Conference Session

Creating and Maintaining Effective Communication Learning in the Curriculum

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark W. Milke P.E., University of Canterbury; Creon Upton, Unaffiliated; Glen F Koorey, University of Canterbury; Aisling Dominique O'Sullivan Ph. D., University of Canterbury; Keith Comer, Chalmers University of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Technology, Sweden. 1Teaching of writing skills can be, arguably, the most difficult communication skill to teach.Engineering students need to master writer, genre, and reader-oriented composition, thoughnot necessarily to equal levels or at the same time. In Years 2 and 3, engineering studentsneed to master ‘genre-oriented composition’; in other words, they need to be able to matchthe expectations for diverse, yet specific, writing types: cover letters, laboratory reports,design reports, engineering drawings, and oral presentations. In Years 3 and 4, engineeringstudents, to varying degrees, need to focus more on reader-oriented composition andrecognise the

Conference Session

Communication Across the Divisions I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn A. Neeley, University of Virginia; Judith Shaul Norback, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

5 of 5 Literacy in Materials Science Undergraduate Students” #11347 11. Manufacturing Materials M735 Teaching the Latest 1 • “Improving Student Lab Report Writing Performances in Materials and & Processes Manufacturing 4 of 4 Manufacturing Laboratory Courses by Implementing a Rhetorical Processes & Materials Approach to Writing” #14083 Concepts 12. Multidisciplinary W241 Multidisciplinary 1 • “Strategies to Integrate Writing in Problem-Solving Courses: Promoting Engineering

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division (EPP) Technical Session 2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard J. Puerzer, Hofstra University; David M. Rooney, Hofstra University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy Division (EPP)

candidate over their six years probationaryperiod historically have applied somewhat different standards of achievement depending onwhich of the two broad categories of institutions the program resides in. The Tier I researchinstitution will usually look to see that an individual has been able to generate sufficient externalfunding to support part of their salary (sufficient to reduce their base teaching load), and tosupport the salaries of several PhD and Master’s students, along with perhaps acquiringequipment to outfit a research laboratory. The individual must also produce some minimumnumber of journal and conference papers in readily recognizable quality venues sufficient toproject an image of rising authority in their chosen field. Some

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: K-12 Session 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Stacie I. Ringleb, Old Dominion University; Jennifer Jill Kidd, Old Dominion University; Pilar Pazos, Old Dominion University; Kristie Gutierrez, Old Dominion University ; Orlando M Ayala, Old Dominion University; Krishnanand Kaipa, Old Dominion University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Biomechanics Lab at the Mayo Clinic. Dr. Ringleb research interests include, biome- chanics and rehabilitation engineering as well as multi-disciplinary approaches to improving engineering education.Dr. Jennifer Jill Kidd, Old Dominion University Dr. Jennifer Kidd is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Teaching and Learning at Old Dominion Uni- versity. Her research interests include engineering education, computational thinking, student-authored digital content, classroom assessment, especially peer review, and diversity issues. She currently has sup- port from the National Science Foundation for two projects related to engineering education for preservice teachers.Dr. Pilar Pazos, Old Dominion University Pilar

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yusuf A Mehta, Rowan University; Ayman Ali, Rowan University; Parth Bhavsar, Rowan University; Seri Park, Villanova University; Kakan C. Dey, West Virginia University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Paper ID #21295Integration of SHRP2 Solutions into Civil Engineering Curricula at Rowan,Temple, Villanova, and West Virginia UniversitiesDr. Yusuf A Mehta, Rowan University Dr. Mehta is a Professor at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Rowan University. Dr. Mehta has extensive experience in teaching pavement materials and pavement systems. Dr. Mehta has published several technical and educational papers in leading professional organizations.Dr. Ayman Ali, Rowan UniversityDr. Parth Bhavsar, Rowan University Parth Bhavsar, is an assistant professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Conference Session

Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kanti Prasad, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

Paper ID #20410Physics is the soul of Engineering in General and Electrical Engineering inParticularDr. Kanti Prasad, University of Massachusetts, Lowell Dr. Kanti Prasad is a professor in the department of electrical and computer Engineering and is found- ing Director of Microelectronics/VLSI Technology Laboratories at the University Massachusetts Lowell. Professor Prasad initiated the Microelectronics/ VLSI program in 1984, and is teaching 16.469/16.502 VLSI Design and 16.470/504 VLSI Fabrication courses since its inception. From the spring of 1986 Pro- fessor Prasad developed 16.661 Local Area/Computer Networks, and

