Conference Session

Curricular Change Issues

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Carolyn Clark; Prudence Merton; Jim Richardson; Jeffrey Froyd

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Mechanics

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

William O. Jolley; Hartley T. Grandin, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Joseph Rencis, University of Arkansas

complexities of the actual application ofFEM software such that engineers with education equal to or less than the bachelorsdegree are using the technique today. In contrast, ten years ago, specialists did a majorityof FEM analyses, mostly educated at the masters or doctoral level [1] due to the method’stechnical complexity and to the command line pre-processing requirements. Finite element courses in academia at the undergraduate and graduate levels inengineering programs are mainly theoretical in nature. Although some students andpractitioners have taken an FEM course at the undergraduate and/or graduate level, manyindividuals have only been introduced to FEM in a two to five day training course.These training courses enable an individual to

Conference Session

Teaching Design with a Twist

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Barbara Masi

and others, surprisingly rare. Nor is thepedagogical rationale for employing educational technology instructional tools rather thantraditional methods clear 7, 19, 39, 41, 38. This work draws on the work of Simon, Dym and others who suggest that, in order fornovice students to benefit most from any form of engineering design activity, one must firstrecognize that the design process is, in fact, made up of a set of interrelated skills. The mostdifficult of these to master are problem solving, parameter estimation, and information searchwithin a domain. Some have suggested that students are often frustrated in their initial attemptsto design since they have not been given any training in such skills 42, 12. In this work

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2001 Annual Conference

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Leslie Crowley; Ray Price; Jonathan R. Dolle; Bruce Litchfield

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

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Joseph D. Torres; Tom Cummings

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Purvesh B. Thakker; Gary R. Swenson

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Matt Gates; Mary Lamont; John Merrill; John Demel; Richard Freuler

period or “submission window.” After thiswindow has closed, the web site stops allowing submissions, and the journal system thenassembles lists of responses submitted for each section of the several courses in the FreshmanEngineering Honors Program. In a typical week during the 2001-2002 academic year, thesystem processed responses from the approximately 250 students who are enrolled in one ofseven sections of FEH Engineering, one of eight sections of FEH Math, and one of nine sectionsof FEH Physics. Each list contains the responses sent in by the students in the particular sectionof a particular course being processed by the journal system. A master list of all studentresponses is also assembled. The web site software is able to automatically

Conference Session

Assessment and Its Implications in IE

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

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Siripen Larpkiattaworn; Obinna Muogboh; Mary Besterfield-Sacre; Larry Shuman; Alejandro Scalise; Dan Budny; Barbara Olds; Ronald Miller; Harvey Wolfe

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

James Somerville Jr.; Narciso Macia

Conference Session

Liberal Education Revisited: Five Historical Perspectives

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Heywood, Trinity College, Dublin

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

whosuggested that it “might be called a post-graduate secondary school.” [ 1,p131].Payne cites US Admiral Rickover who said “Most of the liberal arts education given in ourliberal arts colleges has been absorbed into the curriculum of the European academic secondaryschools…”[1.p132]. It was an attitude that had important consequences for beliefs about the roleof the university in liberal education. Another consequence of this specialization was that itenabled the three year bachelor‟s degree to be the equivalent of an American master‟s degree[1.p 133]Payne notes that if the purpose of the grammar school system was to enable its students to go touniversity then it had been singularly disappointing [p144]. Only a quarter completed all thestages for

Conference Session

FPD II: Increasing Engagement and Motivation of First-Year Students

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Walter Curtis Lee, Virginia Tech ; John Andrew Janeski, Virginia Tech; Katherine E. Winters, Virginia Tech

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First-Year Programs

10 20 30 40 50 Student Response Count Student Response CountFigure 3: A comparison between student perceptions of whether student-teacher interactionswere biased based on gender with regards to their (a) instructor and (b) GTA. Page 22.785.10CompetenceWe looked at students’ perceptions of instructors and classroom contexts with regard to how theymay contribute to students’ competence beliefs, i.e. their ability to master course content.Overall, students reported having the resources necessary to succeed in the class, which

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Haluk M. Aktan, Western Michigan University; John Stephen Polasek P.E., Western Michigan University; Kevin James Phillips

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Civil Engineering

Bureau of Highway Development, which oversees statewide road and bridge design including quality assurances and specialty areas such as elec- trical, hydraulic and municipal utilities. The bureau is also responsible for administration of federal aid to local agencies and has statewide responsibilities for real estate, utilities and transport permits. In Fall of 2009 John accepted his current position at Western Michigan University (WMU) as Adjunct Professor for the Capstone Senior Design Courses. The position is responsible for the development and coordination of real world projects that are sponsored by industry partners.Mr. Kevin James Phillips Currently working on Master of Civil Engineering, with a focus on

