Conference Session

Pedagogical Innovations in Laboratory Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas Sugg, United States Navy; Elizabeth Gentry, National Institute of Standards and Technology; John Fishell, STEP Conference

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

education of our youth. Not only are minoritiesin need of assistance in mathematics and science, but females also. A recent article by Dr.Pamela S. Clute, professor of mathematics and education at the University of California,Riverside, again highlights this long known fact. She states that: “While it is true that women[now] represent 57 percent of the nation’s college population, less than one-third major inscience, technology, engineering, or mathematics. Research shows they [females] have theability, but lack the interest.” [3].Staff research further produced more alarming facts: California ranked last among 40 statesaccording to the results of the 2000 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) [4]tests; US students in the final year of

Conference Session

Frontiers in Engineering Economy

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John White, University of Arkansas; Kenneth Case, Oklahoma State University; David Pratt, Oklahoma State University

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Engineering Economy

, petroleum, and pulp and paper industries prior to joining the OSU faculty. A member of APICS, ASQ, IIE, INFORMS, and NSPE, his professional interests include economic analysis, manufacturing systems design, and production planning and control. Page 15.924.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 On the Differences among “Equivalent” Loan Payment PlansAbstractThroughout its many editions, Principles of Engineering Economy, by Eugene L. Grant and,subsequently, in partnership with W. Grant Ireson and Richard S. Leavenworth, provides anexample in which a loan can be repaid using one of four different

Conference Session

Technological Literacy and the Educated Person

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

R. William Graff, LeTourneau University; Paul Leiffer, LeTouneau University; Martin Batts, Le Tourneau University; Maria J. Leiffer, LeTouneau University

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

long string ofenergy transfers, like the “Mousetrap Game”. The main purpose is to show them that inreal life, something will probably go wrong, since real components follow Murphy’sLaw. Simply explained, Murphy’s Law says that” if anything can go wrong, it probablywill.” Page 15.1367.33. Mathematics and EconomicsThere are some misleading concepts that fuzzies may hold regarding mathematicalprinciples. One example is “Fibber McGee’s law of probability”, which is, “the less youwin, the more you gotta.” The radio show, “Fibber McGee and Molly” was popular inthe 1940’s. This misconception, that the more often you lose in a game of chance, thehigher the

Conference Session

CE Capstone: Innovations in Learning & Assessment

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregg Fiegel, California Polytechnic State University; Jay DeNatale, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Civil Engineering

AC 2010-941: COLLABORATING WITH LOCAL PRACTITIONERS TO LEAD ACAPSTONE CIVIL ENGINEERING DESIGN COURSEGregg Fiegel, California Polytechnic State University Gregg L. Fiegel is a Professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly), San Luis Obispo. He is a registered Professional Engineer in California, and he serves as the ASCE Student Chapter Faculty Advisor. Dr. Fiegel received his B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from Cal Poly in 1990. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of California, Davis in 1992 and 1995, respectively.Jay DeNatale, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Jay S

Conference Session

Been There, Done That: Advice for New Faculty

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melissa Roberts, Michigan Technological University; Amber Kemppainen, Michigan Technological University; Gretchen Hein, Michigan Technological University

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New Engineering Educators

of the feedback from the write-in questions of the semester evaluations iscompiled below.Question 1: “As I, the instructor, prepare to teach this class again, what aspect(s) of thiscourse should I preserve that effectively furthered learning?”Sampling of Student Responses: ≠ “This class has a friendly and open classroom atmosphere [that] helps students relax around the professor and ask necessary questions.” ≠ “You are always enthusiastic about what you teach, even if it is really boring material. You also make time to help students whenever needed. You are also really easy to talk to and can always offer help when needed.” ≠ “I thought she was a very good teacher mostly because I wanted to come to class, she made

Conference Session

The Best of Design in Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gay Lemons, Tufts University; Adam Carberry, Tufts University; Chris Swan, Tufts University; Chris Rogers, Tufts University; Linda Jarvin, Tufts University

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Design in Engineering Education

method that employs this tactic, and has been used toadvance our understanding of the cognitive processes of engineering students during a design task,is Verbal Protocol Analysis (VPA). During VPA data collection, subjects are asked to think aloudwhile performing a task [19]. This form of data collection does not assume that subjects have accessto their cognitive processes, but they are able to report the contents of short-term memory. Fromthese verbal reports, we can gain insights into how subjects generate and transform informationabout the problem, and how they go about developing a solution.Verbal Protocol Analysis has been used extensively since the 1970’s to study the cognitiveprocesses of engineering students [20- 23] as well as

