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2001 Annual Conference

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Ron Eglash; Larry Kagan; Gary Gabriele; Frances Bronet; David Hess

balance technical,social/cultural, and aesthetic expertise—all the basic ingredients of design education we listed atthe end of part b above—as well as to reach the end of the studios ready to design in all thesignificant areas calling out for new ideas? We like to think of this as nurturing a design culture.CONCLUSIONSOur experiences in teaching the first five semesters have taught us a lot about how to teach thesedesign studios. The students have produced some very innovative work and their assessment ofthe classes has been very positive. We are also gaining a clearer picture of what we want toaccomplish in each of the following design studios.ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSWork on the first and second design studios was supported by a grant from the NCIAA

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2001 Annual Conference

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Tomoki Abe; Richard Thurlkill; Krishna Kurpad; Jay Porter; Anthony Vaughan; Joseph Morgan

efforts will be putinto service, they become highly enthusiastic. This enthusiasm coupled with an appreciation thatthe project is more than they can handle on their own, causes the student to become an active andsupportive member of the team. All students realize early in the project that they must clearlydefine the tasks for which they will assume responsibility. Because a particular student’s gradecan be reduced based on the confidential assessment of his or her contributions made by otherteam members, all students understand that they must contribute to the team’s overall success.One of the most important benefits of real-world projects is the transformation that takes placewithin each student. In the beginning of the project, individually and

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2001 Annual Conference

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Andrew Rusek; Barbara Oakley

hassles of current probe placement. Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2001, American Society for Engineering EducationCCVS is directly equal to y11. Y21 is obtained in a similar manner through the portion of thecircuit shown in orange on the left. Notice that no voltage source is required on this side, sinceonly transmitted voltage and current values are being assessed. The values for y11 and y21 as afunction of frequency are shown in Figure 2. Here it can be seen that the input admittance risesas a function of rising frequency, while the transadmittance falls.Figure 3 shows a y22 and y12 parameter extraction circuit. The 1.0 volt

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2001 Annual Conference

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Nora Christianson; Henry Russell

elements have enabled ARL to make notable progress towards itsdiversity goals. Workforce diversity is a common goal for both the Government and privateindustry. Although the workforce diversity covers many issues, it is used here in reference togender and race, national origin (RNO)∗.ARL has focused recent efforts on the representation of women and minorities in science andengineering fields. In a parallel effort, ARL has augmented the education level of its workforceby establishing graduate study opportunities and recruiting scientists and engineers who holdDoctoral degrees (Ph.D.). In establishing its diversity goals, it became apparent that it was notonly necessary to assess ARL’s current posture, but to 1) identify the composition of the

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2000 Annual Conference

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Richard N. Smith; Michael K. Jensen; Deborah A. Kaminski; Amir Hirsa

, and somegeneral experiences with teaching such courses at Rensselaer and the ways in which theirsuccesses and drawbacks may be assessed has been documented elsewhere2-4 .Within the context of broader efforts at Rensselaer to evaluate critically the studio learningenvironment, the development of the Thermal and Fluids Engineering courses offers a uniqueopportunity. Building on our experiences with other studio courses, we are compiling a completecase study of the transition process between a traditional lecture-based course and a studio. Wewant to be in a position to show other engineering programs how they may adapt our successesand failures to improve their own needs for curriculum modifications, not by copying our newcourses and classrooms

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2000 Annual Conference

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Jennie Si; Frank C. Hoppensteadt; Forouzan Golshani; Donald W. Collins; Christian Ringhofer; Kostas Tsakalis

will becentral in assessing the fidelity of the predicted closed-loop performance7,8,2,10,11,15,18,25,42,43,53,54.Motorola has provided Ringhofer, et al, FAB data for real time control of Chemical VaporDeposition (CVD) processes. CVD processes a mixture of reacting gases together with a waferin a reaction chamber, depositing a thin film on the surface2,18,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35. This process isone of the fundamental processing steps in semiconductor manufacturing. A full processsimulator has been developed to enable control of the film thickness and its morphology fromexternal reactor set points and allow for the extraction of parameters for higher level controllers.To simulate simultaneously in real time the gas flow in the reactor and the

