Conference Session

FPD7 - Global Warming & Sustainability for First-Year Students

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Blair Rowley, Wright State University; Kumar Yelamarthi, Central Michigan University; Thomas Bazzoli, Wright State University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

and Research. He holds the MS in Nuclear Science and Engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology. During his Air Force career he directed diverse research programs in modeling and testing of system performance, compositional mapping of submicron materials and machine translation of text. He was instrumental in establishing the college’s freshman program. Page 13.765.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Integrating Global Warming into a Freshman Engineering Introductory CourseAbstractManaging the problems that global warming is being forecast to

Conference Session

Off the Beaten Path

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Seth Norberg, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

academic career and their life. I attempted various methods to spur their interest,keep their attention, and enliven the discussion. I saw the value in developing a rapportwith the students and also answering the “so what” question that the challenging studentso often poses. In short, I saw the necessity of the commercial break in the class room.Research shows that the college age student initially has a 15-20 minute attention spanwhich becomes shorter as the lecture progresses [5] & [10]. Further research showed thatstudents recalled 70% of the information presented in the first 10 minutes of class andonly 20% from the last ten minutes [6].Changes in the environment recruit attention. The ability of changes to capture attentioncan work to the

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary and Capstone Experiences in Manufacturing Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Ejiwale, Jackson State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

technology.Course Rationale: This course is an introductory nanotechnology course, aimed at preparingstudents for further industrial or academic work in the field of nanotechnology fabrication. Ithelps graduates identify and subsequently advance their future interests either in research in newgeneration nanoscale device fabrication techniques or technical positions in manufacturing,quality control, sales and marketing of technical products.Course Objectives: The course content has been structured to help the student achieve thefollowing objectives: 1. To identify and develop a career path in the multidisciplinary field of nanotechnology. 2. To gain understanding of the principles of nanotechnology; characterization of nanostructured materials

Conference Session

Distance Learning in ET

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vernon Lewis, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Page 13.466.3individual’s exposure and relationship to the profession’s mission, philosophy and goals.It is essential that the mentor be willing to make their, and/or their staff’s, time andequipment resources available to the student. This can consist of conducting labactivities in or near the office, or permitting the student to accompany and participate infield work by the performed by the surveyor or staff.There are also some less tangible qualifications desirable. The mentor is in an excellentposition to serve as an intermediary for self-discovery and development of personal andcareer skills of the student. The mentor can expand the student’s career horizons andassist in obtaining employment. At least one student each semester is hired by

Conference Session

Innovations in the ChE Laboratory

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Felecia Nave, Prairie View A&M University; Michael Gyamerah, Prairie View A&M University; Irvin Osborne-Lee, Prairie View A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

shift of students who would normally pursue careers inchemical engineering degrees to bio-related departments (i.e. biomedical, biological,bioengineering, etc.) has had an significant impact.3 To address this issue, many chemicalengineering programs have changed their names and updated their curriculum to reflect theshared focus on biology and engineering.Worldwide, the fastest growing global biotechnology marketplace includes approximately 4300companies in 25 nations with revenues estimated at over $40 billion.4 The biotechnologyindustry clusters have identified workforce development as the second or third largest hurdle tocommercialization and economic success.5 Hence, the survival, maturation and success of thebiotechnology industry is

Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Applications

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jana Whittington, Purdue University Calumet; Kim Nankivell, Purdue University Calumet; Joy Colwell, Purdue University Calumet

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

AC 2008-381: MEETING STUDENT AND INDUSTRY NEEDS THROUGHEXPERIENTIAL LEARNING AND SOFT SKILLS STUDY IN COMPUTERGRAPHICSJana Whittington, Purdue University CalumetKim Nankivell, Purdue University CalumetJoy Colwell, Purdue University Calumet Page 13.884.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008Meeting Student and Industry Needs through Experiential Learning and Soft Skills Study in Computer GraphicsAbstractStudents in a Computer Graphics (CG) degree program need a variety of “real-world” portfolioprojects and experience before graduation to prepare them for their careers. One way toincorporate “real world” experiences is to use experiential

