Conference Session

Service Learning Projects

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

William Moeller; Margaret Pinnell; Bernard Amadei; Jay Shah; R. Scott Summers; Angela Bielefeldt; Robyn Sandekian

;www.mines.edu/academic/epics/ values, society & decisions; environment, resources, science & technology; international studies.University of Dayton, OH. Engineering ETHOS provides international service internships as wellin Technical, Humanitarian as through collaborative research and hands-on classroomOpportunities of Service (ETHOS) projects that support the development of appropriatequickplace.udayton.edu/ETHOS technologies for the developing world.Georgia Tech. School of Civil & Courses include: Lab for Sustainable Design & Construc-Environmental Engineering. tion; Sustainable Issues for

Conference Session

The Ever-Changing Course

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Thompson, University of New Haven; Jean Nocito-Gobel, University of New Haven

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

disciplines of engineering,develop a foundation of professional skills for future engineering work, develop anunderstanding of engineering design from a multi-disciplinary perspective, and to develop abasic understanding of the engineering foundation topics. Students perform five major hands-onprojects, creating products, models or materials related to different engineering principles. Inaddition, students perform a series of in-class hands-on assignments. The course is designed tobe a mix of lecture, discussion and projects. The expected course outcomes for this course are:Professional Skills1. Demonstrate an understanding of the common and unique attributes of the major engineering disciplines in engineering college: Civil, Mechanical

Conference Session

Engineering Economics Teaching Tools

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shervin Zoghi, California State University, Fresno

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

convention if the productionsize is relatively small. However, after a certain point, it will become more economical to useinjection molding. If the engineer decides to use injection molding, they will then have to decidewhat type of materials they should use: metals, plastics, glass, etc. The detail and accuracy withwhich these processes are carried out are another economic calculation based on margins oferror, tolerance, reproducibility, and affect on performance. Daily decisions by the engineeringfirms (based on an economic framework) will decide how successful and profitable thatcompany is.In most undergraduate engineering programs with courses in engineering economics, there are anumber of key topics, among many others, that are generally

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Development

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Richey, The Boeing Company; Fabian Zender, The Boeing Company; Charles J Camarda, NASA

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

26.646.3described in a recent report titled Transforming Undergraduate Engineering Education, fundedby the National Science Foundation (NSF) and published by the American Society forEngineering Education (ASEE). 6Problem StatementExpanding on the issues described in the introduction, the problems faced by science andengineering (S&E) employers, whether in industry or governmental agencies, are multifacetedand combinatorial. The supply and demand of graduates currently is not in an equilibrium stage,and despite the efforts to expand STEM opportunities, the number of college students pursuingscience and engineering is stagnating. 7 Stagnation continues when unemployment is at recordlows for S&E graduates, this dynamic defies the “invisible hand

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Technical Session 16: That Important Decision - Which Engineering Major?

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

M. Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Mississippi State University; James Warnock, Mississippi State University; Amy Barton, Mississippi State University; Rani Warsi Sullivan, Mississippi State University; Bill B Elmore, Mississippi State University; Jane Nicholson Moorhead, Mississippi State University

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First-Year Programs

performcomputations, and finally to submit a final report. An introduction to aircraft structures waspresented in Week 3. This included a hands-on group activity in which the strength anddeflection of a simple wing spar/beam was determined using a Beam Test System previouslydeveloped by Sullivan and Rais-Rohani  6.    Throughout the three-week module, students wereexposed to fundamental engineering mechanics principles with a focus on aerospace structures,materials and experimental methods. .Process Engineering Module:The process module was ledby a chemical engineeringfaculty member and wasstructured to include a seriesof “Team Challenges” (i.e.design projects and active Communica)on   General  Engineering  &  ChE

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Benoit Cushman-Roisin; Elsa Garmire

-oriented Master of Engineering (M. E.) degree program. Building on Thayer School’s strength ininterdisciplinary engineering education and its close relationship with Dartmouth’s Tuck School ofBusiness, this degree program is distinguished by its simultaneous emphasis on a broad graduate-leveleducation in engineering, a working knowledge of the design process, and a practical understanding ofthe business environment. The absence of departmental barriers at Thayer School offers students theability to bring an integrated view to the engineering design process. The M.E. program is a rigorous two-year progression requiring 18 graduate-level courses instatistics, optimization, engineering design, engineering science, and business management

