Conference Session

Research and Multidisciplinary Experiences

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Scott Duncan, Valparaiso University; Shahin S. Nudehi, Valparaiso University; Robert D. Palumbo, Valparaiso University; Daniel Blood, Valparaiso University; Luke Jerod Venstrom, Valparaiso University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #11554Student Development of a Five kW Solar Furnace for Solar Thermal Chem-istry ResearchDr. Gregory Scott Duncan, Valparaiso University G. Scott Duncan is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Valparaiso University. He re- ceived a BSME (1990) from Purdue University and Ph.D (2006) in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Florida. His research has focused on the development of systems and components for the area of concentrated solar thermal chemistry.Dr. Shahin S. Nudehi, Valparaiso University Professor Nudehi received a Bachelor degree and a Master degree in Mechanical Engineering from

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Browder, Bristol Tennessee Essential Services; Andrew J. Czuchry, East Tennessee State University; April Eads

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

Paper ID #11810Building a Broadband Community with a Baldrige Based ApproachDr. Michael Browder, Bristol Tennessee Essential Services Michael Browder, a past chairman of American Public Power Association’s Board, has served as CEO of Bristol Tennessee Essential Services (BTES) since 1977. He earned his doctorate of Educational Lead- ership and Policy Analysis from ETSU, his Master of Administrative Science from the University of Alabama Huntsville and a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering from Auburn University. He is a registered Professional Engineer. Dr. Browder is the 2010 recipient of the Tennessee Center for Performance

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ang Liu, Univ of Southern California; Yun Dai; James R. Morrison, KAIST, ISysE; Stephen Y. Lu, University of Southern California

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

International

provide students with a structured framework of how to carry out functional designto identify innovation targets, and to carry on conceptual design to generate and improve designconcepts to shoot the target. Another course is “ISE-545: Technology Development andImplementation” that is designed to provide students with a holistic, interdisciplinary, andintegrated view of the open technological innovation process in competitive global market. Bothcourses are required courses in the curriculum of a Master of Science in Product DevelopmentEngineering (MSPDE) program.In 2014 fall, enrollment of ISE545 and AME5-3 was each 30 and 40 students, respectively. TheISE-545 class was divided into 6 project teams each with 5 students, and the AME-503 class

Conference Session

Computer-Based Games and Animations in Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shih-Liang Wang P.E., North Carolina A&T State University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

, and Torque diagram of the gear shaftConcluding RemarksThis paper highlights some of GIF animation files used in the author’s lecture in a junior/seniorlevel design course on machine elements. The author believes that more examples of FBDs,especially those animated ones, can help students acquire and master the skill/knowledge indrawing FBD.An animated FBD is valuable as it shows the process of generating FBDs, not just showing thefinal results. It has the same effect as drawing free-hand sketches on the blackboard/whiteboardfrom scratch, except that it is neater and with multiple colors, and computer files can be easilyreplayed again and again. It is still time consuming to prepare these animated FBDs, but theseanimated GIF files improve

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 10

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tobias Haertel, TU Dortmund University; Claudius Terkowsky, TU Dortmund University; Dominik May, TU Dortmund University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

ischaracterized by instructional learning, repetitions and even predefined topics for master theses.Under such conditions, it is rather unlikely that interest in research topics is generated, thatstudents develop their own research questions and motivation to answer them. In order to fostersuch a “spirit of research”, students should get in contact with actual research questions as oftenas possible in their studies; they should be allowed to learn on their own, to follow their interest,to experiment and even to fail, to get in contact with researchers and become a part of thescientific community.Summarized, different approaches put their focus on different aspect of creativity, and they alsodiffer in the scope of possible learning outcomes. While some

Conference Session

Innovations in Engineering Education

Collection

2016 EDI

Authors

Stephen M. Phillips P.E., Arizona State University; Kyle D Squires, Arizona State University; Marco Saraniti, Arizona State University

credit1,000 BSE online Fall 2013 800 Investment in Ph.D. BSE EE (>4.5 per faculty) 600 Total 400 Masters Fall 2015 PhD 200 ~ 330 PhD ~ 700 MS+MSE MS thesis 0 2000 2004 2008 2012

