Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mahsa Ghorbani, Colorado State University; Anthony A. Maciejewski, Colorado State University; Thomas J. Siller, Colorado State University; Edwin K. P. Chong Ph.D., Colorado State University; Pinar Omur-Ozbek, Colorado State University; Rebecca A. Atadero, Colorado State University

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Engineering Ethics

tohave the students make the explicit connection that ethical considerations are part of theengineering design process and not a component that is tacked on at the end. In addition, becausethe same faculty who are presenting the technical material are also involved in the discussion ofthe ethical issues that arise, we believe students will make the implicit correlation that theseissues should be valued as much as the technical material. Finally, by reinforcing the ethicalcontent at multiple touch points throughout the curriculum, we hope to see an increasedsophistication of ethical analysis as the students move through our program.The rest of this paper is organized as follows: In the next section we provide an overview onethics education in

Conference Session

Assessment & Quality Accredition in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohammad Al-Ansary; Andreas Christoforou; Ahmet Yigit

Engineering Criteria2000 (EC 2000) 1. This paper presents the thus far experiences in implementing theassessment process and in using the results for improvement. The process includes astructured methodology for establishing educational objectives and outcomes at the programand course levels, development of required assessment instruments, identification of keyinstitutional practices that need to be aligned, and training programs to help instill the mindsetof the new criteria in all concerned parties2-4. The process has been in place for the last twoacademic years and it is producing results. At the course level, faculty are re-examining thecourse outcomes to ensure higher levels of student learning based on Bloom’s Taxonomy5,and that they can be

Collection

2022 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Rajpal S Sodhi, NJIT

surrounding its decision not to upgrade the fuel system. Should a risk/benefit analysisbe used in situations where a defect in design or manufacturing could lead to death orseriously bodily harm? There are arguments both for and against such an analysis. It is aneconomically efficient method which has been accepted by courts for numerous years,however, juries may not always agree, so companies should take the moral issues intoconsideration. Although Ford had access to a new design which would decrease thepossibility of the Ford Pinto from exploding, the company chose not to recall which wouldhave cost $11 per car, even though it had done an analysis showing that the new designwould result in 180 less deaths. Based on the numbers Ford used, the cost

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Medhat Morcos; David Soldan

payoff. Digital scholarship is still so new that it has not been workedinto the criteria for promotion and tenure [30].Lack of Evaluation ToolsAcademe has not developed methods to evaluate online courses adequately. It is hard toevaluate the course based on criteria such as “the quality of the interaction.” Scholars have onlya limited vocabulary for evaluating the characteristics of online instruction. They shoulddevelop a culture of reflective practice that would enable them to discuss how onlineinstruction influences students’ learning.Some faculty members worry that online instruction will replace them. But such concerns wereunfounded because online instruction cannot forge a personal bond between a teacher and a

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph A. Heim; Gary M. Erickson

confronting the companies, but alsoprepared to respond appropriately.Course Structure and Organization At the University of Washington, the Integrated Product Development course is open to both MBA andgraduate engineering students. We try to enroll an equal number of engineering and business students in theclass, since product development project teams need the talents of both groups. The material presented throughout the quarter focuses on the three primary issues: the tools andtechnologies available to IPD teams; the organizational and cultural context in which IPD is most effective; andthe importance of considering the entire product life cycle when developing new products.Selection and Use of Appropriate Tools and Technologies

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frazier F. Benya, National Academy of Engineering; Rachelle Hollander, National Academy of Engineering; Karin Ellison, Arizona State University; Kelly Laas, Illinois Institute of Technology; Simil L Raghavan, National Academy of Engineering; Thomas M. Powers, University of Delaware

