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Innovative Hands-On Projects and Labs

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2003 Annual Conference

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Nasir Bilal; Harold Kess; Douglas Adams

Session 1368 Development of a Roving Laboratory in Vibrations for Undergraduate Engineering Students Nasir Bilal, Harold R. Kess, and Douglas E. Adams Purdue University, School of Mechanical Engineering 585 Purdue Mall, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2040AbstractDetails on the development of a roving laboratory for undergraduate students in a new vibrationscourse including the instrumentation, laboratory format and several laboratory projects arediscussed in addition to the inquiry-based, observational instructional approach that is beingdeveloped to complement the

Conference Session

Teamwork, K-12: Projects to Promote Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

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David Chesney

demonstrate six different areas of engineering over an academic year, suchas launching rockets (Aerospace Engineering) and building bridges (Civil Engineering). A typicalclassroom session was comprised of a 10-15 minute introduction of the topic, 60 minutes ofstudents constructing and testing a project, and 10-15 minutes discussing the results. Theapproach was applied to a fourth grade class of twenty students in Brighton, Michigan and wasjudged a success by faculty and students.Introduction“I never knew engineering could be so fun. When I grow up, I’m either going to be an engineeror an actor. Sincerely, Maddy”The motivations for the project include recent statistical trends in math, science, and engineeringeducation. Recent studies have shown that

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Innovative Hands-On Projects and Labs

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2003 Annual Conference

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David Hall; Kelly Crittenden

dowels as a function of length. Armed with this information,student teams evaluate potential truss designs and optimize their chosen configuration tosupport the maximum load or maximum load divided by truss weight. These trusses,which weigh less than 10 lbs and sometimes support over 3,000 lbs, are built using simpletools and require minimal faculty supervision during construction. This paper will describeall aspects of the project, including truss design rules, the method of fabrication,associated experiments, testing fixtures, testing equipment, and testing procedures.I. IntroductionA constant challenge for engineering educators is to incorporate hands-on laboratory anddesign projects into their courses that appropriately reinforce engineering

Conference Session

Promoting ET Through K-12 Projects

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2003 Annual Conference

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Kenneth Reid; Elaine Cooney

HealthEducation Center to see and hear TAM explain the human reproduction system.In the original configuration, one proprietary “box” controlled not only TAM’s lights androtation, but also the audio and video tapes. The “box” could only play one program, and ithadn’t been changed since the system had been installed over 15 years ago. The health educationstaff wanted to update the content of the audio-video, but this required more than just a newvideo tape – it required new hardware. Sonar Studios agreed to work with the teachers at thecenter to develop a new script, and turn this script into digital video. But a new interfacebetween the computer sourcing the digital video and TAM was also needed. Part of the newinterface was given as a class project in

Conference Session

Innovative Hands-On Projects and Labs

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2003 Annual Conference

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William Szaroletta

Engineering Technology curriculum, there has been little opportunityfor hands-on experimental and finite element analysis verification of overhung beam theory. Tofill that void, several experimental mechanics class projects were devised and successfullyimplemented by the author and these experiences are documented in this paper.Introduction:This paper describes a series of reproducible projects, including discussion of the major benefitsof utilizing the overhung beam: flexibly supporting multiple experiments with similar set-ups;providing a relatively simple and effective means towards achieving a repeatable, uniformdistributed loading in a laboratory environment (through gravity and beam material density); andproviding a relatively low cost platform

Conference Session

Promoting ET Through K-12 Projects

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2003 Annual Conference

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Thomas Juliano; Ronald Rockland; George Gonzalez; Joel Bloom

, Tel: (973) 642-7155, Fax: (973) 642-4184, ronald.h.rockland@njit.edu / 3 Vice President for Academic and Student Services, and Dean, Albert Dorman Honors College, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ 07102, Tel: (973) 596-6476, Fax: (973) 596-1528, joel.s.bloom@njit.edu / 4 Chair, Academy for Engineering and Design, Bergen Regional Academies, Bergen County Technical Schools, Hackensack, NJ 07601, Tel: 201-343-6000, Ext. 3369 Fax: 201-343-2108, geogon@bergen.orgAbstractThis paper describes a project involving a major research university and fifteen secondary andpost-secondary schools to develop and implement a career cluster program for the Research,Development and Technical

Conference Session

Projects in Ocean and Marine Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

