Conference Session

Frontiers in Engineering Management

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

organizational performance. Dervitsiotis17 (2004) proposed a systematicapproach to performance management that viewed the organization as a living entity optimizedas a whole. Morgan38 (2003) asserted that organizations implement PM systems that reflectmanagement’s abilities and beliefs along with those of the workers. Franco-Santos and Bourne18(2005) found that a successful PM system required a commitment from top management,enabled workers, and open communication. Bititci, Turner, and Begemann7 (2000) investigatedhow information technology (IT) systems could perform self-auditing functions using variousmanagement tools. Nudurupati and Bititci43 (2005) concluded that IT support was able toidentify weaknesses, enhance improvement projects, and improve

Conference Session

Computers and Software in Teaching Mathematics

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bertram Pariser, Technical Career Institute, Inc.; Cyrus Meherji, Technical Career Institute, Inc.

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

for a Fiber Optics Laboratory. Heserved as faculty advisor to the IEEE and faculty advisor to Tau Alpha Pi National HonorSociety. Bert was instrumental in merging Tau Alpha Pi National Honor Society into the ASEE.In addition, Dr. Pariser Co-Founded 5 venture companies, and as a management consultantsuccessfully catalyzed over $100 million of new shareholder value in client businesses. Bert ledcross-functional client teams in projects to find and capture value-creating profit and growthopportunities. Bert received a PhD, MS from Columbia University and a BS from MIT inElectrical Engineering. bert.pariser@tcicollege.eduCyrus Meherji is a faculty member in the Electronic Engineering Technology and the ComputerSoftware Technology Departments at

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computer-Oriented Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashley Banaszek, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Hong Sheng, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Richard Hall, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Ronaldo Luna, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Ghulam Bham, Missouri University of Science and Technology

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Information Systems

module for teachingGeographic Information Systems to civil engineering students within the context of a problemrelated to crash data analysis. This module is one part of a National Science Foundation Course,Curricula, and Laboratory Improvement Project in which GIS modules are being developed forseveral areas of civil engineering. The module was used as a laboratory assignment in atransportation engineering course. Two days later students completed both an objective multiplechoice quiz over the material covered in the lab and a subjective questionnaire. Quantitativeanalysis was carried out on the quiz answers and the Likert scale portion of the questionnaire. Aqualitative grounded-theory open-coding analysis was applied to the open-ended

Conference Session

Curricular Developments in Energy Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lynn Albers, North Carolina State University; Karen Lindsay, Wake County Public School System; Janice Hemric, Wake County Public School System; Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University; Jade Tucker, Wake County Public School System; Karen Hollebrands, North Carolina State University; Elizabeth Parry, North Carolina State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Engineering at North Carolina State University. Currently, she is the Project Director for the RAMP-UP program. Page 15.1235.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 The Impact of Active Learning during Out-of-School Time (OST) Energy Clubs on Elementary School StudentsAbstractActive learning during out-of-school time Energy Clubs, can positively affect students ingrades 3-5 by improving their understanding of technology, what engineers do, theengineering design process, and how to improve a windmill. RAMP-UP assessed theimpact through a pre- and posttest from the Engineering is Elementary workbook,“Catching

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean-Claude Thomassian, State University of New York, Maritime College; Anoop Desai, Georgia Southern University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

ofElectronics and Network Analysis. It also seeks to present an educational effort to improvestudents’ retention and quality by engaging students in their studies. Our evaluationcomplements other studies on media-based instruction and student engagement. Cohen et al1found that students learned more from such instruction modes compared to conventional modesof instruction. Powell et al2 also explored this topic and found that such instructional modes hadthe effect of raising the GPAs of the students. Furthermore, Chen et al3 found that enhancingstudent engagement is an essential approach for improving student retention, success andoutcomes.A midterm project was assigned where the class was randomly divided by the professor intoseveral groups (3-4

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education: Intercultural Awareness and International Experience

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Juila Thompson, Purdue University; Brent Jesiek, Purdue University

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International

involves collaboration between Purdue and the University of Karlsruhe in Germany,Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China, IIT Bombay in India, and Monterrey Tech in Mexico.Participating students study and intern abroad, and work on team projects with students atpartner schools. Yet as programs like GEARE develop and mature, questions remain about whatspecific skills and competencies participating students can and should develop. There is also theissue of finding the most appropriate and effectives assessment mechanisms, to insure studentsare achieving these outcomes.One of the more common anticipated outcomes for global engineering education is enhanced