Conference Session

Technical Capacity Bldg for Developing Countries & Service Learning

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vinay Kumar Domal, University of Western AustraliaUWA; James Trevelyan, University of Western Australia

Tagged Divisions

International

knowledge and engineering courses aremisaligned with industry needs. Graduates themselves have acknowledged theseweaknesses9. A survey of industry requirements for engineering education in Britain foundevidence of skill deficits and concern that “the grade of degree awarded can be a poorindicator of a graduate’s actual abilities”10. Employers expressed “a need for enhancingcourses in terms of their development of practical skills but not at the cost of losing a strongtheoretical base”.There are other signs pointing to the need to rethink the objectives of engineering education.In a recent visit to a representative sample of leading engineering education institutions inIndia I learned that very few of their graduates enter engineering careers: most

Conference Session

Blurring the Boundary between Content Knowledge and Professional Knowledge

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Verna Fitzsimmons, Kent State University - Kent; Stephane Booth, Kent State University - Kent

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

implementing and sustaining a lean effort.Students enrolled in this course were either seniors or graduate students and all had someindustrial experience through coop, internships or regular employment. On the first dayof class, the reflective journal assignment was briefly explained; a handout on reflectivejournal entries was distributed, as was a rubric for its evaluation. Given the level of thestudents enrolled in this course, it was assumed that they had been asked sometimeduring their earlier liberal education academic careers to write in a reflective manner.However, it became apparent to the instructors by the second week of class that areflective journal and its purpose was an entirely foreign concept to the students. Thiswas not as shocking of

Conference Session

Tools of the Trade

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn Abel, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

graduates since2000 showed that over 50 percent of EM graduates either become analysts or enter theIT/Systems field. Knowing that a majority of Stevens Engineering Managementgraduates do not follow the typical path into traditional engineering, creating focus areasspecializing in the career path of over half the graduate EM population was deemedappropriate and necessary to serve the undergraduate Engineering Managementpopulation well.Summary of Successful Endeavors and ChallengesStevens Institute of Technology had no concentrations in the Engineering ManagementProgram since its inception in the late 80’s. However, other more established programs,such as Mechanical Engineering, which has been at Stevens since its inception in 1870,had many

Conference Session

Thinking around the Bachelor of Arts in Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sharon Jones, Lafayette College

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

University’s IDEAS B.S. program that integrates the arts, engineering, and sciences into one non-ABET accredited degree [Students have the option to structure their curriculum so they can also get a traditional B.S. degree.] o Provides a technical liberal arts preparation for non-engineering design careers. These programs retain students who become disillusioned with design in engineering departments and engineering colleges.• Engineering courses for non engineers included in the general education requirements o E.g. Princeton University’s Center for Innovation in Engineering Education with multiple courses, Harvard University’s freshman course(s) titled Introduction to the World of

Conference Session

Educational Software

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith Curtis, Microchip Technology Inc.

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

AC 2008-315: EMBEDDED SOFTWARE DESIGN METHODOLOGY TO HELPSTUDENTS SUCCEED IN THE REAL WORLDKeith Curtis, Microchip Technology Inc. Page 13.481.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Embedded Software Design Methodology to Help Students Succeed in the Real WorldIntroduction: A Tool for Entering the Workforce With ExperienceIn the good old days, new engineers could look forward to a long and rewarding career, workingfor a well-established engineering firm. They would typically spend their first year ofemployment “learning the ropes” from older, more-experienced engineers. During thisapprenticeship, they would pick up the tips, tricks

Conference Session

Innovations in the ChE Laboratory

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruce Vaughen, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

evaluated the risks of these Ðyqtuv"ecugÑ"gxgpvu"wukpi"c"consequence versus likelihood risk matrix, with the consequences, the likelihood, and the riskqualitatively ranked as low, medium, or high. Before running their experiments, the studentsdocumented that the risks had been addressed and were reduced as much as is practical. Theynoted the design and implementation of any engineering controls, any administrative controls,and, if needed, any required personal protective equipment (PPE). The students documentedawareness of potential hazards in their surroundings by documenting an area tour, as well.Whether the students continue onto graduate school or begin their careers at a plant site, thisapproach provides them with awareness tools that will

