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Conference Session
Liberal Education Revisited: Five Historical Perspectives
Collection
2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
John Heywood, Trinity College, Dublin
Tagged Divisions
Liberal Education/Engineering & Society
instrument, textile 6 Totals (%) 100 105*  The mis-match is due to difficulties in making direct comparisons between the studies. For example Social Science could be classified a liberal study in the US A major problem was that only rarely did universities show any interest in design. It was not arespectable subject, and in any case it was debatable as to whether it could be taught. This wasnot the case among those who undertook project work especially in dip.tech courses whobelieved that they helped students understand the design process. W. A. Pullman argued thatbecause of the industrial experience obtained on sandwich courses students could undertakeambitious
Conference Session
Professional Identity
Collection
2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Katherine M. Morley; Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Shawn S. Jordan, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Robin Adams, Purdue University, West Lafayette
Tagged Divisions
Educational Research and Methods
from McGill University, and an M.S. and a Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering with a Ph.D. minor in Women’s Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is Co-PI and Research Director of Purdue University’s ADVANCE program, and PI on the Assessing Sustainability Knowledge project. She runs the Research in Feminist Engineering (RIFE) group, whose projects are described at the group’s website, http://feministengineering.org/. She is interested in creating new models for thinking about gender and race in the context of engineering education. She was recently awarded a CAREER grant for the project, ”Learning from Small Numbers: Using personal narratives by underrepresented undergraduate students to
Conference Session
Two-Year College Special Topics Potpourri
Collection
2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Angela Minichiello, Utah State University; Tracy D Blake, Utah State University; Wade H. Goodridge, Utah State University; David Dwight Sam PhD, Utah State University
Tagged Divisions
Two Year College Division
: thehistory of engineering , engineering specialties, problem solving, computer tools, teamwork,communication, design and ethics. Material from the text is augmented with group discussionsled by the team of instructors (all of whom are engineers), invited speakers (practicing engineersfrom the regional communities), speakers from university groups that can help regional studentsprepare for academics on main campus (academic advisors, librarian, student representatives ofengineering related clubs), hands-on exercises (laboratory exercises and homework related to thetext), an oral presentation project (the five-minute engineer), and a culminating end of course
Conference Session
Nanotechnology/RFID
Collection
2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Ahmed S. Khan, DeVry University,Addison, Illinois; Aram Agajanian, DeVry University, Chicago
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Technology
Society. He teaches Wireless Engineering, Net- work Engineering, Fiber Optic Communications, Technology and Society, and Project Management. He also advises students on their senior design projects. He is the author of ”The Telecommunications Fact Book, 2E” and co-author of ”Technology and Society: Crossroads to the 21st Century,” ”Technology and Society: A Bridge to the 21st Century,” and ”Technology and Society: Issues for the 21st Century and Beyond.” He is a member of ASEE, and a senior member of IEEE.Aram Agajanian, DeVry University, Chicago Dr. Aram Agajanian is a senior professor at DeVry University in Chicago. He holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from University of Rochester, a M.S. in Electrical
Conference Session
Information and Network Security
Collection
2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Peng Li, East Carolina University; John M. Jones, East Carolina University; Kris Kareem Augustus, East Carolina University
Tagged Divisions
Computing & Information Technology
machines efficiently. From 2008, westarted experimenting with new centralized virtual lab automation systems, specifically VirtualComputing Lab (VCL) which was used in several projects that year. The next year VMware(vCenter) Lab Manager (VLM), another virtual lab automation package, was made available inselected courses.Our VCL infrastructure was supported by 84 IBM HS21 blade servers, each with two Intel dual-core Xeon processors and 12 GB memory. 1 TB Network-attached storage (NAS) was available Page 22.856.4for students to save their work. In contrast, the VLM system was supported by a total of six LS22blade servers with each blade consisting of
Conference Session
Educating Students for Professional Success
Collection
2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Ajit D. Kelkar, North Carolina A&T State University; James G. Ryan, Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering
Tagged Divisions
Graduate Studies, New Engineering Educators, Student
