Conference Session

Engineering Libraries (ELD) Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alison Bradley, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; R. Daniel Latta, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Meg Harkins, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Engineering Libraries

, students in this course have been offeredthe option of attending a hands-on library workshop and receiving extra credit on a relatedproject report. Since several hundred students enroll in over 25 sections of this course each fall,the workshop format was developed as an alternative to traditional one-shot library instruction,which is not practicable on this scale. To better assess how the workshops were serving thestudents in these large classes, a group of instructors from the class and the engineering librarianworked together to evaluate student success with research projects and overall informationliteracy within the freshman engineering curriculum. The first initiative was to design a citationstudy assessing submitted projects for quality and

Collection

2023 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Thomas McKean; Gary Bates; LaShall Bates; Ranil Wickramasinghe

2023 ASEE Midwest Section Conference Membrane Research Experiments for High School Students as an Introduction to STEM Research Thomas McKean1, Dr. Gary Bates2, Dr. LaShall Bates2, Dr. Ranil Wickramasinghe1 1 University of Arkansas/2Northwest Arkansas Community CollegeAbstractA Research Experiences and Mentoring (REM) program was hosted for high school (HS) studentsby the Membrane Science and Technology (MAST) Center at the University of Arkansas. Thestudents completed introductory membrane research projects designed to provide an introductioninto the research process. Further, the

Collection

2023 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Lin Zhang

skills andknowledge. This article introduces the curriculum for Engineering Physics majors at theUniversity of Central Arkansas. A deep learning based students’ project of autonomous racingvehicle is showcased in this article.KeywordsArtificial intelligence, deep learning, curriculum design.IntroductionArtificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping our world especially through the blast of deep learning.Deep learning models are getting more and more powerful to impact our daily lives (such asChatGPT) and to make novel scientific findings (such as AlphaFold) [1], [2]. The collegestudents in this generation are living in another time of technology revolution powered by AI. Asthe undergraduates (especially those majoring in engineering) showing

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy B Chan Hilton, University of Southern Indiana

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Faculty Communities Exploring Data and Sharing Their StoriesMotivation and Project OverviewThis NSF Improving Undergraduate STEM Education (IUSE: EHR) Institutional andCommunity Transformation (ICT) capacity-building project is designed to support faculty tocollaboratively explore questions on student learning and success in introductory and gatewayundergraduate STEM courses, such as early engineering courses as well as prerequisite math andscience courses. The project is motivating faculty to consider evidence-based teaching strategiesby including them as co-designers of learning analytics tools and storytellers inspired by the dataand their reflections. Learning analytics uses data about learners and learning to draw

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Technical Session 7

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abdullah Ibrahim, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Roudha Saif Al-Khaldi, Texas A&M University, Qatar; Doaa Elamin Emam; Yasser M. Al Hamidi, Texas A&M University, Qatar; Marwan Khraisheh, Texas A&M University, Qatar

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

Engineering and Arts majors. It sheds the light on how engineering students can beprepared to become ‘outside the box thinkers’ by interacting and working on commonprojects with students from the arts and design majors. The collaborative effortsrevolved around the aspects of “design thinking”, an innovative and broad project basededucational model that uses a systematic approach towards problem solving. Withtraditional engineering education, students are accustomed to breaking down theoreticalproblems and solving them using standard procedures. Although such a way of teachinginstils analytical and methodological thinking, but it is not enough to prepare studentsto be creative in solving future problems. Research shows that engineers who practiceone

Collection

2007 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Nhut Tan Ho

A Framework for Improving Learning and Retention in a Diverse Student Population Dr. Nhut Tan Ho Department of Mechanical Engineering California State University, Northridge AbstractMeeting the projected U.S. engineering workforce needs for increased representation ofunderrepresented minorities will be challenging due to the poor retention and academicperformance of too many minority engineering students. As a response, this psaper describes anapproach built upon an innovative undergraduate education initiative pioneered by MIT calledConceive-Design

Collection

2007 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Nathaniel Jensen; Philip Brach; Ahmet Zeytinci

