Conference Session

Delivery Methods in Mechanical Engineering Courses

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zahra Shahbazi, Manhattan College; sina Shahbazmohamadi, University of Connecticut

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

learning stems from Vygotskian social developmenttheory 2. Basic themes of Vygotskian theory are:  Social interactions play a fundamental role in the development of cognition.  A peer could also be a more knowledgeable other – MKO (like: teacher, coach or older adult)  Learning occurs in the zone of proximal development (the difference between what people can do alone and what they can do with assistance).Students involved in collaborative learning with the same level of knowledge will benefit by co-constructing a new understanding of an unknown material through discussion with peers 3-5 .Students with different levels of knowledge will both benefit from collaborative learning. Themore knowledgeable students get the

Conference Session

Track 3 - Session I - Faculty Development

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Dirk Schaefer P.E., Georgia Institute of Technology

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Invited - Faculty Development

– foundations of teachingand learning. Tier 2: Scholarship – educational research and scholarly work in the field. Tier 3:Practice and Portfolio – reflective teaching portfolio development and peer mentoring.Tier 1 Content: Foundations of Teaching and Learning - Putting theory into practiceAreas of focus for this level of faculty development should include:  Learning styles/Learning processes.  Learning theory.  Course and curriculum design.  Constructive Alignment.  Active learning (student engagement).  Assessment and Evaluation.  Teaching with Technology.Tier 2 Content: Scholarship:In this level participants become engaged in a largely self-directed process of developing,documenting, and exploring their own ‘mental model’ of

Conference Session

New Approaches in Engineering

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ishbah Cox, Purdue University; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

ReviewMost studies connecting music and STEM have occurred within K-12 education. In a study ontest scores of students in urban Ohio who are involved in an organized instrumental musicclasses versus students who were not involved in instrumental music classes, Kinney5 discoveredthat students involved in instrumental music classes outperformed students who were notinvolved with instrumental music classes.Middle school and high school students in band, compared to students not enrolled in band,received a greater number of academic honors6 and scored higher than their peers on classroomtests7 and on the SAT tests.8 Abril and Elpus9 constructed a study based on demographics ofparticipants in high school music ensembles throughout the United States. The

Conference Session

Innovative IE Curricula

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yunchen Huang, Mississippi State University; Lesley Strawderman, Mississippi State University; John M. Usher P.E., Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

-inon one or two lectures during the semester (preferably about midway and near the end of thesemester). These experiences help build the administrator’s confidence in the skills of thegraduate student, indicate if adjustments need to be made in the mentoring relationship, andprovide a second source of feedback for the student that can be shared through subsequentmeetings one-on-one with the student. This direct exposure to the graduate student’s teachingexperience will also help provide details that the administrator can use when writing futurerecommendations. Page 23.81.5Given the current experience with this mentoring system and other

Conference Session

Best Methods for NEEs

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert A. Chin, East Carolina University; Michael Behm, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

] becomesufficiently involved to contribute to it” (p. 4).1 Furthermore, most researchers would agree thatthere is no better way to clarify and organize one’s thoughts than by sharing them with othersthrough the written medium.Most important though, writing for one’s discipline contributes to the vitality of the discipline, inparticular if the writing is done well. It is only by disseminating research findings and the resultsof other creative activities that a discipline can advance.Beyond WritingAccording to Katz (1997), the sharing of new knowledge can be accomplished by a varietyformal, semiformal, and informal means, facilitated by traditional communication mediums andthe Internet.2 The informal may include face-to-face discussions, telephone

Conference Session

Special Initiatives and Programs at Two-Year Colleges

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

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Two Year College Division

Critical Thinking Award twice and is currently working towards incorporating writing assignments that enhance students’ critical thinking capabilities. Page 23.226.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Assessment of Innovative Environments that address Intellectual CuriosityAbstract The principle behind a cognitive competence, intrapersonal competence, interpersonalcompetence, and practical competence is extremely useful while creating interesting andinnovative environments that address intellectual curiosity. Utilizing real world problems as astimulus for student learning is