Conference Session

ConstDiv Technical Session 4 - Pedagogy & Accreditation I

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saeed Rokooei, Mississippi State University; George D. Ford, Mississippi State University; Tori Thompson, Mississippi State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Construction Engineering

, creativity and innovation in construction. .Dr. George D. Ford, Mississippi State University Dr. George Ford P.E. is the Director of Mississippi State’s Building Construction Science (BCS) pro- gram. Dr. Ford has 15 years of industrial experience including corporate work, and 16 years of teaching experience at the post-secondary level.Ms. Tori Thompson, Mississippi State University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Is Summer Semester Effective Enough in Studio-based Construction Programs? Saeed Rokooei, Ph.D., PMP, George Ford, Ed.D., PE, Tori Thompson Mississippi State UniversityAbstractLecture and lab course formats are still

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division: Online Learning

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emily Ann Marasco, University of Calgary; Mohammad Moshirpour, University of Calgary; Mahmood Moussavi, University of Calgary; Laleh Behjat P.Eng., University of Calgary; Yasaman Amannejad, University of Calgary

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

Paper ID #23868Evidence-based Best Practices for First-year Blended Learning Implementa-tionMs. Emily Ann Marasco, University of Calgary Emily Marasco is a Ph.D. candidate and sessional instructor at the University of Calgary. Her research focuses on creativity in electrical and computer engineering. Ms. Marasco is also an education specialist with EZ Robot Inc. and co-hosts The Robot Program, an educational webseries for teaching robotics through technology to thousands of students, educators, and hobbyists around the globe. Ms. Marasco speaks regularly at conferences and in the community on topics from technical work to

Conference Session

Biological & Agricultural Division Technical Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Efra Altamirano, Universidad de las Américas Puebla; Judith Virginia Gutierrez Cuba; Nelly Ramirez-Corona, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas Puebla

Tagged Divisions

Biological & Agricultural

Paper ID #11669Qualitative Research of Universidad de las Am´ericas Puebla’s Food Engineer-ing Course Learning OutcomesMiss Efra Altamirano, Universidad de las Am´ericas Puebla I studied a degree in Business Administration. After I graduated from a Masters in Business Administra- tion with specialization in Marketing Services. Later I studied a Masters in Social Development and third Masters in Quality Education. I graduated a major in teaching skills for Teachers Telecundarias. Last July this year, I presented my doctoral dissertation with the topic of learning outcomes assessment in Ph.D. in Science Education

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruce Kovanen, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Paul Prior; John R Gallagher, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Celia Mathews Elliott, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; John S Popovics P.E., University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; S. Lance Cooper, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Julie L Zilles, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #42041Board 395: Supporting STEM Faculty in Adopting and Adapting WritingPedagogiesBruce Kovanen, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Bruce Kovanen is a PhD candidate in the Department of English and the Center for Writing Studies. He works with faculty and teaching assistants across the disciplines to help hone their writing pedagogy. His research and teaching focus on sociocultural perspectives of literacy and learning.Prof. Paul Prior Paul Prior is Professor Emeritus in the Center for Writing Studies and the Department of English at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His research has focused on

Collection

2021 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Meeting

Authors

Yu Wang, New York City College of Technology; Benito Mendoza, New York City College of Technology; Farrukh Zia, New York City College of Technology

as motors.Traditionally, the instructor would go to each workbench to check and help the students in groups.However, COVID-19 has disrupted face-to-face laboratory teaching. During the pandemic, theengineering technology education model has been shifted by forcing in-classroom classes to gointo distance online learning mode [5,6,7]. It is very challenging for students to work on a hands-on embedded project and understand how instruments to be used to measure and test withoutseeing these devices and electronics components in person. Without the real physical equipment,it is difficult for instructors to show demos and teach as well. So, the project guidance must beredesigned, and the assessment must be updated accordingly to measure the

