Conference Session

Biological & Agricultural Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ann D. Christy, Ohio State University

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Biological & Agricultural

industrial engineer in the aeronautical industry. Ann is a licensed professional engineer. Page 24.1134.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Students' selection of topics for a professional development courseIntroductionTo be successful in their careers, engineers need to be proficient in both technical andnontechnical skills. ABET's student outcomes reflect both of these categories. Five of theeleven a-k student outcomes1 can be considered predominantly technical: (a) an ability toapply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering; (b

Conference Session

Outreach, recruiting, and retention

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Keshwani, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Evan Curtis, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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Diversity

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Biological & Agricultural

with the increasingworld population while the resources available to meet these demands remain limited. Aninnovative workforce capable of designing creative solutions to these problems is needed.Agricultural and biological engineers focus on food, water, energy and healthcare systems andwill play a pivotal role in meeting these challenges. However, public awareness of these fieldsand their impact on society is limited. The objective of this study was to assess undergraduatestudent understanding of Agricultural Engineering (AE) or Biological Engineering (BE) degreeprograms and identify key motivating factors to pursuing a degree/career in these fields.Sophomore AE and BE students enrolled in a course on the engineering properties of

Conference Session

Strategies to enhance student learning

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ann D.. Christy, Ohio State University; Oladiran Fasina, Auburn University

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Biological & Agricultural

, teamwork, ethics, life-long learning, knowledge of contemporary issues, and anappreciation for the impact of engineering within global and social contexts. "Portfolios...offerthe most comprehensive information for measuring many outcomes and are conducive toevaluating professional skills" (Shuman et al., 2005).The constructivist pedagogical approach implicit in these ePortfolio applications enables studentsto generate their own meaning while also allowing faculty assessment of student performance inindividual courses and over a longer undergraduate career. A high quality ePortfolio combinesthe attributes of social networking media, blogs, and more traditional paper-based portfolios.They include artifacts that serve as evidence of achievement, and

Conference Session

Biological & Agricultural Technical Session II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frankie Santos Laanan, Iowa State University; Balaji Narasimhan, Iowa State University; Monica H. Lamm, Iowa State University; Carlos Lopez, Iowa State University ; Dimitra Lynette Jackson, Iowa State University

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Biological & Agricultural

biology, chemistry and engineering. In fact, biology has become as much of anenabling science for chemical engineering as mathematics, physics, and chemistry. This newparadigm shift in the engineering field demands that undergraduate students should be exposedto biological engineering at an early stage of their career via research and discovery experiences.This will provide them with a better understanding about the importance of interdisciplinaryresearch and science innovation.There is a need for an increase in the representation of individuals in the areas of chemical andbiological engineering. In this ever-increasing technology-driven and globalized society, we needmore individuals who are trained in interdisciplinary sciences to address

Conference Session

Biology in Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Schreuders, Utah State University; Brian Rutherford, Utah State University; Katrina Cox, Utah State University; Susan Mannon, Utah State University

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Biological & Agricultural

equity in other professions?Seymour (1997) found that the best foundation for survival and success is to have chosen one’smajor because of an intrinsic interest in the discipline. She also found that those with the stron-gest interest in their major owed their sense of direction to particular teachers, family members,role models, or mentors. Women were found to differ very sharply from men in this area of per-uqpcn"kpÞwgpeg0"Yqogp"ygtg"oqtg"nkmgn{"vq"jcxg"kpkvkcnn{"ejqugp"cpf"uykvejgf"vjgkt"oclqtu"vq"Uekgpeg."Ocvjgocvkeu."cpf"Gpikpggtkpi"*U0O0G0+"fkuekrnkpgu"dgecwug"qh"vjg"kpÞwgpeg"qh"uqogqpg"vjcv"ycu"ukipkÝecpv"vq"vjgo"240"Kp"rctvkewnct."vjg"kpÞwgpeg"qh"hcokn{"ogodgtu"ku"eqpukfgtgf"c"oc-jor factor in the career decision making process 1, 21, 25

Conference Session

Biological & Agricultural Technical Session II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; Sanjiv Sarin, North Carolina A&T State University

