Conference Session

Design in Engineering Eduaction - Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Miskimins, Colorado School of Mines; Ramona Graves, Colorado School of Mines

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Design in Engineering Education

concern regarding the senior capstone course was the flow of an economical pre-requisite course into the capstone course. Therefore, one interview question was designed toaddress this concern as follows: From your perspective, were you prepared to handle the economics and statistics required in PE 439? If not, why not and what could be improved? Did you have all the prerequisites for taking PE 439?The resulting answers to this question did show a disconnect between these critical pre-requisitetopics and the senior capstone design course, which was damaging the effectiveness of thecapstone course. Due to the documentation in this assessment documents, the involved facultywas made aware of the

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 3: Teamwork

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Thompson, University of Louisville; Campbell R. Bego, University of Louisville; Nicholas Hawkins, University of Louisville; Liliana Martinez, University of Louisville

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

received his B.S. (2016), M.Eng. (2017), and Ph.D. (2020) in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Louisville. His resLiliana Martinez, University of Louisville ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Improving Student Perceptions of Teamwork by Scaffolding the Team Project in a First-Year Engineering CourseAbstractThis Complete Evidence-based Practice paper sought to determine whether scaffoldingteamwork in a first-year engineering course project improved student perceptions of teamwork.To address problems of ineffective collaboration and unbalanced distribution of work in teams,the 4-week project was revised to include an individual assignment and structured in

Conference Session

Issues in the First Year - Focus on Classroom Activities

Collection

2017 FYEE Conference

Authors

Robert A Ward IV, Everett Community College

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FYEE Division - Paper Submission

introductory programming. After completing his master degree he was adjunct instructor at Kapi’olani Community College for in- troductory programming. He then went on to be a full-time instructor at Everett Community College in Everett, WA. He teaches introductory Java and C++ as well as advanced data structures. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Session W1A Improving introductory programming courses by using accurate mental models Robert A. Ward IV Everett

Conference Session

Faculty Development Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Mirth, St. Cloud State University

associated with the design and analysis of mechanisms and machines (including Mechanisms, Machine Design, and CAD). Dr. Mirth's educational activities focus primarily on methods to create significant learning experiences for students through the improved design and delivery of engineering courses. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com The Use of Lean Principles to Improve Teaching Efficiency for Engineering CoursesScores of articles and books exist on how to become a more effective teacher. A challenge forthe educator is how to sort through the methods to decide which ones to implement. This paperstrives to clarify this dilemma by

Conference Session

Improving ME Education: Trends in Mechanical Engineering I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Duffy, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Linda Barrington, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Cheryl West, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; John McKelliget, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Eugene Niemi, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Sammy Shina, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Hongwei Sun, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Chris Niezrecki, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Robert Parkin, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Majid Charmchi, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Peter Avitabile, University of Massachusetts Lowell

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Page 12.1274.2© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Service-Learning in Core Courses throughout a Mechanical Engineering CurriculumAbstractService-Learning (S-L) has been shown to be effective on a large number of cognitiveand affective measures for college students. S-L is a pedagogy in which student learningobjectives and real community needs are met in a credit-bearing course. In engineeringthe integration of S-L into any courses, much less existing core courses in a curriculumdoes not match the penetration in other disciplines. The Mechanical Engineering (ME)Department at the University of Massachusetts Lowell has incorporated S-L projects intocore courses so that every student has at least one

Conference Session

Continuing Professional Development Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David J. Dimas, University of California, Irvine; Faryar Jabbari, University of California, Irvine; John Billimek, University of California, Irvine

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

helpimprove this situation by accessing the effectiveness of two key online modalitiesthat are often the easiest first steps for faculty to adopt and can be very effectivein improving the operational effectiveness and learning outcomes of the course:Recorded lectures and Online Quizzes. Recorded lectures and Quizzes wereintegrated into two undergraduate engineering courses. The two courses were asophomore level Dynamics class and a senior level Finite Element Analysiscourse. The Dynamics course is required and the enrollments range from 160-360,and the Finite Element Analysis course is an elective with enrollments between60-80. In the Dynamics course, recorded lectures were often used in place of thelive lecture and the in-class lecture time was

