Conference Session

New ECE Courses

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Constance D. Hendrix, USAF Academy; Danial J. Neebel PE, US Air Force Academy; Ryan Jay Silva, U.S. Air Force Academy

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Electrical and Computer

create a breadth-first introductory course to motivate and inspire the students to dig deeper into topics they will see later in the curriculum. Through early exposure to a broad set of knowledge and simulation/laboratory techniques, students can begin to develop intellectual curiosity and intuition about how electrical and computer systems work and, in the process, see the fun and excitement in electrical and computer engineering. This paper delves into the development of the course, from the determination of the goals through the implementation of the course structure and teaching philosophy. The paper concludes with an analysis of student feedback.1.0 IntroductionA lesser known corollary to Murphy’s Law for Engineers states

Conference Session

Student Learning, Problem Solving, & Critical Thinking 3

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peggy C. Boylan-Ashraf, Stanford University; Steven A. Freeman, Iowa State University; Mack Shelley, Iowa State University

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Educational Research and Methods

engineering. International Journal of Engineering Education, 26(5), 1097-1110.7 Boxall, J. & Tait, S. (2008). Inquiry-based learning in civil engineering laboratory classes. Proceedings of the ICE - Civil Engineering, 161(4), 152 –161.8 Burns, R. A., Butterworth, P., Kiely, K. M., Bielak, A. A., Luszcz, M. A., Mitchell, P., Christensen, H., Von Sanden, C., & Anstey, K. J. (2011). Multiple imputation was an efficient method for harmonizing the mini-mental state examination with missing item-level data. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 64(7), 787- 793.9 Busch-Vishniac, I., Kibler, T., Campbell, P. B., Patterson, E., Darrell, G., Jarosz, J., Chassapis, C., Emery, A., Ellis, G., Whitworth, H., Metz, S., Brainard

Conference Session

FPD 9: First-Year Projects

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Shepard, University of St. Thomas; Broderick W. Carlin, University of St. Thomas

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First-Year Programs

to three different settings (white lines)Laboratory ActivityStudents were provided two lab sections to practice soldering and work on their project. Eachlab section was 100 minutes, had ~15 students and was staffed by the course instructor and 1-2undergraduate student mentors. These paid student mentors were typically sophomore or juniorengineering majors who had previously built the circuit. At the start of the first lab session all 15students were given a 10-15 minute lesson which included the following topics:  when/where soldering is used  what is a printed circuit board (PCB)  how to populate a PCB with components  what is solder  what is flux  how solder is different from conductive glue (i.e. metals are

Conference Session

Student Learning, Problem Solving, & Critical Thinking 3

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicole P Pitterson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ruth A. Streveler, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

simple inquiries about what they read [13]. This givesthe instructor the ability to adjust where necessary the class content based on student concerns. Inthis strategy, the class session can better maximize what concepts such are focused on and howwell the students engage themselves since the class would have been formatted to reflect theirlevel of understanding.It has also been discussed that while much attention has been paid to the use of active learningapproaches in lecture class, laboratory classes themselves have some measure of passiveengagement that requires the application of active activities [14]. The use of laboratory manualswith step-by-step discussions of how to conduct experiment causes students to learn concepts byrote

Conference Session

New Approaches in Engineering

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Audrey Lynn LaVallie, Turtle Mountain Community College; Eric Asa, North Dakota State University; G. Padmanabhan P.E., North Dakota State University

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Minorities in Engineering

shown that students who engage in research projects are morelikely to enroll in and complete STEM degree programs when compared to other students9.Increased understanding of the research process10,11,12, a shift from passive to activelearning13,14,15, enhanced research and laboratory skills10,11,16,17, and increased understanding and Page 23.307.2interest in the discipline are some of the benefits undergraduate students gain by engaging inresearch. Students are also more likely to pursue careers in the STEM field when they hadexperienced undergraduate research- gains were particularly noticeable among minorities3.Also in the last several years

Conference Session

Methods, Techniques, and New Programs in Graduate Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Niaz Latif, Purdue University, Calumet ; Joy L Colwell, Purdue University, Calumet (Tech)

