Conference Session

Technological Literacy and the Educated Person

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

R. William Graff, LeTourneau University; Paul Leiffer, LeTouneau University; Martin Batts, Le Tourneau University; Maria J. Leiffer, LeTouneau University

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

these concepts.1. Everyday Concepts – FeedbackOur society is continually becoming more technically oriented in all aspects of life.Technology may seem mysterious to fuzzies. There is, however, a certain set of basic, Page 15.1367.2easily understood information that “techies” can help fuzzies understand.Some basic concepts, fundamental to those of an engineering discipline, can be appliedto everyday life. For example, a person concerned about his or her weight can use theconcept that “measurement precedes control.” This concept comes from the engineeringprinciple of a feedback loop. If the output of a system is used to control the input, thewhole system

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade in Teaching II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Walter Schilling, MSOE

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New Engineering Educators

taughtduring the fall quarter. Class B, while not an identical class, served the same constituency. Italso contained many of the same students as Class A, and was of similar material, only differingsignificantly in that it was taught during the winter quarter. Thus, while not an exact match, it isan appropriate comparison with Class A. Freshman Class A Freshman Class B Freshman Course C with Performance Incentive Percent Percent PercentAssignment Submissions Late Late Submissions Late Percent Late Late Early Total Late Early 1 20 0 0.0

Conference Session

Mentoring First Year Students

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rosemary Patterson, Virginia Tech; Erin Crede, Virginia Tech; Kaitlyn Hines, Virginia Tech; Tyler Aarons, Virginia Tech; Jean-Louis Bile, Virginia Tech; Jared Chelko, Virginia Tech; Whitney Edmister, Virginia Tech; Bevlee Watford, Virginia Tech

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First-Year Programs

opportunity for mentors to learn from the peer leaders and veteranmentors can in turn lead new mentors. The purpose of this study is to assess the relative successof the transition from a single facilitator model to a peer leader model. The following questionsare addressed: 1. How does the peer leader model compare to the single facilitator model with regard to program structure? 2. How does the peer leader model compare to the single facilitator model with regard to feedback?Program StructureThere are 5 different segments of the peer mentoring program developed at a large publicuniversity in Eastern United States. These programs aim to provide the opportunity for all first-year College of Engineering students to be matched with a

Conference Session

Normative Commitments and Public Engagement in Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Juan Lucena, Colorado School of Mines; Jen Schneider, Colorado School of Mines; Jon Leydens, Colorado School of Mines

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Liberal Education

about the Page 15.475.2history of engineers in development or about the complexity of engaging and listening tocommunities? To fill that void, we conducted historical, ethnographic and other investigations.The main outcomes of this project are a course and a book for engineering students, faculty andpractitioners involved in courses, programs and projects related to ETH. Here we outline themain elements of this project and provide recommendations on where and how to use it inengineering curricula.1. Background of this projectOur journey to ESCD began in a previous curricular experiment in humanitarian engineering.After receiving a large grant

Conference Session

College-Industry Partnerships: Bringing Industry into the Curriculum Development and Design Cycle

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dave Sly, Iowa State University; Daniel Bumblauskas, Iowa State University; Frank Peters, Iowa State University

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College-Industry Partnerships

universities, and a literature and industry review of sales engineeringcurriculum. These activities were performed by a committee established within the Industrial and Manufacturing SystemsEngineering department (IMSE).Review of Sales and Marketing Positions for EngineersThe committee conducted a review of sales and marketing postings within the COE, on the number of advertised positionsthat had Sales or Marketing in their title or description, as well as the number of graduates with Sales or Marketing in theirjob title. It was interesting to find that while nearly 15% of job postings indicated Sales or Marketing functions, that onlyaround 1% of post-graduation job titles included Sales or Marketing. This difference is attributed, in part, to the fact

Conference Session

Special Session: Impacts of Service in Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University; Eric Pappas, James Madison University

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Educational Research and Methods

problem solving during their undergraduateeducation.Problem-based learning (PBL), a powerful student-centered pedagogy, offers a strongframework upon which to build a curriculum that will allow our students to learn essential andglobally competitive problem solving skills3-4. Some of the benefits of PBL include: (1)improving students’ problem solving and critical thinking skills, (2) promoting high motivationfor students, (3) increasing the ability to integrate and apply engineering skills with fundamentalsof math and science, (4) enhancing the acquisition and retention of knowledge, and (5)facilitating collaborative learning. Yet, although widely used in engineering, particularly duringthe senior year, PBL practices have not extensively been

