Conference Session

Improving ME education: Broad Topics

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daria Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado-Boulder; Derek Reamon, University of Colorado; Lawrence Carlson, University of Colorado-Boulder

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Mechanical Engineering

taught Circuits and Electronics, Mechatronics, Component Design and the interdisciplinary First-Year Engineering Projects. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University. His foremost research interests include assessment of student learning, curriculum development and robotic controls.Lawrence Carlson, University of Colorado-Boulder LAWRENCE E. CARLSON is a founding co-director of the Integrated Teaching and Learning Laboratory and Program, as well as professor of mechanical engineering. He received his M.S. and D.Eng. degrees from the University of California at Berkeley. His primary educational passion is real-world design, and he spent his last sabbatical

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Education Research

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Amber Lehrman; Heather Nachtmann

: Designing an Adaptive System,” NRC Board on Engineering Education, Washington DC: National Academy Press.16. National Science Foundation. 1995. “Restructuring Engineering Education: A Focus on Change,” Report of an NSF Workshop 95-65.17. Needy, K. L., D. I. Cleland, D. P. Slevin, H. Nachtmann, and S. L. Cohen. 2000a. “A Proposed Model for the Incorporation of the Enterprise Governance Topic in an Engineering Management Curriculum,” American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference Proceedings.18. Needy, K. L., J. P. Lavelle, H. Nachtmann, and T. G. Eschenbach. 2000b. “An Empirical Analysis of Engineering Economy Pedagogy,” The Engineering Economist, 45 (1), pp. 74-92.19. Raju, P. K. and C. S. Sankar. 1999. “Teaching Real

Conference Session

Current Topics in IE Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Jackson, Texas A&M University-Commerce; E. Delbert Horton; Mary Johnson, Texas A&M University-Commerce

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Industrial Engineering

Engineering Dr. Johnson teaches the Introduction to Industrial Engineering course, System Simulation, Enterprise Analysis & Trends, and Manufacturing Systems. She has over 17 years experience in the manufacturing, aerospace industries, and in academia. Her experience includes various engineering, management, and consulting positions at Vaught Aircraft, the University of Texas at Arlington, and numerous manufacturing firms in the Dallas, Texas metroplex. Page 11.643.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 First-Time Accreditation: Lessons Learned from the

Conference Session

STEM Education and Intercultural Competence

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margaret Pinnell, University of Dayton; Leanne Petry, Central State University; Elizabeth Generas, Wright State University; Amy Anderson; Marjorie Langston Langston; Douglas Picard, Greene County Career Center; Camryn Lanise Justice, University of Dayton

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division (COMMENG)

International Programs (CIP) at the University of Dayton. The CIP provides coordination, strategic planning and administrative support forMrs. Marjorie Langston LangstonMr. Douglas Picard, Greene County Career Center Doug Picard is an engineering and manufacturing instructor at the Greene County Career Center in Xenia, Ohio. In 2023 and 2024, he participated in the Global STEM RET, facilitated by University of Dayton and Central State University, with in- and pre-service teachers from Dayton and surrounding area. He traveled to Banagalore, India, to observe and research how solar and other renewable energies are incorporated into developing areas and developed/published classroom curriculum. As part of this research

Conference Session

Introducing Sustainability into Engineering Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melanie L. Sattler, University of Texas, Arlington; Yvette Pearson Weatherton, University of Texas, Arlington; Victoria Chen, University of Texas, Arlington; Stephen P. Mattingly, University of Texas, Arlington; K.J. Rogers, P.E., University of Texas, Arlington

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Environmental Engineering

in Senior ProjectCourses to include sustainability as a major component in the analyses of design alternatives dueto the reinforcement of concepts and principles throughout their matriculation.AcknowledgmentThis work is supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation’s Innovations inEngineering Education, Curriculum and Infrastructure (IEECI) Program entitled “EngineeringSustainable Engineers”.References 1. World Commission on Environment and Development. Our Common Future, Oxford University Press, 1987. 2. Davidson, Cliff I.; Matthews, H. Scott; Hendrickson, Chris T.; Bridges, Michael W.; Allenby, Braden R.; Crittenden, John C.; Chen, Yongsheng