Conference Session

Programs in Entrepreneurship

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven B. Shooter, Bucknell University; Seth Orsborn, Bucknell University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Engineering.The philosophy for this course centered on the exploration of the similarities and differences thatdisciplines use when they approach innovation. We wanted to not only mix up the studentbackgrounds, but also increase their awareness of the innovative activities that occur acrosscampus. We intentionally place the students outside of their comfort zone repeatedly throughoutthe semester with the assignments, lectures, and activities. We also wanted to make the courseworkload challenging so that students felt a strong sense of accomplishment when finished. Thisexpectation was enhanced by requiring students to apply for enrollment by writing a brief essayabout why they wanted to enroll. Enrollment was then managed to ensure a broad mix ofstudents

Collection

2013 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Raman Unnikrishnan; Victor H. Delgado; Hye Sun Moon; Edward Sullivan

surprisingly several remedies also. ECS first-yearretention has improved between 15 and 20% during the past five years. The approaches, analysesand results of the CSUF experience are expected to be useful to all, particularly for institutionswith large populations of first-time college goers or underrepresented minorities.1. BackgroundHigh-Impact Practices are defined as purposeful and effective educational practices whichdeepen student engagement and learning leading to college student success. 39 Through years ofanalyzing student gains Kuh found that students who participate in high-impact educationalpractices have higher student engagement gains than their peers. He recommends that students Proceedings of the 2013 American Society for

Conference Session

Best of DEED

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denny C. Davis, Washington State University; Ronald R Ulseth P. E., Iron Range Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

, analyzing ideas objectively, discerning feasible solutions, developing strategies for action, and building consensus [21] • Strategies and skills for productive negotiation [22] • Giving and receiving safe and constructive peer feedback [23-25] • Reflection and self-assessment of teamwork [10, 26-27] • Developing shared understanding of expected team interactions (roles/responsibilities, information sources, interaction patterns, communication channels, role interdependencies, and information flow). [28]Davis et al. [9] summarized the many skills and attributes of effective teams into four areas ofperformance. Each area of performance is focused on producing a type of evidence of effectiveteamwork: team

Conference Session

Introducing New Methodologies and the Incoming Students to Engineering Programs

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Salahuddin Qazi, State University of New York, Institute of Tech.; Adeel Khalid, Southern Polytechnic State University (ENG); Qaiser H Malik, National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) Pakistan University

Tagged Divisions

International

learning is not only knowledgeacquisition or participation in a social community but also about knowledge creation as in thecase of project based learning. Similarly the new developments in electronic media are leading toenormous challenges for teachers in regards to the role digital devices can and should play in thelearning process. For some educators, the view is that technology should only be utilized as atool to help facilitate student understanding and mastery of the current curriculum. Whereas forother educators, technology is as fundamental to learning as reading and writing and thereforemust become an integral segment of the school curriculum. The paper also discusses new trendsand teaching methodologies to help improve the state of

Conference Session

FPD 5: Transitions and Student Success, Part I

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carolyn Skurla, Baylor University; Steven R. Eisenbarth, Baylor University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

during thetime that they otherwise would spend working to support themselves through school5. The goalsof these programs are to provide students with the skills, support, encouragement, and guidancethat will allow them to develop a passion for their field, which, in turn, will allow them to makeand keep their focus on long-term career goals and short-term academic goals. In the case ofwomen and underrepresented minorities, building connections to peers, faculty, industryrepresentatives, and to the university community6 are vitally important themes in how thesestudents learn and incorporate themselves into a culture. Due to the lack of minority role modelsin engineering and computer science, women and minority students often have trouble

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrian Ieta, State University of New York at Oswego; Rachid Manseur, Oswego State University College; Thomas E. Doyle, McMaster University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

second runof the course, student projects were grouped so that two students focused on the same topic.Although the topics were different, the intention was to facilitate student cooperation and peer- Page 23.271.3learning among all students, irrespective of project. All students were familiar with andcontributed partially to all projects. They helped their peers and followed their projects‟development. In addition, they had joint presentations in preparation for conferences and thefinal talk, open to all interested. Moreover, students sometimes had to share resources andcoordinate with their colleagues. This brought more attention to and respect