Conference Session

Teaching Assistants, Supplemental Instruction, and Classroom Support

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

David John Orser, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Kyle Dukart, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Changhyun Choi, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Frances Wood, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

addition of PLAs reduce no pass rates in the course? 2. Does the addition of PLAs improve student perceptions of the course?In addition, the following questions became important throughout the development of theprogram: 3. Does the PLA program improve the perceptions of less experienced programmers more than others? 4. Are PLAs more or less effective than TAs at helping students’ learning?ImplementationIntroduction to Microcontrollers (EE 2361) is intended for sophomore ECE students in a largestate research university. Students spend 3 hours in lecture, 1 hour in discussion, and 2 hours inthe lab per week. Typically the course is offered every semester with up to 143 students in anon-sequence semester (Spring) and roughly 40 to 60

Collection

Proceedings of the 2020 ASEE PSW Section Conference, canceled

Authors

Heather Marriott, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott

Developing Strategies to Improve Student Engagement, Learning and Enjoyment of Introductory Computer Science CoursesProfessor Heather Marriott – Computer, Electrical and Software Engineering DepartmentEmbry-Riddle Aeronautical UniversityAbstract - Introductory computer science courses have traditionally been taught using a lecture-based style, and this is perpetuated by the computer science community continuing to teach inthe style in which they were taught. While educational research has proven the effectiveness ofactive learning in the classroom, many computer science professors find it difficult in incorporatethese techniques into their classrooms. Today’s generation of students get bored quickly with thetraditional

Conference Session

Continuing Professional Development Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Olivia S. Anderson, University of Michigan; Cynthia Finelli, University of Michigan

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Continuing Professional Development

-centered teaching practices are known to have a positive impact on student success. There isincreasing evidence that using techniques such as active learning in the classroom and working toincrease student motivation can improve student learning, knowledge retention, and persistence (9, 10).Despite the large body of research supporting these effective teaching practices, there are several barriersto faculty’s adoption of them. Such barriers include, but are not limited to, lack of familiarity with thepractices, inadequate time to apply new teaching practices to their courses, and the possibility of studentresistance (1, 4, 7).In order to support engineering faculty in adopting effective teaching practices, we designed andimplemented the “Teaching

Conference Session

Grading and Feedback Models in Mechanics

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Petros Sideris, Texas A&M University; Maria Koliou, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

Risk Analysis and Concrete Design. She is also an ExCEEd fellow since summer 2019 which further attests to her devotions to teaching and education. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 The Role of Timely Actionable Student Feedback in Improving Instruction and Student Learning in Engineering CoursesAbstractTraditional course instruction has students on the receiving end, giving them limited opportunityto contribute to their learning environment, and improve their learning experiences. The mostcommon, and often only, form of course-level student feedback typically used in mostuniversities is an end-of-semester survey, which has no influence

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meeko Oishi, University of New Mexico; Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico; Victor Law, University of New Mexico

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

learning approaches toteaching and have potential to improve understanding of math-intensive engineering concepts, aswell as further develop students’ ability to apply these concepts to actual engineering analysisand design problems.Introduction and research purposeStudents in introductory control theory courses tend to struggle with the abstract mathematicalconcepts as well as application of those concepts to engineering problems. When students areoverwhelmed with the material, they often aim for rote application of mathematical formulas,without attempting higher-level critical thinking (e.g., evaluation, comparison, design).As in other STEM domains, efforts to improve student learning outcomes have turned toward arange of learner-centered

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 10

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Soheil Fatehiboroujeni, University of California, Merced; Ala Qattawi, University of Toledo; Sachin Goyal, University of California, Merced

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

. 2014) due to the flexibility afforded to individual studentsfor engaging with the curriculum. Various approaches are adopted to improve student participation, suchas integration of quizzes in the instructional lectures, use of discussion boards, and offering synchronousreview sessions. One of the aims of our study is to identify the elements of the online course with whichstudents more effectively engage.Safe Environment for Discussion: the establishment of a safe platform to share and discuss questions isessential to the success of online courses. Instructors can foster a safe environment by encouragingparticipation and creating pathways for students to discuss their challenges and questions throughout theirstudies. It is the instructor’s

