Conference Session

The Best of Design in Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark W. Steiner, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Junichi Kanai, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Cheng Hsu, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Richard Alben, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Design in Engineering Education

, industrial and mechanical engineering. The analysis focuses on astudy of what students express as relevant learning points. We have found students to besurprisingly frank about what they learned and where they thought their experience in thecourse fell short. Over time we have observed common themes that emerge amongstudents concerning their ability to deal with project changes and team dynamics andhave charted the resulting ebb and flow of enthusiasm and motivation over the course ofa semester.BackgroundCapstone projects represent a major milestone in a student’s academic career andprofessional development where they are expected to integrate knowledge and skills fromprior coursework. Capstone also represents a major checkpoint for assessing

Collection

2012 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Michael Bouchard; Kristen M. Donnell

accomplishment of the MRDT, a Prototype Project, is also discussed. Introduction One advantage of establishing any organization is the opportunity to rethink the accepted structures and implement innovative programs. The Student Design Teams of Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T) strive to create an analog for real world design and construction problems by creating an experiential learning environment. In early 2012, the Mars Rover Design Team (MRDT) became the newest addition to their number. The MRDT structure is organized like an engineering firm and operates like a small business with principle technical and administrative branches. The technical branch is run by a Chief Technical Officer who is

Conference Session

Software Engineering Division (SWED) Technical Session 1

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Milkowki, Seattle University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Division (SWED)

theimpact of self-guided final projects. Farah et al. [9] similarly address the needs of non-STEMmajors by presenting work developing computational thinking via a single web application. Thisapproach requires no software installation and minimizes the challenges of working withmultiple applications including integrated design environments, digital education platforms, andfile system management.This paper presents a course building upon student competency in computational thinkingacquired during prerequisite work. These students expand their learning and expertise tointegrate various applications and technology stacks through robotics. Developing the ability tointegrate contributes to both student satisfaction and professional competency.Robot

Collection

2005 GSW

Authors

Tariq A. Khraishi

teaching difficult and abstract technical concepts that, at the same time, havevery real-life applications and implications. It is natural then to expect that the in-depth analysisand study involved in typical PBL experiments or assignments should enhance the understandingof such concepts.PBL typically involves some sort of real problem set-up and execution. In mechanics courses,this usually translates to assigning design project(s) to groups of students11,12,13. Such designprojects are by definition open-ended and have no unique answer or solution. The students thushave to invoke their imagination and try to integrate a host of previous classes (i.e. previousknowledge) in order to solve the problem at hand. This form of learning is considered

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erik James Schettig, North Carolina State University at Raleigh

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

program's model of providing curriculum and equipment through STEP and students'work in a technology, engineering, and design education program integrating a pilot electric dragster (e-dragster)project as a work-in-progress. Furthermore, the paper will communicate initial challenges and successes withinformation on how the program can share resources with the pre-college engineering education community toenhance learner technological and engineering literacy.STEM Partnership Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) partnerships demonstrate STEM concepts andprovide pre-college engineering education experiences unavailable in several schools (1). Partnerships, such as thesupporters of STEP, model a collaborative effort to solve

Conference Session

Community-Engaged Engineering Education Challenges and Opportunities in Light of COVID-19 Paper Presentations 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

William C. Oakes, Purdue University at West Lafayette ; Paul A. Leidig P.E., Purdue University at West Lafayette; Nusaybah Abu-Mulaweh, Purdue University at West Lafayette ; Andrew Pierce, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Jorge Martinez

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Community Engagement Division, Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

. Leidig P.E., Purdue University at West Lafayette Paul A. Leidig is a PhD student in Engineering Education and a member of the instructional team for the Engineering Projects In Community Service (EPICS) program at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. He received his Bachelors of Science in Architectural Engineering from the Milwaukee School of Engineering and Masters of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign. Mr. Leidig is licensed as a Professional Engineer in the state of Colorado and has six years of industry experience in structural engineering consulting. Throughout his student and professional activities, he has focused on community-engaged engineering and

