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Mentoring Graduate Students for Success

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2002 Annual Conference

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Mara Wasburn

). Ohio Board of Regents deletes funds for 6 doctoral programs. Chronicle of Higher Education, p. A48.8. Schmidt, P. (1997, 14 February). Sweeping reviews lead states to consider cutting many academic programs. Chronicle of Higher Education, p. A48.9. Council of Graduate Schools Task Force. (1991). The role and nature of the doctoral dissertation. Washington, DC: Council of Graduate Schools.10. Miller, W. D., & Irby, B. J. (1999). An inquiry into the exigency of a beginning doctoral cohort in educational leadership. College Student Journal, 33 (3), 358-363.11. Shapiro, N. S., & Levine, J. H. (1999). Creating learning communities. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.12. Astin, A. W. (1985). Achieving

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Undergraduate Research and New Directions

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2002 Annual Conference

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Charles Sullivan

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Graduate Student Experiences

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2002 Annual Conference

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Michael Reischman; Eugene Brown

ourindustrial and engineering workforce is making to our nation’s economy and research activitie s Page 7.1212.10(SEI1). “Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Education”Are the best students attracted to engineering? Why aren’t there more of them? Dan Goldin,NASA’s former administrator, provocatively poses these questions and relates this to hisagency’s manpower needs in a recent article in the Atlantic Monthly (IFAD1). The issue ofquality is pursued in some detail

Conference Session

Instructional Technology in CE 1

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2002 Annual Conference

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Douglas Schmucker; Charles Camp; Anna Phillips; Paul Palazolo; Susan Magun-Jackson

’s exercise to the student’s other subjects by asking questions that encourage critical thinking: Example from airplane exercise: how does this exercise relate to math/science/engineering? 5. Students should be assessed formatively, serving to inform future learning experiences · This is more of a curricular planning issue, but it basically supports the idea of taking grades throughout the semester based on actual “hands-on” content knowledge in order to give students some idea of their own levels of learning before a major grading event (midterm, final exam, etc.) 6. Students should be encouraged to become self-regulatory, self-mediated, and self-aware

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Multimedia and Product Design

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2002 Annual Conference

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Gary Frey

of abilities andcompetencies. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 31, 1-13. 9. Rao, S. (1974). Mental organization and age level. Archives of Psychology.(Paper No. 295). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. 10. Rao, S. (1977). The scores of MPFB test in relation to performance inengineering courses at different levels. Journal of Psychological Researches, 21, 92-96. 11. Rowe, J. (1998). Rapid Prototyping – The Missing Link. Cadalyst, 15, 4, 52-54. 12. Sartain, A. (1946). Relation between scores on certain standard tests andsupervisory success in and aircraft factory. Journal Applied Psychology, 30, 328-332. 13. Smith, P. L. & Ragan, T. J. (1993). Instructional Design. New York: MacmillanPublishing

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CAD Applications in MET Courses

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2002 Annual Conference

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Ted Loso; Raj Desai; Dave Baird; Craig Downing; Gary Frey

and nonsciencehigh school students. Journal Research in Science Teaching, 17, 495-502. 4. Felder, R.M. (1998). A Longitudal Study Of Engineering Student Performanceand Retention. Journal of Engineering Education, 87(4), 469-480. 5. Grimsley, G. (1944). Draftsmen-aptitude tests cut turnover. Western Industry, 9,32-36. 6. Jurrens, K. K. (1998). Rapid Prototyping’s Second Decade. Rapid Prototyping, 4,1, 1-3. 7. Likert, R. & Quasha, W. H. (1995). Revised Minnesota Paper Form Board TestManual. The Psychological Corporation. San Antonio: Harcourt Brace & Company. 23-30. 8. Lowman, R. & Williams, R. (1987). Validity of self-ratings of abilities andcompetencies. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 31, 1-13. 9. Rao, S. (1974

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Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

David Torvi

courses, which they felt should be included in fireprotection engineering programs1. The International Association of Fire Safety Science (IAFSS)maintains a list of links to these and other fire protection engineering education programs on theirweb site 2. The association's web site also contains a link to its education subcommittee, which isdeveloping a web site where educators can share material from their courses with instructors atother universities.Fire protection engineering courses and programs were first offered in Canada during the 1980’s,and the first complete fire protection engineering graduate program was offered at the Universityof British Columbia (UBC) in September 1994. Currently, there are four universities in Canadaoffering

Conference Session

Instructional Technology in CE 1

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2002 Annual Conference

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Moujalli Hourani

discontinuity in the moment diagram, the equations for the two segments ABand BC are needed to describe the moment functions. x1-y1 from A to B, and x2-y2 from C to B. Page 7.841.4 Proceeding of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering EducationFrom A to B (origin at A) From C to B (origin at C)(ym)1 = -(b/L) x (y m)2 = (a/L)*x(yS )1 = (1/EI)*[(-b/L)*x2/2+C3] (y S )2 = (1/EI)*[(a/L)*x2/2+k3](yd )1 = (1/EI)*[(-b/L)*x3/6+C3 x+C4] (y d )2 = (1/EI)*[(a

