Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Industrial Technology

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ranjeet Agarwala, East Carolina University; Tarek Abdel-Salam; Mohammed Faruqi, Texas A&M University-Kingsville

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Instruction.The students had a positive rating for the delivery of instruction. Overall, the students feltthat the Instructor did very well (greater than 6.5) in all elements of instruction. But themost important feedback as depicted figure 4, suggests that the students rated thelaboratory instruction higher than lecture. These results validate the strengths that thelaboratory based components bring to a curriculum thereby enhancing student learningexperience.At the end of each semester each instructor in the department completes a courseimprovement summary log to create an archival record of how each course competencieswere accomplished and how improvement will be made for subsequent offerings of thecourse. Table 4 summarizes the problems identified

Conference Session

Teaching Topics in Aircraft Manufacturing

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Swami Karunamoorthy, St. Louis University; H. Mallikarjuna, St. Louis University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

functions with MATLAB software. Integration of rulebased modeling of dynamic systems and analytical computation of transfer functions withMATLAB provides a viable pedagogical tool for undergraduate education in LinearSystem Control.IntroductionLinear Vibrations and Linear System Control are relatively difficult courses inundergraduate curriculum for Aerospace, Mechanical as well as Electrical engineeringstudents. The primary difficulty lies in developing the equations of motion from givenphysical system. In applying the Newton’s force method, one should have goodunderstanding of degree of freedom and free body diagram. In applying the energymethod, one should have good understanding of kinetic energy, potential energy, anddamping energy. Although

Conference Session

Leadership Perspectives in Engineering Technology

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hamad Albadr, Riyadh College of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Engineering External FactorsWhile these changes in health care are occurring, there are other external factors that will alsoaffect the Biomedical engineering field: A. Internationalization of science and technology.The science and technology used in health care are universal. Coupled with globalmanufacturing and international companies, it is clear that science and technology areworldwide in application. B. Integration of Technology. The examples provided by some of the preceding authors, it is evident that health caretechnology is sophisticated and cross-disciplinary. The application of communications theoryto improving the accuracy and speed of DNA sequencing is such an example. In addition,devices are increasingly interdependent and

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education III

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Otis, University of Washington; Linda Whang, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

engineers who received instruction in informationaccess and use as undergraduates were able to identify more information resources available tothem and had a higher opinion of formal sources of information, such as libraries, than did Page 12.577.3respondents who did not receive library instruction as an undergraduate.12 More recently,Okudan and Osif studied the effect of including library instruction in the curriculum of anengineering design course at Penn State University and found that the “[a]ddition of a guidedresearch intervention to the engineering design teaching improves the design performance inengineering teams.”13In this study, we

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching and Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monica Cardella, Center for the Advancement of Scholarships on Engineering Education (CASEE); Cynthia Atman, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

mathematics is considered to be a fundamental element of engineering education, littleempirical research has been conducted to understand how engineering students actually usemathematics. This project takes a research- informed approach towards understanding the role ofmathematics in engineering design by combining two studies of engineering students’ use ofmathematical thinking: a study of engineering students’ use of mathematics during an industry-based senior design project and a study of engineering students’ use of mathematics during alaboratory based design problem.The capstone study used a combination of qualitative methodologies to investigate engineeringstudents’ use of mathematics during one of their first real- world design projects. For

Conference Session

Innovative Techniques in Graphics

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Sherwood, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Peter Avitabile, University of Massachusetts-Lowell

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

closed-form equations to solve textbook problems that are well-defined and thathave a unique answer, e.g. statics, dynamics and strength of materials. However, these samestudents are unsure how to apply these fundamental principles and closed-form equations thefirst time they are given the task of doing an engineering design of a system where theparameters are such that multiple solutions are possible. To give students a first exposure to areal-world product-development team-environment scenario, the design and analysis of linkagesis used as the central topic to integrate engineering analysis, design, CAD, project managementand technical writing into a semester-long design project. The students work in teams of fourand take a loosely defined

