Conference Session

EMD Program Design

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Francisco Gamboa Valderrama, Universidad Nacional Experimental del Tachira; Bianey Ruiz, University of Tachira; Dilia Alcalde, Universidad Nacional Experimental del Tachira

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

optimization. c. Objectives definition: All group members participate in this activity. Group members develop a plan of action to coordinate the development of subtasks. In this step group members should pursuit: a) to build up one or more objectives leading to task completion, b) to develop activities leading to achieve objectives which will be displayed in a Gantt chart showing execution priorities, time, resources, and responsible, c) to develop indexes to help group members to follow the task progress Page 12.793.52. During the development of the task: a. Task development assessment: This activity take place during the

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design in the Classroom

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rainer Seidel, The University of Auckland; Linda Haemmerle, Plume Ltd.; Chris Chambers, CPC Consulting Ltd.

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

industrial product development tasks. The courses were organized and delivered incooperation with staff from business and creative arts faculties, local manufacturers, andexternal engineering and design professionals. Many positive comments were received fromstudents coming from engineering, business and the creative arts faculties. As knowledgefrom the different areas was gained, students were able to appreciate different viewpointsfrom fellow students of different academic backgrounds. Plans for the 2007 academic yearcover a multi-disciplinary, inter-faculty design course in each semester. Additionally, designinternships for senior students have been organized to foster industry/academic collaboration,to expose students directly to design in a

Conference Session

Multimedia and Distance Learning

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roger Owensby, Bluefield State College; Akhtar Safder, Bluefield State College; Bruce Mutter, Bluefield State College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

. Graduates produce and utilize mining documents.2. Graduates function effectively on teams and communicate effectively with speaking, unity, and graphical skills.3. Graduates respect ethical and social issues as well as a commitment to quality.4. Graduates manage mining activities in support of a mining plan.5. Graduates apply ventilation technology, roof control technology, and electrical and mechanical systems for support of mining operation.6. Graduates stay current professionally.The program outcomes for the Mining Engineering Technology program are:1. Students demonstrate an appropriate mastery of the knowledge, techniques, skills, and modern tools of mining engineering;2. Students identify, analyze

Conference Session

Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S. Perwez Kalim, Wilkes University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

reorganization of a sophomore level thermodynamics course addresses these issues. Themain objectives of this effort are to expand the boundaries of students’ knowledge by engagingthem with the planning, design, build, and test concepts. The process included the reorientationof theory taught in the class and required an active student participation in a special designproject. The whole idea was to incorporate a hands-on design project and other pedagogicalchanges to transform the student’s learning into a pleasant and fulfilling experience. The projectwas successfully completed for the first time in the spring of 2005. The students associated withthis approach were divided into several groups, where each group was assigned to develop aStirling engine

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technology Curriculum Innovations

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raju Dandu, Kansas State University at Salina; Masud Hassan, Kansas State University at Salina; John DeLeon, Kansas State University at Salina

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

. Acquire skills required to Measurement and inspection. Specifications for size and operate CNC machines, Visualize representation of shape. specify process plan and geometric shapes and Machining of metals. machining parameters, multiview drawings. Geometric tolerancing. and produce parts. Metal forming, casting, and Interference fits. Apply standard dimensions. Welding. Write and interpret the

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cesar Luongo, Florida A&M-Florida State University; Chiang Shih, Florida A&M-Florida State University; James Sturges, Lockheed Martin; David Bogle, Lockheed Martin

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

the actual hardware built bythe teams. During the review session, external sponsors and MEAC members are invited toserve as panel judges and give feedback not only to the student teams about their projects, butalso to the department on any strengths and weaknesses of the curriculum as observed by themfrom the capstone design review. The capstone open house is followed by a two-day MEACsemi-annual meeting where the feedback from industry is further discussed and plans are drawnto integrate into the capstone course and the curriculum in general. This tightly interwovenrelationship between the capstone course, curriculum evaluation, and MEAC participation hasserved the department well in many fronts: continuous improvement of the capstone course