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Poster

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Mani Mina

and advancement. In our program the students and the teaching team focusmost of the activities and discussions on this stage.The team and the approachThe teaching team consists of instructor(s) (faculty in the Department of Electrical and ComputerEngineering), the undergraduate advising team, a couple of selected graduate students, and Page 7.828.3 Proceedings of the 2002 American society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright @2002, American Society for Engineering Educationnumerous selected undergraduate leaders. This team works closely with the students to makesure the students

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Steve Schweitzer; Shad Reed

, vol. 11, no.2, 1997,pp.58-70.[2] Whittington, C.D., and Sclater, N., “Building and Testing a Virtual University.” ComputersEducation, vol.30, nos. 1, 2, 1998, pp. 41-47.[3] Dutton, J., Dutton, M., and Perry, J., “Do Online Students Perform as Well as LectureStudents?” Journal of Engineering Education, Jan 2001.[4] McManus, T., “Delivering Instruction on the World Wide Web.” 10 Jan 1996.http://www.svsu.edu/~mcmanus/papers/wbi.html (10 Jan 02).[5] Poindexter, S. and Ferrarini, T. “Web Integration in Courses: Which Factors SignificantlyMotivate Faculty.” Stop Surfing/Start Teaching National Conference, Myrtle Beach, SC.,February 1999.[6] Poindexter, S. and Ferrarini, T. “Does Student Internet Pressure + Advances in Technology= Faculty Internet

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2002 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

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Joseph C. Musto; Vincent C. Prantil

b ( e 2.5 r u s s e r 2 P 1.5 Fast Tissue Time Medium Tissue (min) Fast Tissue Exponential Trend

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Comparing National Styles of Engr. Educ.

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2002 Annual Conference

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Richard Thibault; Rene Hivon; Danielle L'Heureux; Noel Boutin

thefollowing: a) Reasons for choosing engineering as a career (male students, Université deSherbrooke); b) Reasons for choosing engineering as a career (female students, Université deSherbrooke; c) Reasons for dropping out of engineering (male and female students, Universitéde Sherbrooke); d) Peer training for the 1st co-op work term; e) College students’representations of the engineering profession; f) Role of faculty members as models forengineering students. It is expected that the first essay to be completed will be so in late winter2002. COMPETENCIES IN S & T METACOMPETENCY IN COMMUNICATION

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Focus on Undergraduate Impact

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2002 Annual Conference

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Kathryn Jablokow

adaptive group (KAI scores of 71, 72, 73, 75, and 78;mean of 74) presented their results in exceptionally neat columns in clear block lette ring withvery little extraneous information. The most innovative group (KAI scores of 105, 105, 107,109, 118; mean of 109), on the other hand, presented their results in various colors, with arrowsand annotations sprawled across columns, with various s hadings and cross-hatchings, andgenerally in a much more free-flowing style. These observed differences, even in the style ofpresentation, are typical of those expected based on KAI scores.Journaling AssignmentAt the close of the KAI feedback session, the students were assigned a journaling project inwhich they were asked to record their impressions of their

Conference Session

Design and Innovation

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2002 Annual Conference

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Robin Adams; Pimpida Punnakanta; Craig D. Lewis; Cynthia Atman

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Gerson de Oliveira

construction of computer systems as the one used inthis research. The indistinct fulfillment of the academic space with advanced computerequipment and the aleatory introduction of educational softwares, does not guarantee theresults gotten here. It is necessary to have a very clear distinction between the educationalaims and the means to achieve them. According to the background acquired along thisinvestigation, we have to confirm that the computer systems are not part of the mentionedgoals, but they can – if correctly built – to become powerful means to execute them.Bibliography(1) ALTHUSSER, L. Ideologia e aparelhos ideológicos do Estado. Lisboa : Presença, s/d.(2) BIREAUD, A. Os Métodos Pedagógicos no Ensino Superior. Porto: Porto Editora

Conference Session

Enhancing Engineering Math with Technology

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Aaron Titus; Guoqing Tang

Conference Session

Understanding Students: Cognition

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2002 Annual Conference

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Richard Thibault; Noel Boutin

requirecoaching to guide us in our studies. Self-learning is not given to everybody with the sameeasiness. Maybe it is to soon in our training to ask us so much. » L-D. H.« I am a person who needs someone to summarize the subject, I need someone who explains mein detail, who gives me examples. It is difficult for a person like me to learn by myself. » T. S.5.2 – Metacognitive strategiesAmong the metacognitive strategies listed in table 2, those most often cited by students are : beaware of one’s progress and results, evaluate the quality and the efficiency of one’s cognitiveactivities. As a preliminary analysis, we ascribe that result to the fact that students have an examonce every two weeks (or each week if we consider the formative exam) instead of