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Graduate Studies

Modeling Simulation and Computer Graphics log/current- catalog/FOI/CEN01.htm University of Georgia The University of Georgia Distributed http://www.cs.uga.edu/~maria Simulation Laboratory /pads/index.htm Portland State Graduate Certificate in Computer Modeling & http://www.pdx.edu/sysc/prog Simulation ram-systems-science- graduate-certificates Modeling and Simulation Certificate http://www.defense.gatech.ed Georgia

Conference Session

Product Development and Manufacturing

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jay R Porter, Texas A&M University; Joseph A. Morgan, Texas A&M University; Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

. The following section discusses these coursesand how they impact the product development experience being delivered to the students.ENTC 269: Embedded C Programming As most of the product development activities within the ESET Program include anembedded intelligence device, the faculty decided to replace the typical C Programming coursewith an internally taught Embedded C Programming course and associated laboratory. In sodoing, the students were engaged in the embedded software high-level language developmentenvironments at an earlier point in their academic careers. The students were also able to better Page 23.472.4understand the

Conference Session

Perspectives and Approaches to Teaching Simulation and Design-Based Courses

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Turton P.E., West Virginia University

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Chemical Engineering

system available at our university are illustrated in Figure 5 and illustrate therichness of the virtual environment. Two examples of how student activity might be affected byITS technology are: • In laboratory sessions, students might perform virtual experiments on a distillation tower that processed a toxic or explosive chemical (impossible to do in current day unit operations laboratories). The virtual equipment might be of commercial scale, comprising say of a tower 5 m in diameter containing 120 trays along with a thermosiphon reboiler, a partial condenser, reflux pumps, overhead drums, etc. A team of students might be set a task of evaluating the separation efficiency of the tower by

Conference Session

Physics in the K-16 Classroom

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Budny Dan; Teresa Larkin

kinematics, Newton’s Laws, conservation ofmomentum and energy, rotational motion, fluid mechanics, waves, and sound. Althoughtraditional in its content, the course is not taught in a traditional lecture format. Many traditionalteaching methodologies have clearly been shown to put students in the role of passive, ratherthan active, learning [15]. Numerous teaching strategies have been developed that serve to betteraccommodate students’ needs and diverse learning styles [16]. In addition, the course includesstrong conceptual and problem solving components. PMW is a 3-credit course and consists of a lecture and a laboratory component. Students mettwice a week for class sessions that are 75 minutes long. On alternate weeks, students met for atwo-hour

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Victor Giurgiutiu; Brian Mouzon

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINAThe Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of South Carolina (DME-USC) iswell positioned to participate in promoting and developing this emerging engineering educationfield. DME-USC established a course for teaching microcontrollers to mechanical engineeringstudents – EMCH 367, www.me.sc.edu/courses/emch367. The course consists of four majorcomponents: (a) classroom instruction; (b) homework; (c) laboratory; (d) project. The classroominstruction is focused on instilling in students the basic knowledge related to programming andusing the microcontroller. Part of the classroom instruction is performed in a computerlaboratory, where the students interact with simulation software on a one-on-one basis

Conference Session

Current Issues in Information Technology

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Chetan Sankar; P.K. Raju

observationsshow that the education establishment is not doing an adequate job of educating engineeringstudents for the information age. In our opinion, a major reason for this is due to lack ofappropriate educational materials that bridge the gap between theory and practice are notavailable to teachers. The Laboratory for Innovative Technology and Engineering Education(LITEE) at Auburn University has therefore embarked on a project to develop these educationalmaterials. This paper discusses the development of the new educational materials and the resultsof their evaluation in the classroom.2. Goals and Educational Objectives of the Project Information technology is essential for solving critical national problems in areas such asscience and

Conference Session

The Role of Robotics in K-12 Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Irina Igel, Polytechnic Institute of New York University; Ronald Leonel Poveda, Polytechnic Institute of New York University; 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

., performing mechanical testing and evaluation of scanners and other mobile devices in Holtsville, N.Y. His largely experimental research is focused on parametric studies of novel lightweight composites and simulations of functionally graded materials under load.Dr. Vikram Kapila, Polytechnic Institute of New York University 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 Experi- ence 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, Ohio. His research interests are in cooper