Conference Session

Capstone Design & Project Courses

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

P. Ruby Mawasha, Wright State University; Kumar Yelamarthi, Wright State University; J. Mitch Wolff, Wright State University; Joseph Slater, Wright State University; Zhiqiang Wu, Wright State University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

data, and development of a balloontracking system.Through this experience, students have learned principles of integrated engineering technology,and nurtured their skills in cooperative learning, team work, and effective planning. This paperpresents in detail the modes by which these have been achieved, results obtained andimprovements planned for the next senior design team.IntroductionWeather balloons have been used for many years by meteorologists to study weather patterns inthe upper atmosphere. Recently there has been increasing interest in other studies that could beperformed using weather balloons in “near space” environment. The exact definition varies, but“near space” is often considered the area of the earth’s atmosphere between

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators: Off the Beaten Path

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenny Lo, Virginia Tech; Vinod Lohani, Virginia Tech; Michael Gregg, Virginia Tech; Richard Goff, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

students wereable to see an example of teamwork, not just being preached in lecture, but in action.Classroom Disadvantages/ChallengesAlso, teaching together requires that faculty can smoothly transition from one to another. It alsorequires some planning to determine who will take the lead for each topic in a particular lecture.There will also be times where one faculty may need to correct the other or when one facultywants to interject a statement. This has to be done in a way that does not undermine theauthority of the primary speaker. The faculty must address these possibilities ahead of time andestablish a protocol.Lo and Lohani also noticed that some students were initially confused as to which faculty theyshould approach outside of the

Conference Session

Computer Education Management Tools II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roger Hadgraft, The University of Melbourne

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Computers in Education

PowerPoint slides. Our roleshould be to get students working on the tutorial exercises and assignment problems anddesign projects.Professional practice The engineering method is the use of heuristics to cause the best change in a poorly understood situation within the available resources 13.As we grapple with more complex problems, it is even more obvious that we must teach theprofessional practice of engineering (which should include the practice of engineeringresearch). Students will then understand:• The lifecycle of engineering artefacts and the roles of engineers from strategic planning through design and construction and operation to decommissioning and recycling• The engineering method that guides their work• The

Conference Session

Recruitment & Retention in ET Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ralph Schaffer, Purdue College of Technology; Joseph Dues, Purdue University-New Albany; Timothy Cooley, Purdue University-New Albany; Damon Sisk, Purdue University-New Albany

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

and encouraged to attend. These lettersshould be mailed as soon as the nomination is received and no later than two weeks before theDay in College event.7. Parents are asked to RSVP for the student and themselves. However, do not be surprised whenmany students and parents arrive who have not submitted an RSVP. Plan accordingly.8. The Day in College event takes place. At the event students and their parents attend a one-hour “class” (customized and very “hands-on” for a high school audience) in each of theengineering technology degree programs offered. There is also a summary session onadmissions and financial aid. Lunch is provided.9. Attendees receive follow up mailings and college information tailored to their expressedinterests.10

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University; Richard Newman, Arizona State University; Arunachala Nadar Mada Kannan, Arizona State University; Slobodan Petrovich, Arizona State University; Govindasamy Tamizhmani, Arizona State University

carryout the new concentration requirements at the AAS and BS degree levels. The best plan forintroducing concepts of alternative and renewable energy will be injecting information into theexisting courses. For example, new concepts will be introduced in Information SystemsTechnology by adding courses on computer networking and programming for power gridmanagement and Optical Systems Technology will develop courses on photovoltaic and solarenergy and establish a laboratory with a solar panel array. A capstone course in alternative andrenewable energy would incorporate the following: guest lecturers from industry; field trips toinvestigate operating solar, nuclear, wind and conventional power sources; laboratory instructionat ASU’s Photovoltaic

Conference Session

AEC Education: Instructional Strategies and Innovation

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suining Ding, Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne (Eng)

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Architectural

. Signal Source Channel Recipient Figure 1: Simple Framework for Communication Model (Robinson and Petchenik (1976)Process and MethodologyProject Description and Studio ActivitiesThe project is to design a prototype floor plan with ADA accessibility in kitchen and bathroomfor Habitat for Humanity. The project fits into the curriculum very well. The learning objectivesof this sophomore studio course are bath and kitchen design and ADA clearance requirements.The project not only provides the opportunity for students to apply the knowledge that theylearned from class, but also engages students in community service activities. In the project, ahandicap lavatory, toilet seat and roll-in

Conference Session

Educational Outreach Efforts Led by the US Navy

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Barkyoumb, NSWC Carderock Division; Steven Ouimette, NSWC Carderock Division