Conference Session

Sustainable Energy Issues in Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara Utley, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Andrea Ludwig, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; John Cundiff, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Sean McGinnis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

the course attracts students from all disciplines within theCollege of Engineering, it is challenging to teach given the variety of backgrounds, specific skillsand knowledge, and perspectives. Analysis of course assessment data and revision to the coursecontent and teaching methods are part of an on-going effort to improve this course. The Green Engineering course has lectures which present background material on the keyenvironmental and energy issues facing society. To differentiate this course from one inenvironmental science, an engineering analysis component is included with the assignment offour mini-projects which are completed by teams of not more than four students. The projectsare: 1) biomass logistics, a project to document

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Hauser; Robert Spall

or engineering a PC cluster supercom-puter, along with a simple methodology for the design of a system optimized for specific applica-tion(s), are covered. To broaden the impact of this project, students from other areas of science,technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) at USU are also invited to attend the work-shop. As a result, for the summer 2004 workshop half of the participants were computer sciencestudents, the other half mechanical engineering students. For the hands on portion of the work-shop, interdisciplinary teams were created, allowing the students to learn from each others experi-ence. Some of the engineering students brought their own research code for the 4th and 5th day ofthe workshop which allowed the computer

Conference Session

Early Engineering Design Experiences

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shawn S Jordan, Purdue University; Nielsen Pereira, Purdue University

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Design in Engineering Education

EngineersAbstract Hands-on learning experiences and interactive learning environments can be effective inteaching K-12 students. Design, in essence, is an interactive, hands-on experience. Engineeringdesign can be taught in the classroom using innovative hands-on projects, such as designing andbuilding serve to teach design, promote creativity, and provide opportunities for hands-onproblem solving, in addition to giving students experience working in cooperative teams. In turn,these experiences could encourage students to consider future careers in engineering and science. This paper explores findings from data collected during the authors’ recent experienceteaching a group of fifteen 4th – 6th grade students enrolled in a 6-week Saturday

Conference Session

Engineering Technology

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Greg Pearson, National Academy of Engineering; Daniel Peter Kuehn, The Urban Institute; Walter W. Buchanan P.E., Texas A&M University; Jeffrey L. Ray, Western Carolina University; Melvin L. Roberts P.E., Camden County College

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

Technological Literacy (2006) and Technically Speaking: Why All Americans Need to Know More About Technology (2002). In the late 1990s, Greg oversaw NAE and National Research Council reviews of technology education content standards developed by the International Technology Education Association.Dr. Daniel Peter Kuehn, The Urban Institute Daniel Kuehn is a Research Associate I in the Urban Institute’s Income and Benefits Policy Center and a doctoral student in American University’s Department of Economics. He has eight years of experience conducting and managing research on the economics of education and training, the science and engineer- ing workforce, human capital, and impact analyses of labor market programs. He has

Conference Session

Teaching Technological Literacy - College Courses and Minors

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Krupczak, Hope College; Mani Mina, Iowa State University; Robert J. Gustafson, Ohio State University; James Young, Rice University

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

engineering departments meet the ABET a-k requirementsfor engineering majors.To help in promoting the minor to non-engineers, survey work is being conducted with studentscurrently enrolled in programs at collaborating institutions. Surveys are also being conductedwith students who are potential constituents of such a minor program. This will provide criticalinsight into the interests and motivations of non-engineering students. Work is also underway todetermine the value that potential employers might place on such a minor.AcknowledgementThis work was supported by the National Science Foundation under award: DUE-0920164. Anyopinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those ofthe authors and do not necessarily

Conference Session

Problem- and project-based learning in environmental engineering

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lupita D Montoya, University of Colorado, Boulder; Robyn Sandekian, University of Colorado Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

