Conference Session

Preparing Minority Students for Undergraduate and Graduate Research

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erin J. McCave, Clemson University; Jordon Gilmore, Clemson University; Karen Burg, Clemson University

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Minorities in Engineering

participate in the REM program. Eachsemester, the REM program began with a Research Studio lasting approximately 8 hours beforestudents began the laboratory experience. The Research Studio included an introduction of tissuetest systems and overall EFRI project goals, completion of laboratory safety training, anintroduction to research ethics, technical writing, and basic laboratory practices, participation ina team building exercise, discussion of the projects to which each student would be exposed, anddiscussion of the expectations for and of RPs. Once RPs completed the Research Studio, each RPwas paired with a graduate student mentor and the mentor’s project. After completion of theResearch Studio, each student was required to spend 3 hours on lab

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian J. Skromme, Arizona State University; Paul Rayes, Arizona State University; Bing Cheng; Brian McNamara; Aaron S. Gibson; Angela Barrus, Arizona State University; John M. Quick; Robert Kenneth Atkinson, Arizona State University; Yih-Fang Huang, University of Notre Dame; Daniel H. Robinson, Colorado State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

complete problemsolutions are now available including explicit equations for the desired voltages, currents, andpowers. The software has been used on a mandatory or strongly encouraged basis in 10 sectionsof a linear course at Arizona State University (totaling over 560 students) and by 42 students atthe University of Notre Dame, and a few students at the University of Virginia and twocommunity colleges in 2013. Student satisfaction has been very high at all sites. A controlled,randomized laboratory-based study showed that learning gains are approximately 10X higherusing the software tutorials than when working conventional textbook problems for the sameperiod of time, with a statistically significant effect size (Cohen d-value) of 1.21

Conference Session

Assessment

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

approach aims to provideappropriate guidance and relevant training, not only to the instructor, but also the student learner.These ideas lead us to the design and development of innovative instructional techniques asdescribed below.Assessment Implementation & Methodology Assessment was carried out by utilizing sample quizzes, homework assignments,examinations, written essays, laboratory reports and project binders. All these documents weregraded on a holistic basis using likert scale principles. Later the data collected were recorded ina tabular form using an excel spreadsheet. A matrix was generated to document grading andanalysis. A sample excel table for one student’s single homework assignment report is shown inAppendix E

Conference Session

It's Elementary

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eduardo Alfonso Suescun-Florez, Polytechnic Institute of New York University; Ryan Francis Cain, PS 3 The Bedford Village School; Vikram Kapila, Polytechnic Institute of New York University; Magued G. Iskander P.E., Polytechnic Institute of New York University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, Polytechnic Institute of New York University Dr. Vikram Kapila is a professor of Mechanical Engineering at NYU-Poly, where he directs an NSF funded Web-Enabled Mechatronics and Process Control Remote Laboratory, an NSF funded Research Experience for Teachers Site in Mechatronics, and an NSF funded GK-12 Fellows project. He has held visiting positions with the Air Force Research Laboratories in Dayton, OH. His research interests are in K-12 STEM education, mechatronics, robotics, and linear/nonlinear control for diverse engineering applications. Under Research Experience for Teachers Site and GK-12 Fellows programs, funded by NSF, and the Central Brooklyn STEM Initiative (CBSI), funded by six philanthropic foundations, he

Conference Session

Innovative Graduate Programs & Methods

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Suzanne Brainard; Sheila Edwards Lange; Elizabeth Litzler

? Since entering your department, have you experienced isolation?Laboratory Climate How well are lab experiments explained prior to your participation in them? Extent other team members view you as a leader when working in small groups in the lab? How productive do you feel when working in a group lab setting? Page 10.308.4 Extent your suggestions or comments are taken seriously by the “Proceedings of the 2005

Conference Session

ChE Department and Faculty Issues

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Gerri Burke; William Krantz; Joel Fried

applications. The goals of thisREU Site program are the following: • To provide a motivational research experience for promising undergraduates • To encourage women, minorities, and physically disadvantaged students to pursue graduate studies • To expose undergraduates to exciting research challenges in membrane science and technology • To facilitate the learning of research methods, laboratory skills, safety awareness, critical thinking, problem solving, research ethics, organizational skills, and oral and written communication skills • To provide an enjoyable and meaningful social/cultural program for the students • To provide financial support for undergraduate students during the summer • To couple