Tagged Divisions

Biological & Agricultural

; (2)fostering associations between research and regular undergraduate academic courses; (3) creatingand disseminating bioengineering teaching and learning modules and (4) enhancing learningcommunity support at the interface of engineering and biology.In order to be competitive for future careers at the intersection of mathematics, engineering andbiology, our students must make explicit connections between these disciplines2,3. This isoccurring on our campus through integration of genuine research and classroom experiences forundergraduates early in their academic career. Current work is focused on linking NCA&T thecontent for sequences of science and mathematics courses. Similar to traditional academicinstitutions, our science majors

Conference Session

Innovations in biological and agricultural engineering education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jinglu Tan, University of Missouri

Tagged Divisions

Biological & Agricultural

and a clear sense of what needed to be done for a successful andprogram-enhancing accreditation process.Depiction of Criteria and ProcessIf we momentarily shun some of the confusing literature and study the EC 2000 documentitself [1], we will find that Criteria 2 and 3, which occupy about a page in the document, arefairly straightforward to understand. The two criteria rather unequivocally call for qualitycontrol through activities at two levels. Criterion 2 requires periodic evaluation of the careerand professional accomplishments of the graduates against established goals called programeducational objectives. This is about evaluation of the ultimate product quality after delivery –the professional and career performance of graduates in the

Conference Session

Strategies to enhance student learning

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marybeth Lima P.E., Louisiana State University; Ann D. Christy P.E., Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

Biological & Agricultural

, teamwork, and creativity skills, and tocomplete a set of exercises that will enable the student to choose whether biological engineeringis an appropriate major for their career goals. These objectives are accomplished by having thestudents work in teams to design a playground at a local public elementary school. Through thisprocess, college students must learn about play from the true experts at play: the children; theymust also facilitate the children’s vision and ideas on how to best transform their playground(Lima, 2013).Service-learning was deliberately chosen by the instructor because she wanted the students’ firstdesign experience to be an engaged one; engineers are supposed to hold the safety of the publicparamount, but engineering students

Conference Session

Biology in Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark McConkie, Utah State University; Timothy Taylor, Utah State University; David Britt, Utah State University

Tagged Divisions

Biological & Agricultural

actually happens), the written curriculum (what isdescribed, if in no other place than the course catalog), and the tested curriculum (what isevaluated)12.Profits (Curriculum Level)• Courses can be designed to be balanced and well-scoped. In biological engineering, common principles apply to a variety of applications in different specialization areas (i.e. bioprocessing, biomedical, bioenvironmental). Ensuring that core courses offer a balanced set of examples, problems, labs, etc. representing the full breadth of applications is important to match diverse student interest and career paths. As an example in our bioinstrumentation course, we teach data acquisition appropriate for EKG measurements as well as soil moisture content. The

Conference Session

Biological & Agricultural Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kirk D. Dolan, Michigan State University; Yinjie J. Tang, Washington University; Wei Liao, Michigan State University

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Biological & Agricultural

Keasling). Since moving to Washington University in St. Louis, my research focuses on characterizing and engineering environmental microorganisms. Milestones reached include 13C-metabolic pathway analysis, metabolic flux modeling, and systems genetic engineering of E.coli and cyanobacteria for chemical productions. I have received NSF CAREER Award (2010) and Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award (2010). I teach Process Dynamics and Control, Fluid Mechanics, Bioprocess Engineering, and Metabolic Engineering at Washington University. I also co-taught Advanced Energy Laboratory (2011) and Interna- tional Experience in Bioenergy (2012). I received a Department Chair’s Award for Outstanding Teaching in 2013.Dr

Conference Session

Biological and Agricultural Engineering Education Technical Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kumar Mallikarjunan, Virginia Tech

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Biological & Agricultural

, students also could relateto the importance of measurement and control of biological systems with an aim to maximize thebenefit from the system. The examples and laboratory exercises had allowed the students to relate therole of instrumentation for both measurement and control in variety of scenarios.The question on “I feel that skills I learned with respect to MATLAB have broader use to my futurecourses, and my career” also showed a significant difference between pre- and post- tests and positivelydemonstrated that repeated experience through multiple courses enforced the skills on using specificengineering tool and gain an understanding on lifelong professional implications of such skills. Some ofthe students from the class continued to use the

Conference Session

Biology and Engineering

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ramana Gosukonda, Fort Valley State University; Masoud Naghedolfeizi, Fort Valley State University; Sanjeev Arora, Fort Valley State University