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering: Online Education

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

TseHuai Wu, University of Maryland Baltimore County; Foad Hamidi, University of Maryland Baltimore County

disrupted in-person educational programs worldwide in early 2020, withmany programs switching their instructional mode to remote. This shift required educators to de-velop innovative ways to quickly translate hands-on course components and in-person communi-cation modes to remote mechanisms. In this paper, we report on adapting a Control and VibrationLaboratory curriculum in an undergraduate university mechanical engineering program for usingthe Arduino platform and its accessories remotely. We redesigned the entire course based on com-ponents in the Arduino kit and implemented the updated curriculum such that each student couldcarry out the experiments remotely using a kit. The instructor-student communication was com-pensated using a dedicated

Conference Session

International Engineering Education II

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Gregory Emery; David Mould; Carey Noland; Brian Manhire

context (i) a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning (j) a knowledge of contemporary issues (k) an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for Page 7.894.2 engineering practice. Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2002, American Society for Engineering Education Each program must have an assessment process with documented results. Evidence must be given that the results are applied to the further development and improvement of the

Conference Session

Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Hill, University of Michigan; Dawn Tilbury, University of Michigan

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Mechanical Engineering

(ISAT). Her research interests include distributed control of mechanical systems with network communication, logic control of manufacturing systems, performance management and control of computing systems, and uncertainty modeling in cooperative control. Page 11.829.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Introducing Discrete Event Systems into an Undergraduate Controls Course: Development, Pilot Study and AssessmentAbstract Discrete event systems are characterized by discrete states with event-driven statetransitions. The modeling and

Conference Session

Research in Graphics Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Sadowski, Purdue University; Patrick Connolly, Purdue University

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Engineering Design Graphics

. Engineering Design Graphics Division, Mid-year Meeting Proceedings, (1990) pp. 1-16.3. Sadowski, M. A., Ed., Engineering Design Graphics Journal, (1993) V57, Special Edition.4. Sorby, S. A., Bohmann, L. J., Drummer,T. D., Frendewey, J. O., Mattila, K. G., and Sutherland, J. W. Development of a Curriculum for Service Systems Engineering Using a Delphi Technique, Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition. (2005). Page 15.24.6 Appendix I EDGD RecruitmentDear EDGD member:You may be aware that the Division

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Education: Upperclass Years

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Turton, West Virginia University; Joseph Shaeiwitz, West Virginia University

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Chemical Engineering

education, and outcomes assessment. Joe is an associate editor of the Journal of Engineering Education, and he is a co-author of the text Analysis, Synthesis, and Design of Chemical Processes (3rd ed.), published by Prentice Hall in 2009. Page 15.56.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 A Module for Teaching Batch OperationsRationaleFor the past several years, the majority of projects chosen for one of the two required designs inour senior capstone course have involved some form of batch or semi-batch process. However,no formal instruction in the design and operation of batch processes was

Conference Session

High School Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Todd Kaiser, Montana State University; Peggy Taylor, Montana State University; Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University; Howard Tenenbaum, La Jolla High School, San Diego Unified School District; Seth Hodges, St. Michael Indian School, St. Michaels, AZ

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

licenses. Taylor holds a BS in Biology with Chemistry minor, MS in Science Education, and Ed.D. in Curriculum and Instruction.Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University Carolyn Plumb is the Director of Educational Innovation and Strategic Projects in the College of Engineering at Montana State University. She works on various curriculum and instruction projects including instructional development for faculty and graduate students. She also serves as the college’s assessment and evaluation expert, currently evaluating the success of various programs and projects, including the Designing Our Community program, the Providing Resources for Engineering Preparedness program (funded by the U.S