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

diversity and ethics programs at the NAE where she manages both the EngineerGirl website and the Online Ethics Center (OEC) for Engineering and Science. Simil received her PhD in biomedical engineering from Johns Hopkins University in 2008 where her PhD thesis focused on neural and vocal plasticity in primates.Dr. Thomas M. Powers, University of Delaware Thomas M. Powers is the founding director of the Center for Science, Ethics, and Public Policy (CSEPP) at the University of Delaware. He holds appointments as Associate Professor in the Department of Phi- losophy and in the School of Public Policy and Administration, and resident faculty at the Delaware Biotechnology Institute. His research concerns ethics in science and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca Atadero, Colorado State University; Jody Paul, Metropolitan State University of Denver; Karen Rambo-Hernandez, Texas A&M University; Melissa Morris, University of Nevada - Las Vegas; Christopher Griffin, West Virginia University; Christina Paguyo, University of Denver; Scott Leutenegger; Ronald Delyser; Robin Hensel, West Virginia University; Anne Marie Casper

strengthen the value of the reflection for readersoutside the project. Authors then had the chance to respond to the comments (or not) before wefinalized the paper.Personal Reflections from our TeamMelissa Morris, Ph.D.Associate Professor in Residence, Mechanical Engineering UNLVWhile a faculty member at West Virginia University (WVU) I enjoyed working with faculty todevelop several activities and reflection questions that have been used in courses from the first-year to senior level. I actively recruited new faculty to join in our efforts and incorporatedseveral activities into my first-year courses when I taught at WVU. Prior to the start of fall 2019I left WVU and am now at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Since joining the faculty in

Conference Session

Technical Session 3 - Paper 1: For Us, By Us: Recommendations for Institutional Efforts to Enhance the Black Student Experience in Engineering

Collection

2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

Authors

Katreena Thomas, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Michael Lorenzo Greene, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Brooke Charae Coley, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Debalina Maitra, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Julia Machele Brisbane, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Jeremi S London, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

creates a barrier to feeling welcomed. Another participant, Shasha, shared her concerns about students experiencingdiscrimination from faculty and how universities need to mitigate this from happening. “So,there are professors who treat students differently, and like that needs to be like, I guess moreopenly discussed and realized like that’s not okay and that if that happens to students, theyshould be able to like talk about that because that’s the only way that you can stop it.” If Blackengineering graduate students are the victims of unequal treatment and insensitive comments,these issues should be discussed, as recommended by Shasha. Anthony agreed with the otherparticipants and suggested that faculty need to “work together to find

Collection

2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Larry N. Bland

more contemporary cultures. • Focus on the worldview, religion, and values of one or more contemporary cultures. • Address issues of cultural conflict within or between nations. • Foster among students an understanding of social and cultural change. • Provide familiarity with an area of the world or a country that allows them to make systematic comparisons with their own society and culture.Concerns As these learning centered programs are planned for implementation, academic integrity,faculty workload, and logistical issues have arisen as areas of concern. "Proceedings of the 2005 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 10: Curricular & Program Design

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robin A.M. Hensel, West Virginia University; Xinyu Zhang, Purdue University

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

cohort development andidentity throughout the entire first year, students in the early implementations of this programwere encouraged to take the same section of a three-credit hour, Engineering in History courseeach spring. That requirement was dropped in later years because of scheduling difficulties.All first-year engineering and computing students participate in student success, careerexploration, and professional development experiences, receive academic and student successsupport, and beginning in 2022, are advised by professional advisors (not faculty) in thecollege’s new centralized advising center. Before 2022, the AcES program director advised allAcES participants until they moved from the first-year program to their major department

Collection

2019 CIEC

Authors

Afshin Zahraee; Lakshman Mapa

laboratories for the programs, benefiting students, or used for facultydevelopment, therefore benefiting the faculty, industry they work with, and students as the classmaterial is up-to-date an on par with new technology and industry needs.References1 Ankrah, S, Al-Tabbaa, O., (2015, September). “Universities—industry collaboration: A systematic review”Scandinavian Journal of Management, Volume 31, Issue 3, Pages 387-408.2 https://www.nwiforum.org/why-nwi-13 Bradley, B. (Writer). (2017, June 6). The Border War: How Illinois is losing out to surrounding states [Video file].Retrieved June 20, 2017, from http://wgntv.com/2017/06/06/the-border-war-how-illinois-is-losing-out-to-surrounding-states/4 Latif, N., Zahraee, M, Blades, D, Handley, M., (2019

