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Curriculum Development in Manufacturing Engineering Technology

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2003 Annual Conference

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David Hata

Instructional Resources for a Technician-Level Plasma Technology Course David M. Hata Portland Community CollegeAbstractText materials, training systems, and supporting laboratory exercises have been developedby Portland Community College to support a technician-level course in plasmatechnology. Faculty workshops are planned for 2003 and 2004 to equip communitycollege faculty to teach technician-level courses in plasma technology. The project isfunded through an Advanced Technological Education Program grant from the NationalScience Foundation.IntroductionPlasma technology, although not as pervasive in the wafer fab as vacuum technology

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ECE Online Courses, Labs, and Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

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Robert Summers

to us by other human beings. A third element that especially applies totechnical students is the availability of parts and equipment to perform laboratory experiments and appliedlearning activities. Most schools have well equipped laboratories, staffed with laboratory assistants toguide the students through assigned projects. Remote students traditionally have had to get parts andequipment on their own, rely on available local facilities, use only computer synthesis of the laboratoryexperiments, or not do the hardware part of the learning exercises at all.Working on a grant from the Utah Educational Council and funding from Orchid Educational Enterprises,Inc. (OrchEd ®); Dr. Summers researched methods of remote presentation of technical

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Scott T. Miller; Andrew C. Arvin; Francesco Costanzo

Educationa project called the Virtual Laboratory” (VL) was initiated four years ago to bring newtools to the theoretical mechanics classroom that better illustrate how the mathematicalformalisms used in continuum mechanics, elasticity, and strength of materials model thedeformation of materials. In other words, the VL project primary goal is not that of de-scribing real materials, but that of illustrating how a material is forced to behave whendescribed by a given mathematical model. Therefore, in a way, the VL project intends toplace the material characterization problem “on its head,” that is, to make students bet-ter modelers by making them pay attention to what the mathematical language they endup using is actually allowing them to say. The main

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K-12 Outreach Initiatives

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2003 Annual Conference

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Tamy Fry; Mark A. Nanny; Mary John O'Hair; Teri Reed Rhoads

Session 2530 A Survey of Authentic Teaching in Secondary Math and Science Classrooms Tamy L. Fry1 , Teri Reed Rhoads 1 , Mark Nanny 2 and Mary John O’Hair3 The University of Oklahoma School of Industrial Engineering 1 School of Civil Engineering and Enviro nmental Science 2 Center for Educational and Community Renewal3Abstract The Authentic Teaching Alliance (ATA) is a project funded through the National ScienceFoundation GK-12 program in which University of Oklahoma Fellows from engineering andeducation

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New Faculty Issues and Concerns

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2003 Annual Conference

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Heidi Diefes-Dux; Robert Montgomery; William Oakes; Deborah Follman

respective laboratories. These teams areexpected to work together, both performing lab tasks related to course learning objectives anddeveloping project solutions outside of class. Nurturing the relationships between members ofthese lab teams is important in assuring a positive experience for all students in the course. Tothat end, laboratory sections are assigned seating blocks in the lecture hall, with studentsinstructed to sit with their teammates. By seating by blocks, instructors are not burdened byassigning seats and the students have the flexibility of sitting in a configuration that best suitsthem. Furthermore, students are prevented from becoming isolated by always being seated withacquaintances, however forced. The direct benefit of this

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2003 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

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Gwendolyn C. Archibald

also requiresstudents to write a personal statement about why they would like to attend. This allowsthe selection team an opportunity to view both academic and non-cognitive variablesthat could be indications of success in engineering. The academy runs for one-week,typically during the month of June, and the students stay in one of the residence halls onThe University of Iowa campus. This allows students to get a “taste” of campus andresidence hall life with other students that share their interest in engineering.Throughout the program, students are given projects to work on that help them developtheir problem-solving skills, and display real-world applications for math and science.For example, in one project (see attached description) the

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2003 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

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Charles McIntyre; Prajesh Kondaskar; Gary Smith

for it were goingto be just to plug and play and see what I was able to do with it. "I have found the m105 to be quite beneficial in my eyes. By using the calendar and to-do listI was able to make sure I never forgot anything. Using the Palm next semester will help out quitea bit, since I will have more projects and more group meetings in the spring." "Having had brief opportunities to use Palm in the past, I was already familiar with its basicoperation. Even though I found that the Palm was easy to operate from the start, I did have touse the manual to figure at one or two operations, especially when learning how write eachcharacters. For the most part, the majority of knowledge came from trial and error." "Overall I am very happy

Conference Session

Design Experiences in Energy Education

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2003 Annual Conference

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William Leighty; Recayi Pecen

Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Page 8.91.1 Copyright  2003, American Society for Engineering Educationadditional power sources, particularly environmentally friendly renewable sources, supplementingenergy needs with clean and renewable sources becomes imperative due to energy crises andgradually growing environmental consciousness [3-6].This research project proposes an Earth- friendly solution for California’s well-known energy crisesby transmitting North Dakota’s rich wind power resources through high voltage direct current(HVDC) power lines. The

Conference Session

Contemporary Issues in Manufacturing Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Ranky

electronic support system for servo-pneumatic positioning, as wellas part of another project for bio-medical engineering with Prof. T. Pato in Berne,Switzerland. In 1997 Paul G. Ranky and Mick F. Ranky developed a 3D browserreadable, virtual computer disassembly method, supported by industry, that has led toseveral other R&D grants (including major DOD grants for NJIT) and publications,including the 3D Multimedia Case Based Library (1995 to date).Since then the topic as well as the architecture has evolved into a robust, object-orientedknowledge management architecture with 3D web-objects, supported by severalcompanies and institutions, including FESTO Inc. USA, GenRad, Inc., The NottinghamInnovative Manufacturing Center, IMI, Ford, Rolls Royce

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Mechanical Systems

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2003 Annual Conference

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Mrudula Ghone; John Wagner

-BradleyMicroLogix 1000 micro-controller with 16-bit precision and 1K-user memory capacity. Direct PCto PLC connectivity is achieved through an RS-232 port. The MicroLogix has a comprehensiveinstruction set with 12 basic logic instructions, 43 applied control instructions, and 14 advancedapplication-specific instructions. Execution for a typical 500-instruction program is 1.56 ms. TheRSLogix software permits ladder logic programming (Figure 4) to regulate the PLC. Ladderdiagrams provide a graphical representation of the algorithm using two vertical lines attached byhorizontal lines, called rungs, which contain the logical operators. The project tree and ladderwindows facilitate the creation, editing, monitoring, and troubleshooting of programs. The

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Electrical ET

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2003 Annual Conference

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AHAMAD FARHOUD

sheets not just connecting parts. This experiment is not designed to be a mind-bending, cutting-edge project. Rather, it is asimple yet effective way of getting the material across to the students. In designing thisexperiment the objective was generality not efficiency. The idea is to combine the knowledgefrom as many courses as possible and use as many devices as possible. It is important to note,that this project could be achieved using a much smaller, more advanced circuit. Therefore, theissue of efficiency and advancement could be the subject of an in-depth class discussion as wellas being the focus of an extra-credit assignment following completion of the experimentAnalog Temperature Control System Depending on the time

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Ranky

of several years of on-going research. It started in 1977-78 whenPaul G Ranky has developed an FMS (Flexible Manufacturing System) object-orienteddatabase and then later, in 1984 by Ranky at Nottingham and Siemens-Plessey in the UK,and then in 1992 when together with Mick F. Ranky, supported by CIMware Ltd.,http://www.cimwareukandusa.com and FESTO Ltd. an interactive multimedia CD-ROMwas developed as an electronic support system for servo-pneumatic positioning, as wellas part of another project for bio-medical engineering with Prof. T. Pato in Berne,Switzerland. In 1997 Paul G. Ranky and Mick F. Ranky developed a 3D browserreadable, virtual computer disassembly method, supported by industry, that has led toseveral other R&D grants

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Laptop/Handheld Computing in Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Charles McIntyre

, analyze, and document the issues encountered by the personnel in usingthese devices and offer suggestions for improved project management, as well as, enhancements tosome of the features provided in PDAs, in order to provide a more effective management andcommunication tool.Each student was required to complete and sign the PEEP Loan Agreement, which basically establisheda contract between each student and the CME Division (refer to Appendix B: PEEP Loan AgreementContract).Palm FunctionsThe following table lists the Palm functions that were used by the students. The number in the StudentUse column refers to the actual number of students that used that particular function of the Palm (thetotal number of students enrolled in the program was twelve

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Mary Englebert; Tom Owen; Stephen Kuyath

reach.Conversion to Web-Based Instruction:In 1995, the UNC Charlotte Provost decided to implement a Pilot Project in Distance Education.The Electrical Engineering Technology program was selected by the Deans Council as one ofthose to be offered. The Pilot Program used 2-Way Interactive Television and was started in thefall of 1997 with about 71 students. Due to the technology limitations of the NC InformationHighway and other delivery methods, the ET Department proposed and received permission tochange to Web-Based delivery for the second group to be admitted.The rationale used to convert from face-to-face or 2-Way Interactive Television instruction toWeb-based instruction was to provide a means for graduates of AAS programs throughout theentire state of

Conference Session

Assessment & Quality Assuranc in Engr Ed

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Nashwan Younis

on a team based design project, participation as a team member, and participation inevaluating team products. Therefore, the importance to work on multidisciplinary teams to theperformance of our alumni job was included in the survey when establishing the educationalobjectives of our engineering programs. The results are summarized in figure 2. % Number of Resp onses 80 60 40 20 0 irrelevant 2 3 4 very