Conference Session

...by Design

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amber Kendall, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach; Merredith D Portsmore, Tufts University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

different ways of connecting LEGOTM pieces together.For the engineering design challenge portion of the lesson, students worked in pairs throughelements of the engineering design process such as planning, building, testing, and as timeallowed, revising the solution. At the end of the process, the lesson reviewed a sample seven-step EDP, synthesized from several sources15, 16: Ask, Imagine, Plan, Create, Test, Share, andImprove. The lesson materials given to the teachers during the professional developmentincluded a worksheet for “Draw Yourself as an Engineer” with space to draw and write, aworksheet for planning with space to draw and write, and a rubric with the six requirements forcompleting the “Build a Chair for Mr. Bear” challenge (See

Conference Session

Micro-Technology and Nanotechnology

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maher E. Rizkalla, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Mangilal Agarwal, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; Sudhir Shrestha, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis; Hazim A El-Mounayri, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Kody Varahramyan, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

simulations, and realization using AFM. Dr. El-Mounayri has worked as consultant for and conducted R&D for a number of lo- cal companies in the areas of CAD/CAM, CNC machining, and process development/improvement. Dr. El-Mounayri is a member of ASME, ASEE, and SME. He has published over 60 technical papers in Page 23.691.1 renowned peer-reviewed journals and technical conferences in his field and gave presentations at various national and international conferences.Dr. Kody Varahramyan, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis c American Society for Engineering Education

Conference Session

Software Engineering Outreach: Industry, K-12

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Clare McInerney, Lero - the Irish Software Engineering Research Centre; Mike Hinchey, Lero-the Irish Software Engineering Reseaach Centre

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

to arise in the ICT sector with growth at 6.1%annually over the period of 2005-2010, translating into a net job creation of 11,000 over this fiveyear period.The output from undergraduate computing programmes is 754 in 2009 [9] and 959 in 2011. Thebulletin further notes that there is a particular difficulty in filling available positions in the ICTsector for software engineers and computer programmers. Our E&O programme specificallyaddresses this problem. In Ireland, there is no “computing/computer science” subject, officialcomputing curriculum or a US-like advanced placement programme at junior or senior level inhigh school. However, recently we have been commissioned by the National Centre forCurriculum and Assessment (NCCA) to write a

Conference Session

Sustainability and engineering education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kim LaScola Needy, University of Arkansas; TAHAR MESSADI, UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS; John Henry Kester III, University of Arkansas

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

. Page 23.943.9  Preparation of sustainability research:  Structure and write a research proposal (e.g. Honors College grant application, NSF graduate fellowship application or thesis proposal); Deliverable: Research proposal  Structure and write an undergraduate thesis (i.e., abstract, introduction and previous work, statement of problem, objectives, methods, data and data representation, discussion, references, along with methods for appropriate attribution (citation), data visualization (charts, graphs, tables, etc.); Deliverable: Thesis outline  Write a research abstract for a research conference, conference paper, or journal paper; Deliverable: Abstract suitable for submission  Prepare a research

Conference Session

ABET Accreditation, Assessment and Program Improvement in ECE.

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark William Redekopp, University of Southern California; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

begs further inquiry.Other modifications of the typical "flipped" classroom approach are also documented besidesvideo prelectures. Bland15 took problem-based learning (PBL) approach to a flipped classroom,where students were presented with assignments before an upcoming class meeting that usedconcepts that had not been discussed prior. Students were expected to find and utilize availableresources (textbook, web, peer-based learning, etc.) to complete the assignments. The goal forthis pedagogical approach was to develop individual learning skills that would better preparestudents for careers in industry where sparse guided assistance is available and moreresponsibility is on the learner to find, evaluate, and then integrate sources of

Conference Session

Undergraduate Student Issues: Culture

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rosalyn S. Hobson, Virginia Commonwealth University; Cindy Jong, University of Kentucky; Donna Joy Dockery; Mary Hermann, Virginia Commonwealth University; Teresa Jones Carter, Virginia Commonwealth University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

careers and career decision option, education, care giving and familial support. Support & Examples of support and encouragement friends provided for the Encouragement choices and decisions the subjects made.Friends/Peers Competitors & Examples of peer competition sometimes with males in particular Barriers and the barriers that arose because of peer influences Aspirations, Personal aspirations, interests, and predilections that motivated the Interests, & subjects to pursue or not pursue a STEM career . Career satisfaction Satisfaction and the factors

