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Building Bridges with Community Colleges

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2003 Annual Conference

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Richard Newman; Jon Weihmeir, Arizona State University; John Robertson, Arizona State University; Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University

AC 2003-1042: BUILDING A SEAMLESS LABORATORY CURRICULUM FORUNIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTSJohn Robertson, Arizona State UniversityJon Weihmeir, Arizona State UniversityLakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State UniversityRichard Newman, Page 8.276.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2003 Session # 2148 Building A Seamless Laboratory Curriculum for University and Community Colleges Richard Newman, Lakshmi Munukutla, John Robertson and Jon Weihmeir College of Technology and Applied Sciences Arizona State University East

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Web Systems and Web Services

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2003 Annual Conference

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Leonid Preiser

Session 1658 Challenges for the Next Integration of E-Business Projects in Higher Education Leonid B. Preiser Department of Computer Science and Communications Technology School of Engineering and Technology National University 11255 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037-1011 (858) 642-8483, fax (858) 642-8489 lpreiser@nu.eduIntroductionThe reality of E-Business proliferation is posing new challenges as

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Linda Hardymon; Saeed Foroudastan

Session 2793 The Positive Impacts of Design Projects in Freshman Courses Dr. Saeed D. Foroudastan, Ms Linda O. Hardymon Middle Tennessee State University Engineering Technology & Industrial Studies DepartmentAbstractTo enhance learning and encourage freshmen students to continue within the pre-engineering andengineering technology curriculums, Middle Tennessee State University modified itsintroductory engineering course to incorporate not only the fundamentals required to the supportbasic engineering course learning

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Web-Based Instruction

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2003 Annual Conference

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Lauren Neal; Jr., Robert J. Clougherty; Ismail Fidan

Session 3550 Design, Implementation, and Assessment of WebCT-based CNC Ismail Fidan§, Lauren L. Neal¶, Robert J. Clougherty, Jr.¶ § College of Engineering/¶The Institute for Technological Scholarship Tennessee Tech University Cookeville, TN 38505Abstract In the 21st century, the Internet has become the dominant distribution system for distanceeducation and training. Many faculty members are expanding their traditional delivery methods(lecture, laboratory, face-to-face discussion) to include educational options ranging from web

Conference Session

Computer-Based Measurements

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2003 Annual Conference

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Edwin Rezaei; Sri Kolla

laboratories for distanceeducation using LabVIEW and its communication protocols. Researchers at the Fort valley StateUniversity studied LabVIEW’s Internet capabilities [3]. The research identified the advantagesand disadvantages of this technology [3]. A remote web-based engineering laboratory was Page 8.772.1developed at Drexel University, where every workstation has accessibility and controllability Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2003, American Society for Engineering Educationover the Internet. The faculty at the Drexel University

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TYCD 2003 Lower Division Initiatives

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2003 Annual Conference

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Rod Townley; Stephen Kuyath

Session 2586 A Collaborative Effort at Program Development Stephen J. Kuyath, Rod M. Townley UNC-Charlotte Department of Engineering Technology/Central Piedmont Community College, Dean Southwest CampusBackground:The Regional Information Technology Training Collaborative Project is an outgrowth of theCharlotte Region Workforce Development Partnership and Advantage Carolina InformationTechnology Council (ITC). The Charlotte Region Workforce Development Partnership is a jointeffort of ten community colleges in the Charlotte region for workforce development. The ITC isan effort of the

Conference Session

Programmatic Curriculum Developments

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2003 Annual Conference

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W.B. stouffer; Jeffrey Russell

, entitled Women and Men of theEngineering Path: A Model Analyses of Undergraduate Careers. This study confirms therelative scarcity of liberal arts courses in the undergraduate experience: “only four coursesoutside of science, mathematics, and technology—introduction to economics, Englishcomposition, general psychology, and introduction to management—turn up frequently ontranscripts” (Adelman 1998). The authors’ study confirms these findings, except the presence ofa psychology course, of which only two civil engineering schools specifically require. This islikely a difference between civil and other branches of engineering. The USDE study went on toreport that although “all branches [of engineering] encounter problems brimming withambiguities and

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Issues for ET Administrators

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2003 Annual Conference

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Yurtseven Oner; Fox Patricia; Stephen Hundley

Session 3647 Innovate, Rejuvenate, Remunerate: Enhanced Faculty Development Through Responsibility Center Management Stephen P. Hundley, Patricia L. Fox, and H. Oner Yurtseven Indiana University-Purdue University IndianapolisAbstract Faculty development efforts in the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology atIUPUI have been greatly aided by Responsibility Center Management (RCM). Under RCM,academic units generate revenue streams through credit hour tuition; state appropriation; indirectcost recovery from grants and contract; and/or development and fundraising efforts. University-level