Conference Session

ME Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Rogers; John Anderson; Corey Jones

will fit the proposed curriculum. Technologicalcolleges will be the focus of education because of their “hands on” educational approach.Oregon Institute of Technology will be used as the foundation of a typical technical college.The paper will also give an overview of the many different possible studies of renewableenergy, such as biomass energy, fuel cells, geothermal, hydroelectric, solar electricity, solarthermal, and wind energy; however, an emphasis on biomass in the form of ethanol fuelresearch is given.I. Introduction to integrating a renewable energy degreeThe renewable energy industry continues to rapidly expand. A key component in the drive todeveloping a sustainable energy supply is the training of a large number of renewable

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Roxanne Jacoby

curriculum and the way courses are taught. The school reevaluated itsfaculty and courses, introduced new courses and expanded old ones to give students new skillsand exposure to business implications within most courses. As an important change, weintroduced new interdisciplinary elective courses in entrepreneurship, operations and projectmanagement, ethics, business law, and global technology management. Based on the success ofour graduates in the past several years, both in the companies where they work, and in the typeand caliber of graduate studies they pursue, we think that our new educational emphasis is payingoff.The Global Perspectives in Technology Management Course (EID-372) This is the course I would like to discuss in more detail

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Programs

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Stanford; Duane Dunlop; Donald Sebastian; Stephen Tricamo; Donald Keating

. Page 8.612.3 • “In its broadest sense, technology is the process by which humans modify nature to meet their “Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2003, American Society for Engineering Education” needs and wants. However, most people think of technology only in terms of its artifacts … But technology is more than its tangible products. An equally important aspect of technology is the knowledge and processes necessary to create and operate those products, such as engineering know-how and design, manufacturing expertise, various technical skills, and so on. Technology also includes all of the infrastructure

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Khalid Al-Olimat, Ohio Northern University

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Electrical and Computer

continue to beamongst the most important fundamental courses of the electrical engineering curriculum.Recently, I have attended an NSF-sponsored workshop on the teaching of power engineeringcourses. The workshop has hosted more than 140 power engineering educators. It wasmentioned that 75% of the electrical engineering programs across the United States require acombined course in energy conversion (electric machines) and power systems. As a result of theworkshop, it has been recommended that every electrical engineering program should have acombined course in electric machines and power systems to optimize the curriculum. TheElectrical & Computer Engineering and Computer Science (ECCS) Department at OhioNorthern University has approved the

Conference Session

Research on Engineering Design Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Gül E. Okudan Kremer, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University; Hyun Kyoung Ro, Penn State University; Alexander Yin, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Educational Research and Methods

design settings. Her published work appears in journals such as Journal of Mechanical Design, Journal of Engineering Design, Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, Journal of Engineering Education, European Journal of En- gineering Education and Technovation. She is a member of IIE, ASME, and ASEE. She is also a National Research Council-US AFRL Summer Faculty Fellow for the Human Effectiveness Directorate (2002- 2004), an invited participant of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) Frontiers in Engineering Education Symposium (2009), and a Fulbright Scholar to Ireland (2010).Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University Carolyn Plumb is the Director of Educational Innovation and Strategic Projects at Montana State

Conference Session

Linking Engineering and Liberal Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gayle E. Ermer, Calvin College

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

engineering, statistical process control that can be used to Page 25.1279.7analyze and control the behavior of manufacturing systems is taught, along with basic estimationof error in measurements. For systems that do not lend themselves to detailed analysis, engineershave also relied on simple heuristic models based on past experience to make better designdecisions. Typically, the total amount of content related to stochastic modeling and heuristics inthe curriculum is still relatively small compared deterministic modeling content.Engineering education is about building a toolbox for students that will enable them to contributeto successful

Conference Session

Circuits and Systems Education 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacquelyn Kay Nagel, James Madison University; Stephen Keith Holland, James Madison University; Brian Groener, James Madison University