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Malinda S Zarske, University of Colorado, Boulder; Dana E Schnee, University of Colorado, Boulder; Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Derek T Reamon, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

3.65 (0.61) 3.88 (0.57) 0.24* Theoretical Client 110 3.57 (0.53) 3.80 (0.55) 0.23* No Client 222 3.61 (0.55) 3.78 (0.58) 0.17* *Significant at the p<0.05 level, paired t-testThe pre- to post-mean scores of the overall FYEP students in Table 4 indicate a significant gainfrom the pre-assessment in self-rated technical skills and professional skills. There were alsosignificant gains in students’ perceived technical and professional skills for all types of FYEPprojects, with students engaged in local client-based projects slightly outgaining their peers inboth professional and technical skills. A repeated

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Arnold, Alma High School, Alma, MI; Ze Zhang; Tolga Kaya, Central Michigan University; Bingbing Li, Department of Chemistry, Science of Advanced Materials Doctoral Program, Central Michigan University ; Qin Hu, Central Michigan University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

, international, peer-reviewed journals. She is a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), a member of the Biophysical Society (BPS) and the Society of Woman Engineers (SWE). Page 23.732.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Incorporating Engineering into the High School Chemistry Classroom Lisa Arnold, Ze Zhang, Tolga Kaya, Bingbing Li, Qin HuAbstract A unique experience is provided to pre-service and in-service teachers to participate in aresearch project via a grant won from the

Conference Session

Computer Based Grading and Learning Styles

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bobby G Crawford P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Lynn K Byers, U.S. Military Academy; Rebecca Zifchock, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

eleven peer-reviewed journal publications and over 30 conference proceedings. She has taught as an instructor, adjunct professor, and guest lecturer in five major universities, including Columbia University, Sacred Heart University, and New York Medical College. Page 23.318.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Computer Aided Design: Learning Style Preference Effect on Student LearningAbstractIn the Computer Aided Design (CAD) course at the United States Military Academy (WestPoint, NY), students learn two different design software packages

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael A. Swartwout, Saint Louis University; Sanjay Jayaram, Saint Louis University, Parks College of Eng.

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

Mechanical Engineering from University of Central Florida in 2004. He teaches control systems/mechatronics, space systems engineering, and astronautics related courses as well as engineering sciences courses. He has published several peer reviewed journal and conference papers in these areas. His research areas are space systems, robust fault tolerant control, nonlinear control, adaptive control, small spacecraft design, high performance spacecraft components, mechatronics, real-time health monitoring, and diagnostic methodology. Page 23.181.1 c American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

Information Literacy, Computer Efficacy and Readiness

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Renee Henson, Mineral Area College

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

. Page 23.1206.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 The Impact of Computer Efficacy on the Nontraditional Community College StudentBackgroundComputers and Internet technologies have penetrated and transformed nearly every facet ofmodern society. In fact, in many work, educational, and social situations, people are expected tohave a certain level of computer skills and Internet access. Colleges and universities and thestudents who attend them are no exception to this transformation. Computer skills are assumed inhigher education as students are often required to write papers and perform homework usingword processing software, retrieve assignments and grades

Conference Session

Incorporating Technology into Construction Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

R. Casey Cline, Boise State University; Kirsten A Davis, Boise State University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

mobile learning are far from being a theoretical possibility. Mobile learning is anon-the-ground reality allowing learners to access educational content, communicate and shareinformation with other learners, and elicit support from peers and instructors. While mobiletechnology is not an educational panacea, it is a powerful tool that can support education in waysnot previously possible10. The use of mobile technologies in education can be used to re-enactapproaches and solutions already used in 'conventional' e-Learning by using mobile technologiesas flexible replacements for desktop technologies11, aiding in the acquisition of knowledgeregardless of location and time12.Materials and Methods LaboratoryBolstered by andragogical studies on adult