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael E. Kuhl, Rochester Institute of Technology; John Kaemmerlen, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Matthew Marshall, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Jacqueline R. Mozrall, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Jodi L. Carville, Women in Engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

Paper ID #11848Relevant Education in Math and Science (REMS): K-12 STEM OutreachProgram using Industrial Engineering ApplicationsDr. Michael E. Kuhl, Rochester Institute of Technology Michael E. Kuhl, PhD is a Professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology. He earned his PhD in Industrial Engineering in 1997 from North Carolina State University. His research and teaching interests are in simulation, operations research, and decision anal- ysis with a wide range of application areas including healthcare systems, project management, cyber security, and supply chain

Conference Session

Labs & Hands-on Instruction II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lei Zhang, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Ibibia K. Dabipi, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Yuanwei Jin, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Payam Matin, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

significantly lower down the difficulty for students inlaunching a new project and provide strong support during the whole implementation process. Inparallel, the second approach VIP offers students at different levels a great opportunity to worktogether on building advanced systems. Through VIP programs, students can continuously getinvolved in engineering practice, receive training on diversified skills and develop interests,motivation and concentration. In addition, an adopted mobile laboratory tool, Analog Discovery(AD) kit has greatly facilitated the implementation of these two approaches.KeywordsExperiential Learning, Educational Module Library, Vertical Integration Project, AnalogDiscovery Kit

Conference Session

Creating a Technology Incubator and Creating a Seed Fund

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Duening, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

of Business at ASU.The Technology Venture Clinic (TVC) serves as a teaching laboratory but is run as a robust"market-focused" enterprise that leverages the intellectual capital of the ASU student body.Some of the university's brightest students, from several disciplines, including law, business,engineering and science, are recruited to work as members of this technology transfer team,gaining first hand knowledge of what works best in bringing new ideas to market. The studentswork in all aspects of technology venturing including patent investigation, business modeling,deal structuring, and market assessment and research. Twenty graduate students andundergraduate honor students are selected each semester to participate in a very competitive

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

James Globig

Session 2147 An Interdisciplinary, LabVIEW Based, Data Acquisition and Measurements Course James E. Globig University of DaytonAbstractThis paper describes an interdisciplinary data acquisition course that teaches the creationof virtual instruments (utilizing LabVIEW) and their application in mechanical, physical,and electro-mechanical measurement systems. It includes pedagogical recommendationson how to teach data acquisition to multiple majors and some tactical recommendations onhow to teach LabVIEW to multiple majors. The course follows a combinedlecture

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sig Lillevik

-creditlecture and a concurrent, one-credit laboratory section. With this approach, the lecture is taughtby the course instructor and each faculty advisor teaches a corequisite laboratory section. Allstudents register for the lecture plus a laboratory section taught by their faculty advisor. Byformally teaching a laboratory section, all faculty advisors receive recognition for their time andare motivated to take responsibility for the success of their student team. This proposal ispresently in the discussion state and not implemented.ConclusionsCooperative learning activities are well suited to a capstone design sequence because they caninclude many of the same practices adhered to by a design team in industry. For this yearlongcourse sequence, small

Conference Session

Assessment Issues

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Steve Watkins; Richard Hall; Nancy Hubing; David Oglesby; Vikas Yellamraju; Ralph Flori; Timothy Philpot

. HALLRichard H. Hall is an Associate Professor of Information Science and Technology at UMR. He received his BSdegree in Psychology from the University of North Texas, and PhD degree in Experimental Psychology from TexasChristian University. He is the director of UMR’s Media Design and Assessment Laboratory, and his researchfocuses on Web Design and Usability Evaluation.TIMOTHY A. PHILPOTTimothy A. Philpot is an Assistant Professor in the Basic Engineering Department at the University of Missouri -Rolla. He completed his PhD degree at Purdue University in 1992, the M.Engr.degree at Cornell University in1980, and the B.S. at the University of Kentucky in 1979, all in Civil Engineering. Dr. Philpot teaches Mechanics ofMaterials and is the PI of the US