Tagged Divisions

Biological & Agricultural

course titled “Introduction to Bioinformatics (CSIS 3200)” hasbeen developed to serve as a major elective course for computer science and information systemsas well as biology majors. This is a lecture-based, computer-assisted course with hands-onapproaches to bioinformatics topics.The main objective of the course is to provide students with both theory and practicalapplications of the subject. Along with stressing the basic knowledge of the key concepts andmethods needed for data analysis, the course also emphasizes the use of standard softwaresystems to access, retrieve, and analyze available biological data. Further, the course educatesstudents about career choices and planning as well as legal and ethical issues.This course has been cross

Conference Session

Biological & Agricultural Technical Session II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael E. Manoogian, Loyola Marymount University

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Biological & Agricultural

aplethora of other areas that link science and engineering. The course content at this levelserved to broaden engineering students’ understanding of the science of biology as itrelates to engineering, stimulate interest in technical careers, address an ABET sciencerequirement and to address at least one common engineering program outcome related tolife-long learning. ABET related assessment was conducted with respect to the researchassignment from the class.Introduction The interrelationship between the fields of Biology and Engineering presents agrowing opportunity for engineers and that biology should be a core science course forengineers according to the NSF, NIH and others (1, 2). Knowledge of biology specific tothe complex communities

Conference Session

Innovations in biological and agricultural engineering education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kyle Mankin, Kansas State University

Tagged Divisions

Biological & Agricultural

AC 2007-2468: LEADING AND ASSESSING A FIRST-SEMESTER TEAM DESIGNPROJECTKyle Mankin, Kansas State University Page 12.1005.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Leading and Assessing a First-Semester Team Design Project AbstractStudents are known to be motivated by course activities that are relevant to their careers. Designprojects offer this type of real-life experience. This paper describes implementation andassessment of a design project that was adapted to a first-semester course that included bothbiological and agricultural engineering (BAE) and agricultural technology management (ATM)students. The

Conference Session

Innovations in Biological/Agricultural Education-II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Schreuders; Sara Driggs

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Biological & Agricultural

arises,“Do women collaborate differently than men?” The role of gender has great weight; many women are pressured away from the sciencesbecause of societal pressures of women being in the home and as mothers. From childhood,women are taught to limit their education and aspirations, whereas men are taught devotion totheir careers.2 In the workplace, women have experienced treatment such as teasing or workplaceexclusion. In addition, women sometimes feel they are not taken as seriously as their malecounterparts.2 For these reasons it is expected that there are differences in how men and womenengineers interact. How do these dynamics between men and women engineers affect theircollaborative efforts? Are there measurable differences in

Conference Session

Biological and Agricultural Tech Session I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ernest Tollner, University of Georgia, Athens; John Schramski, University of Georgia; Caner Kazanci, University of Georgia

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Biological & Agricultural

AC 2009-2020: NETWORK PARTICLE TRACKING (NPT) FOR ECOSYSTEMTHERMODYNAMICS AND RISK ANALYSISErnest Tollner, University of Georgia, AthensJohn Schramski, University of Georgia Building on a distinguished and a uniquely diverse career in both public and private industry Dr. Schramski is a member of both the Environmental Engineering Faculty and the Systems & Engineering Ecology Research Program at the University of Georgia. Among other areas, his research and pedagogical pursuits include ecosystem energetics, industrial ecology, ecological network analysis, and engineering education curriculum. Currently, his engineering education research includes his restructuring of the traditional

Conference Session

Outreach, recruiting, and retention

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

D. Raj Raman, Iowa State University; Amy L. Kaleita, Iowa State University

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Biological & Agricultural

a long-standing residential/online graduate course on the fundamentals of biorenewable resources and technology. He has leveraged this interest into over $10M in teaching-related grant funding over his career and has contributed broadly to the literature in areas of curriculum, student risk characterization, and mentoring. He believes well trained, curious, thoughtful people are crucial to a university’s research effort, and similarly to the function and survival of society. For this reason, the overarching goal of his teaching is to impart the core content needed by the students, and to do so while encouraging inquisition and higher levels of thought. He has secured com- petitive funds to support his teaching

Conference Session

Outreach, recruiting, and retention

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tim Foutz P.E., University of Georgia