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

William Callen; Steven Usselman

. Students now spend the first third of the class considering a set offundamentals: 1) Personality, Design, and Aesthetics; 2) Professionalism and Meritocracy; and 3) EngineeringStandards and Access to New Technologies. This approach enables us to get students thinking about core issues thatrun through virtually all of the remaining units and should be of primary concern in their group projects.Coincidentally, it also gathers most of the examples taken from communications technologies (telegraphs,telephones, radio, television, and fiber optics) into one section of the course. We can thus present a set of basictechnical concepts early on in the term. From there we move to a collection of units organized around the idea of choice and regulation of

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Curriculum and Programs

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Zach Schreiber, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Robert J. Herrick, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Anne M. Lucietto, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

, and submissions for students [19]. The instructions give visual anddescriptive information for safe and successful completion while the submissions would provideimmediate feedback. This course already utilized an online platform known as LON-CAPA [20]for instruction and submission; however, assignments and instructions would requiremodification for new equipment and components that align with the changed environment. Auser friendly and modifiable software for instructors to change information as needed andconsideration of lower bandwidth within individual home environment was important for coursesuccess.Shipping and DeliveryShipping and delivery were a major issue throughout the entire process, causing delays andrequiring larger lead times

Conference Session

Program Support Initiatives

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Charles Riley P.E., Oregon Institute of Technology; Jesse M. Kinder, Oregon Institute of Technology; Ben S. Bunting Jr, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering

Paper ID #32736Development of an Institutional Teaching ModelDr. Charles Riley P.E., Oregon Institute of Technology Dr. Riley has been teaching civil engineering structures and mechanics concepts for over 12 years and has been honored with both the ASCE ExCEEd New Faculty Excellence in Civil Engineering Educa- tion Award and the Beer and Johnston Outstanding New Mechanics Educator Award. While he teaches freshman to graduate-level courses across the civil engineering curriculum, his focus is on engineering mechanics. He values classroom demonstrations and illustrative laboratory and field experiences. He has served as

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Wilfrid Nixon

these presentations. This is where the valueof the superclients is perhaps most obvious. One particular example may serve toillustrate this. At proposal presentations in 2000, two of the projects had a local CityEngineer as the superclient. The City Engineer asked both project teams after theirproposal presentation “Why should I hire you rather than somebody else?” Studentsprotested that such a question was unfair to which the City Engineer replied “But I ask allmy proposal presenters the same question?” The City Engineer had a credibility inasking such a question that faculty could not have, and made the experience considerablymore realistic (and stressful!) for the students.CHALLENGES AND BENEFITSA major issue with this approach to a capstone

Conference Session

Research, Innovation and Careers

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carl Whitesel, South Mountain Community College; Nicholas Langhoff, Skyline College; Marco Wehrfritz, Skyline Community College

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Diversity

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Two-Year College

each approached the mountain of issues and concerns that were specific to theenvironment and their students. Funding  Working within the constraints of fiscal budgeting and reimbursement practices  Spending allocated funds within fiscal constraints and purchasing cut- off deadline Staffing  Underestimating the amount of dedicated staff required to manage makerspace activities  Faculty and staff learning how to work with interns and students to incorporate them as staff Human  The college’s slow hiring process resulted in a slower than planned Resources

Conference Session

Implementation of the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge and Recent ABET Experiences

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrea Welker, Villanova University

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Civil Engineering

students to pursue both knowledge and wisdom, and to aspire to ethical and moral leadership within their chosen careers, their community, and the world. We value a spirit of community among all members of the college that respects academic freedom and inquiry, the discovery and cultivation of new knowledge, and continued innovation in all that we do.The mission statement of the University is reflected in these mission statements. In addition,these mission statements guided the development of our objectives, which are presented later inthis paper.FacultyA full-time teaching load in the College of Engineering at Villanova is 12 contact hours persemester. If a faculty member is an active scholar, this load is reduced to 9

Conference Session

Sustainability and Social Responsibility

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Bryn Elizabeth Seabrook, University of Virginia; Kathryn A. Neeley, University of Virginia; Kari Zacharias, Concordia University; Brandiff Robert Caron, Concordia University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

experiment withengineering curricula when framing proposed changes as responses to non-technicalaccreditation requirements. Although embedded STS programs may be organizationally and spatially co-located withengineering faculties, that positioning is no guarantee of intellectual integration. Embeddedprograms pose undeniable challenges to faculty. Administrators and other engineering facultyoften understand the programs as “service units” that serve a supplementary role in comparisonwith other engineering programs. Faculty may struggle to define or maintain their professionalidentities, and to pursue their research goals. The worry of cooptation and issues surrounding the © American Society for Engineering Education, 2020

