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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division New Ideas Session 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christy L. Bozic, Purdue University; Nathan W. Hartman, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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not encourage creativity or innovation[1]. Innovation can bedefined as a new and valued product, process, or concept that has been introduced to the marketor society[2]. Engineering educators should better prepare students for careers in innovation. Indoing this, they must “undermine their students’ blind commitment to the engineering paradigm”[3] which is centered around the scientific approach to knowledge making. To accomplish thischallenge, the exploration of paradigms such as ones used in the schools of business,communications, and political science is suggested. Incorporating this exploration will allow theengineering and technology student to critically reflect on and debate the beliefs, practices, andvalues of their paradigms and

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 6

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah Giersch, Broad-based Knowledge; Flora P. McMartin, Broad-based Knowledge, LLC; Elizabeth Nilsen, National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance (NCIIA); Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Phil Weilerstein, National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance (NCIIA)

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promising models and practices that could guide thedesign and implementation of the Pathways program, specifically on the topics of facultydevelopment and change in higher education. Since then, Epicenter staff members haveincorporated the recommendations from the literature review into the design of the Pathwaysprogram, which plans to launch in January 2014.This paper reports findings and recommendations from the literature review, synthesizes therecommendations with design decisions, and provides examples of how the decisions have beenrealized in components of the Pathways program. Finally, the conclusion offers reflections on thedesign process from Epicenter staff members as they balance implementing the (sometimesoverwhelming number of

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Education Session 3

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pradeep Kashinath Waychal, Pune Innovation Centre

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. Page 24.395.4Index of Learning Styles (ILS)The Felder-Soloman Index of Learning Styles (ILS) is one of the most popular learning styleinstruments4-5– especially in engineering education. It is based on Felder and Silverman‘smodel and assesses preferences on four bipolar dimensions: Active-Reflective, Sensing-Intuitive, Visual-Verbal, and Sequential-Global. Active learners prefer doing things,particularly in groups. Reflective learners work better alone, with time to think about the taskbefore doing it. Sensing learners like facts, data, and experimentation and work well withdetail. Intuitive learners prefer ideas and theories, particularly when they get to grasp andgenerate new ideas. Verbal learners like to hear information and engage in

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 6

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kurt A. Thoroughman, Washington University; Alessandra Hruschka, Washington University in St.Louis; Patricia Widder, Washington University in St. Louis

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platform for growth ofthe BME Community through small group discussions. The online small group discussions (6students per virtual table) help students develop their communication skills through postingelectronically on discussion boards. EVS is built to be a lightweight intervention atop thedemanding traditional course load. We have found a balance between substance and Page 24.512.3accessibility through introducing 6 modules each semester, which permits 2 weeks considerationand discussion for each module topic. The last two weeks are left for self-reflection as studentswrite a personal reflection essay and compile portfolios, both of which

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Research Technical Session 7

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul D. Mathis, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Nicholas D. Fila, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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innovation. Faculty could have students practice Socraticquestioning during team projects and presentations. Teachers could also take two minutes in thebeginning of each class and have the students observe a picture and list all ideas, opportunities,and observations they make. Educators could have their students practice reflecting on theirquestions from the discussions in class and post follow up questions on a blog page.Acknowledgments Page 24.354.8 This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation Engineering Education Program under Grant No. 1150874. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or

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The Nature of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Session 4

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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William A. Kline, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; William D. Schindel, ICTT System Sciences

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, innovation regulation, and other aspects. Skilled or not, individual innovators and teams operate within the System of Innovation. An innovator skilled at the highest levels will understand how to play the game effectively within the System of Innovation. A particular System of Innovation need not be based on the Innovation Competencies, but we argue that the more effective ones (even in the natural world) are. The System of Innovation includes the (optional) ability to represent (model) the Innovated System. So, models of System 1 may, but need not, appear inside the models of System 3, and 2. Likewise, we are interested in educating future innovators about the System of Innovation itself, and encouraging their reflection on

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Research Technical Session 7

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Michael Ferguson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Wendy C. Newstetter, Georgia Institute of Technology; Eden Fisher, Carnegie Mellon University; Paula Gangopadhyay, The Henry Ford (museums); James Edwin Cawthorne Jr., Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sridhar S. Condoor, Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology, Saint Louis University; Edward J. Coyle, Georgia Institute of Technology; Donald Wroblewski P.E., University of California, Berkeley; Cornelia Huellstrunk, Princeton University

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/entrepreneur engineer characteristics important to each stage of the innovation process. 2. The characteristics or strengths of an engineer in one stage of the innovation process are not necessarily the same characteristics required in a different stage of the innovation process (Caldicott, 2013; Griffin, Price, & Vojak, 2012). This finding has implications for hiring, job placement/selection, team management, professional development and self-assessment of engineering professionals and their education and life-long learning.ConclusionsInsights into the critical characteristics of an innovative engineer will aid student and practicingengineers as well as engineering faculty in self-reflection, instruction and team

