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Exploring New Frontiers in Manufacturing Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sunday Faseyitan; Robert Myers; Pearley Cunningham; Winston Erevelles

Session 2004-1819 The Manufacturing Learning Model – An Innovative Method for Manufacturing Education Winston F. Erevelles – Robert Morris University Pearley Cunningham – Community College of Allegheny County Sunday Faseyitan – Butler County Community College Robert Myers – Westmoreland County Community CollegeI. IntroductionThe Partnership for Regional Innovation in Manufacturing Education (PRIME) is an industry-driven, academic system delivering innovative manufacturing education and career developmentin southwestern Pennsylvania. The coalition brings

Conference Session

Web Education II: Hardware/Examples

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2004 Annual Conference

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Ligia Carvallo; David Mikolaitis; Norman Fitz-Coy; Raluca Rosca

Session 3120 Developing Innovative Multimedia Instructional Modules for Control Flow Theory Raluca I. Rosca, David Mikolaitis, Norman Fitz-Coy, Ligia Carvallo Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, University of Florida/ School of Art and Art History, University of FloridaAbstractIn this paper the development of prototype instructional modules for teaching Control FlowTheory is discussed. The modules are intended for use by practicing engineers as a self-paced,asynchronous, personalized learning material, either on-line or off-line. First, the motivation

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International Case Studies, Interactive Learning, Student Design

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2004 Annual Conference

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Vera Galishnikova; Thomas Maleck; Paul Streng; Jason Merrill; David Prestel; Darren Mason; Ronald Harichandran

3460 Innovation in a Large-Scale Study-Abroad Program in Engineering D.E. Mason, J. Merrill, R.S. Harichandran, V. Galishnikova, T. Maleck, D. Prestel, and P. Streng Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Albion College, Albion, MI / Department of Linguistics, Germanic, Slavic, Asian and African Languages, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI / Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI / Volgograd State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Volgograd, Russia / Department of Civil and

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Entrepreneurship Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

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Mark Barker; David Hall

Teaching Innovative Product Development Skills to Freshmen Engineering Students J. Mark Barker and David Hall Mechanical Engineering Program College of Engineering and Science Louisiana Tech UniversityIntroductionA new course of instruction has been developed and delivered on a pilot basis at Louisiana TechUniversity. The goal of this course sequence is to provide freshman engineering studentsselected tools essential to innovative product development and to provide them the opportunityto use these skills in a product development project.The development of this course of

Conference Session

Provocative Presentations & Lunch

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2004 Annual Conference

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John Kleppe

Session “Developing Collaborative Relationships for Education Relating to Invention, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship” John A. Kleppe Electrical Engineering Department University of Nevada, Reno Reno, NV 89557-0153 kleppe@ee.unr.eduAbstractThe Electrical Engineering Department (EE) at the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) has since1986 been teaching a special senior level Capstone class. This multidisciplinary class involvesstudents from electrical and mechanical engineering, and students from

Conference Session

Issues for ET Administrators

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2003 Annual Conference

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Yurtseven Oner; Fox Patricia; Stephen Hundley

Session 3647 Innovate, Rejuvenate, Remunerate: Enhanced Faculty Development Through Responsibility Center Management Stephen P. Hundley, Patricia L. Fox, and H. Oner Yurtseven Indiana University-Purdue University IndianapolisAbstract Faculty development efforts in the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology atIUPUI have been greatly aided by Responsibility Center Management (RCM). Under RCM,academic units generate revenue streams through credit hour tuition; state appropriation; indirectcost recovery from grants and contract; and/or development and fundraising efforts. University-level

Conference Session

Teaching Design

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2003 Annual Conference

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Burt Swersey

Session 2125 Teaching Innovation and Entrepreneurship Through Design in Inventor’s Studio Burt L. Swersey Mechanical, Aerospace, Nuclear Engineering William Foley Decision Sciences & Engineering Systems Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteInnovation and entrepreneurship are two words that are often put forward as goals forengineering education. Although most of our students will not start new companies upongraduation we can prepare them to act in an entrepreneurial manner within

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2001 Annual Conference

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Audeen Fentiman; Robert J. Gustafson; John Merrill; John Demel; Richard Freuler

Paper #1108 Session 2793 Developing and Implementing an Innovative First Year Program for 1000 Students Audeen W. Fentiman, John T. Demel, Richard J. Freuler, Robert J. Gustafson, and John A. Merrill College of Engineering, The Ohio State UniversityAbstractIn the past decade, learning experiences for first year engineering students at Ohio State haveevolved. This article provides an overview of that evolution with emphasis on the studentexperience in 2000. It will cover course topics, teaching staff, facilities, faculty development,assessment and feedback methodologies, and