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2000 Annual Conference

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Suzanne E. Keilson; Randall Jones; Lester Coyle; Elliot King; Duane Shelton

data sheets to assess whether students were able to work through the modules properly in a reasonable time. (b) Observers will also record qualitative data based on their observations, i.e. reasons for delays or other problems. (c) A survey will also be administered to the student Page 5.629.7 users, which will collect demographic data (age, gender, computer experience, major, etc.) and their opinions on the usability of the modules. Moreover, every module will have specific files that must be generated to complete the educational experience. Those files will be forwarded to the module faculty and ISI evaluators for review

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Gene Moriarty

focalengineering.For instance, a dialog involving structural engineers, urban planners,architects, social activists, and concerned citizens must be enjoined if a newpark is to be focally engineered in the center of town. The contemporarymodernist engineer ordinarily works in a team of engineers that includes, forexample, a test engineer, a design engineer, a manufacturing engineer, andothers. The focal engineer is inevitably part of a team too, but his/her teaminvolves more than just other engineers. A Technology Assessment typeteam is common for a focally engineered project. The team needs to weighthe deadening and disengaging possibilities out against the enlivening andengaging prospects of any proposal for a new network, structure, device, orsystem. What

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2000 Annual Conference

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Riffe J. William; Joel K. Berry; Raghu Echempati

Page 5.713.4conduct the simulation laboratory as a demonstration laboratory, the student background and co-opeducation at Kettering University requires more hands-on experience. Moreover, it is desirable forthe students working in the stamping area for their fifth year thesis to run simulation of real partswhile they are on campus. Some of the recent students’s thesis titles are given in Appendix 4.Evaluation and dissemination toolsInitially, some of the commonly adopted assessment tools will be used either in person or via e-mail or through Internet. These are: on campus tests, homework, laboratory reports and paperswritten out of thesis work, student surveys, alumni survey, industrial participant survey. Fordissemination of results, once

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Yellamraju Vikas; Tony Ramanello; Kurt Gramoll

courses over a number of years, then the time and effort can be justified. The end goalwould be to create an e-course curriculum with a set of multiple electronic courses that can beoffered either online or in-class to help address the scheduling and learning needs of the student.References1. Brooks, D. W. Web-Teaching A guide to Designing Interactive Teaching for the World Wide Web, Plenum Press, New York, 19972. Regan, M. and S. D. Sheppard, "Interactive Multimedia Courseware and Hands-on Learning Experience: An Assessment Study," ASEE Journal of Engineering Education, 1996 85 (2), p 123-130.3. Gramoll, K.C., R.F. Abbanat, and K. Slater, "Interactive Multimedia for Engineering Dynamics," ASEE 1996 Conf. Proc., Washington, D.C., June

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2001 Annual Conference

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Brian Copes; Willard D. Bostwick; Kenneth Rennels; Douglas Acheson

Angles (4.68)Quadrilaterals (4.75)Polygons (4.79) Page 6.205.7 Figure 4Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright© 2001, American Society for Engineering EducationStudents are also given assignment, page and figure numbers as well as naming conventions(fig. 5). These assignment numbers and titles appear on the instructors Excel® spreadsheet whichis routed through a perl® script that allows students to input their id number (fig. 6) and see theircurrent grade (fig. 7). This tool aids in the consistency of assessment

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1998 Annual Conference

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Stephen M. Williams; Byron P. Newberry

solved.The format of the course has forced students into problem solving practice and repetition. In addition, we have found that students rely heavily on their previously taken exams instudying for subsequent exams. The majority of students come to the faculty office to reworktheir previous exams and correct mistakes made. We have found a high interest on the part of thestudent in “closing the loop” in this fashion on old exams. In this way the exams become avaluable instructional instrument as well as an assessment instrument. The amount of homework attempted and completed by students varies greatly and wehave no data to estimate a range or average. Homework is neither graded nor collected. For eachclass lecture, approximately 10-20