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Electrical and Computer

, methods, tools, etc.), sustainability, ethics, team management, andtechnical communication (both oral and written), while incorporating elements of engineering scienceand analysis. Students apply design instruction in the context of two projects during the six-coursesequence—a cornerstone project spanning the fall and spring semesters of the sophomore year, and acapstone project spanning the junior and senior academic years.The curriculum of our non-discipline specific engineering program, shown graphically in Figure 1,combines a campus-wide, liberal arts general educational core with courses in math, science,engineering design, engineering science, business, systems analysis, and sustainability3,4. Individualskills taught developmentally through

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions - Mechanical Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Green, LeTourneau University; Carolyn Conner Seepersad, University of Texas, Austin; Katja Holtta-Otto, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

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Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas, Austin.Katja Holtta-Otto, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Dr. Katja Holtta-Otto is an assistant professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth. Page 15.571.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Extreme Experience Interviews for Innovative Designs: Classroom Assessment of a New Needs-Gathering Method  AbstractA recently published “Extreme Experience Design1” method places interviewees in simulationsthat parallel physical disabilities (such as wearing dark glasses to simulate low vision

Conference Session

Projects to promote eng.; teamwork,K-12

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Philip Henning

be discussed 1. Fellows’ experiences in the classroom 2. Question of the week 3. Undergrads and the development of the manipulatives 4. Summer teacher workshops 5 The HEV web based game 6. Educational field trips to the HEV center at Penn StateSara’s storyA story I really enjoyed was when I had the opportunity to shadow a quiet and very polite younglady. When we got to the math class she told me, “ I really don’t like math – I am not very goodat it.” She had previously informed me that her favorite class was English. In the math class, theteacher was going over geometry of triangles. When he asked a question, she often raised herhand and had the right answer. Afterwards, I told her she was really good at

Conference Session

Assessment in EM Education

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Bonnie McCormick; Jessica Matson; David Elizandro

linked directly to program outcomes andobjectives of the degree program(s) affected by the changes. In addition to broaderresponsibilities, the Strategic Planning Committee assists the Curriculum Committee todetermine how the School’s strategic objectives and outcomes are influenced by curriculum Page 7.135.3 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationand/or course changes being considered by the Curriculum Committee. The remainder of thissection describes School efforts during the fall 2001

Conference Session

Innovations in Systems Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Terry Dwan; Robert DeMoyer; Carl Wick; George Piper

area for their project, form teams where it will be beneficial froman educational perspective, and produce a detailed design document. These requirementsare presently being managed academically as a part of a required senior course inadvanced control systems - though we are exploring alternatives for a separate designcourse within our highly constrained curriculum. Early in the first semester, after our students have announced the subject area oftheir design and have proposed teaming arrangements, they are assigned two advisorsfrom our faculty. A military advisor is assigned to monitor (and in some cases direct) theprogress of the project, much as a military “project manager” might do in the fleet. Acivilian faculty is assigned to

Conference Session

International Engineering Education II

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Irina Nelson

law, space business andmanagement, and space and society. ISU conducts its activities at its Central Campus inStrasbourg, France, 2 and at various other locations worldwide. The ISU mission is to“…develop future leaders of the world space community by providing interdisciplinaryeducational programs to students and space professionals in an international, interculturalenvironment.” 3 Distinctive for ISU is its focus on the “3 I” characteristics: Interdisciplinary,International, and Intercultural. The exposure of the ISU students to multidisciplinaryeducational programs and the opportunity to teamwork and network across national and culturalboundaries are not available in any other educational institution. In 2004, the InternationalSatellite

Conference Session

Graduate Education in ETD

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mitchell L. Springer P.M.P., S.P.H.R., Purdue University, West Lafayette; Gary R. Bertoline, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering Technology, Graduate Studies

System MMU Component CPU Level I/O Mgmt Integration : : Database Mgmt System ApplicationsFigure 1: Levels of IntegrationDiscipline-Specific Systems Integration/Integrator -If one chooses the path of a discipline-specific systems integrator, then the core curriculum willbe domain-specific and offer courses as an umbrella which provides systems integrationknowledge. This given, systems integration is, in fact, a process with multiple activities andattendant products. Page 25.217.6For example, a student would enroll in Computer