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2001 Annual Conference

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Walter Banzhaf

Session 1547 An EET Program’s Innovative First-Semester Course in Electricity/Electronics Walter Banzhaf Ward College of Technology, University of HartfordAbstractThe EET faculty found in recent years that a large proportion of students entering our four-yearbaccalaureate programs in electronic, audio and music production technology had littlebackground in technical aspects of electricity and electronics. Without this kind of experience,they appeared to lack the motivation to do well in the fundamentals courses (DC and AC circuitanalysis, solid

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2000 Annual Conference

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Saleh M. Sbenaty; Claudia House

Session 2793 SEATEC-An Innovative Approach to Engineering and Technology Curriculum Development Saleh M. Sbenaty, Claudia House Middle Tennessee State University/Nashville State Technical InstituteAbstractThe South East Advanced Technological Education Consortium, SEATEC, provides a creativeapproach to curriculum development and delivery that improve engineering and technologyeducation and revive student interests in pursuing these programs. This is one of the mainobjectives of this three-year NSF-funded grant (about $1.8 million). The consortium is acollaborative effort of five different

Conference Session

Collaborations with Engineering Technology

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2002 Annual Conference

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PK Raju; Chetan Sankar; Glennelle Halpin; Gerald Halpin

Session Number: 2102 Dissemination of Innovations from Educational Research Projects: Experience with Focused Workshops P.K. Raju, Department of Mechanical Engineering, pkraju@eng.auburn.edu Chetan S. Sankar, Department of Management, Gerald Halpin, Department of Foundations, Leadership, and Technology, Glennelle Halpin, Department of Foundations, Leadership, and Technology Auburn University, AL AbstractDuring 1996, we formed the Laboratory for Innovative Technology and Engineering Education(LITEE). The

Conference Session

Engrng Edu;An International Perspective

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2002 Annual Conference

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John Johansen; Jens Riis; Henrik Jorgensen; Claus Balken; James Luxhoj

` Session 2760 Strategy Design and Innovation in an Experimental Laboratory for Production (ELP) James T. Luxhøj, Jens O. Riis, John Johansen, Claus M. Balken, Henrik Jørgensen Center for Industrial Production, Aalborg University, Denmark1. IntroductionThe Center for Industrial Production (CIP) (see http://www.cip.auc.dk) at Aalborg University inDenmark is an innovative university-industry research initiative aimed at establishing “actionresearch” programs in Danish companies. The CIP seeks to strike a balance between holisticapplication programs with an industrial focus and theory

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Karen Harris; Sunday Faseyitan; Robert Myers; Pearley Cunningham; Winston Erevelles

Session 1526 PRIME – the Partnership for Regional Innovation in Manufacturing Education Winston F. Erevelles – Robert Morris University Karen Harris– Penn State New Kensington Pearley Cunningham – Community College of Allegheny County Sunday Faseyitan - Butler County Community College Robert Myers – Westmoreland County Community CollegeI. IntroductionThe manufacturing base of Southwestern Pennsylvania is the key to a healthy regional economy.Manufacturing is the second largest private sector

Conference Session

Closing Manufacturing Competency Gaps I

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Karen Harris; Sunday Faseyitan; Robert Myers; Pearley Cunningham; Winston Erevelles

Session 2463 Innovation in Manufacturing Education and Workforce Development – The PRIME Coalition Winston F. Erevelles – Robert Morris University Karen Harris– Penn State New Kensington Pearley Cunningham – Community College of Allegheny County Sunday Faseyitan - Butler County Community College Robert Myers – Westmoreland County Community CollegeI. IntroductionThe manufacturing base of Southwestern Pennsylvania is the key to a healthy regional economy.Manufacturing is the second largest private sector

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

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Ruben Rojas-Oviedo

Session 2793 INCENTIVES FOR INNOVATIVE COOPERATION BETWEEN INDUSTRY AND ACADEMIA. Dr.Ruben Rojas-Oviedo, Dr. V. T. Montgomery Alabama A&M University Huntsville, AL 35762 And David Pett Consultant Huntsville, AL E-Mail: rojaso@asnaam.aamu.edu; trent@aamu.edu; dpett@aamu.eduAbstract.New partnerships are developing between industry and Alabama A&M University as two

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2001 Annual Conference

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Brian West

Session 2149 Innovative Student Projects at the University of Southern Indiana Brian E. West University of Southern IndianaAbstractThe current paper describes the author’s search for proper lecture and laboratorymaterials. It details how some classes were restructured and how student constructionprojects were influenced by a regional competition sponsored by the Institute ofElectrical and Electronic Engineers.IntroductionA slew of problems confront the new teacher - minimal teaching experience being thebiggest one, followed closely by a

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eric Paul Pearson, Northrop Grumman Corporation, Electronic Systems

