Conference Session

The Critical First Year in Engineering Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Linda Lindsley, Arizona State University; Veronica Burrows, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

video) in order to put them in a more‘readable’ format, but the outcomes were essentially the same. For instance, the answer to onequestion regarding assumptions for an air tank purging question was: “Assumptions: Shape of tank, Location of valves: hot air input top right, cold air output left bottom. It has quantitative temperatures. We have five temperature measuring devices throughout the tank. One at input, output, and three inside. Plan: Create a flow control valve on input and output. Use the flow control valves to regulate input and output volume. We have reached our equilibrium when the output temperature is the same as the input temperature

Conference Session

IE Program Design I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Batson, University of Alabama

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

ABET Outcomes Assessment is to view theassociated indicators, measurements, and corrective action as a quality control (QC) system.This paper is a case study of how an IE program planned, designed, and implemented such asystem consisting of 91 performance indicators, with measurement obtained via six distinctinstruments. Measurement of these 91 indicators are captured at time intervals varying fromsemester-to-semester to every three years, and entered in archival spreadsheets, programmed topresent the cumulative data in the forms of tables and line graphs. These informative graphs arereviewed annually by an Outcomes Assessment Committee, which rates each indicator into astatus of red, yellow, or green. Red indicators call for immediate action

Conference Session

Liberal Education Division Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Meyer, Clarkson University; Dick Pratt, Clarkson University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

education. The implementation of this curriculum, including themeasures we have taken to ensure that the curriculum is sustainable and kept current, isdescribed. Assessment of outcomes-based learning is vital to determining the overall success ofthis curricular change. We have just begun implementation during the 2006-07 academic year,and our plan will be phased over four years. We discuss our initial efforts and results ofassessment.IntroductionFor many years Clarkson required all students to complete The Foundation Curriculum inaddition to their departmental major requirements. It was a traditional distribution-based set ofrequirements intended to provide students with a broad background covering the sciences,mathematics, liberal arts, business

Conference Session

Sustainability & Environmental Issues

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roger Hadgraft, The University of Melbourne; Jenni Goricanec, RMIT University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

the technical, for they will often be running the organisationsthat provide water, remove wastewater, provide electricity, public transport,telecommunications, etc. Solutions come from the economic (pricing), social (education,regulation), environmental (changing garden plants to use less water) and the technical (moredams, fewer leaks, recycling, desalination). Engineers must now be skilled in all these areas,not just the technical.How is engineering done?If we look in more detail at how an engineer solves problems, she might use a process likethis:• Meet the Client (the Client brief is the input)• Plan to undertake the work• Research to understand the problem (leading to) the Problem definition and scope• Identify Alternative solutions and

Conference Session

Engineering in High Schools

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas Oppliger, Michigan Technological University; Shawn Oppliger, Copper Country Intermediate School District; Mary Raber, Michigan Technological University; Robert Warrington, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

explain the operation and objectives ofMichigan Tech’s Enterprise Program and then to develop a curricular framework for a high Page 12.629.7school version of the program together with initial plans for implementation.At the conclusion of the workshop, these teachers went back to their home districts to present theidea to students and administrators and again the feedback was generally positive.Administrators were very supportive of the concept provided the associated costs wouldn’tburden their already strained operating budgets. A follow-up one day workshop was held inOctober at which time details of the program structure, curriculum, and

Conference Session

Outreach Projects and General Energy Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Fletcher, Lawrence Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

-departmental collaboration, team work, resources planning and scheduling, budgetmanagement and vendor relations from such projects. We installed our 10-kW PV project usingvolunteer student help outside the bounds of classroom activities. Here we present a summary ofthe project itself, along with a one-year post-installation assessment of the LawrenceTechnological University’s project. Also reviewed are its benefits to Lawrence TechnologicalUniversity’s students and our Alternative Energy program, along with several recommendationsfor how other educators might also successfully proceed with similar efforts.Introduction and BackgroundFor the past several years Lawrence Technological University (also known as LTU) has beenactively involved in the field

Conference Session

The Challenges of Tech Transfer

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael McCorquodale, Mobius Microsystems, Inc.; Richard Brown, University of Utah