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Bryce Holloway, U.S. Air Force Academy; Daniel D. Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy; Kristin L. Wood, University of Texas, Austin; Al Mundy, U.S. Air Force Academy; Bradley Adam Camburn, University of Texas, Austin

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Design in Engineering Education

defined as the ability to easily be moved or carried1. A key component of manymilitary systems is their ability to be quickly assembled/disassembled, moved to differentlocations, and to use minimum manpower and equipment in order to accomplish the mission.One problem in redesigning systems to increase portability is that there is not currently anestablished rubric for measuring portability. The portability of a system is a function of severaldifferent aspects. We have developed a rubric to measure a system’s portability. The rubricincludes 18 parameters (Table 1) as discussed in detail below.In order to use the rubric, each of the 18 portability measures identified above is quantified forthe system(s) being evaluated. This information can then be

Conference Session

Biological & Agricultural Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

lourdes gazca, American University, Puebla, Mexico; Aurelio Lopez-Malo, American University, Puebla, Mexico; Enrique Palou, American University, Puebla, Mexico

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Biological & Agricultural

el g /1 in od Community centeredness el s /2 M pt od ce

Conference Session

Integrating Mathematics, Science, and Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Heublein, Kansas State University, Salina; Kenneth Barnard, Kansas State University, Salina

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Mathematics

, “The researchers have observed students entering the Professional Pilotprogram at Kansas State University at Salina lack the necessary prerequisite mathematics skillsfor success in subsequent higher mathematics courses. Using an introductory appliedmathematics course coupled with applied aviation exercises and engaging pedagogical methodsin mathematics courses could engage students and enhance their mathematics learning skills.” Afall 2009 Kansas State University at Salina (KSU-S) aviation faculty survey, albeit small,supports this hypothesis.The researchers’ observed presumption is that present day students possess more technologyunderstanding and rely on audio/visual feedback stimuli. One approach modifies methods ofinstruction to

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Roemer, University of Utah; Stacy Bamberg, University of Utah; April Kedrowicz, University of Utah; Debra Mascaro, University of Utah

= Evopterate: Remember that designs Evolve and are optimized as designers iterate through successive attempts; and S = “Satisfice:”16 Remember that in general final designs will not be perfect but will involve compromises, and will become close to optimal by satisfying some goals while sacrificing others.We are encouraged by our first semester’s efforts, and will continue to make modifications tothese courses while keeping our underlying theme, so that we can continue to improve our futureengineers’ education.17 Page 15.91.13Acknowledgements: We would like to thank the National Science Foundation for funding ourcourse

Conference Session

Developing Systems Engineering Curricula

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wolter Fabrycky, Virginia Tech

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Systems Engineering Constituent Committee

engineers shouldembrace and utilize systems thinking. Likewise, systems thinking should be applied to theacademic and professional process of Systems Engineering itself. The emergence and status ofSE as a profession, among the engineering professions, is worthy of continuous examination.The author affirms that most of the ideas and priorities for SE advancement in this paper are his. Page 15.1162.13Accordingly, he invites academicians and practicing professionals to apply their systemsthinking about how best to advance the emerging attributes of Systems Engineering; fab@vt.edu References1) Blanchard, B. S

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Outside the Classroom

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dominic Halsmer, Oral Roberts University; Elliott Butay, Oral Roberts University; Ben Hase, Oral Roberts University; Sean McDonough, Oral Roberts University; Taylor Tryon, Oral Roberts University; Joshua Weed, Oral Roberts University

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Engineering Ethics

. Schurman, S., Seeing the Light: Religious Colleges in Twenty-First-Century America,Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD, 2010.2. Sheppard, S.D., Macatangay, K., Colby, A., & Sullivan, W.M., Educating Engineers:Designing for the Future of the Field, Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, 2008.3. Chickering, A. W., Dalton, J. C., & Stamm, L., Encouraging Authenticity andSpirituality in Higher Education, Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, p. 1-2, 2006.4. Reiss, M. J., “The Relationship between Evolutionary Biology and Religion,”Evolution, 63(7), 1934-41, July 2009.5. Palmer, P. J., “Community, Conflict, and Ways of Knowing: Ways to Deepen ourEducational Agenda,” Change, 26(3), 41-42, May-June 1994.6. Chickering, A. W., Dalton, J. C., & Stamm, L