Conference Session

Qualitative Research Programs & International Research Experience from Around the World

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yating Chang, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Joe J.J. Lin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Juila D. Thompson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Yi Shen, Purdue University; Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Eckhard A. Groll, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Edwin Daniel Hirleman, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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International

optimization. He worked as a production control engineer in Taiwan, and has taught laboratory classes in manufacturing engineering and freshmen engi- neering in the U.S. He earned his Bachelor and Master degrees in Industrial Engineering from National Tsing Hua University (Taiwan) and Purdue University (U.S.A). His ultimate career goal is to help cul- tivate world-class engineering graduates that can compete globally, as well as collaborate with the best engineers across different cultures.Ms. Juila D Thompson, Purdue University, West LafayetteYi Shen, Purdue University Yi Shen is a Postdoctoral Researcher in Engineering Education at Purdue University. She holds a Ph.D. degree in Information Studies from the University of

Conference Session

Developing Systems Engineering Curriculum, Part I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alice F. Squires, Stevens Institute of Technology; Jon Wade, Ph.D., Stevens Institute of Technology; Douglas A. Bodner, Georgia Institute of Technology; Masataka Okutsu, Purdue University; Dan Ingold, University of Southern California; Peter G. Dominick Ph.D., Stevens Institute of Technology, W.J. Howe School of Technology Management; Richard R. Reilly, Stevens Institute of Technology; William R. Watson, Purdue University; Don Gelosh, ODDRE/Systems Engineering

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Systems Engineering

engineering competency development, systems thinking and systems engineering education. Alice is the Chair of the Systems Engineering Division of ASEE and has a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) and Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE). Alice received the Stevens Institute of Technology Provost’s Online Teaching Excellence Award in 2007.Jon Wade, Ph.D., Stevens Institute of Technology Jon Wade, Ph.D. is the Associate Dean of Research at the School of Systems and Enterprises at the Stevens Institute of Technology. Dr. Wade’s research interests include the transformation of systems engineering, Enterprise Systems and Systems of Systems, and the use of technology in technical workforce develop- ment

Conference Session

Accreditation and Assessment in SE Programs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet E. Burge, Miami University; Paul V. Anderson, Miami University, Ohio; Michael Carter, North Carolina State University; Gerald C. Gannod, Miami University; Mladen A. Vouk, North Carolina State University

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

for domain-specific communication courses or materials in a technicalcurriculum is a possibility, but not a wise action because communication instruction bywriting specialists and by technical faculty complement each other in ways that round outstudents’ communication expertise. Another challenge is determining which communicationskills should be addressed in which courses. For example, many faculty are concerned thatworking in teams during lower level courses may mean that weaker students may be able toget through without demonstrating that they have mastered the knowledge and skills theyneed to succeed in subsequent courses. The level, amount, and emphasis on communicationskills need to be appropriate for the goals of each

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Nicholas van Bloemen Waanders, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, Mechanical Engineering; Andrew Kean, California Polytechnic State University; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2011-2757: THERMODYNAMIC CONCEPTS IN A MODEL-ELICITINGACTIVITYPaul Nicholas van Bloemen Waanders, Cal Poly, Mechanical Engineering I am a Mechanical Engineering Masters Student studying at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.Andrew Kean, California Polytechnic State UniversityBrian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University Brian Self is a Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at California Polytechnic State Uni- versity in San Luis Obispo. Prior to joining the faculty at Cal Poly in 2006, he taught for seven years at the United States Air Force Academy and worked for four years in the Air Force Research Laboratories. Research interests include active learning and engineering education, spatial disorientation

Conference Session

New Research & Trends for Minorities in Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrienne R. Minerick, Michigan Technological University; Rebecca K. Toghiani, Mississippi State University; Christopher Dawson, Mississippi State University

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Minorities in Engineering

Outstanding New Faculty Award and the 2005 Outstanding Teaching Award from the ASEE Southeastern Section. A John Grisham Master Teacher at MSU, she is an inaugural member of the Bagley College of Engineering Academy of Distinguished Teachers. She has also been recognized at MSU with the 2001 Outstanding Faculty Woman Award, a 2001 Hearin Professor of Engineering award, and the 1999 College of Engineering Outstanding Engineering Educator Award.Christopher Dawson, Mississippi State University Page 22.1357.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Survey of the Unique Challenges that