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2013 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Binod Tiwari

school student joined as a part of their co-curricularinternship opportunities. The group found that the shredded rubber tires can be shredded into thedesired size to enhance the load carrying capacity of weak soils. The study resulted into 7presentations and a peer reviewed publication. Shown in Figure 3 are the photographs of rubbertire mixed soil and increase in density of soil after mixing shredded tire, 10% by weight. TheCSUF seniors are graduating this year and pursuing graduate study whereas the CSUF graduatestudent is pursuing PhD at a renowned US university. The community college student isapplying to transfer into a civil engineering program, whereas the high school student gotadmission into an engineering program at the university of

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education (DEED) Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farrokh Mistree, University of Oklahoma; Dirk Ifenthaler, University of Freiburg; Zahed Siddique, University of Oklahoma

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

, socio-techno-eco system in the wired, interconnected and culturally diverse world of 2030? QD3 – August 23, 2012: What are your learning objectives for in this course and how do they relate to the competencies? Lecture 3 – ORA, Deep Reading, Learning Statements and A1 QD4 – August 28, 2012: How do I create knowledge? • By using the Observe-Reflect and Articulate [ORA] construct. • Through Deep Reading QD5 – August 28, 2012: How do I keep track of my progress in attaining my competencies? • By writing learning statements in A0 Item 9. Lecture 4 – A Learning Organization / Community QD6 – August 30, 2012: What is a Learning Organization? QD7 – August 30, 2012: What is the relevance of the learning

Conference Session

Thermal Sciences

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Georg Pingen, Union University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

implement a flipped-classroom approach6 using screencasts3. I hadpreviously recorded and uploaded my lecture notes using a tablet PC to allow students to focuson comprehension rather than having to write down every word during class. Screencasts servedas an extension of these tablet-recorded notes by recording screen-captures and audio using theopen source software Camstudio7 for short mini-lectures and example problems. The resultingscreencasts are then uploaded to YouTube and embedded on the course website or into PDFreading guides using LaTeX. This has permitted the recording of “passive” course content asscreencasts provided to students prior to class as part of their reading assignment. This ability tomove essential but “passive” course

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Judy Santa Cruz, Texas A&M University; Dimitris C. Lagoudas P.E., Texas A&M University; Darren John Hartl, Texas A&M University; Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

measurement method to study the strain localizationin shape memory alloy (SMA) actuators. With access to a diverse population of graduatestudents and professors from different specializations and institutions, the student wasempowered with much knowledge and ideas to develop a virtual instrument for in-situmeasurements. Development and implementation of this method shows a promising potential inunderstanding SMA actuator fatigue failure mechanisms. Valuable time was comprised ofworking on a challenging problem through integration of software, hardware, and algorithms toproduce in-situ data. The program enriched the student’s educational experience throughdevelopment in research, problem solving, technical writing, and software knowledge required ofa

Conference Session

Track 2 - Session I - Curriculum Development

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Lynette Frances Johns-Boast, Australian National University

Tagged Topics

Invited - Curriculum Development

institutionsoffer their stakeholders 1 as it both determines and drives outcomes. Despite this, the most notableoutcome of a “review of the literature on curriculum in higher education in the UK, the USA andAustralia … [is that there] is the dearth of writing on the subject” 2. That literature which doesaddress higher education curricula assumes a common understanding of the term curriculum andtargets curriculum related issues such as ‘inclusive curriculum’, ‘learner-centered curriculum’,internationalization of the curriculum or it focuses on the design of individual courses – that is,single units of study 2.Accepting that an important aspect of our role as academics is “not to impart knowledge, but todesign learning environments that support knowledge

Conference Session

Culture, Race, and Gender Issues

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

understand the impact of implicit bias, chilly climate, and micro-inequities on whitewomen’s and people of color's continued low rates of entry into and comparatively high rates ofexit from the engineering educational and professional “pipeline” compared to their white malecolleagues. Their studies have spanned the space of gender, race, and engineering by exploringunderrepresented people's relationships as young students with peers, teachers and parents, asyoung ethnically diverse women and men with media, role models, and career visions, asundergraduate and graduate students with teams, mentors, and technical material, and asprofessionals with colleagues, peer-reviewers, and institutional leaders