numberof times in the presentations and papers of Mihail Roco 1 of NSF who has projected thatapproximately 2 million nano-related jobs will be created by 2015 (40% of them in the US) andif typical multipliers are used the number of Nano-related jobs would be substantially more. Thiscorrelated with the predictions made by Lux Research (a well known contract research firm) thatnanotechnology will contribute $3.1 Trillion to the world's economy by 2015. We expect JSNNgraduates to find positions in industrial, academic and government research labs in fieldsincluding pharmaceuticals, defense, materials and electronics companies. The Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering (JSNN) currently offer twodegree programs (a Professional M.S. in
Conference Session
Experiential Learning Programs and the Transition to Industry
Collection
2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
David Hoe, University of Texas, Tyler; Mukul Shirvaikar, University of Texas, Tyler
Tagged Divisions
College Industry Partnerships
that the elective class in semiconductor test really helped thestudents pull together the theory from all their course work, this integrative approach willprovide this benefit to the students as they progress through the program rather than waiting fortheir senior year.6 Third, from a pragmatic perspective, the gradual introduction of the tester labsinto the curriculum will allow the faculty to get up to speed on using the tester, introducingmaterial as the lab projects are developed. The proposed learning objectives for each testlaboratory are summarized in Table 2. Table 2. Learning Objectives for Test Laboratories Laboratory Main Learning Objectives Resistor Understand overall ATE
Conference Session
Developing Young MINDS in Engineering: Part I
Collection
2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Christine E. Hailey, Utah State University; Chandra Y. Austin, Auburn University; Cameron Denson, North Carolina State University; Daniel L. Householder, Utah State University
Tagged Divisions
Minorities in Engineering
, understanding ideas, participating in activities, and design projects. Factor two,Communication and Problem Solving, includes five items. These items deal with communicatingengineering knowledge, solving problems, and developing solutions. One item did not meet the0.40 loading criterion required for inclusion within a factor. The results of the factor analysis ofthe self-efficacy items are reproduced in Table 2.Engineering Self-Efficacy ScaleFactor 1 – Understanding, Learning, and Demonstrating Item Loading Statement 2 0.800 Perform an engineering task in MESA 1 0.742 Understanding the engineering ideas taught in MESA 3 0.696 Learn new material relating to engineering
Conference Session
Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer I
Collection
2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
K. Hodge, Mississippi State University
Tagged Divisions
Mechanical Engineering
c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Using Travel and the Internet to Develop and Formulate Enhanced Homework AssignmentsIntroductionOne student criticism of homework and project exercises in engineering courses is thelack of connection that the projects have with the “real world.” The author has taught arequired course in thermal systems design in Mechanical Engineering at MississippiState University for many years and has endeavored to make assignments as realisticand credible as possible. Over the last decade the realism has been enhanced bydeveloping homework exercises from engineering “examples” observed on trips. Thispaper will delineate in detail the process of evolving assignments based on
Conference Session
Student Learning and Assessment II
Collection
2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Anca L. Sala, Baker College; Raghu Echempati, Kettering University
Tagged Divisions
Mechanical Engineering
. Understand the effects and apply basic control actions commonly used in industrial automaticcontrollers in modeling different control systems.11. Complete a course project involving topics of the course and transient and steady-stateresponse analysis of the control system.The course format includes lectures, and computation and visualization sessions using Matlab.As stated before, the mathematical modeling of mechanical systems overlaps with the similartopic in the Vibrations course. Anecdotally, students who have already taken Vibrations, or aretaking Vibrations concurrently with DCS, remarked they already knew some of the material fromthe Vibrations course. This can be of great help to students in the DCS course, allowing themsome confidence
Conference Session
Attracting Young Minds: Part II
Collection
2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Sarah M. Brown, National Society of Black Engineers; Lauren D. Thomas, Virginia Tech
Tagged Divisions
Minorities in Engineering
, program titles, and categories. Most service hours reported aretraditional community service projects, for which hours are tracked, but no other evaluationoccurs. A Walk For Education is also widely adopted, with Informal Science and Engineeringthird, STEM community training next and no chapters reporting Technical Expertise Servicesprograms. A Walk for Education has been a popular for several years as many membersparticipated in the event for the first time when it was hosted at the regional level. Through theTORCH program evaluation it became apparent that the program needed adjustment whichresulted in chapter based events. This program is also popular for chapter collaboration. InformalEngineering and Science takes many forms for the chapters