Conference Session

Advancing Thermal Science Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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Shawn Klawunder; Blace Albert; Ozer Arnas

constrained wewere able to omit and insert topics that allow for a logical, integrated presentation of thermalsciences. The assessment process will determine which of these decisions were appropriate.After two or three annual cycles, this course will be an excellent model of an introductorythermal science course for mechanical engineering majors at USMA and elsewhere.References 1. Office of the Dean, 1998, “Educating Army Leaders for the 21 st Century,” United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, p. 5. 2. Office of the Dean, 2000, “Academic Program AY 2000-2001: Field Tables and Course Descriptions,” United States Military Academy, West Point, New York. 3. Albert, B., Klawunder, S., Arnas, Ö., 2002, “Energy

Conference Session

Teaching Tools for Humanities and Ethics

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Edward Gehringer

would have included the tapes from Linda Tripp,William Kennedy III, and Bernard Nussbaum, the last two of whom were involved in Filegate[9]. Michael Lyle, director of the White House Office of Administration, said that there was noplan to do so, though it might have been “discussed” at a meeting about what to do with them.They were in a vault with highly secure locks, he added. U. S. District Judge Royce Lamberthordered that they not be destroyed [2, 15].However, most of those who testified at the Congressional hearing did not believe that the WhiteHouse actually caused e-mail to be lost, nor did anyone claim that the White House told them todestroy e-mail [3, 7]. “We didn’t know enough about what was going on to say that the WhiteHouse was

Conference Session

Graphics Applications in ME

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Wilk

or oralcommunication across the curriculum5,6,7. This latter approach was recommended forcommunication skills as well as for the other contextual and process abilities 1. Regardless of themethod, it is believed that development of effective communication skills in students requiresthat they exercise these skills frequently and receive constructive feedback.In the mid 1990’s a major effort was taken to redesign the undergraduate mechanical engineeringcurriculum at Union College. A mission statement was developed along with program objectivesand specified student outcomes. In the fall of 1996 a significantly new curriculum wasintroduced. This curriculum maintains a strong emphasis on fundamentals and is reinforced bysignificant laboratory

Conference Session

Technology for Learning

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2002 Annual Conference

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Wendy Cooper; Wayne Burleson; Ken Watts; Santhosh Thampuran

Session 3430 An Empirical Study of Student Interaction with CD-based Multimedia Courseware W. Burleson, W. Cooper, J. Kurose, S. Thampuran, K. Watts Department of Computer Science / Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Massachusetts AmherstAbstractThe CD-MANIC project is developing a multimedia courseware system that combines the use ofCDs for bandwidth-intensive content with periodic Internet connections for updates, logging,assessment and access to Internet resources. Class materials distributed by CD include asemester's worth of lectures (recorded

Conference Session

Reaching Out to the Community

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Wenjuan Lu; Mahala Shillingford; Gbekeloluwa Oguntimein; Guangming Chen

 n S = i =1 (2) n −1Where Xi is the property value of the ith address. The (1-α) 100% confidence interval is given by[14] S X ± tα (3) 2 , n −1 nWhere tα/2,n-1 is the α/2 upper percent point of the t distribution with a degree of freedom n-1.The property value assessment data for this sample of 19 households is

Conference Session

Hunting for MINDs

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2002 Annual Conference

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Liz Oshaughnessy; Barbara Goldberg

Beach, Fall2000. USA Group, Iowa City (2001).9. O’Shaughnessy, E .J. Insights on gender inclusion based on the G.I.S. Unpublished manuscript (2001).10. Pettigrew, T. & Martin J. Shaping the Organizational Context for Black American Inclusion. Journal of SocialIssues, 43, 41-78 (1987).11. Rendon, L., Jalomo, E. , &. Nora, A. Theoretical considerations in the study of minority student retention inhigher education. In J. Braxton (Ed.), Reworking the student departure puzzle. Nashville: Vanderbilt UniversityPress (2000).12. Sax, L. J. , Austin, A. W. , Korn, W. S. , & Mahoney, K. M. The American freshman: National norms for2000. Los Angeles: Higher Education Research Institute, UCLA (2000).13. Takahira, S., Goodings, D. J., & Byrnes

Conference Session

Cultivating Professional Responsibility

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

David Ford; Nancy White

to protect the health, safety, property, and welfare of the public in the practice of their profession. The public as used in this section and other rules is defined as any individual(s), client(s), business or public entities, or any member of the general population whose normal course of life might reasonably include an interaction of any sort with the engineering work of the license holder. (c) Engineers shall notify involved parties or the board of any engineering decisions or practices that might endanger the health, safety, property or welfare of the public. When, in an engineer’s judgment, any risk to the public remains unresolved, that engineer shall report any fraud