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The Nature of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Session 4

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James L. Barnes, James Madison University; Susan Kubic Barnes, James Madison University; Michael J. Dyrenfurth, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Page 24.393.3metabolisms, biological (cycles of nature) and technical (cycles of industry), provide anunderstanding of systems of nature, how phenomena in nature exist, and how humans think thoseenvironments ought to be. The concept deals with the integrative relationship of how sciencestarts with a problem and is guided by theory and reflective experience, while technology resultsin solutions which in turn help generate new theories, a new way of thinking about complexsocial problems called naturalistic sustainability3. Not infrequently, the solutions in themselvesgenerate subsequent downstream problems that also must be considered. Having students learnhow to construct and use mental models is essential to develop a new way of thinking

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The Nature of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Session 4

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Michael Ferguson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University and Central Queensland University; Kathryn Jablokow, Pennsylvania State University

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data gathered frominexperienced or non-innovative engineers (15, 16). The models of engineering innovativenessand non-innovativeness that were developed during this study come from the data collected or'grounded' in the interviews and descriptions of engineering innovators and non-innovatorsprovided by engineering innovators, not from any experimentally constructed data sources (15).Study participants described the characteristics of non-innovative engineers as they described thecharacteristics of innovative engineers and describing both innovative and non-innovativebehavior of engineers was a common approach to sharing insights and reflecting on ourinterview questions.Grounded theory was an appropriate methodology due to the confusion and

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 6

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew L. Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University; Donald D. Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University; Robert W. Fletcher, Lawrence Technological University; Eric G. Meyer, Lawrence Technological University

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testing a weekbefore final testing. This turned out to be an important aspect toward “persist through and learnfrom failure,” “act upon analysis,” and “apply systems thinking to complex problems.” Ingeneral, most teams did not appreciate these outcomes during this project, but realized by thefinal project how important they are. This was clearly reflected in the scoring results differencebetween the rainwater car and final projects, details of which are related in the conclusionssection. In other words, the students were much better prepared for interim and final testingduring the final project. The students’ car projects are judged on two tests. For the first test, thecar is to obtain maximum distance; for the second test, the car must land on a

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Research Technical Session 7

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jessica Menold, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Kathryn Jablokow, Pennsylvania State University; Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Daniel Michael Ferguson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University and Central Queensland University

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cognitive style and potential level, both ofwhich are stable over time. Cognitive style (sometimes called preferred style or problem solvingstyle) is typically defined in terms of consistent individual differences in a person’s preferredways of organizing and processing information and experience4. Examples of cognitive styleinclude the Sensing-Intuition dimension of Jung’s psychological types and Kirton’s Adaption-Innovation continuum, which reflects an individual’s preference for structure4, 7. Research showsthat cognitive style is unchanged across a person’s lifetime, but coping behavior can be usedwhen needed (at an increased cognitive cost) to behave in ways that do not align with a person’scognitive style4, 7 – i.e., while style is fixed

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Programs and Courses Session 5

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael (Mick) J. Bates, Waynesburg University; Donald Ken Takehara, Taylor University; Hank D. Voss, Taylor University

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Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Education Session 3

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anthony Joseph, Pace University

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the fourlearning outcomes items and the three course impact items at least 67% of the students agreed orstrongly agreed with these items. In fact 67% agreed or strongly agreed with course impact item,I discovered that team work helps get assignments completed quicker than working alone.Additionally, 100% and 83% of the students agreed or strongly agreed with the item: As a resultof taking this class I have a better understanding of entrepreneurs, and this item: The use of ajournal in this course helped me to better assess my learning, respectively.The journal was provided to students in a 14-item Microsoft Word template to help students withtheir learning of the course content through reflection upon it. It requested reporting on suchitems as

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Programs and Courses Session 5

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Azim Houshyar, Western Michigan University; Bob White, Western Michigan University; Steven E. Butt, Western Michigan University; Tycho K. Fredericks, Western Michigan University

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associated with product and service design,manufacturing, and support, engineers are being called upon to a much greater extent to performthe what-to-do functions that drive technology innovation and fill the front-end of the design-product-service pipeline.” 1Development of the new industrial and entrepreneurial engineering programIn 2006, the faculty initiated a complete review of the IE program. It was decided that no courseor topic was off limits. The objective was to completely revise the IE program and put in place acurriculum that would meet the needs of future graduates. After several meetings and retreats, thefaculty agreed that the new IE curriculum should have the following features: 1. Change the name of the program to reflect the

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division New Ideas Session 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David G. Novick, University of Texas, El Paso; Cory Hallam, University of Texas, San Antonio; Dorie Jewel Gilbert; Olivier Wenker MD, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Gary L. Frankwick, University of Texas at El Paso