Conference Session

Teaching Design with a Twist

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2003 Annual Conference

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Richard Bannerot

generate an appropriate solution or, perhapsmore importantly, to evaluate the solution. We have used exercises in specification developmentin both our freshman “Introduction to Mechanical Engineering” course and our sophomore designcourse. This paper will describe these exercises and provide an example.Preface“The mere formulation of a problem is far more often essential than its solution…” -- AlbertEinstein1“The most critical step in the solution of a problem is the problem definition or formulation.” 2, 3, 4“The starting point of most design projects is the identification by a client of a need to be met.” 5 The client’s statement of need must be refined in the problem definition in which 1) objectives areclarified, 2) user requirements are

Conference Session

Trends in Energy Conversion/Conservation

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Keith Sylvester

building’s electric demand, integrated PV fenestration can offset theoverall utility costs and produce energy that can be sold to the building’s tenants. This paperpresents findings from student centered research of a prototypical study of multi-family housingutility subsidiary that sells renewable electric energy produced by integrated photovoltaic roofsystems to the tenants. The results show significant economic benefits while increasing thebuilding’s energy conservation.Introduction Projected to provide up to 70% of a building’s electric demand when designed for theiroptimal energy production, research and application of building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV)systems integrate electricity producing building products to replace traditional

Conference Session

Multimedia Arena

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen Crown

of thedesign process, however, are often missing or greatly abbreviated in student design projects forpractical considerations. The first step of the design process is to clearly identify the problem.This is done through careful investigation of the environment. In the engineering graphics coursestudents are challenged to design a catapult that could be used in the siege of a third centuryenemy fortress using tools and materials available at the time. A visit to the third century fortresswould yield many insights into the necessary design requirements and would help studentsunderstand the importance of investigation prior to the generation of solutions. Some of theobservations that students could make from such a visit are the terrain around

Conference Session

Intro to Engineering: Not Just 1st Year Engineers

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2003 Annual Conference

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Carolyn Hogan; Barbara Goldberg

institution that provides multiple layers ofretention initiatives to help students achieve their academic goals.The Critical Thinking (COLL) program already provides a unique opportunity to impact first-termstudents with its focus on problem-solving and critical thinking and encouragement of studentconnection through teamwork and final course projects. Where we can strengthen the connectionis through greater use of both faculty and peer mentors in the classroom in addition to the GeneralEducation faculty teaching the course. Team-teaching by Gen Ed and technical faculty and thelinking of a COLL class to a technical class have already been proven to be successful on campus.7,9 Additionally, many faculty have actively used faculty assistants in COLL

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Accreditation and Related Issues in ECE

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Barbara Masi

improvement process. The first step wasthe creation of a working team of departments and education specialists, the EngineeringCouncil for Undergraduate Education (E-CUE). With broad jurisdiction over decision-makingand resource allocation for education innovation projects in the School, E-CUE’s mission is toact as a School-wide forum for sharing ideas and coordinating and facilitating the educationinnovation process across the School and collaborating units. One of the first action items of E-CUE was to address the problem of the inefficient paper process for collecting subject andprogram level assessment and evaluation data. Drawing on faculty and department input, the newweb-based system under development permits programs to easily access and

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A Focus on Industry Partnership

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Katrina Townes-Young

educational outreach to facultyand students in an interactive, virtual setting.According to Jeffrey Branzburg, “videoconferencing allows you to bring resourcesinto your classroom that you may not be able to experience in “real life” (2001).Debuting in Fall 2001, NASA LIVE is a series of FREE, 60-minutevideoconferencing programs for colleges and universities. NASA LIVE isdesigned to: (1) communicate NASA knowledge to faculty and students in orderto increase scientific, technological, engineering, and mathematical literacy; (2)increase faculty and student interest and participation in NASA and relatedprograms; (3) provide faculty and student with a network of NASA mentors andcolleagues working on programs, projects, and research in aeronautics

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Societal Contexts of Engineering Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Salim Elwazani

educationalphilosophies and offerings on engineering heritage are scant. In engineering practice,projects related to heritage resources are, in many instances, dealt with through the eye ofnew construction. Glimpses of hope for engineering heritage come, however, throughFederal programs like the National Register and the Historic American EngineeringRecord.Engineering education has a responsibility towards engineering and industrial heritage.This paper advocates introducing the heritage subject in engineering education. The paperwill address the following objectives: a) defining heritage and heritage preservationcontext; b) exploring the status of engineering heritage as an area of study in engineeringeducation, including efforts exerted by professional

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Manufacturing Competitiveness

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Anthony Metzinger, DePuy Orthopaedics; Niaz Latif, Purdue University - Calumet