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Biological & Agricultural

preconceptions ofthe problem. This study needs to be repeated to overcome some of the study’s currentlimitations. However, the preliminary results do suggest that this approach could be useful tohelp new college students understand the integrative nature of engineering and gain a betterperception of the profession.ReferencesBowen, E., Prior, J., Lloyd, S., Thomas, S., & Newman-Ford, L. (2007). Engineering moreengineers—bridging the mathematics and careers advice gap. Engineering Education, 2(1),23- 32. doi: 10.11120/ened.2007.02010023English, L. D., Hudson, P. B., & Dawes, L. A. (2011, January). Middle school students'perceptions of engineering. In STEM in Education Conference: Science, Technology,Engineering and Mathematics in Education

Conference Session

Biological & Agricultural Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland - Eastern Shore; Abbas H. Diab, University of Maryland - Eastern Shore; Christopher E. Hartman, University of Maryland - Eastern Shore; Lei Zhang, University of Maryland - Eastern Shore; Madhumi Mitra Ph.D., University of Maryland - Eastern Shore; Yakov Pachepsky, USDA-ARS; Rakesh Joshi

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Biological & Agricultural

. Pachepsky, Y.A., Shelton, D.R., McLain, J.E.T., Patel, J., and Mandrell, R.E. 2011. Irrigation Waters as a Source of Pathogenic Microorganisms in Produce: A Review. In: Advances in Agronomy, Vol. 113, pp. 73-138, D. Sparks, editor. Academic Press, Burlington.8. Kolb, D. A. (1984). Experiential learning: Experience as the source of learning and development (Vol. 1). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.9. Kolb, D. A., & Wolfe, D. (1981). Professional education and career development: A cross-sectional study of adaptive competencies in experiential learning. Final report NIE G-77-0053, ERIC no. ED 209 493 CE 030 519.

Conference Session

Innovations in Biological and Agricultural Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adel Shirmohammadi, University of Maryland-College Park; Arthur Johnson, University of Maryland-College Park

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Biological & Agricultural

to later career life. For the instructor,grouping students reduces the amounts of assignments to be graded. For both, groups promotecooperative learning and enhance speed and thoroughness of communications from the instructorto students. Changes in assignments or schedules are more confidently communicated as long asgroup members assist by telling other group members. Perhaps most importantly, the quality ofprepared submissions is improved if group members represent a diverse range of skills andexperiences from which to draw.Chadha and Nicholls (2006) emphasize the need for teaching transferable skills to students.They highlight several definitions for “transferable skills” as follows: 1. “skills that are developed within one

Conference Session

Biological and Agricultural Engineering Education Technical Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Danielle Bellmer, Oklahoma State University; Mary E. Rezac, Kansas State University; Danielle Julie Carrier, University of Arkansas; Daniel Humburg, South Dakota State University

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Biological & Agricultural

message from thesurvey was that the employee pool lacked knowledge and experience with biobased processes.The survey findings demonstrated that there exists an urgent need for specialized training that isaccessible for on-campus students as well as industry personnel who would like to pursuedistance education while working full-time.Four Universities are working together to develop a new graduate program that preparesparticipants for careers in the emerging biobased industries by enhancing their knowledge inrenewable resource development. In order to optimize resources and to utilize expertise atmultiple institutions, the program will be delivered via distance education through each of thepartner institutions, making it accessible anywhere in the

Conference Session

Innovations in Biological/Agricultural Education-II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kumar Mallikarjunan, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Christan Whysong, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Jenny Lo, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Biological & Agricultural

during the undergraduate career, engineering ethics should be taughtthroughout the engineering curriculum. As the DLR project progresses into its next phases, BSEseniors enrolled in the Food Process Engineering course took part in a pilot ethics exercise. Thisexercise was in addition to contemporary issues already discussed in the course and consisted ofpre- and post-surveys, a written assignment, and an in-class discussion. The following are someof the lessons learned through the pilot exercise.This exercise was given to the class right before fall break, coming one and a half weeks before Page 13.716.13the end of the semester. Additionally

Conference Session

Strategies to enhance student learning

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Josh Ramey, Colorado School of Mines; Judy Schoonmaker, Colorado School of Mines; Sarah M. Ryan, Colorado School of Mines