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2008 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Jerry McCoy; Scott Holmstrom; Parameswar Hari

students did not matriculate in physics, the probabilityof their enrolling in another of our college’s science and engineering departments was enhanced.On several occasions, our admissions office has made use of our mailing list to augment its ownrecruiting efforts. Though we have not kept records over the years of attendees whosubsequently enrolled at TU, our admissions office has frequently commented on the significantcontribution to recruiting the Journal Club makes. Figure 1. An Early Journal Club MeetingWe also saw value in inviting our department alumni to the meetings. Even if our graduateswent on to careers in other fields, they often retained a keen interest in physics that was whettedby the monthly meetings

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2008 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

J. Moore; M.A. Thornton; R.W. Skeith

. The Digital Systems Design course has been offered in dual conventionaland distance modes for several years and methods for dealing with laboratory assignments anddesign projects have been developed and are described here.IntroductionDistance education is becoming more common and is very popular for students with fulltimeprofessional careers seeking to obtain an advanced degree. Most universities that offer distanceeducation courses usually restrict their offerings to classes that are largely theoretical and havethe traditional homework, report, and examination assignments. In engineering fields, thisrestriction imposes severe limitations to overall degree programs since class work that involves a“hands-on” component is not included

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2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Ryan A. Ebel; Donald S. Abbott-McCune; David Chang

multidisciplinary teams design a homogeneous or heterogeneous team ofautonomous robotic platforms. This would incorporate concepts of cooperative robotics, allow multipleplatforms to work together, and have cadets start looking at some of the relevant current research.Another avenue of approach is to look at convoying these autonomous platforms or applying algorithmsto implement simultaneous localization and mapping. These platforms could also be test beds for variousnon linear state space controllers or digital controllers. These concepts are more complex and it may takemore effort and time to develop robust experiments in these areas. Regardless whether the cadets pursuea career in the military, graduate degree, or work in industry; mechatronic systems

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2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Andrew Grossfield

of schooling, a schooling that will nurture curiosity,wonder and imagination as well as offer a safety net for the mistakes that naturally result from curiosity.References1. R. B. Nelson, Proofs without Words: Exercises in Visual Thinking, MAA Washington, 19932. R. B. Nelson, Proofs without Words II: More Exercises in Visual Thinking, MAA Washington, 20003. David Acheson, 1089 and All That - A Journey into Mathematics, 20034. Claudi Alsina & Roger B. Nelson, Math Made Visual, MAA, Washington, 2006Biographical InformationThroughout his career, Dr. Grossfield has combined an interest in engineering design and mathematics.He earned a BSEE at the City College of New York. During the early sixties, he obtained an

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2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Abdelrahman M Rabie; Rahman Haleem

officers, software developers, and projectmanagers.Models for Teaching Multi-languageHigh education institutions in several countries, are now preparing their students, the future workforce, tobe, at least, bilingually competent4. Their common goal is to equip students with the language skillsneeded to excel in a rapidly-changing and culturally-diverse global economy. The curricula are developedto prepare students both culturally and professionally in orders to enable them to socially live andfunction in globalize communities. Curricula that offer students the utilitarian aspects of language studyand a functional basic vocabulary in multiple career clusters (engineering, business, health, etc.). That iswhat is referred to , in this context, as

Collection

2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Andrew Grossfield

of schooling, a schooling that will nurture curiosity,wonder and imagination as well as offer a safety net for the mistakes that naturally result from curiosity.References1. R. B. Nelson, Proofs without Words: Exercises in Visual Thinking, MAA Washington, 19932. R. B. Nelson, Proofs without Words II: More Exercises in Visual Thinking, MAA Washington, 20003. David Acheson, 1089 and All That - A Journey into Mathematics, 20034. Claudi Alsina & Roger B. Nelson, Math Made Visual, MAA, Washington, 2006Biographical InformationThroughout his career, Dr. Grossfield has combined an interest in engineering design and mathematics.He earned a BSEE at the City College of New York. During the early sixties, he obtained an

