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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

David Potter

A context for unstructured experimentation: What resources are available to the student tinkerer? David Potter Northeastern University College of Engineering Session 2: Tools, techniques, and best practices of engineering education for the digital generation “What I hear, I forget; What I see, I remember; What I do, I understand.” – Old Chinese proverb Abstract: Education for the digital generation can be thought of as a process of classroom and laboratory learning

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2010 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Reza Raeisi; Sudhanshu Singh

37 Curricular Innovation for Real-Time Embedded Systems Course Reza Raeisi Sudhanshu Singh, Graduate Student California State University, Fresno Electrical and Computer Engineering DepartmentAbstractThe objective of this project is to experience and develop rapid prototypes of System-on-chip(SoC) using soft-core processor in the undergraduate laboratory. We will share the experience ona reconfigurable hardware-software co-design environment and µClinux embedded Real TimeOperating System (RTOS). A soft

Collection

2010 ERC

Authors

Thomas W Peterson

 leaves of Artemisia annua,  the sweet wormwood tree, are the  Technology Transfer  source of artemisinin. Credit:  Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory ENG overall  NSF overall  Filling Gaps  STTR  SBIR  ERC  I /UCRC

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2010 ERC

Authors

Thomas W Peterson

 leaves of Artemisia annua,  the sweet wormwood tree, are the  Technology Transfer  source of artemisinin. Credit:  Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory ENG overall  NSF overall  Filling Gaps  STTR  SBIR  ERC  I /UCRC

Conference Session

Assessment & Continuous Improvement in ECET: Part II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Youakim Al Kalaani, Georgia Southern University; Shonda Bernadin, GSU

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Engineering Technology

experiments in a disciplined manner (use and connect standard laboratory instruments, electronic devices and equipment), analyze, interpret, troubleshoot and apply experimental results to improve processes using sound engineering principles. (d) An ability to apply creativity in the practical, cost effective and reliable design of systems, components or processes in the areas such as electronics, or electrical power and machinery. (e) An ability to function effectively in laboratory groups and/or on design teams with members and tasks sometimes separated in time and space. (f) An ability to identify, design, test, analyze, and solve technical problems using knowledge gained from a

Conference Session

Assessment & Continuous Improvement in ET: Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alberto Gomez-Rivas, University of Houston-Downtown; Lea Campbell, University of Houston, Downtown; George Pincus, University of Houston, Downtown

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Engineering Technology

finished product meets contractualspecifications. The fees for these engineering services are typically seven percent of the cost ofthe contract2.This paper describes some of the assessment aspects that have developed in engineeringtechnology departments. Engineering technology departments are considered high costdepartments due to several factors: Laboratories for educational practices, relatively high facultysalaries, and low enrollments that are in most cases limited by the available facilities.Considering this cost environment, it is necessary to implement new activities with detailedconsideration of the full cost of the activity. This is the case for assessment. Assessment isnecessary but its satisfactory implementation also requires

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Warren Turner, Westfield State College; Glenn Ellis, Smith College

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Engineering Physics & Physics

survey are shown in Table 3. Student responses to questions 1-4not only showed that they enjoyed the lab (77%), but also indicated that they found thelab to be an effective component in their learning process. 87% agreed that the labchanged the way they think about motion and forces and 84% reported a betterunderstanding of motion and forces after the laboratory. A smaller majority (58%) alsoagreed that they could transfer what they had learned to new situations. SA A N D SD 1. I enjoyed the elevator lab. 7 17 7 0 0 2. Because of the elevator lab, the way that I think 4 23 4 0 0 about motion and forces

Conference Session

Capstone and Senior Design in Engineering Technology: Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vladimir Genis, Drexel University; William Danley, Drexel University; Warren Rosen, Drexel University; Shawn Racz, Lockheed Martin, Inc.