Collection

2018 ASEE Zone IV Conference

Authors

Kattia Chang, Cañada College; Karina Abad, Cañada College; Ricardo Jesus Colin, Canada College; Charles Tolentino, University of California, Merced; Cameron Malloy, University of California, Berkeley; Alex David, San Francisco State University; Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Wenshen Pong P.E., San Francisco State University; Zhaoshuo Jiang P.E., San Francisco State University; Cheng Chen, San Francisco State University; Kwok Siong Teh, San Francisco State University; Hamid Mahmoodi, San Francisco State University; Hao Jiang, San Francisco State University; Xiaorong Zhang, San Francisco State University

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Diversity

Control and Earthquake Engineering. Dr. Pong has been the Director of the School of Engineering at SFSU with 20 full-time faculty and over 25 part-time faculty since 2009.Dr. Zhaoshuo Jiang P.E., San Francisco State University Zhaoshuo Jiang graduated from the University of Connecticut with a Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering. Before joining San Francisco State University as an assistant professor, he worked as a structural engi- neering professional at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) LLP. As a licensed professional engineer in the states of Connecticut and California, Dr. Jiang has been involved in the design of a variety of low- rise and high-rise projects. His current research interests mainly focus on Smart

Conference Session

Engineering in Middle Schools

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ibrahim Zeid, Northeastern University; Randal August, Northeastern University; Ronald Perry, Northeastern University; Emanuel Mason, Northeastern University; Jannon Farkis, Northeastern University; Marta Hersek, Northeastern University; Morgan Hynes, TechBoston; Haruna Tada, TechBoston; Felicia Vargas, TechBoston

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

workingcollaboratively to integrate an innovative robotics curriculum into science, technology,engineering, and mathematics (STEM) courses in the Boston Public Schools and other raciallydiverse and economically disadvantaged Massachusetts school districts. The project issponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF) program, Information TechnologyExperiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST). The project targets 7th and 8th grade STEMteachers, with students participating during summer and after school. The project addresses theurgent need to enhance student interest and performance in STEM courses, while fosteringskills that are important prerequisites for IT careers. In the near term, the project is helpingMassachusetts schools and students meet statewide

Conference Session

Assessing Entrepreneurship Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denny Davis, Washington State University; Jerman Rose, Washington State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

the jointly-taught entrepreneurial engineering capstone course have been encouraging.Students have demonstrated impressive growth in professional skills and have producedsolutions that have significant business potential. Project sponsors, industry advisors, andbusiness plan judges note admirable achievements of student teams. This course model is offeredto stimulate transformation of capstone design courses to outcomes-driven student learningexperiences that can better prepare graduates for global challenges of the future.IntroductionNational leaders are sounding the alarm: The United States is losing its competitive edge in theglobal marketplace1. Some perceive that the nation is not preparing adequate numbers of peoplein technological

Conference Session

Our Future in Manufacturing: STEM Outreach

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Terence Fagan, Central Piedmont Community College

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Manufacturing

difficult” cannot be ignored. Now is the time for those in industry andacademia to find opportunities that change this stigma and offer a more positive outlook on theengineering industry. This paper addresses a service learning project that involved first yearMechanical Engineering Technology and second year Graphic Design students collaborativelyworking on “How To” delivery systems that would engage middle and high school students.Some of the projects included comic books on “How to Modify an Xbox 360” and videos andpamphlets on “How To Build a Car Stereo,” which encourage them to work with theirhands. The novelty of the delivery systems, coupled with more age-appropriate and interestingprojects, introduce middle and high school students to the

Conference Session

Architectural Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig Baltimore, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Allen C. Estes, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Tagged Topics

Diversity

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Architectural

and a Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1997. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Holistic Interdisciplinary Design: Everyone Does Everything (Engineering Students as Sculptors)IntroductionThe ability to offer students an interdisciplinary experience under a team work setting isinvaluable in preparation for a career in the built environment. A hands-on approach coupledwith a real project presents unique opportunities in student learning. Learning in regards to thedynamics of team personalities, deadlines, approval procedures, and deliverables. One suchhands-on based real project was to design, build, and install an

Conference Session

ET Curriculum and Programs II

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ilya Y. Grinberg, SUNY Buffalo State