Tagged Divisions

Ocean and Marine

for Engineering Education (http://www.asee.org/). The rationale for the program wastwo-fold: to encourage and stimulate the brightest scientific and engineering students in thenation to pursue careers in areas that could benefit the military and specifically the Navy andinvigorate research at the Naval Warfare Centers and Laboratories. At the time, managementat both ONR and the laboratories were grappling with both problems and the NREIP programwas conceived by then Chief of Naval Research RADM Jay Cohen as part of the plan toaddress both issues. Although from the laboratory point of view, hiring of young professionalsinto Navy labs was part of the strategy; this is not explicitly a goal of the program. Some effortis made to point out to the

Conference Session

Educating the Whole Engineer - Building Life Skills

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Kindschi, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Patrick Eagan, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Paul Ross, University of Wisconsin - Madison

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

“Relate-Create-Donate.” 1. Relate – “Emphasizes team efforts that involve communication, planning, management and social skills.” Although IRRAE is “Independent,” it flourishes within the context of the MEPP student cohort and benefits from peer review and group expertise in an engineering community of practice. 2. Create – “Students have to define the project (project domain) and focus their efforts on application of ideas to a specific context.” The work for IRRAE is the creation and completion of a useful applied engineering project. 3. Donate – “Stresses the value of making a useful contribution while learning. Ideally, each project has an outside ‘customer’.” IRRAE projects are expected

Conference Session

Industry and Engineering Technology Partnerships

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joy Colwell, Purdue University Calumet; Shoji Nakayama, Purdue University Calumet; Carl Jenks, Purdue University Calumet

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

board. The essential components of maintaining an effective advisory boardprogram in today’s fast changing society will be presented.IntroductionPurdue University Calumet (PUC) is a regional campus of State University and is located in thenorthwest part of the state in Hammond, Indiana, a highly urban and industrial area of the state.The campus serves about 9,300 students and is primarily a commuter campus. The studentpopulation consists of about half traditional students and about half non-traditional returningstudents. The OLS Program is part of the School of Technology on the campus.The OLS faculty at PUC have planned for future accreditation of the program and job success ofits graduates by carefully blending technical courses and “soft

Conference Session

Hands-on Materials Science and Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig Johnson, Central Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Materials

Words: Composites, Column Design, Spreadsheet OptimizationTarget Grade Level(s): This activity is oriented to Grades 13-16 (undergraduate college).Mode of Presentation (lab, demo, in-class activity, etc.): This activity includes in-class, demoand lab aspects.Prerequisite Knowledge: Students should be able to 1. use spreadsheets, 2. have basic knowledge of both structures (beam bending and columns) composites and composites structures, and 3. have the logic and math skills necessary to plan and quantify the composite design and optimization process.Objectives: • Students should be able to design an appropriate composite column structure, model the composite structure, optimize the composite structure design, and

Conference Session

Experiments and Laboratories in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Priya Manohar, Robert Morris University; Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University; Zbigniew Czajkiewicz, Robert Morris University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

), and schedule policy (production scheduling).Their efforts were assessed in terms of the key business results (cash and investments),management information gathering, data analysis, decision making and team work. A secondexample that relates to this simulation is Analysis and Design of Manufacturing Systems wherestudents use Microsoft Dynamics – Great Planes system. It is a full-scale ERP (EnterpriseResources Planning) system and students have an opportunity to learn how to implement andsetup data in real industrial environment. A third example encompasses use of software tools NILabView and Circuit Design Suite in designing, troubleshooting, and controlling electrical,electronic and mechatronic systems in various courses. Students design and

Conference Session

New Trends in Graduate Engineering Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Mueller, Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne; Hossein Oloomi, Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne; Elizabeth Thompson, Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne; Jiaxin Zhao, Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne; Steve Walter, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne (Eng)

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

Science in Engineering (M.S.E.) degree program was created to meet theneeds of local industry. During the strategic planning process in 2001, local employersmade it clear that the West Lafayette Purdue campus could not meet their employeedevelopment needs through distance and weekend degree programs. Additionally,defense industry leaders articulated a need for systems engineering training that was notavailable anywhere in the Purdue system. This led the IPFW administration and faculty towork with industry to develop a plan for graduate-level program tailored to their businessneeds.This paper will detail the creation of the IPFW MSE program. It provides insight intoissues that are relevant to other regional campuses. Specifically, this paper

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Constituents Tech Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve Walter, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne (Eng)