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1998 Annual Conference

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Zbigniew Prusak

site links. The amount of available information and rapid access seem to encourage random,fairly disorganized way of work. At its present stage of development, the Internet is not as wellstructured as library search tools, therefore missing a valuable site is still highly probable. In onerecent engineering technology senior project course at CCSU students were actually forbidden to usethe Internet in literature search for the first four weeks and had to show results of more traditionallibrary search conducted in that period of time. Although difficult to quantify and too early to assess,the benefits of such approach seem to be threefold:1- better self-organization in conducting each next search2- fast establishment of knowledge base in the

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1998 Annual Conference

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Douglas G. Schmucker

significantly inspired by the T4E teaching model, which was developed at theUSMA and at whose NSF-sponsored short course the author attended.Student data both before and after the implementation are included along with faculty assessments. Comments fromother assistant professors who have implemented various aspects of the model are also included as are the author'sanecdotes. In the three semesters of implementation, the author has observed improved student performance asmeasured by written exams in addition to positive student and peer evaluations.1. IntroductionOne challenge faced by the author since entering the engineering education profession has beenlearning how to use the lesson time as a catalyst for student learning rather than simply a time

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1998 Annual Conference

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Anton Pintar

own operating procedurefor running the experiment. The procedure and safety considerations are combined into a Page 3.357.2Job Safety Assessment Form (JSA). Potential hazards must be identified along with the 2necessary precautions that will be taken to avoid accidents. Procedures for handlingchemicals, for dealing with personal contact with chemicals, for dealing with chemicalspills, and for proper disposal of chemical waste are required. The JSA must also indicatethe personal protective equipment required for each step in the procedure, the location ofthe necessary safety equipment, the proper

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1998 Annual Conference

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James L. Hales

tundra of northern Asia.The First Class During the initial meeting with the graduate students in the power systems class in Jilin Itook some time to introduce myself to them, then asked that they do the same. I asked that theytell me where their home was, where they had obtained their undergraduate education and their Page 3.370.7subsequent working experience and location. I thought this would help me begin to assess theirEnglish capabilities. They were progressing around the room when a young lady, Miss TengGuobo, was concluding her introduction with "I have been a supervisory equipment and controlsystems engineer at a thermal power plant

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1997 Annual Conference

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Tom Mase

into this course comes at the expense of topic coverage. However,design as part of the course should be considered one hierarchical level above a topic. Therefore,the sacrifice of a few topics (viscoelastic behavior, shells, more finite element coverage) isoverlooked. No matter how hard the students are worked, it is impossible to teach everyadvanced mechanics of materials topic in a quarter course. Teaching students how to practiceadvanced mechanics of materials using less topics is desired.Student Assessment Student evaluation for the analysis portion is done through a mid-term and a final exam.In addition to these exams, homework from the text is handed in throughout the term.Homework and exams account for sixty-five percent of the

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1997 Annual Conference

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Justin R. Chimka; Karen M. Bursic; Cynthia Atman

, verification of workability, does it meet constraints, criteria Evaluation: Comparing alternatives, judgment about various options, is one better, cheaper, more accurate Decision: Select one idea or solution among alternatives Project Realization Communication: Define the design to others, write down a solution or instructions Implementation: Produce or construct a physical device, product, or system Table 1: Design Step Codes and Design Stages To assess the quality of the design, we scored each subject's solution based on whether asubject satisfied each of the seven specific constraints outlined in the problem statement andshown in Table 2. The decision of whether a constraint was met is based on a review of thetranscript