Conference Session
Multidisciplinary Technical Session
Collection
2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Summer Dann Johnson, Louisiana State University; Paige Davis, Louisiana State University; Ashley Elisabeth Thibodeaux, Louisiana State University; Laura H. Ikuma, Louisiana State University; Kelly A. Rusch P.E., Louisiana State University; Warren N. Waggenspack Jr., Louisiana State University
Tagged Divisions
Multidisciplinary Engineering
AC 2011-680: PEER MENTORING, A TRANSITIONAL PROGRAM TOIMPROVE RETENTION IN THE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERINGSummer Dann Johnson, Louisiana State University Ms Dann is the Project Manager for the College of Engineering’s STEP program. She has her Master’s of Science in Mechanical Engineering and worked for industry for 9 years prior to returning to academia.Paige Davis, Louisiana State University Paige Davis has 20 years experience as an Instructor in the College of Engineering at Louisiana State University. In addition to teaching she assists with the STEP program. She received her baccalaureate degree in Engineering Technology and her master’s degree in Industrial Engineering from Louisiana State University.Ashley
Conference Session
NSF Grantees Poster Session
Collection
2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Sushil K. Chaturvedi, Old Dominion University; Kaustubh A. Dharwadkar
Tagged Topics
NSF Grantees
Implementation of Virtual Experiments in a Laboratory CourseKeywords: Virtual labs, simulation, visualization, assessmentAbstractThis paper presents results from a National Science Foundation grant titled “Simulation andVisualization Enhanced Engineering Education”, funded by the EEC division. Although thescope of the project is quite broad, embracing a wide range of courses in three engineeringdisciplines, the present work describes the results obtained from application of simulation andvisualization for development and implementation of web-based virtual engineering laboratories.The present work leverages the advancement in hardware and software technologies to mapphysical experiments into web-based virtual experiments
Conference Session
NSF Grantees Poster Session
Collection
2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Reid Bailey, University of Virginia; Alexandra Emelina Coso, Georgia Institute of Technology; Heather T. Rowan-Kenyon, Boston College; Michael J Cabral, Virginia Commonwealth University; Joanne Bechta Dugan, University of Virginia; Marie F. Creager, University of Virginia
Tagged Topics
NSF Grantees
year, students continue to concentrate onintegration while completing capstone projects designed specifically for TLP teams.Purpose/need and critical reflection are incorporated into the TLP curricula through theTLP Learning Community. The TLP Learning Community meets every two weeks forone hour with goals of developing a sense of belonging among the students, educatingstudents about the engineering field, strengthening leadership skills among students, andhelping students learn skills for getting jobs and internships. All students in the program– sophomores through seniors – participate in the learning community together. Page 22.1177.3An overview of
Conference Session
Improving Visualization Skills
Collection
2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Nancy E. Study, Virginia State University
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Design Graphics
if they did change their major.IntroductionAs part of ongoing research, data was gathered on the visualization abilities of students enrolledin introductory engineering graphics courses at Virginia State University, an HBCU. The pretestscores of these students on the Purdue Spatial Visualization Test (PSVT) (Guay, 1976) weresignificantly lower than the average expected for incoming engineering and technology students.The visualization abilities of these subjects were improved through a variety of methodsincluding sketching, haptic activities and multimedia exercises. The content of the courses variedslightly throughout the years referenced in this study but consistently covered the topics oforthographic projection, section views, auxiliary
Conference Session
Assessment in Engineering Graphics
Collection
2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Robert A. Chin, East Carolina University
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Design Graphics
-chair and chair and as the Instructional Unit’s secretary, vice-chair, and chair. Page 22.1055.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Measuring the Performance of the Engineering Design Graphics JournalIntroductionThe Engineering Design Graphics Journal (EDGJ) recently transitioned from being a print-onlyjournal to being an online-only journal aided by Open Journal Systems (OJS). Developed andadministered by the Public Knowledge Project, OJS is an integrated open source journalmanagement and publishing system that facilitates the
Conference Session
Impact of the Gulf Coast Oil Spill on Chemical Engineering Education & Misc.