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary First Year Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ismail Jouny, Lafayette College; Polly Piergiovanni, Lafayette College

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First-Year Programs

engineeringdisciplines and would help them determine their engineering major or opt out ofengineering if they see fit. The course requires minimal resources but yet challengesstudents with problems that rise above high school projects, introductory college science,and helps students think like an engineer using the problem as the basis for learningmathematics and consequently mastering solution mechanisms.References: 1. Klingbeil, N., Rattan, K., Raymer, M., Reynolds, D., Mercer, R., 2009, "The Wright State Model for Engineering Mathematics Education: A Nationwide Adoption, Assessment and Evaluation," Proceedings 2009 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Austin, TX, June, 2009. 2. Nesbit, S., Hummel, S., Piergiovanni, P.R. and Schaffer

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raymond Jacquot, University of Wyoming; David Voltmer, Rose-Hulman Institute; John Steadman, University of South Alabama

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Emeritus of Electrical and Computer Engineering. E-mail: quot@uwyo.edu.David Voltmer, Rose-Hulman Institute David R. Voltmer received degrees from Iowa State University (BSEE), University of Southern California (MSEE), and The Ohio State University (PhD EE). During nearly four decades of teaching, Dr. Voltmer has maintained a technical focus in electromagnetics, microwaves, and antennas. His more recent efforts are directed toward the design process and project courses. He has served in many offices of the ERM division of ASEE and in FIE. Dr. Voltmer is an ASEE Fellow and a Life Senior member of IEEE. E-mail: voltmer@rose-hulman.eduJohn Steadman, University of South Alabama John

Conference Session

ADVANCE Grants and Institutional Transformation

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anna M. Zajicek, University of Arkansas; Shauna A. Morimoto, University of Arkansas; Joseph Rencis, University of Arkansas; Valerie H. Hunt, University of Arkansas

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

AC 2010-282: TRANSFORMING THE ACADEMIC WORKPLACE: ANEVALUATION OF THE ADVANCE PROGRAM IN COLLEGES OFENGINEERING (2001 - 2008)Anna M. Zajicek, University of Arkansas Anna M. Zajicek is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Arkansas. Her scholarship has been devoted to the intersectional nature of social inequalities, discourse, and social change. Her current publications focus on the intersectional nature of social inequalities and the integration of an intersectional perspective across different social science disciplines. Recently, she has been involved in interdisciplinary research projects examining successful strategies to institutionalize programs and policies aimed at the advancement

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade in Teaching I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barry Dupen, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

print some of the slides larger than the rest. 2. Line thicknesses appropriate for a projection screen were too thick on the printed page, so graphs and engineering diagrams looked like cartoons. These lines should be thinner because 1200 dpi laser printing can resolve much finer detail than a standard LCD projector. Slides are designed to be legible from the back of a lecture hall, whereas handouts are designed to be legible from half an arm’s length. 3. Colors did not always translate well into contrasting gray levels. A case in point: the center left slide in Figure 1. In the original slide, yellow “Oil” and “Screen” labels contrast well with the red oil in the tank; in the black-and-white laserprinted handout

Conference Session

Two-Year College Potpourri

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farzin Heidari, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

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Two Year College Division

) Advanced Manufacturing ProgramGeneral Education Requirements 22 credit hrsSupporting Fields for Machining Technology Print Reading Sketching 3 hours Basic Metallurgy 3 hours Math for Manufacturing 3 hours Advanced Manufacturing Project 3 hours 12 credit hrsManual Machining requirements Machining I 3 hours Machining II 3 hours 6 credit hrs2D and

Conference Session

Student Paper Presentation

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Van Ruitenbeek, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Students Constituent Committee

projects and a student-run learning community (iCommunity). … iFoundry is also actively creating new courses at the University of Illinois to put in place experiences in the sophomore year in 2010 for the freshmen admitted in 2009.”1Many of the founding ASEE student chapter officers at the University of Illinois were firstinvolved in iFoundry. When a group of University of Illinois iFoundry student leaders attendedthe Summit on the Engineer of the Future 2.0 at Olin College in Needham, Massachusetts, somestudents expressed a desire for an engineering education student organization independent of the Page 15.1142.3college-led