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade in Teaching II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Foster, George Fox University; Justin R. Vander Werff P.E., Dordt College

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New Engineering Educators

learning environments wherestudents can gain knowledge and skills. Yet, even the description of developing a learningenvironment points to the need for, at least, understanding or, at most, mastery of teachingprinciples and methods of application.While arguments could be made for requirements of additional education for futurehigher-education instructors (just as most states require Master degrees of P-12 educators) orintegration of education principles and modes of application into existing technical/engineeringgraduate programs, this paper will focus on the existing structure and how two young (in bothsenses of the word) educators were able to extend their knowledge of educational principles andrapidly improve their in-class learning

Conference Session

SE Capstone Design Projects, Part I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elisabeth W. McGrath, Stevens Institute of Technology; Susan Lowes, Institute for Learning Technologies, Teachers College/Columbia University; Chris Jurado, Stevens Institute of Technology; Alice F. Squires, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering, Systems Engineering

a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) and Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE). Alice received the Stevens Institute of Technology Provost’s Online Teaching Excellence Award in 2007. Page 22.1277.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 SE Capstone: A Pilot Study of 14 Universities to Explore SE Learning and Career Interest through DoD ProblemsAbstractThis paper describes a research study whose goal is to understand the impact on student learningof and career interest in Systems Engineering (SE) through a set of diverse pilot SE

Conference Session

SE Capstone Design Projects, Part I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith G. Sheppard, Stevens Institute of Technology; John A Nastasi, Stevens Institute of Technology; Eirik Hole, Stevens Institute of Technology; Peter L. Russell, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering, Systems Engineering

alumnus of Harvard’s Graduate School of De- sign and recipient of Harvard’s prestigious Rice Prize for the Integration of Architecture and Engineering, John is currently directing interdisciplinary research in sustainable engineering for both the Department of Defense and Department of Energy.Eirik Hole, Stevens Institute of Technology Eirik Hole has since 2004 held the position of Lecturer in Systems Engineering & Engineering Man- agement in the School of Systems & Enterprise at Stevens Institute of Technology. Prior to this he held systems engineering positions in a number of companies, primarily in the automotive and aerospace fields, in Norway and Germany. He obtained a masters degree in Aerospace

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen L. Kitto, Western Washington University; Debra S. Jusak, Western Washington University

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NSF Grantees

students know and can do as a result of instruction in a course module, an entirecourse, or a sequence of courses. This information can be used to indicate to students howsuccessfully they have mastered the course content they are expected to assimilate” 42. Page 22.1464.11The course objectives have been conceptually grouped. Primary trait analysis (PTA) is used onexam/finals questions to help identify precise conceptual problems and misperceptions. Anumber of studies have demonstrated the effectiveness of using PTA for these purposes.“Primary trait analysis is a technique whereby faculty members consider an assignment or testand decide what traits

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Jones, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Carmen R. Zafft, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; John Sutton, RMC Research Corporation; Lance C. Pérez, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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NSF Grantees

with a specialization in Leadership Studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She obtained a Master of Science in Leadership Education for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2007 and a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1999. She has also served in various management and program development roles for non-profit and educational agencies in the Mid-Atlantic Region and Mid-West.Dr. John SuttonLyn Ely Swackhamer, RMC Research CorporationLance C. Prez, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lance C. Prez has been a faculty member in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) since August 1996. He currently also holds the position of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas A. Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Maura J. Borrego, Virginia Tech; Jefferey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University; Wendy Newstetter, Georgia Institute of Technology; Karen L. Tonso, Wayne State University; Peggy Noel Van Meter, Pennsylvania State University

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NSF Grantees

Zappe is Director of Assessment and Instructional Support in the Leonhard Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Education at Penn State. She holds a masters and a doctorate in educational psychology, where she specialized in applied testing and measurement. Her current research interests include the use of qualitative information, such as think-alouds, to enhance validity evidence for a test. She is also interested in developing instruments to measure engineering professional skills such as global awareness, communication, and leadership.Maura J. Borrego, Virginia Tech Maura Borrego is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. She is currently serving a AAAS Science and

Conference Session

Android TA: Course Automation and the Fate of the Professor

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Allen Toth, U.S. Military Academy; Joseph P. Hanus, U.S. Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Teaming and Collaboration