Conference Session

K-12 Outreach Initiatives

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Fisher; Jed Lyons

manage a class using hand-on/laboratory activities 10 2.10 0.99 9 2.67 1.004. Ability to design and implement appropriate investigations for children 10 2.30 1.25 9 2.78 1.095. Ability to conceptualize activities that use math and science concepts to solve problems 10 2.80 0.79 9 3.11 1.056. Ability to use computer technology and other instructional media as teaching tools 10 3.20 0.92 9 3.89 1.057. Ability to develop appropriate forms of assessment 10 2.20 0.92 9 3.00 0.87Note: n = Number of fellows

Conference Session

Writing and Communication II

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Lisa Rosenstein; Jeffery Donnell; Christina Bourgeois

themotivation for creating them, engineering communication programs are commonly administered at theschool level, with each school having the freedom to implement instruction in a way that best fits withits particular sequence of laboratory, design, and capstone courses. As a result, within any oneengineering college, a variety of successful writing program models can exist. The choice of paradigmreflects not only the communications norms of the particular disciplines, but also the constraintspresented by the number of students enrolled in each school and by limitations on staff and resources.At Georgia Tech, several models of meeting the technical communications requirement have beendeveloped. Within the College of Engineering (COE), some schools

Conference Session

Advances in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Matthew Dettman

question must be answered “is different information beingassessed in the different courses?”. If all 3 reports are assessing the same thing, then 1 isenough. If a student can write effectively about a soil mechanics laboratory project, it isreasonable to expect that the same student can write effective about a fluid mechanics laboratoryproject.The following is a detailed look at the assessment plan for Outcome 1, which is essentially theengineering science and experimentation outcome.Outcome OneCivil Engineering graduates will demonstrate the mathematical, experimental, and engineeringscience skills required in the civil engineering problem solving and design process

Conference Session

Technological Literacy II

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Kurt DeGoede

(flashlight, tape recorder), Light (lasers, paint), or Optics (cameras, telescopes, microscopes). The course will include a two-hour laboratory component each week.The text How Things Work by Louis Bloomfield covers each of these topics and numerousothers and was selected for the course2. The text was well received by the students: they enjoyedreading it and found most of the explanations easy to follow. The text contains numerousexercises for developing the lower three levels of Blooms Taxonomy: knowledge,comprehension, and application. Many of the exercises and case studies require the students toapply material in both presented and new situations. For example, lift is explained in the fluidmechanics chapter through discussion of

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Linda Almstead; Karen Williams; James Hedrick

American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Educationfrom the performing arts - who taught the mini-courses; (4) four local high school science andmath teachers, who assisted with teaching in the laboratory and accompanied students on fieldtrips (two lived in the dormitory with the students); (5) three student counselors (including oneadministrative counselor) who contacted students prior to their arrival, oversaw evening andweekend recreational activities, lived with the students, and assisted them with their classwork.The latter were selected from our undergraduate female engineering and math majors on thebasis of applications, interviews

Conference Session

Issues in Multidisciplinary Programs

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Juan Lucena; Joan Gosink; Barbara Moskal

systems.Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering EducationThese capabilities will be applied to the solution of problems for areas and people whocan benefit from engineering expertise. This will be accomplished by developing a set ofworld-class of courses in humanitarian engineering, re-orienting laboratory and designelements of our curricula, and creating domestic and international internshipopportunities for humanitarian engineering. This objective is particularly relevant to theCSM, school with a long tradition of leadership in resource and minerals fields and astrong commitment to stewardship of global resources.We know of no federal funding

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Theodore F. Smith; Sharif Rahman; P. Barry Butler

Page 5.484.7To promote greater interaction between the lead engineers at the sponsoring companies andengineering educators at The University of Iowa, an interaction schedule was planned and is shownin Table 3. The schedule facilitated face-to-face meetings between these people over the one-yearduration of PEDE. The meetings allowed all individuals to keep each other up-to-date on the designprojects and to provide an environment for interaction so that all participants become aware of eachother’s activities. These meetings did not interfere, however, with the biweekly face-to-facemeetings between the students and design project engineers and the weekly meetings between thestudents and engineering educators.PEDE LaboratoriesTwo laboratories were