Tagged Divisions

Systems Engineering Constituent Committee

• Resource Planning • Contracts and Financial Incentives • Reading an Account Statement • Cost Management Work Package Management • Earned Value • Overhead Calculations • Cash Flow • Earned Value • Cost Estimation Process Improvement • Economic Decision Making And IRAD Planning • Cash Flow • Net Present Value • Scope

Conference Session

Innovative Programs - Structure, Delivery, Evaluation

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Crockett, California Polytechnic State University; Kurt Colvin, California Polytechnic State University; Joel Shrater, The Aerospace Corporation; Daphne Dador, California Space Education & Workforce Institute; Matt Everingham, California Space Authority

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

, he was founder and President of Xeragen, Inc., a San Luis Obispo-based biotechnology startup company. He has also served as an Assistant Professor at Milwaukee School of Engineering and was employed by McDonnell Douglas Space Systems Company, where he was a lead engineer and Principal Investigator on projects to develop technology evolution plans for the Space Station.Kurt Colvin, California Polytechnic State University Kurt Colvin joined the Cal Poly faculty in January 2000. He completed a Ph.D. in industrial engineering at Oregon State University in 1999, preceded by a Master's degree in 1997. He has worked as Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) development engineer at Festo

Conference Session

Engineering and ET Relationships & Professional Development

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Reid, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis; P.K. Imbrie, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

strictly academicassistance. As stated by Pascarella,13 “A significant amount of student attrition may beprevented through timely and carefully planned institutional interventions. Such interventionswill be most effective if those students with a high probability of dropping out can be accuratelyidentified.”Constructs in the instrument:The initial instrument consisted of nine constructs divided into subconstructs as specified in theiroriginal design or discovered though factor analysis.Motivation: Motivation was evaluated using the Academic Intrinsic Motivation Scale (AIMS)14,a scale consisting of 25 items with four subfactors: Control, Challenge, Curiosity and Career.Metacognition: The Metacognition scale consists of planning, self-monitoring

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in Electrical Engineering Technology

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Khan, DeVry University; Jack Manansala, DeVry University, Addison, IL; John Smith, DeVry University, Addison, IL; Gabe Perez, DeVry University, Addison, IL; R Aguayo,, , DeVry University, Addison, IL; Rommel Sison, DeVry University, Addison, IL

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Engineering Technology

Abstract DeVry University’s Electronics Engineering Technology/Computer EngineeringTechnology (EET/CET) program senior project is a two-semester course sequence in whichstudents synthesize knowledge and skills learned in the previous courses. In the first course(EET-400, Project management), students research, plan and develop a project proposal. And inthe second course (EET-410L, Senior Project Laboratory) students implement the project plan bybuilding and testing a prototype. A typical project involves a solution to a software/hardware-based engineering problem. The process of developing and implementing a solution to theproblem offers a learning opportunity for students to gain new insights and competencies as aresult of “constructivist

Collection

2021 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Meeting

Authors

Mohammad Abu Rafe Biswas, The University of Texas at Tyler; Aws AlShalash

learned.Although project-based learning allows students to be able to deduce and apply conceptseffectively, students continue to struggle to communicate their work and results effectively fromsuch experiential learning and other projects. Thus, to overcome the deficiencies in writing skillssuch as poor grammar and formatting, and effective literature review in reports, an instructionalscaffolding plan has been developed and implemented in two junior level courses in parallel(Mechanical System Design and Thermal Fluid Laboratory course). The scaffold activitiesinclude incremental class activities and assignments as well as access to support resources. Thescaffolding activities in the instructional plan will allow students to develop confidence

Collection

2003 GSW

Authors

Farrokh Attarzadeh

functions, includingpaying attention, memorizing, analyzing, and judgment. They are seldom exposed to informationdirected at generating new ideas and visualizing the nonexistent, which are primarily thefunctions of the right brain. Similar sentiments are expressed by Michael LeBoueuf 4 when hestates, “Creative abilities are the oil wells of our mind.” The Proposed ApproachA feasibility plan was designed and implemented. It consisted of three components: (a)presentation of the idea, (b) demonstration of the EMFA gadgets, and (c) conducting the survey.The plan was put to test in four senior classes: ELET 4108 (a project-based laboratory inMicroprocessor Interfacing), ELET 4300 (Unix Operating System), ELET 4309