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Sangsoo Ryu; M.H. Kim; Julian H. Kang; Spyros A. Kinnas

control their learning pace8. Aragon, et al. found that on-line learning can beas effective as face-to-face learning in many respects, even though students have differentlearning style preferences9. As an example of the trend of Web-based classes, the Society ofNaval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME) offers dozens of new online graduate coursesin such the most recent fields as Project Management, Technology Management, NetworkedInformation Systems, Cyber Security, etc. in collaboration with Stevens Institute ofTechnology10.Acknowledging the trend of the Web-based learning environment, it is reasonable to utilize theeducational features of Web-based technology in order to provide students in remote places withbetter educational

Conference Session

Teamwork, K-12: Projects to Promote Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

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Barbara Gannod

output are reviewed as students are asked to determine the inputs given to the robot Page 8.1092.5Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright© 2003, American Society for Engineering Educationand the outputs produced. Algorithms are reviewed as the students determine the algorithms therobot must use to go forward, stop, turn, follow a line, etc.3.2 Second semester TEK curriculumThe second semester curriculum is meant to build on the first semester curriculum, but narrowthe focus to a single topic. The culmination of the second semester is a significant project thatallows

Conference Session

Instrumentation in the Classroom

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2003 Annual Conference

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Eric Hansberry; Guido Lopez

Session 3159 Mini-design projects; a Hands-on Approach to Teaching Instrumentation Courses in ET Programs. Guido W. Lopez, Eric W. Hansberry School of Engineering Technology Northeastern University Boston, MA ABSTRACTDesign is the central activity of engineering and the focus of undergraduate engineering education.Effective teaching and learning of underlying engineering science and the

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Course and Curriculum Innovations in ECE

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2003 Annual Conference

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Arunsi Chuku

Session 2632 Integrated Engineering Education Through Multi-Disciplinary Nationally Relevant Projects: The Solar Decathlon Project. A.U. Chuku, B. Oni, D. Amstrong, M. Safavi, L. L. Burge Jr. College of Engineering’ Architecture & Physical Sciences Tuskegee University Tuskegee, Alabama 36088AbstractIn the education and training of students in the technical disciplines, our goal is to not onlyequip the students with knowledge and skills necessary to effectively practice theirprofession but to successfully function in a multi-disciplinary, multi-cultural

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

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Theresa Jones; Jerold Jones; Gary Vliet; Philip Schmidt

Session 1566 A Project-Centered Approach to Teaching of Thermal-Fluid Systems Analysis and Design Philip S. Schmidt, Jerold W. Jones, Gary C. Vliet, and Theresa L. Jones Department of Mechanical Engineering University of Texas at AustinAbstractIn the fall of 1998, the Thermal-Fluid Systems faculty in the Department of MechanicalEngineering at the University of Texas at Austin introduced a new junior-level course, ME343Thermal-Fluid Systems, which replaced a long-standing second course in thermodynamics. Thiscourse caps a three course sequence in

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Kenneth Reid

Session 1547 Project Summary of a K-12 Outreach with a Summer Program and a Mobile Laboratory Kenneth J. Reid Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)Abstract:This paper will describe and summarize a two-year project using hands-on activities to introduce K-12students to Electrical Engineering and Electrical Engineering Technology and inspire and foster aninterest in engineering, mathematics, and science. Two specific projects included in this initiative were:S developing new summer hands-on workshops for students

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Thomas Keyser; Kourosh Rahnamai; Ronald E. Musiak

Session 1520 Hands-On Projects for a Freshman Course in Computer Applications in Engineering Kourosh Rahnamai, Ronald E. Musiak and Thomas Keyser Western New England College Springfield, MA 01119AbstractAll first-year engineering students at Western New England College are required to takea two-credit hour course that deals with computer-aided engineering. This course has twocomponents: computer-aided problem solving and engineering practice. To satisfy theengineering practice portion of the course, all students are expected to present

Conference Session

Topics in Civil ET

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2003 Annual Conference

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Andrew Rose

Session 2549 Developing Student Awareness in the Social and Economic Aspects of Civil Engineering Projects Andrew T. Rose University of Pittsburgh at JohnstownAbstractThrough the use of a video, a writing assignment, and class discussions, students in a junior levelengineering technology course were exposed to and asked to consider and discuss some of socialand economic issues associated with various projects. A survey prior to these experiences wasused to assess student awareness of the social an economic aspects of civil engineering projects ingeneral and a

Conference Session

Teaching Design

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2003 Annual Conference

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Erik De Graaff; Gillian Saunders-Smits