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Nancy L. Johnson; Edward S. Pierson

GROUP B 8:30 am Plans for day 8:40 am Math Science 10:00 am Science Math 11:10 am Lunch (staggered) & group activity 12:40 pm Laboratory Computers 2:00 pm Computers Laboratory 3:10 pm Daily journals Page 5.49.3 3:30 pm Depart for home Visits to local industrial firms where participants observe engineers/ scientists at work, and see the application of the ideas learned, will replace some sessions. Some sessions are double length to allow the time needed for

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan W. Klingbeil, Wright State University; Scott Molitor, University of Toledo; Brian W. Randolph, University of Toledo; Shane A. Brown, Washington State University; Robert G. Olsen, Washington State University; C. Richard Cassady, University of Arkansas

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NSF Grantees

involves three primarycomponents:1) The development of EGR 101 "Introductory Mathematics for Engineering Applications," a novel freshman-level engineering mathematics course.2) A large-scale restructuring of the early engineering curriculum, where students can advance in the program without first completing the traditional freshman calculus sequence.3) A more just-in-time structuring of the required math sequence.The Wright State model begins with the development of EGR 101, a novel freshman engineeringmathematics course. Taught by engineering faculty, the EGR 101 course includes lecture,laboratory and recitation components. Using an application-oriented, hands-on approach, EGR101 addresses only the salient math topics actually used in the

Conference Session

Design Cognition I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Crehan, University of Limerick; Niall Seery, University of Limerick; Donal Canty, University of Limerick; Diarmaid Lane, University of Limerick

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Design in Engineering Education

Technology in Materials & Architectural Technology (Ed)(Construction) course undertake laboratory based basic skills development modules in bothmetalwork and woodwork, whilst their counterparts participate solely in the metalworkmodule. Nevertheless, in semester two both groups of students participate in a further twomodules in woodwork and metalwork. Both of these modules share a common educationalphilosophy where pupils are required to participate in a six week front loading of knowledgeand skill. On completion of this task the students are required to develop and further theirknowledge and skills through a six weeks design-based project.DesignThe design-based project which the students are tasked with completing comprises of anumber of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James P Becker, Montana State University; Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University; Richard A. Revia, Montana State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

; develop Thévenin equivalent circuits; and carry out first-order circuit calculations.Naturally, students must also demonstrate skill in a laboratory setting as they put together anddebug their circuits. So as to help the typical student through the relatively complexconsiderations in designing the project circuit, several standard lecture sessions were convertedinto active-learning group work. These activities were spread out over the semester and in manycases the activities amounted to pre-lab exercises including studying component datasheets andspeculating on the impact of component specifications on circuit function. The lab activitieswere made to require students to tackle open-ended problems and fashioned using inquiry-basedtechniques.The

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Frances S. Johnson; Carlos C. Sun; Anthony J. Marchese; Heidi L. Newell; John L. Schmalzel; Roberta Harvey; Ravi Ramachandran; Paris von Lockette; Kevin Dahm

students in all fourdisciplines [1]. The hallmark of the Rowan engineering program is the multidisciplinary, project-oriented Engineering Clinic sequence and its emphasis on technical communication. TheClinics are taken each semester by every student. In the Engineering Clinic, modeled afterthe medical school concept, students and faculty from all four engineering programs workside-by-side on laboratory experiments, real-world design projects, and research. Thesolutions of these problems require not only proficiency in the technical principles, but asimportantly, require effective written and oral communication skills and collaborativeabilities [1]. The Sophomore Engineering Clinics specifically serve the dual purpose ofintroducing

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert A. Johnson; J. Shawn Addington

into a body of Page 4.308.3 knowledge and apply that knowledge to the solution of problems15. An ability to function as a member of a team in project design and laboratory experiment environments16. An ability to apply contemporary analytic, computational and experimental practices in the laboratory environmentIn particular, the students are asked to rate their opportunity to engage in these skills, bothquantitatively and qualitatively, (i.e. how many opportunities were available for skill-development, and were the opportunities helpful in developing these skills) as well as theirperception of their achievement in

