Conference Session

Assessment Methods

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Danielson, Arizona State University; Bradley Rogers, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

courses and their mappings onto the ABET a-kcriteria, will be discussed. These representative bellwether courses are at the sophomore, juniorand senior levels, and are listed below, along with their catalog descriptions.AET 210, Measurements and Testing (3 credits). Measurement systems, components, systemresponse, and the characteristics of experimental data. Prerequisites: Calculus II and Physics II.MET 331, Machine Design I (3 credits). Applies engineering mechanics to the design ofmachine elements and structures. Stress analysis techniques, failure modes, tolerances,cylindrical fits, and shaft design. Prerequisite: Mechanics of Materials.MET 460/461, Capstone Design Project (6 credits – two semester sequence) Group projectdesigning, evaluating

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions to ME

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Avitabile, University of Massachusetts-Lowell

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

homeworkproblems and tests have explicit answers, given the problem statement. Unfortunately most, if notall, engineering problems do not follow this cookbook approach. Students must be allowed toexperience problems that require them to formulate solutions to problems with no specific straight-line structure to the solution – they must learn how to “think outside the box” [7].Laboratory (and the senior capstone project) is the one place where students have the opportunityto “think on their own” and assemble separate pockets of knowledge to solve a complete problem.The biggest advantage is that real-world exercises and experimental approaches clearly show thatthere is not always an “answer at the back of the book”. Students are often frustrated by this

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technology Curriculum Innovations

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Randy Shih, Oregon Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

) the FEA results and (2) the handcaculations using the curved-beam theory. A review discussion, focused on the interpretation andcomparison of results and the causes of the discrepancy of the results, is followed after thestudents reports are graded and returned. Page 12.1387.7Student Projects and FEAThe capstone educational experience for OIT Mechanical Engineering Technology andManufacturing Engineering Technology undergraduates is the year-long Senior Design Project.Over the course of three terms, teams of MET/MFG students design, build, and test theirsolutions to selected engineering design problems and present these solutions to a

Conference Session

Assessing Design Coursework I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shih-Liang (Sid) Wang, North Carolina A&T State University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

features (force and weight), and then it maps genericinventive principles to specific solutions (the counter weight principle yields the solution ofspoilers.) Obviously, creating more examples will help users understand the mapping processand help them to work on their own problems.TRIZ in Teaching Engineering Design Page 12.483.2There is a definite need to provide students with helpful strategies and guidelines to solve designproblems. The ultimate student design experience in an engineering curriculum is the seniorcapstone design course. Some of our senior capstone projects like SAE Mini Baja and SAE AeroDesign are annual competitions, and

Conference Session

Teaching Courses in Renewable Energy Systems

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Weissbach, Pennsylvania State University-Erie; Isaac Aunkst, General Dynamics Corporation

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

solar panel, willvary in two directions. The azimuth angle is the horizontal direction from the observer to thesun4. There is also an altitude angle, representing the vertical direction from the observer to thesun. More effective solar panel trackers are two-axis in nature5,6,7 and have been demonstrated,for example, in the use of a solar oven concentrator8.The purpose of this paper is to present the results of a project whereby an Electrical EngineeringTechnology student developed a one-axis (azimuth) solar panel tracking system to satisfy therequirements for his capstone senior project. The capstone design project covers two semesters.In the first (fall) semester, requirements for the project are identified and long lead materials areordered

Conference Session

Assessing Design Coursework I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith Sheppard, Stevens Institute of Technology; Edward Blicharz, Stevens Institute of Technology; Bernard Gallois, Stevens Institute of Technology; Rashmi Jain, Stevens Institute of Technology; Ian Denholm, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

Stevens Institute of Technology. He is coordinator of core engineering design courses in Freshman & Sophomore years. Prior to his current position, Blicharz worked for 25 years in project management and systems engineering in the aerospace & telecommunications industries. He has a B.E in Electrical Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology and an M.B.A. from Fairleigh Dickinson University.Bernard Gallois, Stevens Institute of Technology Bernard Gallois is George Meade Bond Professor of Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology, where he was the founding dean of the Charles V. Schaefer, Jr. School of Engineering. He received the Diplôme d' Ingénieur Civil des Mines at the École