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew L Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University; Donald D. Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

isnicknamed the Motor City. The three largest American automobile companies (known as TheBig Three) are headquartered in the Detroit area: General Motors, Ford Motor Company, andChrysler. Henry Ford, founder of the Ford Motor Company in 1903, refined and popularized theassembly line and was the first to master the moving assembly line which ultimately transformedmass production and manufacturing (e.g., reduced labor hours required to produce a singlevehicle, increased production numbers and parts, lower unit cost, etc.).5 In addition, Henry Fordwas an inventor interested in materials science and engineering; he was awarded 161 U.S.patents. Also, Ford collected and preserved U.S. artifacts mostly themed to practical technology,and consequently

Conference Session

K-12 Teacher Professional Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristin Sargianis, Museum of Science, Boston; Sharlene Yang, Museum of Science, Boston; Christine M. Cunningham, Museum of Science, Boston

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Elementary Workshop Newbury Elementary School Newbury, MA August 23, 2011Directions: Flip through the Teacher Guide and the Materials Kit (if available) for the EiE unitthat you plan to teach during the upcoming school year. Think about and write some responses tothe questions below:1. Look through the Duplication Masters for the EiE unit you will be teaching (they are at theend of each lesson). Do you think you will use the “A” (Advanced) or “B” (Basic) versions withyour students (or both)? How did you come to that initial decision?2. Find the Unit Summary Chart in the “Overview” section of your EiE Teacher Guide. Look atthe “Time to Complete

Conference Session

Android TA: Course Automation and the Fate of the Professor

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stuart G. Walesh P.E., S. G. Walesh Consulting

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Civil Engineering

developing opportunities. In similarfashion, accountants will serve more as financial advisors, lawyers will concentrate moreon convincing juries and mastering the nuances of negotiation, and stockbrokers willbecome financial advisors to help people realize their dream. After the Knowledge Age: The Opportunity Age?Futurist John Naisbitt19 offers a related view of the future. He states: “When you’relooking for the shape of the future, look for and bet on the exploiters of opportunities, notthe problem solvers.” He goes on to claim that individuals tend to embrace one of twopoles, stasis or dynamism, stability versus evolution, predictability or surprise.As shown in Figure 2, Naisbitt suggests that problem solvers tend to have one

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa K. Davids, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach

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Educational Research and Methods

, (JEE October 2001), pg 6695 Dave Ellis, Becoming a Master Student, 13th Edition, (Boston, Wadsworth/Cengage Learning, 2011), pg 2316 Felder, R., “Who Needs These Headaches?”, (Success 101, No.4, Fall, 1997)7 George Catalano, Karen Catalano, Transformation: From Teacher-Centered to Student-Centered EngineeringEducation, (JEE January 1999), pg 608 Krzysztof Fidkowski, On Oral Exams in Undergraduate Engineering Classes; Fourth Annual Research andScholarship in Engineering Education Poster Session, October 20099 Cengiz Gulek, Preparing for High-Stakes Testing; Theory Into Practice, Vol. 42, Number 1, Winter 2003, (OhioState University College of Education, 2003), pg 4310 Steve Roney, Donald Woods, Ideas to Minimize Exam Anxiety, (JEE July

Conference Session

Understanding Our Students II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shannon Ciston, University of California, Berkeley; Maria-Isabel Carnasciali, University of New Haven; Viktoria Zelenak, University of New Haven; Michael J. Hollis, U.S. Air Force Academy

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Educational Research and Methods

the most Page 25.136.4common sources of stress in my life.” 51 of 72 respondents listed school or school work as theirprimary answer.11 It is important to note here that half of these students were doctoral studentsand the other half masters students. All were adult commuters. Compared to the literature onundergraduate students, we see that with more challenging academic areas (i.e. graduate school),academics becomes the leading stressor (with the work, school, life balance being second).Presumably, in a difficult course of undergraduate study, such as engineering, similar resultsmight be found that would change the way that we look at the

Conference Session

Learning and Assessment II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amir Karimi, University of Texas, San Antonio; Randall D. Manteufel, University of Texas, San Antonio

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Mechanical Engineering

. Page 25.228.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Assessment of Student Knowledge in an Introductory Thermodynamics CourseAbstractThe first course in thermodynamics builds the foundation for the thermal science courses in anundergraduate mechanical engineering curriculum. Students who master the fundamentalconcepts typically do well in the follow up thermal science courses. Therefore, assessment ofstudent knowledge in this course is essential for student success in the follow up courses.Assessment of student knowledge is usually achieved through homework assignments, one ortwo mid-semester exams, and a final examination. The difficulty is that only simple