Conference Session

Two-year College Potpourri

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Araceli Martinez Ortiz, Texas State University, San Marcos; Eusebio Mata, LBJ Institute for STEM Education and Research; Bahram Asiabanpour, Texas State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

responsive teaching in the STEM classroom. As executive director of the LBJ Institute for STEM Education and Research, she collaborates on various state and national STEM education programs and is PI on major grant initiatives through NASA MUREP and NSF Improving Undergraduate STEM Education and NSF DUE . Araceli holds Engineering degrees from The University of Michigan and Kettering University. She holds a Masters degree in Education from Michigan State and a PhD in Engineering Education from Tufts University.Mr. Eusebio Mata, LBJ Institute for STEM Education and Research Undergraduate student attending Texas State University pursuing a bachelors of science in computer sci- ence and mathematics. Currently working at

Conference Session

Engineering Leadership Development: Theories, Models, Frameworks, and Tools

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William J. Schell IV P.E., Montana State University; Bryce E. Hughes, Montana State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Leadership Development Division

of identity as master practitioner(Lave & Wenger, 1991). In engineering this would be described as engineering identity, whichhas been associated with persistence and retention in academic programs (Du, 2006; Pierrakos,Beam, Constantz, Johri, & Anderson, 2009). Learning within a community of practice is referredto as “legitimate peripheral participation,” or the productive activities that novices contribute tothe practice of their field and support their professional training, while immersed within thecommunity’s culture (Lave & Wenger, 1991). Legitimate peripheral participation, or the processof “becoming an engineer,” is described by Stevens, O'Connor, Garrison, Jocuns, and Amos(2008) as three primary activities: 1) mastering

Conference Session

Postcard Session: Experiential Learning as a High-Impact Student Experience

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Addison J. Litton, Utah State University ; Wade H. Goodridge, Utah State University; Benjamin James Call, Utah State University; Sarah E. Lopez, Utah State University

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative and Experiential Education

Engineering Education” and ”Engi- neering Mechanics: Statics.” Dr. Goodridge is an engineering councilor for the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) and serves on ASEE’s project board. Dr. Goodridge actively consults for projects includ- ing the development of an online curriculum style guide for Siemens software instruction, development of engineering activities for blind and visually impaired youth, and the implementation and investigation of a framework of engineering content to incorporate into P-12 engineering education.Mr. Benjamin James Call, Utah State University Benjamin Call graduated with his Masters of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering (Aerospace Em- phasis) in 2006 from Utah State University. After

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge E. Bohorquez, University of Miami; Ramón Benjamin Montero, University of Miami

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical Engineering

Arduino microcontrollerand a set of carefully selected sensors and actuators. The students solve a sequence of 10 problemsof increasing complexity using only the provided materials. In the last exercise they build a basicrobotic arm. A teaching assistant (TA) (normally a senior or master student) is assigned to mentorfour freshman teams. Each TA holds hands-on sessions twice a week, mentoring two studentteams at the time. The role of the TAs is to coach the students on the solution of the assignments.The hands-on sessions are given in small flipped classrooms holding four teams and two TAs. APhD student is assigned to coordinate the work of the TAs and to update the assignment materials.The craftmanship training give the students the feeling of

Conference Session

Educational & Professional Issues of Strategic Importance to the Civil Engineering Profession and ASCE

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth J. Fridley, University of Alabama; Decker B. Hains, Western Michigan University; Brock E. Barry P.E., United States Military Academy; Kristen L. Sanford Bernhardt, Lafayette College; Leslie Nolen CAE, American Society of Civil Engineers

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

) Leadership Award in 2010. At the University of Alabama, Fridley has led efforts to establish several new programs including new undergraduate degree programs in construction engineering, architectural engineering and environmental engineering, a departmental Scholars program allowing highly qualified students an accelerated program to earn their MSCE in addition to their BS degree, the interdisciplinary ”Cube” promoting innovation in engineering, and the cross-disciplinary MSCE/MBA and MSCE/JD dual-degree programs.Dr. Decker B. Hains, Western Michigan University Dr. Decker B. Hains is a Master Faculty Specialist in the Department of Civil and Construction Engi- neering at Western Michigan University. He is a retired US

Conference Session

Experiences in Manufacturing Engineering Education

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason M. Weaver, Brigham Young University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

teachers and students.Teachers often format their curricula to focus on one subject at a time. They give their students atext or lecture slides, with the understanding that future homework and tests will be based on theinformation included. A single subject is repeatedly discussed in a variety of formats andexamples, until the students appear to have mastered it. Homework assignments drill the subjectrepeatedly, with only small variations. There is some near-term assessment, like a quiz or test,and the class moves on to the next subject. Likewise, the students read and reread the same text,attempting to memorize as much as possible, and learn to complete the assignments by learningthe patterns and templates for the specific problems given. When