Conference Session

Survival Tips from the Trenches

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Lantz, Trine University; Adrienne Minerick, Mississippi State University; Donna Reese, Mississippi State University; Beena Sukumaran, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

*really* away from work. Chances are it will give you a fresh perspective on the work and improve your personal life as well.11. Find the people and projects that you are passionate about. If you enjoy the work and the people you work with, everything else will be much easier.Beena’s Top Ten Tips for Academic Survival1. Do not be shy to ask to be nominated for awards or to self promote yourself: Women in general tend to be more hesitant than men at promoting themselves. You are the best advocate for yourself and your career and you should not underestimate your Page 15.1151.3 achievements.2. Love what you do

Conference Session

ELD Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sasha Gurke, Knovel Corporation

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

alone, we have added 455 new titles.Users can browse and simultaneously search all titles via a single interface. Basic andFielded (Data) searches are fast and optimized for technical users.At the end of 2008, Knovel embarked on a new and exciting project: Mathcad-enablingKnovel content. The product, called Knovel Math, was released last summer and includesover 4,000 Mathcad worksheets with over 20,000 pages of engineering solutions forstructural and civil engineers.Below we describe in detail this new product as well as the following new KnovelInterface features and products released in 2009:Knovel LabMy KnovelData SearchSearch EnhancementsBrowse EnhancementsEngineering CasesKnovel MathEngineers across all industries perform engineering

Conference Session

Newly Developed Engineering Courses

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge Alvarado, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Hands-on Source Heat Pump Heat Class Project: Design of heat exchangers using γ-NTU and Computational LMTD methodsAll computational activities were conducted using EES (Engineering Equation Solver) because itcontains the necessary subroutines and fluid properties database for most thermal systemsproblems. EES uses an objective computer language which allows each user to type equations ina simple form. With EES, students can generate parametric tables for independent anddependent variables and create a variety of graphics and plots for easy interpretation ofcomputational results.Four hands-on laboratory

Conference Session

DELOS Best Paper Nominations

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dawn Spencer, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Nebojsa Jaksic, Colorado State University, Pueblo

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

requirements, hardware requirements, and softwarerequirements including maintenance are often considered bottlenecks in program expansions, orjust in keeping these programs current. When limited space or funds confine the labenvironment, a stable, yet flexible, laboratory environment that can quickly be configured fornew or updated courses becomes a necessity.CIS, CS, and other technology-based programs rely heavily on computer laboratories to serve asthe major resource for implementing active and project-based learning in a university setting.The literature reviewed shows positive results such as increased student enthusiasm towards theirprograms of study, perceptual and actual increases in students’ knowledge, and development ofdesign and team

Conference Session

Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rupa Iyer, University of Houston

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

Education.The current Director developed this multidisciplinary undergraduate curriculum in collaborationwith the academic and industry partners. In addition, she collaborated with Dr. Melinda Wales ofTexas A & M University and Reactive Surfaces, an Austin-based biotechnology company, andincorporated her research into the development of a project-based undergraduate laboratory Page 15.268.4curriculum. The new laboratory curriculum infuses twenty years of research into theundergraduate biotechnology lab and provides students with hands- on experience with some ofthe new and emerging techniques in biotechnology to better prepare our undergraduates

Conference Session

Exporting of Higher Education to Developing Countries

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gabor Bojar, Graphisoft

Tagged Divisions

International

Budapest (2000) stock exchange and was purchased by Nemetscheck Gmbh (Germany) in 2007. Mr Bojár remains Chairman of Graphisoft's board of directors. In 1996, Mr. Bojár founded a real-estate development company to re-cultivate a run down industrial site on the bank of the river Danube and to turn it into a state-of-the art science park, accommodating the research units of corporations including Microsoft, SAP, Apple Servier and others, becoming Budapest's prime revitalization project and the recipient of several awards and recognitions. Mr. Bojár was distinguished by numerous national and international awards for scientific and business excellence, including Szechenyi Prize (1997), Order of

Conference Session

Modeling Student Data

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Ricco, Purdue University; Ida Ngambeki, Purdue University; Russell Long, Purdue University; Matthew Ohland, Purdue University; Demetra Evangelou, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