Collection
2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Willie (Skip) E. Rochefort, Oregon State University; Gail Ellen Gerdemann, STEPs at Oregon State University
Tagged Divisions
Chemical Engineering
. This engineering project is designed to match the National Research Council'sNational Science Standards for 5-8 Abilities of Technological Design: i identify appropriate problemsfor technological design, design a solution or product, implement a proposed design, evaluate completedtechnological designs or products, and communicate the process of technological design.The lab described earlier in this paper and developed for undergraduates can be adapted for success for students ingrades four to eight. The age-appropriate adaptations for younger students include: (1) presenting the context forthe problem, (2) choosing appropriate materials, (3) devising a materials distribution and cleanup system, and (4)helping students understand trade-offs by
Conference Session
Unique Developments in Engineering Technology
Collection
2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Julie M. Little-Wiles, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Adrie Koehler, Purdue University; Stephen Hundley, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Technology
use of chat rooms and forums for posting questions so that students could conduct discussionswith each other. A significant number of students did convey to the researchers that their instructorswere not using the chat or forum tools and that some of the instructors actually turn that feature off intheir LMS. Students expressed the need for such tools due to collaboration efforts on projects or simplyto be able to hold discussions on course topics outside of class. Other students mentioned that theirinstructors had actually required forum postings and incorporated both tools (chat and forum) withintheir courses which students liked.Students also wanted the ability to be able to have their message tool in the LMS linked to their email sothat
Conference Session
Assessment Methods and Learning Pedagogy I
Collection
2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Qiu Liu, McNeese State University
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Technology
resistance and measure the offset voltage, then students will see how the offsetvoltage varies over the input resistance as a dependent variable3,4. Only very few add physicalquantity measurements such as adding a thermister. However, they did not point out the use ofthis circuit in a signal conditioning function and a process control loop. Also the author postedmessage in technology listserve to ask for the inputs about how other colleagues using the sametextbook do. Dr. Julio Garcia’s in San Jose State University uses a project similar to Capstone asin Figure 4.It would be the best way to train students if they can design and complete a small but including-everything project after finishing the class. The difficulty here is that they still have to
Conference Session
First-year Programs Division Poster Session
Collection
2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University; Arun R. Srinivasa, Texas A&M University, Department of Mechanical Engineering; Jefferey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University
Tagged Divisions
First-Year Programs
UC Berkeley and has been a faculty in the mechanical Engineer- ing Department at Texas A&M University. He is one of the curriculum coordinators for the freshman engineering program of the Dwight Look COllege of Engineering at Texas A&M University,Jefferey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University Jeffrey E. Froyd is the Director of Faculty Climate and Development at Texas A&M University. He served as Project Director for the Foundation Coalition, an NSF Engineering Education Coalition in which six institutions systematically renewed, assessed, and institutionalized their undergraduate engineering curricula, and extensively shared their results with the engineering education community. He co-created the
Conference Session
Learning From Experts
Collection
2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Indira Nair, Carnegie Mellon University; Eden Fisher, Carnegie Mellon University; Mustafa A. Biviji, Carnegie Mellon University
Tagged Divisions
Educational Research and Methods