Conference Session

Design in Biomedical Engineering (Works in Progress) - June 24th

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Collin W. Shale, Johns Hopkins University; Shababa Binte Matin, Johns Hopkins University; Nicholas J. Durr, Johns Hopkins University; Elizabeth A. Logsdon, Johns Hopkins University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical Engineering

undergraduate Design Team program, a suite of courses that train student leaders and teams in the design process. In his role, Collin provides instruction on clin- ical observation, need identification and validation, and opportunity assessment in addition to providing curricular and advisory support to student design teams.Miss Shababa Binte Matin, Johns Hopkins University Shababa Matin has received her combined Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degree in Visual Arts and Biomedical Engineering from Brown University, followed by a Masters of Science and Engineering from the Center of Bioengineering Innovation and Design at Johns Hopkins University. Since 2019, she has been a junior lecturer at the BME Undergraduate

Conference Session

Novel Strategies for Studying Liberal Education

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jakob C. Bruhl, United States Military Academy; Win Gilbert Bruhl, University of Arkansas, Little Rock

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

structures, and engineering education.Prof. Win Gilbert Bruhl, Windgate Center of Art + Design, University of Arkansas Little Rock Win Bruhl is Chairman and Professor Emeritus at the Windgate Center of Art + Design at University of Arkansas Little Rock. He holds B.A. and B.S.Ed degrees from Southeast Missouri State University as well as a Master of Arts in Teaching. His terminal degree is Master of Fine Arts in Printmaking and Sculpture from Montana State University. Professor Bruhl has taught for fifty years at four universities including Southeast Missouri State University, Montana State University, Concordia University/St. Paul, and University of Arkansas Little Rock where he chaired the Department of Art and Design

Conference Session

Inventive Opportunities for Research and Exposure

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Inez Hua, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Loring Nies, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Lindsey B. Payne, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

graduate degree programs. Inthe U.S., during the 2017-2018 academic year, 2805 masters degrees were awarded inCivil/Environmental or Environmental Engineering (EE), and 457 doctoral degrees wereawarded (1). Over the decades, there has been discussion about needs, challenges and assessmentrelated to environmental engineering graduate programs (2-4), and development of an acceptedBody of Knowledge for Environmental Engineering (5,6). The challenges include graduatestudent cohorts that are comprised of students whose undergraduate training is drawn from avariety of engineering and natural science disciplines. This is in contrast to many otherengineering graduate programs, whose graduate students are comprised primarily of studentswho earned an

Conference Session

Technology Literacy for Non-Engineers

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jan DeWaters, Clarkson University; Susan Powers, Clarkson University; Mary Graham, Clarkson University

Tagged Divisions

Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

., Toward a Coherent Theory of Environmentally Significant Behavior. Journal of Social Issues 2000, 56, (3), 407-424.26. NEED (National Energy Education Development Project), Secondary Energy Poll, Page 39-41, Blueprint for Success. In The NEED Project: Manassas, VA (http://www.need.org/needpdf/SecondaryPoll.pdf), 2006.27. Rendl, N. K., The Infusion and Evaluation of KEEP (K-12 Energy Education Program) as a Middle School Science Curriculum Resource inn Seventh Grade at John Muir Middle School, Unpublished Masters Thesis. University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point, WI, 2000.28. Koballa, T. R., Changing attitudes toward energy conservation: the effect of development advancement on the salience of one-sided and two-sided persuasive

Conference Session

How to Effectively Teach Using Teams

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vincent Drnevich, Purdue University; John Norris, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

programming to create balanced teams using aprogram entitled Balanced Student Assignment Team Macro (BSTAM) implemented withMicrosoft Excel® spreadsheets. The method has been used by the Krannert Graduate School ofManagement at Purdue University over the past six years for assignment of individuals to teamsin the Professional Masters Program, encompassing the Master of Business Administration(MBA), Master of Science in Industrial Administration (MSIA), and Master of Science inHuman Resource Management (MSHRM) programs.One especially positive outcome of using the BSTAM method is that the course instructors havea much better understanding of the attributes of each class. The course instructor’s work with anMBTI expert in the Center for Career

Conference Session

Case Studies & Engineering Education Around the Globe

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adnan Zahed; Abdullah Bafail; Reda Abdulaal; Ali Al-Bahi