1 PEER ASSESSMENT (JURY) OF EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING Nathaniel Jensen, Civil Engineering Technician, FHWA Philip Brach, Ph.D., P.E., F-NSPE Distinguished Professor, Emeritus Ahmet Zeytinci, Ph.D., P.E., Professor University of the District of Columbia Washington, DC Abstract The use of a student’s work experience involving the investigation, inspection, collection, and analysis of data for the rating of park service bridges in the United States, is presented as a Senior Capstone Project for Civil

Collection

2003 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Michael P. Hennessey

: mphennessey@stthomas.edu Abstract The project-based undergraduate J-term course Kinematics and Mechanism Design is described, both technically and from a pedagogy point of view. In this course students discovered the kinematic car, a classic example of a nonholonomic mechanical system that everyone can relate to; especially mechanical engineering students. Technical work entailed kinematic modeling using    MATLAB /SIMULINK and CAD modeling and visualization using SolidWorks along with corroborating experimental work using scale model vehicles (i.e. Jeep Liberty SUV, Allis

Collection

2004 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Lang Wah Lee; Tamer Ceylan

teachers' scope of learning, provided them the background knowledge to develop aninterdisciplinary approach to teach mathematics and science, and made subject contents moreinteresting and stimulating to middle school students. Moreover, the design experience alsohelped teachers develop a project-oriented, hands-on approach to foster students' ability inproblem solving and lifelong learning.INTRODUCTIONThe shift from an industrial to information society in the U.S. called for reforms in mathematicsand science education. Two new education standards, the National Science standards [1] andthe National Mathematics Standards [2], were proposed by the National Research Council(NSC) and the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), respectively

Collection

2009 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Lawrence Fong; Brian P. Self

develop aphysical model of the actual system that they attempt to analyze - this is already done for them inthe problem. An example of this can be found in any dynamics book; the work-energy chapterinvariably contains problems with springs attached to different slender rods in a variety ofdifferent contrived orientations.We have attempted to improve student analytical skills and to provide real world context to thestudy of rigid body dynamics by creating a catapult project. Students are given rubber bands,catapults, rulers, weights, and a scale. They must determine how to model the arm, the energystored in the rubber bands (e.g., linear or non-linear springs), and the ensuing projectile motion.Their computations are then tested on launch day

Collection

2025 ASEE -GSW Annual Conference

Authors

Kendra Zagozda, Fort Worth ISD; Roberto Wheelock; Raziye Aghapour, The University of Texas at Arlington; Soulmaz Rahman Mohammadpour, The University of Texas at Arlington; Jaivardhan Sood, The University of Texas at Arlington; Erick C. Jones, The University of Texas at Arlington; Victoria C. P. Chen, The University of Texas at Arlington

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Diversity

Wheelock, Great Hearts Academy, Irving, TX Raziye Aghapour, Soulmaz Rahman Mohammadpour, Jaivardhan Sood, Victoria C. P. Chen, Ph.D., Erick C. Jones Jr., Ph.D. Industrial, Manufacturing, and Systems Engineering Department University of Texas at Arlington AbstractWe present K-12 educational lesson plans towards conducting college level research in engineering.These experiences are an extension of a National Science Foundation Research Experiences forTeachers project (EEC-2055705), where math and science K-12 teachers are trained to conductresearch on sustainable and resilient engineering systems in various disciplines. For

Conference Session

Ocean & Marine Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Brahan, US Coast Guard Academy; Thomas W. Denucci, United States Coast Guard Academy; Jaye Falls, United States Naval Academy; Paul H. Miller, P.E., United States Coast Guard Academy; Peter A. Sousa, United States Coast Guard Academy

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Diversity

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Ocean and Marine Division (OMED)

composites and micro-autonomous surface vessels.Peter A. Sousa, United States Coast Guard Academy Engineering Lab Technician in the School of Engineering and Cyber Systems at the United States Coast Guard Academy (USCGA). After serving as a Machinery Technician in the United States Coast Guard I worked for a top-end yacht service company before joining the USCGA. My area of expertise include fabrication in metals, wood and composites, and operation of a variety of CNC machines ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Assessment and Experience of Boatbuilding-based PBL in Two Naval Architecture ProgramsAbstractNumerous studies highlight the advantages of Project

Conference Session

Experiential Learning and Professional Skills and Competencies: Attainment, Assessment, and Evaluation.