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Engineering Technology

journals and presented at the national and international conferences. Dr. Genis has three U.S. patents. From July 2003 to July 2005, as a team facilitator, he worked on the development of the curriculum for the “Partnership for Innovation in Nanobiotechnology Education” program in collaboration with the University of Pennsylvania and several Community Colleges.William Danley, Drexel University Dr. William Danley, Assistant Clinical Professor of Applied Engineering Technology in the Goodwin College, Drexel University, taught and developed undergraduates courses in thermodynamics, thermal system design, fluid mechanics, thermal, pneumatics and hydraulics laboratories, materials

Conference Session

Learning about Power Systems and Power Consumption

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Justin Reed, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Daniel Ludois, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Maria Hamlin, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

with homework assignments and in-class demonstrations are thenpresented with discussions of laboratory components. A brief summary concludes the work.Educational TheoryElectrical engineering courses tend to be highly theoretical and require students to placeemphasis on relatively abstract conceptualizations1. Because of this, these courses traditionallyhave been taught using a subject-based learning (SBL) approach which does not require activeparticipation on the part of the student2. In an effort to provide a more student-centeredexperience, one that engages learners in more application-based experiences, a problem-basedlearning approach is proposed for incorporation into power electronics courses.Problem-based learning (PBL) requires the

Conference Session

Liberal Education for 21st Century Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cherrice Traver, Union College; J. Douglas Klein, Union College

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Liberal Education

IncentiveGuest Lectures An engineering faculty member presenting one 65-100 $200- lecture in a liberal arts course, or vice versa. minutes $250Modules One week of material, in the form of class or 3-6 hours $500 laboratory time.Paired Courses Two courses taught in the same term, sharing At least 3 $1000 three or more activities (lectures, labs, field hours trips, speakers, etc) in the same term. Table 1. Summary of Supported InteractionsIncentives were intended for the first offering of an interaction, and for lectures, supported up totwo guests per

Conference Session

Opportunities and Challenges in Developing International Engineering Research

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Josef Rojter, Victoria University of Technology

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International

learning, Actionbeing more vocational and Self being more cerebral. The traditional engineering curriculumis described by figure 2a where the Knowledge dimension informs both Action and Self. Itcan be argued that in a traditional academic curriculum Action and Self intersect to somedegree in engineering laboratory classes. However many of the laboratory classes involveprepared experimental exercises to confirm theoretical knowledge and require littlereflection. Furthermore the overcrowding at Australian universities combined with theshedding of technical staff and occupational health and safety issues have reduced, what oncewere hand-on laboratory sessions, to group demonstrations and computer simulations.The professional curriculum, shown, in

Conference Session

Thinking, Reasoning & Engineering in Elementary School

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gerald Mora, New Mexico Tech; Ricardo Negron, WPAFB; Robert McGahern, DDR&E; Eugene Brown, Virginia Tech

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2010-783: NDEP-SUPPORTED K-12 STEM OUTREACH ACTIVITIES OF THEUS AIR FORCEGerald Mora, New Mexico Tech Gerald Mora is the Director of New Mexico Tech's Technology Transfer Support Group and the State of New Mexico Partnership Intermediary for the Air Force Research Laboratory at the Kirtland Air Force Base. Mr. Mora was awarded the 2001 New Mexico Distinguished Public Service Award for his development Kirtland’s La Luz program. Mr Mora has numerous publications based on his Systems Engineering work and his passion for education outreach.Ricardo Negron, WPAFB RICARDO NEGRON--Ricardo Negron is currently the Chief of the Domestic Partnering Branch at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (AFRL

Conference Session

Pedagogy and Assessment in ECE III

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Kelnhofer, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Stephen Williams, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Owe Petersen, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Electrical and Computer

Program Director of Electrical Engineering and Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE). He received the Ph.D. degree from the University of Missouri in 1990 and has 20 years of experience across the corporate, government, and university sectors. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Wisconsin. He teaches courses in control systems, electronic design, and electromechanics.Owe Petersen, Milwaukee School of Engineering Dr. Petersen is Department Chair and Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE). He is a former Member of Technical Staff at AT&T Bell Laboratories and received