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1997 Annual Conference

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Virleen M. Carlson; Susan C. Roberts; Kathryn A. Hollar

need for diversity training (particularly for engineers), and we haveincluded this by showing Cornell engineering demographics and graduation/attrition statistics forminority students. We also include a study on the astonishing differences in the self-assessment 6of equally intelligent men and women in educational institutions . It is vital to impart acommitment to diversity to the TAs, because it is highly unlikely the TAs will have anotheropportunity to receive this type of training. Page 2.277.5Strategies for Interactive WorkshopsIt was briefly mentioned in the above

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1997 Annual Conference

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Vivek Badami; Mike Allen; Johnny Graham; Howard Phillips; David Schmidt; Curtis Ensley; Art Edwards; Silvia G. Middleton; Kimberly A. Buch; J. William Shelnutt; Patricia Tolley

alsoperpetuates a more thorough understanding of the course material, particularly the team modules,among the participating faculty. Although this system seems to work quite well, we know that we face the familiarproblem of finding ways for faculty to receive recognition through the faculty reward system forwork of this nature, which is quite demanding of faculty time. In addition to asking Promotionand Tenure committees to assess the value of the new curriculum dimensions in teamwork andcreative problem solving, we now must ask that they resolve individual contributions to a teamventure, a process that is far from settled on most campuses. Fortunately, we have the strongsupport of our Dean, who has backed the 1201/1202 initiative from its

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1999 Annual Conference

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Michael J. Caylor; Bruce Chesley

experience of the process, the successes, failures, and compromises required tomake something work, provides a framework for them to judge future projects they participate inafter graduation. This experience allows them to assess the worth and viability of alternativecourses of action. This evaluative basis—derived from their own personal experiences—provides standards that our graduates can use to appraise choices in their everyday professionalenvironment. Figure 5 shows the development of our mission ground station which will be usedduring the operational phase of our project. Page 4.178.11Fig. 5. USAFA Ground Station. Cadet First Class Jeff

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1999 Annual Conference

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John E. Nydahl; Colin K. Keeney; Ann Peck

. Page 4.218.8An assessment of the success that this interdisciplinary approach has had in promoting technicalwriting skills is very subjective. Students still complain about the amount of work for minimalcredit but there appears to have been a notable improvement in their attitudes toward theemphasis on writing in this laboratory. The faculty that teach the subsequent courses report theyhave seen a vast improvement in the professional quality of the reports from the veterans of thelinked courses. Unfortunately, some students tend to avoid the difficult logical thought processthat is required to generate a professional report in favor of things that they want to do and givethem immediate gratification. Inordinate amounts of time may be spent

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Brian Butz

contains a representation of the student’sunderstanding of the different learning objectives presented during the tutorial. For example, theexpert system may determine that a student understands what a time constant (one of thelearning objectives) is and how to use it and will place this assessment in the student model. Macromedia’s Authorware was chosen as the multimedia development tool because ithas a relatively short learning curve for its basic use, it is a cross platform tool so it will run onboth PC’s and Apple computers, and because the resulting modules can be packaged asexecutables so that a user need not have Authorware to run the modules. Authorware is able toexchange information dynamically with other application programs and

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1999 Annual Conference

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William Durfee

system. Oneundergraduate course at the University of Minnesota Duluth was modified to include experiencessimilar to our course and Century Community College developed a new course modeled after ours.The goal of these coordinated efforts was to make it simpler for students who wished to transferfrom those institutions to the University.Classroom assessment, focus groups and surveys were used to gauge student reactions to the newcore course and to determine if taking the course had any impact on students views of theireducation. Grades and enrollment data were analyzed to determine if the course had an impact onstudents grades at graduation or on retention rates. Reactions to the course were generallyfavorable. The course is still too new to

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Krzysztof Malinowski; Jerzy Woznicki; Andrzej Krasniewski

program:• The curriculum for fourth- and fifth-year MS students included mainly restricted or free elective courses which could be selected from more than 150 courses offered each year by the members of academic staff. As virtually no quality assessment and control mechanisms were employed to eliminate poorly designed and taught courses, the quality of education at the Master's level was questionable.• The requirements for the PhD degree emphasized the individual research work; the number of advanced-level courses to be taken was very limited. Some number of advanced courses intended primarily for PhD students were therefore developed, but this offer was quite limited, and the PhD-level courses were rather infrequently