Conference Session

Curricular Innovations in College-Industry Partnerships

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas F. Wolff P.E., Michigan State University; Carmellia Davis-King, Michigan State University; Timothy J. Hinds, Michigan State University; Daina Briedis, Michigan State University

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College Industry Partnerships

majors and is the greater beneficiary of involvement by our industrysponsors. The second course, EGR 102, Introduction to Engineering Modeling, introducesproblem solving and mathematical modeling of engineering problems and systems. It is requiredof all majors except computer science and computer engineering.EGR 100 is a two-credit course taught in a lecture and laboratory format. Lectures are held onceeach week for 50 minutes throughout a 15 week semester. The laboratory sessions meet onceper week for 110 minutes each. Lectures are held in a traditional auditorium; whereas thelaboratory sessions are held in a computer facility populated with Windows ®-based PCs.Lectures primarily deal with the various aspects of design, communication and the

Conference Session

Middle School Programs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard H. Crawford, University of Texas, Austin; Christina Kay White, University of Texas, Austin; Chandra L. Muller, University of Texas, Austin; Anthony J. Petrosino Jr., University of Texas, Austin ; Austin B. Talley P.E., University of Texas, Austin ; Kristin L. Wood, University of Texas, Austin

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

and Design (SUTD). Wood completed his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering (Division of Engineering and Applied Science) at the California Institute of Technology, where he was an AT&T Bell Laboratories Ph.D. Scholar. Wood joined the faculty at the University of Texas in Sept. 1989 and established a computational and experimental laboratory for research in engineering design and manufacturing. He was a National Science Foundation Young Investigator, the Cullen Trust for Higher Education Endowed Professor in Engineering, and University Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of Texas, Austin

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie P. Martin, Clemson University; Matthew K. Miller, Clemson University; Marian S. Kennedy, Clemson University

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Educational Research and Methods

found that graduate student mentors who work closely withstudents on their projects served as “coping models” in developing undergraduates’ self-efficacyfor research and graduate school. Specifically, we reported that the REU program served as a“taste” of graduate school, and gave participants access to graduate students and professors whoserved as both role models and sources of information about academic and career options.Several factors contributed to their reported increased in self-efficacy for graduate school andresearch careers: their accomplishments in the laboratory, new knowledge about graduate schooland potential career options, and vicarious learning3 that took place over the summer via theirgraduate student mentors. In particular

Conference Session

Research and Graduate Studies

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University; Korine Steinke Wawrzynski, Michigann State University; Rachel Mangiavellano, Michigan State University; Evan McCune, Michigan State University

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Graduate Studies

-4Working in a research group or team 34 36 2“Bench science” in a laboratory setting 26 28 2Work in an office setting 18 22 4Field work outside of an office setting 5 6 1Developing/using databases 16 12 -4Developing/using spreadsheets 32 26 -6Developing websites 0 1 1Developing computer programs 11 15 4

Conference Session

Mechanics Concepts I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shawn P. Gross, Villanova University; David W. Dinehart, Villanova University

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Mechanics

effort in recent years focused on implementing newtechniques to the teaching of engineering mechanics. This work has included combiningtraditional statics topics in a heavily design oriented backdrop (Russell 7, Condoor 8, Klosky etal. 9), focusing on application to real artifacts (Seif and Dollar 10), and combining statics conceptswith those from mechanics of solids and machine design (Chaphalkar 11). Recent effortsdocument successes with utilizing an inverted classroom (Papadopoulos et al.12) and otherinnovative pedagogies. The goal of improving educational outcomes via a highly interactiveclassroom has been shown to be successful in formats where lectures and laboratories arecombined and problem-based active learning techniques are

Conference Session

Learning and Assessment III

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

it wascompared to a traditional classroom course; at the end, it was determined that even though theonline course could be useful to help students understand fundamental concepts in Statics, itbecomes less effective than the face-to-face course when teaching students to solve a diversity ofpractical problems7. Kim et al.8 developed a hands-on mechanics laboratory, with online accessto some experimental setups. The laboratory was a co-requisite for ME students in the Staticscourse, but, it was optional for other majors. Such mechanics laboratory allowed students tounderstand Statics concepts better through instructor demonstrations and cooperative learninghands-on activities, group projects, and discussions; as a result, the failure and