Conference Session

Energy Education and Industry Needs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Darrell Wallace, Youngstown State University; Brian Vuksanovich, Youngstown State University; Michael Costarell, Youngstown State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

American automobile industry of the 1970’sand ‘80’s to appreciate how such innovations may have slipped beneath the radar of industry.While the “Big Three” automakers comfortably gauged their competitiveness based on industrystandards and the performance of their peers, foreign automakers explored product and processdesign from a systems perspective. By embracing a systems engineering approach and thephilosophies of Deming, Japanese automakers challenged American automakers with anapproach that was incompatible with the established industry paradigms (5). The result has putAmerican automakers, and the manufacturers who supply them, on their heels for more than 25years.It has been a long, hard struggle for automobile manufacturers to apply the

Conference Session

Student Learning and Assessment

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Randall Manteufel, University of Texas, San Antonio; Amir Karimi, University of Texas, San Antonio

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Mechanical Engineering

  n A − n B − nC − n D − n F − nW / 2 To compare either a class GPA or instructor GPA with the average for the course (overother classes and other instructors), one uses the pooled error: S12 n1 − S 22 n2 n1 − n2PE ? n1 − n2 / 1 n1n2Here, n1 is the total number of students in the class being evaluated and n2 is the totalnumber of students having taking the course in the past 5 years excluding those who tookthe course with the same instructor. A number of different ways were evaluated beforedeciding to exclude the same instructor from the course average. One instructor couldpossibly dominate the average if they taught the class more times with more studentscompared with other

Conference Session

Scholar Program Proposal/Develop Courses and Materials/Collaborations and Accredatation Systems for Global Engineering Education / Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace and Successful Graduates for a Flat World: What Does It Take?

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lueny Morell, Hewlett-Packard; Jennifer DeBoer, SPEED

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International

10 to 15 years there have also been significant amounts of resources spent in theUS in innovating engineering curricula (the most prominent initiatives being the mid 90’s NSF-funded Engineering Coalitions; for example: www.gatewaycoalition.com; www.synthesis.org ;www.succeed.ufl.edu) . These have focused primarily on innovating the engineering curricula,integrating assessment, using complementary technology and implementing new learningstrategies. One of the authors of this paper - together with colleagues from Penn State University,the University of Washington and Sandia National Labs - also participated in a somewhatsmaller but successful partnership called the Learning Factory, which received the US NAEGordon Prize in 2006 for innovation

Conference Session

Reception & Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Kwadwo Osseo-Asare, Penn State University; Victor A Atiemo-Obeng, The Dow Chemical Company (Retired)

Tagged Topics

ASEE International Forum

relevant problems of national interest.References 1. Ighobor, Kingsley., 2012, African economies capture world attention, Africa Renewal August issue., http://www.un.org/africarenewal/magazine/august-2012/african-economies-capture-world-attention 2. Anon., 2013 Emerging Africa http://www.economist.com/news/special-report/21572377-african-lives- have-already-greatly-improved-over-past-decade-says-oliver-august/print 3. Yusuf, S., et al. (2008) “Accelerating Catch-Up:Tertiary Education in Sub-Saharan Africa” World Bank Report. 4. Tapsoba, S. (2011), Africa's scramble for regeneration, http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/ world- university-rankings/2011-12/world-ranking/analysis/best-universities

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session II - Student Development

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Eck Doerry, Northern Arizona University; Harvey Charles, Northern Arizona University

Tagged Topics

Student Development

. Page 21.29.12Bibliography  [1] Friedman, Thomas L., The World Is Flat 3.0: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century. Picador Press, 2007.[2] Dewhurst, Martin, Harris, Jonathan, and Heywood, Suzanne, “The global company’s challenge,” McKinsey Quarterly, no. June, 2012.[3] D. McGraw, “My Job Lies Over the Ocean,” ASEE Prism, vol. 13, no. 4, pp. pp.24–29, Dec. 2003.[4] C. Habbich, U. Heublein, and S. Burkhart, “Auch im Bachelor und Master gehen deutsche Studierende häufig ins Ausland,” Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst (DAAD), 22-Nov-2011. [Online]. Available: https://www.daad.de/portrait/presse/pressemitteilungen/2011/19055.de.html. [Accessed: 15-Jan-2013].[5] Institute for International Education, “2012 Open Doors Report on