Conference Session

History, Program Design, and even a Journal Club

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Blanchard, Florida Gulf Coast University; Robert O'Neill, Florida Gulf Coast University; James Sweeney, Florida Gulf Coast University; Lisa Zidek, Florida Gulf Coast University; Simeon Komisar, Florida Gulf Coast University; Diana Stoppiello, Florida Gulf Coast University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

1 Reception areas 4 N/A 1@2. Studio Classrooms and Teaching Laboratories Studio classrooms 4 2050, 2073, 2052, 2073 48 Teaching labs 3 1273, 1285, 1288 24 Computer classrooms 2 1191, 1203 46 Student computer labs 2 742, 744 32 Computer hardware classroom 1 630 16 Hole Montes Lecture Hall 1 1698 84 Classroom

Conference Session

Design in BME Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Goldberg, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Robert Dennis, University of North Carolina; Charles Finley, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

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Biomedical

. Page 15.765.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Integrating Hands-On Design Experiences into the CurriculumAbstractIn many Biomedical Engineering (BME) programs, design is a key component throughout thecurriculum. This may involve a combination of design problems on paper, a reverse engineeringproject, education in design methods, and hands-on fabrication experiences. In the BMEprogram at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, our goal is to also provide morehands-on design opportunities in the laboratory and machine shop. We accomplished this bycreating new courses for a “design sequence” and by collaborating with an existing, requiredcourse.The design sequence consists of four courses that span the final

Conference Session

Design in the ECE Curriculum

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Shey, United States Naval Academy; Ryan Rakvic, United States Naval Academy; Thomas Salem, United States Naval Academy; Samara Firebaugh, United States Naval Academy

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Electrical and Computer

University,but differentiates itself by tying the two introductory courses together.3 The introductory circuitscourse develops the hardware; the “brawn”, while the introductory digital logic course programsthe controller; the “brain”.EE221: Introduction to Electrical Engineering IThe first semester ECE course on circuit analysis fabricated the robot platform and introducedthe students to the basic concepts of engineering design. In total, six hours of class andlaboratory time were specifically dedicated to the project. Three additional laboratory periodswere spent on experiments that were helpful for the project; biasing a light emitting diode (LED),signal processing of sensor data, and a sensor controlled motor operating circuit. For the

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2010 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Michael Detamore; Paul Willhite

contemporaryissues in society. We propose that the definition of contemporary issues be broadly inclusive,emphasizing that students develop an awareness of contemporary and non-technical issues intheir major field and the role of engineering professionals in society globally to gain anappreciation and knowledge base for non-technical issues.Life-long Learning (3i)Life long learning can be evaluated in a number of different areas, depending on the nature of thespecific program. For example, students can be required in engineering laboratory courses toobtain data from outside sources (e.g., literature search, data in CRC handbook, etc.), with aquantitative portion of their grade being dedicated to this, which can ultimately be translatedback to quantitative

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2010 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Said Shakerin; Camilla Saviz

indicated that Pacific engineering students have a strong preference for hands-on and visuallearning. Current research in engineering education has shown that students' learning and theirability to retain concepts is enhanced when different learning styles are addressed, including theuse of visual teaching aids1, 2.The Introduction to Fluid Mechanics is a 4-credit core course for four of the seven engineeringmajors at Pacific, and has a laboratory associated with the course. The laboratory has a numberof experiment setups, ranging from small table-top units to measure fluid properties to an 18-footwater flume to study open channel flow phenomena. These experiments are augmented with in-class demonstrations used to help students visualize concepts

Conference Session

Curricular Developments in Energy Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick Cunningham, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