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Biological & Agricultural

which students feel they are part of the discussion and understand that their inputmatters.We help students see that the skills developed in an active learning environment are remarkablysimilar to the life skills that many of them hope to develop during their college careers: initiativeand self directed growth, critical thinking and creative problem solving, communication,leadership and collaboration skills, information and technology literacy, and global awareness.Importantly, we put biology into a meaningful context for our engineering students. Studentsbecome more engaged when they can see the possible applications of the knowledge they areobtaining.Lesson 4: Change requires trust and good leadership. It is important to build a

Conference Session

Outreach, recruiting, and retention

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deepak R. Keshwani, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Ryan Drew Anderson, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Jennifer Keshwani, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Jeyamkondan Subbiah P.E., University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Ashu Guru, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Nathan C. Rice, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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Biological & Agricultural

workthat must be done to grow food. The National Agricultural Literacy Outcomes (NALOs) arebeing used to guide the incorporation of agricultural and natural resource information. TheNALOs were developed (Speilmaker & Leising, 2013) to define the knowledge and skills thatshould be achieved at specific grade levels to ensure an agriculturally literate society. In additionto increasing agricultural awareness, this game will emphasize modern agriculture and thetechnology involved to attract students to pursue careers related to agriculture.Systems ThinkingAs stated before, students playing this game will be able to think across systems and understandhow their decisions impact other systems. If a user decides to grow a certain crop in a givenseason

Conference Session

Outreach, recruiting, and retention

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alicia A. Modenbach P.E., University of Kentucky; Sue E. Nokes, University of Kentucky

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Biological & Agricultural

introduction of the FYE has provided us the opportunity to re-envision our curriculumand be more intentional with course design during the sophomore through senior years. Forexample, we can introduce more scaffolding within the curriculum to prepare students forcoursework and topics they will encounter later in the program. Skills learned in the first yearwill be incorporated into second year courses and so on, so students can continue to grow theirengineering toolkit. However, reorganization of our existing curriculum has also presentedchallenges. We have critically examined all of our course offerings and made changes wherenecessary to continue preparing our students well for an engineering career after graduation.Several other disadvantages have

Conference Session

Biological and Agricultural Engineering Education Technical Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abby M Kelly, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; David Jones, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Roger Michael Hoy, University of Nebraska; Evan Curtis, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Angela Kaye Pannier, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Richard R. Stowell P.E., University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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Biological & Agricultural

preparation for a career in anyengineering field2.With the importance of senior capstone courses so high, the challenges associated with them areequally high, both in number and scope. Challenges frequently associated with senior capstonedesign courses, as described by others1 and experienced in our course are as follows: 1. An atypical course format: Typical undergraduate courses follow the classic structure of lectures, homework, labs, and exams. Capstone courses are centered on nontechnical lectures, project benchmarks, student presentations, and design reviews. The nontraditional course format is jarring to many students. 2. Unfulfilling first semester (for two semester capstone sequences): When capstone design is a

Conference Session

Biological and Agricultural Tech Session I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacy Klein-Gardner; Rick Williams, East Carolina University; Stephanie Sullivan, East Carolina University; Loren Limberis, East Carolina University

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Biological & Agricultural

so they can stand alone withonly minor modifications.The direct benefits of providing challenging integrated bioprocess engineering modules are thecritical thinking skills the students will develop for use throughout their careers. Successfulgraduates of a general engineering program, with concentrated studies on bioprocessengineering, will need to extend themselves and apply the fundamental concepts of engineeringand mathematics they learn to a variety of conditions and situations. They will most likely be thecohesive component in a project requiring a multifaceted approach for successful completion.The more the students are engaged, as occurs with this proposed approach, the better the subjectmatter will be retained and applied. Utilizing

Conference Session

Biological & Agricultural Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Josue Orellana, Washington State University; Fabiola Quiroa, Washington State University; Ala' Ibrahim Abu-Lail; Nehal I. Abu-lail, Washington State University

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Biological & Agricultural

and statistical investigations of the significance of theirresults; 7) expose students to how engineering models can be used to address real-worldproblems; 8) prepare students for careers that cross disciplinary boundaries; 9) help students indeveloping teamwork abilities; and 10) promote students interests in science and engineering 3.Individual experimental active-learning hands-on modules Page 22.103.5 All four modules were composed of two parts. The first part was experimental and thesecond part was theoretical focused mainly on mathematical modeling of experimental datacollected in part 1 of the module. A brief description of these