Conference Session

ET Distance Learning

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2003 Annual Conference

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Susan Sauer; Mark Moore; Amin ul Karim; Ahmed Khan

graduates with appropriate background and training. Theengineering and engineering technology graduates are not only expected to understandthe theory behind state-of-the-art wireless technologies, but also to exhibit hands-onanalytical and problem solving skills.To address these changing industrial needs, it is imperative that new courses aredeveloped, implemented, and kept current. However, design and implementation of sucha course or sequence of courses requires considerable investment of time and financialresources. Keeping these courses current with respect to the fast pace of technologicaladvances in the field is another challenge for faculty.College and university professors can address these challenges by using the GlobalWireless Educational

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Chris Gwaltney; Mark Valenzuela

aproject is very important.”The American Society of Civil Engineers recognizes that public involvement in what used to be alargely technical domain is now the norm: “Enhanced public awareness of technical issues iscreating more informed inquiry by the public of the technical, environmental, societal, political,legal, aesthetic, and financial implications of projects.”1 Indeed, this issue is cited when ASCEmakes arguments for a policy statement regarding the need for graduate education forprofessional practice.The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology weighs in on the subject of thisinteraction between the engineering and the public sector through Criterion 3 (h): “Engineeringprograms must demonstrate that their graduates have the

Conference Session

Recruitment and Retention

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2003 Annual Conference

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Korinne Resendez; Carryn Bellomo; Rafic Bachnak

speakers. Faculty, students, professional organizations,and a number of manufacturing and processing industries are involved in the delivery ofthe program. The workshops are designed to introduce students to career opportunities,expose them to college life, involve them in hands-on educational activities, andencourage them to pursue careers in science and engineering technology. This paperdescribes the program and discusses the activities involved in its implementation.IntroductionThe current US workforce is comprised of 77% White, 4% Asian, and 19% Minority.According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the National Science Foundation,however, among engineering professionals, 88% are White, 6% are Asian, and only 6%are minority [1]. To improve

Conference Session

New Ideas in Energy Education

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2003 Annual Conference

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Doanh Van

difference as shown infigure 5. Just being engineering elegant (a subject to be discussed in the next section) would trulybe sufficient to get us over the hump and down the happy trail toward energy sustainability.Proposed check-off design questionnaires: Highest achievable efficiency? Best control scheme?Energy supply to track the demand curve? Truly unusable waste?2. Using More of What Are Available the Most. The tasks at hand are challenging, which areenhancing coal gasification technology, specifying the right fuels for use, and using them moreefficiently. Future engineers are key to the research and development effort in the area of coalgasification. While waiting for this technology to be rolled out 13, the design engineers have muchto do to

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Computers in Education Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Roger Ferguson; Lisa Anneberg; Ece Yaprak

Session 1037 Web Development Modules for Non-Web Programming Students Lisa Anneberg Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Lawrence Technological University Southfield, MI 48075 248-204-2539 anneberg@ltu.edu Roger Ferguson Department of Computer Science and Information Systems Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI 49544-9403 616-895-2060

Conference Session

Computers in ME

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2003 Annual Conference

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Sushil Chaturvedi

Performing Interactively a Thermo-Fluids Laboratory Experiment in the Virtual Domain S. K. Chaturvedi, A. O. Akan, T. Abdel-Salam and A. Priyadershini College of Engineering and Technology, Old Dominion University Norfolk, Virginia 23529Abstract This paper deals with the development of an experiment in the virtual domain for theundergraduate thermo-fluids laboratory in the mechanical engineering program. A physicalexperiment titled “Venturimeter as a Flow Measuring Device” is replicated as a computer-basedexperiment as part of the ongoing effort at Old Dominion University to develop web-basedlaboratories that would provide students hands-on experience in the virtual domain

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Manufacturing Systems Design

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2003 Annual Conference

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Anthony Hotchkiss; Slade Gellin

Session 2363 A Graphical Post-Processor for an Educational CNC Code Generator Slade Gellin, Anthony Hotchkiss Department of Technology Buffalo State College Buffalo NY 14222AbstractThe authors have developed a post-processor with a graphical user interface for use with a CNCcode generator that was originally intended to operate one particular vertical milling machiningcenter. The CNC code-generator, VAL-CAM, was developed by one of the authors for teachingpart of a CAD/CAM course for engineering