Conference Session

Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jesse Maddren, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

with several unknowns and optimization problems with one ormore independent design variables. Over the years, the laboratory has been used to test othertypes of projects including longer term projects that are more applied, such as the design of asolar domestic hot water system for a dormitory and the design and construction of small thermalsystems, such as a soft drink cooler.This paper presents a survey of how thermal systems design is taught in mechanical engineeringprograms. The paper also outlines the author's personal experiences with teaching thermalsystems design, what has worked and what has not worked.BackgroundA brief investigation into different mechanical engineering programs across the United Statesshows that many programs offer

Conference Session

Mechanics Division Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wayne Johnson, Armstrong Atlantic State University; Priya Goeser, Armstrong Atlantic State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

. Themain objective of the Computational Modeling course is to study the fundamentals of numericalmethods and to develop computer programs for solving engineering problems using MATLAB.Examples of numerical methods include solving roots of equations, linear algebraic equations,integration and differentiation. Assessment of this effort was accomplished with supplementarycourse evaluation questions given at the end of the semester. This paper will discuss the resultsof the student projects and evaluations, and the authors’ experiences with this intradisciplinaryteaching effort.IntroductionThis paper presents efforts over two semesters to integrate course materials between twosophomore level engineering courses. The two courses, Statics (ENGR 2001

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Eduaction - Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University; Ronald Earley, Miami University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

service-learningcourse must nevertheless be focused on career preparation of the college studentsas well. (Narayanan, 2004 e; Honnet & Poulsen, 1989). Furthermore it must be clearlyacceptable to the appropriate accreditation agencies. The Senior Design Project Class,which is a two semester-long course, with a total of four credit hours, can be viewed as aservice learning class, depending upon the project chosen by the select student group. Itcontains a substantial amount of education about ethics, ergonomics, economics,sociology and liberal education principles, in addition to rigorous engineering subjectmatter. The student groups are encouraged to appreciate the realities of the socio-economic impact of their chosen project. In many cases

Conference Session

EMD Curriculum Design

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Peterson, Arizona State University; Jane Humble, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

(management oftechnical organizations, organizational behavior) at the forefront of EM. This is closely followedby the other classical management, note management – not engineering management, areas ofstrategy and marketing and our industrial engineering roots (OR/simulation, production planningand control).Several additional items were gleamed from this study; 1. Eight of the 28 programs had an experience requirement. This requirement was almost Page 12.647.6 uniformly distributed at 2, 3, and 5 years. 2. Only one program seemed to require a thesis – the ABET accredited one. 3. Capstone projects were common but not universal for

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technology Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Cook, Montana State University; Robb Larson, Montana State University; Keith Fisher, Montana State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

MET Graduates • MET Capstone Project Reviews • ABET Reviews • Facilities Review • MET Course / Curriculum Reviews • Faculty Professional Development Plan ReviewsMost of these tools are utilized yearly and the resulting data reviewed yearly as well. Theanalysis, feedback, and any subsequent changes made to the MET program are summarized in aset of “Assessment and Informational Notebooks” which are updated yearly and reside in theMET Program Coordinators office.Mechanical Engineering Technology Areas of ExpertiseCurricular assessment data and curriculum organization needs to balance the requirements of allconstituents involved. The requirements related to ABET accreditation9 needed to be reviewedand understood. Employer and

Conference Session

Direct Measures of Student Performance

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Bronzini, George Mason University; John Matusik, The Engineering Groupe

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

design required course. In this way the entire faculty has been involved inimproving student performance on the capstone design project.Finally, the jury results provide quantitative evidence that the students are achieving the programoutcomes. There is no result that points to weak performance on any of the outcomes.The civil engineering senior design course at George Mason will be undergoing some changes inthe near future, motivated by a significant increase in program enrollment (170 percent over thepast five years). Some of the methods presently in use do not scale very well to class sizes of 50or more. In the coming year some of the changes include modifying how teams are formed andtheir specific roles in the project, and the introduction

Conference Session

Who Should Teach the BOK

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Maccariella, Urban Engineers, Inc. / Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