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Page 12.1074.3The authors and founders of Mobius collaborated for several years at the University of Michiganin the capacity of faculty advisor (Brown) and graduate student researcher (McCorquodale) whilepursuing research in electrical engineering. Brown had been involved in the successful launch of2 research-based start-up companies during his tenure at Michigan. In 2000, the two beganexploring the use of all-silicon self-referenced radio frequency integrated circuits for clock signalgeneration in microprocessors and similar applications. Throughout McCorquodale’s dissertationwork, Brown encouraged him to explore his entrepreneurial interests beginning with the sugges-tion of developing an abstract for a state-wide business plan competition

Conference Session

Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hyun Kim, Youngstown State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

. Page 12.881.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Individual Course Assessment as a Core Assessment ToolAbstractThe mechanical engineering program conducts assessment activities largely based on thedescriptions and timelines set up in the plan to foster excellence in engineering education. Someassessment activities, such as maintaining student portfolios, require an enormous amount ofresources, expertise and time to fully implement and effectively utilize the assessment tools forevaluating students’ academic performances. Like almost all small engineering programs facedwith the full compliance of the ABET 2000 Criteria, the program decided to select a fewassessment tools that can be effectively used and managed by a

Conference Session

Teaching Ethics

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waleed Abulfaraj, King Abdulaziz University; Mohamed Hassan, Alexandria University, Egypt

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

throws most engineering professors into completelyunfamiliar territory. Little in their background or experience provides a basis for knowing howstudents might demonstrate an understanding of professional or ethical responsibility2. Addingto that, it is known that according to the ABET criteria; the assessment plan should specify whois responsible for each part of the assessment, when the assessment will be performed, and whowill receive the results2. It is thus clear that more in-depth analysis is still needed in this area.Teaching Ethics According to the ABET RequirementsIf the vision for understanding ethical and professional responsibilities as articulated in ABET isto become reality, educators must answer a number of questions3: What is the

Conference Session

Cooperative Education Addresses ABET

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Stwalley, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

priority given toanalysis is low. Bringing the entire process back within the central office in an electronicform will not only eliminate these deficiencies, but will also improve the quality ofinformation that can be derived from the data and the timeliness of the analysis. Thispaper is intended to give cooperative education and internship professionals an idea ofthe development path utilized at Purdue in planning and preparing to implement anoutcomes-based assessment system. The balance of this paper will examine the Purdue experience in developing anoutcomes-based assessment applicable to our situation. The following section willprovide background and examine the efforts of some of the acknowledged academicleaders in outcomes-based

Conference Session

IE and EM Program Innovation

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick Mantey, University of California-Santa Cruz; RAM AKELLA, University of California-Santa Cruz; John Musacchio, University of California-Santa Cruz; Yi Zhang, University of California-Santa Cruz; Kevin Ross, University of California-Santa Cruz; Subhas Desa, University of California-Santa Cruz

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

systems of both technology andpeople. In TOM, the emphasis is on development of both theory and software to enableorganizations to manage large collections of data in a way that preserves and enhances theinformation and knowledge that data represents, as well as enabling people in an organization toretrieve that information in a timely and comprehensible way, in areas from manufacturing tosales to services, and across the enterprise functions of analysis, planning and operations. Insummary, the domain of the TIM program is: 1) the management of technology and innovation,with emphasis on analytic approaches to complex problems whose solutions have bothtechnological and financial components, and 2) the development of technology of

Conference Session

Emerging Technologies in Manufacturing Education II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Wells, North Dakota State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

necessary for cost-effective selection of machine tools and measuring apparatus for production of micro-machined parts;4. … design complete processing solutions for production of metal micro-parts;5. … develop and deliver effective engineering written and oral reports that explain a micro- machining process design. Prerequisite skills for a course with the orientation indicated are those of manufacturingprocess engineering. Students should enter a micro-machining course with well-establishedabilities in quantitative modeling of conventional manufacturing processes, process planning,and tooling and fixture design and selection. These skills should be based on the foundation ofstrong understanding of the engineering science underlying