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Graduate Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Bennett; Elaine Millam

the program, they receivefeedback from all stakeholder groups who are witnessing their progress and commenting Page 9.255.1on their results. Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004,American Society for Engineering EducationStudents so far are excited about their learning pursuits, engaging others to support themand are demonstrating their leadership talents as they learn, stretch and grow. They feelreal strength and power in coming to better understand themselves and taking charge oftheir own learning outcomes. We, as faculty, are prepared to

Conference Session

Student Learning, Problem Solving, & Critical Thinking 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Marie Kusano, Virginia Tech; Aditya Johri, George Mason University

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Educational Research and Methods

Education, 2014 Student Autonomy: Implications of Design-Based Informal Learning Experiences in EngineeringAbstractAs part of their college-based undergraduate degree experience, a large portion of engineeringstudents are involved in different informal learning experiences, such as co-curricular designteams, student organizations, and undergraduate research. The purpose of this qualitative studywas to better understand engineering students’ learning experiences in informal learning sites,particularly their sense of autonomy, which emerged as a major theme in initial data analysis.Specifically, this study investigates a hands-on design and manufacturing laboratory forengineering students in a large research and state

Conference Session

Maker Spaces in Design Education

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Colton Daniel Brehm, Texas A&M University; Julie S. Linsey, Georgia Institute of Technology; Astrid Layton, Texas A&M University

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

[14, 15, 18]. Gender imbalances in makerspaces can discourage women [18].Many other barriers likely exist that research has yet to identify. The current work providesanother avenue for identifying barriers.The proposed network modeling technique is reminiscent of actor-network theory (sociology oftranslation) from sociology [19], which has recently been applied by Braga and Guttmann tonetworks of knowledge exchanges between students [20] and by Biermeier to study emerging © American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 2020 ASEE Conferenceproperties in curriculums [21]. Lord et al. reframed the examination of persistence in engineeringeducation by expanding the pipeline and

Conference Session

Industry and Technical Engineering Education

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ruidong Ma, University of Washington; Frank Gao, University of Washington; Renee M. Desing, University of Washington

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Student Division (STDT)

workplaces. Dr. Desing graduated from Ohio State with her Ph.D. in Engineering Education, and also holds a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and a M.S. in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research from the Pennsylvania State University. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Design and Evaluation of a New, Student-Centered Multidisciplinary Course in Mechanical Engineering: Artificial OrgansAbstract: There is a growing need for healthcare applications across various fields, particularly inSTEM. For mechanical engineering students, their future prospects extend beyond traditional areassuch as energy, manufacturing, mechanical design

Conference Session

Sustainability and engineering education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Mueller PE P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; John Aidoo, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Environmental Engineering

educators in civil engineering, it is not always easy to find room inthe rigid curriculum to integrate sustainable design principles as a fundamental component intechnical civil engineering courses. While still providing the necessary technical knowledge todesign solutions, it is also important to balance this, in an effective way, with a broader approachto problem solving that includes ideas of sustainable development across the curriculum4.Following curricular goals during the freshman year, as presented by Vanasupa and Splitt(2004)5, this paper focuses on providing an awareness of sustainability issues and sustainabledesign principles in an introduction to design course for first-year civil engineering students

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Mark Jansson, Rowan University; Ulrich Schwabe, Rowan University; Andrew Hak, Rowan University

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Electrical and Computer

for Engineering Education, 2008Medium Voltage Switchgear, Transformer and Interconnection Specification in an ECE ClinicI. AbstractWorking on real world engineering technology projects with industry is a key component ofRowan University’s engineering clinics. Our College of Engineering has Industrial affiliates whoregularly act as sponsors of the ECE curriculum by bringing important and diverse real worldengineering design challenges to ECE students. This paper discusses how undergraduate ECEstudents were called upon to first learn about the proposed renewable energy system (in this casea 3MW photovoltaic system – the largest of its kind east of Arizona in the U.S.) optimize thearray field and the DC wiring, and then