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offices for technology transfer and business incubation, plus complementary resourcesfrom the community. This part of the project sought to build a cross-UT System ecosystem forinnovation and entrepreneurship, which proved to be more difficult than anticipated. Theprincipal stumbling block is that processes and offices for technology transfer and businessincubation differ markedly across campuses, even across the four campuses of the UT-TRANSFORM partners. While these differences likely reflect local priorities and history, theydetract from providing UT System innovators a clear and consistent path for commercialdevelopment of their ideas. Thus while the project’s Web site provides useful information foruniversity researchers interested in

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Research Technical Session 7

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Philip M. Reeves, The Pennsylvania State University; Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Elizabeth C. Kisenwether, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; D. Jake Follmer, The Pennsylvania State University; Jessica Menold, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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found career success in some form or another, while moststudents are still exploring potential career options. Consequently, their views on the world,motivation, and future goals likely reflect their current status. A longitudinal study examininghow perceptions of entrepreneurship change based on career status and stages of adultdevelopment would be benefit and provide more insight on this issue. It is clear, however, that students and faculty members possess differentconceptualizations of entrepreneurship. Therefore, it is important to continually track students’perceptions in order to ensure that they view their education as relevant to their future careersand other personal goals. In entrepreneurial education, this may involve

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Research Technical Session 7

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Philip M. Reeves, The Pennsylvania State University; Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Elizabeth C. Kisenwether, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; D. Jake Follmer, The Pennsylvania State University; Jessica Menold, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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entrepreneurs have deemed a diverse set of skills to beimportant for a successful entrepreneur to possess. However, no true consensus exists in regardsto a definitive skill set, which may accurately reflect the amorphous nature of the profession.Regardless, as an educational program, skill development is an integral aspect of the minor. As a result, the instructors and evaluation team created a list of entrepreneurial traits orskills that should be addressed throughout the coursework including: creativity, optimism,opportunity recognition, the ability to act on an opportunity, persistence, ethical decision making,collaboration skills, the tolerance for ambiguity, communication skills, risk taking ability, beliefin success, and compassion. The

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Opening General Session 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Janna Rodriguez, Stanford University; Helen L. Chen, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Qu Jin, Stanford University; Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Stanford University

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contributions of Philipp Müller and Adam Probst of the TechnicalUniversity of Munich, Shanon Gilmartin, and the support of all of our colleagues in theDesigning Education Lab at Stanford University. This work was supported by the NationalScience Foundation as a collaborative research grant (NSF-DUE-1020678, 1021893, 1022024,1022090, and 1022644). Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressedin this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of NSF.Bibliography1. Byers, T., Seelig, T., Sheppard, S., & Weilerstein, P. (2013). Entrepreneurship: Its Role in Engineering Education. Summer Issue of The Bridge on Undergraduate Engineering Education, 43(2), 35-40.2. Bonnett, C., &

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 6

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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S. Jimmy Gandhi, California State University, Northridge; Dale S. Deardorff, Rocky Peak Leadership Center

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organize tasks into step-by-step processes, and strive for perfection.  Abstract Sequential (left brained) – thinkers like to think in concepts and analyze the Page 24.165.7 information.  Abstract Random (right brained) – thinkers organize information through reflection and thrive on unstructured, people oriented environments.  Concrete Random (right brained) – thinkers are based in reality and have an experimental attitude.This basic but flawed brain modality model has been used to describe learning styles andseparations by many authors but most agree there is a flow between these styles and thateveryone’s thinking

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division New Ideas Session 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarvesh S. Kulkarni, Villanova University; Frank Klassner, Villanova University; Vijay Gehlot, Villanova University; E.J. Dougherty III, Villanova University; Sue McFarland Metzger, Villanova University; William P. Wagner, Villanova University

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controlled.” 9 After discussing several casestudies, students were then invited to identify opportunities within the mobile app arena: whatneeds do they think that they, their peers, or their families have, that could be addressed withapps; how could existing apps be improved to better meet consumers’ needs? In the first twocourse offerings, students discussed their ideas and formed their own teams within the groupmembership policy presented earlier in this section. In the third and fourth course offerings, weformalized the team creation process by encouraging students to post their reflections on an“Idea Bounce” blog; the students then “pitched” their app ideas in class, and listed their threebest ideas in order of preference. The instructors then

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Opening General Session 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Qu Jin, Stanford University; Shannon Katherine Gilmartin, Stanford University; Sheri D. Sheppard, Stanford University; Helen L. Chen, Stanford University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Opening General Session 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Grimsley Michaeli P.E., Old Dominion University; Gene Hou, Old Dominion University; Xiaoxiao Hu, Old Dominion University; May Hou, Norfolk State University

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hierarchy, which is the collection ofall decision alternatives.The final step in the AHP is to establish the total global score. This is done by combining thenormalized local priority weights of the alternatives, sub-criteria and criteria levels throughsuccessive multiplication. That is, the weights at the lowest level are multiplied with respect toall successive upper levels in the hierarchy. The new composite weights are normalized; themagnitude indicates the relative preference of the decision alternative. The decision alternativethat receives the highest value reflects the optimal alternative.Every step in the AHP process can involve a group of decision makers. Each of the stakeholderscan select the objective, the decision criteria and the