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students, Diversity, and Assessment

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monica Cox, Purdue University; Osman Cekic, Purdue University; Sara Branch, Purdue University; Rocio Chavela Guerra, Purdue University; James Cawthorne, Purdue University; Benjamin Ahn, Purdue University

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Graduate Studies

constantcomparative method 20 was used to highlight the similar or different views of the respondentsregarding the problems and solutions in graduate student recruitment and retention. Theparticipants responses were grouped by re-reading of the data and possible themes wereidentified. After reading each interview the themes were reviewed and new data was classifiedunder appropriate themes.Findings and DiscussionThe themes that were identified among the sample are discussed in Figure 1. All participantsmentioned the need to raise awareness among potential engineering doctoral students about thebenefits, rewards, and relevance of obtaining such the degree. By educating engineering studentsat all levels, they might learn early the role that Ph.D. recipients

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship and Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Hornfeck, Lafayette College

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

interest for sponsoring agencies or businesses. The currentTech Clinic involves six undergraduate students and two faculty members working as aconsulting team over a one academic year period. The team is charged with developingideas to promote economic development and jobs creation in a region seeking toreestablish a business/industrial base. Long-term outcomes are expected that lead to theestablishment of commercially successful enterprises. Bibliography[1] The Lexus and the Olive Tree, Thomas L. Friedman, May, 2000, Anchor Books[2] Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution—and How It Can Renew America, Thomas L. Friedman, Farrar, Straus & Gireaux, New York, 2008[3

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wael Mokhtar, Grand Valley State University

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Design in Engineering Education

structure. Page 15.259.3Davis et al14 presented a performance evaluation model that can be used to assess the designcapstone projects. They report four areas for evaluation: (1) personal capacity, (2) teamprocesses, (3) solution requirements, and (4) solution assets. They showed the importance ofdesigning skills and how a capstone project can successfully be used to develop these skills.They indicated that both the student learning and the solution of the problem grow in parallel asthe students are challenged repeatedly, think creatively and develop solutions. The discussionpresented in their work highlights the importance of student creativity as

Conference Session

History, Program Design, and even a Journal Club

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Blanchard, Florida Gulf Coast University; Robert O'Neill, Florida Gulf Coast University; James Sweeney, Florida Gulf Coast University; Lisa Zidek, Florida Gulf Coast University; Simeon Komisar, Florida Gulf Coast University; Diana Stoppiello, Florida Gulf Coast University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

, and education. collaborations.Olin used Invention 2000 to develop the entire institution from a blank slate.8, 9 “INVENTION 2000 is a blueprint for developing all academic and operational aspects of the Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering from a clean slate. The plan outlines an intense two-year project intended to produce innovative educational processes for preparing the next generation of leaders in a technological society and institutional policies which will establish a commitment to continuous improvement and innovation. Intense efforts will be focused on (1) a comprehensive re-examination of engineering curricula and educational processes, (2) student life and

Conference Session

Curricular Developments in Energy Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jaby Mohammed, The Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi; Sana Nawaz, Indiana Purdue Fort Wayne; Reynaldo Pablo, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

national level. Some academic institutionshave modified their curriculum to promote sustainability, and few others are in the process ofdoing so. It is imperative for the universities to modify their curricula to meet the growingdemands of the industry.If this challenge is not responded our students and our community will be failed. More over itcould make us fall behind our peers in the other parts of the world who are racing forward incommitment, action and innovation (Darwish & Agnello 2009).Methodology:The research was conducted in two parts: 1) Studying the Implementation of LEED in the curriculum of Bachelor’s of Science in Construction Engineering Technology at IPFWThe curriculum of Bachelor’s of Science in Construction

Conference Session

Aspects of Public Policy in Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Todd Myers, Ohio University; Ben Stuart, Ohio University-Athens

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Engineering and Public Policy

address how this course came to be, how itwas accepted by the faculty and students and how it was used to satisfy ABET accreditation anduniversity requirements.Introduction Technology continues to advance in society at an ever increasing rate and becomes morepervasive in our lives year to year. As this occurs “our elected representatives understand lessand less about it” 1. Engineers and technologists are responsible for many of the technologicalinnovations but are often distanced from the regulatory process that constricts sometimesinappropriately a technology or in some cases does not restrict the technology enough. Engineers and technologists are not typically cross-trained in the social sciences andsocial scientists are not