Conference Session

Engineering Economics New Frontiers

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zia A. Yamayee, University of Portland; Mojtaba B. Takallou P.E., University of Portland; Robert J. Albright P.E., University of Portland

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

surveys.Course-Embedded Assessment: Purpose and StructureWe use course-embedded assessment as a direct assessmentmethod for measuring the extent to which Student Outcomes havebeen attained. We also use other direct and indirect methods forassessing Student Outcomes. Here, we focus on the course-embedded assessment.Course-embedded assessment has two primary roles:  Using student work to assess the extent to which each Student Outcome has been attained, and  Providing data for developing and improving the programs.The course-embedded assessment process also provides a means of Page 26.621.5documenting the assessment results and the effects of any courseand program

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhaoshuo Jiang P.E., San Francisco State University; Alec William Maxwell, San Francisco State University; Zahira H. Merchant, San Francisco State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

effectiveness of the strategies. The surveys consisted of questions that testedstudents on their knowledge of concepts covered in the course. Results from this indirectmeasurement demonstrated that the mobile module had a positive effect on studentsunderstanding of the concepts in the course.The study shows potential of using these strategies in improving student learning, however, thesample size of the students was relatively small to provide a conclusive result. Continueimplementation in consequent semesters is planned to obtain a larger sample size and confirmthe effectiveness of the strategies. Other future work includes analyzing usage statistics of themobile knowledge apps to determine what components make the apps successful. These

Conference Session

Student Division (STDT) Technical Session 1: Student Success and Mentoring

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn Christopher, Grand Valley State University and Western Michigan University; C.J. Witherell, Grand Valley State University; Aziz Gram Sarhan

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Student Division (STDT)

higher education. Because it is typically not explicitly requiredof them, students rarely dedicate time to reviewing how individual assignments and activitiescontribute to the “big picture.” However, reflection has been shown to improve both cognitive andmetacognitive knowledge [24]. Students who reflect have a better grasp of the conceptual contentof their courses and a better understanding of their own learning process.Rogers states that reflection helps to “integrate the understanding gained into one’s experience,”the purpose of which is to “enable better choices or actions in the future as well as enhance one’soverall effectiveness” [25]. Schön describes reflection as the “continual interweaving of thinkingand doing” [26]. It allows us to

Collection

2018 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

Authors

Joseph A. Donndelinger

Applying Problem Based Learning to Improve Student Engagement in an Engineering Economics Course Joseph A. Donndelinger Baylor University School of Engineering and Computer Science One Bear Place #97356, Waco, TX USA E-mail: Joseph_Donndelinger@Baylor.edu Abstract  Connections: Students will integrateMaintaining high levels of student engagement and interest information from many sources to gain insightis a widespread challenge in teaching

Conference Session

Improving the BME Classroom on the Ground and Virtually

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jeffery Ethan Joll II, Vanderbilt University; W. David Merryman, Vanderbilt University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical Engineering

that confidence was higher for students in theblended section in technical skills like vector and matrix operations, loops, and data visualization(Figure 4). This course structure may allow students to more effectively learn these importantMATLAB skills in a way that improves their confidence than in the traditional lecture style.Using the blinded regrade system and a standardized rubric, overall code quality was similarbetween the two classes with slight improvements in code readability (code is clean,understandable, and well-organized) in the blended class (Figure 5A). The average code lengthwas much lower in the blended class compared to traditional with no concurrent change inruntime (Figure 5B). Greater code readability and shorter length

Conference Session

Pedagogies of Making and Design

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Lombardo, Harvard University; Daniela Faas, Harvard University; Avinash Uttamchandani, Harvard University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

low clearance immersive, intuitive manual assembly while using low-cost desktop-based Virtual Reality systems with haptic force-feedback. Research interests: virtual reality (VR) applications in mechanical design, design methodology and engineering education.Mr. Avinash Uttamchandani, Harvard University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Improving Design Competency in Introductory Engineering Courses within a General Education RequirementAbstractThis study discusses design competencies in several introductory engineering courses at theHarvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences within the general education program aswell as required introductory courses for