, inspection, and design projects. He is an adjunct instructor for both Rowan University and Norwich University, teaching Senior Design I, Senior Design II, Civil Engineering Practice, and Advanced Structural Analysis II. He is active in the American Society of Civil Engineers (serves on the Bridge Security Committee), and the American Society of Highway Engineers (serves on the Southern New Jersey Board of Directors). Page 12.1459.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 The Role of Adjuncts In Teaching ASCE’s Body of KnowledgeAbstractThe National Research Council (NRC

Conference Session

Laboratories and Computer Simulation in BME

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Allen, University of Virginia; Brett Blackman, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

skills learnedin previous modules. The autonomy that the students experience in executing this four-week“mini-Capstone” project provides invaluable experience in experimental design and criticalthinking and analysis. We feel that this final project is really the most important module in theentire course sequence because it exemplifies the active learning methodology recognized to beoptimal for best teaching students BME content and competencies within a laboratory setting.7Description of Specific Lab ModulesThe IDEAS lab consists of 13 modules which span two semesters. Most modules are one or twoweeks in duration and culminate in a written module report by the student teams. The modulesthat we have developed for the IDEAS course sequence are

Conference Session

Innovation in Construction Engineering Education II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tulio Sulbaran, University of Southern Mississippi; David Marchman, University of Southern Mississippi; Shelton Houston, University of Southern Mississippi

Tagged Divisions

Construction

United States. Alsoin 2003, more than 16,700 people died in run-off-the-road crashes (39 percent of all roadwayfatalities), and head-on crashes represented 12 percent of all fatal crashes. In short, roadwaydepartures are a significant and serious problem in the United States.The work presented herein is a part of a project funded by the Mississippi Department ofTransportation to determine the safety effectiveness of “Rumble Stripes” in reducing roadwaydepartures in Mississippi. More specifically, this paper presents a series of assessments donenationwide to measure the impact of rumble stripes. The content of this paper will serve as thefoundation to establish the method to determine the impact of rumble stripes in Mississippi.This work followed

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Livingston, Virginia Military Institute

0x8* bits 0 to B 0x80 to 0x8B byte out 0x90 followed by byteKoios I will find immediate application in our capstone design course as well as in independentundergraduate research efforts where students are likely to have experience with programming inhigh-level languages and microcontrollers. The capstone design course typically involves thedesign and implementation of a robot that competes in a regional contest. Independentundergraduate research projects often are designed around embedded systems and the ease ofinterfacing and programming that is offered by Koios I will allow students to concentrate on thehigh-level details of the project.Our microcontrollers course is project based. Koios I

Conference Session

Best Practices in Interdisciplinary Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kari Clase, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

- specific courses.• 1 Capstone Course (3 credits): Students work in multidisciplinary groups on real Page 12.505.3 world projects that apply the principles learned in core and option courses. Students may be involved with a start-up or early stage company, work on launching a venture of their own, or participate in an entrepreneurship- or innovation-related internship or experiential program.Functional objectives include: (1) ensuring that the program is easily accessible bystudents pursuing their own majors; (2) creating strong awareness of the program; (3)developing its practical value to undergraduate students; and (4) generating a high

Conference Session

Undergraduate Aerospace Design – General Topics

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Eastlake, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Magdy Attia, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

comfortablethat it is OK to circumvent the careful error checking which occurs during the grading of writtendesign review reports. Also, several of the tasks include drawings of portions of the design as itprogresses. And the creation of traditional drawings, even on a good CAD system, seems to bemore of a distraction than it is worth. Those traditional drawings will probably be replaced(already have been, to a large extent) by tracking the evolution of a single Catia solid model.And formal discussions have already begun with other degree programs on the practicality ofcoming up with interdisciplinary capstone design projects that involve several departments. Thisis a logistics challenge of some magnitude, but seems to be the real world trend that

Conference Session

FPD7 -- Service Learning

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Pagano, Western Michigan University; Amanda Rossman, Western Michigan University; Kendall Vasilnek, Western Michigan University; Betsy Aller, Western Michigan University; Edmund Tsang, Western Michigan University; Andrew Kline, Western Michigan University; Edward Brabandt, Western Michigan University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