Conference Session

Student Division (STDT) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tahlia Altgold, The Ohio State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Student Division (STDT)

education. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Strategies for Empathy Instruction and Assessment in Biomedical Engineering EducationAbstractEmpathy is being recognized as an important skill in engineering practice and design as engineeringbecomes globalized and seeks to solve complex sociotechnical problems. Empathy is particularlyimportant in biomedical engineering (BME) because of the inherent sociotechnical nature of thediscipline and the high-stakes impact BME has on people through healthcare and medicine. Empathy hasbeen operationalized in engineering education as perspective-taking to teach students to consider diversestakeholder needs and points of view in

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Cecil Beeson; William Gay

developed.The four-course certificate program curriculum was designed by the advisory committee. Itconsists of the following four courses: PC Operating Systems PC Hardware Basic Network Techniques PC Systems TroubleshootingEach course consists of a four-credit hour lecture/laboratory combination, for a total of six-contact hours per week. The design of these courses was in response to what the advisorycommittee anticipated the needed skills were.The PC Operating Systems course was designed to cover DOS, Windows 3.x, Windows 95,Windows 98, Windows NT 4 Workstation, and Linux operating systems. Over time one wouldexpect coverage of older

Conference Session

Stories, Communication, and Convergence in Engineering Education

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer C. Mallette, Boise State University; Harold Ackler P.E., Boise State University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

teaches advanced undergraduate laboratory courses and manages the senior capstone program in the Micron School. He ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Building a Communication-Integrated Curriculum in Materials ScienceAbstractWith the need to meet ABET outcomes around professional skills, such as communication andteamwork, engineering programs have long explored approaches to ensure their graduates areable to participate in the workplace in ways that employers demand. While approaches vary andsuccess depends on a number of factors, research demonstrates that an integrated approach toprofessional skill development is the most impactful for student learning. How can anengineering program build an

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mustafa Shraim, Ohio University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

) What was learned and what changes are needed? Are there issues with the learning Act (A) process? If another PDSA cycle is needed, go back to Plan (P)Project DetailsFeedback received from a previous research study, where a process simulator was used,indicated that students were interested in real processes to work on and improve [19]. For timeconstraints and lack of manufacturing companies close to campus, opportunities for projectswere identified in laboratories utilized for teaching plastics technology as well as additivemanufacturing using a 3-D Printer. These projects were a part of a new senior engineering courseon

Conference Session

FPD2 - First-Year Advising and Transition

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Romkey, University of Toronto

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

) Course instruction 5) Laboratories 6) Teaching assistants 7) Class size (i.e. large class sizes) 8) Interactions with instructors 9) Working in groupsThe interviews provided meaningful comments on the greatest challenges in the transition andthe first year experience. All interviews were transcribed, and the transcripts carefully reviewedand coded. Three main themes emerged from the examination of the interview transcripts:Social LifeStudents defined how elements of the social atmosphere impacted their experience as a first yearstudent: “Before, you could introduce yourself…Like, I’d want to know other people and they’d want to know me, but now, it’s more like I know the people I know, and I don’t feel that other

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation in Engineering Education I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

AC 2007-18: ASSESSMENT OF PERCEPTUAL MODALITY STYLESMysore Narayanan, Miami University DR. MYSORE NARAYANAN obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Liverpool, England in the area of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. He joined Miami University in 1980 and teaches a wide variety of electrical, electronic and mechanical engineering courses. He has been invited to contribute articles to several encyclopedias and has published and presented dozens of papers at local, regional , national and international conferences. He has also designed, developed, organized and chaired several conferences for Miami University and conference sessions for a variety of organizations. He is a senior member

Conference Session

Project-based and Cooperative Learning in ECE

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stanley W. Hsu, University of California, Davis; Rajeevan Amirtharajah, University of California, Davis; andre knoesen, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, U C Davis

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

, instruction on how to use the program, and workbreakdown across the team members. The video presentation is selected here since livepresentations not a practical option in large sized classes. In the video, each team demonstratescore features of their program and discusses their algorithm and important parts of the code.Finally, a teaching assistant tests their program for correct functionality and grades the projectbased on the quality of the work submitted.AssessmentThe assessment process was inspired and modeled after previous work introducing activelearning through hands-on laboratories utilizing low cost hardware platforms for controlscourses, which were previously mostly theoretical6. Assessment of the new curriculum proposedin the present work