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

establishment of clear connections between theseoutcomes and the desired research skills including analysis, synthesis, evaluation, and thedissemination of results. Special attention was paid to the mentoring of students at various stagesof the sequence. This included regular meetings of the students with their faculty and technicaladvisors and assistance with proposal preparation to seek support for funding of the projects andfor conference attendance. The course sequence also provided opportunities for peer review andpeer mentoring [2].The paper details the development and structure of the two-semester sequence, identification ofdesired student outcomes and how these were measured, and assessment methods used.Features of Undergraduate

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cyrus Habibi P.E., University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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Instrumentation

measurements and instrumentation course. The module consists of five hours oflectures, which covers the theory, and a design lab project. The lecture covers the IoT conceptssuch as analytics, webservers, communication and data protocols. The design lab project requiresstudents to implement the theory into a practical application.In this paper, the detail of the module is described. It is expected that our experience can behelpful to other engineering instructors seeking to develop an IoT course or just adding a sectionto their measurements and instrumentation course.Measurements and Instrumentation Measurement and Instrumentation (M&I) course is commonly offered for electrical andmechanical engineering or technology students. The main objective

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamed Elzomor, Arizona State University; Kristen Parrish, Arizona State University; Chelsea Mann, Arizona State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #15342Positioning Students to Understand Urban Sustainability Strategies throughVertical Integration: Years 1 through 3Mr. Mohamed Elzomor, Arizona State University Mohamed grew up in Cairo, Egypt. Following college graduation in 2006 from American University in Cairo (AUC), he worked for several consultancy firms. He then joined a leading real estate corporation where he elevated to the post of a Deputy Project Manager for an office park project worth over hundred million USD. After completing his Masters of Engineering in Construction at the AUC, Mohamed could not bear the thought of leaving the School and so

Conference Session

Development of Collaborative Skills in Construction Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michele M. Herrmann Esq., Mississippi State University; Lyndsey N. Miller, Allied ASID, IDEC; Alexis Gregory, Mississippi State University; J. Suzanne Powney, Mississippi State University, Department of Art,

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Construction

at Delhi and has experience in real estate and land use law.Prof. Lyndsey N. Miller, Allied ASID, IDEC Lyndsey Miller is an interior designer originally from Biloxi, Mississippi. She holds a B.S. in Interior Design and an M.S. in Architecture, both from Mississippi State University. Lyndsey works on a wide range of projects domestically and has also designed large-scale retail facilities internationally as a part of a team at tvsdesign in Atlanta, GA. In 2008, she joined the faculty of the Interior Design Program at Mississippi State University. Concurrently, she has worked closely with a local developer designing a variety of projects, including retail, restaurants, office spaces and condominiums. Miller has a wide

Conference Session

Communication in the Chemical Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura P. Ford, University of Tulsa

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Chemical Engineering

Paper ID #12089Using an Article in a Sophomore Engineering Science Class to Boost Life-longLearning ConfidenceDr. Laura P Ford, University of Tulsa LAURA P. FORD is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Tulsa. She teaches engineering science thermodynamics and fluid mechanics, mass transfer, and chemical engineer- ing senior labs. She is a co-advisor for TU’s student chapter of Engineers Without Borders USA and has recently advised students on TU’s Hydrate Flow Assurance joint industry project. Her email address is laura-ford@utulsa.edu

Conference Session

Make It!

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Darwin; Joseph Patrick Kale, Bucknell University; Michael S. Thompson, Bucknell University; Margot A Vigeant, Bucknell University; Alan Cheville, Bucknell University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

Paper ID #15447MAKER: A Maker Space Smart Badging SystemJulie DarwinMr. Joseph Patrick Kale, Bucknell UniversityProf. Michael S. Thompson, Bucknell University Prof. Thompson is an associate professor in the department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Bucknell University, in Lewisburg, PA. While his teaching responsibilities typically include digital design, computer engineering electives, and senior design, his focus in the classroom is to ignite passion in his students for engineering and design through his own enthusiasm, open-ended student-selected projects, and connecting engineering to the world around

Conference Session

A Technology Potpourri I

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jesus A. Gonzalez-Rodriguez, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Immanuel Edinbarough P.E., University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Adriana Rios Santiago, Texas Southmost College; Anabel Pineda-Briseño, Tecnologico Nacional de Mexico / Instituto Tecnologico de Matamoros