Conference Session

Teaching Innovation in Architectural Engineering II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Betz, State University of New York

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

faculty typically establish the design process or work plan for students, by default, they setthe framework for what to assess. The second question of how to assess is more problematic andrepresents the very nature of the dilemma. This is because design assessment is based on severalfactors including: past experience with this type of problem, comparing several projects incontext and measuring particular aspects of performance. All of these factors are usually verylimited or unknown in independent student design competitions where only one solution isproduced. This paper will offer a case study on these two important issues of what and how toassess from the experience of competing in an independent student design competition. It willmap out a

Conference Session

Critical Success Factors for Technopolis Creation

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Nunnally, University of Missouri - Columbia; James Thompson, University of Missouri; Steve Wyatt, University of Missouri - Columbia

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

/retain qualified employees 37% Insufficient sales volume 36% Cost-effectively advertise 34% Pricing goods/services 32% Delinquent customer accounts 32% Find/retain qualified employees 31% Competition from big business 28% Cost-effectively advertise 28% Insufficient sales volume 27% Actual selling 26% Identifying new opportunities 26% Set goals, measure performance 24% Effective use of the Internet 24% Delinquent customer accounts 23% Developing a marketing plan 22

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruno Osorno, California State University-Northridge

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

fast rate in the UnitedStates. In 2004 [1] about 2.3 million students where enrolled in online courses. Universities havebeen developing strategic plans to tackle the implementation of online teaching. The majorhurdles needed to overcome are; changing the mindset of faculty, budgets, teacher training innew technologies, online student population’s new studying habits and quality of instruction.ChangeChange is never easy; perhaps it is the most difficult hurdle in online teaching. Faculty, need tobe fully aware of the linking of pedagogy, technology and learning-styles [2]. Furthermore, it hasbeen our experience that the need of “electronic textbooks” is the critical event that will facilitateonline teaching of electrical engineering in a very

Conference Session

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

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ismet Anitsal, Tennessee Tech University; Ismail Fidan, Tennessee Tech University

Tagged Divisions

International

(2001-2004)Source: http://www.tntech.edu/planning/Assessment/FrequencyIDEAGoalsSelected.pdf Figure 2 Progress on IDEA Objectives at Tennessee Tech University (2001-2004) Page 12.292.5Source : http://www.tntech.edu/planning/Assessment/ProgressonIDEAGoals.pdf 4Frequencies of IDEA objectives selected by instructors of Manufacturing and IndustrialTechnology as well as instructors of Marketing at Tennessee Tech University between 2001 and2004 were provided in Figure 3 and Figure 4, respectively. Instructors of Manufacturing andIndustrial Technology put a

Collection

2007 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

Authors

Brian Kosobudzki; Bill Grove; Sam Aguilar; Vince Sabella

phase ofimplementation began with tedious planning and purchasing of building material/parts.Two DC electric motors were obtained and tested. It soon became apparent we needed to 3purchase an external directional control circuitry which could provide 24 volts and up to1 amp of drive current to the steering motor. Meanwhile, the measurements for a motorsupport bracket were taken and programming was being performed. The last 3 weeks wasthe most intensive with all parts coming together at the same time. The motor to hubadapter was machined and fitted to the test vehicle right as the motor bracket was beingassembled. The last couple weeks of the semester the adapter and motor support bracketwere

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denny Davis, Washington State University; Steven Beyerlein, University of Idaho; Olakunle Harrison, Tuskegee University; Phillip Thompson, Seattle University; Michael Trevisan, Washington State University

exercise. A five-pointscoring rubric has been defined for each assessment exercise to clarify performances at levelsranging from novice to expert.Table 2 presents an example scoring rubric. This rubric for the Professional Growth paper is usedto score the paper with respect to (a) personal growth achievement and understanding and (b)written communication. For the personal growth score, factors considered include: the student’sunderstanding of the need, goals for achieving growth, plan to achieve growth, and demonstratedachievement of growth. For the written communication performance, word usage, spelling andpunctuation, sentence and paragraph structure, and overall effectiveness are considered. For eachof these two scores, the scorer may check