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2011-2745: INNOVATIVE SENIOR PROJECT PROGRAM PARTNER-ING UNIVERSITY AND CORPORATE PARTNERSEric Paul Pearson, Northrop Grumman Corporation, Electronic Systems Eric P. Pearson is the Sector Director of Development Programs for the Electronic Systems Sector of Northrop Grumman Corporation. After several years as an organizational Staff Manager and the Antenna Integrated Product Team lead for major radar programs he began the development of Internship, Co-op, New Graduate Engineering rotation and Early Career Leadership Training Programs. Eric carries a pas- sion for assisting soon-to-be and recent university graduates as they develop their technical, professional and leadership skills through their early careers in

Conference Session

Pedagogical Innovations in Laboratory Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alyn Marie Turner, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Sandra Shaw Courter, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Shirley Dyke, Purdue University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

AC 2011-1505: INNOVATIVE SHAKE TABLE LABORATORY INSTRUC-TION: IMPLEMENTATION AND ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT LEARN-INGAlyn Marie Turner, University of Wisconsin-Madison Alyn Turner is a graduate student in the Department of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her research interests are in education policy evaluations, social stratification and inequality, and sociol- ogy of education.Sandra Shaw Courter, University of Wisconsin, Madison Sandra Shaw Courter is co-PI for ”Deployment and Integration of Shake Tables Using the NEES Cyber- infrastructure.” She is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Engineering Professional Development and Wendt Commons: Teaching and Learning Services. Her area of research is

Conference Session

Innovative Program and Curricular Development

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carolyn A. Vallas, University of Virginia; Juliet J. Trail, University of Virginia, Center for Diversity in Engineering

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2011-2347: RET YIELDS INNOVATIVE ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE ANDHIGH SCHOOL TEACHING KITSCarolyn A Vallas, University of Virginia Carolyn Vallas – Bio Carolyn Vallas serve as General Faculty and Program Director at the University of Virginia’s School of Engineering and Applied Science, Center for Diversity in Engineering (CDE). As Director, she has been responsible for identifying and implementing short and long-term program goals and objectives in the areas of outreach and recruitment to increase the pool of students interested and enrolling in the STEM fields. Program evaluation is critical in these efforts. A strong collaborative working relationship has been established with faculty and other colleagues on campus

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Teaching Methods and Assessment

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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R. Radharamanan, Mercer University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

AC 2012-4450: DEVELOPING INNOVATION SKILLS AND ASSESSINGSTUDENT LEARNING AT MUSEDr. R. Radharamanan, Mercer University R. Radharamanan is currently working as professor of industrial engineering and Director of Mercer Cen- ter for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (MCIE) at Mercer University in Macon, Ga. He has 38 years of teaching, research, and consulting experiences. His previous administrative experiences include President of International Society for Productivity Enhancement (ISPE), Acting Director of Industrial Engineering, as well as Director of Advanced Manufacturing Center at Marquette University and Research Director of CAM and Robotics Center at San Diego State University. His primary research and teaching

Conference Session

Curricular Innovations in College-Industry Partnerships

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kai Jin, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Hua Li, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Stephan J. Nix, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

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College Industry Partnerships

AC 2012-4775: DEVELOPING STEM-PRENEUR THROUGH ENGINEER-ING INNOVATION HANDS-ON PROJECTSDr. Kai Jin, Texas A&M University, Kingsville Kai Jin is an Associate Professor and Interim Chair in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department at Texas A&M University, Kingsville. Her current research interests include STEM education, green product and sustainable manufacturing, life cycle assessment, decision-making support systems, and sus- tainability assessment. This paper is based on her funded project from HP STEM catalyst initiative.Dr. Hua Li, Texas A&M University, Kingsville Hua Li is an Assistant Professor in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department at Texas A&M University, Kingsville. His

Conference Session

Course and Curriculum Development

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald G. Kander, Philadelphia University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2012-5418: AN ADVENTURE IN EXTREME CURRICULUM INTE-GRATION TO STIMULATE INNOVATION AND COLLABORATIONDr. Ronald G. Kander, Philadelphia University Ronald G. Kander is Executive Dean of the College of Design, Engineering, and Commerce at Philadel- phia University. His current teaching and research interests are in the areas of design processes, materi- als selection, engineering education, and composites. He received a B.S. in chemical engineering from Carnegie Mellon University in 1980 and a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the University of Delaware in 1987. Before becoming Executive Dean at Philadelphia University in 2011, Kander was Director of the School of Engineering at James Madison University (JMU

Conference Session

Arduinos, Microcontrollers, Inexpensive Robotics, and Other Tech Bytes

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arthur F. Garcia Jr. P.E., Palm Beach State College