Conference Session

Pedagogical Issues in Manufacturing Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Rumpf, Ferris State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

of the trade, with such other traits as good presentation skills and leadershipqualities often determining the difference between who gets a ride on the company’s fast trackand who goes down some corporate cul-de-sac. However, those skills once considered “soft” areincreasingly necessary not just to climb the corporate ladder, but even to access the first rung.Chief among those newly necessary soft skills is the ability to work as a member of a team. Thebig question is how to impart soft-skill lessons, especially in the academic environment whereoutcomes assessment is increasingly more important.In one form or another, though, team projects are an integral part of the manufacturing educationexperience. A large body of work on team dynamics

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gunnar Lucko, Catholic University of America; Michael Madden, United Space Alliance; Justin Molineaux, Catholic University of America

Tagged Divisions

Construction

to consider this limitation of the spreadsheetapproach to be negligible. The true and perhaps most important distinction between the OOPapproach and the spreadsheet approach is the way in which the student interacts with his or herimplementation of the algorithm. In an object-oriented world, the development environment andthe runtime environment are extremely different. While developing the software, the student usesan integrated development environment (IDE) or another text editor to write the code for a Page 12.1293.12program while it is not running. Once enough of the code has been completed to run theprogram, the student will no longer

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S. Hossein Mousavinezhad, Western Michigan University; Liang Dong, Western Michigan University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

, wireless engineering and computer engineering seminar. He was co-PI for a DSP grant funded by the NSF. He has received other NSF and government grants in addition to equipment grants from Texas Instruments in support of his teaching/research activities in the DSP field. He is on NSF panel reviewing proposals and was on an NSF review panel in October 2002 recommending curriculum guidelines for Computer Engineering (A Volume of the Computing Curricula Series, 2006, ACM and IEEE).Liang Dong, Western Michigan University Dr. Liang Dong received the B.S. degree in applied physics with minor in computer engineering from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China, in 1996, and

Conference Session

Experiences in Teaching Energy Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ilya Grinberg, Buffalo State College; Mohammed Safiuddin, University at Buffalo, SUNY

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

, materials and technology, managementskills, and energy. Without the large amounts of energy consumed by the production system, themodern economy, and the high standard of living it provides, cannot be sustained. One of themajor sources of energy for the economy is electricity. Therefore, its production, transmissionand distribution constitute a critical infrastructure of a modern economy. Taking New York Stateas an example, energy delivered in the form of electricity accounts for approximately 24% ofenergy consumed, not counting the transportation sector3. Note that transportation sectoraccounts for 35% of total energy use. With electricity being the most versatile form of energy,developing the technical talent to address the issues of its

Conference Session

ChE: Innovations in the Classroom

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Bullard, North Carolina State University; Richard Felder, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

AC 2007-139: A STUDENT-CENTERED APPROACH TO THE STOICHIOMETRYCOURSELisa Bullard, North Carolina State University Dr. Lisa G. Bullard received her BS in ChE from NC State and her Ph.D. in ChE from Carnegie Mellon. She served in engineering and management positions within Eastman Chemical Company from 1991-2000. At N.C. State, she is currently the Director of Undergraduate Studies in Chemical Engineering. Her research interests include curriculum development, information literacy, and the integration of teaming, writing, and speaking into the undergraduate curriculum.Richard Felder, North Carolina State University Dr. Richard M. Felder is the Hoechst Celanese Professor Emeritus of Chemical

Conference Session

Our Future in Manufacturing

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen Wosczyna-Birch, CT College of Technology; Lauren Kaufman, CT Business and Industry Association; Mary deManbey, CT Business and Industry Association; Kerry Simoneau, CT College of Technology's Regional Center for Next Generation Manufacturng

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

additional breakout areas were part of thesymposium and included a section on higher education that showcased 18 higher educationorganizations and several educational initiatives. A second section hosted 20 manufacturingcompany exhibits where students observed a variety of manufacturing products made in CT andalso received numerous free samples. Finally, there was an exterior lobby entry where a numberof engaging demonstrations were held including a moving robot; a submarine from ElectricBoat; guitars from Kamatics and a space launch rocket. Cash donations from industry,government, educational and professional organizations totaled over $175,000. In addition, in-kind donations surpassed $250,000 and included time donated by a rigger company to

Conference Session

Pedagogical Issues in Manufacturing Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jitendra Tate, Texas State University-San Marcos; Vedraman Sriraman, Texas State University-San Marcos