Environmental Engineering from Stanford University. She conducted postdoctoral research in Environmental Health at the State University of New York and Harvard School of Public Health. At the University of Colorado, she leverages her multidisciplinary background and her social consciousness in her research and her teaching.Ms. Robyn Sandekian, University of Colorado Boulder Robyn Sandekian is the Managing Director of the Mortenson Center in Engineering for Developing Com- munities (MCEDC) at the University of Colorado Boulder (CU-Boulder). She earned BS and MS degrees in Aerospace Engineering Sciences at CU-Boulder in 1992 and 1994, respectively, then remained on cam- pus to work for the Women in Engineering Program (WIEP

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Specking, University of Arkansas; Patricia E Kirkwood, University of Arkansas; Lihua Yang, University of Arkansas

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

engineering with otherfields.35 An additional problem that occurs is the aggregation of all engineering fields asone discipline. A few studies focus on a specific form of engineering.36,37,38,39,40,41,42,43However, the questions asked about these fields remain generic and do not discussspecific job functions.One recent study focuses on the field of materials science engineering. It is unique in thatit asks the students an open ended question that is then coded for analysis. The question Page 26.1222.3“What is MSE and what do materials engineers do?” allows for an analysis of studentsunderstanding of a specific engineering field. Jin and colleagues found the

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Rosalyn Hobson; Kenneth Burbank

overview of the Summer Engineering Institute.I. IntroductionIn 1998 in the United States of America only 7.1% of the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor ofScience degrees awarded in science and engineering were awarded to African Americanstudents, 5.8% and 0.6% of these degrees were awarded to Hispanic and to American Indianstudents respectively. On October 11, 1977 a group of concerned citizens from theRichmond/Petersburg metropolitan area met to discuss the lack of minority representation in thefield of engineering. These citizens, from various universities, businesses and industries, metwith the intent to bring to surface the reality of the extreme shortage of minorities in engineering.They wanted to help minority students gain an appreciation

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine E Winters, Virginia Tech; Holly M Matusovich, Virginia Tech

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Student

AC 2011-325: TEACHING BELIEFS OF ENGINEERING GRADUATE STU-DENTSKatherine E Winters, Virginia Tech Katherine Winters is a Dean’s Teaching Fellow and PhD candidate in Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. Her primary research interests center on graduate student motivation. She earned her BS and MS in Civil and Environmental Engineering at Brigham Young University.Holly M Matusovich, Virginia Tech Holly Matusovich is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. Dr. Matusovich has a Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Purdue University. She also has a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and an M.S. in Materials Science with a concentration in Metallurgy. Additionally Dr. Matusovich

Conference Session

Teaching Green Engineering

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Charles Turner

Paso (UTEP) has developeda program for the teaching and learning of sustainable engineering concepts in each andevery engineering program. The departments impacted are Civil, Computer Science,Electrical, Materials & Metallurgy, and Mechanical & Industrial Engineering. Theprogram is the result of self-assessment at UTEP and has the support of a NationalScience Foundation initiative for Model Institutions of Excellence. The program isintroducing sustainable engineering concepts in the teaching of specific existing coursesand developing a sustainable engineering certification program. This paper will reviewprogress on the sustainable engineering program and present several of the excitingconcepts being proposed for inclusion in the

Conference Session

Sustainable Engineering

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Llewellyn Mann, University of Queensland; David Radcliffe, University of Queensland; Gloria Dall'Alba, University of Queensland

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Environmental Engineering

Thiess Professor of Engineering Education and Professional Development in the School of Engineering at the University of Queensland. His research draws on and involves collaboration with the social sciences including education and anthropology. David is co-director of the Catalyst Centre and Director of Professional Development in the School. He was a National Teaching Fellow, in 1994 and a Boeing-A.D. Welliver Fellow, in 1999.Gloria Dall'Alba, University of Queensland GLORIA DALL'ALBA teaches and researches in the area of teaching and learning in higher education in the School of Education at the University of Queensland, Australia. She has a particular interest in professional

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jingfeng Wu, University of Michigan; Shannon M. Clancy, University of Michigan; Erika Mosyjowski, University of Michigan; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Lisa R. Lattuca, University of Michigan; Joi-Lynn Mondisa, University of Michigan