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lifford McLauchlan, Texas A&M University-Kingsville

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

thematerial given a project that will engage them in the design activity.”16 The course has beendesignated a Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) course by Texas A&M University – Kingsvilledue to its restructured format including more student engagement.In this restructured course, the sensors and controls were developed by four design teams for asmall six-legged robot. The student teams assessed the problem and developed one or moresolutions. The class used an industry approach to the design. Each team was lead by a teamleader. These lead personnel, students, in turn, were responsible to the overall project manager,another student in the class. The students together chose the best design alternative under theconstraints, such as scheduling, power

Conference Session

Design of Lab Experiments I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andre Marshall, University of Maryland; James Quintiere, University of Maryland

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Page 12.16.3 2 • provide students with an opportunity to observe and assess fire behavior in its full complexity; • teach students to appreciate the limitations of standard tests in predicting fire performance; • expose students to fire assessment techniques used in research and development; • introduce students to instrumentation capable of measuring the most critical quantities that affect fire behavior.3. ApproachThe project specifically focused on characterizing the fire on the 96th floor of the WTC1 andevaluating the contribution of the fire to the structural collapse. Students studied WTC1construction plans and contacted office

Conference Session

Engineering in Middle Schools

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Larry Richards, University of Virginia; Christine Schnittka, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

population? Middle school is the key;this is the time when many kids decide they are not interested in science, or not good atmath. Most never get the chance to learn about engineering.For the past five years, we have been working with middle school teachers to bringengineering teaching kits into their classrooms. An Engineering Teaching Kit (ETK) is aset of lesson plans focused on a well-defined set of concepts in science or math. Whatmakes these lesson plans unique is the final Design Challenge. The students must use theknowledge and methods they have learned to design and build something.Every ETK introduces the engineering design process, and each requires middle schoolstudents to design and build a device, machine, or system to achieve a goal

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacy Wilson; Dennis George; john bruni

for upper division students will be examined.This paper will take a cross-sectional look at the value of projects in the engineering educationprocess by studying the assessments of faculty and students.Introduction Western Kentucky University (WKU) University prides itself in engaging students across thecampus. WKU has developed a Quality Enhancement Plan which states that “Students will engage with communities other than their own in purposeful learning activities that explicitly address their capacity and responsibility to contribute to community and society.“1Each department across the campus has developed venues for engaging students. One methodthat the university uses to measure engagement is through the National Survey

Conference Session

TC2K Methods and Models

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nancy Denton, Purdue University; Joseph Fuehne, Purdue University-Columbus; Henry Kraebber, Purdue University; Timothy Cooley, Purdue University-New Albany; Joseph Dues, Purdue University-New Albany

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

programs at commuter campuseswith a mix of traditional full-time and non-traditional part-time students (Columbus andNew Albany). The MET associate degree program is essentially identical at all threecampuses, with all courses transferring seamlessly into the baccalaureate MET program.In preparation for their first TC2K-based reviews, the department extended itseducational processes to incorporate formal assessment and evaluation of programoutcomes and educational objectives. The existing foundation for the department’seducation processes included a departmental strategic plan that defines the department’score values, beliefs, mission, and vision. Core learning objectives, defined as theminimum knowledge to be gleaned from a course, were developed

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in Engineering Technology

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kari Clase, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

scientificresearch expertise that will enable them to meet the rising demand by industries for Page 12.368.3individuals educated to manufacture biological products on an industrial scale.Connection between Purdue University’s College of Technology Strategic Plan andthe Biotechnology ProgramThe biotechnology program helps support the strategic plan for ---- University byimproving the learning environment for students and encouraging interdisciplinaryresearch connections among students and faculty. In addition, the program helps harness----‘s strengths in life sciences and technology by providing graduates that will help ---’sfuture growth and development in

Conference Session

Our Future in Manufacturing

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Truc Ngo, San Diego City College; Armando Abina, San Diego City College; Gene Lyons, Kyocera America Corporation