Conference Session

Materials Lab Experiments and Demonstrations

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hui Shen, Ohio Northern University

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Materials

. Asa result, students have gained sufficient materials testing skills and background knowledge toconduct their own experiments. At the end of the course, students are required to: 1) write aproposal including objectives and procedures; 2) perform material tests; 3) write a report; and 4)present their work in class. This process has been conducted for the last two years. Studentfeedback indicates that overall students enjoy the experience and believe it should be continuedfor future students. This self-designed experiment increases students’ interests in materialsscience and engineering study, and also improves engineering problem solving skills which arecrucial to enhancing undergraduate engineering education.IntroductionThis paper discusses a

Conference Session

Materials Selection & Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Somnath Chattopadhyay, Pennsylvania State University

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Materials

: Page 15.1057.3 m  AL (1)If the applied force on the connecting rod is ‘F’ and the endurance limit of the material as ‘ e’, the fatigueconstraint requires that, F / A  e (2)The mass from equation (1) by eliminating ‘A’ is then given by,  m  FL( ) (3) eIn order that the mass is minimized we need to maximize the material index, ‘M’: e M1  (4) Creating a chart with „ e‟ and „ ‟ as axes and applying

Conference Session

ADVANCE Grants and Institutional Transformation

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Grant, North Carolina State University; Jessica Decuir-Gunby, North Carolina State University; Barbara Smith, North Carolina State University

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Women in Engineering

Page 15.129.4Engineering Faculty” concluded that: “Faculty diversity at post-secondary institutions can be 3achieved with thoughtfully conceived and executed programs for recruiting and retainingscience and engineering faculty from underrepresented minority groups.” (National ScienceBoard, 2004).The following table summarizes the updated data found in the aforementioned Nelson reports in2005 and 2007:Table 1: Female URM Faculty at “Top 50”* Science and Engineering Departments (FY2002/ FY 2007)). Native American Hispanic Black females

Conference Session

International Study Abroad Programs & Student Engagements

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Evans, Bucknell University; Jablonski Erin, Bucknell University; Buffinton Keith, Bucknell University; Richard McGinnis, Bucknell University

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International

program was originally designed to address the specific educational objectivesof the Civil Engineering Program which state “Graduates of the Civil Engineering program willdemonstrate professional responsibility and a sensitivity to a broad range of societal concernssuch as ethical, environmental, economic, regulatory and global issues.” While this educationalobjective was originally adopted for civil engineering students, it is applicable to all engineeringstudents regardless of discipline. Specific educational outcomes for the program include: 1) Thebroad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global andsocietal context, 2) Recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in, life-long learning,and 3

Conference Session

Design in BME Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Goldberg, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Robert Dennis, University of North Carolina; Charles Finley, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

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Biomedical

from students indicates that thesehands-on experiences were fun and beneficial for them.IntroductionIn engineering design courses, students have an opportunity to consider an open-ended problemand develop an original design to address the need. In fact, design and development “is whatmost distinguishes engineering from science, which concerns itself principally withunderstanding the world as it is”. 1 As a result, many programs have emphasized design in anumber of ways, for example by incorporating design courses for first year students andthroughout their curriculum.2-3 In recent years, many papers at the ASEE conference have beendevoted to presentations on this topic, including an entire session in 2009.4-9At the University of North Carolina

Conference Session

Communication in Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Schmidt, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Deborah Sharer, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Nabila (Nan) BouSaba, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Daniel Hoch, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; James Conrad, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Bruce Gehrig, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Steve Patterson, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Design in Engineering Education

document production for presentation to instructors, other faculty,external mentors and other program stakeholders. This program has beendesigned for migration to an open source ERP system, and the early stages of thatmigration will also be discussed.Document Control RationaleThe earliest known examples that could be labeled as engineering drawings date from thetime of the ancient Egyptians, from about 1500 B.C.1. The simple drawing of a shadufshown in Ref. [1], with a human operator for scale, could be used to reproduce thissimple machine for lifting irrigation water. Euclid formalized geometry around the year320 B.C., in a way that allowed for the use of drawings as analytical tools.2As engineering entered the Renaissance, investigators who