Conference Session

Fulfilling the CE BOK2 - Case Studies

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Hall, University of Arkansas

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Civil Engineering

College of Engineering, with approximately 103 tenure/tenure-track faculty inseven departments, enrolls approximately 1650 undergraduate, 578 masters, and 149 doctoralstudents. Last fiscal year, externally-funded research expenditures in the college exceeded $18million. The Department of Civil Engineering has 12 tenure/tenure-track faculty, and enrollsapproximately 200 undergraduate, 25 masters, and 12 doctoral students. The departmentparticipates in many interdisciplinary research centers and is lead in two – the Mack-BlackwellNational Rural Transportation Center and the Computational Mechanics Laboratory. Last fiscalyear, externally-funded research expenditures in the department exceeded $1.6 million.Current BSCE CurriculumThe department of

Conference Session

K-12 Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Rorrer; Richard Sanders; Daniel Knight

Tapping Hidden Talent Ronald A. L. Rorrer1, Daniel Knight2, Richard Sanders3 1 Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center/2Integrated Teaching and Learning Laboratory, University of Colorado at Boulder/3Department of Music and Entertainment Industry Studies, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences CenterAbstractWe have developed a summer program intended to tap the talent of high school students whohave the capability to succeed in college, but are currently not on a college bound path. Thecourses in the program consist of a merging of

Conference Session

Service Learning Projects

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

William Moeller; Margaret Pinnell; Bernard Amadei; Jay Shah; R. Scott Summers; Angela Bielefeldt; Robyn Sandekian

Trans 6 17 Numerical Tech Elective Water Chem & Water & WW Sustainabilty Methods + + & the Built Laboratory* Tmt* Environ * 7 15 Environ Environ Engrg Environ Engrg Engineering Tech Engrg Microbiology * Design * Economics+ Elective/ Processes * Sr Thesis 8 15 Option Air Pollution * EDC Projects

Conference Session

Curriculum Innovation & Assessment

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jo Howze; Jefferey Froyd; Kristi Shryock; Arun Srinivasa

the design process. Also in many cases, students, through working on projects,often perceive the relevance of mathematics and science and see how what they have learned inthese courses might be applicable to their current project. Another, less frequently usedalternative is a first-year course built around discipline, laboratory-based learning experiences[10]. The goal of this alternative is to help first-year students better understand the nature of thedifferent engineering disciplines through carefully crafted experiential learning experiences.Given that one of the challenges faced by the first-year engineering curricula at TAMU was thelack of understanding of engineering practice, EAPO selected the project-based approach. Thedesign

Conference Session

Innovation in ECET Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luciano Boglione, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

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Engineering Technology

back to the University their professionals interested inadvancing their technical education. Within this local context, microwave engineering is ofparticular importance and a course on microwave engineering has been established by the authorin spring 2008.The course is entitled Foundations of Microwave Design (course # 17.403) and it is an electivecourse that the students may take either as part of their undergraduate program; or as individualclass. Engineering Technology courses last 14 weeks and consist of a single 3 hour long class perweek; all activities, such as a laboratory section, must fit within the allotted weekly time. Theprerequisite to Foundations of Microwave Design is Circuits II and Laboratory (course # 17.214

Conference Session

Experiential Learning in BME

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

DeRome Dunn, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Robin Liles, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Clinton Lee, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Shawn Watlington, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Courtney Lambeth, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Devdas Pai, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

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Biomedical

ranconcurrently. K-14 teacher participants derived from middle schools and community colleges,and undergraduate participants came from both the lead home and partnering institutions. EachREU and RET was teamed with a research mentor (i.e., lead researcher) and an graduate student.REU and RET participants had primary research responsibilities which were carried out over afive-week period. In the remaining sixth week, participants rotated through each laboratory togain familiarity with all research areas. In addition to scientific research; weekly technicalprograms, enrichment activities, and trips were conducted, the goals of which were to fostercreativity and innovation, diversity in thinking, and entrepreneurship; and to broaden participantimagination