worked in education at high school and university levels. Mustafa Biviji holds a BS in Electronics from Bombay University and a MS in Engineering & Technology Innovation Management from Carnegie Mellon. Mr. Biviji’s current position involves innovations in alternative energy.Dr. Eden FisherMr. Mustafa A. Biviji Mustafa A. Biviji holds a BE in Electronics Engineering from Mumbai University and a MS in Engineer- ing & Technology Innovation Management from Carnegie Mellon. Mr. Biviji’s current position involves working on projects in field of future electric grids and alternative energy. Page 22.1100.1
Conference Session
Pedagogical Issues in Computing
Collection
2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Tumkor Serdar, Stevens Institute of Technology; El-Sayed Aziz, Stevens Institute of Technology; Sven K. Esche, Stevens Institute of Technology; Constantin Chassapis, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science)
Tagged Divisions
Computers in Education
element methods and has interests in remote laboratories, project-based learning and student learning assessment. His research is in the areas of remote sensing and control with applications to remote experimentation as well as modeling of microstructure changes in metal forming processes. He publishes regularly in peer-reviewed conference proceedings and scientific journals. At the 2006 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition in Chicago, USA, he received the Best Paper Award for his article ’A Virtual Laboratory on Fluid Mechanics’.Dr. Constantin Chassapis, Stevens Institute of Technology Page 22.527.1
Conference Session
Innovative Methods to Teach Engineering to URMs
Collection
2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Carolyn A Vallas, University of Virginia; Wraegen Williams, University of Virginia, Center for Diversity in Engineering
Tagged Divisions
Minorities in Engineering
needed for America to compete in the diverse globaleconomy. This outreach effort has been designed and implemented with the aim of instillingan interest in computer science, engineering and entrepreneurship among the futureinnovators of America.LEAD-SEI’s three-week core curriculum consists of a team-based research project andcomputer science. These components allow groups to develop innovative solutions,products/prototypes, business plans and technology driven presentations to address real worldproblems; including the global challenges of the 21st century. In addition to theaforementioned, participants learn the scope of the different engineering fields fromUniversity professors and graduate students. Beyond discovering computer science
Conference Session
Impact of the Gulf Coast Oil Spill on Chemical Engineering Education & Misc.
Collection
2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Rebecca K. Toghiani, Mississippi State University; Bill B. Elmore, Mississippi State University
Tagged Divisions
Chemical Engineering
1 2 3 4 5 Comments PRESENTATION 15. Appropriate participation (all group members contribute to presentation) 1 2 3 4 5 16. Responses to questions demonstrate knowledge of subject matter and project. 1 2 3 4 5 17. All members contribute to answering questions 1 2 3 4 5 Comments Page 22.662.7Student FeedbackStudent feedback from the team assignment was mixed. The majority of teams indicated that thedevelopment of the poster presentation and learning more about a particularenvironmental/process plant
Conference Session
Information and Network Security
Collection
2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Edward F. Gehringer, North Carolina State University
Tagged Divisions
Computing & Information Technology
needsThe administration of a large wiki textbook project is demanding, encompassing aspects oftopic selection, communication, role and responsibility assignment, assessment andmonitoring. 1. Signup sheet. Only a limited number of students or teams must be allowed to select any particular topic, to assure that all the topics will be chosen by somebody. Passing around a signup sheet in class means that some students get first choice because of where they sit in the classroom. Using standard software tools for this task—shared spreadsheets or message boards, for example—is unreliable, since these tools don’t have any way of preventing “too many” students or teams from signing up for a
Conference Session
Professional Development from a Distance
Collection
2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Mitchell L. Springer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Gary R. Bertoline, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mark T. Schuver, Purdue University, College of Technology, West Lafayette
Tagged Divisions
Continuing Professional Development