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

of glass at room and high temperature. Dr. Gonzalez has also a broad experience in the glass industry, specifically in fabrication of automotive safety glass. He worked for Vitro Glass Company for more than 19 years where he held different positions such as Process Engineer, Materials Planning and Logistics Manager, Production Superintendent, Manufacturing Engineer and Glass Technologist. During his time in the company, he co-authored two patents related to glass fabrication and glass coatings pro- cessing. Dr. Gonzalez is a Six-Sigma Black Belt and has participated in numerous process improvement projects. He has been trained as well in the Methodology of Inventive Problem Solving (TRIZ) that he applied to solve

Conference Session

BIM and Virtual Construction Environments

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julian H. Kang, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

and Construction (VDC) technology for nuclear powerplant design and construction since 1993. Page 25.611.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Experimental Application of Personalized Leaning Method to a BIM ClassBIM for ConstructionAccording to Smart Market Report on BIM released by McGraw Hill in 20091, there isconsensus in the construction industry, especially among contractors, that Building InformationModeling (BIM) helps to reduce conflicts and changes during construction. It also helps toimprove collective understanding of design intent and project quality. Most contractors

Conference Session

Exemplary Outreach Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Pruitt, University of California, Berkeley; Eli Patten, University of California at Berkeley; Sara Atwood, University of California, Berkeley

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

they often lack the mentorship, educational opportunities, or role modelsnecessary to make this a realistic career path. The educational system further narrows theselection of students in engineering as most technologically rich courses are delivered in asequential manner with no active exercises or connection to the real world. This approach placeschildren who learn in global, sensing, visual, and active modes at a disadvantage and restrictsopportunities for diversity. Engineering outreach that provides interactive projects and addressesthe spectrum of learning styles can enhance both interest and diversity in engineering. A modelfor K-12 outreach teaching has been incorporated into an undergraduate engineering courseentitled, Structural

Conference Session

State of the Art in Freshman Programs

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Brandt; David Hansen; Steven Kuennen; Pamela Neal; Cary Fisher

project management, and close interaction with faculty serving as coaches and mentors.This course’s organizing project gives plenty of opportunity for creativity and enough breadth to touch onall appropriate disciplines. Students are organized in small problem-solving design teams. Traditionallectures and evaluations are replaced with web-based instruction and hands-on projects. Computer toolsare employed where appropriate, and students are evaluated on both individual comprehension and groupexecution of the project. Throughout the semester, design teams deliver two oral presentations and a finalwritten report.The course gives students early experience wrestling with challenging educational outcomes; studentsapply the systems engineering approach

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jennifer Miskimins

development ofcritical problem-solving skills for open-ended problems, and the practical application oftechniques learned in other courses of the three departmental curriculums. The course is designedto mimic assignments that newly hired petroleum engineers, geologists, or geophysicists mayencounter. Two major projects, each lasting 6-7 weeks, are assigned during this semester-longcourse. For each of the projects, the students are divided into self-directed work teams of 4-6members. Ideally, each team is comprised of a least one GE member and one GP member, withthe remaining members from the PE discipline. Historically, the class contains a majority of PEmajors (60-80%) since it is a required course for this discipline and optional for the GE and

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Edward Gehringer

QuantitativeApproach as a text. Students were required to implement three projects simulating variousaspects of a microarchitecture (cache, branch predictor, dynamic instruction scheduler). Thenthey engaged in an experimental analysis to find the best configuration in a design space. Theywere encouraged to pair-program, and data were gathered on their experience.1. IntroductionPair programming is one of the twelve practices of Extreme Programming (XP), which is thebest known of the “agile” software-development methodologies that have gained widespreadattention in recent years. Agile methodologies attempt to mitigate some of the up-front designcosts of heavyweight methodologies, which expend a lot of effort on design before code iswritten, and to adapt more

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Natalie D. Segal

, and so, working with an intellectual property attorney, we teach the patentprocess as part of the class. In this paper, we discuss the organization of the project itselfand how we teach the patent process, as well as how students respond both to the projectand the possibility of graduating with the words “patent pending” on their résumés.How We BeginThe ability to work on a team is unquestionably a required skill for anyone working inindustry today. Consequently, Ward College of Technology students who take English481, Advanced Technical Communications, are required to work on a team project. Theproject is actually one of a series of possible capstone projects for undergraduateTechnology students, but since all Ward students must take EN 481

