ATMAE 2011 Conference Presentation Abstracts and Proceedings Papers Review Process & Statistics for Presentations and Papers This CD-ROM of the ATMAE 2011 Conference Presentation Abstracts and Proceedings Papers is the result of the work of many authors in technology, technology management, and applied engineering degree programs throughout the United States who gathered to share their work at the 2011 Annual ATMAE Conference, “Rethinking the Future,” in Cleveland, Ohio, November 9 - 12, 2011. This CD-ROM includes all of the conference presentation abstracts that were accepted through peer- review for presentation and publication (except those withdrawn by the authors), and the Conference Proceedings Papers (that are based on accepted presentations) which were accepted through a secondary peer-review process. The reviews of presentation proposals and conference papers were led by ATMAE Division Presidents and Focus Group Chairs. The proposals and papers were reviewed in a double-blind process by a panel of at least three ATMAE members with expertise in the topical area. Using the review criteria (posted on the ATMAE website), panelists evaluated and ranked each paper, and a cumulative rank-ordering system was used to help select the presentations and papers. The ATMAE 2011 Conference Presentation Abstracts were subject to a double-blind peer review process. In 2011, the peer- review process led to acceptance of 77% of presentation proposals, 190 of 245 proposals submitted. Some proposals were withdrawn after acceptance and are not published in the Proceedings. The ATMAE 2011 Conference Proceedings Papers went through a similar process. Authors of accepted conference presentations were invited to submit full papers based on their presentation abstracts. The Conference Proceedings Papers were selected in a double-blind peer review process, with panels of at least three reviewers involved in reading and reviewing each paper. In 2011, of 190 accepted conference presentations, 41 were expanded into longer papers and were submitted for the peer-review process. The double-blind peer review process led to acceptance of 49% of the papers submitted, for a total of 20 ATMAE 2011 Conference Proceedings Papers. These 20 Conference Papers represent 10.5% of the proposals accepted for presentation at the 2011 ATMAE Conference, and only 8.2% of proposals submitted. Best 2011 ATMAE Conference Proceedings Paper: “Converting Legacy Maps into 3D Models” (Graphics track), by Mr. Andrew Kellie of Murray State University. This paper was selected in a blind peer-review by four members of ATMAE’s Executive Board from the eight papers evaluated as best in their respective review tracks. COPYRIGHT 2011 ATMAE: The ATMAE 2011 Conference Presentation Abstracts and Proceedings Papers are copyrighted by the Association of Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering. The submission, review and publication process for the 2011 Conference Presentation Abstracts and Proceedings Papers was organized, coordinated and administered by the ATMAE staff at the ATMAE office in Ann Arbor, Michigan. If you have questions about the ATMAE 2011 Conference Proceedings, the Annual ATMAE Conference or any of ATMAE’s programs, please contact the ATMAE office. The Association of Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering 1390 Eisenhower Place, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48108 www.ATMAE.org • [email protected] • 734.677.0720 Acknowledgements A number of ATMAE members and leaders dedicated their time and expertise to review of the Conference Presentation Proposal Abstracts, Conference Proceedings Papers, and Best Papers for the ATMAE 2011 conference. Without their time and efforts, we could not provide a blind peer-referee process. Our gracious thanks go to all of these dedicated ATMAE members: Conference Presentation Abstracts (by track): • Administration: Chair, Randy Peters; F. Michael Ayokanmbi, Mike Beauvais, Mahyar Izadi, David Melton, Marion Schafer, Douglas Schauer • Construction: Chair, Clair Roudebush; Ben Cranor, Mehmet Goksu, Clair Roudebush • Distance & Online Learning: Chair, Susan Ely; Jim Collier, Coray Davis, Ahmed ElSawy, Kevin R. Howell, Rich Miller, Suhansa Rodchua, R. Thomas Trusty II, Cori Zuppo • Electrical, Electronics, & Computer Technology: Chair, Derrek Dunn; Raj Desai, Derrek Dunn, Mehmet Goksu, GH Massiha, Kuldeep Rawat, Kamal Shahrabi, Ron Tuttle, David Philip Weinsier, David Wiedner, John Wright, Baijian Yang, Faruk Yildiz • Graphics: Chair, John Craft John Craft; Tom Spotts, Carl Blue, John Craft • Management: Chair: Nicole M. Radziwill; Sanjeev Adhikari, Coray Davis, Vincent W. Howell, James Jones, Nicole Radziwill • Manufacturing: Chair, Pete Klein; Todd Myers, P. Nageswara Rao, Tom McDonald, Affan Badar, JY Shen • Nanotechnology: Chair, Dominick Fazarro; Dominick Fazarro; Dennis Field, Walt Trybula, Faruk Yildiz • Safety: Chair, James Wright; Ben Cranor, Jim Collier, Paul Kinsey, David Melton • Teaching Innovations: Chair, Randy Peters; Mike Beauvais, Denise Gravitt, Samson Lee, Dan Lybrook, Marion Schafer Graduate Student Research Presentation Abstracts: • Randy Peters, Chair; Marion Schafer, Shawn Strong Conference Proceedings Papers (by track): • Administration & Teaching Innovations: Randy Peters, Chair; F. Michael Ayokanmbi, William Brauer, Mamie Griffin, Mahyar Izadi, Sudershan K. Jetley, Zaki Kuruppalil, Soo-Yen Lee, Bruce Marsh • Construction: Denise Gravitt, Chair; Ben D. Cranor, David J. Early, Tarek Mahfouz, Clair Roudebush, Lewis Waller • Distance & Online Learning: Susan J Ely, Chair; Coray Davis, Kevin Howell, Richard Miller • Electrical, Electronics, & Computer Technology: Derrek Dunn, Chair; Charles Colen , Raj Desai, Ognjen Kuljaca, Gholam H. Massiha, James McKirahan, Jack Martin, Promod Vohra, Philip David Weinsier, Amer Zaza • Graphics: John Craft, Chair; Yung-Cheng Hsieh, Marlow Marchant, Mark Snyder, Cynthia Thomas • Management: Nicole Radziwill, Chair; Coray Davis, Jim Jones, Nicole Radziwill • Nanotechnology: Dominick Fazarro, Chair; Dennis Field, Walt Trybula, Faruk Yildiz • Safety: James Wright, Chair; Horlin Carter, Dilip Shah, James Wright Best Paper Process: • Robert A. Chin, Lynda G. Kenney, Argie Nell Nichols, Joyce Wilkerson The ATMAE Staff at Association Management Resources (AMR) manage the submission, review and publication process for the Proceedings CD-ROM. Associate Director Dave Monforton managed the submission, review and acceptance process, and the preparation of all of the CD-ROM content for publication, and Publications Coordinator Keith Bretzius performed all design, layout and prepress work for the CD-ROM. ATMAE Ann Arbor, Michigan October 2011 2011 Conference Presentation Abstracts • 1 Table of Contents - Presentation Abstracts Administration Appreciative Model: A Paradigm in Positive Organizational Change ______________________________________________ 2 A Novel Use of Data Mining on Determining College Students’ Academic Performance _____________________________ 3 Meeting the Needs of the American Workforce with 2+2 Programs ______________________________________________ 4 Departmental Change: Innovation to Create a New Future _____________________________________________________ 5 How Engineering and Engineering Technology Advisory Boards Can Advance Program Development _________________ 6 Partnership: The Importance of Academia and Workforce Relationships to Assist in Curricula and Student Development ___ 7 Common Meeting Time: Benefits and Implementation Strategies _______________________________________________ 8 Graduate Faculty Workloads: Recognizing Scholarship and Student Engagement at the Comprehensive Institution _______ 9 Technology Management Master’s Degree Consortium ______________________________________________________ 10 The Use of Social Networking Media Sites in Recruiting and Retention Efforts ____________________________________ 11 Mobile Web and HTML5 Mobile Apps for Higher Education ___________________________________________________ 12 Persistence Factors of Women in Information Technology _____________________________________________________ 13 Evaluation of Faculty Teaching and Course Content by Students: Effects of Changing the System _____________________ 14 OLS Plus IT Equals TLI? - A Case Study of Departmental Merger and Change ______________________________________ 15 Creating the Environment for Innovative Learning in Technology Programs ______________________________________ 16 Associations of Instructors’ Behavior on Students’ Attitude towards Classes in Technology and Engineering Programs ____ 17 Using Data from Teaching Evaluations to meet Assessment Criteria and Improve Teaching Effectiveness _______________ 18 A New Approach to Integrating a Plus-Two Bachelor’s Degree in Technology with a Two-Year Associate’s Program _______ 19 How ATMAE Accredited Programs Can Benefit from the Higher Learning Commission’s Academic Quality Improvement Program Strategy Forum ___________________________________________________________________________ 20 Implementing a “Grow Your Own” Program to Achieve Departmental Personnel Needs _____________________________ 21 Delivering a Master of Science Program in Engineering Technology to Cohorts of Chinese Nationals: An Analysis of the Challenges, the Benefits, and the Pursuit of Continuous Improvement ______________________________________ 22 Inserting Ethics Instruction into Course Content: Case Study __________________________________________________ 23 Articulation Agreements - It’s a Matter of Communication ____________________________________________________