; Keith Shomper, Cedarville University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

year, planning forthe course typically begins at the end of the previous spring semester. The process begins withstudents and faculty suggesting projects for the following year as the current year’s projects winddown. Project ideas are usually a mixture of continued research from former student work andnew applications for both the engineering department and industry partners. Any student orfaculty member in the program may submit a project idea. We also receive a few externalsubmissions from colleagues and business partners who are familiar with the courses. Duringthe summer, designated faculty coordinate with the proposed project sponsors to determineproject scope, technical complexity, resource requirements, sponsor support and availability

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Yao, East Carolina University; Loren Limberis, East Carolina University; Paul Kauffmann, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

, electronic devices, digital logic,power, electric machines, and often instrumentation and controls. The decision for which topicswill be chosen and developed for a compact electrical engineering course in a generalengineering program requires thorough understanding of the program and careful planning. Thispaper describes the planning and initial delivery experiences of a circuit analysis course in anewly-established general engineering program. The paper relates the program mission with thecurriculum structure and how the circuits course builds a foundation for advanced topics andconcentration areas such as bioprocess engineering. The paper also examines the valuablelessons learned from the impact of prerequisite knowledge on topic selection, math

Conference Session

IE and EM Program Innovation

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Jinkins, University of Wisconsin-Platteville; Jill Clough, University of Wisconsin-Platteville

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

. Jill Clough, Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-PlattevilleIntroductionWhen faculty members throw conventional practice to the wind for an entirelyunexpected pedagogy, it is not done lightly! Perhaps unadvisedly, but not lightly.Abandoning the comfort of usual classroom pedagogical customs is fraught with perilwhen student evaluation constitutes 40 – 60% of the professor’s annual assessment.However, in an effort to bring greater realism to the Engineering Management class andto make the class structure itself an instrument of instruction, the authors have takenactive learning to the basics.In Fall of 2001, the Engineering Management course went as planned and the students atthe University of Wisconsin-Platteville covered

Conference Session

MIND - Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrea Ogilvie, University of Texas-Austin

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

semesters, EOE’s FIG initiative is a 28week retention focused cohort program. EOE FIGs assist students with building a supportnetwork that includes peers, upper division students, faculty, and professional engineers. EachFIG consists of: (1) 20 to 26 first year engineering students; (2) two FIG Peer Leaders - upperdivision minority engineering students; (3) one FIG Academic Tutor – upper division minorityengineering student; (4) one FIG Facilitator - staff member from the EOE Program. Theparticipants in each FIG cohort share a common class schedule that includes three to four basicsequence courses in the engineering degree plan. One of these courses is a small, one-hourweekly seminar where students can get to know each other. Led by Peer Leaders

Conference Session

Improving Mechanics Courses

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amir Rezaei, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Mariappan Jawaharlal, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Kyu-Jung Kim, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Angela Shih, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

must usuallyearn a C- grade (or better) in order to take the subsequent courses. However, having a C- in thiscourse means that students are leaving this prerequisite course with ability to solve the givenexercises, but often they do not have the ability to answer a simple quantitatively question aboutthe fundamental concept in this course. We believe that by implementing an effective assessmenttool we will measure the effectiveness of the newly developed hybrid course. We plan to measurethe effectiveness of the hybrid course by:1. Integrating previously developed and tested Concept Inventory test specifically for Staticsthroughout the course into its weekly modules.2. Multiple choice questions drawn from Fundamentals of Engineering Exam and

Conference Session

Teaching Strategies in Graphics

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Hriso, East Tennessee State University; W. Andrew Clark, East Tennessee State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

client. Students also learn how tomanage a real world project with deadlines. This paper describes our approach in having studentscome together to enhance their digital media skills by contributing in the development of acommunity-based animation festival. This paper also addresses how students learned to plan andmanage a festival event while working with a community-based organization.IntroductionIn the fall of 2004 we wrote a collaborative grant submitted to the University of Kentucky for aprogram entitled “Appalachian Ideas Network”. This grant was established with funding fromthe Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) to enable universities in the Appalachian regionto develop programs in social entrepreneurship. Our intent for this project

Conference Session

Innovations for the Senior Year of the ME Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Trimble, Arizona State University; Ronald Bengelink, Arizona State University; Valana Wells, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

planning discussions for the new course in2002 by addressing the ABET (1997) criteria for “soft skills” as given in Table 1. In addition, Page 12.82.2these planners wanted the content to contain sufficient communications outcomes to qualify as aUniversity Literacy Course. This planning resulted in the course outcomes (and associatedmastery levels) given in Table 2 where the outcomes are correlated to the ABET criteria. Table 1. ABET Criterion 3 – Program Outcomes and Assessments f) An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility g) An ability to communicate effectively h) The broad education necessary to

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers – II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marilyn Barger, University of South Florida; Richard Gilbert, University of South Florida; Robin Little, Douglas L. Jamerson Jr. Elementary School; Chuck Parsons, Douglas L. Jamerson Jr. Elementary School; Kim Parsons, Douglas L. Jamerson, Jr. Elementary School; Pat Van Driessche, Douglas L. Jamerson, Jr. Elementary School; Debbie O'Hare

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

encouraging a stronginteraction with an engineering college. This paper will review the characteristics of theprofessional development plan that is in place at Douglas L. Jamerson, Jr. Elementary School.BackgroundThe school was built in 2003 in a predominantly ethnically isolated inner city neighborhood. Itslocation facilitated ethnicity integration without the aid of a district assigned plan. During itsfirst year of operation, the school applied for and received a three year grant from the MagnetSchools Assistance Program (MSAP) that provided additional resources to support its curriculumand faculty development. The school has a K-5 student population with no special enrollmentcriteria and definitely functions as a typical neighborhood school. It

Conference Session

Methods & Techniques in Graduate Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S. Balachandran, University of Wisconsin-Platteville; Lalitha Balachandran, Wisconsin Department of Transportation

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

next section of this paper presents briefly the standards, elements and intellectualtraits of critical thinking. Deming’s Deming’s wheel wheel (P.D.C.A.) (P.D.C.A.) PLAN DO Continuous ACT CHECK Improvement & Learning Weekly Discussion e/Inertia Resistanc Figure 1: Process Approach to

Conference Session

Student Learning and Teamwork

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janice Girouard, University of Hartford; Ivana Milanovic, University of Hartford; Tom Eppes, University of Hartford

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

ProgramsAbstractThe College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture (CETA) has re-discovered within itstechnology programs curricular flexibilities that are now being used to attract and retain morestudents. Students are increasingly aware of the need to broaden their skill base upongraduation and recognize the need to compete for employment on a global scale. This paperdescribes the Flex Advantage Plan (FAP) at CETA that precisely targets opportunities forcomplementary areas of study and encourages students to design custom educational plans. FAPlays out specific tracks that add distinction and uniqueness to program majors by presentingstudents with educational choices. Students can add depth in a chosen discipline and/or pursueanother area of

Collection

2007 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Teruni Lamberg

, 2003, p 25)10Cobb et al. (2003)11 point out that design experiments yield a greater understanding of thelearning ecology as a complex system interacting together. According to them, design aspectsinvolve anticipating elements and figuring out how these elements function together. In the following section of this paper, I describe the design research approach used by theNortheastern Nevada Mathematics project to plan and implement professional development forteachers. The purpose of providing the following example is not to state a method on how toconduct design research and professional development. Rather, it is a framework for thinkingabout how professional development within the STEM discipline can be designed. The designresearch