Collection

2008 GSW

Authors

Juan Hernandez; Michael Alegre; Dragan Siljegovic; Robie Calong; Farrokh Attarzadeh; Ankur Shukla; Vishal Naik

that field for more than 2 years while studying. He plans to do graduate studies inrisk management.ROBIE CALONGRobie Calong is currently a senior pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering Technology atthe University of Houston. His interest, after graduating in Fall 2008, is to pursue a career in hardware developmentand plans to study in Audio Engineering. He is open-minded to learn many different ways and takes prior measures,for example, one of his major interests is to mainly research and develop different methods in problem solving. Hecurrently resides in Pearland, Texas, where he primarily focuses on his studies, while in his leisure time he playsbasketball, surf the interest for new technologies, etc.FARROKH

Conference Session

Unique Student Opportunities in BME

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Johnson, University of Cincinnati / Engineering; Eileen Crisanti, University of Cincinnati; Jill Collet, University of Cincinnati; Edward Grood; Linda Moeller, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

university, and to the nation.Intr oductionCooperative education at the University of Cincinnati is an academic program. It has its owncurriculum and it is faculty driven. The Division of Professional Practice, where the co-oprtqitco"tgukfgu"kp"vjg"Wpkxgtukv{"qh"EkpekppcvkÓu"qticpk|cvkqpcn"uvtwevwtg."ku"cp"cecfgoke"wpkv"reporting directly to the Vice Provost for Academic Planning. This centralized structure ensuresthat the co-op program is administered consistently across participating colleges. There are 38academic programs that participate in co-op. In 2006, 2,916 students participated in cooperativeeducation. The co-op program at the University of Cincinnati is also geographicallycomprehensive. In 2006, those 2,916 students worked at 1,108

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arun Ravindran, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Patricia Tolley, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Arindam Mukherjee, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

studentunderstanding of digital logic design, exploitation of data parallelism in computationallyintensive algorithms, and hardware-software integration issues. Our overall conclusion is thatwith a carefully planned syllabus, course projects, and the availability of student supportresources, introducing reconfigurable computing to undergraduate computer engineeringstudents can be a useful vehicle for teaching topics on parallel hardware and parallel algorithms.IntroductionThe availability of high speed Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA) with more than a billiontransistors has provided hardware designers with a platform for implementing complex highperformance designs such that the programmability of general purpose processors and theperformance of custom

Conference Session

Educational Research

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Reid, Ohio Northern University; P.K. Imbrie, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

subfactors identified through factor analysis14; each subfactor isin turn comprised of individual items. The constructs include:- Motivation, consisting of 25 items in four subfactors: Control, Challenge, Curiosity and Career.- Metacognition: consisting of 20 items in four subfactors: Planning, Self-monitoring/Self- Checking, Cognitive Strategy and Awareness.- Deep Learning, consisting of 10 items in two subfactors, Motive and Strategy.- Surface Learning, consisting of 10 items in two subfactors, Memorization and Studying.- Academic Self-Efficacy, consisting of ten individual items that do not form specific subfactors.- Leadership, consisting of 20 items with four subfactors, Motivation, Planning, Self- Assessment and

Conference Session

Laboratory Development and Technology in the Civil Engineering Classroom

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Torick, University of Pittsburgh; Dan Budny, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

with a well developed plan in order to ensure a successfulproduct. Our instructional design process can be summarized as a 6-step iterative process (Figure1); the unfilled arrow represents the iteration point in the process. Some of the productsdeveloped from this process will be discussed to further clarify the design process. Page 14.1198.2Figure 1- Curriculum Design ProcessLaboratory Development ProcessStep 1- Determination of Design ConstraintsAll design problems have a set of constraints and requirements that are important to clearlyidentify at the beginning of the development process. The main requirements for our newlaboratories are

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design in the Classroom

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Taskin Padir, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

project can be described as designing a portable robotic workcell for industry to showcasestate-of-the-art equipment and technologies in robotics. The industrial sponsor for this project isApplied Manufacturing Technologies (AMT) located in Orion, Michigan. AMT plans to use theworkcell for demonstrating current robotics technology in tradeshows, industrial open housesand/or robotics conferences. In addition, the workcell is to be used as a platform to providetraining to engineers working in robotics industry on robot programming, machine vision andsystems integration. The small size, flexible design and durability make the workcell appealingto many other applications in robotics engineering.An engineering senior project design team composed of