committees. Dr. Springer is internationally recognized, has authored numerous books and articles, and lectured on software development methodologies, management prac- tices and program management. Dr. Springer received his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Purdue University, his MBA and Doctorate in Adult and Community Education with a Cognate in Exec- utive Development from Ball State University. He is certified as both a Project Management Professional (PMP) and a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR).Gary R. Bertoline, Purdue University, West LafayetteMark T Schuver, Purdue University, College of Technology, West Lafayette, IN Mark Schuver is the Associate Director of the Center for Professional Studies
Conference Session
Industrial Collaboration and Applications
Collection
2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University; Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University; Joanne E. DeGroat, Ohio State University
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Technology
Page 22.333.4 • Use Quartus II software RTL Viewer to verify correct synthesis results • Incorporate Altera structural blocks in VHDL designs • Write simple testbenches for verification • Create parameterized designsThe Quartus II Software Design Series:Course DescriptionThe course provides extensive training on how to use Quartus® II development software todevelop an FPGA or CPLD. Faculty will be able to create a new project, enter in new or existingdesign files, and compile their design. Faculty will learn how to plan and manage I/Oassignments and apply timing analysis of design to achieve design goals using Quartus® IIdevelopment software [2]. The course objectives are to have class participants are able to
Conference Session
ECCD Poster Session
Collection
2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jaime Ramos, University of Texas, Pan American; Leonel Aguilera, University of Texas, Pan American; Elizardo Garcia, Universidad TecMilenio; Sanjeev Kumar, University of Texas, Pan American, Electrical and Computer Engineering; Roman Garcia, IEEE; Jose Sanchez, University of Texas, Pan American
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Energy Conversion and Conservation
founder of NSF funded Network Research Lab (NRL) in Electrical Engineering Dept. at UTPA, and an elected Senior member of IEEE..Roman Garcia, IEEE Roman Garcia earned his degree as an Electronic Technician in 2007. He is coursing his B.S degree in Electrical Engineering at The University of Texas Pan-American. He is looking for a cleaner way to provide energy and illumination at lowest prices. His goals and vision on renewable energy and LED lightning had brought him to work as a research assistance on the project described in the paper.Jose Sanchez, The University of Texas Pan American Jose Sanchez, The University of Texas Pan American Jose Sanchez received his BSEE degree from The University of Texas Pan American in
Conference Session
Pedagogical Issues in Computing
Collection
2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Chia-Lin Ho, North Carolina State University; Dianne Raubenheimer, North Carolina State University
Tagged Divisions
Computers in Education
-related Self-efficacy: The Roles of Computational Capabilities, Gender, and Academic PerformanceAbstractResearch has documented that self-efficacy is a good predictor of individuals’ behavior andmotivation. In engineering education, self-efficacy has received much attention in dealing withissues regarding the retention of female engineering students. As an effort to further understandthe role of self-efficacy in computer science and engineering education, this study focused onstudents’ self-efficacy beliefs about engineering/computer science, as well as self-efficacybeliefs about computer usage, and then examined their relations to computational capabilities,gender, and academic performance.This study is part of a larger project
Conference Session
General Topics in Graduate Education
Collection
2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Robert M. Brooks, Temple University; Naji Khoury, Temple University; Jyothsna K. S., St. Joseph's College, Bangalore, Department of English; Amithraj Amavasai
Tagged Divisions
Graduate Studies
82Grade, % 80 78 76 74 0 5 10 15 20 25 No. of ethical exercises Page 22.385.8Appendix 1. CASE STUDIESGroup 11. Software Testing(Web Page on this Site) Numerical CaseA project team is developing new software for airplane altitude controls combined withnavigation. How is the software to be tested? How are the results to be interpreted, and what arethe expectations and goals for the quality of the software? Suitable for courses in statistics,software engineering, reliability engineering, levels 3-4.2. Risk, Tradeoffs, and Informed Consent: "The Hundred