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching/Learning Strategies

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2003 Annual Conference

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William Maxwell; James Johnson

developed was to be a first semester coursewhich was to provide orientation to students enrolled in both AAS and AS programs,encompassing a wide spectrum of engineering/engineering technology fields. Nashville StateTechnical Community College has had courses of this type for the last 30 years, but the courseswere specific to a degree program. While each of these courses tried to address such factors ascomputer familiarization, use of computer utility programs, use of the internet, teamwork, andconcepts in problem solving, they varied tremendously in the instructional strategies that used andthe overall effectiveness of the courses.Nashville State Technical Community College has now developed a “New Student Orientation”Course. The course was

Conference Session

ET Design Projects

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2003 Annual Conference

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Wagdy Mahmoud; Tom Timmermann; Bonita Barger; Ahmed Elsawy

Session 1931 Managing Virtual Teams in Senior Industrial Projects Ahmed ElSawy*, Bonita Barger**, Tom Timmerman**, and Wagdy Mahmoud* *College of Engineering/**College of Business Administration Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, TN 38505-0001AbstractThe Industrial Projects course at Tennessee Technological University represents the practicalexecution of the technological skills and knowledge the students gained from all sourcesthroughout their college career, work experience, and life. This course is the capstone experiencethat requires both teamwork and individual skills in

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Electrical ET

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2003 Annual Conference

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Salahuddin Qazi

Session 2648 A Two Course Sequence In Optical Communications Salahuddin Qazi School of Information Systems and Engineering Technology State University of New York Institute of Technology P.O. Box 3050, Utica, NY 13504. E-Mail: qazi@sunyit.edu AbstractThe growth of the Internet traffic has made optical communications an essentialtechnology which meets the communications demand of higher bandwidth andtransmission of high speed data at a longer distance. The paper discusses thedevelopment of a two-course sequence in optical communications at the electricalengineering technology department of the State University of New York

Conference Session

Mechanical ET Design & Capstone

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2003 Annual Conference

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Larry Williamson; Randy Winzer

Session 3648 A Capstone Experience: Putting Students to the Task Dr. W. Larry Williamson, Mr. Randy Winzer Pittsburg State University Pittsburg, KansasAbstractPittsburg State University has been teaching a “Capstone” class involving all seniors majoring inMechanical and Manufacturing Engineering Technology since being accredited by TAC/ABET.(Technology Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering andTechnology, Inc.) The class is a culmination of the knowledge the

Conference Session

Web-Based Instruction

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Austin Asgill

techniques. This hasprovided academic institutions with the much-needed opportunity to reach remote audiences withtheir program offerings. Many educational institutions have become engaged in delivering theirtechnical courses to remote locations within the country in order to try to meet the high demandfor graduates. This paper will discuss the efforts undertaken at Florida A&M University (FAMU) todeliver the upper division courses of its Electronic Engineering Technology (EET) curriculum toits satellite campuses within the state of Florida. The preferred means of delivering its technicalcourses that has been chosen by FAMU is through the use of compressed video with tapedbackup in an interactive instructional setting. A review of

Conference Session

Recruitment and Retention

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Hirak Patangia

/technologycourses and demonstrate the relevance of engineering work to enhance their motivation andretention. The course has a heavy emphasis on laboratory activities with an equally strong focuson ‘just-in-time’ theory relating to the concepts central to accomplishing the project goal. Theprerequisite for the course has been kept at a minimum to make the course accessible to diverseuniversity majors including students from education. National Science Foundation is supporting anew focus of the course to include education majors and pre-college teachers. A preliminary studyof the effect of the course on recruiting and retention is included.IntroductionThere is a general decline in engineering technology enrollments in many state institutionsincluding our

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Gordon Silverman

Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education • Nature of a Business Plan: intended to promote investment in an enterprise with the expectation of providing revenue or other considerations at some specified time(s) with profitability as its goal. • Investor role: provide assets enabling the enterprise to develop a product or service. • Role of the Directors: agree to share ownership; provide a revenue stream to the investor. • Organization of the Business Plan: Executive Summary; Description of the business; Description and use of the technology; Market analysis and forecasts; Financial plan; Management

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Curriculum Issues in Graphics

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

David Kelley

digitalenterprise. This seamless integration represents a technological environment that leverages theskills and knowledge of all participants to include customers, suppliers, manufacturers, vendors,retailers, engineers, customer support, sales, and designers. The integration of design processeswithin digital enterprises is realized through the application of web-centric product-datamanagement systems. These systems allow for the exchange of design data and productconfiguration in a manner that facilitates not only interdepartmental communication but alsointer-enterprise collaboration. Within existing technologies, these systems can help to facilitatedesign processes, shorten time-to-market, and increase product design quality. This paperdescribes efforts