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

composite materials. This paper details the pedagogy and theresearch paper activity.BackgroundManufacturing engineering is a relatively new and small program in the department (Refer Table1). Our “hands-on”, curriculum includes laboratory experiences in physics, chemistry, computer-aided design, manufacturing processes, RP, quality assurance, electronics, robotics,microelectronics manufacturing, simulation and computer integrated manufacturing. Themanufacturing engineering program is scheduled to undergo ABET accreditation in Fall 2007.Companies such as Toyota, Northrup-Grumann, Boeing, National Instruments, etc. asmanufacturing or process engineers have hired our graduates. We are in the process of collectingdata pertaining to number of students

Conference Session

ChE: Innovations in the Classroom

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Raymond, Bucknell University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

course. A typicalcurriculum then can become a series of seemingly unrelated courses (in the student’s mind) thatare often only connected in a senior capstone or design course. Even the typical senior capstonecourse usually limits the application aspects directly to the students’ major and to what isconsidered mainstream or directly related to the discipline. Ideally, however, students shouldhave ample opportunities to integrate and apply previous course content to new courses, areas,and problems. This should include interdisciplinary concepts and areas that may be considerednon-traditional for a particular major. The courses described in this paper were designed to takeadvantage of proven pedagogical methods to improve student learning.In the

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education III

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cordelia Brown, Purdue University; David Meyer, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

“inverted” course formats werecreated for two core computer engineering classes: a sophomore-level Introduction to DigitalSystems Design course, and a junior-level Microprocessor System Design and Interfacing course.Both of these are 4-credit hour courses that include an integrated laboratory. In the experimental formats, the basic lecture content was delivered asynchronously viastreaming video, while collaborative solving of homework problems accompanied by a detailedwalkthrough of their solutions was done synchronously (i.e., during scheduled class periods) –which we refer to as directed problem solving (DPS). Traditional assigned (outside-of-class)written homework was replaced by collaborative problem solving by students working in smallteams

Conference Session

Faculty Reward System Reform

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roger Olson, Rolls-Royce Corporation; David Quick, Rolls-Royce Corporation; Samuel Truesdale, Rolls-Royce Corporation; Dennis Depew, Purdue University; Gary Bertoline, Purdue University; Mark Schuver, Purdue University; Duane Dunlap, Western Carolina University; Donald Keating, University of South Carolina; Thomas Stanford, University of South Carolina

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

graduate education for scientific research. The design of professionalgraduate education for creative engineering practitioners, who are emerging as innovators andleaders of technology development in industry, requires a different professional curriculum and Page 12.733.5approach than that presently used for the graduate education of academic research scientists. Itrequires a different type of faculty, approach, and focus.4. Aims of Professional Education ─Developing the U.S. Engineering Workforce in IndustryThe education of an engineer is truly a process of lifelong learning, growth and intellectualdevelopment that continues beyond the rudimentary

Conference Session

Developments in the Energy Laboratories

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University; Philip Gerhart, University of Evansville

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2007-791: LABORATORY-SCALE STEAM POWER PLANT STUDY —RANKINE CYCLER™ COMPREHENSIVE EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSISAndrew Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University Andrew Gerhart is an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Lawrence Technological University. He is actively involved in ASEE, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and the Engineering Society of Detroit. He serves as Faculty Advisor for the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Student Chapter at LTU and is the Thermal-Fluids Laboratory Coordinator. He serves on the ASME PTC committee on Air-Cooled Condensers.Philip Gerhart, University of Evansville Philip Gerhart is the Dean of the College of Engineering and

Conference Session

Approaches to Learning Outcomes Assessment in Liberal Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lorraine Fleming, Howard University; Kami Carey, Howard University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

during the design of an engineering project. It also examinedthe level of integration of that knowledge in project designs. The data gathered offers aglimpse of the characteristics of an integrative engineer and provides insight into the rolethat engineering educators play in producing engineers who are able to consistentlyutilize flexibility, adaptability, and resiliency to ultimately become lifelong learners.Overall, this research provides a framework for engineering educators for reforming theengineering classroom so that the curriculum is more meaningfully linked to thehumanities and social sciences courses from the liberal arts scope and technicalcomponents of the curriculum and thus enhancing the likelihood of developing reflective