Conference Session

Rethinking Traditional Pedagogical Strategies

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas Massa, Springfield Technical Community College; Michele Dischino, Central Connecticut State University; Judith Donnelly, Three Rivers Community College; Fenna Hanes, New England Board of Higher Education

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

thatstudents are often “turned off” by the way technical subjects are taught; traditional classroomlectures followed by “cook-book” type laboratory experiences that provide little opportunity toactively engage in creative real-world problem solving. Engineering technicians are problemsolvers – individuals who skillfully apply their knowledge in solving real-world problems.Working side-by-side with engineers and scientists, engineering technicians are the “hands-on”side of an engineering team, responsible for designing experiments, building and troubleshootingprototypes, analyzing and interpreting data, and presenting experimental results to peers,supervisors and customers. If the U.S is to attract more students into STEM-related careers, theymust be

Conference Session

Recruiting, Retention & Advising

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Kay C. Dee; Glen Livesay

views (n=12; 29%). The least frequently cited reasons for leaving the School of Engineering were: 1. I want to attend a school that is closer to my family (0) 2. I want to live in another part of the country. (0) 3. I don’t find my courses challenging enough. (0) A portion of the exit survey asked questions regarding types of instructional activitiescharacteristically linked to different learning styles. For example, a student who prefers activerather than reflective learning, and who felt their needs were not being met in the engineeringcurriculum, might be expected to choose the survey option “I want to take classes which give memore opportunities to: do hands-on experiments and laboratories.” On the

Conference Session

TIME 4: Pedagogy

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Bannerot

relatively low temperature, and upon exposure to some highertemperature will return to their original shape. Only those alloys that can recover asubstantial amount of strain, or that generate significant force upon shape transformation,are of commercial interest. One such material is a Nickel-Titanium alloy called Nitinol(NiTi). This particular alloy has useful electrical and mechanical properties, long fatiguelife, and high corrosion resistance. This novel material has a very high resistivity thatenables it to be actuated electrically by Joule (resistance) heating, making it an appealingtype of actuator for numerous applications. In 1962, William Buehler at the NavalOrdinance Laboratory discovered a binary alloy composed of equi-atomic Nickel

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Case Studies

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Manion; Eli Fromm; Jay Bhatt

9.552.2activities in the students’ curriculum (e.g., laboratories in the sophomore years.) Moreover, the“Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education"choice of this model reflects our belief that the combination of ethics instruction relating toprofessionalism and individual responsibility, along with extended treatment of themes, conceptsand categories for dealing with the social, political, and environmental context of engineeringpractice is an effective curricular model for responding to the ABET Criteria 2000.EPED 231 and EPED 231All sophomore students in Drexel’s College of Engineering (CoE

Conference Session

STEM and ECE

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kundan Nepal, University of St. Thomas; Andrew Tubesing, University of St. Thomas

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Electrical and Computer

Paper ID #9901Development of a Fundamentals of Electrical and Computing Systems coursefor in-service K-12 Teachers.Prof. Kundan Nepal, University of St. Thomas Kundan Nepal is currently an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering at the University of St.Thomas (MN). His research interests span the areas of reliable nanoscale digital systems, mobile robotics and recongurable computingMr. Andrew Tubesing, University of St. Thomas Andrew Tubesing is Laboratory Manager for the Electrical Engineering program at University of St Thomas in St. Paul, MN. He also serves on the faculty of the UST Center for Pre-Collegiate

Conference Session

Research Experience in Stormwater Management

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aimee S. Navickis-Brasch, Gonzaga University; Noel E. Bormann P.E., Gonzaga University; Sue L. Niezgoda P.E., Gonzaga University; Matt Zarecor, Spokane County Stormwater Utility

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Civil Engineering

actual data to an analysis using the regional design storms and guidance.  Soil Mechanics Lab - In this course students learn about laboratory and field methods for evaluating properties and the behavior of soils under various environmental conditions. Students in this course will the focus monitoring activities on stormwater quantity reduction. The specific monitoring activities could include determining the BMP infiltration rate using different in-situ testing methods.Findings and ConclusionThis paper presented a case study focused on the first year of a cooperative stormwater project,which provided the basis for assessing the potential benefits to the participants, the university,the municipality, and the