Tagged Divisions

International

establish the required continuous improvement cycle: 1. Start from the course topics and define for each topic at least one Course Learning Outcome (CLO). CLOs are statements of observable student actions that serve as evidence of the knowledge, skills, and attitudes acquired in a course. They represent the answer to the following question: What do I want the students to do in order to demonstrate that they have mastered this topic by the completion of the course? Each CLO has to start by an action verb that indicates the required level of learning using Bloom’s taxonomy11. Page 13.996.3 2. Map each CLO

Conference Session

Professional Engineering Management Initiatives

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Merino, Stevens Institute of Technology; S. Jimmy Gandhi, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

AC 2008-738: EVALUATIONS OF EM BOKSDonald Merino, Stevens Institute of Technology Donald N. Merino, Ph.D., P.E. Donald N. Merino is a tenured full professor and the Alexander Crombie Humphreys Chaired Professor of Economics of Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology. He teaches Engineering Economy, Decision Analysis, Total Quality Management, and Strategic Planning. He is Founder Emeritus of the undergraduate Bachelor of Engineering in Engineering Management (BEEM) and the Executive Master in Technology Management (EMTM) Program at Stevens. He won the Morton Distinguished Teaching Award for full professors at Stevens. John Wiley published his book, “The Selection Process for Capital

Conference Session

New Trends in Engineering Management Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Galloway, The Nielsen-Wurster Group, Inc

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

and enacting change-through original research, through curricula reform, through the innovative design of newfacilities and by emphasizing engineering experience, both within the classroom and outside it inorder to graduate a “Renaissance Engineer of 2020 who can respond to the global technology,economic, and societal challenges of the 21st Century.22The University of Wisconsin at Madison offers a master of engineering in professional practice(MEPP), which is closely aligned with both my proposed master’s degree and the attendantproposed method of education. The MEPP is an online degree that is designed to enable thepractitioner to advance his or her career as an engineering leader by participating in the advancededucational program while

Conference Session

Web-Based Learning in Engineering Technology

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Uhlig, National University; Ali Farahani; Howard Evans, National University; Shekar Viswanathan, National University; Mark Sotelo, National University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

AC 2008-276: ACHIEVING COMPELLING STUDENT COMPREHENSION OFCOMPLEX INFORMATION STRUCTURES FOR BOTH ON-SITE AND ON-LINECOURSESRonald Uhlig, National University Dr. Ronald P. Uhlig is Chair of the Department of Computer Science and Information Systems, School of Engineering and Technology, National University. He also serves as Lead Faculty for Wireless Communications for the Master of Science in Wireless Communications program. He teaches and carries out research in wireless systems, computer security, and applications of advanced technology in education. He also teaches global business. As Principal Investigator for a Hewlett-Packard Technology for Teaching – Higher Education – Grant

Conference Session

International Case Studies:Collaborations, Exchanges & Interactions

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vasili Zhurakovskiy, Russian Association of Engineering Universities; Aleksey Nesterov, Russian Association of Engineering Universities

Tagged Divisions

International

competition – receive a governmental grant in the amount from two to five annual budgets for the period of two years. The programs, being realized by these universities, envisage a whole complex of pedagogical innovations, including such as:- introduction of a two-level system “bachelor-master”;- introduction of a credit-modular construction of academic programs;- wide usage of information technologies and active (involved) methods of teaching;- combination of academic, scientific and practical (production) activities;- evaluation of the quality of education on the basis of actual competencies. Priority support is given to training of engineers in the spheres of

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ralph Sandfry, US Air Force Academy; michael bettner, US Air Force Academy; Tim Lawrence, US Air Force Academy; Michael Sobers, US Air Force Academy

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

facility and technician support for the Space System Research Center’s $4 million satellite and sounding rocket program. The Department of Astronautics helps produce the finest Air Force officers in the world who live our core values and understand space. Lt Col Bettner attended the United States Air Force (USAF) Academy and graduated as a Distinguished Graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree in Astronautical Engineering in 1987. He earned a Master of Engineering Degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Colorado in 1995 as the Top Graduate. Lt Col Bettner has completed of Squadron Officers School, Air Command and Staff College in residence, and the Air War