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Abdelrahman M. Rabie; Rahman Haleem

officers, software developers, and projectmanagers.Models for Teaching Multi-languageHigh education institutions in several countries, are now preparing their students, the future workforce, tobe, at least, bilingually competent4. Their common goal is to equip students with the language skillsneeded to excel in a rapidly-changing and culturally-diverse global economy. The curricula are developedto prepare students both culturally and professionally in orders to enable them to socially live andfunction in globalize communities. Curricula that offer students the utilitarian aspects of language studyand a functional basic vocabulary in multiple career clusters (engineering, business, health, etc.). That iswhat is referred to , in this context, as

Collection

2008 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Abdelrahman M. Rabie; Rahman Haleem

officers, software developers, and projectmanagers.Models for Teaching Multi-languageHigh education institutions in several countries, are now preparing their students, the future workforce, tobe, at least, bilingually competent4. Their common goal is to equip students with the language skillsneeded to excel in a rapidly-changing and culturally-diverse global economy. The curricula are developedto prepare students both culturally and professionally in orders to enable them to socially live andfunction in globalize communities. Curricula that offer students the utilitarian aspects of language studyand a functional basic vocabulary in multiple career clusters (engineering, business, health, etc.). That iswhat is referred to , in this context, as

Collection

2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Ryan A. Ebel; Donald S. Abbott-McCune; David Chang

multidisciplinary teams design a homogeneous or heterogeneous team ofautonomous robotic platforms. This would incorporate concepts of cooperative robotics, allow multipleplatforms to work together, and have cadets start looking at some of the relevant current research.Another avenue of approach is to look at convoying these autonomous platforms or applying algorithmsto implement simultaneous localization and mapping. These platforms could also be test beds for variousnon linear state space controllers or digital controllers. These concepts are more complex and it may takemore effort and time to develop robust experiments in these areas. Regardless whether the cadets pursuea career in the military, graduate degree, or work in industry; mechatronic systems

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Conrad, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; William Heybruck, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Daniel Hoch, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Martin Kane, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Peter Schmidt, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Frank Skinner, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Linda Thurman, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

development, gain this experience. End-of-semester grading showsthat nearly all students understand the need for and have mastered documentation concepts.Student evaluations submitted at the end of each semester also provide insight on the benefits ofworking with companies. Student comments include: • This was a very good class. Everything will be very beneficial for our future careers. • I love the multidisciplinary idea; it is so much better than the normal senior design. • I learned a lot about the business end of industry about a Work Breakdown Structure, a Bill of Materials, Requirements Documents, etc. A very interesting class that gave me a little bit of industry experience. • This class really gives students an

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Teaching Part Two

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gerald Himes, United States Military Academy; Jakob Bruhl, United States Military Academy; Joseph Hanus, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

related to engineering and perceives the engineering courses to have littlerelevance to their life or career. The following list breaks down the majors in the populationsurveyed: • Economics (17) – 17.9% • Foreign Language Studies (16) – 16.8% • History (15) – 15.8% • Political Science (12) – 12.6% • Management (10) – 10.5% • Philosophy (5) – 5.3 % • Law (4) – 4.2% • Leadership/Military Art (4) – 6.3% • Math/Physics (4) – 4.2% • Geography/Geospatial Information Systems (3) – 3.1 % • Life Science (2) – 2.1% • Physics (2) – 2.1% • Psychology (1) – 1.0%The Base Camp Engineering Design ProblemThis paper refers to civil engineering in the broad

Conference Session

Electromechanical Curricula

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Fuehne, Purdue University-Columbus; Kathy Bradley, MotoTron, Inc; Eric Bradley, MotoTron, Inc

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

a mathematics review class combined with an introduction to spreadsheet analysis.There is nothing much in the first two semesters of the MET program to create excitement infirst-year students, and this presents something of a retention challenge for the program.In order to provide a real-world experience and an enjoyable competition to motivate students,the MET department at Purdue University in Columbus, Indiana partnered with a local company,MotoTron (www.mototron.com), to present the Mechatronics Career Discovery Challenge.Mechatronics combines mechanical, electrical, and software design to produce complexmachines. This particular challenge involves writing the software to program a vehicle tonavigate a course using a global positioning