. This also brings in the importanceof membrane humidification for charge transport to occur and supporting empirical relations forconductivity. Then concentration losses at high current densities are discussed based on the localdepletion of reactants at the respective electrodes due to diffusion limited mass transfer.In week 2 the first experimental lab on open-circuit voltage is presented and relevant calculationsfor fuel cell experimentation and characterization are introduced, such as, relative humiditybased on humidifier temperature set points and reactant utilization or stoichiometric ratio (basedon Faraday’s laws). In weeks 3 and 4, the laboratory experiments continue with focus onpolarization curves, mirroring the theoretical content

Conference Session

Software and Hardware for Educators I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fadi Obeidat, Virginia Commonwealth University; Ruba Alkhasawneh, Virginia Commonwealth University; Jerry Tucker, Virginia Commonwealth University; Robert Klenke, Virginia Commonwealth University

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Computers in Education

experience,2) curricula and contents, and 3) labs and platforms. For example, the importance of enhancingthe laboratory environment for improving embedded systems education process is shown in [12].This work points to the significant role of using current available technologies and tools such ashard/soft-core processors, IP (Intellectual Property) cores, and the EDK (embedded developmentkit) tool in embedded systems labs. It also shows the importance of transition from using TTL Page 15.1268.2ICs (transistor–transistor-logic integrated circuits) to reconfigurable devices such as FPGA. In[13] a set of experiments are proposed to enable students to

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation in Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

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Design in Engineering Education

extent to which thestudent population was receptive to different delivery styles. Audiovisual Aids such as PowerPoint Slides were used to study the students’ learning capabilities in the visual mode. Lectureswere also delivered to accommodate the aural mode of learning. Research reports, reading andwriting assignments were included to examine the reading mode of learning. Lastly,laboratory demonstrations, experiments and exercises were set up to encourage students to learnin the kinesthetic mode. Students were later examined on all the topics, quizzes were gradedand tabulated using a rubric based on Washington State University’s critical thinking rubric.The author has provided full details in Appendix A.ConclusionsDr. Hunter R. Boylan, who is

Conference Session

Engineering Education in Africa and the Middle East

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bahawodin Baha, University of Brighton; Ogai Ahmadi, Kabul University

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International

 introduction will have a major effect on education system. As the learning resources such as fully stacked  libraries  and  fully  equipped  computer  laboratories  are  rare  in  the  country,  careful planning is required to prioritize the introduction of ICT into the mainstream education including  Page 15.1251.3higher education.While  the  world  has  changed  dramatically  in  the  past  few  decades  and  will  continue  to  do  so with  an  accelerating  pace,  the  learning  environment,  i.e.  the  classroom  has  not  changed  but  it will change in the near future. The education system in Afghanistan must follow its international

Conference Session

Innovations in Civil Engineering Education II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tanya Kunberger, Florida Gulf Coast University; Robert O'Neill, Florida Gulf Coast University

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Civil Engineering

read, individual article presentations and laboratory activitydiscussions were also included. Over the course of the semester ten round table activitiesoccurred. Half of these were the entire class reading the same journal article or conferenceproceeding, two were students discussing articles they read on a topic of their choice, two were Page 15.502.3wiki activities centered around three separate articles, and one was a discussion focused on 2triaxial laboratory testing. Each discussion was centered on a topic that correlated to the currentlesson topics of the course. Unless otherwise stated

Conference Session

Newly Developed Engineering Courses

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Dobrowski, Purdue University-North Central

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Engineering Technology

making capabilities. While the top studentstoday would have been top students twenty, thirty, etc. years ago, it seems that the “average”student has seen a decline in their skills. Teaching a course in Materials Testing for twenty years Page 15.1006.2has been a source of great pleasure and searing frustration. The course itself is wonderful in that itreinforces the theoretical background that the students have been taught in the prerequisite courses,while simultaneously exposing the students to hands on testing with real world applications. Thegoal of the class is for the students to take data derived from laboratory tests and put the raw

Conference Session

BIM and Other New Construction Practices

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Hildreth, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Bruce Gehrig, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Construction