Conference Session

Developing Systems Engineering Curricula

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alice Squires; Robert Cloutier

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Systems Engineering Constituent Committee

the sixth annual Sloan Consortium report on online higher education in the UnitedStates, Allen (2008) states: “Online enrollments have continued to grow at rates far inexcess of the total higher education student population, with the most recent datademonstrating no signs of slowing.”1 (p. 1) As a result of these trends, online andragogy(theory of adult learning) has earned a prominent place within engineering educationresearch. The effectiveness of online andragogy in teaching engineering and science,however, is poorly understood. Currently, the perceived effectiveness of online teachingand learning lies on a continuum. At one extreme is the perception that without aphysical setting – that allows one to see and identify with class members

Conference Session

Historical Perspectives for Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Slaton, Drexel University; Mary Ebeling, Drexel University

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Liberal Education

onskilled labor. Instead, we believe that ideas about distributions of skill and opportunity inindustry, and ideas about racial, gender or other differences in identity, dynamically reinforceone another. That is, as organizational sociologists have put it, ideas about desirable kinds andlevels of diversity in a workforce are reflected in, "who is hired or given positions ofresponsibility in organizations, who gets access to organizational resources or decision making,and who gets rewarded for their contributions and on what basis."1 Technical training andeducation play a tremendous role in associating more and less advantaged social groups witheligibility for different kinds of jobs.2 We here consider the nature of technical curricula inAmerican

Conference Session

Standards For Future Engineering Practitioners

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charlotte Erdmann, Purdue University

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New Engineering Educators

standards.Literature ReviewTwo authors have written credible books that are significant in their coverage of standards.Robert D. Hunter (2009) 1 has written an up-to-date book with many diagrams, flowcharts, anddiscussions. There is a section on standards education with a bibliography. Albert Batik (1992)2offered an industrial perspective with brief examples of why standards exist and wrote brief casestudies that need expanding. Both books are good overviews of the subject.Subramanian3 (1981) laid the ground work for standards information when he describedstandards as: … Fundamental to many aspects of modern life including science, technology, industry, commerce, health, and education. Standards and specifications are documents that

Conference Session

Program Development and Pipelines for Recruitment

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jaby Mohammed, The Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi; Ramesh Narang, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Jihad Albayyari, Indiana-Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

. Page 15.377.9 1. Quality and Efficiency 8Annual assessment reviews of each program are conducted by each department inaccordance with IPFW requirements. These assessments include measurements ofsuccess for the goals for each program and include pertinent data such as enrollmentfigures, retention rates, and student academic progress. Measures used for assessmentinclude student course evaluations, student success in completion of selected courses,evaluation of student projects by faculty, and annual surveys of alumni and employers ofalumni. A continuous improvement component is contained in each program assessment.National TAC/ABET accreditation will

Conference Session

CE Capstone: Innovations in Learning & Assessment

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregg Fiegel, California Polytechnic State University; Jay DeNatale, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Civil Engineering

course. We also describethe structure of the new course and the activities that course participants are expected tocomplete. In developing and implementing the new course, we relied extensively on supportprovided by local civil engineering professionals. The local professionals were recruited to assistwith the course so that (1) we could provide realistic design experiences for the students and(2) we could integrate professional practice issues directly into the course curriculum. In thepaper, we describe the specific roles that local professionals play on the instructional team.Both faculty members and local practitioners helped to assess course and program outcomes.We present course and program assessment data in the paper, along with a brief

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jianyu Dong, California State University, Los Angeles; Nancy Warter-Perez, California State University, Los Angeles

projectsto be implemented in academic year 2009-2010.IntroductionIn 2008, California State University, Los Angeles (CSULA) received an NSF CCLI grant toredesign “Introduction to Digital Engineering” course (EE244). The core of the course redesignis to incorporate Collaborative Project-Based Learning (CPBL) to enhance student learningoutcomes and reinforce their understanding of design principles learned in their freshman designcourse [1-3]. During the first year of the project, a series of interactive in-class projects using aTablet PC based platform have been developed and implemented in EE244 classes taught in Fall2008, Winter 2009, and Spring 2009. More than 100 students have been impacted by thisinnovative teaching pedagogy. Through the project