Session 2125 The development of integrated professional skills in Aerospace Engineering through problem-based learning in design projects Gillian N. Saunders-Smits, Erik de Graaff Faculty of Aerospace Engineering/Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management Delft University of Technology, Delft, The NetherlandsIntroductionAeroplanes and space missions have always had an enormous appeal to the imagination of thegeneral public. The desire of man to fly dates back to mythology in Ovid’s Daedalus and Icarusand many proud parents and

Conference Session

Improving Statics and Dynamics Classes

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2003 Annual Conference

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Raymond R. Hagglund; Eben C. Cobb; William O. Jolley; Joseph Rencis, University of Arkansas

AC 2003-1128: A FUN AND CHALLENGING ENGINEERING DYNAMICSPROJECT USING A LEGO CONSTRUCTION SETEben C. Cobb,Joseph Rencis, University of ArkansasRaymond R. Hagglund,William O. Jolley, Page 8.50.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2003 Session 2268 A Fun and Challenging Engineering Dynamics Project Using a Lego Construction Set William O. Jolley, Joseph J. Rencis, Raymond R. Hagglund and Eben C. Cobb Mechanical Engineering Department Worcester Polytechnic

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Design Experiences in Energy Education

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2003 Annual Conference

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Kevin Renken; John Reisel

Session 2003-2307 TWO SENIOR CAPSTONE DESIGN PROJECTS ON THE POTENTIAL ENERGY SAVINGS AT THE PETTIT NATIONAL ICE CENTER John R. Reisel, Kevin J. Renken, and B. Andrew Price University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeAbstractThis paper presents the results of two real-world mechanical engineering senior capstone designprojects at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. These projects focused on methods forobtaining potential energy savings at the Pettit National Ice Center (PNIC) in Milwaukee,Wisconsin. The authors were originally requested by the State of Wisconsin's Division of Energy toperform a feasibility

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

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Timothy Wheeler

Session 1532 SPIRIT I and II: A Progress Report from Penn State’s long-duration Undergraduate Sounding Rocket Project Timothy F. Wheeler The Pennsylvania State UniversityIntroductionThe Student Projects Involving Rocket Investigation Techniques (SPIRIT) UndergraduateSounding Rocket Program will have launched its second student payload this spring. In itsseventh year, SPIRIT has been a successful exploration of non-traditional methods of engineeringeducation. A final SPIRIT payload highlighting an international collaboration with Norway isunder

Conference Session

Current Environmental Issues

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2003 Annual Conference

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Cynthia Veit; Chris Swan

Session 2151 Development of a Material Reuse Information Guide A Community Service Project for First Year Students Christopher W. Swan and Cynthia Veit Tufts UniversityAbstractOver the last 20 years, recycling programs have developed throughout the United States andinternationally. However, though “recover, recycle and reuse” (the new 3R’s) is a familiar mantrain most communities, it is the recovery; the physical act of separating waste into recyclablematerials, that is the most widely known element of this triad. Once the “recycled” material isplaced at the curbside

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Web Systems and Web Services

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2003 Annual Conference

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Leonid Preiser

Session 1658 Challenges for the Next Integration of E-Business Projects in Higher Education Leonid B. Preiser Department of Computer Science and Communications Technology School of Engineering and Technology National University 11255 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037-1011 (858) 642-8483, fax (858) 642-8489 lpreiser@nu.eduIntroductionThe reality of E-Business proliferation is posing new challenges as

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Recruitment and Retention

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2003 Annual Conference

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Hirak Patangia

SESSION 3448 A Recruiting and Retention Strategy Through A Project Based Experiential Learning Course Hirak C. Patangia University of Arkansas at Little Rock hcpatangia@ualr.eduAbstractAn experiential learning course centered on an intellectually inquisitive project has been designedfor the benefit of any freshman student who wants to explore engineering as a career field, andalso to provide the prospective majors with a head start for the beginning engineering

Conference Session

Partnerships in IE Education

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2003 Annual Conference

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Edmund Goll; Andrea Wittchen; E. Zimmers; Gregory Tonkay

Session 3657 Introducing Freshmen to the Field of Industrial Engineering Through the Use of Collaborative Project Experiences Emory W. Zimmers, Jr., Gregory L. Tonkay, Edmund O. Goll Lehigh UniversityAbstractThis paper describes a pilot module created by several members of the Industrial and SystemsEngineering Department at Lehigh University in collaboration with industry partners as acomponent of the freshman engineering course (Engineering 95). The module is designed to helpfreshmen better understand the role and function of industrial engineers (IE) and information