Conference Session

Intra-college Graduate Programs

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Steve Watkins; Richard Hall; Martha J. Molander; Josh Corra; Bethany Konz; K. Chandrashekhara; Vicki Eller; Abdeldjelil Belarbi

student work was tied to thestudents’ understanding of the needed synergy and their comfort with cross-disciplinarycommunication. Also, an interdisciplinary course, which grew out of the group’s experiences,provided systematic preparation for graduate research projects. The role of this course will bediscussed as it relates to the quality of collaborative experiences from both student and facultyperspectives.I. Introduction Engineering work is rarely confined to a single discipline. The successful application ofboth established technologies and new technologies often depend on the interdisciplinaryknowledge and abilities of the responsible engineers. Consequently, the needs for engineeringeducation to cross traditional boundaries and

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Leo Smith; Hisham Alnajjar; Donald Leone; Mohammad Saleh Keshawarz; Ladimer Nagurney; Devdas Shetty

Session 1398Integrating Engineering Design with Humanities, Sciences and Social Sciences Using Integrative Learning Blocks Devdas Shetty, Donald Leone, Hisham Alnajjar, Saleh Keshawarz, Ladimer Nagurney and Leo T. Smith College of Engineering, University of Hartford, West Hartford, Connecticut 06117 Tel: 860 768 4615, Fax: 860 768 5073Abstract:The current paper highlights the impact of the National Science Foundation sponsoredcurriculum project, which has helped the curriculum innovation by design integration throughoutthe curriculum. This has been achieved

Conference Session

Manufacturing Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert W Simoneau, Keene State College; Megan C Piccus, Springfield Technical Community College; Gary Masciadrelli, Springfield Technical Community College

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

vocational education as a Master Teacher in the Plastics Technology program at Minuteman Regional Technical High School. He is also an adjunct professor for the Plastics Engineering Program at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell. He has been a consultant to Ford Motor Company, Polaroid Inc., Timken Aerospace, and SMITHS Industries. He was also a guest scientist at the Army Materials Research in the Composite Development Division. He continues to co-teach Technology Studies courses with the technology faculty at Keene State College. He has published numerous articles over the years in engineering technology and materials research. He is a consultant on the Virtual Ideation Platform (VIP) project for Central Maine

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

W.D. Jemison; W. R. Haller; W. A. Hornfeck

experience with this printed circuitboard milling machine. Specifically, the paper will describe how the machine is beingused in a number of courses ranging from our first-year Introduction to Engineeringcourse, through sophomore and junior year laboratory projects, to our capstone seniordesign course. The integrated design process used by our students to design printedcircuit boards will be described and several representative designs will be discussed todemonstrate the level of design complexity that can be achieved using this technology.Finally, some initial assessment data regarding student reaction to the PCB millingmachine is provided.I. IntroductionVirtually all fundamental phenomena associated with the Electrical and ComputerEngineering

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Willie E. (Skip) Rochefort

chemicalengineering department we have actively worked to introduce oral and written communication andgroup (team) work across the entire curriculum -- starting with the freshman orientation course allthe way through to the capstone senior level laboratory. We are beginning to introduceinterdisciplinary courses, where students bring their “domain competency” to a large team project.However, we have done very little in the way of focusing on putting the students in “trueleadership positions” such as they might encounter in industry as group or project leadersresponsible for several engineers.The Leadership and Mentoring course was introduced in Winter '95 as a 1 credit course offeredeach quarter for sophomores, juniors, or seniors. This was also linked with

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Technical Session - Instructional Technology 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anthony Battistini, Angelo State University

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

creation process, the students led the direction of the project. In addition tothe completed videos, it was a major goal of the author to develop project management skills forthe students as well as a passion and love for structural steel engineering. In terms of projectmanagement skills, it was observed that they all learned new ways to work with each other,particularly remotely as the pandemic interrupted film development. It has only been three yearssince their graduation, so it is yet to be seen how they pursue leadership roles at their respectivecompanies, but two of the four have confirmed their acquisition of their PE license. In terms ofloving structural engineering and steel design, two of the four students are currently working