Collection

ASEE 2021 Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference

Authors

Yasser Mahgoub, Department of Electrical Engineering, The University of Texas at Tyler; Prabha Sundaravadivel, The University of Texas at Tyler

, 2021 Improving the Instructional Strategies of Traditional Electrical Engineering Course During the Pandemic Yasser Mahgoub Senior Lecturer Department of Electrical Engineering The University of Texas at Tyler, Houston Campus. Prabha Sundaravadivel Assistant Professor Department of Electrical Engineering The University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler Campus. AbstractEngaging students throughout the semester has been particularly challenging

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

R. J. Helgeson; Douglas Sterrett

Session 3225 Improving the Content of a Freshman Design Course through Computer Modeling, Experimentation, and Error Analysis J.D. Sterrett and R.J. Helgeson School of Engineering, University of Tennessee at Martin IntroductionSeveral years ago a new design course was added to the freshman engineering curriculum at theUniversity of Tennessee at Martin. Its goals were to introduce the student to the use of thepersonal computer, and to introduce the engineering design method using team design projectcompetitions1. Recent modifications and enhancements

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan Fries P.E., Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Brad Cross P.E., Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Jianpeng Zhou, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Chad Verbais, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville

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Civil Engineering

University, Edwardsville Page 26.1412.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Student Communication Improvements during an Industry- Sponsored Civil Engineering Senior Design CourseIntroductionThroughout the engineering profession, an emphasis on requiring strong communication abilitiesfor engineering graduates has been shown in several studies 1,2. Because of the emphasis oncommunication in engineering practice, “an ability to communicate effectively” is a coreoutcome competency within the ABET required program outcomes 3. In a recent study ofengineering graduates

Conference Session

Tools to Enhance Student Learning of Undergraduate Engineering Content

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Melissa Ann Gallagher, University of Houston; Jenny Byrd, University of Louisiana at Lafayette; Emad Habib P.E., University of Louisiana at Lafayette; David Tarboton, Utah State University; Clinton S. Willson, Louisiana State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Improving Students’ Conceptual Understanding and Technical Skills in a Civil Engineering Senior Design CourseEngineering graduates need a deep understanding of key concepts in addition to technical skillsto be successful in the workforce. However, traditional methods of instruction (e.g., lecture) aresometimes not effective in fostering deep conceptual understanding and make it challenging forstudents to learn the technical skills, (e.g., professional modeling software), that they need toknow. Research indicates that engaging students in authentic tasks can help them makeconnections to deepen their conceptual understanding as they practice

Collection

2024 ASEE-GSW

Authors

Matthew Kuester, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor; Paul R Griesemer, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor

Tagged Topics

Diversity

, Success, and Satisfaction of Engineering Students Based on the First-Year Experience." Order No. 3558652, Rutgers University, School of Graduate Studies, 2013.8. Dittenber, David Brian. "Project based learning in an introduction to civil engineering course: A cascade effect on student engagement and retention in subsequent years." In 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition. 2017.9. Bucks, Gregory Warren, Kathleen A. Ossman, Jeff Kastner, and F. James Boerio. "First-year Engineering Courses' Effect on Retention and Workplace Performance." In 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, pp. 26-777. 2015.10. Backens, Jonathan, Anton Riedl, C. Gerousis, and Dali Wang. "Improving student retention through a redesigned

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Technical Session 12: Prerequisite Skills and Knowledge

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arkasama Bandyopadhyay, Texas A&M University; Haejune Kim, Texas A&M University; Phapanin Charoenphol, Texas A&M University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

Instruction. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Work In Progress: Facilitate Improved Student Learning through Bloom’s Taxonomy-based Assignments in an undergraduate Fluid Mechanics Course J. Mike Walker ’66 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M UniversityAbstractThis work-in-progress paper examines the effect of modified assignments with Bloom’sTaxonomy-based questions on students’ learning and metacognition. In undergraduateengineering courses, most textbook problems and assignments are designed to evaluate theability of students to recall facts and basic concepts, and apply these concepts to solve numericalproblems. Based on the authors’ instructional experiences, these assignments

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jerome P. Lavelle, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