Conference Session

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 3

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamed Fadlelmula, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Nayef Alyafei, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Albertus Retnanto, Texas A&M University at Qatar

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE)

petroleumengineering education to keep pace with these changes to keep attracting the brightest students.This is important because petroleum engineering schools need to prepare the future engineeringleaders of the industry. The aim is to equip them with the essential skills and to make them agileand adaptive so they can use their technical background and experiences to attain new skills andtackle challenges whenever needed. Thus, the petroleum engineering (PETE) program at TexasA&M at Qatar (TAMUQ) has implemented different educational tools (integrative andcooperative capstone project, fourth-year comprehensive exam (CE), augmented reality and 3Dvisualization, field trips and laboratory simulators, engineering video games, programming anddata analytics

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 18

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Navarun Gupta, University of Bridgeport; Junling Hu, University of Bridgeport; Ioana A. Badara, Post University; Buket D. Barkana, The University of Akron; Deana A. DiLuggo, University of Bridgeport

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

students' engineering self-efficacy during their first two years ofstudy? (3) What approaches are used by the faculty when implementing the model that leads todeveloping students' research skills (laboratory research skills followed by publication) – acommunity of practice, engagement with students outside the classroom, etc.? It will also developa community of practice for faculty to apply the model to other underrepresented STEMundergraduates.The project adapted the Affinity Research Group (ARG) Model, developed at the University ofTexas, El Paso, a Hispanic Serving Institution, which adapted the model to benefit thosetraditionally underrepresented students in higher education with differing abilities inundergraduate computing programs. The

Conference Session

Perspectives in Chemical Engineering Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura P. Ford, The University of Tulsa; Janie Brennan, Washington University in St. Louis; Heather Chenette, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Jennifer L. Cole, Northwestern University; Kevin D. Dahm, Rowan University; David L. Silverstein P.E., University of Kentucky; Stephen Ward Thiel P.E., University of Cincinnati

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

electives were offered at over three-quarters of departments. Advanced-core andsustainability electives were the next most popular, at 60% of institutions. Process-type electiveswere offered in 47% of departments. In the past ten years, almost all departments created a newtechnical elective that has been regularly offered. Bio-type electives were the most common newelective, followed by process-type electives. Data analysis, data science, and process simulation& modeling were the only emerging topics to be covered in an elective course at half or more ofthe departments. Details about course titles, electives with laboratory components, minors &concentrations, and common out-of-department electives are provided in theproceedings. Comparisons

Conference Session

Engineering education issues relevant to agricultural, biological and ecological engineering-Part 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hector Palala, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Heydi Han, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Juan Carlos Ramos Tanchez, Cornell University; Boanerges Elias Bamaca, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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Diversity

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division (BAE)

learning preferences of students. This inclusive mindset not onlyenriches the learning experience but also leverages students' existing skills, creating a moreeffective educational environment [7]-[8].Research Approach and Data Gathering Techniques & Examination of DataThis study focuses on exploring the integration of technology with translanguaging in biosystemsengineering laboratories, particularly among graduate assistants from Spanish-speakingbackgrounds. Its primary objectives are to uncover the complex dynamics betweentranslanguaging and technology use during laboratory sessions and to assess both the benefitsand challenges of technology in educational contexts. The study uses storytelling to understandthe personal stories of four

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 7 - Multi-URM Perspectives

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hilda Cecilia Contreras Aguirre, New Mexico State University; Luis Rodolfo Garcia Carrillo, New Mexico State University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

154ContextThe ROLE program is housed in the Unmanned Systems Laboratory in the Electrical andComputer Engineering Department at New Mexico State University (NMSU). Funded by theNational Science Foundation (NSF) Broadening Participating in Engineering program, ROLEaims to trigger interest in research activities and development in engineering among minorityundergraduate students. The ROLE program has had three student cohorts since its inception inJanuary 2022, with six to eight students in each cohort. During students’ time in ROLE, studentsspend six hours weekly in the laboratory. During the first months in ROLE, students learn aboutLinux OS, Robot Operating System (ROS), Python programming language, as well as how tooperate a motion capture system