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jiabin Zhu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jonathan Hicks, Purdue University; Monica Cox, Purdue University; Osman Cekic, Purdue University; Rocio Chavela Guerra, Purdue University

aid data, and he continues to explore these subjects. He is also interested in engineering education culture as well as leadership and policy issues in engineering education.Rocio Chavela Guerra, Purdue University Rocío C. Chavela is a doctoral candidate in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She obtained a B.S and a M.S. in chemical engineering from Universidad de las Américas, Puebla, Mexico. Her research interests involve faculty development, curriculum Page 15.554.1 development, and engineering education research communities. She is an Engineering Education

Collection

2025 Northeast Section Conference

Authors

Rachmadian Wulandana

Analysis (FEA) use AI tools, particularly version of ChatGPT to approximately 500,000 students andChatGPT, to support their learning. A survey examined whether faculty members across 23 campuses [4]. This initiative aimedAI tools help students understand concepts, solve problems to provide personalized tutoring and assist faculty withefficiently, and enhance convenience with 24/7 availability. It also administrative tasks. Similarly, Estonia launched a nationaladdressed their motivational impact, reliability, and concerns initiative in February 2025 to teach AI skills to high schoolabout dependency. The survey statements included questions students, partnering with tech companies like OpenAI

Conference Session

Assessment Methods

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Scachitti, Purdue University-Calumet; Gregory Neff, Purdue University-Calumet; Christine Corum, Purdue University; James Higley, Purdue University, Calumet; Mohammad Zahraee, Purdue University-Calumet; Heather Cooper, Purdue University

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Engineering Technology

understood requirements Page 12.1558.4from other programs. Casual discussions also noted similar experiences in overcoming initialfaculty reluctance and developing continuous improvement and assessment processes. Inaddition, benefits such as clearly defined constituencies, easily compared numeric values forgoals and outcomes, and ease of evaluating new procedures etc. were also noted.As the Academic Program Review Committee reviewed the non-accredited programs, manydifferences arose. Some programs faculty have opted for external reviews using reviewerschosen from professional societies, while other programs have done very little in the way ofoutcomes

Conference Session

Diversity in Chemical Engineering Education: Status and Perspectives

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl A Bodnar, University of Pittsburgh; Arthur Felse, Northwestern University; Karen A High, Clemson University; Jason M. Keith, Mississippi State University; Adrienne Minerick, Michigan Technological University; Ann Saterbak, Rice University; Jennifer Cole, Northwestern University

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering

pipeline issues, generation of a supportive environmentand resource limitations for diversity related programming. Although many institutions havemade significant steps forward through creation of diversity offices, cluster hires and mentoringprograms there is work that still remains to be done. All of the faculty members felt that we canchange diversity within the profession but it can only be done when we all come together as acommunity to discuss diversity issues and brainstorm new solutions that haven’t yet been tried.The future directions for the Chemical Engineering division diversity committee include utilizingthe panel session at this year’s ASEE annual meeting as a starting point for discussion with thelarger chemical engineering

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Wojciechowski

institution can be somewhat uncomfortable and/or disruptive. Others may have a sense of fear—either perceived or real—that the impending change may somehow have a deleterious effect on their work and well-being, and on the institution as a whole. Among the first steps to be taken by the program director is a “walk about” within the institution to introduce himself/herself and openly discuss the issues concerning the development of the new program. At issue here is fear abatement and, in most instances, the remedy is candor. An understanding of, and sensitivity to, the issues related to “imposing” an engineering program in what is understood by many to be a liberal arts college is imperative.2. Know Thy

Conference Session

Institutional and Curricular Reform

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Gardner, Boise State University; Pat Pyke, Boise State University; Cheryl Schrader, Boise State University; Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Amy Moll, Boise State University