Conference Session

Improving Statics and Dynamics Classes

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2002 Annual Conference

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Mark Orwat; Mark Evans; Joseph Hanus

. Washington, DC: National Institute of Education, 1980.5. Cotton, K., and Savard, W.G. TIME FACTORS IN LEARNING. Portland, OR: Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, 1981. (ED 214 706).6. Derevensky, J.L.; Hart, S.; and Farrell, M. "An Examination of Achievement-Related Behavior of High- and Low-Achieving Inner-City Pupils." PSYCHOLOGY IN THE SCHOOLS 20 (1983): 328-336.7. Fisher, C.W., and Berliner, D.C., eds. PERSPECTIVES ON INSTRUCTIONAL TIME. New York: Longman, 1985.8. Good, T.L., and Beckerman, T.M. "Time on Task: A Naturalistic Study in Sixth-Grade Classrooms." THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL JOURNAL 78 (1978): 193-201.9. Guskey, T.R., and Gates, S.L. "Synthesis of Research on the Effects of Mastery Learning in

Conference Session

To Design and Conduct Experiments

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2002 Annual Conference

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Nick Glumac; Gregory Elliott; Madara Ogot

Laboratory Work from Extinction?" Research and Development in Higher Education, vol. 15, pp. 420-425.10. Komerath, N., "Experimental Curriculum in Diagnostics and Control of Unsteady Flows", ASEE Journal of Engineering Education, July 1996, pp. 263-268.11. Ertugal, N., "New Era in Engineering Experiments: An Integrated and Interactive Teaching/Learning Approach, and Real-Time Visualization." International Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 14, 1998, pp. 344-355.12. Livshitz, V. and Sandler, B., "Teaching Mechatronics in a Mechanical Engineering Department", European Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 23, 1998, pp. 353-364.13. Magin, D. and Kanapathipillai, S., "Engineering Students' Understanding the Role of

Conference Session

Learning Styles

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Philip Parker

aspects (e.g. group setting or solo), and environmental aspects (e.g.preferred characteristics of study area). A survey and in-class writing assignments wereemployed to investigate a variety of learning preferences in this study. These instruments, thetargeted learning preference(s), and the analysis of their results are discussed below.SurveyA survey was constructed and administered to the class on October 29. Students were asked toperform the survey on their own time, and hand in their responses by November 5. Thirty-ninesurveys were returned. A copy of the survey is provided in Appendix A. Due to the short leadtime available prior to this study, the survey was not formally validated.The authors intended the survey to provide some preliminary

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Alfred Soboyejo

. Table 1 shows the survey distribution and ret urns.Multiparameter statistical linear regression models were successfully developed for eachcategory of alumni, and for the combined effects of the three categories of engineeringalumni.Before the data were collected, detailed preliminary studies were carried out includingthe determination of the best statistical sampling methodology to be adopted for thiswork. Some aspects of the preliminary studies included studies of previous datacollections of other organizations.It can also be shown that (Ross S. M., 1997, Soboyejo A. B. O., 2001) the function Y is astochastic model, with linear inputs of the variables X is such that the transfer function isgiven by F ( X i ) = Yi - Yi -1 = ai

Conference Session

Techniques for Improving Teaching

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2002 Annual Conference

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Nicholas Steneck; Donald Carpenter; Trevor Harding; Susan Montgomery

amongengineering students. As part of this effort, we will be closely examining how the academicpolicies of various institutions affect academic dishonesty. Finally, we want to compare theperceived differences between students and faculty in their definitions and attitudes towardscheating.References 1. McCabe, D. and Drinan, P., “Toward a Culture of Academic Integrity,” Chronicle of Higher Education, 1999, 46(8). 2. Bowers, W.J., Student Dishonesty and Its Control in College, New York: Bureau of Applied Social Research, Columbia University, 1964. 3. Maramark, S. and Maline, M.B., Issues in Education: Academic dishonesty among college students, Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Research and

Conference Session

New Ideas

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Oguz Soysal

ofthe introductory physics sequence. Additional information is supplied as handouts by theinstructor. For general information about product development, teamwork skills,technical drawing, and design documentation, some sections have used the text by W. C.Oakes5 for last two years.Teamwork is an essential component of ENES 100, challenging for both students andinstructors. During the first few weeks, the necessity of teamwork in engineering designand attributes of a functional team are discussed in lectures. Whereas some studentsalways feel more comfortable in working individually or with preferred classmates,project teams of 4 – 6 members are formed by the instructor(s) based on criteria such asstudent skills, interests, mobility, residence