AC 2007-2550: FIRST-YEAR EXPERIENCE AND BEYOND: USING THEENGINEERING DESIGN PROCESS TO SUPPORT LEARNING ANDENGINEERING SKILL DEVELOPMENTPaul Pagano, Western Michigan University Paul Pagano is a second-year student in Civil Engineering at Western Michigan University. He is active in the student ASCE chapter, assists student teams in the Student Projects Lab, and plans to gain his professional engineers license and employment in a geotechnical engineering firm after graduation.Amanda Rossman, Western Michigan University Amanda Rossman is a second-year student in Civil and Construction Engineering at Western Michigan University. She serves as a tutor to first-year, at-risk students, and is

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David LaGraffe, Air Force Institute of Technology; James Petrosky, Air Force Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

, the research project is coordinated with customer organizations like theDefense Threat Reduction Agency, Air Force Research Laboratory, and the Air Force NuclearWeapons and Counterproliferation Agency to provide relevance and insight into the currenttechnical problems being addressed. Many of the skills and abilities gained in the program, suchas the ability to conduct advanced research, use of the scientific method and a host ofexperimental, mathematical, and laboratory skills are applicable in all three areas. This furtherreinforces the multidisciplinary approach of the program. Finally, during their sixth and last quarter, all students complete a capstone course. Thecontent of the capstone course is based loosely on the Department of

Conference Session

Utilizing On-Line Technology in Entrepreneurship Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Larry Richards, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

traditional course has continued to evolve, and it has beenadapted to different audiences and contexts. There are now three versions of Creativityand New Product Development, but they all share common goals and objectives.Class objectivesWe have three general goals for this course: (1) to provide an overview of the basicprocesses in new product development in a competitive marketplace by simulating themin class, (2) to acquire the skills for successfully creating and developing a new productthrough hands-on, team-based projects, and (3) to become more creative individuals andmore effective team members.The topics covered in this class fall into four categories: technical skills, creativethinking, business strategies, and people skills. Technical

Conference Session

New Trends in Engineering Graduate Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Walsh, California Polytechnic State University; Stacey Breitenbach, California Polytechnic State University; Robert Crocket, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

offers comprehensive masters degrees, and has a total population of about 320graduate students (the undergraduate population is about 4800). Cal Poly is renown for its'laboratory intensive, hands-on approach to education. Faculty teaching loads are high, and thecommitment to the student is legendary. The senior project is still the capstone to theundergraduate experience, the school is unique in its' heavy commitment to the liberal artscomponent of a college engineering education. Unlike most other CSU campuses, which arelocated in areas of high population density, Cal Poly is rural. Thus, the majority of CENGgraduate students are full-time, only a small pool of part-time students is available. For thisreason, Cal Poly is focused on filling the

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Eduaction - Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Owen Carlson, Brigham Young University; Mason Webster, Brigham Young University; Greg Jensen, Brigham Young University; Daniel Korth, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

must teach current engineering students the skills necessary for globalcollaboration. There are many intricacies that can only be worked out through experienceand Senior Design (Capstone projects) are ideal for practicing the skills demanded by theglobal market. The real problem of global design comes when the members of the teamare not in the same country or speak the same language. How can current design methodsthat depend so much on clear easy communication be used effectively with global teams?Design methods have only begun to be used on the Global scale. In the past it has beentoo difficult for teams located around the world to communicate quickly and effectively.Due to advances in technology this is rapidly changing and will only get

Conference Session

Undergraduate Aerospace Design – General Topics

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Biezad, California Polytechnic State University; Joon Kim, Lockheed Aircraft Co

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

innovative experiences include modifying course syllabiacross many technical areas, focusing on the individual learning styles that generate interestand enthusiasm in students, overcoming the inertial of established grading processes that donot recognize or reward exceptional teamwork, and linking with funded projects and relatedproposals supporting work up to the graduate level.The way that Cal Poly has been meeting the above challenges has been unique and rewarding,yet still contains risk relative to accreditation. These risks are discussed relative to the nextaccreditation visit where the department hopes to win approval for its innovative approach tocurriculum development.The Educational ChallengeAbout some topics perhaps too much has been

Conference Session

Creating a Technology Incubator and Creating a Seed Fund

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jim Subach, Arizona State University; Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University; John Magrane, Microchip Technology Inc.; Carol Popovich, Microchip Technology Inc.