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division (CIP) Technical Session 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chun Kit Chan, The University of Hong Kong; H.H. Cheung, University of Hong Kong; Match Ko, University of Hong Kong; Chun Kit Chui, University of Hong Kong; LEI YANG, The University of Hong Kong

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

College Industry Partnerships Division (CIP)

predictive analysis. These practical problemidentification are done within the on-site exploration visits. Figure 2. Outreach to research laboratory: The Figure 3. Inspired by researcher: Insights into the Human-Robot Informatics laboratory, which next generation of robotics and inspire the specializes in the latest robotics innovations possibilities of robotics during the seminar titled addressing challenging terrain and situations. “Creating Deep-Tech with Brain Science: human- centered brain Interfaces, AI and Robotics” [16].We acknowledge that the outreach program should go beyond simple industrial visits, insteadit is necessary for students to draw

Collection

2010 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Angel Riggs; Kirby Smith; Cindy Blackwell; Paul Weckler; Dan Tilley; Rodney Holcomb; Shelly Sitton; Ron Delahoussaye

student teams; Faculty is also charged with curriculum development, coordination of lectures, grading, proof-reading student-team reports, and serving as team advisors; Graduate research assistant is charged with compiling, organizing and analyzing pre-, mid- and post-experience survey data, in addition to providing support for faculty presentations and papers; Classroom facilities and Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering technicians, laboratories and equipment are provided for use by student teams; OSU Food and Agricultural Products Center technicians, laboratories and equipment are provided for use by student teams; and OSU New Product Development

Conference Session

Design Projects in Mechanical Engineering II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brent Nelson, Northern Arizona University; Constantin Ciocanel, Northern Arizona University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

classrooms and textbooks. As such, they also rarely have theopportunity to learn how experimental design and theoretical modeling work together tounderstand practical systems. To address these shortcomings, a low-cost solar water heaterdesign project was developed and integrated concurrently between a mechanical engineeringheat transfer course and a thermal systems laboratory course. The low-cost constraint reinforcedphysical understanding of heat transfer concepts and ensured messy, non-ideal designs to whichtheoretical modeling could not be neatly applied. A heat transfer concept inventory to assessstudent learning showed minimal gains in student understanding while a self-report attitudesurvey administered to the students demonstrated that they

Conference Session

Integrating H&SS in Engineering III

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Rosalyn Berne

beliefs held by some ofthe very people on whom the nanotechnology initiative depends[1] . The intention hasbeen to elicit their ideas and concerns, beliefs, fears and motivations, as those pertain totheir work as researchers in nanoscale science and technology. The aim here is to help“disparately interested parties overcome their language differences in order to join in acommon cause.”aMy studies follow these scientists over a period of five years, as they move deeper intotheir own abilities and understandings, and as they make more discoveries, broaden theircollaborations and facilitate the development of new technologies. The participants areprincipal investigators who are conducting nanoscaled research in their own laboratories,at universities

Conference Session

Balancing Personal and Professional Life

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Vladimir Goncharoff; Patrick Troy; John Bell; Dale Reed; Cathleen Theys; Ann Ford; Susan Montgomery

neverhappened. While at UM I initially taught a variety of chemical engineering courses, includingsenior plant design, reactor design, and unit operations laboratories. Later I taught college-levelcomputing courses including introductory freshman computing and graduate courses in scientificvisualization and virtual reality programming. I also conducted research, in conjunction withH. Scott Fogler, into the use and development of virtual reality for chemical engineeringeducation. This research was conducted with undergraduate student programmers, and produceda number of virtual-reality based educational modules. Papers were written predominantly forASEE and AIChE annual conferences[1-3], plus a few journal articles[4-6

Conference Session

Assessment in Large and Small Programs

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Dana Knox

. It also did a laboratory survey, asking students for feedbackon the quality of all the teaching laboratories. And it also did its own survey of recent graduatesof the program, as the college-level survey was not particularly useful at the department level. Ithad done such surveys previously as well, but never in a systematic or organized way.Eventually, a realization was reached that much of the information from the various surveys wasnot news. Seldom, if ever, is anything pointed out that was previously unknown. The strength offeeling about issues, their relative importance, is what one learns from a survey. But thereremained a need to generate a list of assessment tools. So a list was made of all the methods bywhich the program gets