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers – II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve Shumway, Brigham Young University; Jared Berrett, Brigham Young University; Andy Swapp, Milford High School; Ronald Terry, Brigham Young University; Thomas Erekson, Western Illinois University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

of Science degree with a dual major in Psychology and Technology from Brigham Young University, Jared decided to pursue a career in understanding teaching, learning, and technology. He began teaching for three different public high schools in Utah while he finished a Masters degree in Technology Teacher Education. He worked for two major IT corporations and also spent a year as a project management consultant in the IT field before he chose to pursue a PhD from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. At Illinois, he coordinated an online masters degree program, was an NSF sponsored technology trainee, and consulted with faculty from the College of Engineering and College of

Conference Session

Engineering in Elementary Schools

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kate Hester, Museum of Science, Boston; Christine Cunningham, Museum of Science, Boston

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

draft that will be used in pilot testing.Curricular MaterialsWith our lead teachers, we have identified a set of curricular materials and resources to supportengineering teaching. EiE materials include: • A storybook narrated by a child character from around the world. As the child tries to solve a problem, s/he is introduced to engineering, some basic engineering concepts, related science content, and cultural knowledge about the country. The storybook sets the context for the engineering challenge that readers will engage with. • Lessons plans with detailed instructions for teachers. • Duplication masters--ready-to-photocopy activities and handouts for students available in two levels: basic and advanced

Conference Session

Knowing Our Students I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mica Hutchison, Purdue University; Deborah Follman, Purdue University; George Bodner, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

for their comparisons: thespeed with which they were able to perform, the degree of contribution they were able toachieve, how much material they had mastered, and their grades. Below, excerpts from student interviews are used to best illustrate the influence of thesefour bases of comparison. Speed of performance. Many students explained that the amount of time it took them to Page 11.1112.6learn new material or complete assignments in comparison to how long their classmates requiredwas a significant factor in the assessment of their efficacy. Ashley, who came to ENGR 106with little background in using computers and no programming

Conference Session

Capstone Design Projects in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Burkhardt, U.S. Naval Academy

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

2006-1455: DESIGN, BUILD AND TEST IN SUPPORT OF COMPUTER AIDEDDESIGNJohn Burkhardt, U.S. Naval Academy John Burkhardt received a Bachelors Degree in Civil Engineering from The Cooper Union in New York City. At the University of Illinois Prof. Burkhardt received his Masters of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degree in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics. Prof. Burkhardt is currently on the faculty at the United States Naval Academy in the Mechanical Engineering Department. Page 11.414.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Design, Build and Test in Support of Computer Aided

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Bunting, Oklahoma State University; Alan Cheville, Oklahoma State University

elements were consistentin each of the reformed courses: (1) knowledge was organized around a relevantproblem, (2) students mastered relevant concepts both individually and in teams, and (3)student work was focused on realistic deliverables.To evaluate the effect of the trial curriculum reform, faculty were surveyed aboutperceived gains or losses in their students as well as the relative increase in workload.The six teaching faculty were also asked to compare the reformed courses to the lecturecourses on multiple outcomes organized around four major themes. A Likert scale wasused to quantify faculty responses (1 = great loss, 3 = neutral, 5 = great gain). Overall,faculty reported increases in all areas: student learning (mean = 3.5, σ = 0.5), the

Conference Session

Technology in Classrooms - Construction Engineering Perspective

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ihab Saad, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

, trade, responsibility, or system.Examples include buildings, floors, subcontractors, etc. Each level was broken down intofive subsequent, or subordinate, levels.Figure 1 – Basic WBS presentation at the master levelInformation PresentationThe multilayered approach presented through the WBS was complemented through theuse of multimedia to present the schedule and progress information in differentpresentation displays. This allows the users, regardless of their level of sophistication, toview the project status through regular schedule updates. Multimedia including graphics,still digital pictures, panoramic vistas (360 degree pictures allowing for panning andzooming), and video clips accompanied by narration, together with other

Conference Session

Computer ET Projects and Applications

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yu Cai, Michigan Technological University; Guy Hembroff, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

challenge is to incorporate such a wide and diverse range of topics in onesingle course. To do so, we shift the focus from procedural scripting to object-basedscripting because it is the trend of modern scripting technologies. We start the coursewith VB.NET and Object Oriented concepts.We make comprehensive comparison between different scripting languages on aregular base so that students will not get confused with different languages. This alsohelps students to understand things in common between the different scriptinglanguages. The lecture notes are carefully designed to illustrate languages throughexamples, instead of words. “A good example is better than a thousand words”.Through examples, students can master the language more quickly and