. She currently serves as the President of the Purdue Student Chapter of ASEE. Her research interests include engineering thinking, motivation and vocational choice in engineering, and sustainability policy.Russell Long, Purdue University Russell A. Long is Associate Director of MIDFIELD and Director of Project Assessment in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. He has twenty years experience in institutional research, assessment, strategic planning, and higher education policy. He is a SAS expert and manages the MIDFIELD database.Matthew Ohland, Purdue University Matthew W. Ohland is an Associate Professor in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University

Collection

2010 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Christopher J. Lowrance

itmerits the attention of all educators of engineering because of its benefit to the instructor and thestudents.Most engineering experts would agree that engineering is a problem-solving science that must bepracticed in order become effective at solving complex problems. Undoubtedly, engineeringstudents across the country are getting plenty of practice solving problems outside the classroomin the form of homework, but for most engineering programs, the only time professors get toobserve their students solving engineering problems might be during laboratory hours or whileadvising on a design project. By observing our students, we gain invaluable feedback about theirknowledge and problem solving abilities. Therefore, why not observe our students

Collection

2010 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Anil B. Shrirao; Raquel Perez Castillejos

coatings for longer-lastingfurniture and tools. Students of all branches of engineering need to understand and to gain theability to regulate the flow of fluids under conditions of laminar flow (low Reynolds numbers)and/or high relevance of capillarity. We expect the Scotch-tape-based technique presented hereto enable the study of microfluidics in settings that do not have easy access to a cleanroom.Experimental DesignOur goal in this project was to develop a technique for fabricating microfluidic devices on abenchtop. We based our developments on soft lithography4, which is the most broadly usedtechnique for fabricating microfluidic devices in academic settings. Simplicity is the mainadvantage of soft lithography: microfluidic devices result from

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2010 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

James D. McGuffin-Cawley

Minerals, and the U.S. Economy, National Academies Press, 264 pages, 2008.6. R, J, Lifset, R. B. Gordon, T. E. Graedel, S. Spatari, M. Bertram, “Where Has All The Copper Gone: The Stocks and Flows Project, Part 1, J. Metals, vol. 54 no. 10 pgs 21-26 (2002).7. M. D. Gerst, “Linking Material Flow Analysis and Resource Policy via Future Scenarios of In-Use Stock: An Example for Copper,” Environ. Sci. Technol. vol. 43 no. 16 pgs. 6320–6325 (2009).8. G. A. Zsidisin, “A Grounded Definition of Supply Risk,” Journal of Purchasing & Supply Management vol. 9 nos. 5-6 pgs. 217–224 (2003).9. USGS Minerals Information: Commodity Statistics and Information: 2009 Minerals Commodity Summaries: on line at http://minerals.usgs.gov

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2010 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Vladimir de Delva; Keith McIver; Katherine Whitaker; Stephanie Farrell; Mariano Javier Savelski; C. Stewart Slater

are learning in class while beingexposed to a realistic application of pharmaceutical technology.AcknowledgementsThis project has been supported by a National Science Foundation Engineering Research Centergrant, NSF grant #ECC0540855Bibliography1 Felder, R., and R. Rousseau. Elementary Principles of Chemical Processes. 2005 Edition. United States: JohnWiley & Sons, Inc, 2005. .2 pharmaHUB. Web. 18 Dec 2009.3 Lloyd, E.. Hypothermia and cold stress. London: Croon Helm, 1986. .4 Department of Health and Social Services, Division of Public Health, Section of Community Health and EMS.State of Alaska Cold Injuries Guidelines. Juneau: Department of Health and Social Services, Division of PublicHealth, Section of Community Health and EMS

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2010 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Qinghai Gao

onlinecourses: who is doing the real course work? Especially when it comes to e-exams, onlineteaching makes it extremely difficult to deal with one serious problem: student dishonesty [1].To solve the problem many scholars [2][3][4] have proposed different methods, such as:●Design open-book exams●Use discussions, essay, and other written projects; reduce the percentage of exams●Use a large pool of questions to randomly generate exams for each student●Require students to take exams on siteIn order to reduce the possibility of e-cheating in our college, which uses Angel as the onlineteaching tools, we utilize the following measures to minimize the chance of e-cheating:●Divide a typical course into a number of modules. Inside each module we set up a