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip Warren Plugge, Central Washington University

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED)

during their internships. He also suggested that the participantsfound the most significant useful construction skills that applied to the students’ career includedsafety, project management and construction graphics as career skills necessary to enter theconstruction industry by the respondents.Internship ProgramsIn academia, there are many different approaches to providing an internship experience for thestudents. There are some construction management programs that have a formalized internshipprogram where students are required to intern at a company for a specified number of hours.Other universities may offer an un-structured internship program where the students intern with acompany as an elective class. At XX University, the internship

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) Technical Session 14

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abdullah Umair Bajwa, Habib University

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

printing to teach these topics in an integrated manner within the time constraints ofa three-credit-hour course. Couplings between CAD and CAE tools (motion simulation andanalysis) and 3D printing were leveraged to reinforce student learnings on topics frommachine elements and mechanics, and provide opportunities through project-basedassessments to reflect on their design choices and use economically-available designperformance results to introduce design refinements.The course was very well-received by the students who reported that they found itmotivating and stimulating, and that it enhanced their knowledge, skills and confidence. Thepaper presents an overview of the course and summarises experiences, challenges, lessons,recommendations and

Conference Session

S2A: Workshop III

Collection

14th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience (FYEE) Conference

Authors

Todd R Hamrick, West Virginia University; Atheer Almasri, West Virginia University; Carter Hulcher, West Virginia University; Xinyu Zhang, West Virginia University; Akua B. Oppong-Anane, West Virginia University

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Workshops

can be challenging toimplement. Team teaching is defined here as each instructor teaching a different section of thesame course and coordinating on the material and overall course schedule. Some advantagesare that instructors can divide the workload, generate and develop new ideas, build on oneanother’s strengths, ensure consistency among different class sections, and effectively integratenew faculty member into the teaching team. Students see uniformity across sections, interestingand applicable projects, and assessments that are fair and consistent. Challenges can includelower levels of autonomy, communication problems, and a risk of students in different sectionscopying work. This workshop will be taught by an experienced Fundamentals of

Conference Session

Construction Engineering Division (CONST) Technical Session 2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Behnam Shadravan, Florida A&M University

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Diversity

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Construction Engineering Division (CONST)

engineering, research, and teaching experience in Construction Management, Materials and Methods, and Structural, Civil, and Geotechnical Engineering. His research areas are Structural Resilience, Sustain- able Construction Methods and Materials, Sustainable Development, Structural Retrofitting, Damage and Collapse Patterns, Soil Improvement Methods, and engineering education. He has a broad engineering experience in large and small-scale projects, including large dams, bridges, and buildings in different fields of Construction, geotechnical and structural engineering. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023Teamwork Assessment Methods in Undergraduate Projects and Lab CoursesTeamwork

Collection

2005 GSW

Authors

Kenneth Van Treuren

consists of a one-hour lecture, a three-hourpractical measurement/demonstration session (often involving calibration techniques) anda three-hour laboratory usually using the measurement techniques talked about in theprevious measurement/demonstration session. The last half of the course is a laboratoryproject, accomplished in teams of two. The students accomplish a written test plan andmake a presentation on the test plan early in the course to get the necessary backgroundinformation. This enables the students to purchase required materials and beginfabrication, if necessary, for the final project early in the course. Topics have included aforce balance for the wind tunnel, automated velocity control for the wind tunnel usingLabview, internal

Collection

2022 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Nadir Yilmaz P.E., Howard University; Hyung D. Bae , Howard University

projects, which appears to have increased their hands-on knowledge andskills with respect to advanced design and engineering analysis software.Introduction With the advancement of computer aided design (CAD) software and the user-friendlyinterfaces of engineering analysis packages for finite element analysis, computational fluiddynamics, and multiphysics solutions, engineering curricula are being revised to train industry-ready engineering graduates with up-to-date technological software and hardware.Implementation of advanced design tools allows students to learn rigorous hands-on tools andapply their knowledge to solving real-world design problems, with computational resources andcloud computing capabilities. At Howard University, the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Christine Alvarado, University of California, San Diego; Joe Hummel, University of Illinois at Chicago; Diba Mirza, University of California, Santa Barbara; Renata A. Revelo, University of Illinois at Chicago

