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Publications
Publications and examples of
my work are presented below. Please
contact me if you would
like more information.
BOOKS
- Rotten Gambler
Two Becomes a True American. This is a story of
how a biracial child, penniless, with little formal
education, hardly speaking English, and without a
clue of how to go about it, got to America and
pursued the American dream.
More Information
- Entrepreneurship
from Creativity to Innovation: Thinking Skills for a
Changing World. This book will show you how to learn to think more
creatively and to solve problems more effectively.
You will discover the knowledge needed to meet the
challenges of entrepreneurship and innovation
through models and techniques, individual and team
exercises, tips, action plans, how-to lists,
references and web sites. More
information
- Creative Problem
Solving and Engineering Design. This book incorporates a strong focus on innovative
thinking, teamwork, and communications in
engineering design. It responds to the needs of
industry for engineers who have these foundational
skills and to the ABET Criteria 2000 which require
that students are able to work on multidisciplinary
teams and understand the global context of
engineering. More Information
(PDF Format)
TEACHING
AIDS
- CD with PowerPoint Slides
Lecture slides for most topics covered in the two
books listed above are available upon request to
instructors who are adopting the book for their
students. Additional material (such as syllabi) are
also included:
(a) Student workbook for a
one-week short course in entrepreneurship.
(b) Important handouts for
a one-year capstone design sequence.
Please
specify which book and e-mail your request to
mlumsdaine@comcast.net (with copy to
lumsdain@mtu.edu).
Pugh Method Example: Improved
Kitchen Lighting
(PDF Format) This shows a three-round example with
discussion, suitable for engineering students (it is
included in the entrepreneurship book above).
PAPERS
(PDF Format)
Journal of Engineering Education, April 1995, Vol.
84, No. 2, pp. 193-2004
(PDF Format) 2003 ASEE Annual Conference, Session
3554
(PDF Format) 2005 ASEE Annual Conference, Session
1625
Creative
Problem Solving in Capstone Design
(PDF Format)
ASEE Annual Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, June 2007
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