Conference Session

Biological & Agricultural Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janie M. Moore, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Biological and Agricultural Engineering

students with an opportunity tospecialize their learning in specific concentrations such as water and soil conservation, airquality, agricultural systems/power & machinery, renewable energy, and post-harvestprocessing/food engineering/bioprocess engineering. In an effort to identify distinguishingcharacteristics of a BAE, learning outcomes were mapped to specific concentrations and specificknowledge areas for the BAE curriculum at Texas A&M University. Learning outcomes havebeen viewed as the standard for measuring the knowledge, skills and attitudes a student hasobtained. Mapping of these learning outcomes could function as indicators of students’ abilitiesto perform in careers focused on their concentration and distinguish them from

Conference Session

Biological & Agricultural Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marybeth Lima, Louisiana State University; Nicholas Patrick Totaro, Louisiana State University

Tagged Divisions

Biological and Agricultural Engineering

learning in basic sciences and math were applied in BE, to establish acommunity of learners, and to combat retention issues. The curriculum was overhauled in partto address a lack of enrollment, and the faculty wanted to ensure that students enrolled in themajor would learn about BE in a supportive environment.The first two courses in the BE curriculum that comprise the “first year sequence” in the majorare:BE 1250 (offered each fall): 2 credit hours; 6 hrs. lab. Fundamentals of engineering design;presentation of an engineering design; graphical expression of engineering design usingcomputer-aided drafting.BE 1252 (offered each spring): 2 credit hours; 1 hr. lecture; 3 hrs. lab. Effect of variability andconstraints of biological systems on