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

of industry advisory boards, career fairs, apprenticeship and student work experience programs. As a Dean, Mr. Abina manages multiple academic programs including Math, Engineering, Mecomtronics, Manufacturing Engineering Technology, Machine Technology, Electronics Technology, Electricity, Engineering Drafting, Air Conditioning, Heating and Environmental Control and Office of Vocational Educational. His responsibilities include but not limited to program development and planning, capital and instructional budget review, evaluation of facilities and equipment, preparation of class schedules, supervision of organization and operation of vocational advisory committees, coordination of curriculum

Conference Session

IE Program Design II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandra Furterer, East Carolina University; Sandra Furterer, University of Central Florida; Abeer Sharawi, University of Central Florida; Luis Rabelo, University of Central Florida; Lesia Crumpton-Young, University of Central Florida; Kent Williams, University of Central Florida; H. Gregg St. John, EMG Consulting

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

Technology.Kent Williams, University of Central Florida Kent Williams, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Industrial Engineering and Management Systems Department at the University of Central Florida. His research interests are Simulation and Training Systems Design and Development, and Cognitive Science.H. Gregg St. John, EMG Consulting Mr. Gregg St. John is a founder and Managing Partner of EMG Consulting. He consults with organizations in strategic planning, supply chain, and operational improvement. Page 12.35.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 A Departmental Reform Strategy

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

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

15 * May be substituted by any other Technical Elective (TE) course. The designation UCC in the courses denotes a course that must be taken to satisfy the University Core Curriculum, with the recommended subject of the course in the following parenthesis. Students may choose among several elective courses in a particular category or subject, which are listed in the University catalogue [2]. Courses that are planned to be offered by the Mechanical and Energy Engineering Department are designated with the prefix “MEEN.” It must be pointed out that almost the entire freshman program of study may be taken outside the Mechanical and Energy Engineering Department. This was designed in order to allow transfer students to enter the Mechanical and

Conference Session

Collaborative & New Efforts in Engineering Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Bramhall, Sheffield Hallam University; Keith Radley, Sheffield Hallam University

Tagged Divisions

International

module, BSc AutomotiveTechnology and BSc Engineering Design and Innovation. It has been traditionally taughtover 2 semesters, with keynote lectures and laboratories/ tutorials in semester 1, followed bycase studies in semester 2. However, learner autonomy is not explicitly developed withinthese case studies and so a new learning and teaching methodology has been used under theCPLA development work.The main objectives of the project were: • To develop learner autonomy in engineering first year students. • To link individual critical review of knowledge and skill development of the students and relate this to their Personal Development Planning (progress files) through the use of project and problem based learning. • For

Conference Session

New Trends in Energy Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bradley Rogers, Arizona State University; Mark Henderson, Arizona State University; Chell Roberts, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

-disciplinary engineering program was initiatedat the Polytechnic campus of Arizona State University. A key feature of this program is theemphasis on a Problem Based Learning (PBL) approach to engineering education. Under thispedagogy, students are assigned engineering projects that are carefully planned by the faculty sothat their completion requires mastery of specific sets of traditional engineering topics.Whenever possible, needed topics are presented by faculty members on a “just in time” basisthroughout the curriculum, so that students immediately apply theoretical knowledge to realworld engineering problems. This paper presents an example of the implementation of thispedagogy in a course designed to involve students in an ongoing research

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amitabha Bandyopadhyay, State University of New York; Loucas Chrysafi, State University of New York; Alfred Scalza, State University of New York; Jeff Hartman, State University of New York; Carmine Napolitano, State University of New York

Tagged Divisions

Construction

terminusthe road changes from two lanes to one lane in each direction and although this is outside thestudy, it affects the study in that our traffic is “backed-up” by this merge just outside the northernterminus. The southern terminus will be at NY109 in the Town of Babylon in the IncorporatedVillage of East Farmingdale. The road just south of our terminus continues for a sufficientlength as a three lane road so as to have minimal or no affect on out study. Because of thediversity in character, we have chosen to break the corridor into three parts designated North,Central and South.Existing StudiesThere have been several earlier planning studies written for the NY110 corridor. They arementioned here to show some overlap of thinking between these