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

degree.Students reported a strong desire to engage in a wide range of engineering practices that reflectedboth technical and social dimensions. While students expressed an interest in the fundamentaltechnical knowledge of the field and hands-on building, they also named broader engineeringpractices such as teamwork, design, creativity, problem solving, applying their skills to realworld-problems, and having a positive social impact with their work. Students’ early interest inthis broad range of engineering practices highlights the need to ensure engineering curriculaincludes a broad range of engineering skills to ensure a diverse student body.AcknowledgmentsThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant#2054823

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Technical Session 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tugba Ozdemir, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Jillian Irene Linder, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Erdal Şenocak, Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa University

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED)

design based on given criteria,plan and prototype the design, present findings, propose a method to overcome limitations, andsuccessfully come up with a prototype that can function with the desired criteria. This allowsstudents to improve hands-on skills and encourage engagement with the material. During theengineering design process, students worked in a group to solve the design problem, usingscientific and technical information, students designed a product prototype and shared theprototype design[13].MethodsLearning Objectives Class engineering design projects like those we implemented in this study may help fulfillmany student outcome analyses related to ABET accreditation needs. For instance, ABET outcomenumber 5 was fulfilled during

Conference Session

TIME 6: Web-based Instruction

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jonathan Wickert; Jack Beuth

traditionalengineering science topics. On the other hand, we have found that student familiarity with thesoftware packages and their interfaces can be useful on several fronts. First, lecture derivationsand instruction are by their nature restricted to idealized geometries, and those concepts andmodels can be reinforced by providing students with tutorials on more realistic situationsencountered in engineering. For instance, students can perform double checks of the computer Page 9.1413.5simulations using the idealized models developed in lectures. Second, the computer-aided Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual

Conference Session

FPD9 - First Year Learning & Assessment

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joe Guarino, Boise State University; Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Seung Youn Chyung, Boise State University; Randi Walters, Boise State University; Bill Clement, Boise State University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

simulationsused in this project are illustrated in Figures 1 through 5. All of the simulations, with theexception of the Materials Science simulation, were interactive. The simulations were embeddedinto the engineering modules of Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Vectors, CivilEngineering, and Electrical Engineering. A sixth engineering module (Matrices) was included inthe course, but had no simulation. Student use of the simulations took place in a computer lab inthe constant presence of a professor. The professor interacted with each student, providingguided feedback on their use of the computer simulations and their overall progress in meetingthe objectives of each engineering module

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

William E. Barnes; Michael Khader

Session 2358Computer Supported, Interactive Distance Learning for Engineering and Engineering Technology Michael Khader William E. Barnes New Jersey Institute of TechnologyABSTRACT Many educators agree that integrating interactive modes of delivery into distance education willsignificantly enhance the education experience for students and instructors. Most modes of deliveringdistance education classes today are asynchronous (recorded materials), and one way synchronouscommunications (cable TV classes, satellite link

Conference Session

Introduction to Engineering: The Present State

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Katie Torrey; James Hertel; Douglas Oppliger; Gretchen Hein; Glen Archer; Jason Keith

-plines (Materials, Environmental, Chemical, Mining, Geological, Biomedical, Computer andElectrical Engineering). Increased integration with the different disciplines was strongly supportedby faculty representatives from each engineering department. The departments wanted moreexamples from their individual disciplines incorporated into ENG1101/1102. To help with this,interested departmental faculty developed project ideas, which have been incorporated over thepast academic year. These projects have focused on the disciplines of Chemical, Biomedical, andElectrical and Computer Engineering.The idea to include a chemical mass balance problem in ENG1101 came when G. Hein heard howinstructors at Virginia Tech were using an orange juice concentrate

Conference Session

Moving the Needle: The Complexities of Race and Gender in Engineering Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leroy L. Long III, The Ohio State University; Joseph Allen Kitchen, The Ohio State University; Trevion S. Henderson, The Ohio State University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

relationship exists because students with a high level of self-efficacy are more likely to use effective cognitive strategies such as relating newly learned material to prior information they’ve received 37 ○ Students who are confident in their abilities may be more likely to bounce back from setbacks based on the strategies they’ve learned to boost their confidenceBibliography[1] National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resources Statistics, 2011.[2] Center for Institutional Data Exchange and Analysis. (2000). 1999-2000 Science, math, engineering, andtechnology (SMET) retention report. Norman: University of Oklahoma.[3] Mendez, G., Burkirk, T. D., Lohr, S., & Haag, S. (2008). Factors