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

minorities in CS and related disciplines.DesignThe design of ERSP is based on four pillars:1. A course-supported apprentice model2. A dual-mentoring framework3. A team-based environment4. An inclusive selection processERSP students work in teams under the guidance of a research faculty member, as part of anactive research project. This apprenticeship is supported by a required course that introducesstudents to research in a structured class setting: topics, findings, how to read and evaluate aresearch paper, and a variety of research exercises. The students are mentored by both ERSPmentors and a member of the research project (faculty, or graduate student). The program isteam-based, building a strong sense of student community and support

Conference Session

Community-Engaged Engineering Education Challenges and Opportunities in Light of COVID-19 Paper Presentations 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Juan C. Lucena, Colorado School of Mines

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Community Engagement Division, Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

effective, responsible, andaccountable to the communities they hope to serve? How do engineering students understandhow to work in these organizations that historically have not been part of traditionalengineering career pathways – “The Road Less Travelled”? This paper presents a conceptualmodel for understanding, partnering, and building relationships between engineering teamsand NGOs, organizations that rarely figure in the employment landscape of engineering. Itproposes that sustainable community development (SCD) projects require a level ofembeddedness in communities, engagement, continuity and logistical maturity that mostengineering schools with community-engagement programs are ill equipped to provide bythemselves but that in partnership

Conference Session

Teaching Interventions in Biomedical Engineering (Works in Progress) - June 22nd

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Vignesh Subbian, University of Arizona; Daniel B. Whitaker, University of Arizona

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Biomedical Engineering

as availability of instructional resources to support this initiative.The course involves a 10-week project, along with weekly engagement and reflection activitiesthat are designed to promote critical thinking and collaboration. Students were required toparticipate in a moderated discussion forum at least twice every week.• Discussion Forum: Each student was required to initiate a new topic of discussion (initiation thread) related to the overall theme of the week as well as engage in a discussion with posts from one or more peers (engagement thread). Both initiation and engagement threads were meant to allow for weekly reflection among students and low-stakes assessment by course facilitators. Measures such as number of posts

Conference Session

Software Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruce R Maxim, University of Michigan, Dearborn; Sushil Acharya, Robert Morris University; Stein Brunvand, University of Michigan-Dearborn; Marouane Kessentini, University of Michigan-Dearborn

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Diversity

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Software Engineering Division

Paper ID #17715WIP: Introducing Active Learning in a Software Engineering CourseDr. Bruce R Maxim, University of Michigan, Dearborn Bruce R. Maxim has worked as a software engineer, project manager, professor, author, and consultant for more than thirty years. His research interests include software engineering, human computer interaction, game design, social media, artificial intelligence, and computer science education. Dr. Maxim is associate professor of computer and information science at the University of Michigan—Dearborn. He established the GAME Lab in the College of Engineering and Computer Science. He has

Conference Session

DEED Postcard Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Molly H. Goldstein, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Robin Adams, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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Design in Engineering Education

. Understanding students’ prioritization and re-prioritization on designstrategies after undertaking a design project allows an opportunity to see how students’conceptions of design develop. This work-in-progress uses a conceptions of design researchinstrument adapted to be sensitive to students’ design experience with a simulated engineeringdesign environment (Energy3D). Students select the five most important and five least importantdesign activities from a list of twenty and provide an open-response regarding one of theirselected terms for both most and least important terms. The survey was administered as a pre-and post-test assessment in three middle schools in the Midwest with over 700 students. Throughstatistical analysis of changing terms of

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2012 ERC

Authors

William Heetderks

. NIDCD NLM NIMHD NIDCR NIBIB NCCAM Total = $31.2 B NHGRI NIAAA NINR FIC NEI NIAMS NIEHS NCI NIDA OD/CF NIAID NIA NCRR NHLBI NICHD NIGMS NIDDK NIMH NINDS Research Project Grants (RPGs): The Mainstay of NIH Sponsored ResearchAwards as percentage of all research