Conference Session

Administering First-Year Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip Parker, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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First-Year Programs

opportunity to deliver a “sales pitch” with which they can attract students. The new course is supervised by the Chair of the General Engineering Department. Heensures that the grades for each module are turned in in a timely manner, and serves as the pointof contact for students who otherwise would have seven different faculty members to sortthrough when problems arise. For the Spring 2010 semester, all sections had less than 30students enrolled. This occurred because the Chair has been an advocate for sections containingno more than 30 students, and has strictly enforced this cap. In summary, both the old and the new course are 1-credit hour courses, with the sameprerequisite (College Algebra). For both courses, 14 sections are offered

Conference Session

Embedded System Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Hayne, The Citadel; Mark McKinney, The Citadel

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

designs modeled in VHDL with LabVIEW-basedtest and instrumentation systems. Computer aided design tools from the different disciplinescould then be leveraged to exploit their strengths, while improving overall system design byinteraction with other tools.Computer Aided Design ToolsThe advanced digital course develops models of digital systems using VHDL. One method oftesting these designs is via simulation using ModelSim.1 A testbench can be created whichprovides input stimulus to the unit under test and then checks output signals for proper results.The input and output signals can be traced in a simulation window called a Wave, whichresembles the output of a hardware logic analyzer. The simulation results provide functionalverification that the

Conference Session

Innovative Courses/Pedagogies in Liberal Education I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ari Epstein, MIT; Joellen Easton, American Public Media; Rekha Murthy, Public Radio Exchange; Emily Davidson, MIT; Jennifer de Bruijn, MIT; Tracey Hayse, MIT; Elise Hens, MIT; Margaret Lloyd

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Liberal Education

report that their experience inthe class has improved their ability to frame and communicate ideas, but they also describepositive outcomes in a variety of other areas. Some general categories into which studentoutcomes fall are: 1. Improved communication skills 2. Enhanced ability to see and understand issues from multiple perspectives 3. Strengthened teamwork skills 4. Increased competence in listening and interviewing, outside the radio context 5. Greater self-confidence 6. Discovery of new areas of interest or enthusiasm, which they intend to pursue more deeply1. Communication Skills: In Terrascope Radio students learn how to communicate their ideas toa lay audience, and to do it in such a way that the audience continues to

Conference Session

Liberal Education for 21st Century Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Grondin, Arizona State University; Chell Roberts, Arizona State University

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Liberal Education

rigorously analyticalapproach to learning. In most cases, nearly all credits not used to satisfy universitygeneral studies requirements were allocated to math, science and engineering. Theseprograms in fact closely approximated the description that one finds in chapter 2 ofSheppard et al.1. This team was asked to avoid duplicating any of these degrees.Otherwise, the slate was clean. After extensive discussions, it was decided to build ageneral engineering program that emphasized three values: engaged learning, agility anda focus on the individual.As our goal was ABET accreditation, we developed a set of program outcomes, one ofwhich we called perspective. The perspective outcome is: An understanding of the role and impact of engineering in

Conference Session

Launching Successful Academic Careers

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrienne Minerick, Mississippi State University

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New Engineering Educators

the fundingthey seek. The perspectives provided are from one person’s experiences and not officiallyendorsed by any funding agency. The goal is to provide encouraging and tangible advice on hownew faculty can approach writing their first proposals and get them funded.The Top Ten Do’s & Don’ts to Earn Competitive Funding as a New Professor#1: Do over prepare the project idea and proposalPreparation is essential. Do an extensive literature search and include it in the proposal. Thisdemonstrates your command of the field and allows you to contextualize your own new, novelidea within the field. It is important to directly state how your proposed idea will contribute tothe knowledge in the field. Write frequently on the proposal, revise what

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship and Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Cook, Lawrence Tech University; Jerry Cuper, Lawrence Tech University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

entrepreneurial mindset? There aremany definitions of the entrepreneurial mindset. The author of The Entrepreneurial Engineer,David E. Goldberg, states that “. . . today’s engineers . . . requires a more venturesome attitudeand approach. Increased competition places enormous pressure on companies to continue toimprove and innovate in creating new product lines, acquiring new customers, adopting newtechnology and implementing better business practices.” 1 The Entrepreneurial Mindset is bestdefined by Donald Kuratko in his book “Entrepreneurship: Theory, Process and Practice. Hestates the Entrepreneurial Mindset is when an individual exhibits the behavior of an entrepreneur,where this behavior consists of some of the following characteristics: opportunity