Conference Session

Motivation, Goal Orientation, Identity, and Career Aspirations

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Yaqub Alam Mahsud, Harvey Mudd College; Alexandra Loumidis, Harvey Mudd College; Kobe Mia Rico; An Nguyen, Harvey Mudd College; Laura Palucki Blake, Harvey Mudd College; Matthew Spencer, Harvey Mudd College

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Educational Research and Methods

at Harvey Mudd College. His research interests include experi- ential and hands-on learning, and integrating mechanical, chemical and quantum devices into circuits and communication links. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Engineering Identity, Slackers and Goal Orientation in Team Engineering ProjectsAbstract -- This research paper will describe the results from a qualitative investigation oflong-running, team-based engineering projects at a small liberal arts college. Long-running,team-based engineering projects are projects in which groups of students perform an engineeringtask over three or more weeks

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

John Klegka; Robert Rabb

mathematics, science and technology goal as well as the creativity goal.The courses chosen to comprise the mechanical engineering sequence are the same ones taughtto mechanical engineering majors with no degradation of course content for the non-engineeringmajors. All graduates are familiar with the concepts of an engineering discipline and itsapplication, and therefore, have some basic set of experiences that support the higher goals of theinstitution. To help foster their participation in an engineering design experience, the studentsmust understand some basic laws and fundamentals of engineering. This knowledge comes fromthree engineering science courses taught during their junior year: Statics and Dynamics,Mechanics of Materials, and

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul J. Kauffmann P.E., East Carolina University; John Vail Farr P.E., West Point; Elizabeth W Schott, USMA, Department of Systems Engineering; David A. Wyrick PE, PEM, American Society for Engineering Management

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

criteria specifies:8 …one and one-half years of engineering topics, consisting of engineering sciences and Page 26.172.4 engineering design appropriate to the student's field of study. The engineering sciences 3 have their roots in mathematics and basic sciences but carry knowledge further toward creative application focused on the area of design. These studies provide a bridge between mathematics and basic sciences on the one hand and engineering practice on the other. Engineering design is the process of devising a

Conference Session

BME Curriculum Development

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aura Gimm, Duke University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

nanomedicine, self-assembly, tribiology, and nanobiomaterialsto learn first-hand the engineering and design challenges. The course culminated with researchor design proposals and oral presentations that addressed specific engineering/design issuesfacing nanobiotechnology and/or nanomedicine. The assessment also included an exam (onlyfirst offering), laboratory write-ups, reading of research journal articles and analysis, and anessay on ethical/societal implications of nanotechnology, and summative questionnaire. Thecourse exposed students to cross-disciplinary intersections that occur between biomedicalengineering, materials science, chemistry, physics, and biology when working at the nanoscale.We will also discuss the lessons learned and changes made

Collection

2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Joseph Robert Yost; Randy D. Weinstein

Engineering (ChE), Civil and EnvironmentalEngineering (CEE), Electrical and Computer Science Engineering (ECE) and MechanicalEngineering (ME). During the semester faculty from each department deliver two 50 minutelectures and one three hour laboratory. This format is designed to provide a generalunderstanding of each engineering discipline, so that freshman can make an informed decisionwhen selecting their engineering major in the spring. Time spent with each of the fourengineering departments is then unified through an end of the-semester engineering competition.The competition is designed to foster teamwork in a multi-disciplinary open-ended problemsolving environment, where students work in groups designing an electrochemically poweredvehicle to

Collection

2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Joseph Robert Yost; Randy D. Weinstein

Engineering (ChE), Civil and EnvironmentalEngineering (CEE), Electrical and Computer Science Engineering (ECE) and MechanicalEngineering (ME). During the semester faculty from each department deliver two 50 minutelectures and one three hour laboratory. This format is designed to provide a generalunderstanding of each engineering discipline, so that freshman can make an informed decisionwhen selecting their engineering major in the spring. Time spent with each of the fourengineering departments is then unified through an end of the-semester engineering competition.The competition is designed to foster teamwork in a multi-disciplinary open-ended problemsolving environment, where students work in groups designing an electrochemically poweredvehicle to