. 3. Exhibit knowledge and skills consistent with the expectations of a practicing construction manager. 4. Articulate the viability of creative and realistic solutions to defined problems and projects. 5. Recognize the value of diversity and identify ethical and societal issues in business and technical tasks. 6. Solve complex problems utilizing discipline specific expertise: i. Utilize graphical techniques to produce engineering documents. ii. Conduct standardized field and laboratory testing on civil engineering and construction materials. iii. Utilize modern surveying methods for land measurement and/or construction layout. iv. Determine forces and stresses in

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Measurement Innovation

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Mullett, Springfield Technical Community College

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Instrumentation

thatthese programs should be based in electrical and electronics fundamentals but would need coursecomponents covering the fields of electrical power distribution, modern instrumentation andcontrol, sensors, communications, and networking technology. Hopefully, industry will partnerwith educational institutions to provide direction to these efforts and hopefully this will happensooner than later. To date, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has funded a small Course,Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) project titled “Sensor Network EducationProject”9 that has produced some generic curriculum and laboratory experiments in the sensornetworks area at the two-year college level. This project utilizes a specially configured sensornetwork

Conference Session

Design with External Clients

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ismail Orabi, University of New Haven

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Design in Engineering Education

vibrations and dynamic systems and control. Professor Orabi has taught courses in both undergraduate and graduate level Mechanical Vibrations and Engineering Analysis, and undergraduate level thermodynamics, Measurement Systems, Capstone Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics and Introduction to Engineering. He has established two Laboratories: the Materials Testing laboratory sponsored by the National Science Foundation, and the Engineering Multimedia Laboratory funded by AT&T. He is a member of ASME and ASEE. Page 15.503.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Enhancement of

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn Rodhouse, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Benjamin Cooper, Savant LLC; Steve Watkins, Missouri University of Science and Technology

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Computers in Education

1989. He holds an M.S.E.E. and a B.S.E.E. from University of Missouri-Rolla. He is currently a Professor at Missouri University of Science and Technology (formerly the University of Missouri-Rolla) and Director of the Applied Optics Laboratory. His research interests include optical sensing, smart system applications, and engineering education. Page 15.992.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Programming for Pre-college Education using Squeak SmalltalkAbstractCompetence in a programming language can provide a strong basis for logical thinking and anexposure to technology; however, many languages

Conference Session

Communication in Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen Eichhorn, SUNY Oswego; Cara Thompson, SUNY Oswego; David Vampola, SUNY Oswego; Fritz Messere, SUNY Oswego; Rachid Manseur, SUNY-Oswego

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Design in Engineering Education

discusses methods and contentdeveloped to be embedded into an engineering curriculum to teach students effectivecommunication skills and the efficient use of modern communication techniques. The results ofthis research effort, conducted by a multidisciplinary team of faculty from CommunicationStudies, the Arts and Media, English, Information Science, and Engineering are presented in thisarticle. The objective of this activity is the design of efficient and innovative ways to infusecommunication education into engineering courses, lectures, laboratories, projects, and seminarswith adequate assessment methods for a set of well-defined learning outcomes. However, theinfusion of communication skills is useful in nearly any field of study making this

Conference Session

IE and the Classroom

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lesley Strawderman, Mississippi State University; Laura Ruff, Mississippi State University

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Industrial Engineering

introductory courses are positively correlated with career efficacy. H2. Laboratory-based introductory courses are positively correlated with career efficacy. H3. Increased career efficacy from introductory courses is confounded by demographic factors. H4. Upperclassmen have higher levels of career efficacy than underclassmen. H5. Satisfaction with introductory courses is positively correlated with career efficacy.MethodologyA 48- item online survey was developed for data collection through a survey hosting website.The survey contained four sections: demographics (20 questions), course information (15questions), career efficacy (4 questions), and course evaluation (9 questions). The courseinformation section