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brandon Field, University of Southern Indiana; David Ellert, University of Southern Indiana

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Mechanical Engineering

is in the high 4’s, and none of the students have ever selected lowerthen 4 (“Agree”) on this question, indicating that the students did not find the use of referencematerial to be a detriment. Page 15.993.5 4Content of LecturesThe exact timing and content of the semesters varied widely between each of the three semestersand from course to course. The F/TD class, since the students had been exposed to the thermalfluids curriculum, was able to start into applied material early in the semester. The T-HX class,being the first formal introduction to the topics needed to start at more of the

Conference Session

Graduate Aerospace Systems Engineering Design

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Lagace; Earll Murman

. architecture led to evolution in enemy air defense suppression and 50 yrs for other countries manufacturing and design other missions. • Product has been cost effective, reliable, & effective.* Development time defined as program go-ahead to initial operational capability of first model.Case studies from MIT Course 16.885J Aircraft Systems Engineering1. Barter, G, Jonker, K., Poon, A., Tan, D., Weiss, K., “The B-52 Stratofortress: A Case Study”, Dec, 20032. Atherton, M., Klima, K., Plas, A., “DC-9: A Case Study”, Dec, 20043. MacKenzie, S., Parker, D., Patel, S

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Programs II

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kimberly Whelan; Sharon Jones

.” One receives “enough technical experience to allow [him/her] to use technology and enough diverse learning to prepare [him/her] for the business world.” The program “provide[s] a good deal of flexibility [allowing one] to tailor [his/her] course of study to [his/her] career interests.” “The non-engineering classes provide a broader education, creating a more well-rounded college experience.” The program also affords the opportunity to double major making a graduate “more marketable in many ways because [he/she will be] perceived as having better than average communication skills. Engineers and scientists often ‘pigeon-hole’ themselves by becoming too specialized and not

Conference Session

Engineering Education Research and Assessment I

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Donald Carpenter; Trevor Harding; Cynthia Finelli

interplay of psychological, moral and situational factors on Page 10.301.11the ethical decision making of students and professionals alike. Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering EducationReferences1 Bowers, W.J. Student Dishonesty and its Control in College. Bureau of Applied Social Research, Columbia University, New York, NY. 1964.2 McCabe, D.L. “Classroom cheating among natural science and engineering majors.” Science and Engineering Ethics. 3:433-445. 1997.3 Nonis, S., and C.O. Swift. “An examination

Conference Session

EM Skills and Real-World Concepts, Pt. 1

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Elise Barrella; Keith Buffinton

excellent), how well has the program fulfilled for you the purpose that it was created for – to prepare students for a workplace that integrates business and engineering principles? Please explain.3. Which portion(s) of the program (lectures, projects, internship, etc.) did you find most beneficial and why?4. On a scale of 1-10 (1 being poor, 10 being excellent), how appropriate were the ILTM themes (leadership, ethics, management, technology, globalization, etc.) when you participated in the program? Should the same themes be emphasized today? Are there themes that should be added?5. On a scale of 1-10 (1 being not at all, 10 being very), how important was ILTM in helping you in finding a job after graduation? Has it

Conference Session

Innovations in Nuclear Education I

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

William Rezak

& ElectricTexas Utilties Electric Commanche Peak 1 1150 PWR 12/74 8/90 188 5130Union Electric Callaway 1125 PWR 4/76 4/85 108 2597Washington Public WNP-2 1095 BWR 3/73 12/84 141 2802 Power Supply SystemWolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corp. Wolf Creek 1135 PWR 5/77 9/85 100 2487(1) Duplicate unit on s am e s ite with sam e cons truction perm it, but later scheduled com merical operating date.(2) Includes interes t on funds us ed during cons truction (IFUDC).Source: Utility Data