Conference Session

Technical Session VI

Collection

2018 FYEE Conference

Authors

Sheila Erin Youngblood, Cameron University

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FYEE Conference Sessions

yearengineering students experience ENGR 1411 (Introduction to Engineering) and ENGR 2113(Statics). An open-ended project is presented to ENGR 2113 students where they are tasked todemonstrate a concept learned in statics. This requires the student team to design and build inorder to demonstrate. Chapter exams were revamped into 50/50 competencies. These competenciesare content based versus chapter based which enhances a student’s connection within content.Finally, the development of the Engineering Learning Laboratory for Statics allows upperclassmento mentor and support first year engineering students.THE PROBLEMA study from 2014 found that students in a traditional style classroom are 1.5 times more likely to fail inSTEM curriculum than those that are

Conference Session

Teaching Design in Manufacturing Curriculum II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sean Falkowski, University of Dayton

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Manufacturing

. Finally design for manufacturability is used in relation to productdevelopment.The purpose of this course is to graduate engineers who can do some design. Being inEngineering Technology practical applications of design are taught in order to show studentshow to use tools in industry over traditional engineering science. Project based learning is usedto allow the students to explore topics in a form that will enhance their work experience and givethem the information needed to be valuable to employers. Project based learning is a popularway to develop design principles for engineering students.1Graduates of a Manufacturing Engineering Technology Program must ….” understand thedesign of products and the equipment, tooling, and environment necessary

Conference Session

Engineering Economy -- Outside the Introductory Course

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Peterson, Arizona State University

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Engineering Economy

involved in project analysisand justifications since graduating with a BIE degree in 1970. Since 1993, the author has beenteaching engineering economy on a regular basis in a variety of programs and for a variety ofaudiences at both the undergraduate and graduate level. During this time the author of this paperlist 58 different courses on his cv in programs as diverse as industrial engineering, engineeringmanagement, manufacturing engineering, industrial management, and technology management.During the past thirteen years, the author has regularly attended the annual ASEE conferencesand attended countless sessions. These sessions have been eye-opening and thought provokingand well worth the time to attend. At the same time it has educated this

Conference Session

Approaches to Active Learning

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Yim, University of Pennsylvania; Katherine Kuchenbecker, University of Pennsylvania; Paulo Arratia, University of Pennsylvania; Vijay Kumar, University of Pennsylvania; John Bassani, University of Pennsylvania; Jonathan Fiene, University of Pennsylvania; Jennifer Lukes, University of Pennsylvania

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Mechanical Engineering

belief may stem from theinternal confirmation of understanding that hands-on work provides. Students seem to gainconfidence when they are able to apply class material successfully to real-world systems, rathersolving text book problems on paper. It is not yet clear where the critical learning takes place,whether in the lab or in the associated lecture, but it is obvious from our experience thatlaboratory work catalyzes student understanding and excitement about mechanical engineering.Based on student feedback and our belief in the value of project-based and experiential learning,we have developed a practice-integrated mechanical engineering curriculum that spans the fullfour-year undergraduate experience. Our goal is to ingrain theoretical

Conference Session

Early Engineering Design Experiences

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelly Crittenden, Louisiana Tech University; David Hall, Louisiana Tech University; Mark Barker, Louisiana Tech University; Patricia Brackin, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

compiling bug lists – noting products or situations that they think could beimproved. The students form teams and decide on which of their bugs they want to address. Acreative problem solving approach is demonstrated to the students who generate and evaluateconcepts for their solution. The teams then construct increasingly refined prototypes of their newproduct idea. Serving as the culmination of the experience, a Freshman Design Exposition is heldin which the general public, other students, and judges view and provide feedback to thestudents’ inventions. During the following academic year, the best projects are asked to entertheir designs in an Idea Pitch competition which leads to the Top Dawg business plancompetition where their ideas can be

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohammad M. Asoodeh; Carl W. Steidley

SoutheasternLouisiana University (SLU) have initiated a joint project to build computing facilities and curricular programswhich will provide outstanding educational opportunities for computer science and industrial technology majors.Among the aims of this collaboration is to create a model computer integrated manufacturing facility, built onexisting and recently acquired equipment and facilities. Moreover, this project is a part of an IntegratedUndergraduate Technology-Rich Curriculum. In its publication Report on the National Science Foundation Disciplinary Workshops onUndergraduate Education [2] the National Science Foundation had this to say about undergraduate computerscience laboratory facilities: “The laboratory infrastructure is not in