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Fred I. Denny

Providing Reserves, Maintaining Voltage Regulation, etc. Assessment of Transfer Extensive Development of Definitions, Capabilities Information Systems, and Procedures for Independent System Operators Functional Unbundling Moderate Separation of Control Center Functions and Adding Equipment to Assure Non- Discriminatory Transactions New Control Performance Moderate Relating System Data to Operating Standards

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2023 ASEE GSW

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John Steven Aiken

components arrive.15-20: Basic Control Coding Written20-23: Digital Control System installed. Final control coding completed.23-24: Device TestingProposed ROM Cost: The largest component of the budget is Systems Engineering and Technical Assessment(SETA) expenses, including but not limited to engineering design CAD assistance, workspacefacility acquisition, assembly assistance, engineering advice, and other project completionassistance as needed. The budget also includes onsite replacement parts for the high risk offailure components; electromagnets(overheat), neodymium magnets(breakage), andrelays(burnout).Device Materials: Num Unit $ Total $Solid State DC output Relays (Exp. Crydom® 1-DC

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Innovations in Experiments and Modeling

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert P. Hesketh, Rowan University; Barnabas Gao, Rowan University; Kirti M Yenkie, Rowan University; Swapana Subbarao Jerpoth, Rowan University; David Anthony Theuma, Rowan University; Sean Curtis, Rowan University; Michael Fracchiolla, Rowan University; C. Stewart Slater, Rowan University; Mariano Javier Savelski, Rowan University; Steven Roth, Rowan University; Emma Marie Padros, Rowan University

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

mathematical modeling, process design and optimization, with the integration of machine learning and high-performance computing to innovate and improve process efficiencies.Dr. Kirti M Yenkie, Rowan University Dr. Kirti M. Yenkie is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Rowan University and has more than 13 years of experience in Process Systems Engineering area with applications focusing on environmental remediation and healthcare. Her expertise includes mathematical modeling, optimization, process design, simulation, technoeconomics and life cycle assessment. She teaches Process Control, Thermodynamics, and Process Optimization courses at Rowan University and leads the Sustainable Design and Systems

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Technical Session 2

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adel Alhalawani, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Sophia Koop; Thomas Omwando, Simpson University; Lisa Bosman, Purdue University

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Diversity

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experience. To assess student perceptions of thenew curriculum intervention, reflections were collected and qualitatively analyzed resulting in 3overarching themes, including creativity in user-centered design, time management, andcommunication/collaboration. These themes demonstrate that students felt they acquired orexpanded skills that are considered vital in a work environment. Therefore, applying this projectexperience on a larger scale can alleviate some of the unpreparedness that engineering studentsfeel as they leave school and enter the workforce. The intervention details will be provided toencourage other engineering instructors to implement similar real-world learning strategies in thehigher education classroom.IntroductionMany

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Two-Year College Potpourri

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elaine L. Craft, Florence-Darlington Technical College; Pamela J Silvers, Mentor-Connect/Florence Darlington; Buffy Quinn, University of Southern Mississippi

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Two-Year College Division (TYCD)

their projects on timeand within budget. Specific principles include organizing and managing resources, assessing riskand changes throughout the project, and monitoring progress.PI 101: The First CohortThe first PI 101 cohort is participating as a pilot program to study the impact of, and to identifyways to improve, this intervention. The first cohort was recruited from those colleges who wereMentor-Connect participants the previous year as they developed and submitted NSF ATE grantproposals and received 2023 grant awards (See Table #1). Special requests from collaboratingprojects resulted in two additional colleges being included in the inaugural cohort.As colleges were notified of their NSF award, an invitation letter was sent to each team