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Yu Li; Jiang Li

the reach of laboratory facilities, addconvenience, and integrate with the wired network. In the present paper, the design of thewireless networking system is discussed from two perspectives: 1) the hardware necessary inwireless networking, 2) the software necessary in wireless networking. An effort is made in thispaper to illustrate the utility of a wireless network in teaching engineering. It is clear that thisconvenient and powerful implement will aid teaching, research, as well as learning Geomechanicsor Engineering Mechanics by removing previously restrictive boundaries of physically linkednetworks.I. IntroductionWith the advancement of computer technologies, the personal computer has become integratedinto nearly ever aspect of our lives

Conference Session

Web-Based Laboratories and Classes

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2003 Annual Conference

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Abul Azad

Session# 2003-2158 Internet Based Experiments for Physical Laboratory Set-up Abul K M Azad1, Andrew Otieno1, Omar Ghrayeb2 and Navin Anand3 1 Department of Technology, Northern Illinois University, Illinois, IL-60115. 2 Department of Industrial Engineering, Northern Illinois University, IL-60115. 3 Graduate student, Department of Technology, NIU, Illinois, IL-60115. Email: azad@ceet.niu.eduAbstractThis paper presents the development of an Internet based experimental laboratory facility wherestudents

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Ronald Glotzbach

Session 2178 The Database Imperative in Computer Graphics Projects Ronald J. Glotzbach Purdue UniversityAbstractApplications of ideas and projects in Computer Graphics Technology have developed more andmore into requiring a database to drive some or all of it on the back-end. Is an imperativedeveloping where universities are more in need of producing students with database developmentor administration capabilities? This paper focuses on engineering projects with databaseinvolvement, attempting to determine the level of knowledge students should have and in

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

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MICHAEL HOLTZ; Chandra Sekhar; Ashfaq Ahmed; Jai Agrawal; Omer Farook

Session 1311 INTERNET BASED LESSON AND TEST DELIVERY, AUTOMATIC GRADING AND RECORD KEEPING SYSTEM Omer Farook, Chandra R. Sekhar, Jai P. Agrawal, Ashfaq Ahmed and Michael Holtz Purdue University CalumetABSTRACTThe paper describes the “Internet Based Lesson and Test Delivery, Automatic Grading and RecordKeeping System”. This system is conceived and designed as part of the Senior Design Project ofElectrical Engineering Technology curriculum during a two-semester course offering. These twocourses are the capstone courses in Electrical Engineering Technology curriculum offered in 7th and8th semester. This

Conference Session

New Electrical ET Course Development

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

David Border

(2) information technologybasic to server, workstation, and network device operation and interaction.IntroductionTraditional electrical engineering curricula includes a systems and signals course followed by asequence of communication courses that include such topics as analog signal modulation,baseband digital signal transmission, signal filtering, channel capacity, and message coding. Thedepths of communication topics are dependent on how, or whether, a communication specialty isoffered within the electrical engineering program.At Bowling Green, our electronics and computer technology program has followed a similartemplate, while additionally covering topics such as physical interface standards (e.g. RS-232,RS-422). Since our program has a

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Lynn Wang; Paul Klenk; Gary Ybarra

Session 2793 TECHTRONICS II: HANDS-ON EXPLORATION OF TECHNOLOGY IN EVERYDAY LIFE Paul A. Klenk, Lynn H. Wang, Gary A. Ybarra Duke University Pratt School of Engineering, Durham, NCAbstractTechtronics: Hands-On Exploration in Everyday Life, is an after school program in engineeringeducation designed for middle school students. A joint venture between the Pratt School ofEngineering at Duke University and Rogers-Herr Middle School in Durham, North Carolina, andfunded by a three year grant from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund, Techtronics seeks to stimulateintellectual curiosity in

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Topics in Mechanical ET

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

B. Sridhara

Technology and IndustrialStudies (ETIS) is one of the 10 Departments under the college of Basic and Applied Sciences.We offer Engineering Technology, Industrial Technology, Pre-engineering, and Pre-architectureprograms. Our Department has an enrollment of 600 students, of which 200 are majors inComputer, Electro-Mechanical, and Manufacturing Engineering Technology concentrations.Dynamics is a required course for all pre-engineering students and Design EngineeringTechnology (DET) majors and currently DET is being phased out. Several students from theAerospace department also take this course to meet their requirement for an ET minor. Teaching Dynamics in a conventional classroom with blackboard and chalk is a tediousprocess. It takes a lot of