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

of a product; then developbusiness and marketing plans for the product, while gaining an understanding of thepatent process. All of these activities are part of a capstone project that is alreadyincluded in the curriculum at ASU‘s Polytechnic campus, Department of ElectronicSystems.Introduction ASU defines entrepreneurship as “the spirit and process of creative risk takingand innovation that leverages university knowledge to spur social development andeconomic competitiveness.”1 Additionally, in a contributed article to Mechanical Engineering Magazine,Ephraim Suhir, President and CEO of ERS/Siloptix Co. in Los Altos, CA, wrote that “atechnological professional with entrepreneurial skills has a better chance than a

Conference Session

Aspirational Visions of Civil Engineering in 2025 & Policy 465

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Welch, The University of Texas-Tyler; Michael Robinson, Rose-Hulman Institute; Charles Glagola, University of Florida; James Nelson, University of Texas-Tyler

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

, the retention of thatinformation by the students must be assessed. In particular, the retention and internalization bythe students of the necessary content across the entire curriculum must be assessed. Thisassimilated information is that which is carried forward and is built upon in subsequent courses. There are three primary methods for assessing student retention of the information conveyed. Page 12.200.11These methods are: ‚ Retention examinations at critical points in the program of study, ‚ An external jury review of the capstone design projects, and ‚ The Fundamentals of Engineering Examination.Each of the

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

work will be extended and integrated with structural engineering, construction managementand other aspects of the project as the students work to complete their capstone experience. The other useful feature of the course is that it is also proving to be a convenient vehiclefor discussing or incorporating advances in technology and discussing current events. CE390 isan excellent method for introducing and evaluating some of the American Society of CivilEngineers developed Body of Knowledge outcomes that are more difficult to judge performancein with more traditional CE courses. Page 12.980.2Why teach a Site Design course? Recent

Conference Session

Building Knowledge Based Economies: the Role of Industry-University-Government Partnerships

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ivan Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University; Ramiro Jordan, ISTEC-ECE-UNM; Maria M. Larrondo Petrie, Florida Atlantic University; Javier Paez Saavedra

Tagged Divisions

International

unified block to be competitive in the new global market.Some of the opportunities are:Multinational ProjectsSo far, just the undergraduate global design projects have been considered. There is room formore advance and challenging international projects that can be carried out among institutions inthe Americas and they include:1. Capstone or senior design projects: Integrated teams can be formed where a single multinational team solves the problem together. These are usually a semester or two semester long projects and might involve some traveling to meet with your partner in the foreign country. Contrary to the global design projects for freshman and sophomore, these projects demand a higher level of student and faculty commitment and

Conference Session

IE and EM Program Innovation

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Duening, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

up by the students themselves based onguidelines provided by the ESIM program instructors.Finally, each concentration area in the ESIM curriculum includes a capstone experience thatstudents are required to complete. The capstone experience is designed by the student inconsultation with an ESIM faculty member and a sponsor from their employing enterprise.Capstone experiences are designed to be similar in economic or performance impact to projectsconducted by Six Sigma black belt holders. The latter are required to complete a project thathas, at minimum, a $1 million impact on their employing enterprise.The capstone projects for the ESIM concentrations will not have as stringent a requirement as aSix Sigma black belt, but it is intended to be

Conference Session

Preparing Engineering Students for International Practice

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Korth, Brigham Young University; Owen Carlson, Brigham Young University; Mason Webster, Brigham Young University; C. Greg Jensen, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

International

. Table 1: Proposed engineering/language program layout. Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Traditional Traditional Engineering/General Completed at Return to U.S. language and language and ed. courses taught via partner institution. university. cultural courses. cultural courses. video conference by a Classes and International foreign faculty member project. capstone project. from a partner institutionYears 1 and 2: Basic Language ClassesThe first two years of the