SSRs are built from formatted and provided templates. Yet in large part, the processes and methods for the collection, submission and evaluation of the SSR data have not changed substantially in decades. In addition, the timing methods and modes of collecting and evaluating these data do not match current and future technological capabilities. As a result there exist substantial improvements in efficiency and payback that can be realized by updating existing processes.  (3) Broad community and open dialogue: ABET HQ has created an ethos that seeks out, listens to, and responds effectively to input from a broad set of constituencies—and in setting a vision and

Conference Session

Gamification

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Dimitra Michalaka, The Citadel; David S Greenburg, The Citadel; Nandan Hara Shetty, The Citadel

Tagged Topics

Professional Engineering Education Papers

City Parks Department on the planning, design, construction, and research of green infrastructure for eleven years. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 2023 ASEE Southeastern Section Conference Incorporating Gamification at an Engineering Statistics course to improve student learning and engagement Dimitra Michalaka1, David Greenburg1, Emanuele Giogli2, and Nandan Shetty1 1 The Citadel, School of Engineering, Charleston, SC, 2Volvo Car US Operations, Ridgeville, SCAbstractThe ability to apply standard statistical measures is very useful in the engineering profession as

Conference Session

Emerging Computing and Information Technologies II

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debra Lee Davis, Florida International University, School of Computing and Information Sciences

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

Vahid, 2014. Effectiveness of Online Textbooks vs. Interactive Web-Native Content. In Proceedings of the 121st ASEE Annual Conference. Retrieved fromhttps://www.asee.org/public/conferences/32/papers/10004/view[9]Alex Edgcomb, Frank Vahid, Roman Lysecky, Andre Knoesen, Rajeevan Amirtharajah, Mary LouDorf., 2015. Student Performance Improvement using Interactive Textbooks: A Three-University Cross-Combining Active Learning Approaches for Improving Computing Course OutcomesSemester Analysis. In Proceedings of the 2015 ACM Special Interest Group in Computer ScienceEducation (SIGCSE 2015).[10] Eric Brewe, Vashti Sawtelle, Laird H. Kramer, George E. O’Brien, Idaykis Rodriguez, and PriscillaPamelá, 2010. Toward equity through participation in Modeling

Conference Session

Understanding Student Development in Design

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hong Wang, University of Toledo

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Improving an online STEM course through Quality Matters Certification – A case studyAbstractOnline STEM teaching is challenging in many ways such as instructor student interaction, clarityin expectations or effectiveness in content delivery. As an effort to better understand and findpossible solutions to these issues, the author applied for Quality Matters (QM) certification for adatabase systems course to improve online course quality. In the process of trying to obtain QMcertification, the author was not only able to improve the look and feel of the online course butmore importantly, also improved online course content as a result of applying QM rubrics

Conference Session

Integrating Experiential Learning into the Curriculum

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Hodges, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Yasser M. Al Hamidi, Texas A&M University at Qatar

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative and Experiential Education

aninternational branch campus in the Middle East. Over the course of three semesters, a technicaland business writing course was redesigned by integrating prototyping, collaboration, andentrepreneurship skills.Drawing upon survey data, we evaluate the effectiveness of our interdisciplinary, integratedapproach to engineering education. From the perspective of writing and communication, studentsgained a stronger understanding of workplace audiences and expectations. Additionally, theexperiential learning focus in the course engaged students in deeper reflective practices in bothwriting and engineering.We conclude with recommendations for others redesigning courses and curricula for 21st centuryliteracies and global entrepreneurship. We also examine future

Conference Session

EDGD: Potpourri

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nancy E. Study, Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Michael Lobaugh, Pennsylvania State University, Erie

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

timewas spent on demonstrations and in-class work that focused on creating effective models,implementing design intent, and using course-specific standard files and formats. Data is beingcollected and analyzed to assess not only the outcomes of the first engineering graphics course,but also the CAD related capabilities and knowledge of students at the point they are beginningthe second course. Initial results indicate a statistically significant improvement in grades on thefinal CAD project in the first course when compared to semesters where the on-line instructionwas not used. A pretest has been developed for implementation in the second course, consistingof questions specifically related to CAD skills and course-specific formats and standards