Conference Session

Effective Learning Innovations in Civil Engineering Courses

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Evers, United States Military Academy; C. Conley; James Ledlie Klosky

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

preliminarydesign with estimates to rule out some design options, and the early integration of sustainableengineering practices in the environmental assessment or environmental impact statement. Thisearly site work can then be integrated through the curriculum with the site being the source ofsoil for soil site investigation and testing, and subsequent geotechnical designs for foundationsand retaining walls. Similarly, the site can be further investigate in the hydrologic engineeringcourse, in stormwater pollution prevention plans (SWPPP), and in any other areas of thecurriculum that might use an “actual” project as a source of real-world problems. This early sitedesign and analysis through the individual courses in the curriculum then culminates in

Conference Session

Undergraduate Aerospace Design – General Topics

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karl Siebold, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; James Helbling, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Darin Marriott, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Mischa Kim, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

beenplaying an increasingly important role, not only during the preliminary design andanalysis phases but also through the whole mission operations phase. In a typicaluniversity curriculum emphasis during the freshmen, sophomore, and junior yearsis put on the analysis of engineering problems. In the senior year students areexpected to make a switch from analysis based coursework (one answer to ananalysis problem) to design based curriculum (multiple answers to a designproblem.) Simulation can play an important role to facilitate this transition. Amodern curriculum should include teaching the necessary computer tools duringearly classes, where the student can build course content specific models (forexample a thermal model) and save them for later

Conference Session

Innovative Mechanics Education Programs and Projects

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean Nocito-Gobel, University of New Haven; Gregory Broderick, University of New Haven; Samuel Daniels, University of New Haven; Michael Collura, University of New Haven; Richard Stanley, University of New Haven

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

his Ph.D. from Yale University. He is currently teaching a course in the First Year Program as well as a course that has prerequisites in both the first and second year of the program. His professional interests include computer-aided engineering and design. Page 12.357.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Civil and Mechanical Engineering Students Learning Mechanics in a Multidisciplinary Engineering Foundation SpiralThis paper describes how mechanical and civil engineering students are introduced to anddevelop an understanding of mechanics concepts through a sequence of integrated

Conference Session

Communication and Professional Skills in BME

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John D. Gassert, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Jeffrey Blessing, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Larry Schmedeman, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Larry Fennigkoh, Milwaukee School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

following specific outcomes were set for the workshop: • Demonstrate administrative support for an integrated entrepreneurship program. • Convince all BE faculty and other invited engineering faculty of the importance of including entrepreneurship concepts in the engineering courses. • Present a model for how entrepreneurship can be integrated into an already overcrowded curriculum. • Demonstrate that graduates who understand entrepreneurship are strategic assets to their employers. Page 12.407.3The following workshop agenda was developed to meet the overall objectives: • Lunch and with a keynote speaker

Conference Session

EMD Program Design

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip Gerhart, University of Evansville; Douglas Ramers, University of Evansville; Greg Rawski, University of Evansville

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

” portion of the degree requirements.From the beginning, we desired an EM minor that would be available to students in bothEngineering and Business. It was apparent that any such minor would need two completelydifferent tracks: engineers would need to learn fundamentals of business and business studentswould need the fundamentals of science and engineering/technology. Each group provided itsown set of challenges. For the engineers, the issue was how to integrate the 18 hours into analready crowded schedule (It was decided at the outset to attempt to design a minor that could beincorporated into the existing eight-semester engineering and business curricula – at least in idealcircumstances- rather than requiring an additional semester.) For the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Benson, Clemson University; Sherrill Biggers, Clemson University; William Moss, Clemson University; Matthew Ohland, Purdue Engineering Education; Marisa Orr, Clemson University; Scott Schiff, Clemson University

both classrooms, the instructor space includes a “Sympodium” interactive digital pendisplay, linked to dual projectors. White boards are available for instructor and student use. Aschematic and photo of the larger classroom are shown in Figure 1.An integrated statics and dynamics course, a required course for all Mechanical Engineeringmajors, was offered for the first time in Fall 2006. This replaced the traditional pair of 3-creditcourses, Statics and Dynamics in the ME curriculum, although the traditional courses are still Page 12.176.3offered for other majors. The course is a 5 credit-hour course and met 5 days a week. Threemeetings were