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Educational Research and Methods

among math and engineering faculty, undergraduates, graduate students and academic support staff • Trained student SI facilitators on how to develop good relationships with math faculty • Disseminated a plethora of reports and newsletters on campus on math issues • Forged bonds between math and engineering learning community faculty • Hosted meetings and coffee breaks with academic support and math department partners • Held discussions with science departments who had similar student success concerns • Applied for grants together with math, science and engineering facultyIn retrospect the consistency of the data and the persistence which we showed in engaging thestakeholders was key to making progress. New

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

L. F. Borjón; F. Martín del Campo

accomplishing the program's title (about 4.5 years) whenthe minimum general, and particular requirements are covered. In the event of detecting that one or two of thisminimun requirements are not covered but the particular ones are, accreditation is given for two years, afterwhich this particular problems are once again analyzed by CACEI evaluators. If the minimum requirementesare covered but the evaluators find problems on covering the particular requirements, the accreditation term isdetermined by the evaluation team; when this term is due a new revision of the problematic issues. If theproblems are not solved no accreditation is granted. One of the main concerns of CACEI refers to the amount of engineering schools that are potentialcandidate

Conference Session

Creating a Technology Incubator and Creating a Seed Fund

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Laughlin, University of Maryland; Scott Magids, University of Maryland; David Barbe, University of Maryland

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

from industry and the remaining $14B from state and localgovernment, institutional and other sources.1 This funding provides an exceptional foundationfor new scientific discovery, as well as for the advancement of applied technologies.Unfortunately, a relatively small percentage of these new discoveries ever translate into long-term commercial successes. Several impediments, both institutional and market-driven, conspireto keep inventions from finding their way into, or better yet becoming the foundation of,commercial ventures. Examples of institutional impediments include: (a) lack of marketacceptance for university licensing practices, (b) conflict of interest concerns for faculty,particularly within public universities, (c) lack of

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Albert Lozano-Nieto

are not infrequent,and are especially important in those students without experience in industry. However, it isimportant that they are seriously considered as the profession is currently evolving frommaintenance to managing of health-care systems (Keil, 1997). The faculty involved inEngineering Technology programs are concerned about student performance in their first yearsof experience, but sometimes it is difficult to assess the real problems that recent graduates faceafter starting their new jobs. In order to prepare well-qualified and responsible professionals,these issues should be discussed in the classroom, to provide the students with an insightful ideaabout what they can expect in their workplaces, how to prevent conflicts, how to

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Technical Session 8

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rana Hussein, Boston University; Muhammad Hamid Zaman, Boston University

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

accessible by instructors to help them more easily incorporate these themes into theirteaching. This approach, which could be replicated by others seeking to introduce new topicsinto established curriculum, appears to have been successful, as three workshop participants arecurrently piloting variations of this course (including versions for both undergraduate andgraduate students), and several others have committed to or expressed interest in doing so in thenear future. Given that not all departments will have faculty who have experience working onissues related to forced displacement or in contexts affected by it, creating this community andcompiling a set of resources, which group members could contribute their respective expertise to,is

Collection

2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

L. Kuczynski; C. McGuinness; S. Farrell; B. G. Lefebvre; C. S. Slater

environmental and safetymetrics such as TLV (threshold limit value), ingestion toxicity, biodegradation, aquatic toxicity,carcinogenicity, ozone depletion, global warming potential, half-life, smog formation,acidification, soil adsorption and bioconcentration factor. Students working on this project gained familiarity with the issues and concerns ofpharmaceutical R&D. Valuable insight was gained into the factors determining the cost ofpharmaceutical end products: not only the cost of drug development, but the cost ofmanufacturing according to good manufacturing practices (GMPs). The importance of greenermanufacturing processes, and particular the need for reduction of solvent use were realized. This project required intensive application of

Conference Session

Capstone and Design Projects

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University; Norm Clark, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

, teachingstudents the value of strategic relationships and how to go about developing them is critical. Forthe past few years, the students who go through the class on strategic relationships are provided aproject based learning experience. Perrenet et al. 2(2000) indicate that project-based learning isbetter than problems-based learning because it not only helps with knowledge acquisition, butalso with time and resource management. As a part of this class project, students get to see andassess the effects of such relationships while working with a real industrial distributor. Thestudents work on a semester long project with the industrial distributor involving different topics.They are provided resources including research materials, faculty time and time