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Two Year College Division

AC 2012-3186: AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO THE FUNDAMENTALSOF ENGINEERING COURSEMr. Arthur F. Garcia Jr., Palm Beach State College Arthur F. Garcia, Jr., has been teaching on college campuses since 2000. He taught intermediate algebra and trigonometry at Montgomery College in Maryland prior to moving to Florida in 2002. Since the fall of 2002, he has been an Adjunct Instructor at Palm Beach State College, where he began as an instructor of pre-college algebra classes. In addition, he has taught algebra, statistics and a course on entrepreneurship at Northwood University in Palm Beach county (from 2002 to 2005). Since the Fall term of 2005, he has been teaching Introduction to Engineering (EGN 1002) at Palm Beach State

Conference Session

From Entrepreneurship Education to Market

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William A Kline, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Thomas W. Mason, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Brian Charles Dougherty, Rose-Hulman Ventures

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

AC 2012-4189: BEING INNOVATIVE: LESSONS LEARNED FROM THEPRACTICE OF TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALIZATIONDr. William A Kline, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Bill Kline is professor of engineering management and is currently serving as interim Dean of the Fac- ulty at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Kline has a Ph.D. degree from the University of Illinois in mechanical engineering and worked in industry for many years before joining Rose-Hulman. Kline was Co-founder and Chief Technical Officer at Montronix, a company providing monitoring systems for industrial machinery. At Rose-Hulman, his professional interests include design, innovation, systems engineering, quality, and manufacturing systems.Dr. Thomas W. Mason

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Trends in Engineering Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alex Albert, University of Colorado

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #7812Measuring the effectiveness of pedagogical innovations using multiple base-line testingMr. Alex Albert, University of Colorado Alex Albert is a PhD Candidate in the Construction Engineering and Management Program at the Uni- versity of Colorado at Boulder. He has conducted research for the Construction Industry Institute and ELECTRI International, studying hazard recognition and response. Alex specializes in implementing experimental research methods in engineering education to perform hypothesis testing and draw causal inferences.Dr. Matthew R. Hallowell, University of Colorado Dr. Matthew Hallowell is

Conference Session

Teaching and Learning Entrepreneurship and Innovation

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathalie Duval-Couetil, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Michael J. Dyrenfurth, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

AC 2012-4817: TEACHING STUDENTS TO BE TECHNOLOGY INNOVA-TORS: EXAMINING APPROACHES AND IDENTIFYING COMPETEN-CIESDr. Nathalie Duval-Couetil, Purdue University, West Lafayette Nathalie Duval-Couetil is the Director of the Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program, Associate Director of the Burton D. Morgan Center, and an Associate Professor in the Department of Technology Leadership and Innovation at Purdue University. She is responsible for the launch and de- velopment of the university’s multidisciplinary undergraduate entrepreneurship program, which has in- volved more than 3,500 students from all majors since 2005. As part of the program, she has established entrepreneurship capstone, global

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Jr., Donald Horner; Dr. Jack Matson

Session #3242 Teaching Creativity, Innovation, and Change in the Leaderless Classroom Donald H. Horner, Jr., Jack V. Matson, The Pennsylvania State UniversityIntroductionCreativity: having the power to create; marked by originality; imaginative. Innovation:the act of innovating or producing something new or unusual. Change: to makedifferent; to alter; to transform.1 Different concepts? Yes. Related concepts?Definitely. Teachable concepts of particular relevance to engineers? Without question.Definitional differences notwithstanding, there exists a shared essence

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2001 Annual Conference

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Kathryn Jablokow

Session 2630 The Thinking Expedition: A Course in Creativity, Innovation and Change Kathryn W. Jablokow The Pennsylvania State UniversityAbstractThis paper describes a course entitled Creativity, Innovation and Change that is currently taughtas part of the Systems and Software Engineering programs at Penn State University’s School forGraduate Professional Studies. The course was designed to support several modules in theseprograms, including a core skill-based module and a module focused on innovation. This paperwill provide an overview of the objectives and the content of this

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2001 Annual Conference

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Otto Loewer; Ken Vickers; John Ahlen; Greg Salamo

Session 2554 University of Arkansas Innovation Incubator: Flaming the Sparks of Creativity Ken Vickers, Greg Salamo, Otto Loewer, and John Ahlen University of Arkansas/Arkansas Science and Technology AuthorityAbstractOne significant area for small business development is in science and technology. In this area,research universities have played a significant role through the students and faculty in establishingstart-up companies. For example, many universities have developed small business incubatorsdesigned to provide operating space and secretarial support at minimum

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2000 Annual Conference

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Jacek Jarzynski; Sheldon M. Jeter

Session 2566 Development of an Innovative Engineering Sciences and Systems Laboratory Course Sheldon M. Jeter and Jacek Jarzynski Georgia Institute of Technology INTRODUCTION In the fall of 1999 Georgia Tech changed from a ten week quarter to a fifteenweek semester schedule. This change created the need and opportunity to revise theundergraduate mechanical engineering curriculum. An important overall curriculumchange was to discontinue the dual track curriculum that featured some concentration oneither mechanical systems or thermal energy and fluid systems. The curriculum