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

John Matthew Long, Deakin University; Simon William Cavenett, Deakin University; Eloise Gordon, Deakin University; Matthew Joordens, Deakin University

Tagged Topics

Curriculum and Lab Development

Page 20.18.2  Indonesia  the Netherlands  the United States.We even have taught handful of students while they were at sea, either in the merchant marineor in the Royal Australian Navy.In our experience, isolation, lack of real-time contact with teaching staff, and lack of access tolaboratories are some of the most significant challenges faced by these students, leading to highdrop-out rates among on-line students.7 Educational challenges faced by their lecturers includedifficulty teaching teamwork skills, ensuring effective group work among students,implementing cooperative and peer-based learning, supervising projects, and enabling thestudents to give in-class presentations. Laboratory work is

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan Klingbeil, Wright State University; Kuldip Rattan, Wright State University; Michael Raymer, Wright State University; David Reynolds, Wright State University; Richard Mercer, Wright State University; Anant Kukreti, University of Cincinnati; Brian Randolph, University of Toledo

National Model for Engineering Mathematics Education. He is active in curriculum reform, and has led an NSF supported effort to integrate Mathematica laboratory sessions into the freshman calculus sequence at Wright State University.Anant Kukreti, University of Cincinnati Anant R. Kukreti is Associate Dean for Engineering Education Research and Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Cincinnati (UC). He is the lead investigator for the UC adoption of WSU's National Model for Engineering Mathematics Education. He teaches structural engineering, with research in experimental and finite element analysis of structures. He has received two Professorships, and won four

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Vipin Kumar; Miguel Torres; Jens Jorgensen; John Lamancusa

alternatives to augment itseffectiveness have been proposed4, including laboratories and cooperative learning. Lectures encourage passivity in students, leading them to expect the instructor to provide all requiredknowledge. Lectures are geared toward the verbal learner, and do not take into account the varied learningstyles of our students. Many engineers are in realityvisual learners, much better served by active, visualand tactile teaching methods5. Many students who have the intelligence and creativity to be excellentengineers find little fulfillment or stimulation in the rigid confines of the lecture hall, and drop out of formalengineering programs as a result. They do not see the relevance of their required courses to the actualpractice

Conference Session

Mechatronics

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Horacio Vasquez, University of Texas, Pan American; Arturo A Fuentes, University of Texas, Pan American

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

, Samuel and Jawaharlal, Mariappan. 2007. A General Purpose Sensor Board for Mechatronic Experiments. ASEE Annual Conference.13. Xu, Yan; Yilmaz, Muhittin; Babb, Allen; and Abdelrahman, Mohamed. 2012. A Learning Module Using Engineering Design Process and Legacy Cycle for a Freshmen-level Robotic Class.14. Wagner, John; Collins, Randy; Gramopadhye, Anand; and Shirley, Trey. 2009. A Mechatronics (and Material Handling Systems) Course: Classroom Topics, Laboratory Experiments, and Project. ASEE Annual Conference. Page 23.789.1115. Mullet, G.J. 2012. Teaching Networked Embedded Control at the Two-Year College Level. ASEE Annual

Conference Session

Design Through the Curriculum

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph Beaman; Philip Schmidt

traditionally had been heavily laboratory-oriented,but many lab courses went by the wayside to make room for more science and math. It is alsoworth noting that, up to this time, most young people came to engineering studies with aconsiderable amount of hands-on experience acquired by building and fixing engineered systems(cars, radios, appliances) and therefore a substantial body of conceptual understanding of howthings work. This conceptual foundation provided a good framework on which to build atheoretical base of engineering science.The emergence in the '70s of mainframe computers as engineering tools produced a demand forprogramming skills, and the introduction of programming and computing courses further forcedlab studies out of the curriculum

Conference Session

What Makes Them Continue?

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Knight; Jacquelyn Sullivan; Lawrence Carlson

Session 3553 Staying in Engineering: Impact of a Hands-On, Team-Based, First-Year Projects Course on Student Retention Daniel W. Knight, Lawrence E. Carlson and Jacquelyn F. Sullivan Integrated Teaching and Learning Program and Laboratory College of Engineering and Applied Science University of Colorado at BoulderAbstractThis study evaluates the impact on student retention of the First-Year Engineering Projects(FYEP) course at the University of