AC 2003-1163: LEAN MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUES REDUCE LEAD TIMEFOR IMPLANT PRODUCTIONAnthony Metzinger, DePuy OrthopaedicsNiaz Latif, Purdue University - Calumet Page 8.808.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2003 Session 2163 Lean Manufacturing Techniques Reduce Lead Time for Implant Production Anthony Metzinger, Niaz Latif DePuyACE, Purdue UniversityIntroduction The industry project described here was completed as a part of a graduate student’s workin the Master’s Degree program in the School of Technology

Conference Session

Course and Program Assessment

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Kozak

administration, and resource development.The focus of this paper is on that portion of TQI related to the delivery of the academic programs.Course objectives and learning outcomes are indexed to departmental, college, and universitycollege missions to insure homogeneity in activities, i.e. marching to the same drummer. Adescription of the process used to develop the system, difficulties in achieving the desired timeline for completion of the project, level of achievement in the first phase of implementation, andanticipated activities required to achieve a complete TQI process for every facet of thedepartmental activities is described. A detailed example of one course is presented to provide adetailed illustration of the system.IntroductionSouthern

Conference Session

Materials Curricula: Modeling & Math

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mike Ashby

, increasing enrollment in material courses, and stimulating interactionwith students and colleagues in mechanics, thermodynamics, structures, electricalengineering, manufacturing and design. The approach, described in a little more detailbelow, makes maximum use of computer-assisted methods, further stimulating studentengagement and enabling project work that can be set by the instructor or self-generated bythe student.2 A brief outline of the approach The starting point is the “world” of materials. Figure 1 shows the material families:polymers, metals, ceramics, glasses, natural materials, and the composites that can besynthesised by combining these. Figure 2 expands this structure, suggesting a hierarchicalorganisation of the population

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Benjamin Sill; Elizabeth Stephan; Matthew Ohland

Session 1526 Clemson University’s EXPerimental Engineering in Real Time (EXPERT) Program: Assessing the benefit of real-time sensors in the curriculum Matthew W. Ohland, Elizabeth A. Stephan, Benjamin L. Sill General Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634AbstractEXPerimental Engineering in Real-Time (EXPERT) is a three-year NSF-sponsored project atClemson University to study the benefit of using experiments with real-time sensors to improvestudent understanding of the graphical representation of various physical concepts and auxiliarybenefit in understanding the concept itself. The project builds on

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Wherley; David DiBiase; Eric Spielvogel; Jonathan Mathews; Sarma Pisupati

the existing resident class “Energy & theEnvironment” at The Pennsylvania State University. The goal of the project was to enablestudents at any of the University’s 25 campus locations, including its virtual “World Campus,” toparticipate in the same high-quality, online, learning experience. Expected outcomes includedincreased enrollments (overcoming room availability issues) and, by virtue of the fact thatstudents would be enabled to study at times and places most convenient to them, a more student-centered learning environment than is typically encountered in large classroom settings. Themethodologies and techniques employed to transform an existing lecture-based resident classinto a compelling and engaging web-only learning environment

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Benjamin Flores; Rosa Gomez-Martinez; Joseph Ramos; Lourdes Sanchez-Contreras

planned orientation activities, such as coursecatalog tutorials, math reviews for placement tests, campus tours and completion oftechnical group projects, new students can feel better prepared for the demands of scienceand engineering majors. Orientation activities have always included tours of ACES tobring students through the center and have them familiarize themselves with their newsurroundings. Students use the facilities while they are filling out surveys and working ontheir group projects that they present to their orientation group at the end of theirweeklong orientation. By using ACES, new students are encouraged to use the resourcesavailable to them while participating in their group projects. This is a very similarexperience to what

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Perceived Quality Engineering Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Allen Estes; Stephen Ressler

– Physical models & de monstrations Role • Enthusiasm Model • Positive rapport with students • Frequent assessment of student learning – Classroom assessment techniques – Out-of-class home work and projects • Appropriate use of technology 6 Figure 1: The ExCEEd Teaching Model2 Used in the ASCE Excellence in Civil Engineering Teaching WorkshopsIndividual Faculty Member TeachingThe Civil Engineering program at the United States Military Academy has several toolsavailable to assess the

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Materials Curricula: Modeling & Math

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Surendra Gupta

members will becollected to formally evaluate the effectiveness of each module.IntroductionIn order to teach well, every instructor should be ready to answer a student’s (often unasked)question: “Why should I learn this?” In fact, an instructor should have several different andpersuasive answers to this question that help provide students a context where they might use thecourse material as well as motivate them to learn it better.This project resulted from bi-weekly lunch conversation series that the two authors had abouttheir teaching styles and their impact on the learning outcomes of students. Carol expressed theconcern that even though the current statistics textbooks did have engineering problems, often theproblems were simplistic in nature