Conference Session

Energy Programs and Software Tools

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2003 Annual Conference

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P.S. Lankeu Ngankeu; Michael Sexton

Session 1333 SIMULATION OF A HYBRID SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL CYCLE: A SUMMER UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PROJECT P.S. Lankeu Ngankeu Michael R. Sexton Mechanical Engineering Department Virginia Military Institute Lexington, VirginiaAbstractThis paper describes a research project conducted by a senior mechanical engineering student inthe Summer Undergraduate Research Institute (SURI) at the Virginia Military Institute. TheSURI teams undergraduate students with faculty

Conference Session

Experienced-Based Instruction

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2003 Annual Conference

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Allen Estes; Ronald Welch

Session 3515 Client-Based Projects for Every Senior – A Mark of Excellence for Any Program Ronald W. Welch, Allen C. Estes United States Military AcademyAbstractThis paper describes a unique senior project capstone course used successfully by the ABET-Accredited Civil Engineering Program at the United States Military Academy (USMA) to greatlyenhance the academic program. The three general project classifications available within thissenior project course are service-based (i.e., USMA, the Army, local community), competition-based (i.e., steel

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Mentoring, Outreach, & Intro BME Courses

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2003 Annual Conference

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Shruti Mehta; Amanda Knudson; David Kanter; Suzanne Olds

Session 1609 Designing an Outreach Project that Trains Both Future Faculty and Future Engineers Suzanne A. Olds1, David E. Kanter1,2, Amanda Knudson 3, Shruti B. Mehta 1 1 Biomedical Engineering Department/ 2School of Education and Social Policy/1Biology Department Northwestern University, Evanston, ILI. BackgroundRecognizing that there are more engineering jobs than there are future engineers in theeducational pipeline, many universities have developed programs to attack this problem at itsroots - in elementary and middle schools

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Three P's in Introduction to Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

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Kristine Craven

Session 3453 Assessing the Effectiveness of a Project-Based Laboratory Manual for a C Programming Course Kristine K. Craven Tennessee Technological UniversityAbstract Programming for Engineers, Basic Engineering (BE) 1120, is a first-year course atTennessee Technological University that is taught in a lecture/laboratory format. Traditionally thelaboratory manual has been comprised of unrelated randomly selected exercises chosen mainlyfrom the homework sections of the course textbook. A new project-based laboratory manual hasbeen

Conference Session

Design Through the Curriculum

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2003 Annual Conference

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Chris Kobus

Session 2366 A Unique Leak Detection Precursor Capstone Design Project for a Hands-On Senior-Level Design Experience Christopher J. Kobus Department of Mechanical Engineering Oakland University, Rochester, MI 48309AbstractThis paper describes a design project for the senior level Fluid and Thermal System Designcourse, which is a precursor to the Capstone Design Project at Oakland University. The Fluidand Thermal System Design course is geared to taking students through the entire taxonomy ofthe design process; from knowledge

Conference Session

A Potpourri of Innovations in Physics

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2003 Annual Conference

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G. Burbach

@ncat.eduAbstractPyramid Environmental & Engineering, P.C. entered into a research partnership with NorthCarolina A&T State University to develop undergraduate research programs in geophysical andenvironmental sciences under the University’s Talent-21 Program, funded by the NSF’s HBCU-UP. One goal of this partnership was to develop research projects for undergraduate studentsthat would be supervised by professional scientists and engineers. In the summer of 2001 westarted the first such research project: a geophysical survey of an abandoned gold mine site, theNorth State Gold Mine, which was beginning residential development. There was concern thatvoids associated with former mine workings might pose significant geotechnical, environmental,and safety

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Donald Wilcher

Session 2003-143 Developing Laboratory Based Electronics/Software Projects using a LEGO Mindstorms Programmable Brick Donald Wilcher MaDon Page 8.405.1Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition?2003,American Society for Engineering EducationIntroductionOne of the challenges confronted by EC (Electrical – Computer) engineering educators isdeveloping electronics and software laboratory

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Design for Community

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2003 Annual Conference

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Rex Ramsier; H Michael Cheung; Edward Evans; Francis Broadway; Helen Qammar

Session 2625 Focusing on Teamwork Versus Technical Skills in the Evaluation of an Integrated Design Project Helen K. Qammar, H. Michael Cheung, Edward A. Evans, Department of Chemical Engineering Francis S. Broadway, Department of Curricular and Instructional Studies Rex D. Ramsier Departments of Physics, Chemistry, and Chemical Engineering The University of Akron Akron, Ohio 44325Engineering educators