Conference Session

Impacts of Public Policy on Engineering Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering; Kamyar Haghighi, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy

for a longitudinal study of the effects ofinnovative teaching (DUE-9150407) and in 1993 prestigious NSF Faculty Early CareerDevelopment (CAREER) awards were made to engineers Cynthia Atman of the University ofWashington (DRL-9358516) and Martin Ramirez of Johns Hopkins University (DRL-9358518)with joint funding provided by three different NSF units. Atman’s research examined how first-year engineering students developed strategies for solving open-ended, ambiguous problems thatclosely resemble problems in the engineering workplace, while Ramirez used research fromcognitive science and educational psychology to develop a framework for teaching engineeringso students learned how to make appropriate judgments for their work. By 2001, NSF

Conference Session

DELOS Best Paper Nominations

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Yao, East Carolina University; Loren Limberis, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

learning and integration of research into undergraduate education. Dr. Yao is a member of the American Society of Engineering Education.Loren Limberis, East Carolina University Dr. Limberis joined the Engineering faculty at ECU in August 2006. He earned his B.S. in electrical engineering and Ph.D. in bioengineering from the University of Utah. Dr. Limberis taught for several years as an Assistant Professor at The College of New Jersey and was a research analyst with Southwest Research Institute prior to his academic career. His research interests focus on designing techniques to utilize nature’s highly complex and sophisticated biological systems to develop biohybrid devices for use in biotechnology

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation of Graphics Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aaron Clark, North Carolina State University; Jeremy Ernst, North Carolina State University; Alice Scales, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

engineering with 91% ofthe age range being between 18 and 21. Students in the study were primarily sophomores andmost considered themselves to be visual (58%) or multi-modal (36%) learners. After a carefulreview of the favorite hobbies listed by each of the student participants, the majority of thesewere visual in nature, consisting of two-dimensional (i.e. games) and three-dimensional (i.e.baseball, soccer) environments. Overall, most of the student participants indicated they felt thecontent covered in the course would be useful in their future job or career. This is a notablefinding, since the course is listed as a visual and performing arts elective on the generaleducation course lists for all majors at NC State University. Likewise, about 20

Conference Session

History and Future of Engineering Technology

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Robertson, Arizona State University; Louis Frenzel, Electronic Design Magazine; James Hyder, Intel; Michael Lesiecki, MCCCD; Thomas McGlew, Maricopa Advanced Technology Education Center

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

jobs and they will determinethe pattern of recruitment and career progression for future technologists. Unfortunately,the educational sector has not changed at the same pace as industry and it is stilldelivering skills and qualifications appropriate for vertically integrated organizations.The immediate question is therefore how the educational world should respond to theconditions represented in Figure 3 (and the future requirements as it evolves further).Root cause analysis can update and redefine the “fundamentals” for the next generation.The roadmap process then provides the path to a productive solution while recognizingthe many options and priorities that have to be managed

Conference Session

Capstone Design III

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Greg Kremer, Ohio University-Athens; David Burnette, Ohio University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

DESIGN COURSES FOR DEVELOPMENT AND ASSESSMENT OF PROFESSIONAL SKILLSIntroductionIn addition to completing a challenging technical curriculum, engineering graduates mustdemonstrate teamwork, communication, and other professional skills including professional andethical responsibility, life-long learning, and understanding the impact of engineering solutionsin a global and societal context. Unless these outcomes are integrated into students' conceptionsof being a "successful engineer" (getting a job and advancing their career), they will be under-valued and under-developed. This project demonstrates the use of industry-modeled 360°performance reviews in a team-based capstone project to link professional skills with an

Conference Session

Fostering and Assessing Effective Teaming

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve Roach, University of Texas-El Paso; Elsa Villa, University of Texas-El Paso

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

assessments show that through repeated practice, peer leaders become more adept athandling larger numbers of students in group settings, and they become more confident andcapable in leading workshops. Systematic assessments show that students who are engaged Page 13.549.5through PLTL have higher grades, faster time to graduation, and improved retention ofundergraduate students. Students and peer leaders report that students arrive early to PLTLsessions and more fully engage in the process of acquiring conceptual understanding. Ongoingassessments suggest that students exposed to and use cooperative learning early in theirundergraduate careers more