Conference Session

Innovative Mechanics Education Programs and Projects

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pramod Chaphalkar, Grand Valley State University; David Blekhman, California State University Los Angeles

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

a necessity for the today’sundergraduate mechanical engineering programs. At Grand Valley State University (GVSU), westrive to keep our curriculum up to date, reflecting the demands of industry. We have thereforebegun the process of integrating the use of FEA tools throughout the curriculum, instead ofdelaying it until the senior year either for senior design or elective courses. This paper describesthe introduction of FEA to students in the first course of Statics and Solid Mechanics. The firstpriority of this course is to build the foundation for Mechanics. The challenge therefore was todetermine the content without compromising the priority. Keeping this in mind, 1-D Barelements and 2-D Truss elements are introduced in the course. These

Conference Session

FPD9 -- Teaching Methods & Technology

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anthony Dean, Old Dominion University; Bonita Anthony, Old Dominion University; Linda Vahala, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

retaining its students.1. Attrition may also be triggered by lack of student interest in, or enthusiasm for, the type of academic learning experience that characterizes the traditional engineering Page 12.180.5 curriculum.Retention Strategies: Faculty Development—promoting the use of “engaging” pedagogy Curriculum Development—promoting the design of “engaging” projects or modules. Collaboration between academic departments and career development services2. Attrition caused by an absence of personal and meaningful social contact with other members of the college community, resulting in feelings

Conference Session

How to Effectively Teach Using Teams

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shane Palmquist, Western Kentucky University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

academic and practice based. In the past several decades,greater emphasis has been place on engineering academics3.Practice based projects should be an integral part of engineering courses and should be spreadout over all four years of the undergraduate program4. For civil engineering students, this meansgetting students out in the field as much as possible. While lecture and lab based engineeringeducation is important, field experience is equally important. Too often, students lack actualfield experience.Students in an academic setting typically have ample opportunity to become proficient in thepencil and paper rigor of engineering problem solving. However, there is a disconnect betweenacademia and engineering practice5. The classroom learning

Conference Session

Laboratories and Computer Simulation in BME

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shekhar Sharad, National Instruments

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

signals. Students would have to simulate the system in a SPICE simulationenvironment such as NI Multisim, save the data and then retrieve it in an analysis package. Withgraphical programming, educators now have access to a seamless platform from design, to Page 12.112.6prototyping and comparison of results between the simulation domain and the real world. Figure6 shows the seamless integration from design to prototyping for circuit design. The SPICEsimulation tool used here is NI Multisim, but any other simulation package can be used as well.. Curriculum Real World Industry

Conference Session

Engineering Student Involvement in K-12 Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Malinda Zarske, University of Colorado at Boulder; Janet Yowell, University of Colorado at Boulder; Jacquelyn Sullivan, University of Colorado at Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado at Boulder; Diana Wiant, Centaurus High School

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

and her M.S. in civil engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder.Janet Yowell, University of Colorado at Boulder JANET L. YOWELL is a K-12 Engineering Coordinator for the Integrated Teaching and Learning Program at the University of Colorado at Boulder. She is the Lafayette liaison for the TEAMS program and an editor for the TeachEngineering.org digital library. She holds a BA in communication from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Prior to joining the Integrated Teaching and Learning Program, she served as the technical editor for a CU water resources engineering simulation and optimization research center.Jacquelyn Sullivan, University of Colorado at Boulder

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Maase, Oklahoma State University

students an impression of what it means to be an engineer. Byimpressing on students the potential of the engineering field, it is hoped that students will bemore motivated to stay in engineering majors. At the same time incorporating math and physicsinto introductory coursework will help prepare for students for the rigors of advancedcomputational strategies necessary for successful engineering applications.The Introduction to Computer Programming for Engineers has been redesigned incorporating aseries of assignments which provide the opportunity to teach the aspects of structuredprogramming languages (Visual Basic for Applications, VBA, is the language of instruction)while also allowing the integration of many features of engineering into the