Collection

2010 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Christopher J. Lowrance

itmerits the attention of all educators of engineering because of its benefit to the instructor and thestudents.Most engineering experts would agree that engineering is a problem-solving science that must bepracticed in order become effective at solving complex problems. Undoubtedly, engineeringstudents across the country are getting plenty of practice solving problems outside the classroomin the form of homework, but for most engineering programs, the only time professors get toobserve their students solving engineering problems might be during laboratory hours or whileadvising on a design project. By observing our students, we gain invaluable feedback about theirknowledge and problem solving abilities. Therefore, why not observe our students

Collection

2010 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Anil B. Shrirao; Raquel Perez-Castillejos

coatings for longer-lastingfurniture and tools. Students of all branches of engineering need to understand and to gain theability to regulate the flow of fluids under conditions of laminar flow (low Reynolds numbers)and/or high relevance of capillarity. We expect the Scotch-tape-based technique presented hereto enable the study of microfluidics in settings that do not have easy access to a cleanroom.Experimental DesignOur goal in this project was to develop a technique for fabricating microfluidic devices on abenchtop. We based our developments on soft lithography4, which is the most broadly usedtechnique for fabricating microfluidic devices in academic settings. Simplicity is the mainadvantage of soft lithography: microfluidic devices result from

Collection

2010 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Vladimir De Delva; Keith McIver; Katherine Whitaker; Stephanie Farrell; Mariano J. Savelski; C. Stewart Slater

are learning in class while beingexposed to a realistic application of pharmaceutical technology.AcknowledgementsThis project has been supported by a National Science Foundation Engineering Research Centergrant, NSF grant #ECC0540855Bibliography1 Felder, R., and R. Rousseau. Elementary Principles of Chemical Processes. 2005 Edition. United States: JohnWiley & Sons, Inc, 2005. .2 pharmaHUB. Web. 18 Dec 2009.3 Lloyd, E.. Hypothermia and cold stress. London: Croon Helm, 1986. .4 Department of Health and Social Services, Division of Public Health, Section of Community Health and EMS.State of Alaska Cold Injuries Guidelines. Juneau: Department of Health and Social Services, Division of PublicHealth, Section of Community Health and EMS

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2010 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

James D. McGuffin-Cawley

Minerals, and the U.S. Economy, National Academies Press, 264 pages, 2008.6. R, J, Lifset, R. B. Gordon, T. E. Graedel, S. Spatari, M. Bertram, “Where Has All The Copper Gone: The Stocks and Flows Project, Part 1, J. Metals, vol. 54 no. 10 pgs 21-26 (2002).7. M. D. Gerst, “Linking Material Flow Analysis and Resource Policy via Future Scenarios of In-Use Stock: An Example for Copper,” Environ. Sci. Technol. vol. 43 no. 16 pgs. 6320–6325 (2009).8. G. A. Zsidisin, “A Grounded Definition of Supply Risk,” Journal of Purchasing & Supply Management vol. 9 nos. 5-6 pgs. 217–224 (2003).9. USGS Minerals Information: Commodity Statistics and Information: 2009 Minerals Commodity Summaries: on line at http://minerals.usgs.gov

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Ali Moazed; Richard L Roberts; Xiaobin Le P.E.; Anthony William Duva P.E.

Transfer, Thermal-Stress, and optimization.• All course material including lectures, labs, homework assignment, exams and projects are designed by faculty and are available to students through Blackboard, Wentworth’s online learning platform.IV. Course LayoutThis required (vs. elective) four credit hour course is offered in the last semester of the BMETprogram. Faculty have the option of scheduling two one hour lectures or one two hour lecture perweek. There are also two lab sessions, two hours each per week. Although the lectures and labsare designated as such, the distinction between lecture and lab at times is blurred since allstudents have laptops (Wentworth Laptop Program/Wireless Campus). The authors routinelycover lecture

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Douglas E. Dow; Stephanie Cheney

are provided a more engaging experience. Moreover,practicing engineers interact with large web-accessible databases for an increasingnumber of activities directly related to their engineering projects. Examples includedatabases related to patents, journal articles, genomic sequences, protein structure, ortables of empirically measured values. Leading students through structured experienceswith such databases develops skills essential for productive utilization and work. Wehave selected and utilized web sites to be used as part of assignments for a biomedicalengineering course in physiology. One module for this course utilized a web site thatexplained aspects of neural signaling using animations, artwork and text. Anothermodule utilized web