Conference Session

TIME 4: Pedagogy

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Odis Griffin

student realization projects know theseprojects are very resource intensive. The resources required span a wide range of people,including faculty, technicians and graduate students, space, equipment, and money. All of thoseitems are scarce resources at all universities. At Virginia Tech we have been fortunate to haveadequate funding, administrative support, bright students who were interested, and faculty withthe desire to both work with students and to participate in the design and realization of theseprojects. From the early 1980’s until the late 1990’s, however, space was a continuing problem.Teams worked wherever shop space could be found. Often the space was not well-suited for the

Conference Session

Integrating H&SS in Engineering III

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Rosalyn Berne

. Fuller, S., Philosophy, Rhetoric and the End of Knowledge. 1993, Madison: The University of Wisconsin Press.3. Drexler, K.E., C. Peterson, and G. Pergamit, Unbounding the Future : The Nanotechnology Revolution. 1st Quill ed. 1991, New York: Quill. 304 p.4. Dyson, F.J., , and Imagined Worlds. 1997, Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press. 216 p.notesa See 2. Fuller, S., Philosophy, Rhetoric and the End of Knowledge. 1993, Madison: The University ofWisconsin Press., for discussion on the role of rhetoric in Fuller’s approach to the social epistemology ofscience.b For further, detailed explanation see,Introduction to Grounded Theory by Steve Borgatti, available athttp://www.analytictech.com/mb870

Conference Session

Engineering in High School

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jessica Harwood; Al Rudnitsky

the needed knowledge and devising ways to answer those questions. • There are multiple levels of discourse and collaboration. • Teacher must recognize the need and readiness for students to move to a higher level of understanding and take advantage often by teaching a benchmark lesson. • Students get to assess the level of their knowledge by tackling the consequential task(s).This study describes a unit devised following the guidelines suggested above. Engineeringserves as the source and inspiration for the context and thinking about the design of thisinstructional environment. That is to say, a major contribution of engineering is in how theteacher thinks about the unit. This study seeks to explore whether this

Conference Session

K-12 Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jessica Harwood; Al Rudnitsky

the needed knowledge and devising ways to answer those questions. • There are multiple levels of discourse and collaboration. • Teacher must recognize the need and readiness for students to move to a higher level of understanding and take advantage often by teaching a benchmark lesson. • Students get to assess the level of their knowledge by tackling the consequential task(s).This study describes a unit devised following the guidelines suggested above. Engineeringserves as the source and inspiration for the context and thinking about the design of thisinstructional environment. That is to say, a major contribution of engineering is in how theteacher thinks about the unit. This study seeks to explore whether this

Conference Session

Recruiting, Retention & Advising

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Whalen; Susan Freeman; Beverly Jaeger; Bala Maheswaran

Zone” has been designated as a project staging area with tools, materials, and work benches. The Coordinators ensure that the inventory of tools and supplies are stocked, and that a technician is there for assistance when needed. Other facilities responsibilities involve planning for design classes to be held in rooms with tables which may be used in active learning exercises as opposed to rooms with attached desks. Also, any hardware problems in the computer classrooms such as non-functioning computers, projectors not working or other equipment problems are handled by the coordinators• Training the “New Guy(s)” – Each semester, there are two to five additional engineering faculty that are asked to teach one or two

Conference Session

Integrating H&SS in Engineering III

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Elisabeth Armstrong; Donna Riley

of one semester ending and another yet to begin, we decided to give ourvery different classes a chance to develop their disciplinary expertise alongside another’s. Wehoped the questions we heard each other asking would also spur the students to think morebroadly in their research. We hoped by working alongside each other we could develop aneducated respect for disciplines that so rarely talk to each other, even in the tools and skills theyemphasize: Women’ s Studies and Engineering. We saw our classes’ research projects as ameans to develop multi-disciplinary skills rather than inter-disciplinary ones. Despite her enthusiasm, it seemed to Riley initially that the structured demands of a first

Conference Session

Special Topics in Entrepreneurship

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Podlasek

rather than teamcreativity and innovation. In this model, the university, to a large extent, conducts academicexploration independent of the economic constraints imposed by a market economy. That is,universities were isolated from the market forces of supply and demand, price competition andthe process of creative destruction.In the 1990’s, many firms in both the production-of-goods and the service sectors realized thatknowledge was an asset much like capital equipment. Moreover, firms found that sharing and/ormanaging interdisciplinary knowledge was a distinctive competitive advantage in the innovationprocess; thus the term Knowledge Management (KM) was coined, although the management ofwhat one knows has been a human activity since the